Chapter 101: Night Party
Leaving the place where Tang Ruowang lived, Zhu Youxiao did not go anywhere, but returned to his residence and began to sift through the knowledge about shipbuilding in his mind. Although this is one of the three techniques he collects the most information, it is messy and varied, and it needs to be sorted out.
The whole afternoon passed in his silent meditation. In the evening, the white man, who had been training the sailors during the day, was brought in, and, strangely, the young blonde who had been with John Tong during the day also followed.
This aroused Zhu Youxiao's interest, looking at her situation, it was obvious that she wanted to talk to him alone, otherwise why didn't she say anything about such a good opportunity during the day. However, Zhu Youxiao did not rush to ask, but asked about the situation of the first mate......
The first mate's name was Taron. Isaac, a Spaniard, was attacked by pirates while sailing east, and he jumped into the sea when he was on his way east, and was rescued by a passing merchant ship and stranded in Macau.
"Oh, then why don't you go back to your hometown?" Zhu Youxiao asked a little strangely.
Tarun shook his head with a wry smile, and said in strange Chinese, "My lord, not to mention the cost of returning to my hometown, I can't afford it, even if I go back, what can I do, all my savings have been exchanged for goods, and I have been thrown into the merchant ship with the captain, except for the goods, I have no property left." ”
Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao understood that the other party still wanted to fight in the East, a place where gold is everywhere in legends, at least earn a certain amount of gold, and return to his hometown to buy a house.
After asking several times, Zhu Youxiao finally affirmed that this guy was just a skilled crew first mate, and he had no other specialties except for sailing overseas. After waving his hand and asking him to step back, Zhu Youxiao asked the blonde girl who had been listening to him with great interest.
"This young lady, may I ask you what is the matter?"
"That's right, Your Highness the Imperial Grandson." She slowly pronounced the three words of the imperial grandson word by word, although the tone was still inaccurate, but others could still hear what it was.
"I hope to get a job here with Your Highness." Serena asked expectantly.
"Oh, get a job with me?" Zhu Youxiao asked rhetorically, "May I ask Miss Serena, why did you end up in Macau?" ”
Zhu Youxiao is indeed a little curious, this idea, how did a weak girl cross the ocean and come to Macao, China, thousands of miles away. You know, those pirates and merchants along the way are not law-abiding gentlemen, and they will not resist in the face of such a delicious little sheep.
When Wang Wenyan's people met Serena, the other party seemed to be in danger, her gorgeous clothes were in tatters, and there were blood stains in some places on her body, she looked panicked, as if she was hiding from something.
Hearing this question, Serena's eyes turned red, her expression was sad, and she seemed to remember some sad memories, "Your Highness, this is all in the past, I don't want to mention him now, I just want to live in the peaceful and peaceful country of Daming." She said with some sneering.
The pitiful appearance of the pear blossom with rain, combined with a plump body that is more plump than that of a Chinese woman, is quite amorous for a while, and it looks very moving. Although Zhu Youxiao is not a person who pities fragrance and cherishes jade, but in the face of a weak girl, he really can't continue to ask, so he has to change the topic and ask, "Then I don't know what Miss Serena will do?" ”
"I ...... I can ....... poetry, I can arrange flowers, I can make up my ......" Serena thought about what she would do, but after saying a few, she also realized that these things she knew were flashy and useless, and the more she talked, the quieter her voice became.
Zhu Youxiao looked at her helplessly, what is the use of these things? It's just a Western girl, and she said that she would raise it, but the other party said that she wanted to exchange her work for payment, and he didn't want to hurt the other party's self-esteem.
"I ....... my etiquette class is very good, and I also learn the essay very well." As if remembering something, Serena blushed, bit her lip, and said with some offering.
"Hey!" Zhu Youxiao was very helpless, "Miss Serena, you must know that this is the East, and your etiquette is not in circulation here, and this is not popular in literature." ”
Hearing this, Serena's head bowed, her toes gently grinding against the ground, and she seemed to realize that she had no special skills that could be exchanged for labor.
"Forget it......" Zhu Youxiao opened his mouth, not planning to delay.
"Your Highness, my language classes are very good, I know many languages, Spanish, English, French, German, Greek." Suddenly, Serena looked up with a happy face and said, her abrupt movements interrupted Zhu Youxiao's words.
"Huh!" Zhu Youxiao paused and swallowed back the words that were about to be exported. This blonde girl is really persistent, and she has to live on her own skills.
"Okay, for the time being, you will be an assistant to Priest John Tong and help him translate those Western works, and then I will get Western works here, and you will also translate them, how about it?" Zhu Youxiao said quickly.
"Okay, okay." Serena laughed, so happy that her eyes narrowed into a line.
"Thank you, Gracious Highness." She walked away happily after performing strange etiquette, without asking how much she was paid.
"What a strange girl." Zhu Youxiao paused, and then sighed, and then he didn't pay attention to it, but he just opened his mouth to eat, and he could afford it.
After probably getting to know the two Westerners, Zhu Youxiao didn't pay much attention to it, no matter how hidden there was behind this, it couldn't compare to his affairs. After a slow sigh, he closed his eyes again, and began to silently comb through the information in his mind, and when he was almost done, he took out his usual quill pen and paper, and began to write.
In addition to copying technical information from his mind in large sections, he also drew many stick figures, which were simple, consisting of lines and various arcs, but it was evident that he drew all kinds of ships.
In the next few days, he stayed at home, nested in his room, did one thing, copying and drawing, he did not go on patrol, nor did he care about the expansion of the Yulin Army, except for the occasional morning when he copied the spear and practiced martial arts, he did not dare to do anything, so he devoted himself to writing shipbuilding materials.
It wasn't until there were still three days before the school parade that he stopped his movements, took a thick stack of materials, and ran to the small shipyard in the harbor to gather all the masters.
[Author's digression]: Chapter 101 Night Party