There are many shops outside Chikuzen to Nagato Ferry, and at this moment, the girl in black who is being chased by the ronin is hiding in a shop, sometimes looking out.

Seeing Xu Ling'er and the others, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly chased after them.

Suddenly, Xu Ling'er noticed that someone was following, and immediately stopped her father and the Zhu family's father and son, and everyone turned around together, just opposite the girl, only to see her carrying a scimitar cross-body, black gauze masking, willow eyebrows, and slender Danfeng eyes revealing a murderous aura.

"Sister Ling'er!"

Everyone was immediately nervous, Xu Linger pretended not to hear, and continued to hurry.

So, the girl in black stood behind them and shouted again, "Sister Ling'er! ”

"Are you calling me?"

Confirming that the other party was not hostile, Xu Linger and the others stopped.

"Come aboard with me, another wave of pirates is coming after you."

Xu Ling'er was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Who are you?" ”

The girl didn't answer, she picked her up and ran to the dock, Xu Yihou and the Zhu family father and son followed closely.

"We won't come aboard the ship without telling me who you are."

As she spoke, Xu Ling'er stopped.

"Explain when you get on the boat."

After a moment of silence, the girl in black realized that they didn't trust herself, and immediately put on a straight face.

"You fled all the way from Satsuma and escaped countless pirate pursuits, do you think you're lucky?"

At this time, Xu Linger suddenly realized......

"Along the way, I have been praying to Mazu Bodhisattva, every time I encounter danger, it is like getting heavenly help, otherwise, I can't escape here at all, I thought that Mazu Bodhisattva had appeared, it seems that it is my sister who is helping you in secret."

"Sister Ling'er, let's talk about it when you get on the boat." The girl hurried to the dock and shouted, "Yajiro, get ready to go to sea." ”

"Thank you sister for helping me all the way! We planned to ferry to Tsushima and then change to a merchant ship bound for Busan and return from Korea to Liaodong. ”

"That's how you planned your route. Come with me, the pirates have issued a hunt and kill order, and they can be sent to Tsushima Shen Nanshan today, according to your plan, it is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net, now listen to my arrangement. ”

A large ferry boat was waiting at the pier, and Yajiro saw the arrival of the guest and hurriedly came over to greet him......

"Get on board. Female Bodhisattva, you made me wait every day, and finally when I arrived, I could go home and have a good New Year when I earned the money. ”

The people boarded the boat, and the girl took out a bag of silver.

"Yajiro, I gave you five taels last time, did you wait for three days, or four days? Crossing the sea today, I will give you two taels, it should be enough, right? ”

Yajiro accepted the money, and he couldn't stop laughing, and suddenly, he froze......

"Are the men on the shore chasing you?"

Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang got up and looked, it was the Qiumupu pirates.

So, Yajiro quickly rocked the boat, and the ferry left the dock......

"Listen, the robbers know my name, and I won't be able to mess around here in the future."

Xu Ling'er asked, "Yajiro, who else is in your family?" ”

"My family is in Zhuhou, and I don't have to worry about it, because in this case, I will not be able to continue to earn a living, so I have to add more silver."

So, Xu Ling'er took out a piece of silver, and Yajiro's eyes immediately widened......

"The first time I saw such a big silver ingot, Bodhisattva bless, I will do whatever you want me to do......."

At this time, I heard the girl in black say, "Then send us to Sakai Town." ”

"Sakai Town?" Yajiro was suddenly startled.

"We're not going to Tsushima or Nagato, we're going to Sakai Town!"

Confirming that she wasn't joking, Yajiro smiled......

"It's just great, Sakaimachi is a good place, and I have enough money in my hands to do business. Actually, I wanted to go for a long time, but we can't go on this boat, so we go to Fengqian Pier to change to a big boat. ”

The warm sun shines on the sea, and the wind and sun are beautiful; As the New Year approached and there were few ships on the sea, Yajiro turned the bow of the ship and sailed in the direction of Toyozen.

Xu Yihou had already relieved herself, thinking that the girl in black was a local, so she politely said in Japanese: "Thank you girl for saving her life!" What is your name? How did you hear about us? ”

"Uncle Xu doesn't have to be polite, please call me Guo Yi, this is my duty."

Xu Yi was stunned when she didn't know what to do.

"Uncle, it's a long story. However, I have a very close relationship with my sister Ling'er, back then, my mother and I drifted across the ocean to Liaodong and received funding from Lord Li Chengliang. ”

Xu Ling'er's heart shook suddenly......

"May I ask who is my sister?"

"More than ten years ago, there was a family civil strife in Owari, my father was killed in battle, and my mother fled to the mainland with me.

"Then you and Brother Rusong are also familiar with each other?"

"Knowing you're asking, to me, he's a younger brother. At that time, there was a lot of trouble on the coast of the mainland, the imperial court recruited people with lofty ideals, and my mother reported herself to join the Qi family army and died outside Hangzhou. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ling'er couldn't help but be in awe, and was also a little puzzled.

"When did my sister come to Japan?"

