whale wave

When I returned to Quanzhou City, I stayed alone in the attic and read. Sometimes when I got tired of reading, I opened the window and looked at the bustling street scene of Post Street.

Leaning against the window with a scroll of books, draped in the sunset, the roof of Chen Yu's house can be seen in the direction of the setting sun.

In the first few days after returning home, Zhao Yousheng behaved very well, like a person who is eager for fame, loves to study, and stays behind closed doors.Zhuang Die came to ask him several times, but was rejected, which made Zhuang Die full of resentment, and told Duanhe that You Sheng was turned into a bookworm by Mr. Sanxi.

Zhuang Die didn't know that his uncle Mian was at home, and if You Sheng didn't behave well for a few days, he might be "assigned" to Professor Huang.

Zhao's father, who was at home with free gifts, sometimes met guests at home, and sometimes went out to visit friends. His friends were many, including brothers of the same clan, celebrities in the city, and officials who had retired and returned to their hometowns.

Since Father Zhao came back, people came in and out of Zhao's courtyard every day, and the number of servants was also increasing. Qian Wu and Zhang Yi, who had served as Father Zhao's subordinates in Ning County, gathered around Father Zhao again and lived in Zhao's house.

Zhao Yousheng heard the voice of his younger brother You Qing in the courtyard, and looked down, his younger brother was pestering Zhang Yi to teach him boxing.

The maid A Jin was collecting clothes in the courtyard, Wu Chu went to her side, seeing his awkward appearance, he might be interested in others.

Everything in front of me is peaceful, quiet, and it can be described as a pleasant time.

Gradually, as the sun was setting, Zhao's father sent two visitors out of the courtyard. Yu Sheng recognized one of them as Zhao Mengshou's father——Zhao Rutai, but he didn't know why he came to the house. walk around.

At night, the family gathered in the dining room to eat, and the table was full of delicacies. At the dining table, Zhao's mother suddenly asked Zhao's father: "How old is the daughter of the Rutai family?"

Zhao Rutai has a daughter and a son, and the daughter is raised in a boudoir. As a neighbor, Zhao's mother has never seen her as an adult, nor does she know her age.

"I'm 20 years old this year. If I can't remarry, I'll be an old lady." Father Zhao's eyes fell on his two sons. He also wanted to have a daughter to raise, but the daughter was born in the clan, and her fate was often rough.

Mother Zhao nodded. She got married at the age of 19, which is already very old. She said: "It's no wonder his family is anxious. Zong Zhengsi doesn't give the dowry, and he doesn't help arrange a matching family. If this continues, won't he go to be a wife?" Taoist nun."

If the daughter-in-law cannot get married, she often has no choice but to become a monk.

Ordinarily Zong Zhengsi had to give the dowry of his clan daughter, but he always refused because the government treasury was poor and had no money.

"No, if Zong Zhengsi really doesn't care about it, Ru Tai will pay the dowry by himself and find relatives. How can he ruin his daughter's life." Zhao's father knows Zhao Rutai quite well, and he loves his children very much.But after all, there are many requirements for marrying a clan daughter, and the framework is limited, so you can't marry casually.

Zhao's mother seemed to be thinking of something, and frowned: "Mr. Lang has to find out, when will the official ship's money be distributed, it's almost winter."

In the summer, the official ships from overseas trade came back. I heard that a lot of spices were sold this year, but Zong Zhengsi did not pay dividends for a long time.

Zhao's father was picking up vegetables to eat, when he heard his wife's words, he slapped his hand and said: "What do you miss it for? In previous years, I didn't share much."

"I figured out that Zong Zhengsi has several big fat rats that eat rice bags!" Zhao's mother was not happy when she heard that, because this year she learned that the official ship made a lot of money, and her family paid for it, " Members of Xi Wang's family rely on being officials in the Zongzheng Division to corrupt the money that belongs to everyone, this year can't be done like this again!"

Zhao Yousheng listened quietly to his parents' conversation, he didn't say anything, Zhao's father never let them discuss the entanglements between clans at the dinner table.

"Mother, I know, that's called 'Shuo Shu'!" You Qing tapped the bowl with a spoon, and recited: "Shu Shu Shuo Shu, you can't eat my millet! Three-year-old girl, why would I care..."

