Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

Chapter 208 Going to the sea

The sky in the east was turning pale, and the dock was already bustling with activity.

The morning mist has not yet dissipated completely, like a layer of gauze, wrapping everything in a blur.

There was mist rising on the water surface. I couldn't see far away and could only see a few small black dots of boats swaying.

On the shore, the wet steps were covered with moss, so you had to be careful not to slip when walking on them.

There were huge piles of cargo boxes stacked together, with hemp ropes thrown here and there.

The laborers who got up early have been busy for a long time. With their bare chests and shouting slogans, they are unloading the cargo from the ship and moving it to the shore. The sweat beads on their heads are shining in the morning light.

A little further inside, there are a few small stalls selling steaming shrimp cakes, oyster omelets, and rice porridge, the aroma of which penetrates your nose.

Looking at the water again, Xu Yiyi was rowing a small boat, slowly emerging from the fog and moving towards the dock. The oars made a rustling sound as they paddled the water.

Fishing boats set out in twos and threes on the sea, starting a busy day.

Xu Yiyi docked the boat and walked onto the dock carrying Wu Yuan.

At the fork in the road leading to the restaurant, Sanchuan was carrying a cloth bag on his back and heading to school.

Continuing walking forward, on the street near the restaurant, Mr. Wu’s clinic was already open.

Er'er touched Sihai's little head and walked straight in.

Xu Yiyi held Wu Yuan in her arms, and Xu Anyang followed behind carrying things.

A Yue's stomach is a bottomless pit. When they went to the pier, he insisted that she buy him two shrimp cakes before he would leave.

At this moment, he was biting a shrimp cake and walking slowly to the back with the dairy sheep.

"Grandpa Lao Lu, please come and open the door! Please come and open the door!"

The little kid Sihai couldn't wait any longer, so he jumped over his elder sister and ran to the door.

A pair of small hands banged on the door and shouted at the top of their lungs.

Lao Lu was sleeping soundly in the house. The sudden shouting was like a thunderclap, instantly pulling him back to reality from his dream.

His mind was confused and he couldn't figure out the situation for a moment, so he just sat on the bed in a daze.

"Grandpa Laolu, open the door quickly!"

Sihai refused to give up and shouted even louder.

Lao Lu finally came to his senses, sighed helplessly, and muttered to himself: "I've just had a day of peace and quiet, and now that naughty boy is back again. It's really hard to have a quiet time."

Lao Lu slowly stood up, put on his cloth shoes, and casually smoothed his messy hair with his hand.

As he walked towards the door, he responded, "Come on, come on, don't knock, I'll open the door."

Lao Lu dragged his feet to the door and opened it with a creak.

The child seized the opportunity and squeezed in through the crack in the door like a nimble little loach.

He rushed straight into the yard, shouting happily, "Grandpa Laolu, I miss you so much!"

Xu Yiyi then stepped over the threshold, and as soon as he stepped in, a strong smell of alcohol hit his nose.

She couldn't help but frown slightly and glanced at the old man.

His hair was disheveled and his eyes were still a little sleepy.

The old cloth shirt he was wearing was wrinkled and reeked of leftover alcohol. I'm afraid he drank quite a bit alone last night.

"How much did you drink? You reek of alcohol..."

Xu Yiyi spoke helplessly, Lao Lu is so old but still drinks wine like water.

He won't listen even after being advised.

"A little bit……"

Lao Lu made a gesture and spoke with a guilty tone.

"I'm not drunk, I just didn't take a shower."

Lao Lu shrugged and closed the door.

Xu Yiyi shook her head helplessly and carried Wu Yuan to the cradle.

Lao Lu was a little worried when he saw Wu Yuan's wrinkled face.

"Hey, is this old guy feeling unwell? He looks miserable."

Lao Lu asked anxiously, his tone full of concern.

"If you stay away from him, he won't feel uncomfortable. He doesn't even know how to wash off the smell of alcohol."

Xu Yiyi was helpless again when Lao Lu heard it.

I touched my nose and felt a little embarrassed.

"Grandpa Lao Lu, go take a shower and have breakfast after you finish your shower."

Sihai shouted and impatiently unloaded everything in the small basket onto the table.

The shrimp cakes wrapped in layers of lotus leaves and the chicken soup wontons in a large bowl were laid out like treasures.

In an instant, the yard was filled with fragrance, and the delicious smell went straight into people's nostrils.

Lao Lu was still a little drunk and was stimulated by the tempting aroma.

My stomach immediately started to growl, and the feeling of emptiness became more and more obvious.

He looked at the delicious food on the table, then looked at the little face full of anticipation, and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He raised his hand to scratch his head, turned around and walked quickly into the inner room.

After a while, there was a busy sound in the room. Grandpa was tidying up the messy bed and picking up the clothes scattered on the floor and putting them in order.

