woman and sea

Chapter 30

The next day, Yang Fan was disturbed by the noise outside.

Putting on his clothes sleepily, he yawned and climbed up the wooden ladder to the cabin. Before he could stand still on the deck, Yang Fan almost lost his foot and fell back into the cabin.

Just because she was taken aback.

She saw people, and many people.

Not only were there many people on the deck of the Hailong, but there were also many large and small boats tightly surrounding the Hailong, and there were also many people on the decks of those ships.

Yang Fan's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: "Emma...don't be pirated, right?..."

"Xiaofan, you're up.—"

This is the sound of seaweed.

It sounded quite cheerful.

Yang Fan looked up at the source of the sound in a daze.

I saw that on the deck near the bow, surrounded by everyone, Seaweed was raising his arms high and waving to her vigorously, "Xiaofan, you don't have to be afraid of strangers, come quickly."——Everyone belongs to the neighbors , no problem."

——"So... this is the lineup that the folks from Haicao came to see off..."

—— "Tsk tsk, what a spectacle..."

"I'll go to the back to wash my face first, and I'll be there later—" Yang Fan greeted Haicao with a loud voice, and then pointed to the ship building.

"Okay - hurry up -" Haicao replied with a bright smile.

So, Yang Fan went to the ship building to get a towel to put on his shoulders, took a sponge to make a toothbrush, put the small box containing saponin powder into his bosom, and then carried a hanging bucket tied with a rope, He took a basin and walked towards the stern, ready to pour some sea water to wash his face and brush his teeth.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Yang Fan stood at the stern of the boat with his back turned and wiped his face indiscriminately.

"Miss Yang Fan."

This is Aunt Haixing's voice.

Yang Fan wiped off the towel, turned around and nodded to her, and greeted her with a smile: "Aunt Haixing."

Aunt Haixing had a look of hesitation on her face.

After pondering for a while, he said slowly, "Miss Yang Fan, I know you are not from 'Hai Nei'. —— You are not from a place called 'Dalian Fan' on the Xuanwu Continent, right?"

Yang Fan was so frightened that he couldn't help but gasped.

After calming down, she said hesitantly: "This... Aunt Haixing, I... I don't seem to understand what you mean." After speaking, Yang Fan forced a scheming, harmless smile.

But at this time, her heart was extremely disturbed.

Yang Fan couldn't help thinking: "I didn't have much contact with her, why did she see the clues?..."

"—Do you know what the term 'Hainei' means?" Aunt Haixing smiled kindly at Yang Fan.

However, in Yang Fan's view, this smile is very dangerous and meaningless.

Yang Fan suddenly felt stabbed all over, as if he had fallen into a pile of wheat awns.

After a while, she pretended to be calm, took a breath carefully, and changed the subject calmly: "Ah, what, Aunt Haixing, the seaweed is still waiting for me over there, I have to hurry over there It's-"

As he spoke, he carefully pointed behind Aunt Hai Xing, hoping that she would make way for him.

——"It's ruined!...Why is there such a saying as 'Hainei'?!...Really, seaweed didn't tell me yesterday!...Tsk, how can this be fixed?!..."

At this time, Yang Fan, although he was calm on the surface, was very disturbed and anxious in his heart, like ants on a hot pot.

But Aunt Haixing smiled slightly, and said softly: "'Hainai' refers to the country under the joint rule of ships. Naturally, 'overseas' refers to the countries outside the joint rule of ships."

Yang Fan forced a smile on his face, and hurriedly nodded his head in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes! That's, that's—"

Aunt Haixing only looked at Yang Fan with a kind smile on her face, but didn't speak.

After a long time, Yang Fan read a hint of "insight" in her smile.She couldn't help but tremble all over, and said in her heart: "Could it be...she saw that I was an alien?..."

After a while, Aunt Haixing smiled again and said, "But, you don't know the meaning of 'Hainei'.—Miss Yang Fan, you don't have to hide from me, I've already read the answer from your eyes."

Yang Fan met Aunt Hai Xing's eyes, resisted the numbness of his scalp and looked at her for a long time, then smiled resignedly, spread his hands and said, "Well, that's right. You're right, I don't know the meaning of 'Hainei'. Such a way of saying, naturally, I am not from this country either.——So, what are your plans?"

Aunt Haixing shook her head and smiled, and said softly, "Miss Yang Fan, you are too wary. ——I just want to say, there is no chance, we both come from the same place."

