The Little King Next Door

Chapter 25 Sharks, plaster, and the mysterious man

The shark turned to look at the island behind him, he was about to leave, his hometown.

No one came to see them off, which was to be expected.

"Come, kowtow to the village." Shark greeted his eldest son, and he knelt down first.

The eldest son of the shark was only five years old. The little guy was very strong and very similar to his father. Seeing his father kneel down, he knelt down too.The little children don't know what happened at home, they only know that they are leaving the village to live elsewhere.

Shark's wife, a very quiet woman, also knelt down beside her husband, holding her one-year-old daughter in her arms.

The family of four kowtowed three times in the direction of the island village.

The shark picked up his wife and helped her into the boat given by the village.

The boats are the common property of the village. He was able to get this boat. In addition to being a favor from the village, he also paid for all the copper coins in the family and the house they newly built.Only in this way can the mouths of some people in the village be blocked - their brothers owe the village too much.

This is a small boat that can seat four adults. The shark's wife is sitting opposite her husband with her young daughter and eldest son.

The shark first put all the important property of the family into the boat, four fish baskets stuffed with things inside.

In the end, the shark pushed the fishing boat into the sea, and he climbed into the boat when the water was above his waist, picked up the oars and rowed vigorously.

Shark's wife saw the boat getting farther and farther away from the trench island, and her eyes were red.

"I'm sorry." The shark suddenly said dullly.

Mrs. Shark shook her head, wiping away the tears she was about to shed: "It's not your fault."

"Blame me. If it wasn't for me, Xiazi wouldn't be so bold. I indulged him and... ignored you." The shark looked at his wife, and suddenly realized that he hadn't looked at his wife carefully for a long time.

The quiet woman shook her head again: "Stop talking, I believe in you, even if we leave the village, as long as we are with you, we can live well in other places."

Especially after they shake off the shrimp.

Shark looked at his wife and was very moved.The encouragement and trust of his wife are extremely important to him at this time.

The quiet woman smiled soothingly at her husband.

A woman never speaks ill of her brother-in-law in front of her husband, but she is also very tired of Xia Zi.Xia Zi came to her husband for anything, and when he saw something good in her house, he took it wherever he wanted, even the child's food and cloth.

The husband is very capable, and he goes to the Haicao Village to go to the market every year, and can exchange some copper coins or even silver coins every year, but most of the money is taken away by the shrimp.

The husband always said that Xiazi was still young and he was his only younger brother. Before his parents left, he must take good care of this younger brother, saying that Xiazi would be sensible when he was older.

But Xiazi didn't really understand until he died, and he was 22 years old when he died.

No, it's not that Xiazi is ignorant, it's just that his roots are crooked, and he can't grow well no matter how much he breaks, not to mention that her husband hasn't broken it much.

The woman was really relieved that Xiazi died, and she didn't feel depressed even when she heard that she was going to leave the village.

Shark's eldest son, who was only five years old, suddenly said, "Father, will Uncle Xia Zi go with us?"

The shark felt a pain in his heart: "No, he will stay on the island forever."

The eldest son of the shark breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a relaxed face: "That's great."

After speaking, the little guy looked at his father with a little fear, and snuggled up to his mother.

Shark felt extremely bitter in his heart: "Don't be afraid, father was confused before, but he won't anymore, and father will take good care of you in the future." He will also teach the two children well so that they don't grow crooked.

The little guy cuddled up to his mother with an innocent smile, and said sincerely, "It's great that Uncle Xiazi is dead."

The child's understanding of death is still very vague. He only vaguely knows that Uncle Xiazi is dead, and he can't follow them after he dies, but he is not sure. He is really relieved after hearing what his father said today.

Seeing the happy smiling face of the eldest son, Shark felt even more bitter. What did he do before?Why does he protect the shrimp that even his wife and son hate, just because he can flatter and coax him?

He was also the murderer of the people Xiazi killed.So he drowned Xia Zi with his own hands, and from now on he will bear the crime of killing his brother, which is also the punishment he deserves.

Shark saw his wife and children's expectations for the future, and listened to the eldest son's curious questions about Haicao Village, and felt even more grateful for his decision.

He could have stayed in the village, but for the sake of his two children, he had to.

He didn't want the two children to be pointed at in the future just because they had a murderous uncle and a father who was an accomplice.

