Sleep is the state closest to death. When Mr. Wen woke up from his dream, this sentence popped into his mind for some reason. When he opened his eyes, a light red tent with water and grass patterns on the top was swaying, and there was a sound coming from his nose.
The faint fragrance made me close my eyes in relief - and suddenly I opened them again, where is this!
If Mr. Wen hadn't already experienced the wormhole, he would most likely think that he had passed through the soul. His mind was slightly clearer: Didn't he live in the house sent by Gao Ji? Although the bed had a tent, it was just
Ordinary blue cloth curtains. How can they be so powdery? What on earth is this?
I quickly sat up, but I felt dizzy, my limbs were sore, and I had no strength at all. Looking around, I saw that it was a very small room with no windows. Except for the big bed under me, there were only a few chairs and a few furnishings.
There are vases, bonsais and the like, and two landscape paintings hanging on the wall.
He quickly got up and put on his clothes, and found that his stab-proof vest, belt and waterproof boots were gone. The large folding knife, stun device and anti-wolf spray that he never left his body were all missing. This scared him very much. As a practitioner,
As a "survival madman" for many years, these things are almost the magic weapons of Wen Desi's self-defense. Now that he is in an unexpected situation, he has no self-defense treasures...
Just as he was panicking, there was a sound on the door, and a lean man of medium build came in, with a stern look on his face. Mr. Wen was such a person, he could tell at a glance that the person who came was not a kind person, and he was currently in a unclear situation, so he simply remained silent.
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"Hello, Shopkeeper Wen." The visitor bowed his hand carelessly, and intentionally or unintentionally exposed the handle of the wakizashi knife under his waist. Wen Desi heard that his accent had a slight Minnan accent.
"Who do you respect?"
The man chuckled and sat down in the chair carelessly: "We are all making a living at sea. Recently I heard that shopkeeper Wen came from Australia and made a fortune selling rare goods. I don't know where the ship is anchored or the route (i.e. the shipping route)
How about it? Fortunately, brothers, we have someone to take care of us at sea."
Wen Desi did not answer, but asked: "Where is this place?"
The man laughed and said, "This is just the temporary residence of shopkeeper Wen, so why should we know about it? We are very curious about things in Australia, and I hope the shopkeeper will give us some advice." After saying this, he showed a threatening look.
Mr. Wen thought to himself that you are such a skinny and wizened thing, why am I still afraid of you? Ruyi had punched and kicked him a long time ago, but now his hands and feet were so weak that it was difficult to even move. The hero did not want to suffer the immediate loss, so he had to respond:
"It's easy to say. I wonder what your Majesty wants to hear?"
"What kind of ship did you come to Ming Dynasty on? Where is the ship anchored now?"
Wen Desi was most afraid of being asked about this matter, because there was no explanation at all. It was also difficult to lie. After a little investigation, he found out. Since there was no Australian ship, the only way was to blame it on the existing ship.
"Ships built in Australia are not suitable for long-distance voyages, so we only go to Boni. From Boni, we change to Franchise ships." The authenticity of this statement was difficult to tell, and Mr. Wang was not in a position to refute him, and asked him how he could enter Guangzhou.
city.
Wen Desi suddenly had many thoughts in his mind. Since this group of people kidnapped him, they were obviously not on the same side as Gao Ji, and maybe they were enemies. Now they could only connect all the verifiable things to Gao Ji, and they would
If there is no way to prove it, the lie will not be exposed. Now I went through all the things Xiao Zishan told him about the smuggling merchants on Haopan Street in the past. I already had a plan in my mind and said:
"When I was in Australia, I heard overseas merchants say that the city of Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty was rich and hostile, but outsiders were not allowed to enter the city to trade. It was also a coincidence that I learned from a sailor from Yifo Langji that there was a fish island outside the Pearl River Estuary, which was a good place for merchants to trade private goods.
Where we wanted to go, we got off the boat there and paid someone to send us to Guangzhou City, and the person sent us to Gao Ju's mansion."
"Oh, who's name is who?"
"I'm new here, so I didn't dare to ask any more questions. It seems that my surname is Wang."
Boss Wang on Yuyuzhou just heard this from a servant of the Gao family by chance.
"Hey, why did Boss Wang say he didn't know you Australian maritime merchants?" A clear and charming female voice suddenly came from outside the door.
As soon as the voice finished, a young girl turned around from behind the door. She was wearing a tight-fitting double-breasted coat in a lilac color, and a long skirt of snow-green fine pleats. She was tall, with curved eyebrows and red lips, and her skin was as white as jade. Her eyes were big and bright.
, his eyes moved as he spoke, showing a kind of flattery. Looking again, there was a vague evil aura between his brows and eyes.
Wang Tou'er, however, seemed to be very concerned about the girl, and hurriedly smiled and stood up to give up his seat. The girl was not polite, and sat down gracefully. A pair of wonderful eyes, as if they could penetrate people's hearts, wandered around Mr. Wen. He saw Wen Desi.
My mind was racing, what do I think about this girl? Where could such a person come from in the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century?
