It was late autumn and the north wind was blowing.

When the bamboo forest arrives in autumn, it is like a sentimental poet. The bamboo forest at the edge of the village has more dead branches and dead leaves, and as long as the wind blows gently, there will always be a "squeak" sound, as if it is sad in autumn and spring.

A withered yellow bamboo leaf was blown off by the wind, drifting from the bamboo branch towards the village and landing on the clean stone road.

"Don't run!"

"Come after me!"

Two mischievous little boys chased past the bamboo leaf, playing happily, and ran from the gravel path to the little squares, where there were more children.

In the square, many children are playing games, and the children of this village seem carefree.

Lin Haoran, who was wearing a lifting uniform, pushed open a courtyard door and startled away a wild cat squatting next to him. As if he were a member of the village, he walked slowly through the village, looking at these new people and things.

Maybe it's because of the bamboo, it's a bit similar to Changlin Village, so I like it here. In the face of some warm greetings, those who understand will reply with words, and those who don't understand can only smile.

There are a lot of old and young women and children in this village, but there are relatively few young and strong men, and they probably all went out with Xu Wenliang. Some elderly people weave things with bamboo, mainly fishing gear, bamboo baskets, mats, bamboo chairs, and so on.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have imagined that there was such a harmonious village hidden in this strange island?

Of course, this place was good, but he knew it didn't belong here, and he had to find a way to leave. In particular, he has been delayed a lot of time, and he needs to embark on the road to the exam as soon as possible.

After experiencing this life and death, he did not back down, but decided to continue on the road to the exam.

Now, he also has some new understanding of life, life will inevitably encounter accidents, so he needs to pursue greater strength. Only in this way can he save the tiger girl when she is in danger, or keep her from being in danger forever.

It is precisely because of this that he not only has to continue to embark on the road to the examination this time, but also has to achieve the fame of Jinshi.

Now his only concern is still with the "cheap father-in-law", but he doesn't know if the man will agree to send him to the shore after returning from his errands, and let him continue to go to the capital to take the exam.

Thinking about what happened to Zhao Dongcheng, he was worried that Tie Wenliang would be like Niu Yinshan, so he first forced him to marry Mulan and enter the cave house, and then agreed to let him go to Beijing to take the exam.

Ay!

As soon as he thought of this, Lin Haoran sighed leisurely, and the handsome person really had a lot of troubles.

It's just that God seems to like to compete with him, the more he hopes that Tie Wenliang can come back soon, but the more he can't wait for anyone. It made him more and more anxious, and he even went to the toilet twice more than usual.

The island is called Otakeshima Island, and it is named after the many tall bamboos that grow on the island.

On the third day, he followed the group of people out of the village through the narrow stone path, and came to the white and soft beach, and saw the blue sea again.

The children, who are usually not allowed to leave the village, are now very excited and chase after them on the soft sand, like birds coming out of a cage.

Lin Haoran noticed that there was a wharf built here, and many boats were moored on the wharf, but they were all small boats, and it was difficult to rely on such small boats to not return to the mainland.

However, he did not plan to escape, and believed that with his relationship with his daughter, Tie Wenliang would agree to send him back to the mainland.

"Where are they going?"

Lin Haoran watched the one-eyed dragon walk up to the dock with a few strong men, but he didn't know where to go, so he asked curiously about the silly black who was about to go to the sea to spearfish.

Silly looked in the direction he was pointing, and then replied honestly, "Dry salt!" ”

"Do you eat it yourself or sell it?" Lin Haoran was thoughtful and asked again.

"I don't know where a lot of them will be sent to the ship!" Silly Black checked the harpoon and shook his head slightly.

Lin Haoran watched them slowly leave in the boat, frowning slightly. Presumably, some of them know how to dry salt, and some of the salt will be sent to the mainland to be sold for some profit.

It's just that I don't know what the income will be and whether it can support the island's expenses.

The people here rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the sea to eat the sea, and soon everyone is busy, some people pick up oysters, some people touch shrimp, some people are fishing, and the harvest is a lot.

Shout!

Lin Haoran stood in the shallow water, holding a harpoon, stabbing these stupid fish very proudly, almost without a hair.

But I don't know if it's because of the season, or because there is no large amount of fishing in this era, the fish here are very stupid, and it is easy to stab the fish, which makes Lin Haoran very happy.

"Wow! It's stabbed again! ”

"Come over here, everybody!"

"Brother Haoran, it's amazing!"

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After a group of children saw Lin Haoran's achievements, they all gathered around, looking very admired.

Lin Haoran faced a series of adoring eyes, but it was difficult to explain this refraction phenomenon, telling them that "the density of air and water is different, which will affect the transmission of light", which must be playing the piano to the cow.

Just when he was happy, a dark cloud rolled in from the sky.

"It's Daming Water Master, everyone run!"

The villagers who were fishing on the beach looked up into the distance, but saw a fleet of boats appearing on the top of the line between the sea and the sky, forming a line and slowly heading towards this side.

Lin Haoran didn't understand how they could conclude that they were the Great Ming Water Master, but looking at their frightened looks, it was as if the end of the world was coming, and he knew that the matter was indeed very serious.

A few days ago, he was undoubtedly looking forward to the Daming Water Division, hoping that this army could rescue him. It's just that now, he doesn't want this army to appear, hoping that everything in front of him is an illusion.

Why many maritime merchants eventually become pirates has a lot to do with the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy.

As long as you go to the sea, whether you have done anything unreasonable or not, you will be sentenced to death. That's why it's a capital offense for you to be a pirate, and it's a capital offense to cut off your head if you don't be a pirate.

The villagers did not have blood on their hands, nor did they even participate in any of the piracy. But because they went to sea, they all committed capital crimes, and they will eventually become souls under the sword.

Lin Haoran looked at the densely packed battleships, but instead of fleeing, he stood on the beach, looking into the distance with blazing eyes.

But I don't know if they will choose to rush onto the island, break directly into the village, and then slaughter the entire village. In fact, this is very likely, after all, this island is full of sinful people.