Chapter 8: On the Awning Boat
This canopy was probably a relatively large merchant ship of the time, probably at least six feet wide between its left and right sides, and had five sails, and the mast that supported the sails was thick and strong, and when the five sails were spread out at the same time, it was no less fast than a horse-drawn carriage on the shore.
The deck of the ship is strong and hard, each piece is made of five inches of solid basswood, and walking on such a solid deck is as steady as stepping on a bluestone slab in an alley, and it will also make a thick and majestic sound.
The arched canopy supported on the deck is a skeleton made of solid wood purlins and bamboo strips for rafters, which are made of rice dumpling leaves, brown bark, and bamboo shoots. However, the structure and decoration of this canopy were extremely luxurious, and its roof was covered with a large black canvas, which was worth a lot of money at the time. Obviously, the people who can use such a large ship are either official or businessmen, and the social background at that time must be extraordinary.
Its internal structure seems to be more reasonable and practical than the space of the average house. The vaulted roof was more than a man tall, and a person of average height did not need to bow his head to enter the cabin, and the hatch was like the round back door of a rich family's compound, which was also oval and vermilion. When you walk inside the hatch and see its space and furnishings, there will be many images that you will not expect.
It turned out that behind the door was a small aisle about a foot wide, and there were three doors on the left side of the aisle, and when the two girls were escorted through the aisle, one of the middle doors was ajar, and inside you could see a wooden bed with an upper and lower structure, and three or four Tang knives hanging from the headboard wall, in addition to a few harpoons and an axe and a shovel.
These things are self-evident, both as a tool of defense and as an instrument for their evil. In addition, on the right side of the aisle, there are two small rectangular windows with sash leaves, and it must be a pleasant thing to stand in front of such lattices when there is no wind or rain, and it must be pleasant to look out at the scenery outside, but it is now night, so it has to be closed so that people do not panic when they see the darkness outside.
At the corner of the third room, a square opening appeared in the deck, the passage leading to the upper and lower floors, and the wooden staircase inside was solid and solid, as reliable as walking on the deck, except that the sound of the human descending was slightly louder than stepping on the deck. The structure below is even more spacious, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as luxurious. The long square windows on either side of the bulwarks distinguish the bedroom from the living room, which has a coffee table, a desk, and a full set of carved wooden chairs. In addition, the wall of the ship is also like the hall of the house to hide jade carved gold, magnificent.
However, when the two girls were escorted in by the man in black, they were not in such a good mood to appreciate these rare and elegant furnishings, and there was only fear in their eyes, and only panic in their hearts.
At that time, there were three people drinking tea and chatting in the living room of the cabin below. Sitting in the middle is a twenty-eight-year-old son, he is well-dressed, wearing an emerald green Hetian jade wrench on his thumb, looking jeweled, but there is more than lust and lack of yang in his expression, especially between his eyes.
However, the two people sitting on either side of him were not simple.
Sitting on his right was a bald monk in his thirties, this man was a large man, with a wide face and a square mouth, and his eyes were as aggressive as lightning; his full head seemed to be able to attach a thousand catties of strength, and his thick neck was almost like a cow's neck, and even he sat on the chair, as if he was practicing some kind of terrifying kung fu, as if his strength was gathering in the air, and he looked so majestic.
To the left, however, sat a man in his forties, with a green scarf on his head, his eyebrows raised, his eyes like cold stars, and a cruel and ruthless look on his sallow face, which seemed to smile at no time;
Seeing a few men in black escorting the two young women into the cabin, the dignified boy and brother suddenly brightened his eyes.
"Hu Gongzi, what you saw on the street of Luoyancheng in the morning, but the two young ladies are them?" one of the men in black asked the boy sitting in the middle.
"Yes, yes, yes! He said, swallowing a mouthful of hungry saliva, then stood up, walked up and down the two girls, and looked up and down like an antique dealer who was very interested in it, but it was too lewd to observe a woman!
After careful examination, the lewd look on his face became even more and more obscene!, he exclaimed, in admiration.
"Two fairies, promise me not to make trouble, as long as you don't make trouble, I'll tell them to let go of your hand. You know what, how uncomfortable it is for them to tie you up like this!"
"Then tell me who you are, what are you doing here?" asked the red-clothed girl standing to the left of Hu Gongzi.
"You still need to ask!" Hu Gongzi said with another **** laugh, "Of course I have taken a fancy to the beauty of my two younger sisters, I like you good sisters!" He hooked the chin of the woman in red and her snow-white pink neck with a finger.
"This son, please respect yourself!" said the girl in red immediately.
"Self-respect!" Hu Gongzi seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and leaned back with laughter, "Girl, let me tell you the truth! As the saying goes: don't even think about escaping when you get on the thief ship, you just accept your fate!"
"Yes!" said another girl in green, "then since this is the case, our sisters will let it be, but Childe must not let our sisters know nothing!"
"Very good! I just like your cool personality. Hu Gongzi still smiled wickedly and said, "Then what do you want to know?"
"We don't want to know anything else," continued the girl in green, "at least we have to know who you are with Childe! And we also want to know where we will go with Childe to enjoy the glory and wealth!
"Good, good, good! Hu Gongzi said, "Let me tell you the truth! Beauty, the meat on the steaming board -- I don't worry that you will run away! My surname is Hu, and everyone calls me Hu Gongzi, and my Lao Tzu is a third-grade foreigner in the dynasty, do you know that he is a big official! Tomorrow I will take you to my mansion and enjoy the glory and wealth!" His fingers were like ants, swimming back and forth on the bodies of the two girls.
He lifted the chin of the girl in red and asked, "What's your name, beauty?"
"My name is Qingqing!"
"And what about you, beauty?" he asked the girl in green again.
"My name is Lingling!"
"Oh, one is called Qingqing, the other is called Lingling, what a wonderful name!" Hu Gongzi said proudly, "I will take you back to Luoyang tomorrow!"