Early on the next morning, Shao Xi, Lao Wu and Wu Qiu'er took the gifts that Xu Maocheng had prepared the day before, got on the two carriages of the mission and left Yongchuan City, heading straight to the coast of the South China Sea.
This time when he went to Yingyue Island, Shao Xi did not dare to show any slightness. He ordered Xu Maocheng to pack two of the several pieces of green mist and purple cloud yarn that he had kept privately in wooden boxes. In addition, he prepared a Yunxia glazed bead. .
Shao Xi believed that these two gifts were valuable enough to express his sincerity in apologizing.
The carriage traveled all the way south, and as expected, it only took more than half a day before it arrived at the coast of the South China Sea. Shao Xi was originally from the north, and he had never seen the real sea even in his original world.
At this time, looking at the sea-sky scene in front of me at this beach, and watching the rows of white waves rushing up to the beach, my mood suddenly brightened. Whether you have seen the sea in books or video materials, it cannot be compared to standing on the beach in person. The slightly salty and humid air can only be understood by feeling it in person.
Shao Xi has been yearning for the sea since he was a child. Now standing on the beach, his heart is full of novelty and joy. He never imagined that his dream of seeing the sea would come true in such a world.
After standing on the beach for a while and enjoying the feeling of the sea breeze on his face, Shao Xi suddenly realized that he needed a boat to go to sea. Where is the boat nearby?
The coachman who came with him was also the coachman of the mission and did not know the local area at all. In desperation, Shao Xi and Lao Wu began to look around to see if there was anyone nearby so they could find out where they could hire one. vessel.
Coincidentally, at this moment, several fishermen came from a distance. They were all wearing waistcoat jackets, trousers rolled up over their knees, and hats on their heads. Each of them was carrying a heavy bundle of fishing nets as they walked. Walking slowly, talking and laughing.
Shao Xi hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, and asked politely: "Hello, gentlemen! I came from out of town and am not familiar with this place, so I would like to ask these gentlemen where this place is." , where can I hire a boat to cross the sea? I have a little silver here as a token of my kindness. Don’t be too little, please accept it from a few gentlemen.”
With that said, Shao Xi took out a handful of money from his wallet and handed it over.
Several fishermen stopped, you looked at me, I looked at you, and suddenly they all laughed loudly, which made Shao Xi a little confused. He didn't know whether it was his clothes or his accent that made them laugh so much. He was stunned on the spot for a moment.
An older man among the fishermen saw Shao Xi standing there with a puzzled look on his face, so he smiled and said to Shao Xi: "Don't get me wrong, little brother, we are only laughing because no one has ever treated us like this before." Being called sir is just a novelty for a moment, and there is no intention of ridicule. Besides, you are just asking us about some things that we all know. There is no need to give us money. Although we are all people who work hard to make a living at sea, this We never do anything for nothing."
Shao Xi suddenly realized that it was the name he called them that made them laugh, and these people were not willing to accept the money given by others, but they were also simple and honest. It seemed that the local customs were simple, the people were kind, and they were self-reliant.
He hurriedly put away the money, bowed to several fishermen again, and said with an apologetic expression: "I am indeed rude. I am from the Central Plains. I have just arrived in your country and am not familiar with the place. I am worried." Since no one is asking, I happened to meet a few of them, so I took the liberty of detaining them for a while. Please let me know."
A strong man with a big beard next to him waved his big hand and said: "Brother, please don't be formal when you talk to us! We sounded exhausted. Don't you just want to know where this is? Where can I hire someone to cross the sea?" ship?"
"Exactly, exactly."
"This is called Lung Bay. It is the outlet for our fishermen to go fishing and those merchant ships. If I want to hire a boat, you can see the pier half a mile ahead. There are many boats there. You can hire one. The price for a ship that doesn’t have much work going out to sea at the moment shouldn’t be too high, but if it takes a longer time to go to sea, it’s hard to say.”
After hearing this, Shao Xi quickly saluted and thanked him. The fishermen didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, so they walked towards the pier talking and laughing.
A few people got on the car again. The carriage ran in the direction pointed by the fisherman for a while, and then they saw more people in the distance. There were also many wooden sailboats docked near the stone pier.
Although these boats don't look big from a distance, when you get closer, you realize that they are all big boats. As for the fishermen's small boats, they are docked further away. After all, the pier is for merchant ships, so the fishermen's boats have to dock. Places that are out of the way.
After getting off the carriage, the first thing Shao Xi did was to turn to Lao Wu and ask: "How did you go to Yingyue Island last time? Why does it feel like you are here for the first time this time? Is it possible that you came here for the first time? Didn’t you hire a boat here this time?”
Old Wu looked around with a confused expression and said to Shao Xi: "How can I be in so much trouble alone? I ran to the beach and grabbed a fishing boat, stuffed a piece of silver into the fisherman, and asked him to find one when I got to Yingyue Island. Park the boat in an inconspicuous place and wait until the next morning to take the boat back. How can you be so troublesome? You still have to find a boat to go safely."
