"Brother Ze, don't thank Master Xie yet."

"No, no." Dong Rong hurriedly stopped Yao Ze, who was about to bend down to salute, and said with a wry smile, "It's just a small doorway, where is it worth it." ”

While the three of them were talking, the officials over there had finished eating. The ancestors and grandsons of the Yao family took back the dishes and other things, and the three of them barely filled their stomachs with the little leftover porridge in the wooden barrel. At night, Dong Rong reluctantly didn't think about anything, slept for one night, and her spirit was obviously much better on the second day. She took the ancestors and grandchildren of the Yao family to the back kitchen early to be busy and carefully taught Yao Ze.

Yao Ze, a child, is inevitably a little temperamental because he has been pampered since he was a child, but he is extremely smart by nature, and now he is inspired to grow up and raise his grandmother with filial piety. Therefore, I learned to cook with Dong Rong very carefully, but in three or two days, I started to do the work in a good way.

Dong Rong took advantage of a certain time when the officials wanted to drink and ordered them to come down to prepare the snacks, so she lied that she had injured her hand and recommended Yao Ze to the stove.

Originally, the officials were still scolding, threatening to throw all three of them, old and young, into the sea if they spoiled their alcoholic nature. As a result, Yao Ze's several appetizers tasted very good, and the officials kicked him a few times, which was regarded as a compliment.

Since then, no one on the ship cares whether the daily meals are from Dong Rong or Yao Ze, and even officials often sneak to the kitchen to support Yao Ze to make some food to satisfy his hunger.

Dong Rong and Mrs. Yao saw it in their eyes, and they were both happy in their hearts. No matter what the difficult situation, as long as there is a craft, there is one more way to live.

In this way, four or five days passed in the smoke and fire, and the official ship finally arrived at the harbor of Yazhou. A local official had already come on board to handle the handover, and he had to prepare a banquet again, so that everyone could push the cup and change the lamp, and set up friendships.

Dong Rong and Yao Ze were busy in the kitchen together, only letting Mrs. Yao pass the dishes and serve the table, for fear that the old lady would be uncomfortable under the stuffy kitchen.

Finally, the dishes were served, Dong Rong was sitting at the door of the cabin and pulling Yao Ze to talk about some trivial matters, but Mrs. Yao ran back in a panic.

"Girl, you go!" The old lady ran so fast that she almost hit her head on the door frame, she grabbed Dong Rong's hand tightly, and said anxiously, "I heard those officials who came from the shore ask the people on the boat, but they picked up people in the sea, or saw any corpses." Did your enemies come for you? ”

Dong Rong immediately stood up when she heard this, she quickly weighed it, at this time, it was better to be wrong than to fall into the hands of officials. Who knows, how powerful the Maitreya Sect is, in case, the local government also wears the same pants as the Maitreya Sect, wouldn't she be a sheep?

Thinking of this, she hurriedly patted Yao Ze on the shoulder and instructed, "Brother Ze, let's leave it alone, you take care of your grandmother, and when I get through the difficulties, someone will definitely come to save you." ”

"Yes, master." Yao Ze's eyes were red, and he wanted to say something for fear of delaying the master's refuge, so he had to hold back his tears and said, "The master must take care." ”

Dong Rong didn't have time to reply, so she went out on the deck, and slid directly into the water along the side of the boat while others were not paying attention. She didn't dare to swim away, so she could only cling to the boat like a shell.

Yao Ze still wanted to stretch his head and look around, but was pulled back by Mrs. Yao. The grandfather and grandson pretended to be busy, one continued to kill fish and slice, and the other hugged the wine jar and poured wine into the wine jug.

Sure enough, before a pot of wine could be poured, seven or eight officials broke in. One of them glanced at the cabin, and saw that there was no shadow of Dong Rong, so his face darkened, and scolded loudly, "What about that woman, where did she go?" ”

Mrs. Yao pretended to be frightened, and hurriedly responded, "If you go back to the official master, she just said that it was convenient to go, and then she didn't come back." ”

Yao Ze also opened his mouth and echoed, "What is the matter with the official looking for his aunt?" But if you want to add wine and food, this is the order for the small ones. ”

The last two face-to-face officials said with annoyance, "Did she hear the wind and ran away, in this way, I am eighty percent sure that this woman is the person she is looking for!" ”

"Then what are you waiting for, search!" Another shouted, "As I said, whoever catches the living will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, even the corpse will have a hundred taels!" ”

Hearing that they could make a fortune, many officials and errands began to rummage through the boats to find Dong Rong, but unfortunately they searched all the cabins, not to mention the figures, not even a single hair.

The officers gathered on deck, and while looking out to sea, they shouted, "This cunning woman must have swam to the shore, and tell her to step up patrols on the shore, and to catch her." ”

Dong Rong's entire body was hidden underwater, leaving only her head on the water, so she naturally heard this clearly, but she didn't dare to take a breath of air, and quickly calculated a way out in her mind.

Originally, she also wanted to stay on the ship and return to the inland of Daqi together, or get off the boat in Yazhou and find a suitable boat to take a while.

But now I can't stay on the big ship, and I can't go ashore, and I'm really desperate for a while.

Fortunately, it soon got dark, and most of the officials rushed back to the shore to search, and the harbor was quiet.

