Chapter 212: Sparrows
Xiao Zhi walked into the port in such a grand manner, many people saw his behavior of throwing coins at the small dock, and many unemployed vagrants ran over to flatter him and said: "This gentleman looks very noble, but this town is full of dangers, why don't you consider hiring a few strong bodyguards for yourself?" ”
Xiao Zhi glanced at these people, and he said lightly: "I need two people who are familiar with the town and are strong and strong!" ”
Strong?
There was a quick commotion in the crowd, and in a short time two tower-like black men came out, they were originally pirates at sea, and their original ships and captains were destroyed by other pirates, so they had to stay in this Tutuga port and wait for a new opportunity. Xiao Zhi was generous and a little smart, they pushed away the crowd and walked up: "As long as you give us money, you can sell your life!" ”
Xiao Zhi took out a small cloth bag from his pocket, grabbed two handfuls of shillings from it and put them in the hands of the black man: "I like people who are simple and direct, and I don't like people who are money, I don't feel at ease...... Let's go, if you're familiar with the town, help me find someone, his name is 'Jeshmi Gibbs'! ”
The two blacks didn't know how long they had been in the town, but they were familiar with the environment, and they left one to keep Xiao Zhi safe, and the other set off to find "Jeshmi Gibbs".
The black man led the way in front, Xiao Zhi walked behind, this town of Tubuga Port was really chaotic, people were shooting in the air with flintlock pistols in their hands, shouting wildly, there were drunk men on the street grabbing bottles and tearing each other and fighting, the people next to them did not dissuade, but cheered happily, and even bet on who would win!
That's interesting!!
Xiao Zhi inexplicably felt a trace of heat flowing in his blood, frowned, took a few deep breaths to calm down, and didn't let himself be affected by the atmosphere of this era!
His clean and tidy clothes caused a lot of trouble in the town, and there were always people who thought that the sheep had entered the wolves and wanted to come over to get a piece of the pie, but fortunately, the black bodyguards had enough deterrence and force, and after throwing out a few things with their bare hands, the people around him were honest and peaceful, but there were also a few bold sneak peeps who didn't know what they were planning......
At this moment, the black bodyguard suddenly took a step forward and reached out to grab it, and actually picked up a child, who seemed to be only about ten years old, covered in dirt, her feet kept kicking and trying to break free and grab her hand, the black bodyguard wanted to throw her out, Xiao Zhi said: "Let her go......"
After the child was put down, he ran a few steps, looked back a few times and ran back, he carefully looked at Xiao Zhi's face, stretched out his hands and hugged his legs tightly: "Please take me in, please take me in, you must be a Ming person, I am willing to be a cow and a horse to serve you, please take me back to Daqing, back to Daddy and Auntie......"
Well, the language and tone of the speech!
Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand and wiped her face vigorously, only to find out that this was a little girl, and it was also an oriental face, but the whole person was too dirty and dark, so that he couldn't distinguish between men and women just now, let alone what oriental faces. Met an old friend in a foreign country, although this little girl is not an old friend, her oriental appearance makes Xiao Zhi feel inexplicable.
A noisy voice came from the front, and a thin man with a goatee ran here scolding, and he still held a whip in his hand: "Bastard, there are only a few people left in this batch of goods who are going to die here, but I didn't expect that there was actually a person who pretended to be sick and ran away, I was really angry...... When I catch it, I'm going to beat it hard with a whip first! ”
The gray torn cotton jacket on the girl's body was dirty, because it had been stained with water, it became hard piece by piece, she saw the old man with a goatee coming, her expression was very frightened, and she hid behind Xiao Zhi: "Uncle, help me, my father is the richest rich man in the township, and even the official of the county commander is donated by my father......"
Xiao Zhi smiled dumbly, an ignorant child.
When the old man with the goatee saw the little girl, he ran over quickly with a whip, and raised his hand to whip it!
Who knew that the black bodyguard's hand was faster, and he came directly to his face, turned around like a spinning top a few times, and scolded angrily: "Open your dog's eyes and see, where is the whip drawn?" Zack the Mouse, get out of here! ”
The old man with the goatee saw the black man's face clearly, and he was also angry: "Owen Gali, you are just a down-and-out scum without a boat, and now you are a bird, are you not afraid of the boss behind me?" ”
The two obviously knew each other, Xiao Zhi yawned, boring bridge, he didn't like to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger was insulted first and then suddenly stepped on the other party's face, and directly took out a small gold coin and stuffed it into the hand of the old man with a goatee: "This little girl has a fate with me, buy it!"
The old man with the goatee looked at the small gold coin in his hand, he was a little hesitant, the Orientals are scarce here, and if you work hard, you won't be able to sell it at a good price.
Xiao Zhi frowned, and put three more gold coins in his hand: "This is already my bottom line, I believe it is enough for you to spend a while drinking, and if you are not satisfied, I can only use it to bargain with you." ”
The old man with the goatee was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had a small pistol on his waist at some point, is this thing really a pistol, so short! The older a person gets, the more he will cherish his life, and he is naturally no exception, he laughed dryly twice, and put the small gold coin in his pocket: "Business is talked about slowly, don't you have a saying there called something, the business can't be done, benevolence and righteousness are there!" ”
Although the little girl is a little precious, but the four gold coins have far exceeded the value she has, the old man with the goatee even felt that the slap on his face did not hurt anymore, and left in a hurry after a few polite sentences, it is not a good thing to have gold coins on his body, people here are greedy, and they are thinking about how to snatch it in the next second!
There is a little bit of order in the center of the town, there is a navy order in the naval port, there is no order in the lawless zone here, there are also various shops in the town, and if you think about it, you know that some bigwigs are covering these shops and are running smoothly, and the black man who ran to find Jeshmi Gibbs has not come back yet.
Xiao Zhi was a little bored, he simply took the little girl to a nearby clothing store to change into clean and tidy clothes, and the little black face was also washed, it was not a beauty embryo, it was just an ordinary appearance, maybe because of the long-term exposure to the wind and sun at sea, after washing, the face was also a little brownish, and there were a lot of freckles on the cheeks......
The little girl's name is Que'er, because of this era, she basically rarely goes out at home, and she is very yearning for the world outside the courtyard at a young age......
One day there was a fire in her home, she took advantage of the chaos to run out and finally see the world outside her home, but it was precisely because of this fire, in the chaos, she was deceived and tricked into the boat, and crossed the ocean like many children who also suffered the same thing, and after several children died of illness on the way, she came to this terrible world as one of the survivors!