Seven Strings in Dreams

Wu Na: "Xianyu, do you think we did something wrong?"

Meng Xianyu: "What's wrong?"

Wu Na: "Yixi is still young, we shouldn't bring him along"

Meng Xianyu: "Wuna, let's hurry up. We will send Yixi and some seafood back first."

Wu Na: "Well, there are so many good things here. These crabs can fill a whole basket."

Meng Xianyu: "Wuna, take Yixi here to collect these crabs, don't get hurt!"

Wu Na: "Where are you going?"

Meng Xianyu: "I'll go to that reef forest and take a look. The reefs there are short and smooth, so there won't be any danger!"

Wu Na: "Xianyu, actually, there are enough things near the beach for two baskets. If that's not enough, we still have grouper."

Meng Xianyu: "Don't hand over the Eastern Star Grouper. Yixi"

Yixi: “I’m here.”

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi, hide the grouper at the bottom of your small fish basket. Don't let anyone else find it. It belongs to the three of us, got it?"

Yeshi: "Well, Sister Xianyu, don't worry! Yeshi will protect everyone!"

Meng Xianyu: "When you have caught enough small fish and shrimp, go help Sister Wu Na catch crabs. Be careful. If you encounter big crabs that are difficult to deal with, call Sister Wu Na."

Yixi: “Okay!”

Wu Na: "You can't go empty-handed. You're not used to using a fishing spear. Go with a fishing net! Go quickly and come back soon!"

Meng Xianyu: "Don't worry! I cherish my life!"

The forest of low rocks is densely packed, and the distance between each rock is not far. Some can be stepped over, while others require a jump.

As soon as Meng Xianyu crossed two reefs, she squatted down and looked, as if there was something good hidden there.

Sure enough, there was a guy who looked like an octopus! Meng Xianyu took great effort to fight this bad-tempered guy.

Wu Na: "Do you need help?"

Meng Xianyu: "No, hurry up! I don't believe I can't catch you!"

Meng Xianyu struggled with the octopus again and finally caught it.

Meng Xianyu: "Wuna, Yixi, look! I caught something good!"

Yixi: "Sister, look!"

Wu Na: "Xianyu, be careful!"

Meng Xianyu: "Don't worry, it can't escape"

Wu Na: “No, it…”

Before Wu Na finished speaking, the octopus started spraying ink, covering Meng Xianyu's body and face with ink.

Meng Xianyu was startled and almost fell, but fortunately Wu Na stepped forward in time to support Meng Xianyu.

Wu Na twisted the fishing net a few times to ensure that the octopus could not escape, then she held Meng Xianyu with one hand and pulled her back to the beach.

Wu Na quickly poured the octopus into the fish basket and closed the lid.

Then Wu Na returned to Meng Xianyu and carefully helped her wipe her face clean, but she couldn't wipe her body clean.

Meng Xianyu was thinking about how to deal with this octopus! When she came to her senses, she saw Wu Na lowering her head and trying not to laugh. Even Yixi covered his mouth and stood aside secretly, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Meng Xianyu sighed and said, "Laugh if you want to! Don't hold it in and get hurt."

Yeshi: "Sister Xianyu, Yeshi is wrong"

Meng Xianyu: "It's okay, it's okay! Your sister Xianyu is very generous!"

Wu Na: "The octopus is vicious and cruel, and full of tricks. How dare you mess with it?"

Meng Xianyu: "Do I want to eat it?"

Wu Na: "There's really nothing I can do about you!"

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi, we won't hand this in either! Let's hide it in your small fishing basket later, okay?"

Yixi: "Is that possible? Then can we make a lot of money?"

Meng Xianyu: "You have to sell it!"

Yixi: “You’re not selling it?”

Meng Xianyu: "No! Eat it! If you want to sell it, sell crabs! Are crabs expensive? Sister will catch crabs for you! You can sell them!"

Yeshe: “Really?”

Meng Xianyu: "It couldn't be more true!"

Yixi: "Sister Wu Na? Can I go sell crabs?"

Wu Na: "Xianyu, should we hide all these? Is that okay?"

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, the grouper and octopus we caught are good fish that you may not be able to catch even if you go out to sea. The seafood we have to hand in now is calculated by weight. Then why don't we hand in some oysters, mussels, small crabs, fish, shrimps, conches, clams, razor clams, starfish and the like?"

Wu Na: "I know most of the ones you mentioned, but some of them may be called differently. But I understand what you mean. That's right, Yixi, listen to your sister Xianyu."

Yixi looked at Wu Na in confusion.

Wu Na: "Go collect all the oysters, conchs, and mussels, pick out the big ones first, and throw them into the big fish basket. Go!"

Meng Xianyu nodded. That's right! There are quite a lot of things collected! They are also very nutritious. If they are sold, they can be sold at a good price. Since they are to be confiscated, these things are enough!

Wu Na: "Xianyu, you take a rest here for a while. I'll go to the reef to take a look! When you've rested enough, go catch some crabs. Be careful."

Meng Xianyu: "I'm fine, otherwise, let's go together"

Wu Na: "What about these crabs?"

Yixi: "Sister! Sister! Come quickly!"

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi found something good again?"

Meng Xianyu and Wu Na hurried over.

Wu Na: “What’s wrong?”

