Chapter Fourteen: Qiu Shan's Roadmap
The supermarket cashier said that Qiu Shan was not at home and he had been devoted to studying "Genglu Book".
The "Genglu Book" that Tanmen people often say is actually a navigation manual that only they can understand.
Since the birth of human wisdom, our hearts have been longing to conquer nature. We try to master the laws of the weather, we try to discover geological changes, and of course we yearn to control the endless sea.
Every sailor at Tanmen must have seen the turmoil of the sea and also knows the tenderness of the sea. Gradually, as they sailed successfully, they would have an inherent impression of the appearance and route of the sea.
This impression can be passed down by word of mouth or can be informed of more descendants through a paper medium. This documentary that can control the secrets of the South China Sea is called "Genglu Book"!
Although textbooks have instilled in us the idea of "man is conquering nature" since childhood, so far, humans still cannot fully control the ocean, even if it is just the South China Sea among many oceans.
"Genglu Book" is the treasure of Tanmen, but it is also called "South China Book". This is not only because the secrets of the ocean seem obscure to the outsiders, but also because the existing "Genglu Book" is different in each version.
The reason why navigation knowledge is passed on to others is to cooperate. After more partners, competition will occur next. For example, if there are three families who need to work on sea, then the one with the most outstanding navigation technology will definitely make the most money, and their "Genglu Book" will never be handed over to the other two companies to know about it.
He specializes in his profession. Some are good at observing clouds and knowing the weather, some are good at defining the stars and measuring directions, and some are very familiar with the undercurrents around each reef. Different versions of Genglu Book have their own advantages, and they are all written based on different experiences. There is no absolute right or wrong. As an outsider, Qiu Shan couldn't understand these South China Sea Heavenly Books at first. Later, he integrated into the life of Tanmen and grew up to be a captain of the same name as Wu Shuxi. He also studied this "Genglu Book" in full detail.
We sat on the rented charge boat, listening to the aunt who drove the boat, her expression and eyes were exactly the same as the super gossipedic supermarket cashier. After asking, we realized that this person was the cashier's biological mother!
No wonder he looked very familiar when he mentioned "Boss Qiu". He even encouraged us to rent a boat in this store and went to sea. It turned out that he was recruiting business for his own house!
Mo Yun told Dr. Lin that Qiu Shan’s research focuses on the water surface, and this behavior is considered a lunatic to others.
It is indeed very crazy. Humans need breathing, and humans need ships to gallop on the sea. Therefore, the road book will record the tips such as "The island is 800 meters south of XX, it is a certain island", "The sudden green color of the sea water means that this is a certain ocean current", "The sudden wind blowing in the night when the Big Dipper is invisible indicates a certain weather", but Qiu Shan insists on writing the waterway of the South China Sea from an underwater perspective. This does not apply to people, but to fish!
We only talked about the topic between Wu Shuxi and Mermaid Bone. Now we talked about the apprentice brought by Wu Shuxi. We were a little sensitive to linking the two things:
There are so many fish in the South China Sea, but they can’t understand “Genglu Book” whether it is pictures or words.
Submarines cannot be owned by ordinary people. Write a book called "Genglu Book" below the sea surface, which is applicable only to humans who can breathe in the water.
There are also two types of "people" who can breathe in the water: divers and mermaids!
Qiu Shan went to sea with great effort and was considered a "crazy man" by the villagers. What was he trying to do?
The cashier was so wild when he started the boat. This boat was the largest and most expensive in the store, and the performance was very good. I was so dizzy when I was tied with a seat belt and drifted from the sea. Brother Mouse never stopped seasickness medicine, but even so, his face was already sallow and almost impossible.
I think that although Brother Mouse is a man with many problems, he is the most loyal man I have ever seen. We all know how uncomfortable it is to vomit or not, but as long as Master Dong waves his hand and goes wherever he says he goes, he never says anything, and he will not hesitate even if he is a sea of swords and fire.
When we set off on the boat, the sun set. At this moment, the rose-red sky was cast into the water, shining with a gem-like luster. As our journey dimmed little by little, until it was pitch black, we had to light the lights.
Everyone complained that Qiu Shan was so far away and it was not worry-free. The little prince who lowered his head and wrote something was writing, then waved his hand to calm us down, and said with a serious expression: "I suddenly felt that it was very close... The Lin Yue we were looking for should be Qiu Shan, which is quite possible!"
