"Congratulations, you met the girl you like." Haizhu congratulated him sincerely, "You are really lucky, you were born rich, the youngest child in the family, your father and mother are hurt, your brothers and sisters are spoiled, you have a lot of friends, and you can also meet a girl who is happy." ”

Shen Sui laughed loudly, so he is indeed a good life, compared to him is not as noble as Han Ji, but his life is smooth, compared to Haizhu, he has never tasted the hardships she has suffered. He dispelled the idea of arguing with his parents, thinking that if his father and mother did not agree to him marrying Qingman, he would tell his family that grinding for three months would always be effective.

The wind at sea had changed, and the helmsman had turned the sails, and without the protection of the sails, the railing fluttered slightly in the wind. Haizhu stood up with the thin quilt in her arms and said, "I went back to sleep in the cabin, and woke me up when I got to the dock." ”

She was able to fall asleep, but Shen Sui didn't dare to sleep, the front was pitch black, and there was a precedent for a hurricane at sea, he was afraid of death, staring at the sky and looking at the sea, but whenever a dark cloud covered the stars, he was going to chuckle in his heart.

Passing by Hui'an before sunset, I arrived in Xiang County at dawn, and I had to walk half a day away from Fucheng. The official ship docked at the wharf in Xiangxian County, the man and the cook took people off the boat to replenish fresh water, the soldiers on the ship got off the boat to buy food at the wharf, and more than 50 officials with big appetites got off the ship, and the hawkers selling food on the wharf were busy.

Shen Sui glanced at the clam covered with a sheet, got off the boat to buy two bowls of noodles and shouted Haizhu to get up and eat.

"You keep an eye on the boat later, I'm going to sleep for a while, I can't stay up." As he spoke, he yawned twice, he took half a bowl of light sour powder in the soup, wiped his mouth and said, "It's unpalatable to death, you eat slowly." ”

When she got off the boat to return the dishes and chopsticks, she saw that the tide was receding, so she bought a net from the stall owner who sold fish pockets on the pier, ran to the beach to dig clams with her bare hands, and caught thumb-length shrimp in the sand pit.

"Miss Qi, it's time to sail." The co-helmsman shouted as he got on board.

"Here we are." Haizhu swept the sand off her hands in the seawater and ran onto the boat with a small bag of clams and shrimp.

"Aunt Zhang, is there still a fire in the stove?" She stepped down from the bottom bin and asked.

"It was extinguished last night, do you want to cook? I'll make you a fire again. ”

"Just fool around, pass the time, Aunt Zhang, go and rest, I'll come by myself." Haizhu poured the shrimp and clams into the wok, added water to make a fire, turned his head and saw that the cook was still guarding the side, and said, "Aunt Zhang, I'll get it myself, you get on the boat and rest." ”

"I'm on the boat every day, I'm tired of seeing everything, I'll just sit here and watch you work, you get yours."

When she said so, Haizhu didn't talk about it.

The water in the pot was boiling, she lifted the lid and scooped up the clams and shrimp and poured them into cold water, and there was mud and sand in the clam meat, which had to be peeled off and washed, and the shrimp had to be peeled and shelled. These past days have been cleaned up by Dongzhu and Fengping, and it is rare to get it herself, she feels strange and troublesome.

Crushed another shrimp head, Aunt Zhang laughed and said, "Do you want to help?" ”

Haizhu shook her head, "No, I'll pass the time." ”

She slowly peeled the shrimp shells and washed the clam meat, and when she was done, her neck hurt. Chop the clam meat and shrimp tail meat and marinate them with shredded green onions and ginger slices, and scoop half a scoop of noodles into a sea pearl and knead the dough, and the dough is kneaded smoothly and kneaded into small dough sheets.

A merchant ship passed by, the merchant ship blocked the daylight at the door of the warehouse, the bottom warehouse was dark for a moment, Haizhu raised his head, the hull of the ship staggered, and the dazzling halo penetrated again.

"The days on the ship are boring and peaceful." Aunt Zhang said, "Sometimes I get tired of seeing this sea, and sometimes I can't see enough. ”

Haizhu answered, lowered her head and continued to make her dumplings.

