A gust of wind came, the sails bulged, and the boat sped up.

Standing on the bow of the ship and looking around, there are small islands hidden in the distance from time to time.

Now away from Changguo is not far away, there are a lot of small islands and reefs around, wait for one or two hours, out of this sea route, the back is basically safe, all the way to the sails, straight down, it is estimated that it will not take nine days to reach Quanzhou.

"My lord, it's windy, let's go back to the cabin, it's a little cold outside." Jiang Kai tightened his clothes.

There are few shops in Changguo, and you can't buy suitable autumn clothes, and the clothes are thin, and the wind is really cool.

Yang Congyi often practiced and was physically strong, so this cold wind was naturally nothing to him. But Jiang Kai is a scholar and his body is weak, once he gets cold by the wind, there is no way to deal with it without Lang Zhong on the ship, so the two turned around and entered the cabin.

Everyone had nothing to do in the cabin, so they all sat and chatted, and no one cared about them, as long as there was no trouble, and the ship could sail safely.

Wu Qian was also in the cabin, and with him were the other two people of the teaching group, who he had brought in last night and were going to go to Liuqiu together, and at this moment they were also chatting about the legendary Liuqiu together.

The sea ships soon moved away from the confines of Changguk County, from the encirclement of small islands and reefs, and entered the vast and boundless sea.

The winter winds have already begun, and the sailors have raised all the three masts and six sails, and the ships sail with the wind, three or four hundred miles a day. At night, the view is blocked, in order to prevent the speed of the ship from being too fast, the sea ships collide with each other, and the sails of the sea ships are all lowered, and they drift slowly with the wind.

Each boat is equipped with a simple version of the needle dial, which can be viewed at any time, keep the course south, and adjust if there is an offset.

The boat sailed south, and the journey was very smooth.

Quanzhou Bay, fishermen who go out to fish will find that since the beginning of September, the merchant ships full of goods have begun to enter and exit endlessly, and there are dozens of ships entering and exiting every day, and there are not a few who are berthing in the bay waiting to enter the port, especially Xiutu Port, Shihu Port, and Hanjiang Port at the mouth of Quanzhou Bay, which have been surrounded by merchant ships and cargo ships from all over the country who have rushed to deliver back the goods, and it is not easy to enter and exit.

In Xiutu Harbor, the ten-zhang wide open space from the shore to the shore was already full of porcelain that had just been unloaded from the ship, and before the workers could move them into the warehouse, the foreman was called to the other ships by the porcelain delivery shopkeeper.

When he came back later, he immediately urged the workers to hurry up to the ship to unload, and another shipload of goods was inspected and waiting for unloading and delivery.

The workers have a lot of suffering, and they have a lot of errands, and they don't have time to drink water, and although they can get a lot of money by unloading a shipload, this money is really not so easy to earn. Hearing that there was another cargo to be unloaded, the workers looked at the porcelain in front of them, and their hearts were full of despair, and they didn't want to sleep at night.

"Brother dog, the first two truckloads are still piled on the ground, where will they be unloaded again? Let's put it in the warehouse first and then unload it, it's not good if something goes wrong. A worker shouted at the top of his voice.

"Let's put it in the warehouse first, and then unload it and pile it up, we can't afford to pay for it."

"Yes, the first storage, the storage has to be moved to the dark."

As soon as someone spoke, someone immediately helped, shouting and shouting at the scene, and there was some chaos for a while.

"Don't want to make any money? If you don't want to make money, leave now, I will definitely not stay! You don't want to make money, some people want to make money! When the foreman heard this, he immediately became angry, such a good opportunity to make money, since they are still tired, they still want to rest early?

As soon as these words came out, the shouting workers suddenly quieted down, some looked down at their feet, some turned their eyes to look at the porcelain, and they no longer dared to look at the foreman, nor did they dare to say anything.

