Jin Feng was confused, and Zheng Chiyuan was equally confused.
So Zheng Chiyuan turned to look at the deputy general again.
The lieutenant turned around and looked around, but did not find the soldier who reported to him. He could only look at the child with a dark expression on his face and asked: "Aren't you the youngest son of a boatman? How come you have become a daughter of the people?"
"Returning to the military master, the civilian girl's real name is Shen Xiuxiu. There are not enough people on the ship, and our family cannot afford to hire sailors, so my father asked me to go to the ship to help. However, it is unlucky for a girl to get on the ship. When I reported it to the military master,
The report became a boy."
As the child spoke, his eyes turned red again: "It's really unlucky for a girl to get on the boat. It was me who killed my father, uncle, and brother!"
In the feudal era, there was indeed a saying that women could not board ships.
Shen Xiuxiu's family's fishing boat is relatively large and cannot be driven without people. However, there are only three men in the family and one is missing.
Shen Xiuxiu's mother was picking up seafood at the beach in the early years. She was killed by pirates or other fishermen who were passing by. The adults in the family were all on the boat, leaving her alone at home, and her father was worried.
Just give her a boy's name and let her do odd jobs on the ship.
Who knew that something would happen to their boat?
"Silly boy, what are you talking about?"
Tang Xiaobei said angrily: "Didn't you see the girl on Maolang Island? This matter has nothing to do with you, it's all the pirates' fault!"
There are many boys and girls in a well-off society, so it is difficult to quickly restore the economy. In order to mobilize women to participate in the construction, Jin Feng has been advocating gender equality.
This is true in Sichuan and Shu, and it is also true in the East China Sea.
At first, some women in the East China Sea were afraid to go out. Later, in order to survive, the refugee girls took the initiative to join the drying field.
Other refugees gradually became bolder when they saw that girls could earn money to support their families in the drying yard and would not be discriminated against.
Nowadays, not only the drying ground, but also the proportion of female workers in Maolangyu and other factories is getting higher and higher.
Zheng Chi saw that Shen Xiuxiu's mood was still a little unstable, so he took the initiative to ask: "Miss Xiuxiu, please stop crying and answer a few questions from me first, okay?"
"Okay!" Shen Xiuxiu wiped away her tears and nodded: "Excuse me, General Zheng!"
"By the way, how do you know me and the Imperial Master?" Zheng Chiyuan asked.
The other navy soldiers around also looked at Shen Xiuxiu in confusion.
It stands to reason that she is just an ordinary fisherman girl, while one of Jin Feng and Zheng Chiyuan is the imperial advisor and the other is the head of the navy. Shen Xiuxiu should not know them.
"On our boat, in addition to the Dragon Prince, we also have the longevity tablets of the Imperial Master and General Zheng. I have to offer incense and pray to them every day."
Shen Xiuxiu said: "Once we brought it back from the sea, the Imperial Master and this lady were talking at the dock. My father told me that this is the Imperial Master, a great benefactor to all the fishermen in Yuxi Town, let me remember
The appearance of the resident national master.
General Zheng, I know him earlier. I used to like to pick clams near the dock, and later I saw him many times on Maolang Island."
Hearing this, Zheng Chiyuan nodded suddenly.
Because he has been active in the East China Sea all year round and visited the dock more frequently last year and this year, many fishermen in Yuxi Town know him.
In fact, before Zheng Chiyuan asked this question, he roughly guessed the answer in his mind. The reason why he asked it again was that he was worried that Jin Feng would be confused, and he found that Shen Xiuxiu was too nervous and deliberately asked a digression.
Chapter 1532 Shen Xiuxiu (2 / 2)
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Now Shen Xiuxiu's mood has almost stabilized, and at least she can speak fluently, so Zheng Chiyuan asked about the business: "Xiuxiu, how did you meet the pirates?"
"My brother only started working on the ship this year. He is not skilled in many things. Not long after we came out from Maolang Island, my brother accidentally scratched the sail when he was raising the sail."
Shen Xiuxiu said: "The sail was broken, so we couldn't keep up with the fleet. A big brother from the escort boarded our ship in a speedboat and asked us to make do with the broken sail back to Maolang Island and repair the sail before transporting it.
Next trip.”
"Then, did you go back?" Zheng Chiyuan asked.
"It would be great if we could go back," Shen Xiuxiu's tears fell again, but she continued: "My dad said that we have walked so far and it is not smooth to go back. Moreover, when we return to Maolang Island, we have to unload the kelp and go back and forth.
It will take several days to return, and the weather is hot, and the kelp may become stuffy.
My father was worried that we would not be allowed to transport kelp in the future, so he decided to repair the sail on the ship and send back this boatload of kelp first!
Who knew that we would encounter pirates later that night..."
At this point, Shen Xiuxiu must have recalled the scene at that time, and her face became very ugly.
Zheng Chiyuan and the deputy general looked at each other and nodded slightly.
They had been wondering before, but now that there are hot air balloons patrolling between Maolang Island and the pier, how could pirates hijack a kelp boat out of thin air?
Now they understood that the pirate ship appeared at night.
Although hot air balloons can see very far, they cannot be seen at night.
Therefore, in addition to steam engine-powered building ships, other fishing boats transporting kelp must form a fleet.
If they are unable to return to the dock at night, the fleet will anchor and the speedboats will be responsible for guarding the ship outside. Even if there are pirates, they will not dare to approach at all.
However, Shen Xiuxiu's family's fishing boat was left alone, and the escort did not know that they were following them, so they did not send a speedboat to protect them.
Speaking of which, their family's luck is not good. Pirates in the East China Sea are very rare nowadays, and the sea is so big. Even if they are alone, the probability of encountering pirates is not high, but they do.
Thinking of this, Zheng Chiyuan suddenly asked: "Did you light up the lights on the boat that night?"
"Yes," Shen Xiuxiu nodded and said, "My father wanted to seize the sail quickly while not rushing at night, so he lit a brazier on the deck and mended the sail overnight."
"No wonder you are being targeted by pirates!" the deputy general said, patting his legs: "Your father is also an old fisherman, right? Doesn't he know that you can't light a fire at sea at night?"
The weather has been bad recently. You can't even see the moon at night. After the sun sets, the sea becomes completely dark.
At this time, if you light a brazier at night, you can see it dozens of miles away.
"My uncle also reminded my father at that time, but my father said that there are no pirates in the East China Sea recently, and he was in a hurry, so he lit the brazier." Shen Xiuxiu cried and said, "It would be great if my father listened to my uncle."
"What happened has already happened. There is no point in regretting it. The most important thing now is to find this group of pirates and help your father and uncle take revenge!"
Tang Xiaobei put Shen Xiuxiu into his arms and comforted her.
"And my brother!" Shen Xiuxiu added: "My brother is such a good person, how can the pirates have the heart to kill him!"
"Yes, and your brother!"
Zheng Chiyuan took the conversation and asked: "Xiuxiu, have you seen what a pirate looks like?"