Chapter Ninety-One: Supplies
Listening to the explosion from behind, Gordon finally felt comfortable, and sure enough, the explosion was a man's romance, and he suppressed his urge to look back, even if many sailors exclaimed loudly in their ears.
"Cut, a real man never looks back at the explosion behind him. β
He finally turned around and pretended to urge the sailors to get out of here, but he couldn't help but smile knowing as he looked at the burning wreckage on the docks.
According to inquiries about the lewd pirates, there were less than fifty pirates in the entire Wanderer, but Gordon was in no mood to pack up the rest, these people were scattered throughout the port, as long as they didn't jump out and take the initiative to cause trouble.
This operation not only abolished a lot of pirates, but also directly sank their ships, and it is believed that for a long time, there will be one less pirate ship in the entire sea, even permanently.
Walking in the pier again, looking at the shallow bay not far away, the sailboats that have sailed, the sea water quietly washing the beach, and the whole city is cleaner than ever.
There was no strange smell, although the ground was still a little damp, even in the afternoon, there were many children peddling fruit on the docks, some women carrying their own chickens and ducks to sell to merchant ships, people were bustling, the explosion on the pier in the distance did not arouse their much interest, this is a pirate port, it is too normal for this to happen every day.
"How does it feel?"
Gordon asked Alan who was walking aside, sighing in his heart, of course, to find someone to communicate.
And Alan grew up in this environment, and even peddled all kinds of things on the docks for a long time, and of course used to be a pickpocket, so he is all too familiar with these.
"It's not bad, there's a lot of people, Captain, but these things are not new, so we'll buy them early tomorrow morning and set sail." β
As Alan spoke, he turned his head and saw Gordon's indifferent face, which seemed to have a few big words written on it: Children cannot be taught.
And Gordon didn't wait for Allen to wake up in the end, he could only say with some emotion: "This is all living beings, this is a pirate port, and there are people in every family who are pirates outside......"
After hearing this, Alan was silent for a while: "Is this the reason why the captain didn't kill the killer in the end?"
The latter nodded, looking at Allen's thoughtful expression, a smile on his lips, a joy that he had finally found someone who could understand him.
"All sailors, buy me all the food you see on the docks, we still have a long way to go!"
"Yes, Captain!"
The sailors, led by the temporary quartermaster of Kulich, began a large purchase that swept the entire dock.
It was not a regular port, there was no market, there was no shopping street, all the goods were sold on the docks, and it just so happened that the Jackdaw needed to stock up on the eighty sailors for at least forty days.
Let these small vendors, women, and children simply go crazy with joy, the things in their hands are already in some bad condition, and they can't sell them, but in order to set sail as soon as possible, as long as they are not moldy and spoiled, they can almost eat it.
Gordon was not short of money in his hands, and as long as he returned to Europe, there was still a lot of business waiting for him, so he didn't care about these small expenses, and the docks where the Jackdaw docked began to fill with people.
"Sir, look at my potatoes, they were definitely dug up this morning, and they are the best stuff. β
Gordon leaned against the side of the boat and watched as Kuric and Mitch below kept picking out the food they needed.
A shrewd peddler soon discovered that Gordon was supposed to be the one in charge of the ship, and shouted from below.
Gordon shook his head and replied loudly, "It's up to my first mate to decide!"
The vendor continued to line up with a frustrated expression.
"Hi Emma, good news for you!"
A little imp shouted at the little girl who was feeding the hay in the sheep tent.
Of course, the little girl didn't look back, and threw all the grass into the circle: "What's the matter, I'm still busy." β
"Emma, there's a rich captain at the docks, and he's buying food, isn't your sheep unselling? β
The little girl called Emma turned her head in surprise: "Great, Mom, are we still selling sheep......
......
In this way, under the people's rush to tell each other, many people came to the port with their own goods, until the sun set, and the Jackdaw was full, whether it was a supply warehouse or a cargo warehouse.
Kulich counted the amount of food, and followed Smith on the side, not only to check the quantity, but also to know what was perishable and should be eaten sooner, and what could be stored longer.
Gordon walked to the supply warehouse on the lower level, and saw that there was only one aisle where people could leave, and the rest of the place was slowly filled, and the shelves, the floor, and even the shelf where the rum was stored were filled with carrots.
Carrot???
"Morgan, I guess we don't have a place to put our water source, what are you going to do with my rum?"
Kurich was checking the numbers at this time, and when he heard Gordon's shout, he could only respond helplessly: "Then put the sailor's living cabin, deck, anywhere you can!"
"Even, my first mate, you may be crazy to put the rum in the sailor's living compartment, do you want us to drink all the rum a few days before we sail?" asked Gordon as he walked up to Kulici and asked aloud.
The latter rolled his eyes helplessly: "Gordon, I'm busy now, if you want to have fun, you should go to the tavern for a drink, and by the way, help me buy more fresh water, ale, and rum I need." β
"Mr. Smith, where were we talking about?"
"We were just saying that these potatoes will be enough for us until three months later......"
"Damn Alan, that potato merchant begged casually, and he actually bought them all......"
Gordon looked at the two of them, who were already enough headaches, and had to sneak away, he didn't want to be dragged by Kuric to complain, or even throw all the inventory work to him.
"Hey, Gordon, Captain Gordon!"
KuliΔ's shouts came from below the cabin, and as he expected, he could only pretend not to hear, and then ran towards the deck.
Many of the sailors who had been busy all afternoon were lying on the deck resting, even playing cards, and even Gordon found that in some dark corner, several sailors began to sit around, gambling, definitely gambling.
But what can be done, now that they are docked, it seems that they have not violated Gordon's rule: sailors are not allowed to gamble during the voyage.