Giant Turtle Town.
A coastal town located in the state of West Borneo. Legend has it that a sailor discovered a giant turtle and came ashore, hence its name.
It seems so. The scenery here is pleasant, with mountains and the sea at its back, just like a cornucopia, constantly creating wealth.
Last year, Jugui Town was upgraded to a county with more than 2,000 households.
The town is centered on the port and continues to extend northward along the river, making the population thinner and thinner.
Compared with the mainland, immigrants prefer to live close to the river or in the forest. Twenty or thirty households form small villages, surrounding Giant Turtle Town like stars.
Wu Quanliang stood up from the river tremblingly, shook off the water drops, put on his short clothes, checked his body, and picked out some leeches and other miscellaneous insects.
Immediately afterwards, he carefully knocked over the straw sandals with a branch, and several dimly colored poisonous insects ran out.
He was so worried that he washed his shoes in the water twice before putting them on.
There are poisonous insects everywhere here. As a new immigrant, he has experienced the teachings of the old immigrants and knows what vigilance and caution are.
But the most important thing is that Yin Jian is not far away.
A few months ago, a new immigrant didn't take care of his shoes, and a venomous snake killed him. Within two hours, he was stiff, his face was black, and he died with his eyes closed.
Throughout Giant Turtle Town, countless people died due to carelessness.
Some people drank water overnight and had worms in their stomachs and had diarrhea, which caused them to die of pain; some people went to the toilet and were stunned, and their feces hit a big snake and were directly poisoned to death.
What's more, if you go to bed without checking the bedding, you will be gone without realizing it when you wake up in the morning.
In Jugui Town, every household sprinkles sulfur and lime every now and then, so the risk is much less.
In the countryside outside the town, lime can only be sprinkled once a month. More often, wasteland is burned to drive away insects and snakes, and plant ashes are used to sprinkle the ground.
"Nanyang is too dangerous!" Wu Quanliang breathed a sigh of relief and walked toward the village.
The village he was in was Wujiacun, a simple and unpretentious village. Half of the villagers were named Wu. This was because a member of the Wu clan took money borrowed from the whole village and came to Nanyang to make a living. After he settled down, he recruited his own people.
Wu Quanliang, who was so poor in his hometown that he couldn't even collect the betrothal gifts or even two pairs of trousers, forced himself to come here. It's been half a year now.
This half year can be regarded as the period when he has eaten the most in his life.
There is enough food.
Therefore, even if there are many poisonous insects and dangers everywhere, he is not willing to go back.
I just returned to my simple wooden house. Some of the branches and leaves were not torn off. From a distance, it looked like a big tree.
"Whole grain, whole grain——"
"Third uncle, why are you here?"
Seeing that the teenage boy was sweating profusely, he hurriedly took a ladle of cold water and sprinkled some salt on it after checking that there were no insects.
The boy didn't hesitate, drank it all, wiped his mouth and said, "Grandpa asked you to go to the ancestral hall!"
"what is the matter?"
"It seems like a wandering god!"
Hearing this, he immediately left in a hurry.
When we arrived at the ancestral hall, there were already about twenty people gathered.
Grandpa sat upright and coughed: "We can go to Nanyang and live a good life only because of the blessings of our ancestors, especially the blessings of Mazu..."
"Those who live in peace want to make a fortune, and those who have just arrived want to marry my mother (wife). They all have to worship the master, so I decided to hold a parade at the beginning of next month——"
Everyone expressed their support.
Wu Quanliang naturally nodded in agreement. He wanted to marry his mother and continue the family life!
The remaining non-Wu families also agreed.
For Mazu, this is a respect that transcends clan and culture, and you have to believe it when you are in Nanyang.
In this way, under the auspices of grandpa, those who have money contribute money and those who have power contribute, and everything is in order.
Time passed and it was almost the time of wandering gods. Suddenly the village got news that the natives not far away were ready to take action and seemed to have evil intentions.
Although Wu Quanliang did not know the indigenous people well, he knew that they were their mortal enemies.
Land, water sources, and forests are constantly competing for each other.
The hatred between the two sides is as deep as the sea and it is difficult to resolve.
The imperial court allowed local governments to freely attack indigenous tribes that had never surrendered, thereby expanding their living space.
