The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 621

[621. Chapter 601 It’s so cool]

Fang Jifan seemed to see a group of wolf cubs that had just weaned off their breasts, howling and showing their baby teeth, and their sharp edges were beginning to show.

What he wants is a guy like this.

One eight-part article every day can cultivate endurance and maximize human potential.

In the academy, living with farmers and eating and drinking with them is a hardship for them. Just being able to answer questions is not enough. They also have to empty the toilet by themselves. They also have to learn to communicate with others.

Occasionally, I will take them to ride and shoot, let them fly on the ball, and have a panoramic view of the great rivers and mountains. This is to cultivate their ambition and tell them that some things cannot be obtained on the desk, and what cannot be obtained on the desk can be obtained from the desk. Get it now.

They even have to farm, so that they know where the rice comes from, so as not to make jokes about why they don’t eat minced meat.

These people in Xishan Academy are like tops every day, giving full play to their potential under this huge pressure.

They have the foundation of new learning, deeply agree with the theory of the integration of knowledge and action, and use the eight-part essay as a stepping stone. They can ride and shoot, and can fencing. Here in Xishan, they know where the ore is dug from, and in the ground. How to grow food? They have suffered hardships that others cannot endure and are perseverant.

Fang Jifan was very satisfied with this kind of training.

That day, there was a camping barbecue, and bonfires were lit. Legs of fat sheep were placed on the bonfire. The boiled oil dripped into the bonfire. The campers took daggers and cut out the legs of lamb. Cut off slices of roasted golden meat. Then, the disciple presented the tenderest part to his mentor, and the junior student presented the best part to the senior brother. Ouyang Zhi, holding the plate, served the leg of lamb. The essence of the meat was delivered to Fang Jifan.

“Teacher, eat.”

Fang Jifan said, “Did you put thirteen incense?”

“Yes.”

“Is it spicy?”

“Yes.”

Fang Jifan nodded, took a sip of tea first, and looked at the person outside. There is a bonfire, my heart is warm, the house is full of children and grandchildren, no, the world is full of peaches and plums, it is really a happy thing.

After taking a bite of the mutton, he couldn’t help but shake his head, and like a scholar, he praised happily: “Ouch! It’s so fresh and tender, so amazing!”

Ouyang Zhi stood aside. No matter what his teacher said, he was used to it. Looking at the flames outside, in a daze.

Fang Jifan said, “You should eat it too.”

“Oh, oh.” Ouyang Zhi nodded after a moment, thought for a moment, and then said, “Students should serve their teachers first.”

Fang Jifan ate heartily. The mutton was inferior to the one cooked by Mr. Wen. Wine and food are great things, but the most important thing is to eat in an atmosphere.

Fang Jifan said, “My dear disciple, what are you thinking about?”

“…”

Ouyang Zhi’s face was expressionless, as if he was thinking for a moment: “The student is thinking about how great it would be if Junior Brother Xu and Junior Brother Tang were here.”

Fang Jifan asked: “Which Junior Brother Xu?”

Ouyang Zhi said: “Junior Brother Xu Jing.”

Fang Jifan threw down his chopsticks and sighed: “This guy Xu Jing is the most valued by the teacher. He has traveled far away, and I don’t know Wherever I go, my master is thinking about him all the time.”

“Hey…”

“It’s been half a year since Xu Jing went to sea, right?” Fang Jifan’s eyes reflected the flames of the bonfire outside.

“My mentor, I have been at sea for one hundred and fifty-two days.” Ouyang Zhidao.

Fang Jifan said: “It feels like yesterday when we parted. You must learn a lot from him.”

“Yes.”

Fang Jifan picked up the thin meat from the lamb leg and said with emotion: “I don’t know whether Father Heng’s life was good at sea. Are you hungry? I really want to give this piece of mutton to him, so I can eat it for him.”

The mutton tastes smooth in the mouth, but the fishy smell is covered up by the thirteen incense, and the surface is slightly burnt. The skin is crispy, and the spiciness stimulates Fang Jifan’s tongue. Oops, it hurts and feels happy at the same time. It feels so good.

………………

The fleet had the experience of going to sea for the first time, quickly crossed the Western Ocean, and then arrived at Mugudusu.

To get here, you must master the ocean currents, and then follow the ocean currents and the wind of the sail to get twice the result with half the effort.

This is also the reason why Xu Jing is looking for a route.

When they reached Mugudushu, they had already found the direction of the ocean current. Therefore, they started from Mugudushu and went south along the coast of Kunlun Continent.

But then, a terrible thing happened.

They suddenly discovered that Kunlun Continent was a barren continent that could not support two thousand soldiers and civilians.

Along the way west, due to the plague, the number of people who were attacked by poisonous snakes when landing or died of malnutrition has reached 300.

This is a huge number.

When the sailors finally crossed the Indian Ocean and endured almost a month of wandering, when they saw the land where the bones were tied, they went crazy and cheered with tears in their eyes.

