Haidonghang

Chapter 17 Father and Son

Once upon a time, there was a Barbie doll next to my pillow.

Once upon a time, I watched endless sunsets with her as a young horse.

Once upon a time, there were houses with small bridges and flowing water in front of the window.

Once upon a time, the fields were full of childlike madness.

What is endless is my infinite reverie, and time flows in confusion.

In a blink of an eye, it is bright sadness.

The wordless farewell tells the heart-piercing desolation.

Barbie is replaced by Proust's dejected grief.

The barrier of the Milky Way freezes the fragmentation of the past, and there will never be any vows wandering in the fairy-tale beauty.

In the orchid-like dream, I can't help but hesitate.

In a strange country, I can no longer smell the familiar rice fragrance.

Youth is a gorgeous dance, but here, there is no special show for me.

Mangu's rhythm beats, nine tunes ileum.

I can't tell, I don't know the way.love.

That young man named Chen Xiaojie also had his own love affair, but his sorrow had nothing to do with love.

By the time the Black Pearl Pirates returned to the pirate base, it was already four days later.

This trip to the sea did not go well.

Prior to this, the Black Pearl Pirates had robbed several Japanese merchant ships, including the personal cargo of the Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Since then, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has remembered the name Chen Zuyi.

This time he sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. He expected that Chen Zuyi would definitely do something, so he gave Chen Zuyi a plan to "pass through Chen Cang secretly".

On the one hand, he let a ship pretend to be a tribute ship and enter the coast of Daming from the Yellow Sea as originally planned, while privately sent another ship to bypass the Korean Peninsula and arrive at Daming from the Liaodong Peninsula.

There was no property on the fake tribute ship.Some were just samurai of the shogunate.In order to deal with the Black Pearl Pirates, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu even dispatched his most elite troops - the Ninja Legion.

The earliest ninjas to appear in Japan were the companions of Prince Shotoku.

Ninjas are divided into "lower ninja, middle ninja, and upper ninja." They are all dressed in dark blue, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.Good at assassination and spying on the enemy.The exercises they learned are quite different from those of the Central Plains.It's called "Ninjutsu".

These ninjas' strange movements and martial arts were unprecedented in the life of the Black Pearl Pirates. Although there were only two or three ninjas, they quickly killed hundreds of Black Pearl Pirates.

Later, the Black Pearl Pirates managed to consume most of the energy of the ninjas by relying on wheel tactics. When they were about to defeat them, something unexpected happened. The ninjas jumped into the sea in unison. Then it mysteriously disappeared into the vast sea.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. Where did this group of people go?Could it be that they will really go to the sky and enter the sea?
Chen Zuyi had long heard that the ninjas in Dongpu have a kind of "escape technique", they can disappear without a trace by relying on the things around them.Could this be the legendary "Water Escape"?But how did they do it?It's a pity that no one can answer Chen Zuyi's doubts.

After the pirates waited on the ship for a long time, they still found the ninjas. In desperation, everyone had to leave.

In this operation, the Black Pearl Pirates not only did not get a penny, but also lost hundreds of brothers.

The sky was overcast, and the air was so dull that it was hard to breathe.

As soon as Chen Zuyi came down, the maid Xiaohong, who had been waiting for a long time by the shore, hurried forward.

"Master, you are finally back. The young master is ill and has been in a coma for a day and a night."

"What?" This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, and the nerves that had been exhausted and tensed for the past few days were finally torn off, and Chen Zuyi suddenly felt dizzy.

"Master, are you alright?" Seeing that Chen Zuyi was about to fall, his subordinates quickly supported him.

"It's okay." Chen Zuyi stood up straight again, patted his face with his hands, and strengthened his spirits, then ran towards Chen Xiaojie's direction.

When Chen Zuyi arrived at Chen Xiaojie's room, he found that Chen Xiaojie was blocking the bed, unconscious, with red spots oozing from all over his body.

Meanwhile, the ghost doctor and Li Sui were standing beside Chen Xiaojie's bed.

"Mr. Ghost, what's wrong with Xiaojie?" Chen Zuyi's tone was full of anxiety.

"The young master was bitten by a poisonous scorpion when he passed through the jungle." Mr. Ghost replied.

"Is there a cure?" Chen Zuyi asked Mr. Ghost eagerly.

"This poison is also the first time I have seen it in my life. I have sealed the young master's blood with gold needles to prevent the poison from spreading in his body. I have been consulting ancient books these days, and I have some clues. Tonight, I will definitely be able to figure out a way to detoxify."

