Concentricity

A few people hurried to the side of the hill behind the village. There were a lot of straw and firewood piled up in this area, which was the firewood piled up by the villagers.Mo Jinyan let go of Yu Simian's hand, put the old man down, then removed the two bundles of straw in front of the hillside, and removed a flaky stone hidden behind the grass, revealing a dark hole.Mo Jinyan grabbed a handful of dust on the ground, sprinkled it in, and after a while, a few little things ran out of it, and quickly slipped away from the feet of the people, scaring Yu Simian and Nie Yun. With a jump, Nie Yun let out a little startle.

Mo Jinyan clapped his hands and said in a low voice, "Okay, Huang Daxian has left, let's go in."

It turned out that there was a cellar behind the stone, and Yu Simian followed the grandparents of the Nie family into the cellar, Mo Jinyan walked last, moved the straw bales back to the original place, and then covered the stones from inside.Before Yu Simian's eyes could fully adapt to the darkness, he realized that there was a light. Mo Jinyan had already lit the fire twig and the oil lamp that had been stored in the cellar.

The cellar was dry and warm, but there was a strong smell of weasel, and several people couldn't get used to it and covered their noses.

Mo Jinyan extinguished the fire and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as there is Huang Daxian, there will be no worms and mice here."

There were some crude benches in the cellar, on which several people sat.

Dr. Nie finally caught his breath and asked, "Yan'er, what's going on? Where are the pirates?"

"When I was by the river, I found that there was a fire in Xintian Town, and I probably went to the town." Mo Jinyan sat down beside Yu Simian, and found that he was holding the boat he gave him in his arms. A burst of joy.

Nie Yun sat next to her grandfather: "Then will they come to us?"

Mo Jinyan shook his head: "I don't know, I probably won't come. But it's better for us to hide for a while."

Yu Simian finally had time to ask: "What's going on?"

Dr. Nie glanced at him, and then said: "I forget when it started, it must have been many years, a group of bandits came from nowhere, they came by boat, and they robbed the towns along the river and the coast. They also plunder villages from time to time. They not only want gold and silver treasures, but also plunder livestock, food, and even women. Those people are cruel, and wherever they go, they set fire to kill people and burn them all. They come here at least a few times a year. Everyone Hurt by it."

"Has it been many years? But why haven't I heard of it." Yu Simian frowned.

Mo Jinyan said: "My father said that these people are all from overseas. Judging by their attire and speech, they should be from the Japanese country, so we call them Japanese pirates or Japanese pirates. My father also said that Japanese pirates only came from Japan recently. It seems that this is probably caused by the imperial court’s order not to go to sea to do business, because there has never been such a thing of looting people before the sea ban.”

Yu Simian raised his eyes and looked at Mo Jinyan: "Is there really such a saying?"

Dr. Nie nodded: "I think it makes sense."

俞思

Mian thought, judging from Mo Jinyan's father's knowledge, this is definitely not an ordinary person. It would be great if he was still alive: "Xiao Mo, then your father—"

Mo Jinyan lowered his head and clenched his hands tightly into fists: "Three years ago, my father took me to Lianjiang to help people build a boat. When Japanese pirates attacked the city, my father was rescued by Japanese pirates—"

At that time, more than 200 people were killed or injured in Lianjiang City, and countless losses were suffered.The local government also thought about fighting against the Japanese pirates, but the Japanese pirates were elusive and hard to guard against.You have been on the defensive for several months, and they didn't even make a fuss. When your defense line relaxed, they reappeared and ran to the sea once. The local people don't have big ships, so they can't track them at all.

Listening to Dr. Nie and Mo Jinyan counting the Japanese victims they have encountered in various places over the years, Yu Simian couldn't help but frown. The Japanese pirates are too hateful, and it's not an exaggeration to demoralize them.

The night gradually deepened, but the sound of gongs and drums that the alarm was lifted did not sound for a long time.Dr. Nie and Nie Yun both yawned, showing that they were very tired.Mo Jinyan pricked up his ears to listen to the movement, and said bitterly: "I don't know how the situation in Xintian is. I think we are too useless. Didn't the government always say that our Celestial Dynasty is a great country? Why are we in our own hands?" On this land, we face these little Japanese slaves, but we have to hide in this dark place. One day, I will let these Japanese thieves come and go, and this Minjiang River is where they will die ground." Mo Jinyan clenched his fists and thumped his knee hard.

Yu Simian stretched out his hand and pressed Mo Jinyan's shoulder: "In the land of our celestial dynasty, how can we tolerate such rampant foreign invaders? Sooner or later, we will wipe them all out. Xiao Mo, don't be sad, it's not that you won't report it, when the time comes Before it arrives, our bloody revenge will be avenged sooner or later."

Mo Jinyan looked at Yu Simian, nodded his head, pursed his lips and hummed.

Nie Yun raised her head to look at Yu Simian, her eyes were burning, but she didn't speak.

