＆#160; On the light boat, Zheng Zhilong did not immediately give Zhao Dangshi an answer. This is also reasonable, Zheng Zhilong, who is also an official, a businessman and a thief, will not be able to climb to his current position without paying a few more attention. Before saying goodbye, Zheng Zhilong promised to give Zhao Dangshi a reply as soon as possible after the year, the matter has reached the last critical step, Zhao Dangshi has no choice but to wait with a calm heart.

Zhao Dangshi then met with Pang Xingong, and the two found a teahouse, and first listened to Pang Xingong talk about what happened after leaving Zhao Ying. On the whole, it is lackluster, and it is nothing more than a tragic incident of running into walls everywhere and being lonely. Zhao Dangshi asked about Zhao Hudao and Li Pichao, but Pang Xingong began to scold Du Chunchen, scolding him for a set in front of him and behind his back.

The old knife didn't give up, and he couldn't swallow this breath, so he insisted on staying in the trench and dealing with his grandson surnamed Du and the ghost. Lao Li and I felt that it was not a problem, so we discussed with Lao Dao and went north to find another opportunity. ”

"Lao Li also sent a letter, saying that he went to Taiwan?"

"Yes, Lao Li smuggled to Fujian by the boat of the Tan people in Guangdong, but he met the Zheng family who were ordered to clean up the Miao people who had revolted along the coast, and he was arrested in the chaos and taken to Taiwan. First locked up in the harbor, but the port was suddenly attacked by the pirates, who took advantage of the chaos to cut off three fingers in their left palm, and later learned that the pirates were hired by the red-haired ghost to deliberately oppose the Zheng family. finally ran out, who wanted to be unlucky, and crashed into the territory of the red-haired ghost again, and was tied up to the red-haired ghost's Relansha City. The red-haired ghost saw that he was good at martial arts, so he let him go and filled the team to fight the big-bellied country in the north......"

"It's such a twist and turn." Li Pichao's experience was too bizarre, and Zhao Dangshi couldn't help but interject and sigh.

"He also wrote a letter to his subordinates a month ago, but said that now the red-haired ghost is quite important, but the barbarians in the big-bellied country and other places are not good at fighting Yunyun. It seems that I want to do it first for a long time in the red-haired ghost. ”

"Well, the red-haired man is one of the goals of my battalion, and it is good to let Lao Li settle there first to familiarize himself with the context."

Speaking of this, Pang Xingong suddenly cried, and the tears couldn't stop soaking half of the thick headcloth. Zhao Dangshi asked, "What are you crying about?" ”

"It's useless for subordinates to cry, it's useless to cry, it's been muddy for a long time, it's useless, and it lives up to the expectations of the lord......"

"What's there to cry about."

"Although there is no great progress in the old knife trench realm, after all, it is the foundation of our city, and it can finally move forward slowly; After Lao Li drifted, he also took root under the hands of the red-haired ghost. Only subordinates ......"

Zhao Dangshi sighed and said: "You want to go to the Wa Kingdom, North Korea, and Ryukyu, isn't it also a huge world waiting for you to open up?" There are many good things, and there is no need to worry too much about how the past is. Taking what is in front of you seriously is the right way to go. ”

When Pang Xingong heard this, he nodded and accepted his sadness, wiped his tears and said: "That's the case, but when I think that the lord is going to leave after the New Year." Subordinates, subordinates really don't know where to go......" said and sobbed again.

Zhao Dangshi looked at the young man in his early twenties in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little pity. At such an age, he has suffered from smallpox and a series of lonely drifts, the years have not polished his edges and corners but destroyed his not so strong mind, and his crying does not make Zhao Dangshi feel weak.

"Kyoko, now give you a chance, or go back with me and go back to your cousin's errand; Or continue to go to sea...... You pick one. After a moment's hesitation, Zhao Dangshi asked.

"Huh?" Obviously, Zhao Dangshi's question is not within Pang Xingong's psychological expectations.

Zhao Dangshi sighed, repeated the question, and immediately Pang Xingong immediately knelt down and said: "Don't say this, the lord, since his subordinates have chosen to go to sea, they will not retreat a step in death." The city of Yingzhong did not succeed for a day, and his subordinates did not return the next day. Unless the corpses of his subordinates are carried back! ”

"Are you serious?" There were already several tea guests in the teahouse who cast surprised eyes, and Zhao Dangshi helped him up first and asked.

