Chapter 729(1/2)
It seems that the reef island must have a secret, otherwise, why would Xiaojuan suddenly seem to be a different person?
In a blink of an eye, it was the next morning.
When we were ready, we went to the beach to find a boat.
The boats in the small fishing village are all fishing boats, there are no ships.
Some fishing boats are old-fashioned wooden ones, and some are in good condition and have iron structures.
However, no one went to sea today.
The reason is that it is cloudy today and there will be heavy rain at night. No one dares to go to sea in this kind of weather.
The three of us were dumbfounded for a moment, and I said we should just stop going and wait for another day.
But Xiaojuan didn't agree with anything, saying that she must go to pay homage on the anniversary of her father's death.
Xiaojuan's persistent look made me even more suspicious.
We walked all the way along the beach, but there was no one running a boat.
Finally, I saw a middle-aged man in his fifties.
He is tall and thin, but his face is weathered by the sea breeze.
"Amei, do you know this person? See if you can be a favor and send us there." Xiaojuan said to Amei.
Amei looked at this man and said, "Uncle Dashun, can you take us out to sea?"
Uncle Dashun glanced at A Mei and said: "A Mei, why are you going to sea on this day?"
"We're going to the Keys."
Uncle Dashun opened his mouth and said: "What? A Mei, what kind of day is this? Why are you going to the reef island? I won't go."
Xiaojuan said anxiously: "We are going quickly. We just go to express our condolences to the deceased. We will come back after paying homage. Please make a trip."
Uncle Dashun glanced at the three of us and said: "Girl, the sky is so cloudy, the sea wind is so strong, and there is heavy rain at night. Who knows if a big wave will kill you? People say that on cloudy days, sea ghosts
What should I do if I come out? I won't go, and I advise you three not to go either."
"And there are sea ghosts?" I asked.
"Of course, our land is haunted by sea ghosts. Otherwise, every time we go to sea, we have to worship the Poseidon first. This sea ghost not only steals property, but also eats people. I don't dare to take risks. My wife and children are still waiting at home.
I’m raising it.”
"Uncle Dashun, I'll give you double the price." Xiaojuan said.
"I won't go even if you pay me three times the price. What's the point of asking for money? If you don't have the life to spend it, I really won't do it." Uncle Dashun said and left.
Just when we were at a loss what to do, suddenly a boat sailed ahead.
Xiaojuan was very pleasantly surprised and shouted excitedly: "There is a boat!"
The three of us hurried over and saw an old wooden boat with a man standing on it.
He wears a big straw hat and has a red birthmark on his left eye.
"Brother, do you want to go to sea? We want to go to the reef island." Xiaojuan said hurriedly.
The man smiled and said: "It's not safe to go to the reef island today."
"How much do you think we can pay for this trip?"
The man holds out a slap with five fingers.
"Five hundred yuan?" Amy said.
The man shook his head.
Xiaojuan said: "Five thousand yuan?"
A Mei immediately said: "Five thousand yuan is enough for him to make ten trips. It's too expensive!"
As a result, the man said with a smile: "Fifty thousand yuan! He won't run away even if it's less than one cent."
Amei's mouth was open, and the boss stepped in and said, "You are robbing money. Usually it's only five hundred yuan, but you want fifty thousand from us. Have you never seen the money?"
"Little girl, ask others, are you going to give them 50,000 yuan to drive them away? Don't look at what kind of weather this is. Once the sea ghost comes out, your life will be gone. Why do you need money? Why don't you go tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?
, you just need to give me five hundred."
"No, I have to go today!" Xiaojuan said.
"Then there's nothing we can do. I can't live without this price," the man said.
Xiaojuan said: "I only have 30,000 yuan, let's see if it works."
"If you don't want to negotiate, forget about leaving. I'll go back and drink wine." The man said and was about to get off the boat.
"Fifty thousand is fifty thousand, I'll take the money." I said from the side.
"Hey, since the price is agreed, let's get on the boat. We won't be able to make it back if it's too late and dark."
The man said and pulled us onto the boat.
"You guys can call me Lao Hu. I'm from Huanggang Town. I happen to be fishing here these days. Otherwise, even if you want to go, no one will take you there."
Old Hu said and set sail.
A few of us nodded, and Lao Hu took out his mobile phone and said, "Who will transfer the money?"
I stood up and transferred 50,000 yuan to Lao Hu.
Xiaojuan was very moved and said to me: "Xiao Zhang, you helped me a lot this time. I will repay you well when I go back and I won't let you feel that you are at a disadvantage."
"Young man, it looks like you didn't grow up by the sea. Where did you come from?" Lao Hu asked from the side.
"My home is only four or five hours away from here, not too far."
"Oh, do you work here?" Lao Hu asked again.
I'm afraid that this old fool is asking too many questions and I'm giving away my secret.
Said: "I did it for a few days some time ago, but I don't do it anymore."
"Looking at your fair skin and tender face, you don't look like someone who went to sea. Your family is not short of money. You are here to pick up girls, right?"
Lao Hu glanced at the two beauties next to me and said.
"Haha, Lao Hu has good eyesight. I have taken a fancy to him, but he has not taken a fancy to me." I joked.
"Nowadays, little girls like handsome and rich men. As long as the little brother is willing to spend money, why don't he have a girlfriend? What did you do before?"
Lao Hu started to ask again, I can't say that I am an Onmyoji.
What if a monster sees a flaw?
So he said: "I seem to have seen the birthmark on your face somewhere. The driver who sent me here the night before yesterday had a green face. I wonder if you guys know each other."
"You looked green the night before yesterday?" Lao Hu said.
"Yes, I drove a Toad."
"Haha, I don't know you, but if you guys want to go to the reef island, maybe 50,000 yuan won't be enough?"
Lao Hu’s words left me confused.
"What do you mean? Fifty thousand is not enough? How much do you want?" Ami said.
"Haha, one hundred thousand, even one cent less will not do. Now we have traveled not far. If we want to go back, I will turn around immediately." Lao Hu looked at the three of us and said.
One hundred thousand? This is a starting price.
"Can you tell me why the price has increased?" I asked.
Lao Hu's face suddenly became serious and he said: "I have no intention of carrying passengers. In fact, I regret it and want to go back. So if you think it is expensive, I will be happy to go back right now."
"Why do you regret it? Because I said you look like a man with a green belly on his face?"
Old Hu said: The young man who sent me to the small fishing village the night before yesterday was not a human being at all.
Not a human being? It’s impossible. I don’t feel any yin energy at all.
Lao Hu added: That road is called a road to live during the day, and a road to die at night! As long as you are a local person, everyone knows it, no matter how much money you pay, even if it is for Jinshan, no one will rush to pick up the work, because as long as it is night
, no one could get in alive, that thing allowed you to get in alive, what do you think he had in mind?
Hearing Lao Hu say this, I felt weird.
First, I did not find Yin Qi in Qingtai.
Second, I came in that night and Ami was a local. Why didn’t she tell me?
A Mei immediately said: "Old Hu, don't confuse people with your lies. I am a native of a small fishing village and I don't know any better than you. You said you are from Huanggang Town and fish in a small fishing village, but why didn't I see you?
What about you?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen you before." Xiaojuan said.
"It seems like these two girls don't go to sea, right? Of course they don't know me."
Lao Hu added: "I regret it anyway, or let's go back."
To be continued...