In the past few days, Cheng Ruoxuan's ears have been filled with a rural accent, and it is rare to hear an authentic official dialect, and when he looks at the sound, he sees that this person is wrapped in a chess piece cloth turban, dressed slightly differently from others, and has no work in his hands, only walking back and forth in the crowd, it seems that he is a supervisor.

Jing Feng twisted his eyebrows, as if he wanted to argue, Cheng Ruoxuan hurriedly pulled his cuffs, shook his head and signaled him to silence. The man's voice was a little more sideways, but his words were reasonable. She couldn't think of anything she could do to help, and crowding here would add to the chaos.

Suddenly, someone said: "Not really, one more person is one more force." This voice is much calmer than that of others, but he is not a local. Cheng Ruoxuan looked up and saw a bearded man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, carrying a few wine bags in his hands, coming this way. The man made eye contact with her, handed her the wine bag, and said gently, "Come and help." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan didn't react, and said blankly: "What? ”

"Send you to be a bartender!" The overseer, who wore a turban, stood beside him, and his voice softened a little, "Yes, the oarsmen are going to be blown away by the wind, and it is time to warm up with some wine." Still is...... Well thought out. As he spoke, he glanced at the bearded man, and omitted the title in his mouth.

"The little girl is small and doesn't take up space, so it's the most suitable. Hold the sac steadily, walk from one end to the other, ask who wants to take a sip, and hand it over. The big man smiled at Cheng Ruoxuan as he spoke, and the big beard on his face showed a little kindness.

Cheng Ruoxuan took the wine bag with a confused expression. This big man is naturally kind to solve the siege, but she really can't calm down and listen to these trivial details. Where is this ship going? The fire chief told him not to ask. But she obviously made up her mind to go back to the Pei family, how could she give birth to so many branches with every step? She hugged the wine bag, rubbed her eyes, and tried her best to suppress the surging grievances.

If she comes, she will be safe, she silently thought in her heart, she couldn't return to Mingzhou immediately, and she could only see the moves. There are officials from the DPRK and China on this ship, and she can't cause any trouble to the Pei family because she is impatient for a while.

She took a deep breath and staggered to her errand. After walking in for a while, I realized that there were idlers in the cabin. On either side were sailors struggling to paddle, and idlers huddled in the middle of the cabin, staggering to and fro. They seemed accustomed to the turmoil at sea, but it was hard to feel comfortable to stand in one place like this.

It's a weird scene. Cheng Ruoxuan recognized several of them, who had greeted Jing Feng when he got on the boat. She took the time to hand over the wine bags and asked them to find out that they were pearl divers. When it comes to diving, these people are all good at it, but the ability of a viable boat is far inferior to that of a sailor. In this situation, not only can they not help, but they are too much to stand here.

Cheng Ruoxuan looked carefully, only to find that this group of people were all thin and thin, with dry and gray hair, and their appearance was really quite different from sailors. She nodded and asked casually, "Pearl diving is hard, do you have a place to rest on the ship?" ”

"One level further down, there's a place for us to sleep in the bilge." The pearl diver yawned and said, "Before dawn, the firemaster said that he was going to go into the water, and called us up. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan understood that these people were blocked here by the wind and waves; But after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, so he asked: "The wind and waves are so big, you must not be able to go into the water to dive pearls, why don't you go back and rest?" ”

"Those people are not allowed." The pearl diver drooped his head, and pointed only at the bearded man and the overseer. The two men had gone far away, and were hidden in the crowd, showing only their location by their long hair and turbans. "The fire chief has spoken, listen to them."

Cheng Ruoxuan thought to himself that a boatload of people were detained here, which was no different from a ship robbery. She was suspicious, and when she walked to Jing Feng's side, she asked in a low voice, "Who are those two just now?" ”

"Haven't seen it before." Jing Feng turned sideways to block the outlet, took the wine bag with one hand and took a sip, and said in a suppressed voice: "Huo Chang said that he was a good hand recruited from other places...... Now it seems that maybe he came with that adult. "He usually has a good memory, but when it comes to things that have anything to do with the government, he refuses to remember everything.

Cheng Ruoxuan thought of going with him. Why did the Heavenly Eunuch of Keqin hijack a civilian fleet?

She was full of thoughts, but her face did not change, and she continued: "In your opinion, where is this ship going? ”

Jing Feng shook his head and only said, "The wind and waves have knocked the boat over several times, and the direction of the ship is still so stable." I know the helmsman, the little old man surnamed Lu has rocked the boat all his life, but he has never practiced such skills. You can go to the stern of the ship later, and most of the people at the helm have changed. If you want me to say, they have made up their minds where they want to go. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan heard this, and his doubts deepened. Jing Feng's expectation was good, she had already seen the helmsman, the man was silent, his demeanor was calm, he had a baby face, and he couldn't say that he was a little old man in terms of age. The wind and waves were blowing, and everyone urged her to send wine, but the helmsman was attentive, and the wine bag was delivered to him and did not receive it.

The two of them were silent for a while, and Jing Feng said quite confidently: "Wait and see, it's the fox that always shows its tail, so it's not in a hurry." After a moment's notice, he said, "Do me a favor?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan came back to his senses: "What? ”

"I'm hungry." Jing Feng smiled, "Go down to the kitchen and get some cakes." I'll tell you, it's best to eat a little burnt and hot, and even if you are sick and don't want to eat, you have to drool when you see it. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan responded, feeling a little guilty in his heart. She was dizzy and had no appetite, but Jing Feng stayed up with her all night, and took the sailor's shift again without a moment, if she didn't eat something, where could she support it? She turned around and walked back, and just when she reached the staircase, someone stopped her and asked with a cold face, "What are you doing?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan responded: "Take some food." ”

The man would not let him go. In the middle of the stalemate, the bearded man passed by, saw this and came over to ask the reason, "Ah", and said, "I didn't expect this." Come on, I'll take you. The water was brought up, and there was no need to go down to the bilge. ”

It seems that this big man is not exhaustive, and he detains a shipload of sailors here, and he doesn't even think to prepare food for them. However, seeing that he was still that kind, Cheng Ruoxuan relaxed slightly and followed him down the stairs. The kitchen is connected to the hallway, and there are open doors at both ends, which is very convenient. It's just that maybe because the boat is full of men, it's like a war, and the rice-noodle stoves are stacked haphazardly and messy.

