As the village of Red Stone approached, the sound of the dogs barking in the village was in his ears, and Haizhu continued unconsciously: "It may be that Xiao Huang is barking, tonight you pick two baskets of things to go over, and it can happily wag its tail." ”

Han Ji let out a cold "oh".

Entering the village, to avoid inviting people to open the door and ask, the two of them stopped talking, and approached Yu's house with a familiar way, Haizhu just approached, and the big yellow dog heard her footsteps and began to bark in a panic.

"Xiao Huang," Qin Jingniang shouted, she was boiling the water for washing her feet, and shouted into the house: "Old Yu, open the door and take a look, Xiao Huang screamed loudly." ”

"It should be a passerby." Yu Laishun picked up the woodcutter placed on the wall and walked over, and when he heard a knock on the door, he asked vigilantly, "Who?" ”

"I, Haizhu, Uncle Yu, open the door."

Listening to Haizhu's voice, Yu Laishun glanced at the dog that kept barking, he pulled the door bolt with his back hand, and when he saw that it was Haizhu and Han Ji, he threw away the woodcutter and opened the door, and said enthusiastically: "Come in, why are you here here?" Jing Niang, Haizhu came over with her son-in-law. ”

The door opened, the man entered, and the big yellow dog immediately silenced it with a smile on its lips, and stood in the yard licking its mouth, wagging its tail perfunctorily.

"Fool of a dog." Qin Jingniang came out to scold.

The big yellow dog collapsed his ears and followed her to meet her, sniffing Haizhu and Han Ji's legs. When the person entered the house, the basket was left under the eaves, and it sniffed around the two baskets against its nose, and the tail wagged more and more happily.

After a while, Haizhu and Han Ji came out, and it enthusiastically sent people out, and followed Yu Laishun all the way out of the village.

Out of people's sight, Haizhu took the initiative to take Han Ji's arm, shrunk and said, "It's so cold, it's clammy and cold, it's cold in my bones." ”

Han Ji held his breath and squeezed her hand in the palm of his hand, passing by a gravel pile, he stood behind the stone pile with his backhand holding her shoulder, the stone pile blocked the wind, he stood outside, covered the person in his arms, silently pinched her chin and lifted it, and his face was over.

"It's crooked." Haizhu chuckled.

In the next moment, the angry mouth was blocked, and Han Ji bit her and wrapped one hand around her waist.

This ashlar pile is the rubble knocked down from the wall of the house, some large and some small, and the bones fall down at the slightest touch. Haizhu retreated twice, found a bigger stone on his feet, his height suddenly increased, and the hand on his waist slid down.

Han Ji froze for a moment, the tip of his tongue suddenly hurt, and he immediately chased after him.

The clammy and cold sea breeze whistled by, grinding against the stones and making a sharp sound, and the hot flashes behind the stone pile, the people who were still shouting cold just now were heating in the cracks of their bones. The sound of rapid breathing was entangled with the sound of the wind, and the frightened rats who were out at night in search of food cowered vigilantly at the mouth of the cave and did not dare to show their heads.

A big hand reached into the small jacket, Haizhu shrank a little, and he didn't move.

Han Ji let go of her, and he leaned against the cold stone and looked at the night to relieve his breath.

"Hey." Haizhu kicked him and said, "I lied to you before." ”

"You're lying to me now." Han Ji quickly answered.

Haizhu "hissed", she also leaned on the stone pile, looked at him and asked, "Are you still angry?" ”

"Don't be angry, you still miss me." He meant something.

Haizhu stepped on him, he chuckled softly, and said, "Tell me about something else, boring." ”

"Is Fucheng here again?"

"It's not here yet, there's no news yet, maybe there's news in the next year. Xuezheng also went down honestly, he probably found out something, but there was no Houfu mixed in it, and he didn't need to kill an ordinary fisherman for the sake of the political envoy. Now he is in his own house, and he doesn't dare to touch the political affairs of Guangnan, let alone go to sea. Sure enough, as soon as he talked about business, he calmed down, Han Ji continued: "We went to the deep sea, and the island was occupied by bandits again, and it was a foreign thief. ”

"Have you been to see my ship?" Haizhu asked.

"No, I'll come back after a day of rest." Han Ji was completely calm, he squatted down and patted his shoulder, and said, "Come up, I'll carry you back." ”

Haizhu lay down, and then was carried up, she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned on her shoulders, and said, "The bird's nest has been handed over to your mother to be sold to the caravan to Kyoto, and the rest of the balance is settled, and they will be able to send me the ship after the New Year." ”

"How are you going to use it?"

"Let's rent it out first, I've already let out the news, and two people have come to me to ask for a price." Haizhu pulled off the hem of his shrunken clothes and said, "I plan to go out with the official ship after the year, and go west to see first." ”

"Do you want to take me?" Han Ji asked.

"Are you free?"

No, there are none.

"I'll take care of it." He said.

Chapter 196: The First Voyage by Boat

Han Ji stayed in Yongning for three days, and on the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, he was ready to leave Yongning and return to Fucheng. At breakfast, he went to Qi's house to eat with the Qi family, and invited them to go to Fucheng to play during the Chinese New Year.

