1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 16 Migrant Households in the Eyes of Indigenous People

Yu Xiaobao is 16 years old this year. He is a native of Yulin. His mother died of illness when he was two years old. After that, his father Yu Dashan brought him up slowly by fishing.A few days ago, Yu Xiaobao went to Yazhou City with his father, and sold the seven or eight pearls picked up from the catch in the previous two months to the merchants, and then returned in exchange for some food and daily necessities.Although the merchants kept the price extremely low, 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 in the mainland to sell it.

The father and son returned to the empty village before they could figure out what was going on, when they were surrounded by a few strange outsiders in colorful clothes.Yu Xiaobao was young and wanted to resist, but his father noticed that these people had knives more than a foot long hanging from their waists, and quickly grabbed Yu Xiaobao.According to Dashan's opinion, this group of people should be bandits from the South China Sea. They also came to the village to loot supplies as before. As long as they don't resist, they shouldn't be killed.

But this time it seems a little unusual, these outsiders seem to have no interest in their food and belongings, but are eager to ask them something.However, due to the language barrier, the two sides struggled with each other for a long time, but the other party finally lost patience and asked the father and son of the Yu family to follow them.When Yu Xiaobao saw the big ships docked in the harbor, he felt that his heartbeat almost stopped - there are actually such big ships in the world!And it doesn't look like it's made of wood, and there are no masts and sails on the boat. Are these people really on this weird boat?

Even if Yu Xiaobao didn't have much knowledge, when he arrived at the headquarters, he could see that these short-haired foreigners planned to set up camp here, and even the pier was repaired.Although these shorthairs claim that they are not pirates, but descendants of Han people from thousands of miles overseas, ready to settle here, Yu Xiaobao still doesn't quite believe it - this place has inconvenient transportation and no city outline, why do you really want to settle down? Not going to Yacheng or Qiongzhou Fucheng?

I just didn't expect that after the other party finished asking them questions, they even sent food and salt and let their father and son go home.The two father and son returned to the village in confusion, and finally the father made a decision and asked Yu Xiaobao to go into the mountain and tell the villagers who were hiding from the bandit what he saw.In the end, a few daring offspring who had a good relationship with the Yu family came back with Yu Xiaobao, saying that they wanted to see the "big boat with short hair".

So these people were not surprised when they saw the boats moored on the shore. These were not the tattered pirate ships that came to Yulin to rob them before. The largest boat was even bigger 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 man who could speak Yazhou told them that they had to bring a short-haired boat to fight. Fishing or working on the construction site can exchange for the food and refined salt they want.

Well, that sounds fair too, and Yu Xiaobao really wanted to see what was going on with the short-haired fishing boat.So three young people, including Yu Xiaobao, got on a short-haired fishing boat, while Yu Dashan took the other two offspring to work on a short-haired construction site.

The short-haired fishing boat was completely different from the boats Yu Xiaobao had seen before. It had a blue body and a white roof. The part visible on the water was wide and flat, about seven feet long and thirty feet wide.In the middle of the boat stands a mast, which is eight or nine feet high, and hangs two huge white sails one after the other.And this sail is not the hard sail used in Chinese sailboats, it looks more like a white cloth.The sails were also painted with some twisting patterns, and Yu Xiaobao and others naturally couldn't understand that it was the English name of this catamaran.

After getting on the boat, Yu Xiaobao discovered that the boat was made of wood except for the deck, and the hull was smooth and solid.Just as he was fascinated, a tall man with blond hair, blue eyes and white skin suddenly emerged from the cabin, and the little friend behind Yu Xiaobao exclaimed and stepped back two steps, almost overturning directly from the side of the ship into the sea.Yu Xiaobao was much calmer, and grabbed the guardrail on the side of the ship with his hands, but his face was already pale with fright.

The man's hands were quick, he grabbed the jacket of the kid who fell into the water, and pulled him back.The interpreter of the companion stepped forward and talked with the man for a few words. The man looked at Yu Xiaobao and the three of them, nodded and went under the mast to sort out the rigging.Yu Xiaobao let out a long sigh of relief. He didn't expect that this group of short-haired people with similar appearances still hides this living ghost-like barbarian.

The translator forbade Yu Xiaobao and the others to enter the cabin, so the three of them could only walk back and forth on the deck and the side of the boat, watching the few shorthairs squatting together to sort out the fishing nets.Yu Xiaobao noticed that these people were wearing strange little round hats that fit their heads, but there was a strange arched brim sticking out from their foreheads. I don't know why.Others had their eyes covered by two shiny black pieces and looked very odd.

