The monkey couldn't help but sigh, "What kind of officials are they these days? All they care about is money! Household registration and travel permits have become tools for them to make money!"
Lin Feng: "Alright, be careful with your words when you're out there!"
The monkey shut up in disappointment.
When they returned home, Li Yan asked Lin Feng, "Uncle, what happened? Can you get the travel permit?"
Lin Feng: "Okay, pick it up in two days!"
After the monkey settled the horse, he returned to the front yard and asked, "Brother Feng, we don't have any horses right now. Should we go to the horse market in the city tomorrow?"
Tie Zhu, standing by, said worriedly, "These horses aren't cheap. Not to mention whether we can buy three horses at once, the price of just one horse is at least twenty taels of silver!"
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
Li Yan then spoke up: "Uncle, why don't we take a boat directly to the south? That way we only need to hire a fleet to transport the goods to the dock."
After hearing this, the monkey agreed: "We have always traveled by land before and have never tried to travel by water. Brother Feng, why don't we try this route?"
Looking at her silent uncle, Li Yan continued, "Not only does the boat save time compared to land travel, it also saves us from the hardship of long journeys and sleeping in the open air! What do you think, uncle?"
Lin Feng had been thinking about how the team should go south these days, but he had never tried this waterway before, so he was still hesitant. Now that everyone said this, he made up his mind and said, "Okay, let's go south by boat."
Lin Feng said to everyone, "I'm going to the dock tomorrow to see if there are any ships heading south. We'd better find out as soon as possible so we can make preparations early!"
After everyone had discussed it, they went back to their rooms to pack their things.
Early the next morning, Lin Feng brought Monkey, Li Yan and the others to the dock outside the city gate.
A large number of dock workers had gathered at the dock in the early morning, and there was a constant flow of people. The gentle breeze made the wooden boats hung with fishing nets and fishing gear ripple slowly in the river. On the dock, men in rough shorts kept passing by a few people, carrying bags of goods on their shoulders.
In addition, there are many small vendors here. These vendors come to the dock early every day, set up their stalls, and wait for the travelers coming and going.
Lin Feng stepped forward to inquire if there were any cargo ships heading south. After several conversations, Lin Feng was lucky enough to find a merchant ship that was docked at the dock for supplies.
This is a rare opportunity, so I hurried forward to find out.
The boatman was a middle-aged man in his forties named Xu Fa. He was tall, dark-skinned and very strong.
Lin Feng stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, boatman, can this boat carry cargo?"
Middle-aged man: "That depends on whether you are on the same path as me!"
Lin Feng replied, "We are going to Yuecheng. Is the boatman available?"
Xu Fa smiled and said, "What a coincidence! The place I'm going to happens to pass through Yuecheng. How much cargo do you have?"
Lin Feng introduced his goods and the number of people to Xu Fa.
Xu Fa smiled and said, "I'm going to the south to collect the goods, so taking you guys with me won't be a wasted trip."
"That's right, Brother Xu, when are we leaving?" Lin Feng asked.
Xu Fa said, "I still need to prepare some things tomorrow. Is it okay for us to set off early the day after tomorrow?"
Lin Feng quickly agreed: "Brother Xu, I wonder how much money we need to pay for this trip?"
Xu Fa held out his hand and said, "I'll charge you five taels of silver for both the people and the goods. However, you'll need to provide your own food on board!"
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