Needless to say, within a few days, this bucket @ landlord has become a new game for the whole boat. In addition to the rotation of manpower, but all the people who have no work, will be in a group of three, gather in the shade and wave the playing cards in their hands, the cardboard is expensive, and not wear-resistant, often have to change the new cards, no one is willing to tear into strips and stick to the face. I don't know who came up with the bad idea, so I made a substitute with kelp.

As a result, it is common for people with kelp on their heads to come and go on the big boat, and occasionally a few people lose hard, squatting on the bow and shouting, "I'm a stupid turtle, I'm a pig!" ”

When Liu Sanye was bored, there was another good place to watch the excitement.

In this way, the big ship stopped and walked, and more than a month passed in a flash. Dong Rong was busy tidying up the meals on weekdays, occasionally talking to Liu Sanye, and consciously knowing each other, she occasionally tried to ask a few words about Maitreya's teaching. Liu Sanye's youngest son in the Liu family, because the two brothers are very good at business, so they have lived without pressure since he was a child, and he is at ease. Although he has become a family over the years, he has spent most of his time floating outside to play, and he really knows very well about the power of the Maitreya Sect in Daqi.

He is also a shrewd person, and he slowly guessed that Dong Rong's fall was related to Maitreya. But Dong Rong didn't say it, and he didn't want to ask deeply.

In this way, another month passed, and the big ship finally approached the Philippine Island. Dong Rong was so excited that she couldn't sleep well all night, thinking that when she got to the port, she would have to find her own fleet, even if there were Maitreya minions infiltrating the fleet, but everyone couldn't rebel, after all, most of the people were still loyal. Even if she can't keep her safe, at least it's not a problem to spread the news to her family.

Thinking like this, she inevitably became distracted. Three meals a day, either there is no salt in this dish, or that dish can kill people. Liu Sanye ate in extreme pain, he couldn't bear it, and he was curious, so he seized the opportunity and joked, "Sister of the Cao family, I haven't treated you badly recently, right?" If you have the courage in your heart and say that I would rather be scolded to death by you than eat too much salt and become a bat! ”

Dong Rong was sitting by the window, looking at the gradually darkening sea and sky in a daze, and when she woke up when she heard this, she hurriedly stepped forward and took the spoon, tasted a few dishes one by one, and blushed slightly when she put down the spoon.

Of the four dishes, three don't taste right, which is indeed a bit excessive. But she got along very well with Liu Sanye these days, and she really had some brother and sister affection. So he didn't see the outside, smiled and said angrily, "You're not a mouse, no matter how much salt you eat, you won't become a bat." But this dish is unpalatable, so I'll take it and remake it. ”

Liu Sanye waved his hand and beckoned her to sit opposite each other on the soft couch by the window. raised his hand and gave her a cup of tea, and then Zhengse asked, "Sister, we have been together for many days, and you have been acting harmoniously." It's been so abnormal these days, it must be something in my heart, right? If I can help, just say it. ”

Dong Rong could see that Liu Sanye really wanted to help when he said this. She deliberately said her original grievances, but thinking about the maid who put the dagger around her neck that day, she had served her for two years, and those men in black could hide on the ship for two days without being discovered, so there must be an internal response. I thought that the line of defense at home was very solid, but now it has become like a sieve and full of loopholes. She really didn't know who to trust and who to suspect. And although Liu Sanye gets along closely, Liu Dong's two families each account for half of the business of Qi, and the business is inevitably a little competitive, who knows if she will suddenly change her face after knowing her identity.

After all, there are only eternal interests, not eternal affections.

Thinking like this, she swallowed back the words that came to her mouth, and then said vaguely, "Thank you for your concern, it's not a big deal." I had been separated from my family and ended up at sea. Now that I am about to arrive in the Philippines, I look forward to going ashore to find a fleet of ships that I know at home. First, you may be able to ask for news from your family. Second, you can also take a hitchhike home. I was away from home for many days, and I inevitably had a feeling of anxiety and impatience, and then I was not safe. ”

Liu Sanye was a little rusty when he heard her words, how could he not know that she was on guard again, and she couldn't cry or laugh in her heart, but she didn't care, but she opened her mouth and persuaded "You can reach the Philippines Island in a day or two, the port is mixed, you a woman goes ashore to find out the news, in case you encounter something, it will be difficult to do." If you can trust me, I'll send two guards to walk with you, and come back to say hello if you have something. ”

Dong Rong blushed a little when she heard this, and felt that she was a little "living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain", so she quickly got up and solemnly saluted and thanked, "Third Brother Liu, I really have some unspeakable hardships, if I say it, it will only cause trouble." I was deeply taken care of by Third Brother Liu, and I couldn't reciprocate, I was already uneasy, and I really couldn't drag down Third Brother anymore. One day in the future, the little sister will have a big revenge, and she will not forget the grace of the third brother for this period of time. ”

Liu Sanye hurriedly stretched out his hand to help her, sighed and said, "It's hard for you to be a woman outcast, I still say the same thing, if you need my help with something, just open your mouth." ”

Dong Rong was inexplicably grateful and thanked her again. The two talked a few more words and dispersed, Dong Rong went back to the kitchen and ordered a bowl of noodles, asked a cook to send it to the front cabin, and then went back to his small cabin, waiting for the big ship to arrive.

