Spring is windy, the same is true on the sea, every spring, is the sea when the wind and waves are high, at this time the sea is also very dangerous, but it is precisely because the sea route is not easy to walk, so the smuggling profits at this time are also extremely rich, for example, the same to North Korea, the price of goods in spring is much higher than in autumn.

On the Luqiao, Qi Yanming and other guards dragged their tired bodies back to the cabin, and they fell on the bed one by one and couldn't get up again, and soon the snoring sounded. Last night they encountered a strong wind, although their guards did not have to participate in the operation of the ship, but last night's wind and waves were too great for the boatmen to be busy, and everyone was in the same boat, if the boat capsized, they had to play together, and the so-called mutual aid was like this.

So Qi Yanming and they also tried their best to help last night, although they didn't know how to operate the ship, but a handful of strength is always useful, help fix the rudder, or drain the water or something, but it can also help a lot, fortunately, this strong wind only blew for one night, and by dawn, the wind and waves were calm immediately, and the fleet had no loss, but this night, everyone was tired enough, so except for the necessary personnel, everyone else went back to make up for sleep.

I don't know how long I slept this night, Qi Yanming was woken up by the smell of food, when they opened their eyes, they saw a young man with white skin coming in and out of the food, and after a while, everyone had a small basin-like sea bowl placed at the head of the bed, and there was rice in the bowl, and the rice was covered with vegetables and fatty meat, and it was steaming, which made people have a great appetite at the sight.

"Brother Zhang has worked hard. You probably didn't sleep all night yesterday. Why did you get up so early? Qi Yanming turned over and sat up. smiled and said to the busy young man, this young man is the young man they rescued at sea before, named Zhang Rui, because of his poor background, so the owner of the ship, Lu Qiao, temporarily left him to work on the ship.

"Brother Wen woke up, hurry up and eat, you guys were busy all night last night, and you must be hungry. It's a pity that the little brother doesn't have much strength and can't help at all! Zhang Rui also said with a smile at this time, he was Zhang Rui who jumped into the sea that day to escape, he had already had the heart of death, but he didn't expect to survive after the worst.

Only Qi Yan knew that Zhang Rui was a eunuch, but after he woke up, he immediately begged Qi Yan to keep it secret for himself, and he also made up some lies, saying that he originally planned to castrate himself into the palace, but unfortunately there was no way. That's why I had to live in exile after the last resort, and this time I originally wanted to go to a relative. But he didn't expect to meet pirates as soon as he got on the boat, and a boatload of people were killed, he jumped into the sea to survive, and fortunately he was rescued by Qi Yanming and them.

If it were an ordinary person, he might really be deceived by Zhang Rui's lie, but Qi Yanming is not an ordinary person, he has not only been a loud horse, but also led a large army to fight, if he can't even tell the truth from the false, then he is not Qi Yanming. However, although Qi Yanming knew that what Zhang Rui said was a lie, he did not expose it on the spot, and even promised to keep it secret for him, because he wanted to see what Zhang Rui, who was likely to be a eunuch in the palace, was going to do?

Qi Yanming was also tired all night, and now he woke up naturally hungry, so he stopped talking nonsense with Zhang Rui, and immediately picked up the sea bowl and devoured it. Speaking of which, their food on the ship is very ordinary, and even often can only eat dry food, not even a hot water, this is mainly because the space on the ship is limited, it is impossible to bring too much fuel, so it is rarely fired, today's meal can eat hot drinks, it is estimated that Lu Qiao in order to reward everyone last night to desperately protect the boat to let people do.

At the moment when Qi Yanming was eating, the others also woke up from their sleep one after another, and when they saw the food next to the pillow, they didn't care about anything else at the moment, and they ate one by one, after all, since they left Shuangyu Port, they gnawed dry food and drank cold water on the boat every day, and a bird had already faded out of their mouths, and now they can eat a hot meal, and it is so hearty, it is a great enjoyment.

After eating, Zhang Rui helped everyone take away the bowls, he was thin and weak, not as good as the guards and boatmen on the ship, so he could only do some chores at ordinary times, after all, no matter how kind the owner Lu Qiao was, he was also a businessman and would not raise an idler on the ship, so Zhang Rui wanted to stay on the ship, so he had to work as much as possible.

After Qi Yanming watched Zhang Rui clean up the dishes and chopsticks, he lay on the bed and closed his eyes and rested for a while, when he heard the brothers who had eaten around him lying down and snoring one by one, I saw Qi Yanming suddenly open his eyes and sit up, put on his shoes and came to the deck outside.

It's not yet noon, although last night's wind and waves have passed, but the sky is still overcast, I don't know if it will rain, the deck is also messy, it seems that the boatmen are also resting, there is no one to clean up, and even there is no one on the deck, it is estimated that most of them are lying in bed to make up for sleep.

