Yu Ren regretted that he agreed to take a boat to Zhangzhou with Li Yu, he knew that he should have chosen to take the land route, Yu Ren thought. However, it is too late to regret it now.

Yu Ren was thinking about it when he heard someone shouting in the cabin, "Oh no, the bottom of the ship is flooded." ”

This shout startled Yu Ren. Although he didn't know much about sailing, he still knew the most basic common sense. Once the ship is flooded, the consequences will be unimaginable. He knew he was a layman, and he couldn't really help much. But he still wanted to do something.

So, Yu Ren took Cao An to the leaky cabin. There were more than a dozen people gathered here, and the bilge was full of water above the instep. Two sailors were under the command of the ship's boss, and they were plugging the leak with something. The others took buckets and scoops and poured water there.

Yu Ren's master and servant also joined the crowd to help.

What makes Yu Ren strange is that. The people on the ship here don't seem to be very frightened by the leaking water in the cabin. This puzzled him. So Yu Ren quietly asked a middle-aged man next to him who was helping with him to drain the water. The middle-aged man told him. Actually, the water in the cabin is not so terrible. If it weren't for the high winds, even if all the cabins were flooded, there would be no danger.

Yu Ren was taken aback. "No, it won't! The cabin was flooded. Won't the ship sink? ”

The middle-aged man smiled lightly, "Little brother is not from our Fujian!" ”

"Yes! My hometown is Quanzhou! Yu Ren said.

"Then how can you not even know this bit of common sense?" The middle-aged man apparently didn't believe it.

"I settled in Nanjing with my father since I was a child, and I almost never stayed in my hometown." Yu Ren didn't know the mystery of this, and his predecessor didn't know it, so he had to find an excuse. Naturally, he can't say that I came through time, this kind of backward broken ship, our era is long gone, how do I know what's going on.

The middle-aged man saw that he was wearing a Confucian shirt, and although he didn't know what he had to do with the mysterious guest who scared off the pirates, he also had some affection, so he explained to Yu Ren: "Actually, it's very simple. Because our sea vessels in Fujian are all sealed in each cabin. The compartments between the various cabins are waterproof. In other words, even if any cabin is fully flooded, it is at most equivalent to adding a full cabin of cargo to this ship. As long as some of the heavy cargo on the ship is discarded, the safety of the ship can still be guaranteed. ”

Yu Ren suddenly realized.

Just when Yu Ren was chatting with the middle-aged man, the sailors over there who plugged the leak had almost plugged the loophole. The crowd breathed a sigh of relief. But at this moment, the hull of the ship suddenly shook violently. This is much worse than a single cabin leak.

Seeing this, the captain of the ship rushed to the deck without saying a word. Yu Ren also hurriedly ran out to see.

The ship they were on was still a brig. Due to the strong wind and waves, the captain had already put away the sails of the mainmast, and the sails of the second mast were only half open. Although everyone was in a hurry to rush to Changle Port earlier. But the captain of the ship also understands the reason why he can't reach it quickly. Now that the wind is getting stronger, if you open the sails, the speed of the boat is fast, but it is also easy to capsize.

When Yu Ren followed the boat boss to catch up with the deck, the canvas of the second mast had already been fully opened, and the canvas that was originally tied to the mainmast was also half stretched diagonally by the strong wind. It is precisely because this half-flapped mainsail is swayed from side to side by the sea breeze that the hull of the ship swings violently.

Seeing this, the captain of the ship did not say a word, but rushed to the mainmast, and desperately grabbed the sail rope with his hand, trying to put the sail away. But how could he pull down this canvas that had eaten the wind? Although the boss of the ship has worked hard, he is still like a dragonfly shaking a tree. There was no effect at all.

When Yu Ren, who was standing on the side, saw it, he hurriedly rushed up to help. But in the face of nature, manpower is so small. The efforts of the two were completely futile. The captain of the ship shouted at Yu Ren, "Go to the cabin and call some people." These sails must be re-tied immediately, otherwise there is a danger that the ship will capsize. At this time, the situation was critical, and the captain of the ship didn't care about Yu Ren's identity.

