whale wave

Chen Yu felt the sea waves shaking, and he seemed to be in the boundless sea, swimming like a fish. He was so comfortable that he fell into a drowsy sleep while soaking in the bath water that gradually lost its warmth.

Mo Yu shook Chen Yu's shoulders vigorously to wake him up, and quickly pulled him out of the big tub, wiped off the water stains, and wrapped his clothes.

"Why are you falling asleep again? I'm not afraid of catching a cold." Mo Yu was almost distressed.

Chen Yu likes to take a bath, unlike other children who are sloppy when it's cold and resist taking off their clothes to take a bath.Recently, whenever he took a bath, Mo Yu always worried that he would fall asleep, and counted when he pinched, so as to pull him out of the water.

Chen Yu rubbed his eyes, his eyes were sleepy, he dried his hair and body under Mo Yu's service, and changed into his robe.Today I am particularly particular about wearing a newly made brocade robe, a sachet on my waist, and a gold ornament with grape patterns on my neck. The gold ornament is unique in shape, complicated in craftsmanship, and has an exotic style.

It is very precious, and Chen Yu doesn't wear it much on weekdays.

Today, Chen Yu will follow his father and brother to the Tongyuan Wang Temple in Fengzhou to pray for blessings. This temple is most prosperous in winter and summer.Every winter, sea ships go out to sea in response to the monsoon, and return in summer. Whether it is the time of departure or return, people involved in maritime trade will come to Tongyuan Wang Temple to pray for the blessing of Tongyuan King and keep the ship and people safe. , no disasters and no difficulties.

Not to mention that the Chen family is a maritime merchant, it is natural to pray for blessings, that is, the shopkeepers who sell fragrant medicines, pearls and clams, the kiln owners who burn ceramics, and the cloth merchants who sell color. go.

People came here at the same time. During such a time, the Tongyuan Wang Temple was full of pilgrims from morning till night.

The Chen family's boat was moored at the foot of Jiuri Mountain, the ferry was crowded with boats, noisy and lively, Chen Yu and his father and brother got out of the boat, accompanied by Qi Shichang and several servants.A group of people picked up the ladder and went to the foot of the mountain, where the Tongyuan Wang Temple is located.

Chen Duanli enjoys a high reputation among the sea merchants. On the way up the mountain, when he meets people who come to say hello from time to time, he will inevitably stop to say hello.The father and brother stopped and walked, and Chen Yu followed by him, looking at the people around him curiously.The mountain road is lively. Among the pilgrims, there are men and women, old and young, rich and poor, and ordinary people. They are dressed in various ways, which is quite interesting to watch.

Chen Yu didn't notice that someone on the stone pavilion was looking at him with malicious eyes.

It was the Qin brothers who looked at Chen Yu.

The father and uncle of the Qin brothers were both sea merchants, but they belonged to the kind of small sea merchants who did not have their own ships and could only take other people's sea ships. In the early years, their uncle Qin Shuchang even took the Chen family's sea ships.Today, the two of them came to Tongyuan Wang Temple with their families to pray for blessings. The temple was crowded, and the two brothers wandered freely outside, not with their families.

Chen Yu on the mountain road is very eye-catching, he is gorgeous and unattainable, and Qi Shichang, who is walking with him, is also well-dressed, and the clothes and shoes on his body are no worse than those of the Qin brothers. look.

"You look like a dog, a dog slave!" Qin Er looked at it dazzlingly.

Since the last time Qi Shichang pressed his head on the desk, the two had fights afterwards, but Qin Er was not Qi Shichang's opponent, so he suffered a disadvantage. Later, even if the two brothers joined forces, they couldn't get cheap from Qi Shichang.

"His house is really beautiful." Qin Da recognized the person who was talking with Chen Duanli and his son on the road. It was an official from the inspection department.Even a majestic official in the harbor, facing Chen Duanli is like a follower, flattering and courteous.

The Qin family and the Chen family are both maritime merchants, and they have both been engaged in maritime trade for many years. The Qin family is not well established, but the Chen family is so rich and powerful. The Qin brothers are jealous, so they target Chen Yu in the library.

