Zongwu: fortune-telling with luck, the beginning is Xiongba's orders

"The weather is really nice today."

The boss of the boat stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the clear sky, with a very bright smile on his face.

He has been saying this for more than ten days in a row, every day, and every day is not enough.

He has been at sea for decades, and every now and then he will encounter strong winds and waves. This is the first time he has encountered such a thing of good weather for more than ten days in a row.

Wuming, dressed in blue, walked slowly to the boss of the boat, and asked, "Boss boat, how many days are we left before we can reach Dongpu?"

The boss of the boat chuckled and said, "Under normal circumstances, it would take at least half a month, but the weather is really good recently, and we will be able to arrive in Dongpu in at most three or two days."

Speaking of Dongying, the smile on the boss's face became brighter.

He seemed to have seen a lot of white silver beckoning towards him and flying towards his waist.

Wuming heard what the boss of the boat said, and asked curiously: "Is it rare to have such good weather at sea?"

The boss of the boat laughed and replied: "Sir, it's probably your first time to go to sea, so I don't know. I have been at sea for 40 years since I was ten years old, and I have to stay at sea for at least seven or eight months every year. Such a good weather This is the first time I have met in this life, do you think it is rare or not?"

Wuming Wenyan nodded lightly, and said, "In this way, it is indeed rare."

The boss of the boat continued: "When I arrive in Dongpu, I will sell the goods of this boat first, and then I will take a few of you to Kyoto for a stroll. There are many interesting places here."

Speaking of this, the boss of the boat also gave Wuming a slightly wretched look. It can only be said that even Wuming, who has not been close to women for many years, immediately understood what the boss of the boat wanted to express.

Wuming and the boss of the ship did not continue to communicate too much, and soon went back to the cabin.

Two days later, on a sunny afternoon, they finally saw the pier of Dongying Kyoto from a distance.

At this time, there are fishing boats of all sizes near the pier in Kyoto. There are fishermen on the fishing boats who are busy. When they saw the two sea boats approaching from a distance, almost everyone stopped their work and looked at them. to this side.

The boss of the boat stood at the bow, looked at the fishermen, and shouted in a very skilled Japanese dialect: "I am Lao Wu from Daming in the Central Plains, and I have brought you the latest porcelain!"

This is what the boss of the ship would shout every time he came to Dongpu and was about to land.

He has yelled this sentence for more than ten years. Every time he yelled these words, most of these fishermen would be very excited and excited, put down their work, and quickly went to the capital to spread the news. More people know of their arrival.

But this time it was very strange that these fishermen were indifferent to his shouts, and their gazes looked strangely strange, without the excitement and excitement of the past at all, which made the boat boss feel a little puzzled.

"It's strange, why are these Dongying people not enthusiastic at all?"

The boat boss couldn't help scratching his head.

Wuming, Pojun, and Jianchen stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the capital in the distance, looking at these buildings with a different style from the Central Plains, the three of them had different moods.

Po Jun said to Wuming: "Brother, this is the capital of Dongying, and it is also the most prosperous place in Dongying."

The expression on Wuming's face was subtle. In his eyes, the so-called most prosperous capital was almost the same as the small town in the south of the Yangtze River in his impression, and it could not be compared with the capital and Jinling at all.

However, he was not surprised by this. After all, Dongpu is only a small place, and it is normal for Kyoto to be smaller.

Jian Chen was also quite disappointed in his heart. He thought that even if the capital of Dongying was not as prosperous as their capital of Ming Dynasty, it should at least be almost the same as the land of Hangzhou. Places are associated with words like "Kyoto".

At this time, Po Jun looked at the fishermen near the pier, frowned and said, "It's a bit weird."

Wuming Wenyan glanced at Po Jun, then followed Po Jun's gaze to look at the rather cruel fisherman, and asked, "What's so weird?"

Po Jun replied: "Although I have never done business between the two places, I have seen merchant ships from this place several times in the past ten years in Dongying. Once the people of Dongying see these merchant ships coming, they will all cheer. , running around to tell everyone, never should be so indifferent."

Wuming heard Po Jun's explanation, his face showed a look of thought, and said, "Maybe something happened that we don't know about."

During this period of time, they have been drifting on the sea, completely cutting off the communication and exchange of information with the outside world.

The last time the merchant ship they took came to Japan was a few months ago. After such a long time, maybe something special happened in Japan, which caused the people of Japan to no longer welcome the arrival of merchant ships.

But it's meaningless to guess these things now. After inquiring about the news after going ashore, you will naturally know everything.

