Chapter 398: Acquaintance

"Xiaowu, aren't you walking into a trap?"

A small fishing village in the east of Chang County, Liao County.

This is the farthest village from Yanzhou to Yan County.

Chai Wu trekked for more than two days before arriving here.

Looking at the familiar village, his eyes could not help but turn red.

Once, he had a poor but warm home here.

Like the villagers in the village, their family also made a living by catching abalone from the sea and selling them.

But the Yuan family imposed heavy taxes on them, so his father and mother had to go out early and come back late, going to sea every day.

After going out to sea once, his parents and eldest brother never came back.

The eldest brother, who was only fourteen years old, had to replace the duties of his parents.

But he didn't expect that he didn't come back after going out to sea. The villagers who traveled with him said that they encountered Goryeo warships.

In order to protect other villagers, his second brother took a boat to block the warships of the Goryeo navy and was captured by the Goryeo people.

After learning the news, he stole a boat in the village the next day to go to Goryeo to save his second brother.

But he encountered a storm at sea, and luckily he survived. He was washed back to the coast and met by a merchant who deceived him to go to Yancheng and sold him to Wang Yanzhong.

"You can't get a tiger cub without going into the tiger's den." Chai Wu smiled at the villagers.

As soon as he came back, he was recognized by the villagers.

Almost everyone in the village came to see him.

However, he did not reveal his identity, only saying that he had been doing business abroad for a few years.

"Hey, your daring nature has not changed." A villager said, "Now we dare not go to sea during the day. The Korean warships are too frequent nearby. If we go out to sea, we will definitely be caught. A few days ago, Yazi was caught by the Koreans, and his mother almost cried to death."

"Zhang Yazi was caught by the Koreans!" Chai Wu was surprised.

This Zhang Yazi was the same age as him, and he had the best relationship with him when he was in the village.

"Is this true? The Koreans are getting more and more rampant. Their warships have come directly to our Yanzhou home. Yazi was only a few miles away from the shore, but they were caught up by the Korean warships. Next, I think the Koreans will go ashore to arrest people." Another person said.

"They are bullying us because we don't have a navy in Yanzhou. Otherwise, we will beat him up." A young man was so angry that his face turned red.

Chai Wu pursed his lips and said, "These Koreans won't be happy for long. We will have our own navy in Yanzhou. When the time comes, His Royal Highness the King of Yan will definitely deal with these bastards."

The villagers were shocked when they heard this, and they all looked happy, "Really?"

"Really, this is what I heard when I was doing business in Yancheng. It can't be false. Everyone just be patient." Chai Wu smiled.

Everyone nodded, looking excited.

At this time, Chai Wu took out a silver ingot from his arms, "Whose boat can I borrow?"

Everyone sighed, knowing that Chai Wu still had to go to sea.

A man said, "What's the use of silver? You can use my boat."

Chai Wu smiled and stuffed the silver into the man's hand, "Uncle Song, thank you."

After that, he went to the sea without waiting for the man to react.

He recognized the man's boat, which could only carry two people.

Pushing the boat away from the shore and raising the sail, he waved to the villagers and never looked back.

The sea was vast and boundless.

The scorching sun was also hot on the sea.

After gradually losing sight of the land, Chai Wu took the hemp rope net on the boat and threw it into the sea to fish, while waiting quietly.

After two hours, a warship appeared in his field of vision.

He immediately raised the sail and pretended to run away.

But the warship quickly caught up with him. When the warship approached, the Korean soldiers laughed playfully.

Raising his head, he looked at the deck of the warship, only to see a net thrown down from above, trapping him.

Then a rope ladder was thrown down, and the Goryeo soldier went down the rope ladder, raised the handle of the knife and hit him on the back of the head.

His eyes went dark, and Chai Wu fainted.

I don't know how long it took.

Suddenly a chill woke him up, followed by the Goryeo soldiers' scolding.

At the same time, sticks hit him, and he opened his eyes suddenly in pain.

At this time, he found himself at a dock.

There were many warships moored at the dock, and more than ten warships were being built on the beach.

There were many people with shackles on their feet carrying wood back and forth.

"Go!" Chai Wu didn't understand the Goryeo soldiers' shouting, but he roughly understood what it meant.

He raised his feet and found that his steps were heavy, accompanied by a jingling sound.

At this time, he found that he was also shackled.

"Is this the Goryeo Ancheng Port?" Chai Wu said secretly, while being driven to the beach by the soldiers.

When he arrived at a warship under construction, he was handed over to the soldiers guarding the warship.

Then the soldier called another middle-aged man.

"When you arrive in Goryeo, be honest and work hard. I won't let you starve to death, otherwise I will throw you into the sea to feed the fish." The middle-aged man said to Chai Wu fiercely, and he was actually singing the language.

Chai Wu didn't say anything. The middle-aged man pointed to the logs piled not far away and said, "Go over there and carry the wood."

When he came, Chai Wu carefully observed the situation of the harbor and had a plan in mind.

Not wanting to annoy this man who seemed to be an overseer, he walked towards the place where the logs were piled.

But after walking a few steps, his eyes suddenly stopped. A familiar face came towards him. It was Zhang Yazi who the villagers said was captured by the Goryeo people a few days ago.

Zhang Yazi obviously recognized Chai Wu, his eyes suddenly widened, and he opened his mouth to call him.

But Chai Wu immediately gave him a look.

The two of them had a tacit understanding when they were in the village. Zhang Yazi immediately put away his excited face and walked over carrying the logs.

Night fell.

Torches were lit on the beach, and the voice of the supervisor sounded, "Hurry up and eat, and continue to work after eating. If you delay the construction period, none of you will live."

The captured slaves heard this and began to line up in front of several porridge stalls.

Chai Wu's eyes searched among the crowd and soon met Zhang Yazi's eyes. Zhang Yazi immediately lined up behind Chai Wu.

"Fifth brother, how did you get caught by the Goryeo dog?" Zhang Yazi lowered his voice.

"This is a long story. Let me ask you, why did Goryeo build so many warships?" Chai Wu said.

"I heard from the people who came earlier that it seemed that they were going to attack Yanzhou by sea. On the day I was captured, I ran into a Beidi man. He seemed to be of high status, and the King of Goryeo treated him with great respect." Zhang Yazi said softly.

During the day, they were whipped and worked, but at night, they would curse the Goryeo people when they slept in a shed, and gossip about things at the dock.

Naturally, they understood that it was the King of Goryeo who came that day.

Chai Wu's eyes flickered, and he knew that this person must be Ulanba.

The two chatted while they arrived at the porridge shed. At this time, the Goryeo soldiers in the shed only poured a spoonful of thin porridge with only a few grains of rice into their bowls, and gave them a black rotten cake.