By the time Li Huamei's Li family fleet and the two armed merchant ships returned to Hangzhou again, more than two months had passed.
This trip, from Hangzhou to Seoul, then to Yizhou, and finally back to Hangzhou, lasted for more than two months. At least I made a lot of money, and it was also a small deterrent to the Japanese pirates. The harvest was not small.
But for some reason, after returning to Hangzhou, Li Huamei has been frowning all day long, with a gloomy look on her face. Even when she went shopping with a little guy, she never showed a smile, and she didn't know what was going on in her heart. What a worry.
"Well?"
Suddenly, while walking, Li Huamei stopped, and then she saw in front of her a little boy of about three or four years old, from an unknown family, running toward her with a windmill in his hand, and he immediately pounced on it. At her feet.
"Eh?"
"Sister, sister!"
"Can you play with me?"
Carefully protecting the paper pinwheel in his hand, when he looked up, he saw Li Huamei, a beautiful elder sister, standing in front of him. Subconsciously, the little boy who was still sniffling suddenly grinned and extended an invitation to Li Huamei.
"this……"
"good!"
It was rare for Li Huamei to have a smile on her face, and then she stretched out her hand, ready to pull up the little boy lying on the ground.
"Xiao Mao?"
"Come back quickly!"
However, before Li Huamei could touch the little boy and say something, a woman suddenly rushed out of the door of a house on the side of the street. Li Huamei grabbed the little boy's hand first and held it. The other party took the first step and pulled her behind her.
"R-I'm sorry for causing you any trouble, we'll leave right away!"
"Go back quickly!"
"Can……"
"I told you, go back to the house!"
"Woo..."
Then, without waiting for Li Huamei to speak, the woman pulled the reluctant little boy, as if avoiding a snake and scorpion, and entered the house under Li Huamei's slightly shocked eyes and banged the ground. Slam the wooden door of the house.
"..."
He lowered his brows and sighed secretly, but Li Huamei said nothing.
She knew that people were afraid of her, even the people in the coastal areas near Hangzhou, where she protected them from Japanese pirate attacks.
Whether it's the Japanese pirates who do all kinds of evil or the people of the Ming Dynasty who know her, the reason why they all call her "Xiang Feihu" is actually because they are afraid of her!
After all, no matter what kind of tiger it is, as long as it is a 'tiger', it will eventually eat people. In addition, the Li family fleet is indeed in the business of killing people, so it is perfect to use her to scare children. , and under normal circumstances, ordinary people would not dare to have too much contact with people like them, just like the woman with the child just now.
Although she knew it was because of that, but thinking about the difficulties her Li family fleet had encountered recently, and thinking about the people's misunderstanding of her, for some reason, Li Huamei always had a sad feeling, which made her have to hang down. Eyelids, continue walking forward lonely.
"Sister Li?"
(灬oωo灬)?
"Hello!"
?(??????????)????
"Sister Li!"
☆?(o*?ω?)?
"Um?"
At this time, little Annie came out of nowhere and shouted, rushed to Li Huamei, intercepted her and pulled the hem of her skirt, and she finally came to her senses.
"what are you thinking about?"
(???.???)????
"ah!"
"No, it's nothing..."
Li Huamei quickly shook her head, not intending to tell the lawless little guy in front of her what she had just been worried about.
After more than two months of sailing at sea and getting along day and night, Li Huamei had actually gotten to know each other very well, and firmly believed that the little guy was actually the same as Song Yifeng, who was also taken in by her. The two of them just came from home. He sneaked out to play, and it seems that he is not ready to go back in a short time?
Therefore, there is no need for her to find a family for the other party. That is just asking for trouble.
"But, I just called you several times!"
(o?д?)o
"Ah, sorry, I was just thinking about something..."
After apologizing with a smile, Li Huamei didn't say what happened, but directly took Annie's hand and continued walking forward.
"What exactly is going on?"
(°ー°〃)
"Why……"
Li Huamei didn't want to say anything at first, but when she saw that the little guy was a little reluctant, she had no choice but to sigh again.
Then, she raised her eyebrows slightly and began to speak quietly with an unknown mood and tone:
"Annie, did you know?"
"People are afraid of me..."
