From Chief to Ball

"When I killed all the pirates and confirmed that the leader of the pirate was my classmate, I knew that this matter might involve some messy things. I was terrified at the time, and I was afraid of being involved in some secret fights. After all, at that time You are still young. So I ordered someone to burn down the pirate ship."

"When I got to the boat over there, I confirmed that the boat on the other side was fine and could run. A young man stood up and thanked me. That was the first time we met."

"At the time, I thought that such shit should stay away from me, so I tried my best to say that I just appeared by accident because of the storm, and said that I had to return to Hong Kong quickly so that I couldn't escort you."

"After I went back, I was worried all the time. I was afraid that I would be involved in something that I shouldn't be involved in. Just like the Qi smuggling incident that was so noisy back then, the people sent by the top to investigate disappeared within a few days. I accidentally caught fire and all of them were burned to death. If it wasn’t for the fact that someone was holding a box of fire raccoon with all his might before he died, and the contents inside were not burned, his death would have been in vain. This kind of fight between big men, I think It was because I didn’t want to participate at all, my ambitions had been wiped out at that time, and I just thought that nothing big would happen to me after my life.”

"In the end, after half a year I was worried, and suddenly I was promoted...the reason was that I had accumulated enough merit. This kind of thing...it's hard to say. What about the bunch of people who have accumulated enough merit but haven't been promoted yet? It’s not my turn. I also know that maybe I’m just making up the numbers. The problem is that it’s not my turn to make up the numbers. I didn’t have much money to bribe at the time, and then I guessed something.”

"Afterwards, maybe two years ago, I saw that person for the second time. At that time, he was already the county magistrate of Nan'an County. I recognized him at a glance, and that person obviously recognized me too, and smiled at me Laughing. I said to myself, don’t laugh at me, it doesn’t matter what you do, we act like we don’t know each other now. I didn’t say hello to him, I just pretended not to know each other. After all, he is in politics, I'm in the military, so it's better to be less involved."

"On these two sides. As for whether it is what I think, I don't know. As for whether it is young and promising, anyway, the political achievements of Nan'an County have been rated as high in the past two years, so it should be good."

"I can think of more or less familiar and younger people nearby, and this is the only person. I have never heard of this person. He may be a young man from a certain faction, or he may be a young man from a certain faction when I met him. The things I saw were just a coincidence. But it’s not certain. Nowadays, some people are only behind the scenes and not in front of the stage. They are related to some relatives. Or whose family’s prospective son-in-law? Who’s hidden An illegitimate child? That's hard to say."

Chen Jian recalled that he had traveled almost half of Min County in the past year, and he had been to many places, and naturally he had also been to Nan'an County.

Nan'an is located in the northwest of Mincheng, on the upper reaches of the Min River, and on the lower reaches is Mincheng near the sea.It is considered a large county, and it is relatively rich, with coal, iron, and river and water transportation. It is indeed a good place.

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Chen Jian felt that it was just like what Chen Siwen said, it could be seen that there were rare goods to live in. Naturally, someone had already rushed to collude with him, and I'm afraid it would not be his turn.

These things are going to be smashed to pieces sooner or later, but now they have to enjoy the benefits of this deformity.

Nan'an County is also considered a very good environment. Compared with Mincheng, where the bubble began to burst two or three years later, it is still calm.

Now that the location of the handicraft workshop has been determined, and the first pot of gold for Black Heart is basically in place, Chen Jian also knows that he needs to hurry up.

He was about to leave Mincheng soon, so he took the time to visit Lin Xi to say goodbye.

Originally, meeting young men and women should be cheerful, and Lin Xi was also very happy, but Chen Jian's first sentence made Lin Xi pout.

"Pack up and get ready to go to the capital. Try to take the exam this year, and you should be able to pass the exam. How is your arithmetic and geometry? Have you finished all the exercises I copied for you?"

Lin Xi felt that Chen Jian might not be able to see that he was angry by pouting his lips. What if he thought it would be bad if his teeth hurt and his cheeks were swollen, so he replied: "Okay. It's okay. It's over."

One proposed two questions, and answered with three simplest words, and turned around only to see that the sun was far more peaceful than the man behind him.

Chen Jian shrugged helplessly, and quietly grabbed the slightly messy strand of black hair on Lin Xi's delicate neck, and gently tickled her neck, but Lin Xi's hand opened it, and said angrily, "What are you doing? Itching."

"Angry?"

"No."

Chen Jian quietly took out a money order, passed it over Lin Xi's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "I'll show you something, I'll make you happy."

Although he was angry, he thought it would be some little poems or something that would make people happy, so he couldn't help but pick it up and take a look, and found that it was a money order of five thousand silver coins.There is also a piece of paper underneath, which says "I owe Lin Xi 1 silver coins today..." and so on.

"This is the money we sell flowers. It's agreed to be half of each person. But I'll borrow some of yours first. Are you happy?"

