Zhao Jiaren hadn't eaten for the purpose of eating for a long time, and eating with the Qin family on the cruise ship felt relaxed and comfortable, and he even felt embarrassed.

Mrs. Qin saw Zhao Jiaren's slightly embarrassed expression, and couldn't help but smile: "Why should San Lang be so restrained. ”

Zhao Jiaren wanted to explain, but he felt that talking about those hard things was too embarrassing, so he smiled: "I just feel full." ”

Mrs. Zhao helped Zhao Jiaren play the round, "My San Lang is fine with everything else, but as soon as he quieted down, he felt uncomfortable." Probably a life of toil. ”

After hearing this, Qin Tidian couldn't help but sigh, "It's not easy to come to San Lang." I studied hard since I was a child. After being admitted to the Jinshi, I went to the county, or two counties. Build water conservancy and arrest thieves in the local area. After being sent to prison, he sent troops three times. Many people probably won't be able to do so much in their lifetime. Someone said that San Lang was lucky to get an official, and I was thinking that if others did so many things, I am afraid that the official position would be much higher than that of San Lang now. ”

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Qin were both from big families, and nodded slightly after hearing this. Although this is an exclamation, it is also fair. If Zhao Jiaren is a person deliberately promoted by the prime minister of the dynasty, and he can be ten years older than now, with these merits, he is a third-grade official who is afraid to do it.

"As long as Brother Zhao feels at ease." Qin Yuzhen opened her mouth and said.

Hearing this, Zhao Jiaren's eyes lit up. The purpose of doing so much is not to be an official, but to get rid of the nightmare that has been haunting him for a long time. The Pu family will not be destroyed for a day, and Zhao Jiaren will not be at ease for a day. Hearing Qin Yuzhen point to the vital point in his heart with a supportive attitude, he felt like a confidant to Qin Yuzhen.

poured a glass of wine for Qin Yuzhen, and Zhao Jiaren also picked up his own wine glass, "Miss Qin, I toast you." ”

Qin Tidian stopped Zhao Jiaren, "If you drink alcohol, you need four glasses." ”

In the Song Dynasty, the blind date procedure was followed by the matchmaker and before the newcomer got married. The man's family chooses a day to prepare wine and worship the woman's family, or borrows the garden, or in the lake, and the two parents meet each other, which is called 'blind date'. Men have four glasses of wine, and women have two glasses, which means "men are strong and women are weak". Zhao Jiaren is not familiar with this rule, and Qin Tidian will not mess with the rules.

The wine glass was very small, and Zhao Jiaren didn't talk nonsense, and drank four glasses in a row. Qin Yuzhen also accompanied two cups according to the number of etiquette. The two elders looked at the children like this and exchanged glances with each other. Mrs. Zhao got up and left the table first, and called Zhao Jiaren to the floor below.

"Do you like it?" Mrs. Zhao asked.

Zhao Jiaren liked it very much in his heart, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly felt that his cheeks were hot, and he couldn't say anything.

Seeing that her son was a little shy and twisted, Mrs. Zhao did not laugh, she said with a straight face: "San Lang, this girl is excellent." But this is a marriage event, and you must not regret it. If you really want to, tell me yourself. ”

"I ...... I think I like Miss Qin. Zhao Jiaren said embarrassedly.

"And then?" Mrs. Zhao asked.

"I ......" Zhao Jiaren feels that the current style of painting is not quite right. Didn't you say that under the evil feudal system, men and women have no freedom to fall in love? Doesn't it mean that all evil arranged marriages don't give young men and women a choice? Obviously, the Great Song Dynasty is not so evil! If it is really so evil, Zhao Jiaren probably doesn't have to be embarrassed to show his attitude.

Thinking of Miss Qin's dignified appearance and elegant conversation, Zhao Jiaren gritted his teeth and replied, "I am willing to marry Miss Qin." ”

"No regrets?" Mrs. Zhao actually continued to ask very calmly.

Now Zhao Jiaren finally couldn't stand it anymore, he asked the old lady in turn, "I haven't encountered anything that makes me regret it now, mother, how can you make me regret it?" ”

Seeing her son's clear statement, Mrs. Zhao sighed: "With the Hun family forgetting the mother, it is a person like you who is talking about it." Don't worry, after you get married, I will return to Lin'an. I won't let you think I'm in the way. Alas......"

Facing the old lady, Zhao Jiaren felt that he was always being eaten to death. As a doctor and a psychologist, Zhao Jiaren knows that the old lady wants to shape her son according to her own perception of manhood. To put it more emotionally, the son before marriage seemed to his mother to be a big toy. Although it will be annoying and even boring, it is still very reluctant before letting go.

