Early the next morning, Yunqi Qiao Zhong and Qiao Wu were called up by the servants of the Xu Mansion, saying that Xu Er was in charge and wanted to see them.

After the three of them hurriedly washed up, they hurriedly followed the maid, walked around in the Xu Mansion, and came to a luxurious courtyard, but saw that this courtyard has the atmosphere of a mountain village and fields, and the door of the courtyard is full of green vines and pothos, with countless white or pink flowers blooming on it, exuding a faint fragrance, Yun Qi does not know the name of this flower, but looking at the layout of this courtyard, elegant and beautiful, fresh and refined, it can be seen that the person who lives must be a person who is not simple.

The servant led them into the courtyard gate, and stood still outside the gate, made a silent gesture to the three men, and then stood quietly outside the door, without saying a word.

The room is very quiet, there seems to be the sound of chanting, the voice is low, magnetic, so that people have a sense of peace of mind as soon as they enter the ear, Yun Qi guessed, this must be a high monk chanting for the second master of the blessing, the crisp sound of the wooden fish, rhythmically transmitted, but also added a leisurely atmosphere to the early spring morning.

Ding~~, a pleasant sound of the bell came out, and the aftermath lasted for a long time, so the sound of chanting and the sound of the wooden fish all stopped, and there was silence all around.

There's something going on in this house!

Yun Qi thought silently in his heart, in addition to the second master, there should be a monk who has attained the Tao, and maybe there is a little monk, Yun Qi thought to himself.

Immediately, the door opened from the inside, and a man stepped out of it.

He is about 30 years old, with dark skin, a high nose bridge, and bright eyes, especially the pair of eyebrows, thick and straight, which makes that originally very ordinary face suddenly have a heroic atmosphere, but this person's eyes are very peaceful and indifferent, and there is always a faint smile on his face, giving people a sense of kindness and generosity.

The servant respectfully saluted the man and said, "The second master has been brought." ”

The eyes of the second master swept over the three of them, a smile appeared on their faces, and they nodded and smiled at the three of them: "Contemptible Xu Hai, he is the second master here, please come here today, I have something to say, please sit inside." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand into the house, and then walked into the house first.

The three of them looked at each other for a moment, and then walked in.

To Yun Qi's surprise, there was no eminent monk or a little monk sitting in the room, only Xu Hai was the only one in the whole house, and a very empty house.

There are three Bodhisattvas enshrined in the middle of the house, Yun Qi only knows one of them called Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the other two look similar, probably if they are Bodhisattvas or some other Bodhisattva, they really can't name them, the room is lit with sandalwood, burning a good fragrance, and some Buddha statues are painted on the curtains around it, if you first come here, the first impression is that this is a Buddha hall.

Seeing Yun Qidong looking around, Xu Hai asked with a smile, "Little brother, what are you looking at?" ”

Yun Qi stuck out his tongue embarrassedly and said, "I heard the sound of chanting scriptures outside just now, and I thought there were at least two or three monks inside, but now I haven't seen any of them, so I don't know where they are hiding." ”

Xu Hai smiled and nodded a little Yunqi, and said: "I am the only one in this house just now, when I was young, I was a monk in a temple in Hangzhou, and then followed my uncle to do things, although the person is in the red dust, but the heart of the Buddha has never changed, every morning after the homework is a must to do, since I entered the temple at the age of seven, it has been more than 20 years, I have developed a habit, can not change." ”

Yun Qi opened his mouth wide, feeling very surprised, the Xu family has such a big industry, the second master is actually a monk, and he is a monk who looks simple and honest.

"No, didn't the monk say that he couldn't marry a daughter-in-law? How did you marry such a beautiful daughter-in-law? Yun Qi suddenly thought of something and blurted out a question.

"Oh? Did you see Sister Wang? You didn't say anything to her, did you? Xu Hai asked a little nervously.

Qiao Zhong took a step forward and replied without humility or arrogance: "Second master, please rest assured, we are all upright men and gentlemen, and we will not do things that should not be done." ”

Xu Hai was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that his words had caused these people to misunderstand, so he smiled kindly: "Little brother, you want to go wrong, I mean, this Sister Wang doesn't look very kind, it's easy to get close, but she also has a big temper, if you provoke her, she will start a fire and even I am very afraid, I can't help you." ”

"So a beautiful woman can get angry?" Yun Qi muttered secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to make a sound: "It's not that you want to take a good look at your beautiful wife, I'm afraid that your beautiful wife will run away with someone else." ”

Yun Qi was suddenly surprised: "Second master, why do you call her Sister Wang, isn't she your wife?" ”

Xu Hai smiled and brought a few people to the house, let a few sit down, and then picked up a pot of tea, poured a cup for everyone, and then put down the teapot and replied: "My lady, it turned out to be the leader of Jiangnan, countless dignitaries, famous children asked her to kiss, she didn't agree, but chose me, I want me Xu Hai, to be talentless, to be good-looking, such a fairy-like person actually took a fancy to me, I can't help but say that it is my creation, so, since she married, she has won the respect of our whole house, she has been reluctant to be called her Mrs., She said that the lady is a vassal of men, a vine climbing on the big tree of men, a flower in a man's vase, and she doesn't want to be a mediocre woman, and she doesn't want to live only on a man's reputation, so she asked the whole government to call her Sister Wang, even me. ”

Qiao Zhongyun and the three of them suddenly opened their mouths in surprise, in their hearts, women should be dependent on men, and after getting married, even the surname should be changed to the husband's family, called so-and-so, and this sister Wang actually has such ideas and styles, which is really eye-opening.

