The sea area of Dachen Mountain was not peaceful at all, but the arrival of a large number of Fujian fishing boats instantly boiled the ocean. The Fujian fishing boats were not willing to be coerced and extorted by Dachen pirates, and they fought with the pirates every day, until the sky was dark, the earth was dark, and the sun and the moon were dim.
Fortunately, Hu Erlao did not start the war lightly. Firstly, he is from Fujian and is very familiar with the strength of Fujian ships. Secondly, he has recently encountered Taipan Lao twice. In the first battle with Liu Dasheng, the number of personnel was reduced by 60 to 70%. Most of the ships are now lacking.
For experienced novices, their combat power has dropped significantly and it is not advisable to start a war hastily.
Huang Chen knew in his heart that Mr. Hu would not remain silent forever. It was only a matter of time before the war started, so he trained his men hard for this. People from other ships returned to the village after sailing, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. They did whatever they wanted, but Huang Chen's crew did not do this.
While waiting for their treatment, Huang Chen intensified his torture on them under the guise of "I am doing this all for your own good."
At sea, on land, during the day and in the evening, the daily life of the crew includes sailing and training, which takes up most of the time. Not that no one complains, they are pirates, not officers and soldiers, and even officers and soldiers do not have such rigorous training. Huang Chen disagrees,
He can't control others, so he has to practice this since he is working for a living. Huang Chen usually talks nicely to people who complain, but if that doesn't work, he will immediately change his face and wield a big stick to suppress them forcefully.
The crew members privately called him King Huang.
On this day in the eastern suburbs of the village, Huang Chen severely punished a lazy subordinate with a stick, and said to everyone with a straight face: "Do you think I am willing to train with you all day long? How about I have time to go to the market and have a good time? I am so
I don’t want to try my best to help you improve your martial arts skills. How many of you have seen the cruelty of battles at sea? With your three-legged cat skills, you will be killed in an instant. Huh! If you can’t listen to what people say, I will take it.
The stick speaks, and if the stick fails, I will use the knife!"
"..." All the subordinates were silent. They knew in their hearts that Huang Chen was definitely a man of his word and was not threatening with words.
Huang Chen's eyes suddenly widened and he shouted: "Why are you still standing there? Practice for me!" Huang Chen's methods were rough, but it had to be said that the effect was good. After more than a week of devilish training, the crew had initially mastered the cold
Hot Weapons. Huang Chen no longer lets the two train separately, but deliberately mixes them together to cultivate mutual understanding. I believe it won't take long before they can forcefully fight.
Compared with usual, Huang Chen rarely showed extra mercy today and stopped in advance. This was not because he sympathized with the hard work of his men, but because today was a special situation. It was the Ghost Festival on July 15th, which is commonly known as the Ghost Festival among the people.
Everyone must fast, chant sutras, and visit the graves of their ancestors.
Everyone was overjoyed and wished they could celebrate the Ghost Festival every day.
Huang Chen secretly sneered and said to himself: "How can we not pay back what we owe? You will cry tomorrow." He strode back home and told his mute sister to guard the house. He brought the sacrifices, supported Zhang, and went into the village to the north of the mountain.
Cemetery.
They kowtowed to the grave where Huang's father was buried with the courtesy of father and son. Huang Chen carefully cleaned the weeds on the grave, while Mrs. Zhang fell down beside the grave, crying and whispering about the many happy events in the family recently, telling Huang's father that there was no need to worry about him down there.
Zhang was immersed in sadness and could not get out of it. After Huang Chen removed the weeds, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands. He asked himself with a heavy heart: "With enough food and clothing, and a peaceful old age, my grandma will feel happy..."
…?”
After the Hungry Ghost Festival, July passes by in a hurry and soon enters August at the turn of summer and autumn.
Huang Chen's eight-oared boat is the smallest boat in the village, but no matter how small it is, he must have a small share of the fishing boat protection fees. In just one month, his cumulative income exceeded thirty taels of silver, thus successfully realizing his inner plan.
The first goal: to bring the grandmother and mute girl to live in the big house in the center of the village.
Mrs. Zhang took the mute girl and stood in front of a tall house with a courtyard. She looked dazed and asked softly: "Brother Jin, is this really our new home?"...
"Yes." Huang Chen nodded and said, "Mom, this will be our home from now on."
"..." Zhang's eyes were red, and she grabbed Huang Chen's hand. The moment she heard about Huang's father's death, she collapsed, thinking that the family was over, but her son not only did not let the family be destroyed, but the days went by.
Well, we have a boat and a new home... Zhang really can't imagine how much effort his son, who had always been withdrawn and autistic, had to put in to get to where he is today.
