"How do you know? It's not big, it's only thirty pounds. ”

"Who asked you?!"

"Don't go, I'll tell you the fishing spots."

The ruins of the country of vortex, after a few years, this place is no longer the dilapidated scene it used to be, and the fishermen of the country of fire, the country of water, and some surrounding small island countries have run this wasteland together.

Some large fishing ships, and even ocean-going cargo ships, also use it as a temporary stopover and supply station.

In the past six months, some fishermen have formed a small fleet, they fish at sea, and at the same time provide those small fishing boats with the service of exchanging goods at sea, so that those small fishing boats can also have a certain endurance at sea.

At the same time, the small fleet also served as a rescue worker, helping fishing boats that were difficult to return to in bad weather or unable to sail in an accident to return to the Vortex Country ruins.

Therefore, in the gathering area of several ports in the ruins of the Vortex Country, every member of the small fleet has a lot of prestige.

At dusk, a little old man, carrying a fish the size of his torso, walked down the road with a smile, talking to everyone he met, and seeing a fisherman who was about to go home, he said:

"Isn't this Xiaofeng? I didn't expect to meet you here by such a coincidence, hey, it's still you young people, out of the boat for a day, and when you come back, you are still so energetic.

It's not like me, old man, it's hard to carry a fish now, and this fish is not big, why does it feel so heavy now? ”

The fisherman known as Xiaofeng looked at this little old man who showed the sea fish in his hand with a strange face, and said: "Boss Maoyou, when I went out to sea in the morning, you carried this fish on your back."

Mao's expression froze, it turns out that he has seen it today? It's also strange that he has seen too many people today, and he can't remember them all, his face flashed with embarrassment, and said:

"Haha, huh? Alas~ This person is old, not only is his physical strength not good, but his memory and sense of direction have also deteriorated, and he has been lost all day and has not found his way home. ”

Bad sense of direction. Xiao Fengke still remembers that when he first became a fisherman, it was the boss of Maoyou who led him to recognize the direction, and he could easily identify the direction on the ocean with similar water waves all around.

Now tell him that he is lost on land, or in the gathering area that his old man personally participated in building?

However, Xiaofeng also knew that Maoyou's boss was a good person, but there was no one at home to accompany him, so he liked to find someone to chat, so he cooperated with the topic and said: "Maoyou's boss, where did you catch this fish?" So big? ”

"What?! I've caught it, let's go, I'll take you to see my fishing position now. ”

Saying that Mao You was about to start leading the way, the corners of Xiaofeng's mouth twitched, isn't he lost? Why are you leading the way again now? He hurriedly refused:

"No need, Boss Maoyou, my wife and children are waiting for me to go back to eat, tomorrow, wait for tomorrow I will rest the boat, and you will take me to fish again."

"Alright, it's decided! Tomorrow we will go together. ”

The light under Maoyou's eyes dimmed, and he no longer pestered Xiaofeng, carrying the fish on his back, and walked towards his house, but he didn't meet anyone on the way, which made Maoyou a little disappointed.

"Squeak~"

Pushing open the humble door, Shigeru walked in the dark, without touching anything, and put the fish back in the kitchen, a skill that people in remote areas have.

After all, this place is not like the city, but there is no electricity, you can only light oil lamps, but if you carry things in your hands, it is not easy to light the lights, so everyone has practiced the unique skill of putting things back in place first, and then lighting them.

The dim candle flame was lit, slowly illuminating the room, and Mao You put down the oil lamp, and when he turned his head, he almost pumped it in fright.

I saw that there was one more person in the house where even wild cats didn't want to come more on weekdays.

Chenma sat on an uneven horse, looking at Maoyou with a resentful gaze, he had been waiting at Maoyou's house for an afternoon.

Throughout the afternoon, he listened to Maoyou's footsteps, passing by the door over and over again, but Maoyou just didn't step into the house once, and he resisted going home more than Dayu!

"Ninja-sama."

At this time, Mao You also recognized Chenma, after all, Chenma's silver and white with a little blue scroll is really easy to identify.

"Uncle Maoyou, long time no see."

Putting away the resentment on his face, Chenma got up to say hello, Mao nodded subconsciously, and then looked nervously left and right, as if he was looking for something to entertain Chenma, and at the same time said:

"Ninja-sama, please take a seat, me."

He wanted to say that he would take something to eat, or make a cup of tea for Tatsuma, but he didn't have either, he had settled in the ruins of the Vortex Country in the past few months, and in addition to fish, there was only a little vegetable cultivated by the people around him.

Occasionally, people would go into the depths of the ruins of the Vortex Country in search of some small game or wild fruits, but these things were not suitable for entertaining Tatsuma.

