To the south of Qinzhou is the Beibu Gulf, which Wang Ling saw on the walls of the school marked by a huge map of China when he was a student, separated from Hainan Island to the southeast. These are children from the interior, where have they seen the sea, the first smell of the sea breeze is fishy, as the farther and farther away from the pier, the sea water gradually begins to turn blue, excitement and novelty fill everyone's heart.

However, this pleasure lasted for a short time, and the taste of seasickness began immediately, and it was a feeling of turning the whole stomach upside down. First I was groggy, then I was nauseous, and then I began to vomit, lying on the side of the ship, and my stomach, which was not very full, was quickly handed over, and the temples on both sides of my head were like someone was holding a steel needle.

Wang Ling and Lao Pi were the only survivors, and there were some talents for seasickness and motion sickness, and some people were born to adapt to such a wandering environment. The remaining six people were each leaning against the cabin, and the old prisoner was in control of the wheelhouse, as if he was not interested in the children's life or death. The wailing continued, and Wang Ling staggered to find Lao Xing, trying to get a solution to seasickness from the elder, but the response was indeed so cold.

"If you want to survive at sea, this is the first lesson you have to take, and then you have to learn to walk on the deck, take off all your shoes and walk back and forth barefoot, this is the second lesson you have to take! The most important thing for a seafarer is to have a pair of rock-solid feet, if you can't stand steadily, how will you get on the ship to work in the future? Tell those who are lying down that if you want to be more comfortable in the future, you can get up for me, I don't want you to find even a stutter by then. ”

"Lao Xing," Wang Ling understood what it meant to be a person who had to bow his head under the eaves, and it was also expected that this newcomer would be dismounted, but those companions did look too weak, Li Xin's forehead was still feverish, he had to continue to work hard, and pleaded in an extremely sincere voice: "We are all from the inland and have never seen a ship, I am afraid that if we go on like this, we will be killed, the organization will hand us over to you, you are also responsible, if something happens, it will not be good for you in the end." You are an old dock, you have a lot of experience, teach us more and teach our juniors if there is a way to alleviate the ......"

"Scare me?" Lao Xing glared at Wang Ling fiercely, which made the latter feel shocked, the scene where he put the gun on the dock before was still in front of him. His eyes just looked at each other, although Wang Ling had no bottom in his heart, but he couldn't lower it, he knew that as long as he lost his momentum in this look, he was afraid that this old Xing would not give himself a good look in the future, for the sake of those companions, even if he offended people, he had to do something.

The two were in a stalemate for about a minute, and Lao Xing finally spoke: "Forget it, until you don't need to stand in the cabin for five minutes, come to me, for the time being, they can't die, they are all Chairman Mao's children, how can I harm you, it's just that this seasickness is all passing." ”

Is this a step up for yourself? Wang Ling was a man who accepted the good things, he silently withdrew from the cabin and began to walk to the deck, the more the ship went out, the more it shook violently, he simply took off his shoes like a fledgling that had just learned to walk, clumsily adjusted his balance on the deck, and let the sea splash on his face.

"Fourth brother, what are you doing here?" Lao Pi looked at his dancing appearance, and helped the cabin over and said, "Is there a way for that old guy?" I saw that Li Xin was burning very badly, so I first fed it with a little local Chinese medicine brought by my hometown, but I swallowed it and spit it out......"

"He told me to learn to be a sailor, and so do you, as long as I can hold my body steady on this deck for five minutes, I can be saved."

"It's too much!" Lao Pi clenched his fists and said: "Fuck this is a bully, I think we just don't do anything and fight him, even if this matter is broken, he is not right first, I don't dare to do anything about him, go, let's go!" ”

"Old Skin!" Wang Ling took his hand and said: "No, the days ahead are still long, we can't do things at the beginning, and what he said also has some truth, since we have all been assigned here, it is estimated that eighty percent of them will have to deal with things in the future, sooner or later they will be punished, it is better to get used to it first, don't be idle, let's practice together!" You can't ask people to look down on us people! ”

"Hey!" Old Leather shook his fist at the air, then took off his shoes......

This deck is already very slippery, if you stand calmly, it is not a big problem, but the boat is moving forward, the waves are crashing, and after a few rounds, people will lose their balance. The side of this kind of small boat was originally short, and several times Wang Ling and Lao Pi almost overturned and fell into the sea because of a wave, and when the wind was strong, they could only hold on to the deck and squat half-squatting, not to mention how embarrassed it was.