Then he picked up the wine bottles on the ground, found some clean clothes and went into the bathroom.

Then, with a "splash", the smell of alcohol was washed away.

Only then did he sit down refreshed and try the chicken soup wontons that Sihai brought back.

It only took the time of a stick of incense to complete.

"Grandpa Lu, please teach me and my master a new set of boxing techniques later."

Sihai sat on the stone bench with his chubby little face.

Lao Lu was caught off guard. The wonton in his mouth suddenly choked, and his throat felt itchy. He started coughing violently.

"It's fine if you don't want to be my apprentice. I can teach you on a normal day, but why did you drag your master to learn from me? How can you be so shameless?"

Lao Lu pinched Sihai's face rudely.

The child was not annoyed and just grinned.

"Then will you teach me?"

Sihai spoke coquettishly, and Lao Lu felt soft-hearted when he heard it.

"Teach, teach, teach... Forget boxing, I'll teach you anything you ask me to teach you."

Lao Lu said this and turned around to continue eating wontons.

After getting the guarantee, Sihai turned around and ran to share his joy with Ayue.

……

"Sister Yiyi is going out to sea, right?"

Xu Anyang was squatting on the ground washing the vegetables he had brought from the island, and saw Xu Yiyi changing Wu Yuan's clothes.

Just ask directly.

"Yes, we are going. Aunt Ayun will come to the dock later and you can carry back today's ingredients."

Xu Yiyi gave some instructions, then stuffed Wu Yuan, who had changed his clothes, into the cradle and was about to go out.

"Sister Yiyi Wuyuan can just stay in the restaurant. We can all take care of her."

Xu Anyang suggested, but Xu Yiyi shook his head and disagreed.

He glanced meaningfully at the people in the yard.

Then go out through the back door.

Xu Anyang suddenly realized that he was the stupid one who often forgot that there was a child who needed to be looked after all the time.

A Yue is not very clear-headed and is still a child.

Sihai is still young, so if he is asked to take care of Wuyuan, he can carry Wuyuan everywhere.

If you're not careful, you'll disappear.

As for Lao Lu, the oldest one, he is actually the least reliable one.

His mind is full of drinking, and once he gets drunk, how can he care about the children?

Thinking of this, Xu Anyang sighed.

Without Er'er here, it feels like something is missing in this restaurant.

It's missing half of its backbone.

……

Xu Yiyi came out of the restaurant and walked straight into the clinic without looking around.

I found Er'er sorting medicinal herbs in the backyard.

"Er Er, I have to go to the sea later. I am worried about leaving Wu Yuan there. Please help me look after Wu Yuan."

Xu Yiyi placed the cradle in which Wu Yuan was lying on the table, and the child played with it obediently while holding his hands.

Er Er nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry! Big sister, Wu Yuan is also my brother, I will take good care of him."

The little girl said this very seriously.

Seeing this, Mr. Wu dug out an unused straw mat from the utility room.

This was given to me by a patient who came to see me some time ago because I had no money to pay.

Mr. Wu casually asked for something else in return.

In addition to straw mats, there are also various ornaments in the utility room.

The most common items are various types of dried fish.

He wiped the straw mat clean and spread it on the ground for Wu Yuan to play on.

"Don't worry, I'm a reliable person. I won't let your family suffer any harm."

Old Wu waved his hand, squatted in front of the straw mat and looked at Wu Yuan, who was beaming with joy.

Wu Yuan is very delicate, chubby and white, just like the boy who brings wealth under the seat of Guanyin.

Anyone who sees it will find it strange.

Mr. Wu wanted to give the child a hug, but the child refused to give him any face.

She was unhappy to see him, so in all the time he had known the Xu siblings, he had only touched the little one's hands and feet.

Even Lao Lu, that drunkard, had to be hugged.

This made Mr. Wu even more worried.

It was exactly what he wanted that Xu Yiyi sent the child to him.

When I came out of the clinic, the streets were already bustling with activity.

The street breakfast stalls are not as popular as those at the pier, but there are still quite a few people, and the stall owner is flipping the pancakes skillfully.

The aroma of "hot pancakes fresh from the oven" immediately arouses the appetite of people who have been hungry all night.

Going further, various vendors were passing by. Xu Yiyi leaned sideways as he walked through the bustling crowd. The stone pavement under his feet was wet with water stains from sweeping it early in the morning.

As we approached the dock, the fishy smell became stronger and stronger. Fishermen were carrying baskets full of sea fish and shouting loudly.

The excitement did not dissipate until nightfall.

Xu Yiyi took a deep breath, looked at the pier lined with masts, and found the docked boat.

Adjust the sails and prepare to go out.

"Are we going out to sea again?"

An auntie at the dock said something, and Xu Yiyi nodded hurriedly.

"It's windy today so be careful when you're alone."

Auntie reminded him, and Xu Yiyi nodded with a smile.

