Hui Niang's pregnancy made Chen Xi feel a little sudden.

No matter which wife in the family is pregnant or Li Jin is pregnant, he feels comforted, but Hui Niang is pregnant, which makes him feel confused and confused.

This child may make his relationship with Hui Niang further and let Hui Niang enter the state of taking care of her husband and children, but I am afraid that Hui Niang will become withdrawn and outspoken after getting pregnant and giving birth. The son born to a woman from a foreign house will always be unjustified. Hui Niang cannot gain more power for her son, and may arouse her resentment.

Postpartum depression is terrible, especially a woman like Hui Niang who has no intention of being in her heart and can’t see hope for the future.

"I'm so worried about myself."

Chen Xi left Hui Niang and returned home. She was depressed about this matter during the days before going to war. Chen Xi did not realize that it was because he thought things too complicated. As the saying goes, caring is messy... Chen Xi devoted too much emotion to Hui Niang, and finally got it, but didn't want to lose it easily.

October 29th is the day when it is planned to formally send troops to wipe out the bandits on the front line from Guangzhou to Leizhou Peninsula. Chenxi got up before dawn every day.

This time, the generals were divided into front, central and rear. Except for the central army, the front and rear troops, both of the front and rear troops were mixed with infantry and cavalry, and advanced from land to Leizhou Prefecture. If you encounter bandits in the middle of the journey, you will start a war on the spot, otherwise you will explore the surrounding environment and prepare for various possible changes.

Chenxi was in charge of the central army's operation with the ship. The central army was equipped with more than 40 large ships of 500 to 1,000 materials, plus eighty small ships of 100 to 400 materials, which was considered a mighty one. The fleet would sail along the coastline. For safety reasons, every day before sunset, they would rest, and at the same time, they would be closely guarded to guard against sneak attacks by bandits.

The day earlier, the soldiers had loaded the food, tamsui and combat supplies. Early in the morning of October 29, Chen Xi brought his personal guards on the ship. At this time, the former army had set off for an hour.

"Master, everything is ready, what else do you have to give?"

Zhu Qi was old and exhausted. Chen Xi understood that he didn't have to follow the boat and let him stay in Guangzhou City to protect his family. Zhu Qi specially asked his son Zhu Hong and Chen Xi to go to the battlefield to experience and gain military merits. As the chief instructor responsible for manipulating the Folang machine cannon, Ma Jiu followed Chen Xi and listened at any time.

Chen Xidao: "After I leave, the governor's yamen will keep an eye on me. In addition, I will pay attention to the three departments and be careful of their tricks behind their backs."

Zhu Qi respectfully accepted the order: "Yes, Master."

Chenxi's command ship is a large treasure ship of 1,500 materials. One front and the other is a three-story boat building, and the middle is a deck. The top of the bow is flat and wide, with three masts erected on it, and three masts are also on the top of the stern, but a wooden octagonal pavilion is specially built in the middle.

The three masts on the deck of the treasure ship are the tallest and majestic, and the area of ​​the canvas hanging on it is also the largest. The ship is driven entirely by wind at sea. There are 150 sailors on this ship. Every time the boat is adjusted, a large number of sailors need to work together.

This treasure ship comes from the Guangdong Commander-in-Chief Office. It is said to be a treasure passed down from the Yongle period. Although it is old, it does not look worn out due to its effective maintenance.

Chen Xi had seen controversy about treasure ships on the Internet in his previous life. The first thing he did when he got on the ship was to check it everywhere with an archaeologist's mentality. After inspection, it was concluded that the displacement of the ship was about 900 tons, with many middle cabins, and even a breeding room specially used for pig farming, which shows how spacious the interior is.

However, no matter how good the ship is, because the time of the ship is made is too long, in order to avoid accidents, Chen Xi ordered that if he encounters big storms, he must dock and hide as soon as possible.

Fortunately, it is the end of October, so there is no need to worry about the typhoon. Even if there are wind and waves on the sea, the coastline will not lead to ships being destroyed.

The fleet specially hired dozens of guides, who were very familiar with the hydrological situation along the way south to Leizhou and did not have to worry about running into the reefs.

