There are many shoals in the offshore waters. In order to prevent stranding, the 400-ton sea-going ship did not dare to dock casually, so it had to anchor early. Zou Run and his party transferred to a small boat to go ashore.
After landing, we headed straight to the nearest town. While it was still dark, we looked for a restaurant and asked for directions.
After some inquiring, I found out that it was a coincidence. It turned out that the site of Laizhou Shipyard was also on the seaside, and it was not far away from here. Zou Run immediately sent two people back to the ship to report the news, while he took the others towards the destination. The horse galloped away.
It took less than half an hour to find a place, and Zou Run successfully entered the shipyard in the name of buying a boat.
As the saying goes, if there are dates but no dates, you can't make a shot. Zou Run's trip requires both people and a boat. It's easy to say that I will try my best to get Meng Kang back anyway, but the ship is different. The ship manufacturing cycle is long, and if you want to buy a suitable ship in a short time, sometimes you may not be able to do it even if you have money.
Although Dengyun Mountain currently has a small number of people on board, as Er Ruan begins to recruit people aggressively, Zou Run believes that this situation will soon change. Therefore, as the leader of the village, he has to think and do many things in advance.
Zou Run received a warm welcome after announcing his intention to come. Private offices are no better than government offices. The customer is the God of Wealth, so he must be worshiped. The shipyard stewards trotted all the way to greet him and invited him in with every kind of flattery.
Laizhou Shipyard covers an area of more than ten acres. The construction site is filled with wood, fabric, and iron materials. Although it is a small private factory, there are hundreds of craftsmen working here, and the scene is full of people and noisy. Although the sun is about to set, it seems that the shipyard owner has no intention of letting the craftsmen just relax.
Zou Run looked left and right, but he didn't see any craftsmen with "slender figures and fair skin" in the crowd. Looking around, they were all rough men with dark skin and bare upper body. He had no choice but to put his thoughts on finding someone for the time being and follow the shipyard manager to the living room to sit down.
When exchanging greetings, Zou Run still pretended to be Zhou, said he wanted to buy a ship, and immediately reported the number, regulations and other requirements for the ships needed.
An expert can tell the truth as soon as he makes a move. From Zou Run's words and deeds, the manager could tell at a glance that the person coming was an expert and he was not short of money. Realizing that a big customer had arrived, the manager immediately said:
"Good night, dear guest, you know that such a big business cannot be decided by a small person. Seeing that it is getting late, a banquet has been held at our place. My master will be here soon. How about we eat and talk?"
The steward knew that his portion was insufficient, so he kept the guest for his host.
In ancient times, when talking about business, especially big business, it was never about asking for high prices and then sitting down to pay back the money. Instead, you first had to eat and drink well, and then finalize everything after the wine was full and you were brothers. This is the way to do big business.
As Party A, Zou Run had no problem to do, so just as the sun was setting and the moon was rising, the group of people walked from the reception room of the shipyard to the town where they landed in the morning, and saw a two-story building in the distance. High restaurant.
The steward pointed to the restaurant and said, "It's right here. The guests don't know it. Although this place is small, the food served in this restaurant is delicious!" He then prepared to lead the way and politely invited Zou Run to come in and take a seat.
Before I could enter, I could only hear a group of men wearing coarse cloth jackets and cold-proof scarves having a drink in the hall on the first floor of the restaurant. There was a big man sitting with his back to the door. He might have come after drinking. In the mood, he suddenly burst into song.
The song says:
"Build a sea-going ship! Build a sea-going ship! By the seaside, there is a mountain of thunder and lightning. The big ship has a capacity of thousands of dendrobiums, and the small ship is full of flying cranes. How can it be understood... A thousand mountains of children are ordered to cut down trees, and eighty-nine out of ten people's houses are empty. An old man drives a chariot. If you lose, a strong man with an ax will work with a dove. ... If you suspect that this is not a perfect strategy, you will drive the people to endure and become food for fish and dragons. If you let the canal turn into the sea and flow into the river, you will have Zhou Lang as the Red Cliff!"
This folk song not only tells the story of the singer's superb shipbuilding skills, being able to build "a big ship with a capacity of thousands of ships, but a small ship with a flying crane, how can it be solved"? It also reflects the singer's observation that under the imperial labor policy, "89 out of 10 private houses are empty" tragedy, and finally angrily expresses his hope that Zhou Lang will be born and burn out all the corrupt officials who "drive the people to be the food of fish and dragons". Although the words and sentences were not very elegant, they were more sincere and simple. Zou Run nodded secretly after hearing this.
