He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

The person who said this was Chen Dagui.

Niu Dazhuang was standing next to him.

They naturally also had to go out to sea to fish.

Niu Dazhuang shook his head.

"Niu Bayi can't even drive a boat, I'm his father, how could I not know? Old He, your daughter is probably really going to sell the boat to pay for Niu Bayi's medical treatment. If that guy can't be cured, the money will be thrown into a bottomless pit!"

"Let me make this clear first, this has nothing to do with me. We went to the village committee today and signed a document severing ties. Whatever that brat Niu Bayi does has absolutely nothing to do with my family!"

Niu Dazhuang couldn't wait to distance himself from the situation.

These words made He Rong's family even more anxious.

He Rong simply took off his shoes and raised them high in front of He Zhenzhen.

"You little slut, bring the boat back right now, or I'll beat you to death! We bought this boat with our family's savings, how can you be so insensible!"

Zhang Xiuli was so angry that she wanted to hit her daughter.

"How could you be so reckless! To push your whole family into a fire pit for that sickly Niu Bayi?"

He Laifu shouted bluntly, "Where is the ship right now?"

He Zhenzhen was so anxious that tears streamed down her face.

She suddenly raised her right hand high.

Two fingers, held straight up, pointing towards the night sky.

"I, He Zhenzhen, swear in the name of the Dragon King that I did not sell the boat to pay for Bayi's medical treatment. He is indeed cured. He just borrowed the boat to go out to sea to fish. He will come back!"

"If I utter a single lie, may the heavens strike me, may lightning strike me, may the sea drown me!"

It was the fifteenth of the lunar month, and the big, round moon hung high in the sky, shining on her resolute face, which revealed a hint of determination.

These words shocked the surrounding fishermen, who stared at each other in disbelief.

This is an oath made in the name of the Dragon King!

Anyone who goes out to sea to fish knows that this kind of oath is truly a life-or-death matter.

No one dares to lie.

Even the biggest scoundrels and swindlers in the surrounding area wouldn't dare to do that!

He Rong stomped his foot angrily.

"Fine! Even if you didn't steal the boat from your family to sell, letting him go fishing means he'll never come back."

"It's one thing for people to die, but what about our boat?"

He Zhenzhen said firmly, "The ship will come back, and the people will come back. Bayi said he'll bring back a ship full of fish. You just wait!"

Chen Dagui laughed without restraint.

"That good-for-nothing, if he could catch even one fish, I'd call him Dad!"

He Zhenzhen suddenly turned her head and stared at him coldly.

"Don't underestimate Niu Bayi. If he says he can, he definitely can!"

"Sure!"

Chen Dagui's face revealed a shameless expression.

"If he can't fight back and he dies at sea, how about you marry me?"

Chen Dagui had always coveted He Zhenzhen and had harassed her multiple times.

In addition, He Zhenzhen hated Niu Bayi to the core because he often bullied him.

Upon hearing this, she didn't hold back and kicked him in the stomach.

He was kicked so hard that he cried out and fell off the embankment.

With a splash, he fell into the sea!

He Zhenzhen even spat out a loud "Pui!"

"Marry you? Don't dream! I, He Zhenzhen, will only marry Niu Bayi! He would never die in the sea. Don't talk nonsense. Rinse your mouth with seawater; it's stinky and filthy!"

Chen Dagui thrashed about in the seawater, still unwilling to give up, shouting and yelling.

"Uncle He, let me tell you, if Niu Bayi really takes your boat out to sea, neither he nor the boat will ever come back. You should be thinking about how to make up for the losses, as long as you marry your daughter to me—"

"My family will offer a generous dowry to barely make up for your loss!"

"I just bought a boat, you can borrow it for a bit! What do you say, Dad?"

Niu Dazhuang's face darkened as he watched He Zhenzhen kick Chen Dagui into the sea.

"This is outrageous! You're not behaving like a proper young lady at all. You're no different from a scoundrel. You pushed my son into the sea. Luckily, he can swim, or he would have drowned."

He Zhenzhen countered sharply.

"How can you be so unreasonable? Do you even act like a father? You kick your own son out, giving him only a wrecked, dilapidated boat, but you give other people's sons everything, even buying them a new boat?"

"I think you're completely blind!"

Snapped!

He Rong slapped her across the face again.

"He Zhenzhen, shut up!"

"Let me tell you, if Niu Bayi doesn't bring the boat back, I'm definitely going to marry you off to Chen Dagui. Anyway, his parents have already found someone to act as matchmaker, and the dowry they're offering is quite generous."

"I was still considering it, but since you dare to act so recklessly, I won't be polite!"

He Zhenzhen tilted her swollen cheeks up, her expression so stubborn.

"Niu Bayi will definitely come back. He'll be back with a boat full of fish. Just you wait and see. You'll have to beg him to lend you your boat so you can go fishing again!"

He Rong laughed in anger.

"Bullshit! If he were capable, I'd kowtow and apologize, I'd even give him the boat! But if he doesn't come back, then you'll do as I say! This is outrageous, it's infuriating!"

The group of fishermen, though watching the spectacle, didn't dare waste any more time. They quickly jumped onto their own fishing boats and sped off into the open sea.

Chen Dagui also climbed out of the sea and jumped onto his own boat with Niu Dazhuang.

Although his family's boat was new, it wasn't as big as He Rong's.

It's only about five meters long, a small fishing boat, but it also uses a diesel engine.

Chen Dagui started the engine.

Amidst the sputtering sounds, he yelled at He Zhenzhen, "Niu Bayi is absolutely dead! Just wait and see if you can marry me!"

He Zhenzhen gave a cold laugh, ignored him, jumped off the breakwater, sat on the beach, hugged her knees, and stared into the distance.

She muttered something very firmly into her little mouth.

"Niu Bayi will definitely come back!"

He Rong and He Laifu were also unable to leave the boat. Although they were anxious, they could only sit on the embankment and wait.

He Rong would glare at He Zhenzhen every now and then.

"You little brat, if Niu Bayi doesn't bring the boat back, I'll really sell you out!"

At this moment, Niu Bayi was about two o'clock in the morning when he left the dock.

The term "更" is a local fisherman's way of describing distance.

The distance for one update is approximately eighteen kilometers.

In other words, Niu Bayi has now driven about forty kilometers.

The clear stream formed from the seawater in space was still rushing forward.

Niu Bayi was deeply worried.

Could this seemingly innocent person be up to no good and be planning to sell me out?

But the ocean is so vast, where could I possibly be sold to?

Niu Bayi steered the boat while gazing into the distance.

Suddenly, his eyes widened.

A discovery!

Not far ahead, a large area of ​​rocky islands appeared.

The highest point is only five or six meters above sea level.

The dark, wet rocks rose and fell in waves.

It's obvious that it emerged because of the high tide today, the 15th of the lunar month.

If the high tide hadn't receded, the rocky island would definitely have been completely submerged by the seawater and turned into a hidden reef.

It was covered with barnacles, as well as oysters and limpets.

If you can get your money back from these things, you can make a little money.

But these were clearly not Niu Bayi's goals.

He went out to sea to catch big fish; he didn't care about small things at all.

So, did that clear stream bring him here?

Why bring this on?

There were no big fish.

The ship is still approaching.

Not long after, Niu Bayi was overjoyed.

He saw treasure on the rocky island!

This treasure is at least hundreds of times more valuable than barnacles, oysters, and limpets.

It is even more precious than the big fish that can be caught in the sea.

Suddenly, Niu Bayi's heart started pounding!