Concentricity

This year was very pleasant, except for Chen Pingsheng who had one or two relatives to leave, the other three had no friends or relatives to visit, and no documents to worry about, so they had a few days of real rest.

As expected of being an official, Yu Simian asked Mo Jinyan all kinds of things about his experiences and encounters in the past few years.Except for what Mo Jinyan wanted to hide on purpose, he knew everything else.

He loves Xiao Mo dearly. At a young age, he has tasted all the sorrows and sorrows of life, and he still bears it alone.He silently remembered it in his heart, and from now on, he would never let Xiao Mo suffer or be alone, and he would be the person who loves him the most in the world.

The days of getting together are always short, and Yu Simian's vacation will soon end.The night before going back, Yu Simian hugged Mo Jinyan tightly, intertwined his limbs, tightly encircling him in his arms, wishing he could embed him on his body: "Xiao Mo, go back with me."

Mo Jinyan didn't answer, he was a little confused about the relationship between them, if they were just ordinary friends or brothers, it wouldn't be worthwhile to relieve each other's impulse every night, but if they were brothers of Qi, the gap between them was Literally.

He felt very uncomfortable in his heart, felt sorry for Yu Simian, knowing that the possibility of the two of them getting together was unlikely, but he didn't reject Yu Simian outrightly, after all, he was still greedy for that tenderness and love.

Mo Jinyan buried his face in Yu Simian's chest, and hugged Yu Simian back forcefully, as if he would never have such warmth and sweetness again.

This night, the emotions between the two were a little out of control, they gnawed at each other like crazy, leaving marks on each other, like a doomsday carnival, lingering to death, until the two were exhausted and could not shoot anything, they were together In the chaos, they hugged each other and fell asleep.

The next day, Mo Jinyan sent Yu Simian away with tears in his eyes, but the ten-mile long pavilion will eventually come to an end.Yu Simian finally got on the horse: "Xiao Mo, brother is waiting for you."

Mo Jinyan nodded with red eyes: "Yes."

Yu Simian said: "Remember to write to me."

"it is good."

"If you don't come, I'll go find you." Yu Simian sat on the horse and turned his head, looking at Mo Jinyan firmly. This time, the ends of the earth will look for him to come back.

Mo Jinyan's tears almost came down: "I will come. Brother Yu, walk slowly, be careful on the road." After speaking, he quickly turned his head away, afraid that Yu Simian would see his tears.

Yu Simian really wanted to pull this man onto the horse, so he just took him away.But he gritted his teeth, clamped the horse's stomach with his legs, and beat the horse to catch up with Chen Liang who had been away for a while.After running a long way, he still didn't forget to turn his head and say loudly: "Xiao Mo, you must come."

Mo Jinyan's tears flowed down like a bank, and when he turned his head, the wind took Yu Simian with him, leaving only a faint trace of sassy back, which turned into black spots in the blurred eyes of tears, and finally disappeared.

Yu Simian never dreamed that the reason why Mo Jinyan could not agree to go with him had to do with himself.

The three large ships seized years ago were exactly what Mo Jinyan promised to help Guan Longfei.However, as soon as it was finished, the navy officers and soldiers came and picked up three large sea-going ships for nothing.This ship is a dual-purpose ship designed by Mo Jinyan combining the characteristics of sea ships and war ships. The navy seized it and it can be used as a war ship.

Guan Longfei regretted the loss of the three ships.Mo Jinyan didn't think it was a big deal, he had a special feeling for the navy, not to mention that he was Yu Simian's navy now, not to mention giving away three boats for nothing, even thirty boats, he would not frown.It's just that in this way, another ship has to be built for Guan Longfei.

After Yu Simian left, Mo Jinyan stayed at home for a few days without anyone else, just longing for Yu Simian's remaining breath.Sleeping on the bed every night, smelling Yu Simian's breath, and thinking about the madness of those nights, I couldn't help being excited.Hugging the pillow, rubbing against the quilt, imagining Yu Simian's affectionate and slightly rough touch, he couldn't help but want to release it once.

These days when they lived together, it was almost every night. After half a month, Chen Pingsheng found that Mo Jinyan's eyes were black and blue, so he asked, "Xiaoyan, have you slept well recently?"

Mo Jinyan didn't look in the mirror, so naturally he didn't know that his complexion was not very good, so he denied it flatly: "No, I slept well."

Chen Pingsheng was dubious: "I see that your eyes are turning blue, and your spirit is not very good."

