Smuggling Daming

Spring is windy, and the same is true on the sea. Every spring, the sea is rough and the waves are high. At this time, sailing on the sea is also very dangerous. However, it is precisely because the sea route is difficult to navigate, so the smuggling profits at this time are also extremely rich. For example, if you go to North Korea, the price of goods in spring is much higher than in autumn.

On the Luqiao, Qi Yanming and other guards dragged their tired bodies back to the cabin, and fell on the bed one by one, unable to get up again, and soon there was a loud snoring.They encountered a strong wind last night. Although they supposedly do not need to participate in the operation of the ship, the wind and waves last night were too strong for the boatmen to keep busy. Everyone was on the same boat. You have to finish playing together, the so-called solidarity is like this.

So Qi Yanming and the others also tried their best to help last night. Although they don't know how to steer a boat, a little effort is still useful. Helping to fix the rudder or drain the water can also be of great help. Fortunately, the strong wind only blew for one night. When it dawned, the wind calmed down immediately, and the fleet did not suffer any losses. However, after this night, everyone was exhausted, so except for the necessary personnel, everyone else went back to make up for it. feel.

I don't know how long they slept this time. Qi Yanming and the others were awakened by the smell of food. When they opened their eyes, they saw a fair-skinned young man carrying food in and out. After a while, a small basin-like sea bowl was placed on the head of each person's bed. There was rice in the bowl, and the rice was covered with vegetables and fat, and it was still steaming.It whets the appetite at first sight.

"Brother Zhang, you have worked hard. You probably didn't sleep all night yesterday. Why did you wake up so early?" Qi Yanming sat up and smiled to the busy young man. This young man was the one they rescued at sea. The young man named Zhang Rui, because of his poor background, the owner Lu Qiao temporarily left him to work on the ship.

"Brother Wen woke up, hurry up and eat. You must have been hungry after a busy night last night. Unfortunately, I have no energy and can't help at all!" Zhang Rui also said with a smile at this time. Zhang Rui, who jumped into the sea to escape, had already embraced death.But unexpectedly, he survived in the end.

Only Qi Yanming knew that Zhang Rui was an eunuch, but after he woke up, he immediately begged Qi Yan to keep it a secret for himself, and even fabricated some lies, saying that he planned to eunuch himself into the palace, but unfortunately there was no way out.That's why I had to live outside in the end. This time I originally wanted to seek refuge with a relative.But he didn't expect to encounter pirates as soon as he got on the boat, and everyone on the boat was killed. He jumped into the sea to survive, but luckily he was rescued by Qi Yanming and the others.

If it was an ordinary person, they might really be deceived by Zhang Rui's lies, but Qi Yanming is not an ordinary person, he has not only been a thief.He even led an army to fight, if he couldn't tell the truth from the lie.Then he is not Qi Yanming.However, although Qi Yanming knew that what Zhang Rui said was a lie, he didn't expose it on the spot, and even agreed to keep it secret for him, because he wanted to see what Zhang Rui, who was probably the eunuch in the palace, was going to do.

Qi Yanming was also tired all night, and now he woke up very hungry, so he stopped talking nonsense with Zhang Rui, and immediately picked up the sea bowl and started to gobble it up.Speaking of which, their food on board is very average, and they often only eat dry food, not even hot water. This is mainly because the space on board is limited, and it is impossible to carry too much fuel, so they seldom start a fire. Today's meal To be able to eat hot drinks, it is estimated that Lu Qiao asked people to do it in order to reward everyone for their desperate efforts to protect the boat last night.

Just as Qi Yanming was eating, the others woke up one after another. When they saw the food next to the pillow, they didn't care about other things at the moment, and they ate their heads one by one. Eating dry food and drinking cold water on the boat, a bird has already faded out of his mouth. Now he can eat a mouthful of hot rice, and it is so rich, it is simply a great enjoyment.

After the meal, Zhang Rui helped everyone take away the bowls. He was thin and weak, and he was no match for the guards and boatmen on the ship, so he could only do some chores. After all, no matter how kind-hearted the owner Lu Qiao was, he was still A businessman would not keep an idler on board, so Zhang Rui had to work as much as possible if he wanted to stay on board.

Qi Yanming watched Zhang Rui pack up the dishes and go out. He lay on the bed and rested for a while with his eyes closed. When he heard the brothers who had eaten lying down and snoring again, Qi Yanming suddenly opened his eyes. Sit up with your eyes open, put on your shoes and go out on the deck.

It's not yet noon. Although the storm last night has passed, the sky is still gloomy. I don't know if it will rain. The deck is also messy. It seems that the boatmen are resting, and there is no one to clean up. , There was no one even on the deck, and most of them were probably lying on the bed to catch up on sleep.

