Manhu Villa was awakened to the sound of a flock of geese.

"Ugly, let the goose go?"

"Morning, Uncle Wu, I haven't been to Guangyang Lake for a long time, take them over to play, if it's colder, you won't be able to catch fish on the water."

Hua Qiao, who was watching Tao Qingyu combing his hair in the house, asked, "Guangyang Lake?" Is Guangyang Lake far from here? ”

"It's not far, where ducks and geese can go, how far can it be? By the way, let's just go to Guangyang Lake in a while, and we'll take a boat to the lake to fish. ”

This proposal was endorsed by Qingyi. Several young people giggled towards Guangyang Lake.

Yangzhou Mansion is near the sea, although there are three major lakes like Huai'an Mansion in the north, but it is also a dense collection of large and small rivers and lakes, and the river water in Ziying Ditch is gathered from Guangyang Lake and Wugong Lake streams. There are many fishermen living near the water, and when they gather together, it becomes a small town.

Guangyanghu Town is the closest town to Wanhu Villa.

"Brother Tao, can we take a boat?" Although it is only a hundred miles away from Baoying County, Huarong has never been far away, and everything is fresh.

"Of course, our Zhuangzi also has its own boat parked by the lake, and the rice and grain produced in the village will also be exchanged with them for lotus root and callus. We have horse-drawn carts, and when a large number of green shrimp come out of the water, we will also collect the green shrimp from the fishermen and take them to Huailou Town or Baoying to exchange for the materials needed. ”

Qingyi and Hu Yanjin are the same age, and he has completely taken care of the affairs inside and outside the villa.

Walking in the town, Hu Yanjin found that every household was not very rich, so he asked: "There are many fish and shrimp in Guangyang Lake, and the town is not too big, why do fishermen not seem to be well-off?" ”

"The taxes are heavy, after paying the taxes, the rest has to be exchanged for rations, all year round, enough to feed the family, it is already lucky, where will there be any surplus food? Sometimes the harvest is poor, and we have to give them rice and grain on credit, otherwise, everyone will starve to death. Those dog officials, who only care about their own big fish and meat, who cares about the life and death of civilians? ”

Hu Yanjin was shocked: "Heavy taxes? Impossible! After the three dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, the taxes have not been high, and Emperor Yongle has reduced it twice, is it possible that the government here will increase it by itself? ”

"Hahaha...... I forgot that you are also an official, and I accidentally scolded you together......"

Qing Yi's words made several people walking next to him laugh.

"The taxes of the imperial court are not heavy, but, look at it," Qingyi pointed to the lakeside: "The big boats parked over there are all from the rich families in the county, they don't pay taxes, and the taxes they want to collect will be distributed to the fishermen of those small boats. ”

"Brother! Is our boat our own tax? ”

Qing Yu saw that she was also a big boat, and when she heard her brother say this, she knew that those small boats that had little fishing had to feed these big boats that caught a lot of fish.

Qingyi replied to his sister in his mouth, but smiled at Hu Yanjin and said:

"Don't you care, where does your dowry come from? Don't worry, our family has been blessed by our grandfather and has won the hereditary title of 'Ten Thousand Households', which is already a great grace of the emperor. Where will we dig the corners of the emperor's walls and let the imperial court destroy the Great Wall? Right, Huyan. ”

Hu Yanjin was looking at the big boats and was distracted, and when he saw Qingyi asking him, he had to laugh and not answer.

Now that winter has fallen, the green shrimp in Guangyang Lake have gradually moved from the shallow water near the shore to the deep water in the middle of the lake. But the two girls caught a few fish with their fishing rods, which made them happy for a long time.

With the fish and shrimp he caught by himself, dinner became a lot more, Qingyi took out the plum wine brewed in the Zhuangzi again, and after saluting his father and elders, he drank it with Hu Yanjin.

The plum wine was faint at the beginning of drinking, but the stamina was not small, and after a few glasses, both of them were a little upset.

"By the way, Huyan, didn't you say yesterday that you came to ask for a kiss? I don't know which girl is asking for? If it's my sister who is begging, then please bring her back quickly......"

Before Qing Yi finished speaking, he was hit hard by Qing Yu's elbow, and he screamed exaggeratedly, this action successfully attracted the attention of the two fathers.

"What's wrong with you? Always bullying your sister! ”

"That's it, Daddy! My brother always bullies me! Qing Yu said coquettishly. Why didn't she want Yi Chengjin to propose? But the incident happened suddenly, and he even left the dowry money to Qionglong Mountain, so their affairs must be prepared separately.

The accounts of the two brothers and sisters have not been settled, but Hu Yanjin stood up, and he said to Hua Youcai:

"Master, the apprentice wants to ask you to marry Hua Qiao to me as his wife, because he went out in a hurry, he didn't have time to prepare the dowry, if you agree, we will marry first, and when the apprentice has prepared the dowry, he will come to the door to marry."

"What if the master doesn't agree?" Hua Youcai asked slowly.

"Daddy......!" Hua Youcai temporarily changed his hexagram, and Hua Qiao was in a hurry: Obviously didn't say so in the carriage!

Hu Yanjin didn't expect Master to ask like this, so he had to say, "If you don't agree today, then I'll ask again tomorrow......"

Hua Youcai smiled bitterly: "Am I being worried about you?" Okay, you just go and ask Hua Qiao, if she is willing to marry you, I will agree. ”

Hu Yanjin breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up to Hua Qiao, lowered his head and asked softly:

"Hua Qiao, are you willing to marry me?"

"I do!" Hua Qiao replied crisply, for fear that Daddy would say something embarrassing to Yanjin.

The two dads thought at the same time: It's really a girl who is outgoing, pestering your dad every day, and when there is a man you like, you can't wait to pack up your baggage and go with someone overnight, where do you remember that there is a dad?

Hu Yanjin untied a rope from the collar, and a jade wrench was strung on it, which was made of green jade, which looked like a trapezoidal shape from the side, and was the traditional style of the Han people. He tied the rope around the buckwheat's neck and whispered:

"My father used to be a military general, and this wrench was specially customized for my father by my mother, and my father's surname was engraved on it. When I was a student, my father gave me this wrench. Now I give it to you, and he will marry you one day, and you will be the only one in this life and this life. ”

Hua Qiao held the jade wrench finger on her neck, and there was still the residual warmth of Hu Yanjin on it, from the acquaintance to the present, the scenes of the two interacting appeared in front of her. She smiled tearfully:

"I don't care, from the outside I am your junior sister, from the inside, I am your wife who has never been through the door, no matter where you go, I will follow you, don't want to get rid of me."

Qingyi clapped his hands and smiled: "Happy event, big happy event!" No matter who asks for marriage, I have a drink, don't I? Hua Rong, why don't you take a glass of wine to toast your brother-in-law? ”

Hua Rong had long known that his sister would marry Brother Huyan, so it was not surprising that he picked up a glass of wine and walked towards his father.

"Daddy, my sister is married, you still have Ah Rong, Ah Rong will learn his skills quickly, grow up quickly, and take care of you."

Hua Youcai raised his head and blinked his eyes, so that the tears did not fall.

Da Ming is worth it.