When the foreman saw that they were all like frosted eggplants, he immediately shouted: "Why are you standing there like a wooden stake, why don't you hurry up and unload the ship!" ”

When the workers heard the command, they were reluctant to do so, but they walked with their feet toward a merchant ship full of goods.

"This ship is unloaded, and it will not be unloaded today." The foreman shouted to the workers again.

Then he lifted his feet behind the workers and climbed onto the boat to unload the cargo.

There are three unloading points in Xiutu Port, three teams of porters, all facing the same situation at this moment, the goods on the shore can not be moved into the warehouse, the delivery shopkeeper is urging to unload the goods on the ship, the workers are busy and dizzy, from morning to night can not rest for a moment, today is the same as yesterday, and has to move to midnight.

The workers are miserable in Xiutu Port, and the other two ports are slightly different, but it is the delivery merchants who are anxious there.

Silk and tea can not withstand the damp and rain, but they dare not pile up on the shore casually, and all the silk or tea must be moved directly from the ship that has been inspected and delivered to the warehouse, and there is no stop on the shore for half a moment. From the ship to the warehouse, the workers went back and forth, constantly moving, without stopping for a moment, but the merchants were very dissatisfied.

Many ships have been docked for five or six days from entering Quanzhou Bay, and they are still waiting, and they don't know when it will be their turn to inspect the delivery and unload of their cargo. I went to find the delivery shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said that the workers moved the goods too slowly, and they couldn't unload the goods after inspection, and they still couldn't complete the transaction, so they all waited with peace of mind, and since they all came to Quanzhou, they didn't care about waiting for one more day or two.

Merchants are afraid of long nights and dreams, the goods can not be delivered when they enter the port, once something happens, the goods are lost, who will be responsible? They don't dare to be careless, the goods are not delivered for an hour, they have to worry about an hour, a day is not delivered, and no one will be able to do it at night. Some of them had red eyes and hadn't slept in days.

The delivery manager has to wait for the porters to finish moving the previous ship before they can start inspecting the next ship, otherwise they will be at risk. Tea and silk are high-value goods, lose a little less, are troublesome, as the delivery shopkeeper has to be punished, once the goods leave the bow, even if the delivery, they do not dare to be careless, must stare at each piece of goods off the ship to unload, which must be carried by each team of workers to move the previous ship, and then come together to gather, so as not to make mistakes.

As a result, Shihu Port and Hanjiang Port, whether it was the merchants who came to deliver the goods or the shopkeeper in charge of delivery, put pressure on the porters, and they were impetuous, standing aside and urging constantly. And the workers have no way, they don't have three heads and six arms, and they can't ride the clouds, they only have two legs and one pair of hands, no matter how much they move, no matter how fast they run, they can only carry one trip at a time.

The merchants looked at the busy porters, coming and going, and did not stop for a moment, and their hearts were full of anxiety and helplessness. There are so many unloading points in each port, and there are only a few entrances to the warehouse, and if you want to add a few, it is just a thought, it is not feasible at all, and no matter how anxious you are, you can only continue to wait.

After Tang Xun finished checking the account books of the warehousing materials, it was late at night.

Since the number of merchant ships entering the port in September increased, he had to be busy almost every day until the second watch, the third port is far away from Quanzhou City, it is very inconvenient to go back to the city every night, and he will naturally not go back at night when he returns to the Yi Supervision Office, and will only go to the morning every few days to see the recruitment situation.

Tang Xun returned to his rented accommodation near Hanjiang Port, which was a small courtyard surrounded by fields and a small number of residents, which was very quiet.

The door was closed, the light was on, he raised his hand and knocked on the door twice, and a moment later, the door opened.

"Why did you come back so late today?" The door opened, and a woman stood in front of her.

