Liu Sanye waved his hand haughtily, "It is fate that we can get acquainted, thank you or not." After that, he thought for a while, "You are a strange woman in the port, and people are wary and refuse to tell the truth." Tomorrow I will ask the shopkeeper of the house to find someone to find out in person, and I hope to hear some useful news. ”

"Really, thank you so much Third Brother. Please ask the shopkeeper, there has been a fleet of Dong family firms in and out recently, my husband's family has business dealings with the Dong family, if you find the Dong family's ship, you can know the situation of my family. ”

"Okay."

Liu Sanye is a man of his word, and when the people in the shop came to unload the goods on the second day, he instructed the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was also neat, and the news was sent back in less than half a day.

It turned out that the port of the Philippines had not been in and out of the Dong family's fleet in the past two months, and news had circulated on other ships, saying that the Dong family's fleet had already gone to sea together, but they were called back after not going far.

Many ships were afraid that they would encounter pirates without the Dong family's red horse boat escort, and they were really worried for a while.

Therefore, there are many people who know this news, and the shopkeeper has a wide range of people, so you can know it after a little inquiry.

Although Dong Rong was disappointed with this result, it was expected. The family knew that their husband and wife had died together and their whereabouts were unknown, so they would definitely try their best to retreat in order to facilitate the care of the property. The ocean-going fleet accounts for the majority of the family's industry, but it is the most important thing, so it makes sense to deal with it. The only one who suffers is her, but it's no wonder that the family, now everyone is probably looking for her in Daqi, and no one thought that she would cross the ocean and run to the Philippines.

Liu Sanye was really happy that Dong Rong went back with the ship as usual, so he went to play under the pretext of going ashore to inspect the shop, but threw all the logistics supplies and goods purchased on the way back to Dong Rong and Steward Liu.

Dong Rong was in charge of the fleet at home before, and she was very clear about what goods sold well in Daqi and what goods were highly profitable. Now I was upset again, and I was trying to find things to occupy my mind, so I let go of my scruples and helped Steward Liu to be so busy that he couldn't see the sun at both ends. But this hard work is also fruitful, and it originally took half a month to deal with trivial matters, but it was rectified in ten days. I even found a lot of non-perishable ingredients that are shelf-stable and non-perishable, and prepared meals on the road.

Liu Sanye has been obsessed with a "talented girl" in the Qinglou in the past few days, and it is so good that he can mix oil in honey, and he was a little surprised when he suddenly heard that he could return to the sea. At the end, he threw a few ingots of silver to the "talented girl" who had been married for a few days, and returned to the boat.

Dong Rong didn't pay attention to his joking complaints, hesitated for a long time, and still wrote a superstitious letter in secret language and sent it to the director's firm. No matter how the shopkeeper explained that the shop had already changed owners, she still insisted on leaving the letter and a silver ingot.

Steward Liu is a capable person, and after a few days of hard work, he has already taken a few merchant ships to anchor and return to the sea, hoping that there will be a response to problems on the road.

In the early morning of this day, before the mist in the harbor had lifted, the five merchant ships set sail after setting off firecrackers and worshipping the god of the sea.

The winter monsoon is the most willing to push hard, but in three or five days it took the fleet to run more than 1,000 nautical miles. However, it is also the most ferocious villain, saying that if you change your face, you will change your face. However, in one night, a monstrous wave was set off on the sea, which hit the merchant ship up and down, and even Dong Rong, who had never been seasick, vomited non-stop.

The boatmen were all experienced, and after a brief panic, they stabilized their minds and, under the command of the old helmsman, resisted the past. However, after the weather cleared, everyone realized that there was a merchant ship missing behind them, needless to say, it must have been lost in the storm.

The four ships gathered in one place, and after carefully checking the charts, it was determined that the fleet had deviated from its original course. So after searching the vicinity for a long time, but not finding the companion, he reluctantly picked up his fear, and set sail again. When the fleet finally got back on the right track, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to reward everyone for working together to survive the storm and not dying, Liu Sanye sent a message to add food for lunch, and everyone cheered playfully, which diluted a lot of the frightening atmosphere that had permeated everywhere in the past two days. Dong Rong often heard the boatmen complain in private that the food cooked by Chef Liu was as unpalatable as pig food, so she took the initiative to take the celebration banquet under the pretext that there was too much work in the big kitchen and she was too busy.

Everyone sees all kinds of delicacies served in the small stove every day, and occasionally encounters them, and they salivate for the fragrance. Now that I finally have the opportunity to taste Dong Rong's craftsmanship, how can I not be happy. So they cheered one after another, and it was three points more lively than Fang Cai.

Liu Sanye heard Steward Liu's explanation in the cabin, so he frowned and complained like a child, "It's not that there is no cook in the big stove room, why bother to let her suffer that tired." ”

How could Steward Liu not know that his master was protecting his shortcomings, and he smiled and was about to persuade him, but Dong Rong walked up from downstairs. She held a tray with a bowl of chilled mung bean soup on top. On the way to come, there was no saltpeter on the ship, but fortunately, Dong Rong met it in the shop on the island of the Philippines and bought a lot, and finally didn't have to miss the ice products on the way back.

