Chapter 268 shelter from the rain
Three days later, Zhou Jiangui, Mo Luzi and others took Qin Erdan to leave the capital and headed straight for Shaanxi! On the way, due to the connections from various halls, it was very smooth. It took only a dozen days for our horse team to enter Shaanxi! When we entered Shaanxi, the scenery along the way could not help but change! But the roadside was surrounded by loess dams with staggered heights, and the tops of the dams were covered with crisscrossing gullies. Some of these gullies were several miles wide, while others were as deep as dozens of meters! On the other side of these dams, there were rushing and rushing Yellow River water! The Yellow River water flowed through this section of Shaanxi, silting a large amount of mud and sand, silting the river channel, causing the river channel to hang high. The locals called this section of river atop the ground river! Because the river channel silted the river water many times, flooding large areas of farmland and houses in the local area!
Our group walked slowly! Qin Erdan pointed to the front and told Manager Zhou that after turning this bend, we will reach the ferry of the Yellow River! Mo Luzi and I quickly ran to the ferry and saw it. We were shocked! It turned out that although the water here was slower, it was still amazing. How could we cross the river from here? Moreover, we didn't even see a boat at the ferry. Could it be that Qin Erdan wanted us to swim by ourselves? We both were angry, so we turned our horses, whistled, and ran back!
We told Manager Zhou that the water is turbulent and we must not cross the river from now on! Qin Erdan said that there is only such a ferry nearby. If you miss this village, there will be no store! Mo Luzi said to Qin Erdan, how can we cross the river without a ferry? You can’t swim by yourself!
Qin Erdan said to us in surprise, this is impossible. When we are hungry, we are crossing the river here! The ferry boat must have rowed to the other side! Manager Zhou waved his hand and said, "Don't fight, let's go over and take a look!" After that, he urged the horse to run towards the ferry! Mo Luzi and I looked at each other, and had to follow him!
A group of six of us came to the Yellow River. I asked Qin Erdan, "You said there is a boat, where is the boat?" Qin Erdan smiled and pointed to the river and said, "Look carefully, what is that?" I looked in the direction of his finger, and then I found that there was a rope across the turbulent river surface!
I couldn't help but say in surprise: "What's this?"
Qin Erdan said proudly: "Do you all know what this is?" Qin Erdan smiled, like an old fox who could steal a chicken. While surrounding his hands into a trumpet shape, he shouted loudly at the riverside: "Hey! Is there anyone on the other side of the river?"
The sound was loud and melodious, passing through the hazy fog on the river surface, and it spread far and far: "Is there anyone there... Is there anyone there..." As the echoes lingered, another person's shout suddenly came from the other side: "Is there someone..."
I quickly turned over and got off the horse, put my hand on the awning, and looked carefully into the fog. Sure enough, I saw a man pulling the rope and passing through the clouds! When the boat was approaching, I realized that the man on the river was not a boat, but a sheepskin raft made of a filled-up bag! Although I had heard of this kind of sheepskin raft, I had never seen it before!
After the sheepskin raft landed, the six of us crossed the Yellow River in the sheepskin raft. The raft took us to the other side and traveled twice before we carried our horses over!
So we got on the horse again, and rushed to the Wei River in a day! That night, we rested in a town by the Wei River. Early the next morning, we followed Qin Erdan to find the cave where he discovered the silk painting! But when we walked near the Wei River, the scene in front of us made everyone big
I was surprised and found that a heavy flood occurred a few days ago, and the river water had already collapsed the river bank!
Seeing this, Qin Erdan couldn't help but cry out, "It's over, how can I find it now?"
Just when everyone was helpless, the sky suddenly darkened, and a large area of dark clouds surged out from the horizon. The lightning flashed in the dark clouds, and in a short while, the entire sky was covered! Not long after, a shocking sound of jujube rumbling over the Wei River, which made both sides of the Wei River tremble! The cool breeze blown from the sky blew away the unbearable heat before the rain and dried the sweat beads on our bodies!
Mo Duzi shouted, his scream was covered by the rumbling thunder, and the sudden lightning illuminated Mo Duzi's face! I saw his wide open mouth and a horrified expression on his face! Behind him were the low rolling clouds. Under the dark clouds, the Wei River seemed to be alive. It shook its body and stirred up huge waves!
So we turned our heads and rushed down the river bank and headed towards the town! But before we could run far away, the heavy rain in the sky fell like a pouring rain, and in an instant we were all cold!
I wiped the rain from my face and shouted to Manager Zhou: "Shopkeeper, we have to find a place to hide from the rain!"