Thinking of his mother's hard work in raising him, Zhao Jiaren grabbed his mother's arm and said affectionately: "Mother, I will definitely go to Lin'an to see you when I have time." ”

Seeing her son like this, Mrs. Zhao raised her hand and touched Zhao Jiaren's cheek, "San Lang, just take care of yourself." Confucius said that parents are only worried about their illness. Although I reprimanded you, I only wanted you to be better. When I talk about you in front of others, I feel that those around me are too far away from you. Don't worry me. ”

Zhao Jiaren was very moved after hearing this, what his mother said was the words in the Analects, to the effect that the child is filial, and the parents are only worried about whether the child's body is healthy, and they don't have to worry that the child can't solve the problem correctly on his own. Zhao Jiaren replied seriously: "Yes!" ”

Touching Zhao Jiaren's cheek again, Mrs. Zhao sighed: "Lin'an, you don't have to go often, write more letters." Although your father is not useful, he is much better than others. It's good that I follow him from beginning to end in my life. After you get married, you must also have a beginning and an end, and you must not treat others badly. ”

Having said this, Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, "Go upstairs!" ”

Back on the second floor, the Qin family had already sat down. Mrs. Zhao pulled Zhao Jiaren to sit down and said, "My family Sanlang likes Zhuzhu very much. But I don't know if your family Zhuzhu can take a fancy to my family. ”

Mrs. Qin smiled: "My family Zhuzhu also likes San Lang very much. Sister Chen, we worked so hard and didn't disappoint the two children. I'm happy too. ”

The intention of the blind date was reached, and Mrs. Zhao took out the golden hairpin and handed it to Zhao Jiaren. Then he smiled: "My family Saburo has always been very busy, and I have never seen him pretend to be a woman." Unexpectedly, when he was holding this golden hairpin, he asked me if it would be uncomfortable to insert it into my hair if the golden hairpin was so heavy. Only then did I know that this kid actually had the heart of pity and cherishing jade. ”

Mrs. Qin burst out laughing with a snort. Qin Tidian probably remembered something, and his smile was full of the meaning of kinship with me. Even Miss Qin couldn't help but smile, covering her mouth with her hand and chuckling. Zhao Jiaren didn't expect the old lady to tell her about it, and she blushed. He walked up to Miss Qin with a wry smile helplessly, clumsily gently held Miss Qin's bun, and carefully inserted the golden hairpin into the bun.

Seeing Zhao Jiaren so careful, Mrs. Qin sighed: "Such a careful child, I actually misunderstood him before. ”

The blind date was completed, and the Qin family said goodbye and left. Zhao Jiaren also packed up his thoughts, and it was not his turn to do things after that. Next, I have to find a Vake person (matchmaker) to communicate, agree on a ceremony, and report to the woman's house. It is also necessary to use money. In addition to the names and birthdates of both men and women, the property status of the family should also be written on the marriage certificate. Before the in-person welcome, the south should send pollen and other things to "urge marriage", and the women's family should use curtains, bedding and the like to decorate the new house, called "shop house".

With the old lady here, these don't have to worry about the future groom. Zhao Jiaren returned to school with his mother and began to deal with his affairs. It took two busy days to get things done. Just before returning to Quanzhou, Zhao Jiaren's wife told Zhao Jiaren that the matter of the agreement and the agreed ceremony had been completed. The Qin family didn't want to delay any longer, so the matter was about to be in May.

"June." Zhao Jiaren put forward his own suggestions.

"Why?" Mrs. Zhao asked in surprise.

"I can't talk about it now, it must be in June." Zhao Jiaren replied very seriously.

Mrs. Zhao didn't ask much, so she sent someone to Qin's house to talk about the matter.

Two days later, on the ninth day of the fourth month, Zhao Jiaren returned to Quanzhou with his wife. It didn't take long for the Zhao clan in Quanzhou to know the news that Zhao Zhizhou was going to get married.

Naturally, this news quickly spread in the circle, and many people knew about Zhao Zhizhou's marriage. The Pu family is also a member of the upper echelons of Quanzhou, and they also know that Zhao Jiaren, a thief, is about to marry Mei Jiaoniang. Pu Shiwen said viciously to his subordinates: "This little thief still wants to be merry and happy, and have his big dreams. Let those Japanese people do it in Fuzhou, and those who occupy the city start in Quanzhou. ”

At dawn, a little fish sail appeared on the sea of Quanzhou. Those fishermen who were fishing didn't know the news of Zhao Jiaren's engagement in Zhizhou, and even if they did, they wouldn't really care. It is impossible to invite these poor people to the weddings of those big families, and it is okay to see the excitement when passing by, and it is completely unnecessary to really put these at ease.

However, there are some things they still care about, and the old fisherman said to his son while casting his net: "It's strange this year, there are not many boats back to Quanzhou." If it were in previous years, Quanzhou would have been filled with cargo ships long ago. ”

The middle-aged fisherman had a disapproving expression on his face after hearing this, "Dad, if you rely on them to buy our fish, we will starve to death a long time ago." Come back or not, let them go. But it's the Pu family, it will blow. It was said that the lighthouse was going to be repaired, but it was not completed for several years. Last time, it was finally repaired to a height of five zhang, but it was blown down after the strong wind came. What a rubbish. Zhao Zhizhou has used the lighthouse built in Putian for several years, and it is not good now. The people over there dare to fish outside all night. ”

As they spoke, they cast their nets, and the dark brown nets were cast into the sea, splashing with crystal water. They have to lay the nets in a ring in the sea, and after the fish have entered the net, they tighten the net from the bottom and wrap the fish up from the bottom up.

