The moon is gone, Haizhu goes out of the boat alone to go to the sea to fish, she goes to the island to pick up the old turtle, the boat arrives, it lies motionless in the sand pit.

"Huh? What's going on? "The guards on the island were puzzled.

Haizhu understood what was going on, she got off the boat and pulled the old turtle out, "Let's go, go to the bottom of the sea to pry the sea urchin for you to eat, it's nearby." ”

The old turtle sank to the ground like a millstone, refusing to go with her.

"Carry it to the boat." Haizhu said.

Two guards came over to lift it, the old turtle craned its neck and opened its mouth to bite, and Haizhu reached out and slapped it.

When it was put in the bow of the boat, it turned around and wanted to run, but Haizhu dragged it to the cabin and wrapped it around with a fishing net.

The sails were raised, the boat sailed to the sea, but the old turtle refused to give up, and tore the fishing net line fiercely, bent on getting off the boat and escaping back to the island.

"Oh, it's not to Yandao, you can't meet killer whales." Haizhu picked up the fishing net, and she sat cross-legged on the board, pressing the turtle shell to prevent it from running.

When she reached the uninhabited sea, she went to the bow of the ship to lower the sails, and when she was tying the sails, she heard a thump in the sea, and when she turned around, she saw that there was no turtle on the board.

The bottom of the boat was slammed, Haizhu tied up the net pocket, took the pointed shovel and jumped into the sea, and when the splash dispersed, she looked up and saw the old turtle swimming towards her. She waved it along, but her shoulder hurt, and the dog didn't hit the bottom of the boat and hit her.

Haizhu rubbed his shoulder, seeing that it was still going to take revenge, and reflexively picked up a pointed axe to fight it, and a man and a turtle made a splash in the sea. In the end, the old turtle was defeated, and obediently followed Haizhu to swim to the bottom of the sea.

The bottom of the sea is still the same as before, the water is blue, there are schools of swimming fish, seaweed dances with the current, and shrimp and crabs hide under the reefs and coral reefs. The seabed is changing all the time, but it doesn't seem to change, and it remains the same as before, whether people set foot in it or not.

The sea pearl fell to the bottom and first looked for the sea urchin on the reef, pried open the shell of the sea urchin and fed the old turtle first, the sea fish smelled the fishy smell and moved, she pried a few more and threw it on the gravel, the sea fish swarmed up, and fell into the mud and sand against the sea urchin. The mud and sand were stirred, and the muddy water was filled with wisps of smoke, and the octopus hiding in the sand took the opportunity to flee in panic.

Haizhu pried one or twenty large sea urchins into her net pocket, turned around and saw an orchid crab eagerly poking out of the sand and pincers, she swam over and held it down with a pointed shovel, pinched the crab shell and wrapped the pliers with seaweed and threw it into the net pocket. She remembered the sheepskin gloves that Han Ji wore when she rode a horse, and when she met again another day, she asked him to let the embroiderer sew a pair of thin ones, and she was not afraid of being caught by crabs when she wore sheepskin gloves.

A sea shell was shoeed, and an octopus was drilled in the shell, and the octopus at this time was not large, with thin tentacles, but the flesh looked very tender. Haizhu dug down along the sand and gravel bulges, touched the octopus and squid, they subconsciously fled, and when they couldn't escape, they wrapped their fingers, and squirted thick black ink from the cavity.

The conch is big and small, Haizhu chooses a big one and throws it in the net pocket, and the small one is lost, they just dig out of the mud and sand and desperately drill into the mud and sand.

There are few shrimp and crabs in this place, Haizhu took the old turtle to change places, one person and one turtle are downstream in the water, and there is a group of stupid and stupid fish with strong curiosity, and they change the route halfway to follow behind the people.

Looking down from above, a dense sea snake drilled out of a clearing surrounded by brightly colored coral stones, Haizhu thought she was dazzled, and before she could take a closer look, the old turtle rushed over very quickly, and the sea snake swaying like seagrass swished back into the sand, and there was still one that was bitten by the old turtle and dragged up. Haizhu swam over and stood on the reef to look, and after seeing the pattern and tail clearly, he realized that this was not a sea snake, but a moray eel.

She picked up her pointed shovel and began to work, digging in the sand like a farmer.

Chapter 145: The Thief Bird Takes a Boat

Dust rises from the bottom of the sea, turbid waters spread, and the colorful coral stones are covered with gray-white sand and stones, and the color instantly becomes dull.