"It's true!" Even though the tears had covered the cloth hole, through the cloth hole, Pang Xingong's eyes could still be seen motionless.

"That'll be fine." Zhao Dangshi smiled, "Don't worry, before leaving, I will help you arrange the future affairs." He continued, "Go to the Wa Kingdom, I will entrust that Fuji Xinliang to carry you, and in two days, if nothing else, the Zheng Guild will give you the funding you want." ”

"Is this true?" This time, it was Pang Xingong who asked rhetorically.

Zhao Dangshi scolded with a smile: "Good boy, you questioned me." And he said, "Be content." In the future, you have to go down steadily. Doing things for my Zhao Ying is not child's play. Well done, I can give you everything today; If you can't do it, I can take you back immediately tomorrow, you know? ”

Pang Xingong exhaled a long breath and said in a loud voice: "Don't worry, my subordinates understand!" ”

In the heavy snowfall, Hangzhou City ushered in the Chinese New Year's Eve of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, and the city of Hangzhou was lit up with lights, gongs and drums, and the excitement was better than ever. Zhao Dangshi thanked Su Gaozhao for inviting him to spend Chinese New Year's Eve together, and at this most important moment of the year, he wanted to simply be with people close to him.

In the evening, the main street in the city was full of people. In front of the team, there were the women and the mothers, who led the people along the street to "drive the women" surrounded by a large group of children who played the role of "guardians". Behind them, the people all wore ghost masks and laughed and played the role of the exorcised cow ghost snake god. The teenagers looked for masks and squeezed into the joyous crowd. Some naughty children will move the bamboo split into short pieces and keep throwing them into the garden, and the sound of "crackling" firecrackers will come and go one after another. Zhao Dangshi and Hua Qing also followed behind the procession with smiles on their faces. Looking up, long bamboo poles have been erected on the courtyards of every household, on the bamboo poles, all kinds of flags of various colors are displayed in the wind under the reflection of the courtyard fire, and countless flags flutter at the same time, just like the countless flags in the army, both exciting and refreshing. In this festival celebrated by the whole people, the girls' families also came out one after another to show their heads, regardless of the defense of men and women. When he met a handsome man, he was shy and angry, pretending to be reserved. And those who are still celibate also seize this opportunity, looking left and right, looking for their intended person.

"When I was still in Hanzhong, although the house was also lively, I had never seen so many tricks. Dad and Grandma were busy presiding over the affairs of the mansion, and sometimes even the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner I could only eat with Xiaozhu and a few of them. During the first month, they have no leisure for a day, and they all have to receive guests who come to visit. This Chinese New Year's Eve, with Zhao Lang here, you are much happier than in the past eighteen years. ”

Hua Qing hugged Zhao Dangshi's arm, leaned his head on his shoulder, and said with a smile.

"It's been a lot." Zhao Dangshi sighed with feeling, and said that he hugged Hua Qing tighter, "Fortunately, the two of us can now spend this Chinese New Year's Eve safely." Alone in a foreign land as a stranger, if you don't accompany me, I won't see those old guys in the camp in this Hangzhou city, and I will really feel lonely. ”

Hua Qing smiled and said, "Since I left Hanzhong, I have long been a stranger in a foreign land. Every festive season, I miss my father and mother very much, but when I think of being with you in the camp, that homesickness somehow becomes much more indifferent. After speaking, his eyes suddenly darkened.

Zhao Dangshi sensed her loss and asked in a whisper: "Ah Qing, what's wrong?" ”

Hua Qing shook his head, squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, Zhao Lang." ”

Walking and walking, not far in front of the crowd is burning a large pot of pine, fireworks and candles, rotten like a cloth, the scenery is magnificent. A group of drooping children chasing each other saw Zhao Dangshi and Hua Qing dressed luxuriously, and hugged each other to pray in unison, calling them "Grandpa" and "Auntie", treating them as fathers and mothers, and begging for a lottery.

Zhao Dangshi and Hua Qing smiled and paid them the peaches, almonds, melon kernels, lion oranges and other chews they bought at the fruit stalls along the road, and the group of children were elated, and bowed down together to thank them: "Thank you for your grandfather, your mother's reward, I wish your grandfather and your mother a hundred years of good together, and give birth to a noble son early!" With that, he laughed and scattered.

