Bai Yuquan followed: "I'm here to find medicinal materials for my daughter."
Xu Suyun opened her mouth and raised her head: "Oh...then what kind of medicinal materials are you looking for?"
Princess Xiyun: "Fairy flower."
Xu Suyun turned to look at Shi Chong: "I've never heard of it."
Shi Chong nodded: "I haven't heard of it either."
Lu Zhu came in with tea and dropped it on the table with a clang.
"Come on, come on, drink some water, you are hungry, I will cook for you right now."
Xu Suyun stood up.
"Uh... don't bother, let's..." Princess Xiyun said halfway before turning to look at Lin Xiaodong.
Shi Chongpi smiled and said: "You guys can just have a meal at my house and stay here tonight, there are many vacant rooms."
Lin Xiaodong blinked and thought: I can't leave even if I want to.
"Then I'll trouble Auntie."
Lin Xiaodong stood up and bowed his head in salute.
"snort!"
Luzhu glared at Lin Xiaodong and followed Xu Suyun out.
Shi Chong sat with Lin Xiaodong and the three of them, and said: "If you are looking for medicinal materials, don't you go to the deep mountains and old forests to find them, but come to the sea?"
Princess Xiyun didn't know what to say, and glanced at Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong replied: "We are not sure whether there is one, but we followed the directions on the map to find it all the way here."
"When you get to the island, where are you going to go?"
Shi Chong asked.
Lin Xiaodong kept blinking, thought for a moment, and told the truth: "The place we want to go is on the west side of the island, about ten miles away on the sea."
"Oh..." Shi Chong pouted and nodded, his eyes moved quickly, and he thought to himself: There is nothing ten miles west of the island. The coral producing areas are all around the island. Are these people really not here for the coral?
of?
“What kind of herbs grow on the sea?”
Shi Chong asked again.
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "We don't know either, we can only go and see."
Shi Chong nodded, not knowing what he was planning.
The food was quickly prepared and brought to the dining table. Xu Suyun smiled and said: "Come on, come on, it's time to eat, there's nothing delicious, so I'll make do with it."
Princess Xiyun smelled the aroma of steamed crabs and exclaimed: "Wow...it smells so good!"
Luzhu said proudly: "The way we cook it is much more delicious than the way you fishermen make it!"
Xu Suyun greeted several people: "Go home and have dinner."
Lin Xiaodong sat down and took a look. Steamed crabs, boiled shrimps, clam and egg soup, roasted seaweed, and steamed buns were the staple food.
The people living in the sea live a simple life and cannot afford big fish or meat. They can only eat crabs, shrimps and clams every day to satisfy their hunger.
"Wow, Auntie's craftsmanship is so good!"
Lin Xiaodong couldn't help but extend his thumb.
"Of course! The way you land people cook seafood is simply a waste of natural resources!"
Lu Zhu raised her eyebrows proudly.
Halfway through the meal, Shi Chong said to Lin Xiaodong: "I happen to be going to sea tomorrow, so I'll take you there."
Lin Xiaodong opened his mouth and blinked, and it took him a while to realize: "Do you allow us to go?"
"elder brother!"
Lu Zhu heard this and glared at Shi Chong.
Shi Chong nodded: "I'll send you there. After you collect the medicinal materials, I'll send you back. The island is very unfriendly to humans. Don't come back again in the future."
Lin Xiaodong nodded and smiled: You plan to keep an eye on us the whole time.
Okay, okay, if you drop us off, we won't have to look for a boat anymore.
Princess Xiyun is worried: if she encounters Long Yue and the others, they will start a fight. If there is really a treasure under the water, it won't be clear by then. She doesn't know how much trouble it will cause in advance.
"However, we don't know what the situation is under the water, and it may be dangerous."
Princess Xiyun hesitated.
Shi Chong smiled confidently and pointed at himself: "I am a shark, and the sea is no different from my home."
Lin Xiaodong blinked: Take it one step at a time.
"Then I'll trouble you."
Lin Xiaodong nodded to Shi Chong.
Shi Chong also nodded and said: "We are going to collect corals early tomorrow morning.
It is said that a thousand-year-old coral has been discovered in the south, and all the fleets have gone there. We will also go there tomorrow. After we have collected the coral, we will take you to collect medicine."
"good."
Lin Xiaodong agreed.
Princess Xiyun's eyes shone and she rubbed her hands: "Thousand-year-old coral?"
Seeing Princess Xiyun's excitement, Lu Zhu snorted and said angrily: "Look, they are still here for the coral!"
Princess Xiyun calmed down and said: "Corals that are thousands of years old are extremely rare. If they really exist, I will buy them."
Shi Chong laughed after hearing this: "Do you know how much a thousand-year-old coral is worth?"
Princess Xiyun was so excited that she didn't expect anyone to question her financial resources. She raised her chest and raised her eyebrows and said, "I can afford it no matter how much it costs."
Lu Zhu curled her lips: "Just you?"
Princess Xiyun wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Bai Yuquan, who said: "How long does it take you to collect coral?"
Shi Chong replied: "Don't worry, I will definitely deliver you in the afternoon. There will be enough time."
"good."
Bai Yuquan nodded.
After eating and drinking, Shi Chong arranged a room for the three of them and said to Xu Suyun: "Mom, you and Lu Zhu go to sleep in the new house."
Princess Xiyun felt a little embarrassed: "Then no need. If there is not enough space, we will stay in an inn."
Princess Xiyun thought it was because there were not enough rooms, but in fact Shi Chong was worried about the three of them.
Xu Suyun didn't know why, so Shi Chong whispered something in her ear. Xu Suyun nodded and called to Luzhu: "Sister?
Let’s go!”
Luzhu hugged the quilt, glared at the three of them, and went out with Xu Suyun.
Lin Xiaodong looked by the window and saw Xu Suyun and Luzhu boarding a new boat next door. It turned out that this old boat was the old house of Xu Suyun and her husband, and next door was Shi Chong's new house.
"You three, go to bed early and leave early tomorrow. If you need anything, come to me."
Shi Chong said to the three of them.
"Trouble."
Lin Xiaodong said politely, and the three of them settled in.
Sitting on the bed, Lin Xiaodong looked around. Everything in this old house was old. The bed, furniture, and New Year pictures were all yellowed and peeling. The ceiling was low. Sitting on the bed, he could feel the ship undulating slightly. It felt very strange.
Lin Xiaodong was lost in thought when he suddenly heard a whistle coming from downstairs. He walked to the window and looked down, and found a small boat parked below. Standing on the boat were Wu Shaohui and others, all looking at them eagerly. Some had knives on their shoulders, and some had knives on their shoulders.
There is a sword on his waist.
In the next room, Shi Chong also opened the window, looked downstairs, and ordered: "You guys have to work hard tonight, just stay here and don't let others disturb the guests."
Wu Shaohui smiled fiercely: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"
Princess Xiyun and Bai Yuquan also came to the window, looked down, unconsciously smacked their mouths, and said nothing.
Anyway, the three of them are not here to steal corals. They should eat and sleep. They slept on the upper floor boat. The bed board kept shaking up and down, giving it a cradle-like feeling. It was very comfortable to sleep until dawn.
Lu Zhu came to deliver the meal angrily. Shi Chong had woken up early. Lu Zhu went to his room and whispered: "Brother, do you really want to take them to collect corals?"