The fish scattered as they followed, and the old turtle swam away with a yellowish moray eel in its mouth, and it landed on a low reef and devoured it in one gulp.

A pit had been dug into the soft seabed, an eel's head had been cut off by a pointed shovel, and the pearl swam away from the turbid water, and she stood beside the coral rocks waiting for the floating sand to sink or be carried away by the current.

The old turtle finished eating the moray eel it had caught, and swam leisurely, and the bottom of the sea was calm and there were many corals, but there was no trace of shrimp and crabs. It circled around the top of the bunker and landed on the coral stone next to the pearl and didn't move.

The water became clear again, and the pearl swam past, and with her movements, the light drift of mud and sand was carried up again, sweeping her calves like green smoke rising from the depths of the earth. There were three sinuous bumps in the sand pit, Haizhu was a little puzzled, they didn't escape, she lay down and reached out and pulled out, like smoking garlic moss.

When the old turtle saw this, she swam over, and Haizhu looked at it and threw it at it, and she pulled out another one from the bottom of the sand, and this one was also dead, and the two moray eels were not injured, but they were indeed dead.

Haizhu raised his head and looked around, feeling weird in his heart, wasn't this thing scared to death?

She took the old turtle to swim far away, hiding behind the reef and staring at the bottom of the sea, after about a cup of tea, the bottom of the sea seemed to be born like wolf smoke, the slightest turbid sea water like green smoke from the chimney out of thin air from the bottom of the sea paved with mud and sand, a moray eel emerged from the mud and sand, like a smart aquatic plant hooking its head in the water.

The old turtle rushed out with a swish, and Haizhu didn't hold it down twice, watching the group of moray eels slide down at a faster speed, and finally disappear into the mud and sand, leaving the sea turbid.

Haizhu was now sure that the moray eel of this species was timid and vigilant, and would even be scared to death, so she untied her fishing net and wrapped it around the coral rocks, and swam over with a pointed shovel in her hand to continue digging along the sand pit. She deliberately made a big noise, and the mud and sand were lifted off. When the water became clear, she went over and pulled out the frightened moray eels one by one and threw them behind her.

The old turtle was so satisfied that it took the moray eel in its mouth and inhaled it, and when it had eaten it, it landed on the reef and dutifully guarded the sea pearl.

The bottom of the sea was turned into a mess, the corals were covered with ash, and the moray eels thrown on the mud and sand also fell a thin layer of fine sand. Haizhu was tired of digging, she straightened up and looked at her waist, brought a net and stuffed all the moray eels into it, and if she couldn't stuff it, she cut the seaweed and bundled it, and carried it in her hand to swim to the sea.

The old turtle did not hesitate to follow, it crossed the sea pearl and swam in front of her, the boat was not directly above, it did not swim directly out of the sea, and swam diagonally with the sea pearl under the water. In front of it, a black bottom appeared, and a man and a turtle came out of the water one after another.

"Whew-" Haizhu gasped and threw the bales of straw on the side of the boat, dragging her heavy fishing nets and stepping on the wooden ladder sunk in the sea, the water on her body crackling on the sea. The sound of the water spread all the way to the board, and the seabirds that stole the moray eels took off with a long fluttering wing, and when they flew into the air, they were reluctant to leave, hovering over the boat, and the big eyes of mung beans were staring at the moray eels scattered on the board.

"Thief bird, you are not satisfied with the rest of your breath, and you are still stealing the things I worked so hard to drag." Haizhu scolded angrily, she didn't expect a bird to be on the boat, and the movement of throwing things didn't startle it.

The old turtle began to hit the bottom of the boat again, and the sea beads fell on the roof of the cabin and buried their heads in the birds that devoured the moray eels, she was not at ease, so she first picked up all the moray eels scattered on the board of the boat and put them in the bucket, and then cast the net to drag the old turtle up.

The movement of the sail frightened the thief bird to fly off the roof of the cabin with its feathers, Haizhu adjusted the sails according to the direction of the wind, she carried the bucket to the bottom warehouse, and then dragged the fishing net pocket down, the moray eel took out and put it in the bucket, one bucket was full, and the rest was poured into the wooden basin. Shrimp and crabs are kept in the tank, and octopuses and conch seashells are directly put in the net pocket and thrown in the water tank.

After sorting out the fish that were caught, Haizhu took off her clothes that were still dripping, wrung out the water and put it on the side of the boat, and took advantage of the time when the boat was floating on the sea, she boiled water to wash her hair and take a bath.

When I went to the cabin to get a change of clothes, the seabirds that landed on the board took off.

