(The six desires of human beings are classified into one, which is called "greed")
After about half an hour, the fishing boat came over. This fishing boat is quite large, built with two small wooden boards, and there are more than a dozen people standing on it, all with dark skin and exposed chests. It's just that this fishing boat can't compare with Lan Feng's merchant ship, it's half the size.
The bearded leader of the fishing boat saw Lan Feng and others standing on the deck and watched, so he shouted: "Little brother! I accidentally lost sight of the fire while I was fishing at sea. There is a leak in the cabin of this fishing boat. Can you let me wait? Have a good two nights, let me fix the loopholes before leaving?!"
Lanfeng saw that all these fishermen were tired, and he was being treated to food and drinks on the shores of the North Sea, so he agreed.
This group of fishermen got on the boat in twos and threes, leaving two people on the fishing boat as if they were guarding something. He stared at the fishing boat and asked the bearded man: "Brother, what kind of fish did you catch in this boat?"
The bearded man said with twinkling eyes: "Oh, they are just some sea fish. I was lucky enough to bring up a small whale yesterday."
Seeing that he didn't tell the truth, Lanfeng stopped asking any more questions and led the group of fishermen into the cabin to arrange their rooms.
"Thank you, little brother," the bearded man asked after seeing that his men were well placed, "little brother, why are you sailing across the Beihai at this time?"
Lan Feng said with a smile: "We are all from the Central Plains. We came back from doing business in Fusang Country. We heard that the sunset over the North Sea is famous all over the world, so we wanted to come and have a look. Who knows, it was unlucky and it rained continuously for several days."
After hearing this, the bearded man smiled and chatted with Lan Feng for a few words before going back to his room to rest. Lanfeng walked out of the hatch and saw Mo Yun and Mu Zhizhi standing on the deck staring at the fishing boat below.
"What? Did you two find anything?" Lanfeng stepped forward and asked.
Mo Yun said: "Brother Lanfeng, look at the scorch marks on the fishing boat."
Lan Fengfeng's sharp eyes saw clearly that the burn marks on the fishing boat were gathered from both sides of the deck towards the middle, and the burns were radiating. If, as Big Beard said, a fire broke out in the cabin and burned the fishing boat, then the scorch marks should be from below to above, and the sides of the deck would not be burned so quickly.
"It's interesting." Lan Feng said.
Mu Zhizhi stretched out his hand and pulled hard, grabbing a piece of charred wood from the fishing boat out of thin air. He touched the ashes on it and smelled it.
"The ashes are sticky but not like dust, and they smell like grease but not like candles. What on earth is this?" Mu Zhizhi whispered.
Lan Feng said: "I'll go take a look."
After saying that, Lan Feng used the shape-shifting technique to transform into a fly and sneak into the fishing boat. He flew into the cabin and saw the two fishermen who were left behind were still repairing the leaking holes. One was tall and the other was short. They were wearing small coats with their buttocks sticking out.
The dwarf knocked on the wooden board and said: "You said, we have been fishing for more than ten years and have never seen this thing. This time I followed the boss and gained some knowledge. This thing can be worth a lot of money." .”
The taller fisherman said: "I just heard about this thing from the old people. Who would have thought that we would encounter it? It's just that this thing is a bit too vicious. I caught two of them and even killed one of them. This flesh and blood It caught fire. If there hadn't been a waterspout nearby that extinguished the strange fire, I'm afraid we would have had to go see the King of Hell tonight. Thanks to the blessing of the Dragon King, the incense on weekdays is not in vain."
While the two men were muttering, Lan Feng heard a black iron box measuring 1.2 feet in length next to him shake violently, and the ship's hull shook violently. As soon as the two men trembled, the dwarf among them began to curse. He walked to the box and knocked on the iron sheet with a hammer and shouted: "You beast, please calm down! When we get to the shore, I will skin you!"
The living creature in the box heard this and began to shake the iron box again. However, the box was tied to the keel by an iron rope, and no matter how hard it struggled, it could not break free.
"Okay, okay," said the tall fisherman, "Why are you still acting like an animal? Hurry up and fix the cabin so that we can get ashore early."
When Lanfeng heard this, he stood up and flew away from the fishing boat.
Returning to the deck of the merchant ship, he told Mo Yun and Mu Zhizhi everything he heard and about the iron box. Mu Zhizhi thought: "Suicide, flesh and blood spontaneously ignite when exposed to the air. I have never heard of such things. The only thing that is relatively similar is the shark fat of the South China Sea sharks. The shark fat can burn for thousands of years, but it cannot be burned. It spontaneously combusts out of thin air.”
Lan Feng said: "In this case, when the boss of the boat wakes up tomorrow, we will go to his boat to find out what's going on in the name of buying fish."
The three people were discussing on the deck, but they didn't know that the boss of the ship was also discussing things with the crew.
"Brothers, I have a business here and I don't know if you can do it or not." The bearded man called a fisherman into his room.
One of the fishermen said: "Brother said it, if there is a business, why not do it?"
The bearded man said: "You have also seen this merchant ship. I heard that boy say that they came from Fusang Country in the East China Sea to do business. They came to the North Sea just to see the scenery on a whim. There are many treasures on the business ship... .”
As he spoke, he touched his chin with a hint of cruelty in his expression.
"Brother means..." said a fisherman.
The bearded man said: "I just went to check it out. Apart from the people who use the oars, there seem to be only six people among them. There is also an old man and a girl. This place is already deep in the sea and no one cares about it. We, a dozen or so people, can easily go there." I won't stop doing it..." Having said this, he wiped his neck with his hand.
After hearing this, all the fishermen looked at each other and were speechless for a while.
