1855 United States Tycoon

Lin Shenhe held the sip of water that belonged to him, more than others, and he was reluctant to drink it. He had to use this water to moisturize his own dry mouth.

"Brother Shenhe, have you seen anything on it?" Wang Qinian asked. Everyone has been locked in this cargo hold for several months, and it feels even worse than in jail before. When in jail, somehow there is still a chance to see the stars and the moon through the small windows, and at this time, those are either long gone or The smiles of relatives who are still alive but on different sides will also be printed on the reddish moon to evoke their sweet or bitter memories.

But on this ship, there is only a small top hatch. A month ago, a little bit of the sky could be seen from this hatch, but since that unsuccessful resistance, the foreign devils usually Most of the hatch was closed, leaving only a small gap, allowing a little light to leak through and some air to come in. So now, everyone is very envious of those who can go up and see, and they are also very curious about what he sees. People who sound like pooping pee talk about the above situation. Nowadays, it has almost become a rare entertainment activity for everyone every day.

Seeing that it was Wang Qinian asking himself, Lin Shenhe hurriedly swallowed the water in his mouth, and then replied, "Brother Wang, it's actually nothing. There is a thief and a thief on it. As soon as he climbed up, he couldn't keep his eyes open for a long time. open……"

"And then? What did you see?" Someone immediately asked anxiously.

"Boat, sea, sky, and a few foreign devils with guns. What else can I see?" Lin Shenhe replied.

"Damn, at this point, you really went up for nothing, Chen Bachi went up for a trip, and talked about it for two hours seven or eighty hours. It's okay for you, just two fucking sentences when you go up. Morning. I know it's better to let Chen Bachi go up." Someone yelled immediately with dissatisfaction.

"That's it, you said you let me go up earlier. I'll go up next time, right?" Chen Bachi immediately seized the opportunity to sell himself.

"Chen Bachi, you want to take advantage!"

"Chen Bachi, you are dreaming!"

A large group of people immediately pointed the criticism at Chen Bachi. But now, everyone is only using a weapon of criticism, not a weapon of criticism, because there is simply nothing that can be used as a weapon in this cabin.

"Brother Shenhe, think about it again." Wang Qinian said with some disappointment. "Well, brother Shenhe, you have also read a little book and are a person who knows words. How can you just say these two sentences? Isn’t the saliva drunk for nothing?"

Yes, Lin Shenhe is different from others. He is not a "hair bandit" like Wang Qinian. He was originally a child born in the countryside of Foshan. He went to Guangzhou to visit relatives a few months ago, and then he went to Huajie Liuxiang to have fun. , But the money was accidentally picked up by a pickpocket. The result was over but I couldn't get the money. As a result, he was beaten up without telling him, and let people figure out that he was an outsider. As a result, um, Lin Shenhe was sold on the boat as a piglet.

In this boat, Lin Shenhe and the bandits were not the same, but Wang Qinian treated him very well because of Lin Shenhe's education. For this reason, Lin Shenhe must of course work harder to think about it.

Lin Shenhe thought hard, and then suddenly he remembered a little more, "Oh, by the way, I just saw another boat, far away, I can't see clearly."

"A boat, what kind of boat? Lin Shenhe, if you are lucky, you can actually see a boat! What kind of boat is it?"

"That is the ship of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau. They signaled us to stop the ship for inspection." Chief Mate Gran said to the captain Schmidt.

"Stop the boat," Smidt said. The radio station is still in trial production in Scrooge’s factory. Of course, the “Ursa” cargo ship that went out a few months ago could not have such a high-end western-class thing, so although recently, the entire San Francisco , And even the entire United States is making a lot of noise because of the "slave ship" incident, but the crew on the "Ursa Major" is absolutely ignorant of this.

The ship began to slow down gradually, and the anti-smuggling bureau's ship gradually approached. A small boat was dropped from the anti-smuggling boat, and a few people got on the small boat and rowed the small boat to approach.

The Ursa Major lowered the rope ladder, and several people on the boat took turns climbing up, two of them attracted the attention of Captain Smidt. One of them seemed to be an Oriental, and another one could tell from his awkward movements on the rope ladder when he got on the boat. He was definitely not a person who often runs at sea.

Several people climbed onto the ship, but the man who took the lead, Smidt, knew that it was Dunn, the first officer of the anti-smuggling ship.

"Mr. Dunn, why did you personally lead the team?" Smidt greeted him and said with a grin.

"What's on your ship?" Dunn asked.

"Some workers recruited from China." Smit didn't hide it, and there was nothing to hide.

