Beach, coconut grove, sea and sky are the same color.//**//
In the blue sky, there are patches of pure white clouds, and huge ships are moored quietly in the water.
Because many wealthy business travelers came from the Ming Dynasty, many local people went to the seaside to do Ming people's business.
After Xia Xun came ashore, he bought two coconuts from a stall. The short old man with a dark complexion quickly chopped off a piece of coconut skin with a knife, then rolled up a green and clean leaf and inserted it into the chopped coconut skin.
The mouth of the coconut became a straw. Xia Xun handed two coconuts to Su Ying and Tang Sai'er, who sucked them in with relish and walked around happily with him.
The guards dispersed, all pretending to be tourists on sightseeing tours, while the interpreter walked behind him, dressed and acting like a butler.
There are many goods for sale on the beach, but the varieties are limited. Most of them are birds and animals, dried fish and shells, and of course coconuts are the most popular ones. Wine made from coconut milk, oil boiled from coconut meat, sugar made from it, food made from it, etc.
There are cups and bowls made of coconut shells. Coconut trees are an important livelihood material for local people. Their houses are also made of coconut trees, including boats.
The houses of the rich here also have brick walls, but the buildings in the courtyard are built like buildings based on the characteristics of the place. Most of them are wooden structures. The wooden boards are covered with rattan mats and hardwood boards are used as tiles. However, ordinary houses
Then use thatch as the roof.
Most of the wealthy people here wear bright clothes on their upper bodies, sarongs on their lower bodies, and a flower crown on their head, while ordinary people wrap their heads with square handkerchiefs, wear short shirts, and wear a cloth scarf around their lower bodies, giving off a primitive flavor.
The folk customs here are very simple. Even though there are so many customers at the beach all at once, they don't raise prices and sell things very happily. Basically, you can just put down some money and take it away.
If some goods are sold by the pound, you only need to weigh part of it, and then estimate the total amount. As long as it is not too outrageous, they will just smile and help you move the things.
Xia Xun and his group were strolling and came across a shed built with palm branches and leaves. Behind the shed was a courtyard, which looked like a restaurant. The environment under the shed was quite clean and there were various kinds of colorful things on the table.
The cooked food was fragrant and mouth-watering, so Xia Xun smiled at Su Ying and said, "Would you like to stop and have a rest and eat something? I heard that the food here is quite flavorful, especially the rice wine here, which is mostly made from coconuts.
, sweet and delicious and very cheap.”
Su Ying said with a smile: "It's delicious as long as it's delicious. If you say it cheaply or not, it will make people laugh to death. If you pretend to be a businessman, do you really think you are a businessman?"
Xia Xun laughed and walked under the shed. There was a man sitting under the shed, who should be the owner of the restaurant. This man looked to be in his early thirties, but he may not be that old. The man here was thin and black, and looked older.
He wrapped his head in white cloth and sat there innocently. The folk customs here are really simple. When the guests stopped, he didn't even know how to get up to solicit guests. He just sat on the horse and watched eagerly.
Seeing Xia Xun approaching, the man stood up and smiled shyly. Xia Xun pointed at the various cooked foods placed on the table and said: "Cut some of each for us and try them all. The rice wine and...
Come and have a chat. Oh, do you understand Chinese?"
After Xia Xun finished speaking, he realized that this person might not be able to understand what he said. Just as he was about to turn around and call the interpreter, the shopkeeper smiled honestly and said: "You know what I mean, sir, madam, and madam, please sit down."
Xia Xun said in surprise: "Do you understand Chinese?"
The shopkeeper replied honestly: "There are often Han people coming and going here, and everyone doing business knows some Chinese!"
Xia Xun was suddenly surprised when he heard that, although the official merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty had just begun to appear in the Nanyang area, the Han people who were half smugglers and half pirates had been making waves in this area and were very active. Before he landed, he heard that there were two groups on the island.
There are more than a thousand Han people each, and they have gathered alone to form villages. They have lived here for hundreds of years, but they were Chinese immigrants in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. It is not surprising that the natives here understand Chinese.
Xia Xun sat down at the small square table and asked, "Do you accept the Ming Dynasty treasure money here?"
The shopkeeper had already picked up the knife and cut up the meat for them. When he heard the question, he nodded hastily: "Yes, yes, Ming Dynasty treasure money, we all use it here."