While Wuming was talking with Pojun, the boss of the boat came over. He glanced at the three of Wuming and said, "Guys, it's best not to walk around after you go ashore. Follow me to a friend's house here."

The boss of the boat did not look good when he spoke, and he seemed to be preoccupied.

Apparently, he also sensed something wrong from the unenthusiastic, even indifferent expressions of these Japanese people.

He has traveled back and forth between the Central Plains and Japan over the years. Naturally, he has familiar friends in Japan. Before he knows what happened, he does not intend to start selling the goods in the ship, but to inquire about the news first. Think again.

Wuming and the others were going to inquire about the news, so of course they would not refuse to hear what the boss of the ship said.

Immediately Wuming agreed: "It's very good."

Soon, the big ship slowly docked at the Kyoto pier.

The boss of the boat stood at the bow, looked at the familiar officials standing on the pier, and asked in Japanese, "Brother Dongye, long time no see, how are you?"

If it was in the past, Keio Higashino would have greeted the boss with a warm smile on his face when he heard the boss greet him like this.

But this time, he just looked at the boss coldly, as if he didn't hear the boss' call.

Seeing Keio Higashino's performance, the boss of the boat became more and more foreboding in his heart, and the smile on his face became very forced.

When the boat docked, the boat boss ordered people to set up a ladder and prepare to disembark.

In the past, he would let the guys unload the goods on the ship, move them to the warehouse near the dock, and then transfer them from the warehouse to the market for sale, but this time he did not do so. He decided to keep all the goods on the ship. And leave everyone to take care of the goods to avoid accidents.

This time, the only person who disembarked was the boss of the boat, besides the three named Wuming.

After the boat boss disembarked, he tried to continue communicating with Keio Higashino, but Keio Higashino was determined not to pay attention to the boat boss, and kept a cold face and said nothing.

Seeing this scene, the boat boss no longer used his hot face to stick his cold butt. After paying the fee for landing and docking the ship, he led the three unknown people towards the outside of the pier.

Walking on the road, the boss of the boat couldn't help but glanced at Wuming, and asked: "Brothers, can you tell me about Lao Wu, how is your kung fu?"

When seeing Wuming and them for the first time, the boss of the boat knew from their temperament that they were all martial arts masters with extraordinary backgrounds, so he had always been polite to Wuming and the other three.

Facing the weird situation on the pier in Kyoto today, the boss of the boat was calm on the surface, but he was inevitably a little flustered in his heart, so if he had a few trustworthy rivers and lakes around him, he could feel more at ease.

When Wuming heard what the boss of the boat said, he naturally understood what the boss of the boat was thinking. He smiled slightly and said lightly: "You just need to be at ease."

Seeing that Wuming was so confident, the boss of the boat felt more confident in his heart.

Although he has a friend from Japan who has been with him for more than 20 years in Kyoto, he is from Japan after all. In this foreign country, it is Wuming and his fellow countrymen who make people feel closer and more at ease.

The boat boss and his party of four walked on the streets of Kyoto.

This so-called main street doesn't even have a bluestone floor tile, it's full of dirt roads, even uneven.

Garbage, waste water, etc. pouring randomly on both sides of the street is really unsightly. If Wuming and Jianchen hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard for Wuming and Jianchen to believe that this is the environment of Dongying Kyoto.

Before, he thought that the size of this capital was about the same as that of a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, but now it seems that it is only about the same size.

When the sky was slightly dark, Wuming and his party finally arrived near the house of the friend of the boat boss.

The boss of the ship whispered to Wuming and the others: "My friend is named Mitsui An, who inherited the family property. The warehouse I rented belongs to his family. Every year when I come to sell goods, I also stay at his house. If he also changes my mind If you lose your attitude, then things will be very bad!"

While speaking, the boat boss had already walked to an independent courtyard. Although this courtyard was not particularly large, it looked clean and tidy, much better than other places.

The boat boss went straight to the door, raised his hand and knocked on the courtyard door, and then shouted loudly in Japanese dialect: "Mitsui! It's me! Old Wu!"

As the boss of the ship shouted, it didn't take long for hurried footsteps to be heard in the courtyard, and then the courtyard door was opened with a gap, and then a middle-aged bald man in a samurai uniform poked his head out and saw After the boss of the boat, the expression on his face suddenly became a little surprised!

"Quick, come in quickly!"

Mitsui An waved at the boss of the boat, his voice was very low, as if he was afraid of being discovered by others.

Seeing this, the boat boss looked back at the three unknown people, and beckoned them to go in together.