The ship's kitchen is located at the stern of the cabin. It is stacked with fireproof pots and stoves, chopping boards, firewood, rice jars, and water cans. A window is opened at the stern of the ship to facilitate dumping of debris and swill, and the ship can be seen. The rudder and the rolling waves. There is also a mattress spread in the corner, which should be where the cook sleeps.
This is an essential presence.
The meals for twenty or thirty people all come from here, but they are separated by bulkheads and become an independent place.
At this time, the wooden barrels containing the food had been carried out. Although the old man cooking looks old, he is strong and has nimble hands and feet. He is cleaning the stove. Maybe he noticed someone behind him, so he said without looking back: "There are rules for sailing on the sea, four meals a day, day and night." Then he threw down the rag in his hand and ordered: "What are you doing standing there? Live—"
Yu Ye stood behind the old man, Shang Zi looked at it intently. He couldn't help being startled, but he still rolled up his sleeves and picked up the rag to wipe it.
The old man sat on the mat, picked up a small wine bottle and took a sip of wine. He breathed a beautiful sigh, then closed his eyes slightly and said: "I cook four meals a day. If you want to exhaust me to death, I don't care about so much." , I have to capture a few guys to boss around!"
The implication is that he is the only one who cooks, and he is not willing to suffer a loss. He only regards the children of the Chen family as his servants at his will.
And Yu Ye naturally became what he called his buddy.
Yu Ye silently wiped the pot and stove. When it was tidied up, he threw away the rag, reached for a stool and sat down. But before he could say anything, he saw the old man smiling slightly and saying——
"Boy, is something wrong?"
"Hey!"
Yu Ye couldn't help but grinned and said, "Young man, if you don't understand something, please ask senior for advice!"
The senior he claimed to be was the old money-playing man he met in Chenling Town.
And this old man appeared in Chenling Mountain, Beiqi Mountain and Danfeng Inn in Kunshui Town respectively, and then disappeared without a trace. Who wants to meet this person again on this sea? But the other party has changed from an old Jianghu into a cook wearing an apron and covered in oil smoke.
Yu Ye's shock and astonishment were beyond words. But he walked quietly into the kitchen without saying anything. He had made up his mind to clarify the doubts in his mind.
The old man seemed to have expected it, and stretched out his hand and said: "Bring it -"
"oh?"
"Wine! It's not difficult to ask for advice, but respect your teacher and put etiquette first. Bring a jar of wine, otherwise there will be no need to talk!"
Yu Ye suddenly realized it and took out a jar of wine.
Fortunately, he had a few jars of wine with him, which came in handy today.
"hehe!"
The old man took the wine jar and put it on the ground, nodded with satisfaction, and said generously: "Well, if you have anything to say, just ask!"
"Senior, may I ask what you call me?"
Yu Ye raised his hand in greeting, looking expectant.
"Gui Yuanzi!"
The old man's appearance was the same as when we first met him. Although his beard and hair were gray, his face was slender and his expression was extraordinary. However, when he twitched his beard and smiled, there was a bit of cunning and shrewdness between his eyebrows.
"Senior's name is like a Taoist."
"Who says I'm not a Taoist?"
"You...I remember you are from Jianghu..."
"My old man is a Taoist from the world."
Yu Ye's thoughts were tangled, and he couldn't turn around for a while, so he had to change his mind and ask: "I once buried two dead bodies at the foot of Beiqi Mountain, but they disappeared that night. Was it the fault of my seniors?"
"Bring it—"
"oh?"
"Wine! Only when you are polite to others can you ask for something. Bring a jar of wine, otherwise there will be no need to talk!"
The old man called himself Gui Yuanzi, a Taoist from Jianghu. At this time, he was pouting his beard and stretching out his hands seriously.
Yu Ye was stunned for a moment and had to take out a jar of wine again.
In one word, a jar of wine.
This Gui Yuanzi has not changed his nature of being greedy for money.
But he took the wine jar and asked, "Did you see what you just said with your own eyes?"
Yu Ye said truthfully: "I have never seen it with my own eyes!"
"hehe!"
Gui Yuanzi twirled his beard and smiled, and said proudly: "Since there is no evidence, what you said has nothing to do with me."
"senior!"
Yu Ye hurriedly said: "You played tricks on my two brothers that night. I witnessed it with my own eyes on the tree..."
"Nonsense, what are you doing in the tree?"
"I……"
Gui Yuanzi looked at the two jars of wine in front of him and couldn't help but said with joy: "Haha, if you have anything to say, ask me."
But Yu Ye closed his mouth and looked wary.
He had the afterthought of being deceived.
And knowing that he was fooled, he was helpless. Who asked him to come to the door by himself? He deserves to be calculated. In other words, from the moment he stepped onto the ship, he had fallen into a conspiracy.
Yu Ye was silent for a moment, and then took out another jar of wine. Without waiting for Gui Yuanzi to reach out, he put the wine jar into his arms, and then carefully said: "Can you send a message to Ah Hu to help me waive the shipping fee and tell me my origin? How could he become a cook on the ship..."
Before he finished asking, Gui Yuanzi reached out to grab the wine jar again.
Yu Ye turned around and continued to ask, "Did Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan betray the Yunchuan Sect when they returned to Qizhou, or did they do it intentionally to hunt down the Taoist disciples?"
Gui Yuanzi still stretched out his hand and said impatiently: "My wine——"
Yu Ye was unmoved and urged: "Senior, please answer first!"
Gui Yuanzi couldn't grab the wine, so he became angry, flicked his sleeves, and said: "Humph, you asked six questions in a row, and only brought out a jar of wine, and you bullied me!"
