"I hate it, people didn't promise to marry you." Cai Yan pouted, raised his fist and smacked Han Lie retorted.

"Haha, I can't help you now." Han Lie smiled heartily and leaned over to kiss the other party's red lips, Cai Yan was still a little shy at first, but gradually she responded enthusiastically.

After a hot kiss, Cai Yan snuggled in Han Lie's arms with a blushing face, and said, "Ziyang, rest early, the concubine will go back first." ”

"By the way, I'm going to pick up someone tomorrow, and I'll leave early in the morning, and it's estimated that it will take two days to return." When Cai Yan went out, Han Lie remembered his tomorrow's itinerary and said hello.

"Well, be careful on the road." Cai Yan nodded and asked with concern.

Although he had been busy until the fourth watch, Han Lie, who had only closed his eyes for an hour, got up early and practiced his sword skills for a while, and then he took a team of personal soldiers and rode war horses out of the city to the direction of the fishing village.

Although it has been almost two years since he left the fishing village, Han Lie has never forgotten that small fishing village, for him, that fishing village is undoubtedly his hometown, and there is a relative in this hometown.

The fishing village is located in the southeast of Licheng, although there is no direct road, but Han Lie still has the location of the fishing village firmly in his mind, climbing mountains and wading along the way, passing through patches of woods and reeds, and many places can only lead horses.

After spending the night in the forest, it was not until noon the next day that Han Lie saw the house in the fishing village, although it had been two years apart, but this fishing village on the coast of the East China Sea was already so quiet.

Before Han Lie and his party arrived at the entrance of the village, there was a sound of dogs barking in the village, obviously Han Lie's formation startled the dogs guarding the village.

Soon there was also a sound of gongs in the village, and it was obvious that Han Lie's group of uninvited guests had brought tension to the quiet village, and some young men had already poured out of the village with tools, while women and children were also running towards the sea.

Seeing this scene, Han Lie hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Folks, don't panic, I'm Han Lie, I'm back." ”

Han Lie's shout soon spread throughout the village, and after a while, Uncle Chen's familiar figure appeared at the entrance of the village, supporting Uncle Chen's young man, although it had changed a lot compared to two years ago, but Han Lie still recognized at a glance that this young man was Xu Sheng.

"Uncle Chen, I'm back." Seeing Uncle Chen, Han Lie rushed up with some excitement, and hugged Uncle Chen, who had obviously aged a lot, after not seeing him for two years, Uncle Chen's beard and hair had turned white, and the age spots on his face made him look a lot older.

"It's really Ziyang back, okay, okay." Uncle Chen looked at Han Lie with a kind face, his eyes were full of joy and joy, he originally thought that he would be afraid that it would be difficult to see Han Lie again in this life, and he would see the junior he had always been concerned about again, Uncle Chen's emotions were also full of excitement.

"It's me, it's me who's back." Han Lie nodded, and said quite distressedly: "Uncle Chen, you have suffered in the past two years. ”

"It's not bitter, it's not bitter, I have Xu Sheng with me, this kid is good, he has grown a lot in the past two years." Chen Boyao looked away and admired Xu Sheng beside him with a smile.

"Meet Childe." Seeing Han Lie's gaze, Xu Sheng hurriedly bowed down and saluted.

"Good boy, he has grown taller and stronger, like a man." Han Lie reached out and patted Xu Sheng's shoulder and smiled with satisfaction.

"Ziyang, why do those people look like sergeants in the army, could it be that you joined the army?" Uncle Chen looked at the horse team at the entrance of the village and asked hesitantly.

"It's a long story, let's go back first." Han Lie waved his hand to let his soldiers camp at the entrance of the village to rest, while he supported Chen Bo and walked towards his home.

"Xu Sheng, tell the villagers that they are all dispersed." Uncle Chen nodded and instructed Xu Sheng.

"Hmm." Xu Sheng replied and said, "Then I'll go first, and I'll ask Grandpa to bring some Haier over later." ”

"Go ahead, it's rare to remember that Ziyang likes to eat sea ear." Uncle Chen smiled approvingly.

Back home, when Uncle Chen listened to Han Lie talk about his experience in the past two years, he nodded again and again: "As a citizen of the Han Dynasty, since loyalty and filial piety come first, Ziyang, you can distinguish between right and wrong and contribute to the country, which is very good, and now it is a good thing to be able to return to your hometown as an official, Uncle Chen, you live very well in the village, it doesn't matter if you go or not." ”

"That's not good, I'm here to pick you out this time, if you don't go, how can I feel at ease?" Han Lie firmly objected.

