Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

Chapter 224 The Fishing Net Was Stolen

I was so tired that my head felt dizzy for a while.

Sweat soaked my clothes and stuck to my back.

But the turtle was still wandering around not far away, occasionally poking its head out of the water, irritating Xu Yiyi's nerves.

Just when Xu Guining was almost in despair, he stomped his feet hard, used his last bit of strength to steady his body, and tried his best to throw out the last net.

This net, as if carrying all his unwillingness and persistence, drew a perfect arc in the air and covered the turtle with the force of thunder.

The turtle twisted its body desperately trying to escape.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The fishing net covered it with such precision and elegance that it struggled and thrashed in the net, splashing water everywhere, but it could not break free.

Seeing this, Xu Guining was stunned at first, then burst into ecstatic laughter.

The laughter echoed in the night sky, sounding extremely scary amid the howling sea breeze.

He stumbled towards the turtle caught in the net, his steps unsteady but his eyes full of excitement.

He grabbed the fishing net with trembling hands.

"I told you to be arrogant, but I want to see how arrogant you can be. Just wait for me to pay you back."

Xu Guining instantly let out all the frustration in his heart.

He said this proudly as he pulled the fishing net upwards.

The sea turtle caught in the fishing net lay quietly at the bottom of the net, its huge body motionless.

Xu Guining crouched down, moved closer, and finally pulled the fishing net onto the reef.

Then he reached out and picked up the oar, subconsciously holding it tightly in his hand to prevent this seemingly docile guy from suddenly attacking him.

He was full of suspicion, his brows were twisted into a knot, and he muttered in a rough voice.

"What's going on? Why aren't you fluttering around now?"

The sea breeze blew gently, ruffling his wet hair and bringing the unique salty smell of the sea, but it failed to blow away the doubts in his heart.

Xu Guining leaned over, his eyes like a searchlight, examining it inch by inch.

The turtle's flippers occasionally move slightly, as if sending some indescribable signal, or perhaps it is just a subconscious action.

"Humph! I caught you, didn't you? See how you can still be so proud."

Xu Guining just thought that Haigui had faced reality and knew that he would definitely be forced to pay back the money.

I simply gave up struggling and accepted my fate.

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The solitary lamp on the bow flickered in the raging sea breeze, illuminating the turbulent sea.

Xu Guining held the fishing net tightly with both hands, strode towards the boat, and was about to drag the hard-earned turtle onto the boat.

Just as he bent down and exerted force, the originally motionless turtle suddenly attacked.

He suddenly opened his mouth wide and bit Xu Guining with lightning speed.

The neck is stretched out very long,

Xu Guining only felt a sharp pain, and the pain was like a sharp knife piercing his bone marrow.

His eyes widened instantly, and the smugness on his face turned into extreme fear, and then he burst into a heart-wrenching howl of "Ah——"

The sound pierced the silent night sky, startling the seabirds nesting on the distant islands, and they flew away in all directions.

The pain made Xu Guining's body curl up instinctively, and his hands subconsciously covered the wound below.

The turtle took the opportunity to let go, and Xu Guining almost collapsed to the ground.

At this time, the turtle did not stop. While Xu Guining was screaming, it twisted its body hard, trying to break free from the fishing net.

The originally tightly wound fishing net gradually loosened due to the turtle's struggle.

Xu Guining caught a glimpse of the turtle's movements from the corner of his eye and became extremely anxious.

He no longer cared about the piercing pain. He gritted his teeth, forced himself to stand up straight, and staggered forward, trying to catch the turtle again.

However, the turtle's explosive power is amazing, and it can be said that it has put in all its strength.

In a few seconds, he broke free from the last few circles of fishing nets and dragged the small piece of fishing net that was still wrapped around his body.

He jumped into the water with a "splash".

Xu Yi watched the turtle dive into the water. He only had time to stretch out a hand, and his fingertips barely brushed the turtle's carapace before falling down helplessly.

The waves quickly engulfed the turtle. Xu Guining stood there, looking at the dark sea, his eyes filled with unwillingness, regret and trance brought by severe pain.

The sea breeze was still howling, and Xu Guining's howling gradually died down, turning into heavy gasps and low curses, echoing on the lonely sea.

Until the moon reached its zenith, I felt better.

Then he rowed the boat back.

In a flash, the sky in the east turned pale, and the faint light was like a veil, gently brushing across the sea.

In the dim morning light, the fishing village in the distance was filled with the smell of fireworks, and the green smoke rising from the chimneys slowly merged into the morning mist.

