Chapter 6 Chapter 4: The Twelve-Stories Carrying Ancient Ships

At this time, an old voice came from the stairs: "Even Mr. Xie shook his head, I don't think Miss Tang, you don't have to mess around." It turned out that this pair of young men and women were Tang Xiuer, the eldest lady of the Tang family, and his cousin Xie Shan. Speaking of Miss Tang, everyone in the world knows it, but few people have heard of the name Xie Shan. But when it comes to the medical skills of the Xie family in Yunnan, no one does not respect them.Along the way of medical skills, although some famous doctors can appear from time to time, it is not so easy to be a medical family.Because you can guarantee that a certain person in the family will be the best in the world in medicine for a while, but it is difficult to guarantee that many children will not have any minor accidents when taking medicine.And sometimes a small accident is enough to discredit a famous medical expert.

In the past two hundred years, there are only two families of medical practitioners whose reputations have not failed—the Bu family in Shanxi and the Xie family in Yunnan, known as Beibu Nanxie.The two medical ethics and medical skills are equal, but Shanxi Bu's martial arts is even better.But forty years ago, the Bu family became thinner, and the only son Bu Jianchen liked to travel when he was young, ignoring worldly affairs, and the Bu family's medical skills gradually declined.Later, Bu Jianchen surrendered to Huayin Pavilion to save the lives of his wife and daughter. Although it is said that his martial arts and medical skills have improved to an inconceivable level, but he gave up saving the world for one person, after all, he is despised by righteous people.

The martial arts of the Xie family in Yunnan is slightly inferior, but for hundreds of years, the descendants of the Xie family have been helping the poor and the sick in Xuanhu, a remote and wild place.The imperial court granted residences in the capital several times, and the chief of the imperial hospital several times waited empty-handed, but the Xie family politely refused.Therefore, the Xie family has won the hearts of the people even more. In the Yunnan-Guizhou generation alone, there are hundreds of shrines built by the people for the Xie family's children. In the arena, even distant relatives of Xie's collateral lineage would be regarded as miracle doctors.In fact, anyone who dares to announce Xie's signboard can be worthy of these two words.Because Xie's strict family management is also well known in the world.

Xie Shan is the direct descendant of Xie's eldest family.As long as he shook his head, the gods would not be able to save him. Although Tang Xiu'er was unruly, she still understood this truth.She simply threw away the silver tray, stood up, glared at the visitor and said, "What's none of your business? Could it be your fault?" She stopped suddenly, and her eyes gradually showed fear—she grew up so big, she never Never seen such a weirdo. That person had a fifty-year-old face and a five-year-old body. Only a dwarf can grow like this. If it's just a dwarf, there's nothing scary about it, but the body is missing a hand and a leg.But the body was as fat as a wax gourd, completely supported by the gleaming golden crutch under the armpit, it seemed that no matter who stepped forward and pushed it lightly, the whole body would fall down.

However, this wax gourd was wobbly and walking extremely fast, without any intention of falling down, and there was a crisp sound of ding ding dong dong on its body - that was because he was wearing an extremely luxurious dress, so luxurious that it was almost It's so weird: inside the transparent silk cloak is a golden jade dress. Only the dead wear the golden jade garment. This gold-haired jade garment was already dirty, old, and still shiny with oil, as if it had really been dug out from an ancient tomb. Tang Xiu'er stared at him dumbfounded, wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, but felt nausea in her throat.

The dwarf didn't seem to care about Tang Xiu'er's expression, and said with a smile: "How dare this old man play tricks in front of the eldest lady? But I am the boss here, and if people are killed here, I will always take care of it." Tang Xiu'er was stunned for a long time, with a strange expression on her face: "Boss? Could it be that you are Ao Guang?" The dwarf actually nodded. "You, you are the Sea Dragon King?" Tang Xiu'er couldn't help laughing. Ao Guang still had a kind smile on his weird face, and said: "The bandits in the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid they will pollute the ears of the eldest lady."

Tang Xiu'er snorted and said, "Since you are the boss and people died here, I will ask you for an explanation." Ao Guangdao: "I don't know what kind of explanation the eldest lady wants to ask for?" Tang Xiu'er looked at the corpse in her hand again, rolled her eyes, and said, "I just ask how you died." Ao Guang smiled and said: "Even Miss Tang can't tell, such a statement is probably somewhat precious." Tang Xiu'er was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood: "Could it be that you want money?" Ao Guang sighed: "I'm a businessman, so I can't help but expect him to exchange some food, rice, oil and salt. If there is any leftover, I can buy some soap and soap to wipe the dirty place of the eldest lady, so as not to scare away the guests."

