Chapter 214: Weather Guide

The person sent by the Jin family to deliver the boat, Speaking of which, Wu Niang really knew each other.

"Subordinate Jin Heng has seen the girl. "The leader is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, who has had a relationship with Wu Niang. It was when he met the Japanese people during the island training camp, and Jin Shuangjiu sent him to lead the team to test it.

"Is that you?"

"Yes!" Jin Heng looked at Wu Niang with a smile, "I didn't expect the girl to remember the little one." ”

"Where will you forget?" Wu Niang shook her head with some sighs, "That time was really dangerous, not only I was impressed, but the girls who followed me were equally impressed." As he spoke, he beckoned Haishi, Shihua and others to come over, "Look who this is?"

A few people were together, giggling and reminiscing. Wu Niang personally got on the boat and met all the people from the Jin family on the ship. Solemnly salute and thank you.

After that, the wine was placed on the island, and Li Sen and Jin Heng got acquainted with each other. Next, Li Sen had to arrange for someone to follow Jin Heng to learn the driving of the new ship and some knowledge of the sea area.

After everything went according to plan, Wu Niang changed into a green cloth robe, took spring leeks and sea stones, and sat on a camouflaged small fishing boat with Long San and Long Wu, ready to land and see.

The weather was good on this day, there were no major storms and waves, and the road was quite stable. But even if it is stable, the faces of Long San and Long Wu are not good-looking. These two are dragons on land, and they can only be regarded as worms at sea.

Wu Niang discussed with the two, "After you go ashore this time, don't follow me back to the island. "The province is suffering. If there is real danger at sea, who will protect whom?

Long San immediately became anxious, "How can this be done? The master has ordered us not to leave...... Fifth Master!"

Wu Niang laughed: "You can't play a role at all at sea." Don't feel sick in your heart. It would be difficult for you to walk on the ground on the ship for a short time. Besides, I have other plans for you. ”

Long Wuyi grabbed Long San, who was still talking: "Listen to the fifth master." The princess was telling the truth, seeing the endless sea, and the boat was like a leaf in the water, and he did not dare to look down at the water all the way in order not to get dizzy. I can't wait to lie in the cabin, close my eyes and sleep somewhere. On the other hand, those two girls, sitting on the bow of the boat, where there is a little fear. can't even compare to a girl, what kind of hero. How does the princess arrange it? This place doesn't play to their strengths.

Wu Niang smiled: "In such a big place on the island, it is a waste for you." I mean, you're just in a coastal village, recruiting new recruits for us. Of course, it can't be under the banner of the Liaodong Army, just say that the caravan is looking for a crew, and give twenty taels of silver a year, including food and lodging. As long as he is willing to come, he will advance five taels of silver. After that, you organize the people and practice first. ”

"But this training, with a large number of people, is inevitably too eye-catching. Long San frowned, "If you startle the snake again, what can I do?"

Wu Niang nodded at Long San, his worries were not unreasonable, so he said: "You don't have to avoid people, open a dart game generously." If you release the news again, it will be said that you are recruiting crew dart divisions, mainly by taking the line from Fuzhou to Tuhun. ”

Turbidity?

Long San and Long Wu glanced at each other, and they didn't understand for a while.

"Fifth master, I can't stand asking about this matter, whether I want to go or not, and I can't hide it from people. Long Wu suggested, "It's more credible to say that you go to sea than to say that you want to go to the sea." ”

"Who said that going to Tuhun is fake?" Wu Niang glanced at the two of them, "I do have some business dealings with Tuhun." It's indispensable to take two trips. "What Liu Niang said in the letter, it's time to do it. Therefore, it is stable to play this banner, "just say that it is to buy tea in Tuhun." As you know, the quality of the sudden dragon group tea is the best. Others will believe it. ”

The two saw that Wu Niang was so sure, although they couldn't guess everything, they also knew that the princess had a younger sister and relatives, and what they didn't know was unknown. Since the princess has made up her mind, then he obeys the order. This time, the promise was very refreshing.

It took the group half a day to get to the pier. The pier is very simple, and there are more than a dozen fishing boats of all ages parked around. Coming up from the wharf, on the white sand beach, and on the shelves that were erected, fishing nets were dried, and people dressed as fishermen gathered together to mend nets and weave nets. Both men and women. Most of them have bamboo shuttles in their hands, and the thread used to weave their nets is also twine. The twine can't withstand seawater immersion, and the net has to be changed after a few times. Therefore, mending nets and weaving nets can be regarded as one of the most important tasks of fishermen.

Wu Niang watched from a distance, only to find that there were actually more men weaving nets than women, which made her feel a little strange.

Haishi smiled: "Who said that the compilation is just a woman's work." You still haven't been at sea long and don't know anything about these things. Don't look at weaving nets, it's also a laborious job. It's not the same as red pepper and coriander. I can't do it at all if I don't have the energy in my hands. ”

I see!

