By the sea, on the beach.

Twenty or so fishermen, divided into teams of eight, led by a one-armed fisherman, practice stabbing with long sticks.

This one-armed fisherman is Deng Dahai from Botou Village, who has been a soldier and has experience in the training methods of pikemen.

Deng Dahai has an upright personality, and he had a conflict with the scoundrel Deng Yurong, who was driven by Deng Yurong through a dog demon and ran into the village to bite off his arm.

In fact, if Deng Dahai hadn't been a soldier, his reaction was fast, and his skills were not bad, it wouldn't have been as simple as being bitten off an arm.

The arm was broken, and life became difficult.

Deng Dahai originally planned to recover from his injuries and go out to kill Deng Yurong, but he was worried about the children in the family, and he didn't know if he killed Deng Yurong, and the children in the family would be retaliated against by the "mountain god", so it was difficult to make up his mind for a while.

Later, Deng Yurong hooked up with the town's old man Qian, and it was even more difficult to start.

Seeing that Deng Yurong was free, and the revenge of his broken arm was difficult to avenge, Deng Dahai hated it in his heart, but he was helpless.

Fang Yue killed the dog demon and Deng Yurong in one fell swoop, which was also a revenge for helping Deng Da poster a broken arm, and then coerced Qian Dagui to compensate the victims of their three families, which was another favor.

So Deng Dahai heard that Fang Yue was going to train fishermen to defend against pirates, so he immediately volunteered to come over to help.

Fang Yue stood aside and watched Deng Dahai lead the fishermen to train, the training method was very simple, that is, three people and a small team, cooperating to stab the wooden strips in their hands.

This is what Fang Yue requested, if you want to make the fishermen form combat power as soon as possible, you can only do this.

The fishermen who trained were basically from Fangqiao Village and Botou Village, Fangqiao Village needless to say, the villagers of Botou Village saw Fang Yue's help to the two victims' families, and Deng Dahai also had a little thin noodles in Botou Village on weekdays, so he also brought a few people over.

There are more than 20 fishermen, the number is very small, but there are only about a few people in the two villages, and most of them are busy with their livelihoods and have no time to spare.

If it weren't for the prestige that Fang Yue had built up in Yutou Town in the past few days, it would not have been possible for such a few people to pull it out, after all, the Haikou that Fang Yue said had not yet been killed, and the fishermen would be suspicious.

Usually the pirates raid on the sea, and it is very rare to attack the city, let alone run to the poor countryside of Yutou Town.

Even Fang Yue himself did not dare to guarantee that the East China Sea Haikou would definitely run to Yutou Town, and the preparations he made were nothing more than preparedness.

Fang Baomu was holding a long wooden strip, stabbing it one by one with everyone.

Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of a fishing boat moving on the ocean in the distance.

Fang Baomu's eyesight was very good, and from a distance, he recognized that this fishing boat belonged to his cousin Fang Baoliang.

At that moment, he dropped the wooden stick, ran to the sea, and waved his hand desperately: "Cousin Baoliang, cousin Baoliang." ”

The fishing boat rose with full sails, followed the wind, and soon came to shore.

Fang Baoliang parked the fishing boat and jumped onto the beach.

He was dressed in rags and covered in blood, and he looked miserable.

Fang Baomu ran over, saw his appearance, and asked in surprise, "Cousin, you have been robbed."

Fang Bao's conscience palpitated and said: "On the way back, I encountered a sea boat, and I was hijacked by them with the boat to a small island.

Fang Yue also came over at this time, heard the news of the Haikou, and asked, "You have met the Haikou, do you know where that island is?" How many pirates are there on the island? ”

Fang Baoliang said: "That island is a desert island, not far from the sea route from our Yutou Town to Baiquan Port. I used to go to White Spring Harbor, and on the way I encountered the fog of the sea, and I accidentally stopped on that deserted island, but this time I was able to discern the direction from it, thanks to that experience.

As for how many pirates there are on the island, I don't know, after I was kidnapped by them, tied up with ropes and locked up, after escaping from the island, I quickly drove away in a boat, where do I dare to wander around, so I don't know how many pirates there are on their island. But I vaguely feel that the desert island is quite lively. ”

Hearing him say this, Fang Yue fell into deep thought.

It seems that the nightmare invasion of the Middle Sea is about to become a reality.

