"The daughter-in-law marries into the door, and the matchmaker throws it over the wall." Han Ji smiled.

"Haizhu hasn't entered your door yet." Shen Sui picked up the wine jug and poured the wine himself, and said to Haizhu: "Look at him, it's not a good one." ”

Haizhu pretended not to hear, and asked after a while: "Your father and mother still don't know that Qingman is pregnant?" ”

"Well, the tire was unstable before, so I didn't say it."

Haizhu thought of Shen's second sister-in-law, nodded and said, "That's how it should be." She suddenly thought that many people had come over this time for the competition, didn't the people from the Shen family come?

As soon as the thought fell, he heard a familiar voice outside the wall, and then Shen Huai leaned in and asked, "This is the home of Shen Sui Shen Shen Counselor?" ”

Shen Sui and Yao Qingman got up to greet them, Haizhu glanced at the banquet and said, "The main family has a visitor, let's go back too, are we all ready?" ”

"Eat well, let's go back." Grandma Qi also stood up.

Walking out of the hall, he saw a large group of people from the Shen family, old and young, in the courtyard, Haizhu went over to say hello and took people out.

"I don't know if Dongzhu and a few little ones have come back." Grandma Qi said.

"We'll find out when we go back." Haizhu answered.

Han Ji looked at her silently, he tasted the sweetness in the afternoon, he was honest now, and put it aside in the past, he proposed to take her to the street to look around.

When I got home, I asked the porter, and learned that a few of the little ones had returned before a pillar of incense, and the others went back to their respective houses to rest.

After one night, Han Ji was busy for another day, Haizhu and others played for another day, and it was the day of the martial arts competition.

Early this morning, Mrs. Hou sent a maid to Haizhu to send a brocade dress, the fabric is a silk brocade that is easy to hook, the tentacles are smooth, with a faint luster, as well as matching red jade bracelets, small earrings, inlaid with red agate hairpins, very bright and young women's colors.

Haizhu was dressed up by the maid, wiped the powder and braided her hair, braided the jade in her hair, and inserted a small hairpin in her ears, she watched the person in the mirror become rich and playful little by little, and she couldn't help but laugh when she admired it.

"Girl, your eyes are so beautiful, you are so bright, so bright." The maid couldn't help but say.

Haizhu rolled his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I think too." ”

The grandmother who was about to enter the door smiled when she heard this, and she was stunned for a moment when she saw people, and she was used to seeing Haizhu wearing plain clothes, so she suddenly put on makeup, as if she had changed someone.

"Mama was stunned." The maid quipped.

The last braid was wrapped around the hair rope, Haizhu brushed the hem of her clothes and stood up and walked out, saying: "Mama doesn't know how many beauties she has seen, not to mention the side, just Mrs. Hou has raised her eyes, how can she be stunned." ”

"Each has its own beauty, peony has the beauty of peony, and red cotton has the beauty of red cotton." Mama feels that Haizhu is like the unique red cotton of Quang Nam, blooming brilliantly, dazzling and energetic.

Mrs. Hou was already waiting, and when she saw Haizhu, she praised from the bottom of her heart, "It's not like my daughter-in-law, but like a girl from our military general's family." ”

After a while, the three grandmothers and daughters-in-law of Qi also came over with winter beads, and they also changed into dresses made of woven brocade, with the same fabric and different colors. Dongzhu was young and dressed fancy, she jumped up like a bird, very lively, but the others were imprisoned by the brocade clothes, and their actions were uncomfortable.

Mrs. Hou glanced at it, didn't say anything, and caught a glimpse of the little maid's probe to her brain, she got up and said, "The hour has come, we should go out." ”

The men were already waiting in the front yard, Han Ji and his father were on horseback, and the rest were in the carriage. He looked at the door of the Moon Cave nonchalantly, and when the footsteps came out, he raised his eyes, and when Haizhu's figure came into view, his eyes became deep, and he was stunned for a moment and quickly lowered his eyelids.

