Wu Laojiu is one of the oldest fishermen in Hongluo Bay. His ancestors all relied on fishing for a living and were very familiar with the sea conditions around Dengzhou.

In Wu Laojiu's opinion, Dahai is sometimes like a child who never grows up. When you get angry, you have to coax him with him and never go against him.

Fishermen will worship the sea when they open the sea, just to make the sea happy. Only when the sea is happy can they gain good results.

Wu Laojiu is 40 years old this year and has a wife and three daughters.

It is Wu Laojiu's knot to have never had a son. In his opinion, girls are no better than men, and such hard work as going to sea may not be able to do.

But gradually, his view also changed as his daughters grew up.

All three daughters are very capable. They can not only help him repair the fishing nets, sort fish and shrimps, but also go out to sea to fish with him.

Wu Laojiu was naturally very happy, and his craftsmanship finally had a successor.

He also figured it out that he would hire one or two sons-in-law in the future, and even if he didn't have a son, he would still live without a son!

There are many victims who are not full these days. What can they do if they stutter at will?

Son-in-law coming to the door? Humph, he is a cheap one!

Wu Laojiu hummed while closing the net.

According to his years of fishing experience, there are a lot of fish and shrimp in this net.

After selling the fish and shrimps, I pulled half a piece of new clothes for my daughter and wife!

After the net was closed, Wu Laojiu did not disappoint. The fishing net was filled with sea fish, sometimes mixed with a few crabs.

Hehe, the youngest likes to eat this kind of black-shelled crab. Wu Laojiu pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing a row of yellow and black teeth.

After putting all the fish and shrimps into wooden barrels and fed them to water, Wu Laojiu hurriedly turned around and returned.

It will take at least two hours to get from here to Hongluo Bay, and he has to go back before dark.

Looking at the sparkling sea, Wu Laojiu was in a good mood and hummed a fisherman's song tone again.

? "One pull gold, hey! Two pull silver, hey! Three pull jewelry is shiny, the sea will live up to the fisherman. How can you be afraid of the wind on a boat? What does it matter if you are sunbathing? You have to touch the pearl underwater drill, and you have to quickly lift the tent."

This fisherman's song was taught by his father, and his grandfather taught him. The fishermen who have been fighting for generations hummed the same tune, set sail and tent, threw nets and closed the nets, fished at sunrise and returned at sunset, and lived a life of eating the sea by the sea.

Although plain, it is also happy.

Wu Laojiu was very content. Compared with the victims in Henan, Shaanxi and other places, the lives of the fishermen in Hongluo Bay are definitely considered happy.

It is said that the grain particles were harvested for thousands of miles in Henan and Shaanxi. The victims had no food to eat, so they could only steal Guanyin soil to fill their stomachs.

But even though Guanyin earth can satisfy hunger, it cannot excrete. Anyone who eats Guanyin earth will eventually die of bloating.

It would be fine if it was just a natural disaster, but there would be human disasters.

The government troops, rebels, and Tartars all surrounded Shaanxi and Henan. Even if the people were not starved to death, they would be arrested and filled with trenches.

Wu Laojiu heard that Shaanxi and Henan people do not have one ten remaining.

Even Shandong has suffered a lot of war.

During the Chongzhen period, the Tartars robbed the capital, but they were not satisfied and turned around and rushed towards Shandong.

Linqing is such a prosperous city with its back against the canal. It was robbed and slaughtered by the Tartars, and its vitality was severely damaged and has not yet fully recovered.

In other words, Dengzhou, which is far from the inland, is rarely affected. Except for Kong Youde's Dengzhou Rebellion, he has never suffered any wars.

Even in the Dengzhou Rebellion, the people in the city suffered, and the fishermen in Hongluo Bay were not affected at all.

In this way, Hongluo Bay is really a blessed land left by our ancestors.

Time passed quickly, and before he knew it, Wu Laojiu's fishing boat sailed into the entrance of the bay.

But he felt something was wrong.

Black smoke rose above the entire fishing village, and he could smell a burning smell from afar.

Wu Laojiu immediately became a little alert, lying very low, and carefully observing the movements in the fishing village.

After a while, he found several soldiers appearing on the dock and throwing a headless corpse into the sea.

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Wu Laojiu took a deep breath and thought to himself how many soldiers could have appeared in such a good mood.

He was eager to find out what was going on, but he didn't dare to continue on the boat, so he simply jumped into the sea.

All the fishermen in Hongluo Bay have excellent water properties, and Wu Laojiu is no exception.

He could even swim over without breathing at this distance.

The closer you get to the pier, the more turbid the sea water becomes. Wu Laojiu tried to keep his body lower than the attention of the soldiers on the pier.

After half a cup of tea, Wu Laojiu swam to the edge of the dock and saw the soldiers walking away talking and laughing, then he dared to surface.

The moment his head surfaced, Wu Laojiu was gasping for breath.

He had been holding back his breath for too long just now and almost couldn't hold on.

While adjusting his breathing, Wu Laojiu moved forward with both hands holding the wooden board.

He didn't dare to move too much, so he was very slow. It took two cups of tea to move the pallet of two hundred steps.

When we reach the end of the pallet, Wu Laojiu can see the scene in the fishing village more clearly.

I saw the small fishing village full of soldiers. They rushed into the house wantonly, dragged the woman out, and raped her on the spot.

Wu Laojiu felt angry and wanted to jump ashore to fight these soldiers immediately.

But when he thought about it carefully, he would not be able to hurt these soldiers. Instead of killing for nothing, it would be better to figure out what these people are before making any decisions.

In the late Chongzhen period, the world was in chaos, and officers and soldiers were not like officers and soldiers, and bandits were not like bandits.

Although these soldiers were wearing big red fat jackets in the Ming army's style, they might not be any regular army. Maybe they were miscellaneous troops of the Shanda King who surrendered.

The closest city to Hongluo Bay is Dengzhou City.

There was such a big disturbance here, so didn't Dengzhou City notice it?

After thinking about it, Wu Laojiu still felt that he should go to Dengzhou Prefecture to send a letter.

He himself alone is not enough to stop these soldiers from doing evil deeds, and he must rely on the power of the government.

Wu Laojiu wanted to bet once, and he wanted to bet that the officials in Dengzhou City were not in the same group as these soldiers.

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"Be careful of fire candles when the weather is dry. Be careful of fire candles when the weather is dry. "

In Qinghefang, Dengzhou City, Zhao Hu was patrolling the streets when he suddenly saw a light appearing in the distance.

Gradually he heard the sound of horse hooves.

A man galloped on his horse with a torch in his hand.

He couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise.

There is a curfew in Dengzhou City. How dare anyone run a horse in the city in the middle of the night?

Zhao Hu was about to come forward to scold him, but when he saw clearly that the person coming was heading to the yamen, he immediately retreated.

No wonder this person dares to ignore the curfew. It turns out that he has an official background, so he is still a relative of the master!

It’s better not to make a fool of yourself at this time!

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Chapter completed!