389 Feelings after the catastrophe
Under the guidance of the lights, Meng Fei and their ship, which had been drifting at sea for seven or eight days, finally found their bearings.
When they got closer, Meng Fei and the others realized that the light that showed them the way was a tall lighthouse erected at the eastern end of the Luzon Islands, which was originally the territory of the Shark Gang, and is now the port of Apari in the Hong Dynasty.
It is precisely with the existence of this lighthouse that it has brought countless conveniences to the past maritime merchants over the years, and thus saved Mengfei and their lonely ship floating overseas.
"Hahaha, I'll just say that Brother Meng, you Ji people have their own natural appearance, aren't you coming back!!"
Cautiously, dragging a tired and relaxed mood, they sailed into the port of Apari and greeted Meng Fei with them, but they entered the port of Apari one step earlier to rest for a day, and were one of the other four maritime merchants who were separated from them at sea.
"Shopkeeper Joe, I didn't expect you to be here!"
A greeting, which contained a lot of meaning, Meng Fei's collapsed mind at this time, when facing this acquaintance, he couldn't contain the happiness of the rest of his life.
"After we were separated from you at sea that day, we thought of going back to find you. However, you also know that this sea is vast, and sometimes it is not easy to find your traces. ”
"However, we slowed down a few points along the way, and we kept thinking that you would be able to catch up, but until we reached the port of Apari, you were nowhere to be found, and we were really worried about you."
"However, as soon as we arrived at the port of Apari, we have already sent a request to the Hong Chaoshui Division, asking them to find your whereabouts while you are traveling."
Qiao Dongzhu and his family had better luck than Meng Fei and them, although the distance between them was also disturbed when they passed through the rainstorm area, but after passing through the rainstorm area later, they soon converged again, and then continued to identify the direction and move forward.
Regarding Meng Fei's loss of contact with them, Qiao Dongzhu may have really cared about them as he said, but no matter how enthusiastic they were, Meng Fei and Bi Yong didn't believe it at all.
Originally, everyone met in Pingshui, and the temporary formation of a fleet to go south was just in case, if someone really had a problem themselves, the rest of the people at most expressed their regrets, and there was not much left to do.
However, even so, Meng Fei and the others, who thought that they would live for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, were still a little moved when they listened to each other's words of concern at this time, especially when Qiao said that they asked Hong Chaoshui to help, it was already the best way they could do and think of.
"There's really Big Brother Laucho!"
A thousand words, and in the end, it is just one sentence of the Convergence City.
"Okay, okay, since you have returned safely, then I will be the east tonight, and you will wash your journey!!"
Qiao is also a hearty person, looking at these two maritime merchants who are not a few years younger than him, but they are the first brother of the sea, he seems to think that he was also so ignorant and understood all the way back then. And along the way he came, fortunately he met several nobles, which allowed him to turn evil into good fortune, and finally had today's achievements.
"Before that, though, we have to go to the Sailor Station in Port Apari and inform the Sailor Commander of your safe arrival, lest they continue to send ships to search for you."
"Huh? Will our Hong Chaoshui really send someone to search for us? ”
Bi Yong was very surprised, and thought that what Qiao Dangjia said before was just to perfunctory the two of them.
"Hahaha, that's of course, this is the benefit of our Hongchao government, as long as we encounter any trouble at sea, you can ask our government for help, and they will do their best to help us!"
"Moreover, the vast majority of the help they give does not require us to pay a price, not like the Ming Dynasty government, there is no silver to open the way, and it is simply a fantasy to want them to help one or two."
Qiao, who has been walking in the South Seas all the year round, taught Meng Fei and their two junior brothers a trick at this time.
In fact, even if there was no Qiao Dangjia to accompany Meng Fei to report to the Sailor Station, after Meng Fei and their sea ship docked at the port of Apari to register, it would not be long before the Navy Division Station would get the news that Meng Fei and them had arrived safely.
However, as Master Qiao said, although people have their own rules, there are many places where these maritime merchants will rely on sailors in the future, and they always visit in person to be grateful, and they always seem to be sincere and sincere.
After the visit to the Naval Commander was over and the disappearance had been cancelled, the Joe family took Meng Fei and the others to a tavern not far from the docks of Port Apari to celebrate.
Not long after, the other three owners of the temporary fleet, who had already rested, came to gather after Qiao's family sent someone to inform Meng Fei of the news of their safe return, and a banquet of no drunkenness and no return began.
“…… Thanks to the lighthouse in the port of Apari, otherwise we would have had to find out the news of reaching the east coast of the Luzon Islands, and we would have already surpassed the port of Apari by then. ”
"This, in this case, we are afraid, I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet with Brother Qiao!"
Bi Yong was drunk, and he couldn't speak fluently, and said the sigh in his heart.
In his opinion, this experience of having nothing to rely on, when facing the vast ocean without a comparator, the feeling of not seeing hope, only a little bit almost broke him.
At this time, when he returned to the real world, he naturally wanted to get drunk and forget about the miserable experience of yesterday.
"Not to mention, the role of this lighthouse is really good, with the existence of this thing over the years, many of the merchant ships in our industry have found their way back because of it, and the risk is much smaller than before."
Qiao Dangjia didn't think much of Bi Yong's gaffe when he was about this, he also came out of this experience, and naturally knew its impact on people's hearts, so he followed the other party's words and continued the topic to make him more relaxed.
"However, the lighthouse was passed on by the Westerners back then, if it weren't for His Majesty Hong Dynasty asking people to build it one by one in the coastal ports, I'm afraid no one else would do such a thankless thing!"
"I really want to thank you, we are really grateful to our current His Majesty Emperor Hongxian, it is he who made the pirates in this sea area a thing of the past, and built a lighthouse so that those of us who travel far away can find a way to sail hundreds of miles away!"