Yang Congyi, Shen Jin, and Lin Song stood outside the cabin, looking at the stars in the sky, blowing the slight sea breeze, and chatting about the harvest and hardships of the past two months.

"Brother Shen, Brother Lin, the new army will arrive at the garrison soon, and they will start training in the future, I don't know what your two plans are next, and do you have any intention of continuing to follow these recruits?" Yang Congyi turned his head and asked with a smile.

Shen Jin was silent and did not speak.

Lin Song said: "Thank you Brother Shen for giving me the opportunity to train, these two months have been full of harvest, I have done a lot of things, I have come into contact with many different people, my heart has been tempered, and I already know what I need." I want to make full preparations for the imperial examination in three years, and I plan to go back to the famous academies in various places to have a long experience, and then I will study hard behind closed doors and fight for the imperial examination again. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Brother Lin wants to go back to study hard and prepare for the imperial examination, I should wish for it." Brother Shen, what about you, what are your plans? ”

Shen Jin hesitated for a moment before saying, "To be honest, I don't have any plans yet. If you want to talk about studying hard behind closed doors, I have no interest at all now, let's go around and see it first, and then follow the new army for a while, it's okay. ”

Yang Congyi raised his hand and patted Shen Jin's shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's best to have Brother Shen with you." ”

Shen Jin and Lin Song, two classmates, made different choices in the face of Yang Congyi's invitation, and they were destined to not be all the way from now on, and their future fate and achievements would not be the same.

"Brother Yang, the sky is so dark, I always feel that it is not very safe to sail at night, you see this black hole on the sea, you can't see anything, your heart is empty, it's like walking at night with your eyes closed, which makes people worry. I always feel dangerous, not *complete. Shen Jin walked to the side of the boat, glanced at the sea, and suddenly said.

Yang Congyi stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Shen is too worried, it is normal for people to be afraid of unknown things, once they figure them out, there is nothing to fear." For example, the sea under us is no more than ten zhang deep, there are islands in the north and south, the water is not more than twenty miles wide, and Changguo County in front of us is also a slightly larger island, which is less than twenty miles away from us at this time, and we can reach the shore in half an hour. It's windy and rainy, and if it's daytime, you probably wouldn't be dangerous. ”

Yang Congyi's relaxation did not dispel Shen Jin's worries, and he looked at the sea and frowned.

"Don't worry so much, this area is not big, the boatman has been running here for a lifetime, and there will be nothing wrong at all." I haven't been on a boat at night, so I'm a little worried, Yang Congyi also understands that when he set off by boat from Lin'an before, he also had this idea, and it turned out that he was too worried.

"Let's go, go back to the cabin, and we'll be on shore in a moment." Yang Congyi greeted him, and the three of them turned around and walked into the cabin.

The lights in the cabin were dim, and the recruits were lying or sitting, not daring to move, for fear of overturning the ship if they moved.

When the three of them returned to the cabin, they sat down like the sergeants and rested for a while.

Shen Jin took out a book by the light and read it carefully.

The lights were dim, and Yang Congyi didn't have the heart to read, and he didn't have a book to read. Seeing that the book Shen Jin was reading seemed to be the same one he had seen last time, he said, "Brother Shen, you haven't finished reading this book for a few months?" ”

Shen Jin smiled and did not speak.

Lin Song said with a smile: "Brother Yang doesn't know, he has been reading this book for more than two months, and it has been half a year. ”

As soon as he heard this, Yang Congyi became interested and asked, "What kind of book, Brother Shen can't put it down?" ”

Lin Song teased: "This is a family heirloom ancient book handed down by his ancestors, so naturally he has to study it carefully." ”

Shen Jin replied a little embarrassedly: "Brother Yang, don't ask knowingly, and tease me again." ”

"Brother Shen, where did you start with this?" Yang Congyi was slightly stunned.

Shen Jin closed the book and said: "This is "Mengxi Writings", Brother Shen hasn't read it before, how can he not know?" ”

Yang Congyi suddenly realized that he had also read the book "Mengxi Writings" by Huang Chen, a professor of martial arts, before in martial arts, no wonder he felt familiar when he read Shen Jin's book before.

"Brother Shen misunderstood, he looked through it a few times before, and he didn't pay attention to what was written in the book. How can "Dream Creek Writings" be your family heirloom? Yang Congyi suddenly remembered that he heard the professor say last year that "Mengxi Pen Talk" had been popular in Taixue for a while, and he also asked Tang Xun to go to the street to give him a copy, but he searched all over Lin'an City, but there was no one. I didn't want to read this famous science and technology masterpiece, but I didn't recognize it, which was really embarrassing, so I quickly changed the topic.

Shen Jin's face was ashamed, and he smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from Brother Yang, my ancestor is the person who wrote the book "Mengxi Writings". In October last year, I had a debate with Brother Yang, and Brother Yang used the method of needle plate pointing and watertight compartment to refute me speechlessly, and according to Brother Yang, the technique of needle plate pointing was from "Dream Creek Pen Talk", which made me even more embarrassed. ”

"It turns out that Brother Shen is the queen of Shen Gong! Disrespectful, disrespectful! Yang Congyi was shocked, Shen Jin was actually Shen Kuo's descendant, what a coincidence! No wonder after he moved out of Shen Kuo during the debate at that time, Shen Jin didn't say a word.

