Zhu Ziping hurriedly said: "What's the matter, although the prince said, as long as he can do it, he will definitely do his best." "Good! I'm fifty-one years old this year, but I'm not afraid of your jokes, my second son Dong Shan is only seven years old this year, and he was born like me, he likes to dance with guns and sticks, and I've always wanted to find a good master for him, so after Tianjin Wei met you, I thought about inviting you to be this master, okay? ”

Zhu Ziping must be sure in his heart, this is not a difficult thing, but he hesitated: "I'm afraid that I am not the material to be a master, and I will delay the second prince." "Whereever, as long as you agree, it will be a great thing for me. Brother, you don't have to worry too much, I rarely look at the wrong person, in my eyes: first, Dong Shan is a good seedling for practicing martial arts; Second, in less than half a year, you will be able to lay a good foundation for him, and it will depend on his own understanding and persistence in the future......"

While talking, someone came in to report that lunch had been prepared, and Brother Meng's Timur laughed loudly: "Today really makes me happy, brother, brother and daughter-in-law, let's have a good drink, don't get drunk......"

☆☆☆☆☆ Jiuhua Mountain, outside the wall of Huacheng Temple Square, there is a courtyard enclosed by more than 20 houses, the yard is not big, there is a bamboo forest, and the ground is clean. A middle-aged man about forty-five years old had just finished sweeping the floor, still holding a broom in his hand, his vest was on his back, his bare shoulders were showing his strong muscles, he took a wooden chair in his hand, and sat in the courtyard thinking about his thoughts.

At this moment, a little monk of fifteen or sixteen years old, who looked thin and thin, and was wearing a black robe, ran in quickly, his eyes rolled slightly, and said strangely: "Uncle Zhu, I waited for you to eat, but I didn't wait for you, so I came to see what I was thinking?" ”

The two are Zhu Zhi and Daofeng, last year, after breaking up with Wang Hou in Yangzhou, they hurried back to Jiuhua Mountain, everything was normal in the temple, and the two of them were relieved. Zong Shao has always been concerned about Dao Feng's injury in his heart, seeing that he is safe and sound, he is so happy that his hands keep clasping together, he wants Zhu Zhi to move to live in Huacheng Temple, Zhu Zhi declined the kindness, only said that he is used to living outside the wall. He cleaned up the fallen leaves in the square every morning, and asked Daofeng to teach him to recite scriptures in the afternoon.

At this time, Zhu Zhi saw Dao Feng coming in, raised his head and replied, "Dao Feng, today is the ninth day of the fifth month, do you remember the ninth day of the fifth month last year, the matter of the nine-colored lotus?" "Of course I remember, at this time last year, the Hou Shi and Miss Liu ...... No, I should call them the third brother, the third sister-in-law, and that Zhou Qingzhu, just sitting in this room. Later, it was the third brother who helped me get the nine-colored lotus. ”

Zhu Zhi stood up and touched Dao Feng's bald head: "Yes, another year has passed, and the uncle can't get old if he doesn't want to." It's just that I just remembered that today is Ping'er's birthday, and because of this, I think of his mother, brother and sister, who have been dead for twenty-three years, and I feel uncomfortable......"

"Uncle, don't be sad, this year, you have been reciting the "Dizo Bodhisattva Sutra" as soon as you have time, and I will accompany you to the Buddha Hall to recite it in a while, and Qi will ask Nan Wu Da Da Wish Dizang King Bodhisattva to be the master, surpass them, eliminate karma, get happiness from suffering, and be reborn in the Pure Land."

Zhu Zhi was silent for a moment and said: "Dao Feng, I told you, what I am most worried about are three people, one is Ping'er, one is Hou'er, and the other is you, if you can all live this life peacefully, it will be better for me than anything else." I don't know if Ping'er went to the Northeast, I hope his straightforward temperament can be sharpened; Hou'er is at sea, and I don't know what the situation is, whether there is any risk; As for you, I don't have to worry too much......"

☆☆☆☆☆ Wang Hou sat on a rock on the shore, watched Liu Hanyan and others tease the dolphins, and saw that the sun was overhead, and urged: "Little beauties, stop playing, go back to eat." "Wait a little longer, what are you panicking about eating?" Liu Hanyan reached out and stroked the dolphin's short beak, flipped his palm, and shouted: "Little beauty, jump one!" The dolphin really jumped high, a beautiful writhing, and then a somersault, "plopped" into the water, the splash splashed, and fell on the faces of Liu Hanyan, Zhou Qingzhu, and Jin Minhui, and all three laughed.

On April 16, after the mermaid incident was over, Wang Hou persuaded Zheng He to give Liu Yi an official position of "command" and take care of some things as Tang Jing's assistant. The more than 20 people under Liu Yi let them all fall asleep in Yuwan that day, and as for what to do after waking up, it was up to them to decide.

In the following days, Wang Hou and his entourage were idle, and several people went to the beach nearby, Li Zhixian put the bamboo whistle in the seawater, and after a while, the dolphin "Little Beauty" rushed over. A few people inquired before, brought some dolphin fish that dolphins love to eat, fed it to eat, the "little beauty" became closer to them, and a few people stroked it at will.