When the ship floated from the sea, the people on the shore had already seen it. Everyone did not panic because at first glance, it was just a small boat, and there were three or five people on board, and they were not pirates, so what were they afraid of? There were often people floating on the shore and losing their direction, but now they could not coax people away when they came to the shore. Seeing that such a person does not help, the Sea Dragon King is afraid that he will be condemned.

Because as soon as a few people came ashore, they saw two middle-aged people walking over with an elderly man. The locals speak with a strong accent, and Wu Niang can barely understand it, but if you want to communicate, you basically can't do it. Long San and Long Wu were the same, so when the two saw that Wu Niang was speechless, they also consciously stepped back and gave up their positions to Haishi and Chun Leek. Spring leeks belong to people who left home early, and the local pronunciation has already changed. But Hai Shi emphasized that although there were some slight differences with these people, Hai Shi did not hinder communication.

Five miles are not customary, and ten miles are not customary.

As soon as the old man heard Haishi speak, he knew that he was not a foreigner, and he should not be far away. Naturally, the sense of defensiveness is even smaller.

“…… Where are you going?" the old man asked Haishi, "Why are you still running away when the weather is calm today?"

It's not like it's off track. The shore of the important town is too eye-catching, so I chose such a place.

"Uncle, where are you?" Haishi looked left and right, "In which direction is the nearest town from here, how to get there, and how far is it?"

The old man pointed to the east: "We are Xiyang Village, and to the east, Yuyang Town." As he spoke, he looked at the sky, "You can't go today." If you can't reach it for fifty miles, you will have to run into heavy rain. Descendants, if you don't dislike it, just rest in our village?"

Haishi looked at Wu Niang, the old man's words were a lifetime of experience, they said that there was rain, eighty percent could not be wrong.

Wu Niang looked at the sky, she couldn't see anything, but she still nodded to Haishi, and immediately stuffed a silver nude with one or two weights, "Uncle, please find us two clean houses." ”

"It's going to break the rules!" the old man waved his hand again and again, "The guests from the sea, if they can come to us, they are all sent by the Sea Dragon King to test us." After receiving the money, my heart will be insincere!", he called the man behind him, "Go and prepare, and ask your family to prepare a meal." Stay with guests. ”

The folk customs here are really quaint. Under the watchful eyes of everyone on the beach, several people were taken to a small courtyard. The houses were not large, with stone walls and seaweed roofs.

After more contact, I realized that this courtyard was specially prepared for people floating on the sea.

Chun Leek took Lin Yutong into the house to rest, and explained: "The rich people won't accept it, just buy some rice and noodles and send them to the kitchen in the yard later." They are all people who are in distress, and they will not refuse. ”

In the middle of the afternoon, there was a whistling sound in my ears, and the waves mixed with the sea breeze and the pouring rain.

Wu Niang listened to this movement, and couldn't help but feel a little happy, and her mind also moved. At this time, the meal was on the table, Wu Niang sat next to the old man, and asked, "Uncle, we have a caravan, would you like to be a guide for us for a while." Seeing the old man shaking his head, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, you don't need to run the boat." All we want to know is what the weather is like on a daily basis. Do you think it's okay?" "A sea area has the characteristics of a sea area, and for the Liaodong Army Naval Division, this sea area is too unfamiliar. Floating on the sea, although it is necessary to have the courage to fight with the sky, it is not brave but stupid to act blindly. She feels that a climate guide is indispensable. "We ask you for a year, a year's salary......" she raised a finger, "a thousand taels of silver." Do you think it's okay?"

The chopsticks in the old man's hand fell to the ground all of a sudden: "How much?"

Haishi hurriedly said, "One thousand taels!" he said, taking out a gold ingot from his purse, "This is ten taels of gold, which can be exchanged for one hundred taels of silver." All you have to do is say yes, and that's the deposit. ”

The old man rubbed his eyes when he saw the gold, he had never seen ten taels of silver, and he had never seen ten taels of gold anywhere. And that's just the deposit. Even if people cheat and don't give the rest of the silver, in his opinion, they all take a big advantage.

Haishi made persistent efforts: "This is not a gift, there are no bad rules, no bad rules." It's like the shopkeeper in the town. You are the big treasurer we invite back. ”

"This ...... We don't understand anything...... I was ashamed to take so much silver...... "The old man got up and said this to Wu Niang. Haishi relayed the old man's words to Wu Niang on the side.

Wu Niang smiled, "Your means of looking at the weather, how much silver is worth it." I also feel like I've earned it. She said, first diagnosed the old man, "Haven't you asked for your surname?" But she was thinking in her heart, with this snake, the matter of recruiting soldiers would be easy to do. 166 Reading Network