There are countless tortuous and complex roads in Sanchakou. With the relocation here and the New Year, most people have returned, making the entire Sanchakou street extremely deserted. Occasionally, some wild cats and dogs flash by the street, but make the Nangsanchakou even more deserted.

Qi Yanming, in ragged clothes, staggered on the road, feeling that his stomach was so burning. The familiar feeling of hunger burned his nerves like a fire, tormenting him all the time. This feeling was even more uncomfortable than death. Sometimes Qi Yanming even regretted why he didn't die early on the battlefield in Bazhou or under the city of Jinan, so that he would no longer have to suffer such sin.

Speaking of which, Qi Yanming is really lucky. After his failed choice in Bazhou, he chose with Yang Hu in Shandong. As a result, he was defeated by Jinan and everyone was disbanded. Seeing that Yang Hu was in a desperate situation, Qi Yanming immediately abandoned the army and fled by himself. In order to prevent the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, he fled eastward to Weihaiwei and was preparing to take a boat to escape overseas. After all, he knew very well that the Ming Dynasty court would definitely pursue him more hard this time. If he stayed in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, God knew that one day he would be recognized by others, and he would be dead at that time, so it would be safer overseas.

However, when Qi Yanming fled to Weihaiwei, he found that it was not easy to go to sea, because those sea boats were temporarily docked in Weihai and left after supply, and he was unwilling to let someone take a ride. In addition, Qi Yanming had no money on him, so it was even more impossible to convince those profit-oriented sea merchants to agree to board their ship.

It is precisely because of this that Qi Yanming wandered in the port of Weihaiwei for several days, but he had never found a maritime merchant who was willing to take him. At this time, Weihaiwei had already appeared on the list of articles that wanted him. Although Qi Yanming shaved his beard and put on makeup at this time, he didn't know whether he would be recognized by others. So in the end he made a bold decision, that was, to smuggle onto the boat.

First, Qi Yanming found a large ship with relatively relaxed defense, and then took advantage of the darkness to swim through the water, then climbed onto the ship to find the cargo hold and hid it in. He took a huge risk in doing so, because if the ship owner found him, he would probably throw him into the sea to feed the fish.

However, Qi Yanming was lucky. After he hid on the boat, he was never discovered. However, the only thing Qi Yanming miscalculated was that he did not expect that the ship would sail on the sea for nearly half a month. When he got on the boat, he prepared a lot of drinking water, but he didn't bring much dry food, and there was no food in the cargo pulled on the boat. He did not dare to take the risk of stealing the food on the boat, so Qi Yanming had to save again and again. He even gritted his teeth and endured the hunger, and finally arrived at Shuangyu Port until New Year's Eve.

Fortunately, he arrived at Shuangyu Port on New Year's Eve. As soon as the ship landed, the owner immediately took his friends to have the New Year's Eve dinner. He didn't have time to unload the ship. He did not find Qi Yanming hiding in the cargo hold. Otherwise, when the cargo unloaded, Qi Yanming would probably have nowhere to hide. In the end, he was caught by the cargo owner and even if he didn't kill him, he would be beaten.

Qi Yanming heard that most of the people on the boat had got off the boat and it was getting dark outside, so he sneaked off the boat. However, he had been hungry on the boat for so many days and had been seriously overdrawn. He felt hungry and thirsty, but he didn't have half a penny on his body. Even if he had money, no one would sell him food on New Year's Eve.

It is precisely because of this that after getting off the boat, Qi Yanming found that he was hungry and thirsty and might die during this Spring Festival. However, as the saying goes, there is no way out. When a kind-hearted person went out to see Qi Yanming, who was hungry and thin on the port, he came forward with concern to ask. As a result, Qi Yanming fabricated that he had fled from Shandong and wanted to find a living, but he was not familiar with the place here, and now he has not had a meal for several days.

Qi Yanming's hometown Bazhou is not far from Shandong, and he has been in Shandong for so long, so his speech of Shandong dialect is also very standard, and the kind-hearted person has no doubts. Moreover, he felt pitiful to Qi Yanming. He happened to know that Zhu Jiu and other Shandong coolies were in a group. He immediately guided Qi Yanming to Sanchakou and told him where Zhu Jiu and the others lived. As long as he could find him, he would give him some food for his fellow villagers.

Qi Yanming didn't expect that there were so many Shandong people in places like Shuangyu Port. After thanking the other party, he immediately found the Sanchakou according to the other party's instructions. However, his physical strength had been severely overdrawn, and now he has been walking for such a long time. So when Qi Yanming entered the Sanchakou, he felt dizzy and wanted to lie down and rest immediately.

