The efficiency of the villagers in cutting down trees was very high. Thick trees fell one after another. In just an hour, more than ten big trees had been cut down.
After that, one by one, the villagers began to clean the side branches on the trunk. The main trunk and the thicker and straighter side branches had to be transported back. As for the branches that had no use value, they were all thrown on the spot. After they were dried, they could be transported back together to be firewood.
The villagers cut down many branches, and among these branches, there were many branches that the children were interested in. They fought over them and compared them. Many children made three to five slingshots in one breath and looked at the other children very proudly. The children who did not get the ideal branch were very unhappy.
Because the load of the flatbed cart was limited, more than a dozen tree trunks and larger side branches could not be transported back in one go. They had to transport them in three trips until all the tree trunks were transported back.
Li An had been observing and observing the actions of these villagers. He found that they were indeed qualified to work, and none of them were idlers. This was enough to prove that they were not pirates. Pirates lived by plundering, so they would not have such strong ability to cut trees.
After returning to the village, the villagers who were busy building the arrow tower did a good job. They were definitely honest villagers and not pirates.
However, Ang Lee could not be sure if this village had sent out pirates. He could not ask casually because these people would definitely not tell the truth. Even if there were pirates in a family in the village, they would not betray their fellow villagers. Otherwise, they would not be able to survive in this village in the future.
The arrow tower might take a few more days to build. Ang Lee could not stay in the village forever. He had to return to the port and come back when he was free.
With fifty guards, Ang Lee left the village and returned to the port.
When he returned to the port, it was almost dusk, and the sky had become dim.
Ang Lee stood on a high ground, admiring the scenery in the distance and looking forward to the future. At present, Ang Lee could only see a desolate beach and coconut trees, but in a few years, there would be a lot of changes here. The large beach would become a berth for boats, and the wide sea would be filled with all kinds of boats of all sizes.
"Alang, this is the iced red tea that has just been brewed. Do you want to drink some?"
Yun 'er very considerately brought over the iced red tea.
Ang Lee took the iced red tea and took a few sips. He said softly, "Yun 'er, accompany Alang to the beach for a walk. We'll pick up some seafood and stew it in the evening."
Yun 'er nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll call the beauty, Hei Dou and the others over. Everyone, it'll be faster and we'll be able to pick up more seafood."
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Go! Alang will go to the beach. "
After saying that, he led more than twenty guards to the beach.
This place had always been a harbor, and it had been operated by pirates for more than a year. However, because the beach was very large, the ecology of the beach had not been destroyed much. In the sand and cracks of the rocks on the beach, one could always find a lot of practical seafood. There were even more small crabs, prawns, and shellfish. In short, as long as one was not too lazy, one would always be able to get enough seafood.
Along the way, Ang Lee had gone to the beach to pick up seafood more than once. It was estimated that he had done so dozens of times, and every time, he would have a new harvest. After all, the types and sizes of the seafood in each place were not the same. There were many seafood that could only be found in specific places.
Soon, Yun 'er brought the beauty, Hei Dou, Charcoal, Black Pearl, Black Stone, and more than a dozen other people and ran over with large strides.
Each of them held a small bamboo basket in their hands, which was specially used to hold seafood.
Among these people, Hei Dou and the other three Kunlun slaves were the most enthusiastic. They knew that they were getting closer and closer to their hometown, so they were very happy.
Ever since they were sold to the Tang dynasty by human traffickers, their spirits had been greatly affected. However, ever since Ang Lee had people teach them the Tang dynasty language and writing, their state had undergone a tremendous change. Their mental state was getting better and better, and their learning of the Tang dynasty language was also very fast. In just a few years, they could already talk to Ang Lee very easily.
"Alang, are we picking crabs or prawns today?"
Hei Dou asked proudly.
Ang Lee patted Hei Dou's head and replied, "As long as it's edible seafood, you can pick it up. Pick up as much as you can."