Yu Ren was about to get up, but Cao An hurriedly said, "I'd better go!" Childe's strength is great, so it's more useful to stay here. After speaking, without waiting for Yu Ren to nod, Cao An had already gone down to the cabin.

"Bring some more rope!" Yu Ren shouted loudly behind Cao An.

At this time, the wind and waves rolled up more than a foot high, and the deck was already soaked. I couldn't hear the voices of the people anymore.

Yu Ren didn't have time to think about it at this time, he knew that the most important thing at this time was to put away these sails that had been blown away by the wind as soon as possible. But the wind was too strong, and since the sail was designed to be attached to the mast, even if it was pulled down and blown by the strong wind, it still had to be reopened.

At this time, the hull of the ship became larger and larger due to the more open sails, and the swing became more and more profitable. "Quick, hurry up and tighten the rope." The boat boss shouted loudly to Yu Ren, and he desperately pulled the sail rope, trying to control the sail and prevent it from being blown by the sea breeze. However, the force of the wind was too great, and although the two tried desperately to hold on to the sails, they did not have any effect, but were blown by the sea breeze, and slowly carried the two off the deck.

Seeing that the mainsail was getting bigger and bigger, and the hull was swinging more and more, and there was a danger of capsizing, Yu Ren suddenly felt that the sail rope in his hand was loose. When he looked up again, a large sail had come out of his hand, and was blown forward by the wind, and in a short time it was blown into the sea. At the same time, because of the loss of the role of the sails, the swaying of the hull was immediately reduced.

Yu Ren and the boat boss breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, only to find that there was a woman standing beside them with a sword in her hand.

It was Li Yu who shot in time. Just now she was worried about Yu Ren, so she also followed to the deck, and at this moment, Yu Ren appeared in Fang Cai's thrilling scene. Li Yu made a quick decision, rushed over, and cut the sail rope with two swords, which solved the danger of capsizing.

The boss of the boat watched the sails being cut, and the hull of the ship temporarily avoided the danger of capsizing, but seeing that the wind and waves were getting stronger and stronger, looking around, it was the vast sea, where there was a little shadow of the dock. The boat boss couldn't help but be discouraged. "Why can't I see the dock yet. Is it the wrong direction for us to sail?

It seems that we are afraid that it will be difficult to avoid this catastrophe! ”

Li Yu heard the words of the boat boss and scolded loudly. "As our helmsman, you are in charge of the life and death of our entire ship, how can you say such depressing words at such a critical time? Believe that Matsu is merciful, and she will surely bless us from this gale. ”

"But I can't even tell the direction now! I'm not sure if we're going in the right direction. The captain of the ship cried out almost with a cry, for at this critical moment he had forgotten that he was standing before him a figure who would make even the vicious pirates talk about it.

Yu Ren looked up at the sky. At this time, the sky was overwhelmed by black clouds, and there was no clue to distinguish the direction. Yu Ren immediately thought of using a compass. But he also knew that there didn't seem to be a compass in this era. Something similar should come and go, though. Yu Ren was about to speak, but he heard Li Yu suddenly pointing his finger ahead and shouting, "Look! ”

Yu Ren looked in the direction of Li Yu's finger. In the midst of a sea wave, a faint light was faintly visible.

When the boat boss saw the light, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and at this time, he was like a drowning man who suddenly saw a lifebuoy. The captain rushed to the helm and instructed the helmsman to steer the boat to the place where there was a faint light.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for their boat to sail into the Jianjiang River.

At this time, everyone's hanging hearts were relieved. Although the wind was still rising, and their boat was rocking more dangerously. But everyone knows that soon, they will be able to enter the harbor to take shelter.

About half an hour later, Yu Ren's ship finally arrived at Changle Port. Although this is only a small port, it is more than enough to give them temporary shelter.

As it was already dark when the ship entered the port. Coupled with the strong wind and heavy rain, the city gate of Changle County has long been closed. Everyone had to spend the night on the boat.