Chapter 2 The Duckling's Ideal
"That's great, it turns out that the fairy tale island is in that big mushroom!" Aiya said excitedly.
"How could Fairy Tale Island be in such a small house?" Teacher Xiao Dong looked back at Aiya and smiled mysteriously, "And Fairy Tale Island is not an island, but an archipelago, distributed in the sea of strange books, and is composed of more than a dozen small islands."
As I got closer, I saw a double-open metal door under the "Big Mushroom". There was a small plaque on the door, which read the four words "Fantasy Door".
The silver metal door opened slowly automatically, and Teacher Xiao Dong took Lu Yi and Ai Ya into it. It looked like a high-speed rail car, but it was a small one and had no windows. After the metal door was closed, the light inside was also very bright, but there was no light at all.
There were more than a dozen seats in the "carriage". Teacher Xiao Dong asked Lu Yi and Ai Ya to sit down and sat down himself. The "train" slowly started, feeling a little like taking the subway. For a moment, the light in the carriage became very dark and I couldn't see anything clearly. Soon, the light became brighter again and the "train" slowly stopped.
When you walk through the metal door, the first thing you see is a small square with several flower beds and benches. There is a two-story flat-topped building on both sides of the square, which looks like two books stacked together, except that the "two books" on the left and the "two books" on the left are thicker and shorter, while the "two books" on the right are slightly thinner.
His eyes crossed the small square and looked forward, and there was a wide and straight avenue. Aiya suddenly looked back and saw that the "big mushroom" was gone, and the metal door was still there, but now it was embedded in a large bread-like building.
Teacher Xiao Dong pointed to the small building on the left and said, "That's the service hall. If you have any questions, you can go there for help."
He pointed to the small building on the right and said, "That's a bookstore supermarket, you can go to the supermarket first."
"What are you doing in the supermarket?" Aiya asked.
"You have to travel in Qishuhai and the Fairy Tale Island for five days. How can you not bring enough supplies?" Teacher Dong said, "You also have to exchange some cash in the supermarket. There are almost no places to swipe your card during the trip. After buying things, follow the avenue in front to go to the beach, and then rent a boat to go to the Fairy Tale Island to play. Don't go too far. Remember to come back within five days, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract and you will have to pay a penalty for breach of contract. Moreover, if there are too many breaches, Qishuhai Paradise will refuse you to enter."
"I understand." Lu Yi and Ai Ya said.
"I wish you all have fun!" Teacher Dong waved his hand and turned around and entered the metal door.
After the metal door was closed, Lu Yi and Ai Ya looked around and came to the "Qi Shu Supermarket".
"Qi Shu Supermarket" is not much different from the supermarket in the community, it is just a little bigger. There is only one salesperson in the supermarket, a girl who loves to laugh and is very patient. She helped Lu Yi and Ai Ya choose bread, biscuits, instant noodles, water, mosquito coils, flashlights, compass and other products, and filled the two of them with their schoolbags.
After swiping the card to check out, the salesperson sister took the initiative to exchange them some cash. It turned out that the cash commonly used in Qishu City was Qishu coins, a small silver coin the size of a five-cent coin, which cost ten yuan per one, and Lu Yi and Ai Ya exchanged fifty.
After leaving the supermarket, Lu Yi and Aiya walked forward along the avenue at the other end of the small square, and soon arrived at the beach.
It was the first time they left the adults to travel. Along the way, they were both excited and nervous. But when they walked up to the pier and saw the blue sea and the big white carved ship moored in the sea, the two of them were no longer nervous, and only excitement and surprise.
The ship was so beautiful, it seemed to be carved from ice and snow, crystal clear and beautiful, like a fairyland.
The two were watching with their eyes fixedly, a blond beauty in a white dress walked out of the cabin and waved to them, "Do you two children want to rent a boat? Our Snow Queen has professional sailors and a comfortable environment, and will take you on a very pleasant trip!"
Can this boat be rented?
After a moment of silence, Lu Yi asked: "How much does the rent cost?"
"One hundred Qi Shu coins a day."
"Ah! It's too expensive, we can't afford to rent it," said Aiya.
The blonde girl smiled and returned to the cabin.
"Rent our boat, you only need fifty silver coins a day." A very nice voice came.
Lu Yi and Aiya's eyes left the Snow Queen before they noticed that there was a small boat next to them, with a slender body, like a fish. The person who spoke was also a blonde beauty, with blue eyes, white skin, and very beautiful. What's strange is that she leaned against the side of the boat and stood in the water.
Seeing that Lu Yi and Ai Ya didn't say anything, the beauty swam forward and said, "Our boat is fast and safe."
At this time, Lu Yi and Ai Ya discovered that the beauty was actually dragging a fish tail!
"Mermaid!" Lu Yi and Aiya exclaimed.
"Yes, our ship is called the 'Mermaid'." The Mermaid said.
Lu Yi and Ai Ya were both stunned. Is this true?
After a while, Lu Yicai said: "I'm sorry, our money... is still not enough."
The mermaid smiled and crawled into the sea, but disappeared.
Aiya said anxiously: "Oh, don't we have fifty silver coins? Why don't we rent it? Mermaid number, how fun?"
Lu Yi said: "Fifty silver coins can only be rented for one day, then what?"
"Then? Hehehe..." Aiya had nothing to say.
"Let's rent my boat, it only costs five paradise coins a day." At this time, another hoarse voice came from the dock.
Lu Yi and Aiya approached the edge of the dock. When they looked down, they found that there was a small boat below. The boat was too small, as if it was not as big as the bathtub at home, and it looked like a little duck.
And the one who talked to them was a little duck standing at the bow of the boat.
Lu Yi and Aiya walked down the dock along a cement staircase and came to the boat.
