Chapter 9: Unexpected Paper Money? Why is there Paper Money here? ...
The deal was done, and after confirming that Bai Yu and Bai Xi had let down their guard, the other party spoke more and talked about going ashore.
"You won't let me go ashore?"
"They said selling fish on land was too dirty, so they stopped us and wouldn't let us get close," Bai Yu replied. "If we can only stay on the water, food is fine, but we can't get enough firewood and charcoal."
"That's right. If there's no food, catching a couple of fish can fill your stomach, but if there's no firewood or charcoal, eating these raw foods will make you sick. I wonder what kind of noble official came to the shore to be so overbearing."
"He's from the capital, and he has a ship like that. He must be a very powerful person."
"I don't know if he's powerful or not, but he's definitely greedy. There aren't many good people among the bigwigs in the capital right now."
The person opposite was talking when suddenly a violent cough was heard in the cabin over there. The person who was talking changed his expression and shut up instantly. He just silently took the firewood handed over by Bai Yu.
Bai Yu didn't dare to look any further, and only asked in a low voice: "Is this your master's family?"
"Exactly."
No wonder this person didn't dare to speak after hearing a cough over there.
Bai Yu didn't ask any more questions, but just silently handed over the firewood in bundles.
After the firewood at the bow was handed over, the firewood at the stern was also handed over. The total amount of firewood on both sides was only about twenty or thirty cents, but the other party gave a full fifty cents, so naturally he had to give all of it.
The other party was obviously also afraid of the cough, and did not say anything after that. He did not say anything until he put away all the firewood and watched the sun move westward. Then he said something and hurried away.
The boat slowly sailed away. Bai Xi took the copper coins tied with a rope into the cabin, took out the rest of the copper coins from the bag hanging in the cabin, and strung them onto the rope.
When stringing the money, he said: "After selling these firewoods, I have to go to the other plane to pick up some more firewood."
"We have to pick it up," Bai Yu looked at the string of money, "Maybe we can take this opportunity to sell more copper coins."
"Is there any difference between us picking them up and using them directly and selling them?" Bai Xi looked up.
"It was no different in the past, but it's different this time. The noble man's big ship has been staying there. I think many ships are short of firewood. Since they are short of firewood, we can sell it at a higher price. If we can sell it for a dozen cents more like today, wouldn't it be great?" Bai Yu said his thoughts.
Bai Xi inserted another copper coin and said unsurely, "Can it really be sold?"
This is not necessarily the case. It is also possible that they spent time collecting firewood but were unable to sell it.
Moreover, they did not have much experience in selling things, and usually sold fish by following the main group.
"Forget it, don't think too much about it." Bai Yu turned sideways and took Bai Miao's hand. "Miao Miao, take Big Sister to the plane. We'll go pick up some firewood. We'll be back soon."
Bai Miao took out the small bag from his neck, took out the pass from it, pressed it skillfully, and took Bai Yu to the forest.
As soon as he arrived in the forest, Bai Yu felt something was wrong. There was a strong smell of rain in the air.
The sky was overcast and it was about to rain at any moment.
If it rains, it will be difficult to pick up the dry branches in the forest.
She didn't dare to waste time. After putting Bai Miao down, she ran quickly to pick up the dry branches. After bringing them back, she quickly pulled Bai Miao back and threw them directly into the cabin for Bai Xi to deal with, and then went to the forest again.
After going back and forth several times, I finally picked up enough to match the amount I had before.
Bai Xi touched the last branch he brought back: "It's a little damp."
"It's already raining over there," Bai Yu panted. "Luckily we went early, otherwise the dry branches would have gotten wet. It's such a big forest, and after a rain, I don't know how many days it will take for the branches to dry up. I was thinking of collecting firewood to sell, but it seems there's no hope at all."
"At least it's enough for our own use. It was given to us for free, so we can't be greedy."
"Yeah, don't be greedy."
The two sisters had the same idea. They moved all the firewood that had been brought over onto the deck, cleaned up the cabin, laid out the mattress so that Bai Miao could lie down, and then they set up the oar and headed in the direction where they had agreed to meet.
When their ship arrived, there were already two or three ships docked there.
This time, in addition to firewood, we also bought some other things. When everyone came back, we started to share what we had and exchange things on the boat.
The amount of firewood exchanged is less, and the price is higher when it is exchanged.
"They say firewood is hard to come by. Several sellers are unwilling to sell, and those who are willing to sell are asking high prices. Aren't they just seeing that we're short of firewood? If we can't get ashore, who would be short of firewood?"
"You weren't overpriced, were you?"
"No, maybe everyone we meet is kind-hearted." Bai Yu said.
"Maybe it's not easy for you three little girls, so there are many kind-hearted people."
"But this won't work. The nobleman will have to stay for at least ten days. We can't go door to door exchanging things next time. Even if they're not valuable, it will really waste time."
