whale wave

Going to bed early last night, Chen Yu woke up before dawn, lying in bed, watching the sky turn white outside the window.Gradually, the surroundings were no longer dark, and the outlines of the cabinets in the room were clearly visible.Chen Yu reached out and searched in the corner of the big bed, and found a lacquer box.He turned over on the bed, opened the lacquer box, and there were some small items in the lacquer box.

They are all Chen Yu's cherished items, such as a small white horse carved in ivory, a small delicate tridacna abacus, and a small jade gourd, each of which has its origin.Chen Yu wanted to store the seal incense sent by Zhao Yousheng in the lacquer box as well. The seal incense is a one-time item and can only be burned once. If it is stored, the fragrance can last for a long time.

There were many items in the lacquer box, Chen Yu took them out one by one, looked at them all, and let go of them to play with.

At the bottom of the lacquer box lay a small flat copper beast, the color of which was close to the color of the lacquer box, it was very inconspicuous, and it was indeed forgotten for a while.

Chen Yu took out the copper beast and looked at it carefully. The tail of the copper beast was rolled inward, the abdomen was slightly bulging, it had a long mouth, its ears were fins, its head had horns, and its body was still in pieces, like a star dotted with cloth. point.

It seems to be a seahorse, but its appearance is different from that of a seahorse.

There is a small hole in its head for threading a rope, and it was once worn around Chen Yu's neck.This was the only thing his mother left him, even though it was plain and unpretentious, he still wore it with him, but Chen Yu also forgot why he took it off later.

Chen Yu hooked the copper beast's tail with his fingers, and looked at it upside down. Although it looked weird, it was very kind.After many years, this little thing is still there, but the mother's appearance is already very vague.

He has some memory fragments related to his mother, but he is not sure if it is real, maybe it is just a dream.

When he was a child, he seemed to be living by the sea, in a special wooden house with high wooden beams and suspended houses, and the nights were always cool even in the hot summer.

Surrounded by old vines and ancient trees, the sand is golden, and there are white reeds growing on the beach.

Next to the house, there is also a big tree that can bloom, and the night wind blows, and the flowers fall with the wind.The flowers are bright red, the petals bloom like peach blossoms, and the bright yellow stamens are exposed.

His mother often hugged him and sat in front of the house listening to the sound of the tide. She patted little Chen Yu gently and hummed a long nocturne.

At that time, he was still very small, maybe a baby.

Under the night, his father's boat was moored, and a tall figure came from the beach. The silver moonlight shone in his brocade clothes.

Little Chen Yu was hugged by his mother, and he should not have seen how his father came, and the moonlight on him. As a baby, he shouldn't have these memories.But these scenes are so clear, he still remembers the smile on his mother's lips, and the tenderness of his father leaning against his mother and whispering to his mother.

Chen Yu never asked his father if such a scene really happened, he thought it was probably a dream.

Chen Yu couldn't remember many things in his childhood, including how his mother died and how he was brought back to China by his father.

At this time, the sky was completely bright, and the sound of servants cleaning came from the courtyard. Chen Yu rolled up the quilt and wanted to stay in bed again, but Mo Yu woke up early, came into the room to call him, and pulled him to dress Freshen up, I have to go to school today.

Zhao Yousheng got up early, dressed himself, and arranged his clothes in front of the mirror. Before the maid Axiang came to call him for breakfast, he had already left the room.He passed the kitchen and saw the cook was busy in it. Opposite the kitchen was the dining room. There was an open space between the dining room and the kitchen. There was a bluestone slab in the corner, and a man was squatting on it, holding a bowl and drinking porridge.

This person is a bureaucrat in Zhao's father's yamen, and his identity can be easily identified from his attire.Zhao Yousheng met him several times and knew his name was Qian Wu.

Seeing Zhao Yousheng approaching, Qian Wu bowed and said, "The little official got up by coincidence, the cook's pastry has just been steamed."

Zhao Yousheng nodded his head and walked to the dining room. The table had been set with chopsticks and a basket of steaming steamed cakes. He sat down and ate the cakes with chopsticks. The steamed cakes just out of the basket were soft and delicious.After a while, the cook brought a bowl of soup, filled a bowl, and put it in front of Zhao Yousheng.

"Cook, give Qian Wu two cakes."

"Hey, my slave will pack two for him."

The cook left the dining room and went to the kitchen. When she was young, she saw her holding a steamed cake wrapped in oiled paper and handing it to Qian Wu.The cook obviously told him that the petty official gave it to him, so Qian Wu glanced towards the dining room.

Yesterday, Qian Wu came to Zhao's house in a busy manner, carrying Zhao's father's letter and some money.Zhao's father is the county magistrate of Ning County. Although he is not outside the Quanzhou prefectural boundary, the mountains there are undulating and the roads are not easy to walk. One way is by water and the other is by mountain. Fortunately, he is used to commuting and does not find it troublesome.

Qian Wu is a loyal man with good legs and feet, and often runs errands for Zhao's father.

As a royal family, the old Zhao's family has money and food every month to support the family, but the money is really useless, and Zhao's mother is not good at housekeeping.Most of Zhao's father's salary was sent to his family. After being an official for so many years, the family really didn't save much money except for the valuables purchased.

After breakfast, Zhao Yousheng went back to the house and saw Zhao's mother and Ah Xiang busy in the room, he went over and asked: "Mom, what are you looking for?" Zhao's mother dug out the clothes from the suitcase and took out a thick jacket Said: "Your father is in the mountains. I am afraid that he will be cold, so I want to send him some thick clothes."

