Chapter 197 True Seafood Freedom

Mo Jiuye looked at the sky and saw that it was still a little early for the time agreed with Henry, so he tied the mule cart to the side of the road and took He Zhiran to the county government office to see what was going on.

It turned out that the people gathered in front of the county government office had heard that the county magistrate was going to punish Cui Wen, and came here to report his evil deeds.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other. Neither of them had expected that Cui Wen, who had been the county magistrate for more than ten years, had harmed so many people. He really deserved to be put to death.

At the same time, based on the current situation, it can be concluded that Meng Huaining must be very busy at this time, so they gave up the idea of ​​visiting him.

Just as the two were watching the fun with great interest, a familiar bird song sounded behind them.

"Hello, Ms. He Zhiran, you are really punctual."

The couple turned around at the same time.

"Hello Mr. Henry, we can go to the fishing village now."

When Henry heard that he could go to the fishing village, he immediately started dancing with joy, expressing his joy to the fullest.

"Great, I'll pay you."

The two of them took Henry on the mule cart. He Zhiran still sat in the carriage, and Henry sat next to Mo Jiuye.

Mo Jiuye was also a newcomer and was not familiar with the environment of Yuncheng.

I asked for the location of the fishing village along the way and finally arrived after half an hour.

The fishing village is completely different from Xiling Village in style. There is no arable land here, and the villagers' houses are built on the outskirts of the beach.

Fishing nets were hung on the fences of every household. There were no vegetable gardens in the yards, but instead some oars and tools such as wooden barrels were randomly piled up.

From this we can see that the villagers in the fishing village do not farm, but rely on the sea for their livelihood.

The mule cart slowly drove into the village and encountered a man carrying a load. Mo Jiuye politely asked, "Excuse me, is this a fishing village?"

The man first looked at Mo Jiuye, then stared at the blond and blue-eyed Henry for a while before replying:

"This is the fishing village. Who are you looking for?"

Mo Jiuye continued to ask, "Excuse me, is there any craftsman here who can repair a boat?"

"Repairing boats? Most people in our fishing village can repair boats."

The man found the question a little funny. Their ancestors had made a living by fishing, and they had been tinkering with the family boat since they were young. How could they not know how to repair it?

Mo Jiuye didn't care about the man's attitude.

He pointed to Henry beside him and said, "This foreigner's boat is broken, and he wants to find someone to help repair it. Of course, he will pay the corresponding reward."

When the man heard that he would be paid for repairing the boat, his attitude immediately changed.

He put down the burden on his shoulders.

"I can fix it. Where is the boat?"

He Zhiran knew that it was her turn to appear.

She asked Henry in English.

"Where is your ship?"

"It's at the dock, not far from here."

He Zhiran told the man the location of Henry's ship.

When the man heard that the foreigner's ship was at the dock, he became hesitant.

He had seen all the boats docked at the pier; they were basically large ships, completely different from his own fishing boats.

He can repair fishing boats, but he really doesn't know how to repair that kind of big ship.

The man asked tentatively, "Are you going to repair that kind of large cargo ship?"

He Zhiran started translating again.

Henry said that his ship was a very large cargo ship, countless times larger than the fishing boat he had just seen.

He Zhiran translated Henry's statement to the man.

Now, the man was completely discouraged.

"I can't repair a boat like this."

"Then do you know who can repair it?" He Zhiran asked.

The man pointed towards the westernmost part of the village.

"Keep walking until you reach the end of the village. There's a man named Hu Cong there. He's probably the only one who can repair a boat like this."

Mo Jiuye was familiar with the name Hu Cong. To further confirm his guess, he asked, "Is this Hu Cong you're talking about the exile assigned by the government a few years ago?"

The man nodded, then asked, "Do you know him?"

Mo Jiuye did not admit it: "I don't know him, I just heard of him."

Although the man did not answer his question directly, Mo Jiuye was already certain that this Hu Cong was the person he knew.

Hu Cong once served as the Minister of Works. Although Mo Jiuye did not have much contact with him, the two could be said to know each other.

A few years ago, the Empress celebrated her birthday and asked the Ministry of Works to quickly produce a batch of small carts with wheels to be used for serving food.

At that time, this work was in charge of Hu Cong.

He must have offended someone, and the cart he had prepared was secretly tampered with, causing it to suddenly fall apart when the palace maids and eunuchs were serving the dishes, spilling all over the floor.

The queen was furious and put all the blame on Hu Cong, which led to Hu Cong being exiled.

Mo Jiuye didn't want to reveal too much about himself to a stranger. If he said that he knew Hu Cong, the other party would probably ask how he knew him. It would be too tiring to explain over and over again.

Seeing Mo Jiuye say this, the man kindly reminded him, "Hu Cong is a very strange person. He never communicates with the villagers. Even if someone asks him to repair the boat, he will decide based on his mood. If you go to him now, you can only rely on luck."

While the two were talking, the man had already picked up the burden again.

He Zhiran also came out of the carriage at this time. She just glanced casually at the bamboo basket carried by the man and swallowed unconsciously a few times.

It turned out to be a big lobster.

There are not only big lobsters, but also mantis shrimps, which were her favorite foods in her previous life.

However, in her previous life, she was just a small military doctor who lived on allowances and could not enjoy seafood freely.

After reaching this point, she did achieve financial freedom, but she couldn't rashly buy these things whose origins she couldn't find.

Now, she will have real seafood freedom tonight.

"Big brother, are you planning to sell all the seafood you picked?"

The man didn't notice He Zhiran's greedy expression.

"These things are worthless, and I feel it would be a shame to throw them away, so I decided to take them to the city to try and sell them at a lower price."

Sell ​​it cheaper?

How cheap is it?

"Brother, what price are you planning to sell these seafood for?"

The man casually picked up a large, still-moving lobster and said, "These lobsters, regardless of size, are 20 cents each."

Then, he pointed to the bamboo basket of mantis shrimp and said, "These mantis shrimp are three cents a pound."

In order to avoid being thought of as an outsider, He Zhiran did not show any strangeness after hearing two terms that were completely different from his previous life.

Especially the big lobster. The word "dragon" is taboo in this era. Who would dare to use it to name a marine creature?

There are also mantis shrimps, which do look a bit like mantises, so there's nothing wrong with calling them that.

What she is most concerned about now is the price of these two kinds of seafood.