The early-rising fishermen began shouting as they went out to sea, their voices floating on the sea.

As more and more fishing boats went out in twos and threes, the number of fishing boats on the river began to decrease.

After breakfast, Grandma Xu would row the boat out to collect firewood.

Grandma Xu stepped onto the boat skillfully and was about to pick up the oar when she suddenly discovered that the fishing net that she usually kept on the boat was missing.

Suddenly his face turned gloomy and his brows furrowed.

Her eyes burned with anger, and her wrinkled hands clenched into fists.

His body trembled slightly and he started cursing at the top of his lungs.

"Who the hell stole my fishing net? It's the bread and butter of our family. How can we catch fish and make a living without it?"

The sound from the broken throat echoed on the sea, sharp and piercing, and extremely loud.

In an instant, a group of seagulls that were foraging on the seashore were startled and flew into the sky, as if they were also frightened by grandma's anger.

Grandma Xu cursed while searching everywhere on the boat.

I just hoped that I had remembered the wrong place, but I searched the entire boat and there was no trace of the fishing net.

She stamped her feet in anger and cursed the man who stole the fishing net.

"Poseidon, please open your eyes and take a look! Let that person who stole the fishing net die a miserable death and destroy his descendants! How could the net I worked so hard to weave be stolen? How can I live like this?"

Not far away, several village women who had also gotten up early to prepare to go out to sea were attracted by the shouting and looked sideways.

Grandma Xu's eyes were like searchlights, scanning back and forth over them, and finally locked onto the target.

While cursing, Grandma Xu suddenly turned her attention to someone else.

"Li Cuilan, is that you, bitch? You stole my fishing net?"

Grandma Xu said this with gritted teeth and was about to hit someone with the oar.

"Bah! You have no shame, but I still have some. Who cares about your broken fishing net? I have plenty at home."

Aunt Cui sneered at her and rolled her eyes.

"That's you, Alan! I was wondering why you were staring at me. So you've been eyeing my things for a long time, right? You thief..."

Alan sneered, his face full of contempt.

"Stop spitting bloody words at me. My fishing net is new. Why would I bother with your broken fishing net?"

After saying that, Alan ignored her scolding and rowed the boat out on his own.

But Grandma Xu refused to give in and looked at Mrs. Wang next to her.

"If it wasn't Alan, then it would have been you, Mrs. Wang. Your husband went out to sea a few days ago and the catch was poor, and his fishing nets were broken. He might have had some bad intentions, so he asked you to come and steal at night."

Mrs. Wang was oiling the oars. When she heard this, she stood up and almost hit Grandma Xu in the face with the oil brush in her hand.

"Don't talk nonsense, my husband is an honest man. No matter how poor we are, we would never do such a sneaky thing!"

The two of them started cursing at each other.

Seeing this, several children nearby hurried to call for help.

Aunt Zhao couldn't stand it any longer and chimed in, "You have no evidence. You can't wrongly accuse me. Maybe you left it somewhere after using it yesterday."

When Grandma Xu heard this, her eyes widened even more. "How could I not know what's mine? I'm not old enough to be confused. It must have been stolen. One of these people is the thief!"

Wang Po's daughter-in-law was impatient to begin with, and when she saw her mother-in-law being bullied like this, she also got angry.

"If you're such a choreographer, why don't you just go and perform? I think you're just trying to blame someone so they can compensate you for the new network."

Everyone was talking at once, and Grandma Xu became more and more angry, and her voice became sharper and sharper.

"The web I worked so hard to weave is gone, and you won't even let me find the murderer? You're all protecting it, are you guys in cahoots?

Everyone was so angry at what she said that their faces turned red, and they started to quarrel fiercely with Grandma by the river.

For a moment, shouting and arguments were intertwined, breaking the tranquility of the island in the early morning.

When the great uncle was dragged out by several children, Xu Yiyi was telling him about Wu Fengan's arrival on the island.

I heard that Grandma Xu was quarreling with someone in the river.

Also followed out.

As we approached the river, the shouting became clearer and clearer.

My uncle's brows were furrowed, and he must be angry.

"Agui, go call your grandfather, Ayong, over here. If he's not here, call someone else..."

Uncle Taiye gave the order and Agui responded.

He ran to the old house happily.

Xu Yiyi walked in front, only to see Grandma Xu standing at the bow, pointing her fingers randomly in the air.

