Yang Fan quickly asked someone to put a folding plastic table and a few folding chairs in the cab. He invited Zhang Wudian and his family to have supper.
The wheelhouse is the highest and most spacious place on the entire ship. It is a full 18 square meters. In the front are three side windows and the driving position. In the back there is a table with maps and hydrographs, and there is some open space.
Exiting the two rear doors on the left and right of the cab, there is a platform at the back, with a six-barreled 30mm caliber heavy Gatling cannon installed on the left and right sides of it.
The reason for choosing such a large-caliber heavy machine gun is mainly because this weapon has a long range and can also use shotguns to hit cavalry groups.
There is still space reserved on the platform, and it is possible to install four light machine guns. However, they were not installed this time. After all, they were just for trial navigation.
Huang Hao personally served the dishes and arranged the bowls quickly. He is currently the chief officer of the Air Force, and the master is also there, so he naturally has to come and serve.
The captain is a young man in his early twenties, who is also a servant. At this time, he is observing the channel with a telescope hanging on his chest. The other hand is holding the steering wheel.
He kept issuing orders into the row of microphones in front of him.
Zhang Fengyi looked at her with envy. She really wanted to be a captain. She looked so majestic and tall. The uniform was also good-looking, and she looked as energetic as a little lunatic when she wore it.
Yang Fan asked Zhang Wudian to take a seat, but Zhang Wudian refused. The two of them argued about it.
"You are the master. Guests can do as they please. It is not appropriate for me to take the host seat."
"You are a senior, there is no reason for a junior to sit in front of you."
In the end, Zhang Wudian took the first place.
After all, Zhang Wudian's official rank and qualifications are not comparable to that of Yang Fan. Moreover, his seniority is two generations higher than that of Yang Fan. Yang Fan is actually the same generation as Zhang Fengyi.
"The conditions on the ship were so primitive that it made Mr. Zhang laugh." Yang Fan said humbly.
Looking at six hot dishes, four cold dishes, and a basin of ginkgo pork belly soup. The rice is also a large basin of crystal clear japonica rice.
In this era, as a late-night snack, this is already very good. Zhang Fengyi's mouth watered when she saw it.
The Zhang family has strict family rules, and they usually pay attention to frugality. If it is not the New Year or the festival, the landlord's family cannot eat meat. Last time it was the Spring Festival and my mother's birthday, so I had braised pork. Usually, if pigs are not killed, how can there be pork in the countryside?
eat.
"Where, where, this is the first time for me to eat such a sumptuous late-night snack." Zhang Wudian said with a smile. In this era, there are strict rules for eating, and you will not eat after the time.
The late-night snack is not considered a formal meal and there are not many rules, but it just means cooking a bowl of Chaos or something.
The six hot dishes are stir-fried shredded potatoes, shredded pepper pork, kung pao chicken, griddle cauliflower, vinegar braised cabbage, and abalone steamed egg.
Abalone is soaked dry abalone and steamed with eggs. The abalone juice flows onto the eggs, which is very delicious.
The four cold dishes are thinly sliced beef with soy sauce, a vegetable assortment, white-chopped chicken and fried canned sea fish.
Zhang Fengyi was dazzled by what she saw. She couldn't help but want to play fast. Huo glared at her before she took back the fast.
There are big rules in this era. The old man and Uncle Dingyuan didn’t touch the tachyon, so how could anyone else do it first? No matter how big or small they are.
"Mr. Zhang, there are red wine here, as well as Shanxi Fenjiu and fifteen-year-old Huaying wine. Which one do you like?"
Zhang Wudian was a generous person and was not polite. He ordered wine directly. After all, in this era, wine either came from overseas or from the Western Regions, which was relatively rare.
Yang Fan then said to Mr. Huo: "Can Mrs. Zhang and your daughter drink? If not, there are sour plum soup and other drinks here."
"Brother Yang, my mother knows how to drink. She has a good drinker. Just bring her all the wine she has." Zhang Fengyi rushed to say.