Tang Xun entered the house, closed the door with his backhand, and after sitting down on the chair, he raised his hand and rubbed his temples lightly, and replied: "There are too many goods unloaded today, and something went wrong." ”

The woman walked behind Tang Xun, put her hands on his shoulders and rubbed them gently: "Sister, if you don't come back, I'm going to fall asleep just now." ”

Tang Xun turned around and said, "Don't call me sister, call me brother." How many times have I told you, but I just can't remember. I can't change it anymore, so hurry back to my hometown. ”

This woman is none other than Tang Liuniang, who came to Quanzhou again.

Tang Liuniang stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, let my little sister serve you tonight." ”

As soon as Tang Xun heard this, he turned around and gave Tang Liuniang a slap and reprimanded: "Disgusting or not, I have goosebumps when I hear it." ”

Tang Liuniang said with a smile: "Who wants you to let me call my brother, in the middle of the night, it's not appropriate to call me like this, right, brother." ”

An old man with the end of the word "brother" is extremely charming and gentle.

Tang Xun trembled, opened Tang Liuniang's hand on his shoulder, and reprimanded: "Want to get married?" Tomorrow I will ask my father to tell you about your family affairs and marry you off. ”

Tang Liuniang sat down in a flash, and said seriously: "I'm not very old, I won't marry, what's the good thing about marrying, you see the eldest sister and second sister, take the child every day and get angry, how can we be comfortable." ”

Tang Xun said: "How old are you, and you still say that you are not big, you are already sixteen years old, and your cousins who are two years younger than you are all married, do you even have children?" You're so crazy, if you don't get married soon, I'm afraid you won't be able to marry in the future. ”

Tang Liuniang said: "How can I be crazy, I am a quiet and virtuous, gentle and polite little lady at home, how can I be so unbearable as you say." If it weren't for the family to pick and choose, this family is not good, that family is not good, I would have married out a long time ago, otherwise how could I come to Quanzhou to see you. Also, I came all the way to serve you tea and cook, and said that I couldn't get married, and I didn't say that I was good at all, and my little sister did a loss. ”

Tang Xun said: "You still lose, you ran out secretly, how much trouble you caused, you can tell me." ”

Tang Liuniang suddenly smiled, took Tang Xun's hand and said coquettishly: "Liuniang is not familiar with life in Quanzhou, and I don't dare to go to the city to find you, so I can only come to the port, otherwise what can I do as a weak woman?" ”

Tang Xun shook his head: "You shouldn't come again, you don't know how busy I am now, how can I have time to take care of you." ”

Tang Liuniang smiled: "You are busy with you, so I don't want you to take care of it." Liuniang made some snacks today, do you want to try them? ”

Tang Xun smiled: "Where is it, go and get it." ”

Tang Liuniang got up to get a snack: "Didn't you just say the day before yesterday that you were afraid of fat and didn't want to eat it?" ”

Tang Xun said: "I've been busy for a few hours, I'm so hungry, I have a stomachache when I'm hungry." What tastes, sweet or salty? ”

Tang Liuniang took the snack from the box, put it on the table, picked up a rice cake with flowers and handed it to Tang Xun, and said with a smile: "Of course it's sweet, how to eat salty." ”

Tang Xun took it, took a bite, and immediately praised: "Liuniang, you are good at craftsmanship." ”

Tang Liuniang smiled: "Of course, I have been studying for a long time." If you think it's delicious, eat it all. ”

Tang Xun glanced at her, and said while eating: "You think I'm not fat enough." ”

Tang Liuniang said: "You work so hard, how can you not eat more." ”

After eating the two small cakes, Tang Xun pushed the snack plate and said, "Okay, wash and sleep." ”

Tang Liuniang glared and said, "This is ready?" Didn't you just say you were hungry? ”

"If you eat too much, how can you sleep." Tang Xun got up and went to wash.

Tang Liuniang looked at the dim sum on the plate, although it looked good, she didn't dare to eat more, so she had to take it back and put it away.

The lights in the room quickly went out, and the whole yard fell into the silence of the night.

"Don't move your hands and feet, you're not without it!" A soft scolding, followed by a giggle.

The night was deeper, and the courtyard was quieter.