He and his wife looked at each other, and they both understood that they would never mention Xiazi again, nor would they mention their past in Haigou Village. They wanted their children to grow up innocent, and the village gave them a chance to start again. To cherish this opportunity.

Pa, one hand grabbed the side of the boat.

A head emerges from the water.

This scene is kind of scary.

The shark's wife let out a slight exclamation, and the two children were not frightened, but looked curiously at the people in the water.

Immediately the shark took up the oar and was about to hit the hand.

"Don't do it! I don't mean any harm." The man who grabbed the side of the boat begged: "I just want to go to Seagrass Island with your boat."

"Who are you?" The shark had never seen this man.

This is a very thin, pale man, about 30 years old, with a finger missing from the hand holding the side of the boat.

The fingerless man said: "You don't need to care who I am, as long as you are willing to take me to Seaweed Island, I will repay you."

The shark said vigilantly: "We don't need your reward. Our boat is too small to fit."

Shark is not a very kind person. He is not the only one on the boat, but also his wife and children. Both of his children are so young that he does not intend to take risks.

The fingerless man probably also guessed that the shark would not let him board the boat so easily, and he took a breath and said, "Why do you think your village agrees to let you leave, and let you leave as soon as possible?"

The shark turned cold: "What do you want to say?"

The fingerless man wiped the seawater from his face: "I know a secret in your village, and this secret is related to a large fortune. As long as you send me to Haicao Island, I will tell you the secret."

The shark's eyes flickered: "What secret?"

The shark wife frowned and looked at her husband worriedly.She would rather her husband not hear the secret.

"I can tell you that your only brother was killed and your family was expelled from your village. The real reason is not just because your brother used poisonous snakes to harm people, but because they don't want you to know the secret that can make a lot of money."

The shark was silent.

Shark's wife got anxious and said, "His father!"

The fingerless man saw the pain flashing in the shark's eyes, and said in a more serious tone: "What is the secret? I can tell you that your village has discovered very precious medicines, which are in large quantities and have excellent effects. These medicines are sold It can be sold at a sky-high price. But there are still a few people in your village chief who don’t want to share this benefit with others. You and Xia Zi are both unstable factors. They have long wanted to solve you. Solve your brother's excuse."

Shark's wife looked at the fingerless man with resentment.This person is obviously sowing discord, and her husband...

The shark said in a low voice, "You tell me this because you want me to take you to Seagrass Island?"

The fingerless man nodded: "That's right, as long as you can safely send me to Seagrass Island, I will tell you the detailed location of those drugs. At that time, you only need to find people who are interested in this drug and take them to Trench Island , you can not only obtain a large amount of profits, but also take over the management rights of the village, and the people of Haigou Village will live by your face in the future, and you, your wife and children will not have to leave to seek a living in a strange place."

Shark's wife couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Shut up! Our family doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of the village. His father, drive this man into the sea!"

The shark raised his hand to signal his wife to be quiet, put down the oar, grabbed the man's wrist, and asked, "Will you willingly tell me this secret and let me earn this benefit?"

Feeling that the shark was hooked, the fingerless man almost laughed, and hurriedly said, "I just want to leave Trench Island and go to Seagrass Island. The medicines on Trench Island are very valuable to you, but I don't need that money."

"Are you a prisoner who escaped from that prisoner island?" Shark asked suddenly.

The fingerless man denied: "Of course not."

The shark stared at the fingerless man and nodded, "I hope you mean what you say, I will pull you up now."

Except for their village, even the people on Haicao Island don't know that there is a prisoner island next to Trench Island, but this person obviously knows.

The fingerless man thanks.

The shark lifted the fingerless man up with force.

The fingerless man borrowed his strength, and grabbed the side of the boat with the other hand, and both hands climbed into the boat with all his might.

The shark let go, quickly grabbed the oar placed next to his legs, and swung it vigorously towards the fingerless man's head.

boom!The fingerless man didn't expect the shark to attack suddenly. He tried his best to dodge, but was still hit on the shoulder.

The fingerless man let out a cry of pain, feeling that his shoulder bones might be broken.

The shark swung the paddle again.

"Why?" The fingerless man roared angrily, glaring at the shark angrily.

Shark sneered: "You think I'm my younger brother, and you'll be moved by just a few words? If you dare to think about our village, go to hell!"

He just didn't know how to make up for the mistakes he had made, and this person came just in time.