"Then I will leave Xiaojie's life to the master." Chen Zuyi grabbed the ghost doctor's hand.

When the ghost doctor first touched Chen Zuyi's hands, he knew that Chen Zuyi's physical condition was not too good.

"Master, you seem a little overworked, you'd better go back and rest first." Mr. Gui suggested.

"No, I want to take care of you here..." Before he finished speaking, Chen Zuyi became even more dizzy, suddenly his body became unstable, he staggered a few steps, and almost fell to the ground.

"Head, you'd better go back first. Your current situation won't play any role here. In case something happens to you, we'll have to take care of you. Don't worry, as long as there is a situation, we will take care of you." I will notify you immediately." At this time, Li Sui also dissuaded him.

Chen Zuyi felt that what Li Sui said was reasonable, so he stopped insisting and went back to his room to rest with the help of his servants.

In the room, Chen Zuyi wept alone at a gold hairpin.

"Sister Ying, I'm sorry for you. I was the one who harmed you. I promised you that I would take good care of Xiaojie, but now that Xiaojie is sick in bed, there is nothing I can do."

In his early years, Chen Zuyi was just a tracker in Guangdong.

The so-called trackers are people who make a living by pulling boats.

During the Ming Dynasty, strict official management of salt and iron was implemented, that is, salt and iron were transported by the central government to various places through shipping, and then sold by dealers approved by the central government.

When the ship is transported to various places, it is inevitable that it will encounter dangerous shoals, bad water and run aground. At this time, the water transport will call these trackers to pull the boat forward.At the end of the month, they went to the Water Transport Yamen to collect their wages.

Chen Zuyi is naturally powerful and diligent.As long as there is work, no matter how dangerous it is, he will rush to do it, so he gets the most wages every month.Although life is not considered rich and powerful, it is much better than ordinary farmers.

However, all this was quickly broken. Soon after, the imperial court appointed a new Cao Guan to take over the local Water Transport Yamen.

The new Cao Guan was named Yang Tingfeng. After he took office, he took bribes and arbitrarily withheld the wages that the imperial court gave to the trackers.

In this way, the pitiful salary of the trackers suddenly shrank to 20.00% of the original.

The original wages of the trackers were pitifully low, barely enough to make ends meet, and now they were so much less, how could they let them play?
So they petitioned everywhere, intending to sue Yang Tingfeng, but the officials protected each other, and no yamen was willing to accept their pleadings.

Later, Yang Tingfeng learned that these trackers dared to sue him for makeup, so he simply stopped distributing the remaining 20%.

This day, as soon as Chen Zuyi entered the door, his wife handed him a pair of shoes, "Come and put them on. See if they fit?"

"Mei Ying, where did you come from?" Chen Zuyi asked curiously.Because there was no salary for several months, all the surplus money in the family had been used to buy food before Chen Zuyi went out to sue.

"In the past few days, I have sewed a few handkerchiefs for the girls in Yihong Courtyard and exchanged some taels of silver. In addition to buying these shoes for you, I also bought two taels of meat. The food at home has not been meaty for a long time That kid, Xiaojie, is clamoring for meat." She replied.

"Who asked you to go out to make money? Didn't I say it earlier, the money issue, let me figure out a solution?" When Chen Zuyi said this, he unconsciously emphasized his tone.

When Chen Zuyi said this, he was not blaming his wife for losing his face by going to the Fengyue place to make money, but because he felt distressed.

Originally, she married him and lived a poor life, Chen Zuyi was already deeply ashamed, but now that she is required to go out to earn money to subsidize the family, Chen Zuyi is even more ashamed.

Chen Zuyi's wife was named Zhang Ying, who was originally a young lady from a wealthy family. Later, when she went out to play, she met a bandit. Fortunately, she was rescued by Chen Zuyi. From then on, she fell in love with Chen Zuyi.

However, Chen Zuyi was just a humble householder, so how could the master of the Zhang family see his daughter marrying a pariah.

After begging to no avail, Zhang Ying had no choice but to completely sever ties with the Zhang family, and then married into the Chen family.

After marriage, Chen Zuyi treated his wife like jewels and treasures. He was never willing to let his wife suffer any grievances, and Chen Zuyi did all the housework by himself. As long as Zhang Ying asked, he would do it immediately.The two are very affectionate.But even so, Chen Zuyi still felt ashamed to apologize to her, because he didn't let her live a life of luxury.

