Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun chatted on the ship until noon, when the ship was finally filled with goods, and then several ships formed a fleet and headed south with the north wind. Lunch was eaten on the boat, but because men and women were different, Xie Lingyun did not invite Zhou Zhong to eat together.

Originally, it was less than a day's sea journey from Songjiang to Shuangyu Port, and it was generally loaded the day before and then set sail early the next morning, so that Shuangyu Port could be reached in the afternoon of the same day. However, the Xie family's batch of goods was more urgent, so as soon as the goods were loaded, they set sail immediately, and at night, the fleet had just arrived at Zhoushan Island, because the sea conditions in the Zhoushan Islands were more complicated, and the ships could not sail at night, so the fleet could only dock on Zhoushan Island overnight, and the next morning they headed south again.

Zhou Chong's cabin was next to Xie Lingyun's cabin, and the furnishings inside were almost the same as those in Xie Lingyun's room.

To be honest, the food on the boat is really not very good, except for fish or fish, Zhou Chong's dinner today is only a bowl of rice, only a steamed fish and a plate of fried fish fillet, and a bowl of precious vegetable soup. These are specially prepared because Zhou Zhong is a guest on the ship, and if it is an ordinary boatman on the ship, I am afraid that he can only eat steamed fish with rice.

Zhou Zhong didn't like to eat fish in the first place, so he could only drink vegetable soup and finish the rice, and then let people clean up, he felt really bored, so he walked out of the cabin to the deck, and looked at Zhoushan Island in front of him with the starlight in the sky.

Zhou Chong had heard Xie Lingyun introduce Zhoushan Island before, and he knew that after the sea ban, this was the only island where people were allowed to live. The people of Zhoushan Island rely on the sea to eat the sea, and not only do they go out to sea to fish, but after the rise of smuggling, the people here seize the opportunity and begin to provide various conveniences for smuggling.

For example, the Zhoushan port in front of Zhou Chong is very well built, the roads on the port are wide, and the berths are also well planned, which is much more formal than the smuggling port he saw in Songjiang before, and some passing smuggling ships are quietly parked at sea. In addition, there are many entertainment places for the boatmen to relax in the port, such as brothels, casinos, etc., and now is the most lively time in these places, such as the boatmen on the Zhou Chong boat after dinner, they also began to disembark in twos and threes, hooking their shoulders and smiling and walking towards those bright places.

"What's the matter, Zhou Gongzi doesn't go down for a walk?" When Zhou Chong was enjoying the night view of Zhoushan Port, suddenly an elegant voice came from behind him, and without looking back, Zhou Chong knew that it was Xie Lingyun who was talking.

"The waves at sea are high and the wind is strong, and the weather is so cold, why doesn't Miss Lingyun stay in the cabin to rest?" Zhou Zhong didn't turn around, but said lightly while holding the side of the boat with both hands.

Xie Lingyun, who was behind Zhou Chong, was wearing a fox fur cloak, holding a delicate hand warmer in his arms, and gently walked to Zhou Chong's side, leaning on the side of the boat and whispering: "Although Lingyun is not the first time to go to sea, she is still a little uncomfortable with the sea boat, every time she takes the boat, she will be a little seasick, and the cabin is too stuffy, so she comes out to blow the wind." ”

"Hehe, I used to be seasick, but then I took more boats, and I gradually stopped getting dizzy. In addition, if Miss Lingyun feels unwell, you can prepare some fresh ginger and take it out to smell it from time to time, which can reduce the symptoms of seasickness. Zhou Zhong said with a smile. In his previous life, he was not only seasick, but also carsick, so he knew a lot about some small home remedies to reduce the symptoms of seasickness. In contrast, his body in this life is good, and he didn't get dizzy at all when he took a boat for the first time.

Xie Lingyun heard Zhou Chong's words, but looked at him a little strangely, according to her investigation, Zhou Chong has been living in Songjiang Mansion since he was a child, as if he had never been to sea, but listening to the meaning of his words, it seems that he used to take a boat often?

Zhou Zhong also realized that he had said the wrong thing at this time, and hurriedly changed the topic at the moment: "Miss Lingyun, you and I have known each other for a long time, I often see you busy and busy, and there are few free times, are you born to like business?" ”

Xie Lingyun was about to ask Zhou Chong when he was on the boat, but now when he heard his question, the expression on his face was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he said in a quiet tone: "Lingyun, as a woman, naturally hopes to stay at home and embroider and paint red, but unfortunately the Xie family only has one daughter, and the huge family business needs me to manage, so I can't afford to have any choice!" ”

This may be the first time Xie Lingyun has confided in front of outsiders, especially since the other party is still a young man of her own age, which makes her feel red for some reason, fortunately at this time, night has fallen, and her face cannot be seen clearly by the dim light of the ship.