With a light leap he jumped onto the boat, creating ripples.

The boat swayed slightly, and Xu Yi rowed towards the deep sea.

She gently rowed the boat, and it slowly cut through the sea.

The sea breeze blew past her face with a salty and humid smell, ruffling her hair.

We had just set out to sea and everything was quiet except for the sound of waves gently lapping against the boat.

Suddenly, a dark gray figure emerged silently from under the side of the ship.

Xu Yi looked closely and saw that the turtle was coming again.

He rowed slowly, approaching the boat, his black bean-like eyes staring at Xu Yiyi quietly.

"You've really become a spirit, staring at me, right?"

Xu Yiyi said jokingly, pulling the turtle onto the boat.

This turtle originally lived in the sea area around Ping'an Town. After being rescued by Xu Yiyi, it began to run back and forth between Wanghai Island and Ping'an Town.

Whenever she goes out to sea, turtles are bound to appear.

She rowed the boat around and arrived at the launching area.

The fishing net was thrown down and various tools were hung around the waist.

As soon as you get into the water, you will see colorful sea fish.

Not far away, a sunken ship lay quietly on the seabed.

The hull has been eroded by sea water, covered with barnacles and moss, and the mast is tilted, as if telling of the vicissitudes of the past.

This ship was a sunken ship that Xu Yi had encountered before when he went to sea.

There was nothing inside. The boxes of books in the cabin had long been corroded by the sea water.

The paper shattered into pieces with the slightest touch.

Xu Yiyi took a look and then turned to swim towards the coral reef.

Focus on finding various rare marine fish, octopuses, crabs, lobsters, etc. on the reefs and the seabed.

Before the typhoon, she caught a cage of trigger fish, which was extremely popular among diners.

So this time I came back mainly to catch a few more triggerfish.

The sea turtle followed behind her, and Xu Yiyi was very tactful and picked up a few sea urchins from the seaweed, pried them open and threw them behind her.

The turtle ate with gusto.

Conchs and turtles are also edible, but they cannot be opened.

This is no longer a problem since I met Xu Yiyi. Xu Yiyi would hit the turtle with one whenever he picked up a few.

In a short while, the greedy turtle was fed.

Afterwards, Xu Yiyi shuttled lightly among the coral reefs, his eyes fixed on a triggerfish.

Seeing the right moment, she acted swiftly and accurately caught the trigger fish as long as her arm just after she threw out the fishing net.

After a full meal, the sea turtle swims happily following the school of fish.

Once frightened, the fish began to flee in all directions, their colorful scales flashing like a dreamy light and shadow show.

Xu Yiyi couldn't help but look up and giggled, her laughter turning into a string of bubbles.

Suddenly, a fat sea snake seemed to be disturbed and swam slowly out of the coral reef cave.

It has a sturdy body, its scales gleaming coldly in the dim light, its triangular head held high, its tongue sticking out.

The cold vertical pupils stared at the uninvited guest in front of him, like a warning after being disturbed, or like a natural scrutiny of the intruder.

Xu Yiyi froze for a moment, the smile froze on his face, his heart pounding wildly, and the air seemed to freeze at this moment, leaving only the undercurrent of the sea.

As soon as he started to back away, the turtle came forward to meet him.

Relying on the thick and hard turtle shell, it teased the sea snake into grabbing it.

After a while, the sea snake was bitten by the turtle. Xu Yiyi swam over carefully and stuffed the sea snake into the fish basket.

Mr. Wu’s clinic collects snake gallbladders, so this sea snake will be useful if I bring it back.

After working for a while, Xu Yiyi returned to the dock with a boat full of fish.

As soon as he arrived at the dock, he instantly attracted the attention of people around him.

There is a reason for this. There are people in Ping'an Town who are good at swimming like Xu Yiyi and can go fishing in the sea.

So far, she is the only one.

So every time she came back from the sea, she would inevitably attract everyone's curiosity.

Because of this, most of the things Xu Yiyi brought back from the sea were awful.

Don’t want small ones, and don’t want big ones either.

Xu Anyang was also estimating the time, and Xu Yiyi's boat had just docked.

He and Lao Lu carried the more valuable catches on the boat to the dock.

The old man was complaining while moving things.

Seeing this, the porters at the dock came forward.

"Uncle, do you need help moving? Two cents a trip isn't expensive..."

The honest man said this and was about to pick up the fish basket on Lao Lu's back.

Then the old man cleverly dodged it.

"Go away, am I a rich man?"

Lao Lu spoke in a rough voice as if he was being chased, fearing that the mover would stick to him and not leave.

The pace quickened.

Xu Yiyi took out the small fish and shrimps entangled in the fishing net and threw them into the water.

Xu Anyang and Lao Lu ran back and forth three times to move all the things. She tied up the boat and went back with various tools.