When the Dutch left, the light of the torch flickered twice at the corner in front, and I was in darkness again behind me.
But I don’t seem to care too much about it, because now I can see the woodlice stinging in the rock crevices, and I can see that their round carapace is emitting a faint light green light.
I've known this kind of bug before, but I don't remember that their bodies glow. Could it be that the bugs here grow in a special way?
There is also a centipede that is an inch long, and there is a light green shimmer emanating from each junction of its body segments.
I ignored it, thinking it was the result of my excessive fatigue.
I climbed through a collapse on the edge of a cliff. When I got outside, I believed that Xiaoyue and Jiang Wanqing were also here, because I didn't see any side roads along the way.
It had just rained outside. As soon as I came out, I saw a barefoot and small footprints on the dirt road. I concluded that the footprints were Jiang Wanqing's.
Because both of her shoes were lost, and the people who just entered the hole were all wearing shoes.
My heart dropped a little in my stomach when I saw this mark. They were all outside.
But I still couldn't shout. There were voices everywhere. There was a dense forest. The voice came from the forest. On the right was a river. The water was very deep. There were five or six empty wooden boats stationed in it. The water was very shallow.
I ducked and hid behind a big rock. There were two men on a boat, dressed as Dutchmen. It looked like they were watching over the boat, while most of the people were in the woods, not knowing what they were doing.
If I were Jiang Wanqing and Xiaoyue, where would they hide when they encountered this kind of situation when they first came out?
Soon a group of people came out of the woods with heavy steps. They worked in pairs, carrying heavy sacks, and walked step by step towards the side of the boat.
There is a patch of reeds between the fleet and my hiding place. Although it is not very dense, those people are busy loading the goods onto the ship, and no one notices me. I slowly move towards the innermost ship.
I found no one there
The big wooden boats were lined up along the river. They started loading them from the boat at the other end. When people stepped on them, the springboard they put up between the boats and the shore was bent under the pressure.
This river flows out from the foot of the mountain not far away. The underground river rushes out here. I quickly leaned on the cover of the hull and stretched out my camera to cover the side of the ship. I fell onto the ship. Fortunately, there was a person on the ship.
There is no one! My strong curiosity makes me have to see what happens. If Song Hua, Wu Ye and Xiaoyue are here, she will definitely be interested in these people.
In the center of the ship's plank are two tall masts. This is a two-masted sailboat. The layers of canvas sails on top are piled at the bottom of the masts, which is just enough for me to hide my body.
They slowly and methodically loaded the first boat, and then the second boat. Judging from the way they struggled, I guessed that there must be something heavy and valuable in the sack. Could it be sea salt? Far away
On the hillside, the forest was shrouded in blue mist. Probably Tian Wang and our people were behind that forest, which was not close to us.
I took Xiaoyue and Jiang Wanqing with me from there to the other side of the mountain where this underground river gushed out. The river where they bathed appeared again on this side of the mountain after a journey underground.
The second time they came out, they carried half of the sacks, and the rest were miscellaneous. Some people drove a few pigs, and some people had a pole on their shoulders. At the two ends of the pole were three or five chickens tied together.
and geese, squawking
Behind them were more than a dozen loads of rice grains in baskets, and then a batch of cut and trimmed bamboo poles, which were loaded into the second boat.
I carefully looked at the goods they loaded on the ship. It looked like a victory escape. What the hell were these Dutch people doing?
Just when I was puzzled, someone suddenly whistled, and soon a scene appeared that stunned me.
The group of flashy parrots took off from the forest, circled twice at the end of the Suspension Forest, and then landed straight on the third boat, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
This is strange. What I always thought was a group of wild parrots turned out to be domesticated by these Dutch people! Don’t forget that there are also two high-legged ferocious dogs. They have been barking just now, and now they are flying into the air.
three boats
One of the dogs stood on the deck of the ship, glanced towards me, and barked twice alertly, but immediately someone came up and scolded him, and he tucked his tail between his legs and got into the cabin and disappeared.
The people on the three boats are already in their places, but there are still two boats empty. I can't think of what else they can carry.
After a while, I understood
A dozen people armed with swords and guns, guarding a team of fifty or sixty people, finally came out of the woods.
They were dressed in rags, and they were not of the same race at first glance. They were being watched, and any disobedience would immediately result in a lesson.
I thought these people were on the fourth boat, but I was wrong. Those people were driven by others to carry logs out of the woods and walked towards the fourth boat.
It turns out that this is what the Dutch captured laborers. The four of them carried a crossbar together, and it was still very strenuous. I saw a figure in the team. No matter how I looked at him, he was different, especially since he was the only one among these people.