Tang Xiu'er looked at the messy surroundings, and she also felt a little ashamed. She softened her tone and asked, "Then how much do you want?" Ao Guang's smile did not diminish at all: "One price, one thousand taels per sentence." Tang Xiu'er said angrily, "You blackmailed me?" Ao Guang smiled and said, "No, if Miss Tang thinks the price is unfair, the deal will be blown." Tang Xiu'er's face became more and more ugly, her eyes couldn't help looking up at Ao Guang's head, as if she wanted to use a silver plate to knock him down a few more inches.She gritted her teeth suddenly and said, "Okay, I bought it. Tell me! But I don't know if you have life flowers!"

Ao Guang cupped his hands and bowed to all sides, and said with a smile: "I don't need to worry about this. Since the deal is considered successful, I'd like everyone to be a witness... The friend in the arms of the young lady is probably the He died of poisoning." After speaking, he looked at Tang Xiu'er, and slowly raised a finger. Tang Xiu'er curled her lips and said, "Even a fool can see this, and you have the face to charge me?" Ao Guangdao: "Since the eldest lady saw it, why didn't she say it earlier? Alas, she said something again before she knew it." Then she stretched out two fingers and shook them in front of her eyes.

Tang Xiu'er clenched her fists tightly, as if she was about to swing at Ao Guang's disgusting smiling face at any moment.Xie Shan on the side hurriedly stood between them and said, "I bought this sentence——he has no other injuries on his body, how did he get poisoned?" Ao Guangdao: "It's on the silver plate that Missy used to hit people." Everyone looked at the silver plate still at the side.The silver plate was upside down by the table leg, and the bottom of the plate was already black and shiny. Ao Guangdao: "This poison is made of a nine-color starfish mixed with the tail fin bone of a blood fin whale. It is one of the most commonly used poisons by these Japanese pirates. It is only half a cup of tea to attack the heart after seeing blood. You can die, but Mr. Xie fed him a life-sustaining golden pill unique to the Xie family, which made him talk so much... Sigh, if these words are left to the old man, he can earn as much as he wants. A month's worth of horse feed." Then he raised two fingers in succession.

