Brother Chongzi shouted arrogantly.
The younger brothers behind him also started to snicker, mocking the old boatman, saying that he couldn't even find a good way to scare people, and instead made up such a vague and unrealistic thing.
However, Taoist Zi Jin looked deeply at the cliff in the distance.
"If it's true as the boatman said, the time can match."
Taoist Zi Jin said that when the Qiong snake was still alive, it once lived here, leaving a very strong evil aura here.
If that thing was here, let alone hundreds of people, even for a whole town, it would probably only be his food rations for one night.
"Don't say too much, just wait and see."
Zhang Fan glanced at the Taoist Zi Jin, who immediately nodded and stood obediently beside Zhang Fan.
"Boatman, there are so many of us who have gone through so much trouble to get here. You can't just let us go back the same way, right? Can you please make some concessions, even if we can just squeeze a few more people on one boat and go there in one trip, then we can avoid the trouble."
Nangong Manyun stood up. Compared with Brother Chongzi's look of distrust, his domineering and arrogant performance showed how brave he was.
Nangong Manyun knew very well that when you come to an unfamiliar place, even some small things said casually by the locals may become the key to saving your life!
This is also the reason why Nangong Manyun has been visiting many mysterious places, but he can always leave those mysterious places unscathed because he listens to the advice of the locals and keeps his hands and feet clean!
Therefore, Nangong Manyun's mediation made the old boatman's expression show some consideration!
Ma Dali also said, "Old boatman, this is Mr. Jiang Hai, a famous man in the north. This is a scientist from the Institute who went into the mountains to investigate plants and animals. This is Mr. Maarsen, a foreign businessman who funded this operation. We have prepared for this trip for a long time and spent a lot of money. If you ask us to go back the same way, you have broken the contract. I, Ma Dali, am not that easy to fool."
Ma Dali issued an ultimatum, but his words were not very scary and did not contain any threat.
But the words between the lines have already made it clear that if you don't agree, things will become a catastrophe.
"You really don't know what I'm talking about. Since you insist on going, that's fine. In fact, I have made preparations and brought a lot of sacrifices on the boat, but I can't let you squander them for nothing. Give me 50,000 yuan, and I can give the sacrifices on the boat to the river god on your behalf, so that we can pass through this river safely."
The old boatman smacked his lips and spoke with an embarrassed look on his face.
After hearing his words, Maarsen and many people behind him all showed mocking smiles.
Old man Jiang Hai is used to it.
After all, there are no legal constraints here, let alone contract credibility and so on.
To be honest, in such an uninhabited area, if the other party commits robbery and murder, people outside may not know about it.
Asking for part of the money as a kickback is really hitting on your sore spot. If you don't pay, you'll probably get into other troubles.
Ma Dali didn't expect that this old boatman would be so shameless.
It had been agreed before that he would be given 30,000 yuan for transportation when he returned, which was not a low amount.
To make a living by fishing in such a place deep in the mountains and forests, not near the sea, 30,000 yuan can be considered a huge sum of money.
But now, the other party has seized the opportunity to blackmail us and asked for 50,000 yuan. This is bound to make people feel unhappy.
"Give!"
Just when Madali wanted to argue with the old boatman.
Marsson, who had been standing at the back without saying anything but paying attention to the situation on the field, suddenly spoke.
"Boss? We can't give this money. This old gang is ripping us off."
Brother Chongzi shouted unhappily, thinking that he was also a guy who could do anything and make money from the dead. Just as he said, he had really killed a fierce ghost before!
But that is a taboo in marriage, he is not destined to die!
But that didn't stop him from bragging about it.
Now, he was being ripped off by an old fisherman. How could he tolerate such a thing?
"Shut up! Didn't you see that Mr. Jiang Hai and others haven't said anything against it yet? Obviously, this kind of rule is an unspoken rule here."
Marsson said this, and then asked the younger brother behind him to bring over a briefcase.
He was indeed a wealthy foreign boss. Even when he went deep into the mountains, he carried no less than thirty or forty coins with him, as well as some gold bars and other things.
This is a bit surprising. It doesn't look like going into the mountains to explore and find answers, but rather like delivering a gift to something in the mountains.
As the saying goes, money makes the eyes open!
The old boatman looked embarrassed just now, as if asking everyone to cross the river to the cliff on the other side was like cutting off his flesh. His look made people feel that this was a very difficult task!
But as soon as he saw so much money, Old Chen immediately laughed, his teeth showing and his sharp face and monkey cheeks made him look even more cunning.
"Hehe, if you have money... it's easy to talk if you have money!"
The old boatman came forward with a smile.
Maarsen said, "Old man, I can give you this money, but before you cross the river, I will only give you half! After you cross the river, the rest of the money will be handed over faithfully!"
Marsson snapped his fingers, and the younger brother beside him took out three stacks of banknotes and was about to put them in the old boatman's hand.
Suddenly, Brother Chongzi snatched it away.
"Old man, don't even think about getting any benefit from me. I told you, if the river god dares to show up, I'll kill him. If he doesn't dare to show up, he'll just eat my leftovers. So you're dreaming if you want to get so much money from me!"
Brother Chongzi took out a little money from a dozen banknotes without counting them. There was about two or three thousand yuan at the end of the month. He slapped the money on the old boatman's face, and stuffed the rest of the money into his bag.
Maarsen smiled and said nothing!
The people behind were even more mocking!
Old man Jiang Hai shook his head helplessly, not sure whether he was saying that Brother Chongzi was too stingy or he felt that the boatman was really going too far.
"You...this matter? Don't you care?"
The old boatman shouted with his eyes wide open.
Maarsen said, "Old man, I will give you the money. As long as you take us to where we want to go on the other side, I will still give you the money you want. So don't waste any more time. We are very short of time."
After hearing what Malson said, the old family also realized that the richest person in the team, the one most willing to spend money to buy time, was Mr. Malson in front of them.
As for the others, except for Brother Bug who wanted to eat his extra money, they were probably all nerds, so he snorted in anger. ?
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