Time travel fat businessman

Chapter 32
Two large ships, one behind the other, gradually left Yangzhou Pier.

The main source of power for ships today is sails, and manual paddling is also used. However, after leaving the bay, the manual paddles stopped, and the ship raised its sails. The fleet officially entered the East China Sea and headed for the South China Sea.

After entering the sea, the two little girls, Daiyu and Xueyan, became completely excited, probably because they had better adaptability, the two of them showed no sign of seasickness at all, and the seasickness medicine prepared by Tao Bao didn't come in handy.

After all, it was a girl. Although they were curious about the sea, the two of them dared not leave the room. They lay by the window and looked at it every day. At first, it was quite fresh. After four or five days of continuous scenery, the two girls got tired of it.

There were people cooking on board, and thanks to Gao Wu's special care, Daiyu was still able to eat hot meals. Although the dishes were simple, with Tao Bao watching, Daiyu didn't dare to picky eaters, and every meal was a bowl of rice I have nothing left, and I dare not leave anything behind.

Life on the boat was very boring. Except for the two cooks who were women, only Tao Bao and the other three were women. Tao Bao didn't mind, but Daiyu was born in a feudal society. When he grew up, even though he was brainwashed by Tao Bao for two months, he still didn't have the courage to go out and hang out on the deck.

Apart from square dancing, yoga, and learning foreign languages ​​every day, my life is very monotonous.

After closing the door for half a month, when the fleet went south and entered the South China Sea, Daiyu finally couldn't sit still. Seeing that Tao Bao was about to go out to the deck again, she quickly grabbed her hand:

"Sir, take me out with you."

"Huh? Did I hear you right?" Tao Bao raised his eyebrows, "I can't wait anymore. This journey will take at least several months. Come with me to the deck to have a look. There are many people there, and it's interesting to listen to everyone chatting." It's on."

As he said that, he stretched out his other hand to hold the envious Xueyan, and Tao Bao walked out of the room with the two girls.

"Although spring hasn't started yet, it's not cold outside now. The further south you go, the warmer the weather will be. When you get near the equator, you two will have to wear veils when you go out."

"Why? Sir, what is the equator?" Xue Yan looked up at Tao Bao in confusion.

"I know what the equator is!" Daiyu raised her hand triumphantly. She has seen the globe, as the husband told her.

Xueyan asked very cooperatively: "What is the equator? Miss, please tell the servant~"

Daiyu frowned: "Xueyan, we are both Mr.'s students now. It's wrong for you to call yourself your slave again. Mr. said you would call yourself mine, why do you always forget?"

Seeing Daiyu's serious look, Tao Bao felt funny in her heart. After boarding the ship, she never left Xueyan behind, whether she was learning English or practicing yoga. Firstly, it was to help Daiyu train, and secondly, this Xueyan was indeed He is a good student and studies very seriously.

She also always taught Xueyan as her own student, so she asked Daiyu to stop calling her master and servant. Unexpectedly, Daiyu kept remembering it all the time. This small and realistic appearance is really cute.

Xueyan scratched her head in embarrassment at what Daiyu said, "I see, Miss, don't be angry."

Daiyu snorted arrogantly, and then she couldn't help but burst into laughter. After laughing enough, she explained to Xueyan what the equator was.

"The equator is the longest circle line in the trajectory of the point on the earth's surface with the rotation of the earth. The radius of the equator is 6km, and the circumference of the equator is 378.2km. It divides the earth into two hemispheres, the northern and southern hemispheres. To the south is the southern hemisphere, which is the baseline for dividing latitude. The latitude of the equator is 40075.7°, which is the longest latitude line on the earth. It is located between the Tropic of Cancer and receives direct sunlight all year round."

Daiyu finished reading the knowledge points that Tao Bao forced her to memorize in one breath, looked at Xueyan with a blank face and helplessly paralyzed her hands, "Actually, I don't know what it means, sir asked me to memorize it. "

Tao Bao looked amused, and pinched Daiyu's little face, "Ghost spirit, anyway, the sun gets hotter as you go south, so you don't get sunburned, just remember to wear a veil to wrap your face well."

"Understood, sir!" Daiyu and Xueyan responded in unison.

While speaking, the three of them had already descended to the deck.

Today's weather is fine, cloudless, and the wind is just right. We are bored in the cabin, and everyone comes to the deck to bask in the sun.

