Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

Xu Yiyi didn't say anything for a long time and just kept working on his own.

Lao Lu squatted calmly beside the stove, holding a handful of dry firewood in his hand. The firelight made his deeply wrinkled face flicker.

for a long time.

He glanced at Xu Yiyi who was squatting in the yard sharpening a knife and snorted coldly.

"Strange, it's not like you to refuse the wealth that's been delivered to your door this time..."

Xu Yiyi didn't even raise his head, and the blade swished across the grindstone, splashing a few drops of water.

"You're really getting old and confused. That's a government ship."

"What happened to the official ship?"

Still unconvinced, Lao Lu snapped the firewood in half. "Who would still care about something that's been buried for over ten years? What's that called?..."

Lao Lu scratched his head and couldn’t remember.

"Manager Xu!"

Xu Anyang carried in the three hundred kilograms of fish offal that Xu Yiyi had bought at the dock and that were piled at the door.

I said something and Lao Lu finally remembered.

"Right, right, right! The price offered by that damn Manager Xu is more than enough for you to set up two businesses, not to mention your own..."

Xu Yiyi finally stopped, the tip of the knife turned lightly at her fingertips, and the cold light reflected in her slightly cold eyes.

"Even if you get the money, you have to live to spend it."

She raised her eyes to look at Lao Lu, "Secretly salvaging a government ship—do you really think I'm too old?"

Lao Lu choked and said angrily, "Aren't you usually very brave? You even dared to dive into the Black Water Ditch, but now you're scared?"

"The Black Water Ditch is life-threatening, and the government wants the lives of nine generations of our clan."

Shen Qingwu put the knife back on the chopping board with a clang, stood up and patted his clothes.

"If I were alone, I could do anything as long as I had money! But I have several children behind me, especially Sanchuan. He's smart and good at studying. Even an old-fashioned man like Mr. Xiang says he's very talented. Who knows, he might even pass the imperial examination and become a teacher in the future."

"Besides, Manager Xu is so anxious, there must be something shady on the boat. I am a humble family, so there is no need for me to get involved in such a mess."

Lao Lu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but saw Xu Yiyi had already picked up the fish basket and walked towards the back door.

The morning mist had long since dissipated, the dawn light piercing through the clouds. Her voice drifted over, "Besides...if you really want what's on that ship, why bother following their path?"

Lao Lu was stunned for a moment. When he was about to ask, the man in green had already disappeared at the end of the alley.

The fire in the stove crackled and the old man shuddered as he looked at the flickering flames.

He said, this girl is so greedy and shrewd, how could she let the sunken ship go like that?

"What do you mean?"

Xu Anyang touched his head, not understanding the conversation between the two.

"It means cleaning up the fish before she comes back."

Lao Lu curled his lips. As soon as Xu Yiyi left, he ran off to slack off.

Wu Yuan sat on his own little stool and ate the snacks made by his elder sister, while Si Hai brandished his long stick with great power.

It’s still early, it’s not time for my aunt to come to work yet.

Suddenly, Xu Anyang was the only one in the restaurant, working resignedly.

On the dock, I walked over the wet wooden planks with an empty fish basket in my hand, and the soles of my boots crushed a few fish scales stuck in the cracks.

A fully loaded fishing boat was approaching the shore, and the captain, Lao Zheng, was untying the ropes while biting a plum in his mouth.

"Uncle Zheng, give me two small fish."

She shook the fish basket and said, "I'll give you double later."

Old Zheng laughed heartily and fished out two lively blue-scaled fish from the live water tank: "Going to the sea again?"

The water droplets from the fish's tail splashed onto Xu Yiyi's clothes, staining them with dark spots.

The young sailor next to him interrupted, "That's strange. Are you feeding fish to the turtle again? It didn't even smell it when we fed it. Why did it eat what you gave it?"

Xu Yiyi threw the fish into the basket and smiled without saying anything.

Immediately, there was a "pa pa" sound coming from the bottom of the basket.

"That turtle is very clever."

Old Zheng narrowed his eyes and spat out the plum pit. "Last month, Awang tried to touch the back of the plum shell and nearly had his finger bitten off."

As he said that, he turned around and threw a small cloth bag over: "Take it with you. There are some freshly pickled plums to suppress the fishy smell."

There was a sound of splashing water in the mist.

Xu Yiyi jumped onto his own small boat carrying the fish basket and gently pushed the oar against the rocks.

The moment the boat slid out of the harbor, a dark shadow silently emerged from the water, with sea water like night dew still on its turtle shell.

She casually threw out a small fish.

The turtle tilted its head back deftly and caught it accurately.

The sailors on the fishing boat were amazed - the way the turtle ate looked just like a domestic dog waiting to be fed by its owner.

Not far away, a merchant ship was quietly anchored.

On the deck, Xu Wenli and Gao Ming stood side by side, observing the slender figure through telescopes.

"Look at that turtle."

Gao Ming was amazed, "Following so closely, I'm afraid they've become accustomed to it..."

Xu Wenli put down his telescope and tapped the side of the boat with his knuckles.

"I heard that the ingredients in her restaurant are all freshly caught seafood every day."

Gao Ming narrowed his eyes, "What? You still don't give up?"

As he was speaking, the boat in the telescope suddenly stopped and pulled the turtle up.

Xu Yiyi paused for a moment, then slowly turned his head and glanced back at the dock behind him.

Fishing boats of all sizes were looming in the distance, and in the distance, the outlines of merchant ships were blurred.

Then the boat started rowing again, "We have to go a little further today. The fish in the places we usually go have become more cunning..."

Xu Yiyi said helplessly.

The sea breeze blew past, and the flags on the merchant ships fluttered.

"Give up?"

Xu Wenli chuckled, with a hint of a smile on his lips.

"After so many years of wandering the world, I still don't know how to write the word 'give up'."

The sea breeze blew past, making the silk ribbons that tied his hair rustle.

"It all depends on man!"

He suddenly stood up, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes: "Since this road is blocked..."

He tapped his fingers hard on the railing. "Then take the other way. But before that—"

His eyes followed the dark silhouette of the boat in the distance that was about to disappear from sight. "I really want to see if this number one swimmer's skills are just exaggerated."

"Launch the lifeboat."

He suddenly ordered, his tone as light as if he was saying that the weather was nice today, "Follow and see."

The sailors looked at each other, but still quickly untied the lifeboat tied to the side of the ship.

The man jumped into the boat lightly, without getting his clothes wet at all.

Gao Ming hesitated for a moment and then jumped down.

"Really?" Gao Ming thought for a moment, "Who of us can row a boat?"

"you will not?"

Xu Wenli looked at Gao Ming and shook his head, "One more person will come down and row the boat."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sailor jumped down.

He picked up the oar neatly and swiftly, leaving a trail of water on the sea.

"There are so many ships out at sea. We have a telescope and can follow them from a distance. She won't be able to see us."

As he spoke, the boat slid out silently, like a fish swimming towards its prey.

And on the sea far in front of them, Xu Yiyi was leaning over to touch the turtle's back shell, and then he slid silently into the blue sea like a silver fish.

The turtle splashed into the water, turned around a few times, and then suddenly dived down. Only a few ripples remained on the sea surface, and it quickly returned to calm.