Xie Shan said: "Why do these pirates poison?" Ao Guang didn't answer, stretched out his other broken arm, and sighed, "It's a pity that this hand was bitten off by a white shark when I was twenty years old. If Mr. Xie asks a few more questions, this old man won't have enough fingers." It’s used. So Mr. Xie, it’s better to settle the account quickly.” Xie Shan was startled and said, "How could I carry so much money with me?" Ao Guang said with a smile: "Young Master Xie can also issue an IOU first, the reputation of the Xie family in Yunnan can be trusted by the old man." Xie Shanzheng didn't know what to do, Tang Xiu'er had already shouted angrily: "Do you dare to ask him for an IOU?" Ao Guang said calmly: "If Miss Tang is willing to issue this IOU, I will certainly not believe it." At this moment, Zhuo Wangsun smiled and said, "Boss Ao, I will lend the five thousand taels of silver to those two, but I'm afraid you don't know how those Japanese pirates poisoned the silver plate?" Ao Guang's face immediately piled up that flattering smile: "Hey, Mr. Yu is really a discerning person. I only know that these Japanese pirates have recently been inquiring at sea in order to do Fang Tiansui's big deal and poison Qiu Kun to death. Probably nothing more than killing people to kill people. As for why the poison happened to be so coincidental that it was placed on the bottom of a silver plate, and it happened to be taken out by Miss Tang to hit people, I really don’t know. Young Master Yu dare not accept money, but I want to tell Mr. Yu that the sailors and equipment on your boat are all ready, and you can go to sea immediately." Tang Xiu'er said: "Wait a minute, the imperial court clearly ordered a sea ban, why can his boat go out to sea?" Ao Guangdao: "If Miss Tang's boat also hangs the passage flag authorized by Mrs. Zhang, then she can also go to sea. This is not something that old people can decide." After hearing what Ao Guang said, everyone turned their gazes out of the window. However, there is not one ship outside the window, but two ships. Zhuo Wangsun's boat was of course very spacious and sturdy, the hull had just been painted, like a young man just ready to go out, clean and solid.Just look at Ao Guang's envious eyes, and you will know that this is definitely a good boat that can't be bought with money. However, everyone's eyes were still attracted by the ship next to it. It was a queer ship indeed.Weirdly big and weirdly old. The captain was forty-four feet long and sixteen feet high, more than ten times larger than ordinary seagoing ships.The wood of the hull and decks looked old and rotted, as if it had just been lifted from the bottom of the water not long ago.Only a huge sail more than ten feet square that was torn off from the mainmast was brand new, white and dazzling.The other secondary mast stood upright, and a passing flag was actually hung in front of a slightly smaller white sail.Several craftsmen on the mast hung ropes and were drawing something on the white sail, while a little girl with a bun on the deck raised her head and directed. Ao Guang leaned over to Zhuo Wangsun's side, and the gold-threaded jade clothes on his body made a crisp sound. He asked cautiously: "Those Japanese pirates are by no means easy to deal with. It's better to go to sea as soon as possible, or the old man will arrange for Mr. Yu to board the ship immediately." ?” Zhuo Wangsun looked at the little girl with interest, and said: "No need, tell them to go back." The smile on Ao Guang's face froze immediately, and he said in shock, "Go back? How do you go back?" Zhuo Wangsun said indifferently: "Why did you come here, just drive back the same way." Ao Guang still didn't believe his ears: "Why did you drive back? Is there something dissatisfied with Mr. Yu?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled and said, "No, it's just that we want to board another ship now." Zhuo Wangsun and the others just set foot on the deck of the big ship.The little girl ran over and said angrily: "Who are you, you don't even say hello, and you just ran to other people's boat?" Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "We are people who want to charter a boat to go to sea." The little girl snorted, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's late." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Why is it late?" "Late means that it has already been rented out." The little girl was a little proud: "Half an hour ago, this boat was already chartered by a young master." Tang Xiu'er snapped at the side and said, "He rents such a big boat by himself?" The little girl rolled her eyes at her and said, "I'm rich, can't I?" Tang Xiu'er snorted: "We also want to go to sea, and we will pay you twice as much as he gave you." The little girl wrinkled her nose and said, "I'm afraid." Tang Xiu'er said: "What are you afraid of? Afraid that we don't have money like him?" The little girl shook her head and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to beat him." Tang Xiu'er laughed, she turned her head and said, "Cousin, this little girl is really interesting. She's afraid that so many of us won't be able to beat him." The little girl said: "What's so strange? I'm afraid no one in the world can beat him." Tang Xiu'er curled her lips: "What a big tone, it can't stop your boat or the leader of the martial arts?" The little girl said: "No." Tang Xiu'er sneered again: "It's not his, could it be Zhuo Wangsun's? - I mean Zhuo Wangsun, the master of Huayin Pavilion?" The little girl rolled her eyes and said: "I said, why are you so stupid? This boat was rented by Leader Yang but not Mr. Yang. It is an antique that my master just bought." Tang Xiu'er had been holding back a fire for a long time, seeing the little girl's playful smile, her face full of mischief and innocence, it was not easy to get angry, so she had to ask resentfully: "What antique?" The little girl said: "This ship was taken by the Sanbao eunuch on his seven voyages to the West a hundred years ago. If it is not an antique, what is it? But judging by the shrewd look on your face, I'm afraid you don't know where the antique is. Once back from Anxi, it has been kept by the Supervisor of Rituals. Recently, someone proposed to change it into a passenger ship. According to the ancient voyage, it traveled from Liujiagang to Anxi. The inspector of ceremonies was dispatched and shipped all the way to Jiangsu. On the way, they found that the ship had been