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    There are only a few days left until the end of the year.  On this day, Jia Fu followed her mother to the Zhen family's dock.

    This is not only a shipyard where ships are built or repaired, but also a large area of ??shanties.  The Zhen family is kind. Since our ancestors, we have built houses here for the poor sailors and boatmen who went to sea for the Zhen family, so that they could have a place to stay after they landed. Later, those people married wives and started families, and the population gradually multiplied, and the number of shanties also increased.  The number grew, and by the time Jiafu's father arrived, there were already over a hundred households living here.  Three years ago, the families of sailors and boatmen who went to sea with their fathers but did not return are still being taken in here. The widows live by doing odd jobs in the shipyard. Although life is difficult, at least they have a roof over their heads.  It can protect you from wind and rain, and you can also feed yourself and your children.  In the past few years, at the end of each year, Mrs. Meng would come here in person to distribute rice and meat to the orphans and widows, and two ounces of money to each family so that they could celebrate the New Year.

    Jiafu comes with her mother every year, and she also came this year.  After visiting the orphans and widows, when I was leaving the dock, I suddenly remembered the boy I met at night and brought back for treatment a few months ago. I didn¡¯t know if he had been revived later, so I stopped and asked someone nearby.  Dockyard Steward.

    The steward didn't think about it at first, because there were too many people doing chores inside. After a while, he patted his head and said, "I remember! The kid Butler Zhang sent someone to bring him back! He has been rescued.  , the disease has also recovered. Now he is working in the dock. Should I call him here and ask him to kowtow to the little lady? "

    Jia Fu said: "It's good that he was rescued. I just suddenly remembered it and asked. There is no need to specially ask him to come over."

    The steward smiled and said: "The little lady is so kind that she still remembers him. It was also that boy's good luck. He met you, the little lady, and saved his life. If the Jin family was like that, I don't know which fish belly he would be buried in by now.  ."

    He does not mean that.  Jiafu was deeply touched by the phrase "buried in the belly of a fish", and her mood dropped when she thought of her father.  When the steward said the words, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. He slapped his mouth hard and hurriedly bowed to apologize: "You blame me for talking nonsense. Don't blame me, little lady."

    Knowing that he was also unintentional, Jia Fu smiled slightly, turned around and saw her mother and the others had arrived at the door of the dock, turning to look at her, so she picked up her skirt and walked over quickly.

    When the dock docks at the port, the sea breeze is always strong, and it is even more windy here in Kouzi.  Just as Kafu passed a rack used to hold a pile of logs on the roadside, a gust of wind blew over.

    The racks have been standing here for a long time, and the ropes at the joints have become rotten due to the weather and rain, but they were not replaced in time. When the strong wind blew, the racks creaked and swayed, and the ropes suddenly exploded, and rows of Higa were piled up.  The log, which was even taller than Jiafu, rolled down and rushed towards Jiafu.

    The logs were just transported a few days ago for use and have not had time to be dragged away. They are not very thick, only the diameter of the mouth of a bowl.  But even so, with so many logs coming down at once, if they were crushed underneath, the consequences would be disastrous.

    Jia Fu was looking down at the road. At first, she didn¡¯t pay attention to the movement on the side. When she realized that something was wrong, she couldn¡¯t react anymore and just froze in place.

    Mrs. Meng stood at the gate of the dock, talking to Zhang Da and others, while waiting for her daughter to come up. Suddenly she heard a strange noise behind her, and turned around to look, terrified. Zhang Da and others also noticed it and reacted.  He rushed over immediately, but he was too late. Seeing that Jiafu was about to be hit by the piles of falling wood, at the critical moment, a ragged young man suddenly ran out from the side, walking as fast as flying, his figure  As fast as a bolt of lightning, he rushed to Jiafu's side in the blink of an eye. Just before the first log rolled to Jiafu's feet, Kankan grabbed her waist and led her to the side.  .  The two of them threw themselves to the ground together.

