Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun chatted on the boat until noon, when the boat was finally filled with cargo, and then several boats formed a fleet and headed south along the north wind.Lunch was eaten on the boat, but Xie Lingyun didn't invite Zhou Zhong to eat because men and women were different.

Originally, the sea journey from Songjiang to Shuangyu Port was less than a day. Usually, the goods were loaded the day before, and then sailed early the next morning, so that they could arrive at Shuangyu Port in the afternoon.However, the shipment from the Xie family was very urgent, so as soon as the cargo was loaded, they set sail immediately. At night, the fleet had just arrived at Zhoushan Island, because the sea conditions in the Zhoushan Islands were complicated, and it was impossible to sail at night. So the fleet could only stop overnight on Zhoushan Island, and head south again the next morning.

Zhou Zhong lived in the cabin next to Xie Lingyun's cabin, and the furnishings inside were almost the same as those in Xie Lingyun's room. When the ship just arrived at Zhoushan Island, someone immediately delivered dinner to Zhou Zhong's room.

To be honest, the food on the boat was really not that good, except for fish. Apart from a bowl of rice, Zhou Zhong’s dinner today was only a steamed fish, a plate of fried fish slices, and a bowl of precious vegetable soup.These were specially prepared because Zhou Zhong was a guest on the boat. If it was an ordinary boatman on the boat, he would probably only be able to eat rice and steamed fish.

Zhou Zhong didn't like to eat fish, so he could only drink vegetable soup to finish the rice, and after being cleaned up, he felt a little bored, so he walked out of the cabin and went to the deck, taking advantage of the starlight in the sky Looking at the Zhoushan Island in front of him.

Zhou Zhong heard Xie Lingyun introduce Zhoushan Island before, and knew that after the sea ban, this is the only island where people are allowed to live.The people of Zhoushan Island rely on the sea to eat the sea. They not only go fishing in the sea, but also after the rise of smuggling, the people here seize the opportunity and start to provide various conveniences for smuggling.

For example, the Zhoushan port in front of Zhou Zhong is very well built. The roads on the port are wide and the berths are well planned. It is much more formal than the smuggling port he saw in Songjiang before. Some passing smugglers The boat stopped quietly at sea.In addition, there are also many places of entertainment for the boatmen to relax in the port, such as brothels, casinos, etc. Now is the busiest time in these places. For example, after dinner, the boatmen on Zhou Zhong’s ship also began to disembark in twos and threes, hooking their shoulders. Laughing and walking towards those feasting places.

"Why, Mr. Zhou won't go down for a walk?" While Zhou Zhong was admiring the night view of Zhoushan Port, an elegant voice suddenly came from behind him. Without turning his head, Zhou Zhong knew it was Xie Lingyun who was speaking.

"The waves are high and the wind is rough, and the weather is so cold, why doesn't Miss Lingyun stay in the cabin to rest?" Zhou Zhong didn't turn around, but said calmly while holding the side of the boat with both hands.

Behind Zhou Zhong, Xie Lingyun was wearing a fox fur cloak, holding a delicate hand warmer in her arms, walked gently to Zhou Zhong's side, leaned on the side of the boat and said softly: "Although Lingyun is not the first time Going out to sea, but I’m still not used to sea boats, I get seasick every time I take a boat, and the cabin is too stuffy, so I come out to enjoy some fresh air.”

"Hehe, I used to get seasick too, but after taking more boats, I gradually stopped getting sick. In addition, if Miss Lingyun feels unwell, you can prepare some fresh ginger and take it out to smell it from time to time, which can relieve the pain caused by seasickness. Symptoms." Zhou Zhong said with a smile.In his previous life, he was not only seasick, but also carsick, so he knew a lot about some small remedies to alleviate the symptoms of seasickness.In contrast, my body in this life is not bad, and I didn't feel dizzy at all when I took a boat for the first time.

Xie Lingyun heard Zhou Zhong's words, but gave him a strange look. According to her investigation, Zhou Zhong had been living in Songjiang Mansion since he was a child, and he seemed to have never been out to sea. Did you often take a boat before?

At this time, Zhou Zhong also realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Miss Lingyun, you and I have known each other for a long time. I often see you busy and busy, and there is rarely leisure time. , are you born to like doing business?"

Xie Lingyun was about to ask Zhou Zhong when he got on the boat, but when she heard his question, she froze for a moment, then said in a low tone after a while: "As a woman, Lingyun naturally hopes to stay The home is embroidered and painted in red, but it is a pity that the Xie family has only one daughter, and I need to manage the huge family business, so I don't allow me to have any choice at all!"