Because he didn't sleep well last night, Chen Xi entered his cabin on the third floor of the stern of the boat and went to bed to rest... It was a cloudy day outside, and the sea breeze was not small in this weather, so he didn't plan to stay on the deck to blow the cold wind.

It was the Little Ice Age, and the coastal areas of Guangdong Province in October were still relatively cold. The soldiers initially showed off and stood majestic everywhere in the hull. As a result, after only an hour, they returned to the cabin. The officers and soldiers on duty also sat down, or found a place to lean on them, completely losing their previous majesty.

In the cabin, Chen Xi was sleeping soundly with a quilt covered with it. Suddenly, he felt something hiking into his arms. He woke up immediately. He saw a girl of fourteen or fifteen years leaning in his arms, and was now looking at him with a shocked and slightly frightened look.

Chen Xi immediately stood up, then pulled out his sword, shouting, "Who is it?"

The command ship of the governor of the three provinces, with so many soldiers guarding him, was actually mixed up with a girl on the ship?

Jing Yue, the head of a hundred households, appeared outside the cabin door and explained: "Sir, this is... General Li specially arranged. General Li said that he worked hard all the way and someone must take care of his daily life, so he arranged for a boatman's daughter to be on the boat to serve. Don't worry, the general must keep his mouth shut and dare not gossip."

It's really corrupt!

As soon as she went out to sea, she brought the woman. This boat girl looked quite handsome... What did her parents think?

Most of them were bought or coerced, so I have to agree!

Chen Xi thought to himself that the Guangdong commander Li Che is a complete martial artist. He wants to please and flatter him, but it is nothing more than giving money and sex. Li Che had already given money before, but now he gives women, which is very consistent with the martial artist's temperament.

Think about Qi Jiguang, a famous general of the anti-Japanese war, who has been famous throughout the ages. In order to obtain convenience, he also gave women and money to the chief assistant Zhang Juzheng?

Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "Send people off the boat, I don't need it."

Jing Yue said: "Sir, this boat has already started. It seems that it is not suitable to dock and send people off the boat. After all,... it is a woman. You might as well wait until the night is resting. I will send someone to send this girl back to Guangzhou Prefecture. You might as well..."

What's wrong?

Take possession of the girl first, then pat the butt and send the person away? What does that look like?

"Send someone to take her to the lower cabin... and wait until it's dark!"

Chen Xi said, asking Jing Yue to send the girl out.

After this, Chen Xi was completely sleepy. Only then did he carefully look at his cabin. In addition to a large and wide bed, there was also a fixed wooden cabinet and a table. The table was next to the window, with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The cabin floor was covered with a layer of unique blankets, and the decoration of the surrounding walls looked luxurious.

Chen Xi shook his head, went out to climb the stairs to the top of the stern, sat down in the octagonal pavilion, and leisurely enjoyed the beautiful scenery on the sea.

The ships sailed southwest along the coastline, and the fleet was vast and apart from each other dozens of feet apart. Therefore, only one hundred, twenty or thirty ships were invisible in front and back, and the momentum was extremely extraordinary. Chenxi stood at the height of the stern of the ship, with the sea and sky on the left, and the beach on the distance on the right, and the rocks were rugged on the beach. From time to time, you can see the vast mangrove forests on the coast as smoke as the sea.

Today's ships are sailing ships, whether big or small, when sailing, when sailing, when facing wind or heading wind, you can get strong thrust. When there is no wind, you must drop the sail to reduce drag when rowing.

During lunch, Chen Xi returned to the cabin and just sat down in front of the table next to the window when he saw the girl entering the room with a special big bowl.

In addition to rice, there were also vegetables, chicken, duck and fish in the wooden bowl. She looked straight and carefully placed the wooden bowl on the table and stood obediently waiting.

Chen Xi took a closer look and found that in order to avoid the bumps in the boat's navigation, this big bowl is made of wood and has a very large capacity. It is only half a pound of rice. In addition, the dishes piled up on the other side, he couldn't eat so much with his small body. He immediately looked at the girl and asked, "Do you want to eat?"

The girl looked at Chen Xi and shook her head with difficulty after a while.

Chen Xi picked up the big wooden bowl, took a few bites, and then said, "I'm not hungry, you can eat it. Only after you have enough food can you get the energy to go home in the evening."

