Chapter 20 White Powder
The sky is high and the birds fly, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps. These two sentences of the day when there is no land have become a rare sight to see.
Those who have leisure and elegance to enjoy the scenery are counted as one of them.
Zheng Zhilong put his hand on the rudder, as if he was fascinated, and lived the addiction of being a captain.
Every day, I follow the steps to introduce the aura into the body, and follow the learning of sailing experience, but the days are still boring.
Bai Sha often prepared a bundle of long ropes to hang on the high mast, and then threw the rope to another ship, and after the crew had tied it up, it went down the rope to the other ship.
Bai Sha just wanted to relieve his fatigue and go to other ships to brag about it, but his behavior was a bit like 'the king asked me to patrol the mountains'.
As usual, the idle Bai Sha slipped to the ship carrying the goods, and the crew had a clear division of labor, and there was not much time to talk to Bai Sha if there was nothing to do in a day.
Bai Sha is also obsessed with a place, that is, the canvas pocket on the mast, in which it is undoubtedly a pleasure to lie in it and close your eyes and breathe.
Climbing the mast from the deck was very easy for Baisha, who was ready to go up and blow the sea breeze when no one spoke.
A crew member walked on the deck, bent over and clutched his stomach and crashed into Bai Sha.
"First mate, I didn't mean to." The other party hastened to apologize.
Apparently, Baisha accepted the status of the captain's deputy.
Bai Sha didn't have an 'official authority' frame, but just looked down at the slightly shorter crew, the other party's eyebrows were clear, and it seemed that the grade was younger than Bai Sha.
was stared at unnaturally by the first mate Bai Sha, his face quickly flushed, and he turned sideways and fled.
Bai Sha just smiled, this guy was so shy. did not embarrass the other party, let the other party leave.
The white sand that was hit did not have the elegance of climbing the mast, but walked to the side of the boat by feeling and continued to enjoy the scenery of "the sea is wide and the fish jumps", the boat is accompanied by the sea, there are always countless fish chasing, the fish sometimes tumbling and sometimes jumping, it seems to have a deep meaning under the long look, comparing itself to the sea, the aura that absorbs the entry at that moment, just like the fish that rolls and jumps at this moment, Baisha has an understanding in his heart, but it is a little unclear.
The fish that were still swimming on the side of the boat suddenly fled in all directions, and disappeared in an instant. The white sand that can be seen is fascinating, and the aura in the body also collapses, and the inspiration for enlightenment in the heart also dissipates in all directions.
Bai Sha put away his mind, stabilized the aura in his body, and then looked at the sea water on the side of the boat.
The wrong place in the white sand is the stern side of the boat, and there is a slightly protruding part of the hull not far from the white sand, where the crew is out of courtesy, and at this moment the hole where the yellow and white things are drained is constantly sprinkled with white powder, and it is these white powders that drive away all the fish.
The white sand did not swim between the boats for a day or two, and white powder had never been seen. Of course, no one's excrement is white powder, and the idea is just a flash in my mind.
Baisha, who went to sea and encountered a series of things, was not stupid and sweet, and he was suspicious.
After a while, the boy who had hit the white sand before got up to the splint from the cabin, did not hold his stomach anymore, and returned to work easily after going to the toilet.
At this time, Bai Sha quietly touched the inside of the cabin.
There are no lazy crews, the crews are all on deck. At this time, the cabin was a little dark, but the light that penetrated through the gap could still see the scene inside the cabin. Bai Sha walked to the place of Gong and found no residual white powder, and this kind of place was disgusting and disgusting, so he didn't stay long. The huge cabin had no way to find the white powder, so they had to retreat.
Bai Sha found the old crew at the helm, and after a few words of greeting, he asked quietly, "Is there anything on this ship that looks like white powder?" ”
The first mate's question was answered in the affirmative. The crew thought about it carefully, and showed a smile that they thought was very warm, but in fact, it was two rows of big black teeth that replied: "Back to the first mate, I haven't seen it." ”
Bai Sha patted the other man's solid arm, signaling that nothing was wrong, and then returned to the side of the boat.
The days at sea are not peaceful, and the seemingly scattered white sand is actually always concerned about everything around it, and if you are not vigilant enough, danger will come to your door.
Bai Sha used the rope to return to the head boat again, and everyone was familiar with this scene, and it was not surprising that everyone was familiar with this scene.
At this time, the sea was calm, Zheng Zhilong sat cross-legged and closed his eyes next to the rudder to cultivate, felt the arrival of Bai Sha, and said: "You shouldn't come back at this time on weekdays, have you thought about it?" ”
Bai Sha said angrily: "Don't believe it, now you and I are open, but I am not interested in fighting with you now, I will tell you a strange thing." ”
Bai Sha told Zheng Zhilong what he saw and heard on the cargo ship.
Zheng Zhilong thought carefully and thought for a long time and said: "We have been starting from the island for some time, and we have met other fleets on the way, but they are all safe, but what you said is strange, and we are observing and making a conclusion. ”
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The next day, Bai Sha arrived at the cargo ship again, ran to the mast and blew the sea breeze, but he focused on the young man who hit him yesterday, and paid attention to the other party's every move without a trace.