Qi Laosan took a sip of porridge and swallowed the food in his mouth, he cleared his throat and asked, "Where do you plan to live after you marry Haizhu?" Is it the Admiral's Mansion in the castle, or the General's Mansion on the island? ”

When it came to marriage, Han Ji was overjoyed, he thought that the elders of the Qi family were interested in discussing marriage, so he put down the dishes and chopsticks and said solemnly: "I plan to live on the island with Haizhu after marriage, and it is convenient to go to sea." But I haven't discussed it with my parents yet, so I'll go back and agree with them, and my mother will bring a matchmaker to discuss the marriage date after the year. Do you think I'm going to do that? ”

Qi Laosan looked at Haizhu, this is what the two have discussed in private? What date of marriage to negotiate? How did he not know?

"What date of marriage are you discussing?" Haizhu was surprised, she explained: "My third uncle just wants to settle the matter of the house in advance, if you live in the General's Mansion on the island, then you have to buy a private house near the General's Mansion in advance and rebuild it, so that it is convenient to move in later." ”

"Oh." Han Ji was depressed, Bai was excited, he picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat, and said: "I live on the island, I will go back and let the housekeeper go to negotiate with the landlord first, you can buy it when the first month passes." Third uncle, how big of a mansion do you plan to build? ”

"Just go into two, build a few more cross-courtyards, and the old and young in the family have their own small yards." Qi Laosan told him and said: "I have more than 4,300 taels of silver in my hand, and at most 3,500 taels of silver will be used to buy land and build houses and furniture, and the rest will be kept for us to live with, and Haizhu will marry, and I will take care of her dowry." ”

He hadn't said anything about the dowry before, and Haizhu heard him say it for the first time, she subconsciously refused, although she bought a merchant ship, she still had some silver in her hand. But this matter was not suitable for arguing in front of Han Ji, she held back her words and sent him to the dock after eating.

"When are you going to marry me? Thoroughly, I'm going to prepare in advance. On the way, Han Ji asked.

She will be eighteen years old on the fourth day of September of the following year, and Haizhu said: "Next winter, or the spring of the next year, you can let your mother choose the day, I can do it." ”

"Then next winter." Han Ji immediately made a decision, calculated the days, at most there are eleven months, and there is a specific deadline to look forward to, he couldn't help laughing a few times, suppressed his excitement, and said in a brisk tone: "When I go back, I will take the eight characters to calculate the good days, and my father and mother will come over to ask for the date after the year." ”

Haizhu didn't care, she followed him to the dock, where an official ship was docked, and the soldiers and helmsmen were already waiting.

"You go back, I won't send it." She said.

Han Ji nodded, and asked before leaving, "Do you want me to pick you up and go to Fucheng to play during the Chinese New Year?" ”

Haizhu waved her hand, there should be a lot of guests in his family during the New Year, she didn't want to mix in the past, and her family lived quietly.

Han Ji was a little lost, when the boat moved, he looked back, saw that she was still standing in place and watched, and raised his hand and waved when he turned around. It's not that he's completely heartless, but he's still reluctant to let him go, thinking about it like this, Han Ji is not disappointed again.

The official ship traveled far away on the sea, Haizhu retracted her gaze and turned to Hongshi Village, she went to pick up her mother and Pingsheng to go to Qingshi Lane to celebrate the New Year together, and there was a big yellow dog with her.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Mao Xiaoer went to Qingshi Lane to find Haizhu and said: "A merchant ship came to the wharf, saying that it was a ship you bought and sent it to you." ”

Haizhu ran out of the smoke, and the rest of the family followed, and the idle chattering neighbors in the alley also followed.

"Where are so many of you going?" The man drinking in the tavern asked.

"The boat bought by Haizhu has arrived, let's go over and have a look."

"Xiao Er, keep the wine and food for me, I'll come back later and continue to eat and drink." The man took the bowl and drank it down, and strode out.

"How much did you buy this ship in Haizhu?" Someone who doesn't know inquires.

"I heard that it seems to be more than 10,000, more than 10,000, which is one or two thousand taels more expensive than the merchant ships bought by our clan."

"Where did she get all this money? For two years in a row, I bought a house and bought a boat. Some people sigh that he can't save more than 1,000 taels in ten years, and I don't know if he can save money for future generations to buy merchant ships when he is old.

"Anyway, I didn't steal it." The neighbors of Qingshi Lane don't accept this kind of talk, people who go to sea have many opportunities to get rich, not their own family, and no one will talk about the way to get rich.

When they arrived at the pier, they said hello to Haizhu and boarded the boat, listening to the boatsmith explain to Haizhu what kind of wood was used for the planks, what kind of paint was painted, and what kind of glue was used for the sails.

"It's a little bigger than the merchant ships we bought in our clan, and the hold can hold more cargo." The man of the Chen clan came up in a circle.

