The island master had never expected that these women would be so bold as to attack them first. He had originally thought that he would bring some people to scare them, but how could women be successful? They would surrender as soon as they were threatened.
The result was completely different. These women, armed with their own weapons, knives, guns, sticks, and some even went so far as to bring kitchen knives and rolling pins, rushed up and attacked his subordinates. Many of his subordinates were killed in the first encounter.
Bright red blood flowed out, dyeing the eyes of many women red. It turned out that they could also resist. It turned out that resistance was not that difficult.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao stood in the back and watched the fight between men and women. There were all kinds of people. Fortunately, Wan Houyu was very reliable and had ordered people to rescue women in danger. So after this war, except for a few dead women, the women actually won a great victory.
The Stone Island Master looked at the scenes in front of him and gnashed his teeth in hatred: "You are really powerful, retreat, retreat."
He started to flee in a panic with the people he brought with him. Wan Houyu looked at Qian Jiujiu, only to see that Qian Jiujiu had already taken out a bow and arrow and shot an arrow directly at the Stone Island Master.
The fleeing Lord Shi had his forehead pierced in an instant. The subordinates who were protecting him were shocked and took Lord Shi's body onto the boat and left.
Seeing the Stone Island Master being killed, the women burst into screams, welcoming their victory. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao saw this scene, looked at each other and sighed.
Many of the women who won couldn't help but hug each other and burst into tears. Some of the older women, those over 25 years old, almost all had given birth to children. But even if they had children, they couldn't raise them themselves.
Those who are lucky are still raising their own children and have not been sold, while those who are unlucky are destined to be separated from their children as soon as they are born. Seeing this situation now, Lingzi understands that as the leader, she still has a lot to do.
Looking at the many sisters, she said: "Sisters, we have won today. That is to say, from today on, we are all free, we all have our own personal dignity, and we can no longer be bought and sold at will."
"The sisters of our Suzushima family are under our protection. Next, there are some rules that I need to explain. In our Suzushima family, including the entire island now, men and women are equal."
Originally, the men on the island of the Suzushima family were still afraid. Now that the times have changed and the women are in charge, what will happen to them? Should they escape to another island together? Suddenly, when they heard the words "equality between men and women", they thought they could wait a while.
After all, they were all poor people, and here they were the property of the Suzushima family. Going to another island was just a change of place. But changing a place meant starting over again, so it was better to stay where they were.
Lingzi continued to speak, and the general content was that men should not buy and sell women casually, beat or scold women, and should respect women. Women should also respect men. Everyone is alive and has equal rights.
Wan Houyu came to Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao and said, "My Lord and Princess, things here are almost settled. Should we prepare to set sail? It just so happens that the water we need is also ready.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other and said, "If we leave like this, can these women survive?"
Wan Houyu nodded: "Of course, these women are now able to protect themselves. If you are worried, you can leave a few people behind and wait here. When we come back, we can take them with us."
"If they settle down here, we can give them the choice of whether to go to Da Zhou or live here. What do you think?"
Qian Jiujiu thought this was a good idea, so he called over the elite soldiers who had relationships with the women here, and after questioning them, he finally left ten people behind. Taking it slow, these few people would eventually be able to learn the language here.
When Lingzi heard that Qian Jiujiu and the others were leaving, she was reluctant and a little worried: "Are you leaving now?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "It's time for us to leave. If we don't leave, those families may unite and say that you are controlled by outsiders, which will cause you greater harm."
"What's more, you have already taken the most difficult step. I believe you will be able to overcome the disasters that follow. As long as your faith remains unchanged, keep going."
Her own god cheered her up. Reiko was so excited that her whole body was shaking: "Don't worry, I won't. I will definitely protect the Suzushima family. When you come down, I will let you see the wealthy Suzushima family."
Seeing Lingzi like this, Qian Jiujiu looked at Lingzi and decided to help her to the end: "In fact, there are things suitable for planting on your island. Let me give you a thousand kilograms, and then give you the book. I will give you ten of my elite soldiers. They are all literate."