Manager Zhou sneezes a few times and said, "Where is there a place to hide from the rain in this wilderness?"
Mo Luzi suddenly pointed and said, "Look, there seems to be a family behind the hillside!"
Manager Zhou said with a bunch of horse heads: "Hurry up, let's go over and take a look!"
Everyone ran wildly and ran to the front of them to see a lantern and a wine cover hanging outside the house! Mo Luzi couldn't help but look overjoyed and said, "Brothers, it seems that our luck has not ended yet! Let's go in and hide from the rain!"
I was also very happy, and I was thinking about going in to drink a few bowls of old wine to warm my body and drive away the cold! But an ominous premonition arose in my heart. What was wrong? Even I couldn't tell me! I secretly looked at Manager Zhou and found that his face was as deep as water, looking at the house in front of me gloomy!
In an instant, no one made a sound, and there was only the rustling of rain and the clattering sound of horses stepping on the ground! After a long time, Mo Luzi raised his body and jumped off the horse's back. He walked in front of the tavern door, patted the door vigorously, and shouted: "Is there anyone in the store?"
After a long time, he heard someone in the store ask, "Who?"
Mo Luzi shouted, "Open the door quickly, we are here to drink!"
The man in the store said impatiently: "We won't do business today, you can come back another day!"
Mo Luzi said angrily: "If you say you don't do it, then don't do it? Open the door quickly and annoy me. I will order your bird shop with a torch!"
The store immediately disappeared, and I don’t know if it was scared or what happened! After a while, we heard someone in the store shouting in panic: “Wait a moment, we will open the door now!”
Mo Luzi refused to give in and said, "What are you waiting for? I don't know it's raining outside? If you don't open the door, I'll break into the door!" After that, he kicked the store door a few times! The wooden door was kicked "bang" and he was about to break up!
At this moment, the wooden door creaked and was pushed open from the inside! A pale-faced guy said to Mo Luzi with his eyes flashing: "Customer, we won't do business today, you should leave quickly!"
Mo Luzi was furious and grabbed the young man's clothes collar, lifted him out of the store, shouting: "Since you are not doing business, what kind of store are you still opening? Call your boss out for me, otherwise I will break your kid's head!"
The young man's face turned paler. He was scattered with his ears, and was pulled hard by Mo Luzi. Just as he was about to have an attack, someone behind him shouted: "My man doesn't understand the rules, I hope everyone will let him go!"
Mo Luzi let go of the guy and looked into the door. He saw a handsome guy in his twenties looking at him with a smile! Mo Luzi was first so cold that he was so cold that he met such a young man who was not open. He felt so damn bad! At this time, he could no longer hold back and said with a strange eyes: "Why are you laughing? Believe it or not, I will tear down your black shop now?" After that, he pulled off a soft whip from his waist, waved it in the air, shook a whip flower as big as a bowl, and with a "pop", he knocked down the wine cover hanging on the lintel!
Seeing this, Manager Zhou hurriedly shouted to Mo Luzi: "Mo Luzi, don't be rude!"
Mo Luzi held the whip and said, "Shopkeeper, they...!". Manager Zhou waved his hand and said, "Stop talking, I saw it!". Manager Zhou did not dismount. He rode on the horse and hugged the young man with fists and said, "Friend! Are you the owner of this store?"
A smile hung on the corner of his mouth and said lightly: "Old man, you guessed it right. I am the owner of this store!"
Manager Zhou laughed and said, "Boss, is your surname?"
The young man turned his eyes and said, "Don't let your surname be a Jia!"
Manager Zhou stroked his beard and said, "Boss Jia, I have a ruthless request. I wonder if Boss Jia can agree?"
The young man said, "But it's okay!"
Manager Zhou said: "We encountered heavy rain by chance and wanted to go to your store to avoid it for a while. I wonder if Boss Jia is happy or not?"
The young man smiled at the sky and said, "Old man, what are you saying? The ancients said that it would be a pleasure to have friends coming from afar! Although I, Mr. Jia, are not a sage, but I admire the sages. Since you are sheltering from the rain, why don't you come in quickly?" After that, I opened the store door and waited for everyone to enter the store!
Mo Luzi curled his lips, spat and said, "Will this be over?" Everyone jumped off the horse and tied the horse under the eaves, then walked into the store wet!
After everyone entered the store, they twisted their wet clothes on their bodies and shouted, asking for wine and meat! Seeing this, Boss Jia bowed and said, "My guests, please be calm, you can eat for a while!"
Chapter completed!