Man in the Heavens: Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil

Just as the girl was struggling, a small boat carrying a fish lantern slowly floated down from the upper reaches.

Chapter 86.

moonlit night.

south canal.

On the awning boat.

One held a fish lantern and shouted loudly: "My friend, what happened?"

Hearing the old voice from a few feet away, Chen Chong stood on the side of the boat and replied: "Thank you for your concern, old man, there is no major problem, but I have a small trouble here, I wonder if you would like to help."

The old man was quite cautious, and stuck his penny on the bottom of the river to stabilize the awning boat, and then asked: "Young man, as long as the old man can help. But the little old man is poor and poor, and I'm afraid he can't help. What a rush."

The old man was very alert, and he seemed determined not to approach him unless he made it clear, but Chen Chong didn't intend to hide it.

"Old man, my friend and I chartered a boat to go to Hangzhou. Unexpectedly, the owner of the boat plotted against us in the middle of the night, trying to kill people and steal the goods. I got angry and killed them, so that no one would sail for us."

After finishing speaking, he shouted: "Don't be afraid, old man, we are definitely good people. If you can come and help us sail, I will send you this boat."

The old man stood at the bow and fell silent, as if he was judging the truth of what Chen Chong said.

After a while, he turned on the fishing lamp, and then replied: "The old man believes in you, so come here."

The old man let go of the penny, and the boat floated down with the current. He would touch the bottom of the water from time to time, and the two boats got closer and closer.

"Be careful, lad."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a muffled "dong", and the two ships collided.

The old man said again: "Catch the cable, let's tie the boat together so that we don't get separated."

Chen Chong only felt the wind blowing in front of him, and stretched out his hand to grab a cable.

He tied up the rope, took the torch from Jianning, and shone it on the old man on the black-covered boat.

The old man had disheveled hair and no whip on the back of his head. His figure was somewhat thin, but his gray goatee and long eyebrows gave him a somewhat benevolent look.

The old man smiled at Chen Chong, turned around and knocked on the side of the boat, shouting: "Stinky boy, don't come out and help!"

Following his yell, two boys, one big and one small, got out of the cabin.

The two babies have dark skin and are dressed in tatters, but their eyes are sharp and their hands and feet are very nimble.

The older one looks stronger, but not tall, and looks like thirteen or fourteen years old. The younger one, eleven or twelve years old, seems a little shy, and hides timidly behind the older one when he gets out of the cabin.

The old man waved to his grandson, and the three of them jumped into the big boat together. Then they explained: "My lord, your boat is bigger, and the old man can't drive it alone. You have to ask your two grandsons to help."

Chen Chong said indifferently: "I just take the boat, and you can handle the rest. Send us to Hangzhou, and the boat will belong to you."

Hearing what he said, the old man hadn't responded yet, and the two children suddenly became excited.

The older one was more sensible, although he looked happy, he didn't say anything.

The younger one was more innocent. Seeing that Chen Chong wanted to give his grandfather a boat, he asked excitedly: "Master, do you really want to give us the boat? This boat costs a lot of money."

The old man quickly flicked Xiao's brain, and pulled him behind him to reprimand him: "Yaowazi, what nonsense are you talking about, if you don't talk, no one will think you are dumb!"

After scolding, he apologized and said with a smile: "Young master, the little old man will help you sail the boat, just pay me the hard-earned money."

Chen Chong readily agreed: "Okay, you don't have to. I'll throw it there when the time comes, and whoever wants it will take it!"

After finishing speaking, he reached into his bosom, took out an ingot of 50 taels of official silver from his portable space, and pressed his thumb on the bottom of the silver ingot to erase the mark on it.

"The boat cost 80 taels, I'll give you 50 taels first."

Throwing the silver ingot to the old man, Chen Chong was about to go back to his room, but was stopped by the old man again.

Holding the huge silver ingot, the old man was at a loss and said, "My lord, the number is wrong!"

Seeing the old man's ink smears, Jianning said impatiently, "Old man, charter a boat for 80 taels, and those who drive black boats only charge us that much. You can't be worse than those who drive black boats, right?"

"Young master, you can't wrong the old man."

The old boatman blushed and said, "I mean 80 taels is too much, enough for fifty taels to go to Hangzhou..."

"okay."

Chen Chong interrupted the old man's words: "It's only 80 taels, if you think it's too much, you can buy some fresh fruits and vegetables, and prepare a bigger meal."

The old man thought the same, then nodded and said: "The old man is ashamed to accept it."

At this time, A Ke and Da Shuang'er came over with buckets, poured the water on the deck with a splash, and all the pus, blood and torn clothes rushed into the river.

The blood splashed on the water bandits at the side, but Chen Chong's residual prestige was still there, and they didn't dare to dodge without authorization, so they hugged each other and shivered.

Pointing to the two, Chen Chong warned: "Old man, I have no other requirements, but you have to remember two points. First, if I tell you to stop the boat, you must stop. Second, these two people are water bandits. You must not have contact with them, just starve to death if you stutter every day."

The old man was stunned, and found that Chen Chong didn't seem to be joking, so he had no choice but to agree: "Since the young master hired me to do things, the old man will of course obey orders. Don't worry, I won't meddle in my own business!"

Chen Chong kicked Xia's second son, and shouted: "Goose killer, where is the nearest black shop? Why don't you explain it to the old man!"

The second Xia reluctantly replied: "Grandpa, please forgive me, don't kick, don't kick, I told you, if you walk down for three hours, the wine shop on the Luzigou ridge is a black shop."

Before he could finish speaking, Jianning kicked again, but after kicking, he found that he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, she wasn't stupid, so she thought of an excuse in an instant, and opened her mouth to curse: "Things that are not as good as pigs and dogs, then Luzigou wants to come to a lot of wine shops, who knows which one you are talking about!"

Clutching the severed broken leg again, Xia's second son wanted to cry but had no tears.

Suppressing her grievances, she said, "Grandma, there has always been only one restaurant on the bank of Luzigou, and that is the one with the black-edged wine flag."

Seeing Chen Chong looking at another water bandit again, Jian Ning kicked it excitedly: "Then tell me, where is the nearest brothel?"

That reckless man was also a bachelor at this time, he didn't feel any pain when he got kicked in the face, he said in a muffled voice, "It's in the Ten Thousand Years Warehouse."

"Ten thousand years warehouse?"

Seeing that Chen Chong didn't seem to know it, the old man immediately explained: "Master, the Wannian warehouse is where the imperial court transfers grain. It's more than 200 miles away from here, and we have to walk all day to get there."

The interrogation worked, and Jianning was extremely satisfied. She arrogantly ordered to the old man: "Old man, stop the boat when you get there. Let's rest tonight and set off early tomorrow. Do you understand?"

The old man was a fine person, he answered with um, ah, but his eyes were aimed at Chen Chong, seeing the real customer nodding, he readily agreed.

The matter was over, Chen Chong tied up the two water bandits, and ordered the two men's nine vital points, and then took the four girls back to the cabin.

Tonight, he cleared away the hidden dangers around him, and happened to find someone to sail the boat. Chen Chong felt that his work was not in vain. The only thing that made him regret was that killing water bandits did not reward Chivalry Points!