After Wan Houyu translated the island owner's words, Qian Jiujiu directly refused. The way this person looked at her made her feel a little uncomfortable. Besides, if someone is too attentive to her for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
Since there is not much trade with this side, Qian Jiujiu just plans to stroll around and return to the ship. So Wan Houyu also declined the island owner's words.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master Shi, but we won't go to the island over there."
When the Stone Island Master was rejected, his face darkened, and he was obviously very unhappy. He didn't even say anything more, but just stood up and left.
Island Master Mu, the owner of this poor island, sighed and looked at Wan Houyu and the others: "You'd better leave quickly. If you offend Island Master Shi, you may have to stay here later."
Wan Houyu was stunned. He had never taken the people here seriously. What did this mean now? He looked at Master Mu: "What does Master Mu mean by this? Master Shi, do you dare to force us to stay?"
Island Master Mu looked at Wan Houyu with a silly look on his face: "Young people, that's right. The island where Island Master Shi is located is the largest island in our island country, and it is also the richest island. The Shi family is very capable, so it is not a problem to keep you here."
He stood up and looked at Wan Houyu and the others, "You guys should leave quickly. Don't stay here, or you will cause trouble for us."
Wan Houyu initially thought that this island master was a good person, but it turned out that he was afraid of causing trouble for him. He felt very depressed and looked at the person in front of him: "Okay, goodbye then."
As he stood up, Wan Houyu looked at Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao and said, "The island owner who just rejected us was the richest island owner next door, Shi Island. He got angry. So this island owner Mu drove us away as well, fearing that we would cause trouble for him."
So that's how it is. The poor are afraid of the rich. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao thought it was understandable. They didn't say much, but turned around and headed for their own boat. This time, they didn't even have a cart.
Qian Jiujiu was speechless. She had never thought that she, Qian Jiujiu, would have such a day. It was really pitiful. It seemed that she had to prepare horses and carriages on the ship. Well, it was still too hasty.
The fat man at the dock watched the people come back so quickly, and was a little confused: "Why did you come back so soon? Didn't the island owner entertain you?"
The island owner would not be so rude. Wan Houyu looked at the fat man. He was always received by this fat man every time he came, so he still believed him a little. After he told the story, the fat man's expression became very subtle.
"So that's how it is. Are you leaving now? Or are you leaving tomorrow? I suggest you leave now. After all, you have offended the island master. The island master is very famous in our country. He is very stingy."
Wan Houyu frowned. It was not that they did not want to leave. It was that they did not expect such a thing to happen. So how could they leave when the others who went to change the water had not returned yet
"We will not leave until our people return. But we will stay on the ship and will not cause you much trouble."
The fat man nodded and said nothing. Wan Houyu also called everyone back to the ship. If Qian Jiujiu doesn't know how to do this, even the space can't help this time.
After all, there was no record of what these people said in the space. Fortunately, they learned a lot during the day, and thought that they might not leave so soon. After discussing with Mu Yexiao, Qian Jiujiu called Wan Houyu over and asked him to continue teaching.
By midnight, both of them had learned almost everything. At least, they knew everything that Wan Houyu knew, so they had no problem with basic communication.
Wan Houyu went back, and Nannanbei also went back to his room to rest. When Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were about to rest, they suddenly heard a noise outside. In addition to the sailors, the guards who came out this time were all masters.
Naturally, there were people on guard and heard the noise. They quickly followed the sound and caught several people who had sneaked onto the ship. They tied them all up and made them kneel in the cabin hall. Then they went to invite Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao over.
"Master, these people sneaked onto the ship. What do they want to do?"
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. Now was the perfect time to test their learning results. They looked at the people in front of them and asked, "What are you guys doing here?"
When several people saw that it was Qian Jiujiu who spoke, they immediately started talking: "You, take you back."
Qian Jiujiu did understand. Are these people here to arrest him? He couldn't help but wonder. Although Ziyuan and the others around him didn't understand what was said, they saw that person pointing at Qian Jiujiu and stepped forward and said, "How dare you disrespect our princess."
Seeing Ziyuan, several people were stunned again and spoke again: "Capture them, take them all back, take all the women back."
Qian Jiujiu's eyes flashed with anger. So these people are here to catch women? This kind of thing has never happened before, because there were no women on the boat before, so naturally it would not happen.
