The boss of the ship told the story of his encounter with pirates. A group of sailors bravely picked up the harpoon and kitchen knife to save the day.

A Japanese pirate crossed into the sea and exploded a pirate's anus in the process.

Just when the few sailors could no longer hold on to the Japanese pirates' crazy attack, and thought they were about to be surrounded by Japanese pirates, a large official ship that happened to be passing by retreated the enemy, and they were fortunately rescued.

After listening to the story, I had been walking on the waterway for three days. I encountered a thunderstorm by chance. When night fell one night, I encountered strong winds and heavy rain, and the sea surface immediately became turbulent and churning.

Under the calm and calm command of the ship's boss, the sailors worked hard all night. Everyone adjusted the cables and carefully grasped the direction of the mast and canvas. The ship's boss was shouting at the helm to turn and try to avoid hitting the reef. The sailors reported the wind speed and rain and the navigation conditions.

There were people coming and going on the deck, and Guo Nuan and the others inside didn't sleep either.

Guo Nuan and the others living in the cabin were quite miserable. Compared with the sailors who had been working on the ship for many years and were accustomed to the ever-changing and harsh conditions in the ocean, they, the passengers, were a little unable to withstand it.

Except for Fatty Zhang, who was sleeping peacefully, no matter how hoarse and howling the wind and rain were outside the window, his round body was wrapped in a thin quilt. When the deck of the ship was violently shaken by the waves and the floor was tilting left and right, the Fatty was

Like someone who has been fired in a pot, rolling around on the floor with a quilt, he still sleeps soundly, snoring happily, Guo Nuan listens carefully and keeps track of the rhythm.

Guo Nuan and three others who were sleeping on the bunk next to them were shaken by the waves and stayed up all night. When they woke up the next day, their eyes were dull and they looked like they had not had enough sleep.

The boss of the ship led the sailors to experience another bad weather on the sea without any danger. When the sea was calm the next day, everyone was finally safe, which is the most fortunate thing.

Along the coast of Fujian, most local people make a living by going out to sea to fish and transport goods. They will encounter many dangers during the voyage. Fishermen and boatmen all respect Mazu and pray for the blessing of the gods as their spiritual sustenance, so that they can go to sea safely.

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Early in the morning, the boat boss took out firecrackers, incense paper money, and placed a wooden statue on the bow of the boat. He burned incense, burned paper money, and set off firecrackers. After performing a set of rituals, the sailors worshiped the Mazu statue devoutly.

The boss of the boat was in a good mood and caught more than a dozen big fish using cages and rafts. Among them was a mackerel weighing thirty kilograms, which was quite big. The rest were squid, goldfish, sardines, and some small fish.

Large groupers, eels, prawns, and prawns.

But when Guo Nuan watched the long cage being dragged up, he saw a gray billfish with sharp eyes. A dense row of sharp white teeth was exposed on both sides of the fish's mouth, which looked extremely eye-catching.

A big, ugly fish had just been caught. The several-foot-long fish was jumping around on the deck, looking very ferocious.

The boss of the boat told Guo Nuan that this gray fish was a wolf fish. It lived in coral reef caves on the seabed during the day and would go to the sea surface at dusk to look for food and air. It was estimated that this unlucky fish was caught in the cage the night before.

The skin of the wolf fish is grey-green and wrinkled, especially with a flat nose and a row of sharp teeth. It is also paired with a big, blunt head and a sharp mouth. This fish is extremely ugly, but the meat is very delicious.

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The boss of the boat cooked it himself, chopped a large wolf into circles, fried the fish for ten times, sprinkled with cumin spices, salt, cooking wine and added dried pickles. The taste was simply delicious.

It was a small harvest this time. Four or five kilograms of prawns were caught from the cage. First, they were fried with green onions, then the shrimp meat was burned until red, and then simmered in oil.

The heads of bighead fish are best used for making soup. Although fresh vegetables are scarce during the voyage, this does not prevent the captain on the ship from cooking delicious dishes.

The fat fish head has a lot of meat, but there is no fishy smell. I took a seven or eight kilogram winter melon from the cabin storage room, along with some medicinal materials such as Sichuan clams and wolfberry, added some green onion and ginger slices, and put a big pot directly on the wood stove.

Place it on the deck in the open air, first bring it to a boil over high heat, then slowly simmer it over low heat, and finally pour a few spoons of sesame oil into the pot.

When Guo Nuan and others gathered around the stove, looking at the milky white fish soup in the pot boiling, mixed with medicinal slices and fish heads separated from the flesh and bones, the rising water vapor mixed with the rich aroma of the fish soup, everyone was shouting

They all looked greedy and swallowed hard.

The fat man couldn't help it at first. He had already picked up the chopsticks at some point and watched the captain put the pot together. Before it was even served on the table, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fish fillet from the pot and put it into his mouth:

"Wow! The fish cooked by the boat boss is so delicious, so fresh and tender, hot, hot..."

