There were a dozen people, supporting each other, limping, and with wounds on their bodies. The leader was surprised and asked them what was going on.
We also surrounded Song Kui and wanted to hear what was going on.
These people are the ones sent by the leader to go out to find fish for us guests.
The leader asked, "What's going on with you? Why is this happening? Did you fail to do what I asked you to do?"
A man with a wound on his leg grinned and said to us, "The fish has been brought back, but we were beaten."
Song Kui told us that the place where this group of people went was Huangyan Island. Another one of them said:
"When we got there this time, we found that it was very different from before. It was heavily guarded and we couldn't get close at all. There is now a water village there."
"We helped build that," Tian Wang said. The leader noticed this, but he still paid attention to what the people in charge were saying.
Just listen to them talking about it, "They will also shoot a kind of bamboo with a very sharp tip. It can fly over very far away and pierce the body very accurately and deeply, which makes people very scared."
They were talking about bows and arrows, which General Ji made for them and taught them to use for self-defense.
"Then how can you still snatch back their fish?" The leader was a little anxious.
"We attacked for a while but could not succeed, so we walked back empty-handed. As soon as we turned around, we encountered a group of bandits. They drove a curved boat and used scimitars to kill us. Every one of us was
injured"
I know that this is probably Nie Lining who was captured and escaped last time. I didn't expect him to reappear so quickly.
"In that case, where did your fish come from?" We didn't understand either, so we had to listen to them continue.
A man with a new scar on his face. The scar was scratched by a knife and ran from the base of his ear to the corner of his mouth. "When we were desperate, we encountered a dozen boats returning from fishing. They saw us
He was beaten like a three-legged pig. In addition, he saw that the robbers were worse than us. To our surprise, he rushed over to help us and beat the robbers away."
I didn’t expect that people’s proverbs here are inseparable from pigs. I don’t know what a three-legged pig would look like when running. It’s probably equivalent to “a rat running with its head in its arms”
Song Kui told me, in fact, I could know even if he didn’t tell me, those who saved them were the fishermen on Huangyan Island.
I heard one person say again, "Our ship was almost destroyed by the robbers. Seeing that we couldn't come back, they kindly took us back to the island. Hey! It really opened our eyes!"
"There are neat houses built inside, and there are many people living there. There are more people than we have ever seen before. There are also old people and children, and there are also geese. As soon as we entered, the geese screamed and pounced on us.
Come here, if there weren't someone to drink and stay with us, we would probably have old injuries and new ones!"
I didn’t expect that the island has changed so much since we left. But I also had a question, but I couldn’t put it into words, but the leader immediately asked this question:
"Why did they give you fish? Saving you is already very interesting."
"It was we who mentioned the new guests to them. We told them that they came here to grab the fish in order to entertain these guests. They had an old man who could roughly understand what we were saying. After hearing this, those people immediately responded to us.
He became more enthusiastic, and before leaving, he loaded two boats full of fresh fish for us."
I understand, the fish people on the island know that we have arrived here. From the accounts of this group of fish snatchers, we can also know that we have been welcomed here, which is why they give fish so generously.
While talking, the leader sent people to the beach to transport fish. We also followed and saw two cantaloupe boats and three intact wooden boats moored in the water. The cantaloupe was filled with a whole cabin of fresh fish. The leader asked one of them
, "What's going on?" He pointed at the cantaloupe.
"They gave them to us because they saw that our boats were no longer usable, but these two boats," he gestured to the cantaloupe, "are exactly the same as the boats of the bandits."
I understand, this was captured during our last trip to the South China Sea.
When they came back, Tian Wang introduced them to the situation of Huangyan Island and told them the relationship between the fish people on the island and us. After hearing this, the leader nodded hurriedly and said to a group of subordinates, "Don't steal the fish of the distinguished guests in the future.
Yes, but we will go to the island next time”
Could it be that he has taken a fancy to our Huangyan Island? I heard him say again, "We are going to bring the fattest pigs to greet them. From now on, we will trade pigs for fish!... In addition, I really want to
Go visit and see what it looks like now.”
When we came back, it was already very dark. A group of people were talking and walking around with torches. The atmosphere was lively. They were all looking forward to having a good relationship with the fishermen on Huangyan Island. King Tian was also very happy. He kept talking.
Make a hearty laugh in the crowd
The night breeze on the beach became slightly cooler again, and I had no intention of leaving. Looking in the direction of Huangyan Island, I could see nothing there, only the endless night, a half-full moon hanging diagonally on the horizon, and a few sparse stars.
The stars wink at us
It should be the middle of February now. People in my hometown have come out of the joy of the New Year. The first month has passed. In a few days, it will be time to send fertilizer to the fields.
In a few days, the land of China will be covered with spring scenery from south to north, the mountains will be covered with green, the ground will be covered with green carpets, and the water towns and villages will make people linger. All these will always become the best memories and warm the long journey in the future.
If I want, I can set up a small boat on the beach and go to Huangyan Island in just one night to see the island base that Tian Wang guided us to build. This idea made me smile, a little silly.
I suddenly realized that the atmosphere around me was wrong, an atmosphere that made people's blood boil.
I quickly looked around and saw that in addition to five boats on the beach, there were three people from Panggui Shilan who were guarding the boats, namely Hua, Xiaoyue, Qi Xue, Liujiao and Jiang Wanqing.
The rapid breathing came from the five of them. Even though it was under the moonlight, I knew what they were thinking. I had been in a daze for so long just now. They didn't alert me. Maybe they wanted to let the large group of people go away.
But now, when the surroundings become quiet again, how will their "conspiracy" be implemented? I looked around, and although I had been holding back for a long time and wanted to be released, I was still a little at a loss.
The three people not far away were still on the beach. They didn't light torches. Maybe the leader was too excited and in a hurry to give them torches.
Maybe they saw that there were still six distinguished guests who had not left. They were gathering quietly in the distance and seemed to be whispering about their own affairs. But I know that if we have any errands, they will