Chapter 16 The outsiders in the eyes of the indigenous people

Yu Xiaobao is sixteen years old this year and is a native of Yulin. His mother fell ill and died when he was two years old. After that, his father Yu Dashan slowly raised him by fishing. A few days ago, Yu Xiaobao

Bao followed his father to Yazhou City and sold the seven or eight pearls he picked out from the fishing catch in the previous two months to the merchants, and then came back in exchange for some food and daily necessities. Although the merchants kept the prices extremely low

It was low, but the Yu family and his son had no choice, otherwise they would have to go to Qiongzhou Fucheng on the other side of Qiongzhou Island, or even Guangzhou City on the mainland to sell it.

Before the two father and son could figure out what was going on when they returned to the empty village, they were surrounded by a few weird outsiders in colorful clothes. Yu Xiaobao was young and impulsive and wanted to resist, but his father noticed

These people all had knives more than a foot long hanging on their waists, and they quickly grabbed Yu Xiaobao. According to Yu Dashan's opinion, this group of people should be bandits from the South China Sea, and they came to the village to rob as before.

As long as they don't resist, they won't be killed.

But this time it seemed a little unusual. These outsiders didn't seem to be interested in their food and property at all, but were eager to ask them something. However, due to the language barrier, the two sides gesticulated for a long time but still came up with nothing.

The other party finally lost patience and asked the Yu family and his son to follow them. When Yu Xiaobao saw the big ships docked in the harbor, he felt that his heartbeat was about to stop - there were such big ships in the world!

And it doesn't look like it's made of wood, and there are no masts or sails on the ship. Are these people really coming on this weird ship?

Even if Yu Xiaobao didn't have much knowledge, when he arrived at the headquarters, he could tell that these short-haired barbarians planned to set up camp here, and even the docks had been repaired. Although these short-haired barbarians claimed that they were not pirates, but

Yu Xiaobao still doesn't quite believe that the descendants of Han people who came from thousands of miles away are planning to settle here - this place has inconvenient transportation and no city walls. If they really want to settle down, why not go to Yacheng or Qiongzhou Fucheng?

But they didn't expect that after the other party asked them questions, they actually sent them food and salt, and let them go home. The two father and son returned to the village in a daze, and finally the father made the decision and let Yu Xiaobao go into the mountains and collect all the things he had.

The villagers who were hiding from the banditry were informed of what they had seen. In the end, a few bold young men who had good relations with the Yu family came back with Yu Xiaobao, saying they wanted to see the "big short-haired ship".

So when these people saw the ships moored on the shore, they were frightened without any surprise. These were not the shabby pirate ships that came to Yulin to rob before. The largest ship's side was even thicker than the Yazhou city wall.

high!

To Yu Xiaobao's disappointment, the short-haired leader didn't seem to have much interest in the catch they brought, and the short-haired one who could speak Yazhou dialect told them that they must take the short-haired boat to catch fish.

Only by fishing or working on construction sites can they get the grain and refined salt they want.

Well, this sounds fair, and Yu Xiaobao really wanted to see what was going on in the short-haired fishing boat. So three young people, including Yu Xiaobao, boarded the short-haired fishing boat.

Yu Dashan took the other two young men to work on the short-haired construction site.

The short-haired fishing boat is completely different from the boats Yu Xiaobao has seen before. It has a blue hull and a white top. The visible part on the water is wide and flat, about seven feet long and three feet wide. There is a mast in the middle of the boat.

It is eight or nine feet high, and is hung with two huge white sails, one in front and one behind. Moreover, the sails are not the hard sails used on Chinese sailing ships. They look more like a white cloth. There are also paintings on the sails.

Naturally, Yu Xiaobao and others couldn't figure out some of the zigzagging patterns that were the English name of this catamaran sailboat.

After boarding the ship, Yu Xiaobao discovered that except for the deck, the ship was made of wood. The hull was neither gold nor wood. It was smooth and solid. He didn't know what it was made of. As he was looking at it, a blond man suddenly came out of the cabin.

The tall man with blue eyes and fair skin, the friend behind Yu Xiaobao screamed and took two steps back, almost falling directly from the side of the ship into the sea. Yu Xiaobao was much calmer, holding on to the guardrail of the side of the ship with his hands.

But his face was already pale with fear.

The man was quick and grabbed the collar of the boy who was about to fall into the water and pulled him back. The translator who was traveling with him came forward and chatted with the man for a few words. The man looked at Yu Xiaobao and the others, nodded and went to tidy up under the mast.

The rigging was gone. Yu Xiaobao let out a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that among these short-haired people who looked similar to himself, there was actually a living ghost-like barbarian hidden among them.

The translator prohibited Yu Xiaobao and the others from entering the cabin, so the three of them could only walk back and forth on the deck and the side of the ship, watching the short-haired men squatting together to sort the fishing nets. Yu Xiaobao noticed that these people all wore a hat on their heads.

A strange little round hat, the shape fits the head, but a strange arched brim protrudes from the forehead. I don’t know why. Some people’s eyes are covered by two shiny black things, which look very strange.

eccentric.

One of Yu Xiaobao's companions got bored waiting, so he also squatted down to help organize the fishing nets, but he quickly pulled Yu Xiaobao's hand and pointed to the fishing nets spread on the nail plate. Only then did Yu Xiaobao notice the short

The fishing net Mao used was completely different from the ones they usually used. It was large and tough. It was not made of linen or coarse cloth. The mesh size was the same. Yu Xiaobao had never seen such a finely crafted fishing net before.

