Qiang Ming 473_Read the full text of Qiang Ming for free_Chapter 473 The Caribbean comes from (.)
The small fishing village of Colon on the Caribbean coast took advantage of its unique strategic location to develop from an ordinary small fishing village to a busy port town during the slave trade and other maritime transactions.
The sailing ships sailing in from time to time in the harbor make it busy. The triangular warehouses beside the harbor are arranged in an orderly manner, constantly expanding their capacity under the busy bronze bodies of dock workers. The prosperity of the town's commerce has promoted the rapid development of the economy.
Development. The most direct thing is that the expansion of the merchant fleet has brought constant good business to the town's blacksmith shop. The sound of clanging iron can be heard throughout the town day and night. Fresh bread has just been baked in the bakery.
The sweet smell exudes attracts the silver coins in people's pockets. The town, which is bathed in the slightly salty sea breeze all day long, has gradually formed its own beliefs. Not far from the town, there is a newly built church with a steeple.
The pointed roof stretches towards the sky and was built by the Spanish.
Missionaries came here with the opening of new sea routes to deliver the gospel of God to people. The devout town people accepted the teachings of people from the other side of the earth and respectfully believed in the almighty God. Every Sunday, people come here one after another
People continue to come here from home to worship. They believe in Christ and the qualities of kindness and humility, and begin to learn the gentlemanly etiquette of Europeans to show their elegance everywhere. This place always gives people a quiet and peaceful feeling. However, everything is not always that way.
As perfect as it is, in a slightly dilapidated small building on the corner of the street, there are always noisy sounds that are inconsistent with this peaceful world.
"Julianna! You lazy mouse. Where did you hide?! Come out here, you lazy ass! Oh, God, God will punish you! Get out of here now. Come on now!"
I'm coming out!"
Aunt Maggie, the mistress of the house, started her daily curse work as usual. She struggled to move her fat short legs and screamed angrily as she climbed to the small attic above. The ancient stairs bear the burden of
Unable to cope with this sudden excessive burden, one of the wooden boards groaned under the pressure and made a "creeping" sound. Aunt Maggie's right foot that was about to step on immediately slipped down. Fortunately, she had been alert.
She quickly grabbed the guardrail next to her to avoid falling, but the accident also made her scream louder.
"Julianna! What are you hiding up there? Get off here! Come on!"
Aunt Maggie didn't dare to go up any further. The thin wooden boards were in danger of breaking at any time, and she didn't want to see anything unfortunate happen to her. At this time, Julianna, who had been hiding in the small attic, listened to her aunt
The roar became more and more shrill, almost a roar, and I had to go downstairs.
Julianna is the daughter of Aunt Maggie's sister. Her kind and amiable parents died in a shipwreck ten years ago. Julianna, who was only eight years old at the time, had to be fostered in the home of her only relative, Aunt Maggie.
Although she took her in, she did not fulfill her responsibility to take good care of her. Because she had been complaining that taking in this orphan was an extra burden on her, and she always felt that Juliana was not like other children, such as her own son.
Jones and his daughter Tazea are so smart and beautiful. They are well-behaved and obedient, which makes people worry-free.
But Juliana thinks this is not the case: Tazea, whom she calls a little beauty, has the same "proud" short and fat figure as hers, and her face is covered with freckles that make her fat face look like it has never been washed.
She is extremely dirty, and her fluffy tawny curly hair has the effect of reminding people of a clumsy turkey. Moreover, this good daughter has an extremely bad temper. She will get angry at the slightest thing that displeases her, until Ma
Until Aunt Ji promised to buy her the things she had already fancied from the grocery store. Tazeya never showed any friendly feelings towards this cousin who was living at home. Because of her presence, she ate the food that could have been divided a little more.
What's even more disgusting is that the people in the town like Juliana far more than she does. She hates everything about her cousin, especially her big blue eyes that are as clear and pure as the sea water. They are as golden as the sun born on the sea.