Admiral Han chuckled meaninglessly.

Han Ji glanced at him and walked out of the door to lead the horse first.

Everyone got into the carriage, and the father and son straddled the horseback of the horse and led the way to the barracks.

At this time, the pedestrians on the street were deserted, most of them had already flocked to the competition ground, and the officials in charge of the preparations divided the viewing places according to the villages, towns and docks, and when Han Ji and his party arrived, everyone was already in place.

"Do you think Haizhu will come over too?" Wei Jinhua said excitedly, it was the first time she had participated in such a grand event, which made her more excited than the temple fair.

Zheng Haishun craned his neck to look at the stands, and when the drums sounded, the stadium instantly fell silent, and then they saw two generals, old and young, walking up to the high stands, followed by two dazzling women with a child.

"Is that Haizhu?" Wei Jinhua screamed, and the people around her looked over, and she explained with a red face: "That's Haizhu, I know, she is from our village, she has a relationship with the young general, and she also calls me aunt." ”

The people who are also Qijiawan are also full of excitement and talk about Haizhu, praising her for being filial and capable, and she has also killed bandits.

In the stands, Haizhu sat next to Mrs. Hou and looked down, people in the near distance could still see clearly, and in the distance, what caught his eye was a dense crowd of human heads. She turned to the side and said, "The martial arts tournament is held once a year, and in less than three years, the wind of martial arts will blow all over the corners and corners of Quang Nam. ”

Mrs. Hou nodded, and that was the purpose.

The drums of war were beaten, and the warriors selected from the twenty-eight fishing villages entered the arena, and one hundred and forty people lined up in two rows, competing in martial arts in the morning and underwater combat ability in the afternoon.

On the field, the first villages fought against each other, and the onlookers were like watching a cockfight, and they didn't care who was sitting on the stands, their hearts beat with the beat of the drums, and the shouts overshadowed the sound of the waves.

Admiral Han and Han Ji stared at the field seriously, he took a fancy to a powerful and good commanding kid, leaned over and said to Han Ji: "Later, you send someone to ask, if he is willing to join the army, transfer him to the barracks." ”

Han Ji nodded.

In the morning, 28 villages decided the winner, and in the afternoon they went out of the island and into the sea, and the onlookers all boarded the boats, and the 15 official ships made a circle.

If the competition in the morning is fierce, in the afternoon, everyone's competitive spirit has risen, the people of each village take turns to tell the people who want to go to the sea to fight in the water, and even buy food and drink to cheer up, and the rich people who live in the town are to buy the team they like with silver, if Yan Ming wins the competition, the silver will belong to them.

Admiral Han looked at it calmly, as long as it wasn't a gambling game, he wouldn't care.

The men who entered the water were as agile as fish, their dark backs rising and falling on the blue water, and they swam in the water, and the boat followed, and the people on board shouted loud cheers. Haizhu was affected by the atmosphere and also wanted to roll up his sleeves and go into the sea to compete.

"Next year, there will be a women's team, and the women and girls in the village will also practice martial arts, and most of them will swim." Haizhu walked up to Han Ji's side, and she smiled at Admiral Han flatteringly, "Uncle, okay?" We seaside women are not afraid of being seen by men when our clothes are wet, and we have been rolling and crawling in the water since we were children. ”

Admiral Han hesitated, he looked underwater, if a woman messed up her clothes under the water, it would inevitably be unsightly to be looked at by so many people.

"I think so." Han Ji helped.

"The girl can study in the official school with the boy, what is it to go to the sea to compete in martial arts? Every day on the beach, there are women who roll up their sleeves and roll up their trouser legs to catch the sea. Before Mrs. Hou could figure out what she was thinking, the words had already come out.

