"Tingxuan!"
This shock was so great that Su Nuannuan was almost scared to death. She quickly supported her husband's limp body. Without waiting to speak, tears were already rolling down her cheeks. Duan Tingxuan smiled tiredly, wiped away the tears on her face, and said softly, "It's okay. I just used too much internal energy, so my Qi is flowing backwards. I'll be fine after I meditate and regulate my breathing for a while."
“No… aren’t you hurt somewhere? You… let me see.” Su Nuannuan’s tears fell even harder. She felt that this scene was very familiar. In normal TV dramas, when the male and female protagonists, or the popular male supporting role and the female protagonist are separated forever, they always act like this. How could she not be terrified?
Duan Tingxuan had no idea that his wife's mind, which was poisoned by TV novels, was filled with images of eternal separation. Hearing this, she panted and said, "What's so interesting about this? Didn't you see me killing the shark just now? How could I be injured? It was just that I used up too much energy. Those beasts are not tofu. I can easily kill one with one strike of my sword. I was able to kill them so quickly because I used up my internal energy. Otherwise, it would be difficult to even pierce their heads, let alone kill them."
As he spoke, the young marquis had already begun to regulate his breathing, and his face immediately became a little rosy. Then he slowly sat up cross-legged on the ground, without any five-hearts-upward posture, but just placed his hands on his knees, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After spitting out two more mouthfuls of blood, perhaps because the true energy in his body had been smoothed over and felt comfortable, he no longer vomited blood.
Her husband's breathing was very strong, and his carotid artery could even be seen beating slightly. Su Nuannuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the bloody ending in the TV series did not happen to her. She wanted to stand up, but found that her legs and feet were weak, not only weak, but also numb, so that she couldn't stand up after standing up several times. In the end, she just gave up and sat down on the ground.
Less than half a minute later, there was another burst of cheers outside. Su Nuannuan was startled and quickly stood up. She said to Duan Tingxuan, "I'll go out and see what's going on."
The young marquis nodded slightly. So Su Nuannuan turned and walked out of the cabin, and saw several people working together to drag a big fish onto the deck, and then several young men climbed up. Mingming was pale and thin, but his expression was very excited. He said to Zhang Tianming: "Sir, no sharks are chasing us. But we found this big guy, which is not much smaller than a shark. Fortunately, it is not very strong, and I don’t know where it was injured. Let’s catch it. This time we go to Jinzhou. With so many fish, it will be enough to eat for a while."
Zhang Tianming was also very surprised, but after hearing this he snorted coldly and said, "Don't be complacent. These fish may look big, but they can be used as food. They will be eaten in two or three days, and they may not be enough to fill you up." After saying this, he stood up and looked at the vast sea and sky, muttering, "Yes, no matter how many fish and shrimps there are, how many can you catch? It's definitely not enough to eat as food."
That's true. The fishing techniques in ancient times were not as sophisticated as those in modern times, and there were no electric grids that could wipe out fish and shrimp. It was simply unrealistic to expect everyone to fish for food. Otherwise, people who encountered floods in history would not have to flee, and it would have been better to just catch fish and eat them.
After Lord Zhang finished his sigh, he suddenly remembered that the young marquis and the prince's wife had entered the cabin and had not come out yet, so he should go and see what happened. When he turned around and was about to enter the cabin, he saw the prince's wife standing on the deck, staring at the big fish with her lips trembling, and her face was a little ferocious. He was startled and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Madam, what's wrong? But...but what's wrong with this big fish?"
It was a sturgeon, which is an endangered and rare species in modern times. However, in ancient times, its resources were relatively abundant. When Su Nuannuan was competing in a cooking competition with Fushengxiang in Linqing, the main ingredient of the boiled fish she made was sturgeon. However, this is a freshwater fish species, but somehow it got into the sea and was caught by the victims.
But what Su Nuannuan cared about now was not the strange phenomenon of this species, nor the huge sturgeon. Her eyes were fixed on the dark green water plant that was nearly two palms wide and was wrapped around the sturgeon. She seemed to have forgotten to breathe.
That...that...is kelp? Oh my god, I'm so stupid, how could I be so stupid? No wonder I always feel like I forgot something, kelp, I actually forgot the kelp. Su Nuannuan, are you worthy of the kelp you ate all those years? Are you worthy of the painstaking arrangements made by the time-travelling god for you? Kelp, that's kelp, delicious and filling kelp, what does it matter if you can't catch fish and shrimp? The kelp grows luxuriantly there, not sad, not happy, and it won't grow legs and run away!
Su Nuannuan was roaring in her heart, tears coming out of her eyes, her face was a little distorted because she was too excited, which scared Zhang Tianming out of his wits. He wanted to push her, but he didn't dare to do it. After all, he was a successful candidate in the imperial examination and had read the books of sages. He knew the importance of sex separation. What's more, she is the wife of the prince. If you dare to push her, are you courting death?
