"Can you imagine, ten against seven, I rushed to the opposite deck and cut down two, only to turn around and see that three of my companions were being beaten, and six had already run back to the ship." Anne said angrily, "And it's not the first time this kind of thing has happened, okay, I'm already going crazy, and besides, our ship, the name of the Golden Swallow sounds bluffing, but it's actually a fishing boat!" If the wind and waves are a little bigger, we will all go to the sea to feed the fish! Every time I left the port, I didn't dare to run too far, and the captain was even more cowardly, seeing the larger merchant ships, running faster than anyone else, and those who didn't know thought we were robbed! ”

Zhang Heng didn't know what to say when he heard this, there were a lot of pirates in Nassau, but most of them were petty fights, more than a dozen people dared to go to sea if they found a boat, and raised the black flag when they robbed, if the other party was afraid of surrendering, they could return with a full load, on the contrary, if they really wanted to fight, they slipped faster than anyone else.

Strictly speaking, they are not even pirates, but speculators who use the deterrent power of the black flag.

"I really envy you, there are more than 30 cannons on the Sea Lion, and there is a powerful captain, I heard that every time you go to sea to find those difficult fat sheep to attack, and dare to shoot at the warship, this is a pirate, I have always longed for this kind of life, damn it, if I were a man, fat people can mix on the ship, I can fight so unreasonable!"

The more Anne thought about it, the more angry she became, and slapped her on the chair next to her, but not only the wound on her arm was shaken open, but the clothes covering her body also slipped off, but she didn't care, but looked at someone with expectant eyes, "Hey, didn't the fat man say that you have a lot of friends on the Sea Lion, can you introduce me to you?" ”

Zhang Heng picked up the clothes on the ground and threw them on the chest of the red-haired girl, "How many times have I said it, the Sea Lion does not accept women, it is useless for anyone to say it, and also, don't take off your clothes at home, since you live with me, you have to abide by my rules." ”

"What are you afraid of, why can men be naked, but women can't?!" Anne complained that the poor red-haired girl had become a feminist fighter because of gender discrimination in the workplace.

"What are you talking about?" Marven walked in from outside with a bowl of mashed herbs,

"We're talking about this island as if every man can find a job he likes, and women either do housework at home and take care of the kids, or it seems like they have to go to the yard and lie down to earn money." Anne muttered, and then she said, "Otherwise, the three of us will form a pirate group and do it ourselves, when we fight, I can fight one against three, Zhang Heng should be able to fight two, and the fat man, well, the fat man should also be able to fight one and a half, so that the three of us together are already stronger than the gang of waste on the Golden Swallow." ”

"With one enemy and half against one, is there such an algorithm?" Marven was stunned when he heard this.

"It's better to go home than this kind of thing, even if you don't like your father, isn't your mother still worried about you?" Zhang Heng paused and said, "If you need it, I can provide you with the fare to go back." ”

"Impossible! Impossible! Anne shook her head repeatedly, "I swore before I escaped that I would not go back unless I was richer than that man." Moreover, only the free life of pirates is the most suitable for me, this is something that flows in my bones, I can't change it, I love this island, I love this place, every breath here is the breath of freedom! ”

…………

Zhang Heng just felt that the child was hopeless.

At this time, there was a knock on the door downstairs, and the farmer's son left the herbs on the table for Anne, and then went downstairs with Zhang Heng, and when he opened the door, he found that it was their old acquaintance standing outside.

- Goodwin, a well-warmed old man recognized aboard the Sea Lion.

The latter entered the door, looked at it curiously, and praised, "This place is good, although it is far away from the town, but it is quite quiet, it seems that you have also settled down, how is it, have you encountered any difficulties, are you still used to life on the island?" ”

Zhang Heng and Marven let people in, and then the latter went to boil some water and brew tea.

The three of them sat down and chatted for a while, and Goodwin finally got to the point.

The black gunner looked at Zhang Heng and grinned, "Roscoe is retired and plans to go back to England to see his daughter, you must know about this, but in this way, the position of the sail chief on the Sea Lion will be vacant, how about it, are you interested?" ”

"Me?" Zhang Heng was a little surprised, in the past four months, Roscoe has taught him all his skills, but this kind of thing is not achieved overnight, many things are clear does not mean that it can be done, and it depends on a lot of experience accumulation, after the old man left, Zhang Heng was not the best person to control the sails on the Sea Lion, and several old sailors under Rothko were more suitable than him in terms of the position of sail chief.

"Give yourself a little confidence, we all trust you, you are the only student of Rothko, and you should take his place when he is gone." Goodwin encouraged, "Believe me, there's more than one person on board who thinks like this. ”

"Really?!" Marvin is probably the most excited person in the house, he is now holding Zhang Heng's thigh, naturally hoping that the latter's position on the ship is as high as possible, and the length of the sail cable is a very important position on any ship, considering that the two of them have only been on the ship for more than seven months, this is undoubtedly equivalent to a leap.

Zhang Heng was noncommittal when he heard this, he just sat there and waited quietly for the black gunner's next words, and sure enough, the latter continued, "It's time to change, I don't know what you think of our helmsman Orff?" There are many people on the ship who feel that he is too weak in the negotiations with the captain, and has not been able to protect the interests of the crew well, especially the newcomers, who have not been paid enough attention. ”

Goodwin said with emotion, "I'm not saying that the old man is doing badly, our request is very simple, we just want a more fair environment, to increase the voice of the newcomers on the ship, what do you think of this proposal?" ”

Zhang Heng calmly listened to what the black gunner said, and then asked, "Then whose head does the task of speaking up for newcomers fall on?" ”

Goodwin straightened up, showing a mouthful of white teeth, "I'm a man with little ambition, but since everyone trusts me, I'm willing to do something for the big guys." ”