Perhaps it was Song Chengjian's aura that was more intimidating...
As he approached, the drowning man, being supported by Lao Ba, clearly looked terrified...
Song Chengjian and Song Chengxi exchanged a glance, and then, under the guise of taking this person home to recuperate...
They took him home, gagged him, and tied him up.
Song Chengjian was going to equip bamboo arrows and move explosives...
They immediately called back the sixth brother and used acupuncture to make the man fall into a deep sleep, while the eighth brother stayed behind to guard him.
According to Lao Liu, Uncle Qin and another seriously injured crew member are recovering well...
The remaining crew members have mostly recovered...
Jiang Xinyu made a quick decision, reminding the crew to pack their bags and prepare for the return journey.
The Song brothers came to help, carrying Song Chengjian's newly equipped bow and arrows onto the ship...
Following the second brother's advice, the sixth brother caught several more striped eels and catfish in the past two days, extracting toxins from their fins and storing them in small medicine bottles...
He handed it over to Jiang Xinyu, reminding him to have someone keep it safe for unforeseen circumstances.
The fishermen were puzzled by Jiang Xinyu's sudden decision to leave.
The crew members haven't fully recovered yet, but everyone is very enthusiastic and wants Jiang Xinyu and the crew to stay a little longer...
The monks returned to the temple and informed the abbot that the Jiang family's merchant ships were about to depart...
The abbot did not stop them at all, and instructed the monks to prepare dry food and drinking water, and some clean clothes to be sent to the boat.
The Song family's sea cucumbers hadn't been dried yet, so they could only send the buckets to Jiang Xinyu, reminding him of the drying method when he got back...
When the sky was completely dark, the large ship officially set sail.
Jiang Xinyu was reluctant to leave, but once the boat started moving, he quickly returned to the helmsman's seat.
The Song family lined up on the shore, together with the abbot, monks, fishermen, and fisherwomen, to see off the Jiang family's merchant ship.
As the crowd was preparing to disperse, Song Chenghou called them back.
While the people in the courtyard were still asleep, Lao Ba was still keeping watch...
Song Chenghou shared his suspicions about the man's identity with everyone.
The fishermen were shocked:
"He actually lied to us? We were so kind as to save him!"
"Exactly! They actually took advantage of our sympathy!"
"Now that you mention it, it really does remind me of the people we saw in the Shengdong village when we were exchanging supplies with them, the ones with yellowish skin..."
Unlike our tanned skin, their skin tone is yellowish, they are shorter than us, and have high brow bones...
"Yes! Oh dear! We almost let our guard down and actually managed to rescue this person!"
"What rescue? I think that person was just faking drowning. Whether they are from the Southern Yue or the Shengdong, they are all familiar with swimming. How could they be drowning?"
"What a coincidence that it drifted right up to us?"
......
The man's physical features were distinctive. Song Chenghou guessed that the people of Shengdong sent him here probably because they thought his appearance was more similar to that of ordinary islanders.
After all, the clothing of the Dong people is somewhat similar to that of the Li people...
I've heard that the clothing and hairstyles of the Dai and Japanese people are easier to identify.
"Young Master, what do they want by suddenly sending people here?"
A fisherman suddenly asked.
Before Song Chenghou could answer, someone else blurted out, "What do they want to do? Just look at what they've done in the past!"
"That's right! They're up to no good; they're either trying to harm us or Young Master Jiang!"
As everyone speculated, Jiang Xinyu's sudden decision to leave...
He immediately realized what was happening and revealed a look of resentment.
"Young Master, what should we do with this person?"
Song Chenghou's expression was solemn. "When the power is not equal, it is not the time to turn against each other."
The fishermen remained silent; indeed, besides relying on the Song family...
The eldest son's intelligence, the second son's martial arts and explosives, the sixth son's medical skills, and the talents of the other sons...
They themselves seem to have no ability to protect themselves other than fishing and boating.
"Don't be discouraged, everyone. We'll keep you here..."
This is to remind everyone of the potential dangers.
So that in the future, someone might take advantage of everyone's sympathy, exploit Confucius, and harm everyone...
The fishermen who rescued the man bowed their heads in shame.
Song Chenghou said gently, “The ones who did wrong were those with malicious intentions, not us.”
There's no need for us to blame ourselves. What we should do next is to strengthen ourselves as quickly as possible!
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