Cheng Ruoxuan frowned and stepped forward, sensing that the stove fire was particularly warm, his heart moved, and he leaned over and stuffed a dough cake into it. The stove was so high that she was covered, and before she could get up, she suddenly heard a series of footsteps, from far and near, coming from the other side of the bilge. Someone is impatiently saying, "What am I going to do with your things?" As I told you, we are very disciplined, we do not attack the city of injustice, we do not kill the innocent, you just need to take care of this ship, do not go up and cause trouble, and the people under my command will naturally not hurt their lives. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan was taken aback. This person quoted the words from the "Martial Scriptures" during his conversation, could it be that this group of people was not from Qin Tianjian, but a team of sergeants?

Since the person who came down to the bottom cabin, he must not want to let people hear these words. She hesitated, not knowing whether to show her body; The bearded man had already said in a deep voice: "Ah Tie." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan straightened up at this time, and saw the overseer standing not far from the door, looking a little embarrassed; The fire chief followed him, holding a brocade box in his hand, as if he didn't know where to hide, his hands were hot, and he was at a loss.

The overseer caught a glimpse of her showing her head, and his eyes lit up, almost revealing murderous intent. Cheng Ruoxuan gave him this look, but the bearded man only shook his head and said to the overseer: "The little girl was brought down by me, it's okay." ”

The overseer looked ashamed, but he couldn't help but say, "If she spreads the word......

"You can't say anything to anyone, and you didn't say it wrong." The bearded man's words were obviously relieved, but he said it categorically, obviously not allowing the overseer to speak again, "Besides, what can a peasant girl understand." If you don't take her back to the main cabin, won't the sailors be even more suspicious? You'll be optimistic about her later. Alright, come over and help. ”

Cheng Ruoxuan originally thought that this big man valued him very much, but now it seems that he is just being polite, but in fact, he doesn't take her seriously at all. But thanks to this contempt, the overseer was finally willing to let her go. He stepped forward with his mouth shut, followed the command of the big man, carried the wine and food, and left. The fire chief was already too frightened to come out, and seeing that the two of them ignored him, he secretly took the brocade box into his arms, picked up two packets of bread, and followed them by his side. The wind and waves did not stop, and the veteran hand like the fire chief, who was accustomed to staying at sea, was swayed crookedly, but the overseer and the big man kept their shoulders straight, and their steps were steady, and the planks on the soles of their boots seemed to be tamed more than those under the soles of others, and they were undoubtedly in the army.

Cheng Ruoxuan Muran followed behind them, and a drop of cold sweat in his vest slowly slid down. Her maternal grandfather, Pei Yizhi, had always been reluctant to get close to military attachés before his death, often saying that they were fierce and obedient and that their killing karma was too heavy. She still felt that what her grandfather said was biased, but now it seems that it is true. However, Pei Yizhi also taught them a few brothers and sisters, the sergeant is punished, not the people, but the chaotic people, and the people of Daliang can live in peace, all relying on the army to deter the Quartet. The overseer's earlier reference to the admonition in the "Martial Arts" coincides with this teaching.

Thinking of this, the respect for the sergeant in her heart finally prevailed. Although she was frightened by the overseer, she also said that there was a reason for it. She took a deep breath and tried her best to put the unpleasantness out of her mind. Returning to Jing Feng's side, she handed over the warm dough along with the wine bag.

"Yo," Jing Feng said with a smile, "It's quite kind." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan said "um" casually, and said in his heart, isn't it, in order to return this cake to the oven, he almost ...... She was stunned, and she didn't know what the overseer was going to do to her. Since she is a sergeant, she will not be killed by her; At most, she will be confined to the bottom of the boat and never let her come up again, right?

Jing Feng took the cake in his mouth, glanced into the cabin, and suddenly said, "What is the overseer staring at you?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan already knew what was going on in his heart, so he didn't raise his eyes, only shook his head with a wry smile, and asked in a low voice with the courage to ask, "Is this sea still too peaceful?" She hadn't figured out what the sergeants were coming for.

"Wind and waves are always inevitable." Jing Feng didn't answer the question, obviously not understanding what she was referring to.

Cheng Ruoxuan was hesitating whether to explain, but someone was already urging him in front of him: "What about the wine?" If you don't send it back, I'm going to dry it for the blow man! She looked up and saw that the overseer was still staring at her, as if she had stopped too long, and his expression was already a little suspicious. She sighed, took the wine bag back, and took the opportunity to tell Jing Feng, "Save some effort." ”

"What?" Jing Feng is unknown.

"Paddle your paddle, don't look at me." Cheng Ruoxuan's voice was extremely low. The overseer had promised the fire commander to protect all the people on board, but the military order was the most important thing to kill the people in the ranks, and it was difficult to say whether they could take care of it if they really wanted to mobilize their swords. The situation was unclear, and she was still a little uneasy in her heart, so she took the risk to remind Jing Feng: "I don't know when the fight will start." Where can I hide for a while? ”

Jing Feng's eyelids moved, and he didn't look back as she said, but he didn't answer her question immediately. Cheng Ruoxuan knew that he had to think about this for a while, so he didn't wait for him, turned around and left.