Side Story: Little Thomas and His Uncle (3)
VIP Author: New Oriental's primary two (senior high school students, I hope you give a good ......)
At this time, little Toms did not give up on the cargo ship!
He called desperately, and he shook the captain's arm, whose temperature was fading.
But little Toms's arms never stopped—
Woo -
The whistle of the whistle finally woke little Toms, who hung his head down, his hair hanging limply, tears and rain mixed with the splashing water.
Little Tom's uncle took off his soaked hat, reverently laid it on the esteemed captain's chest, and cordially crossed it. The captain of the ship, who died at sea, gave his precious life for the sake of a child.
Then he helped little Tom to his feet, and the boy was now so weak that he could barely straighten up.
The hull of the whaling ship withstood the test of the wind and waves, and there was no loss except for a few pieces of canvas that were blown out, and in the wind and waves, the lights on the ship flickered occasionally, and it was probably because the wind and waves caused a small instability in the line, but so far there were no problems!
The hull of the ship was subjected to a large shock due to wind and waves, and a wire was accidentally disconnected due to a little carelessness on the part of the assemblers.
From time to time, electric sparks flashed at its junctions - and around it was a dense mist of whale oil.
Normally, liquid whale oil only burns gently in the air, or releases energy in the body through more gentle respiration, but the room is filled with whale oil droplets, an oil mist of oil vapor, and mixed well with the air.
Suddenly, there was a bang, and the oil vapor burst into flames!
The whole hull trembled!
This deflagration that filled the whole room exploded like a bomb on the wall of the warehouse next to it, killing the boilermaker who operated the boiler, and even blowing up the boiler to a slight deformation, the automatic deflation device and regulating device of the steam engine were completely stuck, and the furnace pressure was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the mercury column soon touched the position of the alarm bell!
The power to the alarm bell is on.
The captain on the deck felt a movement in the boiler room and heard the alarm bell!
In his training, once something like this happens, the first thing he does is abandon ship!
There is no doubt that he issued the order to abandon ship by radio.
The crew did not understand and could not understand. What happened to their big ship?
But here's the order—
Since most of the crew was on deck and nearby, the boat was also ready, and they immediately boarded the boat.
Okay, the first one has been released into the sea!
Next, little Toms saw a scene he would never forget.
A puff of white smoke erupted from the middle of the whaling ship, and it felt like a ripe pomegranate suddenly cracked through the middle and spewed pomegranate juice - the explosion of this pomegranate made an earth-shattering sound, and the white smoke quickly dissipated, and a crack the thickness of an arm's length appeared in the middle of the entire hull, but could not be closed.
A small boat was blown away, and it was ejected like a champagne cork, and the champagne was sprayed - but the sea rushed in immediately.
Little Toms stared at all of this in a daze, and his body shook and he immediately fell.
Little Toms's uncle reacted, and he was also stunned by the destruction of the whaling ship just now.
He immediately hugged little Toms, and fortunately, God forbid, the wind and waves are now gradually subsided.
Back at his lodgings, little Tom shivered for a while, and soon collapsed on the bed.
At the port of Bengang in Taiwan, a tropical storm has just shown its might.
The clouds in the sky were moving rapidly, and there was no rain yet, and the wind could blow the coal on the freight yard.
Fortunately, it passed quickly and no one was hurt.
There is a small restaurant near the port, and the head of the Pan family and his son Pan Feng are talking.
The fourth son of the Pan family has recently had a booming career, the steam engines produced by his steam engine factory were installed on whaling ships, some marine wooden appliances were also provided by his Pan family's wood processing factory, and some other parts were contracted to other wood processing factories.
The entire Pan family whaling company is actually a joint venture between the head of the Pan family and Pan Feng, but the fourth son accounts for 51% of the shares.
The real family of giant businessmen, the matter of wealth is clearly divided.
The father and son first talked about the company's business problems.
Although the head of the Pan family still only knows the general idea of the objects produced by his son Pan Feng's factory.
For example, the steam engine, he didn't quite understand, but he could see the situation clearly, maybe this was the role of the old man.
He and his son discussed oil development in the Brunei estuary.
"My son, what do you think of this Brunei estuary?"