"I heard from the boatwright that the bottom of the ship is embedded with iron plates, and the hull is heavier and more resistant to wind and waves, even if the bottom of the ship touches the reef, it will not sink into the water." Erwang's father sighed and said, "I want to change to another ship like this." ”

After all, he didn't have hope, thousands of pounds of iron plates, ordinary people may not be able to get them even if they spend more money.

After accepting the ship, it was dark, Haizhu invited the boatwright to eat in the restaurant, and opened a room for him at the inn, and she also went back.

The next day, the charterer heard the news, and came to seven houses successively, Haizhu after inspecting the character, chose to rent it to a man with a steady temperament at a charter price of 6021 years, and signed a deed in the government, if the ship sank at sea, the charterer assumed the responsibility of compensation.

At night, Haizhu took the family to sit by the fireplace and roast the fire, these days it has been drizzling lightly, the air is humid and cold, and the house is also damp, so I have to bake the fire to ward off the cold.

"Third uncle, I haven't mentioned the dowry before, but today you also saw it, I don't lack silver in my hands, I prepare the dowry myself, and keep your money in your hands to live." Haizhu hugged the chubby Xingzhu to tease her, and said casually: "The family is old and young, and you can be more confident when you have more money in your hands." ”

She will get married in the future, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the family will definitely be handed over to Qi Laosan to manage, there is an old lady and a brother, and there are at least four children to raise with her own baby, even if she has her help, the pressure is still not small.

"I know it in my heart, so I don't need you to worry about it for me." Qi Laosan had made up his mind, and he didn't listen to what Haizhu said, he threw the roasted peanuts on the plate, and said: "I have inquired about it, and I have found a carpenter with good craftsmanship to order a red cupboard, tables, chairs, benches, mirror boxes, comb buckets, money boxes, and descendant buckets, and I will definitely marry you beautifully." ”

"His family doesn't lack these." Haizhu murmured.

"There is no shortage and it is also his family, and it is our intention to marry." Grandma Qi opened her mouth and said, "Listen to your third uncle, some money can be saved, and some money should not be saved." ”

It is undeniable that Haizhu is still happy in her heart, and she said in a brisk tone: "Okay, thank you for the third uncle and third aunt who feel sorry for me." ”

Xingzhu said "ah", Chaoping took a handkerchief to wipe her saliva, and said in disgust: "Saliva bag." ”

Starball grinned at him.

Dongzhu stretched, patted the ashes off his hands, and said, "I'm going to boil water, I'm sleepy." ”

She didn't want to hear about whether her sister would marry or not.

Dongzhu went out, and Grandma Qi snorted and said, "She's not happy." ”

Haizhu put down the star bead and followed out, Dongzhu heard the footsteps and looked back, and then turned her head to blow the fire fold.

"Not happy?" Haizhu asked directly.

"Almost, it doesn't seem to be." Dongzhu lit the fire, broke the twig and stuffed it into the stove, she stared at the flame and said, "Don't bother me, I'll be fine in a while." ”

Haizhu stopped talking as she wanted, she actually understood that Dongzhu had a strong sense of need for home, and perhaps because of Qin Jingniang's remarriage, she was very reluctant to get married, and tried her best to maintain the small family in her heart.

"We will be neighbors in the future, and you will be able to see me from morning till night." Haizhu couldn't help but speak.

"I understand." Dongzhu nodded, she begged a little embarrassed: "Sister, don't comfort me, I know in my heart that the old problem has been committed again." Don't comfort me, or I'll be even more uncomfortable. ”

"Okay, you boil water, I'll go back to the house and lie down first." Haizhu respected her and walked out of the kitchen to go back to the house first.

Dongzhu looked back, she stared at the jumping flames and sighed, she understood the crux of her problem, and she was glad that Fengping was not as thoughtful as she was.

The night was dark, the alley was already quiet, and with the last sound of the door closing, Haizhu's family also fell asleep.

At this time, Han Ji was still busy with official business in the study, he sorted out the things to be arranged in the past month, and when the sound of the watch sounded, he put the brush down dizzily.

"Fetch hot water." He shouted.

The dozing little guy woke up suddenly, sneezed and ran to the kitchen to bring hot water.

Han Ji went back to the house to take a hot bath, fell asleep in chaos, he stayed up for half the night, and woke up the next morning and was refreshed. He said hello to his father and mother at breakfast, packed his bags, rode to the docks, and headed west with two boatloads of merchants.

After spending the night in Yongning, he picked up Haizhu and took her to set off on a boat tour of the mountains and rivers, along the long coastline to the west. At each wharf, new merchants came up on board, some with dry seafood and cloth, others empty-handed, ready to buy and sell along the way.

The two official ships traveled for five days at sea to reach an island in the westernmost part of Quang Nam Province, where Yao Qingman's maiden home was located, and it was also the first stop for merchants.

"Yao Qingman didn't return to Yongning for the Chinese New Year this year, Shen Sui went back and ran away, I heard his second sister-in-law say that his mother scolded at home every day." Haizhu turned his head to look at Han Ji and asked, "Do you know what conflicts they have had between them?" ”