Chapter 18: The Black Ball (Part II)

Picking up the above, Xiao Du and his father walked home.

Whew, finally home.

Leaning against a big tree, Xiao Du and his son stopped, ready to rest.

Xiao Du, who was tired and sleepy, accidentally fell asleep.

In the dream, Xiao Du dreamed that he had come to a paradise, where there was an endless wheat field, and there was a tall tree in the middle of the wheat field, and the canopy of the big tree covered tens of thousands of miles, which was shocking. Xiao Du slowly walked under the big tree and saw that there were other children here, but no matter what he said, no one else seemed to hear him, so they didn't look at him. Xiao Du came closer, wanted to greet a little girl, and was about to pat her on the shoulder, but with a wave of his hand, it seemed to pass through the fog and could not be photographed. Xiao Du was frightened, quickly took three or four steps back, raised his head to look at the big tree that covered the sky and the sun, and shouted, only to see a sound wave transmitted, shaking the big tree, shaking off dozens of leaves on it. A few children standing under the tree suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Du angrily. The little girl snapped her mouth open and yelled at him. The huge thrust generated by the sound wave directly lifted Xiao Du away, and flew a few hundred meters away before Xiao Du landed. Xiao Du rubbed his head, incredulous of what had happened, so he continued to lie on the ground, not planning to get up. Xiao Du slowly closed his eyes, wanting to wake up.

Son! Son! Xiao Du! Xiao Du! Wake up!

Xiao Du opened his eyes with difficulty and saw his mother squatting beside him crying and his father standing by the bed.

Mother, Father, I ...... My head hurts!

Xiao Du, who wanted to sit up, suddenly felt a pain in his head, and quickly lay back.

Son, lie down quickly and don't move. Oh yes, haven't you always wanted to eat fish? I've done it for you, I'll bring it to you!

Xiao Du's mother saw that her son had finally woken up, wiped the tears on her face, and quickly got up to bring the fish that had been prepared in the kitchen a long time ago, but as soon as she stood up, she was dizzy and fell directly to the ground, unconscious.

Two days later, Xiao Du's mother woke up and saw Xiao Du sitting on the edge of the bed, feeling her hand being held tightly by a warm little hand, and squeezing out a satisfied smile on her face.

Mother, how do you feel?

Xiao Du asked softly.

Well, much better.

Mother, my father just heated a pot of fish soup, I'll go and bring you a bowl.

Well.

After a while, Xiao Du's father carried a large plate with a large bowl and a small bowl on it, and a spoon in the small bowl.

Xiao Du's father gently blew the fish soup in the spoon and handed it to Xiao Du's mother's mouth.

Under the careful care of Xiao Du and his father, Xiao Du's mother quickly regained her strength.

Later, Xiao Du learned that in the past few days when he was in a coma, his mother had been by his side and had never left for a moment, even when he slept, he was lying on the side of the bed.

A few days later, Xiao Du went to the field with his father and went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables and came back. But when he came to the vegetable garden, he found that the vegetable garden was gone, and in its place was a fishing boat with its butt tilted into the ground.

Damn, where did this ship come from?

Xiao Du's father walked up with a shocked face on his face to check on the situation.

It looks like it should be a fishing boat, and since it is a fishing boat, it must have come from the sea. As for how you got here, I guess it must have flown from the sky.

Xiao Du touched his chin and explained matter-of-factly.

Are you sure? Are you serious?

Xiao Du's father turned his head and glanced at Xiao Du.

The small mountain village is bustling with fishing boats falling from the sky.

Men, women and children, those who have nothing to do will come here to take a look, and they are all amazed.

Hey, old Du, have you ever thought about pulling this boat out of the dirt and then selling it sometime for a lot of silver!

Lao Du, that is, Xiao Du's father.

Lao Du's neighbor suggested in Lao Du's ear.

I've thought about it, but I can't do it alone.

Lao Du sighed.

Don't you still have me, we'll help you out!

The neighbors were very welcoming, which had to make Lao Du cautious.

Well, this favor can't be in vain, right?

Seeing that Lao Du had this meaning, the neighbor hurriedly added.

Ha, I knew it!

