Chapter 74 By Merchant Ship
It was October, and it had been three days of autumn rain. The earth seemed to have been awakened, and tender green could be seen everywhere. However, this strange scene did not last long, and the first snowflakes came.
The refugees on the official road broke down all the weeds on the roadside and weaved them into various objects to keep warm. They didn't even let go of the bark of their bodies, as long as they could be wrapped around them.
At this time, the coats and straw raincoats that Tangning bought came in great use. She put on her coat and then put on the coat. Even if she sat in a mule cart, she didn't feel too cold. Tangning wanted to push the cart and didn't use these equipment at all. She even felt hot when wearing a coat. On the way, she once pitied a child and gave her old coat to the other party, but immediately a group of people rushed towards them.
They were so scared that they ran wildly with their energy. The group of people chased them for two miles before stopping.
After that, she never dared to be kind again. Even if she saw someone who was about to freeze and starve to death, she could only choose to turn a blind eye. There are many miserable people in this world, and it is not something she can change with her own strength.
With a heavy heart, they finally arrived at the largest ferry crossing in the Ningchuan River in Shangzhou.
There is a saying about where the source of the Ningchuan River is, and there is no way to verify it. Tang Ning only knows that from here, the water system is extremely developed to the southeast, with large rivers and small rivers everywhere, merchant ships coming and going, powerful families, BMWs and carvings, gorgeous clothes and beautiful families, and smiling, forming a prosperous scene.
If they hadn't escaped from the northwest border, they would have been fascinated by the illusion in front of them and believed in this "prosperous age".
Everyone stood for a quarter of an hour before gradually calming down. Tang Junsheng's mouth was a little dry. Looking at everything in front of him, he had the urge to stop. However, when he thought that they still had no way to attract refugees, he quickly shook his head, put aside the thoughts that disturbed his mind, turned to look at Tang Ning, "Daughter, how can we get on the boat?"
There are many ships of all sizes here, which can make people look dazzling. Of course, the biggest problem is that they cannot speak language. Although there are differences in language in the northwest area, they can still understand it if they listen carefully. This place is really like listening to the heavenly books. In addition, they are not familiar with the place, so even the bold Wei Dazhi dare not appear easily.
However, the problems they are worried about are not a problem for Tang Ning. The people here speak Mandarin. Mandarin is actually similar to Mandarin, with a heavier accent. Tang Ning can still hear it and can communicate. Of course, this matter cannot be said.
She thought for a while, pulled Du Chunyue out and said, "Let's go there together. If they want to see Lu Yin, take yours and act according to the opportunity."
Du Chunyue had all the two of them gradually approached the riverside.
Erlangzi sighed: "When I was in the town, I thought I was just a big shot. Why did I feel so useless when I came out and I was not as good as a girl in every way?"
Tang Zhong, who was a little man, sighed, "Stop talking about you, I'm even more different!"
Tang Zheng rolled his eyes directly at the two of them. What do the two little kids say in front of him? Is this mean?
There was a turbulent undercurrent between the three of them, and it did not stop until Tang Ning and Du Chunyue returned.
Du Chunyue glanced at Tang Ning in admiration and said to everyone: "We can follow the merchant ship or follow the passenger ship. The boatman said that it would take a day and a night to take a boat from here to Tangzhou. Now we have to consider whether to stay or not, mule carts and chariots."
"What does it mean?" Wei Dazhi squeezed forward and asked anxiously. He was nervous when it involved large items.
Tang Ning pointed to the largest ship at the ferry and said, "This is the own merchant ship of a large commercial bank in the capital. In addition to transporting goods, they also take other jobs. Most of them take cargo from small commercial banks. If we want to take all the donkey carts and mule carts away, we can only choose this ship. Whether adults or children, each person will be 30 cents. No food is included. You can live in the cabin below. Donkey carts and mule carts occupy space. A donkey cart costs 40 cents, a mule cart is priced at a price, and a cart charges 30 cents."
Li took a breath when he heard this, "My good dear, not to mention people, these luggage alone cost 140 yuan. This is too expensive!"
"Yes! If you add people, it will be nearly 600 people at once!" Jiang Shi calculated carefully with Tang Junsheng and frowned and muttered.
Tang Junsheng knew their family's background well, gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "Girl, are there any other choice?"
Tang Ning nodded slightly and pointed to a much smaller ship on the other side. "That is a specialty for passengers. If we sell the donkey, mule, cart, and board, we can sit there. No matter how much luggage, as long as the boatman is not too much, the boatman will not say anything. When one person goes to Shangzhou, one person with a lot of luggage, can be solved by giving us a little more than twenty cents."
Everyone looked in the direction of Tang Ning's finger and suddenly widened their eyes. The boat was so small that it was pitiful compared to the cargo ship. It was taller than the children and adults. It was completely incomparable and looked rather cramped, especially when people kept getting on the boat, which made everyone frown.
Seeing that they were unsure, Tang Ning took the initiative to take the initiative to go around the area. There was no shortage of stalls in the ferry and it was cheap. It was simply a paradise for her. She bought some cakes and buns that she had never eaten before.
After a trip, her backpack was already full and she had a lot of them in the space. These were less than a hundred tiny pieces, which seemed to Tang Ning to be ridiculously cheap.
When she was holding a cake and chewing it back, she found that everyone's eyes changed when they looked at her, and the girl could hardly stop her saliva. She naturally took a few oil paper bags into the backpack behind her to share with everyone.
"How is it? Have you discussed it?"
Jiang pointed Tang Ning's head lightly and said angrily: "We are almost worried, why are you so worried?"
Tang Ning was speechless, "What's the point of confusion about this? If you can't bear to leave, spend more copper plates, and if you can't bear to leave, save some copper plates. But I told you in advance that it will take a day or two to go to Tangzhou to transfer the canal."
Jiang's movements paused, his voice a little higher, "Why didn't you say it just now? We wouldn't have been struggling if we had known this."
Tang Ning touched his nose innocently, and when he saw everyone looking at the merchant ship, he knew what their decision was.
She went over to communicate with her, and soon everyone drove the donkey cart and mule cart onto the boat.
After everyone got on the boat, Tang Lao Er said novelly: "I have been driving a donkey cart on the ground for a lifetime. I didn't expect that I would have to catch this thing on the boat for one day. I don't know if this donkey cart can run on the boat."
"Then it's definitely fine!" A sudden voice rang beside Tang Lao Er.
Tang Lao Er looked over and was surprised to find that this person was actually the one they had seen.
Chapter completed!