Mountain People

    Fortunately, the bamboo raft is an enlarged and enhanced version, Dong Chenghu and Gu Shuixiu, plus a 300-pound wild boar, did not feel the slightest sinking.

    Dong Chenghu was overjoyed, this is a good sign!

      Fortunately, Dong Chenghu made a fixed bamboo stool on the bamboo raft.

    Gu Shuixiu sits on it to avoid getting her clothes wet. It's just that she was worried that the sea breeze would blow for too long and would give her a headache, so she quickly wrapped a torn turban and put a straw hat on Dong Chenghu's head.

    Dong Chenghu wanted to say that he was a big man and didn't need these things, but when he saw Gu Shuixiu's soft face in the light of the fire, he couldn't say anything, smirked and let Gu Shuixiu mess around.

    When the bamboo raft was far away from the coast, the sea became calmer. Gu Shuixiu could vaguely see many reefs on the seabed through the clear water, and occasionally the shadows of big fish were swimming in them. Well, she couldn't see clearly either, she could only vaguely see that this large area was almost all reefs.

    If this is the case, there is no way for large ships to get close to this place, and it is impossible to develop it if you want to. Although it can be guaranteed to the greatest extent that no outsiders will set foot in the home of the two, it also eliminates the possibility of development.

    Gu Shuixiu was contemplating, but Dong Chenghu began to frown and asked: "Shuixiu, which direction are we going now, don't run too far to find our place."

    The sea was endless, and Dong Chenghu began to worry.

    Gu Shuixiu disagreed, "Chenghu, we are bamboo rafts, it is not realistic to run far, big boats can't sail along the coastline, but we can, as long as you are careful, you don't have to worry about hitting the rocks, I Look for you, let's go north, that's the direction of the capital, and there should be many big towns along the way."

    When Dong Chenghu heard this, he immediately gained confidence and started to move towards the north.

    Until the sun rose from the horizon, the two of them didn't see any harbor, but Gu Shuixiu insisted, and Dong Chenghu moved forward.

    At the end of the day, the two saw an inland river flowing into the sea. There are also many large and small boats on the river, most of which are cargo ships.

    The two were delighted.

    Gu Shuixiu said excitedly: "Chenghu, turn into the inland river, this must be a big and prosperous town, maybe it is..."

    Dong Chenghu smiled and grinned, only to feel that his whole body was full of energy, and the movements in his hands were faster, the two drove forward for half an hour, and finally saw a port.

    At this time, a fishing boat passed by Dong Chenghu's bamboo raft, and an old man came out. The old man was about to cast a net to fish, but he saw Gu Shuixiu and his wife, the bamboo raft and the big wild boar on it, and immediately When he came to the spirit, he said enthusiastically, "Where did you guys come from? Why are you still floating on the river at this hour? Are you thirsty? Would you like a cup of tea?"

    Dong Chenghu was extremely happy, and was about to speak, but was held back by Gu Shuixiu.

    "Dad, we came down from the mountains over there along the river. The people in the mountains have never seen the world and don't know where this place is?"

    It turned out to be Linhai County, adjacent to Yongjia County where Gu Shuixiu and his wife lived. It is said that they are adjacent. If they travel by land, they will not be able to reach it in ten days and a half. Moreover, the towns in Yongjia County are not close to the sea, so people from the two counties travel by land. It is also because Gu Shuixiu and his wife are lucky to find this. A shortcut, people have to travel ten days and a half months, they can arrive in less than half a day.

    Gu Shuixiu and Dong Chenghu looked at each other, their hearts were full of excitement and joy, Dong Chenghu wiped two tears of excitement and began to get close to the old man.

    The two got useful information from the old man, rowed the bamboo raft to the port, paid the docking fee of two copper plates and went ashore.

    The docking fee at the port here is one tael for large ships, five hundred dollars for medium-sized boats, and two hundred dollars for small boats. Like ordinary fishing boats, you cannot dock at the port for free, and you have to pay , a fishing boat has to pay five cents. Most of the fishermen are poor people. Wherever they take out five cents, they usually leave a person on the boat to take care of it. If there is anything that needs to be sent to the shore, it will be done.

    Gu Shuixiu and his wife's bamboo rafts are inferior to fishing boats. There is no such precedent before. The two guards suddenly got into trouble. Fortunately, Gu Shuixiu said a lot of good things, and I heard that they were just going ashore After leaving after a while, they received two copper coins from them symbolically.

    Dong Chenghu carried the big wild boar on the bustling street, which attracted a lot of attention.

    "Shuixiu, where are we going now? Why don't I go and find out where to get game?"

    Gu Shuixiu quickly stopped Dong Chenghu, dragged him to the edge of a vegetable stall, and asked humbly, "Good aunt, I want to ask if you want to pay for the stall here?"

    The aunt who was selling vegetables was watering the vegetables with her head down, and she suddenly raised her head when she heard someone talking to her.

    Seeing Gu Shuixiu wearing clothes full of patches, and looking at Dong Chenghu, whose face was half-covered by his beard, there was a flash of pity in his eyes, and he said enthusiastically, "Daughter, you are here to sell wild boars. Right, otherwise I will make a space here for you to use, and you don't need to pay the booth money, it's a waste."

    Gu Shuixiu hurriedly shook her head and said gratefully, "Ma'am, to tell you the truth, our couple came from the mountains, and it happened that my boss caught a wild boar, so we thought of selling it in a big town. , maybe you can change a little more copper plate and buy some items."

    The aunt's family is not good, but it won't be as bad as Gu Shuixiu's husband and wife, she immediately helped to get the boar from Dong Chenghu's back, and when she lifted it up, the aunt immediately exclaimed: "Good guy , it's two or three hundred pounds! It's rare to see such a heavy boar, even if you see it, you should run quickly, your man is really capable!"

    The aunt kept complimenting Dong Chenghu, and her loud voice immediately attracted a lot of people watching the fun.

    Dong Chenghu was a little at a loss, but Gu Shuixiu took advantage of this momentum and began to shout, "Don't miss it when you pass by, the fresh wild boar is of good quality and low price, come and have a look."

    "Yo, this is quite new." At this time, a middle-aged man in a brocade clothes stopped in front of Gu Shuixiu's booth, and looked at the big wild boar on the ground thoughtfully, and there were two little boys beside him. Servant, with all the big and small things on his back, he can hardly see the road.

    "Girl, how do you sell this wild boar?" The middle-aged man squatted down to check it out, he seemed very satisfied, and his tone was a little polite.

    Gu Shuixiu asked Dong Chenghu before, if this wild boar was sold to a shop in Panlong Town, the meat and skin would be about 20 cents per pound, which would be two or three cents more expensive than ordinary pork, but This is Linhai County, there are many rich people, and the prices are much higher.