XVII. There is no wind and waves
There are still twenty-seven days left before the collapse of the Eight Dragons Enchantment of the Qin King Palace***
"Ouch,. I slept on the boat for the first two days, and the boat kept swinging, and if it weren't for the internal pressure all the time, I would have wanted to vomit when I woke up in the morning. ”
While talking, Li Bing and Anzi also came out of the room, and a hot bath last night swept away the tiredness of the past few days.
Xing'er and Tita also arrived at the inn at the agreed time, saying that there was a boat going to Datang Quanzhou at noon today, and they came to ask Li Bing if he was going.
The group arrived at the port and found the owner of the ship.
The owner of the ship was enthusiastic, saying that the reputation of the Xing'er family was good, and the people she introduced could be trusted, otherwise this would be isolated on the sea.
He heard that Li Bing had a Guanzhong accent, so he asked him where he was from. Li Bingxin said that most of these merchant ships did not have a trade official issued by the government in order to evade taxes, and he did not want to cause trouble, so he lied that he was a partner of Yongdatang (Li Bing's sworn brother Wei Ze's family business, see volume 3), and was forced to stop here in Sulama because of pirates.
The shipowner was even happier when he heard this, saying that he had trade contacts with Yongdatang, and even asked Li Bing some things about Yongdatang, and Li Bing answered them fluently, which deepened the trust of the shipowner.
The boat is a large four-man ship, about the size of a boat with three apricots. Look at the draft, it is already full. The owner of the boat beckoned Li Bing and a few people to go in to rest, saying that six more people had been added, and he was afraid that the supplies on the ship were not enough, so he sent someone to buy some more, and left after lunch.
In addition to the owner, there were two sailors on board, who were responsible for watching the steer. The others were twelve coolie men, who were responsible for raising the flag, carrying the oars, and doing all the chores. This time there are six more people, and the pressure on the ship's supply is much greater.
The supplies were completed, and everyone had their meals at the docks, and it was also noon.
At the ship's owner's order, the four sails fell at once, and the merchant ship finally slowly sailed out of Sulama Harbor with the help of the wind.
In the inner cabin on the first floor, Li Bing chatted casually with the owner of the ship, which were all interesting stories about going south and north over the years, and it was also very interesting to say. After three or two hours, the owner of the ship had something to leave, and Li Bing felt more and more bored on the ship, and he also learned to get out of the cabin and lie on the big bunk in the bottom compartment to close his eyes and recuperate.
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"Bang dang~!"
The hull shook violently, and the two heads on the paved were knocked one by one, and both of them screamed in pain.
"Hiss~!" Li Bing rubbed his head, and before he could talk to Li Youfu, he heard the shouts on the deck.
"Bang dang!"
The boat shook even more, and the rows of wooden pillows that had been laid out were thrown to the ground one by one.
"What's the matter?" Before Li Youfu finished speaking, Li Bing had already rushed out of the inner cabin. Li Youfu also followed, and after two violent shakes, he stumbled and slammed his head on the doorpost.
"Huh~!Huhu~!" The wind on the deck was so loud that Li Bing was blown so hard that he could barely open his eyes.
The whole sky was shrouded in a huge black curtain, and the air currents overhead continued to gather and converge, clapping on the sails and crackling. Gathering dark clouds swirled down from the sky, and it seemed that the cargo ship could be overturned at any moment. Two thunderbolts cut the clouds in the distance in the sky, and a rainstorm was not far behind.
The central sail has been stowed. Yasuko, Rimai, and Puren were all helping to pull the cables, and the old sailor instructed the other three-sided flags to be put away.
"What's going on. Li Bing also stepped forward to help. I just tugged on it, and I felt that the cable in my hand weighed a thousand pounds, and the five-zhang high sail was not so easy to put away in the wind.
"Just ......" Anzi just opened his mouth, and the strong wind blew into his mouth, choking him and unable to speak. Turning his head and swallowing his saliva, he said, "It was fine just now, but this day it will change." It was that one breath time, and the whole sky was dark. ”
"Bang~!" A huge wave hit the hull of the ship, and the whole ship almost turned over. A sailor who collected the flag did not grasp the cable for a moment, and was flapped straight away and hit the mast.