Some businessmen had prepared horse cranes in advance, and four people were holding them. Five or six people were watching and making noises. The boat Tao Bao was riding was in the lead. Most of them were adventurous businessmen who hired the Shen family's fleet. Behind them were That ship is the Shen family's own warehouse.

Each of the two ships has a steward, the third master of the Shen family is in charge of the rear one, and Gao Wu is in charge of the one Tao Bao sits on. Both ships are equipped with guard archers and even a cannon. It's worth it, it's enough to deal with ordinary pirates, that's why these merchants are so leisurely playing horses on the ship.

At first, Daiyu was a little scared when she saw so many men, but later she saw that everyone was playing their own games and no one was paying attention to them, so she played with Xueyan on the deck.

"Oh, Ms. Tao, what a coincidence!"

Tao Bao was sitting on the railing watching Daiyu and Xueyan playing rock-paper-scissors together, when he heard someone calling himself with a strange accent, without looking back, he raised his hand to say hello:
"Hi, Mr. Charles, would you like to come and sit with us? The weather is nice today."

"Hello, Aunt Tao!" Charles' son Jack ran up to Tao Bao to say hello, keeping his eyes on Daiyu Xueyan who were having fun.

Tao Bao naturally understood what that meant, and waved to Daiyu and Xueyan, "Come here, both of you, and introduce a new friend to you."

Hearing Tao Bao calling her, Daiyu turned her head and saw two blond men with open mouths in surprise, curious and a little embarrassed, pulling the snow geese back to Tao Bao, couldn't help but take He looked at the little blond boy who was about his own age in front of him.

Daiyu raised her hand and tried to cheer up, but Jack immediately asked excitedly in English, "Do you speak English?"

Daiyu understood what she said, she nodded, and it was the first time she said to an outsider: "Yes!"

"Oh, that's great, Dad, I can have a new little friend!" Jack happily tugged on Charles' sleeve, jumping happily.

Charles is also very happy. There are no children on this boat, not to mention children, not many of them can even speak English, but his son is bored. Also speaks English which is a big surprise.

Tao Bao didn’t need an introduction. The excited Jack took the initiative to introduce himself. He bowed and saluted like a gentleman, “Hello, my name is Jack Charles. My oriental name is Big Fish. You can call me Jack, or Big Fish. "

Daiyu and Xueyan looked at each other, the eyes of the two little girls were full of excitement, it was the first time for them to see a foreigner, so they were naturally extremely curious.

The two blessed themselves together, and Daiyu said, "Hello, my name is Lin Daiyu."

Xueyan also said: "My name is Xueyan, nice to meet you."

"Lin, Xue, let's go play together?" Jack invited.

Although the new friends called themselves very strange, Daiyu and Xueyan didn't bother to correct them, because they still don't know how to say these complicated sentences in English.

The two agreed to Jack's request and ran to the front of the deck to play together. Tao Bao and Charles shook their heads in amusement and sat on the railing to chat.

"Mr. Charles, the last time you came to us, which route did you take, and how long did it take you to reach us in the Qing Dynasty?"

Gao Wu was busy all the time, and Tao Bao rarely met him. The merchants on the ship disdained the company of women and did not like to talk to her, so these news were never heard.

However, judging from the recent weather changes and the observation of the sun's altitude angle, Tao Bao guessed that he has now reached the South China Sea and is heading towards the equator. It is not difficult to guess that he will pass through Malaysia and cross the Strait of Malacca. not out.

Charles didn't expect that Tao Bao didn't know. After being slightly surprised, he said:
"It takes eight months or even more to take a boat from Great Britain to your side. Because some periods are not suitable for navigation, we will stay in safe places for a long time. The route is from the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope on the African continent and then to the Atlantic Ocean. , and then go north along the coast, eventually reaching our Great Britain."

After saying this, Charles said with admiration in his eyes: "I admire the Shen family very much. His family's boat is the safest boat I have ever been on. Your ship from the Qing Dynasty is really powerful!"

To Charles' praise, Tao Bao nodded in agreement.

The boats of the Shen family are indeed top-notch in this era, but soon the West will invent the steam engine, but the Qing Dynasty is still stuck in the era of wooden boats, and even then, the sea ban will be even stricter. If you want to go abroad, you may not have It's so easy now.

The two chatted about some anecdotes about other countries, and led the child back to the cabin before dark.

(End of this chapter)