Chapter 136: There is a home in the vast ocean

There are spacious rooms in the brand new bamboo building, with a large yard outside, divided into front and back yards, and a warehouse next to it. There are groups of ducks in the yard, just like people from Luzhou.

The weather was getting colder. There were a few blankets and a small charcoal stove. The stove was filled with meat porridge. The strong aroma was floating out. It was not fish porridge, but pork. The pig just killed at home.

It smells really fragrant.

Xiao Tao, who was lying on the shop on the ground, twitched his mouth twice, and then stuck out his tongue and gagged his lips, saying that it was fragrant.

"If you think it smells good, get up and drink it. Where did this come from?" The man in charge of cooking in the lighthouse came to Xiaotao with a bowl of just-cooked porridge. He touched Xiaotao and said when Xiaotao opened his eyes slightly.

Xiaotao was still confused. There was no bamboo building in front of him, and there was no yard. The crowds of ducks that others said were missing. There was only one person who looked a little fat, looking at him with a smile.

"Where is this? Why did I come here?" Xiao Tao seemed to have forgotten what happened before waking up for the time being, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

"You fell into the water, we caught you. The young man is lucky. It's such a dark night, and it's thunderstorm and strong winds. If Lao Wang hadn't watched it, two floating corpses would have been found tomorrow morning."

The chef said to Xiaotao patiently. Xiaotao was stunned for a while, and finally remembered what had happened before. Yes, he grabbed his father and swam in the sea. He only remembered that someone had the light on in front of him. Later, he saw two people swimming towards him. The water quality was better and there was no time to sink. Then he lost the strength.

"Where is my dad? Where is my dad? Is my dad here?" Xiao Tao, who thought of the past, realized that the first thing he thought of was his father's safety.

"Yeah, here, that person is your father? Don't worry, I'm alive, probably a little older and tired, lying there and sleeping before I get up. When you wake up, drink the porridge. After drinking, please stay with your father. I'm going to sleep for a while."

The chef pushed the porridge bowl on the floor and yawned in front of Xiao Tao. He threw down the sentence and lay directly on the ground and fell asleep in the most comfortable position.

Lao Wang, who took turns sleeping for a while in the evening, got up at this time, glanced at the sea with his eyes, sat at the window, and said to Xiaotao: "You were lucky enough to come last night. You don't need to think about other things. Just raise them well, just be there, and the boat can be rebuilt."

Lao Wang could see at a glance that both of them belonged to fishermen's families, and the boat must have been overturned at night. There is no need to say much about the importance of a boat to a fishermen's families, just because they are afraid that the two of them will not be able to think about it.

Xiaotao did feel a little sorry for the ship, but he didn't care too much. The person who was about to die was alive again. At worst, he could go to the water to catch more fragrant scents and let his father fish on the shore. His brother also helped to do something. He could get another boat after two months.

Nodding gratefully at the person whose name was not known at the window, Xiaotao came to his father and looked carefully. He felt relieved when he saw that it was really okay.

I endured the soreness all over my body, picked up the bowl and tried the hot and cold. I took a sip and let the fragrance of meat fill my mouth and a happy expression appeared on my face.

"This, this uncle, do you live here with another uncle?" Xiao Tao, who was reluctant to drink all the porridge in one breath, asked his lips.

Lao Wang still guarded his post, looked at the boring and monotonous sea with his eyes, and asked back: "Don't you know the lighthouse?"

"I don't know, what is a lighthouse? Is the name of the village? My father and I came from Ansizhou and found a big island in the sea. I built a small house on the island and could find places with erectile scents around the island. I swam down and dig, and thirty copper coins were exchanged for one chunk of erectile scents. After three days of fishing, the strong wind was confused."

Xiaotao looked outside the window, his expression changed while speaking, yearning for and regretting, and finally being glad.

"Thanks to the old man and my uncle who saved me and my father, the same house would be over. My uncle, looking at this place, I think life is not good. I will get more fragrant and change the house for my husband to live in."

