Chapter 275

Jing Shi said: "He only asked me to go to the shore of the island with him tonight, and he didn't mention anything else."

Hearing this, Gu'er Wan felt relieved, jumped to the end of his couch and said, "It's fine if you don't ask, it's fine if you don't ask. The new official is going to the shore of the island tonight, so he needs to wear two more clothes, because the sea is cold at night. "

Jing Shi saw that although he praised him, his expression was quite depressed, so he casually handed him the fruit on the bed and said, "Are you going tonight?"

Gu Gu'er held the fruit in his bowl and said, "Of course I won't go. There are no beasts or ditches on the sea, and there is no danger. It is useless for me to go. New officials don't care about the white hair of the old man of Huozhou, but his legs and feet are flexible. If the old man I have a stick in my hand, I may not be able to beat him with a stick. You go with him, it will be very safe." After saying that, he buried his head in the fruit, as if he was very hungry, and he ate it all in a blink of an eye, and sat on the thorn stone again. Comb hair and lick palm beside the couch.Jing Shi leaned on the head of the couch, saw him enjoying himself, but didn't open his mouth to chase the guest away, so he watched him quietly.

Waiting for Gu'erwan to pick the golden hair repeatedly several times, finally he couldn't hold back, he repeatedly glanced at Jing Shi's expression, and said casually: "Xinguaner, are you planning to go out to patrol the island again tomorrow?"

Jing Shi looked as usual, and said: "Since I patrolled the shore with Mr. Huozhou tonight, I probably won't be able to travel tomorrow, and we will see the rest of the place later."

Gu'er Wan heard the words, with a hint of disappointment on his face.Jing Shi had been pondering his thoughts earlier, seeing him like this, he opened his mouth again and said: "I will stay here for a few days, and will not go to the mountains again. Although you are ordered by the two gentlemen to take care of me, you can Leave for a few days, don't have to follow all the time."

Gu'erwan cheered immediately, then jumped to the head of the couch, patted Jingshi's chest lightly, then jumped out of the window by flipping somersaults, and shouted: "Xinguan, rest, I come every morning." Look at it, if you want to go to the mountains, you must tell me first!" At the end of the sentence, the voice had gone far.

Sitting on the couch, Jing Shi looked down at the new clothes he had just changed into. The lapels looked like wet marks, but they were the palm prints of fruit juice saliva on the bone bowl, and he couldn't help being speechless.Reaching out to pick up a few stray hairs, he fell into a deep sleep.It wasn't until dusk that there were constant banging outside the door, that I woke up from my dream, got up to open the account and looked, but it was not a bone bowl, but peach blossom brothers, big and small, standing outside the house.

As soon as the two brothers saw him appear, they chattered happily, not knowing what was so interesting, they gesticulated and dragged him out.At this time, Jing Shi could already distinguish the word "Huan Zhou" in Yan Xing's language, he thought that the two brothers were sent by Huan Zhou to invite him, so he followed him to the outside of the village, and saw Huan Zhou standing in front of the road.At that moment, Jing Shi came forward to pay respects, and Fei Zhou said: "Since your lord has arrived, let's start." After saying that, he walked forward with his stick.

Seeing his walking, Jing Shi immediately remembered what Gu'er Wan said in the daytime, but he watched the waste boat leaning on a staff and walking slowly, its gait was slow, it was no different from the old man in the inland area, but it was nothing like what Jin Maoer said.

He stared intently, couldn't help but slow down a little bit, suddenly felt someone pushing and shoving gently behind him, turned his head to look, and saw brothers big and small peach blossoms following behind him on tiptoe.Although the two of them walked lightly, their four claws were hitting each other, because they were very close to the thorn stone, so it was inevitable that the thorn stone would also be hit a few times.

As soon as the two brothers caught his gaze, they put their hands behind their backs and grinned at him.The waste boat in front seemed to be aware of the movement, stopped and turned around and said, "Is there anything else, my lord?"

Jing Shi said: "Nothing." After speaking, he turned slightly to reveal the two people behind him, and said again: "These two seem to want to go together, but Mr. Huo Zhou wants?"

Huan Zhou looked at the big and small peach blossoms, no surprise on his face, he nodded and smiled and said: "Foolish and old, I may be incapable of doing things alone, bringing these two little ones to help, it will be a nuisance to adults."

Jing Shi snorted and said: "It's okay." Turning around, he saw that the two brothers were still patting me, I pushed you, and they were fighting and playing quietly, he simply stretched out his hands to hold the back of the two boys' necks, and pushed them to himself. in front of you.After the two brothers turned their heads to look at him together, they said a short "go forward" according to the Yan fluke language taught by Gu'er Wan yesterday.It's also fortunate that the tone of the words is not high in Yan Fake's language. Although he doesn't have a golden voice and a wonderful throat, he can still squeak it.

When Tao Hua heard him say this, his four eyes widened immediately, pointing and laughing at him.But after hearing Huo Zhou coughing softly in front, and knocking on the wooden stick twice, he finally stopped his excitement, and walked forward hand in hand.

The four formed three rows in front and back, and walked eastward.At first, the big and small peach blossoms were still walking in the middle, and when they got bored, they ran to the front of the disabled boat to pick flowers and grass, climb trees and touch birds.Huo Zhou let the two of them play around, but slowed down a few steps, and landed beside Jing Shi, chatting with him to relieve boredom.

The last time the two talked, they only talked about the general situation of the island, this time they were chatting at night, Jing Shi had no intention of asking about it, only to find out that Huo Zhou was not born on the island of Hamusuoluo, but grew up in the city of Banming.

