Chapter 104: Bustle
Creak~
With the sound of ropes winding, Lin Hao and the others finally saw the Qin Family's sand boat arrive.
"Sorry, everyone. We ran into a downpour on the way, and something went wrong with the sail. We're a little late."
Captain Qin leaped down from the bow and addressed Lin Hao and the others.
"Not at all. We're hitching a ride. If you keep saying that, we'll feel embarrassed. Besides, the timing is just right."
Lin Hao smiled, his bundle on his back. Zhou Feng and the others' boat probably had not even reached Jinkou yet, and it would take some more time to return. Catching a ride on the Qin Family's boat worked out perfectly.
There were passenger boats heading directly south, too, but they were packed with examinees leaving the provincial capital. Getting aboard was far too difficult.
There had not been many Martial Examination candidates, since those who came were at least at bright force great achievement. But there were truly vast numbers of Civil Exams candidates.
"You all look radiant. You must have done quite well. Congratulations."
Captain Qin had been aboard his boat all this time. With communications as they were in this era, he naturally had no idea of the posted results.
Having stopped at the provincial capital this time, he also wanted to learn about this Martial Examination.
Boatmen like them needed to keep a mental roster of notable figures. Knowing just a few people from Wei'an County was not enough, or they might unwittingly offend someone one day.
"Haha, Old Qin, you've got a good eye! This here is Master Lin, the Provincial Examination Laureate of our year's Martial Examination. Brother Liu placed fourth as a Martial Champion, too. Junior Brother Yang just scraped through in ninety-eighth, and