Chapter 21: Mutiny
The sea is always an endless stretch of water. The blue reflection of the long sky seems to embrace the entire heavenly dome in its arms. Li Kuan sat on the bow of the boat, the pigeon-egg-thick fishing rod in his hand stretched out of the side of the boat, and the slender fishing line was floating on the sea, he had been fishing here for several hours in the rain, but no one dared to say anything, even Xue Wanche, the first mate who had actual control of the ship, did not dare to disturb. Li Kuan's sun rays sprinkled on the sea, plating the entire sea water with a layer of gold, sparkling and shining, like the scales of Kunpeng.
The sea breeze blew and blew the sails on the ships, but because they had anchored, the ships remained as if they had taken root in the sea. Wisps of cooking smoke rose from the ship, and the people and slaves on board began to cook. Wisps of faint blue smoke rose on the boat, like mushrooms growing rapidly, and soon there will be hot meals on the table, of course, the table is such a high-end thing only Li Kuan and their ship will have, the rest of the ships are issued with lunches, this thing is also made by Li Kuan, in the past, the fishermen on the beach went to sea, all just brought some dry food, when they were hungry, they took out the cold dry food and nibbled a few bites, or simply caught a few fish on the sea and ate it raw. These are the habits of fishermen who beg for a living by the sea.
The food was brought to the deck, Li Kuan was reluctant to leave here, it seemed that he was in love with the fish here, he had thrown down the fishing rod here for several hours, but not a single fish was caught, which made him very 'annoyed' and even showed a displeased look on his face. But it seems that this prince has suddenly lost his temper, and he wants to catch a fish here no matter what. That's why I've been staying here all along. The rest of the dozens of ships were very anxious, they were not used to surviving in a place where there was a sea on all sides. Because only land can give them the security they want. It's just that no one wants to leave at this time, because now only Li Kuan and their ship are equipped with weapons on these ships. Or the siege weapon Eight Bull Crossbow, if they drove away directly, then they would definitely become the target of Li Kuan's attack, and they would be shot by the Eight Bull Crossbow and then silent into the cold sea. So no one rushes to act rashly at this time.
The meal was served with a low table and a few plates of elegant greens, the emerald green color was simply extravagant above the sea, and no one knew how happy it was to be able to have vegetables to eat on the sea. As long as there are no storms and enough fresh water in the sea, you will not starve to death, because there are many edible fish in the sea. However, vegetables that can only be grown on land are desirable but not desired, and people who eat sea fish for a long time, as well as dehydrated vegetables such as pickles and kimchi, will suffer from a terrible disease - sepsis. This thing is because of the lack of fresh vegetables and fruits to provide some trace elements, of course, the ancients did not have this knowledge, they will only think that it is because of a long time drifting at sea. Eating and drinking Lazar on the boat every day, these behaviors angered the dragon lord, and he was punished by the gods and suffered from this terrible disease.
It's a bit far. Li Kuan shifted his gaze to the plates of vegetables on the low table, the emerald green color was so pure, with a hint of oil. Like a delicate polished emerald. Pick up the chopsticks and gently pick them up a little and put them in your mouth. A unique fragrance fills the mouth, like a warm spring breeze blowing through the fields. With a bit of earthy fragrance, people's taste buds can fully enjoy this long-lost feeling. Drifting on this sea has been long enough, they set off from the Cangzhou Sea, and now they have entered the East China Sea, such a distance only relying on sails and oars, for more than ten days. The vegetables have been so green and lovely for so long, thanks to the small compartment on the roof of the cabin that can be opened and closed.
At the beginning, Li Kuan whimsically prepared to sail away, he felt that it was really not a suitable thing to mix like this in the Tang Dynasty, no one knew better than him what kind of era it was after the Tang Dynasty, the five nonsense Hua, the corpses of the Han family were all over the field, and the martial mourning king Ran Min was born but he was unable to turn the tide, this is the darkest era of the Chinese nation, because no one knows how many ant-like things will jump out after the collapse of the heavenly empire that is high above, is like the little Japanese slave who plunged the whole of China into a war of blood and fire thousands of years later. There are too many constraints in Datang, countless people are staring at his every move, and even all kinds of enemies attack him with open guns and arrows, which makes him really tired, and he has long had the idea of getting out, but he has never had the opportunity, the reason why he came to Cangzhou is not only because of Li Li's matter, but also because of the idea of getting out of the quagmire of the court.