Yang Fan couldn't help but laugh. Zhang Fengyi seemed to be a drinker at first glance. She probably had a strict family control. She didn't have the opportunity to steal wine. Like the little girl, she was afraid that she would make a fuss after drinking too much, so she hid the wine. She was very dissatisfied.
Happy.
Mrs. Huo was a little embarrassed and said quickly: "My little girl is usually a disciplinarian. Don't blame Dingyuan Bo."
"My dear wife, there is nothing wrong with your innocent heart. Huang Hao, bring all the drinks and drinks." Yang Fan said with a smile.
Many of the ingredients for these dishes were not available in the Ming Dynasty at this time, or had not been promoted to the north. Yang Fan introduced them to everyone in the Zhang family.
Zhang Fengyi was so happy that she hadn't been so free to eat and drink for a long time. Moreover, there was a lot of meat on the table. Although she came from a wealthy family, her grandfather was diligent and thrifty in running the family and never allowed his children to be frivolous.
The cousins of the Zhang family all live a simple life, and usually eat mostly vegetarian meals. Only on the first and fifteenth day of every month, various festivals, and birthdays of elders can they eat meat and drink wine.
After Zhang Fengyi opened the banquet, she immersed herself in the meal without raising her head or eyes open. Yang Fan's appetite was whetted by the sight. It was so lonely in the desert that he couldn't wait to finish the meal.
Yang Fan mainly drank and chatted with Zhang Wudian, and most of the food on the table went into Zhang Fengyi's stomach. Yang Fan was also surprised that this girl could really eat, she was a big eater.
This girl is a good drinker at first sight, and drinks seven or eight kinds of drinks. The more she drinks, the redder her face becomes.
Huo was so angry that she stepped on her daughter's feet under the table to no avail.
Yang Fan was amused, but he was afraid of Mrs. Zhang's embarrassment, so his face felt sour.
After dinner, Yang Fan arranged for the Zhang family to stay in the captain's cabin and the VIP cabin, the two rooms with the best conditions on the ship. Huang Hao and others were driven to sleep in hammocks.
Yang Fan didn't dare to let Zhang Wudian sleep in the hammock. If that thing fell down in the middle of the night, it would be smashed. Besides, it was not convenient for women to sit in the hammock. He directly requisitioned the captain's room and let Huo and his daughter live in it. He let Zhang Wudian stay in the VIP room.
I set up a camp bed in the cab and slept behind the cab. I could take command at any time if necessary.
Huo was very angry. As soon as he entered the captain's room, he picked up Zhang Fengyi's ears and scolded: "Damn girl, are you a starving ghost? Why don't you eat so much that I will embarrass you?"
It’s over.”
"Oops! Mother, please let go, it hurts." Zhang Fengyi begged for mercy. "Our family hasn't eaten meat for a long time. The last time was during the Chinese New Year. I really can't bear it."
"Hmph! You still drink so much. If you get drunk, you will be embarrassed. You are a girl who likes to wield knives and guns all day long. If you are so good at drinking, who will marry you in the future?"
"Hasn't my daughter been promised to the Ma family since she was a child? Why are she afraid that no one will want her?" Zhang Fengyi said sternly.
Madam Huo tapped her forehead with her hand and told her to wash up and rest quickly.
Yang Fan slept until midnight when he suddenly heard a noise in the cab.
Originally, when sailing at night, the lights were turned off. Only the weakest lanterns were used to keep the lights on. At this time, they were all brightened. And there were gunshots in the night.
Bang bang bang! The sound of gunfire was dull and loud.
At first glance, it didn't sound like Yang Fan's system equipment. It sounded like a European heavy matchlock gun.
Yang Fan, who had been sleeping with his clothes on, sat up, put on his coat and walked towards the bridge. At this time, the searchlight was also lit.
The one-meter diameter carbide lamp searchlight is like the two eyes of a monster. It sweeps from both sides of the ship. The width of the upper reaches of the Yellow River is less than a hundred meters. With the ship in the middle, the searchlight can shine very far.
A group of cavalrymen were caught by searchlights, and the sailors immediately shined both lights in that direction.