The whole of San Francisco is a city built on the peninsula, so it is the sea in the east and west directions, Chinatown is in the northeast of San Francisco, and further east of Chinatown, is the very famous Inland Sea Pier.

This inland wharf was originally connected to the Fisherman's Wharf, but later because the wharf was occupied by two different families, it gradually split into the Fisherman's Wharf, which mainly focuses on foreign trade fishing, and the inland wharf, which mainly focuses on inland sea freight commerce. Unlike Fisherman's Wharf, which has become a tourist attraction, the Inland Sea Wharf is still in use today.

At half past four in the afternoon, Zhou Ming and Tang Ran drove together to Pier 36 of the Inland Sea Wharf.

Stepping out of the car and looking at the crowded Pier 36, Zhou Ming and Tang Ran couldn't help but be a little surprised, because they originally thought that this so-called Pier 36, even if it was not a non-existent pier, was at least a private pier that was not open to the public, after all, it was here to take a boat to Quan'an, but they didn't expect that this was actually a lively ferry terminal.

Tang Ran was puzzled by this: "Brother Ming, is this really the 36th pier?

Regarding this question, Zhou Ming glanced up at the road sign of Pier 36 and said, "If there is no other Pier 36, I think it should be here." ”

"But why are there so many people here? Could it be that they are all going to Quan'an? But it is not the ancestral hall of the Tang family, and only the Tang family and those who have been recognized by the Tang family can enter? With so many people going to the island together, isn't that a tourist attraction?" Tang Ran asked again.

Zhou Ming shook his head and said: "I don't know about this, maybe the Tang family has other considerations, for us, the most important thing now is to wait for Tang Lin to come over, as the fifth heir of the Tang family, he will give us the answers to the questions we want." ”

After Zhou Ming said this, Tang Ran reacted: "That's right, it's already four o'clock now, why hasn't that annoying guy arrived yet, did he deliberately lie to us, he didn't dare to come?"

"Probably not, even though I only met yesterday, but later looking at his attitude towards us and Hoover, he is also a character, it is impossible to play this kind of meaningless cleverness, we just need to be patient and wait for him to appear. ”

Zhou Ming's words became a prophecy, and almost before his words fell, a wharf staff member next to him came over and said: "May I ask if it is Ms. Tang Ran and Mr. Zhou Ming? I'm sorry to disturb you, there is a gentleman in the Chaoshan Tea House over there who said to invite you over, and he asked me to tell you that the boat to Quan'an will leave in a while, and he wants to remind you to get on the boat with him as soon as possible." ”

As he spoke, he also pointed to Zhou Ming and Tang Ran, and looked at Zhou Ming in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, he saw Tang Lin sitting by the window of the teahouse.

Zhou Ming thanked the staff and gave him a tip of one hundred dollars, and he happily took Zhou Ming and Tang Ran to the teahouse.

It was still Tang Lin and Hoover sitting here, Tang Lin glanced at the time, then greeted Zhou Ming Tang Ran with a smile and said, "It's exactly half past four, it seems that Cousin Tang Ran and Mr. Zhou Ming are very punctual people." ”

Zhou Ming thanked Tang Lin, and then they sat down together, and Tang Lin said: "I think you are here, do you also think that this pier is not the same as you imagined? This is because this pier was originally a tourist outlet of the inland sea pier, and all the boats going to Quan'an will be mixed with other cruise ships and set off together." ”

"The best way to hide a drop of water is to mix it with other waters, and it seems that you have taken great pains to hide the spring. Zhou Ming said.

"No way, in the past, the Chinese were not in the mainstream in the United States, if this method is not used, I am afraid that the Tang family's hidden wealth in Quan'an will be looted. Tang Lin said.

"So that's the case, I thought the Tang family was really a very big family, and the people here were all from the Tang family! Now it seems that most of them don't know what Quan'an is, right?" Tang Ran said.

Tang Lin gave a positive answer to Tang Ran's question, and then after a while, when a special whistle sounded, he paid the bill for the teahouse, saying that the Tang family's ship was coming, and then he took Zhou Ming and Tang Ran through a special VIP channel together, and came to the dock after the inspection. And here, they also saw the ship that the Tang family came to pick them up.

It was an all-wooden sailboat in the style of the Age of Discovery, and it was not very large, but it looked like it had come out of a historical picture.

"The name of this ship is Zhiyuan, which means that the ambition is far away, and the Zhiyuan is the ship that the first generation of the Tang family came to San Francisco to develop one hundred and fifty years ago. And keeping this ship down, as the only ship allowed to sail to Quan'an, is also the ancestor in order to let future generations remember the suffering of their ancestors, remember that they are outsiders, and need to continue to work hard to survive in this land. ”

Tang Lin explained to Zhou Ming and Tang Ran while taking them aboard the Zhiyuan, if seeing this ship would make them feel like witnessing history, then boarding this ship really gave them the illusion of being in history.

Not only does the entire ship still maintain the design style and all-wooden structure of 150 years ago, but the facilities on the ship and on the deck are also the same as they were 150 years ago, not only do they not use any other power except for the sails, but the deck is full of experienced sailors, and even the cabins are not electrified, and they still use kerosene lamps.

