Count of Monte Cristo

the next day.

After Lin Ke woke up, the man was no longer in the cabin. Lin Ke put on his ragged coat and walked to the deck. The man was already familiar with everyone, and he was with Jacob and some young sailors. Tell me about the situation along the coast of Brescia and Malta, how beautiful the girls are, how big the waves are, how the gems sold by small vendors are shining, and how prosperous the town is.

Lin Ke listened for a while, and also yearned for that place.He decided to go to play the next time he docked, to feel the exotic atmosphere, and it would not be in vain for him to go back and forth.

"Good morning, sir. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Thank you for your concern, I really miss the smell of the sea."

"Sir, you are at sea now."

"Yeah, I almost forgot what the land looks like, how long have you been on the boat?" he asked.

"Edmond, may I call you that?"

"As long as you want."

"Six months, but I think it's been a long time."

Edmund didn't answer him, Lin Ke turned his head to look at him, his eyes were looking at the distant invisible sea level, full of unknown emotions.

"Edmond, you know that as long as you throw yourself into the arms of the sea, all your troubles will disappear. That's why I chose to become a sailor, and I'm proud of it."

Edmund sighed, and greedily opened his mouth to take a few breaths of the cool air from the sea.

"You're right, Aisen." Aisen is the English name Lin Ke gave himself, and he does as the Romans do.

"We will arrive at Wona in three days, will you go ashore to have a look?"

"Of course." Edmund replied without hesitation.

If you spend too much time at sea, your mental and physical fitness will change.

Because when you open your eyes on the ship every day, what you see is the deep blue sea, the blue sky, scattered ships, and isolated islands. The mood of the crew will be particularly good when they arrive at the port.

They are as happy as children in the playground, walking happily, taking a deep breath of land air. This feeling can only be experienced when they are on the scene. Men don’t like ordinary shopping and shopping. Yes, but it is a luxury for the crew. Therefore, the general crew will play and wait until the ship is about to sail before returning.

Lin Ke smiled a little embarrassedly. He has a typical oriental appearance, with a handsome face and two shallow dimples when he smiles.

"Edmond, then you can't take me to see it too. I haven't been on land for a long time."

Edmund was very curious, "Haven't you ever worn clothes? That's a pity, you know that Wona is a very prosperous port, and the girls there are very enthusiastic. Your appearance will definitely fascinate those girls. of."

"You are also very..." Lin Ke wanted to compliment Edmond at first, but his messy hair, thick black beard covered half of his face, and his upper body was still wearing his ill-fitting dress. The jacket was half-short, revealing a swarthy waist.

Lin Ke couldn't say that you are handsome too, he didn't want others to think he was mocking him.

Seeing his expression, Edmund stroked his beard, bowed his head and smiled.

"Okay, I'll take you ashore, just as your reward for this dress."

Lin Ke thanked him happily.It's not that no one took him off the boat and walked onto land. He himself felt very strange why he chose Edmund, a man he had just met.Probably it was the knowledge he showed that overwhelmed Lin Ke.In the same cabin last night, Edmond helped him solve a big problem.He made himself a deck of cards! !

In fact, Lin Ke has wanted to make a deck of playing cards for a long time. He originally wanted to make it out of paper, but there are not many papers in the sea and it is easy to damage, so he chose to carve with wood blocks.He learned some woodcuts in high school, but his skills were too sloppy. After two months of work, there were still five unfinished. Last night he took out his own wood and prepared to carve.Edmund saw it, and was interested.Lin Ke told him his plan enthusiastically. He just wanted to have fun. Life at sea was too scarce. He couldn't play the cards that other sailors played. Sometimes the language was not fluent, so it was very difficult to communicate. trouble.Edmund gave Lin Ke a big surprise. He heard that he came from that distant ancient country in the east. He also expressed his surprise, and then said hello in Chinese to him.At that time, Lin Ke burst into tears and regarded Edmond as one of his own.What surprised Lin Ke even more was that Edmond could also carve wood, and his technique was much better than him. After seeing the pattern drawn by Linke, he quickly carved the last five playing cards.Lin Ke held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time. He was moved and embarrassed. He also took out the wine that he had treasured for a long time-this was a reward given to him by the captain during a shipment, and he was never willing to drink it.Now he served Edmond the bottle of wine.Edmond also accepted his kindness.

The day of docking is coming soon, and Lin Ke has already prepared all the savings he can find early in the morning.

The shore is very prosperous.

There is an endless stream of people coming and going.The streets here are fairly tidy. There are large or small lively and lively stone roads, as well as wide and neat concrete roads. The pedestrians passing by look very leisurely, especially those Italian girls with long blonde hair. The shoulders are draped loosely, and they don't hide their slender and sexy figures, so you can't help but take a few more glances.

Livorno is a diversified port situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Italy communicates with North and South America, the Middle East, the Far East and Australia through the Port of Livorno.

