Chapter 22: Going to the Sea with a Decided Strategy (3)
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"What a silly girl!" Su Mei came over and took Xiaoman into her arms with pity, and scolded her with a chuckle. If Lin Fu had followed the rules and was a stubborn and ignorant Confucian scholar, how could he have become everyone's heart in the past ten months?
Dependence? In the past ten months, everything Lin Fu has done is not more serious than accepting a girl from a humble background as his sister?
Su Mei doesn't know what her future destiny will be, but Xiaoman has been by her side since she was a child. She hopes that Xiaoman can have a good ending. Brother and sister, brother and sister, she believes that as long as Lin Fu accepts it in his heart, it will be enough.
Zhou Pu joked at the side: "How about I become your brother! If anyone bullies you, I will slap him flat for you." Zhou Pu raised his big hand and waved it.
"I don't want Uncle Chen to be my brother." Xiaoman raised his head in Su Mei's arms.
"It's so sad to hear this 'Uncle Chen', because you think I'm old and ugly!" Zhou Pu joked, "Uncle Chen can't compare to Brother Lin who is young, handsome and capable!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xiaoman was shy and anxious, and wanted to argue a few words; but Zhou Pu laughed and walked away, not giving her a chance to defend herself. Xiaoman stamped his feet in shame and was embarrassed to stand any longer.
Lin Fu's side pulled Su Mei towards the cabin.
At this moment, raindrops the size of soybeans fell down, falling coldly on my face.
"It's raining!" Lin Fu touched his face. The rain was coming fiercely. Everyone got into the cabin and heard the crackling sound on the roof of the cabin. The wind suddenly became stronger, and the boat
The anchor was anchored in the reed marsh, and was shaken by the strong wind.
"It's raining so heavily, it doesn't matter if you light a few more lamps..." Qin Chengzu thought that the firelight could not penetrate far through the rain curtain, and fumbled to light the two large candles in the corner of the cabin. It was easier for everyone to talk, and the cabin suddenly became much brighter.
Already.
The wind and rain became more and more violent. Although the boat was parked in the shallow water of the reeds, it was still rocking violently. Cao Ziang, who had just returned to the cabin to rest, walked in at this time. He had been scarred by the torture of the officers and soldiers, and now he had a new piece of skin on his forehead.
, he saw everyone looking at him and said with a smile: "I was sleeping soundly when I bumped onto the board of the boat and knocked my head off. Why is it raining so heavily in this winter?" Such heavy rains are very rare in early winter.
Cao Ziang was so embarrassed that everyone laughed. Cao Ziang said again, "The boat is rocking so hard that I can't sleep anymore. Why don't I come and listen to you talk about things. We don't make a living by plundering. Although it is difficult to go to the sea, we can't gain a foothold on the sea."
, the key depends on the shore support..."
Lin Fu nodded and said to Cao Ziang and Qin Chengzu: "If you need anything, please tell me..."
Qin Chengzu looked at Fu Qinghe. Although he always had a grudge against Fu Qinghe, he couldn't really just ask Lin Fu to do things for them. There were some things he wanted Fu Qinghe to say.
Fu Qinghe did not delay, and said: "I will go to sea with you, and Su Mei has no one to take care of me. Can I let the fourth girl go to Jiangning with Su Mei?"
The fourth wife, Feng Peipei, was unhappy. She turned her head away from Fu Qinghe and said directly to Qin Chengzu: "What can I do if I stay on the shore?"
She was very grateful for Su Mei's help, but she couldn't accept Fu Qinghe's request to protect Su Mei. She also subconsciously resisted Fu Qinghe's departure without saying goodbye, and she didn't want to be separated from everyone, even though she knew what would happen after going to sea.
Life will be extremely difficult, and I want to share the joys and sorrows with everyone.
"Fourth girl, you should stay on the shore," Qin Chengzu patiently persuaded, "Zi Ang also said that whether we can gain a foothold at sea, shore support is particularly important. We cannot put the burden on Miss Su and Mr. Lin...
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Changshan Island was once inhabited by fishermen a long time ago and has been deserted for a long time. Now it can be said to be a completely deserted island. Several hundred people, mostly old, weak, women and children, want to gain a foothold on Changshan Island. If they do not make a living by raiding,
Support on the shore is especially important. Lin Fu and Su Mei both agreed to take care of them on the shore, but he and Su Mei have few messengers they can trust. Without enough messengers, if the information is leaked, it will be fatal, so Qin Chengzu and the others are still needed.
Send someone to follow them back to Jiangning.
The fourth lady was still a little reluctant, thinking that there was no other more suitable person to follow Su Mei besides her, so she stopped saying anything. She still looked very sad at the thought of being separated from everyone.
Lin Fu said to Fu Qinghe: "Of those boys, let Enze come ashore with me, and leave the rest to Master Fu and Mr. Qin..." He glanced at Zhou Pu, who was standing in the corner of the cabin with a pale face, and asked in surprise.
, "What's wrong with Mr. Zhou?"
Only then did everyone notice Zhou Pu's abnormality and looked over with concern. Zhou Pu held his hand on the corner of the table and said depressedly: "I don't know why I am so dizzy? I was fine just now, maybe it caused the boat to rock."
