Chapter 147: Sea Monster in the North Sea

Xu Qiuyue saw the desire in the fishermen's eyes and took the initiative to put the silver into the arms of an old man.

"Just take me to the shallow sea for a look. This little bit of silver will be regarded as the delay in your wages for today."

Xu Qiuyue said to the fishermen with a smile.

The fishermen looked at each other, and there was a desire for silver in everyone's eyes. One of the old men nodded to Xu Qiuyue to show his agreement.

So Xu Qiuyue boarded the dilapidated boat and followed the old men to the deep sea.

There was a gentle breeze, and the sea was calm at this moment.

"My name is Xu Qiuyue, and I'm the new county magistrate's wife." Xu Qiuyue sat on the boat and talked to the fishermen, and took the initiative to introduce herself.

"Oh! So the girl is an official's wife! I'm so sorry!" an old fisherman said hurriedly.

Xu Qiuyue smiled slightly, "No need to be so reserved, just continue doing what you need to do!"

After Xu Qiuyue finished speaking, she looked towards the sea in the distance. It was still a long distance from the coast. The sea water was clear and blue, and occasionally fish could be seen floating.

Although Xu Qiuyue was the only one on the fishing boat, she had a sword in her hand. Nowadays, not many people could afford a long sword.

As for the person carrying a sword, one can also tell whether he is skilled in martial arts by looking at his appearance and behavior.

Even if it's just some mediocre martial arts, it's enough to give them a hard time.

These fishermen are all veterans and don't dare to have any bad intentions.

Although Xu Qiuyue said at the beginning that there was no need to be so reserved.

But Xu Qiuyue directly revealed her identity.

The county magistrate's wife.

There was no way for these fishermen to start communicating with Xu Qiuyue naturally.

They instinctively became a little more distant from Xu Qiuyue.

If Xu Qiuyue really wanted to get along with these fishermen, she would not have revealed her identity.

The reason why Xu Qiuyue went out to sea with these fishermen.

One reason is that Xu Qiuyue had never been to sea in her previous life.

The second reason is that Xu Qiuyue wanted to find out some information.

The sea is a lawless area, so there is no restraint when talking there.

Xu Qiuyue was sitting on a fishing boat. The wind and waves were strong, but Xu Qiuyue's breath was steady and her voice was loud. The wind and waves could not cover Xu Qiuyue's voice, and the fishermen on the boat could hear Xu Qiuyue's voice clearly.

"Old folks, I see you are all quite old. Going out to sea is a strenuous job. Where are the young people in your families? Why don't you see them coming out?"

Xu Qiuyue asked several fishermen.

These fishermen are all elderly, with gray hair at the temples and wrinkles on their faces like pecans, full of traces of time.

“The sea isn’t safe nowadays! There are many strange beasts in the sea, and it’s very dangerous, but at home, even drinking water costs money, and everything costs money.

We old men are already not young anymore, there is no point in keeping us alive, we just take up space, it is better for us to come out and earn food for our grandchildren. "

One of the fishermen said to Xu Qiuyue.

Thinking of his family at home, his face was full of smiles.

"Yeah! We're going to die anyway if we get hurt by the old man, and it won't be easy for the young ones either."

Another fisherman spoke up.

Even if there is no profit today from the small change given by Xu Qiuyue, he can still buy a few pounds of rice and a piece of candy for his little grandson at home by sharing it with the old men.

Life at home was not easy now. The few acres of thin land at home produced some poor crops, but at least they could still produce some harvest. If they, the old guys, did nothing at home and just ate what was ready, they would feel bad.

Besides, when they were young, they often went to sea.

They are somewhat confident of themselves.

If they are really eaten by sea monsters, that's their fate, which is better than eating for free at home.

"The beasts in this sea are so ferocious. I heard that there are many bandits in the North Sea. Aren't those bandits afraid of the beasts?"

Xu Qiuyue asked the fishermen in confusion.

"this···"

The fishermen looked at each other, hesitated, and did not answer.

Xu Qiuyue took out a string of copper coins from her sleeve and gave five copper coins to each fisherman.

"My dear elders, we are now on this vast ocean. There is no one else in the world except us. Is there anything that cannot be said?
My husband brought a large amount of food and hundreds of guards from the capital. He plans to open an affordable shop here in the name of the government. He is also digging a well now. As long as water is found, everyone will be able to drink it for free and no longer have to spend money to buy water.

Now, I just want to better understand the situation in North City.

My husband has great ambitions. He is the grandson of King Ning'an. His mother is a county princess and his father is a fourth-rank minister in the court.

He came here to change things.

Crack down on corrupt officials and pirates who burn, kill and plunder.

You won't have to worry about pirates and strange beasts in the sea anymore. Once you find a water source, the government will post documents and ask you to work at the dock and the county government office. The minimum pay will be three big coins a day. If you do a good job, you will get ten big coins a day. Don't think the pay is too little.

This includes food, three meals a day, and meat every day.

When my husband has conquered the county lieutenant camp, he will send out the imperial navy to kill the strange beasts at sea, and then you won’t have to worry so much when you go fishing.”

Xu Qiuyue gave a long speech.

Especially when it comes to having meat every day.

Several elderly people couldn't help swallowing their saliva. They hadn't eaten meat for a long time and weren't even full.

In their eyes, sea fish is not considered meat, and they eat it until they vomit.

The meat they thought of was the one that walked on land, not the one that swam in the water.

"The county magistrate will really ask everyone to work when the time comes."

Everyone knew that Lu Yuan brought a lot of thugs with him. After all, it was a large group of people, all carrying knives, and they looked very impressive.

It’s just that the county lieutenant was a little unhappy. He was in charge of the military power of the North City.

Lu Yuan brought so many people here, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not a pushover.

Ordinary people don’t think so much, they just think Lu Yuan is very capable.

Everyone felt more longing for the days that Xu Qiuyue described.

"Ma'am, we don't need to eat meat, we just need to have enough food."

Xu Qiuyue looked at the light in the fishermen's eyes. They didn't have high demands for the future; all they wanted was not to go hungry.

They are thinking about the future.

When Xu Qiuyue spoke, she used some mind-confusion techniques.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have believed Xu Qiuyue's words so quickly.

Xu Qiuyue saw that several fishermen were shaken, so she continued to speak to them.

"Old man, I really want to help you. Only when your life is better can North City be better, and everyone can go out to sea to fish and live a good life."