Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun chatted on the boat until noon. The boat was finally filled with cargo. Then several boats formed a fleet and sailed southward with the north wind. Lunch was eaten on the boat, but because men and women had different

No, so Xie Lingyun didn't invite Zhou Zhong to eat together.

Originally, it was only less than a day's sea journey from Songjiang to Shuangyu Port. Usually, the goods were loaded the day before and then set sail early the next day, so that they could arrive at Shuangyu Port that afternoon. However, the Xie family's shipment was rushed

The ship was relatively tight, so as soon as the cargo was loaded, it set sail immediately. At night, the fleet had just arrived at Zhoushan Island. Because the sea conditions in the Zhoushan Islands were complicated, it was impossible to sail at night, so the fleet could only arrive at Zhoushan Island.

We stopped for the night and headed south again the next morning.

The cabin where Zhou Zhong lived was right next to Xie Lingyun's cabin, and the furnishings inside were almost the same as those in Xie Lingyun's room. When the ship just docked at Zhoushan Island, dinner was immediately delivered to Zhou Chong's room.

To be honest, the food on the boat is really not that good. Apart from fish, Zhou Zhong’s dinner today only had a bowl of rice, a steamed fish, a plate of fried fish fillets, and a bowl of precious vegetable soup. These

It was specially prepared because Zhou Zhong was a guest on the ship. If he were an ordinary boatman on the ship, he would probably only be able to eat rice and steamed fish.

Zhou Zhong didn't like to eat fish, so he could only drink vegetable soup and finish the rice. After he was cleaned up, he felt a little bored, so he walked out of the cabin to the deck and took advantage of the stars in the sky.

Looking at Zhoushan Island in front of me.

Zhou Chong had heard Xie Lingyun introduce Zhoushan Island before, and knew that after the sea ban, this was the only island where people were allowed to live. The people of Zhoushan Island depended on the sea to eat. They not only went to sea to fish, but also after the rise of smuggling, people here were arrested

When the time came, it began to provide various conveniences for smuggling.

For example, the Zhoushan port in front of Zhou Zhong is very well built. The roads on the port are wide and the berths are well planned. It is much more formal than the smuggling port he saw in Songjiang before. Some smugglers passing by

The ship is parked quietly on the sea. In addition, there are many entertainment venues for ship workers to relax in the port, such as brothels, casinos, etc. Now is the busiest time in these places. For example, after dinner, the ship workers on Zhou Chong's ship also

They began to get off the boat in twos and threes, walking arm-in-arm and laughing, towards the places of feasting and entertainment.

"Why, Mr. Zhou, don't you go for a walk?" While Zhou Zhong was admiring the night view of Zhoushan Harbor, suddenly an elegant voice came from behind him. Without turning around, Zhou Zhong knew that it was Xie Lingyun who was speaking.

"The waves on the sea are high and the wind is strong, and the weather is so cold. Why doesn't Miss Lingyun stay in the cabin to rest?" Zhou Zhong did not turn around, but said calmly while holding the side of the ship with both hands.

Behind Zhou Zhong, Xie Lingyun was wearing a fox fur cloak and holding an exquisite hand warmer in her arms. She walked gently to Zhou Zhong's side, leaned against the side of the ship and whispered softly: "Although this is not the first time for Lingyun,

I went out to sea, but I still feel a little uncomfortable with seagoing ships. Every time I go on a ship, I get a little seasick. The cabin is too stuffy, so I went out to enjoy the breeze."

"Haha, I used to get seasick, but after taking more boats, I gradually stopped feeling seasick. In addition, if Miss Lingyun feels uncomfortable, you can prepare some fresh ginger and take it out to smell it from time to time, which can reduce the pain of seasickness.

Symptoms." Zhou Zhong said with a smile. In his previous life, he was not only seasick, but also motion sickness, so he was very familiar with some small remedies to reduce seasickness symptoms. In contrast, his health in this life was good. It was his first time to sit on the road.

The boat didn't feel dizzy at all.

When Xie Lingyun heard Zhou Zhong's words, she gave him a strange look. According to her investigation, Zhou Zhong had been living in Songjiang Mansion since he was a child. It seemed that he had never been to the sea. But from the meaning of his words, it seemed that he

It seems like you used to take boats a lot?

Zhou Zhong also realized at this time that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Miss Lingyun, you and I have known each other for a long time. I often see you busy here and there, and rarely have any free time.

, are you born to like doing business?"

Xie Lingyun was about to ask Zhou Zhong when he took the boat. Now that he heard his question, the expression on his face was blank for a moment. After a while, he said in a faint tone: "Lingyun is a woman, so she naturally hopes to stay on the boat."

I am doing embroidery and painting at home, but unfortunately I only have one daughter in the Xie family. I need to manage such a huge family business, and I don’t have any choice at all!"