In the wheelhouse, Lao Xing looked at the two young people on the deck through the window and finally showed a little smile, he took a large enamel tea jar and walked out of it, facing the two who were practicing, bent down to pick up a rope on the ground and threw it over: "Tie it around your waist, in case it falls, there will be a life-saving straw." ”

Lao Pi protested while doing so: "Lao Xing, you are really good, let me tell you, we are not landlords and bullies, and we don't need class oppression!" ”

"I'm not a Nanbatian Huang Shiren!" Lao Xing also shouted unceremoniously: "You remember for me, I have the final say on this boat!" The captain is always the biggest, not to mention that you are not even a sailor, a bunch of straw bales! ”

"What a big boat!" Lao Pi still didn't forget to mock: "Your bare-bones captain is driving a people's boat, and the boats are carrying Chairman Mao's children. ”

Maybe it was Lao Pi's words that played a role, maybe these young people have also reached their limits, Lao Xing glared at Lao Pi for a while, and finally came out of the simple cab and waved his hand: "Okay, let's go back and sit, the road is still long, I have some clear water to feed them with some salt and sugar, it's easy to spit up and hurt the stomach." ”

Later, Wang Ling learned that this white sugar is actually how rare and rare it is on the island, where it is far away from the mainland, and there is a shortage of materials, it can be seen that Lao Xing was originally prepared for them, this person looks old-fashioned, but in fact, his heart is not as cold and ruthless as he shows.

Although he didn't have to stand, even lying on the deck, the taste was not much better, and at this time Wang Ling found that the color of the sea water had gradually changed, from the light blue at the beginning, to a little darker. Some of the islands and reefs that can still be seen occasionally on the surface of the sea are also difficult to find, this sea is no more than the land, and the vast sea has the same background everywhere, and it is impossible to distinguish the direction at this time.

Those salt and sugar water played a little effect, but most people began to vomit again soon after eating, and the faces of several women were getting whiter and whiter. Looking at this group of children, Lao Xing shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's find a place to rest halfway, and then rush tomorrow after one night, your physique is really a little worse." ”

"The physique of the north is not as good as that of the southerners by the sea," Lao Pi explained: "If you really want to plug the road, you may not be able to outrun us with Lao Xing." ”

"North and South?" Lao Xing smiled and said, "Are you from the north?" Young man, I have lived on the grassland since I was a child, and the ability in this water depends on practice, and no one is born into the sea. ”

Lao Xing said that this stopover is a small island, entered by a narrow opening, the closer to this place feel that the sea water is more dark, when approaching Lao Xing specially drilled out of the wheelhouse and said: "There are rules on the sea, listen to me from now on, all are not allowed to speak before going to the island, lest you say the wrong thing when you have no chance to correct it." ”

This old Xing is fierce, the six relatives don't recognize it, no one wants to offend this person at this time, just thinking about being able to lie down and slow down when he goes ashore is thankful, to be honest, no one has the strength to play with each other at this time. No one had ever been to the sea before, let alone seen an island, and Wang Ling felt that this island looked like a small mountain bag floating on the sea, but there were no towering trees on this mountain bag, but there were quite a few birds flying around, and the white ones with big wings circled around the fishing boat.

The rocks erected on both sides of the gap are crawling with moss, because of the tidal action and the part that emerges from the water surface looks a little wilted, this gap is a triangle, the widest point has to be forty or fifty meters, the more narrow it is, and then the more the sky seems to be unable to see how deep it is, only to hear the sea water empty knocking on the rocks, and there are bursts of "boom" sounds, which makes people have a sense of desolation in the bottom of their hearts.

Lao Xing didn't say a word in the wheelhouse, with a hand cigarette without a filter in his mouth, he took the rudder and immediately changed his direction, in fact, this underwater is not as calm as it seems, those reefs hidden under the water will cut through the cabin anytime and anywhere, only the experienced old captain will know where these reefs are distributed.

After a short time, Lao Xing's boat docked, then jumped to the shore to find a big rock, tied the boat with a thick rope, and dropped the long anchor when he returned. The bow of the boat was attached to the shore with a plank, which began to beckon the young people ashore. Anyone who has ever had experience at sea knows that this long wooden board is too simple to look at, but for novices, only they can understand the difficulties themselves.

The sea is never calm, even in this small bay, where the water is swaying because of the waves, and it is impossible for the hull to be in relative balance, as is the same door panel.