"Who is this?" Wen Desi was disturbed by her words. He knew that opening his defense at this time would easily lead to flaws, so he first came up with a delaying strategy.
"Hey, it has nothing to do with you..."
"Hey, Mr. Wang, don't say that. I'm not a bad person. I'm also a person with a strong reputation in the sea. Why are you so secretive? I'm Li Siya -" she stood up and raised her hands.
The hem of her skirt, her right foot stepped back, and she actually curtsied. Mr. Wen's mind buzzed on the spot, could this girl also be a time traveler? Besides them, are there other time travelers in the world?!
He barely managed to calm down, stood up and bowed slightly: "I am Wen Desi."
This time it was Li Siya's turn to be slightly surprised: "Does Australia also practice Western etiquette?"
Wen Desi saw that the girl's hair color was slightly brown, her eyes were slightly brown, and her long hair was slightly curly. He knew that this girl was probably of Portuguese descent. Such second-generation natives are very common in Macau, and some of them have Portuguese parents. Qu
Kneeling is just a Western etiquette. Then he calmed down and said with a smile:
"Australians practice Western etiquette every day."
"Then you still call yourself Chinese people? Isn't this the destruction of etiquette and the destruction of music?" the girl teased.
"My heart is with China, and I am a Chinese people. It has nothing to do with rituals and music."
"The momentum is quite strong." Li Siya sat on a chair, playing with a small knife - Wen Desi recognized this as the big folding knife he always carried - "But shopkeeper Wen, you haven't answered me yet.
If so, Boss Wang doesn't recognize you?" She looked at Mr. Wen boredly and said softly: "Are you going to exist as a man for the rest of your life?"
Wen Desi broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that although this girl was charming in her words, her attacks were usually ruthless. When dealing with such a person, it is not enough to be soft or hard. He thought to himself, I just said that my last name was Wang, and I didn't say anything.
Which one is it? Furthermore, he heard Xiao Zishan say that groups like the fishermen smuggling gang on Youyu Island are very exclusive and it is impossible for outsiders to get the information. He sneered in his heart: You are just putting a "golden bell cover" on it.
That’s all.
"I don't recognize Boss Wang, but I seem to have heard that his surname is Wang." In order to soften his tone, he smiled, "I come from overseas and only know how to make money by selling goods, and I don't want to inquire about other people's reputation.
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"You really have dark eyes but only silver in your eyes."
"It's the nature of businessmen to seek profit."
"Why do I feel that Shopkeeper Wen and your subordinates are all extraordinary people?" Li Siya leaned over slightly, and a faint smell of rose water reached his nose, "Zhu Zhu
Profits? Who in the world is not a profit-seeking person? Even the emperor is just chasing the profits of his family and his family name." Her eyes flickered, "Shopkeeper Wen, am I right?"
"Yes, yes. What Miss Li learned is..." Wen Desi began to doubt whether she was a time traveler again. If she was really a time traveler, it would be best not to be a rotten girl... While he was thinking wildly, he saw Miss Li sitting upright, standing there.
There was a pile of stuff on the top, and everything was messy, including Xiao Zishan's socks and Wang Gong's signature pen. The common feature was that they were not products of this time and space.
"Are these all produced in Australia?"
"It's made in Australia."
Then this pretty little girl actually picked up Xiao Zishan's nylon stockings - obviously she knew what they were, and she used a bamboo stick.
"How are these socks made? How are they cut? Why are they so transparent and can be elasticated and tightened freely?"
"These are knitted socks, made with a knitting machine." Wen Desi was very familiar with modern machinery: the first hand knitting machine was invented in England in 1598, and could only hook 16 coils at a time, which was quite primitive.
It was only 30 years ago, so the Portuguese may not even know about it.
"Is it using a machine?" The girl looked at Xiao Zishan's socks thoughtfully.
"Yes."
"What about this silk? Raw silk cannot be made with such elasticity."
Wen Desi thought that this matter was not easy to explain, and the knitting machine could be said to be ugly. Tell her that the silk was made from petroleum? Then I am afraid that his lower body will no longer exist in the form of a man.
"This thing is called nylon silk, not silk. How it is produced is a secret in our country. How do we businessmen know?"
Li Siya nodded, but there was a look of disappointment in her eyes. Wen Desi thought, this girl's slender thighs without a pair of stockings would be a cruel thing. It seems that nylon stockings should be trafficked in large quantities next time...
"The way of writing in Australia seems to be Western-style. This pen does not need to be dipped in ink, and it is very convenient to carry." Li Siya sighed, playing with the pen, and couldn't put it down, "Your goods really make me feel like I am sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
.I never imagined that there is a place like this in the world that can produce such ingenious and exquisite things.”
"It's funny."
"You are going to open the sea route this time. Naturally, you will be trafficking all year round in the future?"
"This..." Wen Desi didn't know how to answer.
"Huh, it doesn't matter." The girl smiled coldly, seeming to be saying to herself, "It's only a matter of time for the ocean in Guangdong and Guangzhou to fall into the hands of the master. If you want to keep the cargo safe for a long time, you still need to know
It's a good time!" After saying that, he got up and went away minding his own business.