Nine idlers

Although it is already summer, Lake Baikal has not yet reached the fishing season, and there are not many fishing boats on the lake. Even if there are boats, they are mostly small yachts converted from fishing boats.Because the climate of Lake Baikal at this time is just right, neither too hot nor too cold, it is very suitable for tourism, so the vast majority of qualified people in the Soviet Union choose to come here for a few days for vacation at this time, Relieve the fatigue accumulated in the long winter.

In the early morning, Xu Changqing and Yakov boarded Victor's fishing boat.This fishing boat can be seen from some places as an old boat, but it is very well maintained, not much worse than a new boat, and the fishing boat is an uncommon small and medium-sized fishing boat, which is very suitable for transforming into a yacht for eight or nine people , That's why the newly built sanatorium allowed the Baikalsk government to requisition the fishing boat with extremely low compensation.

Besides Xu Changqing, Yakov and Victor on the fishing boat, there were two other people who assisted in navigating the boat. They were Victor's good friends Vasily and Yelena. This Yelena was the woman in the tavern yesterday.Originally, there were other people who wanted to board the boat, but because Victor changed his mind, it would take a long time to sail into the upper reaches of the Lower Tunguska River. Vasily, who is idle, and Yelena, who is temporarily on vacation, have plenty of time to take a trip, so they can only regretfully give up this opportunity to make money.

The route of the ship going north is mainly to take the route of the Irkutsk River and the Angara River. Although the route is a bit detoured, after entering the Yenisei River, it can go directly north, and the road can be unimpeded.According to the plan, we will sail all the way to Angarsk today. After resting overnight, we will continue to go north, but the middle of this route is the original coniferous forest, and there is no suitable place to stop. If we can’t reach Bran before dark In the case of Tsk, it may be necessary to dock on the river to rest at night.

Victor and the other three may have grown up on the water since they were young.I have a natural closeness to the water, and I become very relaxed after sailing, not as serious and cautious as on land.Although Xu Changqing, an outsider, was present, it was because of Yakov's relationship.They didn't treat Xu Changqing differently either, they all regarded him as one of their own, and they didn't shy away from him in some words.

Vasily and Karina were naturally curious about Yakov, the young cousin who suddenly appeared. They had known Victor for more than ten years and knew Victor's family situation very well.I have never heard of any relatives of Victor, so I am very curious.They didn't doubt Yakov's identity. After all, they were so similar in appearance that no one would believe that they were not brothers. They were just curious about Yakov's identity.

No matter how blind Vasily and Karina are, they can tell from Yakov's speech and behavior that his identity must be unusual. He looks a bit like an aristocrat who has disappeared in the Soviet Union. , or Victor's family is curious, because it is not difficult to see from Yakov's performance that his tutor is extremely good.A family with such a good family education is obviously not an ordinary family.

Vasily and Karina are not as disgusted with the former Russian nobles as the vast majority of people in the Soviet Union are now, and they think that they are all parasites that should be eliminated.In fact, their family was more or less related to the former Russian nobles in the past, and it was because of this that their family moved from St. Petersburg and other places to this border to build a town and open up wasteland.Although on the surface they chanted slogans like the vast majority of other Soviet youths, in fact, deep down in their hearts, they were more or less yearning for the aristocratic life in former Russia, and naturally wanted to know more about such things.

After the boat sailed to the lake in a wide area, when there was no need to focus on manipulating the rudder, several people also got together and chatted to pass the boring time.Vasily and Karina because of the curiosity in their hearts.He tentatively asked a few questions, and after getting answers from Yakov, and felt that Yakov was a good talker, he no longer hesitated.I started asking some personal questions, such as whether his family was a former Russian nobleman or something.

When his friend asked about his relative who appeared suddenly, Victor, who was not good at talking, stood quietly and listened while manipulating the rudder. In fact, he was also very curious about everything about his family.Yesterday, Yakov came to him because of his appearance.And from his grandmother's name, he knew that the two were cousins, but what surprised him was that from Yakov's mouth, he knew that the merchant grandfather he had always thought was not his real grandfather, and his grandfather had other parents. Someone, and this person is an important elder of the Yakov family who has passed away.

Because of the need to prepare items for going north, Victor only got some general information about the family from his cousin last night, but he didn't know more specific things, so now he is happy to see his friends asking various questions. Also be able to know something about his real family from Yakov's answer.

