AWB Chapter 428 Arrival at the Pier
Chapter 428 Arrival at the Pier
The convoy traveled for the entire afternoon, and by dinner time, each family began to stop and rest.
Da Gen watched the people in the caravan skillfully unload the carriages, feed the horses, and then spread the oilcloth and light the fire to bake the pancakes.
This series of actions was performed so smoothly that he was stunned.
It took him a while to react. He quickly took out the straw mat he brought with him and spread it on the bed, intending to nibble on the wild vegetable cake in his arms.
This was specially brought for him by his father. Adhering to the principle of "poor at home, rich on the road", he packed it with nine wild vegetable cakes for him.
You know, when I was working at home, I couldn't even eat three wild vegetable pancakes a day.
As for the food of the other people in the team, he didn't even look at it.
Before setting off, these distinguished guests had already given a bag of food as their reward in advance, which was enough to feed the family for a long time if they saved some of it.
His father specifically told him not to take other people's food on the road.
Dagen was just thinking about his father's instructions when he saw Li Rui running over with a smile and handing him two hot baked two-grain pancakes.
"Brother Dagen, Uncle Tianming asked me to bring this to you, please eat it quickly!"
When Da Gen saw the pancake which was bigger than his palm, he just realized that he couldn't take it, but then he saw Li Rui sitting next to him naturally and taking out two pancakes to eat.
While eating, I talked to him about the topics that we hadn't finished discussing in the afternoon.
Da Gen wanted to hand the pancake back, but Li Rui pushed him back.
After repeating this several times, seeing that Li Rui was a little angry, he reluctantly accepted it.
But seeing that Li Rui treated him the same as before, the embarrassment in his heart gradually dissipated.
At dawn the next day, the convoy continued on its journey.
With Da Gen's guidance, the team arrived at Shanguan Town smoothly in the morning.
Shanguan Town is a small town that is much more prosperous than other towns. Judging from the scale of shops and residents, it can almost be compared with a small county town.
Of course, this is before arresting the soldiers.
Nowadays, most of the shops in the town are closed.
In the few shops that were open, most of the people serving customers were elderly.
Lu Qingqing walked and observed along the way and found that the most common places in this town used to be inns, but now there is only one left open.
As for the grain stores, grocery stores, and liquor stores, they were all closed.
After crossing the main street, the houses the team encountered were also locked from the outside.
It seems that he is also running for his life.
When the convoy passed Shanguan Town and arrived at the Pujiang River, everyone in the team was attracted by the wide river.
Seeing this, Lu Qingqing actually breathed a sigh of relief.
The river is so wide, I think big ships can pass through it, so there is hope by water!
After seeing Pujiang, the convoy couldn't help but speed up its journey.
Everyone wanted to get there early, just in case they came across a suitable boat.
After rushing as fast as we could, we finally arrived at the dock before 3 p.m.
At this time, there were still several families waiting for the boat at the dock.
When they saw that there were many people in Lu Tianming's team, they couldn't help but hide in the corner, fearing that they would be targeted by them.
Ever since Prince Jing started forcibly conscripting soldiers, people from all counties have fled for the lives of their men.
Compared to before, there are naturally a lot more robberies on the road.
Seeing this, Lu Tianming just glanced at the other families on the dock, and then commanded the team to stop and camp in a wide area.
When Da Gen saw them arriving, he planned to say goodbye and leave.
Lu Tianming called him and handed him a bundle that had been prepared long ago.
In addition to some cakes, there was also a purse containing two taels of silver.
Da Gen kept waving his hands to refuse, but was frightened by Lu Tianming's unyielding attitude and accepted it obediently.
Before leaving, Li Rui secretly stuffed a purse into his hand and told him that if he really encountered soldiers who wanted to capture him, he should take the silver and escape.
Little did they know that this money would actually save their entire family's lives.
Later, when Da Gen met Li Rui and others again, he sighed when talking about this incident.
This is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.
After everyone watched Da Gen leave, Lu Tianming took people to inquire about the situation from several companies stationed at the dock.
The family saw them coming with big knives on their waists, and they took out their weapons cautiously and told them not to come any closer.
Seeing this, Lu Tianming kept his distance, indicating that he just wanted to inquire about the situation.
The family answered some of Lu Tianming's questions with some doubt.
Only when Lu Tianming left to ask several other families did this family breathe a sigh of relief.
There was no way out. They had been robbed twice on the way here.
If there weren't four strong men in the family, the whole family would have died long ago.
After asking around, Lu Tianming and his companions returned to the team.
After summarizing, I informed everyone of the information provided by these companies.
There is now chaos in Prince Jing's fiefdom, and many of the ships that used to travel this waterway have stopped operating.
Most of those who still dare to leave nowadays have connections.
As long as you get on the boat, you can be sure to reach your destination safely and will not be caught.
Similarly, the shipping fee will naturally be much higher.
But those who could afford to take a boat nearby had already left by boat as soon as they heard the news.
This has resulted in very few people waiting to board the boat at this pier.
Correspondingly, the number of ships coming and going is even smaller.
Among the families waiting at the dock, the one who had been there the longest had been waiting for four days.
During this period, they encountered a boat that only carried people, but his family had two trucks of belongings.
After weighing the pros and cons, I couldn't bear to leave everything behind, so I had no choice but to give up.
Of course, there are ships passing through this river almost every day, but most of them do not stop.
To sum up, if they want to take their belongings and leave by boat, they can only wait!
After Lu Tianming finished speaking, everyone in the team fell silent.
Nowadays, leaving by boat not only costs a lot of money, but also it is unknown when you can leave.
But even so, if there is a chance to leave safely by water, everyone is unwilling to take the risk of traveling by land.
Ever since Prince Jing ordered the conscription of soldiers, there have been crises at every step.
The scenes of those refugees having their belongings robbed and then being arrested or killed are still vivid in my mind.
Therefore, everyone was highly unanimous and decided to wait for the boat here.
Seeing this, Lu Tianming ordered the team to stop.
As usual, after the on-duty personnel were arranged, everyone in the team relaxed a little.
After settling down, most of the people in the team moved in unison, looking towards both sides of the Pujiang River, hoping that a boat would come.
But until dark, there was no sign of a ship.
Everyone in the team had already prepared themselves mentally when they heard the news from Lu Tianming.