"Picked it up." Haizhu responded.

The crabs in the tree were so frightened by it that they climbed down one after another, and before they could land, they fell into Haizhu's hands first.

After changing two trees, the bucket was full of crabs, and Haizhu shouted at the tree: "Enough to eat, don't catch it, you come down." ”

The parrot was also hungry, it swooped down the tree, flew straight to Han Ji, landed on his shoulders with its paws, and said, "Hungry, thirsty." ”

"Breakfast is ready, let's eat first." Han Ji shouted, he took the crab bucket in Haizhu's hand, and took the bird to the boat first.

Breakfast is made by the cook on the ship, bought rice from the island, washed it before going to bed last night, poured coconut water on the stove and simmered, simmered overnight, woke up in the morning with thick rice porridge, pry five crabs before getting out of the pot, take out the crab meat and pour it into the porridge and cook it slightly hot.

At the beginning of the morning light, a faint golden light sprinkled on the board, a table was set on the board, Han Ji and Haizhu sat around the table with a group of children, a bowl of crab rice porridge, half a duck egg and half an egg, and a stack of pickled olive vegetables, breakfast was light and simple.

The parrot had already eaten first, and its meal plate contained melon seeds, peanuts and pine nuts, as well as small sliced bananas, and its beak clanked against the porcelain plate.

When the soldiers were about to get off the boat and go to eat, Haizhu casually called out to the two people and said, "Move the old turtle down and let it hunt in the sea." ”

After arranging the children, birds, and turtles, she had a meal with Han Ji at ease.

The fiery red sun peeked out of the white clouds, and the fishermen of the island went out to sea with their boats to fish, and they did not travel far, but cast their nets in the sea only thirty miles from the island. The people on the island do not depend on the sea for their livelihood, they also grow rice and bean millet, so they do not venture out to sea like the fishermen of Quang Nam.

"Eldest sister, when are we going back?" Pingsheng asked.

Haizhu looked at Han Ji and said, "I'll go back tomorrow, you take them to play on the island today, and I'll talk to the old chief about something." ”

"Okay." Haizhu nodded, "You don't need to ask us for dinner at noon, we'll solve it ourselves." ”

"How to fix it?"

"Roast coconut crab, roast chicken, drink coconut milk."

"Okay." Dongzhu cheered, and a few other small ones were also in high spirits.

After the meal, the old chief brought someone over, and she said to Haizhu: "There is a bay on the island that is suitable for playing in the water, there is no strong wind and waves, and the old man will let you go around?" ”

"Then thank you, old chief." Haizhu also took four guards, carried a bucket of crabs and walked away.

"Wait for the birds." The parrot grabbed a cloth bag containing nuts and hurriedly flew off the boat, and said perfunctorily: "Han Ji, the bird is gone." ”

"This parrot is very smart." The old chief complimented.

"It's not stupid." Han Ji smiled.

The man and the bird took the mule cart and walked away, about half an hour, passing by the farmer's house, Haizhu bought four live chickens for people to clean up and take away, and after such a long delay, it took three poles to arrive at the bay.

"Wow, that's beautiful!" Dongzhu exclaimed.

"We call it Coconut Grove Bay, the beach is shallow, the sea water is clear, there is no undercurrent underwater, no wind and no waves, and anyone who knows how to water can go into the water to play." Female envoy introduced.

"It's a good place indeed." Surrounded by coconut groves here, the environment is quiet, and it is cooler than the next place, and the more eye-catching is the sea water, which is clear and blue, better than the color of jade.

Changmei and Fengping got out of the car and rushed to the bay, stepped into the water, and got headlong, while Chaoping and Heisheng slowly took off their clothes and rushed into the water laughing naked.

"Dongzhu, you can go down and play too." Haizhu took out the salt-wrapped pickled chicken, and went to the coconut tree to pick up two leaves, the leaves wrapped the chicken, she asked the guards to choose a sheltered place to light the fire, and said, "When the stone is hot, throw the chicken wrapped in the leaves, and then burn the fire on the stone, the fire burns the stone, and the stone burns the chicken, understand?" ”

"Got it." The guard took four chickens and two buckets of crabs and went to work not far away.