The eyes of the Qin brothers fell on Chen Yu's novelty gold necklace around his neck, and the exquisite robes on his body. They couldn't have any of them. The Chen family was very rich, even a family of officials and officials was not as rich as his family.

Why is the Chen family so rich and powerful, but my own family is not as good in everything, the jealousy of the Qin brothers adds another layer of hatred.

Not far from the stone pavilion, there is a longan forest, and Zhao Yousheng is under the tree. He is wearing a dark colored robe, and he looks taller and taller.The Qin brothers never imagined that someone was following them, and that person was Zhao Yousheng.

In the main hall of Tongyuan Wang Temple, pilgrims crowded shoulder to shoulder, and it was extremely crowded. After Chen Yu and his father and brother entered the temple to pray for blessings, he and Qi Shichang squeezed out of the crowd to breathe outside.

Qi Shichang is sixteen years old, and he is well versed in the affairs of men and women. He keeps his eyes on women from time to time, but he secretly takes a second look at any young and beautiful women.

Many young ladies from the noble family dressed up and went out, accompanied by young maidservants, passing by, feeling dizzy, Qi Shichang followed them with his eyes, distracted.

Chen Yu saw that he patronized the woman and walked without looking at the road, so he guessed what he was thinking and said, "Walk around casually in Shichang, don't accompany me, I will rest under that tree."

The place he pointed to was in the open space diagonally opposite the main hall. There was a big tree there, and there was a stone pier for people to rest under the tree. The temple was crowded with people everywhere, but it was quiet there.

"I'll go up to look at the stone carvings, and I'll be back to look for Mr. Xiaolang in a while." Qi Shichang was delighted, and made an excuse casually.

There are stone carvings left by the wind praying ceremony on Jiuri Mountain. There are only some words, but there is nothing to see. Besides, Qi Shichang is not a person who is interested in cultural relics.

Qi Shichang's figure quickly disappeared into the crowd. Chen Yu walked under the big tree and found a place to sit down. Although he was alone, he didn't panic. Several servants of the Chen family were outside the main hall, not far from him. And father and brother are also nearby.

He rubbed the small golden fruit adorned on the gold pendant with his fingers, and felt a little bored looking at all kinds of people around him. At this moment, he noticed a lot of people gathered in a place in front of the temple.He had been to Tongyuanwang Temple before, and he remembered that there was Koumiao Pond, and there was a stone next to the temple pool, engraved with the name of the pool: Huali Pond.

The carp pond is surrounded by stone fences, and people are crowded outside the stone fence, all looking into the pond.

Carp and turtles are often raised in temple ponds, but it is rumored that there is a big white carp in the carp pond, which is already in the form of a dragon, which is rare in the world. Could it be the white carp that appeared?

Chen Yu was a little curious, but when he saw crowds of people in the temple pond, squeezing each other, he hesitated, just looked there, as if he had no intention of going there.

The Qin brothers stood on the stone steps leading to the top of the mountain, just behind Chen Yu, and they observed that Chen Yu was alone, and Qi Shichang was not with him.

When Chen Yu got up and walked in the direction of Huali Pond, Qin Da immediately followed, and Qin Er said behind him: "Brother, Qi San happened to be away, so he was placed on the order, and we will deal with him."

Qin Da was noncommittal, he focused on looking at Chen Yu's back, and already had plans in his mind.

At this time, Zhao Yousheng was waiting for them near the carp pond, but he was standing in the crowd, deliberately covered by others.

Chen Yu had nothing to do, so he decided to go to the Huali Pond to see the carp. He walked to the side of the pool without pushing or squeezing, and he managed to see a golden carp in the pool, which was ordinary.The Chen family didn’t have any rare items. Chen Yu was a person who saw a lot of strange things, so he didn’t think there was anything new. Just as he was about to go out, the crowd suddenly became commotion, and someone shouted: “Look, the white dragon carp has come out!”

Everyone was scrambling to see it, but Chen Yu was pushed by the crowd, and he was squeezed inside, leaning against the stone railing. He was very close to the pool, and he saw several carp in the pool, big and bright, and he lowered his head and was thinking. Looking for the so-called white dragon carp, someone suddenly pushed him from behind. The height of the stone fence was only waist high. He lost his center of gravity and fell into the pool.

