Grandma Qi glanced at Erhe, nodded and didn't speak.

"Come in." Haizhu led people into the courtyard.

"Haizhu, why don't you ignore me?" Parrot-eyed Baba followed.

"Ignore you, go catch a shrimp and feed the turtle, you feed it, it will like you more."

The parrot believed it, and hurried out before it landed, catching a shrimp and going to feed the turtle, and Xingzhu crawled back when he saw it.

"What's the matter with me?" Haizhu Station asked in the courtyard.

Erhe looked around the yard, he didn't understand the situation, he was dizzy all the way with the boat, and he only knew a thing or two about the local situation from the mouth of the merchant on the boat, and it was already hard to find Haizhu. He no longer pondered, gambled, cautiously took out a cloth bag from the placket of his clothes, untied the cloth pocket, took out a white cloth and handed it over, and said, "This is a letter from our chief to the major general, can you pass it to him for me?" I can't find anyone. ”

He spent five taels of silver from the ferry port of Qiongya to get on the official ship in Quang Nam, and when he got on the boat, he was stunned and asked the officers and soldiers about the whereabouts of the major general, and was almost thrown into the sea by the officers and soldiers on the ship to feed the fish, and explained that the other party barely believed him for most of the day, but he refused to say anything to him. There was no way, so he had to give the coconuts and live chickens brought on the ship to the merchants on the ship, and reluctantly inquired that the major general was in Fucheng. He took a boat to Fucheng and was stopped by the guards on the dock, no one cared about what he said, so he had no choice but to inquire about the names of Haizhu and Han Ji, and after inquiring, he learned that the two people who had eaten at his house were the young general and his fiancée. He couldn't see the major general, so he could only change his route to Yongning to find Haizhu.

"I got off the boat at the dock, and when I came down, I asked the guards about you, and when the guards heard that you had bought my coconuts and live chickens, they believed me and asked me to wait in the grass pavilion." Erhe sighed happily, "If I had known your identity, I wouldn't have to work so hard." ”

Haizhu looked at the cloth in his hand, and said half-convinced: "The chief asked you to bring the letter?" What is your relationship with him? ”

"My father's mother and the chief are siblings."

“…… Is it your great-aunt and grandmother, a female chief? Haizhu was very surprised, she opened the cloth to read the letter, and asked at the same time: "Chief Gui Geng this year?" ”

"In her early fifties, she was my great-grandmother's youngest sister." Erhe had no objection to her behavior of reading the letter, firstly, because he had seen her get along with the young general, and secondly, he had no one to ask for help except Haizhu.

Haizhu glanced at the contents of the letter cursoryly, which roughly meant that the old chief wanted to discuss business with Han Ji, and asked for a document for the fishermen in the tribe to travel freely to and from Guangnan, and invited him to Qiongya for a detailed discussion.

"You old chieftain should come and see our major general." Haizhu folds up the cloth.

"The chief is too old to go far." Futagawa explained apologetically.

"Okay, I'll relay it for you. Do you stay in Yongning for a few days and then follow the boat back to Qiongya, or do you want to see the major general before leaving? She asked.

"I'll wait for a reply." Erhe was not in a hurry to go back, and the silver on his body was exhausted when he came out, and he didn't make any money from the goods he brought out.

He cheekily asked, "Can you arrange a place for me to sleep, a firewood room, as long as I can sleep." ”

Haizhu led him to the Han family next door, and after talking about the general meaning, Mrs. Hou asked him to take him to find Wufuzi, who had a separate residence in the alley, and there was a vacant room in the courtyard.

Erhe followed his subordinates, and Mrs. Hou said to Haizhu: "Qiongya is rich in pearls, agarwood and rosewood, and these three are royal tributes. ”

"Everything produced has been used as tribute, and the people of Qiongya are still so poor?" Haizhu was puzzled, she always thought that Qiongya was closed and backward, and there were tribes and chiefs, which looked like an island abandoned by the imperial court.

"Tribute to the royal family is not tribute to the people, everything produced has been shipped out, the rich are only those handfuls of people, and more people are cattle and horses." Mrs. Hou rubbed the pearl and jade pendant hanging on the placket of her clothes and said, "I will send someone to send the letter back, how to solve the problem, let the father and son discuss, and see if they are willing to meddle in the affairs of Qiongya." ”

Haizhu nodded, she left a cloth full of words, and went back with a stomach full of thoughts.

Three days later, Han Ji came with the boat, and he discussed with his father to go to Qiongya to see the situation, and stopped the boat in Yongning to ask Haizhu if he wanted to go over to play together.