"Can we check it?" Dunn asked.

"Of course it's okay. It's just that the smell below is not very good. Your people really want to check it out?" Smidt said, "Then they'd better wear a mask."

"We are prepared." Dunn said, and now take me to the captain's room. I want to take a look at the voyage records.

"Well, okay, please come with me." Schmidt felt a little strange about Dunn's request. The previous inspections had never been so detailed. Could it be that something happened recently?

"Oh, who is the doctor on your ship? Show us his various records. Well, just show it to Mr. Jack Payne over there." Dunn continued.

"Okay, no problem." Now Smidt roughly wants to understand. This must be which damn ship, and some serious infectious disease was brought to the port. As a result, the port and even the whole of San Francisco would naturally be very nervous, so they sent people to patrol the sea. Well, now those two weird ones The situation of the characters is also easy to understand. The Orientals must be translators one by one. Well, it seems that the infectious diseases must be brought by those Orientals. Fortunately, I have handled them well. As long as they are sick, they will be affected. Throw it into the sea and feed the sharks...

Yang Tai got down into the cargo hold, and the darkness made him almost invisible for a while. He could only smell the smell of sweat and excrement, which made him almost suffocated. After a while, his eyesight gradually recovered.

"Here of you, who is the one who counts?" Yang Tai asked in Mandarin Chinese.

"Me!" Wang Qinian stood up, although he didn't know what this person came from, but at this time, the boss must look like a boss.

Wang Qinian walked towards Yang Tai. Yang Tai heard Wang Qinian’s answer, which seemed to have a Guangxi accent, so he immediately responded in Guangxi dialect, "That brother is from Guangxi? Brother, I’m from Yongan."

It was beyond Wang Qinian's expectation to meet a fellow in this place, so he quickly got up and walked a few steps and said, "Brother, I am from Guilin."

At this time, the distance between the two people is also very close, close enough to see each other clearly. Wang Qinian suddenly discovered that this person seemed very familiar. After thinking about it, he suddenly yelled: "Dage, you are Yang Dage! Why are you here?"

The person on the other side suddenly recognized himself, which surprised Yang Tai. He stared at Wang Qinian carefully and looked again. It seemed a bit familiar, but he just couldn't remember who it was.

Wang Qinian probably saw Yang Tai's doubts, and smiled: "Brother is Wang Qinian, don't Dage remember? We have beaten the Demon together before, and Wang Dage saved the life of his brother."

"Oh, it's Brother Qinian, why are you so thin?" Yang Tai suddenly remembered. The person opposite is indeed his acquaintance, Wang Qinian, but now he has lost a lot of weight. He didn't recognize it for a while.

"I'm pretty good. Dage, do you remember Chen Bachi? You don't necessarily have to be four feet thin now."

"That's Chen Bachi, who is eight feet tall and has a waist circumference of eight feet? Remember, why don't you remember that they are all his own brothers. Why are the Bachi brothers here?"

"Yang Dage, brother Chen Guang is here!"

"Smit, there are so many people on your boat, and now there are only a few left?" Du En asked.

"No way, the sanitary conditions are too bad. If we didn't deal with it in a timely manner, even this point would not be left." Captain Smidt replied, "But the rest is still healthy, and it is considered to be sent to the Central Pacific Railway Company. Go, there is something to be made."

"Your ship cannot enter the port directly to disembark people. These people, including all of your seafarers, must first go to our dock for isolation and inspection." Du En said.

"Is an infectious disease found in the port?" Smidt asked.

"Of course, otherwise we have worked so hard to investigate so carefully? You guys, just pretend to be anything!" Du En just took out the negotiated excuse, "A week ago, a river transported Chinese workers' boats as you did. Actually brought the plague ashore!"

"Plague!" Smidt's face turned white all of a sudden, "There is nothing wrong in the city, right?" He immediately thought of his own wife and children.

"Fortunately, the discovery was timely and nothing major happened." Du En said, "but the whole port and the whole city are very tense. You should be able to imagine this. Therefore, these Chinese people, and you, have to be isolated for a while. time."

"Damn it!" Captain Smit cursed, "but I can understand. Well, I know there is a ship that transports this Chinese guy like us, and it will leave two days after us. You have to keep an eye on it too. Don't let them bring this damn plague to San Francisco."

"Of course." Du En replied, "This is our duty, besides, I also want to protect my family. Well, this voyage record, as well as the various records of the ship doctor, we have to take away. For the doctors' reference. Is it okay?"

"No problem, we absolutely cooperate." Smidt said quickly

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