The man on the side of the boat is Xu Jing.

It's been a month and a half since I went to sea.

For the past month and a half, it has been boring to drift on the sea.

But what about boring?

The dregs of the world, Wang Bushi, is still not afraid of the wind and waves, all the way forward.

And this journey completely confirms the research of the Xu family, which is completely correct.

The island that should have appeared, and sure enough, appeared.

He followed the route studied by his family and traveled all the way south, and even his ship made a short stop in the port of Annam.

His arrival was warmly welcomed by the whole country of Annan.

Because Xu Jing hinted to them that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Kingdom came here this time to make a special trip to comfort King Annan.

The Annanites believed.

So, a large number of supplies were sent to the ship, the Annan people said, His Royal Highness is mighty, of course, this has something to do with the human scum Wang Bushi captain Xu Jing, the messenger Xu Jing, spoke very well, took care of the dignity of the Annan people everywhere, the Annan people sent a woman, Xu Jing also smiled, after a night of romance, the next day boarded the ship, with the greetings of the Annan people, continue to travel south.

In order to prevent wind and waves, Xu Jing almost went south along the coastline of Annan and went to the sea, his whole person actually felt like a fish in water, and countless memories were clearly shown in his mind.

The Xu family's research on this is very thorough, they will compare many ancient books with each other, the seafaring people, the favorite secretary, perhaps because the journey is too lonely, and these ancient books, as long as they are compared with each other, can confirm the correct route, even every good and bad, in each season, the different celestial phenomena, even the customs and customs of the countries along the way, are also recorded in detail.

"The land ahead, don't dock, go around it."

Xu Jing gave the order, and he pursed his lips, holding back his desire for land.

"Xu Edited ......"

Before going to sea, Xu Jing was awarded the post of seven-grade editor, with three boats, there were more than 170 people on board, in addition to the helmsman, the boatman, there were more than 120 people composed of sailors to accompany him, the leader of the team was Yang Jian, the official of the thousands of households, Yang Jian is a veteran, has participated in the battle to exterminate the sea bandits, seems shrewd and capable, but this time to the West, he is also weak in his heart, this time the selected soldiers, all of them are the elite of the guard.

Yang Jian didn't understand Xu Bianxiu's order, they had been adrift at sea for half a month, and since they left Annan, they all longed to get on land.

What's more, there are still a few sailors on the ship who are not adapted to the conditions at sea and have fallen ill.

Xu Jing shook his head: "Do you know, where is this?" ”

"This ......," Yang Jian couldn't answer.

"This area is within the territory of the Rili Kingdom, and the Rili Country is only a hundred miles away, but do you know, what is the reputation of the Rili Kingdom?"

"......" Yang Jian still couldn't answer.

"This day Liguo, is a subject country of the Champa country, the city was a subsidiary of my Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wen period, came to my Ming Dynasty tribute, but since the stagnation of the West, they began to slack, the fundamental reason is that the city and Annan, is a feud, the two sides since the Song and Yuan dynasties, they will attack each other, now our ship, are the supply of the Annan people, once landed, they are bound to hate us, think that we are the Annan people's fine work, although we have one hundred and twenty elite, this is a beautiful day, but it is a small country, But any conflict, may bring us damage, so, there is no need to produce fearless casualties, our purpose, is the depths of the Western Ocean, and further on, is the Ganbo Zhiguo, in the Song Dynasty, called Zhenla, where rich in wood, coconut bamboo, agarwood, yellow wax, cardamom, ivory, purple stems and other things, its people are good merchants, we brought a lot of porcelain and silk in the ship, just take out a little, you can exchange for countless rare treasures and a lot of silver, then, you all obey my orders, remember, get there, No one can be fearful, but if you see the monks of your country, you must not be rude to them. ”

Yang Jian was a little skeptical: "Okay, everything is edited according to Xu." ”

Xu Jing smiled at Yang Jian: "Brother Yang, since we go to sea, you and I are in the same boat, we all need to be in the same boat, rest assured, when we get to Zhenla, we must let the brothers have meat to eat and ......."

He didn't go on.

The implication is obvious.

Yang Jian couldn't help laughing: "Xu Xiuxiu is really an elegant person." ”

Of course, Xu Jing is a very elegant person.

In fact, Xu Jing this person ...... Yang Jian is still very impressed.

Not to mention, on this vast ocean, he said that there was an island in front of him, and then there was an island, and he said that where there was fresh water supplement, fresh water would inevitably be found.

To tell the truth, if it were replaced by other dog officials, Yang Jian and others, it would be really difficult to deal with, most of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were arrogant, and for these martial artists, they probably looked at people with their chins, and that kind of discrimination in the eyes of the heart could be experienced as soon as they opened their mouths.