The oil lamp gradually dimmed, and Nie Yun dozed off against her grandfather.Mo Jinyan looked at the crude cellar. It was really not suitable for people to stay for a long time. He stood up and said in a low voice, "I'll go out and have a look."

Yu Simian also stood up, "I'll go too."

Mo Jinyan pressed his shoulders: "Brother Yu, don't go, I will go back soon, it's not safe outside, your body hasn't recovered yet, if anything happens, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you you."

Yu Simian looked at him, the young man in front of him was much tougher than he imagined, and since he was an adult, he had always taken care of others, but he didn't expect to be taken care of by this young man recently, and his heart was touched.He shook his head: "It's okay, I can take care of myself and won't hold you back."

Mo Jinyan wanted to say something else, but the oil lamp burned to the end and went out all of a sudden, and the cellar was pitch black.Yu Simian reached out and grabbed Mo Jinyan's hand: "Let's go, let's go out and have a look together."

Mo Jinyan touched his palms, his heart beat faster, and he felt dizzy for a while.

Yu Simian said softly again: "Let's go."

Mo Jinyan came back to his senses, grabbed Yu Simian's hand behind his back, led him to the cellar entrance, carefully removed the stone slabs and straw, and got out of the cellar.Outside, the moon was already in the west, the stars were twinkling, and the night wind was blowing from the north of the river, and there was a faint smell of burnt smell.

Mo Jinyan led Yu Simian along a field to the river, looking across the river, the fire in Xintian Town had dimmed. "They may have already left." Mo Jinyan said.

Yu Simian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the bleak fire, a sense of sadness welled up from the bottom of his heart. On our land, there are such arrogant and domineering foreign enemies coming to invade. It was incredible.The strange thing is that I have never heard of the Japanese harassment in Fujian, I am afraid that the local government suppressed it and did not report it.

At this time, the sound of the gong in the village sounded melodiously. Mo Jinyan sighed: "The pirates have already left. They don't dare to fight, they always rob a place and leave, and sometimes they also rob the river along the way." nearby villages."

Yu Simian was speechless, and his heart was very heavy at the moment, even heavier than when he was almost killed when he was attacked.

Mo Jinyan pulled his hand: "Brother Yu, let's go back to sleep, it will be dawn in one hour."

Yu Simian nodded, followed Mo Jinyan back to the cellar in the dark, picked up the grandparents of the Nie family and sent them home.

Yu Simian lay back on the bed, but didn't feel sleepy at all.For a long time, Mo Jinyan thought he had fallen asleep, and suddenly heard his voice: "Little Mo, thank you for taking care of me during this time."

Mo Jinyan was shocked, and his drowsiness disappeared: "Brother Yu, are you leaving?" This is the thing he has been most afraid of facing, and now Yu Simian finally said it, Mo Jinyan's eye circles are hot, almost She wanted to rush over to hug Yu Simian and beg him to stay.But what to do with him?Are you fishing with yourself?Yu Simian knew at a glance that he was not an ordinary person, and was very different from himself, so he would definitely not be content to be trapped in this small fishing village.

"Well, my injury has healed a lot, I should go back." During the period of recuperating in the fishing village, Yu Simian had a rare period of peace and quiet, which made him nostalgic, but he still had a lot of things to do. He may have been hiding here all this time, causing trouble to Mo Jinyan and Dr. Nie, but in the future, when he has settled some matters, he will come back to find them and repay them.

"Brother Yu, you can leave in a few days until your injury recovers, okay?" Mo Jinyan's voice was filled with unknowing pleading.

Yu Simian heard a strong reluctance from it, and he pondered for a while: "Okay, let's take another two days. I have to bother you for a few more days."

Mo Jinyan didn't make a sound, and said in his heart, what are you bothering about, it would be better if you didn't leave.

After a while, Mo Jinyan was about to fall asleep, and suddenly heard Yu Simian say: "Xiao Mo, if there is a chance to build a big ship in the future, will you go to build a ship?"

Don't say anything

Opening his eyes, this is the second time Yu Simian asked himself this question. He remembered his father's entrustment, hesitated for a long time in his heart, and finally made up his mind: "Build a big ship? If it can be built, of course I would."

Yu Simian waited for a long time, finally got the answer he wanted, couldn't help smiling, and said: "In the future, we may have the opportunity to build a big ship. When the big ship is built, we will sail to sea together."

Mo Jinyan wanted to laugh a little. Is Brother Yu dreaming? Even if he can build a big ship, he can't go to sea.But he didn't want to tell the truth. Isn't it his dream to go out to sea in a big boat? What's more, Big Brother Yu invited him to take the big boat together: "Okay, let's go together." After speaking, he couldn't help laughing happily .

Under the quilt, Mo Jinyan stretched out his little finger and hooked Yu Simian's little finger. He felt that Yu Simian also bent his little finger and pulled it hard. The two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.