Two sea ships at sea near the pier.
The people standing on the dock were shrouded in the shadow of the ship. Yang looked up at the large ship in front of him and felt that he was too small.
When Denglai Navy's ship appeared at the dock before, it never gave them such a feeling.
When the ship was approaching the dock, it stopped.
The boat was put down on the ship, and several men got off the big boat into the small boat.
The people in the boat rowed to the pier, stretched out a plank and hit one end of the pier.
A man in shorts stood up on the boat. He was the first to step onto the board and finally arrived at the dock.
"I have met the two generals." The visitor bowed his hands to Mao Chenglu and Chen Zhongyi.
"It's really you, shopkeeper Xu!" Mao Chenglu shouted in surprise, while looking sideways at Chen Zhong.
Chen Zhong really guessed that Xu Xuewu was sent by Tiger Character Banner.
Xu Xuewu smiled and said: "Does General Mao know that I am coming?"
Mao Chenglu shook his head and said: "I didn't know you would come, but General Chen just guessed that the person on the boat would be you."
"Random words cannot be taken seriously." Chen Zhong waved his hand.
Xu Xuewu, who originally wanted to ask a few more questions, saw that Chen Zhong was unwilling to say more, so he stopped asking and said, "This time the common people came and brought some small gifts, and I asked the two generals to accept them."
As he spoke, he took out two gold hairpins from his arms and handed them to Mao Chenglu and Chen Zhong respectively.
After getting the golden hairpin, Mao Chenglu weighed it with his hands and said: "This is something for women. I will keep it for many uses, so I might as well drink it from a jar of wine."
After saying that, he put it into his arms.
Xu Xuewu, who was standing opposite, smiled and said: "This time the grassroots brought several jars of sorghum wine from my Tiger Flag. They are all strong liquor. I believe the general will like it."
"Really? That general should have a good taste." Mao Chenglu's eyes lit up, he looked at the big ship on the sea and licked his lips.
He likes drinking, especially in this season. Two sips of strong liquor can warm his body a lot. Unfortunately, in a place like Pi Island, where there is not enough food to eat, drinking is even more difficult.
Even if he is a guerrilla general here on Pi Island, he rarely has the opportunity to drink to his heart's content, and there is not so much wine for him to drink.
Chen Zhong held the gold hairpin in his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Xu gave such a big gift as soon as he came here. I will be ashamed of it."
"The shopkeeper Xu gives it to you, just take it. They don't lack this little money." Mao Chenglu said disapprovingly.
Xu Xuewu said with a smile: "General Mao said that this golden hairpin was a gift to the two generals, and when the common people heard that General Chen had a new house, the golden hairpin was treated as a gift from the ordinary people."
"Well, I will accept it." Chen Zhong put the golden hairpin in his arms.
Seeing that both men had accepted the gold hairpin, Xu Xuewu said: "May I ask if the General is on the island? Can the common people be allowed to see the General?"
"I have been busy with business these days, and it is not convenient for my adoptive father to see guests." Mao Chenglu refused Xu Xuewu's request to see Mao Wenlong.
"What a pity." Xu Xuewu sighed.
Chen Zhong beside him said, "Just tell us if you have anything. For general matters, the two of us can make the decision."
"Yes, General Chen and I can make the decision." Mao Chenglu agreed.
Xu Xuewu understood.
It should be the few times that Dongjiang Town touched their Tiger Flag on the big tree, but Dongjiang Town owed a lot of debt to their Tiger Flag, which made Mao Wenlong uncomfortable with the people of their Tiger Flag.
Thinking of this, he said: "Since it is inconvenient for the general, it is okay for the common people to talk to the two generals."
However, before he could speak, Mao Chenglu said: "My adoptive father is only the deputy commander-in-chief. Shopkeeper Xu doesn't want to be called the commander-in-chief. It would be bad if this word spreads."
"The imperial court approved the establishment of Dongjiang Town. It is only a matter of time before General Mao becomes the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town. Do the two generals think that the imperial court will send another commander-in-chief to Dongjiang Town?" Xu Xuewu said with a smile.
Mao Chenglu's face sank and he said: "Except for my adoptive father, no matter who the imperial court sends to be the commander-in-chief, my soldiers in Dongjiang Town will not accept it."
"General Mao, you are drunk." Chen Zhong reminded him.
Mao Chenglu frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "I didn't even drink, how could I be drunk? Don't talk nonsense here."
Seeing that Mao Chenglu didn't understand, Chen Zhong said bluntly: "How can you and I discuss the affairs of the imperial court? You still say that you are not drunk."
As his words fell, Mao Chenglu reacted and hurriedly said: "It is true that he was a little drunk and actually talked some nonsense."
Hearing this, Xu Xuewu smiled lightly and did not expose it, but said: "Two generals, I will have people take the wine off the boat and give it to the two generals."
As he spoke, he turned around and whispered a few words to the person next to him.
After hearing this, the man returned to the boat and rowed the boat back to the big ship.
Chen Zhong said: "It's windy at the pier. Shopkeeper Xu might as well go to the island with me. I'll have someone prepare some food and sit down and have a drink together later."
"If the common people have this intention, then General Chen will have to thank you." Xu Xuewu cupped his fists and cupped his hands.
"Please!" Chen Zhong raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
"Two generals, please." Xu Xuewu said politely.
Mao Chenglu and Chen Zhong walked in front, Xu Xuewu took half a step forward and followed them.
The three of them walked towards the island together.
As a guerrilla general, Mao Chenglu had his own house on the island. Although it was not as big as Mao Wenlong's, there were several connected houses.
Returning to the room, his concubine came to the house to say hello.
As a military commander, and in a place like Pi Island, there are not so many formalities, and the concubine he married was only a somewhat pretty commoner's daughter.
Really wealthy families or well-connected families had already gone to the Ming Dynasty with Denglai Navy's ship, and would not betroth their daughters to the soldiers on Pi Island.
Even if a deputy commander like Mao Wenlong is likely to become the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town soon, in the eyes of wealthy families, being the commander-in-chief in a precarious place like Dongjiang Town is not as valuable as a guard house with thousands of households in the Ming Dynasty.
Small families are not so particular. When guests come to the house, as Mao Chenglu's concubine, she has to come out to say hello. She has seen the guests.
Mao Chenglu said to his concubine: "Go to the kitchen to prepare some food. Today we are going to entertain General Chen and Shopkeeper Xu."
"The slave family will go and prepare now." Mao Chenglu's concubine bowed, retreated from the house, and went to the back kitchen to prepare meals for a while.
Although Mao Chenglu was a guerrilla general, he had no cook at home, so his concubine had to prepare all meals.
Several people sat down separately.
Mao Chenglu sat in the main seat and Xu Xuewu sat at the bottom.
Before the meal was ready, the people Xu Xuewu sent to get the wine followed Mao Chenglu's soldiers at the dock and came to Mao Chenglu's home holding the wine jar.
