Xiao's mansion is located in the southeast of Benhai City, very close to Liyun Port, the largest port in the city. In the distance, the blue sea is clear, and when the weather is clear, the blue sky really blends with the sea level in the distance, but from time to time there will be some large merchant ship masts slowly rising on the sea level, breaking the boundary between water and sky.

Xiao Ying'er likes to climb up and down between buildings on weekdays, and she likes the lively scene in the port very much, but now she is trapped in the school, and the scene in Liyungang is naturally not visible, and her eyes are full of the old face of her husband. It was noon, the sun was shining through the window, and the school was filled with a sleepy atmosphere. There are only two people in the whole school, Xiao Yinger and Mr., which is a "small stove" specially opened for her by her father.

Xiao Ying'er had to lie down in front of the table, writing nonsense with a pen, and her immature little face was quite angry. I only heard Mr.'s deep voice echoing in the school: "The Longyuan Dynasty has been hundreds of years, and when it was first established, it was divided into eleven states of Longyuan, namely Zhong, Ping, Yu, Mu, Yuan, Li, Qing, Chang, Yun, Shuo, and Huang. Except for the barren state, which is a wild and uninhabited northland, the rest of the states are all fiefdoms of princes. The Longyuan Dynasty has been trading with various islands in the East China Sea for a long time, and Cheongju, as the gateway to the eastern border of the dynasty, is an important port for trade, and its geographical location is very important, so two princes are set up to divide and rule, which is also the origin of the Wang Ye Xiao clan and the Dongliu City Fang clan......"

The gentleman's voice was flat and bland, without any ups and downs, and Xiao Ying'er really couldn't listen to it anymore. This lesson "History of the Longyuan Era" was just talked about in the morning, and Mr. Helpless also knew that although Xiao Ying'er was only fourteen or fifteen years old, she was notoriously naughty in the entire Xiao family, so according to the instructions of the prince, he kept her and did not give her a chance to go out and do evil.

After finishing a paragraph, the gentleman seemed to be reminiscing about what he had just said, brushing his beard, shaking his head, and no more sound for a long time. Half an hour later, Xiao Ying'er, who was full of displeasure written on her face, suddenly heard a faint snoring sound in the always quiet school. She quickly reacted and looked over to her husband. Mr. is about sixty, dressed in a gray robe, with deep wrinkles on his face, upright facial features, and a righteous air between his eyebrows, but he looks like a deputy famous Confucian, if he didn't snore with his throat.

His snoring was getting louder and louder, his head was lowered, and his gray beard was also attached to his chest, Xiao Ying'er tried to hold back a smile, but a strange idea was born in his heart.

She tiptoed up to her husband's desk while looking nervously at him. Fortunately, he showed no signs of waking up at all, and his snoring was still loud. Xiao Ying'er took off all the headdresses on her head, untied the headband she used to tie her hair, and carefully tied her husband's beard, wrapping the other end around the armrest of his chair. Then she picked up the pen on the table and scribbled on her husband's old face. After a while, she put down her pen, looked at the ink in circles on her face, patted her hands with satisfaction, and then paced out gently. It wasn't until she had walked far away that her giggling could be faintly heard outside the school.

Xiao Ying'er ignored her cloak at this time, she was in a good mood, and she walked briskly. Just as she was thinking about where to find a few maids around her to keep her company, a sturdy figure suddenly appeared under the porch not far away. Xiao Ying'er was stunned for a moment, quickly turned around and ran, and muttered in a low voice: "It's over, it's over......" The figure was faster, and he lifted Xiao Ying'er up in two steps.

Xiao Ying'er was helpless in her heart, so she could only pretend to be pitiful, blinked her two big eyes, squeezed out a few tears and hung them in the corners of her eyes, and turned her head to look at the figure with some sadness: "Big brother, I was wrong!"

Xiao Yizhan, the eldest son of King Xiao Mu of Chengji, has a strong physique, a tall figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks more like a farmer than a noble son, but he has assisted his father in handling affairs for more than two years, and his gestures have a kind of majesty. Although Xiao Ying'er, who is only fourteen or fifteen years old, is not very old, her figure is also quite slender, but Xiao Yizhan has no trouble carrying her. Xiao Ying'er, he has seen this many times, and he can already deal with it with ease, and he will no longer be as flustered and sweaty as he was at the beginning, so he just smiled at his sister, showing his white teeth.

"I was thinking that you were probably not honest, so I came over to take a look, but I didn't expect you to really run out when you came......!

Xiao Ying'er knew that she couldn't escape, so she shook her head angrily, and Qingsi slapped on Xiao Yizhan's arm and made a "snap" sound: "Didn't you go to class in the morning, why did you leave me behind!" She seemed to have been wronged, as if she was about to cry.

