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Early the next morning, the rooster crowed, and the sky was about to turn white.
Li Yan stood in the yard, rinsed his mouth with willow leaves dipped in salt foam, and picked up a plowing rake in the corner of the yard.
He broke the handle of the wooden stick three times and twice, took a stick about four feet long, wrapped it in a coarse cloth dipped in water, swung it casually twice, nodded, turned around and entered Cao Yongchang. s room.
Xiao Cao was still asleep, lying askew on the bed in an ugly sleeping position.
Yesterday, he chopped the firewood for the entire station staff, and carried water and fodder, and he also carried fodder and water. He was so tired that Xiao Cao Shenshi fell on the bed and slept until early morning without taking off his clothes and shoes.
"rise."
Entering the house, Li Yanxi's words are like gold.
Cao Yongchang fell into a deep sleep. He picked his nostrils, muttered something, and turned over again.
"Crack~"
Caimen closed itself.
"Ah!!! 1"
Zha Xiaodao, who was scooping water into a pot to start a fire and cook, was taken aback, and poked his head out of the house. Cao Yongchang ran away with his bare feet, and ran into the yard like a chicken flying like a dog.
Li Yan stood in the room holding the handle of the pickaxe: "Come back and put on your shoes and practice."
Cao Yongchang didn't dare to go back, he stood in the courtyard and replied pitifully: "When you talk about practicing, isn't it just chopping firewood and carrying water."
"Don't talk nonsense, put on your shoes and wash your face, hurry up. Fill up the water tank, or you won't have breakfast."
Cao Yongchang rolled his eyes and muttered something in a low voice, but no one could hear clearly.
Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "What did you say?"
"I said I'll go right away."
Cao Yongchang replied shyly, and trotted all the way into the house to put on his shoes.
After the three of them had breakfast, a head catcher from the county government visited.
This is what Li Yan ordered yesterday, asking Wang Dianshi to find an official to go with him to persuade Monk Crossing the Sea to let him agree to go to sea with him.
Before leaving, Li Yan told Cao Yongchang that he was not allowed to sneak out and wander around if he couldn't finish his work, let alone go to the Goulan yard of the gambling house.
Afterwards, Zha and Li took their horses, and set off with the head catcher who led the way, to visit the monk who crossed the sea by the Shiqiao River
The head catcher who led the way was surnamed Zhang, and he was acquainted with Monk Chaohai. From him, Li Yan also knew some rumors about Monk Chaohai.
This sea-crossing monk, whose common name is Chen Yuewu, is from Weihai. He also started a business of shipping salt and tea.
This man was born in the green forest and has a high reputation in the world. He has been to the ancient country of Ceylon and Manchuria, and has done business with the red hair of the Netherlands.
It is rumored that he has seen a half-man, half-fish mermaid. It is also said that he salvaged the shipwreck of the ancient Yue country, but he did not reveal his wealth
However, Chen Yuewu is now over half a century old, settled in Shiqiaohe, Jiaozhou, relying on his past savings to support his life, becoming a rich man in Anshun, and occasionally went to sea in the first few years, but less in the past two years.
Several people drove for about 20 miles, and Li Yancha arrived at Shiqiaohe Village, passed through several shops with stalls, and arrived in front of a secluded house.
"My lord, we are here."
Zhang Butou pointed to the front: "The front is Chen Yuewu's home."
The courtyard of this house looks old. The whole wall is covered with ivy, green bricks and black tiles, willow trees creep out of the wall, and magpie nests are exposed in the green shade. It is a peaceful place.
Li Yan nodded, Zhang Butou had good eyesight, and walked up to knock on the door of the house.
Not long after, a servant wearing a blue hat stuck out his head, and when he saw Zhang Catcher, he was all smiles: "Zhang Catcher, what fairy wind brought you here?"
Zhang catcher nodded: "Go and tell your master that there is a distinguished guest."
After he finished speaking, he dodged to the side, letting out Li Yan and Zha Xiaodao.
