Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 7 The Nuggets - The Confusion of Holding High

"May the mighty god of time travel bless us, and may the Time and Space Administration approve our actions. Amen."

After Wen Desi finished reading, he was the first to pass through the wormhole with the assault bag on his back, followed by Xiao Zishan and Wang Luobin.

Wen Desi is a donkey friend, and usually has a complete set of camping equipment at home, which is considered well-equipped.However, he only chose a quick-drying suit, a survival kit and a multi-purpose knife, and he also brought an assault bag to carry the wormhole exit with him.

As for weapons, Wen Desi considered his all-steel ballista and hunting knife, but after thinking about it for a while, what really happened, the comparison between the three city nerds and the people of the Ming Dynasty may be a bit mysterious, anyway, the exit of the wormhole can be moved at will In case of danger, just open the wormhole and escape.To be cautious, Wen Desi took out three stab-proof vests, and made some smoke bombs, plus electric shock devices, which can be used to escape in an emergency.

Xiao Zishan didn't have such equipment, so he went directly to the military labor insurance shops that were everywhere and bought a training uniform, a pair of high-top liberation boots, and an imitation military backpack.

Wang Luobin was wearing common field work clothes.Everyone brought two days of compressed dry food and several bottles of purified water.Also brought some emergency medicine.This is just to minimize the chances of opening a wormhole so as not to be exposed.

Xiao Zishan brought many types of promotional items, and at first he planned to bring glass cups and plastic compacts, but later he thought it would be better to bring a little of everything—after all, he didn’t know the aesthetic taste and needs of Ming people, so he brought more samples to explore. Pathfinder.

After confirming the crossing location, Xiao Zishan went to the library several times, roughly found the current location of Haopan Street, found a fast hotel near it, and rented a room.Then, Wen Desi opened the wormhole a little at night for several consecutive days to observe the environment on the opposite side - after all, Haopan Street is a commercial area, densely populated.Open the wormhole at will, and it may land in someone's bedroom or simply on the street with people coming and going.To be on the safe side, Wen Desi simply ordered infrared night vision glasses from the Internet.If the location doesn't suit you, you'll have to change it—a stroke of luck.

According to several nighttime observations by Wen Desi, the opposite space should be the backyard of a certain mansion. You can see many rows of gray brick and tile houses, and there is no one there after dark.

What will happen after crossing, in fact, everyone has no idea, and there is no place to consult.The initial plan is to hide in a secluded place for a while after passing through, and as soon as the sky is bright, I will find a shopkeeper to go in and show the goods to see how the other party reacts.

It is impossible to predict what attitude the ancients in the 17th century would have towards these strangely dressed people: whether they would avoid seeing them or cause a large number of people who did not know the truth to watch.There are also barriers in language communication. However, according to Mr. Wen, Cantonese is the dialect that retains the most elements of ancient Chinese, and the difference may not be as great as modern Mandarin.

The time is determined to be around 5:[-] in the morning, which is the beginning of Mao in ancient times. It was early and the sky was not yet bright. Although there was no clear curfew system in the second generation of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the night life was lonely and there were few pedestrians at night. If it is found, it will be interrogated; when it is late, more people will get up to make a living, and the possibility of being seen to open the wormhole will greatly increase-three people will be drilled out of thin air, and it will not cause a sensation in Guangzhou.

Holding high, Mr. Gao has always felt that he can't sleep well at night these days. The dogs in the backyard of the hotel bark constantly at night.The warehouse itself is a place for stacking goods, the walls are not only high, but there are side yards on both sides, even if it is a first-class snitch, it is not so easy to sneak in.So some people became suspicious, saying that in the middle of the night there was often a strange light in the yard, and the people in the high house were panicked for a while, but it was fine during the day, but at night, the inn became a place that everyone avoided.These days the sky is also weird, there is always thunder in the evening, but there is no rain, and the sky often turns a strange purple.Master Gao is always in a bad mood, and even the most favored concubine on weekdays is too lazy to be lucky.