Haizhu also went into the water in her clothes, she called the envoy to go into the water to play together, stepping on the clean and soft sand, lying in the water, with her head resting on the green coconut leaves, paddling with her feet, floating everywhere.

The parrot is too hot, it squats on the coconut tree and clicks pine nuts, and when it eats dry, it flies to the forest to look for berries. When people play in the water, it eats, when people eat, it shrinks into the trees to sleep, when people are full, they run into the coconut grove to play, and it flies excitedly in front to lead the way, leading the way to pick fruits.

"Wow, that's a bunch of bananas, a lot of banana trees." Changshou shouted excitedly, "I'm going to cut it and take it away." ”

"Are these all wild?" Haizhu asked.

The envoy nodded, "Two banana trees are enough for an old snack, and no one has planted them." ”

"You can ship more and sell them to Quang Nam." Haizhu said.

"The chief is talking to the major general, if he allows it to be sold to Quang Nam, we will sell it."

The guards took a group of children to chop banana skewers, the parrots also flew over to join in the fun, Haizhu took the envoy to change the direction and continue to turn, the coconut fallen under the coconut tree has been black and even rotten, the coconut crab took out the coconut shell and got into it to eat coconut meat, and people only heard the sound of clanging when they passed by.

The envoy plucked two red fruits and gave them to Haizhu, and she took one bite and said, "Taste it, and we will pick it and sell it to you." ”

"What kind of fruit is this?" Haizhu asked.

"I don't know, wild fruit, I've eaten it since I was a child."

Haizhu thought that everyone had no grievances and no hatred, so as not to induce her to eat poisonous fruits, she wiped the ashes and took a bite, red skin and white meat, not delicious, no wonder it was a wild fruit without a name.

After walking a few more steps, Haizhu picked up a nest of bird eggs, which fell into the dead leaves under the coconut tree, and there were broken shells next to them, probably eaten by coconut crabs.

After walking farther, Haizhu stopped and turned back, Dongzhu and they had already cut down four bunches of bananas, and the people were still on the banana tree.

"Enough, I can't take it more." She shouted from under the tree.

The parrot dragged a ripe banana and flew down to Haizhu, and the thick sweet fragrance could be smelled without peeling.

Haizhu first broke a lump to feed the bird, but the bird turned his head and refused: "You eat, the bird eats." ”

The naturally ripe bananas are soft and sweet, Haizhu peeled the skin and ate none of them in three bites, she looked at the banana skewers on the ground, most of the banana peels are still green, and only a few are yellow.

"Thank you, oh, I was carefully selected to leave me the sweetest." She tilted her head and said.

The bird was satisfied, cocked its tail and playfully said, "No thanks, no thanks." ”

The envoy watched and laughed, this bird was really interesting.

When the people got out of the trees, the guards carried the banana bunches to the mule cart, and the mule cart carried the people and the bananas and walked back slowly, and the damp clothes were stained with soil and rubbed against the sap of the trees, and they were exposed to the sun again, and when they dried, they wilted like salted vegetables.

"It's like a fugitive." Changshou covered his mouth and grinned.

"Eldest sister, when will we come back this time?" Fengping hasn't played enough.

"Not sure, maybe next year, maybe the year after that. When you grow up, I won't care about you when you're as old as your second sister, and you can come with the boat yourself if you want to. Haizhu said.

"Oh." Feng Ping was thoughtful.

At dinner at the chief's house in the evening, Haizhu took a group of people back to the boat, washed and changed into clean clothes, dried his hair and curled it up, and then went to the chief's house with Han Ji.

After returning to the boat after dinner, the old turtle was already waiting on the beach, Han Ji rolled up his sleeves and carried it, and stepped on the wooden ladder to get on the boat step by step.

Early the next morning, the twenty islanders who had been instructed by the old chief to carry bananas and coconuts, coconut vessels carved from coconut shells, brooms made of coconut leaves, and large and tender coconut crabs tied to board the boat.

The sails were raised, the official ship sailed into the sea, and Pingsheng stomped his feet excitedly on the boat, "Sister, how many days do we have to get home?" ”

"Homesick?" Haizhu reacted.

"Well, I miss my mother." As he spoke, tears filled his eyes.