But after building the first ship, the first voyage encountered a storm, so he decided to plan again, so in the early summer he has been preparing for the first month or two, not only to strengthen the ship's structure, but also to detail some of the necessary common sense for sailing, such as sepsis. So his whimsical idea appeared, farming on the ship, which no one had ever thought of, in fact, to deal with the disease of sepsis, it is enough to prepare some green oranges on the ship, of course, this simple idea Li Kuan did not expect, but he made a big move to search for a lot of soil in Cangzhou, which is strict with salinization, and spent a lot of effort to get qualified soil, of course, he just opened his mouth, and naturally there are countless people below to do these things well for him. But now that he has eaten fresh vegetables on the sea, Li Kuan feels that the decision he has made is really wise. Even if the cabin where all kinds of vegetables are now planted is actually the captain's room.
Just when Li Kuan was enjoying the delicious taste of vegetables, a small footstep sounded, it was Tianxiang who came out of the cabin, and the little girl came to Li Kuan's side carefully and served him a meal. The little hand gently took the chopsticks from Li Kuan's hand, and then gently picked up pieces of emerald green vegetable leaves for him according to Li Kuan's preference. Eating vegetables and not eating rods is a little quirk of Li Kuan, and Tianxiang, who has been by his side for so many years, is of course clear. The small barley brings pieces of vegetable leaves to the mouth, and as long as you open your mouth slightly, you can eat it in your mouth, and this kind of life is really comfortable. It's just that Li Kuan didn't notice that a pair of eyes threw an unclear look at them behind him, but this look disappeared in a flash, and even Li Kuan, who was very sensitive, didn't notice it.
The sunset began to set, after dinner, Li Kuan gently wrapped the little girl in his arms, looking at the crimson clouds all over the sky, the burgundy afterglow of the sunset rendered the clouds on the edge of the sky gorgeous and colorful, like a burning flame The burning clouds are constantly changing, the sunset is gradually swallowed by the sea, a wordless beauty makes the two people leaning together intoxicated, the little girl unconsciously tightened her body into Li Kuan's arms, as if she wanted to get close to this person's heart, Even if she is just a teenage little girl now, in this precocious era, the little girl already knows a lot of things, and the age of love is coming. It's just that Li Kuan didn't notice it, and the little girl herself didn't understand it. Over the years, Xiao Tianxiang has only Li Kuan by her side, and a small heart has been tied there unconsciously.
The night gradually swallowed up the remnants of the sky, leaving only some misty light, and the sound of the waves in their ears rang softly, gently lapping against the boat on which they were seated. A pair of eyes opened in the bottom cabin of the big ship, their eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, one by one the pupils were covered with bloodshots, the whole thing was like a red bead, in that pupil there were pieces of cruelty and indifference, but no one could hide the fanaticism in the deepest part, it was an indescribable kind of crazy look, they were quietly gathering, the whole cabin was covered with such a crowd, but the people on the upper level were still completely ignorant.
A black figure like an ape in the bottom of the cabin activities, they move softly like a tanuki, for this ship these people are very familiar, even in the dark cabin without much light they still dexterously avoid those obstacles, and then just like this to the upper level, on the way, several stout black shadows opened a small cabin, and then a simple weapon appeared in front of these black shadows, The thick nails tied to the sticks became spears, and after the silent distribution of these things, the shadows began to act in earnest. They pushed open the planks that separated the two decks, and one by one they flipped on.
On the top of this lowest cabin, are the people who went to sea with Li Kuan, these people are Li Kuan's real harvest during this time in Cangzhou, they are now following Li Kuan to float on this sea, because they believe that this young prince will take them to live a better life, with this expectation, they follow Li Kuan's footsteps without hesitation. So Li Kuan is very kind to these people, at least there is a little light on this floor, it is no longer pitch black, and now these people who have been floating on the sea for a day have begun to sleep, and sunset has become an instinct engraved in their bones, which also gives these black shadows the opportunity to attack. (To be continued......)