Yu Xiaobao is sixteen years old this year, a native of Yulin, his mother fell ill and died when he was two years old, and then his father Yu Dashan slowly pulled him up by fishing. A few days ago, Yu Xiaobao followed his father to Yazhou City, sold the seven or eight pearls selected from the catch in the previous two months to the merchants, and then came back in exchange for some food and daily necessities. Although the merchants kept the price extremely low, the Yu family father and son had no choice, otherwise they would have to go to the capital city of Qiongzhou on the other side of Qiongzhou Island, or even Guangzhou City far away on the mainland.

The father and son returned to the empty village and before they could figure out what was happening, they were surrounded by a few strange outsiders dressed in colorful clothes. Yu Xiaobao was young and impulsively wanted to resist, but his father noticed that these people had knives more than a foot long hanging from their waists, and quickly grabbed Yu Xiaobao. According to Yu Dashan's opinion, these people should have come from the South China Sea, and they also came to the village to loot supplies as before, and as long as they did not resist, they should not be killed.

But this time it seemed unusual, as the outsiders did not seem to have the slightest interest in their food and belongings, but were anxious to ask them something. But under the language barrier, the two sides competed for a long time, but they were still not at the same time, and finally the other party finally lost patience and asked the Yu family father and son to follow them. When Yu Xiaobao saw those big ships docked in the harbor, he felt that his heart was about to stop, there were such big ships in the world! And it didn't look like they were made of wood, and there were no masts and sails on the boat, these people really came on this kind of strange ship?

Even if Yu Xiaobao didn't have much knowledge, when he arrived at the headquarters, he could see that these short-haired foreigners were planning to set up camp here, and even the dock had been repaired. Although these short-haired people claim that they are not pirates, but descendants of Han people from thousands of miles abroad, and are ready to settle here, Yu Xiaobao still doesn't quite believe that this place is inconvenient and has no city outline, so why don't you go to Yacheng or Qiongzhou Mansion if you really want to settle down?

It's just that they didn't expect that after the other party asked them questions, they actually sent food and salt and let their father and son go home. The two fathers and sons returned to the village in a daze, and in the end, it was the father who slapped the board and asked Yu Xiaobao to go into the mountains to inform the villagers who were hiding from the bandits what he saw. In the end, there were a few bold descendants who had a good relationship with the Yu family and came back with Yu Xiaobao, saying that they wanted to see the "short-haired boat".

So these people were not surprised when they saw the ships moored on the shore, this was not the broken pirate ships that came to Yulin to rob before, the side of the largest ship was even higher than the Yazhou city wall!

To Yu Xiaobao's disappointment, the short-haired leader didn't seem to be too interested in the catch they brought, and the short-haired Yazhou-speaking short-haired told them that they had to take the short-haired boat to fish or work on the construction site in order to get the grain and refined salt they wanted. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)

Well, that sounds fair, too, and Yu Xiaobao really wants to see what the short-haired fishing boat is all about. So the three young people, including Yu Xiaobao, got on the short-haired fishing boat, while Yu Dashan took the other two offspring to work on the short-haired construction site.

The short-haired fishing boat was completely different from the boats Yu Xiaobao had seen before, with a blue hull and a white roof, and the visible part of the water surface was wide and flat, about seven zhang long and three zhang wide. There is a mast in the middle of the ship, which is as high as ** zhang, and there are two huge white sails hanging in front and one behind. Moreover, this sail is not a hard sail used in Chinese sailing boats, it looks more like a white cloth. There were also some twisting patterns painted on the sails, and Yu Xiaobao and the others naturally couldn't understand that it was the English name of the catamaran.

After getting on the ship, Yu Xiaobao found that the ship was made of wood except for the deck, and the hull was not gold or wood, smooth and solid, but he didn't know what it was made of. Just as he was fascinated, a tall man with blond hair and blue eyes and white skin suddenly came out of the cabin, and the little friend behind Yu Xiaobao took two steps back with an exclamation, almost falling directly into the sea from the side of the ship. Yu Xiaobao was much calmer, and his hand grabbed the guardrail on the side of the ship, but his face was already pale with fright.

The man was quick, grabbed the kid who was about to fall into the water, and pulled him back. The interpreter who was traveling with him stepped forward to talk to the man for a few words, and the man looked at Yu Xiaobao and the three of them, nodded and went to the mast to sort out the rigging. Yu Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't expect that there was still this living ghost-like person hidden in this group of short hairs similar to his own appearance.

The interpreter forbade Yu Xiaobao and the others to enter the cabin, so the three of them could only walk back and forth on the deck and the side of the boat, watching the short-haired squatting together to sort out the fishing nets. Yu Xiaobao noticed that these people were wearing a strange little round hat on their heads, the shape of which fit the head, but a strange arched brim stretched out from their foreheads, I don't know what the reason is. Others had their eyes covered by two shiny black patches, and they looked very strange.

One of Yu Xiaobao's companions was bored waiting, so he also squatted down to help sort out the fishing nets, but he quickly pulled Yu Xiaobao and pointed to the fishing nets laid on the deck. Only then did Yu Xiaobao notice that the fishing nets used by Shorthair were completely different from the ones they usually used, not only large but also tough, not made of linen or coarse cloth, and the mesh was the same size, Yu Xiaobao had never seen such a delicate fishing net before.