"Nonsense, there are two suspects Lin Yue in total. If one is excluded, isn't this one left?" Mouse said disdainfully, "When we meet, we have to respectfully follow Dr. Lin and shout "Second Grandpa" no?"
"No, it's not just a matter of elimination. I found that his name seems a bit mysterious!" The little prince touched his scalp that had been exposed to the sun for a day, picked up a pen and wrote the word "yue" on the paper.
"You see, this 'yue' is a Chinese character with an upper and lower structure. If you disassemble it, how can you pronounce it?"
I looked down and read it out loud: "Qiu...shan?"
Alas? Qiushan? Qiushan? Qiushan!
Why is it so coincidental that it pronounces the same?
The little prince nodded and said, "Is it a coincidence? Because I just remembered on my mobile phone that Chinese characters in Chinese can be split in various ways. I have a friend named Yang, whose name is 'Muyi', and there is a person named Li, which is 'Muzi'. This [Lin Yue] can also be separated, which is called [Qiushan], which is reasonable, right?"
When I heard this, I thought it was really interesting. Is this guy Lin Yue playing the word game?
Dr. Lin thought about it and took this idea to put forward a more reliable idea:
The year Lin Yue came to Hainan to work hard, the economic zone was just established here, and the foreign population could be said to have exploded within a few days. Moreover, at that time, the country encouraged mainlanders to support the border, so there were almost no conditions to restrict these people. So, correspondingly, there must be big loopholes in the management of these foreign personnel. Maybe no one checked his ID card, maybe there was no need to issue a proof of the person's resume, and just give them a new identity like a report.
We did not find the official name change information for Lin Yue. Maybe when Lin Yue registered his name here, the scene was very chaotic. In that era, the name was written vertically. The word "Yue" was divided more widely, and it was recognized by people with less education as "Qiushan"!
If we do this, after "yue" becomes "Qiushan" and register it, the people who call the mountains and hills may be misled as "Qiushan". After all, these two words are more like a person's name, right?
If you think about it carefully, this explanation is not far-fetched. Even in our place, there are many elderly people whose names are written incorrectly on their household registration ID cards! I think if [Qiu Shan] is [Lin Yue], then he also hoped to change a name at that time. Otherwise, he had been mistakenly called for so many years, so why didn't he apply for a change?
I felt hope to understand the puzzle again, we have to find him sooner and faster!
But more and more stars appeared above the head, and it was already late at night.
From the beginning, everyone was ready to travel overnight if they couldn't find Qiu Shan, but we also had the mentality of running out for an hour.
Only when we truly enter the ocean can we know what "broadness" means. The range of the Xisha in the ocean is much larger than we imagined. After we left Yongxing Island, we searched around the surrounding reefs for so long, which was to roughly walk the Xuande Islands in the eastern part of the Xisha. Qiu Shan did not appear in our sight.
After looking at the map of the South China Sea, we bought, our itinerary was less than five centimeters away on the map. If Xuande had not, Qiu Shan had already run to the Yongle Islands farther away. We were exhausted on the boat, and the ocean at night was really scary. I quickly urged the aunt at the helm to speed up. There were sharks in the South China Sea, so I didn't want to float on the sea all night. If something happened, there was no place to catch the fish in the dark. Hurry up and arrive at the Yongle Islands and quickly land and meet Qiu Shan!
The aunt, who was very wild in the boat style, was very tired now. She took a sip of water and took a rest, but refused to continue driving to the Yongle Islands and insisted on returning to her shop. She was expecting the same as us that she could meet the "Boss Qiu" they admired by a little trip around the island. Who knew that this boss had run so far and was so difficult to find!
When Mr. Dong saw that the fuel he brought was still far enough. The ship we rented was the largest in the store. The safety of its navigation was guaranteed. So he said a few good words and asked her to work harder and not return. There are still many things we need to deal with. It took so much effort to drive out from the eastern part of the Xisha Islands and return. If you work hard to retrace this section tomorrow, it would be a waste of life!
The aunt's face had a serious expression and she had to turn around no matter what she said. Master Dong thought about it, took out his wallet, handed over a stack of red banknotes, and the aunt's eyes lit up before he hesitating.
I thought to myself that money can make the devil push the grin...
The aunt sighed and said with some difficulty that the distance from Xisha East to Xisha West is quite long, and the Yongle Islands where Qiu Shan is located is a large atoll, and the sea conditions are particularly complicated.
This complex sea situation not only means that the ship is difficult to drive in the past, but there is another uncontrollable thing called the "Water Ghost Night Banquet".
Chapter completed!