The moon comes to take pictures

On the seventh day of the boat trip, there was no fresh water on board. Xie Yan knew in his heart that no matter how much gold he paid, it would be useless if he didn't stop at the shore for supplies.

Along the way, in order to deceive others, he changed four boats, and after reestimating the travel time, he is still floating along the coast of Zhejiang, and it will take a lot of trouble to go to Nanyang.Xie Yan's plan was to temporarily hide in Quancheng for a while. After all, the distance between Nanjing and Fujian was so long that the imperial court's arrests were like waste paper here.

Xie Yan opened the window of the cabin and glanced at the sea outside. At this moment, the setting sun was about to fall, and the blood-like light ignited the entire sea surface, sparkling red waves.

Not very lucky.

He retracted into the cabin, guarding his big box, and sat quietly for a while.

After escaping from Nanjing all the way, he still couldn't figure out what went wrong. Chang Xi collapsed overnight. The fate of these officials in Nanjing is really rough.

There was a sudden commotion on board, and suddenly, the course was changed from south to west.Xie Yan was vigilant, hid the box, turned over and went to the deck.The whole boat was full of stowaways, including salt dealers and human teeth. They traveled all over the area from Nanjing to Fujian, and then to Annan, Siam.There was no one on the deck, and a few of them were also hiding in the cabin with a gloomy face, whispering nervously, chattering about something, looking in the same direction while walking.

A feeling of uneasiness shrouded the boat, Xie Yan put on a tough attitude, and only after asking the sailors did he find out that there was a Japanese boat ahead.

I have always met pirates, and if I can't hide, I can only pay money. The front quickly set up a battle, that way, if you don't give money, you won't let them leave.The boss of the ship came out to take charge, and wanted to change the course, so he went to the port temporarily to escape.

Others on board disagreed. Some of them were wanted criminals, and some were death row prisoners whose names had been changed. They were about to be arrested as soon as they landed.

No matter what, the boss of the boat insisted on going his own way, turned around and moved closer to the coast of Zhejiang.The ship was in chaos, some were clamoring to disembark, some were arguing about losing money, and some fierce ones fought with the helmsman at the helm, insisting on sailing on the same route.

They were quarreling here, and the Japanese boat over there obviously lost patience, sailed all the way with full sail, the people on board were screaming, rushing back and forth, turning left and right at one time, Xie Yan wanted to come out to take charge, but a group of big people The old man didn't listen to anyone, his voice was loud, and in the chaos, he didn't know who lit the fuse of the only cannon on the ship, and there was a shock like the sky falling apart, and the sea instantly stirred up water splashes several feet high .

The Japanese boat on the opposite side staggered, escaped the bombardment, and now it broke down. The boat on the other side was annoyed, and probably didn’t want to make money. Plop plop into the sea.Those who were lucky enough to cling to the railing also found a big hole in the hull.

The Japanese boat avenged it, and probably didn't want any money, so it turned its rudder and drove away.

Xie Yan barely maintained his balance, and the ringing in his ears was still heard after the shell exploded. He shook his head, wanting to go back to the cabin to rest quickly, but when he turned his head, he was stunned by the chaotic scene on the deck.

The smell of saltpeter, the smell of the sea, Xie Yan guessed a few words in the shattered shouts of the whole boat.

The ship sank!

Jump into the sea!What about the boat!

The hull was tilted slightly, the deck was a mess, everyone was running around, pushing and shoving each other to find the sky.At this time, a sailor who had a friendship with Xie Yan dragged him aside, quietly went down to the lower floor, and pointed to a small boat to show him: "Boss, go down quickly, there is water and food, let's go first with this one!"

"Thank you for saving my life!" Xie Yan was thanking Dade when he suddenly remembered the box he put in the cabin, which contained the fake documents and some gold he had made in Nanyang a few years ago. Without this, the gold and silver he transferred in advance could not be take out.

He turned around suddenly and rushed towards the cabin.

"Come back! The cabin is completely flooded!" The sailor had already tied the rope and was about to board the boat. When he saw him turning back, his expression changed, and he shouted from the boat: "Once the boat sinks, the boat will be sucked in too!"

Xie Yan turned a deaf ear, with red eyes, kicked open the tattered door, and flew in.The box is still there!After going to Nanyang, it is easy to make a comeback!Xie Yan was elated, and splashed the water stains on it, wrapped it in his skirt, and rushed out with his feet.

The hull sank, the tide got bigger and bigger, and the small boat on the water floated farther and farther away. The rope was tightly stretched, and any further it went, it would collapse inch by inch.

He exhausted all his strength to push forward, but found that he couldn't move an inch closer. A wave came suddenly, and the hull of the big ship shook violently like a drunk man. Holding him, holding a small knife in his hand, the boat drifted farther and farther.Suddenly, the boat tipped over, and Xie Yan fell on the wet and slippery floor. The box slapped and fell far away. He pushed forward with all his strength, and a stream of fishy and salty water had already smashed in.

"My..." He was dazed by the water waves and gritted his teeth.

"I...I'm going..." His upper and lower teeth chattered, and Xie Yan heard the roar of the sea and the cries of those who hadn't escaped yet.

The red sun was about to fall, and a huge vortex appeared around the big ship.

Xie Yan finally touched his box.

The red waves on the sea surface were churning, the magnificent sunset sank into the sea level, and the faint afterglow sprinkled on the fine waves, only a vortex with floating foam quietly disappeared on the sea surface.