Qin Chengzu laughed loudly and said: "I'm still worried about who will follow Mr. Lin. You can't bear this shaking, and the waves will be bigger on the sea. I think you, Zhou Pu, will escort Mr. Lin back to Jiangning. No matter how slow we are on other things,
Slow deployment." Everyone laughed, not expecting Zhou Pu to get seasick.
"Let the others stay on the shore. There may be fierce battles when we go to sea to gain a foothold. When it comes to fighting on the battlefield, who of you can beat me? Besides, when it comes to water skills, I am no worse than any of you. There are so many landlubbers among our brothers!
Zhou Pu was dissatisfied with Qin Chengzu's arrangement and muttered, "I'm just not used to it for the time being. I'll be fine tomorrow." In order to prove that he was fine, Zhou Pu stood up straight with his chest raised.
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The wind and rain continued until noon the next day. According to the deep and shallow water marks on the reed poles, the water level in Qingjiangpu had risen by two palms. The wind was driven by the waves, and Zhou Pu's "temporary inadaptation" to the wind and waves caused him to suffer a lot. When the wind and rain stopped,
, he had vomited until his feet were weak, and he could no longer find an excuse not to stay on the shore.
After nightfall, we punted out from the reed swamp and took advantage of the darkness to pass through Qingpujin and arrive at the shallow end of the three-masted seagoing ship.
No matter whether it was Tinghu or Huai'an, they were completely unaware that the official ship escorting the prisoners had capsized in the reed swamp, and the escorting officers and soldiers were also killed. Maybe the Jiangning Anti-Theft Division Yamen could not wait until the prisoners were escorted.
Will all prefectures and counties be notified to send people to search along the waterways?
Zhou Pu's constitution was so strong that he felt dizzy and vomited in the morning so much that his feet were so weak that he had to be helped to walk. After the storm subsided, he rested on the boat for a long time and came back to life again, but he could no longer find an excuse to persist.
Follow and go to sea.
Watching Qin Chengzu and the others working together to lift hundreds of kilograms of ballast stones out of the ship, Zhou Puji sat on the bow of the black-peng boat, lovingly touching the Mo Dao he had just acquired two days ago, and the hard mulberry bow placed on the
Beside him, Wu Qi stared at Mo Dao and Mulberry Bow with greedy eyes. Zhou Pu glared at him: "I'm so anxious, Mao, Crow, if you act like this again, I'll give these swords and bows to Cao Erdan."
Wu Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled, cupping his hands and saying, "You keep touching, I'm not anxious."
Lin Fu laughed. He didn't know why Wu Qi, who threw away his weapons and looked like a peasant, was nicknamed "Crow". He only knew that he was proficient in the art of scouting and detecting enemies, and he was the scout leader of this bandit.
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Zhou Pu caressed the edge of Mo Dao with his fingers lovingly, stood up and handed it to Wu Qi heartily: "Here you go." He then kicked the mulberry bow under his feet to Wu Qi, but his face was very heartbroken.
Mo Dao stood up almost to the tip of Zhou Pu's brow. It was made of iron and had ice flower-like patterns on its body. It was bright and cold. Zhou Pu had never seen such a good weapon in his life, but he accompanied Lin Fu ashore, even if he pretended to be
The close entourage of the Juren Master cannot carry such a heavy weapon with him, let alone a strong bow, not to mention that the Mo Dao and the mulberry bow have the inscription of Ning Haijun Town engraved on them.
Wu Qi didn't care about Zhou Pu's heartache. He climbed onto the ship with his Mo Dao and mulberry bow. He turned around and laughed at Zhou Pu: "This is retribution. You secretly divided the weapons the night before. Did you ever think that I would be watching Chen Hansan's men outside?"
Where are those idiots? Besides, I’m just keeping it for you first. I don’t know when you won’t get seasick and can go to sea. How can I still refuse to return it to you?”
"You're a bitch, you've got an advantage and you're so good!" Zhou Pu picked up a piece of charcoal from the bow of the boat and was about to throw it at Wu Qi, but Wu Qi dodged it with a smile.
These weapons were all taken by Lin Fu and Fu Qinghe from the officers and soldiers of Ninghai Town. Xiao Taoyuan was also determined to cultivate his own pirate power. These weapons were extremely sophisticated and even gave Lin Fu and the others two pieces of weapons.
A three-bow crossbow, with these sharp weapons, cannot be said to be worth ten for a hundred, and you will not be afraid of suffering a loss when encountering a small pirate force.
After more than ten pieces of ballast stones were moved out of the ship, and the heavy rain raised the water level in Qingjiangpu, the ship that had been in shallow water for many days became much less strenuous. Qin Chengzu then commanded the men to push the long bamboo poles into the water.
Saw the hull move.
"Okay!" Lin Fu and Zhou Pu climbed onto the seagoing ship from the wupeng boat. After the seagoing ship had sailed diagonally for a distance to Haikou, they were sure that there would no longer be a shallow gap. They said to Qin Chengzu and Fu Qinghe, "The hard work at sea,
I will leave it to Mr. Qin and Mr. Fu."
Qin Chengzu and others first had to sail along the coast to Xinpu County to pick up nearly twenty injured brothers. They had to make sure that Xiao Taoyuan had sent people to explore Changshan Island before they went to Changshan Island to settle down. It would take a while.
Only then can we consider moving their family members there. Lin Fu, Su Mei, Xiaoman, Zhou Pu, the fourth wife Feng Peipei, and Chen Enze will have to go back to Jiangning via Huai'an separately from everyone here.