Chenma waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite, Uncle Maoyou, just call me Chenma." ”

"Lord Chenchenma, did you come to me because of the fishing boat?"

Maoyou asked cautiously, after those fog ninjas were solved by Tatsuma and Tsunade, the three fishing boats were handed over to Maoyou and them to dispose of, and Maoyou was the master to use them.

He wondered if it would be his decision that made Tatsuma angry.

Tatsuma shook his head and said, "No, of course, it can also be said that because. I would like to ask you, Uncle Maoyou, to do something with those three fishing boats. ”

"What's the matter? You just command! ”

Mao You didn't think about it, he agreed directly, his life was saved by others, and the boat was also given by others, and now people are asking him to help a little, how can there be a reason not to help?

Even if. Even if you have to face those brutal ninjas from other countries!

Chenma saw Maoyou's resoluteness and his worries, and comforted: "Don't worry, I just want to ask you to send ships to the Land of Thunder and the Land of Water in the next few days for a regular trade." ”

"Huh?"

Mao You was a little puzzled, thinking if there was something in Chenma's words, regular trade? Does this need to be explained by Tatsumalay? They're already doing it.

"Don't think about it, it's just a regular trade, it's just a special time requirement, and in five days, I need at least two fishing boats to enter the harbors of the Land of Thunder and the Land of Water.

Or as I said, regular trade, which doesn't require any superfluous actions, just needs to be guaranteed to arrive on the same day, and then stay in the territory of the two countries for at least three days, which shouldn't be difficult, right? Uncle Maoyou? ”

Tatsuma explained again, and Mao You nodded stunnedly and said, "Of course it's no problem, it's just like this."

He wanted to ask what it meant so specially, but he kept his mouth shut at the thought that the tasks carried out by the ninja-sages were all secret, and that he shouldn't be told about the outsiders.

Mao You thought for a while and promised: "Five days later, there must be our merchant ships entering the ports of these two countries to conduct regular trade, do you have any other orders?" ”

"No, oh, if you have to say it, I hope Uncle Maoyou doesn't get involved, after all, you're half an insider, and I don't want anything to make the ninjas of these two countries suspicious."

Hearing that Tatsuma didn't let himself participate, Mao You not only felt relieved, but even a little lost.

Chen Ma changed the topic at the right time and said: "Uncle Maoyou, this place is very well managed by you, and there is already a faint sense of order." What are your plans for the future? Do you want to build a village? Or do you have other ideas? ”

Hearing this, Mao You was stunned, what do you plan to do in the future? He really didn't think about it, he was old, and he didn't know how many years he had to live.

Therefore, even if he got three fishing boats and became the real "boss", Mao You didn't think about this problem, and even the profits of the fleet, he was the one who took the least.

He has no wife and children to raise, no parents to support, and it doesn't take much money to support himself.

Therefore, the future was really a little confused, he looked at Tatsuma and asked, "Tatsuma-sama, what do you mean?" ”

"There is land, population, and industry here, which is very suitable for integrated development, and it is not a problem to build a village, and then manage a few places suitable for a large port.

Construction and construction, so that this place is the best ocean transit station, based on fishing and voyage services, here is also promising, maybe in the future can also build a city. ”

Hearing Chenma's words, Mao You's mouth opened wide, he didn't dare to think about building a village, but Chenma had already planned the core industry, and even planned to build a city and a country.

"I can't do it, I'm just an ordinary fisherman, how can I build a village?"

After being surprised, Mao You shook his head, he has been fishing for most of his life, and he only knows things related to fishing, how can he do the things in Tatsuma's mouth.

"Let's try it first. The geographical conditions here are very superior, and because of the existence of the Vortex Country and the Vortex Hidden Village, no merchant dared to plot here.

But now it's different, although it's only been a few years, it's already determined that this is a terra nullius, and those big caravans will definitely invest here after their investigations.

If you don't build management now, you will only be managed by other builders in the future, and even the market foundation you have cultivated here will be completely taken over by them.

You, and the other fishermen, have left their homes to come here to change their past situation. But if those merchants take over this place, the little changes you have earned so hard will be taken back.

You don't want to repeat the life of poverty and no prospects, do you? ”

Hearing this, Mao You fell silent, he didn't care about himself, but those fishermen who came here because they were too poor to eat and couldn't afford to raise their children in their hometown, do they really want to return to the kind of life they used to have?

Chenma looked at Maoyou and fell into thought, and said: "Uncle Maoyou, think about it, there are some things that are easy to get at your fingertips, and you shouldn't give them away."

I won't bother you, see you later. Don't forget about the trade in the Land of Thunder and the Land of Water. ”

"Okay."

(End of chapter)