After Qin Da pushed Chen Yu into the pool, he hurriedly got out of the crowd and quickly slipped away. Even Qin Er didn't expect him to do this suddenly. He was obviously frightened, but also very excited. He followed Qin Da to escape, and several times Look back at the commotion behind you.

The water in the carp pond was splashing, and the people watching the carp were astonished to see a young man fall into the pond.

The pool was deep and wide, the sky was cold and the water was freezing, and no one would take off their clothes and go into the water. People panicked for a while, and they just shouted to get bamboo poles and ropes to save people. Fortunately, someone recognized Chen Yu struggling in the water and shouted that it was the son of Chen Gangshou. Falling into the water, save someone!

The moment he fell into the water, Chen Yu was terrified. He was pushed into the pool without any precautions. The gap between the pool and the stone fence was so large that he choked on several sips of water in panic, excruciating pain.

Chen Yu knows how to swim, so he supposedly can float himself up, but his clothes are thick in winter, and he sinks even more after soaking in water. In addition, he panicked, and after waving his arms a few times, he submerged in the water.

When his body sank into the water, the noise in his ears was silenced, Chen Yu felt that the water was not that cold, so he didn't struggle any more, letting his own weight slowly lower his body.

He held his breath, closed his eyes, and gently swayed his legs. The gurgling water, the dark and silent waters made him feel very intimate, and his five senses were more sensitive in the water, but he seemed to hear voices in the dead water. Calling, light and floating, seemingly absent, using unfamiliar but familiar words, whispering, pouring out, as if pulling him, trying to lead him where.

Chen Yu forgot to swim, forgot to breathe, but he was levitating and breathing, his heart was so quiet, the touch of water from his skin was so pleasant, he seemed to return to the scene of a baby, as if he was in the arms of his mother.

He put his arms around himself, closed his eyelids, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the light penetrating into the green water, and he saw a white carp swimming, what a wonderful white carp it was, it was as white as a white carp. Xue, with a slender and graceful figure, said to be a carp, but seemed to have the shape of a dragon, and it was swimming gently around Chen Yu's arm.

Chen Yu stretched out his hand to touch it, at this moment he saw the scales on his hand, the thin scales, with a light blue luster, he raised his hand in front of him in astonishment, unbelievable, his mouth opened, it should be a He screamed, but there was no sound in the water. He felt that there was something strange in the skin between his neck and jaw. He stretched out his hand to feel it, and he felt the scaly skin, and also felt the flapping gills. The parts of the ears become slippery, thin and soft fins.

He covered his face with his hands, trembling with terror.

The light above his head pierced through the layers of water and shone on the scales of his arms, his long legs stopped swinging, he wanted to sink, to hide forever, with so many people above, they would see him.

What will people say?would beat and scold him like her grandmother did, accusing him of being a monster.

He remembered that when he was a child in Nanxi, even in the cold winter, he liked to go to the pool to play in the water. He could always dive very deep, hold his breath under the water for a long time, and never drowned.At that time, he looked like seven or eight years old, and he was not good at speaking the language of the local people. When he opened his mouth, he was babbling, and no one around except his father could understand him.

But his father wanted to do business, so he left him alone in Nanxi, and his grandmother, who was supposed to take care of him, hated him very much.

How many times had the servants dragged him out of the water, screaming and panicking, while the grandmother would shut him up in his room, beat his hands and feet with a wicker, pull his hair, twist his ears.

At that time, although Chen Yu could not speak the local dialect, he could understand it somewhat. Those vicious words were still in his ears, and his grandmother's disgusted face seemed to be still in front of his eyes.

Chen Yu kept sinking, the pool water opened his clothes, revealing two slender feet, the light gradually couldn't penetrate, and the surroundings were dim...

At this moment, someone jumped into the pool and dived hard. He groped in the water, his fingers touched Chen Yu's long hair, and then grabbed Chen Yu's arm, and he hugged him.

The author has something to say: Director: The original mermaid, but without the fish tail.

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