He just learned this poem in Zongxue, and he is now using it.

Zhao's father patted his youngest son's head and said nothing more. The officials of Zongzhengsi were colluding, and everyone knew it. However, Xi Wang's family's power in the local area was deeply rooted and their relationships were intricate, so they could only turn a blind eye.

Zhao Yousheng drank his soup with his head down, as calm as Zhao's father. He knew that when winter came, everyone's dissatisfaction with Zong Zhengsi's gang of officials would reach its peak.

In the last life, Zhao Yousheng couldn't experience it himself because he still lived in Ning County, but this life is different.

Late at night, the family fell asleep, and the surroundings were silent. Zhao Yousheng got up, went downstairs with his sword in hand, and danced his sword under the tree without a sound.Zhang Yi lived with Wu Xin and Wu Chu in a hut in the courtyard. He was a martial artist and was very alert. He heard noises from outside. When he came out, he saw that his apprentice was practicing sword. He leaned against the wall and took a look. Yes, then go back to sleep.

Thinking that the apprentice is young, if he has any enemies, at most he has a gloomy personality and good martial arts.

Dance the sword in the autumn wind, the sound of the sword will be completely silent, and will not wake up the sleeping person. Zhao Youcheng didn't put the sword into the sheath until his clothes were sweated through.Taking advantage of the moonlight, he walked up the stairs with light steps, and his shadow reflected on the ground was accompanied only by a solitary moon.

Going back to the attic and hanging the sword back into the tent, Zhao Yousheng opened the window to let the night breeze take away the heat from his skin.

The night was dim, and the roof of Chen Yu's house could not be seen clearly. He thought that Chen Yu must have fallen asleep, lying in the comfortable bed, falling asleep.

Ever since Zhao Yousheng met once when he came back to Quanzhou City that night, Chen Yu also didn't go to Zhao's residence for several days.

Chen Yu heard from Zhuang Die that A Leftover was studying at home every day and refused to go out. He also heard that Zhao's father often met guests at home. Chen Yu didn't want to disturb You Sheng's study, and was afraid of bumping into Zhao's father. Several times, he walked on Post Street, He wanted to go to You Sheng, but he hesitated and turned back.

He didn't look for You Sheng, and You Sheng didn't come to him either. As he grew older, Chen Yu was able to realize the difference in their identities, and he felt that A Leftover might never come to his house again.

Sometimes Chen Yu would have a strange idea, that is, in the autumn when he was 14 years old, in the early morning, he woke up from You Sheng's bed, and You Sheng slept in the study room, and it was from this early morning that their growing up together ended. Carefree time.

In the morning of autumn, Chen Yu woke up, walked out of the dormitory, and saw four or five persimmons hanging on the persimmon tree in the courtyard, and then remembered that there was no need to study today, and Mr. Wu was on leave for a few days, and he still carried a basket of ink before leaving. What about the persimmons presented by Yu?

Chen Yu originally wanted to call Qi Shichang to Qingzhou Tea House to occupy a private room, but he was called several times but no one was there, Dong Wan heard the call and came over and told Chen Yu that Shichang went back to the countryside yesterday.

I think he loves living in the city very much, so he should be taken home by Qi Buling.

Chen Yu was sitting in the study, touching a newly bought piano, thinking whether Father Zhao would be at home today, and Ah Leftover should still be studying in the attic, if he didn't send Dong Wan to check the wind first?

Just as he was thinking about something, he heard Mo Yu calling him outside, saying that Zheng Yuanya and Li Shi'an had come to look for him.

Chen Yu hurriedly stood up, straightened his robes, and greeted him happily.Although he is fifteen years old, he still loves playmates like a child.

Zheng Yuanya always acted foolishly, but fortunately, the servants of the Chen family had already seen the strangeness. Li Shi'an was Yuan Ya's neighbor. He was dressed poorly and had a dull personality, just like Yuan Ya's little servant.

"Xiao Yu, there was a cargo ship sank last night on the Dongshuihao side. The Hao Canal was impassable, and all the ships entering the city were blocked. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Zheng Yuanya put one hand on his hips and the other on the door frame. He glanced at the arrangement in the study, saw a piano case and a piano, and seemed to sneer.

"I heard from my elder brother last night that the boat has not been salvaged yet?" Chen Yu heard his elder brother and his friends talking about this last night. Passage will inevitably cause a major blockage of passing ships.