Bare feet!
I dare not think about it. Judging from the figure of this man, he is not a strong man. He is hunched over and hiding at the back. The back of the person in front blocks his face. Every step he takes is very painful.
look of pain
It’s just that he was wearing local clothes. I wonder...how could it be Jiang Wanqing? Xiaoyue should at least be with her.
When it was their turn to lift the beam onto the boat, I saw him from across the boat raising his arm and wiping the sweat from his face with his sleeve. In an instant, I finally saw clearly, the face covered with sweat.
Face
Who else could it be if it wasn't Jiang Wanqing?
How she got here, and how she got separated from Xiaoyue, all of this flooded into my mind in an instant.
Fortunately, she got a set of dirty clothes from somewhere and did not reveal her true identity. However, this job was still a bit difficult for her.
She put down the crossbar, raised her eyes and looked around blankly. Just as she was about to follow the people down and lift it for the second time, a hand suddenly stretched out from under the sail of the boat and pulled up her trousers.
, pulled into the canvas also stacked under the mast
The person who pulled her was Xiaoyue. I recognized her hand. After searching for so long, I finally found the two of them here at the same time. I felt relieved again.
It seems that after they got out of the underground river, the two of them were temporarily separated for unavoidable reasons. Jiang Wanqing was forced to work as a laborer, while Xiaoyue hid on the boat and waited for action.
But their hiding place is not a place to stay for a long time. Soon, when the ship is full, the Dutch will find them when they raise the sail. But I saw two hands under the canvas, arranging it, tightening it, and watching.
It looks like he plans to stay here.
I thought to myself, do these two stupid girls want to get rid of me and go to sea with them?
On the second trip, the people carrying logs boarded the boat again. On the second trip, I think the boat has been loaded. There is not much chance left. I have to pull the two of them out before they come back.
But there were already two people standing on the fourth boat, looking condescendingly at the shore. I also heard the two dogs barking a few more times under the cabin, looking very reluctant.
There are two springboards on the deck of the ship here. They are used when preparing to board the ship. Every ship has these things. I gently moved them up. The two ships were not far apart, and they just fit on the planks.
A Dutchman stood on the side of the boat, holding his hands and looking down. Another man was looking around the wooden pile just now, looking at something. I avoided the sight of the two people and quietly got to their boat.
The canvas was pulled open silently, and there seemed to be a hand inside still tightly grasping its edge.
I whispered, "Don't hold me, it's me." I immediately let go. I lifted a corner of the canvas and saw two familiar faces that were a little pale with excitement.
But here footsteps sound behind me
I rolled and hit the canvas cover.
Now that I was with them again, I signaled them to be quiet and listen to the noise outside. When I was holding them, I pulled them hard and said, "Let's go!" Jiang Wanqing held my left hand tightly, her bare feet
There was no sound at all when stepping on the wooden board. Behind her was Xiaoyue, with the Anling knife still in her hand.
We bypassed the two people and used the springboard to get to the fifth ship. We put the springboard back in place and then Jiang Wanqing threw herself into my arms and said aggrievedly, "Husband..."
Now is not the time to express grievances. The people over there got on the boat again and put down the things on their shoulders. After several orders were passed, someone moved a plank over there and put it heavily on the bow of the boat, shaking the wooden boat.
A shaking
I pulled two people together and walked to the back of the boathouse in a few steps.
There are people over there walking across the gangplank step by step. When we get to the boat here, it is impossible for us to leave the boat. Besides, I don’t think Jiang Wanqing’s condition is good. Whether we can run away is still in doubt.
There was a hatch cover at my feet. I lifted it up, and there was a wooden ladder leading directly to the inside. Time was running out. I motioned to them, Xiaoyue took the lead, and walked down quickly.
Jiang Wanqing's feet were covered with mud and blood, and the gravel-covered mountain road had cut her tender feet. I didn't have time to think about it anymore, so I picked her up, went down to the cabin, and covered her with it.
Put the hatch cover on
Xiaoyue stayed where she was and was at a loss. There were several hatches inside, and she didn't know which one to open.
Besides, it was very dark inside, and I couldn't see anything when I first came in. But in the blink of an eye, I saw a faint red light emanating from Xiaoyue's chest and neckline.
Look at Jiang Wanqing, because she is now in my arms. When I lower my head, I can see the inside of her neck, and the light red light there is even more conspicuous.
"Can you see the red light?" Although someone on the board had already walked to the hatch cover, I still asked Xiaoyue.
"What did you say?" She didn't hear clearly, but I already knew the answer. I pulled Xiaoyue, hugged Jiang Wanqing, opened the innermost door, ducked in, and closed the door.