Time has come to the new year, and the flavor of the year is getting stronger and stronger. The Fang family is all particular about people, and Fang Chuan came to pick up the Wei family early in the morning to have a New Year's dinner. After Chu Jianniang and Wei Xuan cleaned up the house, the family took a gift and went.

In the end, the Fang family is also a family that also makes tofu, on a big eight immortal table, the whole table of tofu feast, fried, fried, boiled, not the same, looking at Hua Chu Jiaoniang in a row.

This is also the daughter-in-law of Second Uncle Fang's family, who has good cooking skills. If it were her, she wouldn't have this exquisite craft. After all, even Wei Xuan once thought that the food she made was not delicious.

"Come on, come on, sit down for New Year's dinner together. Old man, go set off a firecracker. Second Aunt Fang warmly invited them to the table.

Second Uncle Fang responded, and hung a firecracker at the door with his son, and the fire was triggered, and it crackled and roared in an instant. Then the two closed the door and entered the table. Counting the little grandsons of the second uncle and aunt who had just learned to walk, a total of twelve people gathered around to eat, drink and chat, which was delicious.

I didn't see Jiang Yu for half a month, this little sister also had a complete change, without the previous pampering and arrogant, the eyebrows faintly revealed the grace of being a first-time wife, and her gestures have become a lot more sophisticated.

At the table, he and Fang Chuan toasted a few elders together, and the words of blessing were comforting.

Not to mention that Old Man Wei was surprised when he saw it, Liu never dreamed that he would look at the crooked seedlings that had grown up, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

During the banquet, the eldest of the in-laws Fang praised Jiang Yu for being good in front of the old man of the Liu family, saying that the Fang family had picked up a treasure and that the family had married a good daughter-in-law and came back, and even the second aunt of Fang said that Chuan'er, the daughter-in-law, was sensible and obedient. This has given Liu a lot of face.

However, it can also be seen that it is mostly a polite and polite exchange, after all, the newly dug pit is fragrant for three days, who doesn't know this truth? Jiang Yu is afraid that it is also the first time to come to someone's house, and he is not familiar with it inside and out, so he carefully restricts his temperament.

"I heard that Yu'er has a brother above?" At the banquet, Aunt Fang asked questions and put vegetables in Liu's bowl.

Liu dragged his manners: "Yes, I went to join the army." ”

"Yo! Serving in the military was a chore. ”

"Isn't it? Isn't this to serve the country with all your loyalty! "In fact, I want to get ahead, glorify my ancestors, so that the Liu family can have face.

Second Aunt Fang nodded and praised, "This is feasible, ambitious, and promising, unlike these two boys in our family, who are all drilled in the tofu pit, if they are asked to do something, I am afraid that they will not be able to take any of them, so they will go to join the army." ”

Aunt Fang praised other sons on the one hand, and ruffian on her own son, and lifted Fang Chuan by the way, making Liu feel that her daughter was not married to the wrong person. It is said that people are comfortable in their hearts, and they can't find fault with it.

Chu Jianniang only felt that this person was sophisticated and sleek, and he should be the kind of person who knew the wind and steered the rudder.

Second Aunt Fang said again: "Then did his uncle say when he would come back, seeing that it was all the New Year, and the family had to get together after all." ”

Speaking of this, Liu was in trouble. She didn't know when she would come back, and she also thought that Jiang Feng could come back.

Fang sighed and wanted to reply, but his words were interrupted by Second Uncle Fang:

"You don't know these mothers-in-law, after joining the army and serving, how can you say that you can go back if you want? Three or five years is not certain. Unless it is to become a general, or win a few battles, the battalion side has a leave. But it is said that it is only a few days, so can you come back and see? ”

Only then did Liu know that there was such a statement, but it was inaccurate to say for three or five years? The whole heart instantly fell to the bottom, and it suddenly seemed to be in pain. Holding the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, he felt weak, and there was a big piece of meat in his mouth, and there was no sweet taste when he chewed it.

thought to herself, if she couldn't come back, she was afraid that she would really have to rely on the Wei family wholeheartedly and serve the Wei family in the future?

Liu's heart almost looked up to the sky and roared: Son! Why did my mother send you to join the army at that time? Mother misses you! In the future, you must become a general and come back to see your mother! Don't let your mother down!

Let's say that after Jiang Feng escaped from the barracks, his heart was weak and uneasy, and he was so frightened that he kept going south, thinking that he would hide as far away as possible. During this period, in order to prevent being recognized and caught, Jiang Feng assumed the pseudonym Wang Quan and grew a beard.

However, on the way south, Jiang Feng met a team of dart walkers, who were escorting the goods to the Quanzhou wharf.