"Since you left Shanhaiguan alone, I haven't left left or right, from Busan to Tsushima and Hirado, we are in the same boat."

Hearing this, Xu Linger was shocked, and suddenly burst into infinite emotion......

"Brother Rusong sent me out of the capital, although I didn't want to delay him to participate in the martial arts, but how much I hoped that he could accompany me, he was captured by the Jinyi guard; For this reason, I still feel resentful, but I didn't expect that my sister would take care of me all the way, and I didn't know anything. Heaven forbid! Thank you father-in-law, thank you Cheng Guogong, and thank Lord Lu for arranging it so thoughtfully! ”

"Sister, when my father-in-law and Lord Lu sent me, I repeatedly told you to escort you back to China safely. Let's go to Sakai Town first, there are our people there, and we will arrange the itinerary, and we all look forward to your return to Liaoyang as soon as possible, and my father-in-law and Uncle Xu still have important matters to discuss. ”

Xu Linger understood that the so-called "big event" referred to her marriage contract with Li Rusong, and she couldn't help but blush and bow her head.

Yajiro hummed a little song in his mouth, and waited until everyone was quiet before opening his mouth to inquire......

"Female Bodhisattva, the family civil strife in Owari refers to the 'Inabu War'? So, who are you? Who are you? ”

"I don't know what you're talking about, Yajiro, I hope you don't mention it again."

Everyone was tired after a long night's travel, so they lay down on the boat to rest, and when they came to the Bunzen Pier, Yajiro woke everyone up, and he sold the ferry and followed them to Sakai Town.

Sakai Town is located in the bay of Honshu Island, near Gyeonggi, at the junction of Settsu, Hanoi, and Izumi.

A hundred years ago, Sakai merchants were sent by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshisho of Totokuin to carry out maritime trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Nanyang countries, at the behest of the Muromachi shogunate.

Fifteen years ago, the Jesuit missionary Francisco. Sabiel came here to preach, and the merchants, with the support of the church, formed a "huizhong" to resist the taxation of the feudal lords, and then implemented "self-government".

Last year, Louis, who had been a missionary in Kyushu. Freud came to succeed Francisco and trafficked arquebuses from Europa to Sakai Town via the South Seas, and was favored by the archipelago daimyos.

Today, Sakai Town is a unique free trade port where merchants from all over the world gather.

Yajiro followed everyone out of the dock, as if he had come to the heavenly world, dancing with joy......

Xu Ling'er asked, "Yajiro, what are your plans in the future?" ”

"Haha, I want to be in this world of flowers, enjoy it first, and then do business here, I want to get rich, I want to marry a girl from Lord Oda's family, I want to ......"

This Yajiro hippie smile has been carried away, which makes Guo Yi very angry.

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll kill you!"

Yajiro was very interesting, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Guo Yi led everyone through the streets and alleys, always paying attention to the shops on the streets, and walked for more than an hour, facing the banner of a pharmacy, which attracted her attention.

On this flag, there is a strange animal, like a fish but not a fish, like a python not a python, full of scales, and has two horns on its head.

Guo Yi flashed into this pharmacy, and at this time, Xu Linger found that Yajiro was back again, and cried while beating his chest......

He came behind Xu Ling'er, suddenly stopped crying, and knelt on the ground and begged bitterly......

"Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, save me, I won't live."

Xu Yi suddenly felt compassion and helped him up.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I, I went to a geisha house to eat, they bullied people, they wanted to charge me fifteen yuan, I reasoned with them, they were unreasonable, and they beat me ......"

"My sister gave you five taels of silver, and I gave you ten taels, which is as much as fifteen taels, and you still sold the ferry at Fengqian Wharf......

"Female Bodhisattva, I, I was deceived by a geisha. Good Bodhisattva, please! Now that I have no money, give me some more money, or I will starve to death, please, Bodhisattva. ”

"Okay, I'll give you some more money, you can go home quickly."

So, Xu Linger took out the usual copper coin, but he didn't take it, and continued to beg bitterly......

"Bodhisattva, living Bodhisattva, save me, I want to do business here, I promise not to come nonsense again, I want to get rich, I want to marry ......"

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful that my sister kills you!"

"Living Bodhisattva, ...... a little bit"

"I'll give you another ingot of silver, and I hope you can do it yourself."

Yajiro then stretched out his hand, lay on the ground like a big toad, and said a bunch of words of thanks.

"Don't go yet!"

"There is a rice shop on the opposite street, which is owned by a Tokaido teahouse, and they are looking for small workers, and I am going to apply, and when I save money, I will open a geisha shop. Bodhisattva, if you can use me in the future, I will go to the soup and go to the fire......"

Before he finished speaking, Yajiro disappeared like a smoke.

This wonderful performance made the old shopkeeper of the pharmacy see it clearly.

"These widows are not ashamed, they are as cunning as dogs, and if he knew that you lived here, he would come and ask for money sooner or later."

Guo Yi was quite embarrassed, but he didn't explain much.

"Shopkeeper Lin, can you come in?"

"Let them all come in, the backyard is ready, and now it's the end of the year, let's have a good rest for a few days."