Admiral Han wavered, and he said hesitantly: "It's okay, but you proposed it, then you will be in charge when you get married." ”

"Haizhu, whether there will be a women's competition team next year depends on whether you are willing to enter my door." Mrs. Hou laughed, she patted Han Ji on the shoulder, and said, "See how much your father will worry about you, learn a little, Jiang is still old and spicy." ”

Han Ji looked at Haizhu with a smile and asked, "How?" ”

"Let me think about it." Haizhu said proudly.

Cheers sounded in the sea, and Admiral Han followed the sound to look over, he didn't mean to urge marriage, but just out of the idea that there was no suitable operator. Now that I think about it, it is indeed suitable for Han Ji to marry a local wife in Guangnan, if he marries a lady in Beijing, I am afraid that he will faint when he sees hundreds of men swimming shirtless in the sea.

In the evening, when the victory or defeat had been decided, Han Ji personally held a wooden box containing twenty taels of gold and sent it to the villagers of Qijiawan, along with a plaque.

Haizhu didn't expect that it was someone from her hometown who won the competition, she thought about it, and sent someone to the restaurant to ask three tables of noodles to be sent to the inn where the villagers of Qijiawan lived, and she also brought her family over to celebrate.

"Haizhu, I can count myself as seeing you." Wei Jinhua called her, "I brought you salted duck eggs and shrimp paste and crab sauce, and the boat didn't stop at Yongning Wharf, so I brought it to Fucheng." Then he said, "Old woman, you are dressed like an old lady from a rich family, and you look good." ”

"Monkeys steal through people's clothes, and they are invisible." Grandma Qi teased herself, she pulled her silk clothes, shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid of you laughing when I say it, I haven't worn my own clothes comfortably, I can't enjoy this blessing, I will change it down and press the bottom of the box when I go back." ”

The others laughed and shouted to her to sit down and eat and drink.

Haizhu took Bei Niang and Wei Jinhua back to the house to move the jars and jars, and when they came out of the inn and met Han Ji, the two looked at each other, and she said clearly: "Come to pick me up?" ”

"Yes, you picked me up before, and I'll pick you up today." Han Ji took the jar in Bei Niang's hand and said, "Third aunt, you go in to accompany your grandmother, I'll move these back." ”

The island is full of people, the lights are bright, and the smell of food dilutes the salty smell in the sea breeze. At this time, the sea outside the island, the dark sea surface is loud, and in the sea area of the afternoon swimming competition, a group of dolphins compete to chase the waves on the sea, and they learn to shout happily.

Frightened, the guards on the beach bought yellow table paper and car and ship paper and squatted on the beach to burn them.

Chapter 191: Fishing at Sea

After the tournament, the people of each village packed their luggage and took a boat to the wharf of Fucheng. After a day or two of playing, I took a boat home, and I had to gather my mind and prepare to go out to sea to fish and make money.

Haizhu went to the shipyard to see her ship, and after three months, the shipwright had already polished the planks according to the drawings, and there were piles of wooden planks on the ground, some of which were painted and some of which were still the color of wood.

The boatman took the account book and showed it to Haizhu, and the silver in the account was only less than 3,000 taels, Haizhu took a breath, she had no intention of playing, and she was going back to pick bird's nests to make money.

Han Ji sent her back to Yongning, rested for a night and left, he also had his business to do.

The day before the sea opened, Haizhu went to the island to retrieve her boat, and invited a boatwright to come and check it to make sure it was okay, and she took the whole family to worship Mazu. Mrs. Hou was curious about the temple fair in Quang Nam, and she also went with her long life.

The Mazu temple was built on a hill, and in the strongest wind, the stone statue standing outside the temple was intact under the wind and rain. Mrs. Hou followed the customs and bowed, put on the incense and burned the paper, she walked to the side and looked at the words recorded on the stone tablet.

When Haizhu came out to look for her, she saw a familiar person, who knelt down under the stone statue of Mazu, and said something in her mouth, she glanced at it and left.

"Uncle, it's time to go back." She shouted.

