Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 91 Robbery?

Qu Shaoyang and Shui Laowu were thinking about the raft by the river, so they didn't stay at Chen's house for long and returned soon.

Just then, the rafts piled up at the whistle of Yanwang's nose were picked up by a young man.

The members of the Wood Gang cheered, saying, "It's good that it has been opened. It will be easier for them to get through."

It would take some time to clear the woodpile and collect the scattered wood, so everyone could only wait patiently by the river.

Qu Shaoyang and Shui Laowu, along with their old friends from last year, went to the lower reaches of the river to pay tribute to Song Laojiu and Zhao Dagui who were buried there.

At noon the next day, all the blocked river surfaces were cleared, and each family's rafts also found ways to pass the checkpoint.

Following Qu Shaoyang's suggestion, Shui Laowu disassembled a dozen old rafts into small pieces and released them downstream, and then re-strung them together in the lower reaches of the river.

Although this takes some time, it is better than building a fortification at the sentry post, which will cause less loss of life and destruction.

When other gangs saw that this method was effective, they followed suit, and the downstream river bay became bustling.

After working here for two or three days, they finally put the raft in order and set off again.

Jiang Pai continued to move forward and arrived at the Ma Mian Shi Sentry Post that day.

The river narrows here, and on one side of the centerline of the main channel of the river, there is a large, flat stone the size of two kangs.

Just as the raft approached the big rock, a whistle was suddenly heard.

Immediately, a dozen men armed with knives and forks emerged from behind the rock, climbed up the rock, and hooked the raft with hooks.

Seven or eight people boarded the raft. The leader, a man in his forties, wearing tattered clothes and holding a knife in his hand, shouted loudly.

“The stool is too high and the legs are too short.

You have seen today that we brothers have a hard time, and we rely on you raftsmen to support us. Tell me, how much do you want to give?"

Qu Shaoyang and Shui Laowu looked at each other and almost laughed out loud.

Were they robbed? Just these few rotten garlics? They ran out to rob people with rusty knives and harpoons? There is no difficulty in becoming a bandit these days, right?

"Hey guys, we were passing by here today, and we didn't know you were having dinner here, and we didn't prepare anything in advance.

Since the brothers are in trouble, we have to help them, so how much do you want?" Qu Shaoyang asked loudly, suppressing his laughter.

"Five hundred taels, not a penny less."

When the leader heard this, he thought that they had scared the people in the queue, and immediately asked for a huge price.

"Okay, five hundred taels is five hundred taels, wait, I'll give it to you."

Qu Shaoyang didn't say anything else. He turned and went into the flower shed and picked up the two quick-shooters he had bought.

"Master, take this." Qu Shaoyang turned and walked out of the flower shed. With a greeting, he handed one of the guns to Shui Laowu.

Shui Laowu reached out to take the gun, and with two "clicks", the master and disciple pulled the bolt at the same time, raised the muzzle, and pointed it directly at those people.

"Tell me, how much do you want?"

The people opposite are not actually Hu Zi, they are people from the nearby village.

In previous years, the Yalu River basin was the territory of the Little White Wolf Gang, and others did not dare to make any moves.

This year, the little white dragon has not appeared, so the people nearby have started to think about stealing the passing raft.

Before setting off, each raft would prepare some silver to pay off the bandits along the way.

Therefore, many small-scale gangs are unwilling to cause trouble, and when they meet people who want to eat in a gang, they just give them money and leave.

After a while, these people found that it was easy to make money, and their appetites grew bigger and bigger. They dared to ask for five hundred taels of silver.

Unfortunately, they met the master and disciple Qu Shaoyang and Shui Laowu.

Being pointed at by the black muzzle of a gun, the people on the opposite side were immediately dumbfounded, their legs shaking with fear.

What did they have? A few broken knives and harpoons, but they had a slingshot.

It is difficult for a god to escape, and if I am not careful, I will lose my life today. "Good man, please spare my life. It is because we did not recognize the great man and offended you. I am sorry, sorry."

When the leader saw this, he clasped his hands together and kept backing away.

But he forgot that they were on a raft, on a big river.

He took a few steps back, but accidentally stepped on empty air and fell directly into the river.

There are few people who grow up by the river who can swim. The man fell into the river and swam to the bank.

When the other guys saw this, they picked up the weapons in their hands, turned around and ran.

In an instant, more than a dozen people scattered like birds and beasts and disappeared without a trace.

"Fuck it, a coward like this dares to come out and rob people for a living?" Shui Laowu couldn't help but shook his head and cursed.

Then, the master and his disciple carried their guns on their backs, and Shui Laowu gave orders to remove the hooks, control the oars, and leave the place.

The raft continued to move forward. After passing the two large checkpoints of Pumping Hole and Yanggeting, there were some small checkpoints behind, which were not a problem at all.

The river was high this year, the raft moved fast, and there were basically no delays along the way, so the journey was smooth.

On May 28th, the raft arrived in Andong and docked at Qian Xiucheng's pier.

"My fellow brothers, this season's competition is now over.

Thanks to you all, we got through the journey smoothly and without any problems.

Now, I will settle the accounts and pay your salaries, and then you can do as you please."

The raft docked properly. Second steward Li Yongfu made a final summary, then counted the accounts and distributed the raft pay to everyone.

The rafting went smoothly this year, taking less time and cost less, so everyone had a lot of money left over.

Everyone took their pay and happily went ashore, each looking for a place to go.

"Shaoyang, let's go to Tonghe Inn, stay for a day or two, buy some things, and then we'll go back."

Shui Laowu was thinking about his wife and children at home, so how could he have the time to stay in Andong for a long time? Anyway, he would only stay for a day or two, so he decided to go back to the old place.

Qu Shaoyang naturally had no objection, so he nodded in agreement.

The new guys in the platoon, who didn't dare run around, also followed Shui Laowu to stay at Tonghe Inn.

Dazhuzi was an honest man and reluctant to spend money, so he followed Shui Laowu.

Cui Fugui, Dalin and others played in Andong until autumn last year and had already found a place to stay.

This time, they did not go to the inn to stay, but went straight to their lover's home.

Wang Changliang stayed in an inn last year while recuperating from his injuries, but he doesn’t want to stay there this year.

So after separating from the crowd, he wandered around.

Wang Changliang was wandering around aimlessly when he saw a woman carrying a basket passing by him.

Wang Changliang took a look at the woman, who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, pretty and delicate with a good figure, so he went up to her and started a conversation.

"Big sister, are you going to the ground?"

The woman glanced at Wang Changliang and smiled.

"Yes, I'll go pick some beans from the fields and stew them with pancakes to eat in the evening. Big brother, where are you from?"

"Oh, you're from Changbai Mountain." Seeing the other party take up the topic, Wang Changliang's heart became excited.

In fact, the woman had already seen through it, but she pretended to be surprised, "Is it made of wood?"

"Well, the raft has just been pulled ashore and hasn't found a place to land yet." Wang Changliang said this deliberately.

(End of this chapter)