"Yes, Alang. I will definitely pick up the most. Hahaha!"
Hei Dou ran to pick up the seafood.
"Alang, let's pick it up together."
Yun 'er held Ang Lee's arm and picked up the seafood with Ang Lee.
Although Ang Lee said that he wanted to pick up the seafood, he was not willing to bend down to pick it up himself. It was very tiring. It was a good choice to bring a small follower.
The beach was very large, and there was enough seafood to pick up. The group was very busy. When Ang Lee saw something good, he would not pick it up himself. Instead, he would let Yun 'er pick it up.
"Alang, what is this?"
Hei Zhenzhu held a small thing and put it in front of Ang Lee.
"This is a Rainbow Fish. It's beautiful, right?"
Ang Lee was stunned for a moment, and then he made up a story.
In fact, Ang Lee did not know what kind of fish this small fish was. There were thousands of fish in the world, and no one could know all of them.
However, Ang Lee had always been omnipotent in everyone's eyes. If he said that he did not know, it would destroy his tall and mighty image, which was intolerable.
Therefore, even if Ang Lee did not know anything, he had to pretend that he knew everything. Anyway, no one in the entire Tang Dynasty fleet was more knowledgeable than Ang Lee. If Ang Lee said that this small fish was a Rainbow Fish, then it was a Rainbow Fish. No one had any reason to refute it, nor did they know how to refute it. They had never seen it before, so how could they know that it was not a Rainbow Fish?
The reason why Ang Lee said this name was that he had an impression of this name. It was related to a legend. A long, long time ago, when the God of the Sea was still alive, he had promised to divide the vast ocean into seven worlds. The Rainbow Fish were seven very beautiful and caring little angelfish. They were ordered by the God of the Sea to guard the seven underwater worlds. However, with the disappearance of the God of the Sea, the underwater worlds were gradually shrouded in shadows. The mysterious sea beast race Hei Dou quickly eroded the underwater worlds forgotten by the gods. In the end, all seven oceans were occupied by Hei Dou, and the seven Rainbow Fish responsible for guarding the underwater worlds were all sealed by Hei Dou with magic.
This was just a story, a legend. Ang Lee had heard this story in his previous life, so when he did not understand this fish, he casually said such a good name.
In addition, this story was later developed into a game, so that people could understand this interesting story while playing.
"This Rainbow Fish is still alive. Can it be eaten?"
Black Pearl asked with a smile.
This black girl was not beautiful when she was first bought, but after such a long time of maintenance, her spirit and beauty have improved a lot, and even looked a little bright. However, her congenital skin color and big sausage-like lips made her inferior to the beauties of the Tang dynasty. However, it can also be said that she has a different taste.
Ang Lee was not sure whether this small fish could be eaten, but such a small fish did not have much meat, so he said, "This is a Rainbow Fish, also known as an angelfish. It can't be eaten!"
"Angelfish, oh, then let's keep it!"
Black Pearl dug a sand pit on the beach. After the sand pit was filled with water, she gently put the still alive Rainbow Fish in it.
"It's moving. It's still alive. This Rainbow Fish is very beautiful. Black Pearl, go back and get a fish tank and raise this guy. In the future, you will take care of it."
Ang Lee asked.
"Yes, Alang."
Black Pearl responded and gently put down the bamboo basket. She turned and quickly ran back to the camp to get the fish tank.
The fish tank that Ang Lee carried was naturally made of glass. Since the invention of glass, ceramic fish tanks were eliminated and became fish tanks used by ordinary people. Aristocrats and rich people began to use glass fish tanks. Even if the price was very expensive, they did not hesitate. The original ceramic fish tanks in aristocrats' homes were used as chamber pots or pickled vegetables.
At the moment when the price of glass was monopolized by Ang Lee, glass fish tanks were far superior to ordinary ceramic fish tanks in terms of grade and ornamental value. Of course, aristocrats would use glass fish tanks.