"I obviously tried my best to defeat the Japanese pirates, and I obviously worked very hard to protect the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory, but in the end, they are still afraid of me..."
"We fought desperately against the wind, waves and Japanese pirates at sea. They looked at us like tigers and wolves..."
"Sometimes, I always feel that since I can't hold on any longer, why not just become an ordinary person and be the eldest daughter of my own Li family? That might be a good idea?"
As if he was mocking himself, Li Huamei explained to little Annie and joked to herself.
However, she actually didn’t take those words seriously!
Back then, when Li Huamei heard that her father, that brave and strong man, that navy captain, died in a naval battle with the Japanese pirates, she had actually made up her mind to fight the Japanese pirates to the end, and to go Become a ruthless person.
The reason why she was sentimental and sad just now was because what she did was never understood by others, and even the people she protected were afraid of her, which made her feel a little at a loss for a while.
"Um……"
(?~?)
"But, Sister Li, I'm not afraid of you!"
(???c)
Annie didn't know why the elder sister Li Huamei in front of her suddenly became sentimental for no reason. She definitely couldn't understand it.
Because she herself never cares about other people's feelings, she is just heartless. She just cares about eating well, drinking well, playing well and sleeping well. As for what others think, she never cares about it. Take it to heart.
Anyway, brains grow on other people's necks, and others can think whatever they want. She won't waste her precious time eating, drinking and having fun with some boring guys!
"you?"
"Ha! Come on Annie, it's getting late, let's go home!"
Li Huamei was immediately amused, and then she said nothing more and continued to hold each other's hand. To outsiders, they looked like a mother and daughter, strolling along the streets of Hangzhou City towards their Li Mansion. Go back.
"Um!"
\^O^/
"Go back and tell the aunt in the kitchen that I want to eat Mrs. Song's fish soup and fish head tofu tonight!"
(′?﹃?`)
There was no trouble that couldn't be solved with a meal, so Annie excitedly started ordering food on the way.
(…)
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…
Three days later...
"!!"
!(;?o?)o
"What did you say? How could she be like this?!"
?°(°ˉ??ˉ?°)°?
On this day, Annie, who had slept until the afternoon, was woken up by Song Yifeng from the big bed in the beautiful building in the backyard of Li Mansion. After hearing the other party explain his purpose, she was dumbfounded and ran to report to him on the spot. Song Yifeng howled at the top of his lungs.
"It must be fake, it's your prank, right?"
o(*｀ー′)o
But soon, Annie seemed to realize something, jumped up from the bed, and loudly questioned Song Yifeng, who usually liked to confront her, thinking that this was just a joke played by the other party on her. That’s all.
"No!"
"This is the handwritten letter left by Sister Li. Read it yourself!"
At this time, it was unexpected that Anne would still be suspicious. Song Yifeng had no choice but to hatefully push the letter in her hand directly into Anne's arms.
"And Butler Li also said so!"
"They left in the morning. They had already set sail and set sail a while ago. Now they don't know where they are. We definitely can't catch them, and we don't have a boat to chase them!"
After saying that, Song Yifeng sat down on the edge of Annie's bed in frustration, getting angry on her own.
"It's all your fault!"
"If I hadn't followed your example and slept in while we were at sea, I would have gotten up early today, and then I wouldn't have been left at home by Sister Li and the others."
"It's your fault!"
As she talked, Song Yifeng, who became more and more sad the more she thought about it, directly placed all the blame on Annie and complained in a low voice.
"..."
(ー`′ー)
However, Annie didn't have time to talk to him. She just glanced at the few letters written with a brush. The handwriting on them was very graceful. It was obvious that they could not be forged by Song Yifeng.
Soon, Anne basically understood. The general meaning of the letter was:
The Ming Dynasty's government is up to something again. It seems that they are going to implement more stringent maritime ban measures?
perhaps……
Is it simply that the other party wants to continue to make things difficult and contain the Li family fleet, and even plans to order not to allow the Li family fleet to go to sea and continue doing business?
Anyway, the Ming Dynasty official repented again, just looking for trouble!
So, Sister Li Huamei had no choice but to think about it again and again, and decided to sail the Li family fleet out of the East China Sea, southward to Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, Africa and even the world, seeking to develop and expand routes and do business. Vow to carry forward the Li family fleet?