While sorting the fishing nets, another sloop with a similar shape slowly pulled up next to it. Yu Xiaobao noticed that the new ship was one size larger than the one he was on, and there were also barbarians on the ship with tall noses and deep eyes.

Walking around, these people would occasionally hold a lighted white stick in their mouths and puff out smoke, seemingly enjoying themselves. Yu Xiaobao had seen a man smoking a dry cigarette in Yazhou City, and this seemed to be the case.

However, the gentleman used a dry tobacco stick, not a short-haired stick that was held directly in the mouth. In addition, the short-haired fire stick used to ignite the fire was also quite exquisite, a small copper box less than the size of a palm, "Ding

"When you open it, flames will appear. After use, you can press the lid and put it in your pocket, which is very convenient.

As soon as Yu Xiaobao learned to walk, he followed his father on the fishing boat. After more than ten years, he became very familiar with the fishing conditions in this bay, and the other two friends were in a similar situation to him. The three of them quickly

He brought the two boats to a sea surface only two or three miles away from the port, and pointed at Short Hair to lower the net. Yu Xiaobao found that Short Hair's fishing method was different from theirs. The two boats were several feet apart.

The fishing net was dragged between the two boats, turned in a big circle, and headed back. However, the shorthairs on the boat seemed to have no intention of checking the catch in the net.

"Is this enough?" Yu Xiaobao's eyes almost bulged out. Isn't this too hasty? If he hadn't caught the fish, would he have been beaten up by these short hairs?

When the boat arrived at the shore and set up the net, Yu Xiaobao was really shocked. It turned out that one net could catch so many fish! It weighed at least two hundred... no, three hundred... no, it weighed almost five hundred kilograms at least.

Got it!

Of course, Yu Xiaobao was shocked and quickly thought that even if he used the same method, he would not be able to catch so many fish with a small boat and a small net. A slightly larger fish could even break through the fishing net and escape. How could it be like this?

These short-haired fishing nets are just as strong!

The catch of this net was also far beyond the crew's expectations. Wang Tom immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and asked for help from the command center. So the people who were unloading the cargo at the dock had to temporarily stop their work and help the crew with cooking first.

The class worked together to process the catch, which weighed several hundred kilograms.

When this net was pulled up, there were all kinds of fish, shrimps and crabs, which opened the eyes of some travelers who had been living in the inland areas. The cooking team even brought seasonings from the kitchen of the "New World" and selected

Seven or eight sea bream and bonito of suitable size were cooked on-site at the port. The people who came to help process the catch were all familiar with it. This kind of natural and pollution-free food naturally gained popularity immediately.

It was so popular that a plate of fish fillets was finished within a few seconds of being cut and brought out. In order for everyone to enjoy the fresh catch, the executive committee had to notify the cooking team to prepare more and send a truck to deliver it later.

Go up to the construction site of the base.

Yu Xiaobao was greedy when he saw it, so he also squeezed in the crowd and took two slices to eat. Sashimi is actually not unusual. Yu Xiaobao has eaten a lot since he was a child, but the way he used to eat it was usually with a little dip.

Homemade coarse salt does not have as many seasonings as these short hairs.

At some point, Tao Donglai also came to the port to help sort the catch. While doing this, he was still cursing: "What the hell, I dared to sell such random things from the sea for hundreds or even thousands before."

…When I came to Sanya before, there was not a single meal I went out to eat without being cheated by profiteers! Now it’s great, no one cares about eating a lot and throwing a lot away!”

"Comrade Tao Donglai, don't waste food! You must know that everything in the sea is valuable to us. Even fish bones can be ground into powder and used as feed additives."

Tao Donglai turned around and saw that it was Mr. Yuan from the Ministry of Agriculture. He immediately greeted him: "Who is that! Hurry up and bring a chair to the old man!"

"No need to bother, Mr. Tao, I just have something to tell you." Yuan Ruoxiu waved his hand.

"Just call me Xiao Tao. Please tell me if you have anything, old man!" Tao Donglai's attitude was very humble. After all, Yuan Ruoxiu is the oldest member of the entire time-travel team, and he is also the chief expert of the Ministry of Agriculture. Regardless of personal or political reasons,

Both Duke and Tao Donglai have to respect him enough.

Yuan Ruoxiu pointed to Yu Xiaobao, who was licking his fingers next to him: "Now everyone is on the construction site, and there is nothing to do at the agricultural entrance for the time being. I heard that fields have been reclaimed where this child lives, and I plan to go and see the situation. What do you think?

"

Tao Donglai hesitated for a moment and then agreed, but he also put forward a condition: "Old man, you can go, but you must have someone from the Military and Police Department go with you. At least there will be someone to take care of you."

Yu Xiaobao got a new task from the translator, taking an old short-haired man to the village to see the land planted by the villagers. Yu Xiaobao didn't understand what there was in the few acres of land cultivated by the villagers that these short-haired men came to see.

, could it be that there is some treasure buried in the ground? However, seeing that the reward for this task was as high as ten kilograms of rice, Yu Xiaobao immediately agreed, making his other two friends envious.
Chapter completed!