20 Ladders

From Wanzhou to Lingshui, and then from Lingshui to Shanzhou, Qiu Yu successfully reached the ends of the earth.

It is not yet called the end of the earth, but the nearby port is still prosperous, and there are always foreign ships coming here, and the port is bustling with people, and coolies and sailors push or carry goods, unloading shipwful and shipwful wealth for their masters.

Lu Ying's booklet was finally full, and it was all stuffed into the old donkey's coat, Qiu Yu knew that he cherished the booklet, so he made a backpack with the Li brocade he bought from Li's house.

The needle and thread shuttled between the brocade, outlining, Qiu Yu recited the poem: "The wanderer has the line in his hand, Yingying has a bag on his back, and he is close to the seam before leaving, and he is afraid that he will return late." ”

Lu Ying covered her mouth and snickered, coughed a few more times, Qiu Yu wrapped the cloak around him, and stuffed the fat man into his arms to warm his hands.

The lazy orange cat rolled and exposed its belly, Lu Ying scratched: "How do you say it's the line in the wanderer's hand?" I thought you would say loach hand line. ”

Qiu Yu smiled: "If I say that my surname is You in my last life, do you believe it or not?" ”

In fact, it was just a casual remark, Qiu Yu joked a lot of times, and Lu Ying was used to not taking some of his words seriously, but this time he looked at Qiu Yu quietly, and then leaned on Qiu Yu, closed his eyes, and it was time for a nap.

Qiu Yu lowered his eyes, and when Lu Ying was breathing evenly, he helped the child to lie down, and went to close the window of the inn room, there were many people in the bustling Dagang in the distance, but there were no people from his hometown.

On the contrary, Yingying, the child of the traverser, can barely be regarded as half of Qiu Yu's fellow villagers, and after playing with Qiu Yu for so long, the child can even sing "The Great River Flows Eastward".

After making the backpack for two days, Lu Ying tried to carry it and spun around in front of Qiu Yu.

Qiu Yu praised: "It's good-looking." ”

Lu Ying laughed and stuffed his booklet and money bag into his backpack, the Lu family also has a business in Yazhou, Lu Ying went to ask for a boat, saying that he would take Qiu Yu out to sea.

It is also strange to say that Lu Fang's control over Qiongya Island is not weak, but they have gone all the way, and the other party has not sent anyone to arrest them back.

Qiu Yu guessed that Grandpa Lu acquiesced in Lu Ying's going out to play, so thinking about it, the Pirate King is quite used to children.

The boat swayed and shook on the waves, and instead of reaching the Grandma Bridge, only the donkey and the cat barked.

LΓΌ Ying's control of the waves and weather was better than that of his ancestors, and he commanded the ship to ride the wind and waves and go to the seas further south, and the merchant ship was said to be going to Luzon.

On the way, he met Yangfan, and Qiu Yu volunteered, saying that he could speak English and wanted to go over to communicate with others.

Lu Ying said coldly: "Is your English accent similar to my mother's?" ”

Qiu Yu thought that it was all from nine years of compulsory education, and the accent was not much worse, so she nodded.

Lu Ying prompted: "Then you shouldn't understand their words, their accent is different from yours, I'll come." ”

As a high-end talent, Yingying is not only proficient in the dialects of coastal areas, but also can listen to and speak common foreign words, plus she saved a lot of money when she helped her grandfather settle accounts at home.

There were a lot of porcelain on the boat they were on, and Lu Ying wanted to ask those foreign fans if they wanted to buy them, if they could sell the goods here, they would save the extra voyage and take Qiu Yu straight to their destination.

Qiu Yu stood still.

After a long time, a sailor cautiously shouted, "Young Master Qiu? ”

Qiu Yu woke up, he looked at Lu Ying's small back, and didn't know what to say.

Neither he nor Officer Lu could reveal the future through words or writing, and in order to prevent themselves from being burned by demons on the fire, they invariably guarded this secret that could not be used by outsiders.

And Lu Ying, an incredibly sensitive prodigy, has she seen the difference between her mother and Qiu Yu and others?

No matter how much he knew, he reminded Qiu Yu that his English accent was different from that of Old English-speaking English, and that he was protecting Qiu Yu.

was actually protected by a child.

Qiu Yu touched his heart and decided to hang a few fish for Lu Ying and cook his hometown's famous dish for Brother Ying, tile fish.

The fishing rod and bait were all ready-made on the boat, and Qiu Yu threw the hook out under the guidance of the sailor, moved a stool and sat down, staring at the sea with a serious expression.

A quarter of an hour passed, two quarters of an hour passed, and Lu Ying successfully negotiated with the foreign fans of the other boat, using the porcelain on the ship

utensils, silk and satin for spices and precious stones on the opposite side.

