Chapter 404: The East
Sure enough, on the morning of the next day, the people on the watchtower came to report that they had seen land in the distance. Everyone was both happy and worried, after all, they had been floating on the sea for more than half a month, and they had never seen anyone else except for the corpses they had seen before.
Lin Xiaoman was also very excited, overseas in ancient times! Don't know which country this belongs to? She wondered if the country here was the same as the foreign country in ancient times. Yang Shen stood beside her and helped her put on her cloak.
"Yang Shen, what do you say if we don't talk about talking?" Lin Xiaoman blushed and nervously grabbed the corner of Yang Shen's clothes and asked.
The corners of Yang Shen's mouth twitched, leaned over and said in her ear: "If you have silver, everything else is a trivial matter." And, how do you know it's not an island? ”
Lin Xiaoman shook her head, she had a hunch that this must be a new world. When the ship approached, sure enough, the land in front of me was a plain, and there was no edge in sight. If it is an island, it must be very vast.
The old crew came to report that there was no port to enter, and that it seemed that they had to go around the land, otherwise the ship would not be able to dock. After all, they are large merchant ships, and the places close to the land are all shallow waters. Large ships will pass, and they will only run aground.
Lin Xiaoman nodded in agreement, after all, she didn't want to go ashore secretly, she came this time, and she must have a good deal with the people here. In this way, we can continue to do business on this route for a long time in the future.
Because this route was originally depicted on a nautical chart, they sailed according to this map, believing that there must be a port near the land. Sure enough, the ship drove all the way along the coastline. After turning the corner from a stick of incense, the sight suddenly opened up.
I saw that in the harbor, all kinds of ships were lined up, and it was very lively. Seeing Lin Xiaoman and their boat, several boats in the harbor suddenly sailed towards them, waving red flags at Lin Xiaoman's boat.
Although Lin Xiaoman didn't understand this flag language, he also knew that if he wanted to go ashore, he might need to go through inspections and other things. Let everyone stop the ship first and wait for the ship over there to get closer.
The ships approached. At the bow of the boat, a bearded man with a hat was chattering and shouting. There was silence on board. Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what the other was saying at all. When Lin Xiaoman carefully distinguished, the man seemed to speak English, although the pronunciation was not very similar. But she still understood the meaning of these words as if she didn't understand.
Probably ask where they came from. What are you here for?
See that they do not speak. The beard was croaking again, his face was ugly, and his hand was still on the hilt of the sword at his waist. It seems that Wakabayashi Xiaoman and they don't answer again. And he treated them as enemies.
Seeing this, Lin Xiaoman hurriedly stepped forward and instructed the old crew to put the cable down, and then said a word in English to the man on the boat, the man heard Lin Xiaoman's words, he was stunned at first, and then saw the cable put down on the boat, and then thought for a while, then commanded people to come forward to Lin Xiaoman and their big boat, and then grabbed the cable and climbed up.
Seeing those people on the deck, Lin Xiaoman stepped forward, because she was wearing women's clothes, so she blessed these people and said: "Your Excellency, we are merchants from the Far East, the Daqing Dynasty, and we want to trade with your country, hoping to get your country's permission." ”
The bearded man didn't expect that the owner of this big ship was actually a woman, and she was still a very weak woman. The people who followed him burst out laughing when they heard Lin Xiaoman's words. A hint of surprise flashed in the bearded man's eyes, and then he smiled: "Madam, where do you mean the East?" What do you want to do in our country? His blue eyes blinked, and he asked very curiously.
The crew behind Lin Xiaoman couldn't help but clench their fists when they heard the laughter of those aliens, and their faces showed anger. After all, although the owner is a woman, she is also their master. They all understand that the Lord has humiliated his servant to death. Although they couldn't hear what the owner said, it seemed that they should have spoken to them politely, but they didn't expect these aliens to laugh at them like this.
Seeing the movement of his subordinates, Lin Xiaoman hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it, for Westerners, the size of Easterners is relatively smaller. They Westerners advocate force, and if a person is weak and can't help it, he will naturally not be respected by others. Not to mention, want to do business with them.
"Your Excellency, I don't know what you call you? If you are interested in our country, we would like to invite you to visit our country. It's just that your country doesn't seem to be friendly to friends from afar. Lin Xiaoman said with a smile on his face, staring at the beard that took the lead with a proud face.
When the bearded man heard what Lin Xiaoman said, he carefully observed this woman. This woman looks completely different from the local woman, but her overall style is not comparable to that of a noble princess. Although weak, his eyes are bright.
He was secretly surprised that he could go to another country to prove that this person must have a lot of ability in his own country. He put away his underestimating thoughts, raised his hand to Lin Xiaoman, put it on his chest, bent down slightly, and said, "My name is Charlie. Will, ma'am, you can call me Will! I am the chief of the city's guard, and if you are a guest from the Far East, we will be more than welcome. After speaking, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand towards Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Xiaoman showed a smile on his face, and also stretched out his hand and replied, "It's a great pleasure to meet you, Mr. Will." Na Wei was holding Lin Xiaoman's hand with one hand, and his mouth was about to kiss him.
But seeing Yang Shen's face full of anger, he pulled Lin Xiaoman behind him, and the Luoyan sword was pulled out of his waist and put it directly on Will's neck.
This sudden change was not expected by everyone. Naville felt a flower in front of him, and the man who was standing behind the lady took him hostage. He didn't see the speed of this man's sword clearly, and Will's face couldn't help but change greatly.
In my heart, I thought I had fallen into someone else's trap, and secretly hated myself for falling into the beauty trick of this weak woman. It's a pity that this woman has no front and back, and if it is known that she has been tricked because of such a woman, she will definitely be laughed at.
Lin Xiaoman was also stunned, and when he saw that Yang Shen's sword was about to cut Na Wei's neck, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his arm and said, "Xianggong, this is a misunderstanding." When Yang Shen heard her words, his cold eyes loosened a little.
Seeing that Yang Shen no longer moved, Lin Xiaoman wiped the cold sweat on his head. Yang Shen didn't wait for her to speak, and said hatefully: "What misunderstanding? He clearly wanted to slight you just now, and when I killed him, I cut off his claw and threw it into the sea to feed the fish. (To be continued......)