"Whatever you want, whatever you want. However, Xu Sheng's child is talented and intelligent, after my two years of polishing, he already has some ability, and now that you are employing people, you might as well take it away and cultivate it, I believe that he can also become a big help to you in time. Chen Bo saw Han Lie's resolute attitude, and he knew Han Lie's intentions, but he no longer insisted.

"Uncle Chen, rest assured, at the moment, my pro-army team is lacking a leading general, and I think Xu Sheng is also suitable." Han Lie saw that Chen Bo was relieved, he was in a good mood, and he would not let go of Xu Sheng, the future tiger general.

"It would be great if the old man and the old lady could see Ziyang's achievements today." Uncle Chen sighed with emotion, and said with a relieved smile on his face: "But the spirit of heaven for the old man and the old lady will also be blind, two years, time flies so fast, Ziyang, you should also go to the grave of the old lady." ”

"Well, I'll go get ready." Han Lie nodded, although in his memory, his grandmother brought him only harsh memories, but in his heart, he still had a lot of respect for his grandmother, who was still deceased.

The news of Han Lie's return soon spread in the village, and when the villagers learned that Han Lie had not only become a general, but also become the county commander of the county seat outside the village, they were not only envious, but also had more awe for Han Lie.

That night, in order to welcome Han Lie's return, under the auspices of Uncle Chen, the whole village held a bonfire banquet on the beach, and the accompanying soldiers were naturally invited to participate in the bonfire banquet.

Although there is no rare food in the village, as the saying goes, the sea eats the sea, the mountains eat the mountains, the fishing village is located on the coastline, and there are mountains and dense forests to cover, although there are no good fields, crops can be planted, but the prey in the mountains, the seafood in the water, is just as much, and it is enough for the villagers to have enough food and clothing.

It is almost impossible to eat such an original sea ear (abalone) in later generations, but in the fishing village, you can feast, steam, boil soup, and even barbecue, and eat all kinds of flavors at will.

Han Lie's soldiers are all Zhending's disciples, where have they eaten such a sumptuous seafood, especially the sea cucumbers after barbecue, and all kinds of seafood, but they really didn't hook out their gluttony.

Han Lie ate ten sea ears in one go, and ate three roasted lobsters that were two catties in size, and then clapped his hands with some unsatisfied feelings, looking up at the starry sky, Han Lie suddenly regretted that he didn't bring Cai Yan with him.

The gentle sea breeze, the turquoise beach, the starry sky as an embellishment, the food, the bonfire, such a beautiful scenery is enough to make people forget all their troubles and enjoy the peace and comfort in front of them.

"Childe, are you full?" Xu Sheng roasted a fairy shell and turned his head to ask.

"Well, that's enough for now, you can eat it yourself." Han Lie replied casually, raised his eyes and looked at the crowd a few times, feeling that compared to two years ago, there seemed to be seven or eight fewer young adults in the village.

"Xu Sheng, is anyone going out in our village?" Strange, Han Lie asked casually.

"No, only Childe has been out alone in the past two years." Xu Sheng shook his head, but couldn't help but set his eyes on Uncle Chen.

Uncle Chen on the side, drank a bowl of sea ear soup, ate a few pieces of fish, and then stopped eating, Han Lie and the conversation between the two, he listened to a rough idea, and saw Xu Sheng's gaze, so he nodded and said: "In the past six months, nine people in our village have died at sea, and only one person has escaped back, according to the big pillar who escaped back, he once saw a beautiful woman at sea asking for help, and when he saw that the other party was a woman, he was defenseless out of kindness, but when he reached out to pull the other party to upload, he was almost dragged into the sea, The reason why he was able to escape was because he saw that the lower body of the woman floating in the water actually had fish scales and tail, and he withdrew his hand in time in surprise, and at this time, the fishing boats of Xu Bo in the village just rushed over, and the woman with a human body and fish tail sank into the water, and the big pillar saved his life. ”

"The other nine people have gone to sea and never come back, it is estimated that they were all dragged into the sea by the fish monster and became food for the fish monster, so these days, the villagers did not dare to fish too far from the beach, and they all went to sea together, so there were no more disappearances."

"Is that so?" Han Lie was also surprised to learn that the villagers had encountered the legendary mermaid, there were countless legends about mermaids in later generations, but there were no people who had really seen mermaids, but when he heard that there was a mermaid on the vast sea in front of him, Han Lie's curiosity suddenly rose, and he hurriedly said: "Xu Sheng, hurry up and call the big pillar over, I want to ask him carefully about the specific process of meeting the mermaid." ”