Chapter 177

When the three children heard this, they all rushed to speak and chattered away.

Unfortunately, Xu didn't understand a word he asked.

Xu Wen asked Lu Yuanzheng in confusion: "Didn't you say that all the people you rescued were refugees from your own country?"

So what kind of foreign language are they speaking?

Lu Yuanzheng nodded and explained to Xu Wen: "They are a minority ethnic group. They speak their own language."

After a pause, he still acted as a translator: "They said they didn't do it on purpose. They were having fun and got separated from their parents. When they swam here, they saw a few big fish, and the three of them started to surround us. As a result, we happened to drift over. At that time, they were submerged in the water and couldn't see clearly. They thought it was a big fish, so they threw harpoons at the same time. One of them..."

Lu Yuanzheng pointed at the slightly older boy in the C position who was lowering his head. "It was probably this guy who not only punctured the tire with a harpoon, but also played a little trick by using the harpoon in his hand to slash from head to tail. That's why there are only a few good tires left on our ship."

After they rowed the boat out from the bottom of the water, they came face to face with Lu Yuanzheng standing on the side of the boat and were all dumbfounded.

After I came to my senses, I subconsciously wanted to run away, but Lu Yuanzheng stopped me there with just one sentence.

"Just try running!"

It was not the first time for the three boys to see Lu Yuanzheng. They had long seen his abilities and knew they could not escape, so after jumping into the water and hearing what Lu Yuanzheng said, they swam back obediently.

They dared not get on board nor run away, so they just clung to the side of the ship and waited for Lu Yuanzheng to deal with them.

Xu Wen felt a bit of a headache after hearing this. "You don't really want these three kids to swim so far to pull us back, do you?"

Regardless of whether they did it on purpose, even if they did, they were at least seven or eight kilometers away from the shore, and three skinny children would not be able to swim back even if they were exhausted.

Besides, they didn't do anything bad on purpose, so they shouldn't be guilty of such a crime.

"How long can this boat last?" Xu Wen looked down at the water that was about to hit the side of the boat, feeling a little worried.

"Don't be afraid! It won't sink." Lu Yuanzheng opened his hand and touched Xu Wen's head to comfort him. "Their parents are fishing nearby. The flat tire made such a big noise just now, so they probably came here to look for their children. These three guys said their family just got a new fishing boat and they can help us tow the houseboat back."

"That's what I said." Xu Wen looked at the edge of the boat that was already level with the sea surface and asked uncertainly, "If it keeps sinking like this, can we wait for the parents of these three children to come over? Besides, if this bamboo house sinks, it can't be towed away." It can only be towed away.

The three children should be able to understand Mandarin. The older one looked at Lu Yuanzheng and then at Xu Wen, and suddenly said, "I have already informed my father and mother, they will be here soon! You won't be drowned."

Xu Wen laughed, "So you can speak Mandarin?!" Although his pronunciation was not standard, his articulation was not clear, and his speaking speed was slow.

At least we can communicate!

While Xu Wen was talking to them, Lu Yuanzheng returned to the bamboo house. After a while, he took out a few spare old tires and started to pump air into them.

Xu Wen didn't even bother to talk to the three children and just helped to pump up the tires.

Lu Yuanzheng also threw something to the three children and said something to them.

The older child caught the thing, his eyes lit up, and he saluted Lu Yuanzheng in a very realistic manner before diving into the water.

The other two children also rolled over and fell into the water.

Those who are good at swimming do not look like three people but like three fish.

Xu Wen was startled and subconsciously warned, "Be careful!"

"It's okay! They are very good swimmers, they won't drown."

He had seen their ability to swim. Fishermen who made a living at the hands of pirates would not be able to survive without some skills.

With the help of Xu Wen, Lu Yuanzheng quickly inflated the four spare tires and jumped into the sea, securing the tires under the four corners of the houseboat.

The boat floated up again, but with only four tires it was not able to move normally. It stopped sinking and still looked precarious.

Xu Wen shook his head and suddenly remembered something, and asked Lu Yuanzheng: "Why didn't you inflate the balloon first when you were training the child just now?"

"I didn't know there was a spare. I just went in and tried to look through it."

Xu Wen thought about it and agreed. They both hadn't touched this boat for a long time, and he didn't know who was so thoughtful as to put a few spare tires.

After a while, the three children also floated up.

The older one stretched out his hand and made the number six.

"What do you mean?"

"They fixed all six tires."

"Can a fetus be repaired in sea water?"

"It's not a supplement, but it can fool people for a while!" Lu Yuanzheng pointed to the back of Xu Wen and said, "Here they come!"

Xu Wen turned his head and saw a brand new simple fishing boat coming over quickly.

The three children swam towards the boat, chattering, and climbed on board before the boat stopped.

After listening to the children's encouragement, the man standing on the bow raised his foot and kicked the older child, knocking him down, while shouting something in a sharp voice.

Xu asked, “Eh!”

Lu Yuanzheng also spoke out to stop him.

The man on the boat stopped when he heard Lu Yuanzheng's voice. He rowed the boat towards this side while talking to Lu Yuanzheng in a mumbled voice.