Yanjiu people have no father or mother. If they were born in the archipelago, they will be raised by the life officials, and if they come from the half-underworld city, they will be handled by the priests.Since Huo Zhou came from the city, he was very intelligent since he was a child. He learned to perform various tasks from the priesthood.Among the three officials of the islands, most of them were from the same origin as him, and a small number were originally islanders who were selected by his former officials and sent to the city of Banming for training.

Yan people have another unique feature, which is called homesickness, but it is quite different from the mainland people's feelings. It is that those who were born on the island, if they leave for a long time, they will be sluggish all day long, do not think about food and drink, and eventually die of illness. .But if you are born in the half-underworld city, you don't have the disease of thinking about the island, but your life expectancy is much shorter than that of the islanders, and it is only similar to the land people. It is rare to be healthy at seventy, and it is not rare to be dead at twenty. There are also many people who voluntarily moved to the island.

The two of them walked along the way and gave an overview of all the situations in the half-underworld city.In addition, he also said that the island should pay tribute to the city every year, and the rules include grain, fruits and vegetables, and livestock.If all kinds of affairs are done inland, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources, but because the people of Yan are few and simple, and the tribute to be paid is not a large amount, it is not difficult to raise money from public land and pastures every year. .This kind of affairs was previously handled by the official Fei Zhou, but now that Jing Shi has come here to serve as the island official, he naturally has to take care of all the responsibilities.Fortunately, the payment of tribute on Hamusolo Island is scheduled for June every year, and it has already been done this year, so there is no rush to prepare for the next year.

When Jingshi came to take up the post, he was following the law in the Yankei country, and he introduced people from Lu as officials to show his respect for the emperor of China. However, Jingshi himself should take a big test and judge the merits based on his achievements. .From the time he landed on the island to this time, although he had a little understanding of the local conditions of Yanfu, he still didn't know what he should do. Hearing Huanzhou talk about the yearly gift, he guessed that it was one of the achievements of his island official this year. Then he asked a few more questions about the details, Huo Zhou also answered everything, and explained the properties of the island's products in great detail.When the full moon rises to the top and the galaxy runs through the top, I can already hear the sound of the wind and waves in the distance.After another section of the path, the forest will be filled with tidal flats, and the vastness and vastness of the view will be the vast sea.

It was night after the heavy rain, the condensed clouds were completely collapsed, and the sea rose and the moon was shining, and the sky was full of stars, and the waves were scattered with thousands of points of light, shining like silver. Although there were no candles for lighting, it was enough to see the way and know the way.When the four of them walked to the seaside, they saw the big and small Taohua brothers pull out a small boat from under the trees by the forest and push it to the seashore. Huozhou and Jingshi boarded the boat first, and the two brothers pushed the boat into the sea, then jumped on the stern of the boat and rowed the water.At this time, the tide was so high that it submerged most of the tidal flats, and his two brothers paddled proficiently, and they were several tens of feet away from the island in a short time.

From the time they left the village to the sea, the four of them always headed east. Now they were drifting in the waves, and they saw a silver plate about to rise in front of them, and the moon was shining brightly and coldly.The dome of the sea reflects each other, and the atmosphere is sad and confusing, floating like clouds and flying into the sky.

The full moon hangs above the sea waves, it looks a bit bigger than usual, which attracts Jing Shi to look at each other for a long time.Just as he could see his background, he suddenly heard Huo Zhou beside him say: "Are you feeling homesick, my lord?"

Jing Shi closed his gaze, shook his head and said: "No, it's just that I've never seen such a seascape before." Then he looked at the other side and said, "Mr. Huo Zhou, why do you think I'm homesick?"

Huo Zhou smiled and said: "Although Yu Shi is a lowly citizen of a wild country, he also knows a little about land literature. A wanderer travels far and has no things from his homeland. Only this round of bright moon is the same as before. How can he not think about it?"

Jing Shi said: "As in the past, it is not only the moon, the sun during the day, the stars at night, all are seen by the world. Why do you think only when you see the moon?"

Huo Zhou thought for a while, looked sideways at the moon and said: "I think it's the dead of night, so it's easier to think. And the moon waxes and wanes, so it can't always be the same, and it hurts more."

Jing Shi remained silent.The two of them looked at the sea and the sky, and suddenly heard the big and small peach blossom brothers screaming behind them. They followed their fingers and saw silver light dots among the waves in the north, like moonlight, like broken snow, but the waves stopped and did not gather, and they did not melt when they touched the water. , obviously something else.

Seeing this situation, Huo Zhou immediately said: "This is sea foam, sir, please pay attention to it."

While speaking, the wooden boat was heading towards the place where the silver light shone.Jing Shi leaned against the railing of the boat, staring at each other, when he got close to three or four zhang, he saw that the silver light was originally a dozen or so white pills, about the size of clam pearls, translucent and bright, just like cloud crystal jellyfish.It clearly has no fins or eyes, but it can appear and disappear in waves, neither scattered nor sinking, but it is not known whether it is a living thing or a dead thing.

He looked at himself, but the big and small peach blossoms beside him had already opened the dark cabin under the boat, and took out the net basket from inside, the net bag was thin and soft, the eyes were as small as beans, it seemed to be woven with hair, and the inner bones were covered with wicker and other tough The branches are very flexible in expansion and contraction.At present, the two brothers, one is driving the boat, the other is holding the net, and when they reach the approach point, they will lightly cast the net on the place where the silver light gathers.The dozens of small pills looked extremely smooth, but when they touched the net, they seemed to be coated with a layer of paste, firmly stuck to the bottom of the net, and Xiao Taohua carried them back one by one.

(End of this chapter)

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