The boy was a very industrious crew member, and there was nothing unusual about doing things in a proper manner, until finally at leisure, the boy returned to the cabin again, stared at the white sand, who was a little napping, and instantly cheered up, and turned to observe the fish by the window.
Just like yesterday, shortly after the boy entered the cabin, the white powder reappeared.
Bai Sha immediately descended the mast, quickly walked into the cabin, and came to the door of Izugong.
It didn't take long for the sound of the door bar to sound, and the boy pushed the door out with a clay pot.
Seeing Bai Sha, the young man's face was frightened, and the clay pot he was holding in his hand almost fell to the ground.
"First mate, I'm ......" the young man was speechless.
Bai Sha had an unkind face, stared at each other and said, "What is inside the clay pot, why did you scatter it in the sea?" ”
The young man bent his head to see his expression clearly, and did not answer Bai Sha's words.
"I'll give you one last chance, do you say it or not?" Bai Sha did not have the patience to stalemate with the other party.
When the young man heard Bai Sha ask again, he knelt down and said silently: "Big, first mate, this is Daddy's ashes." Daddy's last words were to scatter his ashes in the sea, and Daddy said it belonged here. First mate, I'm not lazy, I'm just fulfilling my father's last wish, I won't dare in the future. ”
The boy couldn't cry, and his body kept shaking, like a child who had done something wrong.
Bai Sha's heart trembled, Bai Sha, who had never seen his father and mother since he was a child, realized that he seemed to have done something wrong and hurt others. The young man who was kneeling on the ground quickly helped him up and said, "It's me who is wrong, I shouldn't have questioned you." ”
The young man was helped up, holding the clay pot deadly, and said with a shocked hand: "The first mate is right. ”
Bai Sha wiped the tears on the other party's cheeks and said, "Go and put your father's ashes away, you can scatter them every day, I said, who the hell dares to stop me from cutting him!" ”
The young man burst into tears and laughed, and quickly thanked Baisha and placed the clay pot.
After settling down, the boy returned to Baisha, and Nuno didn't dare to speak.
Looking at the young man who was a head shorter than himself, Bai Sha put his hand on the other party's shoulder, and took the other party's shoulder and walked up the ladder to the splint.
The body of the young man who was held was shocked, but it did not stop Bai Sha's too intimate movements.
"How old are you?" Bai Sha asked.
The young man was stunned for a moment, and said cautiously: "Sixteen years old." ”
Bai Sha let go of the other party's hand, looked at the other party and quipped: "Sixteen years old is a little short like you, and it is rare for a male duck to be a man or a woman at a sixteen age." ”
Seeing that the other party lowered his head and did not speak, Bai Sha did not continue to embarrass the other party, and said, "Go to work." ”
The other party left happily.
Watching the young man leave, Bai Sha put away his smile, and he still felt a little unhappy in his heart.
Bai Sha, who returned to the head boat again, sat quietly at the stern of the boat and looked into the distance in a daze, this time it was Zheng Zhilong who took the initiative to find Bai Sha.
Zheng Zhilong took the strange things that Bai Sha saw yesterday to heart, and at this time, seeing that Bai Sha was unusual, he came over to ask if there was anything new.
Bai Sha sighed and admitted what he had done wrong today.
Zheng Zhilong patted Bai Sha's shoulder to comfort him, and said, "Captain Li Xu is not a lucky person to be buried on the island, everyone wants to be buried in the earth after death." It is common for people who have gone to sea to die, and it is common for them to be eaten by fish in the sea, and some of the crew members who have died are that they have nothing to hide after death, and their wish is to return to the sea after activation, these people are free and easy. You don't have to blame yourself too much for today's events, after all, caution is for everyone's good. ”
Baisha is used to bullying the little minions in the town, and he doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, because everyone is a helpless person, and they are also very familiar. But for a stranger, it's different.
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Zheng Zhilong took out a pair of charts from his arms, pointed to one of the locations and said: "We are here now, there are still about two or three days away from the next place where we do not replenish, after we resupply here, the wind direction will change, and our fleet will greatly speed up the voyage with the wind, and when the time comes, we will reach the third place of supply." ”
Bai Sha followed Zheng Zhilong's guidance, pointed to a location on the chart and said, "Where is this?" ”
Zheng Zhilong looked at the place where Bai Sha's finger landed and said, "This is Luzon, which is the end point of our voyage." You see, the third supply point is not far from Luzon and will be the last place we will be supplied. ”
Bai Sha seemed to see the dawn and said: "This time the goods were successfully transported to Luzon, which can be regarded as a successful completion of the task, and it should be able to earn a lot." ”
Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly, "It is true that we can earn a lot, the two of us earn more than all the crew members combined, but I don't know if there are blessings to spend." Have you forgotten the task given to me by the man in black, who knows what will happen then, to be honest, I'm not very optimistic. ”
Many crew members are now pointing to the two of them in Baisha and living, it is impossible to abandon them after delivery, the man in black is like a bomb stuck to his body, and he may explode at any time, and now he can only take one step at a time to see what happens.
Bai Sha lay down and sighed: "It turns out that the end of this voyage is just the beginning......"