Haizhu refused, Qiongya was too hot and sunny, and it was not as good as Yongning in all aspects, so she still stayed at home comfortably.

"Erhe is carrying goods at the dock, do you see it? When you left, I took him with me, and I guessed that there was no silver in his pocket, and I couldn't go back. Haizhu said.

Han Ji looked at her silently.

"See what I'm doing?" Haizhu felt bad, she was caught just as she was about to retreat, Han Ji hugged people and said, "Why don't you go out with me when you walk birds and cats at home, how long have we not seen each other?" ”

She's only been back for a few days? Haizhu felt funny and a little reluctant, and finally compromised under his accusations and begging.

"Milk, second uncle, third uncle, I'll go out with Han Ji for a few days, let's go to Qiongya." After dinner, Haizhu came back to pack her bags.

"Is it to an island where crabs can climb trees?" Fengping asked.

"Sister-" Dongzhu dragged out her tone and said, "You said you were going to take us before." ”

"That's right." Chaoping remembered, he followed up the house and said, "Sister, take me, I'll comb your hair." ”

Haizhu thought about it, felt that it was feasible, and said, "I'll ask Han Ji." "I went out as soon as the words fell.

"Haizhu is here." The parrot hung upside down on the birdcage, and when it saw the people walking into the courtyard, it flew over and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Looking for you." Having said that, the man walked towards the man who greeted him.

"Liar." The parrot hung upside down on the birdcage again, and peeked for the corner.

"Can you bring a few more people on board? When you get to Qiongya, you talk to the old chief, and I take Dongzhu and a few of them to play on the island. Haizhu asked.

Han Ji agreed, it was only the middle of March, Haizhu first went out with him for a month, and a few days ago went to Fucheng for more than ten days, and this time she was away from home for half a month, not to mention that Haizhu was reluctant, I am afraid that her younger brothers and sisters are all unhappy.

"I'll take Changshou with me, bring a few more guards, and you can play as you like when you get to Qiongya." He said.

"And birds." The parrot immediately answered.

"You're not at home to listen to music with me? You stay at home, and I'll buy you something to eat. Mrs. Hou came out and said.

Han Ji and Haizhu looked at the parrot and didn't speak, it twisted its head to look left and right, pretending to be stupid and opened its voice to learn the cat's meow.

"I'll go back first." Haizhu went out, and she had to go back and let a few small ones pack up their things.

Han Ji glanced at the birds that were still meowing one after another, he went into the house with his mother to talk, and asked people to call for Changsheng to come over.

Everyone entered the house, and the parrot also silenced, and it clicked a few times, and hurriedly smacked the water to moisten its throat.

"Go back and go to bed early, get up early tomorrow morning, and we'll leave when it's dawn." Han Ji walked out with a long life and said, "Mother, you also rest early, if you feel bored when we leave, go back to Fucheng to live for a few days." ”

"It won't be boring, the parrot is still at home with me."

"No—" The bird was in a hurry, swallowing the melon seeds in its mouth in a panic, flapping its wings and running out.

"Where are you going? Your aunt lied to you and let you go with us. Han Ji hurriedly shouted.

"Go find Haizhu." The birds don't believe them.

It happened that the three cats went out to catch mice, and the parrot flew unhindered into the house where Haizhu slept, and there was no one in the house, so it circled around the house and landed on the top of the beam.

There was a knock on the door, and Shiohei ran out and asked, "Who?" ”

"I, tell your eldest sister that the parrot is coming for her." Han Ji said outside the door.

"Oh, are you going to come in? I called my brother to open the door, and my sister was taking a shower. ”

"If you don't open the door, you can sleep."

The parrot heard Han Ji's footsteps and walked away before letting off its vigilance, it flew down the beam of the house, and landed lightly on the clams that Haizhu was sleeping, and when the footsteps sounded outside the door, it looked over obediently, it was Chaoping who came in.

"Good evening." It opens its voice.

"Evening, good evening, do you sleep at my house at night?" Shiohei came in and asked.

"Sleep with Haizhu." The bird lifted its dusted paws to show him and said, "Wash the paws." ”

Chaoping grinned and ran out to scoop water, and according to the bird's request, he carefully washed its claws and feathers, more carefully than his father washed his feet.

Two more footsteps sounded outside the door, and the bird looked over, this time it was Haizhu who came in, and it immediately complained: "Han Ji bullied the bird, and the bird slept with you." ”

Haizhu didn't doubt it, and explained: "He must be teasing you, you are a bird, who cares about you." ”

"The bird doesn't go back."

