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The next morning, the sky was turning pale.
Lin Jinyue got up early. He stood by the side of the ship and looked into the distance where he could vaguely see the wide sea surface. He estimated that Yunhe Village was ahead.
It will probably take half an hour to get there.
Lin Youcai came out of the cabin, with a look of emotion on his face, "We are finally almost there, and I feel relieved."
Even though he knew that going to the village would not be completely smooth, Lin Youcai felt that could it be worse than fleeing famine?
He had never thought in his life that there would be a day when, at his old age, he could still travel around the country like a young man.
Lin Youcai felt that he had learned a lot by following the Ya family along the way, and he would be able to say in the future that he was an experienced old man.
Butcher Liu looked into the distance, hoping that this time he would be more peaceful.
Leaving one's hometown is hard, and no one knows it better than Liu the Butcher. Not only does one have to lose money and sabotage relationships with the villagers, but one also has to worry about missing out on important things.
For example, when collecting taxes or recruiting soldiers, officials would notify the village head directly. If one missed the message, the consequences would be minor and one would have to pay taxes by bringing food to the government office on one's own. In serious cases, one might even lose one's head.
Butcher Liu sighed.
Lin Youcai saw it, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. The old man said proudly: "What are you afraid of? There are so many of us working together, we are not afraid of any trouble."
Lin Fugui also spoke up: "Uncle Liu, why are you sighing? We have come a long way and have experienced all kinds of storms. Even the plague can't do anything to us. Even if there are monsters in Yunhe Village, we are not afraid!"
Others also echoed: "We have encountered all kinds of difficulties and obstacles along the way. Uncle, don't worry. Following this little lucky star, we are not afraid of anything!"
The group of people were talking passionately, and it was at this moment that they felt at ease in their hearts. From now on, this would be their new home.
Lin Jinyue also smiled. Their family could finally live a stable life.
However, the boat had been sailing along the shore for a long time, but no one was seen to pick it up, and there was no pier nearby, so it had no place to dock.
When they came, Ji Yuan told him that he had already talked to the magistrate of Shawan County and that their names had been registered, and someone would come to pick them up as soon as they arrived in Yunhe Village.
But they waited on the boat for two hours and no one came.
Starting from Yunmeng County, there are two waterways. One can pass through Guangcheng and then go downstream to Shawan County. This waterway is relatively wide.
Another water route starts from Yunmeng County and goes directly to the river near Yunhe Village. The river is narrow and there is a bridge in the middle, so slightly larger cargo ships cannot pass through.
The route Lin Shucheng chose was the small river that goes directly from Yunmeng County to Yunhe Village.
They were on the boat. It was the first time for many villagers to take a boat. They looked at the scenery on both sides of the river in amazement. Lin Jinyue couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the road here was really difficult to walk on, with dense woods everywhere.
He thought so and said it out loud.
Captain Lu Guangyao, who was standing by, heard this and said with a smile, "That's right. Almost every household here has a boat. The waterway is the most convenient."
Lin Jinyue looked at the boat they were on. The boat was not big and could not carry much cargo. Two of the cabins were originally used to carry cargo, but now they were all vacated for the villagers to live in.
With the addition of carts and horse-drawn carriages, the space on the boat became a bit cramped. It would not be long before they reached Yunhe Village, where they could just spend the night.
If we could get such a ship, it would be very convenient to do business in the city and occasionally transport some goods.
Lin Jinyue asked, "I think this boat is pretty good, how much money can I buy it for?"
Lu Guangyao said, "For a ship this big, if you use more expensive materials and find a reliable craftsman, it will cost at least 10,000 taels of silver."
Lin Jinyue was shocked: "Are all the boats here so expensive?"
But a boat is a necessity for her.
Even if she didn't do business, the most important reason why she chose the seaside was that the maritime transportation in the Great Xia Dynasty was not well developed. If the war got out of hand and affected Lingnan, she could also take the villagers away by boat.
We still need a big ship, but the price of this ship is too expensive, and I don’t know how long it will take to buy it.
Lu Guangyao sighed, "Isn't it? There are only a few companies that can build ships. They work together to raise the price of ships. You see, there is wood everywhere, and the wages of workers doing hard labor are not high for a month. How can they make so much money?"
Lin Shucheng wondered whether the things inside were still there after the farm was upgraded and the villa was unlocked. If they were, maybe they could really build a boat by themselves.
Not a small boat like this, but a large cargo ship like that.
Lin Jinyue remembered that her brother was quite obsessed with an anime when he was a child, it was called One Piece. At that time, Lin Xueqing even asked her father to buy wooden boards and worked as a carpenter at home. He built those ships at a one-to-one ratio and bought a lot of books on shipbuilding for this purpose. She didn't expect that they would come in handy here.
However, according to the speed of system upgrades, it would take a long time to unlock the villa. She just hoped that these few months would be a little more peaceful, giving her enough buffer time.
The land here is not easy to walk on, and if they didn't know the ways of the village, they would be very tired with so many people carrying carts and horse-drawn carriages.
After waiting for a long time, Lin Jinyue saw that no one was coming, so she decided to go to the village with her father.
However, Lin Shucheng was reluctant to let his daughter go with him. It would be uncomfortable to be wet in the middle of summer.
Lin Shucheng stuffed silver into Lu Guangyao's arms and said, "Brother Lu, please wait here for a moment. I will take my son to explore the way ahead so that we don't go to the wrong place."
Lu Guangyao refused to accept his money no matter what. His parents were infected with the plague and they all relied on Jiang Yun for treatment. How could he accept Lin Shucheng's money?
Time was running out, so Lin Shucheng didn't refuse him for too long and took Lin Xueqing off the boat directly.
There is no dock here. When Lin Shucheng and his son got off the boat, they waded through the water for a long time, looking very embarrassed. It seems that they will have to spend a lot of money to build a dock in the future.
The boat stopped at the mouth of the river, and Lin Shucheng and his companions looked around for the village.
It was not convenient to use a telescope on the boat, so after getting off the boat, Lin Xueqing took a telescope made of glass and looked around.
Finally, I can see the shadow of the village.
It took them about quarter of an hour to reach the village.
When Lin Shucheng saw someone carrying a fishing net to the beach, he knew that they were fishermen from the small fishing village.
He walked forward with a smile, and the honest and simple villager also smiled at them.
Lin Shucheng: "Brother, is Yunhe Village ahead?"
The fishing brother also laughed: "Yes, it is Yunhe Village, where are you?"
Lin Shucheng: "We came from the north and plan to settle down in the village."
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