Large ships like the fleet cannot reach such shoals. They must first release small boats to let people ashore and build a temporary harbor using existing local materials.

When they set foot on this piece of land, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

"Ah, we are finally here!" Li Chengzhan ran to Li Jingfu and asked: "Father, I will send people nearby to see where is suitable for building a city. You and your family members will go to the beach to rest for a while. Don't say anything. The climate here is still very pleasant, not too hot.”

Li Jingfu waved his hand and told him to go do his work and stop getting in front of him.

Ye Fei asked the soldiers to bring some chairs, coffee tables, pastries and tea from the ship.

We found a flatter place, cleared away the weeds on the ground, and set up tables and chairs for the masters to sit down and rest.

Sitting under the shade of a tree, Xia Jing leaned back and stretched her body. "Everyone who has been on the boat this whole way is almost exhausted."

Although the master's cabin is a single room, the space on the ship is limited after all.

Li Jingfu was older than her, and his body was not as good as Xia Jing's. At this moment, he just wanted to find a place to rest for a few days.

But according to the current situation, the most they can do is sleep in tents at night, and it is currently impossible to live in a comfortable house.

"Don't tell me, sailing is really hard. I have never been to the sea before, and I just thought sailing was fun and exciting. After staying at sea for several months this time, it is really difficult." Li Jingfu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although they stopped at other ports along the way and visited unknown islands, in general they still stayed on the ship most of the time, which was really depressing.

Xia Jing glanced at him, ate a few pastries and drank a cup of tea, and her hungry stomach was relieved. "Stop complaining, eat some pastries to calm your stomach. Dinner may be a little late today."

Li Jingfu picked up a piece of salty pastry and took a bite. He looked at the ship at sea and frowned slightly when he saw the many women and children getting off the ship.

He looked around and asked worriedly: "There shouldn't be any dangerous animals here, right?"

Xia Jing looked around and replied: "It shouldn't happen. The guards have cleaned it up. Don't worry."

From the ship to the boat, the soldiers slowly rowed to the shore. On the shoal, the women could only be carried ashore by the strong women, and the children were also carried ashore by the soldiers.

The masters on the cabin all disembarked, and it was only then that the boat received the servants and some soldiers.

Half an hour later, the soldiers who went to explore the surrounding area came back. They told Xia Jing that on the mountain about five or six miles away from the coast, standing on this mountain, you can see a large lake in the distance, which is about two meters away from them. It looks like ten miles away.

Xia Jing looked happy, "There is a lake? It's good to have a lake. A lake means there is fresh water. The first step in building a city must be to be close to a water source."

The water at the mouth of the sea is salty and not drinkable at all.

Ye Fei said at this time: "Master, why don't you let me choose a high ground to set up the tent first?"

"Go ahead and make arrangements. No matter what, get people settled first." Xia Jing said as she raised her head and glanced at the sun in the sky, which was already in the west.

At this time, several children ran towards them.

Running at the front was the eldest grandson of the second roommate, Li Mingtong. He was the son of Li Chengzhan's eldest son, Li Dingjie. This boy was in his teens, at the age when he was naughty and naughty. In the past, there were elders in the capital who kept him from playing too crazy.

Now that he was in a new place, he excitedly ran to Li Jingfu: "Ancestor, let's go to the beach to catch fish?"

When Li Jingfu saw a bunch of little carrot heads following him, his head suddenly got big, and he waved his hands and refused: "No, ancestors, I still want to live a long life, and I almost died by taking a boat. You guys give me a rest first. I’ll wait a few days and play with you again.”

After being rejected, Li Mingtong's smile froze, "Ah, you"

When he didn't know what to do, he turned to Xia Jing: "Old ancestor."

After resting for such a long time, Xia Jing recovered. She stood up, "Okay, I just want to stretch my legs and feet, so I will accompany you to the beach."

Standing on the beach, the sea breeze blows and the temperature is about degrees, which is very pleasant. It is also good to go for a walk with the children.

Li Jingfu was anxious when he saw that she had agreed to accompany the children, "Mrs.

Xia Jing didn't even look back, and waved her hand back: "It's okay!"

Xia Jing rushed to the beach with two maids and a bunch of radish heads.

Li Jingfu felt depressed as he looked at the figure running away.

Anu reminded empathetically: "Master, we have rested for so long, how about we go for a walk and stretch our legs?"