Qi Yanming had been hungry before, and knew that the more he was at this time, the less he could lie down, otherwise he would probably never get up again. So after entering the Sanchakou, he kept gritting his teeth and forcing himself, and even moved step by step to outside the yard where Zhu Jiu and the others lived.

When Qi Yanming leaned his body against the cold door, he couldn't help but feel happy. Then he gritted his teeth and raised his arm, grabbed the door knocker and knocked it with the best of his strength.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdongdong~" The empty knocking sound was very long during the New Year's Eve. Although the hall was very noisy, Zhu Jiu and others still heard the knocking sound outside, which made them stunned. Then Zhu Jiu stood up and asked everyone to continue drinking. He took a few people outside to see who was knocking on the door?

When Qi Yanming, who was leaning against the door outside, heard the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer inside, a smile finally appeared on his thin face. As the door was opened, he tried his best to spit out two words "help" in standard Shandong dialect, and then fell to the ground like a piece of wood.

Zhu Jiu was also stunned when he saw the person lying in front of the door, but the standard Shandong dialect he had just heard immediately made him awake. He hurriedly ordered: "It's our fellow villager, hurry up and take it in and see what's wrong with him!"

The few people who came out with Zhu Jiu also woke up and carried Qi Yanming into the house in a slight manner. At this time, Zhu Jiu shouted to a thin young man in the house: "Siucai Lu, come and see what's wrong with this fellow villager. As soon as we opened the door, he fell down after saying help."

The young man called "Scholar Lu" is not a real scholar. In fact, he is a coolie who fled from Shandong. Because he had worked as a pharmacy for a while, he not only understood some medical principles, but also knew a few words. This is already very great among ordinary poor people, so he was called "Scholar Lu" by Zhu Jiu and others.

"If you give me, don't surround me!" Lu Xiucai lined up the onlookers and looked at Qi Yanming on the chair. He first reached out and pressed the other party's neck. He found that the other party was not dead and his breathing was very stable. Then he looked at the other party's yellow and thin appearance, which made him immediately understand what was going on. He turned around and shouted loudly, "Take the sweet soup on the table, he is so hungry that he can't die!"

When Zhu Jiu and others heard that the man was just hungry, they were relieved. Soon someone brought the sweet soup prepared on the table. Lu Xiucai personally fed Qi Yanming a few sips. As a result, he drank a few spoons of hot and sweet soup and immediately woke up from his coma. He snatched the sweet soup, raised his head and drank it in big mouthfuls.

In a short while, Qi Yanming drank all the sweet soup in a big bowl, but he was so hungry that he saw a large bowl of wine in a big bowl of wine on the table, a look of desire immediately burst into his eyes. He held up from the chair and wanted to jump onto the table for a big meal.

Seeing Qi Yanming's reaction, Lu Xiucai was shocked and hurriedly hugged Qi Yanming, pressed him back to the chair and said, "Brother, you have been hungry for a long time, and your stomach is extremely weak, so you must not eat those big fish and meat. If you still feel hungry, I will ask your brothers to make some noodle soup for you."

"Brother, Lu Xiucai said it right. At that time, we had a brother who fled from his hometown. He didn't starve to death on the way, but after meeting us, he ate too much and was overwhelmed!" At this time, Zhu Jiu also stepped forward and spoke.

Hearing Zhu Jiu and the others' words, Qi Yanming regained some rationality. At the same time, he also looked at the people around him, and then spoke with gratitude: "Thank you brothers for your kindness, and you will be rewarded in the future with a good reward!"

After Qi Yanming was wanted, he did not dare to use his real name at all. He even changed his surname to Wen Wu. Wen took the first half of the character Qi, and the fifth was Liu Wu's fifth. When he was his best friend, Liu Wuyi advocated robbing the prison, which saved him.

"Haha~, it turns out that they are brothers Wen Wu. We are all fellow villagers from Shandong. We naturally have to take care of each other when we are away, so don't say anything that will not be repaid!" At this time, Zhu Jiu also said happily. Qi Yanming was talking about a standard Shandong accent, and although he was thin, he was very tall. He looked like a standard Shandong man.

After Zhu Jiu finished speaking, he introduced everyone in the hall to Qi Yanming. After everyone had seen him, Zhu Jiu arranged Qi Yanming to rest in a separate room. Qi Yanming also learned a lot about Shuangyu Port through Zhu Jiu and others. When he learned that this place was not under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. There was no Ming government here in Shuangyu Port, so he no longer had to worry about being chased.

However, Qi Yanming was not happy for long, because he soon heard about Zhou Chong and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, which made him feel sank. He never expected that the small Shuangyu Port would actually have an admiral of the Four Seas, and there was also an Jinyiwei on the port, which was definitely not good news for him. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!