I saw Qi Yanming walking along the deck to the stern of the boat, where was the galley and the place where food was stored. When he came here, he saw Zhang Rui with his back to him, standing on the side of the boat with a bucket with a rope being pulled up, the bucket was filled with seawater, and a large wooden basin was placed at his feet, which was the dishes and chopsticks that everyone had just used, it seemed that he was about to clean it with seawater, after all, the fresh water on the ship was very precious, in addition to providing food for everyone, it was also necessary to scrub the deck, so it could save a little is a little.

Qi Yanming was very struggling when he saw Zhang Rui carrying the bucket, and walked over quickly to help him, and when Zhang Rui saw Qi Yanming, he was also very surprised and thanked: "Thank you Brother Wen, it's just that it's still early, why don't Brother Wen sleep for a while?" ”

"Hehe, I've always had little sleep, and I've almost recovered after sleeping all morning, plus the boat is stuffy on the side, so I went out for a walk, but I didn't expect to see Brother Zhang still busy." Qi Yanming also said with a smile at this time, he has been observing Zhang Rui for the past few days, and he already has a little confidence in his heart, so today he plans to ask about this Zhang Rui's true identity.

Zhang Rui didn't doubt Qi Yanming's words, he laughed with him a few more words, and then sat on the small stool next to the wooden basin and began to wash the dishes. What didn't surprise him was that Qi Yanming didn't leave when he saw him working, but also squatted down to help him wash the dishes, which made Zhang Rui suddenly have a bad premonition, because with his understanding of Qi Yanming, the other party should not be a very enthusiastic person.

Just when Zhang Rui was puzzled, he heard Qi Yanming suddenly speak: "Father-in-law Zhang, looking at the way you wash the dishes, you shouldn't have done these rough jobs, but I don't know what you are doing in the palace?" ”

Suddenly, he heard Qi Yan call himself "Grandpa Zhang", and directly asked what he was doing in the palace, which made Zhang Rui feel shocked, could it be that he already knew his identity?

However, although he was shocked in his heart, Zhang Rui still smiled and said: "Brother Wen, what do you mean by this, didn't I say it before, although I want to enter the palace, but there is no way, so I can only go to my relatives, but I didn't expect to meet pirates......"

"Hehe, Brother Zhang doesn't have to act anymore!" Before Zhang Rui's words were finished, he was interrupted by Qi Yanming in a low voice, "As the so-called Ming people don't say dark words, I have seen every word and deed of Brother Zhang these days, you see that you have delicate skin, not like a person who does heavy work, you usually behave politely in words and deeds, and at a glance you know that Lu Dao is a person who has read books, and most of those private eunuchs are poor people, it is impossible to be like Brother Zhang, and the most important thing is that when we rescued you on the boat that day, the little clothes on your body were made of exquisite materials, It would be strange if a private eunuch could wear such clothes! ”

Qi Yanming could only affirm that Zhang Rui was a eunuch in the palace before, but after a few days of observation, he found that Zhang Rui should have read books, and his words and deeds were also extremely gentle, which made him conclude that Zhang Rui's status in the palace should not be low, after all, there are not many people among the eunuchs who can read and write.

After Zhang Rui heard Qi Yanming's analysis of himself, his originally flustered expression suddenly became calm, and he glanced at Qi Yanming lightly, and then said: "Brother Wen is really a careful person, but Zhang feels that Brother Wen is not a simple person, you have countless scars on your body, many of which are knife and gun wounds, and even a lot of dot-shaped scars, if Zhang is not mistaken, those should be arrow wounds." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Rui paused for a moment, and then spoke: "There are so many knife and arrow wounds on a person's body, there is only one explanation, that is, he has been on the battlefield, and there are only two kinds of people who have been on the battlefield in my Ming Dynasty, one is the official army of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the rebel thief, I see that Brother Wen does not have the spirit of the army, so you should not be the official army of the Ming Dynasty, then there is only one remaining possibility!" ”

Qi Yanming was also startled when he heard Zhang Rui's words, and the whole person stood up all of a sudden, looking at Zhang Rui's eyes flickering, and even had the intention of killing people in his heart. After all, if Zhang Rui leaked the news of his background as a thief, then I am afraid that Lu Qiao would immediately arrest him and send him to the government, after all, he is just a businessman, and there is no need to shield the thief.

However, Zhang Rui looked at Qi Yanming without fear, then slowly stood up, wiped his wet hands on his body, and then smiled and said: "Brother Wen doesn't need to panic, everyone is the end of the world, Zhang concealed his identity before, naturally he also has his own last resort, presumably Brother Wen is the same, so everyone might as well just don't know what to do, and when we get to North Korea, we will break up and never see each other again, how about it?" (To be continued......)