"Okay." Mrs. Hou followed down the mountain and left.

When she got on the boat, she asked, "Is Mazu really a person?" ”

"Yes, really." Grandma Qi said eloquently.

Madame Hou nodded, whether she believed it or not, but she had to respect the beliefs of the locals.

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The next day, Haizhu got up early in the morning, and she had breakfast and prepared dry food and climbing tools. Qi Laosan also got up early in the morning to fetch water, and the water tank at home was full, so he pulled two buckets of clean water, pulled rice, grain, oil, salt, charcoal and boilers and sent them to the dock to be loaded onto the ship.

Everything is ready, the uncle and nephew are ready to go to sea.

When she arrived at the wharf, Haizhu saw the old grandmother who was kneeling under the stone statue of Mazu yesterday, and she was talking to the fishermen on the wharf, but the fishermen shook their heads and refused.

The old grandmother's eyes lit up when she saw Haizhu, she came over with a money bag and begged: "Girl, can you take me to the sea for a day?" I haven't been on a boat since I was young, and I haven't been there when I'm old, and I don't know if I'm going to die one day, and I want to see what you look like when you're fishing at sea. By the way, I have money, I'll give you money. Afraid that Haizhu would refuse again, she stuffed a heavy gray cloth money bag into Haizhu with trembling hands.

The others looked over, Haizhu also looked over, she understood the reason for their refusal, the sea was stormy, the ship was more swaying on the sea than a person sleeping in a cradle, if such an old man was frightened, he might die if he came back with a serious illness.

"Please take me to see it, and I'll be willing to take a look." The old grandmother took out a handkerchief to wipe her eyes, her youngest son's bones were gone, and she was thinking about it when she opened and closed her eyes.

"What's the use of taking a look?" The man passing by sighed, "Old lady, don't get confused, it's not terrible to die at sea, don't worry about your son, he floats on the bottom of the sea day and night, runs on the back of whales and sharks, and can watch us cast nets, he is happier than us." ”

The old grandmother didn't squeak.

"I'll take you once, but only this one." Haizhu spoke, she returned the money bag, turned her head and said to Qi Laosan: "Third uncle, we will go to sea to fish today." ”

"Hey, okay." There was only one fishing net on the boat to prevent the fishing net from being hung up by the reef, so Qi Laosan went to buy two fishing nets for backup.

Since she was taking the old grandmother to see the life of the fishermen at sea, Haizhu waited for the sea water to recede and pick up the old turtle and go with the fishing boat, she saw the bolt and chose to go in one direction with them.

The sun rises higher and higher, the boat is farther away from the pier, the sea is golden and bright, the water waves are full of sunshine, and occasionally a school of fish swims to the surface, and people can see the scales of the fish standing on the boat, and then the seabirds rush into the water, holding the fat sea fish and spreading their wings and flying into the sky.

Duels of life and death are constantly taking place on the sea.

"In which direction did you go fishing before?" Big Brother Bolt asked loudly on his fishing boat.

Haizhu pointed in a random direction and said, "There is no fixed direction, where to go." ”

The eldest brother laughed and expressed his disbelief, he stopped asking in a funny way, looked up at the clouds, or looked down at the direction of the water, and compared them with what the water officer said, and discussed with his uncle and brother what he didn't understand.

Haizhu and Qi Laosan pricked up their ears to listen, and occasionally interjected, she even ran down to the bottom silo to scrape a bowl of ashes, stood on the side of the boat to scatter ashes, and judged the direction of the water flow by the direction of the ashes drifting.

The old woman watched quietly, she stopped talking since she got on the boat, and lay on the side of the boat to go away.

"The waves are coming." The bolt shouted.

"Grandma, hold on to the side of the boat." Haizhu reminded her that she asked her third uncle to go over and help her.

The bow of the boat was lifted against the waves, and the boat was lifted up into the air by the waves, and then smashed into the sea as the waves went down, raising a three-foot-high wave.