novelaction Chapter 119 Repairing the sailboat and entering Qinghe County
Chapter 119 Repairing the sailboat and entering Qinghe County
The sailboat was still shaking. Jiang Wanyi grabbed the railing and ran to the bow with difficulty.
Lao Guo saw a little girl running over and yelled, "Go to the private room, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Wanyi's face was icy. "The right side of the wheel is difficult to move, and the keel beside the hull is severely worn. There must be something wrong with the ribs and tendons of the boat! Tell me, where did you pick up this boat?"
Old Guo wiped the sweat from his forehead and was shocked. How could this young woman know so much?
But his mouth was still as tight as a clam shell.
This ship was the most majestic one he had ever seen. He had only seen it in pictures before. If he wanted to buy it by himself, he would not be able to afford it even if he worked hard for more than ten lifetimes. He did not want to admit that he had picked it up...
The waves were surging, and a tall green mountain could be vaguely seen ahead, blocking out the sky and the sun, casting a dark shadow like a giant beast on the surface of the river.
The eldest son at the side looked anxious and shouted: "Dad, the steering wheel doesn't work! What should I do!"
Failure to turn means the ship will crash into the green mountains!
By then, everyone will die!
Lao Guo suddenly felt his arms go limp, his legs fell to the ground, and big beads of sweat flowed from his forehead.
Jiang Wanyi said sternly: "Why don't you tell me? Is there something wrong with the dragon tendon?"
Lao Guo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "This is a flood. We found it when we went to Jinguan to salvage supplies. We checked it before leaving the water, and there are indeed some problems with the dragon tendons..."
Jiang Wanyi narrowed his eyes, walked over quickly to check the rudder, and pressed some mechanism, but a toolbox popped out, filled with all kinds of iron tools.
She took a quick glance and had a plan in mind. She quickly took off her outer shirt and only wore her undershirt. When she was putting her hair into a bun, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"Xie Ling, why are you here?"
Xie Ling ran over in two steps and asked, "What was the result?"
Jiang Wanyi's face was solemn. "I know what the problem is. I'm going to jump into the water and take a look. If anything happens to me, my Mo Ge'er..."
Xie Ling interrupted her and said in a cold voice, "No. I'll go with you."
Jiang Wanyi's eyes widened, but now was not the time to be pretentious, so she nodded.
Xie Ling took the toolbox beside her, took Jiang Wanyi's hand, and jumped into the water with her.
Only two shallow splashes were left on the water surface.
Old Guo looked anxious and kept praying.
"Oh my God, please don't let anything happen! There are so many people on the boat..."
Gu Wei was very worried as Xie Ling had not returned yet.
But when he ran over, Xie Ling had already fallen into the water.
"Those two little girls were amazing. They jumped into the water..."
Before Lao Guo could finish his words, Gu Wei quickly jumped into the water.
Not a moment's hesitation.
Lao Guo looked at the water and smacked his lips, "Young people nowadays are so brave..."
People in the private room came out one after another, and the room was really dizzy.
Standing on the deck and looking into the distance, the green mountains are getting closer and taller.
Leader Shen was panicking, "Old Guo, why don't you change direction? If you don't turn, the ship will hit us!"
Old Guo told everyone the news with trembling lips.
Just like a huge rock falling into a calm lake, the crowd was suddenly ignited.
"What? The rudder doesn't work! Are we going to crash into the mountain?"
"This Qing River is at least three thousand feet deep. We will die!"
.......
The shadow of death hangs over everyone's head.
Everyone felt heavy in their hearts. They looked at the tall green mountains, their heartbeats quickened, and they stared anxiously at the river from time to time.
Can this ship be repaired?
If it can't be repaired, there is only one way—jump into the river!
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underwater.
As soon as Xie Ling entered the water, she took out a simple underwater breathing device, handed it to Jiang Wanyi, and asked her to use it as she did.
Jiang Wanyi was very smart and put on the mask quickly.
The two swam towards the bottom of the boat, then grabbed the railing at the bottom of the boat to temporarily maintain their balance.
The ship was moving very fast, and the extreme water pressure made people feel suffocated, short of breath, and dizzy.
The stern fan stirred up layers of undercurrents in all directions, and the rapids were turbulent. The two men held on to any wooden poles they could with their hands and feet. Their hair was scattered all over the place, and the clothes on their bodies were torn into pieces.
Jiang Wanyi gritted his teeth, crossed the thick railings, and swam towards the "dragon tendon" of the boat.
Xie Ling followed closely behind her.
Looking at the broken dragon tendon, Jiang Wanyi's eyes understood. She guessed correctly, it was indeed like this!
As they swam closer, they discovered that it was more than just a fracture...
The ribs and tendons of this ship are completely mixed up!