From rolling noodles to stuffing, she was busy alone, and when the dumplings were cooked, the boat was almost close to Fucheng.

Shen Sui looked for it, and he stood at the door of the warehouse and said, "I thought you jumped off the boat and swam back." ”

"Well, I'm a fool."

"Boiled what? Serve me a bowl. He walked in.

The dough was rolled thinly, and the green onion shreds were faintly visible, and Haizhu served a bowl to herself, poured vinegar and sat out to eat. Shen Sui imitated her movements and sat out with her.

Near noon, the gathering was dispersed, and the stall vendors propped up the boat to rush home, and there was that bold enough to hold the boat close to the official ship, and asked the official on the boat if he wanted to buy anything.

"When the ship docks, you go to Fucheng to inform the old butler, I will wait on the boat." Haizhu said.

Shen Sui nodded, the dumplings in the bowl bottomed out, he went into the bottom warehouse to serve the rice again, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Haizhu, do you still want to eat it?" If you don't eat it, I'll put it in my bowl. ”

"You're all set." Haizhu drinks dumpling soup, which is sour and sour, and can bring out the freshness and sweetness of shrimp. Living in Linhai, no matter how poor people are, they will not suffer from poverty in their mouths, shrimp and crabs are alive when they are put into the pot, and the stew is light and umami is strong, even with batter soup is also very delicious.

"Finally full, it's still the right appetite for the food you cooked." Shen Sui dropped the bowl and saw that the dock had arrived, and he immediately put away the smile on his face.

The guards on the dock looked into the boat, "Is the Major General back?" ”

"He's not on the boat, I'll run an errand for him." Shen then stepped on the wooden ladder and got off the boat.

The soldiers on the ship had no intention of getting off the boat, and the guards on the dock did not ask much about it. Haizhu walked around the dock, ate and went back to the boat to sleep, she secretly scolded Shen Sui for tossing people, she followed Bai Run, if it weren't for him, she would be eating at home now.

At dusk, the old butler brought three craftsmen over, and he was the first to salute Haizhu and thank him, and then ordered the helmsman to sail to the island.

When he left the shore, he uncovered the sheet on the clams, and when he saw that it was bigger than a grinding plate, he told Haizhu that he was bothered.

"What is this going to do?" Haizhu asked.

The old housekeeper took out a painting, and the painting was a Buddha's hand, "This is what the Hou Ye is going to carve on the clams, I didn't expect the clams to be so big, but it's okay, the carving of a Buddha hand is short, and it may be completed before the young master comes back." ”

"What does this carving look like?" Shen Sui asked.

"The top beads on the hats of the second-grade officials in the court are not gold or jade, they are the beads polished by the clams, and they have a jade-like luster. This one polishes off the shell, and the whole is white, very shiny white, and the Buddhists use it to make holy objects in the temple. I was fortunate enough to see it twice with Hou Ye, it was very sacred, and it was incomparable to white jade. The old butler said.

The people on the boat were fascinated by what they heard, and Shen Sui bumped into Haizhu and said, "If you look for another one, I will not be greedy, make a string of Buddhist beads and give it to me, and give it to me as a congratulatory gift when I get married." ”

"Isn't this greedy?" Haizhu glanced at him, "If you are a monk, it is worth my trouble to search for you at the bottom of the sea." ”

"Then let me put it another way, when I die, I will take it to the coffin, is it worth your trouble?"

"Nope." Haizhu retorted, "It's all a gimmick, it stays at the bottom of the sea honestly, and it has a fart relationship with the Buddhist family." In my opinion, not to mention carving a Buddha's hand on the shell, even if you eat its meat, you will not be able to avoid all diseases. ”

The people on the boat subconsciously held their breath, they were afraid that the old butler would get angry, but he laughed, "The young master also said so, he doesn't believe in Buddhism either, and he scoffs at these nonsense things." Alas, this thing is like a tortoise shell, it has a long life, and it is remembered by others. He is also a non-believer in Buddhism, and it should be said that those who have killed people on the battlefield will not hope that the Buddha can save people from fire and water, or believe that the Buddha can offset the sins committed. However, the people sitting in the high hall believe in this thing, and the people below can only vote for it.