When Hua Qing heard this, her face immediately turned red, Zhao Dangshi understood her heart, and whispered in her ear: "Ah Qing, if I am the Green Emperor in his year, I will repay the peach blossoms together." Xiangyang Domain, just a temporary expedient measure, you believe me, when the time is ripe, I will make this situation in Hangzhou forever in the two of us. ”

The snow is dark, and near dusk, it is even more drowsy. The fire-filled big pot pine is still burning, and in the side alleys, each family has a nest and a heavy door open. There are two lamps hanging at the head of each house, and ten houses have a colorful shed. The lamp is full of colorful beads, down to paper paintings, fish and dragon fruit trees. The lights of each house are lit almost at the same time, and the light is grand and dazzling.

As if in the whiteness, Hua Qing laughed, his smile innocent.

On the New Year's Day, Su Gaozhao came to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning, and Zhao Dangshi chatted with him for a while, and together he brought gifts to Zheng Zhilong. As a result, when I arrived at the mansion where Zheng Zhilong lived, it was already full of people, and there were many cars and horses. Zhao Dangshi handed over the name card and gifts to the steward, and entered the hall with Su Gaozhao through the back door. There are also people in it, rubbing shoulders and bustling with each other. Zheng Zhilong was very busy, and Zhao Dangshi met with him and gave Zheng Sen New Year's money, and said goodbye first. Then he took Pang Xingong and went to find Fuji Xinliang. After looking for it, there was no trace, but he was reminded that he was found in the famous Qinglou in the city. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I can't wait to enjoy the joy of fish and water, and the Japanese people are really extraordinary.

Teng Xinliang is bold and martial, and he has seen Zhao Dangshi on the Yingjiang Tower with the means of one enemy and six, and he has a good impression of him, and he also has Zheng Zhilong's face, so he agreed to the entrustment. Zhao Dangshi struck while the iron was hot, and asked Pang Xingong to worship Teng Xinliang as his father-in-law, Pang Xingong did not wait for Teng Xinliang to refuse, and bowed his head, and the wooden corridors in the green building trembled faintly with three bangs. Since Fuji Xinliang received a big gift, it was difficult to ride a tiger, so he could only frown and recognize Pang Xingong, the righteous son.

After finishing this matter, it was past noon, Zhao Dangshi and Pang Xingong returned to the inn to eat some preserved vegetables and fruits, and received a message from Zheng Zhilong, inviting him to go to the mansion again.

This time, the number of people in front of the mansion has increased unabated, but Zheng Zhilong himself has turned back to the backyard and stole a clean up. As Zhao Dangshi expected, Zheng Zhilong still decided to cooperate with Zhao Ying. In a few words, the plan that Zhao Dangshi had been thinking about for months finally came true, and it was undoubtedly the best gift for Zhao Dangshi in the New Year.

"This is a fellow villager of Zheng Nan'an, surnamed Lin, named Wuzhang, and the word Huaipei." Zheng Zhilong introduced a middle-aged man standing beside him. This middle-aged man has a white complexion, a beautiful beard over his chest, and a tweed hat on his head, and he looks very graceful, "He is a person who has been lifted in the autumn of Zhejiang in the third year of Chongzhen, and he is also a disciple of Shi Zhaigong, the chief examiner at that time." ”

"Oh, Mr. Lin, disrespectful!" Zhao Dangshi hugged his fists. "Shi Zhai" is the name of the Confucian Zodiac Zhou. This year, he was reprimanded by Chongzhen for arguing with Yang Sichang in the court for political opinions, and he was demoted six levels in a row, and was transferred to Jiangxi to take care of the judge. Despite this, it is famous all over the world for its "thumping and down-to-earth atmosphere" and is known as a model for Shilin. This Lin Wuzhang is a person selected in the township examination, and he is a disciple of Huang Daozhou, and he is friendly with Zheng Zhilong, so he should not be neglected.

"Huai Pei is now my guest, I have discussed with him in the past two days, and I want him to go to Huguang with Zhao Gong to coordinate the cooperation between you and me in the middle." Zheng Zhilong said with a smile and squinted his eyes.