"If you don't go back, you'll stay here and go out with us tomorrow morning." Haizhu went out to shovel a shovel of sand and put it in a bucket, scooped a bowl of water and put it on the table, and said, "and pull the bucket, don't run out to drink water, be careful of cats biting you." ”

"Haizhu, you're so nice." The parrot was overjoyed.

"Sycophants." Dongzhu snorted lightly, "Chaoping go back, you have to get up early tomorrow morning, we won't wait for you if you oversleep." ”

Chaoping put down the handkerchief and ran away.

"Thank you, thank you." The parrot chased out and thanked him.

"It's quite polite." Dongzhu muttered, she took off her shoes and climbed into the clams and sat inside to see how the birds would sleep.

Haizhu skillfully folded a pillow the size of a tofu block out of old clothes and put it at the end of the bed, saying, "Sleep here at night, you haven't taken a bath, don't come to my pillow." ”

Blowing out the candles, the two of them did not disturb each other.

"Haizhu ......"

"Don't speak."

The bird clucked and fell silent.

When dawn replaced night, the three cats came back over the wall, and the bird woke up as soon as there was movement, and it stayed in bed honestly and did not dare to make a sound, even if it came to, it did not dare to wave its wings, but could only carefully pout its feet and pull over the clams to the ground.

I don't know how long it took, but Haizhu woke up, she sat up, and the bird had a back, and it flapped its wings vigorously to go to the table to drink.

The sleeping cat outside moved its ears, but after three breaths, it immediately bounced up and threw itself on the window to look into the house.

"Good morning." The bird is skewedly provocative.

The cat immediately opened its throat and howled, and now there was no need to shout to get up, the old and the young woke up, and the bird flew out while the door was opened, and ran away with a smoke.

"Oops—" Grandma Qi opened the door and sighed, "From morning to night, let's stop and stop, don't you see that the sharp mouth has slept on the bed?" Can you go to bed? When you go to bed, you get beaten. ”

Haizhu laughed and said, "Milk, why do I think you're screaming for the cat?" ”

"The cat is a loyal minister, and the bird is a traitor." Grandma Qi did not hide her preference, and said: "Pack up and leave quickly, it's not that you still have to go to Pingsheng, I'll be quiet for a few days when I'm gone." ”

Haizhu went to Hongshi Village first without breakfast, and the parrot that was eating was afraid of being left behind, so he swallowed a few mouthfuls and hurriedly followed.

Haizhu took the parrot to pick up Pingsheng, and went straight to the dock together, Han Ji and the others had already boarded the boat, and breakfast was also bought.

"It's my first time on a big boat." Pingsheng was very happy to get on the boat, and he ran on the boat excitedly.

"Let's eat first." Haizhu shouted, saw a plate of dried fruits on the table, beckoned the birds to eat, and said good things to help: "You see that Han Ji still remembers to bring you breakfast, how can he bully you." ”

"I bullied it? What does it say? Han Ji was shocked, he pinched the bird's beak and asked, "When did I bully you?" ”

The bird's beak was pinched, and the bird didn't have to say anything, it stared at him blankly.

"It said you were bullied, so don't go back." Haizhu took a bowl and took a sip of seafood porridge and asked, "What is the situation?" ”

“…… My mother joked about it, and it took it seriously, and ran away from home to find you. Han Ji shouted grievances, he didn't talk much, why did he rely on him?

"It's also strange, it believes you for no reason, favors my mother, likes to live a long life, fools my father, and bullies me." Han Ji wondered to death, he flicked the bird's beak and asked, "Tell me, what do you think?" ”

The parrot kept its mouth shut, kept its head down to eat, drank some water when it was full, and flew up to the railing on the second floor to sing in the wind.

Passing by the island, Haizhu remembered the old turtle and said, "The boat is over, and I will take the old turtle." ”

Han Ji: "...... It's a big family. ”

The old turtle was hunting in the sea, and when it heard the sound of sea pearls swimming out of the water, it could not see the people on the boat clearly with its neck crossed, and it was cast up by the net, and a bird with teeth and claws fluttered in front of it, and it opened its mouth to bite it.

"Whew-" the parrot screamed.

"Loosen your mouth, we're all friends." Haizhu hurriedly went to rescue the bird and said: "Little bird, the old turtle has a bad temper, don't provoke it, it is not the good tempered turtle at home, and even I beat it when its temper comes." ”