Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 26

After the wedding banquet, the newlyweds went to the church, also on the boat, and then came the bridal chamber.Finally, everyone had enough fun and the guests dispersed, but three young villagers from Shalitou Village knelt there and refused to leave.

The three young people were two boys and one girl, all around seventeen or eighteen years old.The two young men were both wearing shabby yam shirts. The tall man among them had a handsome appearance and wore an old net towel. His hair was meticulously combed. Although his clothes were washed white, they were very clean.

The other boy was a head shorter, but very stocky. He was dressed in dirty rags, and his hair was tangled and matted like a chicken coop. It looked like it hadn't been washed for a long time.

Lin Hai recognized the tall man, but had no impression of the short one.During the wedding ceremony, the tall man was on board the last boat. Under his command, the young men from Shalitou Village stood in an orderly manner and had a clear division of labor.

The remaining girl was on the boat in Shibi, supporting Zhu Niang throughout the whole process, and was roughly equivalent to the bridesmaid in later generations.This girl has a rather delicate appearance, and she looks cute and cute in a red dress. This must be the reason why she was chosen to serve the bride. That dress must have been purchased by Shibi.

The tall man kowtowed to Lin Hai and spoke on behalf of the three of them: "I'm here to pay my respects to you and your wife. I wish you and your wife a happy marriage, many children, a bed full of women, and a long life of princes! We and the three of us want to serve you." Master, I will be at my door morning and night, I hope you will take care of me."

It turned out that he was going to be a slave, which was not uncommon in ancient times. Lin Hai said, "Please tell me your name and age one by one, and explain why you want to be a slave."

The tall man immediately replied in a measured tone: "The good master knows that the villain's name is Lun No. [-], and he has the teeth of a dog and a horse. Because I saw that the master retreated hundreds of ships with just a few words, he carried a rare and unparalleled ship in ancient and modern times. Small people admire great heroes and wish they could fall to the ground and just want to be the master's lackey."

Lin Hai was so troubled by him that he felt a little incompetent. He touched his nose and motioned for the remaining two people to continue. He only heard the girl say: "Fang Xiu'e of the slave family, I am sixteen this year. Because both my parents died, an unkind and unjust girl was born. Uncle, I wanted to sell the slave family as water chickens, but the slave family refused to obey, and now they are homeless."

"Mrs. Wanwang is showing mercy to me. I will serve as a rough servant in the slave family. I will serve you diligently in the morning and evening. I will never dare to be lazy and deceive the master." Fang Xiu'e said sadly, and suddenly kowtowed, "The slave's food intake is small, so he only eats one meal a day. That’s fine, I just want to be a cooking girl, willing to chop wood for the fire and put the pot on the stove for my wife.”

Fang Xiu'e said pitifully. Zhu Niang had been inseparable from her these past two days, and she had become quite familiar with her. She couldn't help herself and agreed: "Xiu'e, don't kowtow. They all come from ordinary miserable people, so don't offend me. Just follow me." As for me, you can eat whatever I eat."

Fang Xiu'e burst into tears of gratitude and kowtowed as if holding a candle.Zhu Niang couldn't persuade her to stop, so she had to lift her hijab, stand up and help her up.

Lin Hai asked the remaining young man who looked a bit honest: "Where are you? Why do you want to surrender to me?"

"I..." The young man glanced at Fang Xiu'e and was speechless.

Lin Haidao: "Who is your surname, and how old are you?"

"The villain Lu Tiedan is also sixteen this year." The young man kowtowed three times and added after a moment of silence, "The villain has brute strength and can do heavy work."

Zhu Niang had put on her hijab and couldn't see Lin Hai's expression clearly. Seeing that he didn't speak, she said, "I'll accept Xiu'e. Brother Lin, I think these two are pretty good, why not accept them both?"

Lin Hai smiled and said to Zhu Niang: "You still call me Brother Lin? If you call me my husband, I will obey you."

Zhu Niang knew he was joking and refused to say anything.Lin Hai asked the two people again: "I want to teach you how to read, are you willing?"

