But they all say the sea is blue.
The ocean is boundless and can hold everything under the heavens.
The ocean is rich in resources, inexhaustible and boundless.
There are many lovely creatures in the ocean, such as otters, leafy sea dragons, spider fish, and walnut jellyfish, but as I talked about it, I choked up and never mentioned it again.
"Lingniang, you must go see the sea and come back to tell me what it's like."
Yunling snapped out of her daze and quickly agreed, "Sister, I'll collect all the seashells and string them into a necklace for you to wear."
"Seashells? What do those look like?"
"that is……"
The two seemed to have endless things to say, and it wasn't until dawn was approaching that they finally closed their eyes.
**
This year's New Year was not easy. Zhang was busy preparing things for Yunling's trip, from cotton quilts and blankets to toothbrushes, soap pods and mint leaves. Yunling felt that she was not just going out for a trip, but moving her whole family over there, planning to settle down and take root there.
"Mother, it's so hot in Fujian. If you prepare a padded jacket for me, won't I get heat rash?"
"It will be cold when you come back. If you don't want to go, then don't go."
Yunling quickly pressed the overcoat back down, "Yes, of course I want it, Mother is right."
Zhang's expression softened, and she secretly slipped two strings of copper coins into her bundle.
Compared to Zhang's busy schedule, Old Lady Yun was much more relaxed. She didn't bother preparing these things; it didn't matter. She held the hundred strings of cash that Zhang had given her, and she could buy whatever she needed when the time came. Her family wasn't short of money.
Yun Ruoxia, however, became increasingly nervous. Although Yun Ling had repeatedly told her when to go up the mountain to check for termites, when to pry open the matsutake mushrooms, how to open the beehives, and how to scrape honey without harming the bees, she still couldn't remember them all and even had to drag Yun Chu along to remember them.
After the New Year, in the spring,
Yunling opened the beehive and carefully checked the combs for wax moths. Only after confirming that everything was alright did she leave home.
As soon as it was light, Old Lady Yun set up her incense burner and prayed to the gods.
"All the immortals have come to the temple to take their seats. Today, Sister Pan sincerely prays for the help of the immortals."
"Junior Sister Pan is going to the Fujian region starting today. I humbly request the Immortals to bless her so that she may encounter benefactors on her journey, travel smoothly by water and land, and even transport goods by water. May she eat the food of benefactors, receive the silver of benefactors, have good fortune in her mouth, strong teeth, and be as prosperous as the five stars in the Chinese zodiac."
After saying that, Granny Yun wrapped a yellow talisman, a pomelo leaf, and a cypress leaf in red paper, and then stuffed a copper coin inside to make a bundle. She wrapped three bundles in total, walked around the incense burner three times, and that was it.
Before leaving, Old Lady Yun stuffed the red paper into the hands of Yun Ling and Yun Ruochun, and also put one in her own pocket, saying that it could ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune.
Yunling and Yun Ruochun agreed one by one.
This was the first time the family had been separated. Yun Ruoxia held Yun Ruochun's hand and chatted on and on. Old Master Yun was also reluctant to part with Old Master Yun. Zhang Shi held back her tears and told Yun Ling to be careful and not to be reckless.
No matter how reluctant we are, we must eventually part ways.
Yun Shenghua drove the donkey cart forward, with Zhang Shi and Yun Ruoxia following behind. They continued until they reached the village entrance, turned a corner, and disappeared from sight.
The merchant's escort team was all ready. Because this year's New Year's red paper was ten more than last year's, they were all in high spirits, as if they could kill two tigers.
After paying their respects to Fu Jin, Yun Laoniang, Yun Ling, and Yun Ruochun set off with the caravan. Since there was no dock in the county town, the group first carried their goods on foot to the next two towns. The three of them followed along the way, without complaining of being sleepy or tired. They even rested under the trees with everyone at night, showing no signs of being spoiled.
Although these are two towns, it would take four or five days to travel on foot and with goods. When they arrived at the dock, Granny Yun took Yun Ling and Yun Ruochun to a nearby shop and bought three basins of face-washing soup to wash off the mud they had picked up along the way.
Then they went to a street stall across the street and ordered three bowls of mutton noodles to satisfy their hunger. They also picked up some steamed buns, bread, nuts, candied fruit, and candy before boarding the boat.
The ship set sail at noon and sailed downstream. Yunling was initially excited, but gradually she felt a tightness in her chest and felt uncomfortable all over. So she pulled Yun Ruochun to the deck. Breathing in the fresh air made her feel much better.
Just as she was starting to feel a little better, she couldn't help but look around. Coincidentally, there was a man standing on the deck of another merchant ship sailing alongside her. She noticed him and even nudged Yun Ruochun to look at him.
"Aunt, you two are truly destined to meet."
Following Yun Ling's directions, Yun Ruochun looked over and was stunned when she saw Qin Yu. "What's he doing here? Isn't this the Lu family's merchant ship? Could he be the young master Lu?"
"How could that be? When we met him on the mountain that day, people from the Lu Family Trading Company were visiting us."
Yun Ruochun agreed, and then said, "It might be the second son of the Lu family."
Yunling was unaware of this, and simply nodded in agreement.
Qin Yuxing heard their rustling, turned around and gave them a cold look before heading back to the cabin. However, after taking only two steps, he turned back, his gaze fixed on Yun Ruochun.
As far as he knew, the Lu family business often sailed with the Fu family business escort team so that they could look out for each other. Judging from their skeletal structure, these two people did not look like men. They looked older than each other but did not seem like mother and daughter. Moreover, they did not show any signs of fear on their faces. They were definitely not on the ship to seek refuge.
It seems that this is the family and relatives of the merchant. It's a pity that he doesn't know anyone from the Fu family's business. Wait, isn't Yun Shenghua working for the Fu family's business?
It's so similar, so very similar! Isn't the slightly older one the young lady he gave the chicken leg to?
It's you!
Yunling and Yun Ruochun immediately looked down at their clothes, then exchanged glances, still not understanding how they had been identified.
What are you doing here? Where are you going?
"Seven Min"
Hearing Yun Ruochun mention Qimin, Qin Yu was even more delighted, "What a coincidence, we're also going to Qimin, we can go together."
Qin Yu handed the shop over to Chen Jie that very day. Seeing how brave and resourceful Chen Jie was, he had long harbored the idea of befriending him. Not long ago, he heard that Chen Jie was going to escort goods for the Lu family merchants to the Fujian region, so he immediately followed after the ship set sail.
Yun Ruochun didn't respond. What was she, a young lady, doing traveling with a man? Wouldn't that cause gossip if word got out?
Qin Yu didn't mind Yun Ruochun's coldness. He simply went into the cabin, took out a fishing rod and a small bamboo basket, sat on the deck, and said he wanted to fish.
Yunling was stunned. Could this be the legendary "carving a fishing rod to catch fish"?
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