"Let's go somewhere else tomorrow morning. Even if we can't sell any fish or shrimp, we have to find a place where we can buy things easily. The things on the boat are generally enough, but we can't just go out and buy more when we run out of things."
"That's right. It's not a big deal to keep the fish and shrimp in the nets for now. It's really inconvenient not being able to buy anything. So, should we set off early tomorrow morning?"
"OK."
After saying this, everyone took the initiative to find a place to rest, including the three sisters. They rested for one night and left early the next morning to go to the next place.
Everyone discussed and prepared for the next day's itinerary.
Although there are always some changes that are difficult to deal with, when the whole family is together, there is always someone to talk to, so life doesn't seem so difficult.
But all this was broken in the early morning of the next day.
The cabin curtains were not hung tightly, and the light from outside could always easily penetrate into the cabin after it was turned on. But today, in addition to the light, there was also the noisy sound outside.
"White rain, white stream, it has risen."
The two sisters opened their eyes.
He immediately threw off the quilt, stood up and walked out of the cabin.
But I saw that my uncles and cousins, who were in their prime, had long knives on their necks, and the women in the family all had sad faces and were unable to cry.
Bai Yu took action first, walked from the stern through the cabin to the bow, and hugged Bai Xi. As for Bai Miao who was still sleeping, she quickly looked back at the cabin with the curtain drawn, but still did not wake her up.
"Be obedient and deliver the things to the destination, and you will survive. If anyone dares to ask any more questions, the knives in our hands will not have eyes."
"No, no, we absolutely won't tell or ask."
The uncle shook his head repeatedly. When he saw the shiny blade, he dared not say anything more and just shut his mouth.
At this time, box after box of things were moved from the big ship to the small boat, and even a box was placed on the three sisters' small boat. The box of things was not light, and as soon as it was put down, the boat was pressed down and sank.
Someone ordered from the bow of the neighboring boat, "Go into the cabin. No one is allowed to come out without our permission."
Bai Yu and Bai Xi immediately entered the cabin and hugged Bai Miao, who had opened his eyes half-closed due to the sinking boat.
Fortunately, she didn't have the habit of crying after waking up. After Bai Yu covered her mouth, she just turned around and buried her head in her shoulder.
Hearing the noise outside, not only them, but everyone else was asked to stay in the cabin, and no one was allowed to leave.
No one knew who these people were, what these things were, or where they were going next, but these people all had knives in their hands, and they were all just ordinary civilians, so no one dared to do anything.
The boat slowly began to move forward.
Someone lifted the boat curtain and threw two dry biscuits, a water bag, and a chamber pot into the cabin.
"Big sister——" Bai Miao leaned on Bai Yu.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay," Bai Yu comforted her softly, "We are still alive and well, nothing will happen to us."
Bai Xi reached out and hugged them both tightly.
In the following days, the three of them only had a dry biscuit and a water bag for food every day. They were not full and rarely used the toilet.
There were always people outside, and no one dared to use [Sign In], for fear that the sound of the shell would ring out and cause more trouble.
The cabin curtains were always drawn, so none of them could see what was happening outside. Even though the ship was moving forward day and night, they could only sense whether it was day or night based on the light that came through.
About five or six days later, they all clearly felt the two heavy boxes being moved away.
They thought they could get out now, but there were always people watching outside, still not allowing them to move. They could only continue to wait until the boat was sailing on the water again.
"Did they send us back?" Bai Xi asked in a low voice.
"I hope so." Bai Yu was not sure.
"I don't know what they're transporting, it's so mysterious," Bai Xi continued in a low voice. "Since they have such a big ship, they must be rich. It's so easy to buy some small boats. Why would they come to us?"
"Yeah, since they have enough money, wouldn't it be better for them to just buy a boat?"
"It feels a bit strange to be so secretive and secretive."
"If it really doesn't work," Bai Yu said, holding her two sisters' hands, her voice softer. "If something really happens, we have to hurry to the forest, even if we're exposed."
Bai Xi nodded seriously.
If something really happened, staying here would definitely result in something bad, but if I went into the forest, I would still have a chance to survive.
They didn't know how much time had passed before they felt the cabin become lighter again. However, no one spoke outside, so they didn't dare to move or speak loudly. They could only stay in the cabin.
Until Bai Miao, who had been in Bai Yu's arms, stretched out his hand and pointed to the connection between the cabin and the plank: "Big sister."
Bai Yu turned her head and saw a piece of paper in the gap over there. Out of curiosity, she moved and picked up the paper that was almost floating into the cabin.
"What is this?" Bai Xi asked curiously.
Bai Yu's expression changed: "Paper money."
"Paper money? Why is there paper money here?" Bai Xi asked in surprise.
Bai Yu immediately stood up and lifted the cabin curtain.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the paper money scattered on the deck floated up and flew in the air.
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