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

Chapter 142: The broken ship entered the sea, adrift and helpless

While Qingshan was still hesitating, the two were invited in.

The candlelight flickered, and the light and shadow danced freely on the curtain, while the "Goddess of the Sea" hid behind the curtain, and the dim light tried to penetrate the gap in the curtain, and two strong men stood beside her.

Just as Xu Yiyi was about to step forward, the burly man on the left started talking.

"Wait, stand outside. Do you think you can see the true appearance of the Sea Goddess?"

His tone was quite fierce, more like that of a gangster.

The man on the right was more direct and came up with a basket.

Seeing Xu Yiyi and Qingshan still in a daze, I wanted to knock them on the head to wake them up.

"What is this for?"

Qingshan didn't understand.

"Pay the money! How can the Sea Goddess grant your wish if you don't pay?"

When Qingshan heard this, he glared at him and almost took action.

Xu Yiyi quickly threw a silver ingot in, which made a clinking sound.

"Humph, you still have some sense."

……

"you……"

Qingshan was about to take action, but was stopped by Xu Yiyi.

"Just wait and see what happens. Don't be anxious! See what kind of ox gall and dog treasure she can spit out."

Qingshan was worried that he would get so angry that he would hit someone, so he had to take a step back.

The person behind the curtain suddenly spoke.

"What do you want?"

Xu Yiyi raised his eyebrows, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"Of course it's marriage."

Xu Yiyi watched with interest, but his expression was not respectful.

The "Poseidon" behind the curtain looked him up and down, "Come forward..."

"No, what if she cheats?"

Qingshan sounded a little anxious, secretly praying that the officials would arrive soon.

Xu Yiyi shook his head and took another step forward.

"Please report your birth date and time."

The "Goddess of the Sea" suddenly stretched out her neck, but unfortunately Xu Yiyi was wearing a face mask, so she couldn't see it clearly.

Xu Yiyi made one up without thinking.

That "Goddess of the Sea" is a bit mysterious.

"Your marriage is not going well!"

The tone of his voice was drawn out, as if to arouse Xu Yiyi's worry.

"Really? May I ask where this unfortunate misfortune manifests itself?"

Xu Yiyi's eyes showed fear and his face suddenly turned pale.

Qingshan stood at the back, stunned, thinking that this girl could really act.

"It seems like there's something turbid and emptying out. Your love life is going to be bumpy. You're likely to meet the wrong person, and it's hard to find a good partner!"

There seemed to be something unfinished in the words, and Xu Yiyi's body was shaking after hearing it.

The left and right bodyguards were satisfied with Xu Yiyi's performance and smiled.

"May I ask if the Sea Goddess has a solution?"

At this time, Xu Yiyi's tone changed, and she seemed to be really scared.

Qingshan looked at him blankly, "You don't really believe it, do you?"

Xu Yiyi turned her head slightly and blinked.

Qingshan understood and stood back calmly.

The two people's little movements were seen clearly by the left and right guards, but they were too far away to hear what they were saying.

I just thought they were scared.

"Your marriage is like a broken ship sailing into the sea, drifting without a destination..."

The "Goddess of the Sea" sighed deeply and shook her head slightly, seeming to be somewhat regretful.

The next moment, the tone changed drastically.

"However, if you can offer a generous reward to the gods, perhaps there will be a chance of recovery..."

Xu Yiyi listened and sneered in his heart. The huge sum of money he was paying as a reward to the god was probably not for the real god, but for such a person who pretended to be a god.

She looked doubtful, "Mrs. Seagoddess, are you trying to trick me?"

"How dare you! Since you know it's the 'Sea Goddess', I won't allow you to question it."

The guardian on the left yelled, startling the people waiting outside the room.

Suddenly, Xu Yiyi's ears moved and he heard some noise, and his brows immediately relaxed.

"That's wrong. Although I'm not very sensible, I do know that marriage is determined by fate, but it's also determined by human effort. Just now, when our 'Sea Goddess' heard the eight characters I mentioned, her eyes wandered and her words were vague. Is she trying to cheat me out of my money?"

Xu Yiyi raised his eyebrows and smiled, and the guardians on both sides walked out from behind the curtain.

It seemed like he wanted to teach Xu Yiyi a lesson.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open.

The left and right guards suddenly stopped firing and were pinned to the ground.

The "Goddess of the Sea" behind the curtain was so frightened by the scene that she stood up and tried to run away.

"You're playing tricks on me! If it's really as you say, that all marriages in the world are determined by the eight characters, then why would people bother coming to this Sea God Temple to pray? They can just look at the eight characters. All we want is peace of mind and hope, yet you're lying like this.