Livorno is a city on the west coast of Italy, a port on the Ligurian Sea.

I don't know how many vicissitudes of time have soaked this small town, making it present a very old style.The walls of the buildings on both sides of the street are full of pieces, sculptures and churches are everywhere. Many buildings are made of big stones. When you touch these rough, dignified, and cold stones lightly, you feel like you have been covered. A thin layer of floating dust, strolling in the criss-crossing streets, drinking light milk tea, this is really a good enjoyment...

Lin Ke squinted his eyes and enjoyed the caress of the sun. He felt that this place was so good that he didn't even want to go back to the boat. It was warm, humid, lively and full of human flavor, instead of the smelly sea breeze and sticky air like on the boat...

Lin Ke first followed Edmond to the barbershop.

Barbers in barbering gowns holding large scissors welcome with outstretched arms.

Lin Ke stared at the barber's movements curiously, wanting to see how the haircuts of this period were different from modern haircuts. He took out a small toolbox, which contained combs, scissors, razors, hair clips neatly inserted Wait for something for a haircut.

He first applied a layer of dark lotion to Edmond's hair without washing it, then wiped him clean with a towel, and started to act. The barber's hands were very dexterous.It moved quickly on Edmond's hair, flying up and down.

In a short while, the barber changed all the work.

Edmund stood up, and Lin Ke looked at him in surprise.

Edmund's jaw was smooth and his hair was shortened.The line of the mouth is calm and the forehead is full.The eyes are dark blue.The eyes are very bright.His face was pale, and his muscles were strong and his body was strong.

"What?" asked Edmund.His voice is hoarse and gentle, deep and moving.

When Lin Ke saw the person in front of him, he could hardly recognize him. He kept yelling, miracles, and stared straight at Edmond. He really couldn't imagine how there could be such a big change before and after a haircut. .

"God, you are so charming, I bet everyone will be amazed at you!" Linko exclaimed.

"Eisen, you can also take care of your hair, the barbers here are highly skilled." Edmund suggested.

He touched his hair, and it was already covered with shawls. Because he had been at sea for a long time, he didn't take care of his hair much, but according to the sailors on the ship, his long hair looked more graceful and connotative, so Lin Ke also Didn't really want to cut his hair off.However, he looked at Edmund, touched his chin, and felt that short hair is also good, so he sat down as a matter of course, and asked the barber to create a hairstyle similar to Edmond's.

"How is it?" Lin Ke asked Edmond impatiently as soon as the barber finished cutting.

Edmund was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "Very good."

Lin Ke raised his lips, "You are so stingy with your compliments."

Edmund laughed.

Lin Ke then went to a store with Edmund.

Bought a full set of sailor clothing, a pair of all white pants, a sea soul shirt and a hat.

Lin Ke was curious about everything and wanted to buy it, but he didn’t have much money. He signed an unequal treaty with the captain when he asked to stay on the ship, and his salary was pitifully low. Every time he docked, his All the money allowed the sailors to go ashore to buy some snacks and specialties, which he filled into his own stomach.

He holds a roadside snack in his hand, an Italian snack of raw ham, famous for its seafood and desserts.

Fiery and delicious.

Pasta Baked Potato Balls with Tomato Sauce

The flavor is rich and fragrant, and it is famous for its original flavor and excellent taste.

After seeing Edmund put on a brand new sailor suit, his whole person changed immediately, like a classical nobleman from the Middle Ages, with a gentle and rough temperament.

So Lin Ke can imagine what kind of shock it would be to see him as a person on the boat.

Perhaps Jacobin's eyes would drop in surprise, Lin Ke was looking forward to that scene.

really--

Although Jacob's eyeballs did not fall out, he also punched Edmond several times, expressing his excitement and disbelief.

The crew members ran to watch the fun.They showed infinite excitement and friendliness to Edmund's new look, and they also made fun of Lin Ke's new hairstyle by the way.

As we all know, the life of the crew is very dull, so a little fun, they tend to laugh for a long time.

They docked at Livorno for a week or so.

During this week, Lin Ke wandered around with Edmund and abandoned his former good partner Jacob, which provoked Jacob to complain repeatedly, saying that Edmond had stolen his good partner.

Lin Ke rolled his eyes at the side, what a good partner, it is simply missing a fun to bully.

This group of sailors gambled on the ship when they were free, and their lottery was Lin Ke, because Lin Ke had a little magic trick, so whenever someone lost, he would tie Lin Ke to the mast and let him make up some little magic tricks for entertainment Everyone.

Although Lin Ke didn't mind these little jokes, and they didn't have any malicious intentions, Lin Ke could still hide whenever he could, but every time he hid no matter where he was, Jacob would always find him and give those rude The young man is tied to the mast, and his hard life needs no explanation. This is a history of blood and tears!