Bewitched

Mr. Zhang is looking at the half of the boat map. He celebrated his [-]th birthday in March this year. People say that [-] is rare in ancient times. It is rare for an old man who lives to this age to work as hard as he does. Going to see King Yan, even his son in his prime is not as good as him, but his grandson Zhang Guangming is like him, and he often goes to bed later than old man Zhang when he is at home.Mr. Zhang is now pressing the corner of the half of the boat map with one hand, for fear that the boat map will be broken if he uses too much force.Jiang She saw that the skin and veins of that hand were shriveled on the back of his hand and the phalanges, and there were yellow calluses on the pulp and between the knuckles.He was already old, Jiang She couldn't help thinking regretfully, feeling a bit like a hero's twilight, but for this old man, since he still had the strength to hold a pen, it was far from the time to rest.

Jiang She couldn't understand the boat map, and he was on the road all night. At this time, he was very tired. Seeing that Mr. Zhang would not notice him for a while, he found a chair and sat down, yawned, and stared at Looking at the jumping candlelight, staring at it, I nestled in the chair and fell asleep.

On the second day, Jiang She was woken up by Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang seemed to have rested, woke up, washed, changed his clothes, and was in much better spirits than when Jiang She saw him last night.

"Boy of the Jiang family, come and take a look." Old Master Zhang called out.

Jiang She then stood beside the desk.

"This ship map has been divided into fifteen parts, eight of which are half of the hull, and seven of which are detailed designs." After he finished speaking, he looked up and saw Jiang She with a bewildered expression, blowing his beard in anger, He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you don't understand what I said, so I'll tell you directly, I can't complete this half of the boat map. Even if I barely complete it, I can't launch the boat after I build it."

Jiang She rolled his eyes, thinking of what his cousin said before parting, and said, "It doesn't matter if it's not complete, I want to ask Mr. Zhang another thing. Look at this boat map, could it be fake?"

Mr. Zhang couldn't help looking at the young man a few more times, as if he was seeing him for the first time, Jiang She was quite uncomfortable looking at him, opening and closing the folding fan in his hand, looking left and right, but he didn't meet Mr. Zhang's eyes.

"Yes." Mr. Zhang nodded, "Tell me, what are your specific requirements?"

"Even if it is put together with the original drawing, the manufactured ship cannot be launched. Don't let people easily see that this half of the blueprint is fake."

Mr. Zhang nodded, and said: "Okay, leave it to me." He looked at Jiang She a few times, showing disgust, "Look at you, you haven't repaired it for a few days, go find Qian Qi and take you to rest. "

"The junior will resign first, the old man has worked hard." Jiang She has always liked the old man, so naturally he will not be confused at this time, and he left the room after being polite.When he came out, he happened to see a round short-tailed chickadee perched on a branch of winter plum that had not yet bloomed outside the door. It was tilting its head and looking at him with two shiny round bean eyes. She looked over, jumped twice, and chirped twice.Jiang She couldn't help showing a smile, and teased this relative's sparrow with his fingers, thinking: "No matter what, things are not at their worst yet, and there is no chance for it to get worse, right?"

On the other side, Cao Gang's fleet lifted anchor last night and left Jinling.The next day, they entered the port again at Xianrenqiao not far from the north of Jinling, and the Yuniang boat was overhauled again.Zhang Guangming climbed onto the boat along the ropes wetly, while Zhang Lei watched anxiously by the railing, and pulled his brother one last time, dragging him to the deck.Zhang Guangming took off the bag containing the tools from his shoulders, handed it to Zhang Leiluo, took the towel handed over by Zhang Leiluo, wiped the water from his face, shook his head, and said, "It's okay, there is a place at the bottom of the boat. The nail was loose and there was a little water leakage, so I nailed it in again. Go tell Zhao Laosan to lift the anchor and sail the boat. I will report to the gang leader and go back to the house for a rest in the afternoon."

"Okay, bro, take a good rest in the afternoon, I'll call you at dinner time,"

Zhang Guangming nodded and walked into the cabin.Although the two brothers look exactly the same, only the birthmarks on their bodies are different, when they stand together, no one will be mistaken.Although the second child, Zhang Guangming, is slightly taller than the third child, Zhang Leiluo, he is always used to arching his back slightly, with the dull look on his face that is typical of a long-term taciturn person, and looks listless at all times. He always holds his head up, his back straight, with the air of a young man, and with a dishonest roll of his eyes, people can see the cleverness in him at a glance.The eldest of the Zhang family died young, and there are only these two sons in this generation. Although the two brothers have completely different personalities, they have had a very good relationship since childhood.As the de facto eldest son of the Zhang family's generation, the second child doted on Zhang Leiluo's younger brother very much, and often took the blame for his younger brother when he was young.Zhang Leiluo had always relied on his elder brother, and was willing to tell his elder brother whatever was on his mind. One sentence from his elder brother was more effective than ten words from his parents.

