Chapter 64: The Great Harvest After the Storm
Ziyu only heard the voices of two children next door, and thought that the others had already gone down to work, so she had to make this decision.
"Brother, come back early!"
Ziyu saw that Xiao Luo didn't mention going with him, she didn't know what she had experienced yesterday, so she had to ask Cheng Yuanju if she had a chance.
Ziyu stood in front of the window of the next room and shouted.
"Sheng Xiang'er and Cheng Yuanshu came out to guard Xiao Luo!"
Ziyu didn't think there was anything wrong with calling two children and accompanying Xiao Luo.
She could see that Sheng Xiang'er was more disciplined and well-taught.
"Young master, Xiang'er is here!" Sheng Xiang'er's response soon came from inside the house.
When the two little girls stood in front of Ziyu, Ziyu handed Xiao Luo to Sheng Xiang'er, and took a purse of snacks for the three of them to eat.
Seeing that the three of them were sitting on the edge of the wooden house and sharing pastries, Ziyu left with confidence.
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Outside the stone arch bridge, the sea that had retreated to its original place was relentlessly lapping against the reef, trying to rush ashore again and drive away the group of foreign invaders.
Fish, shrimp and crabs were piled up on the shore by the huge waves, some with broken limbs, some struggling to breathe with their mouths wide open, and some desperately struggling to return to the embrace of the sea.
Eighty percent of the people are happily picking up fish by the beach.
Bao Jiu carried a big yellow fish that was about the same size as him and came over happily.
"Little brother, last night's storm brought a lot of fish, and there were two dark fish in the deep water ahead.
One of them was half the size of our merchant ship, and the flesh on its back had been bitten by something, and half of its mouth was missing.
The other small one was the size of two small boats, and it stood by the big fish and screamed.
It's a pity that such a big yellow dragon fish can be sold for one or two silver a pound in Jiangfu. ”
Ziyu looked at it, isn't this a big yellow croaker!
As for the two big black fish, they should be whales, which were blown to Daxia Bay by the storm after being injured.
"It's so big that it's hundreds of pounds, do you want to eat it for lunch?"
Not to mention hundreds of catties of big yellow croaker, it is more than five catties of wild big yellow croaker, which was extinct in her time.
It's a pity to eat such a good thing in one meal.
"Little brother, you are stupid!
Of course, good things should be kept for our own people to eat, so many fish on the seaside, enough to eat for a long time.
Let's take this opportunity to prepare more for winter. Bao Jiu whispered to Ziyu.
[The little brother is too kind, take out all the good things, this is not good! ] 】
"Hehe, then our winter rations will depend on Brother Bao, and there are not enough people to find the Sheng family to manage it."
Ziyu, who was reluctant to give up, heard it, how could anyone disagree, of course it was good to be able to leave good things.
Such a big wild yellow croaker is really all about luck.
Blessings and misfortunes, who can say clearly!
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Ziyu walked towards the big black fish that Bao Jiu said, and the fish and shrimp she saw along the way could not be counted by quantity.
More than 300 people were scattered in Daxia Bay, and they couldn't stir up a single wave, and the people in charge of carrying the fish couldn't take care of the head and tail.
"Young master, there are too many fish to pick up.
When the sun comes out for a day, the whole summer bay will be spoiled and fishy. Liu Ye, who was worried, saw Ziyu appearing and hurriedly ran over to report.
"Separate some people, collect the fish directly on the beach, and then take it back and marinate it with coarse salt, and you can get as much as you can.
Abalone and sea cucumber are indispensable, and that's the real good stuff.
The heavy snow covers the mountains, and we all recuperate our bodies, and there is still a lot of work to be done after the beginning of spring. ”
Ziyu saw that there were still many emerging fish in the water competing for food, and several pointed fins were exposed.
"Only the big ones were picked up, and the small ones were thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
See, it's like a stick running in the water, it's a shark.
If you go down, no one is allowed to go into the water, it is something that eats people. ”
"Yes, slave maid go right away!"
When Liu Ye heard about the man-eating fish, he didn't care about asking more, he just knew that he would do what the young master told him.
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At the innermost bay, Ziyu recognized at a glance that it was the Moxiang Whale that was half floating on the water.
The bitten skin on the back has begun to rot in some places, and the birds have landed on the back and pecked incessantly.
Circling around the Moxiang whale was a young whale that had not yet been lactated.
"That's good stuff! Can't be wasted! ”
Ziyu touched his bearded chin and pondered how to get the Moxiang Whale ashore.
It's too heavy, it's obviously impossible to do it all by hand, and it has to be made in public.
"Little brother, what kind of fish is this!
It's such a big one, I don't know if I can eat it, it has to weigh thousands of pounds! ”
Bao Jiu, who went and returned, came running with a fishy smell.
"It's called the Ink Whale, and its oil can be used for lighting after it is boiled out.
One head weighs tens of thousands of catties, and the grease and oil lamps boiled out can't be used up for ten years.
Meat can also be eaten, but it doesn't taste very good.
Now the question is how to tow it ashore and leave the calf alone. ”
Bao Jiu stretched his neck and swallowed his saliva, how big the fish was tens of thousands of catties.
No matter how bad the taste is, it is still meat, which is better than eating grass root bark.
"Hook it to its back, tie all the ropes and let the men pull it, and pull it to the shore."
"Hahaha, it's me who is obsessed, it's really a good way.
If you come to drag it again in the afternoon, you won't be able to die for a while, so let's pick up a circle of fish first. ”
Ziyu gave Bao Jiu a thumbs up, and the two people who both liked to pick up things laughed at the same time.
"Little brother, Xiao Luo is okay now!
At that time, it was Cheng Yuanju and Chen Xiaoshan who took him to play, and when the waves came, they filled some seawater.
The two boys are too small, and they should be stared at by a little guy.
With so many people working in the valley, there is really no shortage of one or two adults. Bao Jiu persuaded.
There are many times when children are not well cared for, and it is easy to have problems like yesterday.
The two of them talked as they walked towards a place where there were fewer people.
When Ziyu came out, she didn't prepare any guys, and when she saw that some rare shellfish had not been picked up, her hands were very itchy.
"Brother Bao has a point, let the pillar follow Xiao Luo in a while."
"Little brother, if the eldest brother asks something that shouldn't be asked, what about your parents?"
"The victims of the traitors are gone, and only me and Xiaoluo are left in the family."
In a short sentence, there was endless sadness and sourness in Bao Jiu's ears.
A young man with a little milk baby and a lot of money can only hide in the barren mountains and forests to survive.
"I'm sorry, let the little brother think of the sad things in the past.
This world really doesn't give people a way to live, and it's really hard to live well!
In this storm, I don't know how many people have lost their lives. ”
Bao Jiu no longer mentioned the topic of sadness, he saw that Ziyu's eyes kept falling to the ground, and he took out a cloth bag from his waist and shook it open.
"Little brother, use this.
You take your time to find the one you like, and I'll go to the front and see if I can find a few more Arowana. ”
Ziyu unceremoniously took the flour bag and nodded happily.
"Brother Bao, you are more prepared!
I didn't have any experience the first time, and I didn't bring anything when I came out, thank you! ”