Chapter Thirty-Eight: One of the Desperate Encounters
"Why don't you stop!"
Kavala roared.
At that time, Dongmen Kei was the closest to the boat, and he was the only one who had a chance to stop Hideyoshi Sato, and if he pounced on it desperately, then Hideyoshi Sato should not be able to sail away.
Unlike yesterday, when Kavala was angry, Dongmenqing silently endured, this time Dongmenqing suddenly glanced at him, and his eyes were so cold that he seemed to kill someone!
Thinking of the scene where Dongmen Qing stood seven catties higher than the ruling, Kavala felt a chill in his heart, and he didn't dare to say any more, let alone pull out his gun like last night!
The other sailors were also a little dissatisfied with this incident, but after Kavala's clamor was suppressed by Dongmenqing, they did not dare to speak loudly, but muttered quietly, Dongmenqing raised his foot, brushed two lines on the beach, and then walked away.
Kavala, Shuiyu Cai and others asked Shen Wei: "What did he write?" ”
Shen Wei read: "If I can ignore Li Chun's life and death today, I will also ignore your life and death tomorrow!" ”
Kavala waited for you to look at me, I looked at you, and was speechless. They looked at Dongmen Qing together, but saw him sitting on a big rock by the sea, as if he was thinking about something, and everyone did not dare to disturb, and discussed what to do in the other corner of this small bay, but they couldn't come up with a reason for a long time.
Li Chun's attack, Sato's success, and the suspicion of his companions made it like a triple blow to Dongmen Kei, but "Things can't get worse than on that small North Korean island, right?" At that time, Dongmenqing had become a slave, and even life and death were in the hands of others! Today, though on a desert island, I am still free and surrounded by my companions, if I can unite them.
"Maybe that's better...... There's no need to go back to the Golden Dog's look at Mendoza. I may not have been able to beat him on that ship. ”
But even so, the concern for Li Chun still made Dongmen Qing melancholy for a while.
"Forget it! Don't think about that! Plan for the future! Dongmen Qing thought, but he was really a little disappointed with the group of people around him. They are either timid, suspicious, or stupid, and they are really not good partners, but Dongmen Qing remembered what Dongmen Ba had said to him: "Generally speaking, you can't choose the people you work with, or even your subordinates!" How can there be so many talents in the world to use for you? So when you can't choose who to use, you should think about how to use it! ”
As soon as this thought turned, he remembered the benefits of these people again, such as Shen Wei, although he was timid, he was proficient in a variety of words, and his brain was relatively easy to use; Although Kavala and others are suspicious, they will be honest and obedient after they are convinced; Although the water shrimp Cai and others are stupid, they are quite good in water, and they have the strength to use it. He suddenly remembered: "Shen Wei seems to have said that bullfrogs can build ships, but I don't know how big a ship can be built......
Just thinking about it, he saw Chen Baifu and Shen Wei running over in a panic and said, "It's not good! Chow Tai Fu ran away while we weren't paying attention! ”
Dongmen Qing snorted coldly, gesticulating and saying to Chen Baifu that it doesn't matter if he can't run now. Chen Baifu and Shen Wei thought about it and felt that it made sense. Dongmen Qing asked the two of them to gather everyone together to discuss the future.
escaped one Hideyoshi Sato, lost one Li Chun, and left one Zhou Dafu, and there were only nine people left in this twelve-person team. The nine people first found a high ground and lit a bonfire, Shui Shrimp Cai was in charge of the guards, and the other eight began to discuss. Dongmen Qingxian asked the bullfrog about the shipbuilding, and the bullfrog said that he had indeed built a boat, but it could only build a small boat that sailed on rivers or offshore waters, and there were no tools at the moment, and there were less than ten people, so he was afraid that there would be some trouble.
Chen Baifu said: "If we don't have tools, we will build them ourselves, although it will take a few more months, but it is nothing." There is an abundance of wood here, so you should be able to make a good boat. ”
Shen Wei also said: "Although this island is far away from Fujian and Guangzhou, there are often merchant ships in the waters of this area, if we can meet merchant ships, ask for permission to let them take us on a ride, maybe we can go to Luzon, Manraka, and if we are lucky, we can even go back to Daming!" ”
Chen Baifu said: "But don't meet pirates." ”
Dongmen Qing snorted, patted the empty pocket on his waist, and pulled out the knife again, and everyone knew what he meant: they have no property but have weapons now, only they rob others, where are they afraid that others will rob them?
