From January to April, during these four months, Pu Shouchang wore an anklet and was chained to the ship's warehouse. He was given some smelly water and gruel made from worm-infested rice bran every day. Anyone who doesn't like it will step forward and kick him. Sometimes he has to clean up after urinating and urinating himself, otherwise he will be beaten again!
Pu Shouchang originally thought that Liang Chuan would kill him, but he didn't expect that he would not die. Life and death would be worse than death! He used to be a handsome young man, but now he lives like a domesticated wild dog.
But he didn't have the courage to ask him to commit suicide. If Liang Chuan didn't kill him, it meant that he was still valuable. He imagined that Liang Chuan would use him to exchange money with his father.
The boss's cargo ship was finally repaired after more than three months of repairs. A new mast was installed and the sails were rearranged. The ship was full of food, water and equipment. Liang Chuan took out all the money he had on hand and exchanged it for a shipload of spices. Although he bought them cheaply, they were quite large. After all, the gold and silver given to him by Minamoto Yoritomo also It wasn't a lot. Liang Chuan had agreed with the ship owner that if he made a profit from the cargo, he would split the money between 30 and 70.
The boss of the ship was overjoyed when he heard it. This ship might make a lot of money.
Two crops of peppers were harvested on the ship. The climate in Luzon is really a paradise for plants. There is no frost, no ice or snow, the annual accumulated temperature is super high, and the soil is fertile. Even exotic plants like peppers grow very fast.
Liang Chuan harvested a whole bag of pepper seeds, carefully put them in the bag like a treasure, and then put them on his chest. He even had to keep them within his sight even when taking a shower.
The growth cycle of tobacco is much longer than this, and it has barely grown a bud until now, but the overall growth is extremely lush, with wide and thick leaves, and water will drip out when it is full.
Not to mention the sweet potatoes. Half a deck of sweet potato vines were covered with them. Liang Chuan cut a lot of them and fried the sweet potato leaves. They tasted so delicious! It’s just that the sweet potatoes haven’t grown yet, otherwise I’d let the dog have a taste of roasted sweet potatoes.
These plants are the real treasures. They are much more valuable than a shipload of spices. Once the spices are sold, they are sold. But how many people can eat when you bring back sweet potatoes? Tobacco can also make money. As for chili peppers, it can truly complete the five flavors. Well, I can be considered as making a little contribution to the culinary history of our country.
After the boat was completely repaired, Liang Chuan said: "It will be smooth sailing now."
As soon as these words came out, the captain's face turned green with anger, and he stared at Liang Chuan as if he wanted to eat him.
Liang Chuan asked: "What...? Am I right?"
The boss of the ship roared loudly: "For your size, do you know that this sentence is the biggest taboo among sea people? I know you have good intentions. If others don't throw you into the sea, I will have the same surname as you!"
Liang Chuan didn't dare to ask why, but he could figure it out by scratching his head. The word "sail heel" should be a homophone for "heel capsize". The most feared thing on the sea is that the ship capsizes and the cargo is destroyed, so no one wants to hear this word.
Feeling angry, the ship sailed away from Luzon Island with the southeasterly wind, preparing to sail to the Song Dynasty. The green mountains are still here, and the sunsets are red several times. It has been more than two years since I left home. This journey has been so long. Since I came to this world, I have only spent more than two years with my artiste. I am finally going home. .
Some people like the sea but not boats, and some people dream of blue waves but are unwilling to endure loneliness. There is always an unpredictable gap and distance between reality and ideals.
Liangchuan walked back and forth with the sound of thousands of miles of waves above the East China Sea. Compared with taking the main road back and forth, this route was really a road of death. All kinds of risks at sea were one of coming and going, and Liangchuan still encountered them all.
It lasted two and a half years, and it was a worthwhile trip. I saw the cherry blossoms and white snow of Mount Fuji, as well as the golden sands and palm trees of Luzon. I have enjoyed hot springs and sashimi, and also seen the sunset and prosperity of the South China Sea.
I have never seen these beautiful scenery in person in my previous life. I have only seen those illusory pictures on TV and the Internet. Even though I have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, I am proud enough to tell my children that I have also conquered the sea. man!
The ship traveled for more than two months, and the weight of the cargo on the ship was far greater than when I sailed south. It was extremely slow and long. Finally arriving at Gulangyu Island, Liang Chuan, Xia Dehai and Ah Gou escorted Pu Shouchang, who was chained, off the boat first, and asked the boss of the boat to drive the boat to Qingyuan Port.
Liang Chuan told the boss of the ship that when he arrived at Qingyuan Port, he first went to see Si Fangxing, Supervisor of the Military and Horse Department of the Shipping Department, and explained his experience to him in private, and then closely monitored every move of the Pu family. action.
I set off by land, and it would be much easier to get home on land. Liang Chuan hung a sign around Pu Shouchang's neck: trembling and approaching in a hurry, and being bitten at your own risk.