The bearded man saw this and shouted: "Why, this is a rare wealth. If we sell the supplies on this merchant ship, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat them all in our lifetime! This is better than braving the wind and waves and fishing for our whole life!"
"That's right..." The fisherman's heart began to waver.
"Brother, when will we take action?" Driven by interests, this group of people finally became red-eyed.
The bearded man said: "We spent a lot of time catching that beast today, and everyone must be tired. Have a good sleep to recharge your spirits, and we will start tomorrow night!"
The fishermen nodded and went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, three hours after noon, Lan Feng came to the door of Big Beard's room and knocked. The bearded man opened the door and saw Lan Feng. A trace of panic flashed across his face. He quickly smiled and said, "Hey, it's you, little brother. What, what's the matter?"
Lanfeng smiled and said: "That's right, brother, we have been traveling on the sea for several days. Although we don't have to worry about food and drink, we also want to try the fresh fish of the North Sea. It just so happens that you are returning from fishing, so you want to buy some seafood to try. .”
"This..." The bearded man was speechless for a moment.
The corner of Lanfeng's mouth raised: "Brother, you will sell it when you take it back, and we will sell it to us. If you reduce the load, you can walk faster. Why not?"
The bearded man thought to himself, sooner or later I will kill him, so I might as well give you a full meal. He readily agreed.
The two came to the deck and saw Mu Zhizhi and Mo Yun waiting at the bow of the ship. The bearded man shouted: "Someone, please bring two boxes of sea fish to show to the officials!"
After hearing this, Mu Zhizhi said hurriedly: "No trouble, no trouble. Let's go see it in person and pick out some novel seafood to save our brothers the trouble."
The bearded man was stunned and then said: "Forget it, a few officials can come with me."
Lanfeng and the other two got on the fishing boat, walked across the bow and got out of the cabin. I saw boxes after boxes lined up all over the floor, filled with live sea fish of countless varieties.
Lan Feng deliberately leaned closer to the tin box he saw yesterday. He used his inner strength to shake the tin box. The things inside seemed to feel something and began to sway against the fishing boat.
Seeing this, the bearded man quickly asked people to stabilize the fishing boat. Lan Feng said: "Hey, brother, what do you have in this iron box? Can you let my brothers see it?"
The bearded man looked embarrassed. He didn't expect this thing to suddenly be in trouble. I had no choice but to say truthfully: "Little brother, what is inside is a fish demon. It is ferocious in nature. We also spent a lot of troubles to capture it. This thing is inedible, so don't look at it."
After hearing this, Mo Yun smiled, took out a gold ingot from his arms and handed it to the bearded man. He said: "Brother, let's take a look. This kind of thing is rare, and it is rare for a person to encounter one in his life." Monsters, just think it’s a feast for our eyes!”
Seeing Mo Yun's generosity, the bearded man suddenly smiled on his face. He weighed the gold, put it into his arms and drank: "Here, please open the box and let the officials take a look!"
Hearing the sound, two fishermen rushed over and lifted the cover of the tin box aside. Suddenly, five colors of light overflowed, and the tin box began to vibrate again. Lan Feng and the other three stepped forward to take a look, and were instantly startled.
The living creature inside had a silvery complexion and multicolored scales. Its upper body was a slender human body and its lower body was a six-foot fish tail. Its hands were locked by fine steel chains, unable to move, and its tail was nailed to the iron box with steel nails. Its face was covered with a cloth, and its green beard and hair were spread over its chest. Judging from the body shape, she is a teenage female shark.
"What a treasure!" Mu Zhi said, "Brother, do you want to sell this treasure?"
The bearded man was stunned and said: "This, this, this, this is a monster, how can the officials say it is a treasure? If it is not for sale, it will not be sold."
Mu Zhizhi turned around and put his hand on the bearded shoulder and said: "Hey, brother, don't say anything for now. There is only one reason why any business cannot be completed, the price has not been agreed upon."
Big Beard thought to himself, I want to see how much money you can offer.
Seeing that he was silent, Muzhizhi probably guessed what he was thinking, and said, "Come on, brother, follow me!"
After saying that, he turned to Lan Feng and Mo Yun and winked. The two of them understood and got out of the fishing boat first and returned to the stern of the merchant ship. Lanfeng got a wisteria gourd from Feng Yina and took out ten boxes of gravel from Fangcun Mountain.
Mo Yun waved his hand and used the golden touch, and the ten boxes of gravel turned into gold instantly!
At this time, Mu Zhizhi led the bearded man to the stern of the ship, and the latter was immediately sucked out of his eyes by these golden spindles!
Mu Zhi said: "Brother, how are you doing?"
The bearded man swallowed his saliva. Beihai people have been fishing for generations, how could they have seen so many treasures? He stooped down, picked up a gold ingot and rubbed it. After putting it down, he picked up another gold ingot. Repeat this several times.
Lan Feng and the other three looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The bearded man murmured: "Here, how much gold does this cost..."
Mo Yun smiled and said: "Brother, I have a hundred thousand taels of gold here, can it be enough to buy that monster?"
"One hundred thousand taels of gold, one hundred thousand taels..." Big Beard's mind was racing, not to mention one hundred thousand taels, even one hundred thousand taels of gold was enough for fishermen like them to live a prosperous life.
"That's enough, gentlemen. Go ahead with that monster, haha..." The bearded man was almost crazy and quickly asked his fishermen to carry the ten boxes of gold onto his fishing boat. When the fishermen saw ten boxes of gold, their eyes turned red and they couldn't hide their joy.
After they carried the sharks and the iron boxes into the cabin of the merchant ship, they all returned to the fishing boat to look at the gold. Only the bearded man squatted and stared at the merchant ship with a fierce look in his eyes...