People who don't know where to go, overheard the dart masters deserted and complained, saying that there are many wharves in Quanzhou port, and the Cao Si of the dry water and land roads are only responsible for transferring the goods they escort, and the points are on the line, but they are easier than their darts, and they all want to ask someone to find a relationship and go to the transfer to do the work in their hands.

These words made Jiang Feng's heart move.

Now Jiang Feng can't go anywhere, and it's even more impossible to go home. But if you want to go home, if people know that he has become a deserter, this will not only save face, but even lose all the inside. What's more, the old mother at home is still waiting for him to be promoted, become a general, and glorify the family.

With Liu's temperament, if she knew that Jiang Feng had ruined her last hope, then she had to beat him to death?

So, don't go home.

As soon as Jiang Fengzhi came, he was also quite assertive and decisive, thinking that since he couldn't become a soldier, he would find another way to glorify the court. After all, there are three hundred and sixty lines, and he will always get ahead. When the time comes, when he returns home, he will know that he is a deserter, and he will not say anything more.

Jiang Feng comforted and encouraged himself.

So as soon as he arrived in Quanzhou, he went to the wharf and port transportation office, and asked people everywhere whether to recruit workers or not, and whether to recruit people. After searching for a few days and a few private docks, the emperor paid off his wishes, and really asked him to find a place where he was recruiting water transport staff.

However, he said that there was a red curtain desk on the wharf, and the person holding a recruitment sign to recruit him was called Zhao Dayuan, who was in his early thirties, who traveled by sea all the year round, was exposed to the wind and sun, had dark skin, and was strong and powerful.

This person claimed to be the salt supervisor of this place, who was in charge of the transfer of official salt at sea, and had only a dozen people in his hands, and he also had two cargo ships privately. Jiang Feng is a layman, and he doesn't know whether it's good or bad, so he went to sign up. Just thinking that Zhao Dayuan was an official, and dealing with officials, Jiang Feng had no bottom in his heart, and finally falsely reported the name "Wang Quan".

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dayuan didn't ask much, only asked his name and age, and waved his hand, as if he was under his command.

After that, Jiang Feng followed the salt supervisor.

Jiang Feng arrived in Quanzhou in early July, followed Zhao Dayuan at the end of the month, and then went up and down between the ship and the wharf, carrying official salt goods until the end of the year.

Even in the winter months of the coastal cities, they do not feel cold, and people who are used to the four distinct seasons come here and find that it is a place without winter. Jiang Feng lived by, he forgot the time, and when he looked back, it was already the month of Layue. All of a sudden, he felt homesick.

But you can't go back.

After feeling uncomfortable for several days, Jiang Feng thought about it, and asked someone to write a family letter such as he was doing well in the military camp and sent it back to his hometown.

After eating the New Year's dinner from Fang's house, after Chu Jianniang and her party went back, they happened to meet a letter from the village chief sending Jiang Feng. Liu's heart was stunned all the way, and suddenly it was as if an open fire had been lit, and he didn't invite anyone into the house, and he went up to take the letter. However, after disassembling it, he found that he was illiterate, so he had to give it to Wei Xuan.

The content of the letter was extremely concise, just describing some ordinary things, some greetings, in Wei Xuan's eyes, that is, to let the family relax and come back safely.

Regardless of whether it was true or deliberately reported safety, Liu only said that he finally had the news, so that she would not be depressed in her heart. A lot of tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes, he was really relieved, and he hurriedly pulled Wei Xuan and said:

"Da Lang, you, you quickly replied to him, saying that my mother misses him very much, saying that Yu'er is married, and that ...... My mother is very good, my family is fine, let him be in the barracks, and ...... well."

Wei Xuan responded to the next sound, but did not rush back to the house Li Cao replied to the letter, but looked at the letter paper for a long time, and then looked at the envelope at the end, with a look of solemn doubt between his eyebrows.

The paper and envelopes used in the barracks are specially made and should be glyphed, not ordinary paper, and the same is true for envelopes. And this envelope is also featureless, not to mention, the official seal below is actually from ...... Coming from the direction of Quanzhou.

"Village Chief, where did the letter come from?" Wei Xuan couldn't help but want to confirm.

The village chief didn't hesitate: "I came from Quanzhou." ”

Others didn't know what they meant, Wei Xuan said in his heart: Sure enough.

Turning his face, Wei Xuanke smiled, and after quietly saying "thank you" to the village chief, he sent someone away.

This Liu also urged Wei Xuan to write a letter on the side. After the village chief left, Wei Xuan went back to the house to sort out what Liu wanted to say, dipped his pen in ink, and wrote two pages of content. sealed it and asked the village chief to send it out on the same day.

Seeing that the letter was delivered, Liu's heart could be regarded as settling down, but Wei Xuan had a heart.