"Tortoise shell—" Comparing these two things together, Shen Sui suddenly lost interest in the clams, "Forget it, I won't use it as a funeral item." ”

Haizhu looked at him speechlessly, even if there were no taboos, he would not have planned for the aftermath so early.

The official ship was moored at the dock on the island, and the old butler called for someone to lay a plank, and the man pushed the clams down from the boat, and then tied ropes to the clams, and used beams to pass through the ropes, and the people on both sides carried them away.

It was getting late, and Haizhu and Shen Sui stayed in the Admiral's Mansion for the night, and the craftsmen who brought them to the island had already begun to work overnight, and they peeled the meat of the clams that night, and the mussel meat as heavy as a pig was thrown into the sea overnight.

Haizhu left to take a look, and the shell of the clams had been polished together, and it looked like a pearl after being polished by water. The thickness of the clams is comparable to that of a grinding disc, and it is conceivable that after the completion of the project, there will be a pearl the size of a bed standing in the house, and the pearl is carved with a Buddha's hand, and anyone who sees it will like it.

Chapter 126: Persuasion Succeeds

It was evening when the official ship arrived in Yongning, Shen Sui got off the boat and went home, he asked Haizhu to go to his house for dinner, "You are alone at home at night, you can simply stay at my house for the night." ”

Haizhu refused, his family security is not allowed to have a dispute, she is not involved, as for the family, she is fine, there are guards patrolling the alley at night, and the alley is full of acquaintances, she is not worried about what will happen.

The kitten was fostered in Erwang's house, and when she went back, she brought the kitten back first, cooked a bowl of rice noodles, and steamed half a bowl of fried fish for dinner. The man who went out to sea in the alley returned, and she went with a bowl to ask for a dead fish to bring back and feed the cat.

As soon as it was dark, Haizhu locked the door, took a bath, and took the well-fed cat back to the house to sleep.

The next morning, Haizhu left a bowl of porridge for the cat and put it under the table, and she hurried to the dock to catch an early boat to return to An. When it left the dock, the official ship was still docked in the bay, and when it returned in the evening, it had already left.

"Milk, third uncle, you go back first, I'll send the old turtle to the island." Haizhu said.

"There's no food at home, right? I went to buy some food on the street, what would you like to eat? Grandma Qi asked.

"Stir-fry mung bean sprouts, buy a piece of tofu, then go to the fishing market to buy a fish, and stew a bowl of tofu and fish soup." Haizhu put away the anchor and jumped on the bow of the boat, and said, "You can buy the rest yourself." ”

The boat was close to the island, and the old turtle climbed to the bow of the boat and plunged down, paddling leisurely to the beach at low tide.

“…… I didn't wronged you, I can't wait. Haizhu was speechless, she raised her hand to say hello to the guards on the island, turned the sail and turned the bow of the boat, and returned to the dock with the last touch of sunset.

The sea in the distance has been immersed in night, there are rickety lanterns hanging on the dock, Du Xiaowu is busy counting the number of fishing boats, and the guards on the pier are scolding the fishermen who return late in a rough voice, and from time to time interject words of concern: Are there any fishing boats at sea that have not returned.

"Enough." Du Xiaowu shouted, turned around and said to Haizhu: "Come back before dark in the future, don't go out of the boat again when the sun sets." ”

"Okay." Haizhu should be, "Little Fifth Brother, is it not worth it?" I'll go back first. ”

"When the fishing boats are counted enough, I will be on duty and go together." Du Xiaowu greeted his colleagues and walked with Haizhu with an empty food box.

"I haven't seen the young general come over for a while, and there was no one on the ship yesterday, only the little sixth master came over, and after a night he went west again, and there were bandits from the west?" Du Xiaowu asked casually.

Haizhu shook his head and said, "Admiral Han has left, everything is only handled by the young general, he is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, how can he have time to come over and play." ”

"Yes." When they got to the street, the two parted ways, and Du Xiaowu asked, "Do you want to send you back?" ”

"Don't be, you are guarding inside and outside the town, and the streets and alleys are very safe." Haizhu waved his hand, walked a few steps and turned into the alley. When she got home, she found that there were guests sitting in the yard, she understood as soon as she thought about it, closed the door and asked, "Uncle, are you here for the matter of the little sixth brother?" ”

Mother Shen sighed, "He's a wicked obstacle, he left a call and ran away, Haizhu, do you know the situation?" ”

"I don't know, although I've been to that island, I haven't met the people on it." Haizhu said truthfully, "Little Sixth Brother didn't talk to me much, only said that she was a gentle and smart girl." ”

Shen Mu snorted, "Just his useless eyes......"

