Chapter 290 Meeting a water thief on the road
Everyone was worried all the way, and returned to the pier safely, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Li Yu looking at her, Huo Xi thought for a while and said, "Uncle Yu, sugar is very important, don't mention it to anyone."
Li Yu nodded: "Uncle knows the seriousness, don't worry." He was full of words and finally didn't ask.
It was already sunset at this time, and I was not in a hurry to leave Hong Kong. I decided to leave for Beijing at dawn tomorrow. They stopped in Songjiang for another day.
"Nurse, I don't know when I will come back next time, you have to take care of yourself."
The two were lying on the same bed, and Huo Xi talked with the nanny.
Nanny nods.
"Don't make clothes for us, Nian'er and I have clothes to wear. Don't work too hard, I didn't pick you up from the weaving workshop to keep you tired."
Nurse waved her hand and gestured.
"Then you have to pay attention to your body and don't get tired."
Nurse nodded and patted Huo Xi on the back, just like how she coaxed her to sleep when she was a child, Huo Xi quickly fell asleep under her pat.
The next day it was bright, and the nanny and nanny sent her out. Li Yu was already waiting for her at the pier.
"Uncle Yu, I changed the sugar twice in a row. I'm afraid it will hurt my eyes. I guess I'll have to rest for a while and come back again. Don't worry about the shop here."
"Don't worry. Uncle will make arrangements."
Saying goodbye to Grandma Li Yu and Brother Li Yu, Huo Xi boarded the boat, waved to them from the boat, and the three boats left the pier.
Paddle all the way, the boat enters the Yangtze River from the mouth of the Yangtze River.
The waterway of the Yangtze River is wide, and there are many ships passing by. Huo Xi didn't notice anything unusual along the way. In the afternoon, a wind suddenly blew up on the river, causing waves half a meter high to rise in the river.
Mr. Zuo was cooking dinner for everyone at the bow of the ship, but the pots and pans were not stable due to the pitching of the ship, and they rolled on the deck with a clatter.
"Dad, is it going to rain?"
Huo Xi helped Zuo to pack up the things blown down by the wind, while raising his voice to ask Huo Erhuai at the stern.
The wind blew the roof of the cabin rattling, and the boat bumped back and forth with the waves, Huo Erhuai and Bao Xia firmly held the sculls, stood firm, and said to her: "The wind is blowing, this rain won't come. Xi'er, stay in the cabin!"
Huo Xi responded, and Zuo Shi moved all the mud stove and pots in the bow into the cabin.
Wait for her to come out to see the other two boats.
Seeing Yang Fu and Bao Kang on another ship, pulling oilcloths for the cargo on board. The tarpaulin was blown up by the wind and rolled upwards, Yang Fu and others couldn't catch it when the wind was strong.
Fortunately, in addition to the two boatmen this time, each boat also brought two men. There is no shortage of manpower.
The precious ambergris, jewelry and spices were all placed on his own boat, hidden under the deck, and Huo Xi was half worried.
Looking into the river, all the boats in the river are also struggling to move, dancing with the wind and waves.
Huo Xi looked at it for a while, then turned his gaze back, and suddenly felt something was wrong, so he turned his head to look again.
The two passenger boats in the river were still following them.
He couldn't help frowning.
These two passenger boats are not big, and there are not many people on board, so they should be faster than these cargo ships.
The three boats of her family were full of goods, and the wind was headwind when they went back, so they didn’t go fast. Why is it such a day, and these two passenger boats are still following them?
The passenger boat is small, and there will be a wind blowing. Wouldn’t it be better to drive quickly to the shore and go to the shore to avoid the wind? Why are you still following them.
Looking at this, my heart skipped a beat.
There was no luggage on the two boats, only a dozen or so boatmen and sailors. Now the boat was swept by the wind and supported by the waves, and the things rolled all over the ground. Several people on the boat bent over to pick them up.
The light refracted from the binoculars startled Huo Xi. Is that the reflection of the knife?
Lift it up again and take a closer look...it's a knife, really a knife!
It’s broken, I’m afraid it’s a water thief!
And as soon as they got out of Songjiang Wharf, the two passenger boats followed them, and they probably had their eyes on them long ago.
He didn't overtake them all the way, and kept walking slowly behind them. It should be looking for an opportunity to start.
Huo Xi got up in a panic and hurried to the stern: "Father, the two boats following us are probably water thieves!"
"What, water thief?"
Huo Erhuai and Bao Xia were taken aback, and were about to turn their heads to look, when Huo Xi called out: "Don't look behind! We don't have to let the other party notice. Let's just pretend nothing happened."
Huo Erhuai nodded, and his hands and feet were a little weak. The three of them transported more than 10,000 taels of goods. If they were robbed, what would happen.
But Bao Xia was very calm. As expected of having fought on the battlefield, there was faint excitement in his eyes: "Boss, you go and inform the other two ships, and I'll go in and make some preparations."
Huo Xi asked Huo Erhuai to row the boat towards the other two boats, gestured to Yang Fu, and pointed to the back, Yang Fu immediately understood, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Uncle, you will walk ahead in a while, and we will be behind."
Yang Fu nodded, notified the other boat, and then quietly made preparations.
After Huo Xi notified them, he also returned to the cabin to prepare.
Many soil cannons were pulled out from under the deck and placed on the hatch. Bao Xia also took out the knives, bows and arrows and put them where they were easily accessible.
After finishing all this, Huo Xi picked up the binoculars to observe the two boats behind, and asked Huo Erhuai to row the boat to the shore.
At that time, if the situation is urgent, the goods will be discarded, and people will jump into the water. These people are good at water, and if there is an emergency, just flee to the shore.
The boat is close to the shore, and it can be attacked when advancing, and it can be defended when retreating, which is much stronger than in the middle of the river.
The two boats of Guangfengshui also rowed to the shore.
The two pirate boats behind thought they were going to the shore to take shelter from the wind, but they didn't care.
Another stick of incense time passed, and as Huo Erhuai said, it was just wind and no rain. The wind stopped soon, the waves gradually calmed down, and the river surface gradually returned to calm.
The two boats behind couldn't wait, and as soon as the wind stopped, they immediately caught up.
Quickly jumped over Huo Xizai's fishing boat, and only approached the other two Guangfengshui boats.
Huo Xi gestured to the other two boats, and the other two boats rowed forward quickly and separated widely, allowing the two passenger boats to fall into the triangle encircled by the three boats.
The Huo family's boats, including the dozen or so boats in Guangfengshui, all have sculls at the bow and stern, which can advance and retreat.
There will be three ships in three different directions, and each of the two pirate ships is staring at a cargo ship, ready to strike separately. He didn't pay much attention to the humble fishing boat that the Huo family was on.
Didn't see Huo Xi's movements clearly either.
After the two water thieves caught up with the two Guangfengshui boats, they began to shout: "The boat ahead stops, stop quickly, or you will bear the consequences!"
While shouting, he bit the two cargo ships in Guangfengshui. A passenger boat bites one.
The cargo ship full of goods is not as fast as the water thief's light boat, and the two boats were quickly overtaken by the water thief.
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