Chapter 112: Changqing Ferry
After dinner, the three people fishing and setting up fish cages by the river became more than ten people. The younger generations of the Lin family came to join in the fun. It was still very cold by the river at the end of February. They lit a charcoal fire and waited by the river while roasting the fire.
Old Mrs. Wang was too lazy to waste her saliva, so after dinner, she washed up and went to bed.
At around 10 o'clock in the evening, Old Man Lin came with a stick and "invited" them to go back to bed.
Lin Zisu looked at the full bucket of harvest and said, "This river has good resources!"
Lin Xianwen smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. He didn’t really want to eat fish, but he was happy to have harvested a lot of aquatic products! It was so fun!
In the bucket there are palm-sized crucian carps, small river crabs, small river shrimps, small snails, small fish, and small loaches...
Lin Xianpeng also caught a black fish, which was quite big.
Lin Xianwen was jealous! However, he was a complete empty-handed fisherman, and his fish cage had a lot of catches, which comforted him a little.
In order to save oil, Lin Zisu suggested making a pot of sauerkraut fish tomorrow, which would include fish, sauerkraut, and some wild vegetables.
The pickled cabbage was a modern product, and there were only two packs. Lin Zisu decided to take out one pack to cook the fish. The food she ate every day was too bland, and her mouth was tasteless and uncomfortable.
The next day, Lin Youcai ignored his wife's objections and insisted on eating a bowl of pickled fish with chili peppers.
Then he stayed in the bathroom of the RV all day. He was the only male in the RV except for the little boy, so the bathroom door was closed. He went in with a kettle, had water to drink, and had a toilet to relieve himself.
But Lin Zisu laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. Shen Xianglan didn't want to pay attention to him. Old Mrs. Wang kept shaking her head and sighing. No one, big or small, was a worry.
There are more and more pedestrians on the official road. Everyone reduces their rest time and speeds up their journey.
The route map in the newspaper was only a reference for Lin Zisu, she still relied on the RV navigation. The main thing was that if she didn't follow its navigation, it would shut down for you to see!
But that’s okay, she doesn’t have to worry about the route, she can just follow the navigation.
More than ten days later, it was mid-March and everyone finally arrived at the Yangtze River.
The Yangtze River winds across the land like a giant dragon, rushing majestically eastward. The huge and wide river separates the two places.
On both sides of the Yangtze River, the mountains are undulating and magnificent. Some peaks are towering into the clouds, while others are of various shapes, which are breathtaking.
The water of the Yangtze River is clear and transparent. Under the sunlight, the surface of the river sparkles like twinkling stars.
Looking at the scenery in front of him, Lin Zisu sighed in his heart that even if he saw the Yangtze River again in another time and space, he would be shocked by its grandeur. It must be said that the Yangtze River is worthy of being the mother river of this land and the source of life.
The people who rushed to the bank of the Yangtze River were all shocked by the huge river in front of them. They stared at it intently. Most of them saw such a big river for the first time.
Old Man Lin: "Oh my god, this river is so big!"
"No wonder Youcai said that the big ship can accommodate our vehicles, livestock, and people with more than enough space. This is not a big ship, so we dare not cross the river!" Lin Benshu stared blankly at the river.
Li Juhua grabbed her eldest son's arm, stood on tiptoe, and looked at the river. "It seems like the river has no end in sight! It...it must be so wide!"
Along the Yangtze River, there are green trees, flourishing flowers and plants, and birds singing happily on the branches, as if welcoming people's arrival.
The horn of the RV sounded, and Lin Zisu was startled, and she rushed into the car reflexively. The RV was only temporarily stopped, and everyone stopped to enjoy the scenery of the Yangtze River.
The 2.1D map shows a point with an arrow pointing directly to that point. The distance is 30 kilometers and the display screen counts down for minutes.
Lin Youcai came over and asked, "What happened? Is there any danger? Is there a water monster in the river?"
"No, it marks the destination and has a 30-minute countdown. Hurry, everyone, get on the road! Here is 2.1 kilometers away from the destination, hurry up! Maybe the ferry is about to arrive!" Lin Zisu became anxious, suddenly in a hurry!
After hearing this, Lin Youcai immediately ran to tell the head of the village. Lin Benshu quickly picked up the gong and banged it, "Everyone, hurry up! The boat is almost at the shore. If you miss it, you won't be able to cross the river! Everyone, hurry up!"
When everyone heard that there really was a boat to take them across the river, they became excited and rushed forward with all their might.
Liang Laidi's fatigue disappeared instantly, and he stood up as if he had been given an injection of chicken blood, "Did you hear that? There really is a boat! There is a big boat to take us across the river! Let's go! Hurry up and catch up!"
Da Mao heard the voices of the team in front of him, "Brother, there really is a boat! What's written in the newspaper is true! It's true!!!"
"I heard it, I heard it! Everyone, hurry up! Catch up! If you go too late, there will be no room on the boat!" The boy let his younger brothers and sisters go first, and he went at the end to prevent anyone from falling behind.
A large group of pedestrians on the riverside, acquaintances and strangers, heard that there was a boat to take and hurriedly followed.
After more than ten minutes, everyone was out of breath and the animals were also panting.
As soon as the RV drove to the point indicated on the 3D map, the countdown on the screen had not stopped yet, and Lin Zisu was feeling strange.
Everyone stopped and didn't see any boats on the river. They felt strange and looked towards the river in confusion.
Lin Xianwen got off the ox cart and looked towards the river with a telescope. "There is a ferry on the riverside and a small yard with people queuing up! There are no boats on the river!"
Lin Youcai immediately decided, "Let's all go over and take a look. If there are people queuing, is it because the boat hasn't arrived yet? We must queue up to get on the boat. We may also need to check our household registration and other things. Let's go first!"
Lin Xianwen ran over first, and there were already dozens of people queuing there. There were three horse-drawn carriages, and six strong men with knives stood outside the carriages, standing out among the crowd of ordinary people with patched clothes.
Lin Xianwen didn't care about that and ran over to inquire about the situation. When he got closer, he found that the small courtyard was made of cement, the original color of cement, with no tiles or paint on the outside.
There were five people sitting behind a table at the door, busying themselves, and some people standing aside with weapons. Lin Xianwen approached and wanted to ask about the situation.
The guard spoke directly: "Those who need to be questioned, please line up here. Kids, come here."
Lin Xianwen walked over. There were only a few people in the line. He stood at the back with four people in front of him.
When the large group behind came, Lin Youcai asked everyone to line up first while he went to find Lin Xianwen.
Lin Youcai was about to ask, but Lin Xianwen pointed at the people in front of him and said, "You have to queue up to ask questions, too."
A young woman walked out of the yard, wearing a dark blue double-breasted shirt on her upper body and a pair of trousers on her lower body. For people today, it was like wearing shorts outside, with a tattered skirt not covering it at all.
The people in the queue looked very surprised, but all of them, men and women, were dressed like this. Their hairstyles were even more frightening, with the women's hair tied up or cut short to the face, and the men's hair was cut with only a little hair left, which was only slightly better than a bald head.
Everyone was talking quietly, but suddenly a very loud female voice sounded and stopped. The woman was holding something narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, and she put it to her mouth, walked out and said loudly: "Hello everyone, I am a staff member of Changqing Ferry, welcome everyone to Heguo."