50. Tempest
Arthur ...... Open the door! Arthur! Early in the morning, before dawn, Norris, who slept in the guest room, woke up with a fierce knock on the door.
He hurriedly opened the door, and in front of him was an anxious, immature face.
"Norris, why are you here?" Aggie, the apprentice of the circus, shouted, and quickly shook his head: "Let's not talk about this for now, let Arthur run away, Fat Robbie's nephew happens to be in this town." They were eating, and when they were done, they called a group of people to beat Arthur to a beating! ”
"That's what they said?" Norris asked with a frown.
"Uncle, don't worry. When the soldiers and I have eaten and drunk enough, we will teach the clown a good lesson and break one of his hands. In the future, I guarantee that no one will dare to choke on you! - That's what the Navy said. Aggie said, "Is Arthur in there?" ”
"He's sleeping in it, I'll call him, and you should go back quickly, lest Fat Robbie know that you are ventilating and you will be beaten!" Thank you, Aggie! ”
"You're welcome, Brother Norris, you've helped me a lot, too. I'll go first, be careful! Aggie said and ran away.
The situation was urgent, and Norris turned back to his room, gently waking up little Bucky and calling out to Arthur.
"Arthur, wake up, Arthur!" On the bed, Arthur's snoring was still there. It wasn't until little Bucky threw a scoop of water on his face that he straightened up.
"Bucky! You're pouring water on Lao Tzu again!" Arthur, who had not yet opened his eyes, exclaimed irritably. Norris gave Arthur a slap in the face, and that's when he was fully conscious.
"Fat Robbie's nephew is in this town, and he's threatening to break your hand!" Before Arthur got angry, Norris preemptively spoke.
"I just had a skirmish with him, and I didn't even hit him, no!" Arthur waved his hand and said, "Besides, I still have Scar!" "Scar refers to the Scarface Lion. It grew up with Arthur, who had joined a caravan with it, but was eventually sidelined due to Scar's appetite and lack of combat effectiveness, and Arthur's temper.
"Don't be stupid Arthur, a lion can carry a gun?" Norris woke Arthur from his fantasies: "Let's go to sea, before they come, didn't you talk to Old Will?" ”
"Norris, have you agreed to go to sea with me in search of treasure?"
"I'll pay for the boat, and we'll split the treasure in half!"
"No problem!" Arthur assured with a pat on his chest.
"Uncle Norris, Dad, what about me!" Bucky, who had been beside him, asked, looking up.
"It's too dangerous for you to go with you, it's too dangerous to leave you here alone, if we really find the treasure, we won't come back, hahahaha!" Arthur even danced happily.
The three of them hastily packed up their finances and took the lion's scar with them, and walked towards the harbor, where the small merchant Old Will lived. Old Will woke up early, and he was smoking a cigarette and watching the weather.
"Hey, Old Will!"
"Ah, it's Arthur!" Old Will turned his head to look at the three men who were approaching; "Well, are you going to buy me this boat! I told you, I take care of it every day, although the paint has fallen off, but not a hole in the hull, there is no mildew at all! ”
Norris threw the prepared money bag to Old Will: "Five million Baileys, for a boat and three people to eat food and water for a month!" ”
"Well, you bought my boat, I can't lose you! If it weren't for my son, who is an accountant, to take me to retire for the rest of my life, I wouldn't be reluctant! ”
Old Will smoked a cigarette triumphantly, turned and walked towards his room.
"Why are you still stunned, let's go in and move food with me!"
The price he sold to Arthur was really cheap, if it was a brand new sailing ship it could sell for 12 million Baileys, but then again, there were very few people who bought a small sailboat like him these days, this sailboat was not designed for fishing, it was not fast, and the deck was not wide enough for sailors to use on it. Small fishermen don't need such big sailboats to catch fish. And if it is recycled by the shipyard, they can even press 2 million Bailey, which is unacceptable to Old Will.
He would rather burn this old fellow who has been with him for many years than let people belittle it like this!
Old Will's warehouse was filled with the smell of salted fish and cured jerky, and there were no more or no less. There are animal skins, handicrafts, all kinds of food and wine.
"You can watch and move, and I will give you this box of wine." Old Will knocked on the wine box and was very generous: "It was originally going to be shipped to Sta Town for sale, but the town was pirated more than ten days ago, and there was no money, so I simply stayed here, and the wine won't be bad anyway!" ”
"Hahaha, thank you, Old Will!" Arthur, who was finally able to get out of his unfortunate antics role, was in a beautiful mood, and he picked up the wine crate and walked outside, but his waist flashed with a click.
The crate fell, and Norris helped it so that it wouldn't hit it violently.
"I'll come Arthur, you have a good rest."
With that, Norris walked outside with the smell of wine, while Bucky Jr. held bags of potatoes and threw them into the bag Scar was carrying.
The food was moved back and forth a dozen times, and Arthur, Norris, Little Bucky, and Scar Lion went straight to the boat.
"Wait, you're not going to sea today!" Old Will hurriedly caught up and waved his wrinkled thick hand: "I just looked at the sky, there will be a storm today!" ”
On the boat, Norris and Arthur looked at each other, and little Bucky craned his neck and looked inquiringly at the two adults.
"We must go to sea today, old Will!" Norris said in a deep voice.
Old Will frowned, and personally went to the boat to help them check all the ropes, and tied the fishing boats on both sides of the boat. Eventually, Arthur disembarked at Arthur's urging and thanks.
"If you have a big wave, remember to turn your head and face it with the bow of the boat!"
In the end, Old Will only had time to explain such a sentence, and the three of them couldn't wait to set sail.
At the same time, Arthur's house.
Fat Robbie kicked Arthur's broken wooden door open with his sturdy navy nephew, and after a flurry of rummaging, they found nothing. The whole house was filled with the smell of sour sweat and the smell of low-quality alcohol, all of which mocked this young and promising navy.
"Fuck, they ran away!"
"Forget it, sooner or later they'll run into us." Fat Robbie was also not angry at this time. He suddenly realized that it was not worth it to teach Arthur a lesson to his nephew's group of navymen.
"You can't just forget it!" The young navy's eyes flashed with a fierce light.
Soon after, Arthur's house was on fire, and the surrounding residents lifted buckets to put out the fire, only to be hit to the ground by the butts of their sailors, and their mouths were covered in blood.
"You just have to take care of your own house, you know!"
"What kind of righteous navy are you!"
"Phew, Lao Tzu's fist is justice!" The energetic sailor spat on the villager's face, sat on the villager's body and beat him.
A crowd of sailors surrounded them laughing and joking, while Fat Robbie's nephew, a captain in the navy, sat on a well and smoked a cigarette leisurely.
On the "lalalala......" sailboat, Arthur, who could only lie down, waved his arms excitedly. Lion Scar, standing stiffly on the heaviness of the deck, its sharp claws clasping the wooden floor.
Little Bucky obediently sorted out his supplies, while Norris steered the rudder, staring at the distant sky, which was already covered by rolling dark clouds and a storm was coming.