Chapter 128 Go Together
Although it is close to Bai County, it is still some distance away, and Xu Miaomiao has never set foot on this land.
I thought the land in Bai County was already barren enough, but when I came here, Xu Miaomiao was still shocked.
The desolate village stood still, next to the sea, and the rolling waves seemed to be about to submerge the entire village.
As the carriage drove by, the tanned villagers looked at it with curious eyes and stuck their heads out.
Song Wu Shao got out of the car first and followed Xu Miaomiao downstairs. After the woman got out, he spoke up, "These days may be a bit hard."
"It's okay." Xu Miaomiao responded. When she saw the situation here, she decided to contribute her own strength to the villagers here.
"Who are you?"
An old man who was staggering over looked at the two people in front of him and asked curiously. After all, their place was so poor that no one would come here to visit.
"We heard that the people here are not living a happy life, so we wanted to see if we could help in any way."
Song Wu Shao responded to the old man in front of him.
The old man laughed when he heard this: "Hahahaha, you young people are just thinking well. I have been in this village for so many years and have thought of everything, but there is no food to grow here and no usable resources. There is nothing else except the endless sea in front of us."
Xu Miaomiao followed behind silently. When she saw the hungry and skinny child on the side of the road, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She immediately took out a bag of osmanthus cake from her sleeve and handed it to the child in front of her.
The child walked over timidly, looked at Xu Miaomiao, swallowed his saliva at the osmanthus cake, and then slowly picked it up.
"Why don't you eat?"
Xu Miaomiao squatted down and looked at the child in front of her. The child picked up the osmanthus cake and carefully placed it in his hand, preparing to leave.
After hearing Xu Miaomiao's question, he answered, "My sister at home will want to eat."
So that's what it is. Xu Miaomiao touched the child's cheek with heartache and stuffed all the osmanthus cake in her hand into him.
"Then why haven't you thought about moving out?" Song Wu Shao asked the old man in front of him curiously.
The old man thought for a while and shook his head: "Most of the people here have been here for generations and grew up here. If we leave here, we will forget our roots. Besides, we are used to it. Although we are a little poor, at least we can still live."
"Do you make a living by fishing here every day?" Xu Miaomiao asked while looking at the sea in the distance.
As soon as he asked, the old man's face darkened and he looked at the person in front of him in silence: "Young lady, you can't say that."
Xu Miaomiao was stunned for a moment. She thought that with such a large sea area, they would not be so poor even if they relied on fishing. Now it seems that they did not catch any fish.
"Uncle, why is this happening?" Song Wu Shao asked puzzledly, looking at the person in front of him.
The man sighed helplessly: "If you dare to hunt without permission, the sea god will be angry. If that happens, disaster will befall the whole village."
"Sea God?" Xu Miaomiao asked doubtfully, "When did this Sea God come?"
"You outsiders don't know this." The man stroked his beard and said, "This sea god is what we have worshipped for generations. A few years ago, someone secretly went to the sea to hunt, but never came back. They said that the sea god was angry."
"So how do you make a living now?" Song Wu Shao asked.
The old man pointed to the beach not far away and said, "Those things that the sea god doesn't want will be left on the beach. If we are lucky, we will encounter big fish, which will be enough for us to eat for a long time."
"I see."
Song Wu Shao nodded.
"Since you are from other places, why don't you come to our village to have a rest? Although the houses are not good, it is still possible for you to rest." The old man looked at them and said slowly.
Song Wu Shao whispered thank you and left with them.
As they passed through the village, skinny children gathered on the street and looked at them curiously.
Because of being at the seaside, their skin was tanned, and their thin bodies made them look frail.
“It’s right here.”
The man brought them to a house. The facilities inside the house were very simple, with only a bed that was barely enough for resting and basic tables, chairs and benches. It was even more dilapidated than the original owner's home when Xu Miaomiao first saw it.
"The village is rather simple, you guys just have to make do with what you have and go to the next door for dinner later." The man spoke to the people in front of him.
"Okay, thank you for the hospitality." Song Wu Shao bowed slightly and thanked the man in front of him.
After cleaning the dust in the room, Xu Miaomiao sat on the bed and let out a sigh.
"Have you figured out how to solve the people's livelihood issues here?" Xu Miaomiao looked at the man in front of her and asked.
Song Wu Shao frowned, sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "The people here believe in the sea god, and their ideas are stubborn. It's probably difficult to change them."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao nodded in agreement: "You are right, this is indeed a problem."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Song Wushao stood up and stretched out his hand to look at Xu Miaomiao: "You have never seen the sea, do you want to go and see it together?"
Looking at the hand the man stretched out, Xu Miaomiao slowly put it on it. In modern times, she was always busy with medical research and really had no chance to see the sea. Now she had the opportunity to go and see it, which was a wonderful thing.
Just as he was about to go out, Song Wu Shao stared at Xu Miaomiao and thought for a while before he put the hat beside him on her before he felt at ease to go out.
Xu Miaomiao was a little confused by his sudden action and tilted her head to look at the man in front of her.
Song Wu Shao's ears turned red after being stared at by her. He coughed twice and said, "It's very sunny outside. Don't get sunburned."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao looked at the man's red ears and smiled slightly.
The afterglow of the setting sun gradually fell, covering the blue sea with a layer of silver-yellow gauze. The two people on the beach walked slowly forward, admiring the beautiful scenery.
"It would be a blessing if I could live here and enjoy such beautiful scenery every day." Xu Miaomiao said with emotion facing the sea.
Song Wu Shao followed silently behind her without saying a word, but secretly remembered every word she said in his heart.
Just when Song Wushao wanted to hug the woman in front of him, Xu Miaomiao suddenly ran forward and stared at the sea in a daze.
"What's wrong?"
Song Wu Shao stepped forward, looked at the squatting Xu Miaomiao, and responded.
"Look, is this fish washed ashore by the waves the kind we usually eat?"
Xu Miaomiao looked at Song Wushao and asked. She was very knowledgeable about food and recognized the species of fish at a glance.
Song Wu Shao took a step forward, looked at him and nodded: "That's right."
(End of this chapter)
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