The breakfast was not sumptuous, but it tasted very good. The woman also gave him a small amount of hot and sour kelp shreds, which made him more appetizing.
After a delicious breakfast, Wan Lei greeted the woman with a smile and stood up to leave. Suddenly, a little boy ran towards the center of the town, holding a piece of paper in his hand and waving it constantly.
shouts of excitement,
"Mom, I came first in the exam. I was the first in yesterday's exam!"
When the woman saw this, she opened her mouth from ear to ear with joy, pinched the little boy's face with her hands still covered in flour, and said,
"Well, my son is awesome and smart."
"Then you agreed to take me out to sea this time, can you honor it?"
"No problem, let your dad take you out to sea tomorrow. Let's eat quickly."
"Oh! Let's go out to sea!"
What a happy family.
Wan Lei smiled and then stepped forward.
Not far ahead, in front of a house, a couple was holding hands, with happy smiles on their faces, listening to the chatter of the middle-aged woman in front of them.
The middle-aged woman had a kind face and kept giving instructions to the two people opposite her.
"You are going to get married in a few days, Xiaolong, you must remember what I told you.
Although my daughter has been pampered by us since she was a child, we have not raised her to have any bad habits, and she has a docile personality.
If there are any conflicts in daily life, solve them by yourself if you can. Don't let her go back to her parents' house and make the neighbors laugh.
I didn't take a penny from you as a bride price, just hoping that you would be nice to my daughter.
And you, Xiaomei, after you get married, you should be nice to your man and be more considerate of his hard work. It’s not easy for a man to make money outside to support his family. Don’t have to be angry with your wife when you come home. A man’s heart is also flesh.
If you do it, you should feel happy when you get home, instead of feeling more troubled..."
"Don't worry, mother, we all know that our relationship is fine."
Wan Lei curled his lips, smiled and continued walking forward.
When we were almost in the middle of the town, suddenly a fat young man rushed out of a doorway. The young man was in high spirits and shouted towards the street,
"My new book "The Ferryman" is No. 1 on the best-seller list! No. 1! Hahahaha, my editor just called me and told me that it will be adapted into a film and television. I will earn tens of millions a month, hahahaha..."
After hearing this, people around him immediately came forward to congratulate him.
"Oh, Xiao Wan is so awesome. You are a great writer this time."
"I finally got through it. It's not easy. If you put in the effort, you will be rewarded."
"Why don't you celebrate such a big event by updating 50,000 words a day? I can't sleep at all if I don't watch "The Ferryman" every night!"
"Fifty thousand words updated every day? Are you crazy? You want to force him to death, hahahaha..."
"I'm not crazy, hahaha, I want to write 100,000 words a day, hahahaha, I'm not crazy, coding is so interesting..."
The fat man named Xiao Wan rushed back to his house again. It seemed that he was going to work hard to update 100,000 words a day.
Wan Lei felt better and better after sharing his joy. He walked on the bluestone streets and unknowingly reached the center of the town.
This is a wide intersection, and in the center of the intersection, there is a statue.
The statue is a monkey, wearing a purple-gold seven-star crown, walking on lotus root silk, wearing chain-locked golden armor, and holding a wishful golden hoop in hand.
The statue stood majestically and lifelike. Wan Lei knew that it was the Monkey King.
At the feet of the Monkey King, there is a bronze cauldron. There are many incense and steaming fireworks in the cauldron.
In front of the bronze cauldron, there are still many people kowtow sincerely.
After Wan Lei watched for a moment, he suddenly saw a middle-aged monk wearing a green shirt flying over from a two-story building nearby.
"I've met Taoist friends."
Wan Lei was the first to hold his palms and salute. This person had built up his foundation and cultivation, so he was probably the mayor mentioned by the woodcutter.
"I've met Taoist friends."
The mayor smiled and landed next to Wan Lei.
"Fellow Taoist, I came to Lixi Island, but what happened?"
"I have nothing to do. I just passed by here on a wandering trip. I saw it was quite lively here, so I wanted to come over and have a look. I apologize for disturbing my fellow Taoist."
Although the other party is just a foundation-building monk, Wan Lei is not disrespectful at all. After all, there are good people in this town.
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. This place is located in a remote place. No outsiders come here all year round. Now a monk comes here. I'm just a little surprised."
The mayor smiled and pointed to the street in the distance,
"Fellow Taoist, what do you think of our town after this trip?"
"Well... it's prosperous and peaceful, and it's like a paradise." "Hahahaha, that's not it. In fact, I'm not from this town. I was chased by someone once and escaped here. They gave me a warm reception.
He saved me and helped me heal my wounds.
I was also moved by the simple folk customs here, so I decided to stay here to help them.
In the past, sea monsters occasionally came to wreak havoc, but since I came here, I have fought off the sea monsters several times, and they no longer dare to come again."
Wan Lei silently, brother, you are just a foundation-building monk. After hearing your achievements, I thought you were an immortal.
"Although this place is not suitable for cultivation, I am still willing to stay here, whether it is to repay my kindness or to protect the peace and happiness here, in short, I will continue to stay here.
Presumably fellow Taoists also have such an impulse."
"Yes, who doesn't want to experience and protect the beauty here?"
Wan Lei nodded. Indeed, he just had an idea. After rescuing Fang Xiaoyu, the two of them would come to this small town to live in seclusion and live a happy life.
After all, the environment and people here are good.
While the two were talking, a monkey suddenly appeared at the end of the street in the distance.
The monkey was pulling a cart with various supplies on it. It was a bit difficult to drag it.
That monkey has little strength but a very loud voice.
"We charge protection fees, so hurry up and pay your protection fees."
Hearing this, Wan Lei's face sank. Before he could ask, the mayor next to him smiled and explained,
"It's not what you think. Just watch quietly."
Wan Lei nodded and continued reading.
When the surrounding villagers saw the monkey coming, instead of being afraid, they enthusiastically jumped up and started to move the supplies on the cart.
"Old Liu family, this is the grindstone we asked for last time."
"Wang Wei, I also found the book you asked for."
"Fat man Xing, please slow down. This bag of bacon belongs to you. By the way, take the rice from Grandma Sun's house."
"The breakfast shop is here, come and get your flour."
"Thanks……"
"thanks, thanks……"
The monkey kept distributing supplies, and everyone who got something was sincerely grateful.
"This protection fee... is just a thank you?"
Wan Lei was a little confused. He suddenly noticed that the monkey had six ears...