Yixi: "Sister, look here, there is a puddle, it's all black"

Meng Xianyu: "Yeah! Why is it so dirty?"

Wu Na: "It's ink. I guess there are little octopuses here."

Yixi: "Is it a little octopus?"

Wu Na: "That should be it. Let me do it!"

Wu Na skillfully moved the fishing net around in the water for a few rounds, and indeed caught two small octopuses.

Wu Na: "Does Yeshi want it?"

Yixi: “Think”

Meng Xianyu: "It's just right to put the big fish and these two small ones in the fish basket and hide them."

Wu Na: "Okay, let's go!"

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, do you think there is more in here?"

Wu Na: "If you like, we can go and have a look later."

Wu Na put the three octopuses away and handed the fishing net to Meng Xianyu.

Wu Na: "Let's catch some crabs first, then go over there! If we don't get anything over there and the crabs run away, it will be a waste of time."

Meng Xianyu: "You're right, let's hurry up. We'll just catch the crabs and leave the rest to Yixi."

Wu Na: "Okay. Yixi, if you are tired, take a rest!"

Yixi: “Got it!”

Meng Xianyu found a stone and put it on the small fishing basket.

Wu Na: "What are you doing?"

Meng Xianyu: "That octopus is very strong and quite smart"

Wu Na and Meng Xianyu started to catch crabs like crazy, catching all the big and small ones. Yixi was also great, picking up a bunch of oysters and mussels.

Wu Na and Meng Xianyu lay down on the beach to rest when they were tired, and Yixi was also forced to rest.

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi, aren't you tired?"

Yixi: “Tired”

Meng Xianyu: "Then take a rest for a while"

Yixi: “There are still many conches over there!”

Wu Na: “Yixi is awesome!”

Meng Xianyu: "It's almost time to rest, get up!"

Wu Na: “Okay!”

Meng Xianyu: "How much have we collected?"

Wu Na: "A large fish basket is almost full. It's very heavy, enough for one serving!"

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi, put your conches into this basket that is almost full. Wu Na, I will carry the basket, and you take the fishing net and the fishing fork. Let's go over there together. This way, we won't have to run back and forth after catching anything."

Wu Na: "Okay, I'll hold it and you carry it. If you can't carry it, we'll take turns!"

Meng Xianyu: "Let's go!"

Wu Na: "Yixi, you've rested enough, go find the conch, don't get tired! The sisters should go over there and take a look. Call us if there's anything."

Yixi: “Okay!”

Meng Xianyu and Wu Na got ready and set off. They caught a lot of fish on the reef. Wu Na was very good at spearing fish.

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, what do you think that is?"

Wu Na: “It looks like a box.”

Meng Xianyu: "Why is there a box? Let's go take a look?"

Wu Na: "Slow down!"

Meng Xianyu and Wu Na moved towards the box.

Wu Na: “It’s a box.”

Meng Xianyu: "Can you fish it out?"

Wu Na: "Put the fish basket down. Put it on that reef. It's flatter there."

Meng Xianyu turned around to take down the fish basket and put it away. When she turned around, she found Wu Na lying on the reef, trying to pull the box up. The box was quite heavy, so Meng Xianyu hurried over to help. Together, the two of them finally pulled the box up.

Both of them were exhausted and panting.

Meng Xianyu and Wu Na sat on the reef and looked at the box.

The box was made of the best wood. I didn't expect it to rot after being soaked in sea water. The box was new, with some signs of wear and impact.

Wu Na: "This box is locked, what should I do?"

Meng Xianyu: "Why is there a box?"

Wu Na looked into the distance, pointed in a direction and said: "Look, there are damaged wooden boards over there. There must be a shipwreck."

Meng Xianyu: "Then this should be ownerless! Will they blame me if I take it?"

Wu Na: "This box has an extraordinary origin. Look at the pattern on it, it's a pattern of auspicious clouds. It's obviously a pattern that you immortals prefer."

Meng Xianyu: "Then let me open it and take a look?"

Wu Na: "It came here, it must be destined to be with you. If you can open it, then take a look!"

Meng Xianyu: "Aren't you curious?"

Wu Na: "It's natural to be curious! But the things from the fairies are of no use to me!"

Meng Xianyu: "Then I'll open it! If you like what's inside, just tell me."

Wu Na: "How do I open it?"

Meng Xianyu: "I used to like a kind of puzzle-solving game. To put it simply, I like to play lock picking, solve cases and catch bad guys!"

Wu Na: “So powerful?”

Meng Xianyu patted his chest and said, "Watch me!"

Meng Xianyu really likes detective games and script-killing games. She is an expert at them. After playing so many games, she has become very proficient in unlocking the secrets.

Meng Xianyu tried to unlock the lock carefully. There should be a reed in the lock, so it shouldn't be difficult for Meng Xianyu to unlock it.

Meng Xianyu: “It’s unlocked!”

Meng Xianyu opened the box.

I thought there would be some gold, silver and treasures in the box. Meng Xianyu felt a little disappointed.

Wu Na: "What kind of piano is this?"

Meng Xianyu: "The seven-stringed ancient zither. Shun established the zither with five strings, King Wen added one more string, and King Wu added another string when he defeated King Zhou, making it seven strings."