As soon as Ye Yaodong drew a little closer to the boat and made out its markings, he swung his boat into a sharp turn and headed straight back.
Father Ye had not even gotten a clear look or secured his grip yet. The sudden turn rocked him so hard he nearly lost his footing.
"What are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Which village is that boat from?"
"Black lettering. It's a boat from Luzhou Island. Who knows what they're doing? They must have too much time on their hands. Instead of trawling or robbing people, they've come to this island two days running."
The markings on most people's boats were either red or blue, with some in white, but black lettering was unique to boats from Luzhou Island. Who knew whether that really was a pirate trait?
Ye Yaodong sounded calm, but his mind was already in turmoil. Could there really be a gold deposit on this island?
Holy shit???
He had only ever heard of gold on the seabed, not gold on islands.
Wait, yes, there was. I heard there's a huge gold deposit on the Jiaodong Peninsula. Could there be one here too?
"Huh? What are they doing on a deserted island? Would they really have the patience to dig for shellfish?"
Father Ye found that hard to believe. Those people were used to robbery and plunder. Would they really have the patience to forage along the shore? Wasn't that all women's work?
"Who knows?"
After giving that offhand reply, Ye Yaodong steered the boat farther out.
Luzhou Island was not far from them and also fell under their county's jurisdiction. But unless those raids at sea were caught in the act, even reports to the Border Defense Station generally came