Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 229 The Age of First Love

Zhao Changgeng gave Li Erlang a bowl of noodles with an egg in it.

"Erlang, you must be hungry since you came to the island so early in the morning. Come, have a bowl of noodles to fill your stomach."

Looking at the steaming white noodles, Li Erlang felt warm in his heart, "Thank you, uncle."

"What are you thanking me for? You are becoming more and more sensible, better than my Yanyan."

Li Erlang quickly glanced at Zhao Yanyan and said, "No way, Yanyan is sensible and capable."

Zhao Changgeng smiled and said, "Don't praise her. This girl is used to showing off in front of outsiders. Don't you know that she usually..."

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Zhao Yanyan glanced at her father angrily, causing Zhao Changgeng to laugh. "Dad, I won't say anything anymore. Is that okay?"

After the meal, Li Erlang wanted to sit for a while longer, but suddenly he remembered the agreement with Uncle Jiu. He calculated the time and was afraid that Uncle Jiu would really send someone to find him. By then, everyone would know that he had entered the island.

So, I said goodbye reluctantly.

Zhao Changgeng handed him a small basket and said, "This is the noodles that uncle made. You can take it back. The weather is still cool now, so it won't be a problem to keep it for two days. I got up early in the morning and didn't have time to cook. Just eat a bowl and it will satisfy your hunger."

"Thank you, uncle." Li Erlang took the noodles happily. The noodles made by Zhao Changgeng were chewy and delicious. Li Erlang liked them very much.

"Dad, let me see Brother Erlang off." Zhao Yanyan said proactively.

Zhao Changgeng nodded and said, "You are so thoughtful. Please send Erlang off on behalf of your father. I will go see your grandfather."

They chatted for a while, and it was probably time for Mr. Zhao to drink some water or go to the bathroom.

Because they had no plans to go out to sea, the Li family's boat had been docked on land, some distance away from the front beach.

Zhao Yanyan followed Li Erlang carrying a basket. The two walked one in front and one behind. The young man was tall and strong, while the man behind him was petite and lovely. They looked very well matched.

Suddenly, Li Erlang stopped, and Zhao Yanyan bumped into his back before she could react.

"Ouch!" Zhao Yanyan exclaimed.

Li Erlang rushed forward to check, "Yan Yan, are you okay? I'm sorry, it's all my fault for stopping so suddenly."

Zhao Yanyan's eyes fell on the hand held by Li Erlang. She blushed and shook her head, then pulled her hand out of Li Erlang's.

In a hurry, Li Erlang accidentally grabbed Zhao Yanyan's hand. He felt a soft and boneless touch in his hand.

Before she could really feel it, Zhao Yanyan withdrew her hand. Looking at the empty hands, her heart also felt empty.

He quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, please don't be angry."

"I'm not angry." Zhao Yanyan looked up at Li Erlang, then quickly lowered her head.

"That's good that you're not angry, hehe." Li Erlang laughed foolishly, and suddenly thought of something. He put down the backpack behind him and took out an exquisite mahogany box from it.

I haven't found an opportunity to send it out just now, now is the perfect time.

"This is a little gift I bought for you. Thank you for giving me something. I like it very much."

Zhao Yanyan looked at the tassel on Li Erlang's waist, her face slightly reddened, and she whispered, "What I did is nothing. I should be thanking Brother Erlang for saving my life."

Li Erlang stuffed the wooden box into Zhao Yanyan's hand and said, "I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you and Uncle Zhao next time."

After saying that, he walked away with his long legs.

Behind him, Zhao Yanyan watched Li Erlang's boat disappear on the vast sea before she carefully opened the wooden box.

Inside was a sandalwood comb, very exquisite and obviously not cheap.

Zhao Yanyan pulled up a shy smile and hugged the thing in her arms.

In Fushui Village, Li Yuer and his companions returned with a full load.

Erdan and Biaozi are still arguing about who is more powerful.

Erdan said, "I caught a rock bream. I'm better than you."

Biaozi stuck out his neck and said, "I caught three sea bass. I have more, so I am more powerful."

Naonao rolled his eyes at them and said, "It is still our Yubaoer who has the most harvest today. Yubaoer is the best."

Now, the two of them stopped talking and walked grunting, carrying their fishing rods.

"Yubaoer, what else do we need to prepare for the night fishing you mentioned?" Erdan is very interested in night fishing. This is the first time he has heard of night fishing since he was a child.

"Bring water, you must bring water. Being without water at sea is more terrible than being without food."

Li Yu'er thought for a moment and said, "Bring some dry food. Let Xiao Nao Nao go out. I'll bring an oil lamp and some wormwood to repel mosquitoes. When the time comes, we can light them and we won't be afraid of mosquito bites."

In the evening, Li Yuer asked Li Dalang to steam the green shells. Ever since the last time he ate them, Li Yuer had never had enough. Now that his family was not short of money, he would naturally keep the good things for himself to enjoy.

Although the Li family has split up and each family lives in their own courtyard, they live not far from each other, making it convenient for them to take care of each other.

Li Laosan led his brothers to live in his own yard. They were busy setting up stalls and working at the dock and had no time to cook for themselves, so they paid some money for meals and ate with the eldest wife.

Li Erlang came back humming a little tune, and Li Laosan went up to him, put his arm around his shoulders, and said, "Where have you been to be lazy today?"

Li Erlang shook his arm away and said, "Don't make a move. I'm not being lazy. I just went to the town to investigate. Yes, to investigate the business situation."

Li Erlang imitated Li Yuer's words.

Li Laosan stared at him doubtfully, "So what did you find out?"

Li Erlang rolled his eyes and said, "Not yet, but I saw Hu Banxian's merchant ship today."

He really saw Hu Banxian’s merchant ship at the dock.

"Why did he come to our Xinpu Town again?" Li Laosan still remembered the thrilling experience last time.

"How would I know? Didn't you see that the goods coming in and out were old and I don't know what they were for? He even came to our dock to watch the fun."

Li Laosan was surprised, "You mean Hu Banxian himself?"

"Maybe. The last manager called him Third Master, and he looked like he was just over thirty. Hu Banxian, Hu Banxian, everyone calls him that. I thought he was in his forties or fifties."

Li Laosan didn't have any idea, so he said, "Who cares? We can't afford to offend people like him, so we just stay away from him."

Li Erlang said enviously, "You see, their big sailboat is as tall as a building. When it stops at the pier, its shadow can cover half of the Fisherman's Song Pier. When will we have a big ship like that and can sail in the ocean?"

"Ocean?" Li Laosan snorted and said, "Don't even think about it. There are so many dangers on the sea, not just wind and waves and sea monsters, but also pirates. They are desperate criminals who kill without blinking an eye and specialize in robbing merchant ships. Our Xinpu Town is just poor, otherwise we would have been targeted long ago."

Li Erlang didn't know why, but when he mentioned pirates, he thought of the group of people who kidnapped Guo Qingran.