Chapter 50: Staying here temporarily. Even if it doesn't look wild, it's still a wolf...
"Really?" Bai Yu replied uncertainly.
The steward asked, "You don't know?"
"I didn't pay much attention," Bai Yu said honestly, but looking at the people cleaning up in front of him, he added, "No one talks about these things."
This was the truth. She didn't know what country the current court was. After all, she used to live on a boat, and basically no one would specifically talk about what kind of country the current court was.
She heard that there were opera performances and storytelling places on the shore, and they would occasionally talk about some court affairs, but it had nothing to do with the Bai family who could only live on the water, so she could not hear them and had no time.
Each time they went ashore, it was only to prepare supplies. The ships could only dock for a limited time, and most of the time they would be driven away after only one or two hours.
"So that's how it is. If the master hadn't mentioned it, you wouldn't have understood," the steward said, realizing it. He thought it was normal for the little girl to be clueless. He then added, "Would you mind if I could speak to your master?"
Bai Yu shook his head.
The steward was puzzled: "Can't you tell me?"
"No, they're all away on the island because of something." Bai Yu looked at the steward, thinking about what he had just said. "If you want food, we can exchange some for you."
"Thank you very much. It would be great if we could exchange it for food," the steward said hurriedly. "Please lead the way, young lady."
Bai Yu nodded and walked back holding Bai Miao.
Bai Xi followed beside her, quickly glanced back, and then turned around and whispered, "Sister, there's no one else on our island. Will they be exposed if they go there?"
"Although there's no one else, there are still a few empty houses," Bai Yu said in a low voice. "We've also put some miscellaneous items in there. With so many houses, they won't think we're the only ones on the island. They'll naturally be able to solve some problems themselves."
"Yes," Bai Xi nodded, "but do they have to stay?"
"I want to ask them if they have a map," Bai Yu explained the reason for leaving these people behind. "Even if they don't have a map, they should know the way back. If there's a chance later, we might be able to go back."
Bai Xi suddenly realized: "Yes, they are telling us the same thing. As long as we know the direction from them, we can go back later!"
Having said that, Bai Xi no longer had any doubts in his mind. He looked at the group of people behind him, and finally his eyes fell on the only woman in the group.
The woman was also very strong, and after a brief chat, I knew her situation.
She had gone on the ship with her husband, and most of the time she had served as a cook, but because of a previous accident, she was separated from the fleet, and she had no choice but to drift with these people.
Bai Xi talked to her about some cooking methods, and they soon had common topics and learned a lot of news about the return trip.
After walking for a while, the group arrived at an area where houses were concentrated.
In order to create enough space in the forest to grow vegetables, they collected a large amount of wood. However, because the amount was too much, they could not burn it all, so the extra wood was used to build houses.
But they are basically small wooden houses.
These small houses are not wasted. Some of them are used as firewood rooms, some are used as areas for drying vegetables in the shade, and some are used to raise animals. So although many of them are empty, they are full of traces of life.
In addition to inside the house, various things are also dried outside.
Dried fish, dried vegetables, dried meat... everything is available.
The rescued people were a little shocked when they saw this colony. The manager said directly, "You are living so well on such a remote island. My girl, your family must be good at many things."
"We live on the island and have a lot of free time, so we've accumulated these things little by little," Bai Yu said, pointing to the house on the other side. "No one lives there yet. You need to rest on the island for two days, so you can stay there first. As for this side, it's ours. If you need anything, just shout at us."
"Don't worry, young lady. We will not disturb your life." The steward understood Bai Yu's meaning, took out a purse from his arms, opened the bag, grabbed a handful of silver and handed it to Bai Yu.
Bai Yu looked at the change in his hand.
The steward placed the silver in her hand and said, "We will be staying on the island for a few days. We need to determine the direction of our return journey and repair the boat. Once we have repaired the boat and determined the direction, we will leave. This silver will be used as rent and food money. Miss, can you let me know what food we can buy?"
There is no place to use silver on the island.
But this handful of silver is estimated to be more than twenty taels. If it were still inland, it would be enough for the three sisters to eat and use for a year. They are only staying on the island for a few days, and it is indeed not a small amount of money to spend such a large sum of money.
Bai Yu took the silver and said to Bai Xi: "Xiao Xi, go to the kitchen and put the rice and flour in the cupboard and lock it. Let them eat the rest of the ingredients as they please."
Having said that, she winked at Bai Xi.
Bai Xi understood what she meant instantly and went to the kitchen to collect the rice and flour, and also collected the seasonings that he had obtained by [signing in].
Bai Yu continued to talk to the steward: "Rice and flour are hard to come by on the island, so we save them for ourselves and can't give them to you. But you can eat the rest of the meat, vegetables and fish."
"I understand. After all, transportation is inconvenient on the island, and it is not easy to grow rice and wheat. Food is hard to come by. It's good enough to be able to eat meat, vegetables and fish at will. Thank you, young lady." The manager thanked again.
"You're welcome," Bai Yu continued, "You can also use the stove and firewood in the kitchen. If you want to eat fresh fish, you can also use our fishing nets. Is there anything else?"
"No, it's good enough now."