    Zhang Da and others rushed forward, fixing logs to fix logs, rescuing people to save people, and the dock entrance became a mess.

    Mrs. Meng's face turned pale with fright. She ran forward and separated the crowd. She saw the young man lying on the ground just now, protecting her daughter tightly under him. She hurriedly rushed over and said: "Afu! Afu! Are you still here?"  Okay? Are you okay? Don't scare me!"

    The boy's movements were so fast that Jia Fu felt a little dizzy and was thrown under him. Only then did she come back to her senses. When she heard her mother's voice, she opened her eyes and said with a trembling voice: "Mom, I'm fine.  I'm fine"

    The young man quickly climbed up from her body and squeezed out of the crowd.  Mrs. Meng and Zhang Da were worried about Jiafu and didn't pay much attention to him at first. They just helped Jiafu get up from the ground. They saw that her dress was stained with some mud on the ground, and her face turned pale with fear.  Apart from the color, the rest of his body was indeed uninjured, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

    Mrs. Meng was in shock. She hugged Jiafu and didn¡¯t know what to say.Lanterns were hung.  At night, the lanterns and the bright moon complement each other, and the city is filled with a festive atmosphere.

    In stark contrast to the scene in the city, is the silent uninhabited port outside the city.

    It was a clear late night, with the bright moon hanging in the sky, and a young man sitting alone on the seawall, his figure swallowed up in the shadow of the night.  The sea breeze blew in his face, and he remained motionless, facing the gradually rising night tide, his back lonely.

    Suddenly, he quickly took off his clothes and shoes, jumped up, and fell into the night tide like a stone.

    After a while, with a slight "crash" sound as the water broke, the boy's head emerged from the water. He waved his arms to hit the water a few times, then leaned against the embankment, with something in his hand.

    It was a four-square object wrapped in softened cooked cowhide. It was about the size of a palm and was wet. It was held in the boy's hand and kept dripping.

    This winter in Quanzhou, most days are wet and cold, but the young man seems not to feel the biting coldness of the sea water at all.  He slowly untied the cowhide and stared at the thing held in his palm.

    There is a jade seal with five dragons on it. It is engraved with the eight-character seal script "Ordered by Heaven, and you will live forever". There is no dust on the whole body. Under the bright moonlight, the jade color is shining brightly, and the palm of the young man holding it is  All reflected into a translucent light flesh color.

    This is the jade seal handed down from the Qin Dynasty, an important weapon of the country.  For thousands of years, it has appeared from time to time. Emperors of all dynasties have regarded it as destiny.

    When the Wei Dynasty was established, Taizu got the imperial seal by chance. He was so happy that he hid it in the Yuanshi Hall in the palace. Whenever there was a ceremony to worship the heaven, he asked the seal to be stamped on the imperial edict to express his destiny.  Return.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of the doubts continued when Emperor Yongxi came to the throne, it was because he lacked the jade seal in his hand that represented the imperial power.

    It is said that after the young emperor Xiao Yu fell from his horse and died in a hunting ground, this jade seal that passed down the country also disappeared mysteriously.

    On this side of the dam, people come and go during the day, but no one would have thought that for the past three years, it had been wrapped in this piece of cowhide and hidden in a cavity eroded by the sea below.

    With the ebb and flow of the tide every day, it guards the darkness quietly and alone, just like its owner, this young man.

    The young man stared at the jade seal in his hand for a long time, then suddenly raised the corner of his mouth in a self-mocking manner and said to himself: "What's the point of keeping you? Why don't I send you to go with the tide, and from now on you can travel around the world without restraint.  It¡¯s better than hiding and not seeing the light of day all year round!¡±

    He climbed back to the seawall, stood up high, suddenly raised his arms, and was about to throw the jade seal in his hand towards the night tide under the moonlight.

    Once it enters the sea, the tide will surge and it will be swept away, and this thing will sink into the sea forever, never to return.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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