One of Yu Xiaobao's companions got bored of waiting, so he squatted down to help tidy up the fishing net, but he quickly grabbed Yu Xiaobao and pointed to the fishing net on the nail plate.It was only then that Yu Xiaobao noticed that the fishing nets used by the shorthairs were completely different from the ones they usually use. They were not only large but also tough. They were not made of linen or coarse cloth. The mesh size was the same. Yu Xiaobao had never seen such exquisite fishing nets before. .

While sorting out the fishing nets, another sloop with a similar shape slowly stopped beside him. Yu Xiaobao noticed that the new boat was one size larger than the one he was in, and there were also barbarians on board. move around.Occasionally, these people would have a small lit white stick in their mouths, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves.It seems that Yu Xiaobao saw a man who smoked dry tobacco in Yazhou City, but the man used a dry tobacco stick, not a short-haired stick that was directly held in the mouth.In addition, the fire box used by the short hair is quite delicate. It is a small copper box that is less than the size of the palm of your hand. When you open it with a "ding", a flame will come out. convenient.

As soon as Yu Xiaobao learned to walk, he followed his father to the fishing boat. After more than ten years, he was really familiar with the fishing situation in this bay, and the other two friends were in similar situation to him.The three quickly took the two boats to a sea surface that was only two or three miles away from the port, and pointed at the shorthairs to let the short hair off the net.Yu Xiaobao found that the fishing method of shorthair was not the same as theirs. The two boats were separated by several meters. The Maos don't seem to have any intention of checking the net harvest.

"Is this all it takes?" Yu Xiaobao's eyes were bulging when he saw it, this was too hasty, right?If I didn't catch the fish, would I be beaten by these short hairs?

Yu Xiaobao was really frightened when the boat reached the shore and started the net. It turns out that one net can catch so many fish!At least two hundred... no, three hundred... no, at least five hundred catties!

Of course, while Yu Xiaobao was shocked, he also quickly thought that even if he adopted 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 net and escape. These short-haired fishing nets are as strong!

The catch of this net also greatly exceeded the crew's expectations. Tom Wang immediately picked up the walkie-talkie to ask for help from the headquarters, so the people who were unloading at the dock had to temporarily stop their work and help the crew and the cooking first. Ban handles the hundreds of pounds of catch together.

This net was pulled up, and all kinds of fish, shrimp and crabs were dazzling, which opened the eyes of some people who had been living in the inland area.The cooking team even brought seasonings from the kitchen of the "New World", picked seven or eight sea bream and bonito of suitable size, and made sashimi on the spot at the port. Those who came to help deal with the catch were all It is for those who see it.This kind of pure natural and pollution-free food was naturally sought after by the people across the world. After a plate of fish fillets were cut and brought out, they were caught in a few seconds.In order for everyone to enjoy the fresh fish, the Executive Committee had to inform the cooking team to prepare more, and then send a car to the construction site of Base No. [-].

Yu Xiaobao looked greedy, so he squeezed into the crowd and took two slices to eat.Sashimi is actually not uncommon, and Yu Xiaobao has eaten a lot since he was a child, but he used to eat it with a little bit of his own coarse salt, and there are not as many seasonings as these short hairs are available.

Tao Donglai also ran to the port at some point to help sort out the catch, and while he was working, he scolded: "What is this kind of casual fishing in the sea, I used to dare to sell it for hundreds or thousands of dollars. ...I used to come to Sanya, and when I came out to eat, I didn't have a meal without being hacked by profiteers! Now it's cool, no one cares about eating a bunch of them and throwing a bunch of them!"

"Comrade Tao Donglai, don't waste food! We must know that the things in this sea are also treasures for us. Even fish bones can be ground into powder and used as feed additives."

Tao Dong looked around and saw that it was the old man Yuan from the Ministry of Agriculture. He hurriedly greeted him: "Who is that! Hurry up and bring the old man a chair!"

"Don't bother, Mr. Tao, I just have something to tell you." Yuan Ruoxiu waved his hand.

"Just call me Xiao Tao. If you have anything to do, please tell me!" Tao Donglai's attitude was very modest. After all, Yuan Ruoxiu was the oldest member of the entire time travel team, and he was also the chief expert of the Ministry of Agriculture. Gong, Tao Donglai must maintain enough respect for him.

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

Tao Donglai hesitated for a moment and then agreed, but he also put forward conditions: "Master, you can go, but you must let the military and police department go with you, anyway, there is someone to take care of."

Yu Xiaobao got a new task from the translator, taking an old short-haired man to the village to see what the villagers planted.Yu Xiaobao didn't understand what the few acres of land planted by the villagers were worthy of these shorthairs. Could it be that there are treasures buried in the ground?However, seeing that the reward for this task is as high as ten kilograms of rice, Yu Xiaobao agreed to it immediately, making his other two friends envious.

(End of this chapter)