The escape plan cannot be made simply and hastily, and the timing of escaping from the Zhu family is very important, and Zhu Dafang is particularly puzzled by this.

"What's so hard about that? You can go whenever you want! The walls are there, the ladders are there, just climb out! ”

Whenever he made such a speech, he would get Zhu Junyi's idiot look. In fact, Zhu Junyi was very suspicious of why Zhu Dafang was able to climb out of the outer wall so easily, not to mention the family members who walked around the Zhu family's inner house every day, even if there were no less than 100 slaves and maids, and the entire afternoon of the day they met, there was almost no one passing through the Liuxi Courtyard with the high wall. Moreover, the ladders in the house are kept in a unified manner by the three-room steward's room, and it is not so simple for ordinary people to use them, which is probably to prevent the indentured slaves in the house from escaping from following Zhu Dafang's behavior of climbing over the wall. According to Liu Bing, he also found the ladder at the corner of the courtyard that day, and it was not borrowed from the steward's room, as if someone deliberately created conditions for Zhu Dafang to go out. This made Zhu Junyi vigilant, and felt that the Zhu family's mansion did not seem to be so simple.

It is more difficult for the slaves and maids of the Zhu family to go out, first of all, all the contract slaves are unable to leave the house, and the contract slaves are the private property of the Zhu family, which should be out of the consideration of "protecting property", as a contract slave, there is no way to run, unfortunately, Zhu Junyi, Gao Sheng and Nina all belong to the contract slaves, that is to say, the idea of going out from the gate of the Zhu family under the banner of going out to do errands can be completely ignored. It is also more troublesome for the subordinates to go out, compared with the indentured slaves, the subordinates are all contract workers who do not sell themselves, and it is said that a few years is a few years, but the subordinates of the Zhu family rarely quit their jobs after entering the house, such as Liu Bing. It is also necessary to register when the next person goes out, when to leave the house, what to do, when to return to the house, and the concierge has someone specially registered.

The only way to choose is to "go over the wall", and the next thing is the timing. Every day after the hour, the gate of Zhufu will be closed, unless there is an emergency or special circumstances will not be opened, at the right time, the front yard has the corresponding steward to all the new slaves to carry out the mao, in order to fight for the most activity time, the best time to escape is undoubtedly after the time of the day, when all the new slaves are asleep.

The long ladder could not be borrowed from the steward's room, so Zhu Dafang simply demolished a staircase in the small building and used two handrails to piece together a long ladder, although it was not too long, but it was barely enough.

The meeting place is set under the high wall of Liuxi Courtyard, which is far away from the promenade, and there is a rockery to hide, and a high ladder can be erected to quickly escape over the wall, but one person must be left to deal with the aftermath of the ladder.

"It's easy! I asked Liu Bingna to do it, and he is also familiar with the road. Zhu Dafang patted his chest and reassured, Zhu Junyi nodded, reminding him to pay attention to confidentiality, and not to tell Liu Bing that everyone would never return, so as not to cause accidents, Zhu Dafang also agreed.

The steps to escape from Zhu's Mansion were relatively easy in the whole plan, and it was not so simple after leaving the Mansion. It is good to get from Zhu's mansion to the port, with Zhu Dafang here, even if you meet the husband who patrols the night, there is not much problem, the real problem is that the port area of Batavia is patrolled and guarded by mercenaries of the Dutch East India Company day and night, and it is impossible to board the ship at night and quietly leave the shore.

Zhu Dafang also made a difficulty: "If you are in Zhujia Village, it is better to say that my family has its own port, and my family's fleet is also quite large, and I will go wherever I go." …… Ba Cheng ...... It's not easy to do......"

How good is that? Zhu Dafang and Zhu Junyi discussed several plans. Pretending to be a merchant is a fantasy, with their four children, the eldest being only sixteen-year-old Nina, the ghost believes it. Chartering a ship is more troublesome, not to mention the complicated procedures, and the need for a guarantor is even more necessary. The only option left to consider was to buy a boat.

"It's okay to buy a ship, but all sailors and bows have to be hired, so there is a big risk to safety, the sea is not as good as the land, in case the sailors are greedy, how can we four children resist?" Zhu Junyi passed through it once, and naturally had palpitations.

Zhu Dafang smiled triumphantly: "This is easy!" We can refer to the rice ship trade. ”

In the early Qing Dynasty, the economy of Jiangnan, Fujian, Guangdong and other places recovered rapidly, the demand for timber increased greatly, the giant wood required for shipbuilding decreased year by year, and the cost of shipbuilding also doubled. On the contrary, Nanyang Siam, Annam and other places are rich in timber and the cost of shipbuilding is low, and there are shrewd Chinese businessmen who specialize in importing rice, build ships from Annam and Siam, buy rice and grain and sell them back to China, and after the rice and grain are sold out, they will sell the ships again, and the profit from their shipbuilding and sales is almost twice that of China.

The Zhu family has been in business for a hundred years, and has a lot of experience in maritime affairs, Zhu Dafang is also a family scholar, knows a little about fur, and with his character, he naturally likes to show off in front of Zhu Junyi.

