1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 88
The camp had run out of coal, and the brick kilns that had been belching smoke all day long had completely extinguished their flames.

The camp tentatively instructed several aborigines to go to the coal mine near the Black Valley to carry carbon.As a result, those who went did not return and disappeared without a trace.I don't know if he was captured again by the indigenous tribe of the Black Valley, or if he chose to return to the fields and wander the world.

The team that went hunting in the forest got a lot of harvest every day, kangaroos of different sizes, various colorful birds, and bird eggs.They also went as far as ten kilometers upstream of the creek and found many crocodiles.But by accident, an aborigine was dragged into the water by the crocodile, bitten and eaten by a group.They temporarily gave up attacking and hunting such ferocious water dragons, and turned to deal with those naive wild ducks and fat big fish.

The large-scale construction in the camp has basically stopped. Apart from the lack of bricks and cement, the decisive factor is that the daily meals have been reduced to two meals, one dry and one thin.Everyone has an empty stomach, so naturally they can't do heavy work.

But it was not enough to let everyone idle, Qi Tian organized people to pick up bluestone slabs, gravel and waste bricks fired in brick kilns near the camp, and paved a semi-hardened road from the pier to the camp.Even if it is rainy, it will not be impossible to walk from the camp to the pier.

Since a semi-hardened road was built on the periphery, the road in the camp could not be left alone.It took four days to pave the two roads running vertically and horizontally through the camp area with gravel and bricks, supplemented by cinders.

Qi Tian felt a little regretful, and cut down all the big trees in the camp area. The sides of the road, as well as the front and back of the house, were all bare, lacking green embellishments and decorations.Well, when I have free time, I have to organize people to transplant some eucalyptus trees in the camp.

In the past four or five days, more than [-] indigenous people have fled to the camp one after another, just for a bite to eat.However, what is strange is that the indigenous tribe of the Black Valley did not send anyone to ask for it back, let alone the slightest sign of attacking the camp.

"Probably they are also short of food! Look at those natives who came here, they are all skinny and skinny. They may also be looking for food everywhere. It is not an easy task to feed five or six hundred people." Qi Tianxuan He said slowly: "Fortunately, we have daily prey acquisition, and we can still persist!"

"I don't know when Master Cao and the others will come back? It's been more than a month!... Nothing will happen, right?" Yu Fukun sighed.

"Probably not!" Qi Tian was a little uncertain.It stands to reason that it will take more than 40 days at most for one trip and one trip, and when we go, the ship is almost empty.Was it detained by the Dutch in Batavia?
It is said that after Cao Xiong and his group of five ships left Timor Island, they should have turned straight to the southeast and returned to Jianye City.

But Cao Xiong considered that there was an extra Dutch "supervisor" on board, in order not to let the Dutch know their exact location.They did not turn and continued to drive east for two days.Turn due south at night while Ensign Andrew Florent is sleeping.At dawn, it was adjusted to the due east direction again.

As a result, the return course of Cao Xiong's fleet has almost deviated to the later Papua New Guinea island without knowing it.

Looking at the puzzled expression of Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent, Cao Xiong felt that it was time to return to the correct route.

So, after seeing a piece of lush land in the distance, taking advantage of the darkness, he turned to the southwest and drove towards Jianye City.After the whole voyage, it took six days longer than the departure time.

"Xiaotian, how much food is there?" Yu Fukun finished the corn paste in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, touched Kongluoluo's stomach, and asked Qitian with a frown.

"According to the current consumption, it can last for five to seven days." Qi Tian said without thinking, slowly sucking the corn paste in the bowl.

"Didn't you say five to seven days a few days ago!... How can you last so long after a few days?" Yu Fukun wondered.

"Isn't there a lot of wild ducks and fish every day?... If you eat more meat, you will naturally consume less food."

"If Master Cao and the others don't come back in another five or six days, will we go hungry?"

"No!" Qi Tian raised his head, with a trace of hostility in his eyes, "Let's all go out to grab food! Bring all the weapons! Whether it's the indigenous tribes of the Black Valley or the indigenous tribes of the White Valley, we will kill them all! Grab your food."

"Have those savages anything to eat?"

"There are no nearby ones, look further away!...I still don't believe it, running to this continent can starve us all to death!"

Seeing Qi Tian's appearance like this, Yu Fukun couldn't help laughing.

"Indeed. We have knives and guns, how could we starve to death here!... Snatch his mother!"

The old and the young were in the house, talking fiercely, planning that in a few days, the whole people would be armed and go deep into the interior to find some food for everyone.

"Dangdangdang!..." A warning gong sounded suddenly from outside.

"What the hell, it's finally here!" Qi Tian threw the bowl away and stood up abruptly, "First slaughter the invading natives, and tomorrow, we'll come to the door to deal with them!"

Qi Tian and Yu Fukun left the wooden house and walked towards the warning watchtower.The people in the camp, women, children and the elderly took refuge in the storage area, while the young and old took out swords and spears from the arsenal. Under the organization of the guards, some ran towards the camp fence to support, and some ran towards the storage area. Fortify first.Although the whole camp area was a little flustered, it moved in an orderly manner and performed its duties, highlighting the good results of the advance drill.

"People from the sea?" Yu Fukun asked in surprise.

"Several large ships have approached, but it is still unclear whether they are our ships or the enemy's."

Qi Tian was a little agitated at this moment, he somehow felt that the ships that came must be Cao Xiong and the others.

They are back!
Everyone flocked to the pier, and sure enough, they saw a big ship approaching.

As the fleet gradually approached, the people gathered at the pier began to cheer.The stalwart Spanish galleon caught everyone's eyes, looking so lovely, so amiable, so exciting.

Many people were crying and laughing, and flocked to the wooden trestle again.

"Finally home!" Cao Xiong saw the cheering crowd at the pier from a distance, his nose was sour, and he almost shed tears.

Due to the large size of the ship, the Spanish galleon stayed behind, allowing the smaller ships to dock.Cao Xiong, who was in a hurry, asked people to put down the boat quickly, and rushed to the shore with a few people.

"Master Cao,... you are back!" Yu Fukun hugged Cao Xiong excitedly, tears streaming down his face.

"I... I'm back!" Cao Xiong patted Yu Fukun on the shoulder vigorously, "I'm back!...I'm back with a lot of things!"

Standing at the back, Qi Tian heaved a sigh of relief, and smiled as he watched... brothers and relatives disembarking one after another.

"Xiaotian, I really want to die!" Qi Dalu got off the boat, rushed to Qitian, and hugged him up.

"Third brother, third brother! Let me down,... I'm dizzy!" Qi Tian was hugged by Qi Dalu and turned around a few times, shouting repeatedly to put him down.It's so awkward to be hugged by a big man like this!
"Xiao Tian, ​​everything is fine!" Qi Dajiang walked up to Qi Tian and looked at him with concern.

"Not good!" Qi Tian smiled and shook his head, "If you come back a few days later, we will starve to death!"

"Haha..." Qi Dalu laughed loudly, "Didn't we leave enough food for you more than a month ago? Could it be that someone stole it!" He just thought that Qi Tian was joking and didn't care at all.

"No one stole it." Qi Tian smiled wryly, "However, there are fifty or sixty more mouths!"

"Little Tian, ​​thank you for your hard work!" At this moment, Cao Xiong came over and nodded to Qi Tian.

"It's not hard work, it's just a little frightening."

"We're back! ... What do we need to do?"

"What to do? Of course it's a good meal and a full meal!...Today, take a day off to celebrate your return!"

"Okay, everyone in the camp today, let go of your belly and eat hard!"

(End of this chapter)