But then, they received the order to continue south.

All the way south, around Kunlun Island.

Supplies were insufficient, so everyone had to live frugally. What each person could receive was just a small bean sprout, half a tael of dried meat, and three taels of dry food.

If these foods were given to ordinary people on land, maybe they could persevere.

But on the vast ocean, people look lonely at the sea in all directions. They still need to constantly raise the sails and grasp the wind direction at any time. In this turbulence, people’s energy is consumed very quickly, and everyone’s morale has reached a low point.

Emotions have begun to brew in the fleet. They want to go home and cannot continue walking. If they continue walking, they will be farther and farther away from their hometown. When… can they go home?

go home.

When one person came up with this idea, almost everyone started to return home.

The entire fleet began to get ready to move.

Xu Jing held the lamp. He was in the cabin at the moment, eating the same amount of dry food as everyone else.

He was already starving and his face was yellow and skinny. This dry food was hard to swallow. It was harder than a stone and made his teeth grind. However, the fresh water on the ship was the most precious resource. Each person could only get a small cup. How could he use this hard-won water? , it was extremely luxurious to just eat dry food, so Xu Jing stuffed the dry food into his cheeks and fought with the dry food with his teeth again and again.

Huh…

Finally, he bit down the dry food, mixed it with the secreted spit, and swallowed it. Then his throat felt like it was going through a dangerous barrier. He swallowed the food desperately, and Xu Jing felt relieved for a long time. tone.

He knew that morale was on the verge of collapse. As an ambassador, he must share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Otherwise, the entire fleet might collapse without even breaking the bones.

The next day, the fleet found a tidal flat for landing, so they parked the ship in the open sea, and Xu Jing led everyone ashore to collect fresh water.

As soon as they saw that they were about to land, everyone on the boat rushed to get there. But when they landed, in addition to the scorching sun, there was yellow sand all over the ground. Although it was not a desert, the environment here was quite dangerous.

“Dig the ground, looking for clear springs.” Xu Jing’s bronze complexion and skinny body can no longer hold up the flying fish suit he was given when he went to sea. Therefore, the washed starchy white flying fish suit looks extra roomy and the waist is tight. With Yu Jian hanging in the air, the only thing that makes people feel at ease is his pair of eyes. These eyes are very lively.

The soldiers looked for a place to camp, and the scouts began to look for possible human settlements nearby, anticipating some unpredictable risks. More people are desperately looking for water or trying to dig wells.

Xu Jing walked on the beach with his hands behind his back.

Yang Xiong caught up: “Ambassador, we…we…”

Xu Jing looked sideways and looked at Yang Xiong: “What?”

Yang Xiong said: “We can’t continue going south. Everyone said that we can bypass Kunlun Continent. Even if I want to go back, it will be difficult to go back. When the time comes, I don’t know how many hardships we have experienced. Ambassador Xu, what we are sailing today is longer than the original Three Treasure Eunuch. The soldiers’ physical strength and energy have reached their limit. They…”

Xu Jing stared at him: “What about you, Commander Yang? The most important thing is, what do you think?”

Yang Xiong lowered his head, looking ashamed and afraid to say anything.

Xu Jing’s eyes suddenly turned red, and he pointed in the direction of the vast ocean: “At this point, we are so close to the end of the world, and we are going back like this? It has been so difficult for us along the way. Why do we have to do nothing? And come back? How many people’s expectations have we carried? Of course I can’t make the decision for you and make you sacrifice for these thousands of expectations. However, if you and I don’t go south, go around here and go to a wider ocean to find Who can still find that sacred land? Don’t you know that the Francois have already found it there first? We have already sent people to get there first. We returned without success this time, so when will we have to wait for the next time? , before you can come again?”

Xu Jing said fiercely: “You and I are in the same boat. Although we are not connected by blood, we are no longer different from brothers. You can just mention these words to me in private. You dare to say a few words to the outside world. I will punish you with military law.”

Yang Xiong said hurriedly: “Yes, I don’t dare to be humble anymore.”

Xu Jing didn’t say anything. After a while, a scout came back and said that there were no people nearby, only a tribe of natives. He just drinks blood and wears hair, so he can’t communicate with them. If he gets close, it seems to easily create hostility, so he simply returns.

There was only a hundred people in a small tribe, and it seemed pointless to exchange supplies with them. Xu Jing nodded and immediately ordered his people to set up camp.

Even if they are used to wandering on the sea, for people like them, being able to rest for a night on land is still a luxury.

At night, water finally came out of the well. Surrounded by the guards, Xu Jing felt a little calmer when he saw the fresh water gushing out.

If that map is correct, in a few days, we can reach the southernmost tip of Kunlun Continent, where… Franji calls it only the Cape of Good Hope.

Xu Jing pursed his lips, he liked this name.

(End of chapter)