Hearing this, Yang Fan shuddered all over, and lost his voice: "What?!——"

——"Could it be...she is also from Earth?!"

Suppressing the turbulent dark tide in his heart, Yang Fan coughed twice pretending to be calm, nodded to Aunt Haixing, smiled and said, "Oh? That's a coincidence."

Of course, Yang Fan did not intend to show his cards first.

Aunt Haixing seems to have guessed Yang Fan's intention.So, she sighed lightly, and said softly, "Main island or secondary island?"

Yang Fan couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, and repeated hesitantly: "The main island... or the secondary island? Then, what is that?..."

Aunt Haixing's pupils shrank, she seemed to be looking at Yang Fan in disbelief, and said calmly, "You...don't come from 'where'?"

Yang Fan scratched his head inexplicably, and asked awkwardly, "Uh...huh? Where, where?..."

Seeing that Yang Fan really didn't know what she was referring to, Aunt Hai Xing sighed, waved her hand, lowered her voice, and said with a wry smile, "So I guessed wrong..."

"Say?..." Yang Fan continued to scratch his head, still puzzled, "Guess...wrong?..."

Aunt Haixing smiled slightly, and said softly: "Miss Yang Fan, you just pretend that I haven't said anything. It turns out that you and I are not fellow villagers..."

Yang Fan said "Oh" for a while, and then hesitated: "So...you just thought that I might be a fellow villager with you, so you wanted to ask about my place of origin, right?"

Aunt Haixing nodded: "Exactly."

Yang Fan put his arm on his chin and thought for a while, then asked thoughtfully: "So...you are not from this country, right?"

Aunt Haixing sighed and nodded: "That's right. I'm from overseas."

Yang Fan slightly lowered his eyebrows, staring at Aunt Hai Xing's eyes for a while without being too impolite, then clapped his hands and said with a smile: "No, it's not. Aunt Hai Xing, don't worry, since you don't want to say, then, I don't Will follow up."

Aunt Hai Xing nodded, and said softly, "Okay."

Seeing that Aunt Haixing was still standing there, and didn't intend to step aside, Yang Fan asked hesitantly, "Aunt... Aunt Haixing, do you...do you have anything else to do?"

Aunt Haixing nodded, leaned sideways on the side of the boat, shifted her gaze to the distance, and said leisurely: "Miss Yang Fan, you say...just throw a young daughter's family into the sea like this, let her Fend for itself, isn't it...too cruel?"

"No, how could it be." Yang Fan shook his head hastily, and answered without thinking, "Although I don't have a high EQ—well... I mean, even though I'm a rough person, I can still tell, you The two elders are very reluctant to part with seaweed."

No, it's all written on his face.

"Ah...seaweed...he's a good boy..." Aunt Haixing hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Yang Fan didn't rush, just smiled and nodded to Aunt Hai Xing, expecting her to continue talking.

Aunt Haixing sighed, looked straight at Yang Fan, and said hesitantly: "Actually...we don't want her to go...but we have to drive her away..."

Yang Fan smiled reassuringly, nodded slightly, and signaled Aunt Hai Xing to continue: "You just say it's all right, don't worry about it, I promise not to tell her."

Aunt Hai Xing nodded, and said slowly: "It's just because the child is too affectionate. ——A few months ago, we got the news that Hai Long died at sea, and the child cried for him for a long time. After crying, she Come and talk to my old couple, make up your mind not to marry for the rest of your life, but to take care of us until the end of your life... No matter how much I persuade you, she will never waver..."

——"Oh... So, it turns out that the seaweed really did it voluntarily..."

Yang Fan smiled wryly, supported his forehead and sighed, and said in a muffled voice, "This kid...is simply..."

"The two of us couldn't bear it. I thought how old she was, how could she be wasted here for nothing? She is still so young, and her big years are just about to begin. She should have gone out to see more of the world, not to be Confined in this one-third of an acre of land.——After thinking about it, the two of us took out half of our life savings and Hai Long's pension, and bought such a ship from His Royal Highness the owner. When the time is right, I will ask her to fulfill Hai Long's will and send her out of here."

"So... Hai Long's last wish is just an excuse, not your heart?"

"Hmm... the end of the world... so far away..." Aunt Haixing sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, for the past few months, our old couple has been secretly looking for someone who can accompany Haicao to the sea. Suitable candidates."

"Oh?" Yang Fan raised his eyebrows, seemingly puzzled, "The right candidate?..."