Moreover, the "Goddess of the Sea" appeared, and her actions before and after were completely different. She hid in this deserted temple of the Sea God and defrauded people, taking their money. This is truly despicable! Madam Li Er, do you admit your guilt?"

Xu Yiyi said this and rushed behind the curtain.

"you know?"

Qingshan looked at him curiously. The person in front of him was slumped on the ground with a pale face.

"Not only do I know him, I think everyone here knows him."

Xu Yiyi stepped forward and tore off the human skin mask, revealing the true face of none other than Li Huiqin, the second wife of the Li family.

"Why are you pretending to be me and trying to scam people out of money?"

Xu Yiyi sat down, really curious.

After all, when Li Huiqin encountered an undercurrent during the pearl diving competition, she almost lost her life, and it was Xu Yiyi who risked his life to save her.

One of the few good deeds he did was to save a ungrateful person.

Thinking of this, Xu Yiyi suddenly slapped her.

"Eh eh eh..."

The officers behind Qingshan saw this action and didn't have time to say anything.

"Lynching is not allowed. You don't have to worry about this matter."

Several officers looked at each other and prepared to take the man back for interrogation.

Xu Yiyi was still very curious, so she could only ask Qingshan to plead for mercy.

The leading officer glanced at Qingshan and relaxed.

After all, the boss of Song's Trading Company still has to give some face.

……

"My engagement was broken off..."

Li Huiqin's tone was light and her eyes seemed a little sad.

"And what does this have to do with me?"

Li Huiqin glanced at Xu Yiyi and sneered.

"After the pearl-diving competition, my mother let slip my original birth date and time. The Tan family went to a fortune teller to calculate my birth date and time. He said that the five elements in my birth date are disordered, which will harm my spouse. After marriage, it will have an impact on my spouse. At the very least, I will be weak and sick, and at the worst, my fortune will plummet."

Li Huiqin turned her head and looked at Xu Yiyi, her eyes filled with extreme sadness.

"This is an ominous sign. The Tan family canceled the engagement without a second thought. I finally found a good marriage and was about to cross the social ladder and become a superior person.

But in the end, the Tan family withdrew their relationship with great fanfare, and spread the news of my unlucky fate throughout the entire city."

Li Huiqin had tears in her eyes and looked at Xu Yiyi with a look of unwillingness.

"Everyone in this city is saying I'm a curse from heaven. Everyone avoids me like I'm some kind of filthy thing. Even my parents don't want me."

As she spoke, Li Huiqin could no longer hide her tears.

"I became homeless, and the young master of the Tan family, Tan Youqi, was clamoring to marry you. Many people in the capital said that the moment you emerged from the water, it was like the sea god appeared. In comparison, I am even more humble as dust."

Xu Yiyi opened her mouth slightly and looked at Li Huiqin, almost wanting to slap her again.

"In the end, this is the fortune teller's fault. What does it have to do with others? You've encountered misfortune, but you can't bear to see others suffer? Why are you so dark inside?"

Xu Yiyi kept talking, and Li Huiqin paused, as if she didn't expect Xu Yiyi to say that.

Shouldn't Xu Yiyi sympathize with her?

"You're unlucky. Why not just pretend to be me and make up this lie about the appearance of the sea god to cheat people out of their money?"

She dragged her stool closer and looked at Li Huiqin curiously.

"To be honest, every woman who comes to you seeking marriage probably has a bad horoscope, right? Maybe even worse than yours."

Li Huiqin looked at Xu Yiyi and said, "Of course! If I end up like that, then they won't end up well either."

Qingshan gave him a disdainful look.

"You have a filthy heart. What you just said is absolutely true. People say that marriage is determined by heaven, but it also depends on human effort. If I remember correctly, after the Tan family broke off your engagement, He An from the jewelry store didn't care about your strong horoscope and was even interested in marrying you? It was you who looked down on those merchant families and had such a narrow vision that you set your sights on the children of officials and missed out on a good match."

He An and Qingshan often have business dealings and their relationship is quite close.

I thought I would be able to drink at He An's wedding soon.

I never thought that Li Huiqin was so arrogant!

"Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants have the lowest status. He An runs a jewelry business, and he has to bow and scrape to customers every day. Even passing dogs can bully him. It's not like marrying into an official's family to gain the proper respect and honor. You'd rather let me die than marry a merchant..."

Li Huiqin looked at Qingshan with disdain.

"It's ridiculous. You, a girl of pearls, are more daring than the daughter of an official family."

Qingshan shrugged and looked at Li Huiqin with increasingly displeased eyes.