Xiao Tao knew how to be grateful. Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to be so good, he wanted to build a house for them in the future. When he was talking, he brought the porridge bowl to his mouth with his hands, looked at the meat inside, and was stunned for a moment, then he felt something was wrong.

If people really have a hard time, how can they use porcelain bowls? How can they make meat porridge for themselves? Rice porridge is enough.

"Old, old man, it seems that life is not bad for you and this uncle."

"Haha, it's enough for a young man to have this kind of heart. He doesn't have to want to repay him all day long. After living his life in his house, he will be able to have a good rice wine in the jar next to him. Drink it hot. Did you get tired last night?"

Lao Wang knew what the young man was thinking, and smiled amiably twice, pointing at the jar placed beside him without looking back.

Xiao Tao nodded and shook his head again, half open his mouth, trying to say something but didn't know how to speak.

Lao Wang's eyes were scrubbing the sea surface, but his mouth was not enough. He was idle, and said to Xiaotao: "It's a bit too small to exchange for a copper coin. In Luzhou, it depends on the quality. If thirty alumina fragrances are all top-quality, not to mention a copper coin, even a hundred copper coins are rushing to buy them. If you sell them to Luzhou Specialty Store, you can get 120 cents."

Xiao Tao was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe that Jiaxiang could sell so much money. After dozens of breaths, he asked tentatively: "Old man, do you know?"

"I know, I came from Luzhou, so how could I not know that I would guard the lighthouse and guide the ships to and from here. I know where there are reefs and where there are rapids in this area. The wages of thirty cents a day are managed by the wine and vegetable chamber. As long as the ship with the visible range of the lighthouse where I am can get help, it is not considered a dereliction of duty.

It was also my duty to save you last night, so I don’t have to thank the two of us. If you want to thank you, I would like to thank you. I would like to go out to fish or catch the fragrance of armor in the future. If you are tired, I have no place to rest, so I go to the lighthouse to have some hot water and have a meal, so I don’t have any money.”

Lao Wang's voice was not loud, but it was like thunder in Xiaotao's ears.

"Old man, don't you just build it in if you don't have money? What exactly is a lighthouse?" Xiao Tao still doesn't know what the lighthouse represents.

"The lighthouse is a home, a warm home for people who are sailing outside. As long as you meet the lighthouse, you will get home. You don't have to be so polite with your family. Drink it, there is still something in the pot. Wait for a while, your uncle Shitou wakes up and prepares you something to eat and vegetables.

Well, make a jealous cabbage. As for the money from the lighthouse, it is taken from the people and used for the people. A small number of people from other states sell their things to the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce, and that money is enough to support the lighthouse."

"Home?" Xiao Tao felt that his strength had recovered a little. He drank the meat porridge in the bowl before it was cold, stood up and walked to another window. He immediately took a breath, took a few steps back, and stared blankly into the distance.

"It's too high, no wonder I can see far. So that's it, old man, is this lighthouse specially prepared by Luzhou for people who go out to sea?"

"Yes, it's just a preparation for the seafarers. It's not just this lighthouse. From now on, there are 200 lighthouses, fifteen big ones. Like where we are, the rest are small lighthouses. It takes more than half a month to travel from Yuhailu to Luzhou. How can you do it if there are fewer lighthouses?"

Lao Wang found a person to speak and began to introduce it in detail.

Xiaotao became more and more surprised as he heard it. When Lao Wang said it was almost the same, Xiaotao sighed, lowered his head and his voice became small, "If An Sizhou can do this, then my father and I would not have almost lost our lives last night. I have always heard people in Luzhou say how good Luzhou is. I have tried my best to think about it. Now I know that I am not thinking enough."

Xiaotao envies the people in Luzhou and feels sad at the same time. They are all next to the beach. Why can people be protected by fishing when going to sea? There is nothing here. Home is indeed home. Within the range of 200 lighthouses, you don’t have to worry about anything. Fishing well. If you are hungry, you can find a lighthouse and have hot food to eat.