"Didn't I just send a few thick clothes last time, so I don't need old clothes." Zhao Yousheng knew that this was a sudden whim of his mother, and she would do this occasionally.

"Go to have breakfast, the child doesn't understand, this one is warm." Zhao's mother thought it was cold, so it would be good to bring a few more thick clothes.

The "ignorant" Zhao Yousheng, if I remember correctly, since the beginning of autumn, his mother sent autumn and winter clothes to Ning County. Just stuff it in the bottom of the box.

Seeing that his mother was busy, You Sheng went to push the door of his brother's room, but he was still asleep.You Sheng pulled You Qing up from the bed and shouted, "Get up soon, we're going to be late." You Qing, who was often woken up by Zhao Yousheng kicking his butt in the past, sat on the bed rubbing his eyes and stared blankly at his brother.

Both brothers have to go to school, You Sheng studies in Zongxue, and You Qing studies in a nearby school.

With sleepy eyes and messy hair, You Qing went to wash in a daze.

"Brother, help me comb my hair."

You Qing sat in front of the mirror stand, and handed the comb to his elder brother.Today, my mother obviously forgot about him, didn't wake him up, and forgot to comb his hair.

"How old are you, you can't even comb your hair." Zhao Youcheng grabbed the comb, held down his younger brother's head, and helped him comb it.During this time, you could hear You Qing complaining, shouting to use less force, or to have a headache.

The brothers reflected in the mirror have similar eyebrows, eyes, lips and nose, although they are seven years apart.One of them has the appearance of an adult, and the other is still a urchin.

Looking at his own head from the chime mirror, he watched his elder brother tie him into a bun, and asked casually, "Brother, when are we going to find father?"

Zhao Yousheng gathered up his brother's hair, tied it into a crooked bun with a headband, and replied, "Papa will come back after a while."

"Brother, how do you know? Dad's letter only said that you should study hard and don't make your mother angry, and didn't say when you'll be home." You Qing's eyes widened. Although Dad's letter was very long-winded, he read it word by word.

Zhao Yousheng replied calmly: "It was said in the letter to me."

After Zhao's mother finished her work, she remembered that her youngest son had to go to school today, so she hurriedly asked Ah Xiang to see if she had woken up.Ah Xiang came back and said that Wu Chu sent Erlang to school.

Mother Zhao sorted out the clothes she was going to send to her husband, and there were quite a lot of things.Of course it's not just these, Wu Xin went to the street to buy things, but he hasn't come back yet, what he bought was all kinds of food.Food is not perishable in cold weather and can be taken on the road.

Wu Xin didn't come back until noon. He went to the restaurants and hotels designated by Zhao's mother, but he ran errands a lot.

Qian Wu was young and strong, so he packed things into two baskets and picked them up on a pole with a bag of roast chicken and a small pot of wine hanging on one end of the pole, which he wanted to eat on the way.

"Ah Xiang, come to my room and bring the altar of Liuxia wine." When Zhao's mother saw Qian Wu's wine, she remembered the good wine she wanted to give to Zhao's father.

Liuxia wine, which is not produced locally, is a fine wine in the capital, but it can be bought in a regular store in the east of the city.

The so-called only a glass of Liuxia wine, when will the flute and drum come back in the air.Even a wealthy family would not be willing to drink a small jug of good wine, and they drank real gold and silver.

Zhao's father loves wine, thinking that he can't drink good wine in such a poor place.

Qian Wu left with a bunch of things, and because of the generous rewards, Qian Wu had no complaints.

Since Father Zhao went home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he hasn't come back to visit. Mother Zhao's two children have to study, and her natal family has something to do, so she didn't take her children to Ning County to meet her husband all autumn.On the pavilion, watching Qian Wu's figure go away, Zhao's mother found that she missed Zhao's father very much.

It's also interesting to say that when Zhao's mother first met Zhao's father, she didn't feel attracted to him, and she kind of disliked him.

It was midsummer at that time, Zhao's father came to Quanzhou from Guangzhou with his friends, instead of taking the usual road, he abandoned the sea road and took the mountain road.

At that time, Zhao's mother was 19 years old and Zhao's father was 26 years old. They were both older unmarried youths.

The person who arranged their marriage was acquainted with Zhao's mother's father, and deliberately invited Zhao's father to an orchard, so that Zhao's mother and family members could secretly take a look.

Zhao's mother's parents said that he was a bit dark, but he was handsome, and he was the eldest son, so he could be called a wishful gentleman.The children born to the eldest son all have jade books, and the descendants violate the law, and there is no government to take care of them. How can such a good marriage be expected.

At that time, Zhao's mother was not very happy, thinking that Zhao's father was so dark that only one pair of eyes remained, like a Kunlun slave, and looked old.

Later, when welcoming the bride, Zhao's mother, who was sitting in the sedan chair, peeked at Zhao's father who was riding in front of him, and saw that he was well-dressed and had an extraordinary appearance, only to realize that he was strong and handsome.

Zhao's mother smiled when she recalled the past in the boudoir of spring, she raised her head, Qian Wuzao disappeared without a trace, people came and went on the post street, and the market was noisy.She called Ah Xiang and told her to go to the Yuejia tailor shop and call an embroiderer to bring the fashionable gown materials and embroidery samples.

Now that the husband's salary is in hand, let the tailor make new clothes for the family, so that they can wear well during the New Year.

The author has something to say: Father Zhao: So don’t ask Dad why the family didn’t save any money, and the two of you, even when you were young, are the brats in other people’s families.

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Zhao Jidao: The eldest son will not be arrested and sent to Yamenguan, but he will be imprisoned in the Zong Zhengsi, okay?Don't ask me why I know.