When she came back from business, Lu Ying instructed the deputy captain to keep the accounts, and found that Qiu Yu was expressionless, looking at the sea with empty eyes.

Ying Ying looked down at the wooden barrel on the deck, and there was nothing in it except seawater.

"My mother said, you call it the Air Force."

Qiu Yu stood up, his face full of unyielding: "I'm not the Air Force!" It's because the boat is going too fast, and there are too few fish in the water! ”

At this moment, a small fishing boat passed by their cargo ship, and the fisherman on board was full of joy, which could be seen to be fully loaded.

Qiu Yu: ......

Lu Ying's face was full of "I know you are stubborn, but I won't demolish you", the child took a swarthy thunderbolt from the cabin and handed it to Qiu Yu.

"Well, this is a little gadget made by my mother, and my grandfather has allocated a few to each boat, and it is also very useful for frying fish."

Qiu Yu held the thunderbolt bomb and almost shed sad tears.

Aunt Lu, why did you teach your son the messy modern words of the Air Force and fried fish? Wouldn't it be nice to let Eiko be an elegant ancient fairy!

If the fishing fails, the sailors can catch fish, so Qiu Yu still succeeded in making a meal of tile fish, and put a lot of chili peppers, so that the children's mouths were red, and they were reluctant to put chopsticks.

Qiu Yu smiled: "I can't find such a good chili pepper in my hometown, I didn't expect it to be on your boat." ”

Lu Ying covered her mouth: "My mother asked my grandfather to collect a lot of seeds, including this kind of chili, she said that people who often run to the sea eat this to remove moisture, but unfortunately they usually don't let me eat more, only give me a little spicy food to satisfy my cravings during the New Year's holidays." ”

Qiu Yu was curious: "Since you like spicy food, why don't you let you eat more at home?" ”

Lu Ying: "They are afraid that my throat will be swollen, and once it becomes inflamed, it will be followed by a fever, but it will be troublesome." ”

Qiu Yu felt that something was wrong, and he asked, "Are you swollen after eating this?" ”

Lu Ying's face was calm: "It's not every time." ”

Qiu Yu was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, when he heard Lu Ying add: "It's just seven or eight times out of ten." ”

Qiu Yu covered her face.

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sp; The child was already tired from the journey, Qiu Yu was afraid that he would get sick, so she took precautions, added clothes to the child when it was a little cold, hugged and slept at night, and the diet was nutritious, and she didn't even dare to give him cold water to drink, who knew that Lu Ying didn't resist the temptation of chili peppers.

Now that the spicy tile fish has been killed by the child, Qiu Yu has no choice but to wrap people tightly with a blanket, and pour warm water on people.

Forget it, how normal it is for children to be greedy, Qiu Yu herself has an eight-year-old shell, and when she is hungry, she can't walk when she sees what she likes to eat, which is physiologically determined.

After pouring two pots of water, Lu Ying's throat was still swollen.

Qiu Yu: "Ahhh

Lu Ying opened her mouth, and her voice was slightly hoarse when she said "ah".

It was the red and swollen tonsils, Qiu Yu dropped the sentence "continue to drink warm water", and urged the captain to send them back.

Lu Ying regretted: "I originally wanted to take you to Luzon to play." ”

Qiu Yu was not angry: "Who told you to eat chili peppers yourself?" Besides, what's so fun about Luzon? I heard that there is a lot of desolation over there. ”

Lu Ying held a cup of hot water and drank it in small sips: "Don't you want to practice swordsmanship and become a hero?" My grandfather went to Luzon to retire after the death of my grandmother, and when he was walking in the rivers and lakes in his early years, he found a set of Xuanying swordsmanship in a cave, and the swordsmanship danced very chicly. ”

The Lu family's martial arts are not allowed to be passed on, but Grandpa Lu still has swordsmanship that is not included in the Lu family's martial arts system, just with the average life expectancy of the Lu family, Grandpa Lu, who is eighty years old this year, is still very healthy, and he must be able to teach his apprentices.

Although Lu Ying was young, he also knew that Qiu Yu, who could make the head of the Wudang faction look at him, must be a martial arts wizard, and when he asked his grandfather for a request, the probability of his grandfather agreeing was not less than seventy percent.

Qiu Yu was surprised: "You want to go to Luzon for me?" ”

"Or else?" After asking rhetorically, Lu Ying covered his mouth and coughed again, coughing like this after his throat was red and swollen, it should be very painful, and he looked distressed.

Qiu Yu saw him wilting, squatted down and comforted: "Thank you, but your health is more important, let's go back first, and go to Luzon together next time." ”

Lu Ying said depressedly: "What if there is no next time?" ”

Qiu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly suddenly.