Seeing that they were two tall and straight young men, both of whom were wearing weapons, and one of them was carrying a large red sword case on his back, looking strange, he hesitated for a while.
"Hey, I said what are you doing in a daze, you can't get beat up."
Zhang Butou stared.
"Catcher Zhang, let me tell you."
Li Yan stopped Zhang Butou, who was about to get angry.
He took a few steps forward, and took out a red-signed official document from his pocket and gave it to the servant.
"We are members of the imperial court. We have important matters to visit Mr. Chen Yuewu, Mr. Chen, and I hope that my younger brother will inform me."
"Oh, okay, everyone, wait a moment."
Seeing that there were official documents, the servant didn't dare to ask them in detail, so he turned around and left.
Chen Yuewu was standing in the courtyard reading the scriptures, holding two heavy iron gallbladders in his hands, circling and rattling each other.
A servant ran over and shouted respectfully: "Master, there are guests visiting, and I have something urgent to ask you."
"Didn't I tell you, I'm going to recuperate these days, and I won't see any guests."
Chen Yuewu is fifty-three years old, and he does not have the slightest weak posture. On the contrary, he is tall, with long beard hanging down to his chest, thick eyebrows like ink, and a mighty spirit. "The style.
"Master, it's Zhang Butou who came, and he brought two men who said they were from the government. He took the official document of the county government and told me to hand it over to the master."
Chen Yuewu frowned when he heard that Catcher Zhang brought the officials from the government.
As the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials. "The monk who crossed the sea" is a strange person in the eyes of the common people, but in the eyes of the government, he is a restless and thorny person. If he is younger, he is not afraid of being alone, but he is already old. Now, dragging your children and taking care of your daughters, you have to deal with the government even if you have to bite the bullet.
Thinking of this, Chen Yuewu took the official letter and took a look at the seal on it. It was indeed the seal of Yao County Magistrate of this county, so he opened it and read it carefully.
The general idea of ??the official document is that Li Zhenfu, who was sent by the emperor, was ordered to go to sea. He asked Chen Yuewu and his son and daughter's family to be Li Zhenfu's helpers and guides on the sea.
"Zuo Si Zhen Fu Wang Ming"
Chen Yuewu pondered for a while, and then showed a look of embarrassment. He sighed: "Take the two officers to the front hall and wait for a while, I will be there soon."
The servant promised and returned to the door. Give Li Yancha Xiaodao to the front hall.
The decoration in the hall is simple and elegant, and there are only a few red corals on the table, which are considered rare. From the Buddhist scriptures, sandalwood and other things in front of the incense burner, as well as the hanging portraits of Bodhisattvas and shrines, it is not difficult to see that Chen Yuewu has the word "monk" in his title. He is indeed a Buddhist who pays homage to the Three Jewels.
After about a stick of incense, Chen Yuewu changed into a set of coarse clothes and walked into the hall, looking around.
He knew Butou Zhang, and there were only Li Cha and Li Cha. He didn't hesitate, so he set his sights on Li Yan.
"Villain Chen Yuewu, I have met Lord Zhenfu."
He stepped forward and bowed.
Zha Xiaodao secretly twitched the corners of his mouth, but did not speak.
"You are welcome, old man."
Li Yan nodded slightly and accepted the gift.
Zhang Butou also had a happy face: "Old man! Your luck has come! Have you read the official documents too? Li Zhenfu is an imperial envoy. If you and your children can make meritorious deeds from it, it will be a great wealth."
"I have read the official document."
Chen Yuewu smiled, he waved, and a servant came over with a solid wooden tray, on which were three sandalwood boxes, one big and two small.
"My lord, please pay attention."
Li Yan didn't know which play he was singing. He opened the box, and inside were all kinds of eye-catching gemstones, such as cat's eyes, rubies, tourmalines, and obsidian.
Chen Yuewu knelt on the ground with a thud, and his voice was calm: "It's not that the villain disobeyed the governor. He is really old and powerless, and the young and young in the family are even more useless. I implore the adults to think of my family of twenty or so servants, and accept their lives." Let¡¯s go.¡± (Remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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