Lun Di was the first to answer with an emotional voice: "How lucky I am for you. I am so kind to you. It is a blessing from heaven. From now on, I will be your reborn parent, and I will have no choice but to work as a cow for you for the rest of my life." Be a horse.”

Lin Hai smiled and said: "Okay, get up. Don't call yourself a villain from now on, and don't kneel to me. Listen carefully. I don't take you as a slave, but as a disciple. Not only can you read, but I will also be able to do it in the future." I have many skills to teach you.”

Lun No. [-] kowtowed quickly: "Master, please accept this disciple's gift."

Lin Hai said helplessly: "I told you not to kneel and you still kowtow. I'm not much older than you, so I can't be considered a serious master. You can just call me big brother, and you can be regarded as both a teacher and a friend."

Lun No. [-] was accustomed to watching people's words. After hearing this, he stood up obediently and answered crisply: "Yes! Brother!" Lin Hai asked Lu Tiedan again: "Why don't you speak?"

Lu Tiedan began to kowtow again: "I beg the master to accept this little man. He is full of strength. He is not afraid of getting dirty or tired. He can do any hard work."

Lin Hai shook his head and said: "I don't want a slave, but you don't want to learn to read?"

Lu Tiedan replied: "I wish... I'm afraid I won't be able to learn."

Lin Hai stood up personally and helped Lu Tiedan up: "I will accept you, and I will teach you how to read in the future. Just study hard, and I will take care of teaching you."

Hearing this, Lu Tiedan was about to kneel down to thank me again, but Lin Hai held him up: "Remember it, you don't have to kneel to me."

After sending away the three young people, it was finally the newcomer's time.Only then did Lin Hai have time to take a closer look at his bridal chamber.

The main cabins on the ship are below the open deck, and the superstructure is mainly a workplace.For example, the first floor of the poop is the official hall, the second floor is the needle room and pilothouse, and the third floor is the shrine dedicated to the concubine.

Lin Hai and Zhu Niang's bridal chamber is located in the large stern cabin directly below the official hall. It was originally Li Guozhu's bedroom. It is also the most comfortable room on the entire ship. It is more than 30 square meters and is quite luxuriously decorated.

There is a wedding bed on the side of the bridal chamber near the stern, which has been covered with a bright red wedding quilt and sprinkled with red dates, longan and other dried fruits that mean "dates produce osmanthus".

Lin Hai lifted Zhu Niang's red hijab. Under the burning red candle, the bride's hair was pulled high into a bun, and her face was radiant.As the old saying goes, "beauty is seen under the lamp." Zhu Niang's facial features were already exquisite, but she worked outdoors for many years, so her skin became a little darker. This flaw was covered up by the not very bright candlelight.

"My wife is so beautiful!" Lin Hai couldn't help but admired.

"You are such a sweet-tongued person, you are not ashamed to kill someone." Zhu Niang shyly turned her head to the side, her eyes were flowing, she was naturally charming.

Probably used to her usual aggressiveness, Lin Hai felt that Zhu Niang had a special charm at this time, so he deliberately teased her: "Madam, the guests have dispersed. Now there are only me and my husband. What can we do?"

Zhu Niang turned away and ignored him, and Lin Hai suddenly slapped his thigh: "Okay, now you know a thousand words, why don't I teach you how to settle accounts tonight."

Zhu Niang burst out laughing: "I don't want to learn."

Lin Hai slapped his forehead and suddenly realized: "Ah, I know what you want to do...just call me husband and I will grant your wish."

Zhu Niang quickly denied: "Fart, I didn't mean to..."

Lin Hai smiled narrowly: "You said you didn't think about it, how do you know what I said?"

Zhu Niang was so embarrassed that she turned around and wanted to pinch Lin Hai, but unexpectedly her hands were grabbed by the situation, and she was hugged tightly by Lin Hai.

After the clouds settled and the rain stopped, Lin Hai said warmly: "Mother Zhu, are you still unwilling to change your words?"

Zhu Niang was panting and nestled in Lin Hai's arms. Her hair was scattered, her long eyelashes were slightly trembling, and thin beads of sweat continued to appear on the bridge of her delicate nose.After a long while, he turned around and whispered with watery eyes: "Mr.

(End of this chapter)