Chapter 242: The Old Man Comes West
Hua Chong sat on the beach, wearing only thin clothes, the sea breeze was blowing, bringing a burst of coolness, Hua Chong couldn't help but praise: "It's so cool~~~"
"Don't you shout once a day, aren't you annoying?" Pang Feiyan, who was lying next to him, despised Hua Chong while drinking coconut water. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Why bother? I really want to thank Shen Zhongyuan, this place is a paradise, you can't eat all the coconut mangoes, the sea view is picturesque, and the four seasons are like spring, haven't you noticed that for more than a year, Lord Yuezhang has looked young?"
"Well, I think my skin is much better. ”
Hua Chong hugged the immobile Lima on the other side, and said to Pang Feiyan: "Feiyan, you see that Lima is from the Western Regions, she has been whiter than before for more than a year, and she hasn't tanned at all, look at you again, pearl powder is still more useful." ”
Pang Feiyan took a towel from an indigenous subordinate, wiped the pearl powder off his face, and said to Hua: "How is it, is it whiter than yesterday?"
Hua Chong smiled: "You also said that I am annoyed to shout once a day, don't you also ask me once a day?"
Pang Feiyan praised: "I have never seen so many pearls since I was a child, my family is not a rich country, but it is not comparable to ordinary rich people, but any indigenous person in this place, there are more pearls in the family than mine......
Hua Chong stretched his leg and lifted the sand, a shell jumped out of the soil, Hua Chong pointed and said, "There are shells everywhere here, can there be fewer pearls?"
Suddenly, Lima stood up, pointed to the seaside and shouted to Hua Chong in surprise: "Husband, there seems to be a boat coming over there!"
"Boat?" Hua jumped up at a carp, and sure enough, on the sea, the shadows of several sea ships could be faintly seen.
Pang Feiyan also stood up and looked over, "It's really, is it a passing merchant fleet?"
"Is there a fleet going to the United States? In this direction, how can there be merchants? Merchant ships are all going to the South Seas, and the ships that go down the south and go east, only going to Goryeo and the Japanese slave countries, how can they come here?"
"Maybe it's the lost fleet, want to go to the South Seas, and go astray?" Pang Feiyan himself felt that this run was indeed a little too deviant, they all walked for more than a month when they came last year, this is still the way to know, if you get lost, you can't get lost for a year......
Hua Chong said in a deep voice: "Look at this means that it is coming to us, I think it is Shen Zhongyuan who regrets it!"
Pang Feiyan was shocked: "They are here to kill us?"
"It's possible......" Hua Chong thought for a moment and said, "Except for him, no one else should know about this place!"
"This kid is really ruthless enough, do you want to inform my father, gather our team, and fight with them! Plus these natives, we also have more than a thousand people, even if there is no combat effectiveness, at least the number is superior, maybe we can have a fight!"
"Okay, you go and inform your father-in-law, I'll send Rima back, she's pregnant now, don't be frightened. ”
Lima said anxiously: "Don't, I'm afraid that something will happen to you, I want to be with you." ”
"Don't worry, with me here, nothing happens, I'll send you home and wait at home for the good news of my victory! Maybe after this battle is over, we will have a boat! Let's go back to the Central Plains to buy some cattle and sheep, and we will have barbecue to eat!"
Reluctantly squeezed out a smile, although she was very worried about her husband, her husband's concern for her still made her very happy.
"Then you have to be careful. Returning to the house, Lima pulled Hua Chong and said nervously.
"Don't worry, the Xixia Palace, the Xiangyang Palace, and the 100,000 rebels in Chang'an have not been able to hurt me, and I can kill them without leaving a single piece of armor in this few boatloads!"
After comforting Lima, Hua Chong took the sword that he had not seen blood for more than a year, and returned to the beach, while Pang Ji and his two sons Pang Long and Pang Hu had already arrived with their men.
Pang Ji commanded: "Disperse the troops to prevent the other party from having artillery!" For more than a year, Pang Ji did not simply spend his old age in peace, after all, the imperial court was wanted, and it is unknown whether Nantang's words counted. So there are fortifications arranged by him all along the beach coast, there are no strong bows and crossbows, but there are javelins, stone axes, spears and bamboo arrows, which are not very useful at long distances, but at least they can resist for a while at medium distances.
These teams mixed with many natives quickly dispersed, the natives were the main force, and most of the people led by Pang Ji were as commanders, leading these natives to form small formations and disperse the defense.
The ships gradually approached, and there were seven ships in total, all large sea ships, all with guns on the bows, although they did not look like regular warships, but their combat effectiveness was obviously not weak.
The ship docked, and no cannon was fired, and there was a soft ladder tied down the flagship, and a man in white got off the ship along the soft ladder.
Although the distance was still far away, this eye-catching white dress still made Hua Chong hesitate a little: "Is this person the fifth brother Bai?"
Pang Feiyan asked, "Bai Yutang, how did he find here?"
Hua Chong said: "It's really possible, his family is a maritime businessman, and his master Xia Yuqi is a mixed-race child, he has even been to the West, and the family's sea ships should have the ability to sail." But how did he know I was here?"
Only the man in white got off the boat, and after the man got off the boat, he walked a few steps towards Hua Chong, stood still on the beach, and shouted to this side: "Hey! On the other side, it's Brother Hua's people, and the little brother is Yutang!"
"Sure enough, it's the fifth brother!" Hua Chong was surprised and delighted, after more than a year, he really didn't expect to be able to meet these brothers who fought side by side again.
Hua Chong jumped out of cover and shouted at Bai Yutang: "Fifth brother, I'm Hua Chong!"
Bai Yutang was also surprised and delighted, and hurriedly ran here, Hua Chong also stepped forward, the two hugged each other, Hua Chong patted Bai Yutang's back, and laughed: "Fifth brother, I didn't expect to see you again!"
Bai Yutang was also very excited, hugged Hua Chong tightly and said, "Brother Hua, I didn't expect that we had been looking for you for nearly two years, and we finally found it!"
The alarm was lifted, and Pang Ji asked Pang Long and Pang Hu to call his men to disarm, and Bai Yutang over there also signaled his men to moor the ship and go to the island to rest. Hua Chong gave Bai Yutang to his "palace".
"Brother Hua, you are an overseas emperor! With such a big courtyard, the people on this island are all your slaves, right?" Bai Yutang, as the child of a wealthy merchant, is also a master who has eaten and seen, but he has never seen an island by himself.
Hua Chong said proudly: "Hehe, I won't tell you, the islands around here are all mine, and these natives on the island are almost domesticated now, the men farm and serve as soldiers, the women work, and everyone eats and drinks without worry." ”
"Does this island look like it's everything?"
"Of course, there are many kinds of dried and fresh fruits, next to the sea, there is salt and fish, you don't have to worry about eating at all, the beach is full of shells, you don't believe it, I use pearls as jewelry!"
Bai Yutang's eyes were about to fall, and he couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and said in amazement: "Really, fake? If I had known that there was such a place, our family would have ...... long ago."
"Okay, there are pearls in this place, and rare black pearls, you like to give you a boat, pull it away and sell it, give me some pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese or something, I'm tired of eating seafood, there are some beasts, but not poultry, you bring me some, let me change my mouth." ”
Bai Jintang was stunned for a moment, suddenly stopped, looked at Hua Chong, and wondered, "What?