After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 389 Did we meet the Sea God?
Shen Yi put away his playful thoughts and nodded seriously. "Tomorrow I will go to discuss this with Lord Lu. Lord Duan still needs to hand over his duties to Lord Lu, and it will probably take seven or eight days before he can set off. It is currently the spring plowing season, and Lord Lu has a lot of things to do. It would not be wise for him to hand over his duties to me. He will most likely have to wait until after the spring plowing season."

I should be fine going out for a while now, but if I go any later, it might be difficult.

"Alright! Let's go then!" Su Tai clenched her fist.

He quickly got dressed and went out to talk to Shen Ying.

Shen Yi has become the county magistrate, which should definitely be celebrated properly. Everyone is busy with work in the fields, so this matter will have to be postponed.

The couple made arrangements at home, told their four children to take care of themselves, and then left.

Shen Yi knew how to ride a horse, so the two of them traveled light and simply. It only took them a little over three days to get from Shenjiazhuang to the ice field. They didn't dare to delay and crossed the ice field directly to Qiongzi, taking a total of six days.

"So fast!" Su Tai exclaimed, jumping up and down with joy as she looked at the vast ocean around her.

Shen Yi held him tightly, feeling a deep fear of the vast ocean. "Wife, can that ship you mentioned really withstand the storms at sea?"

Having crossed the river for many years, he could tell at a glance that the waves were unusual; no wonder so many people from Qiongzi lost their lives at sea every year.

Su Tai nodded frantically, "Husband, believe me. Think about all the seafood I prepared. The waves on the water are just a minor issue."

With his wife's unconditional trust, Shen Yi felt at ease. As he turned to tie up the carriage, a large fishing boat, about twenty meters long and seven or eight meters wide, appeared on the sea.

"Wife, is this... a fishing boat?" Shen Yi stared in astonishment at the huge vessel in front of him, which was as big as a courtyard. No wonder his wife said that fishing boats could withstand the wind and waves at sea.

Su Tai boarded the fishing boat and waved to Shen Yi.

Without saying a word, Shen Yi ran up after him.

The boat was more stable than he had expected, and after only a short while, his anxiety subsided.

"Come with me." Su Tai led Shen Yi to the cabin and pointed to a disc that looked like a steering wheel, saying, "This ship is so big that it needs manpower to move forward, but only one person is needed to operate it. As long as you keep turning this disc, the faster you turn it, the faster the ship will go. If you slow down, the ship will stop."

Additionally, this disc controls direction; one person can operate two discs simultaneously, though it's a bit tiring.

Men love these things, so Shen Yi immediately tried to run it and found that the boat really moved. He got more and more excited as he played with it. In less than 15 minutes, he had figured out the correct way to use it and began to control the direction of the boat towards the fishing boat.

Yu Mengzi had worked hard on the beach all day. As it got dark and the sea began to pick up waves, the surrounding villagers went back together. He also slowly stood up, supporting himself on the sand.

He rubbed his aching back and waist, panting as he gazed at the vast sea, his eyes slightly moist.

Since his son and daughter-in-law died at sea, he has been raising three grandchildren on his own, and he dares not stop for even a moment. He doesn't know how long he can live or whether he can protect his grandchildren as they grow up.

The more he thought about it, the sadder he became. Tears blurred his vision, and in a daze, he seemed to see a huge ship appear before him.

How is that possible? How could there be such a large ship in the world?

He instinctively turned to leave, but after thinking for a moment, he looked back again, and what he saw startled him so much that he fell flat on his backside on the beach.

Su Tai and Shen Yi, who were in the cockpit, also saw Yu Mengzi.

Su Tai hurriedly said, "Let's see if we can get closer, or ask if there's a port here."

Shen Yi operated with extreme caution.

Su Tai thought about it for a moment and decided to go outside and take a look.

Yu Mengzi watched helplessly as the ship drew closer and closer to him. Soon after, a beautiful woman appeared, waving and shouting at him. He must have encountered a sea goddess!

Once he came to his senses, Yu Mengzi immediately kowtowed and bowed deeply to Su Tai.

Su Tai: "??????"

Shen Yi steered the ship closer, then went up to the deck and shouted, "Fellow villager, is there a port?" Yu Mengzi didn't understand Shen Yi's words and just stood up with a blank look on his face.

Su Tai said helplessly, "You keep sailing, and we'll walk along the coast to see if we can get ashore."

Theoretically, it should be possible, but I don't know if the port is that big.

Meanwhile, Su Tai was still gesturing to Yu Mengzi.

Yu Mengzi couldn't understand, and subconsciously followed the direction the boat was going. After a while, he suddenly realized what was happening, quickened his pace, and made the fishing boat follow him.

With Yu Mengzi's help, the couple finally reached the shore.

After anchoring, Shen Yi took Su Tai ashore and expressed his gratitude to the excited Yu Mengzi.

Yu Mengzi asked curiously, "Where did you come from? I thought I was seeing immortals! How do you have such a big ship?"

His words were spoken with a strong local accent, making them quite difficult to understand. The two could only glean his meaning from a few fragments of his speech.

Seeing that he was dressed in tattered clothes, Su Tai took out a tael of silver to thank him.

Because I couldn't communicate with Yu Mengzi, I had to say goodbye to him for the time being.

Being in a foreign land, the couple were extremely cautious and had no intention of leaving the fishing boat.

Yu Mengzi excitedly ran home with the one tael of silver he had unexpectedly received.

His eldest granddaughter, Xiaoyu, had already cooked dinner and was sitting with her two grandsons at the low doorway, waiting for him.

He quickened his pace.

Eight-year-old Xiaoyu spotted Yu Mengzi returning and, holding back her tears, ran up to him with her younger brother on her back, saying, "Grandpa, let me help you carry it."

"Okay, okay!" Yu Mengzi handed her the small fish basket, which contained some seashells that had been opened up on the beach and could be stored for a while after being dried.

"Grandpa, why are you so late today?" Little Fish asked anxiously, clutching her fish basket and looking up at Yu Mengzi with a wronged expression.

Yu Mengzi felt inexplicably sad, and her tone softened considerably. "Grandpa just met a benefactor and led the way for him, which caused a slight delay."

He didn't dare mention the money outside.

For poor families like theirs, one tael of silver was enough to support the whole family for one or two years; it was a huge sum of money.

The little fish breathed a sigh of relief, and its steps became cheerful.

The family didn't have enough money to buy candles, and their only candle was very precious and couldn't be used lightly.

Yu Mengzi sneaked into the kitchen in the dark, ate something, and then took his granddaughter and grandson back to the house to rest.

The next morning, he had just left home to go to the beach when he heard the villagers talking about big ships and such. Driven by curiosity, he squeezed into the crowd.

"Today, the village chiefs from several villages led a large group of people to the harbor. Those boats were really big! If we had boats like those, wouldn't it be much less dangerous for us to go fishing at sea?"

"Absolutely! I've lived most of my life and never seen such a big ship!"

"Let's go, let's go see what's going on."

"What are you looking at? Everyone's rushing over there now, how are you going to squeeze in?"

Yu Mengzi wanted to speak several times, but kept quiet because of some concerns.