He was arguing fiercely with several aunts who were gathered in the river, his face flushed and he looked like he wanted to eat them up.

Several aunties were not to be outdone. Some put their hands on their hips, some waved their arms, and their words of defense came one after another. Everyone's face was full of grievance and anger.

Many fishermen had gathered on the river to watch the fun. They were whispering and pointing, making the already chaotic scene even more noisy.

The uncle coughed, the sound was not loud, but it was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea.

The noisy crowd instantly quieted down a little.

He walked into the center of the crowd with steady steps, his eyes slowly sweeping over everyone, a look of majesty that came from without anger.

When the aunts saw the clan leader coming, they felt like they had found their backbone.

"What are you making a fuss about?"

Uncle Great-grandfather looked at Grandma Xu with a bad look.

There is a reason for this, it's because Grandma Xu is always causing trouble.

When Grandma Xu heard this, she took a few steps to her uncle and pulled his sleeve.

"Uncle, you can't blame me now. This isn't my fault, so you have to take charge! My fishing nets must have been stolen by these wicked people. I can't survive!"

As he spoke, tears began to fall.

Grandma Xu cried in grievance.

Several other aunts also cried out for justice.

Just as Uncle Great-grandfather was about to speak, Grandpa Xu was called over by Agui.

As soon as he got there, without saying a word, he raised his leg and kicked Grandma Xu hard in the butt.

Grandma Xu hadn't reacted yet. She was holding her uncle and crying. She was caught off guard and stumbled forward, almost falling to the ground.

She turned her head in astonishment, staring at Grandpa Xu with wide eyes, her face full of disbelief.

"You old man, why did you kick me?"

There was grievance and anger in his voice.

It wasn't her fault in the first place, yet he still kicked her.

This time she felt even more aggrieved and looked at Grandpa Xu with tears in her eyes.

Grandpa Xu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, pointed at grandma with trembling fingers, and shouted loudly.

"You loser woman, what are you yelling about? You just lost something and you just bite people. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"

Grandpa's roar was like thunder, exploding over the river, instantly quieting the noisy crowd around him.

When Grandma Xu heard this, her eyes instantly turned red.

Tears welled up in her eyes and she retorted with her neck stiff.

"How am I embarrassing myself? Our fishing net is gone, so what if I look for the thief? Why shouldn't I be anxious?"

As she spoke, tears began to fall, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Ayong! We passed this time!"

Uncle Great Grandpa scolded loudly, even though he didn't like Grandma Xu very much.

But this time, no one really caused any trouble.

Grandma Xu was kicked, and the aunts instantly quieted down.

But he didn't continue talking.

Grandpa Xu's eyes were a little fierce, but he still gave face when he heard what his uncle said.

No more excessive actions.

He went forward to pull Grandma Xu out and prepared to leave.

"I'm not leaving! Why should I leave? I don't even know that bastard stole my fishing nets. I have to find him."

Grandma Xu suddenly shook off Grandpa Xu's hand like an angry lioness.

He was probably too angry about losing his fishing net, so he even dared to yell at Grandpa Xu.

Seeing that Grandpa Xu was getting angry, the honest man Xu Zhengci finally showed up.

Also coming with them were Xu Ming and Xu Guining.

The two of them walked slowly behind, as if they were unwilling to join in the fun.

The surrounding villagers seemed to be under a spell at this moment, not daring to breathe. Their eyes kept darting back and forth between Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu, and they were whispering and talking among themselves.

Some shook their heads and sighed, saying that grandma was so anxious that she was confused.

Some looked reluctant, thinking that the grandfather had been too harsh.

Grandma Xu wiped away her tears, turned around and walked towards the women she suspected.

He kept mumbling.

"I just don't believe it. I have to get to the bottom of this matter today."

Seeing this, Xu Zhengci quickly chased after her, grabbed Grandma Xu, and persuaded her in a low voice.

"Mother, you have no evidence, how can you just accuse someone so easily? We're all in this village together, and if you make such a fuss, how are we going to get along in the future?"

Xu Zhengci advised gently.

Grandma Xu refused to listen. She shook off Xu Zhengci's hand, walked straight to Aunt Cui, stared at her with a burning gaze, and said, "Li Cuilan, were you wandering around my boat yesterday? Tell me the truth, did you take my fishing net?"

When Aunt Cui heard this, her face turned pale and red, and she waved her hands anxiously: "Don't accuse me, I really didn't take it!"

Agui stood in front of his aunt and stretched out his hand to stop Grandma Xu from coming forward.