34, taboo

When they boarded the boat, the old fisherman suddenly frowned and ran to the springboard to stop the seventh prince and his party.

He looked up and down at Cheng Yuanjia and her maid and said rudely, "You can get on the boat. These two women can't get on."

The seventh prince was stunned and said, "Why is this?"

"This is our fisherman's rule. Women can't go to sea. It's not a big problem to get on the boat if they don't go to sea at the dock. But if a woman goes to sea, it will irritate the sea god, and we can't live." The old fisherman said swishly.

"Sea God? What kind of god is this?" Cheng Yuanjia was stunned. In the world of cultivation, there is only the fairyland that will be looked up to by countless people, but there is no god. As for the ocean, it is originally a gathering place for overseas sects and scattered cultivations, and I have never heard of the existence of Nepto.

"The sea god is the god who rules the ocean and the god worshipped by our fishermen for generations. Whether we can catch fish on the sea and come back safely depends on whether the sea god gives us this gift. Neptune has the taboo of Neptune. Anyone who takes a woman to the sea will invariably anger Neptune, so it has been practiced by our fishermen for thousands of years without taking women to sea. The old fisherman also saw that these young ladies must have come from rich families, and this time they also came out to hang out, so they told each other very sincerely.

The seventh prince wrinkled every day and said, "Is there such a saying? Why haven't I heard of it? Didn't Governor Tang remind me when I went out? If you can't go to sea, how can we go to the sea together?

The seventh prince just talked to himself, and his voice was not high, but the old Yu You around him listened to the truth, and his face changed. This place is not far from the military port, so the local fishermen know that the governor of the navy is surnamed Tang. He doesn't know the origin of the teenager in front of him, but one thing he can be sure of now is that he has a close relationship with Governor Tang. At this time, he felt that he had done a stupid thing, just to covet the twenty taels of silver given by the other party, and now it was a little difficult to get off. If possible, he would rather return the money to the young man immediately, provided that the other party did not go to the Governor of Tang to sue him. At present, it is obvious that the young man hired a boat to go to sea to please the veiled girl present.

Seeing the embarrassed expression of the old fisherman, Cheng Yuanjia stepped forward and said, "How much did you buy this boat?"

"One hundred taels." The old fisherman didn't understand why she asked so, but whether the other party was temperament or momentum, he was shocked, so he answered honestly.

Cheng Yuanjia nodded and said to the maid beside him, "Give him two hundred taels of silver, let him get off the boat, and then send someone to call the fishing village to shout a few times. If anyone dares to take us to sea, I will give him one hundred taels. If he is killed, his family will get 1,000 taels."

The maid promised to leave when the old fisherman suddenly shouted, "Are you serious? Do you give me a hundred taels?

"Of course, to be honest, a hundred taels is nothing to me." Cheng Yuanjia understood the charm of money too well. The old fisherman in front of him refused to take them to sea, but the price given by the seventh prince was too small.

"But if I'm killed, you can't live. What can you use to cash a thousand taels?" The old fisherman was still a little hesitant.

"Here are the servants and drivers I brought. They all heard me. If we have any accident, they will take your family to the Chengjia silver number in Minzhou to withdraw a thousand taels of cash." Cheng Yuanjia spoke very easily, as if he didn't care about the accident at all.

The seventh prince came forward and whispered, "Yuanjia, since it is so dangerous at sea, don't go."

"It doesn't matter. If it's calm, I'm not interested yet." Cheng Yuanjia seems to be full of interest.

The seventh prince lamented. Why didn't he find that Qinrou Junjun, who drank tea and read books at home every day, still had such an adventurous spirit. As soon as he heard that there was danger at the sea, he was so happy that his eyes were shining.

This is also no wonder that Cheng Yuanjia is not afraid of the truth. The more bizarre the thing is, the more likely it is to get an adventure. Therefore, Cheng Yuanjia is interested in this seemingly unreasonable thing. As for the so-called danger, she never felt that there was anything dangerous in the world for her. If you provoke her, it is not difficult to turn over and throw the whole sea water into the sky.

