Chapter 20: To the Seaside

The crowd laughed. An Dalang didn't know why: "What's the matter with you, why are you laughing?" ”

Na Zhe said with a smile: "Hu Yidao is a hero in our hometown, his knife skills are unparalleled, and he is very powerful. ”

An Dalang was a little angry, "Find a chance to meet him." ”

Hu Sanlang said happily: "From now on, I will be called Hu Yidao, this name is very majestic!" ”

Wei Hongye glared at Du Dalei, and then said, "Next, who will talk about it." ”

A long, white, and somewhat thin boy came out and said, "My name is Tian Nineteen, and I am eleven years old. ”

Du Dalei immediately said: "In the future, you will be called Tian Guinong, this name is good, haha." ”

Na Zhe looked at him with contempt, "You are really uneducated, what kind of farmer are you at a young age!" It's called Tian Renfeng, the dragon and phoenix among people. ”

An Dalang admired, "Yes, Tian Renfeng, there is a sense of meaning." ”

Du Dalei shrunk his neck, "What about Miao Renfeng!" Don't take such a scene-stealing one, there are still Miao Cuihua. ”

Everyone laughed louder. The children looked at each other, wondering what was crazy about these people. At this time, a girl came out and said, "My name is Sister Zhang, and I am nine years old this year. ”

Du Dalei immediately followed up, "Yes, your name is Zhang Cuihua, it seems that the Miao family has no hope." ”

The crowd laughed again. An Dalang was completely confused, "Why is this, the name is so good?" ”

Zhao Zizhong explained: "Brother Xian, these names are a few famous people in our hometown, and they borrow them for use, so they don't matter. Then he said to Du Dalei: "Don't mess with the name, let Lao Wei continue to ask." ”

Without Du Dalei making trouble, the next thing was very smooth, everyone understood the basic situation of the children, and arranged for them to sleep.

Du Dalei pulled An Dalang, "Da Lang follow me, I will teach you the same fun things, Xiao Shitai, keep up, let's fight the landlord." ”

After Jiang Wuniang put her children to sleep, she came to see these children, and when she met Zhao Zizhong, she stopped, "Mr. Zhao, these children's stomachs are very weak, and they will have to go through some time to recuperate, and tomorrow when they go out of the city, the caravan will eat some dry food, I am afraid that the children will not be able to stand it." ”

Zhao Zi thought about it again, "Buy some rice before going out of the city tomorrow, and cook porridge for them on the way." After making some jerky and chopping it, put it in the porridge. Add some extra vegetables. ”

Jiang Wuniang gave a blessing, "Mr. is really benevolent, these children meet Mr., it is really a blessing for several generations." ”

"Mrs. Jiang doesn't have to be polite, everyone is a family in the future, and I will definitely lead everyone to live a good life. Mrs. Jiang should rest early, and she will have to hurry tomorrow. With that, he went back to his room to rest.

Jiang Wuniang looked at his back and couldn't help but think thoughtfully.

When he got up in the morning, Steward Cui arranged for the children to sit in the carriage, and the caravan departed. Out of the south gate, he came over and said to the traversers: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is estimated that after three more days, you will be able to reach the mouth of Liaoshui." There is our Cui's sea boat there, and everyone goes to Mingzhou by boat. ”

Du Dalei asked, "How big is the ship?" Can my horse be on board? ”

"Our boat is 5,600 hu, which is second to none in Mingzhou, and there is a warehouse for breeding horses, and Mr. Du's horse will be taken care of by a special person, so there is no need to worry."

Without saying a word all the way, the convoy arrived at the mouth of Liaoshui three days later. Wei Hongye said with emotion: "This is the estuary of the Da Liao River in later generations, it seems to be near Yingkou City. ”

On the tidal flats on both sides of the estuary of the Liao River, covered with more than a foot of grass, under the sun's rays and sea water, from red to purple, like a red carpet spread out on the vast beach, the scenery is magnificent.

Everyone walked for more than an hour to the seaside, the river water and soup flowed through, the water vapor was dense, a round of red sun hung low, reflecting the red sky, dyeing the water surface red, it seemed to fall slowly, but in a blink of an eye it was close to the water surface. Although it was obscured by the clouds in the lower places, and I could not enjoy a red sunset into the waves, the vast and tranquil beauty presented was enough to intoxicate. The people on the shore watched quietly, facing the sea and facing the sunset.

Everyone lit torches and walked in the direction of the pier under the guidance of the guards. I saw a few lights from a distance, and when I got closer, I found that they were lanterns hanging from several boats on the shore. The pier is not large, a wooden pier juts into the sea, and three sea vessels are moored on either side of the pier. One of the guards went under the tallest boat, looked up and shouted, "Come on, we're back, come out quickly." ”

After a while, the lights on the side of the ship were lit up, and someone in a noisy scene shouted: "Is it Steward Cui?" It's too dark for me to see, so please come closer. ”

The guard who shouted scolded with a smile: "Okay, you old immortal Lin cripple, you can't even hear grandpa's voice, do you want to be fisted by grandpa." ”

"Hey, it turned out to be Zhang Sanlang. Is Steward Choi back? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, everyone is back, hurry down to greet the grandfathers."

