The large passenger ship that was moving smoothly finally sailed into the no-man's land, and the vast blue sea could not be seen at a glance, and the white clouds in the sky were all still. Now, half a month has passed, and a sense of isolation surrounds the passengers.

Humans are fortunate that they are never alone.

A lively child turned the boat overboard, and he pointed to the waves rising below the boat and said, "Look! Dolphin! ”

Everyone followed her voice, only to see a dolphin's head out of the sea, following the back of the boat, it seemed that it was not swimming very fast, and then a second and a third appeared, gradually gathered into a group, and the passengers ran to the stern of the boat to see those magical and lovely sea creatures, wild dolphins are difficult to see in the city.

This didn't last long, and after about ten minutes, the little ones were gone.

The bored people dispersed, but the original little girl still lay on the handrail and stared at the water, refusing to leave. An old man with gray hair whispered her name from behind, but she didn't seem to hear it.

The old man sighed and left.

There are indeed a lot of children on the boat, there are seven or eight of them, among which the naughty boys like to wander around the boat for adventures, and the more mature girls can't stay. Their parents or guardians often can't keep an eye on them at all times, or can't do anything they want, so they ask the rest of the boat to be aware in case something happens.

Yang Qingnan once saw a child sneak into the captain's room when no one was around, not only secretly drank the wine prepared by the crew, but also arrogantly grabbed the captain's hat and put it on his head. Now that he saw it, Yang Qingnan felt that he couldn't turn a blind eye, so he grabbed the back of the child's neck and lifted him up like a monkey.

I have to say that Yang Qingnan is already twenty years old this year, although he has not yet reached the level of getting married and having children, but he has his own unique way of educating children.

He locked himself in the cabin with the child, and within five minutes the child would get up and clutch the door and cry for his father and mother, crying as miserable as he could. In fact, Yang Qingnan didn't do anything, he didn't beat or scold, he just asked the child to sit down and talk face-to-face, and his attitude was as cordial as he was.

There was once an unforgettable conversation between them:

Minami: Little pot friend, why are you stealing from your uncles?

Child (excited): It's delicious.

Minami: Then why do you still wear the captain's grandfather's hat?

Kid (still excited): It's fun.

Minami: Then why don't you bring your brother with you next time?

Child (tilting his head in confusion): Okay, but why?

Nan (smiles obscenely): Because I still want to see you drink that spoiled bottle of wine, and see you wear that super ugly hat.

Child (terrified): Mom, blame uncle! I don't blame my uncle! Help!

This effect is extremely significant, the only bad thing is that Yang Qingnan has become a shadow in the hearts of the children, although his face is a little old and a little psychopathic, but he really doesn't blame his uncle.

The kids didn't like him, and he didn't like the kids. As soon as people saw him, they hid far away, so that he didn't have the heart to care anymore.

One morning, the weather was as clear as yesterday, the sun was not very strong, and the wind blowing slowly from the sea brought a bit of coolness.

Yang Qingnan stood at the bow of the ship and looked ahead, and said to a sailor next to him who was looking at the sky in a daze: "It's been more than half a month, why haven't you seen the land yet?" ”

"Come on, the captain said it would be in three or four days."

Three or four days? Does it take that long? Yang Qingnan kept stroking the pocket watch on his chest, where there were photos of him and his family, often reminding him of the time he cherished so much.

It takes a lot of courage to wander alone, and perhaps, the only thing that can accompany him is this small group photo.

That night, Yang Qingnan leaned on the handrail at the back of the boat and drank stuffy wine, the moonlight was round and shining like a bright lamp, and he looked down from time to time to look at the group photo embedded in the pocket watch, and everyone in the photo was full of happy smiles.

The more he missed this warm home, the more he felt that he couldn't go back.

"Hey, Anan, you're here too." Yang Qingnan turned around and saw a dirty beard wearing a loose long shirt walking over, and there was an extra pair of cotton slippers on the soles of his feet.

"You can't sleep either?" He asked. After more than ten days together, he and the captain have already upgraded from acquaintances to friends.

"Yes, the older people get, the harder it is to sleep." The captain reached for a pack of cigarettes in his pocket, pulled out one, and flicked it with his fingertips.

Yang Qingnan smiled and shook his head.

"Hehe, in fact, I admire you a lot, leaving home alone to go so far away, the belongings are not ordinary." The captain talked eloquently, he stared deeply at Yang Qingnan's side face, his eyes flashed, "It's good to be young and ambitious, but don't be too reluctant." ”

His nose was a little sour.

"It's alright." Yang Qingnan said in his heart that you came out to work hard when you were a teenager, and you are embarrassed to say me.

"Hehe, actually, I've been secretly observing in the past few days, and it turned out that your physical fitness is good, but your psychological quality is a little worse. I'll be honest with you, my ship is still short of people, if you want, you can stay as an apprentice, I won't treat you badly. The captain said earnestly.

Isn't this an obvious on-site fishing for people? When Yang Qingnan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart, because he understood that he was different from this old-timer who had experienced strong winds and waves, and it was impossible for him to be willing to work under someone else's hands, and there were many unknown dangers hidden in a profession like a crew, not to mention that his life was simple, and he was not free at all.

Because of the situation, Yang Qingnan did not refuse immediately, but looked up at the starry sky and pretended to think about it for a while.

When the captain saw that he was contemplating again, he couldn't bear to disturb him, and just threw down the sentence "Come and tell me when you think about it" and patted his ass and left.

But he had only walked a few steps before the hull under his feet suddenly jolted a few times, and Yang Qingnan didn't grasp it steadily, and almost fell to the ground.

Sure enough, a young crew member ran over in a panic, pressing his hands on his knees and out of breath. Dirty Beard asked the reason with a serious face.

The crew member breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh no! I don't know if our boat hit something, or if something hit our boat, but there was a big hole in the bottom of the boat, and the sea was pouring in! ”

"What!" When the captain heard this, he almost scolded, "I told you waste wood to ensure the safety of the sailing route at all times, and put the lives of the passengers first, but what about you?" It's all in the ears? ”

The crew lowered their heads aggrievedly, not daring to refute, Yang Qingnan wanted to persuade him to calm down, but the captain changed to a soothing tone and said: "In this way, you first temporarily close the power valve, and then find a way to plug the gap in the water, try not to disturb the passengers on the ship, understand?" ”

The crew resigned, turned around and ran away.