Chapter Eighty-Three: The Little Girl of the Fisherman's Family—Xixi
Heaven and earth are long, years are eternal, territory is boundless, ethereal, indescribable!
The Eastern Spirit Domain Continent, bordering the inland sea, has countless dynasties, the human race was strong for a while, the territory was open, and there were all kinds of elves and ghosts, but they rarely lived in the city, generally living in the verdant mountains and forests, silent valleys, and dingdong lakes, and occasionally they would still come into contact with the human race, and there was only one winner, or that set of unchanging rules, the weak and the strong, natural selection!
What I want to talk about here is the frontier of the Eastern Spirit Domain, a city near the sea, which belongs to the Binhai Dynasty, a total of twelve cities in the Binhai Dynasty, Shenquan City, Floating Water City, and Zhaohai City merged into Jiang County, Coral City, Seahorse City, Dolphin Lion City, merged into Lake County, and finally Wang Yang City, Rainy Sky City, and the core of the Binhai Dynasty, the Binhai Royal Capital, of course, the three cities here are called Haijun!
The Binhai Dynasty is divided into three counties and twelve cities, and the mainland civilization is highly developed, but this coastal area is still not comparable to the center of the mainland.
And as the closest to the sea area, Shenquan City's status can be said to be the lowest among the twelve cities, and it is not necessarily a good place!
There is a ten-mile white sand beach outside Shenquan City, herons and birds often swoop on the river beach, the white sand is paved with fine pieces, at this time there is a fisherwoman holding a fish basket in her arms, happily jumping and stepping out of a beach footprint, which is full of fresh and shiny barracuda!
Barracuda, is a mortal species, it is difficult to become a spirit, so it is salvaged, after simple cooking, it is served on the table, the fish is delicious, the price is not expensive, it is the home cooking of ordinary people, it is very popular!
A few miles outside Shenquan City, on the fine white sand, more than a dozen crude wooden houses were built, and the families were next to each other, becoming a small fishing village!
The people of the fishing village have a small boat, which they make themselves, and occasionally go out to sea to catch fish, and then sell the fish they catch into the city, or solve it themselves, and so on for many years, to make ends meet!
There are not many such casual fishermen, because there is a special fleet of boats going to sea in Shenquan City, and the ships are luxurious, which can accommodate more people, and the amount of fishing has also increased greatly!
The sea outside Shenquan City, called because of the name of the city, is called Shenquan Sea, Shenquan Sea wind and waves are very small, but still the blue waves are rolling, and the sea breeze can blow into Shenquan City at night, so it is not hot and dry!
The fisherwoman returned home with a dark brown fish basket, although she was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, but her little face was filled with a faint smile, and her age was also very young, but she was only seven or eight years old, and she looked sad!
"Grandpa, I'm back!" she gently clasped the dilapidated door, he was afraid that grandpa was still sleeping and disturbed him!
There was no sound for a long time, she pushed the door and went in, there was no light in the house, it was still a little dark, slowly walked in, the smell of shabby decay came out, but the little girl was not a little disgusted, it seemed that she had already gotten used to it!
Her small eyes were as bright as jewels, and she still saw the figure curled up in the dark, lying on the bed, covered with a thin quilt!
She put down the fish basket, ignored the fish that were still struggling, came to the bedside, and called softly: "Grandpa, wake up!
The old man still didn't answer, she patted it a few more times, she was a little scared, she was young, she was afraid that if her grandfather had something to do, what would she do?
She covered her mouth with one hand and gently shook the old man's back with the other, the more she shook it, the more scared she became, she felt chills all over her body, and she couldn't help but tremble!
"Ahem!ahem!" A few old coughs came out, and the old man turned around!
The little girl instantly turned from crying to laughter, but the tears still hung in her eyes: "Grandpa!"
She hurriedly helped the old man up, the old body because of the perennial fishing, so suffered from a stubborn disease, his hands were in contact with the cold water for a long time, the old man's hands were covered with thick calluses, and there were a few big chilblains, which healed and cracked, and they were not completely good!
"Xixi, you're back, why are you crying? Grandpa is fine, don't be afraid, you're just asleep! I haven't had time to cook when I got up this morning, but I just had time to wash our clothes first, and we haven't had time to dry them...... Get up!" the old man waved his hand and touched the well-behaved little girl again, and his eyes were full of kindness!
"No, no, no, grandpa, I know, grandpa, your illness is not cured, don't get out of bed, Xixi can do these things by herself, let me come!" The little girl insisted on letting the old man have a good rest, and she decided to take on the housework!
"Hey, it's okay, Xixi asked grandpa to get up, grandpa is almost in good health, you don't care about this, you go and rest!" the old man wanted to refuse, but ......
"Ahem, cough, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" he coughed, and quickly said that it didn't matter, it was okay, and he wanted to comfort the little girl!
"Grandpa!" the little girl pouted, very unhappy: "You believe Xixi, Xixi can really do it, it's not the first time I've dried clothes!"
