Chapter VIII Wharf
The sea breeze blew the flags and hunted, and more than a dozen large ships docked along the dock, and under the scorching sun, the dock workers continued to carry goods to the ships.
Bai Sha leaned on the side of one of the boats, watching the laborers, and then touching the red stones in his arms, the world is impermanent, who would have thought that the next day would be out to sea.
Today, the red stone stayed quietly in his arms, without a trace of abnormality. Baisha sat down on the ground, reluctant to give up on the town. Last night, Lao Yu and Bai Sha talked for a long time, and Lao Yu said all his words in one night as if he was going to disappear forever. In the end, the old fish told Bai Sha that the red stone on his body was a very magical object, from a ship called the Heart of the Ocean, but Bai Sha was about to say that he had boarded the Heart of the Ocean, and the old fish who had drunk too much had fallen asleep...... Thinking of the fact that Ichizo asked himself if he had any treasures on the ship, and the captain's "special" care, it seems that the red stones on his body are inextricably linked to the heart of the ocean.
Bai Sha is also worried about the small minions in the town, Bai Sha did not say goodbye when he boarded the ship, and has established a deep relationship with the minions in the town over the years, and he will always be reluctant to say goodbye, and he will come back sooner or later, without creating separate scenes.
Baisha belongs to Zheng Zhilong's specially recruited crew, which eliminates the recruitment procedure of ordinary crews, and does not have to wear standard clothes with the crew, nor does he have to do some tiring work, and directly board the ship.
"You're about to set sail, still in a daze?" Zheng Zhilong walked over.
Bai Sha stood up and didn't pay attention to the other party, Zheng Zhilong was not angry, and stood quietly next to him.
The two of them lay on the side of the boat, blowing the sea breeze leisurely.
"Look." Zheng Zhilong reminded Bai Sha to look at the shore. I saw that there were about 100 people on the shore walking towards the shore, raising a large cloud of dust, and the leader was a middle-aged man in a green shirt.
"The captain of this batch of ships, Li Xu, is a good friend of my uncle. He was followed by the most experienced crew members, and this time we will be foolproof! Zheng Zhilong introduced.
Bai Sha didn't say anything, but secretly thought in his heart that this group of crew members could be compared to the crew of the Heart of the Sea?
Each crew member came to their own ship step by step, and the captain Li Xu at this time boarded the ship with more than ten people, plus the crew and laborers recruited this time, there were thirty people on each ship. Bai Sha, a specially recruited crew member, was also "lucky" to ride with the captain.
The green shirt with the fat man is always a little disobedient, and the captain came, holding a vulture in his hand, and his eyes inadvertently revealed a little evil.
Captain Li Xu has a lot of gas in this sea area, and he has been able to successfully complete the transaction many times when he goes to sea, and he has earned a lot of reputation in recent years, which is why Huang Cheng arranged Zheng Zhilong to this fleet this time.
"Zhilong, is everything ready?" Captain Li Xu said slowly, but his eyes looked up and down at Baisha.
Zheng Zhilong glanced at Bai Sha and replied, "Back to Captain, Zhilong is ready for everything, just waiting to set sail." ”
"This is the crew you brought, weak and untouchable, nothing special, just don't bring it with you, so as to save some rations!" Captain Li Xu said with some disdain.
Zheng Zhilong wanted to say a few good words for Bai Sha, but Bai Sha was already unhappy and said, "Captain Li, my name is Bai Sha." No, it was Zheng Zhilong who begged me to go to sea with him, although the fleet is yours, but I obviously don't care, I just fulfilled my promise when I went to sea. As for the waste of rations, people always have to eat and drink, and these trivial accounts can be counted on Zheng Zhi's dragon head.
It is not easy to become a captain, and you must first establish your prestige before you can command your subordinates. The captain wanted to frustrate the young man's spirit, but he didn't expect Bai Sha to not accept this, and he also blamed everything on Zheng Zhilong.
Zheng Zhilong secretly hated Bai Sha, a stubborn cow, and no one treated you as a dumb person if he didn't speak.
It is common for the captain Li Xu to scold his subordinates, and the taste of being hit is something that I haven't experienced for a long, long time, plus although Zheng Zhilong is a junior, he is also a distinguished guest of the fleet, and he is the key object to be protected on this voyage.
Captain Li Xu's eyes were a little cold, and the vulture seemed to feel the anger of his master, staring at Baisha and ready to move.
To be honest, Bai Sha was a little discouraged in his heart, not that he was afraid of Li Xu, he could see that Zheng Zhilong couldn't do anything to himself in the other party, but the vulture looked really a little infiltrating. "Brute, there's a chance to slaughter you......"
Looking at the unconvinced Baisha, Zheng Zhilong said helplessly: "Uncle Li, don't worry about him in general, just treat it as an entourage brought by Zhilong, if you don't remember the villain, don't embarrass him." ”
Zheng Zhilong played a round for Baisha, it seemed that the relationship between the two was good, and the captain Li Xu put away his cold eyes and said: "Where is Zhilong, how can I not get along with a junior, but the matter of going to sea is dangerous, and I expect some people to do more than they can use their mouths." With that, he walked away.
Bai Sha turned to look at the departing fat man in green shirts, and then looked at the vulture in the other party's hand, thinking that he would become a captain one day, and he must be more arrogant. The vulture's cold turn made Bai Sha retract his thoughts.
