"Are you sure that the blockade is placed here?" Bockaar asked suspiciously, wondering if he had found the wrong place.
"It should be here..." Claude wasn't sure if it was this location. That day, he only remembered that Erikson dropped the barrier when he said that the water depth here was more than four meters, and he really didn't pay much attention to the surrounding scene.
"I forgot..." Viricero spread his hands, but he simply did.
Erikson looked at the surrounding environment carefully before answering with certainty: "This is it. I remembered it correctly. Everyone who is familiar with water life will remember the position before setting up the block. I will not do this."
Wrong..."
"Then, is it possible that it could be taken away by others?" Bockaar asked. If that were the case, the loss would be huge. The Erikson family's block is worth at least ten silver thalers.
"It shouldn't be possible," Erikson was not sure: "The wooden buoy on the block has the logo of our Otruni family. People in White Deer Town will know that it belongs to our family at a glance. Moreover.
The interlacing method of the net ropes used to compile the net is also unique. It is specially used on sea nets. If others collect the net, they will be discovered quickly. Besides, the fishermen in Bailu Town know the rules and are unlikely to collect what others have released.
block……"
"Did you say last time that there have been a lot of new people coming to Bailu Town in the past six months, some of whom are not honest..." Bok'ar said.
"There are some new fishermen who don't know the rules, but they don't have the guts to collect our nets. The dock inspectors in the town keep a close eye on them. If they break the rules, they will be severely punished. You know this year we
The number of conscripts in the town is still less than half, and the patrol police, tax collectors and inspectors are counting on these people to fill the holes..."
Well, what Ericson said is right. This year, Bailu Town decided to renovate the east road and prepare to expand the town eastwards next year. However, due to lack of human and financial resources, the idea was directed to the slaves to flatter themselves.
It's called reform through labor. As long as a civilian in the town commits a crime, even a small mistake will result in at least three months of hard labor. In this way, you only need to provide some pig food and tools, and you can get free labor...
If someone takes away the blocking net, he has no place to take action. He will be discovered as soon as he gets to the dock. Even the stores in town that collect illegal goods are not willing to spend money to collect the Ericson family's blocking net. This matter
It will easily reach the ears of Captain Otruni, and then no matter whether it is sold or collected, there will be no good end...
"Let's look for it again. Maybe it just drifted away, or it was taken to another place by the passing ships." Viricero said.
"It's impossible. There's a lead weight under the block. How could it float away if it's so heavy? It's impossible for it to be taken away by a ship. People on the ship will find it if it's hooked..." Erikson muttered.
But half an hour later, after almost drawing a big circle there, I finally found the blockade.
"It's strange, how did this barrier end up here? This is already the lakeside..." Erikson was puzzled.
It can be said that this place is already next to the stone sentry post, almost a hundred meters away from the place where the barrier is placed. If the red pontoon on the barrier was not very conspicuous on the water, it would be difficult to see it for a while.
.
As soon as he pulled the net, Viricolo frowned: "Why is it so heavy? Is it because it was hooked to the water plants at the bottom of the lake or something?"
As the net was dragged onto the boat, Verricro suddenly shouted in surprise: "There are fish, there are big fish!"
There was really a big fish, but only one, and it was already dead.
However, this big fish was at least one meter and a half long. It broke through one of the meshes of the net, but was trapped by the mesh next to it. It couldn't break free. It struggled for a long time and brought the net here.
, and finally died of exhaustion...
After the fish was dragged onto the boat, Ericson laughed happily: "It turned out to be a black tiger fish, such a big black tiger fish, haha, no one in the town has ever caught such a big black tiger fish..."
Black tiger fish is also a specialty fish of Lake Beringa. This fish lives at the bottom of the lake and is extremely difficult to catch. Its meat is delicious and tender, making it a treasure among fishes. Moreover, this fish has a bad temper and is fierce, and will die soon after being caught by fishermen.
, cannot be cultivated.
This was another big gift bag I picked up on the way back. No one expected that a block that was put down casually would yield such a big harvest.
"Get some water and put it in the cabin. The black tiger fish will become stale quickly if left on the deck and exposed to the sun. It is better to put it in the water, even if it is already dead. We will arrive at the dock in about two hours.
Then I will take it out to open the eyes of those people." Ericson smiled broadly, probably imagining how to show off his harvest when he returned to the dock to blind the eyes of the audience.
Claude had no intention of guessing what his companions were thinking. After helping to put away the net and throw the black tiger fish into the water-filled cabin, he decided to take a nap on the deck. He stayed up all night last night and only now did he finally feel a little better.
Feeling sleepy.
After being in a daze for a long time, Claude was pushed to wake up by Boker: "Claude, wake up, we're here."
When I opened my eyes, I saw the Erikson family's private dock not far ahead. Old Sonny, the owner of the fishing boat, was standing on the dock, waving towards me.
Erikson was turning the rudder to let the fishing boat dock, and Verricro was standing on the bow holding a pole. Claude touched his face with his hand to wake himself up, and then realized that he was covered with
A blanket.
As soon as he got up from the deck, Claude felt his legs go weak and he almost knelt on the deck again. He hurriedly held on to the side of the ship to steady his body.
He opened his mouth and let out a big yawn: "Why are you here so soon?"
Erikson smiled and said: "It's not bad, you have slept for more than two hours. Vero said that you stayed up all night last night and asked us not to wake you up. Boa also covered you with a blanket."
"Thank you, brothers." Claude yawned again: "But why do I still feel so sleepy?"
Verricro used his pole to prop up the stone wall of the pier, allowing the small fishing boat to smoothly cross the hull and stick to the pier. He lowered his pole and threw the cable from the bow to old Sonny on the dock. He turned back to Claude.