The next morning, while the boatmen were busy cleaning the deck and doing all sorts of chores, one of the boatmen climbed up the mast, set up a clairvoyant lookout, and soon shouted "It's here, I see land!" ”

Everyone lived on the ship for more than two months, and although the space on the ship is not cramped, it cannot be compared with the land. Especially these days, even my favorite poker doesn't seem to be so much fun to play.

Suddenly, when they heard the shouting, everyone shook for a moment, and then immediately shouted wildly. Some have to throw away the straw hat on their heads, some have to throw away the brush in their hands, the bucket, in short, as much as possible to celebrate the imminent successful arrival.

Dong Rong and Liu Sanye heard the voice, and also walked out of the cabin, looking at the black line that gradually appeared between the sea and the sky from a distance, and they also smiled happily.

Dong Rong couldn't wait to grow wings and fly over immediately, and find her own fleet in the next moment. Unfortunately, as the old saying goes, the mountain runs away from a dead horse, and the same applies at sea. This thin black line slowly showed its full picture in the eyes of everyone until the evening.

Seven or eight years ago, the island was a poor country full of natives. But since a strange fleet sailed here, Yiqiē has changed. Daqi's tea, silk, and porcelain were sent over and exchanged for various spices, precious stones, and good wood, and then transported back to Daqi. The huge resale profits gradually attracted more fleets to come, and the harbor was soon built. The local people sold their local products @ and made money, and the merchants gathered in groups and opened shops, forming a village by the harbor. Green buildings, restaurants, tooth shops, and all kinds of industries have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, quickly improving this gathering place, and now it is no different from the inland towns of Daqi, and even more prosperous than ordinary towns.

Dong Rong has been standing at the bow of the ship since she discovered the Hai'an Line, refusing to go back to the cabin, and even Liu Sanye's lunch was cleaned up by two cooks. Liu Sanye didn't mind, but ordered Liu Guan to find two guards with strong martial arts skills in advance.

Sure enough, as soon as the big ship landed, Dong Rong was anxious to get off the boat. Liu Sanye knew that he couldn't be persuaded, so he asked the two guards to follow. Dong Rong hurriedly thanked her and got off the boat, but when she came back in the middle of the night, she was a little wilted.

Liu Sanye only met with the big shopkeeper of his own local shop, and he didn't go to the town with him to rest, so he kept sitting by the window drinking tea and reading, and when he saw Dong Rong coming back, he beckoned her to come close and ask.

"Sister, but things are not going well?"

Dong Rong saw that Liu Sanye hadn't fallen asleep at this time, so she guessed that he was worried about his late return, so she was very upset, turned around and thanked the two guards, and then walked out of the front cabin window and whispered, "Third brother, I have been asking more than 20 boats, but none of them are familiar with each other at home." I wonder if it's a bad luck or bad luck? ”

Liu Sanye saw her frowning, so he opened his mouth to persuade her, "I'm afraid that the ships in this port are a hundred miles away, and there is always a fleet you are looking for, maybe it's not a coincidence today." If it's getting late today, why don't you rest. The shopkeeper of my house has just arrived, and I have already ordered him to send a man who is familiar with this place to show you around tomorrow and ask you again. ”

Dong Rong finally dissipated her sorrow when she heard this, and saluted and thanked, "Then it's bothering the third brother, it's already half of the night, the third brother should rest quickly." ”

"Okay, let someone else prepare breakfast tomorrow, you can rest for a while."

The two stopped talking and rested, and the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Dong Rong hurriedly got off the boat again, looking forward to finding his fleet earlier. But God did not fulfill people's wishes, this time she found the night and asked all the ships, but none of them belonged to the Dong family.

She had no choice but to go to the Dong family's shop here, but in order to protect the last retreat here, the shopkeepers left by the husband and wife were all strangers, and they only recognized the seal and did not recognize people. On the way home that day, she suddenly encountered a disaster, and she had no time to take out the seal. The jade pendant around her neck is only known to the ten big shopkeepers of the trading house, and her identity cannot be proved elsewhere.

Therefore, even if she asked again and again, the shopkeeper refused to say more, and even the look of vigilance in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

Dong Rong really couldn't cry or laugh, I don't know whether to praise the loyalty of this shopkeeper, or be angry with him for being rigid. When she returned to the boat in the evening, Liu Sanye saw that her face was getting worse and worse, and she could guess the result without asking, so she ordered the steward to go to the stove to serve food to Dong Rong. Dong Rong was so anxious that she was angry, where could she eat, and she raised her head and drank a pot of herbal tea.

Since they met, even if Dong Rong was embarrassed, Liu Sanye had never seen her lose her sense of proportion, so he persuaded her, "Even if there is a big thing, you have to eat to have strength." ”

Dong Rong sighed, holding the noodles from the kitchen in her hand, and she didn't have any appetite at all.

"Third brother, I'm afraid I'm going to go back with your boat. I didn't find any of the boats I knew well. ”

"Okay, I'm still worried that you're gone, how boring will my months of returning home. It's better for you to stay on the same boat, I haven't eaten enough of the dishes you cooked. Liu Sanye deliberately quipped.

Dong Rong smiled bitterly: "It's me, thank you for taking it in." ”