After taking a shower and changing into clothes, Haizhu came up from the bottom warehouse with her dripping hair, and she found that the thief bird was still following, flapping its wings and falling behind the boat.

She ignored it, she took a stool and sat on the board to bask in the sun, and the seabirds silently landed on the roof of the cabin.

One person, one turtle and one bird were quiet, the old turtle was full and fell asleep on the board, the black bird mixed with white hair spread its wings and cleaned its feathers with its beak, and Haizhu dried his hair and was busy braiding it.

As the shore drew nearer, Haizhu went to the bow with a pigtail on her head and plucked the sails, and the blackbird on the top of the cabin stared at her vigilantly, and seeing that she had no intention of driving away, it continued to stand with its neck raised.

Haizhu only thought that it was taking a boat back to shore, but she didn't see the eyes of the thief bird shining when she walked into the bottom warehouse, it landed lightly on the side of the ship, and when she saw people coming out, she fluttered and flew to the top of the cabin.

When he arrived at the island, Haizhu carried five moray eels to wake up the old turtle, and the old turtle consciously walked to the bow of the boat, and only planted his head when the boat was close to the beach.

"This is what the old turtle likes to eat, you throw it in the sand pit and wait for it to eat when it is hungry." Haizhu raised his hand and threw the moray eel.

As soon as the moray eel got out of his hand, the blackbird on the roof of the cabin jumped up, and its wings quickly spread out, like a black-feathered arrow shot out, intercepting the tender and spinless eel from the air, flapping its powerful wings in front of everyone's eyes, and the sand suddenly rose up, and landed on the branch with a long moray eel in its mouth.

Haizhu: ......

Guards on the island: ......

The old turtle craned its neck in the water and looked up and down in amazement.

The seabird has eaten a moray eel and is full, it stands on the branch and looks down at the black and white moray eel, and feels that the people below are not threatening, it releases the beak of the bird, puts the moray eel on the branch, and begins to comb its fluffy feathers again.

Choked back with a scream in her throat, Haizhu glanced at the old turtle that had come out of the water, she twisted the sails, and the bow turned around before hitting the rock. She said to the guards on the island, "Help him bury the moray eel in the sand so that it won't be robbed by the birds again." ”

"This is a moray eel? I thought it was a poisonous snake. ”

"It's not a viper, I'm leaving."

The boat went to the dock, Haizhu looked at the top of the cabin and felt funny, a bird also has a lot of hearts, the brain is not big, and the plan is not small.

It was almost past night when she arrived at the dock, and Haizhu Todu showed her the boat, and she went back to push the wooden cart over.

"Your third uncle just left, you can catch him up if you run faster." Du Xiaowu said.

Haizhu ran away when he heard this, and it happened that Qi Laosan was looking behind, and when he saw someone, he turned back and said, "When I left, I looked at the sea, but I didn't see your boat before leaving." ”

"Then you guess you're distracted, I stopped the boat, Du Xiaowu said you just left." Haizhu looked into the bucket he was carrying and asked, "How was the harvest this morning?" ”

"Reluctantly, I can buy three or four catties of rice after selling fish."

When he arrived at the boat, Qi Laosan and Haizhu went to the bottom warehouse, and when he saw the bells and whistles snakes stacked together in the bucket and basin, he subconsciously took a breath of cold air, his scalp was numb and itchy, and he turned around and wanted to run.

"This is a moray eel, not a snake, that can be eaten." Haizhu laughed, "And it's already dead, don't be afraid, hurry up and bring it up." ”

"Not a snake?" Qi Laosan rubbed his hands vigorously, carried a bucket in one hand and a basin in the other, walked out of the bottom warehouse and looked carefully at the light, it was indeed not a snake, and the snake's head did not look like this.

"Wow!" Du Xiaowu glanced at the contents of the bucket and was frightened, "This, this, this-"

"It's not a sea serpent, it's a moray eel, it's dead." Qi Laosan hurriedly explained.

"It's edible, little fifth brother, do you want to take some back to stew soup?" Haizhu walked over with a net bag and a bamboo basket.

Du Xiaowu waved his hand, he twisted his face and told them to hurry up, his eyes hurt when he saw this pattern.

Walking all the way back, all the people I saw jumped to their feet, and they subconsciously patted their arms and legs to avoid the big reaction, for fear that the snake would run up.

Passing by Jiubei Restaurant, Haizhu went in and called Shopkeeper Li, Qi Laosan was far away, afraid that he would be disgusted to the people who ate.

