Chapter 185: Not Listening
The appearance of pirates was beyond everyone's expectations.
According to common sense, even if pirates wanted to rob, they should not rob such a huge ship.
"This situation is not normal. Could it be that the pirates have run out of food?" Sun Jiaxing said softly.
He and Gu Mingda looked at each other, and they both made a decision quickly.
"Dad, Mom, Yunniang, please find a secluded place to hide and take good care of the children. We will go to the front to take a look." Gu Mingda said to Zhang Yunniang.
Sun Jiaxing also gave Li the same instructions.
The men of the two families have decided to sacrifice themselves just to protect their wives and children.
The two of them went to find the ship's chief steward together.
"Captain Xu, the pirates are coming in full force. The best plan now is to organize the strong men on the ship to fight the enemy together," suggested Gu Mingda.
The chief steward was always very considerate and polite when dealing with Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing, because he knew that they were juren and jinshi respectively.
"No, no, our boss has already dealt with the bandits along the way. I just took a look from afar and saw the flag hung on the opposite side was that of Wuyazhai. The boss has a close relationship with our company. As long as we show our signboard, they will not make things difficult for us." The steward said confidently.
Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing were not as optimistic as he was.
"Manager Xu, I vaguely remember that there seemed to be your boss's sign hanging on the flag on the bow of the ship." Gu Mingda reminded.
The chief steward still didn't take it to heart and said, "It's common to not be able to see the flag clearly because of the strong wind and waves nowadays. Mr. Gu, don't worry too much."
When Gu Mingda heard this, he felt like a huge stone was hanging in his heart and he didn't feel relieved at all.
"Manager Xu, no matter whether the pirates have made all the arrangements, it's always a good idea for us to prepare first. If they really come with bad intentions, it will be too late to make temporary preparations." Gu Mingda persuaded earnestly.
But Manager Xu seemed to have made up his mind, and he began to show impatience on his face: "Mr. Gu, we have been living on the water for many years. I have never had any problems with pirates in all these years of sailing. No one knows more about the things on the water than us. Just put your mind at ease!"
The steward's words were almost pointing at them and accusing them of meddling in other people's business.
While they were talking, the pirates' ships had already formed a siege. The chief steward had a small boat launched down. He took the prepared silver and took a few boatmen to the small boat and went to the pirate leader.
The chief steward saw that the person standing on the leading boat seemed to be the third in command of Wuyazhai, and he did not realize the seriousness of the problem.
"Third boss, why are you out on business today? Where is the first boss?" asked the steward with a smile.
The Third Master sneered: "It seems that you don't have me in your eyes!"
The chief steward was stunned when he heard this. They had always been polite to each other in their dealings, so why did the third in command suddenly turn hostile?
The chief steward quickly handed over the silver and said, "Third Master, you are joking. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Take it and treat the brothers to a drink."
The third in command didn’t answer.
The steward didn't know what went wrong for a moment, so he added another handful of silver.
"Okay, okay, I haven't seen Manager Xu for a few days. Today I realized that in the eyes of your company, we, Wuyazhai, are just a group of beggars." The third in command said sarcastically.
When the chief steward heard this, he felt very aggrieved: "Third Master, our boss just ordered someone to send the offering silver over a month ago."
"The money hasn't reached my hands yet, so how do I know whether it's real or fake?" The third in command replied casually.
Perhaps it was because the former head of Wuya Village was too polite to the chief steward, the chief steward did not realize that something was wrong at this time, and only said: "Third head, you are being unreasonable. The silver that should be given has been given. If you don't believe it, send someone back to ask the head of the village."
The Third Boss sighed and said, "You're making it very difficult for me. Since you're unwilling to pay and you're eager to see the First Boss, I can only help you."
Hearing this, a young man beside the Third Master seemed eager to show off, and he raised his sword and chopped directly at the butler: "Old man, you keep calling me Third Master, don't you take our First Master seriously?"
Before the chief steward died, his eyes widened: "You...you...also killed the chief boss?"
The chief steward had planned everything, except for the chaos in Wuya Village, which led to a bloody power struggle.
Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing were standing on the deck, watching those men who were originally talking peacefully, and suddenly said they wanted to kill someone.
Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing anticipated that there might be twists and turns, but they did not expect that the steward would risk his life to verify this.
Many people on the boat saw this scene. The boatman, who was led by the steward, lost his small boat and was thrown into chaos.
Seeing that he was about to get into chaos on the boat, Gu Mingda simply grabbed a steward who looked flustered and didn't know what to do.
"Hurry, the pirates are turning against us! Quickly organize the boatmen to take up arms!"
When the young steward heard this, his face was still in a state of panic: "I... I... I'm just a handyman, how can I order them to do anything..."
Gu Mingda said directly: "The chief steward is dead. We can't escape anyway. No matter what you say or threaten us, we can only fight to the death. As long as we survive, you will definitely be the chief steward when you return to the company! Don't you want to be the chief steward?"
When the young steward heard this, his eyes lit up instantly: "Okay, okay, I'll go call the boatmen over right away. If there's no big steward, then I'll be the big steward!"
Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing worked together to organize people. Sun Jiaxing was in charge of the lower-class cabin, and Gu Mingda was in charge of the upper-class cabin.
At this time, the people in the lower class cabin are more easy to talk to, and if they are promised huge profits, they are willing to fight for the life and death of everyone.
On the contrary, the masters in the upper-class rooms all wanted to keep young and strong servants to protect themselves, and no matter how much Gu Mingda talked, they were unwilling to provide any manpower.
Even the ordinary young and strong people that Sun Jiaxing had organized with great difficulty, when these old men from the upper-class houses saw it, they wanted to get involved.
"How much did he give you? I'm willing to pay double!"
The gentlemen in the superior room were dragging their feet like crazy when faced with a life-and-death situation.
The dozens of people organized by Sun Jiaxing with great effort were originally gathered together for profit. Now when they heard that someone offered a higher price, they turned against them on the spot. A bunch of people ran away and surrounded the group of masters. They looked so dedicated that if you didn't know them, you would think they were their servants.
When Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing saw this, they were so angry that their noses were crooked.
The boat began to shake violently. Seeing that they could not persuade these people, Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing could only take the servants of the Sun family, armed with weapons, and stand on the front line with the boatmen.
"How about we give some money to the pirates and ask them to let us go?" someone suggested.
This was immediately retorted: "Can't the pirates kill everyone first and then search slowly? That way they don't have to worry about us hiding anything. They are all vicious criminals who kill without blinking an eye, they won't let us go!"
Upon hearing this, the cunning master began to urge his servants: "Hurry, hurry, look for a small boat. If there is a hole in the boat, we can quickly get on the boat and run away."
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