The fingerless man saw the shark's murderous intentions, regretted that he had misjudged the man, and had to give up climbing into the boat, let go of his hand, and fell into the sea.

Shark lowered his oars and said quickly to his wife, "Wait for me! That man has bad intentions for the village, and he cannot be let go."

After speaking, the shark jumped into the water.

Shark's wife anxiously handed over her youngest daughter to her eldest son, and went to the side of the boat to see her husband. After a while, she grabbed the oar again, intending to beat the fingerless boy as soon as he got his head up.

But she only saw the surface of the water churning, and no one appeared for a while.

The shark's wife became more and more anxious as she waited. If it weren't for the two young children in the boat, she would have jumped into the sea to help her husband.

After about three or four minutes, the strong upper body emerged from the sea water.

Seeing that her husband was still alive, the shark's wife wept with joy and stretched out her oar.

The shark swam to the boat, grabbed the oars, got close to the boat, grabbed the side of the boat, rolled over and climbed into the cabin.

"You are injured! How about that man?" Mrs. Shark asked repeatedly, and then hurriedly opened the fish basket to look for the hemostatic medicine.

The shark's face was a little pale, and there were still many scars on his body. There was a small hole poked by something sharp near his chest, but no blood flowed out of it.

"Father." The eldest son of the shark supported his younger sister, calling anxiously and worriedly.

It took a while for the shark to speak: "It's all right. The man is dead and the village is safe. Let's go."

Shark's wife took out the wound medicine and applied it to her husband, and asked, "Don't you need to go back to the village and say something?"

Shark shook his head slowly: "No need."

Under the sea, a male corpse was floating face down. A hole the size of a fist was cut in the center of his back. What was even more weird was that his corpse seemed to have been sucked dry, becoming shriveled and wrinkled.

Wang Ye stood on the top of the cliff, touched his chin, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes. Seeing the boat going away, he wandered back to the entrance of the cave.

Lei Mu was lying in the palm shed which was used as a kitchen. Others thought he was sleeping, but actually he was doing exercises to heal his injured tendons.

"The shark is gone." Wang Ye said.

Lei Mu said without opening his eyes: "Oh."

There was a playful smile at the corner of Wang Ye's mouth: "I saw a man trying to climb into his boat, but was beaten down by a shark with a paddle, and then the shark jumped into the sea, as if he was fighting that man."

Lei Mu slightly opened his eyes: "Who? Shrimp?"

Wang Ye shook his head: "No. The shrimp is dead."

When the game system told him to complete those two tasks, he received a power of karma. He read the karma scroll, and the karma between Xiazi and him disappeared, and Xiazi had completely disappeared from this world.

"Sharks won?"

"Ah."

"The person who fought with him in the sea was from the same village as him?"

"It's too far away to see clearly. When the village chief and the others come, ask them if there are any people in the village." Wang Ye doesn't know why, but he is very concerned about the person who climbed the boat and disappeared into the sea. .

"Does Shark know about the medicinal mud?" Lei Mu had never met Shark, but he didn't trust him because he kept covering Xiazi.

Wang Ye shook his head: "Only a few people know about the medicinal mud. The shark has not entered the management of the village. The anchor doesn't like the shrimp, so he won't tell the shark about the medicinal mud."

"That's good, otherwise this island may have more troubles in the future."

Wang Ye shrugged: "Even if the shark doesn't know, it will be exposed when the people of Haigou Village sell the medicinal mud."

Lei Mu stayed on this island for a few days. After waking up, he was always helped by the islanders. He didn't want to see them suffer. He pondered for a moment and said, "I know a pharmacist, if I can contact him..."

Wang Ye was excited, who else would Lei Mu know as a pharmacist? Could it be that he will see Master after Lei Mu?

"Pharmacist? Okay! Where is he? Hurry up and ask him to come here, or let's go find him." Wang Ye couldn't hide his excitement before Lei Mu finished speaking.

Lei Mu thought that Wang Ye was also worried about the people in Haigou Village, and he was not as heartless as he said, so he immediately said: "I don't know where he is now, that person lives in nowhere and often runs around. Last time I heard that he went to Qianyan Mountain to search for a kind of medicinal material, but something happened to me afterwards, and I haven’t heard from him for about half a year.”

When Wang Ye heard the place name Qianyan Mountain, a slightly strange expression appeared on his face.

