Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 111: Going to the Sea

Fortunately, with these two packs of stuff, Yu Jingyan had enough money in his pocket. He breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worrying about the bill, so he didn't even have time to taste the bun. No, he hadn't even tasted half of the bun. He was wasting it.

They asked the boss how to get to the blacksmith shop, and he almost took them there himself. It's a small town with only a few streets, so it's really hard to get lost, so there's really no need to do so.

The two men rode on their horses and found the blacksmith's shop in less than half an hour. They thought they had arrived early and would have to wait, but they saw the blacksmith putting on an apron and about to swing a hammer.

When I heard that the two men were going to have horseshoes nailed, I looked at the two horses and found that the two pairs of horseshoes they took out were better than the ones used by Wuzong and Wuying before.

How could it be bad? This is a piece of iron that I have treasured for so long and I hammered it out all night last night.

It was a huge project to nail horseshoes for the two horses. It took half an hour, and Yu Jingyan had fed all his candy to the horses before he finished serving the two little masters. Both of them had a thin layer of sweat on their bodies.

"Brother Jing, I have never seen the sea in my life." Thinking of the mountain top where I watched the sunset yesterday, I blushed and corrected myself: "No, I saw it from afar on the mountain top yesterday, but I want to touch the sea water with my own hands."

"Let's go and take a look." Qiao Lili looked at Yu Jingyan with a longing expression.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. We are not in a hurry."

The blacksmith next to him said, "The sea is not far to the east. You came at the right time. The tide is low now, so you can still catch some fish."

"We can also go fishing." Qiao Lili became excited. "Can we just go there directly? Do we need to buy a boat? Or rent a boat?"

The blacksmith smiled and waved his hands. "No need, no need. If you are worried about getting your shoes wet, just buy a pair of water shoes to put on the outside of your shoes. Oh, I'll give you two bamboo clips. Don't touch anything in the sea. You don't understand. Don't get bitten."

"My children have plenty of them for fishing. Take them." He turned around and took out a pair of water shoes. "These are too small for my daughter to wear. I'll give them to you. I think this boy can wear them well."

There was no way Qiao Lili would take it for free, so she added another 1 or 2 taels of silver to the price of horseshoeing. The blacksmith still refused to take it. Qiao Lili's face turned dark and she said she would put the thing down and not take it even if she didn't want the money. Only then did she take it.

By the way, this horseshoe is not an ordinary item, but the price is cheaper than usual, almost like giving it away for free. How could I ask for more water shoes and clips?

But when they finally left the house, the blacksmith chased them out and gave them a small wooden barrel, insisting that the water shoes were not worth even a tael of silver.

Qiao Lili had no choice but to take it.

Less than a quarter of an hour after riding the horse, the vast ocean appeared before their eyes. Qiao Lili was so excited that she wanted to scream.

Anyone who sees the sea for the first time will have this feeling, feeling so small that they want to throw themselves into its arms.

The rocky beach where the tide had receded had become a playground for the children. They turned over this rock and shouted: "Wow, a big crab!" and turned over that rock and shouted: "Wow, a mantis shrimp!" One shouted, "Where is a sea cucumber?" and the other said, "Hurry up and dig open its belly and throw away the intestines, don't let it melt."

When Qiao Lili heard this, she thought, sea cucumbers at the seaside are indeed worthless and can be picked up easily.

Take away the reins of Wuzong and Wuying and let them wander around freely. They will not go far and will not let others get close to them.

Qiao Lili put on her wading shoes, held a bamboo clip in her left hand and a small wooden bucket in her right hand, and rushed to the rocky beach, wanting to show off her skills.

Yu Jingyan hurriedly followed her, fearing that she would slip. Yu Jingyan was wearing soap boots with thick soles and deerskin uppers, so a little water would be fine. Unlike Qiao Lili, although she was wearing men's clothes, she was not used to wearing thick-soled shoes. She was wearing cloth-soled and cloth-upper shoes, which would get wet if a little water came out. If she wanted to go to the beach, water shoes were a must for her.

There must be nothing left among the stones that the children had turned over, so they went to the beach a little distance away from the children. Yu Jingyan was responsible for moving the stones, while Qiao Lili was always ready with a pair of tongs in her hand.

There was nothing under the first stone, and there was nothing under the second stone either. As the saying goes, "the first effort is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted." When Yu Jingyan lifted the third stone, Qiao Lili was obviously a little absent-minded, and her eyes wandered to the sea not far away.

A big crab ran out sideways. Qiao Lili saw it with her wandering eyes. With a roar, it jumped onto the back of Yu Jingyan, who was bending over to move stones. It lay on him and thought, hey, I have claws. It jumped down with a whoosh and waved at the big crab with the claws. Once, twice, three times, and with the fourth time, it finally clamped the crab's big claws. The crab struggled and its legs broke, and the crab escaped again.

Qiao Lili looked at the leg on the clamp and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.

Yu Jingyan quickly grabbed the crab with the tongs in his hand and threw it into the small wooden barrel.

"What should I do with these pliers?" Qiao Lili asked stupidly while holding up the pliers.

"Put it in the bucket, and the tongs are full of meat." Yu Jingyan said half-truthfully.

Qiao Lili really put the big tongs into the small wooden barrel carefully. That expression and action were so adorable that Yu Jingyan felt itchy inside.

Next, I caught two more crabs and a palm-sized stranded fish in a puddle. I also picked up countless different shellfish and snails, two small abalones, a sea urchin covered with thorns, two bright starfish, and countless beautiful shells and conch shells.

Just when they were having fun, they heard children in the distance shouting to them, saying that the tide was about to rise and they should go back quickly.

Looking at the sea again, the waves were getting higher and higher and getting closer to them.

They quickly followed the children back to the shore and wanted to say thank you, but the children just ran away.

"What should we do with the catch we got from the sea? I want to eat it." Qiao Lili looked at the lively seafood in the bucket, feeling very novel.

If they stayed here for lunch, they would not be able to return to Shijia Village after dark, and they would have to travel at night. Yu Jingyan did not want Qiao Lili to suffer, so he suddenly had an idea.

"Okay, it's up to you."

After summoning back the two horses, the two men rode to the sea shop, where fish were sold. In order to prevent the fish from spoiling, they would be kept iced. Yu Jingyan bought some ice from someone, filled a small bucket, sealed it with oilcloth, and hung it on the saddle.

"Let's go towards the ancient city of Dunhua, have lunch there at noon, and then go back to Shijia Village from there." Yu Jingyan said, pointing in a different direction from when they came.

A black horse, a white horse, two people riding on them, sped away in a cloud of dust.

The waiter, the breakfast shop owner, and the blacksmith stretched their necks to watch the two horses run away, and then went back to their own business.

Fengping Town returned to its former calm state.