Lao Du punched the neighbor and laughed.

Ahem, you know? Well, now that you get it, let's talk about the price, shall we?

As a result, almost all the young adults in the small mountain village gathered at Xiao Du's house.

Everyone's quiet, all quiet!

Lao Du stood on the stool and waved vigorously to signal everyone to stop talking, but as if people didn't hear it, they continued to talk loudly.

Shut up!

As the man with the loudest voice in this mountain village, as the only man in the small mountain village who can break a crocodile with one hand, as the only man in the small mountain village who can do some kung fu, as Lao Du's master, as the head of this small mountain village, the prestige of the old village chief is still very high, and this voice directly calmed everyone.

The audience was silent, and no one dared to make even the sound of panting.

Well, Master Xie.

Lao Du cast a grateful look, nodded to the master and village chief, and after receiving the master's signal, he told everyone the purpose of this gathering.

That's the way it is, those who agree stay, and those who don't go home.

Lao Du looked at the silent crowd and ended his speech.

One after another, people got up and left, but most of them stayed.

When Lao Du saw this situation, he was indescribably happy in his heart.

Lao Du disbanded everyone and asked everyone to go back and prepare.

Early the next morning, a mighty group of people, holding thick hemp ropes in their hands, walked towards Lao Du's vegetable garden.

With the concerted efforts of the people, the fishing boat was finally pulled out.

After careful inspection, it can be basically said that such a large fishing boat can still be repaired, but the cost is certainly not small, and maybe it will not return to the cost if it is sold.

It's bad now, and before it can be sold, you have to spend money to repair the ship first.

Just when Lao Du was at a loss, a businessman appeared.

The businessman put forward a condition that Lao Du could not refuse.

The merchant offered him to pay for the maintenance of the fishing boat, but Old Du had to sell it to him for no less than the lowest price on the market.

Lao Du thought about it and finally agreed to the merchant's proposal.

After signing an agreement, the merchant left without saying a word.

While the people in the mountain village were still talking about the merchant and the fishing boat, the merchant carried the fishing boat away overnight.

When Lao Du woke up, he found a black wooden box on the dining table in the room, and when he opened it, there were rows of shiny silver, estimated to be six or seven hundred taels. Lao Du opened his mouth in shock, his eyes were round, and he wanted to speak but felt that his throat was blocked.

Lao Du didn't tell anyone about the wooden box, but only told the outside world that the merchant gave him three hundred taels, and he sold the ship to the merchant.

According to the agreement with the villagers, he could only take one hundred and fifty taels for three hundred taels, and the remaining one hundred and fifty taels would be divided equally among the others.

With excitement, Lao Du had to look at the shiny silver every time before going to bed, and couldn't put it down.

Alas, you are looking at your silver, what is there to see?

Lao Du's daughter-in-law was very puzzled when she saw her husband caressing the silver again.

Don't you understand, have you ever seen such a bright silver? You see, this one is freshly cast, or is it new!

Lao Du took the silver and showed it to his daughter-in-law.

Now that we're rich, have you ever thought about a better life?

Lao Du's daughter-in-law said while undressing and going to bed.

Alas, I want to, too, but I don't want to leave here, this is my home.

Lao Du put away the silver and lay on the bed.

The conversation of the parents was heard by Xiao Du, who happened to be passing by.

Little Du crept out of the kitchen, and when he passed by the door of the room where his parents lived, he heard the silver mentioned by his father and the good days that his mother had talked about.

Alas, on a good day, you should eat fish every day, no, eat fish every day.

Xiao Du shook his head, a little disappointed in his parents' wishes.

At this moment, there was a sudden blinding light from the inside and outside of the house, and white light entered the room through the cracks in the windows and doors.

Xiao Du covered his eyes with his hands, slowly walked to the door, opened the door gently, and saw a huge pillar of light from the ground to the sky from the gap between his fingers.

That's the direction of the vegetable garden!

Xiao Du hurriedly ran out of the door and ran towards the vegetable garden.

Xiao Du didn't run a few steps, and the pillar of light disappeared.

When he came to the vegetable garden, Xiao Du noticed the big hole in the ground.

To be continued......