Transfer Fubao four and a half years old

Chapter 338: Several villagers learned to row rowing very quickly

The other villagers were still dubious at first. When the old village chief came to find them, they thought it would not be a pie-in-the-sky thing. Now that they saw that ten taels of silver had been credited to them before they even started working, they were naturally confident. It's coming.

They also expressed their opinions and told Zimo and the others to come back in an hour, and they would definitely study hard.

Taking them to the place where the boat was put, Village Chief Zhang felt even more relieved as he touched the brand new boat: "Just now I was worried that your boat was too worn out. If you keep a boat like this, you can all go there before dawn."

"It's just that the ugly words are ahead. We won't be able to command the officers and men at that time. You have to have someone responsible for getting on and off the ship. We only know that the ship will stop when it reaches the shore and it will sail when it is full."

Zimo: "Don't worry, village chief. You just need to manage your people well. We will also put a guard on the ship to follow you. If you need help with anything, just ask them to pass the message."

After Zimo said this, everyone understood, and the village chief and villagers felt more at ease.

But the village chief Zimola passed by and whispered to him: "Village Chief, there is one more thing I want you to keep secret. If you want to practice, just practice at the entrance of the village, and don't go to the pier."

He also told the village chief that all the big boats in the nearby villages had been moved away. Someone wanted to deliberately raise the cost of crossing the river. The village chief naturally believed it.

He patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, officials, this is our first time doing this business, so naturally we won't reveal any information to the outside world."

In fact, in the opinion of Village Chief Zhang and the villagers, this transaction is like pie in the sky. After working hard all night, each family will get six or seven taels of silver, which is enough to last one or two years of harvest. No matter how hard and tiring it is, it is worth it. , maybe you can also buy a mother-in-law to come back and help warm the bed. Who would expose such a good thing?

Compared with Zimo's worries, they were more afraid that other villages would snatch their deal, so no one would publicize it. The main reason was that they had no time to think about these things. The only real thing was to quickly learn to row, otherwise the money they got would be lost. Can fly.

Zimo, the five bodyguards, asked them all to stay. One person got on a boat and squatted down, and learned the skills of sailing a boat.

First, I want them to see that the ship cannot be tampered with by others; second, I still think they should learn a little bit from it.

Going further north, although there won't be such a big river, it's hard to say when you'll need a boat. If you have a few skilled rowers, you'll have a better chance of success.

Let Rouju go to the dock alone and continue walking to see if there is any new news.

After Rouju left, he and Chu Chu also left. He had to find a place for Chu Chu to buy some delicious food. He followed Chu Chu to eat well all the way, and he had developed a naughty mouth. I want to run to the lady's car.

However, in front of adults and ladies, there are still too many rules when it comes to eating. I usually don't dare to eat too much. I always eat half full in the carriage, and then run to eat two more steamed buns with the guards or soldiers.

Chu Chu now knew how much Uncle Zimo ate, so it was impossible to starve him, but she also knew that what Uncle Zimo was craving for was not her pastries and meat buns, but serious meals.

So when they got to a secluded place, they brought out a large plate of fragrant braised pork and a roast chicken for him. They were some of the dishes she and her parents liked, and she asked the cook to cook them at home. Uncle Zimo’s mouthfuls are also indispensable.

Chu Chu took a big chicken drumstick and gnawed it gracefully. Then she looked at Uncle Zimo gobbling it up and found it very funny.

Because we often discussed matters on the carriage, Uncle Zimo ate a lot of good food with her and her parents, but he always held it in front of Duke Shun and his wife. Looking at it now, it was much more real. In front of the child, Uncle Zimo lost all image, and his hands were full of oil.

After eating, she wiped her mouth clean and walked almost to the boat. Chu Chu followed Uncle Zimo's instructions and poured out three large baskets of meat buns and steamed buns. Uncle Zimo waved on the river bank before calling the five guards to come up. Eat something.

The guard came up and stuffed the meat buns into his mouth without thinking about where he could get such good meat buns.

Lao Liu said: "I didn't expect them to get started very quickly. The old boatman can basically master it after just two rows of rowing back and forth. They are faster than us, but they are a little weak."

Chu Chu quickly responded: "They must be hungry. Uncle Zimo bought steamed buns."

Zimo had just said this to her, and she knew that they would not have enough food or clothing to keep them warm in the village.

Zimo: "You have to remind them that they can't be complacent about this. Now it's easy to row an empty boat, but then each boat will have to carry several thousand kilograms, so it will definitely be much more difficult."

After the discussion, Zimo called Village Chief Zhang over again: "These buns and steamed buns are prepared for you. Share them with everyone. But just eat two for lunch. You have to save some for tonight. When the time comes, I have no strength, but I can’t row a boat.”

Chu Chu originally wanted to get them some more steamed buns at night, but Uncle Zimo said that people who are used to eating whole grain porridge will not be used to eating too much at once, so just don't let them go hungry.

Village Chief Zhang saw so many meat buns and steamed buns. He was a little hesitant at first and didn't dare to take them. Zimo added: "Don't worry, these steamed buns and steamed buns don't count. You can eat them. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work." "

The village chief did exactly what Zimo said, and only gave each villager one steamed bun and one meat bun.

The villagers did not go ashore, but sat on the boat and ate steamed buns. Some villagers finished two in two.

But some of them took small bites of the steamed buns, as if they were afraid that they would be gone if they swallowed them too quickly. The remaining ones were put in their pockets, probably because they wanted to leave them for their wives and children at home.

After eating, Village Chief Zhang gathered everyone together and divided them into five boats. Each boat was divided into about ten people. He said that they were going to cross the river sideways for a competition and let Zimo check and accept it. their results.

Five guards went down to join them.

One person was at the helm and eight people were rowing. Zimo then discovered that the boat they brought was for eight people. Fortunately, there were many people in the backing village. Otherwise, practicing with four people would have been much slower. It should be very difficult.

There were many boatmen and the boat was empty. They had just eaten a big steamed bun, and the villagers were full of strength and energy. They didn't want Zimo and the others to be disappointed, let alone lose the bowl of rice.

The old village chief gave an order, and five boats moved forward together on the river more than 100 meters away. The women, children and children on the riverbank also rushed over from their homes to help shout and encourage them. As they came back and forth, the speed of the five boats was not much different.