While sorting out the fishing nets, another dhow with a similar shape slowly stopped to the side, and Yu Xiaobao noticed that the new ship was one size bigger than the one he was on, and there were also high-nosed and deep-eyed people walking around on board. Occasionally, these people would hold a small lit white stick in their mouths, and they seemed to enjoy it. Yu Xiaobao has seen a dry tobacco smoker in Yazhou City, which seems to be the case, but the old man uses a dry tobacco stick, not a small stick like short hair that is directly held on his mouth. In addition, the fire fold used to ignite the fire is also quite exquisite, a small copper box that is less than the size of the palm of the palm, and the fire will come out when it is opened with a "ding", and the lid can be put into the pocket after use, which is very convenient.

Yu Xiaobao followed his father on the fishing boat as soon as he learned to walk, and after more than ten years, he is really familiar with the fishing situation in this bay, and the other two friends are also in a similar situation to him. The three of them quickly brought the two boats to a place in the sea only two or three miles from the port, and pointed and let the shorthair go to the net. Yu Xiaobao found that the fishing method of the shorthair was also different from theirs, the two boats were separated by a few feet, and the fishing nets were dragged between the two boats, and they turned in a big circle and sailed back, and the shorthairs on the boat did not seem to have any intention of checking the catch in the nets.

"That's it?" Yu Xiaobao's eyes were about to bulge out when he saw it, this was too hasty, right? If he hadn't caught a fish, would he have been beaten by these short hairs?

When the boat arrived at the shore and set up the net, Yu Xiaobao was really frightened, it turned out that one net could catch so many fish! This is not to mention two hundred ...... No, three hundred...... No, it's almost 500 pounds!

Of course, Yu Xiaobao was shocked and quickly thought that even if he used the same method, the boat with a small net would not be able to catch so many fish, and the slightly larger fish could even break through the fishing net and get out, how could it be as strong as these short-haired fishing nets!

The catch of this net also greatly surprised the crew, Wang Tom immediately picked up the walkie-talkie to ask the command for help, so the people who were originally unloading at the wharf had to temporarily stop their work, first help the crew and the cooking team to deal with the hundreds of catties of fish.

This net was pulled up, and all kinds of fish, shrimp and crabs were dazzling, which opened the eyes of some travelers who have been living in inland areas. The cooking team even brought seasonings from the kitchen of the "New World", picked seven or eight suitable sea breams and bonito, and made sashimi on the spot by the port, and everyone who came to help with the catch was a shareholder. This kind of natural and pollution-free food was immediately sought after by the public, and a plate of fish fillets was cut and served out in a few clicks. In order for everyone to enjoy the fresh catch, the Executive Committee had to inform the cooking team to prepare more and send a car to the construction site of Base 1.

Yu Xiaobao was greedy, and he also squeezed into the crowd and took two slices to eat. Sashimi is actually not unusual, Yu Xiaobao has eaten a lot since he was a child, but the previous way to eat it was generally to dip it in a little coarse salt, and there are not as many seasonings as these short hairs.

Tao Donglai didn't know when he also ran to the port to help sort the catch, and scolded while doing things: "Why is this kind of thing caught casually in the sea, I used to dare to sell it at a price of hundreds or thousands...... Lao Tzu used to come to Sanya, and when he came out to eat, there was no one who was not blackened by profiteers! Now it's cool, no one cares if he eats a bunch of things and throws them away!"

"Comrade Tao Donglai, don't waste grain! You must know that the things in this sea are also treasures to us, even if they are fish bones, they can also be ground and used as feed additives. ”

Tao Donglai looked back and saw that it was actually the old man Yuan from the Ministry of Agriculture, and hurriedly greeted at the moment: "Who is that! Hurry up and move a chair for the old man!"

"Don't bother, Mr. Tao, I just have something to tell you. Yuan Ruoxiu waved his hand.

"Just call me Xiao Tao, if the old man has something, please tell me!" Tao Donglai's attitude was very modest, after all, Yuan Ruoxiu was the oldest member of the entire crossing team, and he was also the chief expert of the Ministry of Agriculture, whether it was private or public, Tao Donglai had to maintain enough respect for him.

Yuan Ruoxiu pointed to Yu Xiaobao, who was licking his fingers next to him: "Now that everyone is on the construction site, there is nothing to do in agriculture for the time being, I heard that the field has been reclaimed where this child lives, and I plan to go to see the situation, what do you think?"

Tao Donglai hesitated for a moment and agreed, but he also put forward a condition: "Old man, you can go, but you must let someone from the military police department go with you, so you can take care of it." ”

Yu Xiaobao got a new assignment from the translator and took a short-haired old man to the village to see the land planted by the villagers. Yu Xiaobao didn't understand what the villagers planted on the acres of land that were worth these short hairs to see, could it be that there were any treasures buried in the ground? However, seeing that the reward for this task was as high as ten catties of rice, Yu Xiaobao immediately agreed to it, making his other two friends envious.