However, neither of them was the kind of person who would back down when faced with difficulties. They looked at each other and waited for an opportunity. After watching a group of people pass the checkpoint, go ashore, and then start transporting things in a horse-drawn carriage.
"Husband, let's follow these two carriages and see if we can find where the pirates live."
The two secretly followed and found that there was only one main road from the island. Qian Jiujiu curled his lips. Are these pirates so confident? Aren't they worried about the attack from the Great Zhou ships? Or will they land from somewhere else
Mu Yexiao stretched out his hand and looked at the lookout tower. It turned out that after the lookout tower was built in Fucheng, the pirates also learned to build a lookout tower. As long as the ships of Dazhou appeared, they would be discovered. There was no half-size, because this island was so big.
I didn't expect that it was the shore of the Great Zhou, where there were several cities that needed to be guarded. Qian Jiujiu understood, and just snorted, and continued to follow the team in front.
An hour later, we finally saw the front getting busy. It turned out that these people had actually built a city on the top of the island. The top of the island was actually very flat, with a huge freshwater lake, which was also the water source for the entire pirate group.
Qian Jiujiu raised an eyebrow: "If I poison the water, will all these people be poisoned? Do you think I should try it out and just make them have diarrhea?"
Mu Yexiao was a little amused: "Those little tricks are useless. Look at how big this lake is. How many medicines do you have?"
This seems to make sense. She doesn't have that much medicine, and when it is diluted with so much water, not much will be able to enter her mouth.
The two walked around the lake and found someone carrying a bucket to fetch water. They quickly hid themselves. "What should we do now? How about knocking them out and pretending to be them? Anyway, they only have their names on the household registration."
This really makes sense, but what's the point of pretending if you don't know anything? Qian Jiujiu rejected this proposal before Mu Yexiao could answer.
It was Mu Yexiao who spoke again: "Let's use space invisibility to walk around this island and determine the approximate number of people. Then how many soldiers should we send to take this place down? And what kind of things are there on this island?"
Yes, this was their main purpose for coming to the island, not just for fun. Soon the two returned to the circular space and entered the island city in stealth.
After entering and looking around, Qian Jiujiu realized that the people on this island lived a similar life to those in Xiacheng, except that the resources might be a little scarcer, and everyone didn't seem very wealthy.
And the number of people was not as many as she had imagined. Pulling Mu Yexiao along, the two of them continued to collect information on the island.
Fucheng, the gate of the palace
Qingshan parked his ox cart here. On the cart were several large bags, which were all shells that the villagers had picked up in the past two days and brought here.
He got off the ox cart and walked up to the guard at the gate: "Young man, I have delivered the things. Could you please go in and report it?"
The gatekeeper had received instructions, and Qingshan came to report directly. His attitude towards Qingshan was also very gentle. After another person went in, he quickly brought the butler.
After a careful inspection, the housekeeper found that they were all shells, so he called San Ya over and said, "Miss San Ya, these are shells for you."
At the workshop, the fur had just been used up since today. Sanya hadn't expected that Brother Qingshan would deliver the shells so quickly, and she quickly ran towards Qingshan.
On the way, they happened to meet Nannanbeibei who had gotten up to eat breakfast. Seeing Sanya so happy, they couldn't help but wonder: "Sister Sanya, why are you so happy?"
San Ya looked at the two of them with a smile: "My brother Qingshan came to give me shells, I'll go collect them."
It turned out that Shell had delivered it. Beibei immediately stopped eating breakfast and said, "I want to go too."
The two girls soon saw Qingshan and the bags of shells. Beibei opened the bag and looked at the shells inside. Most of them were white, but there were also other colors, which looked very beautiful.
"Butler, have someone weigh them and sort out the different shells. Your name is Qingshan, right? Wait a moment, and I'll give you the silver after everything is sorted out."
When Qingshan heard that he wanted more money, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No need for money. The prince and princess are our saviors. These are just some shells."
Beibei frowned, "That won't do. We're not asking for it once or twice. We'll keep collecting it in the future. You have to pay for the shells anyway. You spend a day picking them up and it's your own time. If it gets out, won't it mean that my palace is taking advantage of you?"
These words were a bit harsh, Qingshan stood there at a loss, and it was Sanya who spoke up: "Brother Qingshan, we should take them. These shells are used to make money, and we can't let everyone suffer losses."
She had originally proposed to have the villagers send shells because she wanted to help the villagers, not to waste everyone's time. She could have said it once or twice because they had saved her life, but if she did it too many times, it would not be good for the reputation of the prince and princess.
