Jiaohua

For the rest of the day, under the enthusiastic leadership of Du Shaohong and these women, Xia Zhaoyi walked half of Gaoxi Town.

The houses on the street are mainly made of civil engineering, and all the roof tiles are pressed with large and small stones.According to Du Shaohong, it is said that it is used to prevent the tiles from being blown away by the strong sea wind in summer and autumn.

There are a lot of vegetables sold on the street, but there is not much rice, beef and mutton are rare, pork and chicken are the most, and there is the most indispensable sea fish, sea shrimp and fat blue crab.

Lunch was eaten at the largest inn in Gaoxi Town. Half of the dishes presented were seafood, and the other half were pastries and semi-finished seafood.

Seafood is inherently delicious, but when it comes to fine cooking, the umami taste is by no means comparable to that of freshwater fish and shrimp in big rivers, lakes or ponds.

There are more semi-finished seafood products, each of which enriches Xia Zhaoyi's taste buds.

After a whole morning of understanding and observation, she finally understood why the women here could feel the exuberant vitality of life.

Because most of the males in this area have to go out to sea to fish, the big and small affairs of the family and the upbringing of the children are all undertaken by the women alone.

There are many risks at sea. At least three of the males in ten families will die in the ocean. It is very common for women to be widowed, so they will not suffer a lot of criticism and indifference like widows in other places. help.

No one here will speak evil words similar to the many gossips at the widow's door.

Xia Zhaoyi also discovered that there were not many famines here, and the uprising in Tangzhong Township was entirely caused by harsh taxes.

Also, the folk customs here are not so open. Because they go to sea all the year round, the people here are very concerned about the celestial phenomena, and they entrust this to various gods.And once gods and immortals are involved, rules and rules of self-discipline will follow.

The waiter brought another dish, and Du Shaohong pushed it enthusiastically: "Miss Ali, this is called razor clam, and it is delicious."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Well, I ate it in the early years."

"Miss Ali, have you eaten?"

"Many years ago, I went to the seaside with my master, but it was not Lingzhou, but Yanzhou in the north."

Du Shaohong envied: "It's great, Miss Ali has been to so many places! We haven't even been to the high mountain to the west."

Xia Zhaoyi said seriously: "There will be opportunities in the future, and you can go to many places."

Sitting next to Du Shaohong, the woman known as Mrs. Dong said: "Miss Ali, are you coming to Lingzhou this time for the things in Tangzhong Township? How did I hear that you are going to move mountains by the sea to build a shipyard? ?”

"Yes," Xia Zhaoyi looked out of the window, the sea was already at the end of his sight, "I always want to try and see where I can go the farthest."

"There's no end to this. If you go outside, that's where the gods live."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, but didn't answer.

Going to the other side of the sea is actually related to Master. Master has always wanted to go to the sea to see it.

She is also sure that there should be a wider world beyond the sea, but for thousands of years, because of China's vast land and resources and voyage technology, people seem to have very limited interest in the sea.

But what if people from the other side of the sea want to come over?
If people from the other side of the sea discover this vast land, even if they were friendly when they first landed, will they have evil thoughts and invade in the future?
Therefore, one is to generate income, and the other is to prevent problems before they happen. No matter from which point of view, the construction of this dock is very worthwhile.

After dinner, Du Shaohong continued to lead Xia Zhaoyi to feel the customs of Lingzhou.

Some conch shells sold on the street were very large. Zhan Ning even held up one and asked Xia Zhaoyi whether it was the big conch or his head, which made the women laugh.

Du Shaohong asked Xia Zhaoyi to put the conch to his ear, saying that there was the sound of the sea inside.

Xia Zhaoyi did as he did and smiled lightly.

Zhan Ning was curious: "Second Miss, is there really?"

Xia Zhaoyi handed it to him: "Listen."

She was embarrassed to say, but actually clenched her hand into a fist and put it next to her ear, she also heard the same sound.

She herself is allergic to romance, but she is not good at destroying other people's good ideas.

Zhan Ning blinked his eyes, and said in a novel way: "Hey! Really! It's amazing!"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled.

After strolling all the way, Du Shaohong led her to the beach to watch the weaving of fishing nets and the secondary production of sea specialties.

Some cakes are unique to this, and Xia Zhaoyi has never eaten them outside, but when they heard of her coming, the women who went from house to house were very happy, and they came up with their own unique skills.Many children also ran and followed them all the way.

The sky was getting dark, and Zhan Ning was surprised, and asked what time it was.

Xia Zhaoyi knew what he wanted to say, and said with a smile: "Lingzhou is located very eastward, and it gets dark faster than anywhere else."

Zhan Ning said: "It turns out that it is like this. I only know that winter gets darker faster than summer, but I haven't noticed that the east side gets darker faster than the west side."

Xia Zhaoyi looked towards the sea and said, "The sea is so beautiful."

As the sun moves westward and the fishing boats return late, the sky turns from gold to purple, light pink and white, and then to light blue and dark blue, and the sea becomes a deep dark blue.

The islands in the distance turned into shadows of light ink, the bright moon rose from the sea, the water was full of waves, vast and vast, amidst the ups and downs of the waves, the moonlight became dots of molten gold floating on the sea water.

At this time, a woman came running and whispered in Du Shaohong's ear.

Du Shaohong nodded: "Okay, I see."

After the woman turned her head and ran away, Du Shaohong walked up to Xia Zhaoyi: "Miss Ali, let's go for a walk over there."

Xia Zhaoyi turned her head sideways, her ponytail fluttering in the sea breeze, she nodded, "Okay."

As they passed, so did the children who had been following them.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, the waves are roaring, and the galaxy in the sky stretches all the way, as if it is about to meet the ocean in the world somewhere at the end.

Xia Zhaoyi stepped on the soft sandy beach and followed Du Shaohong. Suddenly, countless long chirps rang out in the air. Xia Zhaoyi raised his head, and saw dozens of bright fireworks bursting into the sky among the sea of ​​stars. bright.

"Wow!!!" The children covered their ears, shouting happily, bouncing up and down.

There are more and more fireworks, and one after another, they rush to the clouds with a high posture, blooming with pride, and then make a grand curtain call amidst the colorful sky, and the clouds disappear.But the beauty and shock they leave behind is incomparable.

Xia Zhaoyi raised his head and looked at them without blinking. Countless brilliance flashed on his clear and beautiful face, and his black and bright eyes seemed to be gleaming with water.

Du Shaohong looked at her quietly, and whispered beside her: "Miss Ali, these are prepared by General Shen for you, and sent by an officer surnamed Wu."

Xia Zhaoyi bent his lips, looked at the sky gently, and said softly, "I guessed it."