The big ship continued to walk northeastward, day after day, there was no land or island, and when the east 'gate' and others were about to turn the rudder, some planks and sawdust drifted in front of them, luring them forward. On this day, Dongmenqing and Cui Guangnan and Yu did not resign to the agreement, if they don't see the island today, they will turn the rudder, but Cui and Yu thought: "Now that I haven't gone so far, I'm afraid it will be more dangerous to turn the rudder again." The journey of three or five days with a tailwind, and the distance may not be reached in thirty or fifty days when the wind is headwind! It's better to continue to move forward to have a glimmer of life. ”

But if we keep going, will we be able to survive? Cui Guangnan and Yu Buci were not sure. The sun was slanting westward, sinking from west, and the east 'gate' sat at the stern of the boat and said: "The sunrise on the sea is common, and I don't want to see the sunset on the sea." Suddenly, there were a few clanging sounds in the air, as if a weapon was impacted, and then disappeared, and the east 'gate' was stunned and said with a smile: "Don't be a long-time sailing, even auditory hallucinations!" After a while, I heard shouting again! It also comes with the wind and goes with the wind! This time, he was paying attention, and was wondering what was going on, when he heard Papai Shigoro running up on the ladder and shouting, "Master! Owner! Take a look at the bow of the ship! ”

Dongmen' Qingcai rushed to the bow of the boat, and when he saw a number of black spots in the northeast, he jumped up with joy and said, "Land? Is it land? ”

Yu Buzhi said: "According to the lookout hand, it shouldn't be." Those black dots are too small. Maybe it's the boat. ”

Dong 'Gate' Qing shouted: "Pull the sails full!" Come and check it out! ”

Cui Guangnan said: "No, I don't know what's going on in front, we should slow down, so as not to avoid danger and can't dodge." ”

Although the speed was reduced according to Cui Guangnan's intentions, those black spots were still approaching quickly, and Dongmen' Qing saw clearly that there were dozens of fishing boats, most of them were simple and clumsy, but these fishing boats were not fishing when they got together, but fighting! Most of the hundreds of people were holding harpoons and sticks, and a few were holding swords, and they were beating with a bang!

Cui Guangnan said: "I'm afraid that there is a dispute between the islanders at sea, so it's better for us not to intervene indiscriminately." ”

Yu Buzhi said: "But we need to find an island to anchor and repair ships, there are so many people here, there must be a nearby inhabited island to dock." ”

"We don't know the situation, let's get closer and stop the boat, and then send a small boat to inquire about the news, see why they are fighting, and see if we can stop the boat on the island where they live to replenish water." ”

Everyone applauded for goodness, and the two fishermen who were fighting saw a big boat coming from the southeast and gradually slowed down, only two of which were fighting in a hearty way and couldn't stop. Dong Men' Qing and the others looked around the ship, and saw that on the ship was a young man in his early twenties, dressed in a white-washed samurai clothes, holding a four-foot long knife that was not very sharp.

At this time, the martial arts of the East 'Gate' Qing were far superior to those in Quanzhou, so he asked Xingoro: "How is this person's swordsmanship?" ”

Shingoro said: "It seems that he has not officially worshiped the master, but he is agile, if he can get the guidance of a famous teacher and practice for two years, I will not be his opponent." ”

Dongmen' Qing asked, "Are you a famous teacher?" ”

Shingoro hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Of course I don't count." ”

At this time, two of the three fishermen had to jump into the sea to escape, and the other was kicked directly into the sea by the young man. Dong 'Gate' Qing saw his heart and said: "They still have three points of affection for the fight, if they fight to the death, these three fishermen will be seriously injured if they don't die." ”

A fishing boat stood on the side, and a young man about thirty years old shouted, "Rong Jiu! Don't be complacent! Have the guts to fight me! "Dong'men Qingtong knows the dialects of the southeast, and the Japanese dialect is also quite slippery, and the dialects of the southeast islands also know some, at this time, listening to their accents, there are a bit like Fujianese, and some Japanese accents, so I guess they may be the Damingliu Qiu Islands.

The young man named Rong Jiu didn't seem to want to fight against the comer, looked at Fu Zhilong, and shouted, "Chen Ajin! I don't know where this big ship came from! I'm going to spare you today! "It's a very heavily accented Japanese dialect. Or maybe they have a lot of fights and 'exchanges', and although they say their own words, they can understand what the other is saying.

