sea ​​situation

"Master Lu, you're going to board the boat, what are you doing?" Qiaoshou's wife clapped her hands and laughed.

"Fool, idiot, what are you looking at, I've never seen such a beautiful woman before. Hurry up, wait a little longer, we don't even think about leaving." Yuan Mingzhu stomped her feet angrily.

Lu Ming finally came to his senses, and quickly jumped onto the bow of the boat, then ducked into the cabin.

He had just settled down in the middle cabin of the ship when the ship had already sailed.

"Hello, Master Lu." A five or six-year-old girl came in with tea in both hands.

"It's Qiaoer, hello Qiaoer." Lu Ming said with a smile.

This is the youngest daughter of the Funato family, her name is Qiao'er. Qiaoshou's wife is not called Qiaoshou, but because of the delicious dishes she cooks, people gradually call her Qiaoshou's wife.

Mrs. Qiaoshou's husband's surname is Zhang, and his first name is Ben. As a result, everyone calls him a homonym of his name, Zhang Ben.

In fact, although Zhang Ben is not as skillful as his wife, he is not stupid at all, and his punting skills can be counted among hundreds of miles around.Zhang Ben's father used to work as a clerk under Lu Ming's father, so the two families can be regarded as close friends of two generations.

Yuan Mingzhu also entered the cabin at this time and sat down opposite Lu Ming.

"I said, why are you so stupid? I've been waiting for you for almost a day, and you're only here now." Yuan Mingzhu said dissatisfied.

"How do I know you're waiting for me?" Lu Ming smiled wryly.

"You're so stupid, I ran away, you stay at home and wait to die, that's the signal, tell you to run away quickly." Yuan Mingzhu smiled triumphantly.

"Well, I'm really too stupid." Lu Ming suddenly realized.

Indeed, Yuan Mingzhu's escaping did send him a secret signal to let him escape together. Unfortunately, he was trapped for too long at that time, and his head was so dizzy that he couldn't react.

The two played games together since they were young, and they were able to understand each other a little bit, but when they grew up, they were not so well-informed.

After Qiaoer brought the tea, she didn't leave, but looked at the two with a smile.

She likes Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu very much, especially Yuan Mingzhu, because she always gives her all kinds of sweets.Miss Yuan always has all kinds of candy in her bag.

But she is also a little afraid of this young lady, the way this young lady likes children is too rude, she always holds her in her arms and chews and bites, as if she is going to swallow her alive, as if she is also a piece of candy .

Although Lu Ming didn't give her sweets, he always gave her money to buy clothes and shoes, and sometimes even bought her a fancy headband.The way to like her is just to touch her head, or at most to pinch her face.

The boat arrived in the middle of the river and drove quickly along the channel.

Only then did Lu Ming's heart go back to his stomach. If the Yuan family rushed to stop him and found him on the same boat as Yuan Mingzhu, it would be a lot of fun, and he would have to suspect that the two of them eloped.

Running away like this, and getting married without following the formal procedures, the two of them are indeed a bit like elopement, who can say otherwise.

If the two of you don't have a good wedding, why do you have to elope and run away?Isn't this selling public salt as private salt?

After entering the waterway, Zhang Ben came into the cabin to say hello to Lu Ming, and he didn't know how to say anything, so he just stood aside with a silly smile after saying hello.

"What are you doing standing here stupidly? Hurry up and help me clean up the dishes. Young Master Lu and Miss Yuan must be hungry." Mrs. Qiaoshou came in and dragged her husband away, and Qiaoer was also taken away by the way. It was obviously two light bulbs. .

Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu looked at each other and smiled. The two were not reunited after a long absence. They were drinking together in Shanghai a month ago, and then they were tricked back by their families. They were trapped for a month.In fact, Miss Yuan had a great time in Shanghai and didn't want to become a wife early and lose her freedom.

The two talked about how to exert pressure at home, and the methods were almost exactly the same. It really made people suspect that the parents of the two families had rehearsed in advance and went through the motions.

The two laughed and talked for a while, and suddenly the boat stopped.Then I heard someone shouting in front of me to stop the boat, to board the boat for inspection or something.At this time, the wind was strong on the river, and the voice was intermittent, and it was not clear what the other party was coming for.

The faces of the two of them suddenly changed. Could it be that the family members caught up with them?

At this time, Mrs. Qiaoshou came in and said with a smile: "Don't worry, young master, it seems that the bosses of the Haiphong Battalion are going to check on the ship."

The two couldn't help but patted their chests, but they were quite frightened.

"Aren't you just a ferry boat? What are the people from the Haifang Battalion investigating?" Lu Ming felt strange.

The Haiphong Battalion is mainly to check the passing ships on the river, to investigate the smuggling and trafficking of arms and drugs, but everyone knows Zhang Ben's boats, so they usually don't check.

"Bosses are so unfamiliar. You just arrived at the Haiphong camp. It's just a little bit of fun. Let's buy some wine." Zhang Ben's voice came from outside, as if he was giving money to the people on the boat. They stopped searching.

Zhang Ben's boat didn't carry any private goods and he wasn't afraid of the investigation. He didn't want outsiders to know that Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu were on the same boat, so he wanted to send the inspectors away with money.

"Come on, tell me who is on board and what cargo is on board?" a rude voice reprimanded.

"You two masters, there are only two regular customers on the small boat, and there is no cargo."

"Stop talking nonsense, let someone come out for inspection."