Lingzi was once again grateful to Qian Jiujiu and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Qian Jiujiu: "Thank you, Princess."
Qian Jiujiu had someone carry a thousand kilograms of rice down from the big ship: "This is different from the food I gave you before. It is unhusked and can be planted."
It turned out that the food they had given them before was already shelled and could not be planted again. Now that they had met each other, Qian Jiujiu was no longer petty. These women had a hard life, so it was okay to give them some living security.
Besides, this place is far away from the Great Zhou, and it can't affect the Great Zhou, so it's better to be generous. Mu Yexiao never stopped Qian Jiujiu's behavior. After all, in his opinion, how can this tiny place be compared with the Great Zhou.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qian Jiujiu and his group boarded the ship and started to move forward. The thirty large ships were linked together with iron chains, so there was no need to worry about some ships deviating from their direction.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Wan Houyu: "Wan Houyu, where are we going next?"
Wan Houyu began to explain to Qian Jiujiu the next route: "Our next route will be all over the sea. After all, there are not many islands here. The nearest stop will be on an uninhabited island in three months."
"That's also the water point we decided on, so the water we brought this time is only enough for three months. In the past, our trips usually took two years, one year out and one year back."
Now three months have passed, which means it takes three months to drift to the uninhabited island, and then another six months to reach the place to exchange things. After exchanging things, we start the return journey. These days at sea are really boring.
Qian Jiujiu felt a little bored. Mu Yexiao saw what Qian Jiujiu was thinking at a glance: "If you feel bored, you can teach the two children to continue their studies and some knowledge while on the boat."
"And we don't have to follow this route this time. We can go to further places. After we go down, we can also experience the local customs, which is also good."
That's true. Qian Jiujiu came out this time just to see what the differences are between these places now and those in the future. But when she thought about the fact that just making a trip like this would take a year or even many years, she suddenly lost interest. It would be great if she could get that airplane thing here.
"You have a point. I was just sighing. Forget it, Beibei, stop reading. Come here and I'll teach you..."
Before he finished speaking, Beibei looked up and said, "Mom, my teachers are here, so I don't need you to teach me. If you have nothing to do, let Daddy go fishing with you. Otherwise, I'll make you angry and have a mixed doubles match later."
Qian Jiujiu was choked. Fishing? Can the fish in the sea be caught? Besides, their boat was always moving, so they couldn't catch any fish.
Forget it, it’s better to go play in the space. He glanced at Mu Yexiao, who walked towards Qian Jiujiu and said, “Let’s go back to the room to rest and let them study on the deck.”
Hearing this, Qian Jiujiu followed Mu Yexiao obediently back to the room. As soon as they entered the room, Mu Yexiao said, "I will accompany you to the space. You can go fishing or do whatever you want."
Having said this, Qian Jiujiu glanced at Mu Yexiao and suddenly smiled: "I can do whatever I want? That's what you said."
Mu Yexiao had a bad feeling: "What do you want to do?"
Qian Jiujiu calculated: "Do you know? In our place, there is a festival called Qixi Festival. I calculated the time, it happens to be today, let's go to the space and celebrate Valentine's Day."
Valentine's Day? Mu Yexiao was a little confused: "Can you tell me the origin of Valentine's Day?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "Yes, I should talk about it. Valentine's Day is a festival celebrated with lovers. In our place, there is a myth called Cowherd and Weaver Girl..."
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After telling the story of the cowherd and the weaver girl, Mu Yexiao pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't that the cowherd who got the wife by being a hooligan? How did it become a great love in the end?"
Qian Jiujiu was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "How should I know this question? Anyway, if I say it is love, it is love. I want to celebrate the festival, you decide."
Mu Yexiao had already heard it from the story just now: "No problem, flowers, lovers, food, everything is fine, let me go into the space to prepare. When you come in later, I will give you a surprise, okay?"
Don't say it, Qian Jiujiu is really looking forward to it! So he nodded: "Okay, you go in and get ready first, I'll come in later."