The people on the boat lowered the gangplank, and a thin figure appeared next to the boat and limped off the boat. Steward Cui greeted him and said with a smile: "Boss Lin, how are you doing these days?" ”

The man was a little gray-haired old man, his face was full of wrinkles, and he pouted, "You have been gone for more than two months, and the crew is very bored, and everyone is either drinking or gambling, and they are not in good shape. Later, I ran a few routes from Dengzhou to Suzhou (later known as Dalian), helped people transport some goods, and made a little money. I guess you'll be back in the next few days, so I'll be waiting here. ”

Steward Cui waved his hand: "I don't care how much money you make, that's your ability, but you have to show me the sailor, and there can't be any problems." This time I was accompanied by a distinguished guest, and you told the lawless bastards on the ship to give me some restraint. If you lose the face of our Cui family, the head of the family will definitely make your life worse than death, understand? ”

The little old man agreed again and again, and Steward Cui said: "You bring down the grain, meat, and vegetables on the ship, we have to cook, and after eating dry food for a few days, the mouth has faded out." In addition, we will not get on the boat today, so we will camp by the sea. ”

The little old man went back to the boat to arrange not to mention, everyone found a leeward place to camp on the seaside, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather turned cooler, especially cold at night, and several children had symptoms of cold. Everyone set up a cauldron, Jiang Wuniang began to cook soup, and at this time, the sailors on the ship brought a lot of food, including rice, vegetables, pork, and a few fish.

Jiang Wuniang has the best cooking skills among the crowd, she commanded everyone to cook together, a few older children helped to add firewood to the fire, apricots, dogs ran around with a few small ones, Jiang Wuniang dragged the dog and spanked her ass a few times, "What are you running, carefully touch the pot and burn you, go outside to play, Xing'er, you look at them." ”

A few children ran away giggling, and Du Dalei came over, "I said Jiang Niangzi, why is the food you cooking so delicious?" I've tried it, but I can't make your taste with the same ingredients as you. ”

Jiang Wuniang sighed: "Mr. Du, our family is poor, there is nothing to eat, and when the spring is not green, we have to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, go to the field to catch voles, go down to the river to fish, and eat everything in order to fill our stomachs." My kids were young, so I tried to figure out how to cook delicious meals for them. ”

Du Dalei sighed: "Mrs. Jiang, you are really a good mother, if anyone can marry you, he will be happy for the rest of his life." I would venture to ask, how old are you this year? ”

Jiang Wuniang's face turned a little red, "The slave family is twenty-five years old this year. ”

Du Dalei rolled his eyes, looked at no one around, and said: "Jiang Niangzi, you see how my eldest brother is, he is a good person, if you marry him, your mother and son will have a fate." ”

Jiang Wuniang was a little shy, lowered her head and didn't speak. Du Dalei looked at the play, "Jiang Niangzi, although my eldest brother has been married, but his wife and son have been separated, and I haven't found it for a long time, I can't go on like this, I think you are very good at taking care of people, your personality is also gentle, and your cooking is very delicious, if my eldest brother marries you, it will be his blessing." ”

Jiang Wuniang thought for a while, hesitated and said: "I am a widow with two children, just a rural village woman, how can I be worthy of Mr. Zhao." ”

Du Dalei continued to persuade: "Jiang Niangzi, our brothers are not powerful people, regardless of your identity, you didn't see my eldest brother's eyes looking at the puppy, very gentle, it is estimated that the puppy is his son." He will definitely be good to you mother and son. In addition, I don't listen to you like a person who can't read big words, have you ever read a book? ”

"When I was young, my family was well-off, and I read a few books with my father, and then the Khitans came to my hometown to fight grass valleys, and took our whole family to the north, and my parents and younger brothers died of illness on the road, and I was resold several times, and I was tortured as a slave and a maid. The last time I was sold to my deceased husband, who was only an honest farmer, but he was very kind to me, and I lived a few years in peace, and gave him two children. But I don't want him to get colic, and he will die of pain. If it weren't for Mr. Zhao's rescue, my mother and son might have starved to death one day. I think that your five brothers are all talented people, and you will definitely do great things in the future. I just want to do what I can, help you cook and laundry, take care of those orphans, and raise two children, which is enough for this life. ”

Du Dalei was a little silent, looking at the flames in a daze and muttering to himself: "People in this era are really living too hard, and it is a luxury to be able to eat enough." ”

He raised his head, "Jiang Niangzi, there is a concept in our hometown that people's lifelong happiness is to be fought for by themselves, and you haven't worked hard, how can you know that it can't work." Think about it, if you decide, I will do my best to help you, I believe that the three of them will do the same, and I will go first. ”

Du Dalei left, Jiang Wuniang slowly sat on the sand by the sea, looking at the dark sea, listening to the sound of waves crashing on the shore, and couldn't help but think about something stupidly.