After solving this prospect plan, we will discuss the matter at hand. Although these eight people don't have any great skills, they are all good at surviving in the wilderness, some can fish, some can hunt, some can build houses, and all of them are strong, so they are not worried about how to survive on this small island.
However, Dongmenqing's vision is quite unique, first of all, he pointed out that in order to gain a foothold, it is necessary to find a good stronghold, which should be easy to enter the sea, and second, it is best to have certain defensive characteristics in order to deal with emergencies.
At this time, it was already dawn, and the morning light was shining from the east, which seemed to bring hope, Chen Baifu looked around, and suddenly pointed to a cave in the southwest and said, "What do you think of there?" ”
The cave was located on a steep hillside, but it seemed to be possible to climb up, and down from the hillside was the high ground on which they were, and down from this high ground was the small bay where the boats of Mendoza had been hidden, and this little bay was surrounded by rocks that sheltered from the wind and rain, and a gentle beach, which was a great place to moor. As for the timber for shipbuilding, it can be pushed into the sea from elsewhere and dragged from the sea to the beach here.
Dongmen Qing thought about it and felt that this terrain was suitable, so he wrote on the ground covered with sand: "I just don't know the size of the cave." ”
The bullfrog cried, "What's the use of thinking here!" Just go and check it out! ”
They said they would move, and immediately climbed up, and Chen Baifu saw that Cai was about to enter the hole, and hurriedly shouted: "Be careful! Maybe there are beasts and vipers! ”
Shuiyu Cai was startled and stopped moving, but the bullfrog had already gotten in, and after a while, he came out and shouted, "There's nothing in there!" Feel relieved! ”
Chen Baifu asked again: "Is the hole big?" ”
The bullfrog shouted, "It's big! It's no problem to stay dozens of people! ”
Everyone was overjoyed, climbed up one by one, went in to see, it was really a small cave, it was rare that the hole was actually quite dry, not damp, the fly in the ointment was that the entrance of the cave was windy, Chen Baifu said: "We have to make a wooden board to make a door, block the entrance of the cave, otherwise live here for a year and a half, everyone will be blown sick by the wind." ”
Shen Wei smiled: "Where is it going to be a year and a half?" Pointing to the high ground below, he said: "Living here is only temporary, we can get a simple house below in the future, so that it will be easier to go up and down and build a ship." As for this cave, it can be used to store things. ”
Kavala, Shuiyu Cai and others all nodded yes, since then, they have come out of the disappointment and are full of hope for the future, people have hope and have motivation, now they act separately, Kavala and others first go to explore the surrounding environment, Shui Yu Cai, Shui Shrimp Cai brothers go to fish to raise food, the rest of the people to carry some wood, stone, wood is ready to be used as a door, make fuel, stone is used as a throwing weapon - although they have five muskets and a dozen knives, but gunpowder and lead are limited, The knife should also be spared to prevent excessive wear and tear.
After a few days, the cave began to take shape, not only had the door panel, saved wood and stone, but also dried a lot of fish and animal meat, and the bullfrog also made a wooden barrel, carried clean water and poured it into a natural stone basin in the cave for water storage.
"Haha...... We've got a home, too! Kavala laughed happily.
"Yes! It's time to live. Shuiyu Cai and others were also quite satisfied. Although he has worked hard these days, he has done everything for himself, and he has lived freely, which is much better than being oppressed on the Golden Dog. At this point, everyone no longer regrets not returning to the Golden Dog.
"Next, it's time to start thinking about shipbuilding." Dongmen Qingxin Road.
On the second day, Chen Baifu and Kavala went to look for wood suitable for shipbuilding, while Dongmen Qing and others, including bullfrogs, were thinking about how to make tools. Chow Tai Fu! Chow Tai Fu! ”
Dongmen Qing was stunned, thinking that even if he saw Zhou Dafu, he didn't need to be so panicked, but he heard Kavala shouting: "He...... He was ...... out of breath, but he didn't come up with a reason.
Before the people who remained in the lair could figure out what was going on, they heard a shouting and roaring voice from far and near, which seemed to be singing, but it was a war song!
Dongmen Qing was afraid that dozens of people were shocked when he heard that voice, and he thought to himself that it would not be Zhou Dafu who led the Francophone people to attack, right? Everyone hurriedly ran to the edge of the high ground to look, and sure enough, there were dozens of people chasing an embarrassed figure running towards this side, the embarrassed figure could vaguely see that it was Zhou Dafu, and the dozens of people behind him were dressed and skeleted, holding javelins, but they were a group of angry Nanyang natives!
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Flowers, flowers!