He smiled and said, "You were scared, but now your reaction is normal. I was still wondering last night why you didn't feel nervous at all after the life-and-death fight with the big python.
When I went hunting with my father and killed a wolf cub for the first time, I was so frightened that I couldn't sleep all night. I dreamed about the wolf cub covered in blood. It took me two days to calm down. The same goes for you.
, after killing the python, your whole body's energy was still hanging up. Only when you got on the boat did you relax and fall asleep peacefully.
But you probably haven't slept enough, so you feel tired and sleepy. It's like when my father goes hunting, he sleeps for more than ten hours before getting up every time he comes back. Otherwise, you can go home and have a good sleep first.
, we will handle the matter here."
Claude understood that this was a sense of security. After fighting the big python on the ground floor of the ruins yesterday afternoon, his whole spirit was indeed suspended as Viricero said, fearful and ready to suffer something again at any time.
attack. So I was so energetic last night that I didn’t want to sleep at all. To put it bluntly, I didn’t feel safe. It wasn’t until I got on the boat that I relaxed and felt that my safety was guaranteed, and then I dozed off.
Yawning for the third time, Claude nodded: "Okay, I'll go home first and call a carriage for me. Now I doubt that I will fall asleep on the road if I walk."
Picking up his backpack, Claude got on the carriage and barely kept his eyes open until he reached the door of his house. The carriage driver waited for Claude to get off the carriage and then drove away. Erikson had already said hello and let the carriage go.
The husband went to get the money from him, and all he had to do was send Claude home.
The sleepy-eyed Claude casually said hello to his sister Angelina downstairs. Without noticing the traces of crying on her sister's face, he staggered up the stairs and returned to his small attic.
He fell onto the bed. But he still remembered to stuff his backpack under the bed, and then fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but Claude was pushed awake. When he opened his eyes, he saw his mother and Little Fatty.
Little Fatty had climbed onto the bed and was climbing on top of Claude. Seeing Claude wake up, his mother asked with concern: "Claude, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Shaking his head, he hugged Little Fatty into his arms. Regardless of his struggle, Claude smiled and said, "It's okay. I was on duty last night and didn't sleep all night, so I felt very tired during the day."
Mother breathed a sigh of relief: "Then come down to eat. Your father wants to see you for something. Also, you guys went fishing together, why did you let you stay up all night alone? Isn't this bullying?"
Claude just smiled and shook his head, not wanting to explain anything to his mother. He grabbed the little chubby boy in his arms and kissed her cheek hard twice before getting up and preparing to go downstairs.
"I want my brother to hug me." Little Fatty said coquettishly.
"Okay, if you give me a hug, I'll give you a hug." Claude took the little fat man again and put it directly on his shoulders: "Then let's go downstairs first."
My mother shouted worriedly from behind: "Be careful, don't knock on the door..."
Claude knew this, so when he passed the door, he squatted down and passed the door, making the little fat man laugh out loud.
I rushed down the stairs "bang bang bang" all the way, and only put the little fat man down when I got to the restaurant.
Mr. Morsant and Albert were still sitting next to the dining table, but when he heard the sound of dishes being washed in the kitchen, Claude knew that he was the last one to have dinner again.
"Father, what do you want from me?" Claude asked as he sat down and pulled the white bread basket on the dining table.
"Thanks to you, today's dinner is very rich," said Mr. Morsan, taking down his pipe.
Only then did Claude realize that what was on the table were all things he was familiar with: dried mountain deer meat, boiled potatoes with mountain antelope leg bones, and fried python meat.
"Eh..." Claude was a little strange: "Why is there no black tiger fish meat? Didn't Boa and the others send it over? Impossible. I should be able to get a large section of such a big black tiger fish.
, why not? Have you eaten them all?”
"Black tiger fish, right?" Mr. Morsan replied: "There is no black tiger fish. Your black tiger fish was bought by the tavern chef Pied at a high price. Originally, he also wanted to buy the python meat and mountain venison, but
They were rejected by Boa and the others."
"You, how do you know?" Claude almost choked on the bread.
"You went home and fell asleep all afternoon, but you didn't know that your friends had already caused a sensation in the whole town. They put the skin of the python they had hunted directly on the pier, and people who came to watch were crowded around.
There are so many people, and it is really rare to see such a big python.
There is also mountain deer skin, such a big black tiger fish. I never thought you would get such a big harvest during your fishing trip this holiday. The owners of several shops in the town almost got into a fight over the purchase of your python skins and mountain deer skins.
Boa was quite capable and held a bidding auction directly on the dock, and finally sold it for a high price.
By the way, these mountain deer meat jerky, antelope hind legs and python meat were all sent by Vero, saying it was your share. But I am a little strange. You told me to go fishing. Could it be that these are all grown on
Were you caught in the water?"
Claude now understood why his father looked so unhappy. He said he was going fishing, but in fact he was going hunting. His father thought he had deceived him.
"Sorry, father, I was worried that you wouldn't let me go, so I said we were going fishing. But we also brought muskets, and we were planning to hunt while fishing." Just admit it when you are wrong, Claude's attitude is not bad.
More sincere.
"Who brought the musket?" asked Mr. Morsan.
"Vero and Ike both use their father's muskets. In fact, I also really want to have a musket of my own..."
Mr. Morsant did not speak any more, but tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if thinking about something in his mind. What surprised Claude was that Albert didn't say a word today, as if he was mute.
Likewise, what he usually likes most is to jump out and make sarcastic remarks when his father is teaching Claude.
"You should eat first. Forget it this time. You are not allowed to make up excuses to deceive your family again..." Mr. Morsan let Claude go so easily, stood up and walked out.