Also in Merchant Shibo Division, in a shop in Beishi, Li Shaer said in surprise: "Brother, why are you here! Do you want Zhu Ming's fans to be caught!" She was too surprised,
So much so that I didn’t even notice that my head that had just been tied up was loosened again. ?
His eldest brother Li Jiqian looked around hurriedly, and then said: "Keep your voice down, be careful not to let the servants of the Merchant Shipping Department show up."
At this time, Li Shaer also realized that her voice was a bit too loud, and hurriedly asked others to go out and watch, leaving only herself and her brother in the room. Fortunately, the guards had gone back now, so what she just said should be
No one heard it.
Li Shaer continued: "Brother, you are a famous figure on Zhu Ming's wanted list. How could you just go ashore and come to Zhu Ming's territory like this! There is still a wanted document for you posted outside Shanghu County! In case you are discovered
It's hard to run away even if you want to. Even if you run away successfully, the business here will be over. Brother, why did you come here regardless of all this?"
Then Li Shaer muttered again: "Sister-in-law, it's true that I won't stop you."
Li Jiqian said: "Don't blame your sister-in-law, she doesn't want me to go ashore either, but..."
Li Jiqian stood up from his seat, walked around and said with emotion: "Little sister, the problems you mentioned are actually known to me, but I just want to go ashore and have a look. I am not better than you, you were born on an overseas island.
I have no idea about my hometown."
"When I left my hometown, I was only six years old, but I still have memories. I remember every plant and tree in our original house in Pingjiang (Suzhou) City, and I remember the blue tiles on the eaves.
Remember the white flagstones in the courtyard."
"I have memories of not only the mansion, but also many places in Pingjiang City. Although now that we have experienced the war and post-war reconstruction, these things may be gone, but as long as I go to Pingjiang City, I will definitely be able to recall many of them.
things, find the location of many places.”
"It has been thirty years since I left my hometown, thirty-one years to be exact. I always think about returning to my hometown and spending a new year, even if only once, just by myself."
Li Sha'er was also touched after listening to Li Jiqian's words. When she was young, although she had no idea about her hometown, she was very attached to her relatives. She felt like her days were like years even when she was away. Her eldest brother's longing for his hometown may be related to her own feelings about her hometown.
The thoughts of loved ones are the same.
But after she heard what Li Shaer said about wanting to go back to Suzhou for the New Year, she immediately opened her eyes and said, "Brother, are you crazy? Shanghai is finally close to the sea, and we have our own boat parked at the pier.
, you can run if you want."
"When you arrive in Pingjiang, even though it's your hometown, the people who were related to King Cheng have all moved to other places. Now, for you, brother, it's just a piece of raw land, not a familiar land. How can you go to a raw land rashly! You can't run away even if you want to.
run!"
Li Jiqian said in a calm but firm voice: "Little sister, I know everything you said, but I just want to visit Pingjiang."
"Don't worry, I have already thought about it. My cousin Li Jijun also has everyone's support. If I am caught, I will let him inherit my position and continue to lead everyone. And even if I am caught, I will never reveal our identity.
thing."
"I have read all the information about me that we got from the county government. It is quite backward and inaccurate. At most, they know who I am. They don't know whether I am talking nonsense or not. They don't know the truth at all.
It will implicate the shop here."
Li Sha'er also knew her elder brother Li Jiqian, and knew that he had made up his mind when he spoke like this, but she still refused to give up, so she choked and said: "Brother, what should I do if you are caught?" She tried to use
Li Shaer was moved by family affection.
Li Shaer touched her head and said: "The successor is also from our Li family. Jijun is a good person and will not embarrass you."
"I just won't let you go on like this. I will definitely let you get married. But it's okay, you will be sixteen after the Chinese New Year, and it's time to get married. It's because I dote on you so much that you never want to marry me.
Get married."
Li Sha'er saw that it was useless to be moved by her family, and began to use various other methods to dispel Li Jiqian's idea of going to Pingjiang, but it was of no use. Li Jiqian hugged Li Sha'er and said: "I may not be caught either.
The portrait of Zhu Ming's officials was painted according to the description of the pirate who had seen me when he defected to the Ming Dynasty more than ten years ago. I have changed a lot in the past ten years, and I may not be recognized."
Li Sha'er curled up in Li Jiqian's arms and could only nod. After accepting the reality that Li Jiqian was going to Pingjiang, she could only think better of things.
When drinking in the evening, Li Jiqian told his companions that he was going to Pingjiang. At first, everyone thought he was joking, or talking nonsense when he was drunk, but then Li Jiqian's serious expression, and Li Sha'er, who was sitting next to him and was not drinking.
If so, let everyone know that he is not joking or talking nonsense.
Suddenly everyone began to object, but even his own sister couldn't dissuade him, so of course these companions couldn't dissuade him either.
After Li Jiqian said that if he was caught, Li Jijun would be his successor, everyone had mixed reactions, but the unanimous opposition to Li Jiqian's move to Pingjiang disappeared.
No matter how small an organization is, as long as there are more than three people, there will definitely be factions. Although the existence of such factions may not necessarily affect the healthy development of the organization, in fact, sometimes it will promote the development of the organization, but factions will definitely exist.
Although everyone accepts Li Jiqian as the boss, people close to Li Jijun also hope that Li Jijun will be the boss. Others, especially young people, think of Li Shaer. If Li Jijun becomes the boss, he will definitely marry Li Shaer.
Human. Moreover, their pirate/sea merchant gang is a typical acquaintance society, and everyone is rebellious. Anyone can marry Li Shaer.
There are also some people who actually don't like their current strategy of resolutely opposing Zhu Ming, and actually still have a faint hope that Li Jiqian will have problems. The Ming Dynasty is powerful, and there is no benefit in confrontation. Even those who are unwilling to recruit An are unwilling to maintain this
This is a situation where we are going against Ming Dynasty.
Since there was no unanimous consensus, we had to accept the reality that Li Jiqian would go to Pingjiang. However, despite everyone's thoughts, most people still did not want anything to happen to Li Jiqian and hoped that he would come back safely.
That night, because Li Jiqian was not going out tomorrow, but also had to celebrate the New Year with everyone tomorrow night, he drank a lot and got drunk with everyone. And on this day, even Li Sha'er, who usually didn't drink, drank sullenly.
After drinking, I was almost drunk, but my wife with whom I had a close relationship helped me back home.