While he was busy working, he saw a ship coming in the distance. The middle-aged fisherman glanced at it and frowned. At first glance, the ship looked like a long-distance sea vessel, and the sea vessel would not go to the offshore sea to fish. So they never want to break into offshore fishing grounds. Two ships colliding together, even if a large ship collides with a small boat, can cause damage to the large ship.

It didn't take long for the middle-aged man and the fisherman to stop glancing at the few ships that were coming in the wind, and he straightened up and stared at the big boats. Judging from the route, these ships are heading straight for the fishing grounds. The boat can still dodge, but the net that casts it can't dodge. The big boats had a deep draft, and when they passed where the nets were lowered, the whole net was almost gone.

The old fisherman also saw the problem, and he asked his son puzzled, "What's the matter with those boats?" ”

Seeing that his son couldn't say why, the old fisherman simply stood up straight, waved his arms, and shouted vigorously: "Hey! There are people here who are fishing, and they have already laid the net. Don't come here! ”

The big boat finally approached, and Kankan passed by the fishing net. The old fisherman stopped his warning exhalation and cursed angrily. The nets were fine, but the fish were definitely scared away. Suddenly, his raised arms froze in mid-air, standing like statues on the ship. The middle-aged fisherman was stunned, and then he was stunned to find a blood-stained javelin coming out of his father's back. Before he could figure out what was going on, several javelins were fired at the fishing boat again. This time, he didn't hit the boat, but shot into the water next to the boat, splashing snow-white waves. The old fisherman fell into the sea in a stiff position.

The stunned middle-aged fisherman looked up and saw that there were many Cham sailors standing on the high side of the big ship, wearing turbans and holding bows and arrows or crossbow arrows in their hands, and some people were holding strange cages on the ship's tower and shooting at the middle-aged fisherman. Driven by fear, the middle-aged fisherman couldn't manage so much, and a fierce man tied himself tightly into the water. Holding his breath underwater and barely opening his eyes, the middle-aged fisherman saw his father slowly sinking underwater. The old man's eyes opened blankly, and there was no trace of anger.

On April 12 of the first year of Jingding, the northward return fleet expected by Quanzhou Port did not appear, and the pirates of Zhancheng attacked Quanzhou. Fishermen fishing along the coast suffered numerous deaths and injuries.

On 15 April, in the waters near Fuzhou, four ships that were not too small were surrounded by eight medium-sized ships. On the side of a medium-sized ship, Sasuke shouted to the Japanese pirates, "You gangsters, surrender quickly." If you surrender, you will be spared. ”

Yuelian also stood on the side of the ship, and at this time, the flying claw had already tightly hooked the boat of the Japanese on the opposite side, waiting for the result of persuasion. If the pirates on the ship resist to the end, they will have to rush up and kill them all.

There are four Japanese under Yuelian, and she has also learned some Japanese. I heard someone shouting from one of the Japanese who had been beaten by a firearm and cowered in the cabin, "Is that Sasuke on the other side?" ”

Sasuke shouted, "Who are you?" ”

At this point, Yuelian can still hear clearly. However, there are a lot of local words in the following conversations, so I can only listen to a general idea.

Sasuke: Who are you?

Opposite: I'm Sanosuke. Sasuke, your sister, who doesn't know that you are a veteran Wako, and today you actually call us Wako. You scumbag who has forgotten your ancestors!

Sasuke: Phew! Lao Tzu is now messing with the cousin of the Great Song Emperor. What a year of things to be a wolf.

Zuo Nosuke: What? You've climbed the high branches. Can you believe what you say?

Sasuke: Anyway, this is the end of the matter, believe it or not. All I have to say is that if you don't surrender, we will only attack.

Sanosuke: Can you let us go, we won't come back after we're gone.

Sasuke: Brother, you're out of luck. This time, the cousin of the Great Song Emperor gave a death order, and if he did not surrender, he would be killed.

After some power, the pirates, who had been beaten by firearms and completely lost their temper, surrendered obediently.

On April 23, a comprehensive file and six personnel were secretly sent to Qin Huchen's yamen in the Fujian Lutidian Prison. Seeing that it was the prospective son-in-law Zhao Jiaren who sent someone, Qin Huchen attached great importance to it. After reading the file, Qin Huchen was stunned. He has been an official for almost 20 years, and he understands it after reading the file. His prospective son-in-law, Zhao Jiaren, is preparing to uproot the Pu family, the richest man in Quanzhou.

The magistrates of the Great Song Dynasty also often want to crack down on Haoqiang, but they have not seen such ruthless methods for many years. Qin Huchen couldn't help frowning, feeling hesitant in his heart.