Soon, the men of the whole village were gathered together, everyone armed with swords and guns.
There were even a few shotguns to help out, which greatly boosted everyone's spirits.
What gave them courage was the high-chested walled village. This was a city wall that was difficult for the natives to cross.
This is also a feature brought from Fujian.
Soon, a running man came running in on a donkey: "Grandpa, those black people are indeed coming towards us. There are about two to three hundred people, and they are only twenty miles away."
Grandpa was calm and calm: "Don't worry, our villages are only thirty miles apart. As long as we hold on for two hours, other villages will be able to come over!"
There are established rules for living in villages in Nanyang. Two villages cannot be more than thirty miles apart, not only for the convenience of intermarriage and communication, but also for mutual help.
Wu Quanliang, holding a harpoon, looked at these strange-looking natives from the wall with fear.
In the past, he had participated in village fights for water in the countryside, but his murderous intent had never been so strong.
"Fire arrows--" A few archers began to shoot arrows.
Immediately afterwards, like ordinary men, the strong woman climbed up the wall with a weapon and stabbed him.
The natives have swept through the village, and everyone will have a bad end, and women will be even worse.
The children even cooked gold soup in the back, moved wood, whittled wooden guns, and tried their best to help.
The indigenous people fought without any rules and did not cause many casualties to the villagers who had been prepared.
After holding on for two hours, more than a hundred men and strong women from two nearby villages came to support, and the natives immediately retreated.
It is customary to kill chickens and ducks and serve wine to celebrate.
At night, many men and women who fall in love will take the opportunity to flirt with each other, just waiting to get married.
Unfortunately, Wu Quanliang, who had no money left in his family, was not favored at all.
"Everyone, this group of natives are so bold. They come here every now and then to cause trouble. Even the Wandering Gods in my village are not good enough. I'm afraid they will offend Mazu!"
Grandpa said solemnly: "In order to avoid future troubles, why not take advantage of the weapons and guns and sufficient manpower to kill these savages in one go?"
"Grandpa, I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to go back and discuss it—"
The two village representatives were also moved, but they could only say this.
A few days later, the four nearby villages reached a consensus and jointly sent troops to clear out the indigenous people in the mountains.
There were more than two hundred soldiers and horses.
There were even fifteen muskets, and they even borrowed a squatting tiger cannon from the town, which greatly increased everyone's confidence.
Wu Quanliang was naturally enthusiastic and participated enthusiastically.
Following the large army, they rushed into the village ignorantly, dispersed the group of indigenous men, and looted everything to their heart's content.
Cattle, sheep, pots and pans, and even women were also the focus of looting.
Finally, according to the rules of the army, the first merit, the second merit, and the last merit are determined, and the seizures are distributed according to the number.
And Wujiacun gained a lot of money, acquiring more than a dozen women.
Grandpa was overjoyed: "In this way, the bachelor's door in our village will be established!"
After that, the women were sent down according to their age.
Wu Quanliang just caught one.
Looking at the native with a yellow face and a big mouth and yellow teeth, Wu Quanliang couldn't help but feel disgusted: "Grandpa, I want to marry a Han woman."
"Stop having sweet dreams!" Grandpa hit him on the head with his cane: "Those who go to Southeast Asia are all men of no age, and there are not enough men and women to share with the officials."
"Did you know that the bride price for a Han girl costs ten yuan, and you have to save it for five or six years, right? Can you bear it?"
Wu Quanliang hesitated: "Isn't it double return?"
"Dream, that's a rich family. A poor family can expect their daughter to improve their life. If they marry a mother-in-law in less than a year, you kid can just have fun!"
Wu Quanliang saw the group of older men all smiling brightly, and knew that what his father-in-law said was true, so he could only accept his fate.
At night, he scrubbed the native for half an hour and poured five basins of water before it was barely clean enough to be seen.
After entering the bridal chamber, he suddenly felt that it was worth it: "In Fujian, even if you kill me, you won't be able to marry me, so drinking two soups will be good!"
After galloping like this, the woman will be obedient the next day.
Taking advantage of the happy event, the village held another god tour. Wu Quanliang had to fight for a spot to carry the god. He plausibly said:
"Without the blessing of Mazu, how could I be a mother? It would be disrespectful if I didn't look up to you -"
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