This may be the first time Xie Lingyun has confided her feelings in front of outsiders, especially since the other person is a young man of about the same age as herself. This makes her face blush for some reason. Fortunately, night has fallen, and only the dim light on the boat can be seen.

The light couldn't make out her face clearly.

"Nine times out of ten things go wrong in life. In fact, we are all the same. Ever since we were born, we have been living for others. For example, Miss Lingyun, you are doing it for your parents and family, and I am doing it for my two sisters and the relatives around me?"

When Zhou Zhong said this, he couldn't help but reveal a bit of a wry smile. Having lived in two lifetimes, he also had more thoughts and understandings about life. Sometimes he would be filled with emotion as he is now, but he knew that while he was living in this world, he could only

You must bear everything around you.

"Live for others!" Xie Lingyun repeated this sentence softly, savoring the helplessness in the words, and was greatly shocked in her heart, because the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this sentence was the best portrayal of herself.

The two of them just stood on the deck, chatting one by one, about life, their hobbies, and even some trivial matters in life, except for the business cooperation between the two parties.

This may be the most harmonious time that Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun have gotten along since they met. Under the cover of the night, both of them put down their disguises in front of others and showed their true selves to each other.

But just when Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were chatting happily, they suddenly heard someone roaring from the bow of the boat, followed by a rush of running sounds, but soon the footsteps turned into the sound of a human body falling, and then there was

There were bursts of screams.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and blocked Xie Lingyun behind him. It was so dark now that he couldn't see what was happening on the bow of the ship. All he could do now was protect himself and wait for the people left behind on the ship to deal with it.

. But at this time, he didn't realize that there seemed to be something different in the eyes of Xie Lingyun behind him.

The movement at the bow of the ship quickly attracted the attention of the people left on the ship, and soon people gathered over. After a while, they saw the bald man who had led Zhou Zhong on to the ship, dragging two groups of things with each hand, and walked over to the ship.

When Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were in front of him, he threw the things in his hands down.

He only heard the sound of "Bang!", accompanied by two screams at the same time. It was only then that Zhou Zhong discovered that the two groups of things turned out to be two people. Because they were wearing black robes, and the bald head grabbed the clothes of his hands and feet.

Under the dim light, if you don't look carefully, you really can't tell that they are two people.

The bald man saluted Xie Lingyun and said, "Miss, these two guys sneaked onto the boat. I found them and beat them up. Now please punish them!"

Xie Lingyun came out from behind Zhou Zhong at this time, looked at the two guys on the deck who kept moaning, nodded to the bald man and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Hei!"

"Beautiful... beautiful lady, I... I swear in the name of the Lord, we are really not thieves!" At this moment, one of the men in black robes who was lying on the deck and groaning said intermittently, and his tone of voice was also very strange.

.

However, when Zhou Zhong heard the word "lord", he was stunned. Coupled with the strange tone of the other party, he hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look. The result was just as he expected, the two men in black robes in front of him turned out to be two people.

A white man, one of whom is older and short and fat, while the other is tall and thin. The hair on the top of their heads is shaved, leaving only a ring of hair around them, which is the priest's head in Catholic history.

But to Zhou Chong and the others, it looked extremely funny.

"Are you a Catholic priest?" Zhou Zhong asked with some uncertainty. He had seen the other person's image on TV or in movies in his previous life, but he had never cared much about religion, so he asked this question.

When the short, fat man in black robe heard Zhou Zhong's words, his eyes immediately lit up, and strong emotions burst out from his eyes when he looked at Zhou Zhong. He grabbed a corner of Zhou Zhong's cotton robe and said eagerly: "Sir, you know we

The Catholic Church must also know that we priests are the purest people in the world. Please prove to this lady on our behalf that we are really not thieves!"

Pure person! Zhou Zhong secretly scolded the other party for being shameless. Although he didn't know much about religion, he also knew that Catholicism was not a good thing. The Middle Ages that had just ended in Europe was called the Dark Age by Westerners. During this period, there were wars.

Frequent epidemics and diseases were the darkest period in Europe, and the biggest source of all this was the Catholic Church. In addition, during the period of European colonization of the world, the Catholic Church acted as a pioneer, and many priests relied on

In the name of missionary work, they collected local intelligence and laid a solid foundation for subsequent military conquest.

However, although he knew all the misdeeds of Catholicism, Zhou Zhong was also very curious. Although the Age of Discovery had begun, the footsteps of Westerners did not seem to have reached the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, he had not heard Xie Lingyun say anything about Westerners, but

Now two Catholic priests appeared here, which made Zhou Zhong wonder where the other party came from?

Xie Lingyun also saw clearly the appearance of the two men in black robes at this time, and saw the strange expression on Zhou Zhong's face, and immediately asked: "Why, Mr. Zhou is interested in these two Folangji people?"
Chapter completed!