Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 328, New Years on the Boat
On the vast and boundless sea of ​​​​the North Pacific Ocean, the wind is bitter and bitingly cold.

The ten big blessing boats sailed on the sea with the wind, and the sails were inflated by the cold wind, showing a beautiful arc.

Inside the 'Taishan', Du Mingen looked at the calendar and drew a circle on it. Today is just the first day of the new year.

"On the first day of the first lunar month in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, it was the sixth day of the sixth lunar month when I left Daming. It has been almost half a year."

"Based on the voyage and location, you should be able to reach the west coast of the Golden Isle in two days, and then go south along the west coast."

Du Mingen was silently calculating in his heart, this was the first thing he would do after getting up every day, look at the day, calculate the location of the disembarkation fleet and the time to arrive at Golden Island.

"Go ahead, on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, all ships will celebrate with good wine and good food. Let's talk about it after today, everyone is happy."

After thinking about it, Du Mingen also gave the fleet an order to celebrate the New Year.

For the descendants of Yan and Huang, some things are imprinted in the blood, and they cannot be forgotten no matter where they go. The first day of the new year should have a look.

"Haha~"

"Wow~"

As expected by Du Mingen, the moment Du Mingen's order was conveyed, there was cheering from the crew on the 'Taishan'.

Sailing on the sea, the crew has already been exhausted, especially after leaving Yuxi, they have never docked on land, and life has become very difficult.

The fresh water stored is very small, and the rationed supply system has been implemented now. Each person can only have two cups of water per day. This water can barely meet everyone's thirsty needs. As for what you want to wash Yes, that's simply not possible.

So at this time, everyone on every ship in the fleet stinks, and everyone has not bathed or washed their faces for a long time, and everyone is greasy.

Fortunately, it is winter at this time, and it is very cold here. It seems that there is nothing wrong with not taking a bath or washing your face, especially this group of crew members are basically from the north. It is normal to not take a bath for several months in winter.

In addition to less and less water, other materials on board are also becoming more and more scarce. The dehydrated vegetables are basically used up now, and only some soybeans are left to grow bean sprouts to supplement vitamins for everyone.

Because there are no fresh vegetables and fruits for a long time, people's immunity and resistance will decline. Every ship has crew members who get sick, but fortunately, there are not many people who get sick, and they bring all kinds of diseases. Medicine, so it can be cured soon.

Tea and food are still very sufficient. Because the tea is made into tea bricks, a small piece of tea brick can be used for a long time, which is the most abundant among the various supplies on board.

Among the food, there are still a lot of rice and flour reserves, even enough to go back. The reason why there is such ample food is because the crew on the ship has always been sea fish as their staple food.

There is a trawling net behind each ship. Relying on the trawling net, the fleet has obtained a large amount of sea fish, and there are fresh sea fish to eat every day, so that the crew now feel sick when they see all kinds of sea fish. too much.

And because the conditions on the ship are limited, it is naturally impossible to have too good conditions to cook. They can only be sliced ​​and eaten raw, simply cooked and so on.

In this way, the nutrition is fully guaranteed, but the taste, after eating for a few months, even the silly bear with the best appetite in the fleet has become thinner than a monkey.

In addition to sea fish, there is also a large amount of jerky stored on board. These jerky are made by the crew hunting silly deer in Yuxi, but most of them are jerky brought over from Daming.

Speaking of Liu Jin of later generations, he knew about ham, and cured ham can be stored for many years, so he also prepared a lot of ham, bacon, smoked duck and the like for the fleet.

As Du Mingen's order was conveyed, the crew members on each ship began to get busy, and the way the Chinese descendants celebrated the festival was very simple and rude, that is, to have a good meal.

There is Du Mingen's order, so there is no need to worry too much today.

The best Suzhou rice is cooked, today it is no longer porridge, but delicious rice, and there is a large amount of rice to keep you full, so you can eat it openly.

The flour is kneaded, steamed buns, noodles, dumplings, steamed buns, deep-fried dough sticks, etc. are made desperately. These very common things in Daming have a fatal temptation for the current crew members. Many people are tired of eating meat. Longing for a big bowl of noodles, preferably some garlic cloves.

The dehydrated vegetables that have been reluctant to use are also taken out in big bags today. After soaking in hot water, these dehydrated vegetables are revived again, making the crew's eyes shine.