Bai Yu nodded and took Bai Xi and Bai Miao to the pavilion on the other side.
Compared with those ordinary wooden houses, the pavilion is more difficult to build. After they passed by, the group of people who had just arrived on the island also noticed the existence of the pavilion.
After the three sisters left, they couldn't help but whisper to each other.
“Why are you still building a pavilion on the island?”
"Yes, this pavilion looks very complicated. I'm afraid someone on this island is very skilled in fortification. I didn't expect that there would be such a place on an island in the sea."
“Living on an island like this feels like being in a paradise.”
"Yes, if you don't have to worry about food and drink, living here would be the most comfortable thing. You can work from sunrise to sunset and rest from sunset to sunrise, without the troubles of the world. How free and easy it is."
"That requires having enough food and drink. This island is right in the middle of the sea, with no large landmasses in sight. Catching fish and shrimp is easy, but if you want clothes or rice and flour, you have to cross the sea to find them. If you're not careful, you'll be caught in a storm. How can you be safe?"
"If that's the case, it's better for us. At least we can bring these spices back and exchange them for a lot of silver. When I return this time, I can save some silver. Then I won't have to go out again. Going back and forth on the sea is indeed full of dangers."
As they were talking, the cook came out of the kitchen.
"They are also short of salt, so we have to prepare it ourselves. As for the other ingredients, although they are not complete, they are enough for us to eat. I will make some potato stew later, and everyone will have a full meal."
"Are there any potatoes?"
"Yes, it's a whole basket full. They must have grown them in the woods far away," said the cook. "Would you like some fish? We have salt fish in the kitchen."
When this question was asked, everyone shook their heads.
They had eaten enough fish during the past few days on the water, and now that there were other options, no one wanted to eat fish.
The cook got the answer, turned around and went back into the kitchen. Soon after, she cooked a big pot of potato stew.
Each of these people filled a large bowl and gulped it down with great satisfaction.
During the days of drifting on the sea, there were fish and shrimps every day, but we rarely felt full. Now, after eating this big bowl of stewed potatoes with meat, everyone felt the happiness of being full again.
Only when you are full and satisfied can you enjoy the meat in the bowl.
“It doesn’t taste like ordinary meat.”
"It should be wild boar meat. I've eaten it before. On this island, wild boar meat is relatively easy to find. Where can you find normal domestic pigs unless you bring them here yourself?"
"That's true, but if that's the case, there's a chance that wild boars might suddenly show up on the island. It's pretty scary to think about it."
“So people here don’t have such a good life.”
As they were talking, two roars suddenly came from not far away.
“Ouch—”
“Awoo—Awoo—”
The voice was so familiar that it made people shudder and gather together subconsciously.
"What's that sound? Is it... is it a wolf? No way?"
"It looks like a wolf, but how come it's so close?"
"Are there still wolves here?"
"Why did that little girl run out of the pavilion? Sister, be careful--!"
Bai Miao was running towards the two wolves that were running towards her. When she heard the voice, she stopped and turned around: "Huh?"
"Wolf—" The person shouting pointed at the two wolves that were getting closer and closer, his fingers trembling, "Be careful."
Bai Miao tilted her head, trying to understand what the man was saying. After thinking for a moment, she looked at the wolf that had come close. She reached out and grabbed the wolf's ear, which was almost as tall as her, trying to show it to the man: "It's not called 'Xiaoxin', it's called Xiaohei."
"Miaomiao, I'm worried about you. I'm afraid Xiao Hei will hurt you." Bai Yu walked over.
"Ah," Bai Miao suddenly realized and walked over with the wolf in his hand. "It's okay, don't be careful, Xiao Hei is very well behaved and obedient."
She took a few steps forward, and the people gathered together took a few steps back.
Fortunately, Bai Yu stopped Bai Miao and Xiao Hei in time and explained the situation to them: "Don't be afraid, we raised these two wolves since they were young. They are very friendly and will not bite. They look very big, but they are actually only a few months old. Don't worry."
"You raised one? A wolf?" The steward was also afraid. He took a half step forward and tried to look the wolf in Bai Miao's hand in the eye. He forced a smile and said, "It doesn't look like there's any wolf in its eyes. That's a good thing. Raising a wolf can protect us from wild boars."
"Yes, they are guarding our house," Bai Yu patted Xiao Hei's head, then patted Bai Miao's head, "Miao Miao, take Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai back home."
Bai Miao said to Bai Yu with sparkling eyes: "Sister, we want to play in the water!"
"But it doesn't look like it's going to rain for the time being," Bai Yu looked up, "If you take them out to play, how are we going to take a bath?"
Bai Miao lowered his head.
Bai Yu turned around and glanced at the water level on the beach below: "But you can go down there and play for a while. Ask your second sister to take you with you. Don't go too far."
"Great!" Bai Miao raised her hand excitedly and immediately called the two wolves to follow her downstairs, while shouting for Bai Xi to follow.
The two wolves howled as they quickly followed her.
Someone whispered, "Why does this wolf look so much like a dog?"
"It's domesticated, so it's not wild, right? Fortunately it's domesticated, otherwise it would scare me to death."
"Even if it doesn't look wild, it's still a wolf."
“No wonder they can live safely on the island.”
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