Shen Jin covered his face with his hand and said "ashamed" a few times.

Yang Congyi comforted: "Shen Gong's "Mengxi Writings" covers everything, astronomy, calendar, meteorology, geology, geography, agriculture, water conservancy, architecture, medicine, history, military, law, science and technology, etc., the content is very complex and of great value, but because this book has nothing to do with scientific research, it is normal that no one cares about it. I also have no books to read, so I stumbled upon this book out of boredom, and saw some interesting records in it, so I found someone to carefully understand the origin, and only then did I know that this book was from the hand of Shen Gong. Now Brother Shen has a hard time reading the book, if he can promote the many practical techniques recorded in the book and spread this book in the Great Song Dynasty, Shen Gong should be pleased for future generations. ”

Shen Jin said: "What Brother Yang said is true. Since I debated with Brother Yang last year, I went home to find this book, studied it, and sure enough, I found many strange records in the book, and I really found the production and usage of the needle disc in it. Shen Jin is here to thank Brother Yang, without Brother Yang waking up, I will become a descendant! After saying that, he bowed.

Yang Congyi hurriedly replied: "Brother Shen has a heart, "Mengxi Writings" is Brother Shen's family tradition, even if I don't say it, you will see it yourself in the future." Don't hide it from Brother Shen, although I have read this book elsewhere before, I don't have much time to study it because it is not my own, and I have looked for it in bookstores all over Lin'an before, but I have never seen a single volume. I don't know if Brother Shen has a lot of them in his family, can you give me a set? ”

Shen Jin said: "I'm really sorry, there is only one set at home." But when I go back, I can take a look at the bookstore in my hometown, and maybe I can help Brother Yang find it. ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Then thank you Brother Shen." ”

The science and technology recorded in "Mengxi Bi Tan" are very extensive, but these things are not valued by readers, few people buy them, and bookstores do not print too much, so it is normal to not find them.

But this book is of great historical value and should be carried forward. Yang Congyi deliberately guided Shen Jin to rearrange the book in different categories, so that it would be easier to read.

The three of them chatted for a long time unconsciously, and the lamp oil was dried and added.

Turning his head by chance, he found that the soldiers were all asleep, and Yang Congyi suddenly jumped up.

"Brother Yang, what's wrong?" Yang Congyi's actions startled Shen Jin and Lin Song.

"Come out and say." Yang Congyi walked out of the cabin quickly.

Shen Jin and the others then followed out.

Yang Congyi leaned on the bow of the boat and saw that the boat was still walking and did not stop.

"Is there anything wrong?" Shen Jin was very nervous.

Yang Congyi frowned: "It's very inappropriate, we have been out to sea for almost two hours, and we haven't docked yet, there must be a problem." Brother Lin, please go and find the boatman, don't make a noise. ”

Lin Song was also very nervous, and hurried to find the boatman.

"Brother Yang, could it be that the boat is rowing too slowly?" Shen Jin leaned on the bow of the boat and looked at it, and found that the speed of the boat was not very fast.

Yang Congyi looked at the boat moving slowly and looked at the black hole and the sea around him, and his heart was also extremely nervous. It's still careless, I really shouldn't rush to sail at night for half a day, if something goes wrong, I regret it. Running aground and getting lost are all potential dangers, and with so many people on board, no matter what happens, it will be a disaster. There was no water and no food on board, and the thought of the worst result made me break out in a cold sweat.

It is not impossible to get lost, if the ship bypasses the main island of Changguo from the northeast in the dark, goes straight out of the East China Sea, and sails with the sea breeze and waves for a night, where can it come back in a short time, so many recruits on board, if they are afraid and make trouble, they will not be able to go back. How good is that?

"Brother Yang, the boat family is here." Lin Song rushed to the bow of the boat with the boatman.

"Boatman, why hasn't you arrived until now?" Yang Congyi asked with a serious face.

The boatman in his fifties was frightened, and immediately knelt down and replied, "Your Excellency, you are angry. The villain usually does not take a night boat, and he doesn't know the direction as soon as it gets dark, although Changguo is not far away, he doesn't dare to rush to the boat, if he hits the reef and goes in the wrong direction, the trouble will be big, so he has to slow down and wait for dawn. ”

"Wait for dawn?" Yang Congyi couldn't cry or laugh.

"Yes, my lord, as long as the morning dawns, the villain can send the adult to Changguo County." The boatman knelt on the ground and hurried back.

"Get up and speak. Do you know where the ship is now and how far it is from Changguo? ”

The boatman got up slowly and replied cautiously: "It is estimated that there are still one or twenty miles." ”

"Are you afraid of hitting a reef, or are you afraid of going in the wrong direction? The boat drifted overnight, and you know where it will float tomorrow? ”

The boatman replied: "My lord, reefs in the sea are rare, and villains are afraid of going in the wrong direction." If the boat doesn't leave, it won't drift far overnight, and as long as the sun comes out at dawn, the villain can send the adults ashore. ”

"Brother Shen, Brother Lin, what do you think?" Yang Congyi couldn't make up his mind, if he really drifted on the sea overnight, who knew what unknown dangers he would encounter, but if he rushed to the boat, it would be a disaster to go in the wrong direction.