Xu Wen didn't understand a word, but he could tell from the other party's attitude that he was apologizing.

Lu Yuanzheng waved his hands, indicating that it was an accident.

After a while, the boat arrived and Xu Wen was sent on board the fishing boat.

Lu Yuanzheng took the rope thrown from the boat and tied up the houseboat. After checking it again and again, he made an OK gesture.

Xu Wen frowned: "Aren't you coming over?"

“I have to watch the direction.”

Perhaps fearing that Xu Wen might be frightened, he added, "Don't be afraid! They are just ordinary fishermen and will not hurt you."

Xu Wen looked back at the three teenagers squatting in the cabin with their heads down, and then at the burly man on the bow, and she was still a little scared. But since Lu Yuanzheng had spoken, it proved that these people were fine, so she found a place to sit down in the cabin.

The man didn't look at her and concentrated on rowing the boat back.

This fishing boat was made by hand, so it is quite primitive. It has no engine and still needs to be rowed by manpower.

But it is a little more advanced than the ones that use poles or paddles.

"Sister, don't be afraid!"

The sound that suddenly jumped into his ears was very small, so small that if the sound had not happened right next to him, Xu Wen would not have heard it.

She turned her head in surprise.

This is the voice of a little girl.

But she remembered that there were no girls on the boat.

Thinking of something, Xu Wen's gaze fell on the three half-grown children.

The oldest one was helping with the fishing net, the middle-aged ones were helping with picking the fish, and the smallest one was holding a basket to pick up the fish they threw over.

His eyes met Xu Wen's and he immediately looked away timidly.

Xu Wen narrowed his eyes and looked at the three children carefully.

Tentatively asked the child who just spoke to her: "Were you comforting me just now? Thank you!"

The child's face was covered in mud, and it was hard to tell whether he was blushing or not. He lowered his head and remained silent, his fingers unconsciously fiddling with the edge of the bamboo basket.

Xu Wen noticed that his finger seemed to be broken, and there was a red mark on the whitened finger bone.

She felt in her pocket, pulled out a homemade Band-Aid, and waved it at him, "I saw your hand was broken! This will make the wound less painful, do you want to try it?"

Upon hearing this, the child looked over at Xu Wen's direction, and the other two children also looked over.

The child first looked at the cute Band-Aid in Xu Wen's eyes and then turned to look at the older child.

After the older child nodded, he timidly moved to Xu Wen's side.

Xu Wen: This Band-Aid is not the standard medical Band-Aid.

Dongsheng and his friends are quite naughty. They spend all day climbing trees and digging out bird nests on the island, and they get their skin scratched from time to time.

Xu Wen went to the sanitation company and asked for two rolls of white tape. He made some simple Band-Aids and stuck them on smooth non-stick paper in case of emergency.

Now Xiao Xia is just learning to crawl and walk, and is a restless person who bumps into things easily. Xu Wen would bring a few with him.

There are also some cute little patterns drawn on it with a pen.

Xu Wen waited for the child to stretch out his hand, put the Band-Aid on it, and chatted with him at the same time: "What's your name?"

"My name is Lou Jiayi."

This time Xu Wen listened carefully. Although his voice was not loud, it was indeed a real female voice.

Xu Wen was very surprised and looked down at her.

Lou Jiayi was not short, but she was thin. The kind of thinness that comes from malnutrition, and she was not very old, so she didn't have any girlish features.

Her little face was dirty, and she had the same short hair as her two brothers, except for her pair of bright black eyes.

His clothes were dirty and patched, and his shoes had holes in them that were leaking water.

If it were before, Xu Wen might not have felt much, but now that she is a mother, it is inevitable that maternal love will overflow. She reached out and touched her head, "The name is very nice."

"Your name sounds better." Encouraged, Lou Jiayi spoke, revealing two small fangs, her eyes shining, and her tone of voice was a little happier than before.

Xu Wen was very surprised: "You know my name?"

Lou Jiayi nodded vigorously, "I know, your name is Xu Wen."

Xu Wen was in the mood to chat, "Yes, how did you know that?"

Lou Jiayi first glanced in the direction of the houseboat, shrank her neck, looked up again, and pointed in the direction of Lu Yuanzheng, "Brother Lu said so."

"Ah? What did he say about me?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Jiayi opened her mouth, looking a little distressed, and then looked at her two brothers as if asking for help.

The young man who was tidying up the fishing nets spoke up, "Jiayi has only been learning Mandarin for a short time. She can understand, but can't speak a lot. Lu Ying taught her Mandarin."

Xu Wen was very surprised.

Looking at the two parties chatting on the boat just now, Xu Wen thought that they were very afraid of the long expedition.

This is indeed true, but these three children seem to admire Lu Yuanzheng in their words.

At least there is unconcealable admiration in his tone.

"This is my eldest brother, Lou Shujie." Lou Jiayi pointed at the boy who spoke to Xu Wen, and then pointed at the one who was picking fish, "That's my second brother, Lou Shuwei."

Lou Shujie rolled his eyes and said, "You are always the first to report your family's wealth!"