It’s not like my own. When I go out to sea, I bring some steamed rice, then make some vegetables and leaves, and when I roll them out, I can eat it. It’s okay when it’s getting colder, but if it’s hot, the food will go bad and it smells sour in my mouth.

"It's good to be born in Luzhou." Xiao Tao muttered, raised his head and suddenly found two boats on the sea that were much larger than fishing boats coming, and immediately shouted to Lao Wang: "Old man, ship, ship, big ship, big ship, big ship, are you going to have dinner here?"

Lao Wang couldn't see this side from the angle. When he heard Xiao Tao's words, he quickly climbed up the ladder next to him. When he got to the top, he could see the surrounding area clearly. He only showed his head, looked over there, and climbed down and said:

"No need to worry, they came over to give us what we usually use, including meat, vegetables, and ice, and used for frozen meat. After delivering it, they went to patrol somewhere else."

"What are you from Luzhou? Patrol? What are you patrolling?" Xiao Tao looked back and became even more curious.

"If something happens to a boat from another place or a fishing boat on the sea, they will go over and take care of it. There is nothing wrong with it now. When more fishing boats go out in the future, there will be conflicts with fishing boats from another place. The patrol boats will go over. Well, that's what the notice from the great official said."

Lao Wang seemed very proud when he said this.

Xiaotao nodded and understood, "I understand this. If there is a conflict with fishing boats in other places, then I will send a patrol boat to see who is right."

"I'm wrong. It's not about who is right or who dares to touch my Luzhou ship? There's no reason to say. If it's a ship from another state, then forget it. If it's a ship from another country, the patrol ship will catch people. If it's a ship that comes from another country, it's about to catch people. If it's a ship that resists, kill it."

The words Lao Wang said were murderous, which scared Xiaotao. At the same time, he was very excited and asked in a low voice, "If there is a conflict between ships from other states and ships from other countries, will Luzhou be in charge?"

"Since it is a ship from the Tang Dynasty, it makes sense. If it is not a ship from the Tang Dynasty, it makes no sense."

"That's great. I wonder if I can build the lighthouse a little further. In the future, all the fishing fish and the fragrant smell I caught in my family will be sold to the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce. Old man, can you collect it here? If you run to Luzhou, it will be a bit far away."

Xiaotao suddenly felt very passionate. He thought that his family would also have patrol boats to protect him when he went out for fishing in the future, so he didn't have to worry about the strong wind and waves, and he didn't have to worry about the strength of those coming from other places.

He knew that the farther the sea, the more likely it was to catch special fish and sell them for a high price. He followed the people from the west that when they were fishing, they would often meet people from other countries, and sometimes they would curse each other. Once there were too many boats, they would run away from here, for fear that they would not be able to fight.

If this kind of lighthouse can be built a little further and the patrol boat will go further, then see who dares to mess with him.

Lao Wang smiled and looked at Xiaotao and said to him: "Cache, just take the things, you can collect them, but the quality is calculated at the lowest level. I can't see how good or bad the quality of so many things are.

The lighthouse will also be built in the future, mainly because the patrol boat is so good. After a while, the boats in the dock will come out and patrol farther away. Luzhou Chamber of Commerce earns money from fishermen, so it has to help the fishermen do things and protect them."

"Really? That's really great. From now on, I will sell the lighthouse when I have something in my house. Old man, let me tell you about the people here later and ask them to go to the island I found in my house to build a lighthouse. I asked everyone in my village to sell the things."

Xiao Tao's eyes were filled with joy and he began to fantasize about what the future will be.

After waiting for a while, two patrol boats came over, and Lao Wang really told the person who had disembarked and delivered the goods.

The patrolers are not directly responsible for this matter, they can only write it down and report it to the upper level after they go back. If it is really successful, they will all be rewarded.

