The rise of the poor

Chapter 2274 Henna, Don't Wear...

A smuggling ship was sailing in the near sea. A man with a cane stood on the deck, looking at the vast sea and feeling inspired. He pointed to the sea with his right hand, about to recite a poem, but after racking his brains, he couldn't come up with one. However, he had already struck a pose in front of his lackeys, so he couldn't back down without reciting something. After a brainstorming session, he finally came up with something related to the sea, coughed, and recited, "The sea embraces all rivers; its capacity is vast."

No sooner had the man finished speaking than two lackeys behind him chorused with flattery, "Good, Master is right! Haina looks best without clothes on. Her figure and slender waist are absolutely stunning. Clothes would be a waste to hide them. As for Rong's... well, she's famously big in the brothel. Hehe, you can't even wrap your hands around her."

"That's right, as expected of the master. Look, the master took us to Chunhua Pavilion for three days. Only the master can figure out the characteristics of the girls in Chunhua Pavilion. We can't. We are really ashamed."

The two lackeys vied to flatter him, assuming that their master was commenting on the girls when they had just been talking about the Spring Flower Pavilion.

The word "别" is pronounced "bai" in their dialect, meaning "don't want to," or "stop talking," or "stop doing it."

"Idiots, if you don't know how to flatter, don't force it! I told you long ago you should have some knowledge, but you wouldn't listen. All you know is eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring! I said 'The ocean is vast because it embraces all rivers,' not 'Don't wear henna, you're too big for your ego!' Did you stuff donkey hair in your ears?!"

The man with the cane turned around, cursed, raised his cane as if to strike, and revealed his face—it was Luo Longwen.

Zhao Wenhua's last attempt to impeach Zhu Ping'an failed, and he was instead beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed. After so much time, he can finally get out of bed with crutches.

As soon as he could get out of bed, he couldn't wait a day. He took his henchmen, hobbled onto the boat with crutches, and said, "I want revenge, I want to serve Donglou, I want to avenge my little brother Ouyang, and I want to kill Zhu Ping'an!"

His destination was Ligang in Zhoushan!

He felt that Zhao Wenhua was unreliable; this guy wanted to use Zhu Pingan but wouldn't kill him! He wanted to kill Zhu Pingan by his own means, so he was going to Ligang in Zhoushan to meet with the Japanese chieftain Wang Zhi and kill Zhu Pingan!

This ship belongs to the Wang family, one of the most prominent gentry families in Hangzhou. One of their members, a scholar who passed the imperial examination, used money to curry favor with Yan Shifan's faction. He first secured a position in Songjiang Prefecture, and then used money to pull strings and gradually transfer to a higher post. Now, he serves as the chief clerk of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Revenue in the capital. Because of his willingness to spend money, he sends large amounts of silver and local specialties to Yan Shifan every year, becoming one of Yan Shifan's henchmen.

The Wang family, having allied themselves with the Yan faction, were virtually lawless in Hangzhou. They would dabble in any lucrative business, and naturally, they wouldn't miss out on the lucrative smuggling business. The Wang family's smuggling business was booming, with more than ten smuggling ships. They made a fortune from smuggling, often carrying silver back to their old house in the middle of the night.

Both being Yan Shifan's lackeys, Luo Longwen naturally had a good relationship with the Wang family, so mobilizing a smuggling ship was no big deal for him.

As soon as Luo Longwen arrived, the Wang family provided him with a smuggling ship and instructed the captain and sailors to obey Luo Longwen's orders.

Luo Longwen got the boat and set sail that very day.

Having just boarded the ship, Luo Longwen was still full of curiosity about the vast ocean, which is why he wanted to compose a poem.

Unfortunately, while he was a master at making ink, he was utterly inept at poetry, unable to come up with a single poem in a long time, only managing to utter the line, "The sea accepts all rivers; its capacity is great."

His two lackeys were even more incompetent, completely ignorant, and they misheard it as "Henna, don't wear it, Rong is big," which angered Luo Longwen so much that he raised his crutch as if to hit them.

Just as Luo Longwen raised his cane as if to strike, a wave crashed in, the ship lurched violently, and the deck shook violently as well.

Luo Long's two lackeys stumbled and had to grab the gunwale to regain their balance.

Both of them, whose legs were perfectly fine, stumbled. Luo Longwen, who was using crutches, even lifted them up, but he couldn't withstand the force. With a splash, he was thrown overboard and fell into the sea. "Help! Holy crap! Help!"

Luo Longwen can't swim; he's a complete landlubber. When his legs are fine, he can barely struggle if he falls into the sea. But now that he's on crutches, he falls in and just thrashes around like a chicken in water.

After shouting for help a few times, he swallowed a bellyful of water. He thrashed about, trying desperately to stick his head out of the water like a turtle sticking its head out. But the more someone who can't swim tries to stick their head out of the water, the more they sink.

Especially since the ocean was still turbulent, Luo Longwen struggled a few times and shouted for help before being swept into the sea by the big waves.

"Holy crap! Something terrible has happened! Our master has fallen into the sea! Liu San, you have to jump in and save him!"

"Why aren't you getting off?!"

"I'd like to go down, but I can't swim! I remember you're Liu San, who can swim! Hurry up and go into the sea to save our master!"

"You're mistaken. I can't swim either, let alone in this freezing cold ocean."

"What should we do then?"

"Call for help!"

"Yes, yes, help! Someone come quick! Lord Luo has fallen into the sea!"

"Help! Lord Luo has fallen into the sea! Come quickly and save Lord Luo!"

When Luo Longwen's two lackeys saw that Luo Longwen had fallen into the sea, they panicked and asked each other to go into the sea to rescue him. They both refused, claiming that they couldn't swim. Finally, they shouted for help and asked someone to go into the sea to rescue Luo Longwen.

As the two men shouted for help, the sailors on the ship ran to the deck to see what was happening. They discovered that Luo Longwen had fallen into the sea, and the captain hurriedly ordered several sailors to jump into the sea to rescue him. Luo Longwen was a distinguished guest of the Wang family and a big shot in the Yan Party. If something happened to Luo Longwen, the owner would not let them off the hook.

"Rescue my master and you'll be richly rewarded!" Luo Longwen's two lackeys shouted on the deck, making empty promises.

Several sailors, under orders and with a hefty reward, jumped into the sea with a splash.

The waves surged and the ship rocked. Several sailors bobbed in and out of the waves. Time passed second by second. After a thorough search, the sailors in the sea could not find Luo Longwen. Just when everyone was about to give up hope, they suddenly heard Luo Longwen's henchman on the ship shout excitedly, "Look, look! That wave has swept my master up! Hurry up and go save my master!"

Several sailors looked ahead and, sure enough, saw a human-shaped object being swept ashore by the waves. Judging from the clothes, it was Luo Longwen wearing them, and they quickly swam towards it. (End of Chapter)