Mo Jinyan blushed a bit: "I'm fine. Brother Chen, this year is almost over, let's go to Luochuan now." He was afraid that the longer he stayed, the less he wanted to leave, but he owed Guan Longfei's favor and The boat has to be returned, so I have to go back and pay it off early, so I can find a chance to tell Guan Longfei to leave.

Because the shipbuilding on Nanta Island was seized by the government last time, the ship could not be built on Nanta Island this time. Guan Longfei chose Dongfan as the location for shipbuilding.Dongfan is three or four hundred miles east of Fujian. It is a very large island. There are many barbarian aborigines with tattoos on the island. The climate is warm and pleasant. The island of Taragi, especially not under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Dynasty, is the best place to visit. shipbuilding site.

Dongfan is still uncivilized, and is only led by aboriginal leaders, with little contact with the outside world.In the former dynasty, the maritime trade was developed, and Dongfan was often used as a transit point for navigation, providing habitats for merchants from all over the world. After the Tian Dynasty banned maritime trade, Dongfan’s transit role gradually disappeared. Only Japanese pirates, smuggled maritime merchants, and pirates who went south occasionally stop here.

Because of smuggling at sea, Guan Longfei often supplies and sells goods in Dongfan, and even set up a warehouse here, and has a very friendly relationship with the local indigenous leaders.Therefore, it is the safest place for Mo Jinyan to come here to build a ship, just beware of Japanese pirates.

Mo Jinyan was sent to Dongfan Island by Guan Longfei, and found out that there is such a vast world beyond the blue sea. Does it mean that if you go further east, there is really a place like Penglai Island where the immortals lived that the elders talked about when they were young?

Facing the natives who could not understand the language and have completely different living habits, Mo Jinyan felt for the first time that he had left his hometown. Even though he would leave land to live on islands or ships on seas for several months before, he did not feel such a strong feeling.

At this moment, Mo Jinyan misses Yu Simian very much. After he left like this, it will take at least three months before he can return. Yu Simian didn't get any news about him, so he didn't know how he would feel.However, if it comes, it will be safe, and the best solution is to build the ship as soon as possible, so as to get out as soon as possible.

Although Guan Longfei didn't force him to come to Dongfan to build a ship, he had promised Guan Longfei early on.Guan Longfei knew that Mo Jinyan was not responsible for the loss of the ship last time, but his need for a big ship was so urgent that Mo Jinyan was embarrassed to refuse him to come to Dongfan to build a ship.

Mo Jinyan looked at the piles of wood that had already been air-dried, and couldn't help but sigh that everything was ready, and he only owed the east wind.Thinking about it, Guan Longfei's plan to build a big ship was not a whim, but had been in preparation for at least several years, and Mo Jinyan just happened to be the shareholder.

Spring is not a very suitable season for shipbuilding, because there is too much rain, the wood is easy to swell due to moisture, and the ship is easy to deform after it is built.But Guan Longfei was in a hurry and could no longer care about these small details.And they seem to have been blessed by God. This spring, the rain is not very abundant, and the wet weather is not much, which has little effect on the wood.

In three months, Mo Jinyan built eight large ships at one go, day and night.Of course, this is thanks to the help of more than 20 carpenters and boat craftsmen, as well as the good shipbuilding wood prepared by Guan Longfei in advance, otherwise three months would not even be enough time to dry the wood.

These eight big ships have gathered almost all the wisdom and painstaking efforts of Mo Jinyan. He combined the shape of the lucky boat and the warship to give full play to the greatest advantages of the seagoing ship, which can not only carry the largest amount of cargo, but also withstand the largest wind and waves. , and can also be flexible when fighting against the enemy.

Mo Jinyan is quite satisfied with his work this time, and wished he could sail the boat out to fight against Japanese boats and test the performance of the boat.But it will take some time for the boat to enter the water. Mo Jinyan has been away from Fujian for more than three months. During this period, there is no news, and he misses Yu Simian very much. Before the boat enters the water, he can't wait to go back.

But before that, we have to wait for Guan Longfei to come to check and accept.Mo Jinyan was looking forward to the Guan family's merchant ship on the pier every day, but it was too late.

On a rainy morning, Mo Jinyan finally waited for the Guan family's boat to arrive.However, what came was not a big boat, but a half-sized boat. I have never seen this boat before, but it is rare for Guan Longfei to let it go out to sea, because the boat is too small and not suitable for rough wind and waves.Mo Jinyan couldn't imagine how this boat crossed the vast sea, from Fujian to Dongfan.

As soon as the boat docked, Yu Simian found that the person who got off the boat was actually Lu Saihu.Accompanying Lu Saihu, there were actually several female relatives and children.