There was no country here before, and tin was produced here, so the common currency among the people was tin blocks, but other currencies can also circulate. In addition to gold and silver, the most circulated coins are Chinese coins. These Chinese coins are not just Ming Dynasty treasure coins. In fact,
Even the ancient coins from the Tang and Song Dynasties are still in circulation and used here. The exchange ratio is also a common practice among the people, but it is not known to outsiders.
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Okay, the rice wine here is all home-brewed, right? Bring me a jar of the best quality, and bring me two cups."
When the shopkeeper came to see me for business, he was very happy and agreed repeatedly.
Tang Saier put the unfinished coconut aside, licked the sweet taste at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Father, I want to drink too."
Xia Xun glared at her and said, "No! What do girls drink?"
Tang Saier pouted: "This coconut milk has no taste. You said the rice wine is sweet. I want to try it!"
Xia Xun still refused, Su Ying smiled and smoothed things over: "Just drink it, rice wine is not very strong. Don't talk about rice wine, just that strong wine. I drank it when I was thirteen years old, what? I just
Isn’t she a woman?”
With Su Ying's help, Tang Sai'er made a proud face to Xia Xun and called to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, bring three cups!"
The shopkeeper agreed, leaned down and took out a cup made of coconut rope from under the cabinet, then brought a jar of coconut wine and brought it to the table.
At this moment, there was a creak, and the door behind the shed opened, and a man and a woman walked out.
This shed was originally built at the gate of this family. The inner wall of the shed was actually the outer door of the yard. When you opened the door, you entered the yard of this family. At this time, a man and a woman walked out of the house. The woman’s head was
Wearing a bright flower crown, a brightly colored blouse, and a patterned tube skirt that reaches the knees, revealing a pair of wheat-colored calves with beautiful lines, strong and tight.
Her complexion is a bit dark, but her facial features are very beautiful, her eyes are sparkling, and her short shirt and skirt reveal a round abdominal muscle in the middle, making her look even more playful, cute, and full of vitality. But if a woman like this comes out, she will not be...
What caught the attention of the three people at Xia Xun's table was that the person who came out with this woman was actually a Han, and he was also an officer and soldier!
This officer and soldier was about ten years old and very handsome, but still a little childish. He was wearing a Ming Navy uniform. Not to mention, when he came out, his hand was on that
The woman's waist. Seeing that there was someone outside who was probably not used to being so openly affectionate, she retracted her hand. Xia Xun noticed that his face was slightly unnatural, but the woman's expression was calm and undisturbed. /Very Literary/
With a pair of sharp eyes trained over many years of professional training, Xia Xun only took a quick glance and noticed that the navy officers and soldiers were disheveled. The young woman, who did not know whether she was a girl or a young woman, had messy hair, flushed cheeks, and slight sweat stains on her forehead.
Those watery eyes, this kind of amorous feelings, only...
"There is adultery!"
Xia Xun and Su Ying looked at each other and came to this conclusion unanimously. Then the two of them felt guilty: "This adulterer is from the Ming Dynasty warship. Why did he run out so openly? If someone catches him,
If you do it right, wouldn’t you also be embarrassed yourself!”
But······
The shopkeeper, who was busy cutting meat, glanced at the "adulterer and adulteress" pair, and actually greeted the soldier warmly and yelled for the naval commander to stay for dinner. The junior commander did not recognize Xia Xun.
, just seeing that they were all dressed as Han people, I thought they were rich gentry who came with the ship, and they looked a little unnatural. They declined the shopkeeper's kindness and left in a hurry. Before leaving, the woman even lost it.
The woman gave him an extremely charming look.
Xia Xun and Su Ying couldn't help but look at each other: "Is it possible that this woman has nothing to do with the shopkeeper?" But the woman's call to the shopkeeper shattered their last illusion. On the boat, they also understood briefly.
In some local languages, if they heard correctly, the woman's title to the shopkeeper should be "Msang Gong".
Xia Xun and Su Ying looked at each other in shock, and suddenly reacted together. Su Ying suddenly showed a look of disdain. This kind of thing also happened in Ming Dynasty. In some families, the wife worked as a prostitute, and the husband kept watch. Unexpectedly, it happened here.
Meeting such a family, Su Ying didn't even have the desire to eat for a while. She said in a low voice with deep disgust: "Shameless!"