Xiao Yizhan didn't panic, and while carefully helping his sister pull up her hair, she said, "Now you can't bluff me." This is what my father meant, it's not that you are playful, and you can't complete your homework many times, so your father really can't make this decision. ”

He walked with great strides and quickly walked to the door of the school. He put Xiao Ying'er down, and helped her tidy up her hair, but she didn't dare to compliment her craftsmanship, and now Xiao Ying'er seemed to have a chicken nest on her head.

After tossing, Xiao Yizhan himself felt really dissatisfied, and asked, "What about your maid?" It seems that her name is Xiaoxi, shouldn't she be waiting for you outside the school?"

"My mother sent her away, saying that Xiaoxi was outside and would affect my homework. Xiao Ying'er pretended to be old-fashioned and sighed.

"Oh, then you'd better fix your own hair and hurry in. ”

Xiao Ying'er's face was full of reluctance, and she snorted: "If I meet the second brother, he will definitely not drive me back, and maybe he will take me out to play!"

Xiao Yizhan smiled secretly in his heart and said, "Your second brother was as naughty as you back then. If you meet your brother Qi, you won't have so much to say. ”

Xiao Ying'er stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Brother Qi is in the military camp at the moment, and he will not appear here at this time." ”

"Coincidentally, I just met him, and he went back to the palace to pack some things. I don't need to call him here and see what the hell you have in front of him. Xiao Yizhan was happy and laughed.

Xiao Ying'er stuck out her tongue, glared at Xiao Yizhan, and said with a smile: "Count you ruthless!" The "Brother Qi" in Xiao Yizhan's mouth is also Xiao Ying'er's brother. Back then, his father asked him to supervise Xiao Ying'er's homework, and he once guarded the whole school hall, always staring at Xiao Ying'er, no matter whether Xiao Ying'er was coquettish or splashing and rolling, he was unmoved. The helplessness and resentment at that time, Xiao Yinger can still remember it vividly.

"Okay, okay, I'll let your second brother take you out to play when you're done with your homework, how about it?" Xiao Yizhan comforted Xiao Ying'er. As he spoke, as soon as he looked up, he suddenly saw the ink marks on the face of the gentleman in the school, and he was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to wake up the gentleman. It's just that as soon as Mr. raised his head, his beard happened to be pulled by Xiao Ying'er's hairband, and he screamed in pain. Xiao Yizhan was in a hurry, and Xiao Ying'er was laughing next to her and couldn't wait to roll on the ground.

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The south of Liyun Harbor in Benhai City is a shallow, because the water is shallow and not suitable for parking boats, so although Liyun Harbor in the north is hot, it is very deserted here, and there are few people who can not be seen.

On the beach, the waves crashed on the shore, and several bare-chested teenagers swam in the water, white flowers like fish, and their flapping arms made a splash. Among the group of people, Xiao Yilan took the lead and quickly dived along the coast. When he emerged from a rock, he was surrounded by the waves of his companions as they advanced.

Immediately after that, another person appeared on the edge of the reef, Xiao Yilan gasped and said with a smile: "Li Zheng, you lost again!"

The young man named Li Zheng shook his head with a smile and said, "The second young master is swimming really fast. ”

The Xiao family has a high reputation in Benhai City and is quite virtuous, and Xiao Yilan is not as rough as his eldest brother, but a little delicate, a pair of eyes under the willow eyebrows are not big, exuding the unique brilliance of a young man, and his figure is much thinner than Xiao Yizhan. Xiao Yilan was born in the palace, and it is inevitable that he is a little pampered, but he is in the same vein as Xiao Ying'er, he has many ideas, and he is best at finding some new things, and he has become the leader of these playmates.

The rest of the people also emerged from the water, chatting and chatting. Xiao Yilan was the first to go ashore, urging them to get dressed and take the lead towards the market. The winner was decided, and he wanted to have some other fun.

The market in the center of the city is also a favorite place for them. In addition to Xiao Yilan, these teenagers' families are either blacksmiths, butchers, and some traders, and most of the novelties in the market cannot afford to buy, but they like to join in the fun, watch all kinds of novelties and snacks, and see all kinds of people. A group of teenagers chattered and huddled together, it was indeed very lively, not only lively, but also very noisy, even on the days when the market was closed, they would go to Liyun Harbor to frolic in Liyun Harbor when they were idle, which made the shipwrights in the port a headache.

Sometimes Xiao Yilan will also come to buy some snacks and gadgets that his friends are interested in, so everyone is also willing to play with Xiao Yilan, and the merchants in the market are also familiar with Xiao Yilan, unlike the boatmen in Liyungang, who often have a straight face and often greet them with a good voice. However, for Xiao Yilan, it is more interesting to fight wits and courage with the shipwits and courage of the port.

