The old man's name is Hebo, and he is a local village elder named Hecun not far from here.

He organized a few young strong men in the village to go out fishing to supplement the family.

The names of the other young men are more or less related to livestock, such as oxtails, horses' feet, and chicken feathers......

After I got acquainted with Hebo, I gradually learned that the place where I was located was called the Black Tooth Country.

The entire Black Tooth Country is composed of four large islands, named Thousand Islands, Benguo, Hongsang, and Yagi.

Now we are going to Xiahe Village, which is under the rule of Takasaki Prefecture in the southeast of the country, and the village where Hebo and their ancestors have lived for generations.

He Bo asked me if I was from Nanyang, and I was confused.

He said that most of the Nanyang people believe in Futu Buddhism and like to put their hands together.

I made up an identity for myself, saying that I was a sailor in a merchant ship.

The ship arrived at the harbor late at night, and a little barefoot girl in shabby clothes was waiting for us with an iron lantern.

After Hebo got off the boat, the little girl hurriedly ran over with an iron lantern, and she looked at the harvest in the boat.

"This is my granddaughter, Mai Mei." River Bo Road.

I smiled, folded my hands and said, "Hello, my name is Lu Yuan." ”

The little girl was slightly stunned, and hurriedly folded her hands and said, "Are you a nobleman from Nanyang?" ”

I was surprised and looked at the little girl in great bewilderment.

He Bo swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "In Nanyang, only nobles deserve to have a surname. ”

I smiled a little awkwardly, and my brain was running quickly and said, "My father lost money in business, and my family is no longer a nobleman." ”

He Bo nodded and said with emotion: "The world is impermanent. ”

Several young men unloaded all the fish from the boat, and they agreed to go to the county early tomorrow morning to sell them.

I followed Hebo and Mai Mei back to their home, where I planned to spend the night.

The house was made of yellow mud mixed with straw, and the windows were covered with a layer of paper and were dilapidated.

"It may be a little rudimentary, don't laugh." River Bo Road.

I smiled and said, "No, it's not rough enough to have a place to live." ”

We went into the house together, and in addition to some clay pots, there was only one tatami mat made of wooden planks.

A sturdy man was lying on the tatami mat and snoring, apparently sleeping soundly.

"This is my grandson's full warehouse, and he has stopped early after a day of farm work." River Bo Road.

Mai Mei boiled some rice over the fire, and the soup in it was divided into two bowls and handed me one bowl.

I looked at this clear soup rice porridge and was stunned for a while, and Hebo's family was not very wealthy.

"This is the situation at home, please bear with me." He Bo took a sip of rice porridge and said.

I hurriedly took a sip, and my body suddenly warmed up, "No, it's already good." ”

Mai Mei cleaned up the clay pot, and from time to time she glanced at the rice porridge in my hand, swallowing saliva.

I handed over the rice porridge and said, "Drink a little too, I'm not hungry." ”

Mai Mei looked at me and smiled, but did not take it, and Hebo drank the rice porridge silently.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, so I could only put the rice porridge aside and dig out the blanket from my backpack.

"Can you take me to the county tomorrow?" I asked.

He Bo smiled and said, "Are you going to inquire about the fleet back to Nanyang?" ”

I nodded, then found a comfortable place to put on a blanket and went to sleep.

In the wee hours of the morning, I was woken up by Mai Mei, and Hebo and Mancang were already packing up.

"Hurry up, we're ready to go." Mankura Road.

I got up and stuffed the blanket into my backpack, then glanced at the rice porridge not far away.

It was still well placed there, and Mai Mei hurriedly brought it to me again.

I was really embarrassed to shirk it again, so I had to drink all this clear soup and rice porridge into my stomach.

Out of the room, the young men from last night had already loaded the carriage and were waiting for us.

I sat in one car with Hebo, and Mai Sui and Man Cang sat in the other.

The young man driving the car waved his whip and shouted a trumpet.

The horse snorted and pulled the cart along.

The wheels of the road car creaked, and from time to time the car shook violently when it encountered one or two potholes.

I continued to chat with Hebo, and slowly summed up some useful news.

This world is called the Dragon Earth Continent, and it is composed of three parts, the Northern Wilderness, the Plains Continent, and the South Ocean Islands.

The Black Tooth Kingdom belongs to an island country in the northeast of the original continent, which is a part of the original continent and is separated from the Northern Yan of the original seven kingdoms by a Han Sea.

The Ming here is similar to the ancient times, but it seems to be a parallel world similar to the ancient times.

Of course, I don't know how clear the world is.

Because Hebo didn't have any clear concept at all, what he wanted now was to sell the fish to supplement his family.

What I need to do now is to go to the county and gather information so that I can plan for the next few days.

It took a whole afternoon from Xiahe Village to Takasaki Prefecture.

When the car reached the door, it was stopped by soldiers wearing leather armor and holding spears.

The whole of Takasaki Prefecture is located on a high slope, surrounded by a wall made of wood, and there are soldiers patrolling back and forth.

After paying the toll tax, the soldiers handed him a wooden sign and reminded him that he must leave before sunset, otherwise the gates would be closed.

The young man crossed the city gate with a carriage, and wooden houses appeared in my sight.

The yellow mud houses in River Village are much better under the buildings here. The men, women and children who come and go back and forth in the streets are also dressed plainly and neatly.

The carriage went straight to the market, and the crowd gradually became denser.

The vendors on both sides of the road shouted and sold their belongings, and it was very lively.

After entering the bazaar, the young men began to unload the fish, and many people had already gathered around to pick and choose.

Business went smoothly and people traded a copper shell coin.

Fish is very cheap, basically one shell copper coin can buy two fresh sea fish.

After all, I slept all night at Hebo's house last night, and I also helped sell it first.

When the fish was almost halfway sold, a lame, small-eyed man came back with an account book.

He was followed by three strong men with iron collars, looking fierce and vicious.

"Yo, Hebo, this time I went to sea and got a good harvest!" The lame man said.

He Bo hurriedly grabbed one of the largest fish and stuffed it into the lame man's hand, saying, "This is a sea fish that honors you." ”

The lame man nodded, and said with great satisfaction: "Yes, let's pay the land tax this time." ”

He Bo hurriedly took out ten shell coins and handed them to the lame man.

When I saw that I had to pay 10 shell coins for selling fish at a stall, I felt distressed.

Hebo's fish are all sold, and it's only twenty-five shell coins!