Chapter 505 The Boat Returns
Seeing that Ye Mingzhu really didn't want to eat, Jiang Hongyu gave the food to Lu Tongzhi, but Lu Tongzhi didn't eat it either. He asked Jiang Hongyu to put it away first.
After everyone had almost finished eating, Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Mingzhu why she came here by boat.
Ye Mingzhu told him what happened after she found him at the military camp after he hadn't been home for a few days.
Jiang Hongyu wanted to blame her for disregarding her own safety, but then he thought that without Ye Mingzhu, they would probably die of thirst on this small island, so he couldn't bring himself to blame her.
Ye Mingzhu then asked, "Fifth Brother said you were on patrol, so why is your boat gone?"
Jiang Hongyu glanced at Lu Tongzhi, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, he said, "We encountered a group of pirates at sea. We fought with them, and our ship was damaged. We finally reached this small island, but it sank completely."
Ye Mingzhu felt there was a loophole in this statement. If they were fighting the pirates, what about the pirates? Would the pirates just let them stay on the island?
However, Jiang Hongyu squeezed her hand under the cover of his sleeve, and Ye Mingzhu swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
This island is so small that if you speak louder, the whole island can hear it. I don’t know how they found it?
Jiang Hongyu smiled wryly when he heard Ye Mingzhu's question. "We arrived at the island during the day. Back then, the island was three or four times larger than it is now. But at night, the sea level rose, and the island became what it is now."
What is this strange place?
Jiang Hongyu couldn't explain the reason clearly. The soldiers who came with him this time had all been stationed on the seashore for a long time. None of them had been here before and didn't know what this small island was.
Seeing that Jiang Hongyu had told Ye Mingzhu everything that could be said about what had happened during this period, Lu Tongzhi asked Ye Mingzhu, "We will leave by boat tomorrow. How many people can your boat hold?"
Ye Mingzhu looked at the people surrounding them, twelve in total not counting her. She shook her head and said, "I bought that boat at the dock. It's said to be new and usually used for fishing. I'm lucky to be here. If I want to go back, I can only take five people at most. If there are more people, I'm afraid it will be dangerous."
Lu Tongzhi frowned. Since they were trapped on the island, they must go back together.
The boat could only hold five people. Not counting Ye Mingzhu, that meant only four. What would happen to the remaining eight people? Would they continue to stay on the island? What if the island sank?
For a moment, the whole island fell silent, with only the crackling sound of burning matches.
Someone suddenly said, "Master Tongzhi, please go back first. When you return, we can send a ship to pick us up."
"Yes, Mr. Tongzhi, you go back first and make arrangements, and then send a boat to pick us up."
"Yes, we are waiting for the magistrate."
Soon, everyone asked Lu Tongzhi to go back first.
Lu Tongzhi frowned and asked everyone to be quiet first. He thought for a long time before naming a few people. In addition to Jiang Hongyu, there was also Wei Xiaowei and a soldier Xiao Fang.
He explained, "After we return, Captain Jiang and Captain Wei will go after those pirates. Xiao Fang is very good at identifying directions at sea. Once we return, we will immediately have Xiao Fang bring people to rescue you."
Ye Mingzhu looked at everyone's faces and felt relieved when she saw that everyone seemed to agree with his arrangement.
"Mrs. Jiang, how long do you estimate it will take to get back to the military camp from here?" Lu Tongzhi asked Ye Mingzhu.
Ye Mingzhu looked at everyone awkwardly. "It took me two days to get here from the dock, but I searched all the way here, so I must have lost some time. If I go back directly, I estimate I can get here in about a day and a night."
Lu Tongzhi nodded and said, "When you came here, there was only one person rowing the boat. When you go back, we can take turns rowing. I think we can go faster."
He came to his senses and made a promise to the few people who stayed behind. When he returned to the barracks, the first thing he did was to send people to rescue them. There was trust in everyone's eyes and no one objected.
Lu Tongzhi asked everyone to rest first and leave early tomorrow morning.
The island was too small, and there was no shelter except for the big tree behind them. It would be inconvenient for Ye Mingzhu to tell the sea beast to take them back tomorrow.
Jiang Hongyu saw that Ye Mingzhu was busy and thought she needed to go to the bathroom, so he took her behind a big tree. The others also turned their backs to the tree. Ye Mingzhu took the opportunity to walk to the beach and whispered a few words to the sea beast.
Seeing that the sea beast had already dived into the water, Ye Mingzhu prayed that the sea beast would understand what she meant this time.
The next morning, everyone woke up at daybreak.
Ye Mingzhu took a special look at the sea water and found that the tide was slowly receding, revealing a sandy beach.
Someone asked Jiang Hongyu and Captain Wei to take the leftover food from yesterday. Jiang Hongyu shook his head and told them to leave it there. They would immediately send someone back to rescue the people. It would probably take two days and two nights, and they couldn't let everyone continue to starve.
Several people were polite to each other, and finally it was Lu Tongzhi who discovered it. He took a pancake and gave it to Ye Mingzhu, and kept the rest.
Ye Mingzhu was not being modest. Instead of wasting time, it would be better to go back early.
"Let's divide this pancake among a few of us. After we finish eating, we'll leave quickly." Ye Mingzhu directly divided the pancake into five portions. She took one and gave the others to Jiang Hongyu, who then distributed them to others.
Before Lu Tongzhi could say anything, Ye Mingzhu had already put the pancake into her mouth and said, "You guys need to eat something to have the strength to row the boat."
Only then did Lu Tongzhi let the few people put the sesame cakes into their mouths.
After they finished their pancakes, they didn't say anything more. They got on the boat and quickly sailed away.
Eight people stood neatly on the island, watching them leave.
Ye Mingzhu was directing the direction in front, Jiang Hongyu and Wei Xiaowei were rowing the boat, and Xiao Fang was trying hard to remember the route.
After half an hour, the rowers will be replaced. Jiang Hongyu and Wei Xiaowei will take a rest, and will be replaced by Xiao Fang and Lu Tongzhi.
This was Lu Tongzhi's initiative. After all, there were only five people on the boat. Ye Mingzhu was going to show them the way and was there to rescue them, so they were embarrassed to let Ye Mingzhu row the boat.
Sea beasts would occasionally show up on the sea surface. Others would think they were just tumbling fish, but only Ye Mingzhu knew that they were sea beasts on their way.
Along the way, Ye Mingzhu spoke very little. Although it was related to the lack of water on the boat, the most important reason was that she was worried that others would ask her how she knew the way, and she was even more worried that sea beasts would lead her astray.
The four men took turns rowing back and forth for a whole day. When it was getting dark, they were already very tired. Captain Wei couldn't help but ask Ye Mingzhu how long it would take to get to the military camp.
Ye Mingzhu looked at the dark sky. She felt that this sea area was somewhat similar to the sea area when she left the dock, but she really couldn't tell the exact time.
Just when she was in trouble, a fishing boat was spotted not far away.
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