Chapter 844 Arrival at the Small Fishing Village

Around 7:30 in the morning, three rickshaws finally stopped at the foot of a mountain. Lu Yuanqiu got out of the rickshaw first and then carried Bai Qingxia down from the rickshaw.

The road surface was indeed uneven, with a lot of mud and sand mixed in with some small seashells. Bai Qingxia squatted down and picked up a few pretty ones, examining them in her palm. She suddenly had an urge to use these little things to make a wind chime for Lu Yuanqiu.

It was her first time visiting the coastal area, and she was curious about everything around her. She hadn't felt sleepy at all on the way here. Of course, the novel scenery along the roadside attracted her on one hand, and Lu Yuanqiu and the coachman singing love songs to each other on the other hand...

This guy is disturbing people's sleep and doesn't even realize it, what a jerk.

"Where do we go in?" Lu Yuanqiu asked, looking at the scenery ahead.

Suddenly, he felt a punch on his butt. He turned around and saw Bai Qingxia hurrying past him, swinging her arm. Wasn't that Lu Yidong's move? When did Bai Qingxia learn it?

Lu Yuanqiu had just taken a few steps after her, intending to retaliate, when he glanced at Xiao Li Feibiao getting out of the car and thought better of it. Of course, this wasn't because of the bodyguard, but because this girl had come to reward him last night...

Be forgiving and forgiving.

"This way, come with me," Zhang Ru said with a smile.

The four of them followed behind her. As Zhang Ru led the way, she turned back and said, "It's been many years since I've been back. Actually, she looks a bit different from what I remember."

Lu Yuanqiu: "How many years has it been since you last came back, Aunt Zhang?"

Zhang Ru: "I left before I was pregnant with Ranran."

Lu Yuanqiu asked in surprise, "Then Grandpa and Grandma haven't met Ranran yet?"

Zhang Ru nodded, then said wistfully, "Yes." She turned back and reminded her, "Be careful not to fall."

There was a downhill slope ahead. Lu Yuanqiu stretched his arm back, and without even looking, a soft little hand automatically slipped into his palm. The habit of holding hands with a simple gesture seemed to be etched into their muscle memory.

As soon as the three people in front stepped down, a loud thud came from behind. Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia immediately turned around, thinking that Bai Songzhe had fallen. But when they saw clearly, they realized that it was Xiao Li Feibiao sitting on the ground, and there was a straight, flat skid mark on the small mound behind him.

Those scratches make it look like a hard butt.

Li Feibiao remained cool and composed, calmly getting up, clapping his hands and suit pants, and explaining in a calm tone, "I accidentally stepped on a seashell."

Lu Yuanqiu: "..."

The houses in the village were all low and dilapidated. You could see the shadow of green fishing nets at the door of each household, as well as dried fish drying on racks. There was a faint fishy smell in the air, along with the sound of waves. Lu Yuanqiu was looking at the houses, while Bai Qingxia was curiously staring at the faint gray-white shadows that could be seen not far away.

That was the sea, with white waves spreading to the muddy shore. It was clearly different from what she had imagined. She had envisioned the sea as blue, but what she saw now was grayish-white, devoid of any beauty.

On the rocky beach, many people were already carrying baskets and moving about, while in the distance, fishermen were working on small wooden boats on the shallow sea.

"Let's go beachcombing later."

Lu Yuanqiu said to her.

"What do you mean?"

"It's about picking up fish and crabs left on the beach after the tide goes out."

Bai Qingxia's eyes had just lit up with interest when her expression suddenly fell: "Don't we still have things to do?"

Lu Yuanqiu slapped his forehead and then remembered: "Okay, I forgot."

Bai Qingxia: "..."

Lin Ping'an's photo is still in Lu Yuanqiu's pocket.

There weren't many people in the village, and most of the people he saw along the way were middle-aged or older. The sight of five well-dressed strangers walking among them was quite incongruous, and many villagers stopped to stare at them for a long time, occasionally exchanging curious glances and exchanging conversations with those around them in the local dialect that Lu Yuanqiu couldn't understand at all.

Zhang Ru understood. She heard someone say that she looked familiar, like a maid from some family.

After navigating several more alleys, they finally stopped in front of a dilapidated little stone house. Zhang Ru turned to look at the group, and Bai Songzhe smiled and nodded at her. Zhang Ru nodded and gently pushed open the moss-covered door in front of her.

A piercing creaking sound came from inside. The door wasn't locked. Zhang Ru went in and called out a few times in her dialect. When no one answered, she came out again.

"They're probably busy out there. Let's go inside and have a seat."

Bai Songzhe nodded, then suddenly heard Lu Yuanqiu say, "Why don't you wait here first? Bai Qingxia and I will go for a stroll and enjoy the scenery. We can take care of things at the same time."

"Okay, Xiao Li will come along." Bai Songzhe instructed Xiao Li, who was throwing darts.

For the first time, an embarrassed look appeared on the big man's face: "I'll go change my pants first..."

In the village, Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia ran happily ahead, with Xiao Li Feibiao following closely behind, saying they had errands to run, but they were heading towards the seaside.

Lu Yuanqiu directly took out his money and bought three pairs of rubber shoes and two buckets from a family. Because of the language barrier, he simply gave them several hundred-yuan bills. The family was stunned. The items he gave were not valuable, but the hundred-yuan bills that the young man handed over made them suspect that they were counterfeit. Otherwise, how could he be so casual?

I held the banknotes up to the sun for a while, but I still couldn't tell where they were counterfeit.

On the rocks by the sea, Bai Qingxia put on rubber shoes, rolled up her pants, and exposed a small part of her slender legs that shone white in the sunlight.

She carried the bucket and wobbled as she walked on the rocks. Lu Yuanqiu helped her while searching the puddles for fish and crabs.

When Bai Qingxia saw the fish and crabs, she would exclaim with delight. She wanted to take them but was too afraid to touch them, so Lu Yuanqiu gave her one of his gloves.

The cool-headed Li Feibiao watched the young couple playing on the rocks and silently picked up Lin Ping'an's photo to ask a passing fisherman.

Have you seen this person before?

The fisherman glanced at the photo, then looked at him: "#%??..."

Little Li blinked and replied, "Thank you."

Completely unable to understand the dialect, he could only judge whether the other person had seen it or not from their expression. However, a few fishermen seemed to understand him and waved to indicate that they hadn't seen it before.

"Lu Yuanqiu! There's an eel here!"

Bai Qingxia's voice came from afar.

"Are you sure there are eels here? Don't tell me it's a sea snake!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Bai Qingxia didn't even see clearly before she heard Lu Yuanqiu's words and quickly ran towards him with the bucket, panicking terribly.

Lu Yuanqiu glanced at her bucket, which was full of beautiful conch shells, but not a single fish or crab. He was the only one diligently gathering seafood, catching a bunch of fish and crabs.

Why collect so many seashells?

"I wonder if there's a breeze singing inside?" Her eyes sparkled.

"There's only Zheng Yifeng singing in there... Are you watching Chinese Paladin 3 like a documentary?"

"..."

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(End of this chapter)

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