At this time, shouts were heard not far away. Xia Xun turned his head and saw that the naval commander who had just walked out was fighting with a man. The other man's clothes seemed to be from the Nanyang area, but he was different from the locals.
It was a little different. He and several of his companions also came to help. The navy commander was unable to defeat four people, so he couldn't help but draw a knife. The other party also had a sharp blade on his waist, and he immediately drew it out too.
Then they started fighting again.
When Xia Xun saw it, he jumped up and was about to rush out to help. Some of the soldiers protecting him in the dark were wearing military uniforms and pretending to be walking leisurely. When he saw this situation, he drew his sword and rushed forward without waiting for Xia Xun's orders.
, they were able to take on the responsibility of protecting Xia Xun, and their kung fu was more than half as good as that of ordinary soldiers. With their help, they started fighting, and it only took a moment for blood to be drawn.
Although those Nanyang people were fierce with their fists and kicks, and fought fiercely, they could not hold back the guards. With their great skills, and the large number of people, all of them were injured, either with a knife in their arm, or with blood flowing profusely from their legs.
, and were finally knocked to the ground. Before disembarking, these officers and soldiers had to be told not to kill or injure people in the local area, so as not to arouse the resentment of the local people. Therefore, they did not dare to kill people, but when they came up with ferocity, they did not give up.
The Nanyang people were knocked to the ground, and they all dropped the knives in their hands to show their surrender. They refused to show mercy, and beat and kicked them hard, leaving their noses bruised, their faces swollen, and their flesh and blood mutilated.
Since the Ming Dynasty fleet arrived at the port, Paramesura also sent people to maintain order along the coast. These people are simply natives in simple clothes. They have dark backs, grass skirts, and bare feet. It is not enough to carry a pole.
They had very straight spears and looked dark, thin and malnourished. When they saw a fight taking place here, these soldiers, who had the functions of soldiers, police and urban management, immediately rushed over and shouted for the two sides to separate.
Although these local soldiers had little fighting ability, they were local snakes after all, and their king was appointed by the Ming Emperor. These Ming officers and soldiers had to give them some face. They stopped angrily and continued to curse. In fact, they did not know why the two sides were fighting. , anyway, if they see one of their own suffers a loss, then they take action, helping their relatives but not taking care of them, it’s that simple.
It took a long time for the beaten Nanyang people to get up from the ground, shouting and screaming. From time to time they pointed at the soldier who had just left the shop, and then pointed at the simple restaurant here, as if they were talking to him. The local soldiers complained. When the soldiers saw that the attackers were wearing Ming Dynasty military uniforms, they were not willing to offend them. A small leader waved his hand and shouted a few times, and the soldiers swarmed up and beat the soldiers until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. It was the injured Nanyang people who were tied up.
The Nanyang people were so angry that they screamed strangely again, but the local soldiers ignored them and became anxious after hearing them scold them. They even stabbed them with spear poles or kicked them several times, waiting to kill them. After he was tied up, they took him away. The little leader nodded and bowed to the Ming adults, smiled and made small talk for a while.
At this time, Xia Xun, Su Ying and Tang Sai'er all stood in front of the shed and watched. The shop owner and his wife also stood in front. Seeing that the soldier who had just left the shop was slightly injured, the woman ran over and helped him. He looked at him and comforted him in a low voice. Xia Xun looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, what's going on?"
The shopkeeper said angrily: "Those people are Siamese, a group of businessmen who came from Siam. The leader just now is one of their leaders, named Sawang Susi."
Xia Xun couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "No wonder they are fierce and fierce in their movements, punching to the flesh, especially good at elbow strikes and knee strikes. It turns out they are Muay Thai."
The shopkeeper said: "My wife is beautiful, and she was very fond of her when she saw him. My wife also likes him to be strong, so every time he comes here to do business, he often interacts with my wife."
The day before yesterday, the Chinese soldier named Li Juxue came to my shop for a drink. My wife saw that he was handsome and spoke politely, which was very different from the rudeness of Sawang Susi. She liked him very much, and she no longer had any contact with Sawang Susi. Who knew that Sawang Susi had a grudge, so he made an appointment with his friends to seek revenge."
"What what?"
Xia Xun dug his ears and looked at the shopkeeper in shock, seeing that he actually had a look of disdain and anger on his face.
"Brother, you...are you still fighting for the beaten Sergeant Ming?!"
To be continued...