Haizhu smiled and didn't answer.

"That's it, you eat, I won't bother you." Mother Shen accepted the unfinished words, and said to Dongzhu and Fengping: "Remember to go to the private school tomorrow, in the past few days when you two are away, the Minhui sisters and brothers will talk to you every day." ”

"I want to be Minhui too, and I'll go and play with her when I finish selling the cake tomorrow." Dong Zhuzui sweetly sent people out, and she followed Fengping all the way to send people out of the alley before turning back.

Everyone is back, Grandma Qi serves the food to the table, Bei Niang smells the fishy smell and doesn't vomit, and now there is no need to divide the table when eating fish. The family sat together, and she said to Haizhu: "You went to Fucheng with the boat before, and the pearl girl who moved to live in the village went to look for you at home, do you remember her?" ”

Haizhu nodded, "What is she looking for me to do?" ”

"I didn't tell the little sixth brother about it." Dongzhu pouted, "She is married, her belly is bigger than the third aunt's, and she still cares about what the little sixth brother does if she marries a daughter-in-law?" ”

"It's a shame that you don't like him, otherwise I'll be worried, his mother is a high-sighted person, and his daughter-in-law is not good." Qi Grandma glanced at Haizhu and said, "It's okay, you don't look like a pearl girl." ”

Haizhu: ......

"Let's eat, less messy heart."

"It's not a mess, today is August 17, in 17 days you will be 15, you are eating a 16-year-old meal, and you will be 17 in the new year, you will be a big girl."

Haizhu dragged her throat "ah", "Where is seventeen?" ”

"How is it not seventeen? After the fourth day of September next year, you will not be seventeen, and you will be seventeen after the turn of the year. Grandma Qi said the first thing, pointed at the chopsticks, and said: "Dongzhu, one sheep is released, two sheep are also released, you teach your third aunt to teach your sister when you settle accounts, this is a fool." ”

Haizhu secretly poked and rolled her eyes.

Dongzhu eats and laughs.

"Haizhu, will you go to sea tomorrow?" Qi Laosan glanced left and right, and changed the topic when he saw the stitches, "Or take a day off and then go?" ”

"I'll go tomorrow, the sea is calm, it's time to go out." Haizhu sighed, she wants to save money to buy a big boat, and if she has a goal, she has the motivation to make money.

The sea was calm, and the night breeze was gentle. The night wind blowing on the Gobi Desert in the far northwest carried the smell of blood and rotting flesh, Han Ji stepped on the grass with a withered yellow color and walked into the camp tent, staring at the old general on the sand table without raising his head, and said calmly: "You should go." ”

The voice is rough, and the voice is dyed with the edge of the northwest wind and sand.

The old general was full of thoughts about killing the Huns under the horse, and for him to die on the battlefield was a well-deserved death, and he never thought of retreating to the dynasty and living in seclusion.

"You don't know how to advance or retreat, sooner or later I will die like my eldest brother to express my heartfelt heart to the emperor for the family, I will also go back to Guangnan to do something, kill a few more Hun dogs before I die, and say it can also make the old general have a light on your face." Han Ji mocked strangely.

This sentence pierced his heart, and a gloomy look flashed on Admiral Han's face, and he lost his strength and sat on a stool listening to the howling wind outside the tent.

"Your big brother...... I'm sorry for him. ”

"While I'm still alive, you can say a few more words of sorry for me." Han Ji raised his eyes and continued ruthlessly: "You are still sorry for my mother, she raised two sons and you took two away, and now you are raising grandchildren, if you have a long life, you can still take your grandson to battle to kill the enemy in a few years." ”

"If the Xiongnu are not destroyed, how will the people in the northwest live? They also have families. Admiral Han understood that Han Ji was provoking him.