Yu Ye was puzzled and said: "I just asked one question, why is the senior angry?"
"Ha, it's just one sentence without taking a breath? What kind of fucking bullshit is this?"
Gui Yuanzi puffed his beard and glared again, and said angrily: "You asked about the news transmission, tested my details, asked about the shipping fee, asked about my relationship with the Chen family, asked about Gan Xing and Pan Yuan, and questioned my collusion with Yunchuan. Door. You kept your words in a tactful way and asked six questions one after another. You are still a young boy and dare to play tricks with an old man. How can it be unreasonable!"
"Senior is worrying too much."
Yu Ye flipped his palm, and there was another jar of wine in his arms, indicating: "I sincerely ask for advice, senior, please clarify my doubts!"
"snort!"
Gui Yuanzi snorted disdainfully, but couldn't take his eyes away from the wine jar. He struggled for a moment with his beard, shook his head and said: "That's all, I am the old man who suffers. Listen, I have no friendship with Ahu. He promised to take me out to sea, and I helped him make fire and cook, and we all took what we wanted. However, I told Ahu that there would be disputes when he went there, and only a boy named Yu Ye could help him resolve the danger. Naturally, he I refuse to accept your shipping fee. As for Gan Xing, Qiu Yuan, or the Yunchuan Sect, it has nothing to do with the old man. I just know that they and the Taoist disciples are life-and-death enemies."
When he said this, there was a sly look in his eyes, and he said: "It's time for you to ask, why did Ahu listen to me? Haha, buy one get one free, I will answer your question for free. Because I am Guiyuan Zi, that is what people in the world call Taoist Master Guiyuan. That’s right, you don’t have to call me any senior, your little tricks can’t fool the old man. Remember, from now on just call me Guiyuanzi, or Taoist Master, you can bring it Bar--"
Before Yu Ye let go, the wine jar in his arms had been snatched away.
"Haha, on this sea, even if you have money, you can't buy wine!"
Gui Yuanzi looked at the four jars of wine in front of him, his eyes were shining. He didn't have the stability of the elders. Instead, he changed from a gambler to a drinker. He said with great interest: "Boy, if you have something to say, go ahead and ask. Hey , don’t go—”
Yu Ye had stood up, spread his hands and said, "I don't have any wine left!"
Gui Yuanzi said regretfully: "Oh, if you don't carry dozens of jars of wine with you, what kind of monk are you?"
"Old Taoist, please ask for advice another day!"
Yu Ye cupped his hands, turned around and left.
"What an old Taoist? You should respect the Taoist Master..."
Gui Yuanzi was about to give a reminder, but there was no one in sight. He couldn't help complaining: "Huh, this little slick guy is also a philistine!" When he looked at the four wine jars, he said with joy: "Haha , no wonder my eyelids are twitching this morning, it’s time for my old man to get rich..."
When Yu Ye returned to the cabin, everyone was still eating.
He walked to the place where he slept, ignored the suspicious looks from Taofeng and others, lay down, picked up the bamboo hat and covered his face.
After going to the kitchen, most of the doubts in his mind had disappeared, and there was no need to ask further. Besides, the few jars of wine he had were given to Gui Yuanzi as gifts.
Gui Yuanzi, is he known as Taoist Master Guiyuan in the world?
A money-making gambler turned alcoholic and now a Taoist priest. How many of his words are true?
At present, it seems that what he said about others should be true, but there is no truth about himself.
At the foot of Beiqi Mountain, it was clear that he had removed the dead body, but he denied it. This shows his integrity. If Yu Ye is a little cunning, then Gui Yuanzi is a complete old gangster, old scoundrel, and old cunning. But there is no evidence, and there is nothing you can do against him. It can only be a tacit understanding, and you just need to pay more attention in the future. Fortunately, he has nothing to do with the Qizhou Immortal Sect, but what kind of person is he...
In the afternoon, the call for dinner rang out again.
Yu Ye took a pancake and went to the deck, walked to the bow of the ship alone, and sat down leaning on the cargo.
When the ship arrived at this time, there were no land, mountains or rivers around, and there were not many seabirds. There was only the boundless sea water with endless undulating waves.
The sails were swaying, and the ship was moving very quickly. It could sail hundreds or thousands of miles in one day, and the three-month journey was quite impressive. In other words, the distance between Qizhou and Daze should be between 50,000 miles and 100,000 miles...
"Why did the Chen family's ship set sail in July?"
Yu Ye was still blowing the sea breeze and eating pancakes, and a petite figure sat next to him.
Meng Qingqing came uninvited and asked and answered: "July is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and the new wind blows southward. Sea ships ride on the wind and sail directly to Qizhou. When spring starts next year, warm winds travel north, and sea ships take the opportunity to return. Then you can return to Daze!"
Yu Ye glanced back.
Daoist disciples actually know the art of navigation?
Meng Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, and then said: "Do you know how to identify the sea route on the sea?"
Yu Ye shook his head.
With the sun, moon and stars, it is not difficult to identify the direction. And how to identify the so-called sea route?
Meng Qingqing looked to herself and said, "Of course with the help of charts and compasses."
Yu Ye had never seen a chart or compass, so he could only praise sincerely: "Fellow Taoist is very knowledgeable!"
Meng Qingqing smiled sweetly again and said: "The above are all from the young master, what Ahu said. I don't dare to hide my secrets, so I am here to tell you the truth!"
She was kind-hearted.
There were so many people on the ship, but she could only talk to her for a few words.
However, her smile faded and she suddenly changed her message: "Several Taoist brothers have decided to eradicate Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan. What should you and I do?"
Yu Ye was slightly stunned, silent and speechless...
