Chapter 4: Dropped Cotton Cloth Sign-in Successfully
"We can dock the boat here," Second Aunt pointed to a spot not far away. "It's not far from us, and it's easy to tie a rope."
Sleeping on a boat does not mean letting the boat drift on the water at night. Before going to bed every day, everyone will find a place to tie a rope and tie the boat there so that they can sleep more peacefully at night.
Otherwise, when you wake up, you won’t know where you have been.
After their parents passed away, the three sisters lived with their eldest uncle and second uncle's families. Two months ago, Bai Yu turned fifteen and asked to separate. She had to adapt to life on the water first so that she could support herself in the future.
Otherwise, if you always rely on others for life, it will only become more difficult in the future.
However, both families were worried about them going too far, so they found a place near their fishing grounds for them to stay, so that they could both look after them and allow them to grow.
"Let's do it here. I think it's okay." Bai Yu looked at Bai Xi. "What do you think, second sister?"
"It seems like no one passes by here, so there must be a lot of fish here." Bai Xi nodded, walked quickly to the bow of the boat, grabbed the rope at the bow, and rowed the boat over. When the distance was about right, he jumped over and tied the rope.
There is a big rock where you can tie the rope.
The rope was tied and she got back on board.
The boats parked nearby just watched. When she finished tying the rope, her second aunt's relieved voice came: "Xiaoxi has grown up. It's great that you sisters can support each other. But Xiaoyu's future marriage is still uncertain."
"Second aunt, there's no need to mention marriage. I have no plans to get married," Bai Yu said. "If I were to get married, I'd be worried about my second and youngest sisters being like this."
"If we meet the right person, wouldn't it be nice to live on the boat together?" said the second aunt.
Bai Yu shook her head: "Unless they allow me to take my second and youngest sisters with me."
The second aunt looked at the two younger children and stopped emphasizing the situation. She just muttered, "Let's talk about it later. It's still early now. You have to get on with your life first."
Having said that, the second aunt held up the pole and said, "Stay here and don't run around. If you have any problems, shout loudly. We can hear you."
"Got it, Auntie, please walk slowly."
"I know. It's stable."
The aunt rowed the boat away, and only the three sisters were left on the small boat.
A gust of wind blew off the water, causing Bai Xi to shiver as he hugged his arms. "Next time I look for a place, I'd better look for a place close to the city wall, at least it can block the wind."
There are basically people living on the shores with calm waters. If they are lucky, they can live near the dock. If they are lucky, they can find a place on the shore close to the wall of a house. If they are worse off, they can stay on an uninhabited island with wind leaking from all sides. Of course, if they can choose, they will choose the best one.
"We'll find a better spot when the time comes so we can stay longer," Bai Yu walked towards the cabin. "It's getting late today, so I'll check the surroundings tomorrow morning. If the spot is suitable, I'll cast a net and give it a try."
"It's best to catch eight or ten in one net."
"Hopefully more."
They are weak and it is almost impossible for them to compete with others for good territory. Every time they land, they have to rely on luck to catch as many fish as possible. If their boats were not small, they probably wouldn't even have a place to sleep.
Bai Yu had a lot of things on his mind, but he could only keep them deep in his heart at the moment.
Looking up and seeing her little sister squatting obediently in the cabin, she felt that life was not so bad.
"There are five steamed buns left. Let's eat two of them at night. We will be tired when we go into the water tomorrow morning. Eat the remaining three steamed buns." Bai Yu went into the cabin and took down the bag of steamed buns from the wall.
"I hope I can get good things with shells tomorrow." Bai Xi also entered the cabin and sat at both ends with Bai Yu, pressing down the boat with their not-so-heavy weight.
Bai Miao lowered his head and patted the shell hanging on his chest: "Sign in successfully."
"I'll call you early tomorrow morning, Miaomiao, be good and get up," Bai Xi hugged her, "Second sister will want to know what good things she can get when she wakes up tomorrow."
"Second sister called me," Bai Miao put his head back hard, buried it in her arms, and looked at her while lying down, "Sign in successfully, Mantou."
"Either steamed buns or fine salt, it's all fine," Bai Xi said, exerting force on his arms. "Don't move, or you'll fall."
Bai Miao lost all his strength in an instant.
Bai Yu laughed and took out a steamed bun from the bag. "I ate three in the morning, two at noon, two in the evening, and three more tomorrow morning. They're all white flour buns. No one on the shore eats like us."
"So eat early and feel better." Bai Xi took the half steamed bun from Bai Yu's hand.
Bai Miao also took the steamed bun and lay in Bai Xi's arms, holding it in both hands and chewing it. He took a bite but couldn't finish it, so he put it close to his mouth and bit it again.
"It's getting dark, it's hard to light a fire, let's just eat like this," Bai Yu turned around, took the bamboo tube from the cabin, looked at Bai Miao who was still lying there, frowned and said, "Sit up and eat."
Bai Miao immediately exerted force.
Try harder.
again……
"Second sister—"
Bai Miao pouted, and there was a hint of moisture in his round eyes.
Bai Xi used a little force in his arms to lift her up: "Hey, why didn't you call me earlier?"
Bai Yu glared at her.
Bai Miao could obviously sit up by herself just now, but Bai Xi deliberately lowered his arms, making it impossible for her to sit up. And because she was holding steamed buns in both hands, she could only look at him and ask for help.