When Qingshan heard Sanya say this, he nodded and said, "Then I'll wait."
Beibei was still watching people sorting shells when he suddenly smelled steamed buns: "Who is eating steamed buns?"
Nan Nan rolled her eyes: "Who else could it be but me? You have to eat breakfast even if you are busy. Come on and eat. Your name is Qingshan, right? You should eat too."
A servant brought the buns to Qingshan, and then came to help sort out the shells. Strength lies in numbers, and soon several pockets of shells were sorted out.
Beibei looked very satisfied. He took the silver and gave Qingshan an extra ounce. "Come and deliver it every two days. Pick up more. White shells are cheaper. Other colors are a little more expensive, but white ones are needed more. This ounce of silver is for your transportation fee. Steward, send him out."
Now that they have the shells, they can get started. Turning to look at Nan Nan, "Brother, go play with your friends. We have things to do."
Nan Nan sneered twice. She was indeed a heartless sister. She waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll leave first."
As he spoke, he walked towards the door, and then he saw an angry woman walking in from the opposite side. The two of them bumped into each other on the spot. Nan Nan stood very steadily, but the other party did sit on the ground all of a sudden. Nan Nan looked at Xiao Ruoshui who was sitting on the ground speechlessly.
"Sister Ruoshui, are you okay?"
Xiao Ruoshui saw clearly that the person he bumped into was the prince, and his expression changed instantly. He quickly shook his head: "I'm fine. By the way, the prince is going out."
Nan Nan nodded: "You are here to look for Bei Bei, come in. Walk slower next time and don't be so reckless."
Xiao Ruoshui must be very angry, otherwise, she wouldn't have been so impulsive to come to Beibei. Beibei was a little happy when she saw Xiao Ruoshui: "Sister Ruoshui, you came at a good time, look, a batch of shells were delivered today. Huh? You look unhappy, what's wrong? Someone bullied you?"
Seeing Beibei's concerned look, Xiao Ruoshui instantly felt herself calm down a little: "No, Beibei, I heard that you were back, so I came to see you specially."
So that's how it is. Beibei nodded: "You came at the right time. Let's go and watch Sister Sanya teach us how to make handicrafts with shells. By the way, did you buy the rabbit fur? What did the Su family say?"
Speaking of the Su family, Xiao Ruoshui's cheeks trembled again, showing how angry she was. Beibei was surprised. After getting to know her, she felt that Xiao Ruoshui actually had a good temper: "What happened? You look unhappy."
Xiao Ruoshui shook her head. "That person from the Su family is really too much. I just went to ask if they could give me some of the rabbit fur they bought. I would pay a high price for it. But the eldest son of the Su family, after hearing what I said, said I was dreaming."
"I said, clearly the Su family didn't need rabbit hair, but the eldest young master of the Su family changed his face and said, what does it have to do with me? The rabbit hair was thrown away and he wouldn't give it to me. Haha, who cares about it?"
Beibei's mouth twitched, she really wanted it. But looking at Xiao Ruoshui, she couldn't say it: "Okay, don't be angry, since you can't buy it, forget it, anyway, we are using shells now."
Xiao Ruoshui nodded: "It's the only way, but this young master of the Su family is really arrogant."
Is that arrogant? Beibei blinked and said, "You go and do your work with Sister Sanya first. I'll go out for a while."
Sanya and Xiao Ruoshui looked at each other, and then they decided to go and do something. Sanya looked at the angry Xiao Ruoshui and didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only take the shells to the workshop.
Beibei quickly caught up with Nannan who was about to go out: "Brother, wait a moment."
The word "brother" instantly made Nan Nan's hair stand on end: "What are you going to do? Nothing good will happen if you call me brother."
When things are going wrong, it's Brother, and when things are okay, it's Nan Nan. Nan Nan is very clear about this. Bei Bei looked at Nan Nan a little embarrassed. Is it so obvious
"I do have something to talk to you about. My brother is smart. Just now, Sister Xiao Ruoshui came. Did you meet her?"
Nan Nan nodded: "Yes."
I thought, could it be that Xiao Ruoshui said something to Beibei? That's not right, he didn't say anything either.
Beibei has already started to talk: "Sister Ruoshui went to the Su family to buy rabbit fur yesterday, but she didn't buy any and was even ridiculed. Brother, please teach that Su family's eldest young master a lesson for being so rude. And there's rabbit fur, please find a way to get it for me."
Nan Nan patted his head. Sure enough, when his sister opened her mouth, nothing good would happen. But if he didn't help, his father wouldn't let him go. Besides, it was not okay to bully his own sister.
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll get you some rabbit fur."