British writer

The Parker brothers are both skilled.

Soon, they had transformed "Monopoly\

,"In addition to chess pieces, maps, and virtual banknotes, functional cards such as bail cards are also added to make the game flow smoother.

For the rest of the voyage, Lu Shi and the four of them concentrated on this tabletop game. They spent every night in the club, drinking and playing, and even the bankrupt ones had to do push-ups.

Other travelers are naturally attracted;

Everyone gathered around and discussed,

"Chinese boy, I think you should buy Wall Street with the Jazz."

"No chance, Da Qiao will pay a high price. He has the most cash now and has the ability to ruin all deals."

"Then let's exchange the land~ The Chinese guy has a big farm at his disposal."

…

Now, all four people have been given nicknames:

Lu Shi is the "China boy"; Wodehouse is the "Sir"; George is the "Big Joe"; Edward is the "ED".

Wodehouse complained: "Watching the chess without saying anything, do you understand?"

The crowd roared dissatisfiedly,

Someone said: "This is not chess!"

Wodehouse could not argue.

George on the side was very happy and said: "It seems that our game is very popular. Being able to draw so many people from the gambling table and the wine table to watch the game shows that it is extremely attractive. I think it will not be a problem to sell well!" "

He cast a grateful look at Lu Shi.

Edward said: "I still hope to play "Lord of the Rings"."

Lu Shi laughed loudly,

"You can't make a fat man with one bite."

He put down the virtual banknotes in his hand, then looked around and asked: "Who was 'pointing the country' just now?"

The crowd laughed,

"Hahahahahaha..."

There was a happy atmosphere inside and outside the club.

Someone was pushed out,

"It's him!"

Lu Shi stretched and said, "Seeing that you have a business acumen, I will leave my 'monopoly' business to you."

He stood up and gave way.

Wodehouse stood up too,

"Who can take my place?"

In this game, his future is already very bleak.

But "Monopoly" is so popular that even if you have to do push-ups when you lose, someone will immediately take over.

Lu Shi and Wodehouse nodded to the Parker brothers and then squeezed out of the crowd.

Outside the porthole window, the deep night shrouded,

As the cruise ship broke through the waterway, the waves washed against the side of the hull, making bursts of "wow-wow-wow-up" sounds, echoing with the laughter of people playing on the ship.

Wodehouse gave Lu Shi a wine glass,

The two clinked glasses.

Lu Shi took a sip and then said, "I'm still not used to drinking."

Wodehouse joked to himself: "Is the wine of us 'foreigners' too strong? I heard that your wine is brewed wine, and it tastes mixed with the aroma of grain, but the wine smell is not strong." Heavy."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"It's just that I'm not used to drinking wine. Besides, you also have wine~not only has the smell of wine, but also the aroma of fruit and oak barrels."

Wodehouse nodded,

"I didn't expect you to be quite understanding."

Having said this, he looked at the crowd gathered to play "Monopoly" and said, "You know everything, even making toys."

Lu Shi corrected: "Table games."

Wodehouse responded: "It's also a kind of toy~"

He walked to the bar next to him, picked up the darts, and threw them towards the target.

As a result, the darts only hit the low zone.

Lu Shi said: "9 points."

Wodehouse hummed softly, raised his eyebrows at Lu Shi, and sent out a provocative invitation with his eyes.

Lu Shi didn't know how to play darts, but if he was interested, he wouldn't refuse the other party.

He also picked up the darts and threw them out.

Hit the target!

Wodehouse was depressed;

"Okay, okay! This is how you play, right?"

Lu Shi said: "It should be the luck of the novice."

Wodehouse: "(ˉ▽￣~)Tch~~"

The two played a few more rounds, and suddenly heard cheers coming from behind them.

"push-up!"

"push-up!"

"push-up!"

…

They looked back.

Sure enough, the man who replaced Wodehouse went bankrupt.

He didn't give up, took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair, then took a sip of wine and said proudly: "Which lady wants to add more burdens to me? Sitting on the back of a bankrupt rich man and enjoying the ups and downs of push-ups, this is It’s not every day you get the chance.”

As soon as he said this, harsh laughter echoed throughout the club.

Lu Shi said: "Look, this is why I don't like drinking. It's easy to die socially."

Wodehouse was happy,

"What's wrong? We British gentlemen can't keep a straight face all the time~"

He raised his hand,

"look!"

Lu Shi looked along the other person's fingers,

Unexpectedly, a lady volunteered to sit on the man's back.

Others began to count,

"1! 2! 3!..."

The man does push-ups with difficulty,

Surrounded by endless ridicule and complaints about men.