This made Mo Jinyan even more surprised. There is an unwritten rule on sea ships that women are not allowed on board, otherwise they will offend the sea god and cause shipwreck.But this time there were actually four or five female relatives on board, which showed that the situation was urgent and something went wrong.

Mo Jinyan went up to meet him: "Second Brother Lu, where's Brother Guan?" Guan Longfei wanted to sworn brothers with Mo Jinyan in order to show his trust. .

Lu Saihu's face was very haggard, he sighed at Mo Jinyan, shook his head, and went back to help a few female relatives: "Third brother, this is the elder brother's mother, Mrs. Guan, this is the eldest sister-in-law, and this is your second sister-in-law. "

Mo Jinyan had never visited the Guan family and the Lu family before, and he didn't know a few female relatives. He was a little surprised when he heard Lu Saihu's words at this time. Why did he bring all the female relatives out?Hurry over to salute: "I have seen the old lady and the two sister-in-laws, I must have been shocked a lot on the way, go to rest quickly." As he spoke, he came up to help the old lady.

The female relatives had never suffered such a crime of tossing, they were already dizzy, their faces were pale from vomiting, and their spirits were extremely depressed.Mo Jinyan arranged for a few native servants to take care of them and go to rest, so he hurried to Lu Saihu to ask about the situation.

When I asked, I was shocked. It turned out that before the summer monsoon came, Guan Longfei planned to carry several ships to the south for trade in Luzon, Java, Champa, Shendu and other places, because he would regularly send goods to Fanbang The lord made some arrangements, and this time Guan Longfei himself went with him.

Unexpectedly, not long after they set off, they were discovered by the government's patrol boats.In the past, the number of patrol ships was small, and there was nothing to do when encountering a large smuggling fleet, but this time Guan Longfei was really unlucky. He encountered a large patrol fleet. The number of ships far exceeded that of the Guan family's fleet, so they were completely outflanked. None of the ten merchant ships slipped through the net. Two of the ten merchant ships were knocked and sunk during the resistance, and the rest were all captured.

Guan Longfei also failed to escape, and only had time to release the carrier pigeon.When Lu Saihu received the news, he knew that the matter was of great importance, so he hurriedly arranged everything for Guan's family, and fled to Dongfan with his family members and children.

Mo Jinyan was stunned for a long while, and finally a thought came to his mind: often walking by the river, there is no way that your shoes will not get wet.Guan Longfei has been at large for so many years, and made his fortune by smuggling and robbing other merchant ships. Although he has made huge profits, he is still too reckless. Once he misses, there is almost no possibility of recovery.

"Second Brother Lu, I'm going back to Fujian tomorrow." Mo Jinyan made a decision.

Lu Saihu was taken aback: "I also intend to entrust my brother's family and my family to you. I will go back and find a way to save my brother."

Mo Jinyan said: "Second brother, do you have any acquaintances in the government?"

Lu Saihu shook his head: "No. But money can turn ghosts around. As long as you have money, you can definitely do things."

Mo Jinyan smiled wryly and said: "Then why don't I go back, I happen to have a friend working in the government, go and inquire, maybe there will be a way to save Brother Guan." This matter should belong to Yu Simian.

Lu Saihu was overjoyed, and grabbed Mo Jinyan's arm tightly: "Third Brother, what you say is serious? What does your friend do?"

Mo Jinyan said: "I heard that he is working in the Zhendong Guard command office. I don't know exactly what he does." Naturally, he would not say that he is the Zhendong Guard commander. In this way, Yu Simian would become the enemy of the Guan family.

Lu Saihu immediately nodded and said: "The people in the Commander's Office must have the knowledge. Third brother, you will set off tomorrow. After you go back, go to Luochuan's Weiping Town to find your sister-in-law. She has money there. You can entrust your friend to do things." , I still have to manage it up and down, it won’t work without money.”

"Little sister-in-law?" Mo Jinyan was a little confused.

Lu Saihu said: "Little sister-in-law is Brother Guan's concubine. I originally wanted to bring her here this time, but she refused to come, saying that she hated taking a boat and wanted to find a way to save Brother Guan. If she is willing to come, I have no choice but to keep her in her hometown. You said that she is a woman, how can I save my eldest brother. I have no choice but to arrange for their mother and son to move to another place. When you arrive in Weiping, go there to find her." After speaking, I told Mo Jinyan an address.

Mo Jinyan was surprised when he heard that Guan Longfei's concubine sounded like a rather courageous woman, although she was a concubine, but from Lu Saihu's expression and speech, he did not look down upon her at all.Mo Jinyan became curious. Although he didn't need to spend any money, he wanted to meet this little sister-in-law.