Zhang Guangming entered the gang leader's room, lowered his head and reported the inspection work, and stood there waiting for the gang leader's next order.Pan Haiqing is very busy. He has to think about how the Caobang's thousands of brothers will eat, how the Caobang will have a good relationship with the government, and who to meet and what to say after they meet in Changjing.In short, nine of the twelve hours a day, he is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, he is whipped around like a top by the whip of responsibility, but he is still willing to take a little time to chat with his still young left and right hands Two sentences.

He is over forty, and although his hair is still black, sometimes when he looks at these young people who will bear the burden of the future, he will suddenly feel old: "I asked your brother to send you off at Jinling Wharf yesterday. A letter, that kid always wants to tell you about trivial things, I guess you already know about it."

Zhang Guangming nodded silently.

Pan Haiqing was also silent for a while, and then continued to say after deliberation: "That boy Leiluo is too quick-tempered, and his mouth always moves faster than his brain, but you have a calm temper. Let me ask you, what do you think?" , Did the thing that was lost in the gang have anything to do with him?"

Zhang Guangming raised his head abruptly, looked at Pan Haiqing in disbelief, gritted his teeth, and retorted: "Master! If you doubt anyone, you shouldn't be suspicious of being upright! My brother, he is sometimes unreliable, but he is absolutely not. He will make mistakes in big right and wrong! You watched him grow up, don't you understand him!"

Pan Haiqing said: "It seems that you don't think you are upright." He was silent for a while again, as if every word had to be rolled over in his heart two or three times, and then he was cut in the throat before it rolled onto his tongue. Let him continue to speak, "Those people can't do anything if they only get half of the ship map. They will definitely want to get the other half. In the letter I asked Leiluo to send yesterday, I wrote the other half of the ship map. The whereabouts, whether it has anything to do with your brother, we will know soon."

Zhang Guangming was stuck there as hard as a piece of wood, and he retorted, "You will know! That matter has nothing to do with my brother! You will know! If you just want to say this If so, let me go back and rest first!" After he finished speaking, he walked out of the room, leaving Pan Haiqing here alone, with a deep sigh.

At dinner time, Zhang Leiluo followed the agreement and knocked on Zhang Guangming's door. He also brought rice for his brother, three large steamed buns of white noodles and a bowl of twice-cooked pork.Zhang Guangming opened the door and let him in, and sat at the table to eat. He was still a little unhappy at this moment, but he hid it in his heart and didn't show it on his face.Zhang Leiluo had already eaten before, and sat on his brother's bed with his legs crossed, and chatted with his brother with a smile: "Brother! I saw Lao Zhao's daughter Xiao Cuihua again today, she is so pretty! You When will mother let you get married, mother always said that it will be my turn when you marry a daughter-in-law, but you are so bored, and you don't know when you will be able to ask me for a sister-in-law. "

Zhang Guangming ate with a sullen head. Zhang Leiluo had long been used to his brother ignoring him. After struggling for a while, he continued cheerfully: "When we all get married, we will build two houses with blue tiles. Our brothers We still live next door. We want to go with the boat, and it is best to marry a wife who is also a pair of good sisters, so that they can be each other's companions when we are not at home." After he finished speaking, he was very proud of his idea for a while, and then He began to think about his bright future after marrying Xiaocuihua.

Zhang Guangming dipped the steamed buns into the last bit of soup from the twice-cooked pork, swallowed the steamed buns, and then asked in a muffled voice, "Third brother, did you read the letter that the leader asked you to send yesterday?"

Zhang Leiluo looked at his brother strangely, and wondered, "No, brother, why did you ask this suddenly? How dare I peek at the letter from the leader of the gang? But when he wrote the letter, I secretly glanced twice, as if he was writing For Brother Zuo."

"It's nothing, as long as you didn't peek at the specific content." Zhang Guangming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother always knew you were reliable."

Zhang Lei received a compliment from his brother, and he immediately beamed with joy: "Of course! I don't even know when the boss asked me to do something wrong!"

Yan Feng is still staying in Jinling. Recently, he only has the boat map on his back. Naturally, he doesn't need to run around, he just needs to wait for the fish to take the bait.He went through everything in his mind, and the only variable he was worried about was Nanyu.If he had guessed many times about Nan Yu's identity before, then after that prayer dance, there was only one answer left.However, what he was worried about was not a series of troubles that Nan Yu's identity might bring, but what to do if Nan Di didn't know martial arts, and if there was a fight, he couldn't protect Nan Di.