Chen Ajin was furious, and the fishermen on both sides shouted and cursed together, and suddenly two small boats shuttled forward from the rear on both sides, passing the word along the way, and saying: "The island owner has an order, and the army will be suspended today!" On the other hand, he said: "The village chief said, let's stop the war today." ”

Only then did the two young men rein in, and retreated with their own men and horses, and then each sent two fishing boats, cautiously sailing towards Fu Zhilong, as if they wanted to spy on Fu Zhilong's reality. Dongmen' Qing's heart moved, and he went back to the cabin to find a splendid robe and put it on, so that more than ten Japanese warriors were lined up on both sides, and the spies on the four fishing boats came to see under the boat, and when they saw this pomp, they thought it was a prince's trip, and they were surprised! I didn't dare to approach for a while. After a while, two more fishing boats sailed out on both sides, but Rong Jiu came to explore in person despite the obstruction of his subordinates, and Chen Ajin on the other side saw that he was not to be outdone, and also followed.

Rong Jiu came to the bow of the Fuzhilong ship, looked up and asked, "Is it a daimyo from Kyushu?" Why do some people wear the clothes of the Tang Dynasty, while others wear samurai clothes? ”

Shinrokuro shouted: "Our lord is an official from the Ming Dynasty!" Naturally, wear the clothes of the Tang Dynasty! We are the samurai who protect him, so naturally we are wearing samurai costumes! ”

The samurai costumes of Shingoro and Shinrokuro are of good quality, although they have been beaten by wind and rain for a long time, they still see brilliance, and the saber is especially powerful, Rong Jiu saw it quite 'glamorous' envy, and Chen Ajin also arrived over there, he had heard Fang Cai's conversation, and asked loudly: "Are you officials from the Ming Dynasty?" What to do here! ”

Shingoro was instructed by the East Gate Kei and replied, "Our lord is going to Kyushu to visit the daimyo there, and he was blown here because of a strong wind!" Now I want to find an island to stop at, repair the boat and continue on the road. Are there islands nearby? Would you two be willing to help us with this? If we can dock for a few days, and repair the boat and replenish the water, our lord will be grateful to him. ”

Rong Jiu shouted, "Come to our Long Island!" I'm going to treat you well! ”

Chen Ajin was a little more cautious than him, and first sent a fishing boat back to report, and Dongmenqing walked to the bow of the boat and asked Rong Jiu: "Have you done the master?" ”

Rong Jiu was asked by him like this, and he didn't squeak well, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask for instructions, and after a while, the people from Chen Ajin's side arrived first, and whispered a few words to Chen Ajin, and Chen Ajin said aloud: "My father said: Mazu is merciful!" When it is difficult to see people at sea, you can't help them. If you don't dislike the poverty of our Chenjia Village, come with us. We will give you food and water, and we will not need your thanks, but your men will not come ashore for lest there be any misunderstanding. ”

Dongmenqing heard the joy and said: "Do you also worship Mazu Niangniang?" ”

"Also?" Chen Ajin said: "Does this official also believe in Mazu Niangniang?" ”

"Of course!" The east 'gate' Qingdao: "If the statue of Mazu is not enshrined in the back of the ship, how dare we go to sea!" ”

The two sides spoke the right way, each rejoiced, Chen Ajin was about to lead the way, Rong Jiu was anxious, and shouted: "This big official! I invited you first! Besides, there's nothing good about them! Come to our Long Island! ”

Chen Ajin snorted and said, "You have nothing good on Changdao!" ”

Rong Jiu was about to ridicule each other, but when he saw that the fishing boat he sent to spread the word came back, he was busy asking how it was, and the person who came whispered a few words, Rong Jiu frowned when he heard it, and the east 'gate' Qing guessed that Changdao was not very happy to receive it, but he had a good impression of this young islander named Rong Jiu, and he didn't save his face, and smiled: "Brother Rong Jiu, thank you for your hospitality, but Chenjia Village believes in Mazu, there must be a temple in the village, and I can't help but worship when I get here." If you have a good side on your island, you will visit it later. ”

Rong Jiu sighed, very disappointed, Fu Zhilong had already gone to Chenjia Island under the guidance of Chen Ajin, but Rong Jiu's boat was still lingering there.

There is no good harbor on Chenjia Island, and Fu Zhilong cannot dock on the shore, so he needs to rely on small boats to get up and down. Although the village chief ordered that he was not allowed to go on the boat without permission to 'disturb', there were already a few bold descendants who couldn't bear to go on the boat to see, and sure enough, they saw Mazu enshrined on the boat, and came down to tell everyone, and the boat and the boat were a little more affectionate and a little less suspicious.

Dongmen' Qing asked the village chief to let him take two people off the boat to pay homage to Mazu, the village chief recognized some words, and was also a benevolent elder, I heard that the official from the Ming Dynasty also worshiped Mazu, and was busy with Ah Jin and they took the official ashore to meet each other. Only then did the East Gate Qing get off the boat with a gift and present it to the village chief. The village chief was overjoyed and sent a few juniors to watch the boat on the shore and welcome the east 'gate' into the village.

