Although Wen Shishi didn't quite understand, she was clearly startled by the scene.
She grabbed Song Chengxin's clothes with one hand and snuggled into his arms.
Song Chengxin's heart almost melted at that sight...
I feel so sorry for her.
The abbot and his disciples had already woken up, even before the blood-stained clothes were discovered.
Last night was full of unexpected events, making it inconvenient for them to leave...
When he woke up this morning, the abbot left two disciples to take care of the young novices, while the rest of them followed him to the ruins of the main hall to check on the condition of the Buddha statues.
Hearing the loud cries, the disciples rushed back.
Song Chenghou stepped forward to greet him and took the initiative to explain the situation.
The abbot and his disciples clasped their hands together and silently prayed in their hearts.
The fisherwomen cried for a long time, then secretly looked in the direction of Song Chenghou and Jiang Xinyu.
Four thousand taels of silver—they couldn't find that much money even in their next life, let alone in this lifetime...
Right now, the only hope to save the men in the family is the Song family and the young master of the Jiang family.
But four thousand taels is, after all, an enormous sum...
Even if they secretly longed for it, they dared not openly express it.
After the chanting was finished, the abbot slowly opened his eyes and looked at the vast ocean, the fishermen and their wives, his eyes filled with compassion.
After a long while, he bowed to Song Chenghou and Jiang Xinyu with one hand and said only four words.
"Act within your means."
Song Chenghou and Jiang Xinyu felt comforted and helped the abbot up.
Seeing that his brothers had some free time, Song Chengjian, who was standing by the wooden bucket, told them to start a fire and cook.
Before a solution can be devised, we won't be able to go to sea for a while.
But you should eat breakfast; you need to be full to have energy.
Song Chengliang and the others got busy, and the fisherwomen gradually calmed down.
Once the children received their food, they finally stopped sobbing and their emotions gradually calmed down.
"Young Master, what do you think we should do?"
Jiang Xinyu spoke kindly to Song Chenghou beside him.
"Should we go to sea, or should we raise money?"
Song Chenghou didn't speak rashly, but instead gently sized up Jiang Xinyu...
The young man in front of me could easily have pretended to be confused...
But he didn't.
Perhaps he hasn't realized it yet...
But he soon figured it out.
Judging from his current attitude, he has no intention of staying out of it.
Jiang Xinyu slightly curled the corners of her lips. Although the situation was bad, being able to witness more of the goodness of human nature was not entirely without motivation.
Qin Shan, who was standing to the side, raised his head slightly, met Song Chenghou's gaze, and hurriedly lowered his head.
He was a clear-headed man, but at this moment, he seemed to have no intention of dissuading his young master.
He can be considered a kind person.
Song Chenghou reminded him, "Xin Yu, have you ever thought about how the island's residents are struggling to even have enough to eat...?"
Let alone four thousand taels, those two hundred people probably couldn't even scrape together ten taels of silver...
Jiang Xinyu seemed to be deep in thought.
He did find the amount outrageous, but considering it was forty names, he figured it would fetch about the same price if sold as slaves...
I really hadn't considered whether the families on the island could afford it...
Jiang Xinyu was humble and bowed to Song Chenghou, saying, "Please enlighten me, young master."
Song Chenghou's voice was calm and composed, "This four thousand taels of silver is probably for the sake of his salary surplus..."
Jiang Xinyu's expression changed upon hearing this.
Qin Shan, who was standing to the side, could not hide his change in expression, even though he had guessed the key point.
Seeing Jiang Xinyu's confusion, Song Chenghou patiently explained, "Their motives..."
They should know that the fishermen's families cannot afford such a high price.
The abbot, and even they, knew of our existence, but as exiles, we had nothing to offer.
If you were just an ordinary citizen, stranded here after a typhoon, do you think they would still charge such exorbitant prices?
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