Zheng Yuanya hooked Chen Yu's shoulders, the two brothers were like that, and said as they walked: "How can a boat of agarwood be salvaged at night, let's go, let's go and have a look."

Li Shi'an followed beside him, looking a bit reserved, no wonder he was reserved, although his ancestors had served as Baozhangzheng in the court, but by his generation they were very poor.The style of the Chen family is different from ordinary wealthy families, and only Zheng Yuanya can treat such a family as if he were his own.

Dongshuihao is in the east of the city, and there are shops on the Jiaan bank. There is a stone bridge in the most lively area, called Que'er Bridge.Today the bridge was crowded, and not far below the bridge was an overturned cargo ship full of agarwood. Officers and soldiers pulled nets before and after the sunken ship to prevent other ships from passing.

High-quality agarwood is more expensive than gold, and the cargo is precious and needs to be protected. Besides, there are shipwrecks in Haoqu, and other ships will run aground as long as they are aggressive.

Chen Yu saw the crowds of people on the Que'er Bridge from a distance, and he didn't intend to climb the bridge, but Zheng Yuanya forced him to go up.

Chen Yu was held tightly by Zheng Yuanya and brought to the middle of the stone bridge. Zheng Yuanya pushed away the crowd and gave Chen Yu a good position.Chen Yu was surprised to see that under the bridge and above the Hao Canal, the boats were so jammed up that they looked like a giant dragon.

There was a lot of people around, and it seemed that there were thousands of mouths talking. Chen Yu was not used to this kind of environment. He looked at the boat, then at the crowd, and then turned back to look for Zheng Yuanya, and saw that he was leading Li Shian to his side. Squeeze in.

Chen Yu smiled and waved to them. He sometimes felt that Yuan Ya was a bit like A Leftover. He took good care of his companions.

Li Shi'an was with them just now, but was overwhelmed by the crowd, Yuan Ya went back to look for him.

Soon, the three of them got together and leaned on the railing of the bridge, watching the lifting of the sunken ship and the salvage of the agarwood.Chen Yu and Li Shi'an watched quietly, while Zheng Yuanya shouted loudly from time to time, coming up with ideas.

He had a good suggestion, which was adopted by the ship owner, that is, to drill holes on both sides of the sunken ship to allow the water in the cabin to escape faster so that the sunken ship can be hoisted.

After the sunken ship was hoisted, the recruited sailors actively launched into the water to salvage the agarwood.The owner of the ship weighed the salvaged agarwood, with a heartbroken look. He didn't know how much the agarwood should weigh after being soaked in water, and how much loss he could recover.

Around noon, the boats blocked in Hao Canal were finally able to pass slowly, and the number of onlookers on the bridge decreased slightly, but it was still dark. Zheng Yuanya glanced at the shops on the bank, wondering where to find a place to sit.

If it was only him and Shi'an, they would prefer to go to Washe, but with Chen Yu, they have to find an elegant and tidy place. He was thinking, when he suddenly heard a rush of shouting, accompanied by the sound of the pulley, his eyesight and hands were quick , quickly grabbed Chen Yu's slender waist, and pulled him into his arms.

Chen Yu seemed to be watching something, so absorbed in seeing that he didn't notice that a wheelbarrow carrying goods was heading towards him, almost hitting him.Falling into Zheng Yuanya's arms, Chen Yu realized that he had avoided a dangerous situation once. He looked up at his friend's enlarged face in a daze, still in shock.

"Reckless man! No matter how you look at the road, you almost hit someone!" Zheng Yuanya angrily scolded the driver of the unicycle.

The coachman had been criticized by several people along the way because of his recklessness, and he looked very angry, and he even cursed and left because he felt that people on the bridge were blocking the road.

Zheng Yuanya was too busy asking Chen Yu if he was injured, and didn't bother to teach the coachman a lesson.

"No collision, nothing wrong." Chen Yu touched his hands and feet, and there was no pain or injury on his body.

"What were you looking at just now, can you see God?"

When Chen Yu heard this, he realized that he was still in Yuan Ya's arms. He pushed his friend away with his hands, as if he felt a little uncomfortable.Zheng Yuanya hurriedly took away his arm, he didn't hold it on purpose, he definitely didn't have the hobby of his father.

