Chapter 183: Lilu Argot's Past
The sky was dark, the rain was pouring all the time, and the noisy Amsterdam returned to calm. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info At this time, people have already returned to their homes, eating hot bread by the warm stove.
Lilu Argot, who was only 8 years old, kept walking in the heavy rain, and she was covered in a dirty blanket. Her body swayed in the torrential rain, and it looked as if she was about to fall at any moment.
"Gurgling ......" There was a protest sound in her stomach, but Lilu Argot continued to walk forward as if she didn't feel it.
I don't know how long it took for Lilou Argot to finally get tired of walking, and sat down on the steps in front of a house to rest. The rain was still hitting her, but she didn't have the strength to go any further. Moreover, she didn't know where to go.
She bent her body, her beautiful blue eyes, which had lost all color at this time, and looked so helpless and confused. The originally pink little face and delicate lips were also frozen white.
Gradually, her consciousness began to blur, "Father...... Mother...... My daughter is coming to accompany you......" Lilou Argot had only one thought left in her mind.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and then she heard a crisp and rapid voice, "Mother! Look! There's a girl on our doorstep! ”
Immediately afterward, Lilou Argot heard the sound of a rushing run. She struggled to get up and run away, but her frozen body didn't listen to her.
Finally, the footsteps died down, and a figure stood in front of her, "It's over......" Lilou Argot thought to herself, knowing that she would probably be beaten up and thrown to some abandoned street corner to die. Although she is still young, she occasionally sees similar scenes when she comes out to play.
It's just that for some reason, she doesn't have any fear, on the contrary, there is still a trace of relief in her heart. Maybe for her, it doesn't matter what happens at this time, she just wants to find her parents soon......
However, the expected beating did not materialize. "Hey, are you alright?" A hand reached out in front of her, accompanied by a somewhat worried inquiry.
Looking up in confusion, it was a little boy who looked like he was about 10 years old. He was looking at himself and asked with a worried face, for some reason, there was an inexplicable warmth in Lilu Argot's cold heart.
Seeing that Lilu Argot did not respond, the little boy suddenly didn't know what to do, but fortunately, his mother also came over at this time, and when she saw Lilu Argot's appearance, she immediately exclaimed, "Camille, bring her in first to keep warm, she will definitely get sick if she goes on like this." ”
"Hmm!" The little boy named Camille hurriedly responded.
In this way, Lilu Argot was helped into the house by Camille's mother and son, and she did not resist, nor could she resist. And in fact, her mind is still blank, maybe she hasn't figured out why the mother and son in front of her want to save her.
The burning fireplace brought some warmth to Lilu Argot, who was already a little numb, and she looked at everything strange and somewhat familiar around her in a stunned manner, and the home that she could never return to came to her mind.
"Come, I'll help you wipe your hair~ Don't catch the wind and cold~" A gentle voice woke her up, and when she turned her head, it was Camille's mother. She walked up behind Lilou Argot and wiped her hair with a snow-white towel. "The water is still boiling, wipe it first, and take a hot shower later." The woman's gentle voice echoed in Lilou Argot's ears.
"Hmm." Lilu Argot whispered, wanting to take the towel and wipe it herself, but her body couldn't lift a trace of strength.
"Okay, okay~ I'll just come~" Seeing this, the woman looked at her with pity and said.
"Come, let's finish the hot tea, you can go to the wind chill~" At this time, Camille walked in with a bowl of hot tea. He looked at Lilou Argot with a gentle smile on his face. And Lilou Argot looked at him, and for some reason, Camille's gentle eyes and hearty smile made her feel very comfortable......
After taking a shower and changing into the clothes the woman had prepared for her, Lilou Argot told her a story.
The story sounds ordinary, but it's also sad. Lilou Argot's parents were maritime merchants, and since the advent of the Age of Discovery, countless children of Europa have gone to sea, either fantasizing about discovering new continents and gaining supreme fame, or earning countless fortunes...... And Lilu Argot's parents are one of them.
From a very young age, Lilu Argot was helped by her uncle, for which Lilu Argot's parents provided him with housing and money. And today, his uncle has brought her bad news, her parents have been shipwrecked and have died. Lilu Argot then kicked her out of the house before she could react.
Yes, it's such a sad and ordinary story. The Age of Discovery, along with its great wealth and prestige, was also marked by countless tragic stories like Lilou Argot.
"What a poor child...... "The woman sighed.
"Mother, let's help her, she's so pitiful......" Camille begged.
The woman looked at Camille, then at Lilou Argot, and finally nodded helplessly.
Since then, Lilou Argot has lived in Camille's home and knows his full name, Camille Malinus Offenes. And that woman, Camille's mother, Lilou Argot only knew that everyone called her Madame Offenes, and that her husband, Camille's father, had never been mentioned.
Gradually, the two little ones grew up, Camille was 4 years older than Lilu Argot, and the two were like brothers and sisters, and the relationship was very good. Especially after Camille helped Lilou Argot out of that bad breath, and at night threw a lot of rotten eggs at her uncle's house......
Since then, Lilou Argot has admired Camille so much that she has been playing with Camille's ass almost every day.
Someday.
"Camille? Camille? Lilou Argot kept shouting in the harbor, and after a long time, she finally saw Camille sitting on the beach. Quietly walked in, and suddenly stretched out his hands to cover Camille's eyes, "Hehe, guess who I am?" ”
"Ellie? Michelle? Una? Camille was embarrassed to report a series of names.