When Liu Sanye saw the mung bean soup bubbling cold, his eyes immediately lit up with joy, and he took the bowl after throwing down the chess pieces, and drank it clean in a few sips. At the end, he took a long breath and said with a smile, "Such a bowl of mung bean soup will not be changed even if you give it to the pot of immortal wine." ”

Dong Rong was amused, took the bowl and asked, "How did you hear that you complained that I was feeding everyone?" This storm is really dangerous, and if it weren't for the boatmen's efforts, we would have fed the fish. I made a few good dishes to thank everyone for saving their lives, you, the owner, not only don't thank me, but you still plan to stop it? ”

Liu Sanye smiled embarrassedly, and pretended to turn his head to ask Manager Liu suspiciously, "Yes, I didn't seem to say this, it must be a misunderstanding!" ”

Steward Liu wanted to roll his eyes, but he said, "The third master naturally didn't say it, I said it, I feel sorry for Mrs. Cao is too tired, so I plan to stop it." ”

Dong Rong smiled and saluted and thanked her, "It's still the chief steward who is kind-hearted, I'll make one more good dish for lunch to thank you, how about it?" ”

"That's fine." Steward Liu didn't seem to see his master's face collapse in an instant, and smiled with his eyebrows.

"You two, this is a joint run on me, do you want to start work every month?" Liu Sanye protested, which made Dong Rong and Steward Liu laugh.

Because there are more than 50 people on the boat, there are not enough pots and stoves in the small stoves. Dong Rong took the two cooks to the big stove room, and with the previous "poisoning incident" as the foundation, Chef Liu now sees Dong Rong and wants to take a detour, and at this time he has slipped away with a bad stomach.

Dong Rong didn't care, and took two cooks and two handymen in the big stove room to start sorting the fish and shrimp sent from the stern. Today, I was lucky to catch two sea emperor fish weighing more than 20 catties, and neatly unloaded the fish meat, leaving only the fish bones. Throw them all into the pot, add green onions and ginger to remove the fishy smell, and then stew until the soup becomes milky white and add vermicelli, shredded cabbage and potato strips. The process is similar to the pork bone soup stew, but the soup made from fresh fish bones is more fragrant and smooth @ tender than pork bone soup, which is simply a heaven and an underground.

The shredded squid that has been blanched in water is white in color, and the shredded red pepper and shallots are added to the pot and stir-fried, and two spoonfuls of garlic sauce are added before coming out of the pot.

Then boil a large pot of shredded potatoes, cut the sweet potatoes that were exchanged on the island of the Philippines into pieces, fry them and hang them in syrup, looking golden and crystalline, and it tastes even more sweet and crispy.

Everyone was still busy and stretched their necks in anticipation, but they didn't expect lunch to be ready soon. As soon as the bell hung on the bow of the ship rang, everyone hurriedly put down their work and gathered on the deck. Handymen and cooks grinned and brought up large baskets of cakes and large vats of fish bone broth, as well as large pots of shredded potatoes and fried squid in sauce. Everyone got a share, some people were happy to be quiet, found a place in the shade to eat and drink slowly, and some people simply sat on the deck and feasted.

Needless to say, the fish soup was popular with everyone, and the sweet potato hanging pulp became a favorite of all women. Of course, Liu Sanye sat in the front cabin while eating and drinking, while complaining that Dong Rong was hiding his secrets, and this fish soup and sweet potato hanging pulp were also the first time he had eaten them.

Steward Liu pretended not to hear it, thinking that there must be a good share left for him by Dong Rong in the kitchen.

On the Liu family's merchant ship, everyone was extremely satisfied with this lunch, and there was constant laughter and laughter. Dong Rong and the two cooks were gossiping while eating and drinking slowly, completely unaware that on the day they deviated from the route, three red horse boats happened to cross each other. The big ship that sailed first carried all her relatives.

Dong Ping stood at the bow of the boat with both hands on the side of the boat, looking at the sea in front of him, he didn't know what he was thinking, and occasionally his teeth touched a circle of fire bubbles on his lips, which made him frown fiercely.

Old Man Cao came out of the front cabin, sighed when he saw him like this, and stepped forward to persuade, "Brother Ping, the matter has come to this, don't worry too much." Sister Rong and Zhuzi are both blessed and fateful people, and they will definitely be fine. You can't eat well every day, you can't sleep, if you are in a hurry, won't there be no one to help? ”

How can Dong Ping not know this truth, he is now almost thirty years old, not only has he been an official, but he has not been running around the world all these years, and his knowledge and ability are not bad. But as soon as the matter involved his sister's family, he was completely out of proportion. In his heart, he treats his eldest sister like a mother, and every night when he closes his eyes, he will have nightmares. Either I dreamed that my sister was chased and killed, or my body was adrift at sea and was gnawed by fish and shrimp.

He woke up, as if someone had taken his heart off and threw it directly into the oil pan to fry. It is said that men don't flick when they have tears, but they haven't reached the sad place. Nowhere was there, he didn't know how many tears he secretly shed, and then wiped them away, stepped up to settle the old man in the family, and then traveled all over the world to find his sister. If my sister is fine, then it's easy to say. But his sister was really killed, and the rest of his life was to take revenge as the goal of living. R638