I see.

Lu Ying will change suddenly

The idea of traveling around the island was to be rerouted to Luzon because this frail and sickly child had already noticed the discomfort, and in this era when a cold wind could send people away, he was afraid that he would not have the opportunity to go out with Qiu Yu again.

Lu Ying is a very good person to his friends, and he doesn't know that in the history of Qiu Yu, he has friends who can accompany him.

Qiu Yu hooked Lu Ying's little finger: "There will definitely be a next time, I swear." ”

Lu Ying looked at him quietly, the sea breeze blew into the cabin, the orange cat rubbed at his feet, and the old donkey was still wandering on the deck, everything was leisurely, even the waves had a comfortable rhythm that led to sleep.

He sighed softly: "Okay, wait until next time to go to Luzon." ”

After that, Lu Ying couldn't participate in it, because he had developed a high fever and fell asleep to the point that he didn't know anything, and only felt like he was being carried on his back, from the rocking ship to the land.

An ethereal female voice like a kraken came into my ears.

"Give me the little pigeon."

The person who came was a tall woman, at least 1.75 meters by sight, and her age should be in her early thirties, her complexion was slightly dark, the bridge of her nose was high, her cheekbones were obvious, she was as sharp as a snowstorm, and she was as beautiful as Gesang blooming under the snow-capped mountains, she had silver threads in her hair, she wore a forehead ornament made of turquoise, a loose white robe with raw edges, and bright lace such as blue, green, purple, yellow, and blue on her belt.

Qiu Yu carried Lu Ying behind her back and asked cautiously: "I don't know what Your Excellency's name has to do with Yingying?" ”

The woman smiled: "My surname is Mu, my name is Yue, and I am Haifeinu's grandmother, you can call me Granny Yue." ”

Qiu Yu took a closer look and found that Mu Yue's eyebrows and eyes were combined with Grandpa Lu's face, which was indeed Officer Lu's appearance.

The point is that she is still following Jiang Ping, and when she saw Qiu Yu, he came over and handed over a letter, Qiu Yu looked at the letter for unknown reasons, and found that it was his father Qiu Zhi who saw that the New Year was approaching, and specially urged him to go home for the New Year.

Mu Yue picked up Lu Ying from Qiu Yu's back and shook it: "I heard from Xiaofang that Hai Feinu has made new friends and has a lot of fun outside, and it just so happens that I am also idle, so I will come to pick you up, now, let's find a place first, I have to give acupuncture to the little pigeon, he has a little body foundation, and he can't withstand the high fever." ”

Qiu Yu followed to the side: "Granny Yue knows acupuncture?" ”

Mu Yue smiled heartily: "Yes, in my sect, everyone has to learn medicine and astrology, although I am a rough person among my brothers and sisters, I can't do divination, but I can still see stargazing and medical skills." ”

Lu Ying struggled to open her eyes and whispered, "Grandmother." ”

Mu Yue replied softly: "Here you are." ”

My grandmother is next to the pigeon.

Mu Yue is a person who likes to travel, she is like the wind, she can't stay in one place.

When Lu Ying saw her grandmother for the first time when she was three years old, she heard her say proudly that she went to a country called France with a foreign merchant ship, where the streets stinked to death, and men and women always liked to read some sensual love poems to her, an old lady in her sixties, but the strange thing was that such a grandmother gave Lu Ying a strong sense of security like her mother.

Probably because they are not only similar in appearance, but also because they like to run away from home.

Lu Ying closed her eyes with peace of mind.

Unconsciously, a heroic suona sound sounded in his ears, and the tune was like the "Song of a Good Man" that Qiu Yu taught him to sing.

He stood by the cliff and watched a few black men jumping and making noise carrying coffins.

His grandmother was by his side, and her husband and daughter died one after another, and she was such a carefree person, her hair was all white, but her amber eyes were still as deep and bright as stars.

She sighed: "It's interesting for this black man to carry the coffin, and when my grandmother is gone, give me the whole set." ”

Yingying heard herself say, "Maybe I'll die in front of my grandmother." ”

His grandmother put her arms around him, her forehead resting on his shoulder.

"No, you have to walk behind me, or God will be too cruel to me, and I will be dashing all my life, and in the end I will be left behind by all of you."

Yingying asked her: "But fate is impermanent, I may not be able to live long, if I really leave before you, what will happen to you?" ”

My grandmother was silent for a long time, and chuckled: "I don't know, I probably went to the extreme north, I heard that there is a colorful spiritual light in the sky there, and it is a ladder left by immortals, I will climb the ladder to the sky to find you." ”