Thousand Eyes Mountain, this place is no stranger to him.

His master once mentioned to him that he had an adventure here. Although the process was very dangerous, the result was also very beautiful.His master's knowledge of medicine has been greatly improved after this adventure.

In addition, his master's adventure took nearly two years.

If his master had entered Thousand Eyes Mountain more than half a year ago, then he would not come out for at least another year.Before that, unless someone had the same luck as his master, it was possible to enter that adventure and meet his master.

But with the exact news of Master, Wang Ye was still very happy.He was almost certain that the pharmacist Lei Mu said he knew was his master.

"When we get to Seagrass Island, see if there is a mercenary guild over there. If there is, I can write a letter asking the mercenaries to find that pharmacist and pass it on to him. He likes all kinds of strange medicinal materials. With medicinal mud with such good medicinal properties, he will definitely rush over to have a look. This pharmacist is very famous and capable. If he says that Trench Island is covered by him, or he buys the medicinal mud cave, Even if the matter of the medicine mud is leaked, there will be no people who are not open-eyed to come and make trouble." Lei Mu said.

Wang Ye: I can't find it.

But he couldn't tell Lei Mu so bluntly that it's pointless to spend such wronged money, and he would definitely not find it. He changed his method: "The distant water can't save the nearby fire. I've also heard people mention the Thousand Eyes Mountain, which is in the White Deer Kingdom." Is it in the [-] mountains, right? It’s too far from here, and when the pharmacist rushes over, the day lily will be cold."

Lei Mu sighed: "I know that too, so I didn't mention it before."

"Why go far away?" Wang Ye pointed to his nose, "I'm also a pharmacist...an apprentice. I can teach the people of Haigou Village not to sell raw materials, but to sell finished products in the name of a mysterious pharmacist."

Lei Mu patted Wang Ye's head: "You are a good boy, but there are other solutions to this matter. If I were from Haigou Village, and my ability was limited, I would go to Haicao Island to find someone with more money and status. But there must be a more reputable person who sold all the medicinal mud to the other party at once, and exchanged a sum of money to improve the village, such as buying one or two larger fishing boats for the village."

Wang Ye admitted: "This idea is also good, but it is not easy to find a reputable person."

Lei Mu: "It's man-made, it's better than they secretly and cautiously selling medicinal paste little by little."

Wang Ye rolled his eyes and had an idea in his mind.

Lei Mu discussed with Wang Ye for a while - he didn't treat Wang Ye as an ordinary child, and the two decided to talk to the village chief.

The village chief didn't come, but his grandson Haiyaozu came.

Hai Yaozu and a group of teenagers brought a lot of baskets, and the baskets were filled with stones they picked up all over the island.

A few days ago, almost everyone in the village was busy burning lime and bricks, and the matter of going to the mountains to find gypsum ore was delayed.

Yesterday, Hai Yaozu felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer. Today, before dawn, he asked Shanghai Chao and other 30 people to go into the mountain with him to pick up rocks.

No, a batch was delivered before noon.

Wang Ye was very interested in these stones, and used his own knowledge and experience to identify these stones, and used identification techniques if he was uncertain.

"Mumu, this island is probably a volcano." Wang Ye said in a slightly excited tone.

Lei Mu, who started to exercise his skills, said while doing weird movements, "Oh? They told you?"

"No, they told me about it." Wang Ye lifted up the stones, "These are all basalts, formed from magma after a volcanic eruption cooled down."

Lei Mu admired: "You know a lot, the person who taught you must be very good. When I was your age, I couldn't even tell the difference between bricks and stones. Did you find the plaster you want?"

Wang Ye chuckled, he would not hide his ability in front of Lei Mu, let Lei Mu think he has a very powerful and knowledgeable master.

Wang Ye picked up another white slightly transparent stone, "I found it. I also found limestone and a piece of light blue corundum."

"Corundum?"

"It's also something that erupted from a volcano. Ruby and sapphire are both corundum. There is probably a corundum mine on this island. If you are lucky, you may be able to mine better quality sapphires." Wang Ye handed the corundum he found to thunder wood.

Lei Mu didn't stop, took a look at the light blue corundum and threw it back in front of Wang Ye, "It doesn't have much energy, even if it's a gem, it can only be used as an ornament."

Wang Ye said indifferently: "It's good to be ordinary. If there are too many good things, the people of Trench Island may not be able to bear them."