However, sailing is obviously very difficult and full of dangers. The competition among countries around the world is very fierce. Li Huamei, who wants to go abroad privately as the Li family to represent the Ming Dynasty and leave the East China Sea, does not even know that she has those things. Whether the companions could come back alive, so the other party made a temporary decision to leave the two little girls who could not get up in time in the morning!
'...'
'It can take as short as one or two years, or as long as three to five years. If everything goes well, the fleet will definitely return! '
'Yifeng, and Annie...'
'If possible, you can return home by yourself first, or you can stay in Li's Mansion temporarily. I have asked Butler Li to arrange all the food and clothing expenses, so you don't have to worry. '
'Take care, see you soon...'
The letter was gone at this point, and then Anne hesitantly raised her head and looked at Song Yifeng, who was sitting on the edge of the bed glumly, muttering something unknown, looking a little unhappy, and asked:
"What about the newly built ships?"
(?????)
"Big ship?"
"Of course they were driven away!"
"Isn't it said in the letter? Sister Li said that they want to travel around the world while doing trade. It is too difficult to build ships in Ming Dynasty, there are many restrictions, and the government has issued bans and restrictions, so they simply leave first and go directly to develop outside. ?”
"But it doesn't matter if they don't take you, why don't they even take me?"
Song Yifeng was so sad that she lay down on the edge of the bed, feeling a little bad.
Although she has indeed become a lot lazier recently, isn't there a guy next to her who is lazier than her? The big deal is that she will change her ways in the future. Why didn't those guys take her with them and give her a chance to change her ways?
"hateful!"
(?╭╮?)
"Those bad guys actually hid it from us and ran away without saying a word!!"
?(?﹏?,)?
"You're not hiding it, are you?"
"Sister Li and those guys have been having meetings these days and are looking for people, but you didn't ask."
"And I……"
"I didn't seem to ask..."
Suddenly, Song Yifeng, who felt that she had missed countless opportunities, wailed again and buried her head directly into Annie's quilt.
"..."
(?????)
Anne was not in a hurry to speak, and began to stare down at the sentence written in the letter again, "It can take one or two years, or it can take three or five years, if everything goes well, the fleet will be restored" and started to stare blankly.
"no!"
(??へ??╬)
"It's been too long to wait for them to come back. I'll have to die of boredom! Otherwise, Song Yifeng, let's just organize a new Li family fleet to chase Sister Li and the others?"
Q(`⌒′Q)
Finally, Anne made up her mind and instantly burned the letter in her hand into a pile of ash and crushed it into pieces.
"ah?"
"But what about the boat?"
"Annie, we don't have a boat..."
Song Yifeng is already fourteen years old, and she is not as naive as little Annie. She knows that to go to sea, you must need a boat, and it can only be a big boat. The small boats used for ferrying are really not good.
"Buy! I'm rich!"
(′???`)
Of course, problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Anyway, Annie thinks that since Sister Li and the others can place orders and buy several large ships, of course she can too.
“But the problem is that the government won’t let it be sold!”
"Also, it will take several months to build the ship. When it is finished, we will definitely not have any sailors..."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what little Annie said was a bad idea, so Song Yifeng threw himself back on the bed again.
She felt that maybe she could only stay with Anne in Hangzhou for a few days at most, and then she would have to find a merchant ship back to Silla and go back in despair, and then continue to practice in the mountains with her master and brothers. ?
"..."
(?~?)
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem! Anyway, they have magic and they won't let them sell it, so let's make it ourselves!!"
(???)
Isn't it just a ship, Anne thinks. Although she is not willing to make it from other worlds for such a trivial matter, if it is made with magic, it will definitely not be too difficult. It is nothing more than simple. It's just shaping magic, wood is everywhere, steel cannons, gunpowder and so on can be refined on the spot. Just find a place where no one is around and don't let anyone see and yell at you.
"??"
"Annie, are you sure?"
"Can you make it?"
Song Yifeng, who was on the bed, raised her head again, and looked at the troubled little girl who was making a vow with an expression as if she had seen a ghost.
Obviously, Song Yifeng's expression was a bit contemptuous, and she did not take Annie's words seriously.
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