Chapter 5: Dinner
Taking the old captain by the hand and walking into the hatch, my eyes were immediately drawn to the table in front of me, on which a sumptuous meal was already arranged, and all the food was served in silver-white cutlery, which shone seductively in the light, and there were seven people sitting at the table, all smiling at us. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The old captain smiled and brought me to the table, first sat me down, and then he himself sat down beside me, and said, "Let me introduce to you, this young man is the guest on our trip back to the Holy Capital, his name is Xiao Qiang." ”
Dr. Wang, the first I had seen, was the first to take the lead in applauding, and the others also clapped their hands along with him.
The old captain saw my embarrassment and said with a smile: "Little one, since you have come to our ship, of course I want to introduce you." As he spoke, he pointed to my left-hand side: "This is our mechanic, Tommy." ”
Tommy was a young man, with a round face, giving people the impression of smiling very favorably, and as soon as the old captain's words fell, he smiled and said, "Hello Xiao Qiang, welcome to come and play with me when you have time." ”
The old captain listened to him with a smile and continued: "This is our navigator next to Tommy, named Xu Sheng. ”
Xu Sheng is a middle-aged uncle, with a moderate figure, and the most eye-catching thing on his square face is the embarrassed eyes, he is looking in my direction, and he nodded to me with a smile when he heard the words, but he did not speak.
"Next to Xu Sheng is Dr. Wang, who is actually our chef." The old captain's words made me feel a little more admiration for Dr. Wang, since I was a child, I thought it was a great thing to be able to cook delicious food, of course, this also had to do with the lack of delicious food at home.
Dr. Wang certainly didn't expect his work to fill me with admiration, so he just smiled and said, "Remember to eat more, little one, your body needs nutrients now." Listening to him, I nodded to him gratefully.
The old captain pointed across the table: "The first one on the right is our pilot, Isha." ”
In fact, as early as the moment I sat down, I noticed the person sitting across from me, for a simple reason: she was a very beautiful sister and the only woman in everyone.
Isha had long blonde hair, and her pretty face was full of smiles at the moment, and she said, "Oh, Captain, you're too slow, I'll let me talk about the rest." Xiao Xiaoqiang, look at it, this is our first mate Li, and next to him is the second mate and science officer Huyce. The two middle-aged men each nodded and smiled at me.
As for her interruption, the old captain and the others did not mean to be unhappy, and the captain's face showed a doting smile.
Isha's words continued: "Also, sitting next to you is our esteemed Captain Jason, who is also my beloved grandfather. With that, she playfully stuck out her tongue at the old captain.
"Okay, everyone's hungry, let's ...... Dinner! Captain Jason was amused by Isha and announced.
The table was immediately bustling with activity, and everyone began to feast, and the plate in front of me was quickly filled with food by the old captain and Isha grandson. While Isha was busy filling her mouth with delicious food, she didn't forget to say to me: "Little Xiao Qiang... You're going to have to eat more... Look at how skinny you look... Be sure to eat more...... Uh...."The last sound was the sound of her choking on food in a hurry.
While eating delicious but mostly unknown food, I thought about the people I had just met, and from them, I saw all the friendliness and happiness, this liner named Benjamin goes to Molybdenum Mine 045 every year to load ore, so I am not unfamiliar with its name.
I used to hear a lot about this boat when my parents were talking to other people, and I knew that the captain of this boat was a very kind person, that is, every time he came, he would remember to bring vegetables and candy toys and sell them to our parents at a very cheap price.
Now that I'm on the ship, and it looks like I won't be able to get home anytime soon, I should do something. But...... I'm only eleven years old, and I haven't finished elementary school yet, can I help this kind old captain grandfather? Will he ask me to do things for him? Or can I help someone else do something?
As I continued to eat, I was busy thinking about these issues that were a little too complicated for me, until I was too much to hold on, and I didn't stop.
When I stopped, I realized that the other people around me had already finished their meals and were all looking at me with curiosity.
Could it be that I'm eating too much?
The thought made me blush again.
Fortunately, Captain Old Jason helped me out again, he handed me a glass of water, and watched me drink half a cup before he said slowly: "Little Xiao Qiang, it will take almost half a year for our Benjamin to sail to the Holy Capital, which means that you will not be able to go home or go to school for such a long time." When you go back, your studies will definitely be delayed. ”
At this point, he paused to make sure I could understand what he meant, and continued, "So, I would like to make this arrangement, starting tomorrow morning, you will be on the ship to help with some chores, to be exact, to help Dr. Wang with some things. In the afternoon, I went to the wheelhouse to find Isa, who is the most educated person on our ship, so let her help you study your homework. In the evenings, I'll take the time to teach you some simple health gymnastics or something, so that you can get a little stronger, don't you say? ”
I listened dumbfounded, hardly believing that such a good thing could happen to me. Molybdenum 045 is too ordinary, so I have been used to living an ordinary life since I was a child, and my biggest dream before was to be able to take my family to the holy capital to play and see the world one day.
This accident was actually my own carelessness, but Captain Jason Sr. not only did not blame, but also helped me make such a proper arrangement, which was really beyond my imagination, I only felt as if something was blocked in my chest, so I could only nod to him constantly, but I couldn't say a word......
In this way, I, Xiao Qiang, from the mining planet on the edge of the Galactic Empire, became a member of the "Benjamin" river-class transport ship at the age of eleven because of an accident and began my galactic journey.