"This is an eel, it should be quite rare, buried in the sand and gravel on the bottom of the sea, and the fishing boat can't catch it, you see if you can buy it." Haizhu led him over and said, "That's you, I won't sell it if others want to buy it." ”

Shopkeeper Li only frowned when he saw this thing, he reached out and pinched a strip to look at it carefully, and said, "It looks like this, is it poisonous?" ”

"No, the turtles have eaten a lot, and they're still alive." Remembering that there were jellyfish and poisonous snakes in the old turtle's recipe, Haizhu added: "It's okay if the bird eats it, but when I got on the boat, I encountered a thief bird stealing food, and eating one was not enough, so I followed my boat to the island and grabbed another one." ”

"Then I'll buy some, sell me these in the pot, the stew is estimated to be good."

"Fifty cents a pound." Haizhu shouted the price.

"Okay, you come with me to weigh me."

Haizhu waved his hand and asked him to take it away directly, "I believe in your personality, and you won't do anything short of catties and pounds, you weigh it and let the guy send me the money and a wooden basin to my home in the afternoon." Don't delay you, the restaurant is busy at this time, and a guy has come out to look for you. ”

Shopkeeper Li turned around and beckoned the man to come over and take the basin away.

Haizhu and Qi Laosan also walked back, and Qi Laosan asked what she was going to do with a bucket left.

"I open a restaurant in the evening, and I stew a pot of soup in the afternoon, and throw some medicinal herbs into it to make tonic soup." Haizhu has had an idea for a long time.

"Then I'll collect the boat early in the afternoon and come back to help you."

There was no one in the alley, and when he entered the house, Dongzhu came out of the kitchen with an apron tied, "Sister, third uncle, you are back, wash your hands and prepare to eat." ”

Haizhu poured the shrimp, crab, octopus and conch in the net pocket and bamboo basket into the water tank, walked into the kitchen and saw that four people were busy with a meal, she smelled the fragrance and lifted the lid of the crockpot and asked, "Stewed chicken?" ”

Bei Niang nodded, in the morning she came back from selling cakes to stew chicken and make soup to make braised vegetables, and at noon, the chicken was chopped and stewed with radish.

Grandma Qi is cutting the bean skin, Fengping is burning the fire, the fish is frying in the pot, the green onion and mint are already scalding, Haizhu glanced at it, took the shovel and said, "You can get out of the pot, Dongzhu, come here, I'll shovel, don't burn you." ”

"What did you catch today?" Dongzhu walked out.

"Moray eel like a snake." Qi Laosan took the cavity, he poured the moray eels in the bucket into the big wooden basin, poured the bucket of water into it and soaked it, and removed the wooden board on the water tank to put it on, so as not to see the diaphragm when eating.

Dongzhu was bold, she took one out and chopped it off with a woodcutter and gave it to the three cats to eat.

"Stop playing with cats, wash your hands and eat." Grandma Qi came out with the rice.

The radish stewed chicken was poured into a wooden bowl, Qi Laosan asked Bei Niang to go out first, he took the vegetables out, came in and put the medicine jar on the stove.

"Eat, eat, eat." Haizhu came out with a plate of fried bean skin with green vegetables, she sat down and asked, "Dongzhu, is there any news from the private school?" ”

"I went to see it today, in the east of the town, the stone platform has been set up, and the class will start tomorrow, I heard that tomorrow the old water official will come to give a lecture."

It is said that it is a private school, but in fact, a stone platform was built with stones, and a grass hut was built on the stone platform to shade the sun and not the wind, and when the time came, the lecturer stood on it, and the others sat around the stone platform. This is used to teach the fishermen to increase their experience and knowledge, the construction is simple, the official school to teach children to read and read is still being built, the blue bricks are the walls and tiles are the roof, the bricks have to be transported from the river, and it is estimated that it will take a month to complete.

Haizhu took a chicken leg to gnaw, she thought about it and said: "Tomorrow I will go to sea with my third uncle, you will all go to listen to the lecture of the old water officer, Chaoping and my second uncle will also go, you will learn together, and you will teach us when you come back in the evening." ”

This is Dongzhu and Fengping's old business, and the two agreed extremely happily.

"In the future, the school that teaches literacy will open, are Dongzhu and Fengping still learning in the Shen family, or are they going to the school run by the government?" Grandma Qi asked.

Haizhu looked at Dongzhu and Fengping, and Dongzhu said that she still wanted to study with Shen Huimin at the Shen family.