klisemfg Chapter 507 Killing the Sheep
Chapter 507 Killing the Sheep
Despite the cool air, the restaurant remained bustling with activity.
In the center of each table is a steaming pot, some with spicy red oil, some with milky white broth, and some with a novel six-compartment broth.
Misu shouted for a while, but finally couldn't hold back any longer and walked to the counter, clutching her stomach.
"Sanchuan, why haven't you eaten dinner yet? I'm starving..." He looked listless, which made Sanchuan smile helplessly.
"I told you to eat some fish balls first to fill your stomach, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened..."
As he spoke, Sanchuan told Misu to wait there while he went to the kitchen and brought her a bowl of fish ball soup.
Thinking about Misu's physique, Sanchuan was worried that he wouldn't have enough to eat, so he specially brought a meat pie before coming out.
Unfortunately, when it was brought to the front of the room, Misu pretended not to see it and buried herself in her food.
Sanchuan explained, "We'll probably have to wait a while to eat mutton, since our great-grandparents haven't arrived yet."
Misu took big bites of the meatballs, and her stomach finally felt a little better.
"Why did you start eating as soon as you got back, and why did you invite me to eat with you?"
As he spoke, he placed the empty bowl on the counter.
Misu thought that Sanchuan didn't want him to have dinner with him, so he deliberately made him eat something first to fill his stomach so that he wouldn't be able to eat the mutton later.
That's why he refused to eat.
Who would have thought they'd eat so late?
He wasted so much time starving.
Misu sighed, clutching her stomach. After finishing a bowl of fish ball soup, the anxiety of being hungry was finally relieved a little.
At that moment, Xu Yiyi was standing on the dock looking down.
The sea breeze was strong, blowing loudly and causing the lanterns hanging on the dock to sway from side to side, their light and shadow dancing erratically on the wet wooden planks.
She squinted, facing the wind, and looked at the busy crowd on the dock.
By the flickering light of the lamps and the faint starlight from the distant fishing boats, she finally managed to identify her uncle's boat.
Then, she strode down the street.
I arrived at the boat and exchanged a few words with the uncle who was sorting through the catch.
Then he tidied up a small basket of small fish and shrimp from the corner of the cabin.
These things don't fetch a high price, but they're perfect for feeding cats and dogs or as bait.
Xu Yiyi took the heavy basket, thanked them, and turned to walk towards her small boat that was tied to the other side.
She deftly untied the mooring rope, jumped onto the boat, grabbed the heavy wooden oar, and the small boat slowly sailed out of the harbor.
After leaving the port, the wind and waves became noticeably stronger, but Xu Yiyi's hands remained steady as she steered the oars.
She was extremely familiar with this body of water, and even in the dark, she could precisely maneuver the small boat, avoiding the shallows and undercurrents, and heading in a certain direction.
Before long, a pile of rocks that looked terrifying in the night came into view.
Xu Yiyi deliberately slowed down and carefully rocked the boat to a relatively calm place to stop.
She then took down the lantern from the bow of the boat to provide light, and the orange glow barely illuminated a small patch of dark seawater and jagged rocks.
Wherever the halo of light touched, sea turtles suddenly emerged from beneath the water's surface.
It gently and rhythmically struck the hull, and a dull "thump-thump" sound echoed in the air, as if greeting her.
Xu Yiyi stopped rowing and secured the lantern to the bow of the boat.
"It really is you! A customer told me they saw you, but I didn't believe it..."
As she spoke, she turned around, picked up the small basket, carried it to the bow of the boat, and carefully selected a relatively fresh small fish, which she then threw into the water towards the sea turtle.
The little fish landed in the ripples in front of the sea turtle.
It merely touched it with its nose, unlike before when it would open its mouth to eat. Instead, it raised its head and stared at Xu Yi with its bean-sized eyes.
Xu Yiyi stared at it for a moment, and instantly understood.
She said helplessly, "You want to eat sea urchin? It's so cold now, the water is freezing, I'm not going to go into the water to get it for you. There definitely won't be any sea urchins this year."
The sea turtle tilted its neck and continued to stare at her.
Xu Yiyi paused, looking at the rather large sea turtle, her tone full of confusion: "Besides, if I remember correctly, you should be a green sea turtle, right? Logically speaking, when you grow up, you should eat more seaweed and aquatic plants, so why are you always thinking about eating meat?"
The sea turtle seemed to understand her complaint and reluctantly ate the small fish floating on the surface of the water.
Seeing this, Xu Yiyi threw in a few more small fish and shrimp.
The sea turtles eat everything without hesitation, their movements calm and unhurried.
The two lingered on the rocky beach for a long time, and as it grew darker and darker, the sea breeze almost made Xu Yiyi's face numb.
"I have to go back now. You need to take good care of yourself..." Xu Yiyi said, splashing some water on the sea turtle.
The sea turtle listened to her rambling on, tilting its head and looking completely bewildered.
Xu Yiyi bent down again and put her hand into the seawater beside the boat.
The seawater on a winter night is icy cold, and the chill instantly spreads up to your fingertips.
She scooped up a handful of water and gently splashed it over.
"Don't play dumb, I know you can understand," Xu Yiyi said irritably.
The sea turtle tucked its neck in, but then poked its head back up to the surface of the water.
Xu Yiyi withdrew her hand and shook off the cold water droplets from her fingertips: "There are many people in the dock. It's dangerous for you to rush in like this. What if you get arrested?"
The sea turtle seemed to understand, raising its head and gazing at her with its deep eyes.
Xu Yiyi came out tonight because the ship's captain came to her place for dinner and told her that the sea turtles had entered the harbor.
Passing merchant ships saw the sea turtle and immediately harbored malicious intentions, even attempting to catch it. Fortunately, several old fishermen at the dock saw this and immediately scolded them back.
She looked at the sea turtle with a rare look of worry in her eyes: "Those people are outsiders, they don't know the rules and they don't care. In their eyes, you're just a piece of valuable meat and a nice turtle shell. If they succeed in getting you, or if you're targeted by other money-grubbing people, it'll be very dangerous."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sea turtle gently bumped the hull as if in response.
She didn't linger. After glancing at the rising and falling figures of the sea turtles, she turned the boat around and rowed towards the dimly lit harbor.
As soon as the small boat stopped at the berth, we saw Xu Pinghai helping his great-uncle and great-aunt down.
People on the dock saw them and joked, "Your Yi-yi invited you over for dinner again? Tsk tsk, you two are really lucky with food!"
"That's right! Boss Xu is so filial. He treats you to nice meals every few days, which makes us all so envious!"
Everyone chimed in, their words filled with goodwill and envy.