Today, everyone didn't shop for anything of interest, but Xiao Yilan caught a glimpse of an emerald green stone at a stall. It looks like jade, but the tentacles are much lighter than jade, and it was held in the palm of the hand for a long time, and then it was still cold and cold, and it was not covered by body heat at all. This made Xiao Yilan quite curious.

It's just that even the store doesn't know what it is, and the medicinal materials he sells in his store are from southern Xinjiang, and he accidentally found this thing in the corner of the box containing medicinal materials. He thought it was some special jade and sold it, but because he didn't understand, the price was very cheap. Xiao Yilan was not short of money anyway, so he bought it and wore it on his chest with a rope.

In addition to a variety of shops, there are also some juggler stalls in the market. These people were either performing some street tricks, or showing some fist and foot kung fu, plus a few guys next to them who were shouting and soliciting customers, and the scene was very lively for a while.

The attention of the teenagers at the moment is on a strong man. This man has a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his green tendons are intertwined. In his hand is an iron hammer, occasionally the hammer head on the ground can be heard a dull sound, and even a shock on the ground, which shows its weight. However, this did not bother the strong man, only to see his wrists flip, the hammer was sometimes thrown up, and then it was firmly caught, and sometimes it was rounded by him, switching back and forth between his hands, winning the applause of the whole house.

Then, in the midst of the applause, a teenager took a small bowl and stretched it out in front of the surrounding spectators, only to hear a crackling sound, and the small bowl was full of trivial silver taels and copper coins.

The teenagers watched with relish, and suddenly one of them said, "Li Zheng, can your master be better than this guy?" The others were stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed.

"Yes, yes, isn't your master quite strong......"

"Why don't you call your master to compete with him!"

The teenagers chattered and discussed, and Li Zheng smiled wryly. He was an orphan and later apprenticed to a blacksmith shop, who said that his master was the owner of the blacksmith shop. He didn't know how powerful the master was, and it was the master's housekeeping skill to play with a hammer, but for him, the level of these two people was out of reach.

He was immediately provoked to win, not to be outdone, and said with a smile: "Let me tell you, my master's size is two big as this guy, and the muscles are terrifying, definitely more powerful than this guy, such a big hammer is as light as cotton in his hand......" That being said, he didn't dare to go back and call his master to compete with this person, the blacksmith who was full of meat had a very bad temper, and he was angry at Li Zheng when he had nothing to do, and Li Zheng was trembling in front of him.

Xiao Yilan suddenly became interested, and his eyes seemed to be shining: "It's really fake! Is it such a big hammer?" As he spoke, he also stretched out his hand to draw a circle, gesturing with such a big hammer.

Since the crowd was too crowded, there was not much space, and he accidentally bumped into other people, one of whom was just behind him, and he happened to be poked in the elbow.

Xiao Yilan hurriedly turned around, but what came into his eyes was a man with a full face of flesh, a pair of triangular eyes were staring at Xiao Yilan at the moment, and there was even an eyebrow-high scar on his forehead, adding to the fierce atmosphere. Xiao Yilan was suddenly startled, and wanted to say something sorry, but forgot to speak for a while.

A wave of anger appeared on the man's face, and the flesh on his face was twisted together, and he was about to attack. At this time, Li Zheng had already reacted and pulled Xiao Yilan back, blocking Xiao Yilan behind him. He had been apprenticed to the blacksmith for two or three years, so he was taller and stronger than his peers, and even so, under the man's gaze, his palms were sweating, his breathing became short, and his eyes unconsciously glanced away, not daring to look at him.

The man's face was gloomy, he looked at Xiao Yilan, who was pale, and noticed that his clothes were obviously different from others, obviously from an extraordinary background, and a look of hesitation suddenly flashed in his eyes. He looked at Li Zheng again, snorted coldly, and walked forward, still scolding in a low voice.

The teenagers finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Zheng, who had relaxed, found himself covered in a cold sweat. Xiao Yilan looked at the man's distant back and scolded twice to relieve his anger. He has been pampered since he was a child, and he has naturally never been treated with such an attitude, and he was quite depressed for a while.

"You say, I'm going to call Xiao Qi here, can I beat this guy?" Xiao Yilan gritted his teeth and asked Li Zheng beside him.

Li Zheng was stunned for a moment, and smiled a little helplessly: "Although Young Master Xiao Qi practices martial arts, he is still young, and he is not the opponent of this big man. He hadn't seen Xiao Qi a few times in total, and he had no idea what Xiao Qi was doing, but if he exaggerated it, he would be so tired that Xiao Qi would be beaten by that man, for fear that he would offend the prince's righteous son.

However, Xiao Yilan was lively by nature, but he was not depressed for long, and even laughed out loud in the amusement of his partners. The atmosphere between everyone became relaxed, and this fierce man came and went in a hurry, leaving little impression in the hearts of the teenagers, only Xiao Yilan was a little angry.

"Don't let me run into you again in Benhai City!" Xiao Yilan thought angrily in his heart.