Chapter 217: The Dog That Doesn't Change Its Dead Nature

The boat arrived at Yongning in five days, and when they arrived at Yongning, there were only twelve islanders left on board, and the other eight disembarked at various piers, and they went to the local pavilion chief with a handwritten letter from the old chief and the major general to explain the situation.

"It's April, and the sea is forbidden again for more than a month, and the days on the ship go by so fast." Haizhu sighed that she seemed to have done a lot of things in the first half of this year, but she felt that she was not as fulfilled as fishing at home.

"I'm too slow." Han Ji meant something.

Haizhu snorted softly, the boat stopped, a few small ones got off the boat first, she turned sideways and said, "You don't get off the boat, do you?" Go straight back to the city? ”

"Send you back first, I'll show up at your house."

"Don't be, you have something important, go do your business first, it doesn't matter if you show your face or not." Haizhu guessed that he was going to lead his troops to the westernmost part of Quang Nam, and since he intended to let the fishermen build a defensive wall, he would definitely send troops to be stationed on the island and in the fishing villages, not only for special training, but also for weapons. On the other hand, she guessed that he couldn't let go of the thief ship that had captured people in Qiongya, and the two thief ships had not returned, and someone from Dali would definitely come to find out the situation.

There were many people on the dock, and Han Ji was not good at moving, so he moved his fingers behind his back and whispered, "I'll be hired when I come back." ”

"What are you talking about?" The parrot leaned over and asked.

"Why are you on the boat again? Didn't you go with Dongzhu? Haizhu looked down at the boat.

"Dongzhu let the bird pass the word, and run away for the rest of his life."

"I'm off the boat." Haizhu walked to the stern of the boat, "I'll wait for you at home." ”

A smile appeared on Han Ji's face, and he withdrew his hand that was about to pull someone.

The guards carried banana skewers and coconuts, live chickens, crabs, and wild fruits off the ship, the helmsman set sail again, and the official ship left after docking at Yongning Wharf for less than a cup of tea.

"Quack, quack, this way, the bird walked." The parrot flew above Haizhu's head, and went with her to chase the man who ran without a trace, and it shouted, "Come on, run faster, faster." ”

Pingsheng was tired of running, he stopped, Dongzhu and Fengping also stopped, Haizhu ran for a while to catch up with people, and said, "What are you running?" ”

"It was my second brother who ran first." Chaoping said with a snort.

"The leg sprint is pretty fast." Changsheng knocked on Pingsheng's head and asked, "Do you want to see your mother soon?" ”

"Well, I miss my mother." Pingsheng nodded, he gasped and ran again.

"Quick, he's running again." The parrot shouted.

"Chase him." Changshou laughed and went up.

Haizhu also ran helplessly, and the passers-by looked at them, and some recognized people, and asked, "Haizhu, what are you running?" ”

"It's okay, it's fun."

Running into the village, the big yellow dog wandering at the entrance of the village happily greeted it, it wagged its tail around Pingsheng, and Pingsheng thought it was stumbling and pushed it away.

"Xiao Huang, ho-ho-ho." The tide is flat and calls it.

The big yellow dog ignored it.

"Rhubarb, huh." Changshou tried to call it, but he still ignored it.

"It's useless, this dog is this virtue." Dongzhu snorted heavily with a straight face and said, "If you go to my house again, I won't pay attention to it." ”

"Yo, you're back?" The people of the village asked.

"Well, auntie, is my mother at home?"

"Yes, I didn't see her go out."

Pingsheng pushed away the dog and ran home, and as soon as he saw the door, he shouted loudly, "Mother woo woo woo-"

"My second brother is crying?" Chaoping grinned, "He was homesick and wanted to cry, but I didn't cry." ”

"In the future, if you laugh at him, let him call you brother." Dongzhu has a ghost idea.

"Okay." Chaoping deserved simply, "I'll take a look at it again." ”

A group of four people walked into the door of Yu's house, and the sound of Pingsheng's howl became louder, whimpering, holding Qin Jingniang and not letting go. Qin Jingniang was red by his crying, hugged her son and coaxed softly, saw the other children coming in, and said loudly: "Haizhu, you come and sit first." ”