In this era, there were no entertainment facilities on long-distance sea ships, and the goal was to carry as many goods as possible, and even the living conditions of the personnel were squeezed to a minimum as much as possible. For example, the Dutch, known as the "coachmen of the sea", their most commonly used "Velute sailboat" is only 1.5 meters high in the underdeck compartment! At this height, you can set up as many decks as possible in the cabin to accommodate more supplies. As for what about the actions of people inside? Either bend over or crawl, the shipowner doesn't care how the sailor lives in it, anyway, the person can live.

Although the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty are not so exaggerated, they are not much better. If it weren't for Guo Yi and Lin Hanlong inviting them to come to the Princess for recreation, they would never have imagined that a trip on the sea could be so luxurious! Although in the eyes of modern people, the Princess actually has some congenital shortcomings - such as the inability to install a swimming pool, and the hull is still too small, and the turbulence is still violent when encountering strong winds and waves...... Wait a minute. But for those Ming Dynasty soil buns, one qiē on this big ship is already comparable to the mansion of the prince and grandson.

These men soon became regulars aboard the Princess, and spending this time at sea was far more comfortable than anywhere else. And Hu Wen, Guo Yilin, Han Long, and others were also happy to see this come to fruition -- they had hoped to have more relations with the Ming Dynasty officials and gentry. The journey is boring, and the range of activities on the ship is small, and even the most difficult to get along with on weekdays, and the least likely to get involved with each other, have to put down their bodies here and show a more kind and gentle side to socialize with people—unless you are willing to go back to the dark and narrow plank cabins where you have to be careful to meet when you stand up.

On the side of the lobby of the restaurant, there are also several small halls, which are counted as private rooms and private seats when eating, and are usually used as chess and card activity rooms. Because the hall has now been basically occupied by the locals of the Ming Dynasty. And some of the modern people in the northbound team are willing to interact with as many Ming people as possible, in order to integrate into this era as much as possible. But there are also those Ming Dynasty turtles who look down on them. I don't bother to deal with them, so I usually gather in a small room to play by myself.

In addition to this, there are the lesbians on the ship, who now have to go to the restaurant as little as possible. Even the meal time had to be staggered with the guests - no way, there is no taboo in modern people, but most of the Ming Dynasty gentry who came on the ship as guests were old-fashioned, and they would look very embarrassed when they saw a woman in the hall. Although modern people don't need to care too much about their feelings, as a host, they have to let some guests after all.

So now, outside the main hall, another smaller chess and card room has gathered the most people. Everyone loves to gather here when they have nothing to do, play cards and chess, and shout five and drink six. It's not smooth.

The same day was true, in this small room, in an area with more boys on one side, a group of people were having a good time: "Big ghost! "Bomb!" "Straight flush!" "Don't want to go! Six heads have sealed you! The shouts were echoed with the snapping of poker cards being thrown on the table. Look at the posture of almost everyone over there with a blank note on their faces. Obviously, this fierce battle has been going on for quite some time.

At the girls' table next door, it was much quieter, but the atmosphere was definitely not relaxed - the four people at the table, Zhu Yueyue and Su Duxue, had already covered their cards, and they were watching Anna and Wang Jiaojiao glaring at each other with interest. In front of them are four cards, two pairs on one side and three with one, and each of them holds a hole card in their hands. Seeing how confident they looked, it was clear that they were all confident in their cards – or maybe bluffing, of course.

Wang Jiaojiao looked at the hole cards in her hand again, and pushed half of the chips in front of her with a smile - compared to the boring embryos next door who won or lost as stickers, the ladies were much more practical at this table: a large number of shiny silver coins were neatly stacked on the table as chips, which were specially minted by Qiong Haijun this time, ready to be brought to the capital as samples and promotion. Everyone got some. It is just used as a gambling device.

Anna looked at the pile of silver coins and frowned, of course these were not a lot of money for her, but it seemed a bit too much to use them all as a bet for a play. Wang Jiaojiao on the other side doesn't care. As one of the 139 people, she enjoys the highest level of dividends, and the money is really just a number to her. Anna's money comes from the salary and bonuses of the trading company, although the amount is also large enough to support her daily luxury consumption. But after all, she earned it by herself, and she still has to consider it when she uses it for the squandering of gambling.

Seeing her hesitation, Wang Jiaojiao's smile became even sweeter. With a wave of his hand, Assistant Wu next to him immediately handed over a cocktail, and Wang Jiaojiao took a sip gently, intentionally or unintentionally showing off her newly worn tribute brocade cheongsam. And behind Anna, the faithful little maid also hurriedly brought a cup of coffee to the hostess......

The faint confrontation meant that the two gossip girls next to them, Zhu Yueyue and Su Duxue, who had withdrawn from the game, looked at it with relish - their net worth was actually no worse than those two, but these two girls were the kind of small jasper character, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't let go of the powerful aura of the two queens on the stage...... This came out to play cards and actually brought a maid!