I saw Qi Yanming walked along the deck to the stern, where the kitchen and food were stored.When he came here, he saw Zhang Rui with his back to him, standing on the side of the boat and pulling up a bucket with a rope. The bucket was filled with seawater, and there was a large wooden basin at his feet. , inside are the bowls and chopsticks that everyone just used. It seems that he is about to wash them with sea water. After all, the fresh water on the ship is very precious. In addition to supplying everyone for food, they also need to scrub the deck, so it is a little bit of savings.

Qi Yanming saw that Zhang Rui was struggling to carry the bucket, so he quickly walked over to help him, and when Zhang Rui saw Qi Yanming, he was also very surprised and thanked: "Thank you, Brother Wen, but it's still early, Wen Why don't you get some sleep, brother?"

"Hehe, I'm a person who doesn't sleep much. After sleeping all morning, I almost recovered. In addition, the ship's side was stuffy, so I went out for a walk. I didn't expect to see that Brother Zhang was still busy." Qi Yanming said at this time He also said with a smile, he has been observing Zhang Rui for the past few days, and he already has some confidence in his heart, so today he intends to ask Zhang Rui's true identity.

Zhang Rui didn't doubt what Qi Yanming said, so he chatted and laughed with him, and then sat on the small stool next to the tub and began to wash the dishes.What didn't surprise him was that Qi Yanming didn't leave when he saw him working, but squatted down to help him wash the dishes, which made Zhang Rui suddenly have a bad feeling, because he was aligned According to Yan Ming's understanding, the other party should not be a very enthusiastic person.

Just when Zhang Rui was puzzled, Qi Yanming suddenly said: "Eunuch Zhang, from the way you wash the dishes, you probably haven't done such rough work, but I don't know what you do in the palace?"

He suddenly heard Qi Yan calling himself "Eunuch Zhang" and directly asking him what he was doing in the palace, which surprised Zhang Rui. Did he already know his identity?

But although he was shocked in his heart, Zhang Rui still forced a smile and said: "Brother Wen, what do you mean? Didn't I say it before, although I want to enter the palace, but I have no connections, so I can only go to my relatives , I didn't expect to meet pirates..."

"Hey, Brother Zhang doesn't need to act any more!" Before Zhang Rui finished speaking, Qi Yanming interrupted him in a low voice, "As the saying goes, Ming people don't speak dark words, so I have read every word and deed of Brother Zhang these days." In my eyes, you see that your skin is delicate, you don't look like a person who does heavy work, and you usually behave politely and politely. You can tell that you are a person who has studied at a glance, and most of the private eunuchs are poor people. It is impossible to be like Brother Zhang, and the most important thing is that when we rescued you on the boat that day, the small clothes you were wearing were made of exquisite materials. If a private eunuch can afford such clothes, it would be too Strange!"

Qi Yanming could only be sure that Zhang Rui was an eunuch in the palace before, but after a few days of observation, he found that Zhang Rui should have read books, and his words and deeds were also extremely gentle, which made him conclude that Zhang Rui's status in the palace should not be too high. Low, after all, not many eunuchs can read.

After Zhang Rui heard Qi Yanming's analysis to him, his flustered expression suddenly became calm. At that moment, he glanced at Qi Yanming lightly, and then said, "Brother Wen is indeed a careful person, but Mr. Zhang I feel that Brother Wen is not a simple person. You have countless scars on your body, many of which are knife wounds, and there are even many dot-shaped scars. If Zhang is not mistaken, those should be arrow wounds .”

Having said this, Zhang Rui paused for a moment, and then said again: "There is only one explanation for a person with so many gunshot wounds and arrow wounds, that is, he has been on the battlefield, and there are only two types of people in my Ming Dynasty who have been on the battlefield. , one is the Ming Dynasty's official army, and the other is the rebellious rebels. I don't think Brother Wen has the spirit of the army, so you should not be the Ming Dynasty's official army. Then there is only one possibility left. !"

Qi Yanming was startled when he heard Zhang Rui's words, and he stood up all of a sudden, his eyes flickering at Zhang Rui, and he even wanted to kill people to silence him.After all, if Zhang Rui leaked the news of his background as a traitor, then I am afraid that Lu Qiao would immediately arrest him and send him to the government. After all, he is just a businessman, so there is no need to cover up the traitor.

However, Zhang Rui looked at Qi Yanming without fear, then stood up slowly, wiped his wet hands on his body, and then smiled and said: "Brother Wen, don't panic, everyone is in the end of the world." People, before Zhang concealed his identity, he naturally had his own difficulties. Presumably Brother Wen is the same, so everyone might as well pretend that they don't know anything. When we get to North Korea, we will break up and never see each other again. How?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)