I am a pirate in Ming Dynasty

On the edge of the sea, Qin Shang was exhausted after running only two laps. He lay on the ground panting like a dead dog.

At this time, the sun is not at its most fierce, so the body should not lose strength so quickly.

"Haha, I still overestimate myself!" Qin Shang struggled to get up from the ground. Not far away, there were three identical dead dogs.

"Qin...Qin Shang, you...hoo...hoo...how...can you still stand up?" Liu Tiezhu gasped with his tongue hanging out.

Turning his head, Qin Shang chuckled: "Because I am a man!"

"I'll do it!" Liu Tiezhu was a passionate child. Hearing these words, he suddenly felt uncomfortable and slowly stood up from the ground as if competing.

Ma Dawei and Xu Qingfeng seemed to have given up. They just squinted their eyes and then there was no movement.

Qin Shang is a madman without emotions, and Liu Tiezhu is a fool who relies on spiritual support.

The two of them struggled to stand up, their hands and feet were weak, but no one was willing to fall down.

Qin Shang's eyes were filled with smiles, and he actually felt a desire to win. His body still felt collapsed. The effect of practicing inner breath these days was not without effect. His running time was much better than others.

"How come your inner breath is longer than mine? Our Liu family's martial arts are among the best in the world. Why can't we run as well as you?" Liu Tiezhu felt a little evil.

Qin Shang smiled, stretched his muscles with difficulty and said, "I learned my inner breath from a crazy Taoist priest, so it's nothing special."

"Taoist priest, my father said that the world is so vast that there are countless strange people, and it's not surprising that Taoist priests are among them." Liu Tiezhu nodded as if he understood.

Among this group of children, Liu Tiezhu is the oldest, so he behaves a bit like an adult, but he still has the most impulsive personality of a child, but Qin Shang likes to get along with them.

I don't know if it's because he's getting younger, but Qin Shang has become accustomed to the childish feeling recently.

Outside the camp, several horses stirred up smoke. The women in the camp had their heads hanging open. Unfortunately, the men walked down dejectedly, with empty hands.

This is not the first time that they have returned empty-handed. Within a few dozen miles of Fang Yuan, there is no food at all, but they do not dare to go any further.

"Unlucky, I almost got caught by those gangsters today!" After getting off his horse, Ma Laosan lay on the ground and cursed.

Xu Laosi shook his head, took the horse to the side to feed and drink water, and then said: "Third brother, you are lucky to have escaped. The scope of activities of those people has expanded again, and many squires have suffered. I'm afraid It’s not too late to make things happen.”

As soon as Wang Laoer got off his horse, he rushed over and hugged the two women and kissed each of them, causing the two girls to run away with disgust on their faces. He turned his head and looked at the sky in the distance and said, "Success has nothing to do with us either. It doesn’t matter, this world is Ming Dynasty’s after all, not ours.”

When talking about the latter part, Wang Laoer felt extremely regretful. In such an age, they were forced to leave their hometown despite their good martial arts skills. If the imperial court had treated them kindly, they might not be able to live another life.

Fortune plays tricks on people, and they can't survive.

The women simmered the fish in the pot in disappointment, and the smell of white thick soup came out.

There is no oil, no salt, no staple food, and it is too uncomfortable for them to live on this sea fish without a meal.

Occasionally, an old man said: "It would be nice to be able to eat fish in this desolate scenery."

Old people eat much faster than young people. They know how uncomfortable it is to starve to death.

"When there is nothing to eat, people often exchange their babies with each other. Their own children are reluctant to part with them, so they trade them with others..."

It always sounds like a sad fate.

Han Zhaoxi seemed to feel a little nauseous, and Qin Shang, who was approaching, could hear a little bubbling in the other person's throat.

This was the first time Qin Shang heard such a straightforward description of how to change children and how to make a pot... vomit...

The weather on the faces of the old people seems to hide the trauma of the times. When they talk about some hard times, they will always wipe the corners of their eyes with their sleeves unknowingly.

This kind of thing told orally is an eternal pain in the hearts of the elderly. They have seen the scenes of hell, so I hope that what they have experienced can give these children some warning.

Food was hard to come by. They still ate fish and meat at this time. The famine was so severe that they had already begun to eat people.

Although Qin Shang is a bit picky, it is better to have something than nothing at this time.

"It would be great if there were a few sweet potatoes (Yancheng dialect, sweet potato)!" Qin Shang muttered softly.

"What is potato?" Han Zhaoxi asked immediately after hearing Qin Shang's muttering.

Qin Shang shut up immediately. He couldn't explain it. This thing hasn't been passed down yet. It won't appear until the so-called ancestors and grandchildren are in their prime.