A fleet has a strict hierarchy, and it generally does not have a good result for people who offend the captain, under the protection of Zheng Zhilong, Bai Sha is an exception, the captain did not continue to choose to be embarrassed, but the crew who followed up looked at Bai Sha with a very friendly look......
Bai Sha has been out to sea, but he is a leaf boat alone to ask the sail, and he does not know much about the rules of the fleet, although Bai Sha is just an unknown young man in the town, but he has always fought back in the face of unfriendly words. Captain Bai Sha, who is soul-stirring in the heart of the ocean, dares to speak disrespectfully from afar, and it is not surprising that he treats Captain Li Xu.
"He's the captain! Even if the cargo that went to sea this time belonged to my uncle, I had to treat the captain with respect, and you shouldn't contradict him, that's the rule. Zheng Zhilong said with some displeasure.
"Rules? I don't understand it, so it's not limited, and besides, he came to find fault first. Bai Sha shrugged his shoulders and choked back: "Little brother Zhilong, I'm not afraid of what you're afraid of as a big brother, it's really a shame." ”
It seems that it is ineffective to say and persuade well, Zheng Zhilong took Bai Sha, Bai Sha is not a person who sits idly by, but the resistance is ineffective.
Zheng Zhilong pressed it on the side of the boat with his backhand and said, "You are calling me little brother, I am not polite to you!" ”
Bai Sha was in pain, bared his teeth and said, "Hey, you're already rude to me." You're holding me down, the posture is indecent, indecent, let go quickly. ”
Zheng Zhilong knew that Bai Sha's mouth was working, and he was already immune to Bai Sha's banter, but he was still a little angry in his heart, so instead of letting go, he added a little strength.
"If the old fish knew that I was bullied as soon as I got on the boat, he would definitely spare you. Oops, broken hand! "The white sand howled.
Zheng Zhilong let go of Baisha and snorted heavily: "It's not Uncle Yu, I have your good fruit to eat!" ”
Rubbing his arm, he secretly said that this guy was not light or heavy. "Zheng Zhilong, you wait with me, I will fight you alone one day, and I will definitely press you under me and beg for mercy!"
Looking at Zheng Zhilong's gradually undulating chest, Bai Sha hurriedly changed his words: "Just kidding, just kidding." I don't know each other, listen to the old fish, and help each other. ”
Looking at Baisha Dog's flattering face, Zheng Zhilong shook his head helplessly, he promised Uncle Yu that he would do what he promised Uncle Yu when he was leaving, and a scoundrel like Baisha could only endure a little at all times. "In order to win me single-handedly as soon as possible, you have to be fit, don't go to sea and come back like a skinny monkey."
Bai Sha didn't respond, looking at his arm, although he didn't lack strength, he did look a little thinner.
Bai Sha thought for a while and said, "Zi said, don't be ashamed to ask." Although I am the eldest brother, but I am broad-minded, I have always learned from others, and I have never had a view of the door, if the little brother of Zhilong does not hesitate to outflow martial arts, the elder brother is still willing to learn with a learning attitude. ”
Zheng Zhilong pouted and said, "Talk about people!" ”
"The old fish can say, I have to learn skills when I go to sea. You see I'm being bullied as soon as I get on the boat, you have to teach me a little self-defense! Bai Sha said with a thick face.
"Tut-tut, it's not easy to say this from the innermost part of your white sand, okay, I promised to teach you." Zheng Zhilong readily agreed.
"Woo-" The horn sounded, which was a signal to go to sea, and in a short time the ship began to move. Bai Sha took a deep breath and savored the smell of the air on the pier.
The sky was clear in front of me, but just as the horn sounded, a dark cloud covered it, and the sea breeze blew with a hint of coolness, and it seemed that it was going to rain. The seagulls began to skim by, and Bai Sha looked up at the sky, thinking that as soon as he went out to sea, the sky would change, which was really unlucky.
"When the voyage is far away, the weather is changing rapidly, and it is very bad, these things are commonplace, just get used to it." Zheng Zhilong also looked up at the sky and said.
A change in the weather cannot stop the fleet that is ready to go to sea, this is an auspicious time to choose, and it cannot be changed.
The sky was getting overcast, and the clouds were getting lower.
Suddenly, a vulture rose up and pursued the seagulls that often passed by, and the seagulls desperately dodged, but finally the vulture's "poisonous claws" were bad, and they fell into the sea heavily, and the vultures that solved a seagull seemed to like this cloudy weather very much, and continued to spread their wings and soar, chasing other seagulls.
Bai Sha and Zheng Zhilong looked up at the bloody scene in the sky, and they were a little fascinated.
The fleet set out, and in the face of the impending heavy rain, like a sharp sword, tore a hole in the sea, and the speed was increased by the wind.
……
Under the dark clouds, the eagle strikes the sky, the seagulls flee for their lives, the two teenagers who look up at the sky, and a fleet form a picture. This is the picture of the two of them when they go to sea.
On the dock, there is a painter who quickly freezes this picture and jumps on the paper.
"Knock"
A silver ingot was placed on the painter's table, "I'm satisfied, you can go." ”
The painter took the silver of the white flowers, and his heart blossomed, how many paintings did he usually have to draw to earn this bit of silver?
The person who paid the money was Lao Yu, who glanced at the painter's painting, then opened the fleet, which was gradually moving away, and whispered: "Good luck, boy." ”