There is no shortage of all kinds of meat on board, but the vegetables and fruits are missing. The bigger the rear, the less the supply of dehydrated vegetables. Now seeing these vegetables, the crew can't help but have a big appetite.

The best Jinhua ham, bacon, smoked duck, etc. were also brought out. Hearing the sound of fat sizzling, the crew couldn't help touching their bellies.

Although everyone does not eat less meat every day, they basically eat sea fish. They have long been greedy for ham, bacon, smoked duck, etc. It is still the same sentence, fat meat is the most satisfying.

In addition to these, there are naturally all kinds of sea fish that can be seen every day. The sea fish in the North Pacific is very rich. There are countless kinds of sea fish, and you can’t finish them. , steamed king crab, etc., all kinds of tricks are made.

Anyway, on the ship, everyone usually had nothing to do. Except for the watchman, everyone participated in this New Year's celebration.

Du Mingen took the binoculars to the deck and carefully looked at the surrounding sea area. There are more and more ice floes on the sea surface, so he must be especially careful and cautious. In addition, he is also trying to see if he can see the land, because in his According to calculations, it should be possible to reach the land in the northwest of the Golden Continent within two days.

As long as they arrive on land, they can replenish supplies, especially fresh water. Now that there is a shortage of fresh water on board, everyone wants to take a nice hot bath to wash off the thick oil on their bodies.

"Whoo~"

A gust of cold wind blew in, and Du Mingen couldn't help shrinking his neck. The temperature here was too low. After just staying for a few minutes, Du Mingen felt like he was about to freeze.

"For the time being, I can rest assured that there is no floating ice around, but I haven't seen land yet."

Du Mingen returned to the boat. In fact, the inside of the boat can also be observed. The windows of the observation room on the boat are all made of glass, which blocks the howling cold wind outside and can observe the situation outside the boat.

The most dangerous thing now is actually at night, because at night you can't see clearly, and there are a lot of ice floes. If you are unlucky, you may directly hit the ice floes.

This was something Du Mingen was worried about, but he had nothing else to do except pray.

Fortunately, the luck of the fleet has always been good, and until now the ten Dafu boats are still in good condition.

The crew has been busy all morning. There are bursts of fragrance from the dining room on board, making many greedy crew members walk back and forth to the dining room and kitchen like children from time to time. Secretly eat a bun, dumpling, fatty meat or something.

At noon, the restaurant was full of people, and the space on the ship was limited. Naturally, it was impossible for the restaurant to accommodate everyone. Usually, everyone came to eat separately and ate in batches, but for this meal, everyone tried their best. Some of them were crowded in the restaurant, and if they couldn't stand up, they went to the activity hall next to them.

The fine wine that had been hidden and reluctant to open was lifted up, and as soon as the mud was lifted, bursts of wine fragrance spread out, hooking the wine worms in everyone's stomachs, ready to move.

The big bowls and bowls were filled with wine, some people couldn't help but take a sip. Wine is the most precious thing on the ship, and the amount brought is very small, and everyone has never had a chance to drink it.

It's been a few months since the last time I drank in Japan, and many people who like to drink almost forget the taste of this wine.

Now everyone can get a bowl of wine, and they are a little reluctant to drink it. They take a sip, then narrow their eyes, and slowly taste it.

"Brothers~"

Du Mingen raised his bowl and looked at his crew members. The crew also raised their bowls one after another, waiting for Du Mingen's next words.

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. It has been almost half a year since we left Daming. Soon we will be able to arrive at the Golden Continent. After arriving at the Golden Continent, after we have collected all kinds of things, we can return It's clear."

"The conditions on the boat are limited, so everyone will make do with it for a new year, and when we return to Daming, I invite everyone to have a good drink."

"Come on, do it~"

Du Mingen's voice was very loud. As a qualified leader, he knew how to use every opportunity to cheer up his crew.

When the crew members heard that they would arrive in America soon, and that they would return to Daming soon after arriving in America, they all had smiles on their faces and their spirits were high.

"Drink~"

"Dry~"

The crew all excitedly drank and gulped, and then, without Du Mingen's order, everyone began to gulp down meat and drink in big bowls, enjoying this rare New Year's meal to their heart's content.

On the other ships, the situation is the same as that of the 'Taishan'. The crew members on each ship are celebrating the arrival of the New Year. After eating and drinking, there are various entertainment programs, and they also have to spend on board. There is a style.

　It should be about half a year to America, right?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)