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Maybe we're going to New York tomorrow and everyone is having a great time."

Wodehouse nodded, then took a dart and handed it to Lu Shi, and said, "How about it, do you want to play another game? Just out of gentlemanly manner, I gave you a few hands. I won't do this game... …”

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the dart in his hand was taken away.

Whoosh——

The dart flew toward the target crookedly, and of course it missed.

The man who took away the darts cursed:

"Fxxk!!!"

Smells of alcohol.

Lu Shi and Wodehouse couldn't help but frown,

They were in London. One was the outspoken editor-in-chief of the Mirror and a visiting professor of London Political Science and Economics, and the other was the extremely high-ranking Earl of Kimberley. They had not been treated like this for a long time.

Wodehouse's eyes turned cold and he turned away from the drunkard.

It’s really embarrassing that someone is provoking me without knowing the truth.

You can't let a count really quarrel with someone or even make a move, right?

Lu Shi also moved aside.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Unexpectedly, the drunk man still refused to give in. He stretched out his hand to Lu Shi and said, "Chinese boy! Lu, 'Mr.', right?"

There is an accent on the word "sir", as if it was squeezed out from between the teeth.

Lu Shi was a little annoyed and didn't answer.

The drunkard laughed and said,

"My name is Foster Owens, from the United States! Country!"

Clearly, this guy is very proud of his American identity.

Faintly, Lu Shi felt that he was in trouble.

Wodehouse on the side also felt something, with the word "Chuan" almost squeezing out on his forehead, and said: "Sir, you are drunk. Do you want me to ask the crew or the club attendant to help you go back to your room to rest? ?Which room are you in?"

Owens took a half step back.

"I'm not drunk!"

Drunk people will usually say that they are not drunk if their drink is not good.

The one with good wine, lay down on the table and fell asleep.

Wodehouse was a little bored;

"you……"

After saying a word, Owens interrupted directly: "I'm not looking for you! I'm looking for Mr. Lu."

He turned to Lu Shi,

"Haha... I have been paying attention to you for a long time. In Blanca, you did not get off the boat; in Barbados, you did not get off the boat; in Panama, you did not get off the boat... What, are you going to New York? You, a Chinese, are going to New York ?”

This is indeed the case.

Lu Shi shook his head and looked at Wodehouse.

"let's go."

Wodehouse agreed: "Okay. We will arrive in New York tomorrow morning. Let's prepare our luggage."

The two put down their wine glasses and walked towards the door.

But if only drunkards were so easy to get rid of,

Owens grabbed Lu Shi's right arm and said in a mocking tone, "Do you want to go to New York? Haha... You want to go to the United States, right? I know people like you. More, you must want to go to New York!"

Lu Shi sighed and shook his right hand as if doing a warm-up exercise.

Wodehouse:? ? ?

"land?"

He was full of curiosity.

As a result, Lu Shi didn't say anything and just held the wine glass.

"hiss……"

Wodehouse gasped;

I have been in contact with Lu Shi for so long, and every time I met, Lu Shi showed a humble, gentlemanly side, thoughtful, gentle, and polite.

Who would have thought that such a low-key person would be scolded if he disagreed with someone.

Wodehouse lowered his voice;

"Lu! Wait! This is an American ship, keep a low profile."

Lu Shi put the cup back and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. I just want to sober him up."

Is there anyone so sober? ?

Wodehouse's head is full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

He quickly said to Owens seriously: "Sir, you'd better..."

Owens interrupted again,

"British, sir, sir, I'm not talking to you. Besides, if you put away your London ways, America won't like to kneel down and bow to you, hahahahahahahahaha..."

Veins popped out on Wodehouse's forehead;

He didn't look down on the American bumpkin yet, but he was looked down upon by the other party first.

For a moment, I was so angry that I couldn't speak.

Owens was a little proud,

"Yes, that's it. Stop forcing me to do this."

He then turned to Lu Shi,

"You are going to the United States. Are the certificates ready? Huh? Show me! I will check it for you."

Lu Shi was stunned,

After a few seconds, he remembered what the other party called "certificate".

In 1882, the U.S. Congress passed the "Law Concerning the Enforcement of the Provisions of Treaties Relating to the Chinese," which became the infamous "Chinese Exclusion Act."

This bill restricts Chinese immigrants and workers, but it also has to solve the identity problem of Chinese workers before the bill was enacted.

Therefore, Article 4 of the bill mentions "certificates".

The certificate includes the name, age, occupation, last place of residence, personal description and identity facts of the Chinese worker. In all details, it must be compared with the real person.

