There was no one in the cabin, neither alive nor dead, except for the mottled bloodstains and scattered tables and chairs, there was no movement, so it seemed extremely depressing, and the pungent smell of blood told the visitors what had happened here.

Uncle Lu didn't dare to stay longer, climbed down the reef again, thought about it and turned around and pinched a feather arrow that was deeply inserted in the side of the ship, and it took a lot of effort to pull it out, the arrow was still barbed, no wonder it was so hard.

"There's nothing on the ship, take this back, and if anyone asks about anything in the future, we'll just tell you the truth." ”

Hai Sheng nodded, took the feather arrow in his father's hand, and hurriedly handed over his father's coat, and when his father got dressed, the two of them slowly rocked the boat back as if they had come, and the black feather arrow was casually inserted into the fish frame containing the octopus, and the black feathers of the arrow feathers trembled slightly in the sea breeze.

Encountering such a strange shipwreck, the two fathers and sons were no longer happy today, no one was willing to speak along the way, the atmosphere was a little depressing, Haisheng's curiosity had faded, and he looked at the feather arrow between the boats, and there was a trace of fear in his heart.

Uncle Lu looked back at the bay in the distance, the weather had slowly darkened, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected the entire coast in blood red, and the wreck slowly disappeared from his sight, but the blood stains on the bow of the ship had been lingering in his mind.

It is too far away for the father and son in front of him, Lujia Village is remote and barren, the village is not without disputes, but it is like a fight between husband and wife, harmless, and there have never been casualties, so Lujia Village is also a pure land, everyone lives a quiet life, running around every day for livelihood, busy in order to eat better and dress better, this boat is like a stone, setting off a ripple in their calm world, but ripples are ripples, and they will naturally disperse.

When Uncle Lu and Haisheng returned to the village, it was already completely dark, and they had just parked the boat, and before they could lift the octopus down, they saw Jiu'er Niang and Jiu'er rushing over, and Jiu'er was still holding a babbling child in her arms.

The little guy's scientific name is Yiwen, and he is still the most educated old man in the village, Lu Dahai, and he is the most educated, which is limited to the statistics of dry goods in the village. The classification and the counting of the distribution of materials are all done by the old man Lu Dahai, and he is fair and just, and he is very loved by everyone, Yiwen was born when the summer is coming, it is the time when the fishing flood comes, and the omen is very good, so he took the name of a villager who looks like Wen Crepe, and the old man of Lu Dahai also laughed and said that after Jiu'er has another son, he can be called Yiwu, Duo Jili, which made Jiu'er blush.

Yiwen is only a little more than a year old this year, his nickname is Qian Qian, and it is a penny when it is connected, everyone calls him so to make fun of him, and he is used to it, as long as someone shouts a penny, he will turn around and say that I know you are calling me Xiaoye, and then staggered to play with himself.

Since the whole village adds up to more than 100 households, although Jiu'er's home is in the east of the village, it seems that there is no need to go back to his parents' house, he only needs to hold a rice bowl with white rice, and walk a few steps to go back to his parents' house to eat the salted fish marinated by Aunt Lu Wu.

"A penny, come and hug your uncle!"

Seeing his mother and sister come to greet them with their children, Haisheng's slightly depressed mood was finally completely relaxed, and the feeling that the family brought to everyone was actually peace of mind and steadfastness.

A penny broke free from his mother's embrace, staggered to his uncle, Hai Sheng hugged him, kissed him on the little cheek, the little guy's eyes were sharp, but he saw the black feather arrow that his uncle casually inserted in the fish frame, the two chubby little hands kept shaking over there, Hai Sheng was afraid that the barbs on the arrow would hurt him, and refused to pull it out for him to play, so there was a little guy on the beach who cried, Jiu'er was originally going to help move the fish, but the child was unhappy where to ask for an uncle, or his mother's arms could comfort him the most, and refused to let his uncle hold him, Haisheng reluctantly handed the child to his sister。

"Naughty eggs!"

Under Jiu'er's comfort, Yiqian quickly quieted down, relying on his mother's warm embrace to forget the strange thin stick, and watched his grandfather and uncle move fish off the boat with big black eyes and full of curiosity.

When the father and son were busy moving the fish, Jiu'er Niang told her two men about the beautiful woman they saved in the afternoon, and some things still need their own men to make decisions and make ideas, after all, Uncle Lu has a high prestige in the village, first of all, he has never made a mistake in leading the team to the town to exchange materials for so many years, and secondly, he is one of the few people in the village who has seen the world, and the popularity and seniority of the two couples in the village are not low, the old village chief is already in his sixties, and some neighborhood disputes in the village are basically let the fifth uncle come forward to mediate, don't underestimate the generation, any clan has a family treeIn many cases, the ranking of generations is more effective than the law, not to mention some lawless places that have been forgotten by civilization, and some clan relatives of high clan can often decide many things, and the most basic thing is to maintain the order of a place.

"A pregnant woman?"

Uncle Lu frowned, and couldn't help but think of the shipwreck on the other side of the bay, could it be the survivor on that ship? This is the most likely, the bay is not too far from the village entrance, and it is a high tide in the afternoon, and the sea water will naturally float towards the village entrance.

"Dad, is it ......?"

Hai Sheng was just about to speak, when he saw his father's contemplative face, and swallowed back the words in his mouth, he also felt that this matter would not be as simple as simply saving a person, especially since he knew how the ship sank, and the black arrow feathers were not something ordinary people could have.