"Is that so?" Li Jingfu turned back to look at Anu who was standing behind him.

Anu's usually indifferent eyes revealed a smile, "Well, sitting for too long is not good for your body and bones."

"What you said makes sense, let's go for a walk." Li Jingfu stood up reluctantly. If you hadn't noticed that he was walking too fast, you would have thought that he was not very willing.

The beach has not yet ebbed at this time, and there is actually nothing to catch. Xia Jing walked with the children while observing the beach.

As the waves hit the shore one after another, in fact, the sea sand on the beach is not the fine sand open to tourist areas. The sea sand on the original beach has larger stones and a lot of shells mixed in. If you walk on it barefoot , it is easy to cut your feet accidentally.

After walking along the beach for a while, the children also found that there was nothing interesting on the beach. At most, they picked up some beautiful conch shells. When they picked up more than they could fit in their pockets, they all shouted to go back.

"Why are you going back just after I caught up with you?" As soon as Li Jingfu walked behind them, he heard the children shouting to go back, and he felt very dissatisfied.

Li Mingtong raised his largest conch in front of Li Jingfu and said with a smile on his face: "Ancestor, this conch is given to you. If you have anything to say to the sea, just say it to the conch, and the sea will hear it." your voice and respond to you.”

After that, he also gave a demonstration.

Of course Li Jingfu didn't believe what the children said. He took the conch and asked, "Who told you this? I'm just deceiving you children."

Li Mingtong smiled and pointed at Xia Jing: "My ancestors told me."

Li Jingfu: "."

Meeting Xia Jing's half-smiling eyes, he glanced away awkwardly, picked up the conch, looked at it, roared at it, and then put it to his ear. Not to mention that the response was not unpleasant.

The children laughed heartily at his actions.

Li Mingtong kindly reminded: "Ancestor, if you yell at the sea, the sea will yell at you too! Be gentle when you tell the sea your feelings!"

"Haha." Xia Jing couldn't help laughing anymore.

Li Jingfu: "."
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The next day, at dawn, the children who went to the beach yesterday were waiting in front of Xia Jing's tent early.

Why are you waiting here so early?
They were not here to say hello, but because Xia Jing said yesterday that she would accompany them to catch the sea.

When Xia Jing woke up, she suddenly woke up when the maid said that her child was waiting outside.

"The children feel so tired, why do they get up so early?"

Bai Mei brought a set of riding clothes to Xia Jing, and while helping her get dressed, she said, "Maybe they are looking forward to going to the sea with you. I really admire the perseverance of the little masters. They can actually get up on time at such a young age! "

Xia Jing put on her clothes, put her hair into a simple bun, and said with a smile: "The children are all good children. Go and invite them in. The sea breeze is strong outside in the early morning, so be careful not to catch them cold while standing."

Bai Mei smiled, walked to the tent door, opened the curtain, and invited the children in.

The ones who came this time were all grown-ups, but they were too young to come. Li Ding'an, the eldest son, had two children, and two children from the second bedroom. Plus the servants who were waiting on them, there were about ten children.Standing at the front are Li Mingwu and Li Mingda, the two children of the eldest brother Li Ding'an. A little behind are Li Mingtong and Li Mingdong, the two children of the second brother Li Dingjie.

I wonder if the eldest and second wives have the advantage of having legitimate children. In the generation of grandchildren, the number of children born is more boys than girls.

"Have you all had breakfast?"

Several children nodded, indicating that they had used it.

Xia Jing smiled and waved to them: "After you have eaten, come over and eat some with your ancestors. Don't get hungry halfway before you catch the sea."

The meals in Xia Jing's place are specially made in the small kitchen, so they naturally taste better than the rice in the big pot. The children smelled the aroma as soon as they came in. When they heard this, they immediately agreed and sat down around the table.

Hongmei and Baimei quickly helped them add bowls and chopsticks.

After breakfast, the grandparents and grandchildren were satisfied and walked out of the tent. The sea breeze blew and it was a cool morning.

Everyone took their tools, followed by a group of maids and servants, and marched toward the beach.

When they arrived at the beach, Xia Jing found many soldiers rowing boats to net fish.

There was little wind and waves today, and even though the temperature was a bit lower in the morning, it didn't feel very cold.

The children each had a spatula, Xia Jing had iron pliers, and the maids and boys who followed behind had tools and baskets.

The water on the beach has receded a bit, and the first thing you see most on the beach are conches and razor clams.