Shao Xi nodded and said expressionlessly: "Well, it is true if you go to steal something, but we are going to apologize this time, how can we go there secretly? Being more formal is also a sign of respect for the master of Wangshu Pavilion. To express our sincerity in apologizing, we should not find it troublesome."
Old Wu frowned and nodded reluctantly, which seemed to mean, "You are right, you are both right!"
I originally thought that the boat would be difficult to find, but I didn't expect that after just asking about it, several boat owners came over to solicit business. However, as soon as they heard that they were going to Yingyue Island, several boat owners turned around and left, not even doing business.
This made Shao Xi feel very strange, so he grabbed one of the ship owners and asked him the reason.
"Boss, the place where we hired a boat to go to sea is not far away, and I gave you a lot of money. Why did you all stop doing my business when you heard that we were going to Yingyue Island? Is it because the money I gave you bit your hand, or is it? There are monsters and monsters on that island, so scared of you that you don’t dare to go there? You have to give me a reason!”
The boss of the ship looked Shao Xi up and down, as if he was looking at an idiot, and said impatiently: "It's far! It's not too far. If you have to wait longer there, you just need to add more Money is good, but this is the wrong place for you to go! Where should you go, to Yingyue Island? We who are sailing in Longwan Bay all know that Yingyue Island is a fairy island, and all the people living on the island are Fairies, how can we, mortal mortals, approach this island at will? If you let us take you to Yingyue Island, wouldn't it mean that we would offend the gods? Who would do this kind of business?"
I wipe it! When did Yingyue Island become an immortal island? According to what they said, what Old Wu stole from the island back then were not fairy books and magical weapons? Could it be that Muren and Wu Zhina are cultivating immortals?
Shao Xi turned to look at Old Wu, who curled his lips and shrugged.
"Why are you looking at me? Last time I said I would go to Yingyue Island, the fisherman said the same thing. Otherwise, do you think I just went one day and came back the next day? Why should I give him a piece of silver? This is still easy to say, coercion and inducement, Moreover, the fisherman and I discussed this matter in secret, but if you openly go there like this, who would dare to let you take the boat?"
"Damn it! Then you didn't tell me earlier! What should I do now? Where can I find a boat?"
"You didn't ask me! How did I know that you would ask people in such a big way how much money it costs to go to Yingyue Island? What else can we do now? There must be no one among these big ships willing to take us there. Let's find a way to find a fishing boat! Maybe some fishermen who have just collected their boats and have a bad harvest will consider taking us there.”
Shao Xi was in a lawsuit at the moment. He really couldn't understand why Yingyue Island became a fairy island?
Although Yingyue Island is quite mysterious in the martial arts world, everyone also knows that the island is full of female disciples from Wangshu Pavilion. No matter how high their martial arts skills are, they will not be regarded as a group of fairies, right?
Why do you think this is so outrageous?
Old Wu seemed to have noticed Shao Xi's thoughts, so he walked around and said to himself, "Don't forget that Shen Linyue was known as the 'Water Moon Fairy' back then. People who are fairies are naturally gods in the eyes of ordinary people. In addition, Yingyue Island's martial arts are light and elegant, and their movements are strange. Doesn't it seem to ordinary people that they are flying around like gods? When Wangshu Pavilion was founded The reason why I chose Yingyue Island is that I don’t want to be disturbed by the world. Therefore, passing ships are not allowed to approach on weekdays, and strangers are not easily allowed to land on the island. As time goes by, it becomes more and more mysterious. The fishermen and merchants along this coast originally Even if you live by the sea, you have to be a bit superstitious. You regard it as a fairy island. It is not surprising that the female disciples of Wangshu Pavilion on the island are regarded as fairies. But speaking of it, those female disciples are really as beautiful as immortals. , it doesn’t seem like an exaggeration to say that they are fairies.”
Shao Xi glared at Old Wu with a sideways look.
"Lao Sepi!"
"Say who?"
"saying you!"
"Why?"
"You are an old pervert!"
Lao Wu was anxious at that time. He pulled his neck and shouted to Shao Xi: "Why do you call me an old pervert? When have you ever seen me pervert? But you have been messing around all day long, and you have offended this girl. Go mess with that girl and make her look miserable all day long."
This voice attracted the attention of many people around. As they walked, many people looked back to see what the old man and the young man were arguing about. They seemed to have heard the word "sex batch".
Shao Xi went up and covered Old Wu's mouth, lowered his voice and said, "Old guy, is there something wrong with you? When did I provoke a girl? Who did I provoke?"
Old Wu shook his head, freed his mouth from Shao Xi's hand, and counted with Shao Xi's fingers.
"Wu Rina, Ye Ziyuan, Mei Ruoyan, and that girl from Yujiang County, don't think that I can't see what's going on with you."
"Okay, shut up!"
