On this day, Zhao Yao rarely had free time, so he took Tongxi to fish. He chose a random place to fish near the swamp mansion, but he didn't expect to meet an acquaintance who was not an acquaintance - Zheng Xilin.

When the trade conference was about to end, Zheng Xilin suddenly came to the Swamp Mansion, Zhao Yao did not visit him, and he did not come to meet Zhao Yao, His Royal Highness the King of Han. Both sides acted as if they didn't know about it.

Zhao Yao didn't care about Zheng Xilin's arrival, and he didn't pay attention to where Zheng Xilin went after that. Later, I heard from Zheng Qian that Taiwei Zheng had left the Swamp Mansion and went to other state capitals to play. After that, Zhao Yao thought that his old man had left Lingnan and returned to his hometown, but he didn't expect to meet him by the mountains, forests and wild pools today.

Although Zhao Yao was a little surprised in his heart, he didn't show half of it on his face, and completely treated Zheng Xilin as a stranger, after all, this was the first time he had officially seen his old man.

Before, one day, when Zhao Yao was wandering around the Swamp Mansion, he met Zheng Qian and took Zheng Xilin shopping. He was not very far away and could see Zheng Xilin's face clearly, so he recognized him as an old man.

Seeing Zheng Xilin fishing by the pool, Zhao Yao wanted to turn around and leave, but it would be too strange if he left immediately. He had no choice but to treat Zheng Xilin as an ordinary old man.

Speaking of which, he and Mrs. Zheng are not new to each other. Several years ago, when he went to Jinling, he saw him. However, at that time, he was disguised as an old man, not what he is now. At that time, his old man was his third uncle. He guessed that the current appearance was the true face of Mrs. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng is handsome and has a beautiful beard. I heard that Taiwei Zheng was a famous beautiful man when he was young, and in addition to being liked by women, he was also very popular with men. It is said that he was pursued by many men when he was young.

"Hello, old man." Zhao Yao greeted Zheng Xilin politely.

When Zheng Xilin saw Zhao Yao, a trace of surprise crossed his eyes, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Hello, young man."

"Old man, I'm sorry, I didn't expect there to be someone here, I'll change my fishing place now." To the King of Chu, Zheng Taiwei, who was fragrant and sweet, was a trouble to Zhao Yao. It was best for him to stay away from Captain Zheng, the farther away the better.

After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he carried his fishing gear and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zheng Xilin.

"Young man, you didn't disturb me, you don't have to go." Zheng Xilin also beckoned to Zhao Yao and motioned for him to sit down, "I'm a little bored fishing alone, you sit down and be my companion." ”

Zhao Yao didn't want to sit down, "Will this disturb your fishing?" ”

"No, come, sit down."

Zhao Yao couldn't leave, so he could only stay and sit down beside Zheng Xilin.

Zheng Xilin was slightly surprised when he saw Zhao Yao skillfully making the bait, and then throwing the rod neatly.

"Do young people often fish?"

"I used to fish a lot, but now I catch less." In the past, when he was in the capital, he often went fishing. However, after coming to the swamp mansion, he was too busy to have time to go fishing. He originally planned to go fishing today, but as soon as he thought that he would be discovered when he went to sea, and then he was caught by Wen Daoji and a few others to deal with government affairs, he gave up. He still keeps a low profile, chooses a random place to fish, and relaxes. It's just that he didn't expect that there would be Zheng Xilin in the place he chose casually. Knowing this, he would rather go out to sea to fish and be caught.

Zhao Yao deliberately glanced at the bamboo basket at Zheng Xilin's feet and found that there was not a single fish in it.

"Old man, did you just arrive?" It can't be such a coincidence, what kind of evil fate is this?

"I'll be here for a while."

After coming for a while, I didn't catch a single fish. It seems that the famous Taiwei Zheng is not very good at fishing.

As soon as Zheng Xilin wanted to say something more, he saw a movement in the fishing rod that Zhao Yao had just thrown, and then he saw His Royal Highness the King of Han catch a fish.

His Royal Highness the King of Han just sat down and caught a fish, and he was shocked in his heart: Is this speed too fast?

"The young master is really powerful." Tongxi hurriedly removed the fish from the hook and put it into the wooden barrel he brought.

"Young man, you're good at fishing." Zheng Xilin deceived Zhao Yao just now, he didn't just come, but he had been here for a long time. During this time, he did not catch a single fish.

Zhao Yao smiled modestly and said, "Generally, I'm lucky. "He didn't have any skills in fishing, he was just lucky.

"Young man, what's your last name, do you live in Marsh Province?" Zheng Xilin asked kindly, "Have you ever read?" ”

Zhao Yao listened to Zheng Xilin's questions, and sighed in his heart: Taiwei Zheng knows how to act better than him.

"Old man, my surname is Liang, and my family now lives in Swamp Mansion." Zhao Yao said without changing his face, "I don't like to read, so I don't read much." "He didn't lie to anyone, he didn't like reading much since he was a child." Your old man's surname, listening to your accent, it doesn't look like a person from the swamp mansion, you are also from other places, right? ”

"My surname is Lin, I am indeed not from the Swamp Mansion, my son works in the Swamp Mansion, and I am here to find him."

