The old woman smiled and stretched out a palm.

Five brass rings! Sha Ting hesitated slightly, this is too much! But for now, it's a reasonable investment. I ate less, saved a little, found something to do and earned a little more, and the money came back. After comforting herself, she opened her backpack, counted out five copper rings from the hidden money bag, shook them in her hand, made up her mind, and handed them out.

The old lady looked at the five copper rings laid out in Sha Ting's outstretched palm, first showing a stunned expression, and then bursting out into a piercing laugh, "The gods are above!" My old woman really opened her eyes today! ”

The small traders and vendors on the plank road were attracted by the sudden sound and quickly gathered around the two.

"Come and see! This girl, you want to give me five copper rings to buy this set of soft satin mulberry silk appliqué gold and silver embroidered gold and silver embroidered gold crow hospital clothes! Five brass rings! Let's take a look, it's this set in my hand, this is my daughter, the embroidery girl of the needle embroidery workshop, embroidered with a needle and a thread! Look at this golden crow embroidered with gold thread! Look at the buttons made of green jade! ”

People let out exclamations one after another.

The old lady withdrew the clothes in her hand with exaggerated movements, raised her voice and said to Sha Ting: "This girl, I thought that the gods let you meet me before boarding the ship, so I am willing to give you this set of clothes at the price of five silver rings!" I didn't expect you to make my old woman happy like this! Where are you from, I dare ask? If you search all over the five islands of Kamiriku, you won't be able to buy such a well-made hospital uniform for the price of five silver rings! ”

There were echoing voices from the crowd and whispers accusing Sha Ting of not knowing what to do, and the people who were also waiting to get to the island behind Sha Ting looked at her with curious eyes.

Sha Ting's face flushed with shame in the midst of many eyes. She really wanted to retort loudly, "I'm from Smoky Town in Poseidon Island Port City!" With us, five silver rings can be enough to feed two children for an entire year! Five silver rings can buy a whole set of shrouds and coffins for a worthy mother, buy a decent cemetery, and erect a bluestone engraved tombstone! In order to earn five silver rings, I had to say good things to the caretaker who burned the corpses, pay for them, give gifts, and do odd jobs, so that I could pick out one of the stinking corpses in good condition, and carry it up Cedar Mountain by a donkey cart at night, no matter how cold or hot it was! For the sake of five silver rings, two people who had been kind to me were killed, and I was forced to kill people too! I don't care if your clothes are sewn by some embroidery lady in the embroidery workshop, if I were to take out five silver rings to buy this broken thing, I would rather not say a word to anyone in the four years of the Golden Crow Temple! I'd like to see if I can graduate from here alive in my uniform! ”

But she didn't say anything.

She just lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and stared silently at the feet of the man in front of her who was about to step on the sampan, waiting for the moment when she was about to get on the boat. At the same time, she told herself in her heart: Remember this lesson! Don't open your mouth for questions you shouldn't ask! Things that shouldn't be seen are far away!

A calloused hand in her palm spread out in front of Sha Ting's eyes, and she immediately handed over the admission notice, and the other party opened the thick coral-colored letterhead, glanced at it, and handed it back to Sha Ting to let her go on the boat.

"Stand back! Back off! If you get so close to the bow of the ship, you won't be allowed to sell anything on the boardwalk! Hurry back and get back, the next ship is coming! ”

The man who checked the admission letter drove away the vendors on the boardwalk, and what did not match the rough palm was his energetic voice, a young man who was instructing the boatman to untie the ropes and ask the people lining up on the shore to board the next sampan. People clamored to point out that there were seven or eight empty seats on the ship, and he responded loudly that he would give priority to sending new students to Jinwu Island.

Satene didn't look back, she didn't care if the man was helping her or why, she walked towards the stern of the boat, just wanting to stay away from the vendors on the boardwalk who were talking and accusing her.

The boat shook a few times, the oars entered the water, and Sha Ting lay on the edge of the boat, watching the lake in front of her ripple in a ring and then moving, and finally set sail. Probably because it carried only half of the passengers, the sampan boat moved quickly through the lake, and in just a few moments, the noise on the shore gradually dissipated.

Sha Ting closed her eyes, left all the miscellaneous thoughts behind, and raised her face to feel the gentle caress of the cool breeze. She loves moments like this, the ease and tranquility of a busy or noisy moment, even if it's just for a moment. She took a few ginger leaves from the backpack at her feet, crumpled them in her palms, and then covered her mouth and nose with both palms, and took a deep breath - the cool aroma rushed to her head, and she imagined herself lying on the soft grass of Cedar Mountain, with her mother and brother picking herbs not far away.

With a little light and some fragrance, you can continue to live well!

Creaking footsteps were heard behind him, and someone walked along the wide side of the boat, then jumped lightly and jumped into the cabin.

"Don't you go to the bow of the boat to take a look, it's the best place to see the island, and you can see the shape of the golden crow through the fog!" It was the man who had just driven the vendor away.

Sha Ting closed her eyes and shook her head, she didn't plan to spend any more effort on irrelevant people, so as not to ask for trouble.

"Sha Ting! Are you from the port city of Poseidon Island? ”

On this small boat across the mountains and seas, thousands of miles away, she was shocked to hear someone announce her name and hometown! She snapped open her eyes and blurted out, "How do you know?" ”