The old man shook his head helplessly, he couldn't be a little girl, Xixi was a very obedient child, and he had always listened to him, but there were some things, she was really stubborn, I have to admit that she was very sensible!
"Hey, okay, you be careful, when grandpa is well, go into the city to buy beautiful new clothes for Xixi!" The old man looked at his granddaughter dressed so shabby, and he couldn't bear it!
"Well, okay, then grandpa have a good rest, I'll make you fresh fish soup for you today. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter eating the fish soup, grandpa's body will be better!" She covered the old man with a quilt and felt at ease when he lay down!
Then she found a few coarse pilling clothes that had been washed in a wooden basin, and some of them had some patches on them, and the clothes on the little girl were the best compared to the clothes in the basin!
Wring out the water stains, finding a four-legged stool, she spread out her clothes, hung them in front of the house, and went back to make a fire to cook, and took the fish on the cutting board, she hesitated again......
Yes, the little girl has never killed a fish, but seeing that the old man has killed it, it is a bit bloody, and she can't bear it......
But when she thought of her grandfather's illness, she couldn't help but be strong!
Picking up the knife again, she silently thought in her heart: I'm sorry, Xiaoyu, for grandpa......
The fish soup was finally ready, and after serving the old man and drinking up the fish soup, Xixi went to clean up a few worn-out dishes and chopsticks and came to the bedside!
The old man seemed to be in much better spirits, and the little girl was indeed red-faced, not because she was shy, but because she was tired from work!
The old man stopped coughing, and he pondered: "Xixi, the weather is very good today, grandpa plans to go to sea to put away the nets cast near the "One Corner Rock", and when he goes to the city to sell fish, plus the money he saved before, he can sell you new clothes!"
When Xixi heard this, she was a little happy at first, and then quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, grandpa still sells it to himself first, Xixi's clothes are not broken, you can still wear them, grandpa's clothes can't be sewn anymore!"
The old man's eyes were red, such a sensible child, what a sin!
He gently touched his granddaughter's black hair, and the emotion in his heart was indescribable!
I have repeatedly confirmed that the old man's health is indeed getting better, and Xixi will not stop the old man from proposing to go to sea, after all, the weather is sunny today, the sun is shining, and there is no wind and waves, which is suitable for going to sea!
The old man and Xixi pushed out the boat together, he held the boat pulp, pulled up the rod, and untied the hemp rope, and his movements were very skillful!
The boat is not big, about seven or eight meters, but after all, it is a guy who eats, and the old man has a deep affection for the fishing boat and can't put it down!
Looking at the little girl's sunny face with a smile on her face, he couldn't help but think of this little girl's life experience!
Seven years ago a winter, snowflakes fluttering, Shenquan City full of snow and flowers, there is a Bailian mountain range outside the city, the snow does not melt for many years, a lot of frost in the mountains, that is, by mistake, at the mouth of a valley, the old man picked up a slippery baby girl, maybe she should not die, was abandoned in the snow, but met the old man rescued, in addition to the little baby girl, there are a few pieces of broken clothes on the snow, I really don't know which family is so ruthless, actually did this kind of thing, if let the wolf or the beast go, what should I do?
So he brought the baby girl back for adoption, the old man had no children under his knees, very pitiful, fortunately God took pity on him and gave him Xixi, he also treated Xixi as his own daughter, gave him food and clothing, and did his best to take care of him!
At the same time, on the one hand, he also went to the city to inquire whether there were any abandoned and infant families, but there was no such thing at all, who was willing to abandon his child? As long as there was food and clothing, who would not bear to share her?
Besides, with the identity and status of the old man, even if there is, people do a good job of hiding, where did he come from to inquire about it, after a few years there was no news of looking for the baby, he gave up, and took care of Xixi with peace of mind, the old man's surname is Zhang, and when he found the baby girl, there was a stream murmuring nearby, so he named it on the spot, Zhang Xixi!
Zhang Xixi, dirty, because it has this meaning, it is usually just called Xixi, not the full name!
"Grandpa, I'm going with you too!" Usually few old people would take her to the sea with her, but today she asked for it!
"Yes, but Xixi you have to be obedient, sit well and don't move, otherwise it will be very dangerous!"
A corner rock is a boulder, standing upright in the sea area, all a piece of loneliness, more than 100 meters, standing proudly in the sea, and the waning moon together, it is rumored that there was a god Jiao in the sea near a corner rock to cultivate, swallowing the sun and moon ups and downs essence, but this is not reliable at all, it is a rumor at all!
There is another legend about a corner rock, people believe it, of course, some people don't believe it, it is rumored that "a corner rock" is the horn of an ancient beast, it is sleeping, and it will eventually wake up, just think about it, a terrifying beast to the top, a corner is hundreds of meters, really wake up, how terrifying is it......
Whether it's true or not, no one can tell!
PS: The story begins, when is the appointment?
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