"Little Yu!"

The small commotion on the bridge made Zhao Zhuangdie, who was walking on the bank, find Chen Yu's figure. He jumped up and down in the crowd and waved enthusiastically to Chen Yu.Beside him are Zhao Duanhe, Zhao Yousheng, and several servants. He is short and hidden by the crowd, but Zhao Yousheng's tall stature stands out very much.The servants were carrying the large and small bags purchased by the master. They must have visited the shops in the east of the city.

Chen Yu nodded towards Zhuang Die. In fact, he had seen them a long time ago, and was distracted because he saw You Sheng's figure appearing in the crowd.

"Aren't you going?"

Seeing that Chen Yu didn't move, Zheng Yuanya just waved his hand.

Li Shi'an seemed a little excited, pulled Zheng Yuanya's sleeve and whispered, "I've seen them before, they are the eldest sons who live in the west of the city."

"There are so many people, I can't pass." There were crowds of people around, all watching the fun, and besides, he followed Zheng Yuanya and Li Shian out, abandoned these two friends, and went to find other friends, Chen Yu felt that one should not favor one over another.

Zhao Zhuangdie and others stayed on the shore for a while, seeing that Chen Yu didn't intend to come, they crowded around and left.

Zheng Yuanya said to Li Shi'an: "So what about the eldest son, in this city of Quanzhou, if a leaf falls and hits ten people, can two of them be the eldest son, do you believe it or not?"

Li Shian didn't believe it.For ordinary people, the identity of the eldest son is quite bluffing.

"How did you get to know them?" Li Anshi was very proud when he heard that the eldest son did not associate with outsiders. The royal family is like a circle, enclosing his own people inside and others outside.

Seeing Zhao Yousheng's figure completely disappear into the crowd, Chen Yu felt lost, turned around and replied, "I knew him when I was young."

Li Shi'an was very envious. His grandfather used to be an official in the capital, but his official position was small, and he never had the opportunity to meet any royal relatives.

Zhao Yousheng and his group walked out of the crowd, came to Chunfeng Tower, and took their seats.Today Zhao Zhuangdie is the host, please have some wine, Zhao Zhuangdie muttered while ordering wine and food: "Don't you really send someone to call Xiao Yu over?"

Zhao Duanhe didn't speak, he and Chen Yu were not as close as Zhuang Die, and they didn't have many interactions.

Zhao Yousheng sat by the window, condescendingly watching the pedestrians on the street, as if he was thinking about something.

"Ah Leftover, do you also care about Zheng Yuanya's background as a pirate?" Zhao Zhuangdie didn't say anything when he saw him, and was very disappointed. He and Xiao Yu were best friends in the past, so why did he suddenly become indifferent.

"It's inconvenient to make friends." Zhao Yousheng said lightly.

Ah Left actually cared so much, Zhao Zhuangdie said angrily, "Xiao Yu shouldn't be so close to Zheng Yuanya, it's because Ah Left went to Ning County that he got close to him."

"Then who should he be friends with?" Zhao Duanhe felt that the blame was inexplicable, and he pointed out: "Zheng Yuanya is a maritime merchant, and the Chen family is also a maritime merchant. Li Shi'an's family understands astronomy, and they are yin and yang students who can lead the stars across the sea."

Dr. Liquor poured wine for the three honored guests. Zhao Yousheng drank it and drank it all in one gulp. He hooked his glass and said nothing.Dr. Liquor Measuring left. Zhao Zhuangdie held the wine glass, took a sip, and babbled that being the eldest son is really boring. I want to make interesting friends, and I also need to consider whether the other party's father was a pirate before, and whether I will be killed because of this. The imperial court crowned it a major crime of colluding with pirates and intending to rebel.

Zhao Zhuangdie babbled a lot, drank the wine in the glass, and was about to order Zhao Duanhe to pour him wine, when he looked up, he saw his two companions stood up from their seats and looked out the window together.

There was a commotion on the street, many pedestrians quickly gathered around, everyone pointed and pointed, in the center of the crowd were three or four soldiers.Looking at the scene, it seems that an old man carrying a bench is blocking the way of the soldiers.

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Director: I seem to smell vinegar.

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Zheng Sanguan: Brat, are you looking for a beating?