Lin Xi was not intimidated by the numbers above, she probably heard about the popularity of orchids, and asked, "What's there to be happy about?"

"How can girls be independent and free and want to do what they want if they don't have money? Of course, men are the same. When you go to the capital, if there is a man who wants to rely on a pastry to make you think he is a good person, you fuck With a bang, five silver coins were thrown in his face..."

Lin Xi laughed out loud, and said unconsciously: "That's why you should be happy..."

Speaking of this, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, my face suddenly turned red, and I didn't dare to look back.

However, Chen Jian salivated and walked around in front of Lin Xi, and Lin Xi turned sideways and said, "I'm going to make tea."

"Farewell. I'm telling you something serious. The two of us selling flowers have deceived many people in Mincheng, so you should go to the capital early. Anyway, the exam is coming in autumn, and you should also enroll. After entering the academy, the two of us are classmates."

Lin Xi didn't know about Li Yun's coming to find Chen Jian, and finally she was a little happy when she heard this, and asked, "You...you also go to the academy?"

"You don't know yet, do you? I'm already a disciple of the academy, haha, half a year earlier than you."

Lin Xi didn't doubt it either. After knowing each other for more than a year, she always heard a lot of novel things. Chen Jian would always answer some questions that she thought were extremely difficult, and she wouldn't be surprised if she entered the academy.

"Then won't you go with me?"

"No, I won't be able to go until some time. There's still a lot to do."

Lin Xi was a little disappointed, but she knew Chen Jian's temperament. Once he decided on something, he would stick to it and even do it unscrupulously. He knew that it would be useless to talk about it at this time.

Since it couldn't be changed, the temporary separation became the only choice, and I couldn't help but feel a little disturbed.

In the confusion, there was a strange and sour thing called missing in my heart before parting, so I no longer turned sideways but turned back.

This is not the time to reminisce, because the person you want to reminisce or miss in the future is right in front of you, but Lin Xi always thinks about the scene when the two of them were reading or chatting together in the house, especially when the sun was shining at noon a long time ago. The boy who sat on the ridge of his house and smiled at her was unforgettable.

Thinking of this, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth that he didn't even notice, then he sighed faintly, and clenched the money order in his hand.

She thinks this is indeed an excellent thing, at least it will allow her to have more time to miss besides studying, instead of thinking about what to do with food and clothing in the future.

Thinking of Chen Jian's dream of making money, Lin Xi couldn't help asking: "Can you tell me, what exactly are you making money for?"

"Go to sea. Go and see the outside world. If there is a world outside, there must be many strange birds, beasts, fish and insects that you have never seen before. Maybe you can see a lot of them. You can really find these birds, beasts, fish and insects The way of heaven and earth contained in flowers, plants and trees. Isn’t this your dream? So, if you are brave enough, I hope that when this dream comes true, I will be by your side. And when your dream comes true, I will also be by your side .”

Lin Xi nodded, completely forgetting or not wanting to think about the possible death of going out to sea.

She suddenly thought that if she went to sea to verify that the earth is round, she must sail eastward.So when going out to sea, full of hope, the sun is at the bow of the boat, two people look at the sea, chasing the sun, dreaming of being together on the boat.

Then I thought, if I can come back, I must sail westward.So when we came back, the sunset was behind us, two people were sitting on the bow, sorting out the notes and pictures of various animals and plants we saw, while the other was sorting out the customs and customs along the way.

Under the setting sun, Lin Xi felt that the two of them must be very close at that time, but no one would speak, only the sound of the graphite pen salsa on the paper, and the setting sun stretched the shadow of the pen tip extremely long...

I imagined the scene of roaming the sea and the sky on a boat, and suddenly realized that if it is for that moment before the sunset, everything I do now seems to be worthwhile. Sometimes people live for what they imagined, maybe it is just a moment instant?

Two days later, Lin Xi bid farewell to Chen Jian.

Stepped on the seesaw, stepped on the sailboat.He let go of the bun, put away the hairpin, and tied the headband.

There is no dowry, only a heavy wooden box full of books, pens and ink.

There are no followers, only a wooden box containing gunpowder, lead bullets and muskets.

There are good people and bad people in the capital.There are suave young men and smart classmates; there are bustling and bustling markets, and there are also amazing scenery.

But she thought, what does this have to do with herself?These are very good, but they are not the two long and close shadows drawn side by side by the sunset on the bow of the ship going from west to east in the sunset.

Standing on the pier, Chen Jian looked at the sailing ship, waved his hands from a distance, and sighed.

In the future, in addition to the naturalist, at least one mapping surveyor proficient in geometry, one agronomist, one locksmith or watchmaker proficient in skills that can be quickly learned, a group of desperadoes who have served in the service, and one proficient in business A high-cost businessman, a smart person with a very high language talent, a ship doctor, a humanities or social movement, a high-level captain, a painter and architect who is good at learning and summarizing, a A good shipwright, plus a good cook.

Some people cannot be seduced by money.

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