She has long curly hair that exudes light, a face that is as fair and delicate as a pearl, and a tall, soft, slender figure that is as graceful as a legendary mermaid.
But it is a pity that Juliana has never had any decent clothes, and her charming figure can only be wrapped in her cousin's short and fat old clothes all day long. This makes Tazea very happy, as if this makes her
A jealous Juliana will always be ugly.
The other people who were dissatisfied with her at her aunt's house were Uncle Cudgel and Cousin Jones. Uncle Cudgel, who was lame in one leg, was an old drunkard. Although people in the town praised him for being a good sailor in the past, Juliana never
I believe it. Because he has been drunk all day since she came to this house. Uncle Caji's opinion of Juliana is mainly because her arrival occupied the small attic where he usually hides and drinks secretly.
This made him very dissatisfied, and now the old drunkard had to drag his lame right leg to hide in his small fishing boat and drink secretly in the cold weather.
Cousin Jones has also been complaining that Juliana's living expenses in this home have caused continuous losses to the property he will naturally inherit. He has always been a pessimist, and only after worrying for a long time did he realize that this kind of loss was actually
It is completely avoidable, that is, marrying Juliana as his wife in the future. In this way, she becomes his wife, and the loss is immediately compensated. However, when he solemnly announced this decision to the whole family after a dinner last year
But she was flatly rejected by Julianna. At that time, she looked at this serious and treacherous cousin with great disgust and said that she did not want to be with a man who smiled with two buck teeth and a voice as hoarse as a crow, but had a long face.
She lived with a man who had a long, thin horse face and was as melancholy as a devil, because otherwise she would not be able to eat. Therefore, Jones had always been grudged against this cousin who dared to be so arrogant and rude to him.
"What are you doing hiding up there?"
Aunt Maggie watched Juliana finally come down from the damn attic and stared at her rosy face and asked.
"He must be hiding up there to steal something. The pies in the kitchen have been missing these days!"
Tazea secretly rejoiced on the sidelines: The pie theft incident has been bothering her in the past few days. Now everyone has locked the suspects on her and Juliana. Although she is the biggest suspect, she believes that as long as she
With a little interruption, the great mother will point out the real "culprit".
"What?! Julianna, how dare you eat the pie! Do you know how much our family has to suffer in order to feed you? Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but you also... steal the pie
! It’s so abominable, so abominable! Listen, you are not allowed to eat at noon today!”
Listening to Aunt Maggie's words, it seems that their family is working hard every day just to feed this unnecessary orphan.
"No, Aunt Maggie. I didn't eat the pie secretly. I just didn't hear you calling me just now. I can swear to you that I didn't eat the pie secretly."
She knew that no matter who in the family caused trouble, she, the most innocent person, would always be punished in the end.
"You still dare to quibble, I already know it! God knows how your damn parents gave birth to a daughter who is so good at lying like you! Listen, because of your lies, you are not allowed to eat dinner!"
"Okay, okay, I ate the pie."
Julianna knew very well the temper of her only aunt, and if she continued to deny it, the consequences would be even more serious. Although she was very reluctant, she had no choice but to admit that this was not her fault.
"Now, you take this basket of eggs to Pierre's bakery for me, and I'll get the money myself. Because since you can lie, you will definitely steal my money." Then he stuffed the basket of eggs into her.
In his hand, he said, "Go back quickly! I still have a lot of things waiting for you to do here. Listen, don't cause me any more trouble. If you let me know that you have provoked the mayor again, I will immediately take care of you."
Get out of here and never come back!"
Aunt Maggie always meant what she said when punishing her, and she had endured it countless times. So Julianna had to be obedient at the moment, otherwise she would be homeless. Although she had no tenderness for this
She hated her family and her mean relatives, but she wasn't ready to live on the streets just yet.
"Also, go to old Kate and bring back the clothes I sent for repair the day before yesterday." Tazea ordered.
"Why don't you go get it yourself? It's too far from the bakery!" Juliana protested angrily.
"Mom, look how dare she talk back to me."
