Seventy percent of the merchant ship's fresh men remained forever in the day's fighting, their bodies were to be brought back to their families, and the old captain was to pay a good pension. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Of course, catching Pearson the mad dog will get more bounty than cutting off his head, plus the corpses of the pirates in that boatload, and an intact pirate ship, it is conceivable that this is a rare fortune.

Due to the surprise attack of the pirates, the old captain had ordered the port of Plymouth to be cancelled, and instead sailed to the port of Cherbourg in France, because it was the closest to the port of Cherbourg, and the merchant ships had suffered a certain amount of damage, and the carpenters could only do some simple repairs, and the current location was the best plan to use the port of Cherbourg.

Three months later...

Cherbourg, Kingdom of France...

On the dock sat alone a young man, leaning his back against the wooden railing and looking up at the sky, as if looking at the unpredictable clouds in the sky, as if he were daydreaming of something that would cry and laugh.

From time to time, the people passing by the dock whispered, but no one pointed a finger at the young man, because this strange behavior of the young man was not a day or two, and it seemed that as soon as there was time, the young man would come here and maintain this position for hours, and no one knew what he was doing there, or what he was going to do.

"Damn, it's been a few months since I came here, and I haven't found a way to go back, what the hell is going on?" Murong Tao shook his head depressedly, there were too many questions in his mind, such as why he came here, this place is obviously backward from the place where he lives, yes, even if he is now in the port of Cherbourg, France, one of the top kingdoms in Europe, the environment here can still be described as backward, that is, backward!

"Honey, you're here, let me find it!" Suddenly, there were hurried footsteps behind him, and a soft female voice came, as if it was as wonderful as a nightingale, "Do you still miss your hometown and your family?" Oh yes, being adrift in a foreign land for so long is something that should be missed, hey! ”

"What's wrong, Martha?" Martha is the only woman in the port of Cherbourg who has talked to Murong Tao among several friends, 14-year-old Martha is very precocious this year, when she first saw Murong Tao, she fell in love with this man with black hair and black eyes at first sight, and in three months, with the help of Martha, Murong Tao has been able to use simple sentences and communicate with ordinary people simply.

"It would be nice if his father could have some sustenance, except for alcoholism, I'm afraid he has nothing to attach to." Martha sighed softly, approached Murong Tao half a position to the left, and said with a blushing face, "If it hadn't been for the failure of the last commission, maybe my father would have been a great captain, don't you say?" ”

Martha's father was the boatswain of the merchant ship that saved Murong Tao, because the commission to Plymouth Port did not arrive on time, after compensating the employer for several times the liquidated damages, the old captain who only had a little money left announced the dissolution of the caravan, and issued a severance pay to every crew member who had worked the merchant ship for several years, and the old captain, who had no relatives and no reason, used the remaining money to open a tavern here in Cherbourg Port to serve the crew sailors who traveled to and from Cherbourg Port.

Martha's father, the boatswain, was a little negative because of this, knowing that it was difficult for him to find a job like before at this embarrassing age, and besides, the captains of the merchant ships that traveled to and from the port of Cherbourg would not be willing to give this old fellow who liked to drink heavily a chance to start over, in contrast, many people invited him to board the ship after learning about Murong Tao, but he politely refused on the grounds that he could not communicate.

"Sustenance?" Murong Tao muttered and repeated the word, and in his mind, the appearance of the master gradually became blurred, "I don't know how the old man is, I'm not around, don't drink heavily!" ”

Alcoholism, Murong Tao chuckled, it seems that in this word, the master and his old man and Martha's father have a fight, both of them are alcoholics, but Murong Tao knows that the reason why the master does not leave his body is because wine can alleviate the hidden disease in his body, if he quits drinking, then he is basically not far from death.

"What's that look on your face?" Martha showed a trace of dissatisfaction on her face, and it seemed that every time she talked to him well, he would look like she hated it, "Hmph, ignore you!" Originally, I wanted to treat you to a delicious snack, so I came to look for you, but now, I'm leaving! ”

Watching Martha leave the pontoon bridge angrily, Murong Tao hurriedly stood up and chased after her, every time she teased this little girl, her originally somewhat depressed mood would improve, Martha had unknowingly become an indispensable part of Murong Tao's life, but the person concerned didn't know it.