All kinds of things were moved down and helped to carry them to the warehouse area of ​​the lighthouse. Lao Wang checked them and pressed his handprint. The patrolling ship left the lighthouse and headed towards another place.

Xiao Tao also followed him to help. Before his body fully recovered, he felt sore when he moved. Looking at the two patrol boats that were leaving, he suddenly made a decision and if he had the chance to do things in the patrol fleet in the future.

"Xiao Tao, Xiao Tao, where are you?" As soon as I returned to the top, Xiao Tao heard his father's voice and ran over in surprise.

"Dad, I'm here, I'm here, Dad, are you awake? I'll give you some heat to drink. The meat porridge is made of pork that can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year."

While talking, Xiao Tao went to the hot porridge. After watching the porridge bubble, he sniffed and served a bowl for his father to come closer.

"Dad, drink it while it's hot, there's something else to eat later."

"What is this?" Xiao Tao's father obviously didn't react. He saw his son busy there and brought a bowl of meat porridge, sniffing, which was similar to Xiao Tao's actions just now. He knew it was made of pork, so he was a little worried when he asked.

"Dad, eat quickly. We're home. Oh, Dad, did you not move your arms when you rowed last night? I'll feed you."

Xiaotao scooped some with a spoon, blew it and sent it to his father's mouth.

Xiaotao's father tasted it in confusion and slapped his mouth, "It's delicious, Xiaotao, did you make it? Is this home? When did our family become like this? How long did I sleep?"

"It's home, and there are more homes in the future. This state is made by the uncles of the family. As long as they are from the Tang Dynasty and make a living at sea, the lighthouse is the home."

Xiao Tao said things from beginning to end while feeding his father. The father had just seen the person sleeping here, but he didn't expect that there was such a good place.

He drank the porridge in the bowl in one breath, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "That's good. The governor Zhang from Luzhou is not an ordinary official. Life will be better in the future, and your brother doesn't have to worry about his wife."

"Yes, yes, we will sell our things to Luzhou Chamber of Commerce in the future. Even if we give more money, we won't sell them in other places. Luzhou Chamber of Commerce can protect us. If we sell all the things to others, they can't make money, and the lighthouse will not be able to maintain it."

Xiaotao also has his own ideas. Since he wants to let others protect him, he has to make money.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tao slapped his forehead with his hand and said, "I forgot something just now and forgot to ask the patrol boat to help us go back. What should I do? Do I have to swim back?"

At this time, Lao Wang also came up. Hearing the words of the father and son, he smiled and said, "Young man, don't worry, there are two small boats parked in each lighthouse. When you keep them for another day, you will row one of them back. Remember to have a new boat and send the boat back."

"Ah? Can you still use the boat here? Then, aren't you afraid that we won't return the boat?" Xiao Tao was a little unbelievable when he was happy. The old man said that he meant to borrow a boat and let them work, and return the boat back when he had money to buy a new boat.

"I'm afraid, not afraid. At worst, I'll take some effort. You always have to go out to sea to fish. When you take the boat, you'll write a note. If you really don't return it, there will be patrol boats to see it. If you find you, there's no need to mention the consequences."

Lao Wang was not worried at all, unless two people moved their home away to make a profit from a boat, and it would be impossible to find it.

Xiao Tao jumped up, waved his hands happily there, looked at his father, and then looked at the old man, and said, "Don't worry, we must buy a new ship in the shortest time. The scent of yarn is so valuable, and it's enough to sell it a few more times. Old man, let me tell you a secret, I can swim to a place thirty feet deep under the water to pick the scent of yarn."

When Lao Wang heard this, he was stunned and asked tentatively: "Really? Can you swim so deep? Are you not breathing?"

"Gasp, but I can take the breath for a long time. I have a way to keep the place where I don't need to move, tie a stone and sink it. After picking the aroma of the armor, let go of the stone and swim up."

Xiaotao said, shaking his head.
Chapter completed!