He was a vegetable cutter in the kitchen. He was mentally challenged, with the intelligence of a child of only a few years old, but he worked very hard and was worth the effort of two people.
At first, Qiu San Niang suspected that someone had instructed him to do this, but when she asked him, "Why did you put the spoiled coconut water into the good one?" he said that he had dreamed about it.
“Last night I dreamt that the Goddess of the Sea told me that doing this would bring good luck when I went out to sea, and I want to bring them more good luck.”
Everyone: "..."
This is such bad luck, it's like a curse!
Xiao Qingyin frowned; her intuition told her that this couldn't be a coincidence.
The kitchen had just purchased a batch of coconuts when the fool had such a bizarre dream that he almost killed them all. Even storybooks wouldn't dare to write something like that.
She thought for a moment and asked the simpleton, "Do you often dream of the Sea Goddess?"
"yes."
The fool said without hesitation.
"Every time I drink, I dream of the Goddess of the Sea."
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
Perhaps he was so drunk that he mistook everyone he saw for a sea god.
She narrowed her eyes: "You drank last night? Who did you drink with?"
"I drank it all by myself."
"Where did the wine come from?"
"I found it."
Where did you find it?
“I left it by the door when I got home that night. I waited for a long time but no one came looking for me, so I just took it and drank it.”
Have you ever drunk alcohol with other people before?
“Yes, we’ve had drinks together. We all drink together at the victory celebration, but they don’t like to drink with me normally. They say I always treat them like the sea goddess.”
The matter is crystal clear: someone is taking advantage of the fact that when mentally challenged children get drunk, they mistake others for sea goddesses and, upon waking, they follow the teachings of the "sea goddesses," using them to poison them.
Qiu Sanniang immediately sent someone to the mentally challenged child's house to find the wine jar. Once the origin of the wine was investigated, it would not be difficult to find the mastermind behind it.
However, the other party was very cautious. The jar used to hold the wine was one that had been used and discarded at the celebration banquet a few days ago. The wine was ordinary sorghum liquor, the kind that the gang members often drank.
The place where the mentally challenged child lived was a bit remote, and the other party didn't return until late at night, so no one in the vicinity witnessed it.
This matter, like Xiao Liuzi's death, has become an unsolved mystery.
The source of the rumor was found: it was made by a few gang members who were close to Xiao Liuzi while drinking together. Qiu Sanniang punished them with a hundred strokes of the cane and expelled them from the Hongyun Gang.
The mentally challenged child received the same punishment.
Qiu San Niang felt very sorry for Xiao Qingyin, and when she heard that she was leaving, she felt embarrassed to ask her to stay.
"I'm so sorry, I wanted to treat you well, but I didn't expect the gang to be so corrupt and wicked, and it almost cost you your lives."
She said with a look of shame.
Xiao Qingyin smiled and said, "It's alright, we're all standing here safely. But you should take good care of yourself."
The person behind the scenes may be targeting them on the surface, but in reality, they might be targeting Qiu San Niang.
It's already difficult for women to get things done in this era, but it's even more difficult to be a female pirate leader.
There are probably many people in the gang who are dissatisfied.
There are also gang-related conflicts.
Conflicts between gangs and local authorities.
The conflict between gangs and outside forces.
Just thinking about these things gave her a headache, let alone sitting in Qiu San Niang's position to fight, to maneuver, and to coordinate.
Therefore, she admired Qiu San Niang quite a bit.
Qiu San Niang nodded: "I will take care of myself, and so will you. Please feel free to contact me if anything happens."
"Okay, I won't be polite."
Qiu San Niang accompanied them by boat to the Nan Yue dock before waving goodbye.
Xiao Qingyin looked at Yun Zhao, who was silently watching Qiu Sanniang leave, and said, "Cousin, it won't be so easy for you to see Sanniang again in the future. Why didn't you say a few more words to her just now?"
Yun Zhao glanced at her and said, "What's there to say? I'm not going to invite her to the capital."
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
I didn't ask you to invite me, can't we talk about something else?
You'll be destined to be single forever if you keep doing this.
Yi Shuihan took her hand and said, "Don't worry about things that don't concern you. Where are you planning to look for the Heavenly Pearl?"
Where else can we go?
It's a place where wealthy people gather, of course.
That is, teahouses, restaurants, bookstores, and curio shops.
If you're lucky, you might run into someone who bought a dzi bead.
To avoid being recognized, Xiao Qingyin and Yi Shuihan disguised themselves as a wealthy brother and sister.
Yi Shuihan initially objected to the role: "Why do we have to play siblings? Can't we play husband and wife?"
Xiao Qingyin argued vehemently, "Anyone with experience can tell at a glance that I'm a virgin. If we go out as a married couple, isn't that blatantly telling everyone that you're not good enough?"
Yi Shuihan: "..."
This woman is really...
It was clearly because she herself disliked the difficulty of styling a woman's hair in a traditional Chinese updo that she was too lazy to dress up as a woman.
I have to provoke him.
The two strolled along the most bustling street in Nanyue City, where shops lined the streets, selling all sorts of things. The most eye-catching were the general stores that sold imported goods.
The general store carries a wide variety of items, from rare treasures such as pearls, agate, red coral, tortoiseshell, and ivory, to everyday items like quill pens, silverware, spices, and carpets.
Xiao Qingyin was initially very interested, browsing through every general store she saw, hoping to find one or two dzi beads.
To her disappointment, she didn't see a single dzi bead.
“I already had someone look for it,” Yi Shuihan said with a smile. “If it were available, I would have bought it long ago.”
"That's true."
Xiao Qingyin sighed.
She stopped busying herself aimlessly and started paying close attention to the pedestrians on the street.
Pay special attention to the figure of the middle-aged man.
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