The Sailor's Tavern is the most popular among the few taverns in Cherbourg Harbor, not only his owner, but also the old captain's almost legendary experience, including its name, its decoration and furnishings, as soon as people enter the tavern, there is a feeling of being on a ship, almost every decoration in the tavern is according to the merchant ship of the year, vividly showing everyone the kind of memory, only the sailors themselves understand the aftertaste of the memory.

"Dang dang!" The wind chimes hanging on the door of the tavern will make this crisp and nice sound when pushed by an external force, and every now and then, those drunk guests will instinctively raise their heads to look at the door, and if it is their partner who is walking into the tavern, they may force a smile, raise a glass with a sip of wine to greet their partner, and then call the bar girl, and continue to push the glass with their partner.

Murong Tao's appearance seemed to disappoint those drunkards who had been hangover all night, and after letting out an unexpected wail, they dropped their wine money one by one, and when they staggered past Murong Tao, they also glared at themselves viciously, and then left the tavern satisfied.

Murong Tao walked to the edge of the bar by himself, looking at the Qing Shui handed by the old captain and smiling bitterly, every time the old captain would laugh heartily from the heart, it seemed that this had become one of his daily compulsory things.

"It seems a little late today, where are you going to play with Martha?" The old captain bit his pipe and teased Murong Tao while wiping his wine glass with a rag.

"Well, actually, I came here today to borrow some money from you." Murong Tao lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong, and said word by word, and in the end, his voice became softer and softer.

"No problem, how much are you going to borrow?" The old captain's face was still full of smiles, he didn't even pause, and the work in his hands didn't mean to stop, as if he was waiting for Murong Tao.

"Hmm, what do you say?" Murong Tao also knew that the old captain was able to open this tavern, which could be said to have spent all his savings, if there was really no way, Murong Tao was unwilling to open up to the old captain, but in the end, he still didn't continue, shook his head, and left the tavern.

When the old captain finished his work, he found that Murong Tao sitting in front of him was gone. This made the old captain a little overwhelmed, could it be that his performance just now made him misunderstand? Just as he was about to chase out, several more groups of guests came to the tavern.

Murong Tao did not go far, but leaned on the edge of the door of the tavern, and from the information displayed on the window that suddenly popped out just now, it could be known that the old captain's current condition was also very bad, and he could only be said to be barely making ends meet. If you want to borrow money through friendship, I am afraid that the old captain will not hesitate to lend it to him, but I am afraid that he himself will be even more poor.

It was still a procurement task I saw in the hall of the mercenary union a week ago, although the remuneration was not very much, but Murong Tao felt that he should not continue to mess around, he had been here for almost half a year, since he couldn't go back, it was better to use his skills here to make a career.

"Hey, why are you squatting here?" Martha's familiar voice came from front of him, "Didn't you borrow money?" Didn't Grandpa Franks say no? I also know that this is not a small amount, otherwise I would have been able to scrape together a little more money by working as a female worker for a few more hours a day! ”

"Thank you, Martha." Murong Tao got up and looked at this sister who was a few years younger than himself, he felt that his nose was a little sour, he had only had a master since he was a child, when did he enjoy the luxury of friendship?

"I still have 1 Lial 2 Daniel here, why don't you take it first!" As she spoke, Martha cleaned her pockets and stuffed a few coins into Murong Tao's palm.

Looking at the three quaint coins in the palm of his hand, Murong Tao was a little self-deprecating, once upon a time, he also needed a sister paper to support. He reached out and took a few times in his trouser pocket, and the trace of coldness in his hand made him wake up instantly, he was holding a huge mountain of gold without knowing it, and he was still begging for people in the most primitive way, he really deserved it!

"Martha, I heard that you have a good relationship with Sister Mary in that church in Cherbourg, do you want her to help me get a priest's outfit?" Martha was stared at by Murong Tao's fiery eyes, and took a few steps back at a loss, then nodded instinctively, and then asked cautiously, "You... What do you want a priest's outfit for? Although Mary and I grew up together, I can't betray my best friend if you don't make it clear! ”

"You two are on good terms!" An unfamiliar female voice came, interrupting the conversation between the two, Martha turned around with a blushing face, and found that it was actually her friend Sister Mary, so she breathed a heavy sigh of relief, "Martha, did you rush all the way here to give him money?" But as soon as this man opens his mouth, he makes you do blasphemous things, doesn't he know that stealing the priest's costume is tantamount to blasphemy? ”