Mo Jiuye looked at the sky and saw that it was still a little early before the time agreed with Henry, so he tied the mule cart to the roadside and took He Zhiran to the county government office to see the excitement.
It turns out that the people gathered in front of the county government office heard that the magistrate wanted to punish Cui Wen and came here to report his evil deeds.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other. Neither of them expected that Cui Wen, who had been the county magistrate for more than ten years, had harmed so many people. He really deserved death.
At the same time, based on the situation at hand, it can be concluded that Meng Huaining must be very busy at this time, and their original intention of visiting him was also given up.
Just as the two of them were enjoying watching the excitement, a familiar 'bird's song' sounded behind them.
"Hello, Ms. He Zhiran, you are really punctual."
The couple turned around at the same time.
"Hello Mr. Henry, we can go to the fishing village now."
When Henry heard that he could go to the fishing village, he immediately started dancing and vividly expressed the joy in his heart.
"Great, I'll pay you."
The two took Henry on the mule carriage together. He Zhiran was still sitting in the carriage, and Henry sat next to Mo Jiuye.
Mo Jiuye was also new here and was not familiar with Yuncheng's environment.
I inquired about the location of the fishing village all the way, and finally arrived after half an hour.
The style of the fishing village is completely different from that of Xiling Village. There is no cultivated land here, and the villagers' houses are built on the periphery of the beach.
The fence walls of every household are covered with fishing nets. There is no vegetable garden in the yard. Instead, there are some tools such as oars and barrels piled randomly.
It can be seen that the villagers in the fishing village do not farm, but rely on the sea for their meals.
The mule cart slowly drove into the village and met a man carrying a load. Mo Jiuye asked politely: "Excuse me, is this a fishing village?"
The man first looked at Mo Jiuye, then stared at the blond Henry for a while before replying:
"This is a fishing village, who are you looking for?"
Mo Jiuye continued to ask: "Is there a ship repairman here?"
"Ship repair? Most people in our fishing village know how to repair ships."
The man thought this question was a bit funny. Their ancestors had made a living by fishing for generations. They had been playing with the family boats since they were young. How could they not know how to repair them?
Mo Jiuye didn't care about the man's attitude.
He pointed to Henry beside him and said: "This foreigner's ship is broken down and he wants to find someone to help repair it. Of course, he will pay accordingly."
When the man heard that there was a reward for repairing the ship, his attitude immediately changed.
He laid down the burden on his shoulders.
"I can fix it. Where is the boat?"
He Zhiran knew that at this time, it was her turn to appear.
she asked Henry in English.
"Where is your ship?"
"It's right at the dock, not far from here."
He Zhiran told the man the location of Henry's ship.
When the man heard that the foreigner's ship was at the dock, he was somewhat repelled.
He has seen all the boats parked at the pier. They are basically large boats, completely different from the fishing boats he uses at home.
He can repair a fishing boat, but he really can't repair a big boat like that.
The man asked tentatively: "Is the kind of large cargo ship you want to build?"
He Zhiran started translating again.
Henry said that his boat was a very large cargo ship, countless times larger than the fishing boat he just saw.
He Zhiran translated Henry's statement to Hanzi.
At this time, the man was completely discouraged.
"I don't know how to repair a boat like this."
"Then do you know who can cultivate?" He Zhiran asked.
The man pursed his lips toward the west end of the village.
"You keep walking until you reach the end of the village. There is a man named Hu Cong there. I'm afraid only he can repair such a boat."
Mo Jiuye was no stranger to the name Hu Cong. In order to further confirm his guess, he asked: "Is this Hu Cong you are talking about an exile assigned by the government a few years ago?"
The man nodded and then asked, "Do you know him?"
Mo Jiuye did not admit it: "I don't know him, I just heard about him."
Although the man did not answer his question directly, Mo Jiuye was already sure that Hu Cong was the person he knew.
Hu Cong once served as the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although Mo Jiuye did not have much contact with him, the two could be said to know each other.
A few years ago, when the Empress celebrated her birthday, she asked the Ministry of Industry to rush to make a batch of wheeled carts for serving dishes.
At that time, Hu Cong was in charge of this work.
He probably offended someone. Someone had secretly tampered with the cart that he had made. As a result, when the palace maids and eunuchs were serving the food, the cart suddenly fell apart and the prepared wine and food spilled all over the floor.
The queen was furious about this and put all the blame on Hu Cong, so that Hu Cong ended up in exile.
Mo Jiuye didn't want to reveal too much about himself to a stranger. If he said he knew Hu Cong, the other party would probably ask him how he met Hu Cong. It would be too tiring to explain.
Seeing what Mo Jiuye said, the man kindly reminded: "Hu Cong is very weird. He never communicates with the villagers. Even if someone comes to him to repair a boat, he always decides based on his mood. If you go to him now, you can only It depends on luck."
While the two were talking, the man had already taken up the burden again.
He Zhiran also came out of the carriage at this time. She just casually glanced at the bamboo basket carried by the man and swallowed a few times unconsciously.
It turned out to be a big lobster.
There are not only big lobsters, but also Pippi shrimps, which were her favorite foods in her previous life.
However, in her previous life, she was just a small military doctor living on a subsidy, and could not achieve freedom of seafood at all.
After wearing it here, she has indeed achieved the freedom of wealth, but she cannot buy these things without any trace of their provenance.
That's it, she's going to achieve real seafood freedom tonight.
"Brother, are you planning to sell all the seafood you picked?"
The man did not see He Zhiran's salivating expression.
"These things are not valuable, and I thought it would be a pity to throw them away, so I planned to try some in the city and sell them cheaper."
Sell it cheaper?
How cheap is it?
"Brother, at what price do you plan to sell these seafood?"
The man casually picked up a large lobster that was still moving: "No matter how big or small this lobster is, it costs 20 yuan a piece."
Then, he pointed to the bamboo basket of shrimps and said, "This mantis shrimp costs three cents a pound."
In order not to make others think that he was an outsider, He Zhiran did not show any abnormality after hearing two terms that were completely different from those in his previous life.
Especially for big lobsters, the word dragon is taboo in this era. Who dares to use it to name a marine creature?
There is also the Pipi shrimp, which does look a bit like a praying mantis, so there is nothing wrong with calling it that.
What she is most concerned about now is the price of these two kinds of seafood.