Soon, Black Pearl ran over with a small glass fish tank. She squatted down and carefully put the Rainbow Fish into the glass fish tank.
"There is too little seawater. Add some seawater!"
Li An glanced at him and gave him instructions.
Black Pearl nodded and walked to the beach with the fish tank in her arms.
Because it was an arc-shaped harbor, it could block some of the energy of the waves. Therefore, the waves in the harbor were relatively small. Even so, a wave was two feet high.
When Black Pearl walked to the beach, she was soaked by a wave. If she wanted to get cleaner seawater, she had to continue walking. Only then would she be able to get cleaner seawater.
After filling half of the seawater, Black Pearl walked to the beach and admired the Rainbow Fish for a while. Then, she placed it in a safe place and picked up the bamboo basket to continue picking up seafood.
There were many good things on the beach. After a while, everyone had picked up half a basket. It was enough to make a delicious meal.
Ang Lee saw that it was about time and said, "Let's take a break! We've picked up enough. "
Hearing the order, everyone stopped picking up seafood and walked together to see who had picked up more seafood and who was better at picking up.
"Yun 'er, Beauty, you two picked up the least."
Ang Lee smiled.
"Alang, you haven't picked up a single one yet?"
Yun 'er retorted.
Ang Lee glared and said angrily, "Yo, you dare to talk back. Is your butt itchy?"
"Hahaha!"
This caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Such frivolous words did not match Ang Lee's identity, nor did it match Ang Lee's tall image. However, the dozen people in front of him had followed Ang Lee for a long time and could be considered family. Therefore, in front of these people, Ang Lee did not need to hide anything. He could do whatever he wanted.
"Alang, I also picked up a beautiful little red fish. Do you think it's a Rainbow Fish?"
Beauty pointed to a small red fish in the bamboo basket and asked.
Ang Lee took a look and recognized this fish. It was a very popular ornamental fish called Guppy.
The reason why this small fish is called Guppy is because the tail of this small fish is very big. It is very elegant in the water, very similar to the effect of a peacock spreading its tail.
This kind of Guppy's vitality is very strong and its ability to adapt to the environment is very strong. It is not so easy to die. It has been in the bamboo basket for a long time but it still did not die.
Its strong vitality made Guppy widely distributed around the world. However, it was only distributed in tropical areas. If the climate was colder, Guppy would not be able to survive.
Guppy is slender with a flat rear and a very beautiful tail. The male fish is thin and small with a long dorsal fin. It is only four or five centimeters long. The female fish is slightly larger and thicker, but it is only seven or eight centimeters long.
It is said that Guppy also has a very mysterious place. That is, when it has a child for the first time, Guppy will be more sensitive to yellow. At the second full moon, it is sensitive to purple. It is really amazing.
In the future, Guppy was a fish that people liked to raise very much. Guppy can be seen in many aquariums. It has many colors, not only red, but also green, blue, and other kinds.
In terms of reproductive ability, Guppy is the same as many other fish, which is that it is quite strong. An adult female will give birth once a month, and can produce up to hundreds of young fish. The number of young fish produced in a year is very large, so it is called the million fish.
Of course, among fish, there are many with strong reproductive ability. For example, the very common carp can produce as many as two hundred thousand to four hundred thousand eggs at a time, completely beating the Guppy.
However, carp produced fish that were not fully developed, while peacock fish produced fish that were fully developed. Their natures were different.
Undeveloped fish roe is easy to be eaten by predators. There are not many fish that can hatch into young fish. Guppy is a complete young fish when it is born, so its survival rate is naturally much higher than carp, which can only produce undeveloped young fish.
"This red Guppy is very beautiful. Put it in the fish tank too! This can also be considered as finding a companion for the Rainbow Fish, haha! "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Black Pearl heard this and ran to get the fish tank, and the beautiful woman put the Guppy into the fiberglass.
"Alang, there are a few live crabs here. Do you want to put them in the fish tank too?"
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