Late Ming Dynasty: The Counterattack Begins with Sea Pirates

Chi Honghai watched Wu Wanruo leave and smiled knowingly.

He then sat down at the table and waited for his wife to prepare the things.

When Wu Wanruo returned to the room, Chi Honghai, exhausted from the night, was already asleep on the table.

The creaking sound of the door being pushed open triggered his instinctive alertness, and he instantly woke up and looked outside.

"This is your home, there's no need to be so nervous."

Wu Wanruo comforted her.

At this moment, she had many clean white cloths hanging on her shoulders, and a wooden box that looked like it was used for medical practice was hanging from her waist.

Chi Honghai wiped his forehead.

"I'm so tired..."

"Why don't you rest first, I'll go."

"No." Chi Honghai stood up and took her arm. "I'll go with you."

Led by Chi Honghai, the two first went to Liu Qingjiang's residence.

The room brightened up as soon as the door was opened.

Liu Qingjiang lay on the bed, and the fresh wounds were clearly visible as the sunlight shone on his back. In some deeper places, the bleeding had not yet stopped, and the floor was also stained with his blood.

Upon seeing this scene, Wu Wanruo unconsciously grabbed Chi Honghai beside her. Although she had studied medicine and treated patients, she had rarely seen such physical injuries before, or perhaps this was the first time she had ever seen one.

Chi Honghai put his hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear.

"Don't panic."

After hearing the people inside the room calling him "Master," Liu Qingjiang turned his head with difficulty to look at the door and called out with all his might, "Master."

"Don't move, I'll bring your wife to treat your injuries."

Liu Qingjiang tried to sit up, bracing himself against the bed frame with both hands: "Master, this is not allowed."

"Why can't you? Listen to me, lie down properly, this is your command."

Liu Qingjiang had no choice but to lie down.

After being shocked by the wound, Wu Wanruo recovered.

"Go and tell Shen Er and Ai Si to prepare two more basins of hot water."

She first sat on the edge of the bed, placed the wooden box aside, opened it, and took out the white handkerchief and cotton wadding stored inside.

First, wipe away as much blood as possible along the side of the wound, then wait for hot water to come in before cleaning the area, applying medicine, and bandaging.

"Are there any medicinal herbs left here?" Wu Wanruo looked up at Chi Honghai, who was standing nervously beside her.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!" Chi Honghai agreed repeatedly, and then instructed his subordinates around him.

"Go, have Shen Er and Ai Si take men to unload all the medicinal herbs that were just carried off the ship, and wait for Madam's instructions."

"Yes, sir!"

After applying medicine and bandaging Liu Qingjiang's wound, Chi Honghai accompanied Wu Wanruo as they prepared to leave the room.

As he was leaving, Liu Qingjiang's eyes welled up with tears again. He clenched his fists and kept thanking Chi Honghai and Miss Wu for their kindness.

"We're all brothers of the master, Brother Liu, don't be so formal," Wu Wanruo reassured him.

Chi Honghai continued Wu Wanruo's words, saying, "Alright, Qingjiang, rest now. I'm sorry."

After stepping out of the room.

"Master, you really have the heart to hurt Brother Liu like that."

"Some things, even if you don't want to, you have to do. Some brothers in the camp are injured, so we'll have to trouble you today, Madam."

Wu Wanruo raised her head and lightly pinched Chi Honghai.

"If you can save people, so can I."

"Yes, yes, yes." Chi Honghai's tone was full of doting affection, an affection he had never shown before.

After finishing the camp affairs, it was already dusk.

Chi Honghai and Wu Wanruo were exhausted when they returned to the house.

After sitting for a while, Wu Wanruo brought a basin of water from outside.

"It's time to wash your feet."

"You!" Chi Honghai exclaimed in alarm.

Although it wasn't a big deal for a woman to wash a man's feet back then, Chi Honghai was a time traveler after all, and Miss Wu, as a rich girl, had only ever been served in her life, so how could she have ever served someone like this?

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it perfectly natural for a woman to wash her husband's feet?"

Chi Honghai got up, took the basin of water, placed it in front of the bed, and pulled Wu Wanruo to sit next to him.

After the two took off their shoes, Chi Honghai asked her to put her feet into the basin first, and then he put his feet in as well.

Neither of them serves the other; the loving couple frolics in the water.

After a night's rest, Chi Honghai finally got a full night's sleep, something he rarely did.

After exchanging pleasantries with his wife, he left the room first.

"I know I shouldn't ask or think too much, but please, please don't sell those women to the barbarians..."

Upon hearing the name "Red-haired Barbarian," Chi Honghai clenched his fist.

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Chi Honghai walked to the women's residence, followed by Shen Er.

"Shen Er, knock on the door."

"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock".

A knock sounded on the door, followed by terrified screams from inside.

Clearly, these women had not completely recovered from the fear they had experienced there.

Chi Honghai was getting impatient.

"Open the door."

Shen Er went up to try to push the door open, only to find that it was blocked, firmly blocked.

"Listen up inside, this broken door won't save you. If you keep blocking it and won't let us in, we'll burn it down."

After Chi Honghai finished speaking, there was little sound coming from inside.

Shen Er looked at Chi Honghai with a puzzled expression. At Chi Honghai's prompting, Shen Er tried to push open the door again.

All he saw were these young women staring at him in terror and blankness.

"Have someone bring them all out."

After gathering all the women outside...

Before Chi Honghai could even speak, someone inside ran up to him, hugged his leg, and cried.

"Please, don't sell me to those red devils. Let me be your woman, I'll do anything."

As she spoke, one hand began to tug at her shirt, and the other hand even began to tug at Chi Honghai's waistband.

Chi Honghai shook his leg, trying to shake off the person, but to no avail, so he pushed her aside.

The man tried to climb back up, but was stopped by the people behind Chi Honghai.

"I brought you all here not to sell you to anyone. You were all robbed, and your families were all killed by those pirates."

Sending you back is unlikely for me, and it wouldn't mean anything to you either. What I'm trying to tell you is that you all have to stay here, but I guarantee you'll be safe. As for whether you still want to get married, that's your business.

In short, on this island, if you want to survive, you have to work; if you don't work, you won't eat.

The women in the crowd were incredulous, thinking they were being deceived again.

It wasn't until many women from the nearby villagers came over to comfort them that their panic subsided.

At this moment, Wu Wanruo also walked over, and Chi Honghai looked at her.

"Also, sir, I have a wife."

"Shen Er, have them calm these people down, and then take them back to get some work done. We don't support idlers here."

"Yes, sir."

After saying that, Chi Honghai pulled Wu Wanruo back.

"Why are you here?"

"I just overheard someone saying they wanted to be your woman."

"Wouldn't that be unfair to you?"

"It's perfectly normal for a real man to have three wives and four concubines."

Chi Honghai's complexion did not improve; he looked worried.

"What's wrong?"

"It's okay, that's not what I was thinking. Having you is enough."