Xu Jing had already returned to the cabin, he took out a map, and then picked up his pen to make a new annotation here.

This map was obtained by the Xu family itself, and now they are setting sail in person, which is just ...... It can be remedied.

In his cabin, the candle flame is flickering, this damp cabin, with a salty and humid stuffiness, after a while, Xu Jing sweated profusely, but he was still staring at the chart, without saying a word, not far from the table, there was a Sinan, Sinan's spoon handle, swaying, but always pointing out a direction.

After reading the charts, he began to write down his diary in the swaying cabin, recording the general situation of today's voyage: "November 17, the breeze is low, the sea is blue, the blue waves are thousands of miles, it has been forty-seven days since the voyage, and the sea is beautiful today......

He wrote seriously, halfway through writing, picked up the pen, thinking about something, in his mind, couldn't help but think of a person, he put pen again: "I don't know how the teacher is now, whether the old disease has recurred, the teacher is in me, both the kindness of teaching and solving doubts, and the grace of saving lives, grace and reconstruction, now I sail the boat, full of bumps, not only for the Xu family for several generations of painstaking ancient books, but also to serve the teacher, I hope that the teacher one day, can look at each other." ”

As he spoke, he put down his pen.

sighed, among all the protégés, Xu Jing was the most inferior.

Wang Shouren he consciously can't compare, Tang Yin's talent is very good, Ouyang Zhi himself thought he was sluggish at first, who expected a Jinzhou achievement, directly to the top, Liu Wenshan and Jiang Chen, the two senior brothers, are also impressive.

is the only one, although he is smiling on the surface, but in his heart, he always has shortcomings.

He was holding the pen, and suddenly his eyes moistened, and he put down the pen again, and tears fell on the diary: "On the day of the ship, there is no day when a hundred claws scratch the heart, and the pain is very bearable. If one day, I am buried in the belly of a fish, may my father, my mother and my teacher endure the pain, and I must not think of it......."

As he spoke, the tears became even more difficult to contain.

………………

"I miss me." Early the next morning, Fang Jifan rushed to the pigsty in a hurry, and rested for two days in a row, and did not come to Xishan for two days.

These piglets have just been castrated, and what Fang Jifan is worried about is that their wounds are inflamed, and once this happens, a few of them will be killed violently, which is a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, looking at these little piglets who were slowly recovering, lying in the circle meekly one by one, lazy, not seen for two days, they actually looked a lot bigger, Fang Jifan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

What kind of appearance these pigs can develop, Fang Jifan is still a little uncertain.

Shen Ao came early in the morning, he specially fed the No. 3 and No. 4 pigs, pigs are omnivores, everything, therefore, early in the morning, he had to find some rotten vegetable leaves, or some kitchen waste, sent them, and fed the pigs.

As soon as these pigs saw someone, they howled, but when they saw Shen Ao, they seemed very quiet.

Shen Ao treated them almost as if they were his own sons, especially when he saw them being cut, he couldn't bear it, and after feeding, he began to record it, and then went to boil the medicine again.

Zhang Sanba's mother, although she took medicine, her pain was relieved a lot, but her complexion was still not good.

Shen Ao carried a warm quilt from home and covered her, Zhang's mother was already dizzy, and when she saw someone around her, she grabbed Shen Ao's hand and began to say vaguely: "Thirty-eight, three-eight, is it three-eight?" Sanba, how is Huzi? Did he read? This is the ancestor who is virtuous, Sanba, you have to remember, you have to remember clearly, the prince and the new uncle, to our Zhang family, there is kindness. Your father went early, and he can't teach you the truth of being a man, but my mother ...... Ahem...... Mother...... If you have to remember, Sanba, you have to remember the little grace of others, you remember, without them, our mother, and the tiger, we can't live, your father, I was starved to death at the beginning, you remember, mother...... It doesn't hurt...... Don't worry about it. ”

Shen Ao was pulled by Zhang's mother's hand, and tears fell down with tears, as if it was his mother, pulling himself, he choked up and couldn't speak, learning Zhang Sanba: "Mother, my son remembers." ”

"And that Shen Gongzi...... Shen Gongzi is a scholar, he lives with you, you have to take care of ......"

"Eh......" Shen Ao paused, he tried hard to make his lips no longer tremble, and said in a low voice: "Mother, you will be fine, you will definitely be fine." ”

"Life and death matters, good or bad, what does it matter, seeing that you can eat enough, can see that Huzi can read, you will be content, the great suffering, your dead father, and I have eaten for you, you and Huzi, you are going to be bitter and happy......"