I've been reborn, who still wants to be a cowardly little white flower?

The escort who was tapped on the shoulder suddenly turned around and saw two pretty girls smiling at him. He shouted, "Someone come~"

Jiang Yuan covered his ears and heard the people shouting. They came running over from all directions, with their swords slashing at the two of them.

"I say, if we were pirates, you would have been dead long ago. Why are we still waiting for you to call for help?" Jiang Yuan had just finished speaking when the eight people who followed him on the boat drew their weapons and appeared behind the escorts.

"Who are you?" There was a slight tremor in the escort's voice.

Qu Jin took out a sign from his pocket and waved it in front of the escort, "Call out your boss."

After a while, a middle-aged man, hurriedly putting on his clothes, came from under the cabin.

He lowered his head and walked in front of the two of them, bowed and saluted, "Sir, I greet you..."

Qu Jin took out the letter of certification written by the county magistrate to them and handed it to the middle-aged man who was bending over. The man was stunned, took it with both hands, looked up, and saw the two girls.

Although he was a little surprised, he reacted quickly and opened the letter of certification promptly.

"You guys run ships all year round and stop at Binshui County, so you should be very familiar with the county magistrate."

After the man read it, he clasped his fists and bowed, "Greetings, generals. I am sorry for offending you, please forgive me."

The escorts around opened their mouths in surprise. These two girls are generals?

Qu Jin raised his hand to support the middle-aged man, who stood up straight. "I am Zhang Zetao, the vice president of the Ji Ze Chamber of Commerce. Generals, please come in."

Jiang Yuan turned around and gave a few instructions to the eight soldiers, then followed Zhang Zetao into the cabin.

Zhang Zetao personally poured water for the two of them, "Please take a seat, Vice President Zhang." Jiang Yuan raised his hand.

Zhang Zetao shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, if you two need any cooperation from me, just tell me."

This Zhang Zetao was somewhat different from what the two had guessed. After discussing along the way, the two felt that this Zhang Zetao was the only son of the president of the Ji Ze Chamber of Commerce.

Since his family is rich, he must be a cynical person. Even if he works on the ship and manages the family business, he must be a smooth person.

This sight overturned their speculation. He was very respectful and seemed to have a good temper. He was woken up in the middle of the night without any complaints.

After reading the letter, there was no dissatisfaction. When the people on the boat met him and greeted him, they were respectful and courteous, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"The pirates robbed the government ship. Chairman Zhang, do you know about this?"

"Yes, I know. I heard about it at the last stop. It scared me so much that I couldn't sleep well at night. I originally thought of hiring a caravan and traveling by land.

But there are still bandits. Many of the things on this ship were booked in advance. If they cannot arrive on time, they will have to pay a large sum of money as compensation.

I had no choice but to hire an extra team of escorts and set out with all my might. "

“We have reviewed all the registration records of upcoming ships. The cargo on your ship is valuable and we presume it will be the next target of the pirates.

Tomorrow night is your last night away from Binshui County. If the bandits don’t show up today, they will definitely show up tomorrow.”

After Qu Jin finished speaking, Zhang Zetao immediately became flustered. Thinking about the ten people who boarded the ship quietly today, he thought that the escorts were not enough.

Fortunately, they were not pirates, otherwise they would all have died today.

Raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, Zhang Zetao pleaded, "Two generals, please help us. If the goods are lost, then so be it, but our lives cannot be lost.

I heard that those pirates are very cruel and kill people without blinking an eye."

"We boarded the ship to catch these pirates, so we need the cooperation of President Zhang and the brothers on the ship." After Qu Jin finished speaking, Zhang Zetao nodded, "I will definitely cooperate, I will definitely cooperate."

Giving Jiang Yuan a look, Jiang Yuan said, "So, all the escorts who know Kung Fu will rest during the day and be on standby tomorrow night. The defense on your ship these days cannot be changed in any way.

Don't let the pirates notice, of course, our people will be in secret.

Anyone who doesn't know Kung Fu, hide in the cabin, close and lock the door, and don't come out no matter what happens outside."

Zhang Zetao nodded obediently, "Okay, I, I, I'll arrange it right away."

Back upstairs, Zhang Zetao followed Jiang Yuan's advice, found the leader of the escorts and the head of the boatmen on the boat, and arranged the next steps with them.

Jiang Yuan and Qu Jin stood at the bow, looking at the endless darkness around them.

"Don't mention it. It's so dark. If something approaches, it's really hard to spot it. This ship is also high, and there are blind spots below." Qu Jin said after observation.

Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement.

The wind on the water surface in autumn is a little cold, and the hair is flying.

"They probably won't come today."

"Do you think they will find out?"

"That shouldn't be the case. It's so dark. If they were far away, it would be hard to spot them. But even if they were close, we could still spot them."

While chatting, one of the soldiers came over and said, "General, everything has been arranged. Tonight, the escorts will continue to stand guard at the original guard point of the ship."

"Okay, go and do your work."

It was silent, with the sound of rushing river water all around.

"A Yuan, I think Xie Yunxiao treats you differently, you guys..." Bored late at night, Qu Jin also started gossiping. Ever since she left the capital, she has noticed the changes between Xie Yunxiao and Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan smiled, "Fourth brother expressed his feelings to me."

Although he had guessed it, Qu Jin was still a little surprised when he heard it with his own ears, "So you, agree?"

Jiang Yuan nodded, "Let's understand it first."

"I didn't expect you to choose Xie Yunxiao. Was this your choice after careful consideration?"

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly, looked at Qu Jin with a smile, and shook his head to deny, "No, it's not a choice made after careful consideration.

It's true that I thought it over carefully, but it wasn't because of choice. I never have several candidates, and he was not a candidate before he expressed his feelings to me.

Your future husband is not a commodity and cannot be compared and selected.

He was the one who expressed his feelings, and I thought carefully about whether I liked him as a person."

After hearing this, Qu Jin was silent for a moment, thinking about what Jiang Yuan said.

Her mother chose a husband for her. She took out so many portraits and analyzed the appearance, family background, etc. of those gentlemen one by one, as if she was picking out the best one for her.

She always felt awkward. When choosing a husband, one had to look at these external conditions, but not all of them. This was not what she wanted, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

After listening to Jiang Yuan, she understood what was wrong. Those things were additional conditions. The main core of the matter was whether she liked him. This was the most important point in choosing a husband.