The children excitedly rushed over to pick it up. Occasionally they saw one or two crabs in the shallow water and screamed with excitement.

"Ancestor, come quickly, there is a big, beautiful shrimp here!"

"So big? Beautiful? Shrimp?"

With a puzzled look on her face, Xia Jing quickly walked to the seaside and found a large, colorful lobster trapped in a stone pit.

"Hey, Li Mingwu, your luck is so good today!"

Li Mingwu scratched his head and asked anxiously: "Ancestor, how can we catch this shrimp?"

Xia Jing gestured with her hands and said uncertainly: "We should capture its head and back."

"Master, let me do it!" Ye Fei, who was standing behind, was anxious. He was afraid that Xia Jing would make a move. If she got hurt, he would not be able to protect her well.

"Are you coming?" Xia Jing looked back at him, hesitated for a moment, and then got out of the way: "Okay, come on. This is the most important ingredient for our lunch seafood dinner. Be careful not to let it get caught. Into your hand."

Ye Fei's hand speed was so fast that the children didn't even see how he caught it, and the lobster was already in the basket.

"Wow, General Ye, you are so awesome! No wonder our ancestor chose you to be her captain of the bodyguard." The children looked at him with admiration, their little mouths almost closed.

The lobsters went into the basket and they could see it more clearly. The children were all curious and started chattering around the basket.

Xia Jing shook off the boots on her feet. It was inconvenient to have no rain boots. It was not easy for women in this era to walk on the beach barefoot, so she could only wear boots to catch the sea.

Although it is inconvenient to walk, there is no other solution. The most troublesome thing is to wash more pairs of boots when I get back.

She picked up a cat's eye snail next to her and said, "Children, look at how big this snail is."

The children's eyes reluctantly returned from the basket and turned to look at the snail in Xia Jing's hand, "Ancestor, what kind of snail is this?"

"Cat's eye snail!"

Li Mingwu discovered the big lobster. The other children were not interested in conch at all at the moment. They just wanted to catch a bigger one to suppress Li Mingwu's majesty.

They waved to the maids and servants behind them to pick up snails, while their eyes were fixed on some rocks and puddles on the beach.

Not to mention not picking up snails, they really found a lot of good stuff. They found several kinds of sea crabs, and they were all big. It was indeed a pristine beach, no humans had set foot on it, and the seafood was abundant and good.

When the maids and boys carried full baskets, they sent them back, and the boys who were following in the rear came closer with empty baskets.

"Ye Fei, come here!"

Xia Jing waved to Ye Fei who was following behind.

"Master, what are your orders?" Ye Fei stepped forward.

Xia Jing pointed to a puddle on the beach and said, "Take a few people to dig out this puddle. There must be big stuff in it."

"Yes, Master." Ye Fei responded without thinking.

Li Mingwu's little head came over and said, "Ancestor, there are big goods in there, how can you see it?"

Xia Jing pointed to the puddle and said: "The water here is not very clear. Big things must be swimming in it."

After that, he patted his little head gently: "Stupid!"

Just as he was talking, Li Mingwu noticed something seemed to be swimming quickly under the water. Recalling it for a moment, it seemed to be a big crab.

There were slowly more soldiers on the beach. They took advantage of the fact that there was no mission at the moment and rolled up their trousers and walked to the beach.

Ye Fei quickly found a few people, and two of them were carrying buckets. Without Xia Jing's instructions, they and Xia Jing saw the ceremony, jumped into the puddle and started pouring water with buckets.

As the water in the puddle dwindled, the children occasionally exclaimed.

"Wow, I saw a fish scurry by!"

"Wow, there are really fish!"

"Wow! There's a lobster!"

This is probably the fun of rushing to the sea and searching for puddles.

No matter how much or how little there is in the puddle, what they care about is the process of opening the treasure chest.

The cheers here attracted many people.

Xia Qingshan followed this time, and he and Lan Jian were attracted by the cheers.

"Hang, Queen Mother, this is where you are"

Xia Jing looked back at them and smiled: "Children are having fun, why are you here?"

Xia Qingshan raised the hook in his hand, "We were bored, so we came to catch the sea to see if we could get some big goods."

Xia Jing chuckled: "You didn't grow up by the sea, but you still know big things. How many marine creatures do you know?"

Xia Qingshan snorted: "Little sister, don't forget, we have been living in Lingnan for several years!" (End of Chapter)

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