After Wan Houyu dared to come, he heard that these people were here to arrest women, including Qian Jiujiu, and he was so depressed. Aren't these people looking for death
For the safety of the prince and princess this time, the people brought out are all elites. There are thirty large ships, each with two hundred people, thirty sailors, and one hundred other chefs and so on. The rest are guards, two thousand elite soldiers in total.
This person is here to seek death. Thinking of this, Wan Houyu was confused and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "My Lady Princess, this has never happened to me before, but I have heard that the status of women here is very low, and they can be bought, sold, and given away at will."
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, the anger on his face became more obvious. In the Great Zhou, no matter whether it was a man or a woman, they could only be bought and sold at will with their own consent. But that was many years ago. In the current Great Zhou, the country is strong and the people are rich, and this kind of situation basically does not happen.
Looking at the people in front of him: "Who asked you to arrest us? What are you going to do after arresting us?"
Wan Houyu was completely convinced by the princess who could speak many dialects of the island fluently. She had a strong learning ability.
Several people from many countries on the island fundamentally looked down on women, but when they saw the woman in front of them constantly asking them questions, they realized something was wrong and stopped talking.
Qian Jiujiu sneered: "Is it useful to keep silent? It seems that you don't know how severe my punishment is. Hang them all on the boat and we will talk tomorrow."
In fact, Qian Jiujiu and others basically know who sent these people. They don't cause trouble, but they are not afraid of trouble either. If the people of this country are disobedient, they will just flatten them.
After hanging all the people, those on duty continued to be on duty, and those who were resting continued to rest. The people from the outside island who did not come up with them were also dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
Their people were actually hung up. These outsiders were so bold. They actually dared to attack their people. No, we have to go back and report to the island owner.
Shidao is one of the richest islands in the country, but the water exchange is not on Shidao, but on Tiandao. Tiandao has the most fresh water resources, and the owner of Tiandao is also the island that Wan Houyu and his team have been cooperating with in this country.
Speaking of which, Tiandao was also very rich every time Wan Houyu and his men came. Because every time Wan Houyu and his men came here to change water, they used grains. There were very few types of grains in this country, and not much was grown, so they were basically poor.
The island owner Tian Dao paid much attention to these passing merchants and travelers, although there was only the Wan family coming. However, he still built this pier for the Wan family to receive them. The fat man was also from the Tian Dao family.
At this time, the Tajima family also welcomed an unexpected guest. The entire island is so small, and the resources on it are limited, so each island is actually in competition with each other. Except for the poor island, that is, the wooden island, no one looks down on this island.
Therefore, ordinary island owners would not go to other island owners casually. This is also the reason why Island Master Tian did not expect that Island Master Shi would appear: "Island Master Shi? What brought you here? Aren't you worried that I would kill you?"
The Stone Island Master frowned and said, "Of course I have something good to say to you. I want you to refuse to cooperate with outsiders and not give them water."
Living on an island, one naturally knows that seawater cannot be drunk directly. Fresh water can only be obtained from each island. A ship like the Wanjia would not dare to set off without sufficient fresh water.
Tian Daozhu was a little surprised. Wouldn't this cause his family to suffer a huge loss? You know, the fleet coming this time is very large. Just the food in exchange for fresh water is enough for all the people in their Tiandao family to use for a year.
The huge benefits made Tian Daozhu directly refuse: "This is impossible. If you are here for this matter, please go back. And I am a little curious, why are you suddenly interested in outsiders?"
The Stone Island Master thought of Qian Jiujiu's beauty and said with a smile: "Because there is a very beautiful woman among the outsiders this time. In order to get this woman, I am willing to do anything. I must keep their people here, so that I have a chance to negotiate."
Beauty? The corner of Tian Daozhu's mouth twitched. What kind of beauty is not there on this island? Why would they set their sights on an outsider? Shi Daozhu looked at Tian Daozhu's expression and snorted disdainfully: "You haven't seen it. Believe me, if you had seen it, you would also be moved."
"As long as you promise me that you won't give me fresh water, I can share it with you after I get that beauty. Of course, don't rush to refuse. You can talk to her when you see her. I have asked my people to capture that beauty, and we will see her soon."