Nanjing.

Autumn wind and autumn rain, old moss on the stone steps, two people holding umbrellas, walking one after the other, stopped at the corner of Luohan hall.

People on the left and right are sheltering from the rain, and there is no one in the open space from the front hall to the Arhat Hall. The rain above the head washes the bricks and tiles. Gouges.

Cui Zhu rested his wrists on his knees, looked at the Buddha statue in the stone lamp a few steps away, seemed to be studying it carefully, and only turned his face after a while: "Have you gone to see your brother?"

Ning Ruichen wore only braids, a simple monk robe, and a string of Buddhist beads hanging from his chest. He sat under the eaves and lost his mind, not knowing whether he was listening to the sound of rain or the sound of copper bells.

Dancing beads and broken jade fell in front of my feet, the temples near the mountain were shining with wet light, and the distant mountains were surrounded by fog.

"What are you looking at?" Cui Zhu couldn't help calling him.

Only then did he come back to his senses: "Ah."

A sparrow flapped its wings and rushed in obliquely. Cui Zhu tilted his head, thoughtfully raised his sleeves, and covered the bird from the rain: "Now that we see it, when will we go down the mountain?"

There was another silence, Ning Ruichen looked at the rain curtain, he found that his heart was still like water, and he could even talk to someone like Cui Zhu: "Probably... I won't come back."

"What?" Cui Zhu didn't pay much attention to this sentence. Seeing the sparrow under the sleeve sheltering from the rain, he became very playful, pinched the sparrow, hid it in his sleeve and rubbed it patiently, "Don't say anything else, you two are now , and we should get together. It’s better to have someone to fall back on than to be alone.”

Ning Ruichen turned his head, looked directly at him, opened his mouth, but let it go: "I've seen it, it's nothing."

Cui Zhu said with a smile: "You have never been the best? Now that Nanjing is safe and sound, you should go back. Why do you spend all day in this small temple in the mountains, wanting to have fun and no fun, and no fun to have fun—"

Having seen Cui Zhu's unrestrained speech, Ning Ruichen only blinked dully: "Although the temple is small, it is probably... Sumina mustard, mustard mustard Nasumi."

Cui Zhu noticed something strange. In the past, Ning Ruichen was destined to be angry, but... Cui Zhu opened his hand to release the sparrow, turned slightly to Ning Ruichen's side, and looked him up and down.

"You..." Cui Zhu's face twisted slightly for a moment, and the sparrow under his sleeve also took the opportunity to fly to the scripture pillar a few feet away.

The sky was covered with a tinge of blue, the rain was pattering, and it was gradually getting smaller. In the temple not far away, incense was wafting, and the sound of drumming wooden fishes made people feel calm.

Cui Zhu wanted to say something, pondered for a while, and said obliquely: "No wonder you were said to have a Buddha's fate, and your father even put a lock on you to lock you in the world."

Ning Ruichen's longevity lock hadn't been taken off yet, and it fell heavily on his chest through a layer of outer robe.Hearing this absurd remark, he frowned slightly: "What is locked or not? It's just that the elders in the family love it. They brought it after offering incense in front of the Buddha. Where did the phrase 'locked in the world' come from? I've never heard of it. Pass."

"How old were you back then?" Cui Zhu smiled, squinting at him, with an old-fashioned tone, as if they had known each other for many years, "Beijing City, Fengcheng Hutong, do you remember?"

When I was young, I went to visit relatives, and lived there for a few days, Ning Ruichen only had a vague memory.

He raised his eyelids slightly: "What?"

Cui Zhu smiled and spit out: "When my family was still there, you went to play. The second master was still young at the time, how old is it? My father died two years later, and I was tortured. I escaped step by step and made it to today. .”

"That lock is not a fabricated story. The adults say that. I wanted to see it before, but you didn't give it to me..." Cui Zhu stretched out his feet slightly, and the toe of the shoe was already slightly wet, "If my father hadn't died , I may be the same as you now."

Now they have the same experience. Thinking of this, Ning Ruichen's face became a little stiff: "What do you mean?"

"Maybe, I'm also a useless young master." Cui Zhu narrowed his eyes, with an incomprehensible expression on his face, as if he wanted to see something through Ning Ruichen, that's right, Cui Zhu also saw something. In his premature young master career, at Ning Ruichen's age, he should be like this too. He is confused and ignorant of the world, stepping into the singing and dancing hall in a drowsy way. No matter male or female, he must fall in love with someone, deviant, sneaky Yes, after another experience of good luck, there will be a predestined relationship, no matter what happens to him.

Misty and rainy, thin white mist floated from the mountains to the roof.After a long time, Ning Ruichen suddenly twisted his arms back, and with a clang, he fished out a gold circle from the back of his neck, clicked somewhere, and undid the longevity lock hanging on it.

The body of the lock is made of gold, densely written in small Sanskrit characters, with auspicious clouds and lotus flowers on it, and two bergamot hands on the front holding the words "Longevity and Hundred Years".Ning Ruichen wanted to untie it countless times, maybe it would have to go through a grand ceremony, as a proof of his growth.But today, the lock was released so easily.

Cui Zhu was stunned, frowning in confusion.

Ning Ruichen thought for a while, and didn't know what to say with emotion, so he slowly handed the lock to Cui Zhu's hand, and folded his fingers inwardly.

"Send it to you."