These two components are made of wooden partitions and wood, together forming a network structure, the ribs bear the lateral water pressure and maintain the overall shape of the boat. The two together enhance the stability of the boat structure and fix the side plates.
In this situation, not only is the rudder unable to turn, it is estimated that it won’t be long before the entire ship falls apart!
Jiang Wanyi didn't dare to delay, picked up the tools and sneaked in.
But she soon discovered that she couldn't move the dragon bones or tendons at all.
No matter how hard she tried, the wood wouldn't move!
Jiang Wanyi had never studied physics and didn't know the concept of water pressure, but Xie Ling did.
These pieces of wood are now bearing thousands of kilograms of water pressure. How can they be moved easily?
Xie Ling’s mind was spinning rapidly.
At this moment, Gu Wei's elegant figure appeared in Xie Ling's sight.
Now was not the time to talk, so Xie Ling didn't have time to think and immediately took out the oxygen device from the space and handed it over.
Gu Wei was a martial artist, so his breathing was steady. He felt no discomfort after being underwater for such a long time. He even had the leisure to help Xie Ling tidy up her hair before slowly putting on his mask.
Then he took off his outer robe and pointed at Jiang Wanyi in the distance.
Xie Ling tilted her head in confusion.
Gu Wei patiently touched Xie Ling's exposed skin.
He pointed at Jiang Wanyi again.
Only then did Xie Ling understand.
I sighed in my heart that Gu Wei is really careful and well-educated.
The water was flowing fast just now, and her and Jiang Wanyi's clothes were torn to pieces.
Although this kind of attire is very normal in modern times.
But in ancient times when laws and regulations were strict, it was a bit indecent.
Gu Wei's move made both of them feel relieved.
After Xie Ling brought the clothes over, Jiang Wanyi put them on and then Gu Wei swam over.
Jiang Wanyi on this side was also secretly admiring Gu Wei's meticulousness.
Otherwise, as a married woman, how could she face Xie Ling's husband in that state?
Time was running out, Jiang Wanyi didn't dare to think too much, and immediately came back to his senses and pointed to the dragon tendon in front of him.
Gu Wei was smart and quickly understood what Jiang Wanyi meant.
He swam forward, exerted force with both hands, and surprisingly lifted the dragon tendon easily!
Xie Ling's eyes widened.
Is Gu Wei’s arm strength really that amazing?
Just this thick piece of wood probably weighs several hundred kilograms, not to mention the thousands of kilograms of pressure in the water!
But now is not the time to sigh, Xie Ling quickly handed the tools to Jiang Wanyi.
Jiang Wanyi focused his eyes on repairing the dragon tendons.
Every minute and every second now is a race against death!
The green mountains were getting closer and closer, so close that I could clearly see the dark rocks on the mountains, which were reflected by the rippling water like giant beasts with bared fangs and claws.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters...
Only fifty meters!
Xie Ling was ready to grab Jiang Wanyi and run away!
If they can't fix it, they run away!
Otherwise, if the hull shattered, they would either be pierced into hedgehogs by the broken wood or crushed into meat paste by the big logs.
"Ten meters, nine meters, eight meters..."
Just when Xie Ling wanted to take Jiang Wanyi away, the ship finally stopped moving.
Now they are only an arm's length away from Qingshan.
Jiang Wanyi had been in a state of extreme tension for such a long time, but he finally relaxed and fell into Xie Ling's arms.
Xie Ling held her waist and swam up with her.
Gu Wei was very sensible. He just followed the two of them silently and did not suggest that he should hug Jiang Wanyi.
The three men surfaced.
Shi Shaowen and Wu Sanlang met them at the side of the boat and lowered a ladder.
The three of them climbed up.
As soon as they stepped onto the deck, Lao Guo rushed over and wanted to kneel down in front of the three of them, tears streaming down his face with excitement.
"I, Guo Lao Er, have been out of water for many years, but I have never killed anyone. Now there are so many people here at once. I was scared to death just now. Big Boss, Second Boss, Third Boss, come over here and thank your lifesaver!"
Three strong young men knelt down in front of them.
"Thank you benefactor!"
The others on the boat were also terrified and almost thought they were going to die.
Although the ship stopped at the last moment, it still scared some people half to death.
The young wife of the Wang family said sarcastically, "Oh, I think it was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse! Otherwise, how could it be repaired at the last minute? We were so scared! Besides, how could two women repair such a big ship? Why are you thanking them?"
At the end, his tone was a little sour.
In her world, it is impossible for a woman to be so powerful and capable.
Xie Ling looked her up and down with a cold gaze.
The young wife of the Wang family was annoyed by Xie Ling's gaze. She was about to curse, but then she thought of Xie Ling's power and suppressed her anger. She just said, "Why are you looking at me?"