This may be the first time Xie Lingyun confides her heart in front of outsiders, especially when the other party is a young man of her own age, which makes her face blush for some reason. The light couldn't see her face clearly.

"Life is unsatisfactory out of ten. We are all the same. Ever since we were born, we have been living for others. For example, Miss Lingyun, you are for your parents and family, and why am I not for my two younger sisters and the relatives around me?" When Zhou Zhong said this, he couldn't help showing a bit of a wry smile. As a human being in two lives, he has more thinking and understanding of life, and sometimes he is full of emotions like now, but he knows that he lives in this world. You have to take care of everything around you.

"Live for others!" Xie Lingyun repeated this sentence softly, savoring the helplessness in the words, and her heart was greatly shocked, because the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this sentence was the best portrayal of herself.

The two of them stood on the deck like this, chatting with each other sentence by sentence, about life, their hobbies, and even some trivial matters in life, except that they didn't talk about the business cooperation between the two parties.This may be the most harmonious relationship between Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun since they got acquainted. Under the cover of night, both of them put down their disguise in front of others and showed each other their true selves.

However, when Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were chatting happily, they suddenly heard someone roaring at the bow, and then there was a rush of running, but soon the footsteps turned into the sound of a human body falling, followed by There were screams.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhong hurriedly took a step forward, blocking Xie Lingyun behind him. It's so dark now that he can't see what happened at the bow of the ship. All he can do now is protect himself and wait for the people on board to deal with it .It's just that at this time he didn't realize that there seemed to be something different in the eyes of Xie Lingyun behind him looking at him.

The movement at the bow of the ship quickly attracted the attention of those left behind on the ship, and soon some people gathered there. After a while, I saw the bald man who had led Zhou Zhong onto the ship before, dragging two groups of things with his hands, walking to When Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were in front of them, they threw the things in their hands down.

He only heard a sound of "呯!", accompanied by two screams at the same time. It was only then that Zhou Zhong realized that the two clumps turned out to be two people. If you don't look carefully under the dim light, you really can't tell that there are two people.

I saw the bald head salute to Xie Lingyun: "Miss, these two guys sneaked up on the boat, and I beat them up after I found out, now please forgive me, miss!"

At this moment, Xie Lingyun came out from behind Zhou Zhong, looked at the two moaning guys on the deck, nodded to the bald man, and said, "Thank you, Uncle Hei!"

"Beautiful...beautiful lady, I...I swear in the name of the Lord, we are really not thieves!" At this moment, one of the men in black robes who was lying on the deck moaned intermittently, speaking in a very strange tone. .

However, when Zhou Zhong heard the word "Lord", he was taken aback for a moment. Coupled with the strange tone of the other party, he hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look. As he expected, the two men in black robes in front of him turned out to be two Two Caucasians, one of them is older and short and fat, and the other is tall and thin. The hair on the top of their heads has been shaved, leaving only a circle of hair around them, which is the head of a priest in Catholic history. But to Zhou Zhong and the others, it seemed extremely funny.

"Are you Catholic priests?" Zhou Zhong asked with some uncertainty. He had seen the image of the other party on TV or movies in his previous life, but he never cared much about religion, so he asked this question.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, the short and fat man in black robe immediately opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Zhong with strong emotion. He grabbed the corner of Zhou Zhong's cotton robe and said eagerly: "Sir, you know we Catholics must also know that our priests are the purest people in the world, please prove to this lady on our behalf that we are really not thieves!"

Pure people!Zhou Zhong secretly scolded the other party for being shameless. Although he doesn't know much about religion, he also knows that Catholicism is not a good bird. The Middle Ages that just ended in Europe are called the Dark Ages by Westerners. During this period, wars and diseases frequently occurred , is the darkest period in Europe, and the biggest source of all this is the Catholic Church.In addition, during the period of European colonization of the world that had already begun, Catholicism played the role of an urgent vanguard. Many priests relied on the name of missionary work to collect local intelligence and lay a solid foundation for subsequent military conquest.

However, even though he knew all kinds of bad deeds of Catholicism, Zhou Zhong was also very curious. Although the era of great voyages had begun, the footsteps of Westerners seemed to have not yet reached the coast of Daming, and he had never heard anything about Westerners from Xie Lingyun, but Now there are two Catholic priests here, which makes Zhou Zhong wonder how the other party came here?

At this time, Xie Lingyun also saw the appearance of the two black-robed men clearly, and saw Zhou Zhong's strange expression, and immediately asked: "Why, Mr. Zhou is interested in these two Frangji men?"

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