Fang Baoliang was a little embarrassed at this time and said: "Xiucai, I was kidnapped by the pirates, and all the silver taels that sold the corpses of beasts on my body were looted by those pirates, so I ......."

Fang Yue came back to his senses, patted Fang Baoliang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's okay if the person is fine, the silver two don't matter, you can relax." It took you so long to come back, your relatives at home should be worried, you should go back quickly and report your safety. ”

"I'm about to rush back to report safety." Fang Baoliang said as he took a step back as if unintentionally.

After Fang Baoliang left, Fang Yue's brows furrowed, feeling a little strange, when he patted his shoulder, the touch was not like flesh and bones, but soft, as if it was filled with something.

And when he got closer, Fang Yue's nose smelled that the fishy smell on his body was extremely strong, although Fang Baoliang was a fisherman, the fishy smell on his body was normal, but it was inevitably too heavy, like carrying a bunch of dead fish in his arms.

……

Chen Xiangyu lingered at her mother's house for a while, then had lunch, and was belittled by her sister-in-law and sister-in-law openly and secretly.

Chen Xiangyu's heart was not happy, even her mother didn't help her speak, she was sent to a big family as a maid when she was a child, and her relationship with her mother was not very close.

Her mother's family was angry, and Chen Xiangyu sprinkled her anger on her husband's head, blaming Fang Baoliang for not being angry, having no ability, and not making any big money, so that she couldn't hold her head up in her mother's house.

After leaving her mother's house, Chen Xiangyu did not go back to Fangqiao Village immediately, but went to the town.

Her husband went to sea and did not return, and she had no intention of being anxious at all.

When she arrived in the town, Chen Xiangyu came to a small rouge shop.

The inhabitants of Fishhead Town are not wealthy, so the rouge shop is pitifully small, and business seems a little deserted.

Looking at the shop is a mother-in-law, who is sitting there eating melon seeds, and the guests are also ignoring it.

Chen Xiangyu looked at the few disadvantaged rouges on the counter, and remembered nostalgically that when she was unmarried, she was a maid in a big family, and the lord of that family often secretly gave her high-grade rouge gouache and all kinds of jewelry in private.

It was really a nostalgic time, but unfortunately when she was kicked out by the mistress, everything was confiscated by the black-hearted mistress, and nothing was left for her.

"This little lady, but you're here to buy rouge gouache?"

A man's voice sounded in the small rouge shop, Chen Xiangyu was taken aback, but the passers-by looked at him, but it was a rather handsome man.

The listless mother-in-law suddenly stood up from the counter and said politely: "Yo, young owner, what wind blew you here?"

The handsome man smiled: "Although this place is a little smaller, it is also one of my shops, so I have to come and see it when I have time."

Hearing that the man was the owner of this rouge shop, and that there was not only this industry, Chen Xiangyu's eyes lit up.

The man held a fan in his hand, walked to Chen Xiangyu's side, and said, "The little lady is so beautiful, if you want me to say, these vulgar fans here are not worthy of the little lady's flower and moon appearance."

Chen Xiangyu covered her face with her hands, pretending to be shy: "How can anyone say that the things they sell are not good."

The man said: "These rouges are not valuable enough, and they are indeed not worthy of the little lady, do you want me to lie with my conscience."

As he spoke, he took out a new box of rouge from his arms, "This is the 'Banbian Jiao' I brought back from Fucheng, and the ladies of the big families in Fucheng like to use this rouge." ”

Chen Xiangyu probed to look, and the man took the opportunity to get closer, and the two were very close.

A cough startled the two of them, and they hurriedly separated, and Chen Xiangyu blushed.

The mother-in-law who was guarding the shop said, "You should pay attention to the influence."

The man glanced at Chen Xiangyu and said tentatively, "Someone will come in here, why don't we go to the back room to try this rouge?"

Chen Xiangyu said: "It's still not necessary, this rouge is too expensive, and the concubine can't afford it."

The man said: "You and I are fated to meet today, and I will give you this rouge."

Chen Xiangyu was still a little hesitant, "The ...... of a lonely man and a widow"

The mother-in-law said impatiently: "Our young owner is a character like Yanagi Hui, are you still worried about what he does?" I'm out here, old woman, what's going on, you won't scream? If you want to try rouge, go to the interview inside, but don't be here and delay the old woman to do other people's business. ”

The man said helplessly: "Okay, don't delay your business." Go to the back room first.

Chen Xiangyu hesitated for a moment, and also lowered his head and followed.