Bai Xi smiled, took a bite of the steamed bun, and bent down slightly to tease her sister: "Is Second Sister doing well?"
"Hmm," Bai Miao was chewing on a steamed bun. He buried his face in it when he nodded. He felt darkness in front of his eyes and looked up in confusion, "Huh?"
Bai Yu poked Bai Miao's forehead with her finger, stopping her from lowering her head: "Eat your steamed buns well, and don't waste food."
"Oh." Bai Miao looked at the steamed bun in his hand from side to side, and finally decided to start from the edge. This time, when he bit it, he finally didn't bury his face in it.
The steamed bun was still hard, but after taking a bite of it and sipping water, it became soft again.
There were two steamed buns, Bai Miao ate half of one, and after Bai Yu and Bai Xi finished the half in their hands, they shared the remaining half.
At this time, it was already pitch black on the water outside.
"It's supposed to rain tomorrow," Bai Yu looked at the sky, "the stars are blocked."
"Then we need to use a piece of cloth to block it, so that if it rains tomorrow morning, the rain won't rush into the cabin."
"Well, whether it rains tomorrow or not, it's always a good idea to put up a banner."
The two sisters acted immediately and quickly took special water-blocking cloth strips to block the connection between the cabin and the bow and stern. Although the boat itself was designed to block rain, it was reinforced with wooden boards and cloth strips to make it more secure.
He put up the board and pulled down the curtain.
"Miaomiao, if you need to urinate at night and can't find a place to urinate in your dream, you must wake up."
"I know," Bai Miao said, lying in the middle. "Tell yourself in your dreams that you can only urinate when you wake up. The places you find in your dreams don't count."
"Yes, even in dreams it doesn't count. Only when I'm held by my elder sister does it count."
"Um."
It was night, and the cabin was pitch black.
All three of them quickly closed their eyes.
Bai Miao drank a lot of water while eating steamed buns, and he would probably need to urinate soon. Bai Yu didn't dare to fall asleep. He closed his eyes and thought about the [Sign in] shell, wondering what would come out tomorrow.
After thinking about it, she felt that no matter what came out, as long as it came out, she would be satisfied.
In a daze, she heard the movement of her little sister Cricket Pupa, and immediately climbed up to pick her up, lifted the curtain and stepped out of the cabin.
"Looking for my eldest sister."
"Big sister is here, go pee."
"My elder sister is in a dream." Bai Miao said in a daze.
Bai Yu laughed: "Yes, the elder sisters are here."
Bai Miao got the promise, and then he took action.
The night was pitch black. When Bai Yu carefully carried Bai Miao back, she felt Bai Xi raise his head and whispered, "Are you still asleep?"
"I can't sleep. I want to know what I can get tomorrow." Bai Xi also responded softly.
"It's useless to think about it now. Go to bed early. You'll know tomorrow what you can get." Bai Yu put Bai Miao down. "Anything is fine, even if it's just a vegetable leaf."
"A single leaf is enough for us to eat for a meal," Bai Xi smiled, "let's go to sleep."
"Yeah, I'm asleep."
Calm soon returned to the cabin.
The next day, the sound of crackling rain outside the cabin woke up the three people who were sleeping in a daze.
Bai Miao had always slept a long time, while Bai Yu and Bai Xi slept a little longer today because they had gone to bed late the previous day. The sound of rain hitting the deck gradually made the three of them wake up.
"It's raining pretty hard."
"It's really big and a little cold. I'll put a net down there and try it later." Bai Yu said, turning to look at the little sister who was staring blankly. He sat up first, then picked her up and sat her down.
Bai Xi also sat up quickly.
"Miaomiao, shell."
"Shell!" Bai Miao woke up with a start, "Sign-in successful!"
She fished out the string that had been hanging around her neck and pulled the bag of shells from her clothes.
Just as Bai Yu and Bai Xi were about to open the bag, Bai Miao had already groped for the "button" on the shell and pressed it hard.
【Sign in】
"Is this possible?"
"That's good. We don't have to worry about the shells falling off."
Bai Miao grabbed the bag, held the shells inside by both ends, and brought them to his mouth and shouted, "Sign in."
[Successful sign-in, get [Cotton Cloth]*3 pieces]
As soon as the sound of the shell fell, cotton cloth flashed in the air and landed between the three people.
"Cloth!" Bai Miao grabbed the cotton cloth and held it high up. "Clothes!"
"Doesn't this shell only contain food?" Bai Xi asked in shock.
"The shell didn't say it would only drop food, it just dropped food twice," Bai Yu reached out and touched the cotton cloth, "God, such soft cotton cloth, it would cost a lot to buy such cotton cloth in the market!"
"It's amazing that the fabric still falls off. This shell is really a treasure." Bai Xi stretched out his hand, "Let me touch it."
Bai Miao immediately turned around, puffed out his chest and let her touch the shell hanging on his chest.
Bai Xi touched it carefully, and then looked at the cotton cloth, even more excited than when the steamed buns fell: "Sister, this shell can even drop cotton cloth. Will we have the chance to move to the shore and live by relying on the things dropped by the shells in the future?"
Bai Yu looked at the shell, looked at her, and then looked at the cotton cloth in front of her: "Can, can I?"
Bai Miao nodded with a stern face: "Yes!"
Bai Yu and Bai Xi were stunned for a moment, then smiled and said at the same time: "Yes, of course!"
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