Three killer whales dive around the boat, emitting the characteristic call of swiftlets, swimming around the boat three times, spewing out three jets of water, and then sinking to the bottom of the water without a trace.

"They may be here to say goodbye, they don't stay in one place for long." "Hopefully we'll see them again this time next year." ”

"This is your life at sea? It's interesting. Han Ji said lightly.

Chapter 151: Returning to meet a school of fish

At sunset, the white clouds in the sky changed color in the afterglow of the setting sun, like fire burning in the clouds, and then torn into wisps by the sea breeze, like a splash of fire. The people on the boat quietly looked at the sky, and even the helmsman who floated on the sea almost every day was fascinated.

The fishing boats returned home, and the fishing boats on the sea in the distance flew like bird shadows, and the puffed sails pushed the boats and carried people across the sea quickly.

The sea breeze brought ethereal laughter, Han Ji came back to his senses, he signaled to the helmsman, and they also sailed home.

The fishermen on the fishing boats continued to cast their nets tirelessly, smiling on their tired faces when they closed their nets, their fingers swollen by the nets were forced, and their rickety bodies were like a tight bow, dragging the nets out of the water.

Feng Ping and Dong Zhu stood on the stern of the boat and lay on the side of the boat to cheer them on loudly, Chao Ping and Pingsheng swallowed the cake and ran over and shouted loudly.

"Life on the sea ......" Madame Hou couldn't find a word to describe it, she paused for a moment and said: "One side of the water and soil supports the other side of the people, no wonder the people of Quang Nam are called barbarians, and those who can make a living on the sea are not barbarians and cannot survive." ”

"Will you go to sea in the future?" Haizhu asked.

"Of course, floating on the sea is more fun than sitting at home." Mrs. Hou rubbed her face and said, "There is only one bad thing, the sea is too sunny." ”

She looked at Han Ji, who had not been tanned in the desert in the northwest, and had become black charcoal in Guangnan. Looking at Haizhu again, the complexion on her neck was like the black pearl hanging on her neck, and Mrs. Hou thought that maybe sooner or later she would also be tanned.

"Go back and let the embroidery girl make a high-tie hooded dress, wear it when you go to sea, wrap the whole person in the clothes, and cover your face with a veil, you won't be afraid of the sun." Haizhu gives her an idea.

"I'll do two for you?" Mrs. Hou asked.

Haizhu refused, wrapped from beginning to end, and she had difficulty moving.

A big fish flew onto the boat, Han Ji quickly pulled the wind and tide to dodge, and said, "Leave the bow and stern, go to the second floor, don't go to the bow and stern." ”

The fish that smashed on the board of the boat flicked its tail frantically, and the board of the boat was smashed by it with a bang, and the fish in the sea continued to jump up, smashing on the bottom of the boat and the side of the boat, knocking out and smashing into the water, splashing everywhere.

Haizhu walked down the wooden ladder and lay on the side of the boat to see the situation, Han Ji came over and asked, "But something is wrong?" ”

"I don't know, I have to jump into the sea to see the situation."

Han Ji casually pointed to his entourage and said, "Tie a rope around your waist and get off the boat to see the situation in the sea." ”

The attendant quickly pulled the hemp rope at the stern of the boat and tied it to his waist, and jumped into the sea, and soon the rope straightened, and the piece of hemp rope that entered the water cut through the surface of the sea, and closed again with great speed. In an instant, the entourage who entered the water pulled the rope out of the water, and the people on the boat immediately rolled up the rope and pulled him onto the boat.

"There were schools of fish in the sea, dense, and I was hit by the fish several times." The attendant who got on the boat wiped his face and said.

"If you don't have a whirlpool, then you don't have to worry about it." Haizhu said.

"What's the situation?" Mrs. Hou asked loudly.

"I've encountered a school of fish, it's fine." Han Ji said.

Qi Laosan looked at the situation under the sea and was greedy, if this was his own boat, he would pull a few nets of fish up, and he could sell them for ten taels at the dock.

The fishing boat that followed the official boat made a fortune, and a net of fish was pulled up, and the tank was filled, and the board of the boat was full of fish, and the fishermen stood in the fish pile, and smashed the fish heads with their oars in their hands, and smashed the unconscious fish together, almost overflowing the side of the boat.

The official ship was moored at the pier first, at this time the night had spread from the sea to the shore, the lanterns hanging on the grass pavilion were shaking in the wind, Du Xiaowu stood under the lanterns and asked: "Haizhu, can you see the fishing boats when you come back?" It was getting dark, and twenty or thirty fishing boats had not yet returned. ”

"They came back soon, and they followed the official boat, and they met a school of fish, and they all had a good harvest."