The seventh prince didn't think so. Seeing that Cheng Yuanjia insisted on going to the sea, he secretly regretted that he should not make such a suggestion. Cheng Yuanjia is at home. Although she is a little stuffy, moldy and bored, at least there is no danger. Now he is dragged out by him, but there is such a big unpredictable crisis. How can this make him feel relieved? If he really encounters any danger at sea, he will have no face to live even if he can escape back.

The old fisherman stared at Cheng Yuanjia and gritted his teeth after a while and said, "Okay, I'll take you out to sea. So many villagers here can testify. I'm not afraid of you repudiation."

The maid Xia'er brought out by Cheng Yuanjia was a little scared. She secretly pulled the owner's sleeve and said, "Miss, are we really going to sea?"

"Since it's all out, I don't have the habit of running for nothing." Cheng Yuanjia waved her sleeves excitedly and shouted, "How many more people need for this ship to go to sea. No matter who it is, it will be given a hundred taels. If it is killed, the family will give a thousand taels."

Cheng Yuanjia's voice was not low, and it could be said that it was very high, which made the fishermen around him listen to the truth. Suddenly, several people echoed loudly and hurriedly gathered in front of the old fisherman's boat.

The standard of living here is not high. A fisherman has worked hard for a year. After a layer of exploitation, if you are lucky enough, you can have an income of 30 or 40 taels. If you are unlucky, even 20 taels is enough, so you can earn a hundred taels for nothing. Suddenly, many people are moved. When Ping An came back, a hundred taels were recorded in the account. In case of bad luck, the family would not have to worry about their life for at least the next 20 years. Even the old fisherman should bear it, not to mention other fishermen.

Generally, a fishing boat needs four to five people to go to sea. This time, the old fisherman promised the seventh prince to rent his boat and go out. He thought he would not go very far, so he was accompanied by a distant nephew. He was greeted by Cheng Yuanjia and immediately ran over four people. In addition, the seventh prince and others already had seven people, which was originally very rich. The deck looks very crowded.

The old fisherman frowned and said, "You don't need so many people. Even if you go to the sea, two more people are enough." He stretched out his hand and nodded two of the four people who volunteered to come and said, "Dagui and Tiansheng will go with us. Xiaoyu, you have just married your daughter-in-law, and your daughter-in-law is still big. You can't take risks. Tianyang, if your brother is born to go with us, don't go, otherwise something will happen to both of you. Who will take care of your mother?

When he said that, two of them nodded and walked away.

Cheng Yuanjia waved his hand, had six more silver tickets in his hand, and handed them to the maid, "One hundred taels per person. Send them down first, let them take charge of the boat at ease, and two hundred taels is the money to buy the boat. I don't want anyone to ask me for money on the way.

The maid answered and sent the silver ticket down. These silver tickets were issued by the Cheng family's silver number, which was almost equivalent to cash, so the four people accepted the silver ticket without any objection, and their faces were quite excited.

The seventh prince shook his head repeatedly, expressing his helplessness to Cheng Yuanjia's wealth. The daughter of the Cheng family has no concept of money at all. She can use it as she wants. Gold and silver are almost the same as broken bricks and tiles for her. No one knows how much money she has, and she doesn't even know herself. Not to mention that her fief is a hen that lays golden eggs. If she takes out a spirit stone in her nine-star ring, she can sell it at a sky-high price outside. As for ordinary gold and silver, it seems that she is not interested in putting these useless things in the ring. Most of the space in the nine-star ring has been filled with overwhelming grain, which makes Cheng Yuanjia a little regret what he did with so much food. Although this grain is almost useless to her, it is a good thing that is hard to buy for ordinary people, so in her eyes, this grain has become chicken ribs.