"Damn! You know so many girls?! Lilou Argot let go of her hand and pouted and glared at Camille with a dissatisfied expression, she didn't know why, but when she heard Camille say this, she was very unhappy and unhappy.
Seeing this, Camille suddenly showed that familiar smile, "Hehe, I lied to you~"
"Damn!" Lilu Argot raised her little fist, and the two chased and played on the beach. After a long time, the two little ones finally got tired and sat on the beach and rested looking at the endless sea.
"Thinking about your father again?" Lilu Argot asked, looking at the pendant chain on Camille's chest.
"Hmm." When Camille heard this, he took down the pendant chain, and on the pendant was a small pendant that could be opened, and inside was a photo of him and his parents.
"By the way, your father works in Jakarta, right? Why didn't you stay with you in the first place? Lilu Argot asked curiously.
"I don't know, maybe my father has his own ideas, right?" Camille said with a chuckle as she looked at the photo.
"Hmph, these guys know how to make money, and they don't care about their families at all!" Lilou Argotte snorted, apparently Camille's father reminded her of her own parents.
"Okay Lilu, they're here to give us a better life, aren't they?" Camille still had that sunny smile, as if it could banish all troubles.
"Yes, yes, you can see it!" Lilu Argot said angrily.
This leisurely life lasted until Lilu Argot was 13 years old.
One day, Lilou Argot suddenly said to Camille with a serious face, "Camille, I've decided!" I'm going to sea! Become the best businesswoman in the world! ”
After blinking for a long time, Camille grabbed her hair with one hand and asked helplessly, "Lilu, are you stimulated by anyone?" ”
Well, Lilu Argot has been working since she was 11 years old. Because she didn't want to be kept in the care of Madame Offenes, who had always treated her like a daughter, Lilou Argot knew her true identity very well.
"Humph! James that bastard! I even said I don't know how to trade?! And to say that I should marry his stupid son is simply unreasonable! Lilou Argot shook her fist in anger, as if the air in front of her was that James.
"Okay, okay~ Uncle James has always liked to joke around, and you don't know it." When Camille heard this, he hurriedly began to persuade, he has always done a good job, because since he was a child, he has not known how many times he has been persuaded.
"Cards! Rice! You! Lilou Argot angrily looked at Camille and shouted, "I'm serious! Do you hear me?! ”
In front of the furious Lilu Argot, Camille surrendered in an instant, or perhaps, he also had plans to go to sea. So the two little ones began to save money hard, and finally ...... a year later
"Haha! Is this our ship?! Well, it's going to be called the Argot! Lilu Argot shouted excitedly, taking the ship's name for herself.
Camille, on the other hand, just stood beside her, smiling softly.
That year, Lilu Argot was 14 years old and Camille was 18 years old, and a pair of teenagers and girls ran into the sea full of unknowns.
Is it easy for Europa to go to sea? Strictly speaking, this is true, as this is the trend of the times, especially in the harbour cities, where almost half of the men will choose the profession of seafarer. But even if there is no shortage of seamen, it is obviously not a very simple matter for a 14-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy to command so many men, after all, men at sea are always unruly.
But in fact, it took Camille a short week to get them to really obey his arrangement, and the smile that seemed to be able to move people's hearts, coupled with Lilu's cute and mischievous appearance, made all the seafarers like them very much.
Maritime trade is always difficult, especially for the two newcomers, even if they spend a year learning about it. Because the market in every seaport city has almost been carved up.
In this way, they worked hard to make money, and they were forced away all the way, and met good friends and future possessors Fernand Díaz and Emilio Filon in Seville, Spain, which made Lilu Argot think that good luck had come, but then, the pirate king of the Mediterranean, Hayreddin, made her realize the cruelty of reality.
Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, Lilu Argot made a lot of money and got into a lot of trouble because of her swaggering personality, but no matter what happened, she never knew how to be afraid, because she knew that when she couldn't solve it, Camille would jump out and stand in front of her to protect her.
This situation made her intoxicated and infatuated, and the brother-sister relationship slowly turned into an indescribable feeling. It's just that all this beautiful thing was completely shattered when I arrived at the ******.
Kuhn, president of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta, appeared when Lilu Argot was just starting to gain traction in Southeast Asia. originally thought that he was planning to get rid of his own people, but he made an alliance with her, and the person he dealt with was Preira, who dominated Malacca.
Lilu Argot is excited about this, because she feels that her hard work has finally paid off. As for Kuhn's purpose, she did not doubt it, because Camille's father was Kuhn.
She struggled to expand her presence in the Melaka market, while Kuhn held off Preira head-on. When Preira was about to be kicked out, Lilou Argot even fantasized about Kuhn's acknowledgment and blessing......
It's just that the illusion was soon shattered, and Kuhn tore up the alliance agreement with her while sending men to attack her fleet. Although she couldn't believe this fact, everything in reality shattered her dreams. And Camille's failure to show up from beginning to end broke her heart.
In the end, under the desperate protection of Fernand Dias and others, Lilu Argot fled all the way from Southeast Asia to what is now Japan, and finally ......
"I've met you at last......" Lilou Argot whispered, her voice a little hoarse, the memory obviously too heavy for her.
Tightening the lovely person in his arms, Oda Yoshinobu said very seriously, "I will help you take revenge!" This is your man's promise to you! ”
(To be continued.) )