Great Song Pirate

Chapter 141 The Princess Raises Pigeons
"I've been here for a while, but I've never seen a ship on Gongzi Island go out to rob? You pirates are so strange!" Yiqing finally seized a chance to be alone with Xu Yi, and expressed his long-standing doubts.

"Oh? Why does the princess care about this matter?" Xu Yi stopped what he was doing and raised his head to ask Yiqing.

"I... I'm just curious!" Yiqing hurried.

"Who said we don't rob? If we don't rob, what do we pirates eat? But we seldom rob the ships of Da Song. Anyway, it's okay to tell you. We have a special fleet to rob the Fusang area. The people who rob Fusang and others The ships of the Korean people, of course, our people in Shengsi also have to do things, but most of them robbed the ships of the Liao people. For the Song Dynasty, we do legitimate business. Not only do we not rob the ships of the Song people, but we also specialize in I opened the Maritime Escort to escort passing merchant ships to prevent them from being robbed by other pirates, and I still have this soap business, which is the exclusive business here in Song Dynasty. What about it?" Xu Yi explained to Yiqing with a smile.

There was a turmoil in Yiqing's heart. This Xu Yi is really different from other pirates. Although he is also a pirate, and he is also a big pirate leader, he knows that he does not rob Song people, but only deals with outsiders. If he is not a pirate, he is also considered a pirate. He is a good man of the Song Dynasty, and he couldn't help asking: "Why are you doing this? Why do you go so far away to rob others instead of Song people?"

Xu Yi thought for a while and said: "Well! You probably know it. Although I am not a native of the Song Dynasty, my ancestors are all Han people. Although I came here and became a pirate, I also It's forced, it's against my will, and it's for survival, but I don't want to do more things to hurt my compatriots. After all, blood is thicker than water! That's why I asked the brothers on the island not to do more harmful things. Since we can't Killing and robbing to make a living, why do you have to kill and rob? Don’t the people on our island still live well? In fact, these people have very low requirements. They just want to have something to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live. Yes, but it’s such a simple request, they couldn’t get it before, it’s not their fault to be pirates, it can only be regarded as your father’s incompetence, don’t be angry when I say this, I don’t mean to target you, but feel sorry, Think back then, if Taizu Taizong had a spirit underground, knowing that such a beautiful mountain and river was tossed like this by your father, I'm afraid... Humph!" When Xu Yi mentioned this old Zhao Ji, his head was full of sparks, not this old man. In terms of things, how could the good Han people be subjugated by a small group of Jurchens?
Yiqing's expression turned ugly immediately. After all, Zhao Ji was her father, and he was the son of the emperor, but Xu Yi, the pirate leader, made up his mind and showed disdain, so he was no longer interested in talking to Xu Yi. After going down, he stomped his little feet and said, "I thought you were a good person at first! After talking, I arranged it for my family. I won't talk to you anymore, huh!" Then he turned and left.

"Stingy! I've already said that I'm not targeting you. I'm judging things based on facts. All living beings talk about it. The princess thinks that others can rebel, so I, the pirate leader, can't say it?" Xu Yi's teasing voice came from behind Yiqing. sound.

Yiqing paused for a moment, but immediately walked out of Xu Yi's study angrily. Xu Yi didn't mind, and continued to pick up the homemade pencil on hand and started to write and draw on the paper.

When Yiqing returned to her room, she was still furious and slammed things loudly. Little Hongdou didn't know what she was losing her temper with, so she quickly hid away, feeling that her master was really at odds with the master. It's okay if people don't meet, but when they meet, they will choke. The last time I was looking for death and life, but this time I came back to throw dishes and bowls, but this matter is not something that she can handle alone, so Xiao Hongdou went to find a few other little sisters to do it. Needlework is gone.

After being sullen for a while, Yiqing also gradually calmed down. Thinking back on Xu Yi's words, she also found it reasonable. It's not that she doesn't know what kind of person her father is. He only knows how to play with flowers, birds, insects and fish all day long, and write poetry Painting, the few important ministers appointed are even more unbearable. They use her father's banner all day long, playing power and tricks to extort money. If they are compared with this Xu Yi, I am afraid they can't even compare with this Xu Yi's patriotism. A pirate leader who came back from overseas knows that it is not easy to harm the people of Song Dynasty, but those people made the world so troubled, if they are wrong, they can only be blamed on her father. The things outside, after escaping from the palace this time, everything they saw along the way was shocking. No wonder so many people rebelled against the wind at the risk of U-turn under the support of Fang La, Song Jiang and others. , the pirates here are much better. After getting angry, Yiqing became even more curious about this Xu Yi. How could he, who just returned from overseas, know so much about the affairs of the world?
Xu Yi has no time to think about what that Princess Yiqing is thinking about now. Considering that the Escort Bureau will open soon, Jiang Desheng needs to know himself and the enemy before he can attack him. Therefore, he selected a leader named Lu Hanrong from the island and ordered him to take it with him. A cargo ship loaded some worthless things to the south of Hainan, and went to Jiang Desheng's territory to find out the news, touch Jiang Desheng's old background, and lay the groundwork for future actions. It is said that this Jiang Desheng is on many islands off Taizhou. If you have a stronghold, check it out first to save him from escaping when you clean him up later, and make preparations in advance to receive these islands.

