Chapter 8

After a month in a hurry, Quanzhou has entered summer, and the weather is dry and hot.

On this day, Ling Qingyu didn't go to the shipyard and sat on the stone pier under the tree to study the catalogue that Zheng Xi brought back.

These days, Ling Qingyu goes to the shipyard every three to see Wu Da repair the ship. At the same time, he discusses some details with Wu Da and asks Zheng Xi to contact the merchants in Quanzhou to find the goods to take on the ship.

Lu Yao's body really recovered quickly. Ten days later, he began to work actively. Ling Qingyu didn't let him and ye Xi go out, but he did all the wood cutting, water carrying and cleaning at home, including cooking, although the taste was really not good.

"Well, Lu Yao, Zheng Xi didn't buy salt?" Ling Qingyu looked at the list in one hand and clamped the dish with chopsticks in the other.

Didn't you say yesterday that salt was also bought for money, that I put too much salt? Lu Yao stared at Ling Qingyu, but didn't reply. He went to fetch water and wash the yard. The weather is already very hot. Soon after the water is poured on, hot air will come out again.

Ling Qingyu also casually read that in her last life, she learned many things that were not good, but one thing that everyone hated from the beginning of learning, that is, cooking. She can cook porridge into a pot, stir fry vegetables into paste, and the outside of the fish is scorched black, but the inside is raw. After her efforts were politely praised in front of her parents, classmates, boyfriend and husband, she completely gave up cooking.

So although she has a gourmet's stomach and knows how to cook delicious food, she is still very grateful as long as someone cooks for her when she has no choice, because no matter what, she can do better than her.

Compared with Lu Yao, ye Xi is very comfortable these days. Although Ling Qingyu didn't let him go out, he didn't care what he did. He bought some books and the four treasures of study for him, and specially bought a barrel for him to practice his breathlessness. After returning from the shipyard, he helped Lu Yao change the medicine, and after boiling the medicine, he would also tell him stories he had never heard before. Ling Qingyu never asked who he was or who his enemy was, but when he had nightmares at night, he would hold him to sleep, if he couldn't sleep, Discuss with him how to treat the enemy if you can get revenge, such as digging a big hole for the enemy to jump, or letting him run naked in the street, and other things that ordinary daughters don't think of.

Of course, ye Xi believes that Ling Qingyu is definitely not an ordinary girl, otherwise, the girl will blush like a boiled egg in Luyao, and she is still taking off Luyao's clothes and applying medicine. Ye Xi also asked Zheng Xi under the direction of Lu Yao's eyes. Zheng Xi said, "what can I do? I have something to do. I'm tired every day. Can you change it for him? Besides, didn't you say that day that you wanted this boy to be a redundant son-in-law for my girl? What do you care so much about?"

In fact, ye Xi didn't understand the meaning of a redundant son-in-law very well. He said that at the beginning because he mentioned it when listening to other people's gossip. He thought that if he took off his clothes, he would be a redundant son-in-law, so ling Qingyu helped him take a bath every day, took him to bed, and would have taken off all his clothes, so would he also be a redundant son-in-law? It's just that he's smart enough not to tell anyone what he thinks.

Ling Qingyu doesn't care at all, Zheng Xi doesn't care, and ye Xi doesn't care, so the only one who cares very much is Lu Yao, who is very tragic. Some days, as long as he heard Ling Qingyu's voice, he was afraid that this daring woman would not be satisfied with just taking off her clothes, but eventually eating dry and wiping clean. After many days of worrying, he finally realized that she really didn't care about this woman and didn't treat herself as a woman.

"Sister, when can we get on board?" Ye Xi put away the finished dishes and chopsticks and asked.

"Well, it will take a few days." Ling Qingyu turned over a page of the list, casually wrote down the goods and quantity to buy on the paper, and said, "I want you to practice holding your breath, have you done it?"

"I have practiced. Now I can close it for a long time." Ye Xi said happily that he came from the north and didn't know water at all. Ling Qingyu was ready to give up taking them on board after knowing that they were both dry ducks. As a result, Zheng Xi changed her mind in one sentence. Zheng Xi said, "on a sea boat, what's the relationship between knowing water or not? Falling into the sea is death."

Ling Qingyu smiled and touched Ye Xi's head as a reward. Then sort out the list in hand, repair the ship, remove 3000 Liang, apply for a sea going permit, 2000 Liang, and bring some sundries and sailor's fees. Then the rest is only 4000 Liang to buy goods. Even if the money is only the cheapest porcelain, it can't be loaded into a ship. It seems that it's necessary to rent out some warehouses, as Zheng Xi said.

Seeing that Ling Qingyu began to write and draw in words he couldn't understand, Lu Yao waved Ye Xi over, carried him into the room and began to teach him to practice.

Ling Qingyu glanced at Lu Yao and quietly brought him to the door. After Lu Yao got better, he began to secretly teach Ye Xi something. Ling Qingyu estimated that it should be martial arts. It was false to say that he was not curious. Just looking at Lu Yao's taboo Mo Shen, Ling Qingyu chose to acquiesce and ignore. Everyone is a fallen person at the end of the world, so there is no need to investigate too much.

Taking back his eyes, he just saw Zheng Xi quietly push the door in, look back, and then gently close the door, looking at him curiously.

"Girl," Zheng Xi's face was very bad, and she couldn't care about her sweat. She hurried to Ling Qingyu, looked at Lu Yao's room, and whispered, "something's wrong."

Ling Qingyu got up, walked to the main room with Zheng Xi, closed the door, and Fang asked, "what's the matter?"

"Boss Ding was attacked and injured last night." Zheng Xi wiped a sweat path.

