Chapter 114 Swimming Pool
Seeing the ves and fifty soldiers sent by the Huainan Prince's Mansion, Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. With these people's protection, even if Liu Jian came up with a demon moth, he would not have a chance. Once he left Huainan Kingdom safely and entered the border of Jiangdu, Liu Jian would probably have to be afraid of being so arrogant.
However, when he saw Liu Ling's carriage, especially when he saw Liu Ling's little face, he sighed again. This master is really persevering. Do you want to chase after Kuaiji?
"I want to go to Kuaiji with you." Liu Ling saw Liang Xiao's helplessness, raised his eyebrows, his eyes were flowing, and he became more playful. "There are not many Hu merchants in Huainan City, and most of them are for luck. I'm afraid I can't ask much information. Kuaiji and Jiangdu should have some. Of course, if you didn't lie to me."
Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. It was not because Liu Ling went to Kuaiji because of him, but because Liu Ling deliberately adopted his suggestions and developed outward. If he could really succeed, this would be a choice, at least he would not be driven away and would not be killed.
"How dare I lie to the master? It's absolutely true." Liang Xiao raised his hand and wanted to swear to the sky again. He unexpectedly remembered the scene beside the water. He was fascinated and glanced at Liu Ling involuntarily.
When Liu Ling saw that he raised his hand but didn't say anything, his eyes were still a little wrong, he immediately understood. She snorted proudly and lowered the curtain of the car.
Wu was ridden by horse and blocked Liang Xiao's gaze. "Is there a Hu merchant in Jiangdu City?"
Liang Xiao had not answered yet, and Yan Zhu, who was boarding the bus, took over the conversation. "I don't know if there is any Jiangdu City, but there are indeed some Hu merchants in Kuaiji City. They take advantage of the sea boats and are not afraid of wind and waves. They want to make a lot of profits, otherwise they would not have taken such a big risk. However, those people's lives are cheap and can profit with their lives. How can the son of the master's daughter be like this? Even if they drive their subordinates, it will inevitably make people compete for profit with the people, and they value wealth over others."
Liang Xiao didn't say anything. Yan Zhu's words were thorny, but he would not argue with Yan Zhu in person. So what if he won the debate? Right and wrong will come from a common judgment. What's more, Liu Ling has already set out to Kuaiji, so he will not give up because of Yan Zhu's words. His goal has been achieved, so why should Yan Zhu compete for the length of time and offend Shangguan?
He was not afraid of Yan Zhu, but he did not want to lose his identity like Yan Zhu, because he lost his big one because of a small loss.
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After walking south from Shouchun, I walked for two days, and arrived in Hefei, I abandoned my horse and boarded the ship. There was a navy in Huainan, and took a warship and headed east along the river. It was the fastest and most comfortable way. Before the current railways were developed, water transportation had always been the lowest cost of transportation modes.
There were hundreds of warships of all sizes and large and small, as well as two special royal boats. Liu Ling took the boat when he went to Jiangdu. This time he went east, she invited Yan Zhu to take her boat again. Yan Zhu agreed happily, Liang Xiao and others boarded the boat together.
Liang Xiao grew up on the riverside, and the water quality was good. The tower ship was similar to the plains for him. However, Li Jiao and others were not good. Before the tower ship started, they had just shook twice by the wind, and their faces turned a little ugly.
"You don't know how to water?"
Li Jiao held the boat's side tightly with both hands, her face turned pale, and she couldn't even say a word. She didn't have time to answer Liang Xiao's words, but nodded repeatedly, and then shook her head again.
Liang Xiao turned his head to look at the other Langguan. Except for Wei Qing, his face was basically not good-looking. He grabbed the nearest thing beside him, and did not dare to let go. He no longer had the heroic posture of riding a horse. A few of them simply rushed to the side of the boat and vomited.
Yan Zhu watched coldly, feeling a little gloating. Along the way, they got along with each other. Yan Zhu looked down on the men and women, and the men behind their backs also mocked Yan Zhu.
Liang Xiao was uneasy. He walked to Yan Zhu and bowed to him. "Sir, there should be a lot of floods in Kuaiji and Minyue, right?"
Yan Shuai's face became faint after hearing this. Regardless of whether it is harmonious or not, he still has to rely on these people to protect him, especially on the battlefield. If these people can't even stand firmly, who can protect him?
"Not bad." Yan Zhu looked worried. "The waterways of Kuaiji are crisscrossing, and it is inevitable to take a boat, and... they are all small boats."
The smaller the boat, the easier it is to bump. If you can’t stand the boat even if you can’t stand it, how can you take a small boat? If you don’t need to hit the other person, you will fall into the water first.
"Sir, my subordinates suggest that through this period of time, train them to at least relieve their fear of water. Otherwise, once you go to the battlefield, you will not only be unable to protect your adults, but will become a burden."
Yan Zhu frowned, turned his head and saw Wu Qing standing on the railing not far away, with a calm expression. His eyes turned and he hurried forward to ask Wu Qing for advice.
Wu was a little embarrassed. "Most of the boatmen were born by the river. The water quality was familiar since childhood. The main task of training was to cooperate with each other and fight on the surface. How to train this water quality? And the time is so short, it is probably a bit difficult in a hurry."
Yan Zhu was stunned.
Liang Xiao thought for a while: "I might have a solution. If the adults agree, I can give it a try."
Wu was curious. "How are you going to train? We are very short of time and it is impossible for us to stay here forever."
Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Don't stay here, just ask Mr. Wu to bring another building boat. In addition, please arrange some craftsmen. I want to make some transformations on the building boat."
Wu was happily agreed. They were in the boat shop, and the craftsmen were on standby at any time. He immediately called dozens of craftsmen and asked them to follow Liang Xiao's instructions. Liang Xiao took them to the boat and asked them to renovate the cabins where the boat was occupied, demolished the tables, strengthened and sealed, and transformed them into a swimming pool that was four meters long, three meters wide and one meters deep.
The transformation was not complicated, and the craftsmen completed it in just one day. After pouring seven feet deep into the swimming pool, Liang Xiao asked Li Jiao to call the officials over and stand in a circle around the swimming pool.
"Take it off!"
"Take it off?" The men and women stared at each other with big eyes and looked at each other.
"That's right. It takes about ten days to go from here to Kuaiji. In ten days, you must learn to swim to be suitable for fighting in Kuaiji. To learn to swim, you must first overcome your fear of water. Give you three days to learn to breathe in this pool and adapt to the feeling of floating in the water."
After Liang Xiao finished speaking, he was the first to take off his clothes, leaving only a pair of pants, and jumped into the water. The water was seven feet deep, and he jumped in, with his head still exposed, which looked not scary. Seeing this, Li Jiao took off his clothes, led the way, and jumped into the water. As soon as he got the water, he immediately felt the problem.
He was held by the water and could not stand firm in the water. As soon as he floated under his feet, he lay in the water. He was about to shout, but he drank two sips of water first. He was panicked and slapped his hands, splashing the water everywhere, making the onlookers laugh.
Liang Xiao grabbed him with one hand and held him in his arms. "Is it different from what I feel on land?"
"It's different." Li Jiao pulled Liang Xiao, barely maintaining his balance, spitting out a sip of water, his face turned pale. "There is no root under his feet, and he can't breathe, like a ghost pressing on the bed."
When they heard the word ghost, the men who have always been careless suddenly changed their faces.
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Chapter completed!