Chapter 18: The Great Old Du
Du Kang beckoned Liu Ji to walk to the door and whispered: "Three circles on the left, three circles on the right, five circles on the left, and four circles on the right, you can unscrew it." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Both Tao Boli and Liu Ji were amused by this strange password, but they still began to twist it according to his password.
Liu Ji twisted back and forth several times before he heard a sound of "dang", pushed the door and opened it, it seems that the lock is really passwordd. Du Kang led the way in front with an oil lamp, but fortunately, the passage was quite spacious, and Tao Boli and Liu Ji were able to follow behind Lao Du side by side.
After walking inside for about two minutes, the three of them came to a downward staircase, and Taubori couldn't help but praise Du Kang's secrecy.
The three of them walked down a dozen steps and finally came to the basement, Du Kang carefully moved the oil lamp to show Tao Boli and Liu Ji the whole picture inside, through the light that was not bright, Tao Boli and Liu Ji first saw the outline of a ship, and couldn't help but be stunned.
This ship is about ten meters long and three or four meters high, and the overall structure has basically been completed, and the two of them looked at Du Kang in disbelief, how did he complete this big project alone.
"Lao Du, is this your masterpiece alone?" Liu Ji asked in a little surprise.
Lao Du touched his beard proudly, and said with a smile: "It's definitely not me alone, there are other people's help, but I basically took the time to complete it." ”
"Who else helped?" Liu Ji asked curiously.
"Since you've been to the construction site, you should have seen Chen Rui, that kid helped me a lot." Lao Du said humbly.
Liu Ji and Tao Boli were also surprised that Chen Rui was so deeply hidden, and finally understood what low-key gorgeousness meant.
Lao Du stroked the boat with his hand, as if he was caressing his own child.
"Lao Du, this basement must be connected to the river outside, right?" Taubori interrupted Du Kang in deep thought and asked cautiously.
Du Kang smiled proudly again, and said with appreciation: "Xiao Tao is so smart! ”
Tauboli walked over and took a closer look, the ship should be able to accommodate at least forty or fifty people, and it seemed that Du Kang was still thinking about taking more people out.
Du Kang continued to transfer the oil lamp to show the two of them the whole view of the basement, where there were some materials and tools in addition to the ship, and the overall space was large enough to accommodate at least one ship.
"How long has it been since you built this ship? Why haven't you ever gone out and tried it? Liu Ji observed for a while and asked curiously.
Du Kang pondered for a while and sighed and replied, "If you want to cook and sell wine during the day, you can only come here at night, it took several years to build this ship." The main reason is that no one has ever wanted to go out, or dared to try to get out, so this ship is here. ”
"Then why do you dare to try? Aren't you afraid of the punishment of the so-called Peach Blossom Spring? Tauboli asked directly.
Du Kang did not answer immediately, but walked around the boat for several steps before saying in a desolate tone: "Although I have only passed the year of destiny, I can feel that my body is not good, and if I don't go out, I won't have the opportunity to see my family." ”
When Liu Ji heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Lao Du, and asked with concern, "Where are you uncomfortable?" How can we not see it. ”
Lao Du touched Liu Ji's head and said with a smile: "At some stage, I have enough understanding of the body, and I can feel the decline of internal organs." ”
Liu Ji and Tao Boli both felt that Lao Du, who had always been very open-minded, suddenly felt some old-fashionedness, and there was an indescribable sadness in their hearts.