Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1033 - 543 - Rowing Without Paddles_2

Chapter 1033: 543 Chapter Rowing Without Paddles_2

Secretary Xiao Zhao glanced around—the preparations here at the town’s entrance were quite adequate. Even if the water rose further, there would be no problem. He thought for a moment and said, "I’ll go take a look too! See what Boss Yan thinks about the current situation..."

In fact, Secretary Jiao had instructed that the area around the cattle farm had already become an isolated island. If the water continued to rise, the situation could become dire. Therefore, Secretary Xiao Zhao had to hurry to see Yan Fei and ask if he planned to relocate—even if he wasn’t planning to, Xiao Zhao had to urge him to move quickly. The rising waters wouldn’t spare anyone; those who didn’t flee would be submerged.

Currently, the town’s entrance was flooded, but just past this section, the road toward the station was dry, continuing that way until the bridge which was crowded with people. Further west, it was impossible to proceed, as sections of the road were submerged.

The water was still rising. If it rose further, it would be too dangerous for people to cross. This wasn’t a provincial road or a highway—besides trees, there were no barriers along the road, not even water trenches to stop the flood. Moreover, in some areas the farmland was lower than the road, which posed a risk of people being swept away. That would be dangerous.

The bridge was already crowded with people, many wielding bamboo poles and sticks, constantly watching the water surface. They scooped up debris from the water; otherwise, it would accumulate at the bridge piers, potentially blocking the waterway and even risking the collapse of the bridge.

Now, another large group of people surged in, all waiting to see Boss Yan rowing his boat without oars...

Boss Yan looked utmost impressive, with a raging river behind him and the vast, yellow floodwaters seeming endless. As the wooden boat moved downstream, he held the boat pole and stood at the bow; behind him, a tiger and a black bear clung to the boat steering for him, while overhead two golden eagles circled low, occasionally screeching, making people’s ears tremble...

"Be careful, Boss Yan, the boat is too fast, pay attention..." As the boat approached the bridge and gathered speed, someone grew nervous.

"Xiao Fei, be ready, if it doesn’t work out, jump off the boat..."

"..."

Hearing the shout, Yan Fei finally picked up the boat pole, waved to the people on the bridge, and forcefully pushed against the water. The wooden boat, which had been gradually drifting toward the middle of the river, immediately floated toward the riverbank...

After rowing a couple more times, he quickly shooed away the tiger and black bear at the stern, letting them swim ashore following the current.

"Quick, quick, quick... get ready..." As the wooden boat drew nearer, those holding sticks and bamboo poles hurriedly ran along the shore toward the boat, hoping to use the bamboo poles to fend off the boat when it neared the bridge.

"No need, no need, stand back, make some room..." Seeing this, Yan Fei quickly shouted out.

With one more powerful stroke, the wooden boat finally reached the riverbank, heading straight for the bridge’s head.

Yan Fei lunged forward in a bowing step, aiming the boat pole at one of the bridge’s stone piers.

"Bang!"

Though it was a split second, just as he positioned himself, the boat pole contacted the stone pier, colliding with it, and the next second, the pole bent like a bow.

In the next moment, Yan Fei, quick-witted and swift, threw away the nearly broken boat pole, took a big step forward, and with a thump...

Before the crowd could react, they saw the wooden boat securely stopped at the bow, with Boss Yan standing with one foot on the boat and the other on the stone pier—some eagle-eyed observers noticed that the stone pier he stepped on even had a few fragments falling off.

"Awesome!" A group of young men led by Heizi gave him thumbs up.

"Just too hard on the shoes..." Not many dared to say this to Boss Yan, but Ma Yongming’s father was certainly one. Holding his grandson in the crowd, he saw the sandal on Yan Fei’s foot, which had only the sole left, and laughed so hard he could hardly close his mouth.

Yan Fei felt quite helpless. However skilled he was, he couldn’t exactly forge a pair of iron shoes to wear, could he?

Going barefoot didn’t seem right either, who goes barefoot these days? At the very least, everyone wore flip-flops!

He retracted his foot, and the sole fell off along the stone pier. He also kicked the other shoe into the river, grabbed a rope, jumped down, and tied the boat before he finally had a moment to greet everyone.

"You’re finally up here. Let’s go, let’s talk at the field..." Before they could exchange a few words, Secretary Xiao Zhao came over urging.

"Right, right, right, business is important, folks, please make way..." Old Pan called out while helping on the side.

The crowd had gathered around just now, packing around the wooden boat so tightly that water couldn’t escape. However, Old Pan’s shout was to no avail. Before he finished, everyone scattered at once—

The tiger and black bear had swum over by then...

Taking the opportunity, Yan Fei jumped onto the stone pier, "Brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, everyone—I know you’re aware I raise these tigers. I’ve been worried about the danger and haven’t let everyone visit, but today, come take a look! Don’t be afraid, they’ve just escaped death from the water; they’re hardly in the mood to eat anyone!"

The crowd laughed—a forced laugh!

The only ones who could remain somewhat composed in front of these tigers and black bears were Lin Baoguo and Ma Yongming, who often visited the greenhouse area. The others watched nervously as Tiger Da’s large head moved closer to Yan Fei, fearing that the next moment its mouth would open and swallow Boss Yan whole.

In the eyes of everyone, both excited and apprehensive, Yan Fei patted Tiger Da, took chains from the boat, and secured them to the animals, then took a few tael sables’ cages in one hand and led them onto the road. "Everyone, make some space, don’t be scared, it’s fine, they’re very obedient!"

Seeing the tigers and black bears tied up, many people sighed in relief.

But really, it was just psychological comfort. With one hand grabbing several chains, at the other end tied were two black bears standing taller than humans and even more formidable looking tigers. They were just for show—if someone else were handling them, any of these animals could easily pull away, let alone so many at once.