The dolphin is already very spiritual, and as time passes, Li Zhixian has tamed it very obediently. On the ninth day of the fifth month, several people came to the beach again, and until noon, several people were still having fun. So much so that Wang Hou kept urging a few people to go back to eat on the shore.

The fleet has been anchored in Manraka for a month, and the fleets previously sent to Siam and the Old Port have been safely gathered here one after another, because Zheng He used Manraka as a base camp and built warehouses to store money, grain, and goods, and a large number of goods brought from Siam and the Old Port were stored here; At the same time, it is also a trading center, where traders from all over the world come to buy and then ship to various places for sale, so the fleet has to stay here for a little longer.

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it is already the eighth day of June, and the fleet will set sail tomorrow. These days, Xiaosha is inseparable from Liu Zhaohui and Zhuang Zhaoxue, knowing that they will leave Manraka tomorrow, they can't help but show a reluctant look. Liu Hanyan was also reluctant to her, and took Xiaosha's hand: "Sister Xiaosha, you go and talk to Daddy and Auntie, go to the West with us, and come back anyway." ”

Xiaosha shook his head and said, "No, if I leave, A-Niang will be very hard." Zhou Qingzhu said: "Then bring your aunt with you, and we will go to sea together." "That's not good, my mother and I are not at home, and Daddy will be too busy...... I'm not going anywhere, I'll play with you again when you come back. As he spoke, Xiao Sha's voice was already choked.

Zhuang Zhaoxue comforted: "Little sand girl, don't be sad, your daughter will always get married when she grows up, you can do it at home, help Daddy and Auntie do something, and when we come back, come to Daming with us, okay?" "I can't bear to Ah Niang, I will talk to Ah Niang slowly to see if Ah Niang agrees." Xiao Sha said this, paused, and looked at Liu Zhaohui, "Brother likes to eat durian, but when you come back, I'm afraid that durian will be out of the market, I will find a way to keep it until you come back." ”

Liu Zhaohui hurriedly said: "Xiaosha, don't bother." Xiao Sha looked away: "Don't bother, I'll hide it in a bamboo basket and put it in the well, so that it can be stored for a longer time." Wang Hou sighed on the side: "Actually, I also like to eat durian, but no one left it for me." Without waiting for Xiaosha to speak, Liu Hanyan glanced at him: "You yourself are a stinky durian, if you want to eat it, just bite yourself." Xiao Sha burst into tears and laughed.

Early the next morning, as two months earlier, the convoy of more than 300 men left the palace and marched towards the harbor at the behalf, as it had been two months earlier, and the road was still lined with crowds of people and drums. At the end of the day, the order came, more than a thousand cloud sails were raised, and the dragon once again pounced westward into the vast sea.

Watch as the crowd fades away, the city gradually shrinks, and finally becomes a line that disappears from view. "Nerd, aren't you a little disappointed?" Zhou Qingzhu, Li Zhixian, Jin Minhui, and Zhuang Zhaoxue have not played mahjong for two months, and they have long had itchy hands, and they rushed to sit down as soon as they got on the boat. Liu Hanyan moved half a step slower, and failed to grab the seat, so he had to go up to the main deck stupidly, and saw Wang Hou looking into the distance, not speaking for a long time, and couldn't help but ask.

Wang Houtou didn't reply, and asked rhetorically, "What are you disappointed about?" Liu Hanyan pouted: "I will pretend to be stupid, of course I am disappointed that the mermaid is just a dolphin, and I can't hold the beauty!" Wang Hou smiled: "Are you happy or unhappy?" "I don't bother to care about you...... If you want to hug, next time let Sister Li call out the 'little beauty' and let you hug enough. When Liu Hanyan said this, he suddenly remembered, took out a bamboo whistle from his pocket, blew it for a long time, looked down at the boat, how could there be a "flying little fat man", and scolded angrily, "Dead little fat man, I don't know where to play, I haven't shown up for so many days......"

Before the words fell, Wang Hou shouted: "Look, the little fat man is there!" Liu Hanyan looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that on the sea in the distance on the right, something flew out, about a zhang above the sea, and moved forward in parallel with the fleet, but the speed was much faster, and after a few breaths, it fell into the water.

Liu Hanyan became excited: "Nerd, have you seen clearly, it's really a little fat man?" Wang Hou nodded: "It must be a little fat man, although it is far away, but it will not give me a wrong feeling." Liu Hanyan stared intently at the water, and blew the bamboo whistle, but there was no movement.

Wang Hou groaned: "Don't blow the smoke, the little fat man may not want to come out in broad daylight...... It seems that they are indeed human, and have followed the fleet from Champa. Liu Hanyan was very happy: "Then I'll come back to the little fat man at night." "It's dark at night, how can you see it when it's so far away?" In nine days, the fleet will stay in Sumatra for a month, and we will come back to them then. ”

The appearance of the little fat man made Liu Hanyan cheer, and Wang Hou also put aside what he was worried about before. At this moment, the two of them faced the sea breeze, looking at the majestic fleet behind them, each ship was hung with a yellow giant flag, and when the wind blew, the word "and" was very eye-catching, but they didn't know that there were more difficulties waiting for everyone ahead.

(End of Volume IV)

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