"Hurry up, everyone, don't fall into the sea!" shouted the old sailor, tugging at the cable. "Zi~!" The sail was instantly pulled up two feet high. The old sailor turned around and looked, and Li Youfu grinned behind him: "Forehead, let the forehead come!"
The two large sails were put away, and the old sailor glanced behind him, and a huge black shadow, from the sea to the dark clouds, swayed closer and closer to the side of the ship.
"The wind is too strong to be too late! Don't put away the flags, cut off the two little sails!" shouted the old sailor twice, and some men began to climb up the mast.
"Smack~!" There was another huge wave, and the water splashed on the deck, flying more than a person high. One of the men on the mast was shaken by the wave, and the other was thrown off the mast and was about to fall into the sea.
Rimai leaped out of the way, grabbed the railing on the deck with one hand, flew out of the ship's side, grabbed the sailor by the collar with the other, and threw him back.
"Let me come!" Li Bing picked up the machete in his hand, lifted his true qi, stepped on the mast in three or two steps, and looked at the four cables and didn't know which one to change, and raised his hand to be a knife, and the four thick cables were cut off in unison.
Li Bing didn't come down either, jumped up, stepped on the two tall masts in the middle, jumped down on the small sail at the stern, and waved his hand again.
The two heavy sails broke free from their restraints, and instead of falling, they were blown up by the tremendous force of the wind and swept into the air.
"Quick! Everyone go to the paddle room, don't be on the deck! Quick!" The old sailor saw that Li Bing had succeeded, and hurriedly shouted: "Paddle back hard, don't be swept into the typhoon!"
The bottom two cabins of this ship are cargo holds, and the two ends of the second floor are the large bunks for people to rest, and the middle is the paddle room. A huge house, with twelve massive columns protruding from the keel at the bottom of the ship, supporting the deck overhead. On the wooden walls on the left and right sides of the paddle room, there are eight one-foot square windows, and a reinforced groove is opened on the window for paddling.
The sailors entered the paddle room, lowered the latch, and lifted a foot of wood pulp, which was inserted into the pin. The old sailor shouted "one, two". All the sailors began to exert themselves neatly.
Li Bing and a few others also wanted to help, but it was really a technical job with rowing, and after two attempts, they finally gave up, so they could only sit in the cabin and do it in a hurry.
The owner of the ship didn't make a move, so he sat next to Li Bing: "This transport is really carried to grandma's house." Even in July and August, typhoons are very difficult to encounter. Not to mention that it's only February!"
"Bang dang~!" The hull of the ship shook violently, the candle base on the wall candlestick was broken, the candle fell to the ground, went out, and the entire oars room was pitch black.
The wind outside was blowing even harder, and huge waves were rocking the boat around, and terrifying sounds were constantly heard from the deck overhead.
"Squeak, squeak!" The heavy planks on the four walls of the paddle room were overwhelmed, and a sharp sound was heard.
"Gong Dong!咯~~~~!! squeak ~!" A more violent sound came from the warehouse under his feet.
Li Bing only felt that the ground under his feet was tilting again, but this time it was different from the previous swaying from side to side, and the stern of the boat was still cocked.
The coolie guys in the back shook their oars, only to find that they hadn't even touched the water, and even called out to the old sailor: "Li ...... This ship...... Boat...... The ship is flying into the sky!"
The old sailor looked over the window and scolded: "Oh no!
"Everyone, don't worry about the oars, hold on to the pillar!"
"Boom~!" The keel in the cargo compartment below made a louder and louder noise, making it feel like the whole ship was going to be wrenched.
"Ga~~~!" The mainmast broke, slammed heavily on the deck, and fell into the sea, splashing a wave of water into the paddle room!
"Hold on!
After a thud, the world shook even more, and the hull of the ship was almost completely upright.
The howling of the wind, the crash, and the sound of the waves outside the ship were all connected, so that Li Bing could no longer hear what the old sailor had been shouting.
"Catch ...... Tight...... Don't! Don't!"
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