Zhao Yao asked casually, "Then what do you think of the Swamp Mansion?" ”

"It's a good place, and I don't even want to go back after coming here." In the past few months, Zheng Xilin has traveled all over Lingnan and found that Lingnan is really a good place, and Marsh Mansion is a good place. "The mountains and rivers here are good, and the food is delicious." No one had ever discovered that the Swamp Mansion was a good place before, but His Royal Highness the King of Han saw at a glance that the Swamp Mansion had great potential. It's only been a year, and His Royal Highness the King of Han has turned the Swamp Mansion upside down, which is not something ordinary people can do. "It's nice to retire here."

What do you mean? Is his old man going to live in the swamp mansion and not leaving? No kidding, right?

No, his small swamp mansion can't accommodate the big Buddha of Taiwei Zheng.

"The swamp house is indeed a good place, but it is not suitable for retirement." We have to find a way to get rid of this big Buddha, and we can't let him continue to stay in the swamp mansion, otherwise he, the king of Han, will be in trouble. "There are a lot of miasma, snakes, insects, rats and ants here, and the most important thing is that it is hot and humid all year round, which is not suitable for the elderly."

"I think the old man here is very good, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"Your old man probably doesn't know, the old people in the Swamp Mansion don't live very long, and most of them die after living to be forty or fifty years old." Zhao Yao said with a serious face, "I think this place is suitable for young people to struggle, not for elders to provide for the elderly." ”

If he hadn't known that King Han didn't know him, he would have thought that King Han had deliberately driven him away.

"My son is here, and I don't want to be separated from my son."

This reason really makes Zhao Yao say anything more, and he can't let Zheng Qian leave. Zheng Qian is his right-hand man, and he can't do without Zheng Qian.

"I'm going to stay here and stay with my son."

Zhao Yao heard this, and shouted in his heart: It's really fake, your old man really wants to stay in the swamp mansion, right?

This is not good news. When he went back, he wanted to call Zheng Qian over and ask him carefully. If Taiwei Zheng really wants to stay in the Swamp Mansion, then let Zheng Qian find a way to send his father away.

Taiwei Zheng must not be allowed to stay in the Swamp Mansion, otherwise he will be in big trouble!

"It's good to stay with my son." Zhao Yao said with a clear conscience. As soon as he finished speaking, there was another fish on the hook, and it was a big fish.

When Zheng Xilin saw this scene, his expression was very complicated.

Tongxi hurriedly took it down and weighed it in his hand.

"Young master, this fish is at least three or four catties."

Zhao Yao smiled and said, "It's so fat, let the kitchen make sauerkraut fish at night." ”

Tongxi agreed: "It's good to make sauerkraut fish, young master, you can catch a few more, and then bake and eat." ”

"No problem." Zhao Yao is very confident in his luck in fishing.

"Xiao Liang, listen to your accent, are you from the capital?" Zheng Xilin said, "I have been to the capital and lived in the capital for a while. ”

Zhao Yao heard Zheng Xilin mention the capital, and he was secretly vigilant in his heart.

"I am indeed from the capital." With his Jingyin, it is difficult to deny that he is not from the capital.

"Xiao Liang, which do you think is better, the capital or the swamp mansion?"

"I think the Marsh Mansion is better than the capital, and I like the Marsh Mansion."

"Oh?" Zheng Xilin asked with interest, "Why do you think the Swamp Mansion is better than the capital?" ”

"It's better than the capital."

"What do you think is better in the Swamp Mansion than the capital?"

Zhao Yao secretly wondered in his heart: What is Taiwei Zheng asking him this question for, and what is the purpose?

"As you said before, the mountains and rivers of Marsh Province are better than those in the capital, and there are more delicious things than in the capital. In the Marsh Mansion, you can eat a lot of fruits that cannot be eaten in the capital, and there are ......" Zhao Yao cited many places in the Marsh Mansion that are better than the capital in one breath.

Seeing Zhao Yao's eyes sparkle when he talked about the good places in the swamp mansion, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. His Royal Highness King Han really likes the swamp mansion.

"Listening to you say that, it seems that the Swamp Mansion is indeed better than the capital." Zheng Xilin said with a smile, "As far as I know, the Swamp Mansion was not like this before, and the reason why the Swamp Mansion is so good now is because of His Royal Highness the King of Han, what do you think of His Royal Highness the King of Han?" ”

Zhao Yao: Taiwei Zheng definitely asked him this question on purpose.

"I think His Royal Highness King Han is very good, very capable, and very discerning." Boasting about himself, Zhao Yao didn't blink his eyes.

Tongxi on the side heard Zhao Yao boasting about himself, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

His Royal Highness is really cheeky and even boasts of himself like this.

"Then do you think His Royal Highness the King of Han is a good Highness who loves the people like a son?"

What do you mean? Did you deliberately test him?

Zhao Yao said: "I don't think it's important for His Royal Highness the King of Han to love the people like a son, what matters is whether His Royal Highness the King of Han is good to the people." "He didn't feel like he loved the people like a son, he just did what he had to do.

Zheng Xilin asked again: "Then do you think His Royal Highness the King of Han is good to the people?" ”

"It should be good, after all, His Royal Highness the King of Han has done so many things to make the life of the people of the Swamp Mansion much better." It's not that he boasts, but that the people of the swamp mansion think so. "Do you think His Royal Highness the King of Han is not good for the people?"

"I think it's good, but it's not enough." Zheng Xilin said meaningfully, "It's not enough. ”

Far from enough, isn't he doing well enough? (End of chapter)