Xie Ling crossed her arms and said calmly, "Men and women have the same two eyes, one nose and one mouth. How come women can't do what men can do? You are narrow-minded. Don't think that all women in the world are as inferior, black-hearted, cowardly and incompetent as you."
The young wife of the Wang family was really angry now. "There are three of you, two women and a grown man. Who knows what you are going to do?"
Jiang Wanyi was still in a trance, his face was pale, and he was furious. "You, you are talking nonsense! I was kind enough to repair the boat, but you turned it upside down like this!"
The young wife of the Wang family rolled her eyes and said, "Oh, am I talking nonsense? You are a rotten widow, and I don't know why you followed us. Are you attracted to some man..."
Before he could finish his words, Xie Ling slapped him in the face!
Then he grabbed her collar and dragged her straight to the side of the boat!
The wind whistled, and Xie Ling said coldly: "I don't like you in the first place, and you come here again and again to seek death. Didn't you say we were just trying our luck? Go down and see for yourself if that's the case?"
After saying that, without waiting for the young wife of the Wang family to scream, he kicked her into the river!
Everyone was shocked.
Xie Ling looked calm, "She wanted to go see it herself, don't blame me."
After saying that, he walked into the private room in a leisurely manner.
Gu Wei calmly agreed, "My lady is right. I heard it too. She wanted to go down and take a look herself."
All the members of the Wang family started to make a scene, crying and shouting, saying that Xie Ling had killed someone on the spot.
But the irony is that they made a lot of noise.
But no one intended to jump into the water to save people.
The Wu family, the Gao family and other families stood together with Gu Wei, arguing with each other and confronting the Wang family.
"I heard with my own ears that she wanted to go down and check it out. Xie Ling was just helping her."
"Yes, it's fine if your Wang family doesn't feel grateful to Xie Ling, but what do you mean by blaming her?"
Looking at the Wang family members whose chests were heaving up and down with anger, but who seemed to be helpless.
There was only one word in everyone’s mind—cool!
It feels so good to have no quality!
It feels so good to talk nonsense!
The Wang family ran to ask Chen Daoyu for help.
Chen Daoyu's face was cold and puzzled.
Beg him, why beg him?
They are not members of the Chen family, so why should he get into this bad luck?
Immediately let Wan Qi drive the Wang family out.
Seeing that there was nothing the Wang family could do about the matter, they just let it go.
They didn't care about her being a woman or a daughter-in-law.
If people cared, two people who could swim would have jumped in and rescued her.
Xie Ling just kicked her into the water and didn't do anything else to kill her.
The Wang family made such a fuss just to extort compensation from the Gu family.
In the evening the sky was filled with rosy clouds, which sprinkled on the water.
A residual sun spreads in the water, half of the river is half red.
Standing on the deck and looking far away, you can already see Qinghe County.
Countless tall buildings stand along the river, and from afar you can see their elegant roofs rising high.
The setting sun hangs far in the sky, forming a colorful folk painting, and the wind carries the fragrance of lotus.
It is worthy of being the most prosperous Qinghe County in the south.
Everyone sighed in their hearts at the same time.
So beautiful.
Pei's eyes were moist, and she tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, "I'm back. I didn't expect that I would have the chance to come back..."
Ru Jieer is young and has never been to Qinghe. She shook her head in Qiuyue's arms and said, "Qinghe, is it our home?"
Gu Wei nodded and smiled, "Yes."
The big ship gradually slowed down and headed towards the dock.
Lao Guo shouted, "We're almost there! Everyone, get ready to get off the boat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone quickly went into the private room and started packing their things, their eyes excited and their movements quick.
There is no other reason, Qinghe County is just so beautiful.
Looking up, the criss-crossing rivers are sparkling in the night.
There were beautiful pleasure boats floating on the river, with bright colored lights at the stern, which looked like bright stars in the Milky Way at first glance.
From afar, you can hear the voices of young girls selling water chestnuts and lotus roots at the night market, the fishermen's songs in the soft Wu dialect, and the laughter of young men and beautiful women as they go boating together.
The prosperous Qinghe River lifted a corner of the gauze, and before its full appearance was even revealed, it completely impressed everyone.
How happy people must be living in Qinghe County.
Everyone suddenly understood why Pei was so beautiful and had such a dignified and elegant personality.
Such a spiritual and beautiful feng shui should have nurtured a girl like this.
The sailboat docked and lowered a long staircase.
Pei was the first to walk in front, looking anxious.
But before her feet touched the ground, a young man in blue and white clothes ran over and stopped her.
The boy's eyes were clear and his tone was gentle.
"Madam, judging from your attire, you must be a foreigner. There is a ban in Qinghe these days, and outsiders are not allowed to enter. Please go back."
"ban?"
Pei looked surprised. "I've been in Qinghe for so many years, but I've never heard of any ban."