The vendor who was waiting at the pier to collect the dead fish was in good spirits and rushed out of the crowd and shouted, "Dad, go back to the cart." ”

"I'll go back and borrow a wooden cart too." The child who was waiting for his father and uncle on the pier jumped up excitedly and ran home with his baggy pants.

Han Ji and his entourage left the dock through the bustling crowd, and ate at the restaurant in the evening, Qi Laosan said hello to Haizhu, and pushed Second Uncle Qi back first.

"The private room on the third floor! It's the first time I've come up. Yu Laishun lowered his voice and spoke excitedly to Qin Jingniang, "I heard that the honey stewed squid in Bafang Restaurant is delicious......

Qin Jingniang twisted the flesh around his waist and glared at him, telling him to shut up and not be ashamed.

Yu Laishun was in pain, and secretly muttered that she was now in a big temper, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the merchant he knew in the lobby, he quickly pressed the pain on his face, and walked up to the third floor like a proud goose with his neck raised.

"Your second uncle ......" Grandma Qi entered the door and whispered to Haizhu: "I'll go back, don't let your second uncle come over, just bring him two dishes back when we go back." ”

"What's the matter?" Han Ji came over and asked.

"It's inconvenient for my second uncle to go upstairs, you can arrange another table in the lobby, and my second and third uncles will eat in the lobby later." Haizhu estimated that when her third uncle went to the private room, she couldn't eat enough.

"Okay." Han Ji should go down.

After a day of floating on the sea, the old and the young were tired and hungry, so they ate quietly when the food was served. Yu Laishun's honey-glazed stewed squid was served, he first gave Pingsheng a stewed squid to a brown-red color, and then gave Qin Jingniang a coercion, he heard that this dish was expensive and delicious.

Mrs. Hou glanced over and thought to herself that although this person was shrewd and looked a little stupid, he had a good heart.

After the meal, Haizhu asked, "Uncle, are you going to stay in Qingshi Lane or go back to the island tonight?" ”

"Bluestone Lane."

"Back to the island."

Han Ji and his mother spoke one after the other, and Mrs. Hou looked at her son and changed her words: "Then don't live on the island, the wind and waves are strong at night, and the birds are noisy in the morning, so you can't sleep well." ”

"Then go back, I'm sleepy." Haizhu got up, she didn't sleep well last night, and she didn't sleep at noon, and her eyelids sank when she was full at this time.

The group went downstairs, Qi Laosan and Second Uncle Qi had already gone back first, Han Ji assigned two entourages to send Qin Jingniang's family of three back, and the rest of them walked to Qingshi Lane together.

In the tavern, the sound of pushing a glass and persuading the wine is loud, the street is noisy, and the alley is not quiet, and the neighbors come out for a walk after dinner to eat, and when they are tired, they sit at the door and chatter.

"Haven't you stopped yet?" Haizhu passed by to say hello.

"Hey, just finished eating." I don't know who answered in the night.

"You're waiting for me to come back, aren't you?" Mrs. Hou said with a smile.

There was silence in the alley, and then there was a burst of laughter, and Erwangni asked, "Mrs. General, when are you leaving?" ”

"I'll leave tomorrow morning, I'll come back another day when I'm free."

The servant woman opened the door with a lantern to welcome him out, and the two families entered their own doors, and the doors were closed, and the neighbors got up and prepared to go home and sleep.

"The general's wife is quite kind, not at all decent." Hong Shanniang said, "It's not the same as the noble person I imagined. ”

"People have even been to the palace, and they have seen the emperor and the mother, they are noble enough, how can they show their dignity in front of our little people." Her mother-in-law answered and said, "It's time to go back to sleep, don't make noise." ”

The alley quickly fell silent.

Qi Laosan boiled the bath water when he came back, Haizhu went directly to take a bath when he got home, Grandma Qi and Bei Niang were busy packing up the gifts sent by Han Ji, the dowry and gold and jade jewelry were moved into Haizhu's room, and the tea, wine, pastries, and fruits were all moved into the warehouse, fortunately they didn't prepare meat, and the heat couldn't be stopped, and it stinked overnight.

"Second young master, Mrs. asked me to pass on a word, you should be disciplined when you are married, and you can't mess around." The old lady went to the courtyard where Han Ji lived to spread the word.

"Let her go to bed early." Han Ji closed the door with a dark face.