abandoned for too long and was riddled with holes. When it arrived at Liujiagang, it was no better than a pile of rotten wood. No one in the Hong Kong county government is willing to pay the money. It just so happened that someone reported that the move was flashy and a waste of money. If the emperor insisted, more than a dozen civil servants would have to remonstrate, so this grand event would be over. Secretary Both the Supervisor of Rites and the Liujiagang County Government were worried that this hot potato could not be handed over, so my master spent a lot of money to buy this boat, and spent ten times the money to restore it to the point where it can go to sea." At this time, Ao Guang also leaned on his crutches, walked up from the gangway, and said: "This ship was called 'Dawei Tianchao' in the past. It once made the country famous all over the world and brought back countless treasures. Although it is useless now, But if someone wants to buy it, the supervisor of ceremonies and the county government will also pay a lot of money. The owner of this girl bought it as soon as she said she would buy it. too much." The little girl said: "It's good to know, to tell you the truth, whoever my master likes to rent this boat, if there are countrymen who think that they can spend a little money, they can spend money everywhere, and if they spend three pennies, they will say, 'I have money. ’, but it was really the wrong place.” Tang Xiu'er said angrily: "I think you are deliberately finding fault. Renting to whom is not renting. Is it true that Leader Yang's money is more eye-catching than ours?" The little girl smiled and said: "That's not true, it's just that my master likes to rent the boat to martial arts masters, but who is he looking for? Even if you can win with one and a half moves, even if you can meet Yin Lu with leader Yang, my master will definitely welcome you." Tang Xiu'er shouted: "Why drink donkeys and ride donkeys, your master is really a mother-in-law." The little girl clapped her hands and said with a smile: "I knew someone would be fooled, and sure enough, this rich girl rushed up with her pigtails... Seeing Yin Lu between brothers, of course, means that they are about the same level as Leader Yang What about drinking donkeys and riding donkeys, let the girls do it." Tang Xiu'er's face turned pale with anger, but she couldn't speak, she turned her head to look at Xie Shan, and shouted: "What are you doing by my side? Why don't you hurry up!" Xie Shan also passed by Sikong, and stood aside in awe.Tang Xiu'er glared at the little girl viciously, Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile, "I've always hoped to have this opportunity, but it's still too early." The little girl snorted, and said: "People who have no money come to pretend to be expired heroes again." Pointing to Zhuo Wangsun, she said: "I really don't understand, obviously this young man has a boat, you don't go to him, but you have to come Find me." Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile, "I can't sit on that boat." The little girl said, "Why can't you sit down?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "Because it will sink soon." The little girl looked at the boat next to her in surprise, and said, "How could it sink if it's fine?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled and said, "Because I said it would sink." Before the words fell, the ship suddenly shook violently, and it really began to sink.Looking carefully, some of the sailors on the ship were actually holding chisels, and some were holding axes and trying to break the ship.I saw the surrounding water bubbling up, gathering towards the hull, and after a while, more than half of the hull was obliquely submerged in the water. The little girl was too shocked to speak, and murmured: "Crazy, you are all crazy." Zhuo Wangsun said: "I don't know if a madman can rent a boat." The little girl took a step back, stomped her feet and said, "Only a lunatic is willing to walk with you, a lunatic!" At this time, a sigh came from the surface of the water: "If you can swim the sea with this young master, countless people in the world would rather go crazy." Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a person dressed in white Shengxue, with a flat boat approaching in a hurry, but the expression on his face was very calm, it was Yang Yizhi, the current leader of the martial arts alliance. Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "It turns out that it is the leader of the Yang League. Yu, a merchant, is the last one. If you meet famous sages on the river and sea, you should stay away." Yang Yizhi smiled faintly: "If you retreat another three homes, I'm afraid you will be at the Sea Dragon King." This remark was a pun, and the two laughed together, Yang Yizhi said: "I didn't expect to see you for a long time, but Brother Yu has these extra politeness." Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "Master, a person outside the world can let himself go. I am a vulgar person, so I regard myself as a ritual." Yang Yizhi smiled and cupped his hands, and the two walked into the boat together, and the others hurriedly followed. The little girl was so angry that she was almost speechless, and said, "Slow down! President Yang, even if these people are your friends, you have to ask my master at least if you want to let them board the boat!" Yang Yizhi stopped, and said: "For the past three days, the honorable master has been avoiding seeing him, it's not that Yang is being rude on purpose." The little girl looked directly at Yang Yizhi, and said word by word: "It's not that I can't avoid it, but I can't see it." Yang Yizhi said: "Could it be that there is something difficult to say about the honorable master? No matter whether this matter is caused by me or not, since Yang has met him, he should do his best to help." Tang Xiu'er nodded inwardly, she has heard for a long time that although the martial arts leader of this term is high in martial arts, his demeanor is lonely and difficult to be close to family members, but just now seeing that he encounters injustice, he is willing to help each other, and his words and deeds still have the demeanor of a heroic leader, so I can't help but treat him a little more Good impression. At this moment, a very light sigh seemed to float up from the surface of the sea. It was this light sigh that made people feel that even the world and all things sighed together with it.