"I see that you used to come to the door to complain a few days ago, and your shoes were worn out. I can't save it." Zhang Ying choked up a little when she said this.

Chen Zuyi looked down, his cloth shoes showing his toes, and fell into deep thought.

"Sister Ying, why don't you take Xiaojie back to your mother's house." After a while, Chen Zuyi raised his head and said these words to Zhang Ying.

"Where are you, where am I? Also, do you think there will be a place for me in the Zhang family now?" Zhang Ying flatly rejected him.

"But..." Chen Zuyi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by a childish voice.

"Daddy." At this time, Chen Xiaojie who was out to play came back, and after seeing Chen Zuyi, he rushed towards Chen Zuyi.

"It's Xiaojie." At this moment, Chen Zuyi forced a smile on his face, squatted down halfway, and opened his arms to Chen Xiaojie.

After hugging Chen Xiaojie into his arms, Chen Zuyi hugged him up.

"Daddy, where have you been all this time?" Chen Xiaojie asked childishly.

"Daddy goes out to make money. Only after making money can he buy candy for Xiaojie. Did Xiaojie miss Daddy during this time?" Chen Zuyi asked Chen Zuyi.

Chen Xiaojie rolled his eyes upwards, and after thinking for a moment, he seriously replied, "I don't want to." Just after finishing speaking, Chen Xiaojie shook his head desperately, "No, I think a little bit."

"I'm thinking about it. Daddy misses Xiaojie very much. Come on, give Daddy a kiss." As he spoke, Chen Zuyi moved his face closer to Chen Xiaojie's.

"Don't... Daddy has a beard, it hurts." Chen Xiaojie tried his best to dodge.

"If you don't let daddy kiss you, daddy will spank you." Chen Zuyi deliberately threatened Chen Xiaojie.

"Daddy spanks me, so I will let mother spank daddy." Chen Xiaojie pouted his head and said.

"Okay, you want mother to beat daddy, right? I'll kill you - tickle." Saying that, Chen Zuyi put his hand into Chen Xiaojie's armpit.

"I'm not afraid of you, look at my milk-grabbing dragon claw hands." As he spoke, Chen Zuyi stretched out two pairs of small hands, and pinched Chen Zuyi's chest fiercely.

"Look at you two, father and son. Others think you are two brothers if you don't know it!" Seeing this situation, a gratified smile appeared on Zhang Ying's face.

At this moment, in this small room, there are no worries and sorrows, and there are only laughter and laughter.

"Mother, why is there so little meat?" Although Chen Zuyi and Zhang Ying left all the meat to Chen Xiaojie without moving a chopstick, the amount of meat on the table still couldn't satisfy his appetite.

"When mother went to buy meat, there was only so much meat left by Uncle Yang who sold the meat. After a few days, mother will go and buy more." Zhang Ying lied to Chen Zuyi, she just hoped that her child could be free. Carefree growth, and other annoying things, just leave it to yourself.

"By the way, Daddy, it will be my birthday in a few days, don't forget the lantern you promised to buy me last time." At this time, Chen Xiaojie turned his head to Chen Zuyi again.

"Buy it. Definitely buy it. When did Daddy promise Xiaojie? " Chen Zuyi agreed straight away.

"Daddy is so kind." Hearing that Chen Zuyi promised to buy himself a lantern, Chen Xiaojie lowered his head contentedly, and started to eat again.

Looking at his beloved child and wife, Chen Zuyi made a secret decision in his heart.

The next day, he summoned all the trackers and threatened to strike to put pressure on the Water Transport Yamen.In the end, Yang Tingfeng agreed to the request of the trackers and asked them to go to the Yamen to collect the money three days later.

That night, a group of masked men in black entered Chen Zuyi's house.

Although Chen Zuyi's martial arts were excellent, but two fists were no match for four hands, Chen Zuyi gradually fell into a disadvantage.

At this time, a man in black saw that he was not Chen Zuyi's opponent, so he bypassed Chen Zuyi, raised his knife and slashed at Chen Xiaojie. "Little baby, remember, all this is thanks to your good father."

It's too late, but it's fast.A weak figure stood in front of Chen Xiaojie.

"Mother..." A heart-wrenching cry resounded in the house.

Chen Xiaojie will never forget the scene of his mother falling down in front of him, and he will never forget the phrase "little baby, remember, all this is thanks to your good father."

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