Parents are busy farming

Mu Hongzhou stood behind the three people, looking at his three most important relatives.

Yes, she has regarded her three children as her closest relatives.

It's just that she doesn't have those warm words, but she is always behind them.

People don't talk much, maybe she was the one who said that.

"Take you out to sea tomorrow?" Zhang Gaoyi suggested.

Ye Zifen thought for a moment and said, "Okay!"

Several people were running and playing on the beach, looking down from time to time to pick up beautiful shells, like carefree children.

People waiting for the low tide on the beach watched them play with envy in their eyes.

They also wanted to live like that, but unfortunately they couldn't. They still had to work hard for food at home.

At low tide, children rush to the beach.

Pick up stranded fish, shrimp, and other shellfish and crabs.

Underneath the lively scene, there is a lot of sadness.

Ye Ziwei also joined them, but the things she picked up were given to the children around her.

After the tide came in, Ye Zifen and others accompanied everyone home, and she chatted with everyone on the way.

"Do you know who has the best shipbuilding skills in the village?" Ye Zifen asked seemingly unintentionally.

After hearing this, Child A immediately rushed to say: "My father has good shipbuilding skills. My father built our own boat and has been using it for many years."

The little guy was full of pride when he said it.

Child B curled his lips and said, "Whose boat is not built by yourself? People asked me who is the best. Do you understand the best?"

Child C then said: "That's right, you'd better understand. The best shipbuilder is Grandpa Mo. He was a shipbuilder when he was young. The ships he built were ocean-going ships. There was no maritime ban at that time. I don't know how many ships he built." Scenery.”

Child A said disdainfully: "It seems like you have seen it before. You didn't even have a father at that time. How could you know?"

Child C immediately retorted: "I just know that my grandfather was a boatman in the ocean caravan, and their boats were built by Grandpa Mo and his friends. That's great."

When Ye Zifen heard this, his eyes immediately lit up.

Ask Child C: "Where is your grandpa? Since he has been outside, he must know a lot of interesting things. Can you take me to listen?"

When Child C heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, let's go! Follow me!"

The people in the village are so warm and simple.

Then several people followed Child C back to his home.

He is a native boy in the village, and everyone in the village is named Li.

So when they saw child C's grandfather, they naturally called him Grandpa Li.

Grandpa Li is in good health, but he went to sea all the time when he was young, so he doesn't have many children, except for the father of child C.

His family's house is slightly better, which is related to the fact that he went to sea all year round when he was young.

Nowadays, his family's life has become difficult, but he has reached his twilight years. What else can he do in his old age?

He was still confused when he saw his grandson entering the house with several people. When he heard his grandson say that they were here to listen to the stories of his youth when he went to sea, he became energetic again.

"Going to sea may seem simple, but it is also a matter of hanging on to your waistband. There are strong winds, huge waves, and windy and rainy weather on the road, which are all challenges." Grandpa Li said.

Ye Zifen and others all nodded in unison after hearing this.

He continued: "We have escaped these crises, as well as the burning, killing and looting by pirates. It is even more difficult to guard against! And the bullying of people overseas."

Ye Zifen continued: "But caravans on the sea are a hugely profitable business, and there is no connection between caravans and pirates. Sometimes pirates are also a protective umbrella for caravans!"

After listening to Ye Zifen's words, Grandpa Li gave her a thumbs up and guessed: "Someone in your family must have been to the sea too!"

Ye Zifen said nothing, just smiled.

Grandpa Li continued: "As you said, since the caravan knows that there are pirates there, it must have said hello to them. They can protect us from their area safely, which can be regarded as a disguised escort."

Slowly Grandpa Li fell into memories, "Our place was very prosperous at that time. Many merchant ships docked every day, and even foreign merchant ships came to our place. At that time, it was much easier for people here to make a living than it is now. It's a pity... …”

When Zi Zifen heard this, she was distracted to watch Mu Hongzhou's changes. Fortunately, she no longer had the violent temper before.

"No one thought that officials and bandits would collude. Do you know how bad the Japanese pirates are? They burned, killed, looted, and robbed women. We people on the seaside hated them. What is hateful is that the army was dealing with the common people, but they colluded with the Japanese pirates. Punish the nine tribes of them. It can't calm our anger!" Grandpa Li said through gritted teeth.

Ye Zifen nodded.

Said: "However, the sea ban is not a solution after all. We can help you very little. Only when the sea ban is opened can everyone's life really get better. Having said that, if the sea ban is opened, where will the ships and boatmen come from? Experienced boatmen How many are alive now?"

Grandpa Li seemed to hear some clues from her words, and asked excitedly: "Is the imperial court going to impose a sea ban?"

Zi Zifen shook his head, "No one has mentioned it yet, but I think in the near future, the court will definitely build another dock and impose a sea ban!"

Grandpa Li was a little disappointed when he heard this and became silent.

Ye Zifen did not give him a chance to remain depressed and asked: "Do you know a good shipwright? I am looking for it and plan to build the ship first. When the sea ban is lifted, we can set off immediately!"

Grandpa Li immediately said after hearing this: "When it comes to shipbuilding ability, no one can compare with Mr. Mo. The ships built by Mr. Mo did not give the pirates a chance to get closer when they attacked the caravan!"

He said it with great pride.

"Can you tell me who Mr. Mo is?" Ye Zifen asked pleadingly.

"He lives in the first house in the village. It turns out that he makes a living by building ships. He has been obsessed with shipbuilding all his life. Even his children have the same temperament. Anyone in the village who wants to build a ship must show it to them before they dare to go to sea!"

Ye Zifen listened carefully to Grandpa Li's story.

I have already made up my mind to invite Mr. Mo to build a boat for him.

After leaving Grandpa Li's house, Ye Zifen went to find Li Zheng in the village.

Li Lizheng knew Zhang Gaoyi and Ye Zifen's parents, and was very polite to Ye Zifen.

"Hello Li Zheng, it's like this. Every time our caravan comes to the village, we stay overnight at the villagers' homes. I wonder if you can sell us a piece of land and let us build a house as a temporary place to stay. First, we will stay in the village in the future. I will come often, and it is not good to always disturb the villagers. Secondly, the convoy must have a gathering place in the future."

Of course, there are three more. The third one is that she will try to build a large merchant ship inside.

Li Zheng was still hesitant after hearing this. Unexpectedly, Ye Zifen said again: "We need everyone's help to build a house. Of course we can't let everyone help in vain. We will give you rewards! Winter is coming soon. I think everyone will go to sea when winter comes. The difficulty of fishing will be much greater. Then the wages of building a house will be able to make up for this part of the loss..."

Li Lizheng was still a relatively good person and finally agreed.