"Daddy, the Hantang Group is building a major event in the area, and according to public and secret sources, there is oil production there, and it seems that those who can drill wells can drill it."
The head of the Pan family said mildly: "I don't know what oil is, and I don't know how they turn oil into kerosene, diesel, etc. - but I can see the importance of this thing, because the Hantang Group cares." They didn't co-organize it with others like Coal-"
"Therefore, if my Pan family also opens a factory, opens a port, and transports oil in this place, it will be very profitable!"
The head of the Pan family nodded slightly, "What you said is reasonable, how about your eldest brother and you set up a joint venture company?" ”
Pan Feng was overjoyed: "It's a good thing!" Can the oil company be listed? ”
"Why should a profitable business go public?!
However, whether this oil company is listed or not is up to you and your brother to discuss, or you will enjoy exclusive benefits; Or I will unite others to become bigger and stronger, hehe, I will immediately have the same idea as that Guo Beyu in Hangzhou, and I don't want to share the benefits of others-"
After that, the head of the Pan family waved his hand slightly, and the housekeeper went outside to order the car.
"Today, we will set up a table at the Zongheng Restaurant, and we will talk about the relationship between father and son."
The father and son happily chose a private room where they could see the sea.
The Pan family asked for a glass of daughter red, and Pan Feng asked for a glass of wine from the monastery of Gerancha with ice.
Four dishes were ordered, and the waiter served them one after the other.
What are the four things of your way?
Only the branches are dewed at the beginning, and the sour is sweet and red.
The entrance is insufficient, and the white sugar juice is exposed lightly.
and yellow and black caviar, a light knife cut is luscious and smelly.
What is such a fragrant taste? Zihuangzi is soft, and the child is transparent.
Although the caviar is good and shiny, there is a soup dish to relieve the greasy taste.
The green shoots stretch and the green buds are tender, and the dragon's whiskers can be human things?
There are still not enough guests for the banquet, but fortunately there is all the sweetness to use-
It's the East China Sea whale fat milk, and the snowflakes open softly in the mouth.
The father and son talked about the bright future of the Pan family while eating...... At this time, Pan Feng glanced at the window, and through the glass window, he saw that the sky was still gloomy, and he couldn't help but worry about his whaling ship.
The employees of Anjiang Shipyard were shocked to learn that the whaling ship they built was wrecked, and the famous stingy Wu Da bald head in the Hantang Group was stunned, can the whaling ship we designed sink?!
This incident has caused a heated discussion among technicians on the Internet.
Soon, the news was relayed to the Pan family father and son-
Little Toms now stretched his eyes open.
He found himself lying on a white, soft bed with a glass ball glowing warmly above it. Suddenly, a current of heat hit, and little Thomas closed his eyes uncomfortably, feeling out of breath.
The heat didn't last long, and at last little Tom was able to barely hold his eyelids back.
Through the gap in his eyes, he dimly saw a woman in a green coat, very much like his mother, is this heaven?
Little Thomas didn't know. His throat was as hot as burning coals, and the mother had put an object to his lips at the right time, a cool touch—she had said something gentle that he didn't understand, but at least he heard the word "water," which was a great word.
He opened his mouth obediently, and the cool water doused the coals in his throat, but not enough, more, more......
With the help of cool boiled water, little Toms finally cleared up a little, and he heard his uncle's voice calling him.
But at this time, his body is not very obedient.
He turned his head with difficulty, and his uncle walked up to him.
His throat was still silent.
Seeing his appearance, the uncle replied gently, "Child, we are on the warship of the Hantang Group. ”
What was going on—little Thomas tried hard to remember what had happened last night, but, no, all he remembered was how the captain died, how the whaling ship sank, and how he got back to the cabin.
Perhaps he was too excited, and a stream of heat rushed up again—he was almost overwhelmed by the impact of the heat, and the remnants of his consciousness were repeating the events of last night......
At this time, the medical officer on the Hantang Haian battleship walked into the medical cabin, and he tested the temperature of little Tom, and the body temperature was still a little higher, probably with acute pneumonia.
There was no symptomatic medicine for pneumonia on board, so I had to do some physical measures to relieve the symptoms, and the treatment had to wait until I returned to Taiwan......