Xu Changqing, who was sitting on the leather sofa in the driver's cab, had always been an observer. He was neither questioned nor wanted to join the conversation, but under his calm expression, he was already smiling.He didn't expect Yakov to have such an outstanding ability. Not only did he perfectly forge a family, but he also changed the military temperament he had seen before, completely disguising himself as a well-educated and well-spoken nobleman. .Seeing Yakov like this, he had to admire his ability to disguise, and at the same time, he believed even more in his statement that he had been changing identities over the years.He even felt that the family that Yakov mentioned might really exist, but the descendants of this former Russian noble family should have disappeared, and now they are just brought out by Yakov to resurrect their souls.

Just after Yakov briefly talked about his forged family history, he timely mentioned that Victor's grandfather still left some inheritance. If Victor's identity is determined, then that part The inheritance hopes that Victor can inherit it.

"Is that a lot of inheritance?" Karina and Victor have an extraordinary relationship, and they are almost regarded as Victor's other half, so they are also very concerned about this issue.

"Sarah!" Victor frowned, habitually calling his friends by nicknames.

"I'm just curious." The brown-haired Karina shrugged, not caring about Victor's dissatisfaction at all, but she didn't ask any further.

"Why do you still have this inheritance? Is there no other person in your family who is eligible to inherit it?" the careful Vasily asked with some doubts.

"If you knew that I am the only direct member of our Ivanovic family, you wouldn't ask this question." Yakov had already thought of a countermeasure, and quickly gave a plan that made everyone feel happy. Surprised answer, then he looked at Victor expectantly, and said, "But now there is one more!" He patted Victor on the shoulder and said, "Victor, I hope you To be able to inherit that legacy, to return to the Ivanovic family, to become the patriarch of the family, so that the family can regain its vitality."

"Ah!" Victor never thought that his new cousin would give him one accident after another, which made him completely dumbfounded and didn't know how to deal with it.His two friends were also stunned, and they didn't recover for a while.

"Why? Why didn't you inherit the family?" Victor, who had regained his strength, couldn't help being puzzled and asked.

Yakov explained: "Because I have lost the qualifications to inherit the family. Although our Ivanovich family has declined and the members of the clan have withered, we cannot allow a servant who has been loyal to others to be the head of the family."

"Servant?" Hearing Yakov's words, Victor and the other three looked at Xu Changqing at the same time, and their eyes became a little unfriendly.

Seeing that the eyes of the three people were wrong, Yakov immediately explained: "Mr. Xu is my master and my benefactor. If Mr. Xu hadn't helped me back then, not only would I have died, I am afraid even the Ivanovic family also disappeared, so I volunteered to be Mr. Xu's servant."

Xu Changqing, who was sitting by the side, maintained a calm expression, but he was already overjoyed, watching Yakov continue to act with great interest.

The three of Victor also looked relieved at this time, and no longer showed hostility towards Xu Changqing. Victor stepped forward and thanked Xu Changqing with an extremely sincere look: "Please let me express my most sincere thanks to you." , Thank you for saving the Ivanovic family."

"You don't need to do that. I just rescued him by accident." Xu Changqing cooperated with some vague words to complete the lie, then looked at Yakov who was slightly embarrassed, and then turned to Vic. Duo said: "However, this allowed me to get a good assistant. Although Yakov regarded himself as a servant, I never regarded myself as a master, so you don't have to worry about it."

Yakov on the side didn't want to continue on this topic. He took advantage of Xu Changqing without any discussion. Although Xu Changqing didn't show any anger, he didn't dare to bet that Xu Changqing would not turn his face, so He quickly shifted the topic to the matter of inheritance.

"If you inherit the inheritance, then Victor, you are also a nobleman?" Vasily on the side also teased his friend at this time, and said: "Then what should I call you, Your Excellency? Or my lord?"

"If there is a title, it should be called the title, right?" Karina also teased Victor in cooperation.

It's just that Victor didn't show too much joy. He was silent for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about inheriting this inheritance and the Ivanovic family? I want to stay here..."

"Are you doing it for your father?" Karina knew Victor very well, and quickly guessed his thoughts, and said with some hatred: "You don't think you have inherited the inheritance, and then use the inheritance to find Your father, is it better than waiting here?" (~^~)