Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 82 It’s all water

The sea is all water!
Shi Fei was standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the sea where the sky meets the sea, and couldn't help but sigh.

After eating the melons in the apricot forest, he went all the way south to Quanzhou.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Central Plains has had trade relations with overseas.

By the Northern Song Dynasty, there had been great breakthroughs in navigation and shipbuilding technology.

The Northern Song Dynasty also set up a special Maritime Customs Office to encourage overseas trade. At that time, overseas shipping routes extended to Japan and the Korean Peninsula in the east and to the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the east coast of Africa in the west.

Among them, the trade relationship with Southeast Asia is the closest.

The Northern Song Dynasty exported silk, tea, and porcelain, while spices, jewelry, ivory, ebony, etc. from overseas continued to flow into the Central Plains.

When Shi Fei arrived in Quanzhou, he saw many Arabs with high noses. There was even a special gathering area for Arabs in Quanzhou.

After some brief inquiries, Shi Fei found a boat and went to sea alone on Lan Wuli's boat.

Ramuri, also known as Langri, is located in Banda Aceh, the northwest tip of Sumatra. It is an international trade and transportation port connecting the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Merchant ships from the Central Plains often stopped here to trade on their way to the Indian Ocean.

Starting from Quanzhou, passing Srivijaya, crossing the Strait of Malacca and along the coast of Bangladesh, it takes about two months to reach Lanwuli.

Now, Shi Fei has lived on the sea for two months and has become accustomed to life at sea.

Even so, he had doubts.

In real life, he is a landlubber and can't even swim. Not to mention the ocean, he has never even seen a big river.

In this dream, he deliberately came to the sea to verify where the boundary of the dream was.

Man cannot imagine what he has not seen. In theory, he cannot imagine life at sea.

But the life on the sea, the scenery and culture along the coast, and the pirates on the sea, each one was beyond his imagination and reasonable.

He couldn't help but wonder if this was a real world and that this world did not revolve around him.

"Is the dream so real?" Shi Fei muttered to himself while looking at the sea.

Why have I been dreaming these days?
Is the dream still so real?
Am I really sick?

What you think about during the day you dream about at night. I didn’t think about anything during the day!

He had a lot of doubts in his mind, but he didn't know who to talk to or who to get answers from.

I can only keep it in my heart and think about it slowly.

Time passed little by little, the sky gradually darkened, and the four or five hundred people on the merchant ship were busy with their own things, and no one dared to disturb Shi Fei.

"Sir! It's time for dinner!"

Shi Fei was standing at the bow in a daze when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Got it." Shi Fei turned his head and saw the huge hull, three main sails, several auxiliary sails, and sailors busy on the ship.

The ship under his feet was named "Dingxin Pu Huaiyuan Kangji Shenzhou". It was a giant ship with a carrying capacity of about 6,000 tons and a draft of about 1,000 tons!
A young man in a white brocade robe was waiting for Shi Fei there.

Shi Fei followed him to the restaurant on the upper deck of the cabin.

Such a huge ship naturally has more than one restaurant. There is one restaurant for the captain, first mate, VIPs, etc., and there are several restaurants for the crew.

Catering four or five hundred people for dinner is not an easy task.

The restaurant is made entirely of sandalwood, exuding a light fragrance. Fresh water is precious at sea, washing is inconvenient, and everyone has a bit of smell.

Only Shi Fei felt fresh all over. Not only did he have no odor, but even his clothes had no sweat stains.

The sun was shining brightly on the sea, and there was no place to hide. People who worked in such an environment would easily sweat and leave white sweat stains on their clothes like salt grains. "Sir, you are here! Please take a seat!" The restaurant had a huge mahogany table with several chairs on both sides. Standing at the top was a middle-aged man in a brocade robe.

His face was dark, but he had a dignified demeanor. He was the captain and owner of the ship, Pu Songyuan.

The Pu family is a big family in Quanzhou, engaged in maritime trade for hundreds of years. Only such a family can have such a big ship!

"We are so familiar with each other, don't be polite!" Shi Fei waved to him and sat in the seat of honor.

"Sir, I will never forget your life-saving grace!" Pu Songyuan also sat down with Shi Fei and sat on the chair himself.

After he sat down, other officers such as the first mate and the second mate also sat down, and the dinner began.

"It's just a small favor, nothing to worry about!" Shi Fei said.

Not long ago, someone on the ship colluded with pirates. Shi Fei helped Pu Songyuan quell the rebellion and beat back the pirates, and only then was he treated as a guest of honor.

The main course of the dinner was a giant sea bream, which was cut into several pieces and cooked in several ways, and it smelled delicious.

"Sir, please! This is the sea bream we just caught today!" Pu Songyuan said politely to Shi Fei.

He knew how terrifying the person in front of him was.

Dozens of people were like chickens and ducks waiting to be slaughtered in Shi Fei's hands.

No, they die faster than chickens and ducks waiting to be slaughtered.

When he was desperate, he thought Shi Fei was sent by the gods to save him. But afterwards, he felt cold behind his back.

Shi Fei could easily kill dozens of vicious pirates, so killing these people on their ship would be...

Faster!

Therefore, he was very polite to Shi Fei, keeping his distance while remaining polite. This was how their Pu family treated their superiors.

The reason for keeping a distance is that one is afraid of accidentally getting too close and offending the other person.

If you remain polite, you may also be too far away and offend the other person.

These are the survival wisdoms that little people develop when faced with things they cannot understand and that can destroy them at any time.

"The dishes are all here, let's eat together, why be polite!" Shi Fei said with a smile.

He knew and understood Pu Songyuan's thoughts, but he didn't care.

In addition to fresh sea fish, the dinner also included dried fruits, dried meat, radish, cabbage, bean sprouts, etc. After eating, there were also candied fruits, dried fruits, sugar-roasted chestnuts, bananas, coconuts, etc.

What they drink is the best rice wine.

Life at sea is inconvenient for ordinary sailors.

For someone like Pu Songyuan, what inconvenience would there be?
Shi Fei heard from them that every year the Pu family had a fleet of more than a dozen large and small merchant ships that went on long voyages. Some of the ships were specialized in raising pigs, cattle and sheep, while others were specialized in storing grain and growing vegetables, which was very convenient.

After all, being at sea is boring, and eating can indeed soothe people and boost morale.

"Sir, according to the route, we will reach Lanwuli tomorrow." Pu Songyuan said to Shi Fei while drinking tea, "Sir, won't you come to Persia with us?"

The purpose of their trip was to rest in Lanwuli, enter the Indian Ocean, and then reach Persia via Sri Lanka.

"No! I will get off the boat when I reach Lanwuli." Shi Fei shook his head and said, "I have gained a lot from this trip. I want to return to the Central Plains."

The destination of his journey was not Persia, but to see the world and verify the doubts in his heart.

　Shi Fei: In my eyes, there is more than just the world of martial arts!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)