"Ah!?" Ling Qingyu shouted softly, covered his mouth again, and whispered anxiously, "how's the injury? I'm going to have a look."

auzw. "No, boss Ding said that since he has been targeted, the girl can't go to him. If the enemy who is in charge here knows it's a girl, I'm afraid there will be disaster," Zheng Xidao: "Boss Ding has no worries about his life, but his leg is broken, and it is estimated that he will lie down for some time. Boss Ding has found a group of sailors, and some small businessmen have heard that boss Ding is going to sea, and they are willing to rent a cabin together. However, when boss Ding has an accident, they are afraid that the sailors and businessmen will have accidents."

Most of the kapok alleys in Quanzhou are luxurious houses and courtyards, of which the residence that occupies half the street is the other courtyard of the Xie family in Guangzhou in Quanzhou. The Xie family in Guangzhou started by sea. For decades, it has been a powerful family with tens of millions of assets.

At this time, in the study, Xie Tingxuan, the second son of Xie Mao, is listening to his subordinates' return.

"That Ding Budong's legs are broken, and he can't get on the ship for half a year. Most of his sailors have agreed to change to our ship, and a few of them have no climate. Those small businessmen, I heard that it was Xie er's intention, and no one dared to rent their cabin."

"Well," Xie Tingxuan nodded with satisfaction, threw a fragrant cake into the censer, and the elegant aroma lit up. Xie Tingxuan waved his hand and asked his men to step back and lean comfortably on the soft couch.

Unexpectedly, Ding Budong could repair the tattered Aeolus. Ding Budong still had a certain appeal in Quanzhou. It was originally heard that he had landed and would not go to sea again, so he was let go when cleaning up Lin Jiashen. I didn't expect that he was so restless and wanted to go to sea. Quanzhou, since I Xie Tingxuan had come, I wouldn't allow others to come out here. Big brother takes care of Guangzhou so well. If he doesn't take advantage of his father's presence and fight in Quanzhou, the Xie family will be in charge sooner or later.

Ling Qingyu only felt that life was like a year. It was not easy to wait until late at night before he and Zheng Xi secretly went to Ding Budong's house by the back door.

"Didn't you say not to let the girl come?" Ding Budong gave Zheng Xi a reproachful look.

"It's not Zheng Xi's fault. I want to come, uncle Ding. It's all my fault, which has troubled you." Ling Qingyu apologized.

"It's none of the girl's business. It's the hand of second brother Xie. He's been acting very hard in Quanzhou recently. He wants to swallow the shipping in Quanzhou. I think it's getting in his way." Ding Budong road. If it is related to Lin Jiashen, it is not to break his leg, but to kill him. It seems that Xie Erye just doesn't want him to go to sea.

"But girl, Ding Budong is sorry for you. Most of the sailors who were originally looking for were poached by Lord Xie's people, and there are few left. Otherwise, when my legs are good, I'll go to sea?" Ding Budong road.

Ling Qingyu looked at Ding Budong's leg, which was faintly exposed under the quilt. The curve of the leg was a little strange. It was estimated that it was not like what Zheng Xi and Ding Budong said, but the leg was broken. He calmed down and said, "Uncle Ding, take care of yourself first. Don't worry."

After a few words with Ding Budong, seeing that he looked tired, Ling Qingyu said goodbye.

Out of the door, Zheng Xi asked, "girl, let's not go to sea first?"

Ling Qingyu shook his head and looked back at the light in Ding Budong's room, "We can't bother uncle Ding any more. The second Xie has been eyeing boss Ding. If Uncle Ding moves again, next time, it's not as simple as short legs. We must go out this time. I remember Shi Fang said that there are several kinds of medicinal materials in Borneo at sea, which can be refined into a good healing medicine. If we can find it, uncle Ding's legs can be recovered."

"If Miss Ling can find the medicine for her adoptive father, then I can be your helmsman." From the shadow of the door, a few people came out, led by the young humanist.

Ling Qingyu was startled at first. Unexpectedly, there were so many people standing silently at the door, but listening to his words was harmless, and he felt a little relaxed.

"This is Ding Dong, the adopted son of boss Ding." Zheng Xi saw the visitor clearly and said.

Ding Dong looked at the girl in front of him and frowned. He didn't expect that the boatman valued by his adoptive father was such a little girl. Is it really reliable for him to go to sea like this? But thinking of the twisted legs of the adoptive father and what Shi Fang said, if there was no medicine, the adoptive father might not be able to stand up in the future, he asked, "Miss, can you really go to sea?"

"Yes!" Ling Qingyu quietly looked at Ding Dong and said.

"Well, I'm the helmsman, Zhang San. They sail, but there are no sailors rowing." Ding Dong pointed to several young people standing next to him. They were all brought out by Ding Budong. Although Ding Budong had an accident this time, he knew that his strength could not compete with Xie Erye at all, but he wanted revenge in his heart.

"Rowing sailors, as long as they have strength?" Ling Qingyu asked. She remembered that when Zheng Xi popularized the staffing of current seagoing ships to him, he said that helmsman and sail operator are all technical jobs, but the rower with the greatest demand for personnel, in fact, as long as he has the strength to listen to the command.

"That's true, but our purpose is medicine. Miss Ling, do you know to go to Borneo?" Ding Dong asked that he had followed Lin Jiashen's boat to sanfoqi, but Borneo was a place where his adoptive father had never been. But this time, his adoptive father said excitedly that he could follow Miss Ling to Borneo and beyond. His adoptive father was so looking forward to going to sea this time. Mr. Xie, wait, I will find you one day.

Ling Qingyu laughed. It was estimated that these young people were waiting here to threaten her to go to sea, and said, "naturally, if it weren't for me, uncle Ding wouldn't have a big trouble. Brother Ding, you have prepared privately recently, don't attract the attention of the thief Xie, and let's do the rest."