Dong Rong quietly paddled out of the big boat and slowly approached a fishing boat. The fishermen now went home to rest, leaving the empty boats side by side in one place.

Although Dong Rong has lived on the island for ten years, she has only gone to the sea to play in the water a few times on weekdays, and she can't swim at all. She climbed onto a fishing boat with great difficulty, barely managed herself in the bilge and fell asleep.

When she woke up the next day, she felt like her body was shaking. Her eyes widened in shock, and when she remembered the events of last night, she quietly got up and peeked out through the cracks in the planks.

Above the stern of the boat was an old fisherman wagging his oars vigorously, and the sun shone on his slightly brown face, which did not look fierce.

Dong Rong thought about it, and slowly climbed out of the bilge. The old fisherman was looking out to sea, wondering where to cast his nets today, when he suddenly saw a woman with a disheveled hair emerge from the cabin at his feet.

The old man was so frightened that he threw the oars and sat on the board, his face pale as white as snow.

"You, you... Is it a human, is it a ghost? ”

"Uncle, don't be afraid, I'm human." Dong Rong combed her hair indiscriminately, and quickly explained without waiting to get up, "Uncle, I am a woman from a good family, because I was chased and killed by the enemy, I really had nowhere to hide, so I borrowed the old man's cabin for refuge. I didn't expect to frighten the old man, and I hope the old man won't blame him. ”

The old fisherman heard Dong Rong speak very elegantly, and he had a good impression in his heart, so he asked tentatively, "Then why did you only come out now?" ”

Dong Rong smiled helplessly, "I was too tired from swimming last night, and I accidentally fell asleep in the bilge." ”

The old fisherman seemed to think that this reason was justified, so he stood up, and finally took the oars in his hand with courage, and said, "I will not tell anyone about seeing you in the future, but you get off the boat quickly, and I will go fishing!" ”

Dong Rong turned her head to look at the endless sea beside her, and asked the old fisherman to take her in for a while. But somehow she suddenly remembered how her relatives and husband had loved her over the years, and she simply enjoyed all the wealth and happiness in the world. Who would have thought that in just a few days, she would actually fall into such a difficult time, penniless, hungry and thirsty, constantly chasing soldiers, and the road ahead was bleak.

She couldn't help but shed tears, choked up and couldn't speak.

The old fisherman is not a cold-hearted person, and most of them were frightened when he opened his mouth just now, and his instinct for self-preservation prevailed. Seeing Dong Rong crying pitifully at this time, she softened her heart.

After thinking about it, he took out an oil-paper bag in his arms, carefully handed it to Dong Rong, and persuaded, "Girl, are you hungry?" This is the oil cake baked by my mother-in-law at home, you should pad your stomach first. Everyone has a difficult time, just get through it, don't cry, it's useless. ”

Dong Rong pulled her sleeve and wiped two handfuls of tears, lowered her head and sniffed the aroma in the oiled paper bag, and her stomach was immediately hungry as if it was a fire. She didn't think about it, she opened it and took a big gulp.

When the old fisherman saw that she was in a hurry, a look of pity flashed in his eyes, and he took out the kettle and sent it over.

Dong Rong devoured and ate, and then remembered that he hadn't thanked him yet. But before she could speak, the old fisherman waved his hand and said, "Girl, you don't have to say anything, they are all poor people." I can't go to sea today, so I'll go back to the dock. You see..."

"No, uncle!" Dong Rong hurriedly stood up and pleaded, "Uncle, my enemy is looking for me in the port and on the shore, and I can't go back." ”

The old fisherman frowned a little at the rarity, "Can't go back?" That's not possible, I don't have dry food and water, this fish can't be hunted, what if I don't go back to the port, I can't always float on the sea? ”

Dong Rong didn't have a good way for a while, she met the old fisherman Pingshui, and it was already good to get food and water, so she couldn't stop people from going home.

When the two of them were worried, a merchant ship actually came from afar, as if sailing towards the Philippine Island.

The old fisherman's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Girl, if you don't want to go back to shore, you might as well go out with this boat for a few months, and then you may be your enemy and leave." ”

Dong Rong was a little moved when she heard this, Maitreya must have arranged a lot of manpower on the shore and at sea to find him at this time, if he went the opposite way and went overseas, I am afraid it would be the safest way. It's just that her revenge plan will be postponed for a few months.

I don't know if God secretly helped, or if Dong Rong's luck improved, the merchant ship actually stopped in front of the old fisherman's boat. A fat steward with a very rich figure asked the old fisherman in a loud voice, "Brother, is the Sea Dragon King happy today?" ”

Dong Rong didn't know what he meant by asking like this, but the old fisherman responded in a loud voice, "Your nobles, don't worry, today is calm, and the Dragon Palace is peaceful." ”

It turns out that this is a custom that has been passed down for a long time in Yazhou, but whenever you go to sea, you must greet each other when you meet the first ship, and get a good omen.

When the fat steward heard this, he smiled and arched his hand and said, "Thank you, brother Jiyan." After speaking, he was about to order the big boat to continue moving, but the old fisherman stopped him in a loud voice, "This nobleman, my daughter-in-law is a new widow, and she is trying to find another way to live. (The big hospital is actually not as good as the small community clinic, and after two days in the hospital, it is not as good as the two bottles of potion from the clinic doctor, and it is decisively resurrected.) It will be made up in two days, and this is today. Come on! ）R638