The fat man held the hot fish fillet in his mouth and chewed it a few times. He screamed and jumped and breathed hard. The greedy man's tongue was burned. Everyone laughed when they saw the fat man's funny look.

Look, braised shrimp in oil, stir-fried fish, charcoal grilled eel, stewed fish soup, stir-fried jellyfish skin, and a plate of conch, such a delicious and delicious dish was put on the table, so what are you waiting for? Everyone immediately rushed to eat it

When they came to the table, they all shouted:

"The captain's cooking skills are unparalleled in the world. You're welcome. Let's have dinner!"

Two more days passed by, and we were still sailing far away on the sea. When we saw the port of the Pearl River Delta, sailboats were moored at the pier in the distance. Market vendors on the shore were densely packed, and goods were piled up in boxes and sacks. Guo Nuan and the four of them suddenly

Cheered and jumped.

Although sailing is new to Guo Nuan and others who live in the interior of the Central Plains, it is also thrilling and hard work. Just being exposed to the clear sea and sky every day is unbearable for them.

After landing, the four people carried a large bag and saluted. They all couldn't help but sigh that they were finally down to earth after being away from the swaying and turbulent deck of the ship. However, when the four people looked at each other, they all laughed, and the skin exposed by their short shirts

The skin is so dark, especially when the fat man lifts his shirt to enjoy the cool weather, only his white belly is exposed, and the gap between the black and white skin looks very interesting.

After Guo Nuan and the others inquired with the locals, they immediately rushed to the east city built on the site of Zhao Tuo's old capital. Guangzhou is the seat of the Central Governor's Office of the Five Lingnan Prefectures. The governor of Guangzhou not only manages the state, but also takes charge of the management of the five Lingnan Prefectures.

The envoy was in charge of dozens of prefectures and counties in Lingnan Road.

This time Guo Nuan came to Guangzhou specifically to report on his duties. The Lingnan Economic Envoy, also known as the Lingnan Jiedu Envoy, has jurisdiction over the seven counties of Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Hepu, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan. In addition to being responsible for the management of Lingnan

He also controlled the civil affairs, finances, and economic strategy, and the Qing and Hai armies. His troops were distributed in 22 states in Lingnan, with no less than 200,000 soldiers. Most of the officials in the territory were appointed by Jiedushi, and he was like a local emperor.

It is said that the Jiedushi was a high-ranking official transferred from the pass. This was the immediate boss that Guo Nuan was directly responsible for. His name was Pei Dunfu. In the officialdom of Chang'an, Guo Nuan knew many officials of the Pei family, such as Pei Mian and Pei Kuan.

I heard that Pei Dunfu, the military governor of Lingnan, and Pei Kuan, who was the imperial censor for ten years, are old enemies. Although they have the same surname, they are not from the same clan. The former is from a Shanxi family and the latter is from a wealthy Hedong family.

When it comes to getting relatives, it's impossible to reach them with eight poles.

Pei Kuan has always been fair and upright. As the top prosecutor of the Supreme People's Court of the Tang Dynasty, he has always enforced the law strictly and punished those who broke the law. Pei Dunfu, on the other hand, was generous and generous, and at the same time he particularly cared for his subordinates and even indulged them too much.

When Pei Dunfu was the Minister of Punishment in Chang'an, two of his subordinates relied on his favor and often behaved wildly. Pei Kuan couldn't stand it. As a prosecutor, he immediately put Pei Dunfu's two favorite generals in jail. Pei Dunfu sent people to

Pei Kuan refused to intercede or send money.

At this time, Pei Dun, who was extremely protective of his calf, became angry and bribed Yang Guifei's sister Yang Sanniang. Yang Sanniang asked her sister to give Tang Xuanzong some advice. Soon Pei Kuan was demoted from the supreme judge of the central government to a local mayor.

Now Liang Zi was relieved, and Pei Kuan was so angry. Later, Xianyu turned around and was transferred back to the capital. Pei Kuan couldn't stand Pei Dunfu's arrogance and indulgence of his subordinates. Pei Dunfu despised Pei Kuan's rigidity and ruthlessness. In short,

The two disliked each other and fought fiercely in the court.

The old man Pei Kuan was twenty years older than Pei Dunfu and died ten years ago. Pei Dunfu had ups and downs in his official career, and now he is in the position of Lingnan Jiedushi. Although the capital officials are close to the emperor's feet, they are at the same level as the countryside.

Compared with the official, his status was much higher, but as the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Pei Dunfu became a military governor. In the situation of "I am the master of my territory", he was very relaxed and at ease.

In addition to going to the Governor's Mansion this time, Guo Nuan had to report his duties in person to the governor of Pei Dun and handle the appointment documents. He also had personal matters.

Pei Mian, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, was a relative of Pei Dunfu. Although they were distant relatives, when they worked together in the capital, they had very good tempers. They often walked side by side and called each other close friends in public.
Chapter completed!