When everything was agreed, Zhu Junyi looked at Zhu Dafang and said, "It takes money to buy a boat, and it's a lot." ”

"Master, what I have is money!" Zhu Dafang laughed, seeing that Zhu Junyi wanted to punch him in the face. After opening it, there were hundreds of gold bars and silver ingots in it, and there were even dozens of Ducat's gold coins, which were brilliant and shining, and the hall was dazzling.

"You...... It's really ......" Zhu Junyi didn't finish speaking, Zhu Dafang interjected with his eyebrows: "Rich enough, right?" ”

Zhu Junyi rolled his eyes and said, "The villain has a will!" ”

Zhu Dafang was not angry, and directly handed over the box to Liu Bing, instructed him to go out every day to inquire and be responsible for buying a boat, and specially instructed him to hide it from the house.

And so it went on for ten days.

After breakfast that day, Zhu Junyi just entered the Chunfeng Courtyard and knew that Zhu Dafang had gone to the East Courtyard early in the morning, and the people didn't know the reason, so he had nothing to do, so he simply went to the front yard to visit Gao Sheng and Nina.

Zhu Dafang is the heart of the old lady in the sixth room, but for some reason he sent it to Bacheng to govern, the old lady in the third room never showed up, and the uncle and the second master rarely cared about him, so Zhu Dafang was lawless in this house, which can be said to be a murderer. Now the six-room young master has newly accepted a small slave sent by the three-room and four-room grandmother, but it is quieter and quieter day by day. Zhu Junyi is young, less than five years old, his appearance is immature, he speaks with a little milk, the little young master is quite loving, and he is not allowed to do any work. As a result, the slaves and maids in the inner house talked irritably, and public opinion was overwhelming, some said that Zhu Junyi was dressed as a fox fairy, and he came to treat the little master of the sixth room; It is also said that Zhu Dafang learned the crooked style outside and became interested in young children at a young age; Some people even swore that Zhu Junyi was more majestic than Zhu Dafang in the Spring Breeze Courtyard in the sixth room. At night, Gao Sheng also told him the gossip he heard, and there was a lot of worry in his words, but he didn't care, just listened to it as a joke.

However, in this way, it is not without benefit, the subordinates and slaves in the front yard of the house treat Zhu Junyi more and more awe-inspiring, usually they meet by chance and greet each other with a smile, for fear that if they say something wrong, they will provoke the little young master, the demon king of the world.

Zhu Junyi bypassed the main hall, passed through the middle door of the inner house, there was a small door against the wall, and inside was the independent courtyard of the room, but today was a little special, I saw that the women of several rooms were all sitting at the door, chattering non-stop, Zhu Junyi didn't understand the local language, and couldn't understand what they said.

A familiar native woman who could speak a few words of Chinese, and when she saw Zhu Junyi coming here, she hurriedly got up to meet her, and said with a flattering smile: "Little brother of the Liu family, what's the matter...... Coming to the room? ”

"I'll take a look at Nina." Zhu Junyi greeted politely and was about to go inside, but was blocked by the local woman, only to see her spitting and nervous. Zhu Junyi's heart tightened, bypassed the local woman, pushed open the wooden door and ran in, just turned the main door of the room, and saw two figures in front of the stove, one of them was the third under the fourth grandmother Chunmei, and the other was Nina who was covered with ashes.

Jia San turned his back to the outside and didn't know that anyone had come in. He looked at Nina's big watery eyes and said with a wicked smile: "Little Nizi, I just want you to teach me how to make noodles, what are you running?" ”

Nina's face was slightly stunned, and she bowed her head and said, "Three...... Third brother, there is an old man in the house who comes back and wants to eat noodles, and I have to cook on the fire, for fear of delaying the appetite of the old man, and I really don't have time. ”

Jia San smiled when he heard this: "The third brother knows that you are ingenious, you are a smart and clever sister, what does the fourth grandmother mean when I asked me to take care of you every step of the way?" Ah Mei's skillful hands are smoky all day long, and the third brother is distressed! As he spoke, he slowly approached the stove, and while Nina was unprepared, he reached out and pinched Nina's hands, Nina is the daughter of the tribal chief, these little hands are as soft as lotus roots, beautiful as orchids, and the tentacles are smooth and warm.

Nina withdrew her hand in surprise and took a sharp step back, but she touched the edge of the stove and could not retreat.

Jia San's heart was moved, his eyes were full of fire, and he said eagerly: "Sister Nina, don't always avoid me!" The more you avoid the third brother, the third brother's heart...... I miss you even more! ”

Nina was embarrassed, but still had a glimmer of hope, half warning and half bold, and said, "Three...... Third brother, don't be harmful,...... There are still people outside, and there are stewards in the house, and if you delay the old man to eat, you are a capital crime......"