Aunt Hai Xing nodded: "Yes. ——Actually, our plan is to coax her to leave here and travel around, so that she can settle down there when she meets someone she can entrust to her for life."

"Unexpectedly...you two have such deep good intentions..." Yang Fan said with a sigh.

——As adoptive parents who have no blood relationship, to be able to do this is more than benevolence and righteousness?This is simply what the saints did!

"So... the Hailong, you two actually want to use it as a dowry for seaweed, right?" Yang Fan clapped his hands thoughtfully.

"That's right, that's the case." Aunt Haixing nodded and said, "It is said that the end of the world is a huge bottomless abyss, and the sea is also extremely dangerous and full of dangers - so, how can the two of us watch Is it impossible to go with my own girl? Although Haicao is nominally Hailong’s unmarried daughter-in-law, in fact, my old couple raised her as their own daughter from the very beginning. Son, she is our own child.

Now, Hai Long is gone, but we really can't bear to trip her up and let her be tied up. ——Miss Yang Fan, my aunt is here to ask you to make the decision on behalf of our old couple, choose a good husband for Haicao, and marry her in a good manner. ——No matter where she is, as long as she can live well, then, we old couple, you can rest assured..."

"Well, don't worry!—"

After thinking for a while, Yang Fan said again: "Hey, by the way, Aunt Haixing, when you gave the boat light to Haicao yesterday, didn't you already decide to entrust this matter to me?"

Aunt Hai Xing smiled and nodded, clapped her hands and said, "Yes, I thought you and I were fellow countrymen, so I thought of asking you to take her there—forget it, since you are willing to go to sea with her, I'm relieved too."

Yang Fan smiled brightly, patted his chest and said, "Well, then you can wait to hold your grandson—"

Aunt Hai Xing frowned, shook her head lightly, narrowed her eyes again, and said hesitantly, "Miss Yang Fan..."

"Eh? What? Is there a problem?..." Yang Fan scratched his head in confusion, thinking that ancient people liked to hold grandchildren?Not to mention ancient people, even in many remote villages in modern society, they have not abandoned the patriarchal atmosphere of this backward era.

Aunt Hai Xing pursed her lips, and said slowly, "Miss Yang Fan, although this idea is unbelievable, but this is the most important thing. I hope you can remember—"

"Well, tell me, I'll listen." Yang Fan also changed his previous cynical expression to a solemn expression, and nodded solemnly.

"In the future, the family situation of the husband you find for Haicao will be secondary, but you have to remember one thing—people from her husband's family must not treat women like animals.—We Haicao are married to enjoy the blessings, It’s not about marrying in the past to suffer hardships and be slaves to other people.”

Yang Fan couldn't help feeling hot when he heard this.

She nodded heavily, tears welling up in her eyes.

After a long time, he said in a trembling voice with choked up voices: "Hmm... no... this... this is not unbelievable.... Aunt Haixing, I am very happy... really... I am very happy to be able to live in such a backward In this era, I heard such an advanced idea...Well, don't worry, I will definitely do it! ——I also thank you for seaweed and this era...."

"Huh?" Aunt Hai Xing frowned, a little confused.

"Ah! It's nothing! ——I, what I mean is, having two gentle and compassionate adoptive parents like you is a blessing that Haicao cultivated for several lifetimes. I... I thank you on her behalf. ..."

Not to mention adoptive parents, even if they are biological parents, there is no one in a million who can plan for their daughter to this extent.Not to mention the far ones, let’s talk about the near ones: Around Yang Fan, there are many girls from rural areas who dropped out of school early and went to work outside to support their older brothers and younger brothers in school—even if their grades are particularly good.

Aunt Hai Xing lowered her eyes slightly, waved her hands sadly, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you?... Isn't this man and daughter all a piece of flesh that fell from my mother? The bones are connected to the tendons. Is there any reason to favor one over another?..."

Speaking of this, Aunt Haixing couldn't help sighing heavily.After a long time, he slowly said: "That child... really suffered a lot..."

Hearing Aunt Haixing's voice, Yang Fan suddenly became choked up, guessing that she might have a story to tell, so he corrected his expression, took a breath subconsciously, then lowered his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Aunt Haixing cautiously. .

"Miss Yang Fan, I just remembered it, so I told you that. Don't tell that child..."

"Well, don't worry." Yang Fan looked straight at Aunt Haixing and nodded solemnly.

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