The meal was finished quickly. They could no longer eat too much in the way of eating fish. Each meal only filled up that corner of their stomachs. If they ate too much, they would easily vomit.

Without the addition of salt, everyone's faces looked pale and they looked like they didn't have much energy. If another ten days pass, everyone here may become a soft-footed shrimp.

On the sea not far away, a small black spot floated over. At first, Xu Laosi didn't pay attention, thinking it was just the effect of the refraction of the sunset light.

As Ye Bianzhou gradually approached, Xu Laosi's eyes suddenly opened, he pointed in that direction and said: "There is a boat!"

Suddenly everyone got up from the ground, their sluggish expressions suddenly became energetic, and it seemed that all the fatigue was thrown out of their bodies.

Qin Shang's eyesight was very good. At a glance, he could vaguely see five outlines on the ship.

"Five people!" the voice sounded, and everyone immediately cheered up.

Han Zhaoxi held Qin Shang's arm nervously and with a little more force.

Wang Lao Er quickly stood up and began to give instructions: "All the old, weak, women and children should enter the cabin. The third and fourth lao will follow me and be ready to take action at any time!"

As soon as the words fell, the women, old people and children hurriedly ran towards the boat.

Qin Shang stayed there without responding, which made Han Zhaoxi pull him anxiously: "Let's go quickly!"

"No, I won't leave, I think it's okay!" Qin Shang's voice was weak, but extremely firm.

Xu Laosi next to him glanced at Qin Shang and said angrily: "Qin Shang, if you stay here, you will only get in the way. Hurry up and follow your sister Han."

"Fourth uncle, with you, second uncle, and third uncle here, do you still need to be afraid of these thieves?" Qin Shang's face not only showed no fear, but even looked excited.

"Hehe, what this boy said is interesting! Whether your second uncle and fourth uncle like it or not, boy, your third uncle likes it!" Ma Laosan said, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.

Wang Laoer frowned slightly, nocked the bow and arrow, and looked at Qin Shang with a slightly sideways look and said: "You have to stand farther away. If you get closer, I'm afraid it may be easy to accidentally hurt him."

"What's the joy of life, what's the pain of death!" Qin Shang suddenly said these two sentences for some unknown reason.

The meaning behind the words is indeed unforgettable! The words from "Zhuangzi" give people a sense of open-mindedness.

"At such a young age, do you think you can live or die?" Ma Laosan said.

Everyone no longer knows how to describe this child. It seems that he is always different from others.

"Qin Shang, come up quickly, it's dangerous down there!" Liu Tiezhu shouted.

"Hey, Qin Shang!"

"Qin Shang!"

The voice only shouted twice, and then there was no sound again. Maybe they were caught by their respective mothers.

Three bows and arrows were already prepared, and they did not dare to take their eyes off the boat in the sea.

When the boat floated closer, Qin Shang frowned. What he saw were the red blood stains on those people. There were only two people left rowing the boat. They seemed to have no strength, and the movements of their hands were slow and urgent.

Wang Laoer and others also saw it clearly, and the bows and arrows in their hands gradually became looser.

They waited for the boat to get closer, and then they got together and pulled the boat ashore.

The two people who were still conscious on the boat fainted as soon as they raised their heads when they saw their rescuer. After a day and night of physical exertion, they were exhausted after escaping here.

When Zhou Yi woke up again, he found that his hands and feet were tied. With the ball stuffed in his mouth, he could only make a whining sound. Coincidentally, there was also a whining sound nearby. Zhou Yi looked over and saw that it was Chen Shijie.

Suddenly I felt tears starting to gather in my eyes. They were not dead!

But then greater fear began to gather in the eyes of the two of them. Over the years at sea, they had heard of many strange pirates. Some liked men, some liked to torture, and some liked to eat human flesh...

All kinds of weird and hobbies are shocking. Today's pirates are controlled by the legendary Boss Xu. Only those pirates who seek money dare not act recklessly on the sea.

But it doesn't mean that these people have left Boss Xu's sphere of influence and started to act randomly.

The feeling of sloshing water in the dark cabin filled their hearts with panic.

I don't know how long it took, there was a sound of heavy wood rubbing, the door opened, and light came in instantly, which stung them so hard that they could no longer open their doors.

Their captors dragged them directly onto the ship's deck like they were dragging dead dogs.

The two who were the least injured among the five were fairly well-dressed, but they were full of the smell of salted fish and could not help waving their noses.

Sitting on the bow is Wang Laoer, and those carrying these two people are Ma Laosan and Xu Laosi.

A circle of old, frail, women and children who looked like jurors were also staring at these people curiously.

Zhou Yi and Chen Shijie lowered their heads, not daring to look up at the man sitting on the bow.

"Well, first of all, let's talk about who you are!" Wang Laoer squinted his eyes and smiled.