Fortunately, his call soon reached Duan Tingxuan's ears in the cabin. The young marquis didn't bother to regulate his breath, he jumped up and ran out, shouting, "What's wrong with Nuannuan?" In his panic, he even called out Su Nuannuan's name.
"My Lord, Madam... I don't know what happened to Madam. I turned around and saw her like this. It seemed... it seemed that she was staring at this big fish... But this is just an ordinary sturgeon. It shouldn't cause Madam to be so frightened."
Shocked? Which eye of yours saw that I was shocked? Is this expression of mine called surprise? Really, are you nearsighted? Your eyesight is so bad.
Su Nuannuan glared at Zhang Tianming in dissatisfaction, and tried her best to suppress her ecstasy. She was just thinking about how to explain to Duan Tingxuan when she heard her husband shouting anxiously, "Throw it down, throw it down, throw the fish down."
"Yes." Zhang Tianming did not dare to disobey the order and took a step to take the lead. Just after running two steps, he heard Su Nuannuan's roar from behind: "Stop."
"ah?"
Lord Zhang was dumbfounded. The prince asked him to throw the fish away, but grandma told him to stop. Who should he listen to? Oh no, could it be that the prince's wife was possessed by this big fish?
"Nuannuan." Duan Tingxuan also became anxious, thinking of the mermaids mentioned in the book. It is said that this thing has the ability to confuse people. Could Nuannuan be deceived?
"Duan Tingxuan, get that kelp down. It's life-saving food, you know? I have a way to keep the victims alive until the relief grain from the imperial court arrives. This thing... this thing... is nutritious and delicious, especially... especially delicious, you know? They..."
"Nuan Nuan, let's talk it over. You mean... can we eat the seaweed on that fish?"
Su Nuannuan was so excited that her speech was a little incoherent. Fortunately, the young marquis and she were in sync. Seeing his wife anxiously speaking and gesticulating, he quickly understood what she meant.
"That's right." Su Nuannuan nodded, her tone still full of excitement, and she kept saying, "This thing is called kelp. Let me think about it. Liaodong Peninsula and Shandong Peninsula. Yes, these two peninsulas are the only distribution areas of naturally growing kelp in our Great India Dynasty. It's strange. Logically, kelp shouldn't appear at this time. It is said that kelp appeared in Dalian from 1927 to 1930 because of the Japanese. It was not until 1927 to 1930 that it was reproduced on a large scale. It was not until fifty or sixty generations later that artificial cultivation began..."
Su Nuannuan had seen the information about the kelp by chance that day, and it was indeed true, so she was very puzzled and couldn't help mumbling a few words. Of course, her voice was very low and no one could hear it clearly. Only the young marquis beside her could occasionally hear a few words clearly, but the point was not here. All that echoed in his mind were Su Nuannuan's words just now: "Nuannuan, are you serious? This kelp... can it be eaten? Can it be eaten as food?"
"Yes, it can be eaten as food, but... I don't know how much kelp there is under the sea, and I don't know if it's enough." Su Nuannuan lowered her head and found that she was too excited too early. Although there are differences between the two time and space, most of the geographical plants are the same. The kelp in her original history was not produced in China, so the kelp here now is probably not native. If it is just brought here by Japanese and Korean ships to reproduce with the opening of the sea in recent years, the number will not be large, right? After all, she is not very clear about the reproductive ability of this thing. It can't be as powerful as cockroaches.
"There are a lot of these things in the sea. We have never seen them before. But in recent years, they have suddenly grown in large numbers for some reason. The old people in the village say that these are the hairs of the souls who died in the big storm a few years ago in this sea, so no one dares to eat them. But why? Madam said that this thing is delicious?"
A man in his thirties on their boat spoke in confusion and answered Su Nuannuan's question.
"Is it really that much?"
Su Nuannuan finally put her mind at ease, patted her chest and smiled, saying repeatedly: "More is better, more is better, this thing is delicious, and it can also fill your stomach. By the way, you fish all year round, do you know where to find this thing?"
"Anyway, I've found this under every sea I've walked through over the years." The man hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Madam, is this thing really edible? You don't know, it's very evil, and people who fall into the sea are often entangled by it and drowned in the sea water."
Su Nuannuan had also heard about the ability of kelp, so she smiled and said, "It is indeed edible. This thing is not evil. It grows in the sea water just like trees and flowers. It is also alive. Because it is lush, once people mistakenly enter it, they will be easily entangled. If they can't break free, they can't float to the surface, and they will drown. Don't worry, it doesn't mean to eat people. It's not that advanced yet."
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