Reborn into this life before the age of two, my Father vanished on his way to the provincial exam in the capital—alive, he was never found; dead, his body never returned. That very month, Grandfa...
434 Overnight on Deserted Island
This stroke lasted for half a day, and Ping'an felt that his arm was no longer his own.
"Xizi, do you see the island over there? We should go over there to rest and see if we can catch some fish to grill. We won't have the energy to eat until we are full."
The boat has all the necessary equipment, including nets. After all, for the people on the island, the boat is also their home.
"Okay." Chen Xizi saw that Young Master Fu had collapsed on the boat, holding the oars tightly. His own Young Master was a little better, but he had also stopped rowing.
This Master Ping An is really extraordinary. He paddled hard with me from beginning to end. Otherwise, the boat would have just drifted with the current. It would have been impossible for me to do it alone.
The two of them stopped asking for Fu An, Chen Xuan and the others' opinions and paddled hard towards the island.
Half an hour later, the boat reached the shore of the island.
Jump to shore safely.
"Kiko, wait for me to find some vines to secure the boat."
Without waiting for his reply, Ping An disappeared in a few seconds.
"Master, Master Ping An is really good at Qinggong and has great endurance."
Chen Xuan blushed, "He is indeed the best among his peers. I didn't want to miss this friend when I first met him. Without him this time, we may never be able to return home."
As long as you have peace, just treat it as an adventure.
Ping'an soon found some very strong vines. He cut two long ones with a machete and also cut a thick branch, and then carved them into the shape of the original iron rod, so that it could also serve as a fixation.
He looked at the island. It was not big, but it was still about ten or twenty acres, so it was no problem to stay there temporarily.
Chen Xizi and Ping'an fixed the boat, but they were still worried, so they cut two vines to reinforce it. Only then did they feel relieved.
Ping An searched the boat carefully and found a lot of high-quality dried fish, some nice corals, and a cloth bag of pearls of different sizes in the compartment at the bottom of the cabin.
"For now, keep these things in the bottom of the cabin. We'll divide them up after we get back."
Chen Xuan shook his head: "We don't want Ping An. Without you, we can't get rid of these people at all, and we can't go home for the rest of our lives. You and Xiao Ming were implicated because you were looking for us."
Fu An nodded quickly.
Ping An smiled and said, "We are all friends, let's not talk about this. I also searched a few people's bodies. Look, these purses are theirs. I also have a small cloth bag on my waist. I don't know what's in it. Xiao Ming, count it, what's in it?"
Xiao Ming emptied his purse in front of several people, and found all sorts of things inside, including silver bills, silver ingots, pearls, medicine bottles, etc.
"Master, the total amount of silver is 1,625 taels."
Ping An wanted to untie his belt, but Fu An held his hand and said, "It's just a purse, why bother? There might be some small change and other miscellaneous things in it, Ping An, there's no need to do this."
Chen Xuan said: "Ping An, if we really have to divide, then let's do it. We are here, and Uncle He and the others are still searching outside. They must be more tired than us. They have more people, and Fu An and I can only count six people.
Ping An, it's not easy for you to lead these people. They have suffered so much, you can't just ignore them. How about this, Xiao Ming takes 100 taels, Xizi takes 200, Fu An and I don't want any silver, each of us can take a purse of pearls, and the rest belongs to you, otherwise we don't want anything, these are what you were looking for. "
Fu An agreed with both hands: "Chen Xuan is right, we should divide it this way, otherwise we won't take anything at all."
Ping An didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, let's leave it at that for now."
We’ll deal with the rest when we get back, as we might have to spend money on the way.
Chen Xuan packed a small purse of pearls for himself and Fu An, took out silver bills for Xiao Ming and Xizi, and packed a handful of pearls into each of Xiao Ming and Xizi's purses. He put the rest into a cloth bag and placed it at the bottom of the cabin.
"Okay, let's go ashore."
Ping An picked up a backpack and filled it with fishing nets, machetes and other things.
"Let's go and try to catch some fresh fish. Otherwise, we can only eat dried fish. Those steamed buns won't satisfy our hunger."
Chen Xizi took the backpack and walked forward with Xiao Ming, smiling.
Ping An took Fu An and Chen Xuan and they were not in a hurry to fish because they wouldn't be able to eat much, so Xizi could just take Xiao Ming.
The three people walked around the island for a long time. It can be said that it is a real deserted island. The largest tree is only as thick as a bowl, and nothing can grow there.
Xiao Ming and Chen Xizi found a lot of information online.
Ping An asked Chen Xuan, Fu An and Xiao Ming to prepare the fish and grill them, and to grill as much as possible and store them.
He and Xizi also had to repair the mast and seal the small cracks on the hull, so they didn't dare stay here for too long.
If that group of people are found by the people on their island, it is still unknown whether they will look for them.
I wasn't worried before because the market was only half a day's journey away. If I rushed here and looked for He Jin there, it would be easy to find him.
It's no use now. I don't know how far I was blown away by the sea wind at night. Going downstream is different from going upstream.
Soon it was noon, the sea breeze died down, the sun was shining brightly, and several people ate a lot of grilled fish. Chen Xizi and Xiao Ming continued grilling.
"Ping An, why don't we take a day off? Actually, we only have half a day left. Let's grill some more fish and take them with us. We don't know how far the next island is. We don't know exactly where this place is either. Those people won't be able to find us even if they want to."
"Okay, let's rest up. You guys continue grilling and fishing. Be careful. I'll walk around. It would be best if there's a hole. If not, we can only sleep in the cabin."
Fu An said, "I still don't agree with finding a cave to sleep in. I won't feel safe without watching the boat. As long as there is a boat, there is a way to survive."
The remaining few people remained silent.
Ping An knew that they were all scared.
"Okay, I'll just take a look around and take care of some important life issues."
Fu An smiled and said he would find a place to solve the problem later.
After visiting many places safely, we finally found a stone nest which was full of clean rain water. With this water, we no longer had to worry about not having enough fresh water on the way.
There are grilled fish and water, and the boat is repaired. At most, it will just be on the sea for a few more days, and we will always return to the master.
They disappeared yesterday afternoon. I guess the master will know the news either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Ping An felt sad.
The master would definitely be very sad, but he knew that the master would not tell his parents in a short period of time. It would be useless to tell them, and it would make more people sad. It would be better to work harder to find someone.
He found a big rock and sat down. To be honest, he was not that scared. Just like Fu An said, as long as the boat and the people were there, there was nothing to be afraid of.
The sun shines warmly on our bodies and on the shallow water on the shore, casting flickering lights.
No, why are there flashes of light under the water?