The man sang twice in a row, and Zou Run and others also stopped and listened for a long time without knowing it. This song has a desolate song and sad lyrics. It doesn't sound like the northern charm, but more like the southern style.
The tune was melodious and melodious, and the emotions were expressed quite well. After singing it twice, the diners around him kept cheering and cheering. Zou Run was about to raise his hands and praise, but he only heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind and coming from a distance. A group of people.
The leader was furious and shouted loudly from a distance:
"How brave! This group of despicable, thieves and thieves live and eat for free. I kindly took these guys in, but they actually dare to sing this slang song in public to distort and ridicule the government and the princes!"
"Where are all my dealers?"
The man shouted loudly, and the bankers who came behind him quickly responded, "Everyone is here!"
"Don't worry about it. You and I will beat up these guys hard. I just have to kill a few of them today. I'll take care of it when the lawsuit comes!"
The group of dealers were all thugs kept by this man at home. At this time, they received the orders of their master, responded in a hurry, and then rushed into the store like wolves and tigers. They did not care about the crime, and started beating with their fists. .
Seeing that a commotion was about to break out, most of the diners immediately dispersed. The owner of the restaurant kept complaining and felt sorry for the unpaid meal money. When the bartender saw that something was not going well, they all ran away in fear.
In a blink of an eye, only the group of people singing and drinking were left in the lobby, but although they were small in number, they showed no sign of weakness. The leader raised his arms and shouted, and the group went straight to the group of thugs, grabbing each other and beating each other, mouthing He also shouted with great grief and anger:
"Duan is too much of a bully! Fight with these guys!"
"What a poisonous shipyard owner! Singing must not be a crime that can lead to death! How can you be so poisonous!"
As a bystander who was still present, Zou Run frowned tightly. The singing guys were right. Singing was not a capital crime in any case. These people were not members of the government. How could they be so vicious? They were really going to die. Li hit.
A good tiger can't hold off a pack of wolves, and the situation in the field seems to be tilted to one side. The singers in the group should all be craftsmen. Although they have brute strength, they don't know how to fight. In addition, they suffer a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Several partners were pushed to the ground and beaten until their noses and faces were bruised and blood oozed from their mouths and noses.
Zou Run couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward and shouted:
"stop!"
"What crime did they commit that made you beat them to death?"
Unexpectedly, the thugs ignored him at all, and instead struck harder. Two of them walked towards Zou Run, swearing:
"Where did you come from, a birdman, and dare to interfere in the affairs of this gentleman?"
At this time, the shipyard manager finally spoke up and stood up to stop him, "You don't want to make any mistakes. This is a distinguished guest of the shipyard. I have a big business to discuss with the owner."
Hearing this, the thugs slowed down and cast questioning eyes behind Zou Run. Only then did Zou Run realize that the person who ordered the beating was actually the owner of the shipyard. What a coincidence.
"Since we want to discuss business, please stop meddling in other people's business. After I finish handling this matter, go upstairs and talk."
A slow, threatening voice came from behind.
"Oh? Nosy?" Zou Run smiled slightly and then said, "Zhou is born to be nosy."
After saying this, he stopped several followers around him who wanted to take action, and Zou Run jumped into the field.
First, he kicked one of the two oncoming dealers over, and then knocked down the other one with a straight punch. Then he strode into the restaurant lobby, opened and closed his fists and kicks, regardless of the severity, and used his huge strength to attack.
Although those dealers come together to fight in groups of three or five, how can they compete with Zou Run's ability? After entering the scene, Zou Runhun was like a tiger eating a lamb, like a eagle chasing a purple swallow. With only one person's fists, he knocked down all the assailants who were showing off their power and wanted to kill them to the ground.
Then, ignoring the thug Zhuang Ke who was lying on the ground, Zou Run patted his clothes and went to help the singing man up first.
Just now, this person had his back to the hotel door and his face had never been seen. This time, when he looked closer, he was tall and tall, with extremely fair skin and a good body.
Such an obvious feature... Zou Run's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, could this person be Yu Bangan?
While hesitating, the man wiped away the blood from his mouth and nose, quickly fell to the ground, and said:
"Young man Meng Kang, thank you for saving me."