Mr. Gao is not afraid of ghosts, but the inn in the backyard is related to his wealth and life.There are hundreds of merchants, big and small, on Haopan Street, all of whom made their fortunes from foreign goods.Now he has turned the goods and silver he got from Frangji last winter into raw silk, satin, and porcelain that Frangji like, and he has also prepared a lot of saltpeter and ironware that the imperial court has banned from exporting. A mistake, wouldn’t it cost his life—it’s a trivial matter to kill him. Half of his huge property belongs to Eunuch Yang in the palace. It's not difficult.

The dog was quite quiet that night and didn't bark anymore.Master Gao had a good night's sleep. He has been sleeping alone in the inner study for the past few days because of restlessness. He got up just after five o'clock. The sky is bright and half dark, guess what the weather is like, do you want to go to the courtyard to have fun...

There was another barking sound of dogs in the backyard, and Master Gao couldn't help being startled, the comfort of getting up early was completely ruined, he ate the cup heavily, and was waiting to be called for questioning, only to see the leader of his own courtyard crawling and crawling straight Run into the yard.Master Gao's expression changed drastically.This is the inner study, and the male servants are not allowed to enter unless they pass it on. The leader rushed in so angrily, without asking, one can tell that something serious has happened.

"My lord, my lord, the inn yard...in the yard...here comes...here..."

"What's the rush, talk slowly." Mr. Gao has been doing foreign business and smuggling for many years, and he has long developed a calm state of mind in times of crisis. He only panicked for a while, and then calmed down.

"Backyard, backyard, three Japanese come here!"

Hearing that there were three more Japanese people in the backyard, although Master Gao didn't quite understand how these Japanese people came in, as long as they were human beings, he was relieved and said, "The Japanese people scare you like this! Shut it up in the firewood room." He waved his sleeves gracefully, but turned a few turns in his mind.

Could it be someone sent by Boss Wang on Youyu Island, and now there is a boat berthed?Gao Ju knows that there are many Japanese servants in Fulangji, but now is not the time for the ship to arrive. Besides, as his partner, Boss Wang will not send a few Japanese servants without first saying hello, let alone sneaking in. into his backyard.

"My lord, these Japanese people... are really weird!" The leader hurriedly reported, "You guys don't dare to act recklessly."

"Idiot! Trash!" Master Gao was furious, but he was a little scared in his heart. Although he lived here from a foreign province, he had heard a lot about the Japanese pirates who were vicious and plundered the coast in the early years. The reason why Haopan Street is now famous I went to the city because of the rampant Japanese pirates.These three people sneaked into his backyard late at night without anyone noticing, I'm afraid... Mr. Gao remembered that he heard from a sea merchant in Tongri that there are some alien warriors in Japan who are used to stealth and kill people invisible...

Thinking of this, I was terrified in my heart, and the original idea of ​​asking the servant to arrest him before talking about it faded away, and hurriedly asked: "Where are these three people now?"

"The little ones surrounded the backyard with bows, arrows and firecrackers," the leader glanced at Master Gao's expression, "Looking at them, they don't seem to have any malicious intentions..."

"Bastard!" Didn't come here maliciously to do something in his backyard, did he come to play soy sauce?

"Master, these people don't have any weapons. They were the leader and threw it to the younger one." The leader hurriedly handed over a small box from his arms, "I also said a lot of words, which the younger one couldn't understand."

Master Gao half-believingly took the paper box over, but was surprised. The box was extremely clean, as if it had been glazed, but the burr on the edge made him immediately realize that it was a paper box.

Heart Road: It's really weird.Carefully opened the box, inside was a small oval flat box, the material was neither jade nor porcelain, and it seemed to have a layer of enamel like the paper box, but the color was a delicate pink that had never been seen on porcelain. , starting very lightly.Mr. Gao has been selling foreign goods all year round, and he has seen a lot of knowledge, but he can't tell what is made of it.The appearance is similar to the powder box used by women. When you try to lift it, the lid of the box opens like a shell, but you can see a bright piece inside. When you look closely, you can't help but feel ashamed!

(End of this chapter)