"Why can't I? A young lady from an official family just has a good family background, what else can she have? She never leaves the house, can't do anything well, dresses up all day long, but is actually a complete fool, and she just relies on her family's power..."

Li Huiqin was extremely angry and glared at the person in front of her.

"If the officials can marry, I can marry too. I have been supporting the family since I was six years old. I have earned a lot of money for the family. In any case, I am better off than them."

Xu Yiyi looked into her eyes and was speechless for a moment.

"What you said has nothing to do with your scam here. If it's wrong, it's wrong."

Li Huiqin looked dissatisfied, she had made a mistake this time.

……

Qingshan sighed as he watched Li Huiqin and the thugs in the yard being taken away.

"This girl has gone astray. Although the status of a pearl girl is low, she still makes a living by her own ability. At the beginning, because of her excellent swimming skills, many families in the capital wanted to marry her. It can be said that one family has a daughter and hundreds of families are seeking her. In the end, she chose the Tan family for herself."

Xu Yiyi's gaze fell on Qingshan's face, "Isn't the Tan family good?"

"Tan Yuguan, who is in charge of the local water conservancy project, is a perfectly upright man, but his three sons are not easy to deal with. Moreover, Tan Youqi, who was originally engaged to Madam Li Er, is already a frequent visitor to brothels at the age of seventeen. Marrying such a man would be a real pain in the ass."

"However, Madam Li Er has taken a fancy to the status of the Tan family and has probably already made psychological preparations."

Qingshan lowered his eyes and followed Xu Yiyi out of the room.

"Meow meow--"

The candlelight flickered in the sea breeze.

The officers held up a large net and pressed forward towards the cats.

"Yo...what's going on? There are so many cats?"

Qingshan was frightened by the scream and stared at the group of cats in the corner.

As the officers approached, the cats began to flee in all directions, their eyes filled with fear.

The hair on his body stood up and he let out a sharp scream.

Suddenly a black shadow flashed by, and then a furry cat jumped lightly into Xu Yiyi's arms.

Qingshan was originally standing next to her, but when he saw this, he immediately moved away.

Except for the cat in Xu Yiyi's arms, no one escaped.

"These thieves are truly despicable. They've kept over a dozen cats in the temple. What do you think they're using them for?"

The officer walked to Qingshan, breathing lightly, as if he was angry, and looked at Qingshan with a gloomy tone.

Qingshan swallowed his saliva. He didn't have to guess anymore.

The uncovered corners were covered in blood and the skin of a cat.

"They have to have cat meat for every meal, so why can't they eat it to death?"

Xu Yiyi couldn't help but be amazed, and Qingshan almost vomited.

"This cat is very dirty, young lady, so just give it to me."

After saying that, the officer stretched out his hand.

The cat in her arms suddenly cried out, shivering, its fur wet and sticking to its body, making it look extremely thin.

Its big eyes were dull, full of fear and helplessness, its body trembled uncontrollably, and it made a faint "meow" sound.

Xu Yiyi took a step back without having time to think.

"My Lord, what are you going to do with this cat?"

She met Maomao's gaze and felt a little reluctant.

"They are usually sent to the Poseidon Temple to be raised, or to the granary to catch rats."

Xu Yiyi's eyes darkened, "Sir, can you give me this cat? I want to keep it."

Qingshan's eyes were full of astonishment.

"This cat bites people. It's better to raise a few more chickens than to raise it. At least we can eat it."

Xu Yiyi smiled and explained, "My house seems to have been plagued by rats recently. Bringing a cat back home will just help me catch the rats."

Qingshan was anxious.

"Why don't you just go back and put some medicine on it? Why bother bringing a cat back with you? Look at how sick it looks. I'm not sure I can even keep it alive."

Xu Yiyi just stared at the officer.

"It's up to you. If someone wants to leave, we won't have to worry about it. But Boss Song is right. This cat does look sickly. If you prefer a stronger one, this one is probably just a few days old and will be difficult to raise."

She shook her head, thinking that this cat was destined to be with her.

He rushed straight into her arms.

On the way back, Qingshan kept staying away and was unwilling to get close.

Xu Yiyi thought he was disgusted, but she realized it after she entered the room.

Qingshan is afraid of hairy things.

Jiuya held the tiny kitten in her arms, and Xu Yiyi wiped the kitten's body with a towel.

"Your Uncle Qingshan is such a coward! This kitten is so cute! He's actually scared."

Jiuya was very rude and spoke bluntly.

"Who said I was scared? I just don't like it."

Qingshan said this with his neck stiffened, and Jiuya became playful in the middle of the night.

Holding the kitten, I chase the green mountains.

The house suddenly became lively.