"..." The smile on Huang Chen's face was a little bitter. His previous son wanted to support him but refused to kiss him. This is a scar that can never be erased from his heart.
The three of them opened the door and entered the house, looking at the new house. There was a living room and five bedrooms in the whole house. Mrs. Zhang felt empty when she looked at it. She turned to Huang Chen and said, "The house is so big, so it's a bit deserted for the three of us to live there."
Brother Jin, is it time for you to get married?"
When the mute girl heard this, she shrank behind Mrs. Zhang like a cooked shrimp.
Huang Chen frowned lightly and hesitated to answer. After getting along for a long time, he no longer discriminated against the mute girl like he did when they first met. In his eyes, the mute girl is a family member who is as important as his mother, but only within the scope of the family.
Family. His lifelong wife? To be honest, Huang Chen has never considered it.
Huang Chen's unexpected silence made Mrs. Zhang stunned for a moment, as if she was hanging in the air, not knowing what to do.
The blush on the mute girl's face gradually faded away, revealing a snow-like paleness, and her clear and beautiful eyes were covered with mist.
Seeing this, Huang Chen secretly cursed himself for being confused. Silence is the most harmful way to hurt people. Just making up any excuse is a hundred times more powerful. He quickly opened his mouth to make amends: "Mom, my career has just started, and my whole heart is focused on it.
I don’t have time to get married at the moment. And it’s a little early to start a family at the age of sixteen. It’s not too late to think about it until you’re eighteen or nineteen.”
Zhang said expressionlessly: "Since you have an idea in your mind, you can make your own decision."
Huang Chen heard the anger in Zhang's words. This was the first time that Zhang had been angry with him since he traveled through time. He thought hard about how to deal with it. The mute girl over there couldn't bear it any longer and ran out of the house crying. Zhang was furious.
Gengwang pointed his nose and asked: "Brother Jin, have you got a boat and money, so you don't look down on the dumb girl anymore?"
Huang Chen was dumbfounded, what should he say? Did he say that the soul in his body was a modern person? Marriage values were different from those in ancient times?
"Why don't you speak?" Zhang asked again.
"Mom, don't be angry. Listen to me. In the child's heart, the mute sister is as important as you. The child will never treat her badly in the future." Huang Chen's promise was a bit vague, but Zhang didn't catch it.
, his face softened slightly. Huang Chen looked at his words and said cautiously: "It's just that the child really doesn't want to get married now. I hope my mother can understand."
Mrs. Zhang couldn't understand, but she didn't want to force her son, so she sighed softly: "The mute sister is a good child. Brother Jin, don't let her down."
"..."
The next day, Huang Chen held a banquet at home to celebrate his move to a new house. At this time, Huang Chen's status was no longer what it used to be. There were more than a hundred people attending the banquet that day. The three chief leaders of the village, Yi Mulao, Hu Erlao, and Wang Fengwu, all came to celebrate and prepared for the banquet.
The generous gift gave Huang Chen enough face.
Huang Chen was very busy outside, while Mrs. Zhang was sitting in the hall, with more than a dozen women surrounding her like a star in the moon, with smiles on their faces and more compliments than she had ever heard in her life.
There were even more people arriving. Mrs. Zhang was very happy at first and couldn't smile from ear to ear. But after listening to it for a long time, she felt bored. She couldn't look down and drive away the women, so she had to force a smile and deal with it perfunctorily.
Huang Chen's drinking capacity was average, and he was drunk in turn during the dinner, especially those subordinates who had suffered from him all day long. They seized the opportunity to toast to him frequently, even at the cost of injuring the enemy eight hundred and damaging themselves a thousand. Huang Chen appeared to be very
He looked bold and willing to accept everyone who came, and cursed in his heart: "A bunch of useless things! Drinking has made me better. Why don't I see you guys so active during training?"
The banquet lasted from afternoon to evening. Huang Chen was so drunk that he was unconscious and lying on the table like mud. However, he refused to accept it and shouted loudly that I was not drunk. This scene naturally made all his subordinates feel relieved.
Wang Shi laughed, and then Yang Dong and the Chen brothers took his place to see off the guests. Zhang Xing and Guo Dayan carried him back to the dormitory to rest.
Huang Chen lay on the bed, still shouting.
The mute girl came in with a basin. Zhang Xing and Guo Dayan immediately exited the room and stayed away.
"Mute sister..." Huang Chen's face was flushed, and his eyes were blurred with drunkenness.
The mute girl walked to the bed with her mouth pursed, her little deer eyes wandering slightly, and after a while she finally spoke: "You... do you dislike that I can't speak?" Her voice was soft and soft, especially pleasant. "I, I suddenly
Now that you can speak, you..." What the mute girl summoned up the courage to say did not receive a response, only a gentle snore sounded, echoing in the room...