Mrs. Hou laughed when she heard the reply.

……

After the night, Han Ji woke up early in the morning and went to the street to buy breakfast first, and when he came back, he met Qi Laosan pushing a cart to fetch water, he got out of the way and let the wooden cart go first, "Third uncle, is Haizhu up?" I bought breakfast, and you're busy after breakfast? ”

Qi Laosan waved his hand and pushed the car out of the alley quickly, he was about the same age as Han Ji, Han Ji called him the third uncle, he always felt weird.

No one was walking around in the alley, Han Ji walked into Haizhu's house with a food box, he saw Haizhu yawning and opening the door, and asked with a smile, "Haven't slept well?" ”

Haizhu looked at him and said, "The breakfast you bought in person?" ”

"Well, wake up early."

Grandma Qi carried Han Ji and smiled at Haizhu, Haizhu was also happy, she washed her face and rinsed her mouth and sat down at the table to eat first, "You also sit, have you eaten?" ”

"You eat first, I'll send one back to my mother." Han Ji walked back quickly and came over quickly, he sat opposite Haizhu to eat, and said, "I still come here every ten days, if you can't come, let the entourage come and bring you medicine." ”

Haizhu nodded.

Dongzhu and Fengping also got up one after another, and they were stunned when they saw more people in the yard.

"Come and eat." Haizhu shouted, she was full, put down her chopsticks to cut leeks, and didn't have any greasy and crooked thoughts with Han Ji at all.

When Mrs. Hou cleaned up, Han Ji wanted to send her back to Fucheng, and Haizhu washed her hands and went to the dock to see her off.

"When I'm free, I go to Fucheng to talk to me, Xiwang is not at home, there are few people at home, and it's quite lonely." Mrs. Hou said.

Haizhu nodded in response, "I'll go over on a rainy day, and I'm going to go to sea when it's sunny." ”

"It's up to you."

The official boat left the dock and headed east, Haizhu walked onto her boat to carry water to clean the plank, and when Qi Laosan came, she and he left the dock before the low tide.

"Haizhu, are you still going to sea?" Du Xiaowu asked, "You are the daughter-in-law of the young general who has not passed through the door." ”

"It's just an extra identity, and it doesn't affect anything." Haizhu didn't explain, she went to the island to pick up the old turtle.

Chapter 152: A large school of manta rays flies over the sea

"I've brought two fishing nets, and if we catch a school of fish like we did yesterday, we'll scatter a few more nets and bring them back to sell." Qi Laosan laid the fishing net on the board of the boat, and there was nothing to do on the boat, and he just happened to repair and strengthen the fishing net.

"In another month, I will hand over the bird's nest to Han Ji and ask him to help sell it to the north, and I should be able to receive the money at the end of April, and then you won't go to sea, stay at home with my third aunt, and she will be about to give birth at that time." Haizhu said.

"Okay, at the end of April and the beginning of May, the sea is not calm, so don't come to the deep sea."

Haizhu pondered for a moment, nodded and said yes.

She sat in the stern of the boat, took off her shoes and rolled up her pants to kick the water, At this time the sun was rising, the sea breeze was not yet soaked in the sun, and the wind with salty and wet moisture was cool, sweeping people, and it could not be more comfortable.

Qi Laosan glanced at her back from time to time, wondering and admiring in his heart, to be honest, the eldest niece can marry into the general's mansion, he just doesn't say it, he also feels very face-saving in his heart, and he can't help but talk to Bei Niang when he closes the door and lies on the bed at night. And the eight winds of Haizhu do not move, and people are the same before and after, which makes it seem that he is very vain as a third uncle.

"Haizhu—" he shouted, "why don't you get excited when your marriage is decided?" ”

"I'm excited." Haizhu laughed a few times.

"Hey, when your grandmother said that she was going to Bei Niang's house to propose, I was so happy that I didn't sleep much for two nights, this is what I was excited about."

"I haven't slept well in two nights."

"Really?"

"Hmm." Haizhu admitted it calmly.

"Your attitude doesn't look any different from the past, and you pretend to be quite similar."

Haizhu laughed, she touched the shell of the old turtle and said: "You don't understand this, if I calm down, Han Ji will be a little worried, he is not sure what I think, but he will take the initiative to be good to me." It's like this morning, I went to buy breakfast and delivered it myself. She found that Han Ji was very comfortable with this, and he also enjoyed it. If she has the initiative, he will subconsciously come to ask for her opinion, and if she does not act on the surface, he will take the initiative to think of ways to get closer.