Lei Mu agreed with this sentence: "Are you going to tell them about the corundum mine?"

Wang Ye asked Hao Daer's opinion: "What do you think?"

Lei Mu: "It's not necessary. Having that medicine mud hole is enough for them to make a fortune, and it depends on whether they can keep it."

Wang Ye is kind and generous: "Then I won't talk about it. However, I still have to talk about gypsum mines. This thing is widely distributed and belongs to a mineral deposit that has many applications, but it is not very expensive. It is fine to mine it. But I gave away so many things for nothing in the past. Now, the firing method and use of this gypsum can’t be given away for nothing. If you give me away for nothing, they will think I’m a fool.”

"I'll talk about the plaster." Lei Mu stopped his movements and rubbed Wang Yeci's short hair, thinking that the kid was quite clear-headed and not a poor and generous boy.

Dafang also hugged Lei Mu's waist to his own Wang Ye, and called out affectionately: "Mumu~, Dad depends on you~"

"Brother." Lei Mu knocked him on the head and asked, "What do you want in exchange?"

"For some cash, and some daily necessities, it would be best if we can get a boat. We will need a boat to leave us in the future." Wang Ye wanted to go to Prisoner Island, and wanted to cross the trench between Trench Island and Prisoner Island , can't do without a boat.

Lei Mu also had the same idea, but Wang Ye found the gypsum ore, and Wang Ye will get whatever he earns. It is impossible for him to spend a child's money.Waiting for tomorrow, he will go to the depths of the island to see if he can hit some valuable big guys.

Wang Ye didn't realize that Lei Mu saw the two of them separately from the beginning to the end. He thought he and Lei Mu were as close as a family.This is probably also a disease that reborn people will suffer from. Even if they know that the two "just met", they will still subconsciously bring the feelings of the previous life to this life.

When Hai Yaozu came back in the afternoon, Wang Ye showed him the gypsum ore he had found, and asked him where he found it.

Hai Yaozu has a good memory, and when he saw Wang Ye taking out the basket of stones, he remembered: "I found this. It's just to the north of the island, where the terrain is steep and the sea breeze is strong, but there are many such stones."

"This should be the gypsum ore I want. If it's safe, can you help me collect more?"

"No problem." Hai Yaozu agreed, "Although the side is steep, but this kind of rock is very brittle and easy to drop."

Hai Yaozu turned around and told his grandfather about finding the gypsum ore.

The village chief knows a lot more than Hai Yaozu. When he heard that a mine was discovered on their island, although it was a gypsum mine he had never heard of, anyone who has been outside knows the benefits of having a mine at home?

The village head pulled the anchor and ran as fast as possible to ask Wangye the details of the gypsum mine.

Lei Mu Wang Ye happened to be looking for the village chief, and when he saw him coming, he motioned for the village chief to sit down with the anchor and said.

The two had no choice but to hold back and sit cross-legged on the straw mat.

"Grandpa the village chief, who else left with him in the village except the Shark family?" Wang Ye seemed to ask casually.

The village chief was taken aback, "No, only Shark's family of four left."

Wang Ye raised his chin: "I saw someone climbed into the shark's boat in the morning, and he beat him down again. It should be a man."

The village chief immediately looked at the anchor.

The anchor had a headache and said, "I'll go back to the village later and ask if it's someone who wants to go out and wander around, but the family doesn't agree. Or...they have a grudge against Brother Shark."

"You said that man was thrown into the sea by a shark, but did he come up later?" the village chief asked.

Wang Ye shook his head: "I didn't see it."

The village chief was worried because he was afraid that there would be another death in the village.

The anchor couldn't sit still, so the village head was asked to stay here and talk to Wang Ye. He went back to the village to ask for clarification.

At the same time, a thin man with dragging legs was walking around outside a simple low house made of wooden branches and mud.

The man bit his thumb nervously, and he didn't even notice that the thumb was bleeding from the bite.

The man left, and after he told him that the mud in the cave was precious sea bean sprout medicinal mud, he left him and left.

In fact, he had long since discovered that that person had changed, and was no longer the person he was with at the beginning, but he was still dreaming, hoping that that person would suddenly come back one day.

The man touched his chest, just now he couldn't feel that person.

Is that person still alive?

No, he should ask, is that thing still inside that puppet?