Chapter 355: Mother and I Are Waiting for the Ship
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The soldiers looked at each other, their stomachs rumbling. They didn’t know what to do.
You Huaijie continued, “Rebellion is a capital crime. As long as you repent and confess your crimes and work hard to obtain the forgiveness of the current emperor, you will be pardoned.”
“I can also guarantee that you will never starve in the future.”
You Huaijie used both soft and hard methods. They looked at the food in front of them and then at Marshal Gu, who had become a cripple.
The soldiers who insisted on following Marshal Gu bit their tongues and committed suicide. More soldiers were willing to listen to You Huaijie’s arrangements.
Didn’t they become soldiers so that they could have a livelihood and a bright future?
Now that they had fallen to this state, they had already let Marshal Gu down. It was time for them to think for themselves.
The soldiers shouted, “Sir, we’re willing to plead guilty. We’re willing to repent!”
You Huaijie nodded in satisfaction and sent someone to distribute the food to the soldiers. The soldiers ate the hot food and drank the warm tea.
Immediately, they had mixed feelings.
With tens of thousands of additional laborers, everyone could reclaim the fields and build Carefree City faster. The consumption of food also increased several times.
They watched as the millet that could last for a few days being depleted at a visible speed.
How could anyone have the strength to work if they were not full? Apart from waiting for the caravan and the Imperial Court to replenish their food supply, they had to rely on themselves to continue searching for food sources.
Apart from planting vegetables that grew extremely quickly, food could be found in the sea, forest, wetlands, and gra.s.slands.
The sea was rich in resources. If they used small boats to fish, they would easily be overturned by the waves. Everyone only dared to fish on the sh.o.r.e and did not dare to go deep into the sea. The amount of seafood they caught was limited.
Therefore, when Bai Wutong decided to settle down by the sea, she sent the skilled craftsman in her team to design a professional fishing ship.
There was strength in numbers. After everyone worked hard, the fishing boat could finally set sail.
Bai Wutong touched the steering wheel of the ship and was filled with emotions. They had a big ship so soon.
When they first arrived, they didn’t even have a small boat.
This big ship could catch thousands of kilograms of fish in one net. Its carrying capacity was also quite high. It should be a very impressive fishing boat in this world.
Everyone used tools to roll the fishing boat to the surface. When they saw the fishing boat float, everyone cheered excitedly.
The crew members who were ready walked onto the ship handsomely in their special life jackets.
The captain raised the sail handsomely and gave a long call. Soon, the fishing boat gradually sailed out of the sea under everyone’s expectant gazes.
When the fishing boat returned, if nothing went wrong, it would bring back countless big fishes.
The commoners, who had not eaten meat for a long time, could also eat a piece of fish and drink a bowl of delicious fish soup.
Stinky rode on Lin Yue’s head and wheedled at Bai Wutong, “Mother, I want to take a big ship too.”
Bai Wutong reached out and stroked his head. “When the fishing boat comes back, if the weather is good tomorrow, I will bring Stinky on the fishing boat, alright?”
This was the first time the fishing boat had gone into the water. Fishing was not the most important thing. The most important thing was to test the safety of this fishing boat.
If the fishing boat successfully returned and met the standards in all aspects, they would replicate this ship and build a few more.
At that time, not only could they collect food from the surrounding coastline, but they could also go to the island and other coastlines to dig for clams and pick seafood.
Stinky and Bai Wutong picked up beautiful seash.e.l.ls on the beach and even caught many beautiful fishes with small fish nets.
Stinky suddenly picked up a conch and put it to his ear to listen to the sound of the sea.
As he listened, he missed Chu Tianbao. His eyes turned red, but he forced himself to blink.
He couldn’t cry. If he did, his mother would definitely be sad.
Stinky rubbed his eyes forcefully and squatted on the ground to build the castle again.
He was especially good at imitating. What he built was exacty like how he imagined it.
After a while, Stinky recalled the houses in Youjia village and built a prototype with sand.
Stinky also decorated the house with sh.e.l.ls and leaf stones to make it look better.
Bai Wutong was slightly surprised. She saw that Stinky had built a mushroom-like house and even designed a warehouse on the first and second floors for the mushroom-like house. Even the toilet was pointed out to Bai Wutong.
Apart from the mushroom house, he also designed many strange houses. They were rectangular, diamond-shaped, and looked like starfish. Although it was strange, every house had the necessary facilities for living.
As Bai Wutong watched, she realized that Stinky was a talent in house design. He was talented and had a strong sense of s.p.a.ce.
Talents did not necessarily have to be officials. It would be good if Stinky could have something he wanted to do and loved in the future.
Moreover, houses could give people a sense of security and happiness. Be it in ancient times or modern times, the prospects were very great. She smiled and asked, “How did you come up with that?”
Stinky happily raised his chubby hand. “I heard it from Mother.”
Only then did Bai Wutong remember that when she was discussing with everyone how to build Carefree City, Stinky had also listened.
Bai Wutong stroked his little head. “Do you like it? If you like it, I’ll tell you about it alone in the future, okay?”
Stinky immediately cheered. “Okay, I want to build a big house and a big city in the future!”
Bai Wutong smiled. “You will.”
Stinky played with the sand happily until he was really tired from playing and Lin Yue carried him to sleep.
He narrowed his eyes and grabbed Lin Yue’s collar. “I’m going to wait for the boat with Mother.
It would probably be a while before the fishing boat returned. Bai Wutong smiled and said, “Since he’s willing to wait here, let’s wait here. Put him in a hammock and give him a thicker blanket.”
Lin Yue nodded. Qingfeng handed over a thick blanket. Stinky swayed in the hammock and slept soundly. He pouted his chubby face and occasionally muttered, “Xiaobai..
Stinky slept for about four hours when a small black dot suddenly appeared on the distant sh.o.r.eline. Everyone immediately became excited. “The boat is back!
It’s back!”
Stinky opened his eyes in a daze and sat up. When he saw the fishing boat approaching, he was so excited that he almost fell out of the hammock.
Fortunately, Lin Yue caught him quickly.
At the temporary dock where the fishing boat had docked, everyone asked the crew members excitedly, “Are there fishes? Did you catch any fish?’
The crew member stuck his head out of the fishing boat and said happily, “There are fishes. There are so many fishes! Not only are there fishes, but there are also many prawns!
Hearing that there were many fishes and prawns, everyone was extremely excited.
You Huaijie immediately arranged for someone to unload the goods.
After a while, baskets of big fishes and prawns were transported down.
Apart from the big fishes and prawns, there were also some strange sea creatures mixed in.
Seeing so many fishes and prawns, everyone was dumbfounded.
This was too much. It weighed at least 10,000 catties.
The captain smiled and said, ‘We’ve only lowered the net a dozen times. The prawns and big fishes we caught in one go weigh at least 1,000 catties and even 2,000 catties. If a few fishing nets are put into the water at the same time, the entire ship won’t be able to hold the seafood that can be caught in a few hours.”
His words were all suggesting how the boat was too small and it was not satisfying for fishing..