East 'Gate' Qing all the way into the village, but see the left and right are bamboo houses, only the village chief's house and Mazu Temple are built with bricks, there are about 300 people on the whole island, I heard that there are Ming officials into the village are running to see, regardless of the male 'woman', all of them have wrinkled and dark skin, the East 'Gate' Qing Xin said: "The people in this village are all very strong, but they are too poor." "Then he had the heart to recruit some and give birth to the sea, so as to fill the number of sailors.

After entering the village, he sat down and explained to the village chief again that he went to Japan this time to increase his knowledge and knowledge, in line with the meaning of the ancients "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles", and secondly, to do business along the way, subsidizing entanglement, due to strong winds, he was separated from another big ship, and now he wants to repair ships and recruit people in the village. As he spoke, he took out ten jars of copper coins and two loads of cloth to ask Chen Ajin to distribute them to the residents of the island, which was regarded as a meeting gift. When the villagers saw him make such a bold move, they were envious and had a good impression. The village chief was a little worried and refused to agree.

Dongmen' Qingxin said: "We have just come to the island, they don't know much about me, and it is human nature that they dare not trust. It is better to find an opportunity for both parties to have a chance to coexist, and the doubts in their hearts can be solved. As soon as his mind changed, he first asked the village chief Xu Villagers to help him repair the boat. The village chief thought it would be okay and agreed.

There is a carpenter father and son in this village, who are the leaders of the village's shipbuilding and ship repair, and Dongmen' Qing paid them to help repair the ship. How did the carpenter ever repair a sea-going ship? Seeing this castle-like big ship did not dare to do it, but could not stand the money, finally mustered up the courage, and Yu Buqi and others acted together, testing the hull and the bottom of the ship, keel and sail, Fu Zhilong had a "fine" through shipbuilding and repair experts, nominally asked the carpenter father and son to help repair the ship, in fact, there is also a guide, a day down the carpenter father and son have a lot of knowledge, and they actually slept on the beach at night, the father and son discussed for half the night, and the next day did not wait for the east 'door' Qing to open his mouth and begged him to let him get on the ship, East ' Men' Qing naturally agreed, and took out a few copper coins to count as his capital to go to sea. The carpenter's son, Ah Shui, is a young man in his twenties, because he is ugly, and there are many men and women in the village, so he is worried that he can't find a daughter-in-law. After getting this future, there was a family in the village who was willing to marry his daughter. When the news came out, all the descendants of the island were itching! Life on the island is poor, if you have never seen the world in your life, forget it, at this time, I saw such a big ship, such as financial resources, but all the younger people were all moved, and secretly came to ask the east 'gate' to celebrate the night when they let themselves on the ship, there were seven or eight incidents, and even Chen Ajin was eager to 'want' to try.

Dongmen' Qing came to ask the village chief to allow him to recruit sailors, and the village chief saw the appearance of the future generations, and knew that he couldn't stop it, so he had to agree.

The islanders of this small island have not been civilized for a long time, and the folk customs are both fierce and simple, and Dongmenqing originally only wanted to recruit 30 people, but later recruited more than 50 people, and even Chen Ajin also came to apply.

Cui Guangnan said to the East 'Gate' Qing 'privately': "Now there are enough people, but although these people have good water 'sex', they don't know anything about 'maneuvering' a big boat, and they have to retrain." ”

The East Gate Qing divided the 52 people into eight groups, and according to their materials, the old sailors of Guangchangping were trained to 'drill' the ship, and Cui Guangnan was fully responsible for the 'drill' training, and the captain of the new sailors was led by Chen Ajin.

At the same time as Cui Guangnan 'drilled' the sailors, Yu Buxi also re-counted the goods on board, made a list, and 'handed over' them to the East 'Gate' Qing, and discussed the matter of going to sea with the East 'Gate' Qing.

At this time, Dongmenqing already knew that they were far away from Zhehai and close to Kyushu, and with the consideration of wind direction and sea range, it was definitely not the best choice to go to Shuangyu, so he decided to go to Kyushu first. However, they were not familiar with the waters in this area, and without a reliable guide to guide them, they would not dare to go to the sea easily. Dongmen' Qing asked the village chief about this, but the village chief was hesitant, as if he didn't want to lie, and he didn't want to answer.

Dongmen' Qingxin said: "Look at him like this, there should be such a person on the island, but why is he unwilling to say it?" With a change of mind, he made a plan, and then went to pay homage to Mazu, followed by the offerings into food, took out a few pots of wine, and invited a few village elders to drink together. ”

A mouthy one said indignantly: "Nonsense! Kyushu only, our Chenjia Village don't talk about men, even 'women' have been there! ”

Dongmen' Qing asked, "What 'woman'?" ”

The man: "Ah Yin......" Before he finished speaking, he was covered by an old man next to him!