"Nine times out of ten, life is not as expected, we are actually the same, since we were born, we have been living for others, such as Miss Lingyun, you are for your parents and family, and why am I not for my two sisters and relatives around me?" Zhou Zhong said this, and couldn't help but show a little wry smile, he has been a human being in two lives, and he has more thinking and understanding of life, and sometimes he is full of emotion like now, but he knows that if he lives in this world, he must bear everything around him.

"Live for someone else!" Xie Lingyun repeated this sentence gently, savoring the helplessness in the words, and her heart was also greatly shaken, because the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this sentence was the best portrayal of herself.

The two of them just stood on the deck, and you and I chatted sentence by sentence, talking about life, talking about their hobbies, and even some trivial things in life, but they didn't talk about the business cooperation between the two sides. This may be the most harmonious time since Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun met, and under the cover of night, both of them put down their disguises in front of others and showed each other their true selves.

However, just when Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were chatting happily, they suddenly heard someone roaring at the bow of the boat, followed by a rush of running, but soon the footsteps became the sound of a human body falling, followed by a burst of screams.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and blocked Xie Lingyun behind him, now that it was so dark, he couldn't see what was happening on the bow of the boat at all, and all he could do now was to protect himself and wait for the people left behind on the ship to deal with it. It's just that he didn't notice at this time, and Xie Lingyun behind him seemed to have something different in his gaze.

The movement on the bow of the boat quickly attracted the attention of the people left behind on the ship, and soon someone gathered over, and after a while, I saw that the bald head who had led Zhou Zhong to the boat before dragged two balls of things with his hands, and when he walked in front of Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun, he threw the things in his hands down.

Just listen to "Bah! It was accompanied by two screams at the same time, and it was not until then that Zhou Zhong realized that the two things were actually two people, because they were wearing black robes and were caught by bald heads.

I saw the bald head saluting Xie Lingyun and said: "Miss, these two guys sneaked onto the boat, and they were beaten up after I found out, now please Miss Miss!" ”

Xie Lingyun only walked out from behind Zhou Zhong at this time, looked at the two guys on the deck who kept moaning, nodded at the bald man and said, "Thank you Uncle Hei!" ”

"Beauty...... Beautiful Miss, I ...... I swear in the name of the Lord that we really are not thieves! At this moment, one of the black-robed men lying on the deck moaning said intermittently, and the tone of his voice was very strange.

However, when Zhou Chong heard the word "Lord", he was stunned in his heart, coupled with the strange tone of the other party, he hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look, and the result was really as he expected, the two black-robed people in front of him turned out to be two Caucasians, one of them was older, short and fat, and the other was thin and tall, the hair on the top of their heads was shaved, and there was only a circle of hair around them, that is, the priest's head in Catholic history, but in Zhou Chong's eyes, it looked extremely funny.

"Are you Catholic priests?" Zhou Zhong asked with some uncertainty, he had seen the image of the other party on TV or movies in his previous life, but he had never cared much about religion, so he asked this question.

When the short and fat black-robed man heard Zhou Chong's words, his eyes immediately lit up, and his eyes that looked at Zhou Chong also burst with strong feelings, and he grabbed the corner of Zhou Chong's cotton robe and said eagerly: "Sir, you know that we are Catholics, and you must also know that our priest is the purest person in the world, please prove to this young lady on our behalf that we are really not thieves!" ”

Pure people! Zhou Zhong secretly scolded the other party shamelessly, although he did not know much about religion, but he also knew that Catholicism is not a good bird, the Middle Ages that Europe has just ended is called the Dark Ages by the Westerners themselves, this period of war and disease is frequent, it is the darkest period in Europe, and the biggest source of all this is the Catholic Church. In addition, during the period of European colonization that had already begun, Catholicism played a role in the vanguard, and many clergy relied on missionary efforts to collect local intelligence and lay a solid foundation for subsequent military conquest.

However, although he knows all the bad deeds of Taoism and Catholicism, Zhou Chong is also very curious, although the Age of Discovery has begun, but the footsteps of Westerners seem to have not reached the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and he has not heard Xie Lingyun say anything about Westerners, but now there are two Catholic priests here, which makes Zhou Chong have to wonder how the other party came?

Xie Lingyun also saw the appearance of the two black-robed people clearly at this time, and saw Zhou Chong's strange expression, and immediately asked, "What, Zhou Gongzi is interested in these two Francophone people?" ”

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