The girl trembled and took the big wooden bowl handed over by Chen Xi, her eyes full of longing, but she didn't know if what Chen Xi was telling the truth. She looked at Chen Xi secretly, and her teeth unconsciously bit her lower lip, feeling pitiful.

Chen Xi's face was filled with a peaceful smile, and nodded encouragement, saying, "Eat, if you don't have enough, go to the kitchen to serve, and say I'm not full."

"Um."

The girl finally gave up her concerns, threw down her chopsticks, grabbed the food in the bowl with her hands and started eating.

"you"

Chen Xi originally wanted to remind her to use chopsticks, but thinking that this girl may rarely have the opportunity to serve on the table this time, she probably is a little unfamiliar with chopsticks, so it would be better to let her eat more steadily... After all, only what you get is the real one.

He paid a little attention to the girl's naked skin outside, with blood marks on her neck, which seemed to have been beaten and had a few old injuries on her wrist, indicating that she suffered a lot.

After ate, the girl licked the bottom of the bowl cleanly, and then put down the bowl obediently. Seeing this, Chen Xi shook her head, handed over the handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Wipe your hands, if you go out like this, they will definitely know you're stealing food."

The girl shook her head in panic and unconsciously wiped her hands full of oil stains on her body. After wiping it for a few seconds, she realized that she was not wearing ordinary coarse linen today, but a clean dress she had just changed into before boarding the boat.

While hesitating, Chen Xi had already put the handkerchief on her hand. She picked it up and wiped it a little, and said in fear: "I...I will...wash it clean."

Chen Xidao: "No need to wash it, I'll give it to you. Sit down and talk to me, how old are you?"

The girl looked at Chen Xi, not understanding why Chen Xi asked her this. She hesitated for a long time before replying: "Ten...thirteen."

"Xu Sui?" Chenxi Road.

"Yes." The girl nodded.

Chen Xi couldn't help but be surprised. When he saw the girl, he thought she was a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old. Unexpectedly, the girl was only one year old and was a little girl. He couldn't help but sigh, thinking of Xie Hengnu, Yin Wen, Lu Xier, and even Lin Dai beside him. Their childhoods may not be smooth sailing, but they basically grew up in care.

Chen Xi asked, "Why did you come on the boat?"

The girl lowered her head sadly and said, "Dad owes debts, I and my sister pay it back."

Chen Xi frowned: "What about your sister?"

The girl shook her head and said she didn't know.

Chen Xi thought to himself that the girl was only twelve years old, so her sister might be only ten or eight years old. She was either resold to Jiaofangsi or a craftsman from all over the country, or adopted by a wealthy family, and sent her to someone like her sister when she grew up a little.

In this way, if Chen Xi sent her back like this, the girl would inevitably continue to suffer and be resold in the future.

Chen Xi was compassionate and wanted to keep the girl, but he knew that this was the sorrow of an era. Just like the girl he bought for Zhu Houzhao in the capital to bury his father, although he had the ability to change the fate of several people, he was unable to change an era.

To change the status quo, the only way to make the people have enough food and implement sweet potatoes and corn is the first step.

Chen Xi asked, "Do you want to go back to see your parents?"

The girl looked confused, and she didn't nod or shook her head. There were so many injuries on her body, which showed that her parents were not good to her. The girl also knew that she was despised by others wherever she went.

Chen Xi sighed, "Stay here. When I get on the shore, I will send someone to take you back to Guangzhou Prefecture and take good care of myself."

The girl didn't know much about the outside world. Although she was a little afraid of Chen Xi, she was just out of fear of a powerful person. She was confused about how powerful Chen Xi had and what she could do for her. She only knew that she had the most delicious meal in her life by her side.

In the afternoon, the girl stayed in Shen Xi's cabin, found a corner to sit down, leaned against the bulkhead and fell asleep. Occasionally, she opened her eyes and saw Chen Xi sitting at the table and writing. She didn't say much, closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

Until sunset, the boats drifted one after another, and her expression became nervous. Chen Xi's eyes were withdrawn from the window, he looked at the girl with a smile and comforted: "Don't be afraid, after getting ashore, someone will send you to a place where you can have enough food." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!