For the Zhiyuan that was deliberately retained, Zhou Ming could faintly understand the thoughts of the Tang ancestors, this is not arrogant and hypocritical, but such a sailboat with difficult conditions and any accidents at any time, which can better reflect a person's leadership potential, after all, a pampered person who does not dare to face accidents cannot lead the family to greater glory.

However, compared to this, being able to keep such a ship is also a reflection of the wealth of the Tang family, after all, wooden ships are not more susceptible to erosion by the sea than iron ships, so this one hundred and fifty years of maintenance is a huge expense, coupled with the emergence of other power ships, it is not easy to retain so many sailors who know how to control the sails.

Obviously, compared with the nouveau riche tyrants in the Middle East who want to buy whatever they see, the Tang family is the embodiment of the real family heritage.

As time passed, more and more people boarded the Zhiyuan, although they knew that they were all members of the Tang family, or recognized outsiders like Hoover, but they did not greet each other, but gathered together in groups to form small groups.

Zhou Ming watched all this silently, he could understand very well that this was a fight for inheritance, everyone regarded each other as enemies, how could they be close to Hemeimei's family?

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound of firecrackers on the dock, causing an uproar on the deck.

Tang Lin also frowned after hearing this, and said with a headache: "It's that guy again, his name is Tang Yi, he is the third heir of the Tang family, and he usually likes to show off, but this time Uncle Tang's sudden death, he is the third heir, and it is even worse." ”

While Tang Lin was talking, a fat man of two hundred catties walked onto the deck, and said loudly at the same time: "Hey, hello brothers and sisters who have no inheritance, Tang Yi with inheritance has come on board, you can rest assured, as long as I inherit the family industry, I will not drive you all out, and I will still make you a moth in the family, but you all have to hand over the equity in your hands!"

In the face of Tang Yi's arrogant words, some people couldn't help but come out and say: "If I'm not mistaken, you're only the third heir in line, right?

Seeing that someone dared to refute him, Tang Yi looked at the man meaningfully and said, "I'm not qualified, are you qualified?" I'm sorry, I don't remember that there is such a number one person in the family, you can't be a dangerous element who got in from somewhere, right? Where is the crew, please get this person off the ship immediately, I feel dirty when I look at him too much, ...... God."

Listening to Tang Yi's arrogance, Zhou Ming turned to Tang Lin and asked him: "I didn't expect there to be such a person, so there is such a person on the ship, don't you care about the fifth?"

Tang Lin looked Zhou Ming up and down a few times and asked, "Do you think I should take care of it?"

"I don't know, but I just know that even if you don't care, with the character he's showing now, it's your turn when he deals with that person. Zhou Ming said.

Tang Lin was silent, he thought for a while, then took a long breath and walked towards Tang Yi, grabbed Tang Yi's hand that was about to be slapped, and said to him at the same time: "Okay Tang Yi, please stop in moderation." ”

Tang Yi was so arrogant that when he was cool, no one next to him dared to disturb him, but at this time he was suddenly stopped, which made him very annoyed, he turned his head and was about to scold, but when he saw that it was Tang Lin who stopped him, he laughed again: "It turned out to be Tang Lin's cousin, how come you, the fifth in the rank, can also have the ability to take care of me, the third in the rank?"

Tang Lin frowned and shook off Tang Yi's hand and said, "The so-called rank in order, that's just an order of inheritance, not the ranking of the family level, do you understand?"

Tang Yi pursed his lips: "It's the same as true, if you don't care so much that you can be ranked above the one hundred and five, I think the entire Tang family will be very happy, what do you think?"

"You're unreasonable!" Tang Lin said angrily, he felt that Tang Yi was a psychopath at all.

However, when Tang Lin was about to turn around and leave, ignoring Tang Yi, he suddenly laughed again, he turned around and asked Tang Yi: "Do you think that as long as you are ranked high in the inheritance order, you can be so arrogant, no matter what you do to the bottom of the ranking?"

"Of course, a high ranking means that you have a better chance of inheriting the family, and as long as my cousin dies, I will inherit it. Tang Yi said, "And Tang Lin, if you want to inherit the family, it depends on whether you have this opportunity in your next life!"

"Of course I don't care, but someone can slap you hard. Tang Lin said.

Tang Yi was stunned at first when he heard this, he first looked around vigilantly, and then remembered something before saying: "Tang Yu, don't try to lie to me, I know that Tang Yu guy has not been out of Quan'an since the last family meeting, and has been soaking in a few old guys, wanting to inherit the family, how can he still get on the boat today?"

Tang Lin spread his hands and said, "I never said that Cousin Tang Yu was also on the boat, I was talking about other people." ”

"Others, do you want to tell me a story, the soul of the Zhiyuan, or the heroic spirits of the ancestors of the family?" Tang Yi asked meaningfully.

"I'm sorry, it's neither. Tang Lin shook his head and said, "I believe that Cousin Tang Yi should remember the last time at the family meeting, Grandpa Tang said that Uncle Tang's daughter is the first heir of our Tang family, right?"

"Of course I do, but isn't that the old guy telling us stories when he's older?" Tang Yi said.

"I'm sorry, what I want to tell you is that what Grandpa Tang said is true, the first heir in line is real, and it is on this ship. Tang Lin said as he stretched out his hand and pointed at Tang Ran.