Jia San's heart fluctuated, and his face gradually became fierce, and he said quickly: "Xiao Nizi doesn't use the old man's stewards to press me, and I don't look at who is behind the third brother?" The entire Zhu family's mansion is managed by the fourth grandmother, which unsightly steward dares to take care of Lao Tzu's affairs? The third brother thought in his heart that you have been for more than ten days, whether you should or not today, the third brother will cook this raw rice into rice......" said and took another step forward, and hugged Nina at once.

Nina's look of shame was replaced by anger, and she resisted desperately, but she couldn't break free from Jia San's arms, so she simply hit her head on the bridge of Jia San's nose and shouted angrily: "Bad bastard! I am the daughter of the Dayak chief, if you don't let go, I will fight hard! ”

Jia San's nose hurt, and a lot of blood came out, he was aroused by lust, and said viciously: "Don't say which barbarian's daughter you are, even if you are a chick of the Taixi Aoyi (the general name of the Chinese for Europeans), since Lao Tzu has done it, he will not let go, and he must be a good thing with you!" ”

Jia San went to kiss Nina with a bloody face, but when he heard a "clanging" sound behind him, someone laughed mockingly: "I think it's a guy who doesn't open his eyes to rob a woman with the little master, but I didn't expect it to be you, the third brother!" ”

Zhu Junyi was furious, and he took a kitchen knife at the door and was about to rush up, but after seeing Nina's decisive gaze behind Jia San, he rationally suppressed his anger, and he directly threw the kitchen knife on the ground, deliberately waking up Jia San, before he made a mockery.

After all, Jia San was a thief, and was startled by the sound of kitchen knives, so he immediately let go of his hand, turned around, and saw that it was Zhu Junyi standing there, and there was no one behind him, so he was relieved, and thought that he had been ruined by a child, and said angrily: "Little thing, don't honestly serve the little master in the Spring Equinox Courtyard, what are you doing here?" ”

"The little master heard that Nina was beautiful and generous, and he liked it very much, so he asked me to take Nina to sit in the Spring Breeze Courtyard." Zhu Junyi knew that he couldn't suppress this murderer, so he simply pulled Zhu Dafang's tiger skin.

Jia Sanman didn't believe it, and said fiercely: "Nonsense! When did the young master become interested in girls? How old is he? How old is Nina? Will the little master fall in love with a maidservant? Besides, which bastard dares to instigate the little master? ”

"It's just down there!" Zhu Junyi was comfortable and authentic.

Jia San was suddenly suffocated, Zhu Junyi and the little young master got close, this is known to everyone in the Zhu family's house, if the little young master really has an interest in Nina, it will be really difficult for him. He wouldn't be naïve to think that the little master wouldn't be tempted by girls older than him, who doesn't know that the grandmother of the third room is more than eight years older than him?

"What? Third brother, do you want me to invite the little master over and observe your methods on the spot? Zhu Junyi clenched his fists, he was not 100% sure that he could control Jia San, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat in his palms.

Jia San glanced at Nina unwillingly, and then looked at Zhu Junyi, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes, and he smiled cruelly: "Little brother of the Liu family, don't be complacent, the days ahead will be long!" He sneered and walked past Zhu Junyi and walked away.

As soon as Jia Sanyi left, Nina and Zhu Junyi seemed to loosen their bones all of a sudden, and they all sat on the ground.

With tears in her eyes, Nina gratefully grabbed Zhu Junyi's right hand and said softly, "Thank you!" Brother Jun, thank you for saving me. ”

Zhu Junyi looked at Nina, with mixed feelings, he liked Nina and regarded him as his sister, especially the three of them suffered in the same boat, and were often taken care of by Nina, and their feelings were naturally unusual.

"Jia San has one thing that is right, if we don't escape from Zhu Mansion as soon as possible, we will always be calculated by him in the future, I can catch up once, but I can't arrive in time every time." Zhu Junyi said worriedly.

Nina was sad and weeping for a while, and said sadly and resolutely: "We Daya people advocate bravery, although I am a daughter, I will not embarrass Abba, if ...... If this bastard comes back to entangle, I will die with him, and in the future, I will ask Brother Jun to revive my tribe on my behalf and slash the enemy for me. ”

Zhu Junyi sighed and comforted: "You don't have to be so impulsive. Randomly told Nina about the escape preparations, and told her not to tell Gao Sheng first, lest Gao Sheng couldn't help but leak it out for a while.

When Nina heard that everything was ready and only the ship was owed, she felt a lot of comfort in her heart, and nodded her head again and again.

While comforting Nina, Zhu Junyi calculated in his heart that the escape plan had to be stepped up.

Gao Sheng came back with water, and when he learned that Jia San intended to commit murder, he was so angry that he couldn't wait to fight with Jia San immediately, Zhu Junyi said something bad before agreeing to be patient for the time being.

As soon as Zhu Junyi returned to Chunfeng Courtyard and stepped into the small building, Zhu Dafang jumped out wearing a royal blue cardigan coat and a stone blue black satin lantern pattern Ruyi hat, and laughed: "Two good news!" My third brother has come back from Siam and brought me a lot of new gadgets! Another piece of good news – the boat was bought! ”

Zhu Junyi was shocked, clapped his hands and said, "Okay!" We'll leave tonight! ”