After hearing Liu Dahai's boast, Liu Haojia was determined to take the exam. Moreover, he had learned English in modern times, so he tested Liu Dahai's English proficiency on the spot. When Liu Dahai smoothly followed Liu Pei's request and spoke a series of English words, he was confused! Because he couldn't understand many of the English words Liu Dahai said!
So Liu Haojia stopped taking the assessment. He kept wondering whether his English level had deteriorated or whether he had been fooled by Liu Dahai. But this allowed Liu Dahai to finish the meal safely.
Liu Haojia didn't react until he finished eating. The English Liu Dahai speaks is modern English, which is quite different from modern English. And maybe the sailor who taught Liu Dahai had a local accent in a rural area on the British Isles. This was the real reason why he couldn't understand. If you don't believe it, you can read the original English version of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare". You will find that the English of hundreds of years ago is very different from the English of today.
So Liu Haojia wisely gave up the idea of teaching him English and said, "Your eyes are all red. You didn't sleep last night, okay?"
Liu Dahai shook his head and said: "I slept for a while, but I drank a lot of wine last night and now I have a headache!"
At this point, he hurriedly explained: "Master, it's not that the villain was drunk and got into trouble, but yesterday the villain went to meet the shipbuilders, but he happened to catch up with the grandson of the old shipbuilder's family for his birthday. A large group of people Let's get together for a party! The villain happened to be visiting his house, so he got drunk a lot!"
Hearing this, Liu Haojia asked with great interest: "So, you already have some news. How about it? Is there any shipwright who is willing to come with me?"
Liu Dahai shook his head in frustration and said, "I'm sorry, sir. I had a brief chat with them yesterday, but no one was interested!"
Liu Haojia said in surprise: "Isn't it okay to give more money?"
Liu Dahai still shook his head and said: "Sir, most of those shipwrights are actually the bosses of the shipyard, and the few who are not bosses also get very high salaries! Although they are not as high as what the master gives, the shipwrights with good skills are all on the high-end. Those who are older are more willing to live with their own race, while those who are younger are eager to try it, but it is a pity that their craftsmanship is not good enough!"
Liu Haojia nodded disappointedly when he heard this, and later said: "Then have you ever asked me to send someone to the shipyard to study and visit?"
Liu Dahai glanced at Liu Haojia's face and said carefully: "The villain also made this request, but they did not agree or deny it, so the villain had to reveal the master's identity a little bit!"
Liu Haojia smiled and said: "Very good, very smart! Don't worry, it doesn't matter! But what did they say?"
Seeing that Liu Haojia was not angry, Liu Dahai said softly: "Since the villain doesn't know the specific identity of the master, they can only give vague hints, so they may think that the master will not have much influence on them, so they did not reply. ! However, there is a shipyard owner named Santos who is quite interested and said he is willing to get to know the master. So the villain took it upon himself to arrange a lunch for the master! So the master can discuss the specific matters directly with him slowly! "
Liu Haojia was overjoyed and said: "Well done! During dinner, you come to my place to settle today's money and take it back with a reward! By the way, that man named Santos, can he speak human language?"
Liu Dahai smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, he has lived here in Haojing for many years, and he speaks our Mandarin well!"
Liu Haojia said with satisfaction: "In that case, go ahead and pick me up before noon."
Before noon, Liu Dahai arrived at the inn on time and took Liu Haojia to the banquet. Moreover, he also told Liu Haojia that he was not idle in the morning and visited two other shipyards. Unfortunately, the answers he received were not satisfactory.
Several people walked towards the city center while talking, and soon saw the church spire. After these Europeans settled down, in addition to building the houses where they lived, the second building to be built must be a church! This is their own belief, and it is also a weapon for colonizing other nations! So far, the only place where their gods have suffered failure is in China, where they lost to the ancestors of the Chinese people!
Led by Liu Dahai, several people quickly stopped in front of a house with a small garden. Liu Haojia found that this house was very close to the church. This shows that this family came to Macau relatively early. It is very likely that he was one of the first batches of immigrants to come to Macau.
Liu Dahai took a step forward and pushed open the small fence gate of the garden, and walked directly to the door of the house along the gravel path. He knocked twice and the door opened. A European with a beard and about 50 years old came out.
He first saw Liu Dahai knocking on the door and nodded politely, and then he saw Liu Haojia. Especially when he saw the four capable servants behind Liu Haojia, his eyes lit up obviously!
Just listen to him say in fluent Chinese: "Hello, my friend, are you the noble man Liu Ya said?"
Liu Haojia took the initiative to step forward and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Santos!"
Hearing Liu Haojia call him sir, Santos' eyes visibly brightened a little more. Then he asked those who came out to imitate the Chinese and bowed their hands and said: "Please come in, friends. The food has been prepared at home! Of course, your servants will also be well entertained here!"
Liu Haojia also returned the gift and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Santos!"
After the group entered the door, Liu Haojia found that the whole house was very spacious, with two living rooms alone. At this time, Santos asked Liu Dahai to help place the servants in the small living room. The four servants walked into a small living room to rest with Liu Haojia's permission. Moreover, Santos also arranged refreshments for the servants in the small living room, which made Liu Haojia very satisfied.
Santos then directly invited Liu Haojia into the living room. In the living room, two young men in their twenties came over. Santos said: "Mr. Liu, these two are our children! This is the eldest son Todd, and this is my second son Lias!"
After hearing their father's introduction, the two of them also greeted Liu Haojia with the Chinese hand-over-hand ceremony. They had just said a few words when two more women walked out of the kitchen. The older one is about the same age as Santos, and the younger one is about fifteen or sixteen. Santos immediately introduced: "Mr. Liu, these are my wife Shania and my little daughter Minnie! They are my treasures!"