After this Lu Hanrong took the order, he took a group of good water-savvy brothers to bid farewell to Xu Yi and the others, and set off on an unremarkable cargo ship. Now, only waiting for the Escort Bureau to open and Lu Hanrong to return, Xu Yi can finally rest for a while up.

Yiqing has also been busy since she was sullen. Seeing that the people on the island are busy except for the children, she remembered what she said to Xu Yi to support herself, and decided to find a job for herself. There are some things to do, so Xu Yi can't make her look down, so the first thing she thought of was the sewing workshop opened by Yingchun, but after a few days, she gave up, although she also learned how to be a female red embroiderer in the palace. Such things, but after all, they are not good at it, they are just passing the time for daily pastime, so even compared with Hongdou and the other maids, they have no advantage at all. Unable to bear it, she asked her to go home without having to come to the sewing workshop again. Yiqing was very frustrated. She was a dignified princess, but she was fired when she lowered her body to work, so it was embarrassing.

So she started looking for a new job on the island. She didn't want to let Xu Yi, Yingchun and the others feed and cook?She only knows what is delicious, as for how to cook it, she has never learned it, and this family matter has been taken care of by Cuiyu, she can't get involved, farming?No, she doesn't even know what a hoe looks like, so it's a joke to grow vegetables!Soap workshop?No, it's smoky, it's harmful to the skin, not to mention that there are some shirtless men, and there is a fat supervisor with pork belly all over, and there are no women at all!Learn carpentry?Don't say she can't, even if she can, no one will use her!Blacksmith workshop?Ha ha!Don't even think about it!After thinking about it, Yiqing felt so inferior that she was dying. Only now did she realize that survival is actually such a difficult thing. Once she, a noble princess, leaves the service of people, will she not even be able to survive in the folk?This fact dealt a big blow to her, making her frown all day long, and she was no longer as excited as when she first came to the island!
One day when she was passing by Fat Guang's house and heard the whistle of Fat Guang's father, a group of pigeons flew back here from afar, and Yiqing's eyes suddenly lit up. Can't you raise it too?I remember that when she was in the palace, she kept a lot of birds when she had nothing to do. If raising birds was fine, why couldn't raising pigeons?And she also knew that Xu Yi had always attached great importance to these pigeons and would often visit them. After thinking of this, she immediately made up her mind and walked into Fat Guang's house.

As soon as Xu Yi came back from the outside, he saw a row of pigeon lofts suddenly appearing in his yard, and Yiqing, who hadn't shown up for a few days, was busy there, so he walked over curiously.

I saw some young pigeons were placed in these lofts, and Yiqing was busy feeding them one by one!Look at the food bowl in Yiqing's hand, there are so many things in it, millet and chopped green vegetables, a little bit of dried fish powder, it's really extravagant to feed these things to the pigeons!So Xu Yi asked: "It turns out that Miss Xiao is also proficient in raising pigeons! I really don't know about it. I don't know why Miss Xiao suddenly stole the business from others?" He still called Yiqing Miss Xiao in front of people.

Yiqing was busy, and was startled when she heard Xu Yi's question, turned around and saw Xu Yi was looking at her curiously, and said with a small mouth: "Don't underestimate me, I won't let you be in vain. As for raising me, I see that the old man is getting old and his legs and feet are inconvenient, and I can’t do other things, so I took these little pigeons and let me feed them, why not?”

Xu Yi was a little surprised by this Yiqing's performance. At first, he thought that Yiqing said that he supported himself, but he was just talking for a while, and he didn't take it seriously. It was really hard for her to raise her, and try to find something for herself. For those royal children who don't work hard and don't know the grain, it's really difficult for her. He couldn't help but start to re-examine the Yiqing in front of him. He couldn't bear to spoil Yiqing's interest. , so he said with a smile: "Of course, this is the best way, and I can take a look at these pigeons every day, thank you!"

When Yiqing heard Xu Yi say thank you to her, she was suddenly happy. It seemed that this thank you was much happier than any reward she had received before, but she still tried her best to hide it, and said in a calm manner: "It's worth it. Thank you, I'm just earning a living for myself, I don't raise this pigeon specifically for you!" But as soon as the words were uttered, I immediately realized that there seemed to be a problem, as if some people had no money here. 300 taels means.

After hearing this, Xu Yi laughed and said, "Understood, understood! Haha!"

Yiqing couldn't get off the stage even more, so he gave him a hard look and said, "Why are you laughing? I... I'm ignoring you, don't delay me feeding the pigeons! Hmph!"

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Chapter 1 arrives on the second.There's another chapter at eight.One chapter at noon and one chapter at night.This is the guarantee chapter.

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