Xu Wen laughed.

Although his tone was impatient, his love for Lou Jiayi was very obvious.

From the stumbling conversations between the three siblings, Xu Wen took a lot of effort to piece together some things that Lu Yuanzheng had not had time to tell her.

These fishermen were forced to move from place to place to make a living, and they kept drifting along the sea to make a living. Life did not treat them well.

It was a harvest year, and the fishermen went out fishing in groups and encountered pirates again.

The pirates were not interested in the small amount of fish they caught; they were mainly interested in their hard labor.

To be precise, those who were able to do hard labor survived, while those who were not able to do hard labor were killed by pirates.

Pirates say they don't keep idle people.

The Lou family is a minority that attaches great importance to family unity, and most of their people have the surname Lou.

According to what they said, Xu Wen speculated that among these three siblings, at least one was not the boat-rowing fisherman's biological child.

Of course, the female version of Lou Jiayi's men's clothing is also for the purpose of saving lives.

This was Xu Wen's guess. Lou Jiayi didn't understand at all that she was a girl.

And Lu Yuanzheng was unsurprisingly their savior.

Some of the pirates were captured or killed, but the rest escaped.

They also rescued many of our country's merchant ships, as well as those innocent ordinary fishermen who were captured on Shanghai pirate ships and forced to work as coolies.

If the fishermen had a place to live, they would not fall into the hands of pirates.

Lu Yuanzheng saved them and couldn't just abandon them, so he had to bring them back to Rainbow Island.

Along the way, Lu Yuanzheng will teach these children some Mandarin and chat with them.

Xu Wen guessed that Lu Yuanzheng wanted to find out something from the child.

But these children didn't understand. They only knew that Lu Yuanzheng was a great hero, and the hero also said that he married a princess named Xu Wen.

Lu Yuanzheng's career is there, and he wants to chat with people but he can't talk about his career and can only talk about his family.

Of course, the people I talked to the most were the children.

Talk about his sons and daughters and their mother Xu Wen.

So these children had never seen Xu Wen, but they all knew her name.

Xu Wen also knew that these children, especially the boys, all took long journeys as their role models.

For example, Lou Shujie has always said that when he grows up a little in two years, he will also join the army and become a soldier like Lu Yuanzheng.

The sea route is seven or eight kilometers long, which is neither far nor near. We reached the shore while chatting.

Lou Guangsheng, the father of the three children, got off the boat and helped Lu Yuanzheng tow the tree house back to shore, apologizing all the time.

Lu Yuanzheng waved his hand, asking them to go home, and holding Xu Wen's hand, he also walked towards Xu Qiushi's home.

"Wife, I'm sorry! I promised you to have a good rest."

The result was such a hassle.

The long journey is somewhat frustrating.

Xu Wen shook his head, "I'm still quite happy."

Lu Yuanzheng probably noticed that she was in a good mood and looked at her suspiciously.

Xu Wen took the initiative to pull him forward.

"You seem to be in a much better mood?"

Two people are together less often than they are apart, and they can't be said to have a gap when they don't see each other for a long time, but it is inevitable that they will feel a little strange at the beginning of getting along.

This problem is not unique to them, all the sisters-in-law on the island have experienced it.

Although they have been very busy these past two days, it seems that the two of them are still as close as before.

In fact, they both knew that there was something slightly off that didn't hurt or itch.

Of course it’s not a big deal, we’ll be gone in two days.

However, this inexplicable strangeness seemed to disappear after Xu Wen went ashore.

Hearing this, Xu Wen turned around and walked backwards, "When you are around, I am always in a good mood!"

Chatting with the three kids felt like the missing piece in Lu Yuanzheng's life was filled in, as if he was always there with me.

What's more, even when he was away, he was always thinking about her.

How can two people not be in a good mood when their hearts are always together?

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

These words were so sweet that he didn't know how to respond.

Xu Wen walked forward humming a little tune, and after a few steps he suddenly stopped, turned around and poked him twice in the chest with his index finger, "Lu Yuanzheng, do you still remember what I asked you to do when I told you that I would support the family?"

Lu Yuanzheng nodded, "You said to let me excel in my field."

"I regret it! I take it back. I don't need you to achieve anything in your industry. I just hope that no matter where you go or what you do, you can come back safely!"

Lu Yuanzheng was startled for a moment, raised his hands to hold Xu Wen's waist, lowered his head, and his dark eyes were full of her, "Do you know what I'm doing?"

Although it was a question, the tone was affirmative.

Xu Wen still shook his head, "I don't know, but you know you encountered pirates."

Although Lu Yuanzheng mentioned Guo Jianye's injury, he certainly didn't go into as much detail as the three children of the Lou family did.

"Dad! Mom!"

"Ask sister!"

"Aunt, uncle!"

The three little ones came to look for someone and started shouting from a distance.

Lu Yuanzheng let go of Xu Wen, raised his arm and waved at the three men, indicating his position. After they shut up, he promised Xu Wen, "Don't worry! I haven't had enough of you yet. No matter what happens, it won't prevent me from coming back to you."