Uncle Lu Wu concisely told Jiu'er Niang and Jiu'er about the shipwreck he encountered on the way back, and he was faintly uneasy for some reason, and sighed slightly, I hope the sea god blesses, this woman of unknown origin should not bring trouble to her village, seeing Jiu'er and Jiu'er's surprised expressions, there are some things that are useless.

"The old village chief asked you to go to the ancestral hall to discuss matters when you come back. Jiu'er Niang sorted out the octopus in the fish frame and said casually to the fifth uncle.

"Haisheng, you and your mother and sister will drag the fish home together, I will go to the ancestral hall first, and then go home for dinner after the discussion. ”

The fifth uncle commanded, strode towards the village ancestral hall, the faint moonlight spread all over the earth, the gentle sea breeze sent the subtle sound of the waves, everything looks so quiet and harmonious, but Lujia Village is destined to be an extraordinary night tonight, and life is the same, there is always an unknown accident waiting for you on the road, some are surprises, some are surprises, and the rest are often sad.

The ancestral hall is in the center of the village, it should be regarded as the best building in the village, it is said that the best building is actually the wall with a large bluestone inlay, the roof is built with a whole log of the whole root, the erosion of hundreds of years of wind and rain makes it also have a trace of old and mottled, this is still the second generation of the ancestors of the Lu family who lived here to build, and at that time the Lu family had an old man who went to study in other places, I don't know why he returned to the village after a few years, it is said that he understands feng shui, and specially selected a piece of feng shui treasure land in the center of the village, and set up a family ancestral hall, suppressing evil and exorcism, and bless the clansmen with eternal peace, regardless of whether the ancestors who built the ancestral hall really understand feng shui knowledgeIn addition to being as poor as ever, Lujia Village has actually been very stable.

Originally, Lujia Village is not only the Lu family surname, according to the genealogy records there is a small half of the surname Ding, a very small number of surnames Huang, several generations of changes, a small half of the surname Ding either moved out or the village intermarriage slowly disappeared in Lujia Village, of course, the bloodline must still be there, after a long time, but no one can tell the difference and there is no meaning, the surname Huang is slowly forgotten in recent generations, just like the little coral and the little silverfish are actually the descendants of the Huang family, but because of the husband's surname Lu, slowly the Huang surname is naturally gone。

The old village chief is sixty-nine years old this year, is a lean and lean old man, full of white hair, wrinkles like layers of bark, ravines and ravines are full of life experience, not tall, the older he gets, the more he looks like a rickety, his wife died more than ten years ago and has never continued the string, his grandson has already started a family, and the descendants are very filial, and it can be regarded as enjoying the joy of family, in addition to discussing what happened this afternoon, he also wants to retire and rest, he is actually very satisfied with the Lu family Xiaowu taking over his position, if it weren't for the modesty of this posterity, two or three years ago he just wanted to go home to bask in the sun and fish。

"It's nice to be young!"

Thinking of this, the old village chief's rickety body leaned on the chair vest and stretched out with satisfaction, muttering to himself, the dim candle fiber reflected his curved back, and it did look dull.

"Uncle Village Elder, where are you old? You are still young, I still want to go out to sea with you to catch prawns!"

Just when the old village chief sighed, the fifth uncle strode in, the old village chief had a unique job when he was young, he was very clear about the distribution of shrimp in the nearby seas, and he could return with a full load every time! As for how to master it, the fifth uncle consulted, and the old village chief did not hide his secrets, but when it was the turn of the fifth uncle to pursue the shrimp alone, how could he not reach the kind of accuracy that the old village chief mastered, this is the real experience, teach you by hand, and you may not be sure.

Hearing the words of the five boys, the old village chief's muddy old eyes also seemed to have a trace of youthful vitality, and the corners of his mouth were smiling, the sea is a good place, especially for old people like them who have been adrift at sea all their lives, the first time he went to sea after marrying his wife and children, he encountered a storm, that was the first time he faced the violent sea, but he was not afraid, and he couldn't be afraid, because behind him was the woman he liked, no matter how hard the man was, he couldn't let the woman shield himself from the wind and rainAfter experiencing life and death, girls are actually more easily moved, although they were only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, and that night he became a real man and had his first son.

There are five or six people who should be present at the ancestral hall tonight, but the fifth uncle is a fiery character, and he came directly without eating, because the shipwreck made him feel pressured in his heart, the people in the village are simple, and they don't have so much thought, but he is the only one in the village who often goes out, and he understands the deceit of the world, so he is still in the mood to eat dinner with a heavy heart, but he can't help but sigh a little when he sees the old village chief's application to recall the past.

After a while, the rest of the old people in the clan also came over, of course, the second aunt and the woman who was rescued also walked in together, the woman's clothes have been changed into the most ordinary fisherwoman's clothes, but it is difficult to hide her own beautiful temperament, but there is no look in her eyes, and she has been sitting down behind the girl with her head down.

Fifth Uncle Lu's eyes turned around on the woman's face, and then lowered his head and drank a cup of inferior tea silently, no matter how bad the tea was, it was very precious in the fishing village, so the fifth uncle drank it very much.

"Come in, all of you!"

The old village chief looked at the gate of the ancestral hall, and as soon as the words fell, a group of half-grown children poked their heads out of the door, their eyes were full of curiosity, especially when they saw the woman who didn't say a word, they couldn't take their eyes off it, there were only about 100 families in the village, and everything could not be hidden. With the permission of the village chief, the children pushed each other, but no one dared to really walk in, after all, in their minds, the ancestral hall was a sacred place, not a place where they could play and laugh casually, and in the end, the old village chief had to come out and name them personally.