Chapter 2481 My Wife is a Pirate 10
With Bu Changji's clothes blocking his way, Hai Shisan, who had just been kicked away, emerged in a panic from some corner.
Without saying a word, he picked up the completely unconscious pirate on the ground and ran away, stumbling and crawling as if there was a ghost chasing him. He ran in a mess and at an astonishing speed, for fear that Jinchen would catch up.
Jin Chen looked at the figure fleeing in a panic, lowered his head and asked Bu Changji in his arms, "When I went into the water just now, did the pirate give you any trouble?"
Bu Changji raised his head from his arms and shook his head, his eyes full of innocence and purity.
He took out the ingots of silver from his pocket and stuffed them into Jinchen's palm, "If it weren't for him, he would have stuffed this into me..."
Jinchen: “?”
He held the silver ingots that still carried Bu Changji's body temperature, looked at the blurred official seals on them, and his mind was full of questions.
"They were secretly following me, making a feint to the east and dragging me into the water, causing such a big commotion..."
"Just to give you some silver?"
This logic doesn't make sense at all!
Bu Changji: "..."
He was also speechless for a moment.
This excuse was indeed a bit too outrageous, even he himself felt it was untenable.
His eyes wandered for a moment, but he still managed to make up his mind, "Maybe... they realized they had arrested the wrong person, and this is... compensation?"
His voice got smaller and smaller, and he was obviously lacking confidence.
Jinchen became even more confused.
The pirates plundered the marriage fleet. Wasn't their target Prince Fang Yunyao? Could they have caught the wrong person?
But there is no point in guessing, so I can only suppress my doubts temporarily. I can't figure it out, so I simply don't delve into it any further.
He ruffled Bu Changji's hair and stuffed the silver back into his hand. "Since it's for you, just keep it."
"Let's go. We're all soaked and the sea breeze is cold. Let's go home first."
Bu Changji stood there and refused to move, still holding Jinchen's hand tightly, as if he would not go home with you if you don't accept it.
It was about to set and get dark, and Jinchen was really afraid that Bu Changji would catch a cold here, so he had no choice but to accept it for the time being.
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The next morning, there was a light mist on the sea surface, and many fishermen and peddlers who were rushing to town early had gathered at the dock.
The ferry is an old wooden boat with no roof. Unlike the boats used by fishermen to go out to sea, it is specifically used to ferry people.
A boat can seat about ten people. The captain shouts and collects money, six cents per person, and leaves when the boat is full.
Jinchen took Bu Changji on board and readily paid double the copper coins.
Most of the people on the boat were acquaintances from Tongao or neighboring villages. The news that Jinchen had saved a beautiful refugee had already spread in the past few days. When they saw the real person, they looked at him curiously.
The person was wearing Jinchen's old clothes, which were a little loose, but could not hide her pretty look that was out of place among the people on the beach. She stood quietly beside Jinchen, with lowered eyebrows and a pleasant look, and had an eye-catching temperament.
The customs of the people living by the sea are relatively simple and open-minded. Living together is common, and a man having a lover is not considered an earth-shattering event.
But there are always people who can’t stand it.
A middle-aged man with a daughter of marriageable age looked at Bu Changji, who looked like he couldn't carry anything on his shoulders or hands, and then looked at Jinchen, who was one of the most capable young men in the village, and couldn't help but persuade him.
"Chenzi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but with your conditions, there are so many good girls in our village who are looking forward to you. If you have the spare money and energy, it would be great if you could just get married and have a baby. Instead of saving this girl with unknown origins... and treating her like a treasure, what's the point?"
He spoke rather tactfully, but the disapproval and a hint of contempt in his words were obvious.
When Bu Changji heard these words, he was bored and twisted a loose thread from his sleeve with his fingers. There was no emotion on his face, but he was already sneering in his heart.
I don't need you guys to look up to me or not. This guy is happy on his own, it's none of your business! Mind your own business!
He felt inexplicably irritated and pulled the thread with his fingertips.
But he heard Jin Chen beside him speak in a steady voice, with no emotion to be found, "Uncle Li, you're joking. I only do things for my own pleasure."
"Since Jiushi has arrived at my house, I will provide him with food and lodging. As for finding a wife..."
He paused, then glanced sideways at Bu Changji, who was standing beside him with his head lowered. "That's for the future, so don't worry about it."
This statement neither directly refuted nor embarrassed Bu Changji, but it clearly blocked the doubts raised by others.
Bu Changji's fingers, which were twisting the thread, stopped twisting, and he subconsciously looked up at Jinchen's profile.
The sea breeze blew up the strands of hair on his forehead, revealing his deep eyebrows and eyes.
Jinchen noticed the gaze and looked back with teasing in his eyes.
The inexplicable awkwardness and irritability in Bu Changji's heart were calmed down by this simple sentence, and he even felt strange.
He lowered his head again, loosened the thread that was crumpled into a mess with his fingertips, and sat down next to Jinchen.
All the emotions are written on her face, it's so cute.
Jinchen laughed, but finally resisted the urge to rub it, and blocked the inquiring gazes of those people for Bu Changji.
[The villain's heart rate is detected +4, totaling 10! 】
The ferry swayed and finally reached the shore.
The town is much more lively than Yu'ao. There are shops lining both sides of the bluestone road, people coming and going, and the sound of shouting is constant.
Jinchen carried a heavy water basket on his back and went straight to the largest restaurant in town.
The seafood he brought this time was indeed rare. Not to mention the butter crabs, dried scallops, and giant grouper, there were also many seafoods that the townspeople couldn't even name. All of them were hot-selling delicacies in restaurants.
Bu Changji followed Jinchen quietly, watching him deal with the well-dressed shopkeeper.
Jinchen was a tall and strong man. He had a calm aura as he stood there, not at all stage-frightened. He spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. Unlike other people living by the sea who were not good at communicating with people in the town, he was well aware of the quality and market price of seafood.
The shopkeeper wanted to lower the price at first, but Jinchen was so clear and organized that no one dared to fool him.
In the end, he actually sold it at a very high price, which was much more profitable than the ordinary fishermen selling it in small quantities. He even made a verbal agreement with the shopkeeper to give him priority supply in the future.
After one trip, he earned more than forty taels.
Bu Changji watched from the side, secretly surprised.
He had seen those big businessmen in the capital who were very calculating and shrewd, but Jinchen's performance was not inferior at all.
There is no way this man is just an ordinary fisherman.
Bu Changji thought that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely not be trapped in this small Bailangao.
Putting the heavy silver into his arms, Jin Chen turned to Bu Changji and said, "Come on, I'll take you to buy some ointment."
Bu Changji was stunned for a moment before he remembered this matter. He didn't expect that Jinchen actually remembered it in his heart.
He pursed his lips, followed Jinchen's footsteps, and walked towards the streets where the shops in the town were located.
Before reaching the shop, Jinchen saw many yamen officials patrolling the streets, checking each unfamiliar person coming and going.