After Xu Hai briefly exchanged words with the three of them, he stopped, knocked on the table with his knuckles, and thought about how to choose words and make sentences. Yun Qi and the three of them sat in the guest seat, drinking fragrant tea while waiting for Xu Er's instructions.

For the future, the three of them are at a loss, not knowing where to go, what kind of path should they take in the future, and what challenges will they face in life? Everything is like in the fog, when Qiao Lao Dart asked them to follow Master Xu, he didn't make it clear, now, everyone has come to Fujian, but Master Xu went to Yangzhou, it is said that it will be at least a month before he can see him again.

Xu Er knocked on the table, suddenly stopped, he raised his head and said to the three people: "Uncle gave me the letter, I have read it, your dart game has suffered such a big change, it is really suffocating, my uncle originally saved your dart game, it has been many years, and the original rescue, not to ask for your repayment, this time you lost our dart, although Qiao Lao dart head committed suicide to apologize, and also compensated us for a certain loss, but to be honest, what you have compensated, It is no exaggeration to say that if this dart is lost, Uncle Xu, me, Sister Wang, and the whole house, and then far away, the thousands of fishermen who depend on us will all go bankrupt, and countless people will be ruined and their wives ......will be separated."

Qiao Wu's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Is it so serious? ”

Xu Er smiled bitterly: "It may be far more serious than you expected, so when you enter our gang this time, the first thing is that you can't claim that you are from the Sanjiang Dart Bureau, if you let others know your details, maybe some people will be resentful of you; Second, you don't know anything about our business at the moment, so I arranged for you to start as a seafarer, and if you do well, you will naturally be promoted to be a steward, and if you don't do well, I will think of another way. ”

Yun Qi wondered, "If someone really accidentally knows where we come from, what will happen to us?" ”

Xu Er said: "If this gang of ours falls apart because of you, what do you think is the biggest possibility?" As seafarers, the means we use most often have to do with the sea. ”

"Throw it in the sea to feed the fish?"

"This is a better result, there are countless ways, you will slowly hear about it in the future, some punishments are imposed, the tortured person can not bear the end, I think early death is the best ending, of course I don't want these means to be used on you, but you should also pay attention, don't blame me for not reminding, now you are still our guest, but when you get to the ship, you are a part of the ship, no matter how high or low, you must be responsible for the safety of the ship, if you don't want to do things here, I will send a sum of money, You are looking for your own livelihood, and I am not reluctant. ”

The three of you, look at me, I'll look at you, Qiao Wu muttered a few more words to Qiao Zhong, and then politely hugged Xu Er's family, and said: "Second master, it's not that we don't know how to lift, it's really that we haven't eaten water rice in this life, and I'm afraid it will affect the business of the second master, so we still decided not to get on the boat, our Sanjiang Dart Bureau owes you too much to help, these can be reported slowly in the future, now, we still want to do something familiar to ourselves, even if it is to open a small shop, it is better than floating on the water every day, and please forgive the second master." ”

Xu Er chuckled, waved his hand and said: "Fifth Master Qiao is polite, this is not a reluctant thing, I respect your decision, so, I also trouble you to repair a book, tell my uncle the specific reason, when my uncle comes back to see that you are not there, I still think I can't tolerate a few of you." ”

Qiao Wu clenched his fists and said: "Of course, don't work hard, it should be so." ”

However, at this moment, Yun Qi stood up, first saluted Xu Er's family, and then gave Qiao Wu's salute, and said in an affirmative tone: "I have decided to stay, I want to learn the knowledge on the ship from Xu Er's family." Please also ask Fifth Master Qiao and Brother Qiao Zhong to complete. ”

Qiao Zhong was surprised: "Yun Qi, aren't you going with us?" ”

Yun Qi smiled bitterly: "Brother Qiao Zhong, I was originally an orphan, the four seas are my home, it is my blessing to meet you, we are good brothers in the Sanjiang Dart Bureau, I will always remember this friendship in my life, but now I want to follow Xu Er's family to learn some maritime knowledge, I hope to be able to accumulate a little money as soon as possible, and also learn some skills, so that one day, when I return to our mountain village, I see my grandfather, he will definitely be proud of me." ”

Qiao Zhong's eyes were full of reluctance.

Yun Qi stepped forward, patted Qiao Zhong on the shoulder and said, "Although we are separated now, we will always be good brothers, no matter when, brother, as long as you have something, I will definitely leave everything to find you, you can rest assured." ”

With tears in his eyes, Qiao Zhong nodded: "Yes, we will always be good brothers, if you are in need, I will definitely stand by your side." ”

"Definitely!"

"Definitely!"

The two right hands snapped together and squeezed tightly.

On either side of the hand, there are two young and resolute faces.