At this time, Anna smiled, and finally spoke:

"The clothes are beautiful, I'm going to make one when I go back."

"You are in too good shape to wear it, and only yellow people can wear cheongsam."

Wang Jiaojiao replied with self-restraint, seeing that Anna was still hesitating, she was a little impatient and pushed out the remaining half of the chips in front of her-stud!

"Still with me? In the final analysis, this kind of game depends on the cost, and the big cost eats the small cost, and only if you can afford to lose, can you win. ”

Anna bit her lip and looked at the board again—she had two pairs of big and one small, and the opponent had three medium cards and one miscellaneous card, and the opponent had a slight advantage on the board. But their hole cards can be made into a big three with a small two, if Wang Jiaojiao does not have four, he can win.

But does she? There was nothing to show in the attitude, the woman was used to pretending, and Anna herself was good at it. So the crux of the problem is really as Wang Jiaojiao said: in the end, it depends on the cost: as long as you are not afraid of losing, then dare to bet.

was hesitating, and suddenly heard a hearty laugh from behind:

"Don't be afraid, keep up. It's all mine if you lose. ”

Looking back, it's Jack? Mr. Henderson came to cheer on his wife. At this moment, Mrs. Henderson's heart blossomed, but she deliberately said hard:

"I don't need your money."

- Anna usually has a lot of contact with Hu Wen and Julie. The most heard sentence is: if a woman wants to have a status in the family, she must be financially independent. So Anna hadn't used Old Jack's money since she had earned a large salary at the trading company.

Jack knew his wife's carefulness, smiled and lowered his head, and kissed her on the back of her hand:

"Oh, dear. Sometimes, it is necessary for women to squander some of their wealth on behalf of their husbands in order to prove to the public that this man is financially well-off and can afford to support a wealthy and decent family, and that I will be fortunate enough to be given this opportunity to show off to the outside world, the gracious Mrs. Henderson? ”

So Anna couldn't help but laugh. She held her head high and rolled out all the chips in front of her like a proud swan—the glory of a woman still needs to be set off by a man.

"Well, dear Mr. Henderson, give you this chance—I'll follow."

Anna showed her hole cards, three with two. And Wang Jiaojiao's side can only show cards: but it is just another miscellaneous card, so there is no doubt about losing. The double victory made Anna feel more and more happy, but she was still not satisfied—women are often the most greedy at such times.

She looked at the pile of silver coins, grinned, and said:

"It just so happens that I can use them to make a cheongsam, the most expensive kind -- and hang it on the wall as an ornament."

She didn't say this to anyone, it sounded like she was talking to herself. And others will only take it as self-talk - Wang Jiaojiao didn't say a word. He turned his head with a blue face and asked Assistant Wu:

"Where's the gentleman?"

The assistant Wu, who was born in the Daming Palace, was very eye-catching, and would never do anything to cause the employer's displeasure at this time, so he immediately lowered his eyebrows and said:

"Looks like I'm still on duty at the observatory outside."

-- Comrade Li Shiqihan, a man from the Wang family, as a meteorological professional, naturally assumes the duties of chief observer in the fleet, and usually spends most of his time on the deck of the ship with a sextant. Theodolite and these things to deal with. And this guy seems to be enjoying himself all day long, and he doesn't know how to be lazy once in a while—like a certain ship doctor, who wanders around when he has nothing to do, including running the recreation room to support his wife...... Poor Li Qihan didn't know that when he was working hard, he would be inexplicably recorded by his wife. The science man really can't afford to be hurt.

But at this moment, Wang Jiaojiao didn't say anything - losing her temper at this time was purely a joke for the other side, as an elite on the gossip battlefield, she would not make such a low-level mistake.

But whether it was the complacent Anna or the depressed Wang Jiaojiao, they actually didn't notice that there were two other unlucky ghosts who were innocently affected in this battle of queens - Su Duxue and Zhu Yueyue When they saw Jack and Anna holding hands and staring at each other lovingly, their eyes burst out with anger at the same time:

"Show affection?"

"Divide quickly!"

These two unmarried girls, who have always been regarded as a small and transparent backdrop, glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of common hatred. And the effect of the crow's beaks of the two holy maidens was of course immediate-at first, there was an alarm bell of "Dangdang" outside. After that, the door of the recreation room was pushed open with a bang, and the fleet commander Wen Desi, who usually never sets foot on the Princess, broke in with a weathered body:

"Emergency! Guys, please pause the entertainment, we need to call an emergency meeting immediately! ”

After that, he turned his head and saw Jack and Anna, a loving couple who were still clasped together:

"Ah, Mrs. Henderson, are you too? That's just right—I'm sorry to you, we need to borrow your husband for a while—Dr. Jack, please hurry up and get the surgical instruments ready, you need to make a trip to Liaodong with us. ”L