"Welcome to take the 'Ugly Duckling'!" said the little duck.
Looking at the boat, Aiya said, "This boat is too small, why should I sit?"
"There are two people who are required to be appointed to this ship, and you two are just sitting."
"What about you? Do you let us drive the boat by ourselves? We won't." Aiya said.
"I am the captain, responsible for the helm. Of course I have to be on the boat, but I am not a human," said the little duck.
Lu Yi and Ai Ya both laughed. Ai Ya said, "Can I bring five cows to sit?"
Lu Yi stabbed him and said, "Don't argue!"
The two carefully stepped onto the boat, sitting down in the only two seats, one in front and one behind, and found two pedals in front of them. It turned out that this was a pedal boat. The two had played with such a boat in the lake in the park, but the shape was different.
Aiya tried to pedal the pedal, and the boat started to shake. The duck hurriedly held the steering wheel-like rudder on the bow. Because of the cable tied, the boat did not start.
"Can this ship go to sea?" Lu Yi was a little suspicious.
"Of course!" said the little duck, "I have gone out to sea many times, and in the sea, it has never flipped."
"Have you ever flipped in the sea? Where have you flipped?" Lu Yi asked with a smile.
“On the mountain.”
"What? Can your boat still go up the mountain?" Lu Yi and Ai Ya were surprised.
"That's right," said the duck. "That winter, it was snowing heavily, so I dragged the boat to the hillside, sat on it and slid down like a sled, and it turned out...overturned."
"Hahahaha..." Lu Yi and Ai Ya both burst into laughter.
"Little Duckling, you are so naughty, even naughty than me." Aiya said with enough laughter.
"Yes," said the little duck embarrassedly, "The boat broke and repaired for a long time. Fortunately, I jumped out in time before capsizing, and was not injured and did not need to repair it."
"Repair..." Lu Yi and Ai Ya looked at the little duck blankly.
"Oh, you humans call it healing."
Lu Yiai and Ya carefully observed the boat and found that the workmanship was very exquisite and there were no traces of repair. Although the boat was small, it was very comfortable to sit.
Aiya said to Lu Yi: "Lease the boat, it's quite fun."
"Okay." Lu Yi said, then took out the silver coins, counted twenty-five, handed them to the little duck and said, "Rent for five days."
"That's great!" The little duck took the silver coins happily, put them into a small storage box at the bow of the boat, then jumped ashore, untied the cable and put it away, returned to the bow and held the rudder and said, "The Ugly Duckling is about to set sail again!"
"Oh by the way, are you going to Fairy Tale Island? Usually, I rent my boat to Fairy Tale Island." The little duck turned around and asked.
"Yes." Lu Yi said.
"I want to go to Kingsoft Kingdom and find Kingsoft. Do you know where?" Aiya asked the little duck.
"I know," said the little duck, "Kingsan Country is on Green Island. But Andersen Island is closest to here. You have to pass Andersen Island to Green Island. It is better to go to Andersen Island to have fun first, as it is also very fun."
"Okay, then go to Andersen Island first." Lu Yi and Ai Ya had no objection.
"Okay, kick it up, the Ugly Duckling is leaving!" said the little duck, carefully holding the rudder.
Lu Yi and Aiya pedaled hard on the pedals, and the boat slowly left the dock, then quickly sailed into the ocean like a little duck, facing the gentle sea breeze, passing through the sparkling sea surface.
Looking at the endless blue sky and sea, feeling the passing sea breeze and the flashing waves, Lu Yi and Ai Ya couldn't help but shout excitedly, kicking harder under their feet, and the boat became faster and faster.
Soon, both of them were a little tired, and the pedal was less vigorous, and the boat slowed down.
Looking at the clear blue sea water, Lu Yi asked: "Is this the sea of strange books? It's so beautiful."
"Yes." The duckling replied.
Aiya asked: "Little duck, your boat is called the "Ugly Duckling". Are you the ugly duckling in "Ansserson's Fairy Tale"?"
"Do you think I'm ugly?" the little duck asked back.
"It's neither ugly nor ugly!" Aiya said hurriedly.
"Oh!" the little duck sighed and said, "I thought I was an ugly duckling and would become a white swan when I grew up. However, I am so old and there is no change at all. It seems that there is no chance to become a white swan."
"So," said the little duck again, "I try my best to make money. When I make enough money, I will go to the Fake Beauty Peninsula to pull out the gray feathers and put on a swan feather."
"No, that hurts so much!" Aiya said, "Besides, even if you change to swan feathers, you won't fly, and you won't become a real swan."
"Who said I can't fly?" The little duck said and flew up. The boat lost control and began to spin on the sea.
"Ouch!" Lu Yi and Aiya screamed in fear.
The little duck quickly fell down and held the rudder.
"Scare me!" said Aiya, "It turns out that you are really good at flying. It's the first time I saw a flying duck."
"Those who can't fly are all ducks raised by you humans," said the little duck, "I'm a wild duck!"
"Oh, no wonder." Lu Yi said, "Actually, you look pretty handsome now and can fly. You really don't need to change your swan feathers."
"Haha, I'm lying to you." The little duck suddenly laughed, "I won't change the swan feathers! I am me, why do you want to be someone else's face?"
Looking into the distance, the little duck said again: "Actually, my real ideal is to save enough money to build a big ship and conduct an ocean voyage, such as a magical coast. This ship is too small to sail far away, and can only go around the fairy tale islands."
"Okay, we'll go with you then," Aiya said.
As they were talking, an island appeared before them.
"Look, that's Andersen Island." said the little duck.
Soon, the boat leaned against the shore. The duckling said while tying the cables: "This island is very safe. You two go and play. I'll wait for you on the boat. Remember to come back early and we will try to go to a few more islands."
Chapter completed!