"Julianna, go get it for her!"
Aunt Maggie came over holding the poker. Juliana grabbed the basket and escaped before it fell on her head.
"It's so hateful, this family! They treat me like a slave. I must teach them a lesson. I don't care even if I am punished, I swear!"
Julianna secretly planned in her mind. This was not just an angry comment, in fact she had done it several times: When Aunt Maggie went to close the window on the balcony on a rainy day, she quietly ran over and opened the door.
Locked up, Aunt Maggie screamed like crazy and was soaked in the pouring rain on the balcony for nearly an hour; another time, she secretly put a small grass snake caught in the garden into Cousin Tazea's house
On the bed.
When she yawned and went to bed and lifted the quilt, the little guy who had disturbed her sweet dream vomited at her dissatisfiedly, causing her to faint on the spot before she could scream. For the next week, Tazea was determined not to be alone.
She slept in the bedroom and squeezed together with her mother. As a result, the innocent Uncle Kajie spent seven difficult days on a small fishing boat. However, they later found out that it was her fault and punished her with not more than one day.
In addition to eating, she also had to complete the task of washing a large bag of dirty clothes. Although the punishment was severe, it was quite happy to think that the bad temper in her heart was finally out. Therefore, Juliana was never a girl who allowed others to bully her, and she would resist.
, and sometimes she would take small revenge on those who abused her. Of course, she not only thinks about herself but also fights for others. The mayor of the town, known as "Vicious Tulik", is one of the people who has suffered the most from her.
.It was also her straightforward and fearless personality that won the favor of the people in the town.
"Hey, Judy! Where are you going in such a hurry? Come sit here for a while."
"Oh, hello, Perio. I wish I could sit there as comfortably as you. But I have to take the eggs to Peel first. See you later."
"Hi Judy, long time no see, how are you?"
"Kania? You're back? How's it going? Did you have a pleasant trip on the sea?"
"Oh, of course sailing is so wonderful. It's a pity that you can't go together. By the way, it's for you."
"Wow, this butterfly hairpin is so beautiful, Kenia, thank you."
"It's okay, I'm glad you like it. I have to go find Linda. See you another day."
"Hello, Judy."
"Hello, Carol."
"Hi Judy, good morning."
"Good morning."
...
People greeted her warmly along the way, and Julianna's unhappy mood gradually improved. After all, there were many warm and friendly people here.
On the way back, she found a group of people gathered outside the old cobbler's house on the corner of the street, talking loudly about something. Out of curiosity, Juliana also went over to watch the fun.
"Have you heard that Captain Edwan's merchant ship was robbed by pirates when it just left Luzon? I heard that nearly tens of thousands of gold coins were lost."
The bearded Jonny looked proudly at the growing number of listeners who were gathering around him to inquire about the news, and he spoke cheerfully. Pirate affairs always attract people's attention.
"Pirates on the sea are getting more and more rampant. But how do they do it? Captain Edwan's ship has always been the most well-equipped." Security Guard Karl asked enthusiastically.
"No matter how well-equipped the ship is, it can't resist the pirates near Luzon. They are the most powerful and smartest pirates on the entire sea. Haven't you heard of it? It is said that a pirate once successfully intercepted a ship by himself.
A Spanish merchant ship, and countless jewels were stolen."
Jonny rolled his eyes at him disdainfully and praised the pirates' great achievements with admiration.
"Then are they more vicious than pirates?"
Julianna had never seen a pirate, but she had only seen a few pirates who were captured and paraded in a small town a few years ago. In order to steal something from a small fishing boat, they actually killed an old fisherman in it. This one
It once caused panic in the small town, and no one dared to stay alone on a small fishing boat at night.
Especially those old drunkards who were addicted to alcohol actually stayed honest for a while. The biggest victim in this incident was Uncle Cajie, who endured the miserable days of not drinking for more than ten days.
Julianna felt that this was cruel enough, but she didn't know what kind of pirates people were looking for.
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