Simply put, only with a labor certificate can you enter the United States legally.

Of course Lu Shi didn't have such a thing.

He is a visiting scholar and was invited by Harvard University. King Edward VII communicated in advance and reported directly to the U.S. Customs and Consulates.

What's more, there was also an Earl of Kimberley who was visiting the United States with him.

Lu Shi sighed,

"Chinese Exclusion Act..."

Even Li Hongzhang said: "The Chinese Exclusion Act is the most unfair bill in the world."

It is a pity that the Qing government was under the oppression of foreign powers and did not dare to take retaliatory measures even though it knew that the consequences of American anti-Chinese behavior were serious. Instead, it backed down step by step and signed a new treaty with the United States in 1884, banning Chinese workers from going to the United States within 10 years.

Of course, even if the Qing government resisted, the United States would not take it seriously.

The U.S. authorities may shirk responsibility on the grounds that they cannot interfere in local affairs, or they may simply ignore it.

Wodehouse couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

He went to the United States with Lu Shi, and he shouldered the mission of "covering" the landing. To a certain extent, this was also to defend the glory of Great Britain and His Majesty the King.

It turned out to be a good thing. Before we even got off the boat, we encountered such a nasty incident.

It just so happened that the other party was a drunkard.

This kind of hob meat is the most troublesome.

Owens' brain had been numbed by alcohol, so he was unaware of the danger.

He didn't notice the coldness in Lu Shi's eyes and took a step forward.

"Come! Show me!"

He actually pinched Lu Shi's shoulder,

From the looks of it, he was going to be searched.

"Tsk..."

Lu Shi had completely lost his patience.

He broke away from the other party's hand, held the wine glass tightly, and tapped the glass lightly with his fingers, making a slight sound.

Owens staggered because of Lu Shi's movements.

He was already drunk and mixed garlic under his feet, so he suddenly fell down.

Boom——

The floorboards made a muffled sound.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned over.

Even the people playing "Monopoly" over there stopped moving, their eyes full of curiosity.

Being stared at like this, Owens felt very embarrassed. His cheeks were hot and his blood was rising. He didn't know whether it was because of drunkenness, shame, or anger.

He grabbed the bar and tried to get up. At the same time, he yelled at Lu Shi: "Show me your certificate! Pigs sent to the slaughterhouse must have a certificate, and it must say 'Quarantine passed, slaughter allowed'." "

"call……"

Lu Shi took a deep breath, walked over, and picked up the other party's collar.

With extra help, Owens was able to stand up.

He supported the bar counter with his right hand, looked at the landing with pride, and said incoherently: "You don't have a certificate? Then you can't set foot on the sacred territory of the United States! Never! No! Hahaha..."

boom!

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Owens fell straight to the ground.

The corners of Lu Shi's lips curved in a cold arc and he said, "It's good to be young, just fall asleep."

Everyone: "..."

No one present expected that this Chinese boy would be so ruthless.

A woman screamed,

"I'm going... I'm going to find the ship's doctor."

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows,

"What are you looking for the ship's doctor for?"

Then, he seemed to have noticed the blood stains on Owens's forehead and said: "The young man was so careless when sleeping that he broke his own head. It's really admirable that he can still fall asleep like this. It's so admirable."

Everyone: "..."

I don't even know what to say anymore.

Lu Shi looked at the woman and said, "Madam, just say that there is someone here who is drunk and broke his head while sleeping. Is that okay?"

The woman nodded repeatedly,

"Understood! I understand everything!"

After saying that, she picked up her skirt and ran away.

Wodehouse said "Oh...", took out the handkerchief and handed it to Lu Shi.

"Just wipe it."

Lu Shi wiped his hands, then stuffed the handkerchief into the wine glass, filled it with wine, and said, "Alcohol can be disinfected. Before the ship's doctor comes, do you want us to debridement this young man? I know a little bit. first aid."

Wodehouse has one head and two heads,

"You want his life...well..."

Halfway through his words, he noticed the half-smiling expression on Lu Shi's face, and then realized that the other party was joking.

He couldn't help but complain: "After all this, are you still in the mood to joke?"

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"It was this Mr. Owens who first 'joked' with me."

Wodehouse was speechless.

Putting himself in his shoes, if he were Lu Shi, he would definitely greet him with a wine glass.

He patted Lu Shi on the shoulder,

"Drunk fights are common. Don't worry."

Lu Shi chuckled,

"I wasn't worried at all."

After speaking, he nodded to the Parker brothers and walked out of the club door with Wodehouse.