Chapter 103 Storm
All the rafts were launched into the water. The palms of the people in charge of steering were sweating, but they still tried to stay calm and pulled the rope of the propeller according to Shengze's instructions to control the direction.
A breeze blew, and the surface of the river rippled for a moment. People on the shore were worried, but then something strange happened.
"Hey, how come their raft is so stable and doesn't deviate from the direction?"
"I'm also wondering, look, the bamboo raft behind the raft is shaking, but the raft is moving steadily to the other side. What's going on?"
"Look! The man sitting in front of the raft seems to be pulling something in his hand."
"Really, what is that?"
Some people noticed something was wrong, but no one knew what it was.
Some brave people came to ask, but the people in the team didn't know much about propellers, so they couldn't explain it clearly. They just said that it was something added to the front of the raft.
Everyone looked at the raft on the river nervously, feeling very worried.
A quarter of an hour later, the first raft reached the shore.
"It's over!" Shen Yong led the loud cheers here, waving to the people on the other side of the river, "Come back and pick us up!"
The Shen family was arranged to be the last group to cross the river, together with Li Laosan and Wang Mazi.
Soon, Shen Qingqian and the others saw the people on the opposite side of the river unloading their luggage and pushing the raft into the river again. The person in charge of picking them up jumped onto the raft, waved to them, and came over here.
The other onlookers looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone whispered, "I didn't expect it would work like this."
With the precedent of Shen Qingqian and the others, even if the officers and soldiers of Chenzhou Prefecture did not allow them to cross the river from the ferry, they could also cross the river from other places. It’s just that other places are wider than here, so it will take more time and involve more risks.
But staying in Chenzhou would mean facing hunger and conscription, so it would be better to take the risk of crossing the river.
Seeing that Shen Qingqian and others were about to reach the other side, some quick-witted people quickly pulled their family members over, wanting to take advantage of their raft.
Unfortunately, this had been anticipated. Chen Er and Shen Yong held knives and glared at those people fiercely, not allowing them to get close. Those people were afraid of death, and no one dared to come over, so the matter ended.
The return journey was shorter, taking just over a quarter of an hour for the second group to load their luggage onto the boat.
As soon as they entered the river, Wang Mazi fell headfirst to the ground.
"Hey, what's wrong with that guy? He even fell down while sitting there." Someone who didn't know the truth pointed at Wang Mazi and laughed.
Li Laosan's face turned grim for a moment, then he strode forward and helped Wang Mazi up. He patted his clothes and smiled, "Boss, don't get excited. We will be the next batch."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his voice again and said, "Behave yourself, or don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship."
He didn't feel guilty about Wang Mazi and the others, but he wouldn't kill them himself.
However, the prerequisite is that Wang Mazi stops causing trouble.
Wang Mazi looked at him pleadingly, with a few tears streaming down his face.
Li Laosan almost softened his heart for a moment, but when he thought of what Wang Mazi had done in the past, he hardened his heart again, pressed him to sit on the luggage, and patted his shoulder.
People should still believe in cause and effect. If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences yourself.
Shen Qingqian watched the scene coldly, unmoved.
In the morning, she heard Chen Er and his friends discussing how to tamper with the raft that Wang Mazi and his friends were riding on.
In order to avoid seeing these people on the road later, Chen Er volunteered to be the last group to cross the river.
"Preparing for the third batch!"
At this time, Li Laosan shouted loudly.
Shen Qingqian quickly checked several of her own packages and pulled Shen Zhe in front of her.
"Don't be afraid later, sister will protect you." Shen Qingqian encouraged Shen Zhe, who was pale.
Shen Zhe trembled his lower lip and shouted stubbornly, "I'm not afraid!"
"Yes, yes, our brother Zhe is the bravest. Of course he is not afraid. Besides, you have me as your sister. They all say that I am a lucky star. Nothing will happen to you as long as you are with me." Shen Qingqian said with a smile.
This child is so stubborn. His lips turned pale with fear, but he still insisted on holding on.
"Aunt San, Miss Liu, let's go."
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