"Bosses, the youngest customers are all respectable young masters and ladies in Shanghai, so there is no need to check, right?"

"He has a head and a face? Who has no head and face these days? Don't be so wordy, if you don't come out, we will go in and search."

Lu Ming smiled wryly, it seems that he still has to go out.

As soon as he stood up, Yuan Mingzhu rushed out like a whirlwind, and then he heard two bangs.

As soon as Lu Ming heard it, he knew it was not good, so he hurried out of the cabin, and sure enough, he saw Yuan Mingzhu standing at the bow with a sneer, but there were two people in military uniforms jumping in the river.

"Tug, tug, I tell you to tug, go down and take a cold shower to wake up." Yuan Mingzhu sneered like a proud phoenix.

"You...you dare to hit someone?" There was also a small boat on the opposite side, and the soldiers on it were stunned for a moment. The brother who got on the boat kicked into the water.After a while, only one person responded.

"What's wrong with beating someone? If you dare to come up, you will still be beaten into the water." Yuan Mingzhu pointed at the man's nose and shouted.

The man became angry when he heard it. He picked up the gun and was about to pull the bolt.

Yuan Mingzhu flicked his right hand, and took out a pistol from nowhere, and the muzzle of the gun was already aimed at the opponent.

"Calm down, don't move!" Lu Ming hurriedly shouted.

He didn't dare to delay any longer, and if he didn't speak, the fight would start.But he also wondered, where did Yuan Mingzhu get the pistol, it was the internationally famous Browning pistol.This kind of gun is not cheap, the key is that the quantity is not large, and it rarely enters the country.

Lu Ming started to get in touch with firearms when he was studying in the United States. He was often dragged by his classmates to the shooting range to shoot targets. He was also good at marksmanship, but he didn’t like guns. body.His gun was a miscellaneous product from the Cao Gang, and it couldn't be compared with Yuan Mingzhu's Browning.

At this time, even with a gun, he didn't dare to take it out. There were five or six long guns on the opposite side. If they really wanted to fight, they would be the ones who fell into the water and escaped. They were lucky to escape.

However, the people on the opposite boat seemed to be intimidated by Yuan Mingzhu's aura. It was definitely a creepy feeling to be pointed at by a gun, whether it was a long gun or a pistol.The bow of the ship is next to the bow, and the bullets fired by the pistol are also fatal.

The two soldiers who had been kicked into the water had already caught the side of the boat. Seeing this, they dared not climb up the boat for fear that Yuan Mingzhu's guns would be aimed at them.

"Sure enough, it is the pearl of Shanghai Bund, and its reputation is well-deserved, haha, misunderstanding, misunderstanding."

At this time, a person walked out of the opposite cabin, pressed down the gun of the soldier holding the gun, and laughed.

"Song Qing, it's you, you dare to search Miss Ben's boat?" Yuan Mingzhu sneered as she recognized the person opposite.

"Haha, I don't know. If I knew that Miss Yuan was on this boat, I would have made a detour." Song Qing smiled and cupped her hands.

Lu Ming also knew this person, so he was relieved when he came out, at least there would be no gunfight.

"Haha, Master Lu, are you also on the boat?" Song Qing smiled and clasped her fists.

"Brother Song, what are you looking for? Such a big fanfare?" Lu Ming was a little puzzled, the land was uneasy, and now the waterway is not smooth.

The people in the Haiphong Battalion did check the passing ships on the river every day, but usually they only searched the cargo ships, and the ships carrying people would only go up and check if they were unfamiliar. It has already been arranged, and generally it will not be checked.

At this time, the two soldiers who fell into the water came up, yelling to find Yuan Mingzhu to settle the score, saying that it was not counted just now, and they would fight again.

Without further ado, Song Qing kicked the two of them back into the river with two kicks in the air.

"Young Master Lu, Ms. Yuan, don't be surprised. These two brothers are newcomers, and they don't understand many things. They have to teach them how to behave." Song Qing smiled wryly.

Song Qing knew that Yuan Mingzhu's ancestors had a deep relationship with the Cao Gang, and it was best not to mess with her about matters on the water.What do the Cao Gang eat? On the water, even the people in the Haiphong battalion have to give them three points. In fact, there are many Caobang people in the Haiphong camp.

As for Young Master Lu, the way is even more wild.He has a close friendship with the Sheng family in Shanghai, and the Sheng family is inextricably linked with the Qing Gang, Hong Gang and even the Cao Gang. Otherwise, Sheng Youde would not be the richest man in Shanghai.

If you want to make a name for yourself in Shanghai, you must have money, but if you don't have the support of various forces, and you don't have the ability to eat both black and white, your money can be someone else's at any time.To put it bluntly, power and money in Shanghai are like a couple.

There are also people who don’t understand this truth, and bring tens of thousands of 10,000+ taels to Shanghai to open up foreign meat, buy a house, buy a foreign car, and spend time with famous prostitutes. , still owed a butt of debt, and finally had to sneak back to his hometown naked, and became his rich man again.

Shanghai is known as a paradise for adventurers. Adventure requires wisdom first, followed by courage. How do local rich people know this?

Lu Ming also knows that the water in Shanghai is very deep and muddy, so despite all kinds of connections, he is still very low-key and careful, not daring to be careless.

But Yuan Mingzhu is different, no matter where she goes, she is full of domineering, who made her the goddaughter of the mother of the boss of the Cao Gang, and she is a brother and sister with the boss of the Cao Gang.