Pu Shouchang has a beard like a lion, his body is smelly and dirty, and his feet and hands are tied with chains. Passersby thought he was an innocent person in custody, but when they saw the sign, he was a manic man! This must be someone's crazy son, and they all lamented that someone's family was so pitiful for having such a crazy brother. They hide far away. There are very few such people in the countryside. They can only be tied up and locked up. If they go out, they will hurt people.
Pu Shouchang tried several times to run away secretly, but Liang Chuan and Xia Dehai were smarter than ghosts. Whenever there was any trouble, the iron chain would ring and they would beat him so hard that he almost lost control of his bowels and urine.
A passerby saw this and came over to persuade him: "If the child is in such pain, don't beat him!"
Liang Chuan said with a plaintive look on his face: "This crazy kid wants to pounce on people and bite them when he sees them. He won't fight and is disobedient. What will you do if he bites you? He has a crazy disease!"
One sentence scared the passers-by and retracted their feet again.
Not far from Gulangyu Island, we first arrived at Fengzhou, a land hub that connects the north and the south.
Liang Chuan did not go back to Qingyuan directly, but went to find a group of people.
When Pu Geng lost his Zhuangzi, he gave it to a group of Khitans and asked them to make a second base. Now that he thinks about it, he has to accept his own foresight.
As soon as the four people approached Zhuangzi, they were stopped. It was a child with an open chest. Liang Chuan glanced briefly and seemed to see a wolf head. He squatted down and touched the child's head. The child angrily knocked Liang Chuan's rough hand away. .
"If you keep messing around again, I'll call someone to come. I'll show you something later!" The child was not afraid of tigers when he was born, so he opened his mouth and threatened Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan said softly: "Do you know Ye Lihan or Li Chongguang? Which of them is here? Call them here? Just say that the boss is looking for them!"
By coincidence, this child happened to know Yeluhan. His father and Yeluhan both lived in this village and often visited each other. When the child heard that someone was looking for Uncle Han, he was so happy that he immediately went home to report the news.
When the child told Yeluhan the news, he thought that Uncle Han would praise him. Unexpectedly, Yeluhan was so embarrassed on the spot that he slapped the table and almost started to curse at his mother. He sent the child away first and said to all the brothers: "Have we not been active for too long and others think we are just decorations? Our boss has been dead for a long time. Now there are still people who dare to pretend to be the boss. Damn it, if the copycat doesn't kill and maim us today, it's not like that. Khitan people!”
Liang Chuan, their boss, has a deep relationship with them. Ever since they joined this boss, they have not been bullied. They have made at least tens of thousands of dollars, and they live in a new house close to each other. They are self-sufficient in farming every day. The days were very comfortable. But God doesn't let good people live long, and an explosion took the life of the boss.
The men in the village dropped what they were doing and rushed out with axes and hatchets, shouting that they were going to deal with this daring liar.
When Xia Dehai saw more than 20 people rushing to kill him, he pulled Liang Chuan and the dog was about to run away and said, "No, they are going to kill someone!"
Liang Chuan said coldly: "Don't worry, let's see what happens!"
Yeluhan, as the person in charge of Zhuangzi, charged forward and blocked everyone behind him as he approached a sudden stop. Looking at the tall man in front of him, how could he forget that image? He swallowed hard and said: "Dong. . Boss!”
Liang Chuan said: "Yelühan, you are very capable. Why, this is how you greeted me after I finally came back?"
Many of the younger members of the intelligence team also knew Liang Chuan, and they were so excited that tears burst into their eyes. Everyone threw down the weapons in their hands and surrounded Liang Chuan, looking at the boss who looked like the king had returned.
"My boss, where have you been in the past two years?" "My boss, we miss you so much!" Everyone asked Liang Chuan in a hurry.
Liang Chuan asked Yeluhan, "Where did Chongguang go?"
Yeluhan said: "He has been going to Qingyuan to guard your shop. He kept telling us that you would come back. We all called him stupid. We didn't expect you to really come back."
Liang Chuan said: "Okay, don't say much else about what to do. Just go ahead and make this person look good to me. Don't kill or maim him, but don't make him too comfortable. The most important thing is don't let him slip away." Come on! Yeluhan, go and call Chongguang for me."
Liang Chuan walked into the village and waited, and asked Yeluhan if there had been any big changes in Qingyuan County in the past two years when he was away. Yeluhan said that there had been no changes. Qingyuan had become peaceful since his boss disappeared, and there was no movement or disturbance. nor.
It would be better if there was no movement. If something happened, he would have blood on his hands again.
Yeluhan sent someone to report the news to Yelu Chongguang. Although Yelu Chongguang was looking forward to the news every day, he still couldn't believe it when the news came that Liang Chuan was back alive. He asked several times: "Did you really see it clearly? "
"See clearly, yes, there is no one else but my boss!"
Yelu Chongguang cried, and a big man whose hot blood was almost cold cried. He took off the harness of the carriage, drove the horse and whipped the horse's butt hard and rushed to Fengzhou.
Liang Chuan was waiting for him at the entrance of Zhuangzi.
Yelu Zhongguang saw this tall figure from a distance. The horse was still galloping. He turned over and fell off the horse without stopping. He quickly ran to Liang Chuan and prostrated himself on the ground.
"Master, you are back!"
