Chapter 912: The Development of a Fishing Village
Fishermen live in villages, and Yoshiko is worried about how to touch up her makeup, but fortunately, Bai Song has a lot of things on her body, and a simple mirror makes Yoshiko very surprised.
Holding a small mirror, Yoshiko gestured and muttered, "What is this?" How is it so clear? ”
Bai Song didn't explain much, but only asked what else was needed?
Girls always have some simple toiletries, Yoshiko shook her head and took out her own things and started to touch up her makeup.
Little Lori looked at it carefully, looking at the mirror curiously, and occasionally inadvertently chose an angle to look at herself in the mirror, probably never seen such a clear appearance, and the little girl would also subconsciously comb her hair.
As Yoshiko's makeup became more and more neat, the little girl finally connected this sister with the saint she had seen before, and she looked very shocked.
"This is really Sister Saint."
"Believe it now?" Yoshiko looked back and smiled.
Little Lori opened her mouth in surprise, then nodded stupidly.
Bai Song went up and rubbed her head, and whispered, "Now you should see clearly, right?" There are no immortals in this world at all, and the Holy Maiden Sister is no different from you and me, just ordinary people, those legends are all lies, sacrifices are useless, and only your own hands can help you. ”
Little Lori looked at her little hand and nodded approvingly.
Little girls are persuasive, there are no deep-rooted ideas in her world, they are the easiest people to believe what they see.
Seeing the little Lori's eyes, Bai Song was very satisfied, and he liked this little girl more and more.
Being able to move the first person, even if it is a little girl, is a good sign, Bai Song patiently instilled some materialist ideas into the little girl.
Yoshiko is still touching up her makeup on the side, and the person who acts as a translator becomes Saburo.
The little girl listens very carefully, and she will ask things that she does not understand, such as why is it raining? Why does the sun and moon alternate? And can his father come back?
Bai Song tried his best to explain and tell the little girl some geographical knowledge, but when it came to whether her father could come back, he couldn't help but panic.
"Don't worry, even if your father can't come back, he will watch you silently from the sky. No god can bless you, but if your father has a spirit in heaven, then you will definitely bless you. ”
The little girl didn't seem to understand, but she firmly believed in what Bai Song said, and after thinking for a while, she told Bai Song that she was going to persuade her mother not to be there.
The little girl went to her mother's side with great interest, and in a soft and glutinous voice, she didn't know what to persuade, but the woman suddenly gave the little girl a slap and scolded her very seriously.
Bai Song kept watching, frowned instantly, and quickly stepped forward to persuade him, but the other party held Xiao Lori in his arms and looked at Bai Song and the others vigilantly.
Little Lori's persuasion backfired, making the woman instantly show her attitude towards several people, not only sternly asking them to leave, but even losing the silver money given by Bai Song.
"These people are really stubborn!" Bai Song was a little annoyed, at this time Yoshiko had already changed her makeup, she stepped forward to stop Bai Song who was trying to persuade her, "Let me try it." ”
Yoshiko stepped forward, and the familiar face made the woman stunned.
Since she was a child, she has been the saintess of Donghuang Pavilion, and this face is very familiar to the hearts of the people of Dongying.
The other party's attitude towards Yoshiko was obviously better than when facing Bai Song.
Bai Song has been watching, waiting for the final result.
Looking at the little Lori and looking at the mother beside her, Bai Song suddenly thought of the little girl he met in a town when he was undercover in the Holy Lotus Sect a few years ago.
It's been so long that Bai Song can't even remember her name, the only thing he remembers is the picture of her being burned to death by her parents.
This situation is so similar to that time, Bai Song was a little depressed, and he just hoped that everything would not repeat itself as yesterday, and it was impossible for him to let something like this happen again.
After a while, things eased up somewhat, and things didn't go as Bai Song feared.
Yoshiko really has a certain effect, and after the woman and Yoshiko have communicated for a while, she gradually relaxed her vigilance, and all that was left was doubt.
Mrs. let go of her daughter, and little Lori quickly ran to Bai Song, hiding behind Bai Song and not speaking.
She said that the people in the fishing village had no other way out than to believe that Donghuang had no other way out, and that their lives and deaths were unpredictable when they went out to sea to fish, and that they could not improve their lives by catching enough fish for themselves.
"In this way, they are not the kind of unshakable believers, but they have no more expectations for their current life, so they have no choice but to believe in the East Imperial Pavilion."
"Let's just put it that way."
"It's easy to do, as long as it helps them find a new livelihood and improves their lives, they will naturally change their faith."
But how can we improve our lives in such an environment? These small fishing villages can be said to be completely isolated from the rest of the world, and there is no other livelihood except marine fish, which cannot be delivered to the city. ”
Bai Song had already noticed that some special stones were piled up in this small courtyard.
"What are those stones for?"
Yoshiko replied: "This is a stone collected by the Donghuang Pavilion, I heard that it is used to refine pills, and it is in great demand, so it will be collected by ordinary people and handed over to the Donghuang Pavilion." ”
"I see."
Bai Song immediately thought of the reason, it must be Li Chunfeng's method of spreading it.
These stones are saltpeter mines, which are essential for alchemy, and the large-scale collection of saltpeter mines in Donghuang Pavilion is not to provide alchemy raw materials for Li Chunfeng alone, but to study alchemy in secret.
These saltpeters brought some ideas to Bai Song.
"Does every household in the fishing village have such stones?"
Yoshiko went to ask and got a resounding yes.
Bai Song took a basin of water, and then took a piece of saltpeter miscellaneous and crushed it into powder, and poured the saltpeter powder into the water, and the water surface immediately changed.
In March, the sun was still hanging overhead, and at noon, the water surface actually emitted a chill.
Under the gaze of everyone, a basin of water formed into ice cubes in a short time.
"Icing?" Yoshiko couldn't believe it.
"Saltpeter absorbs heat when exposed to water and can make water into ice. With ice to preserve, the catch has enough time to be sent to nearby cities. As long as it is fresh sea fish, it is definitely a very popular thing in the city. With such an approach, it is believed that the fishermen here will have enough income to improve their lives. You ask her, would she like to go to the city to sell fish? ”
Yoshiko was a little confused, and she didn't understand what the situation was at all, how could she conjure up a basin of ice just like casting a spell?
And because the appearance of ice also makes up for the biggest problem of the fishing village.
As long as it is a fresh catch and sold in the city, it will definitely have a lot of value.