Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 213 Green Onion
Yang Yuan was stunned after hearing Lu Xi's words and asked in a lost voice, "They are also leaving the day after tomorrow?"

Yang Yuan really didn't know when Kuntai and the others went out to sea.

Kuntai and his team are going to Southeast Asia to collect precious wood. This cannot be done until Yang Yuan cuts off the smuggling line between Song and Jin, as there is not enough time.

Yang Yuan has handed the matter over to Lu Xi, so he did not take care of everything or ask about everything. If he did that, Lu Xi would always be dependent on him, so how could he truly be in charge?

But he didn't expect that both parties would choose to go out to sea on the same day.

Lu Xi said: "How about I tell Brother Ya to stagger their time?"

Yang Yuan thought about it and shook his head, saying, "No need. The day they go out to sea must have been carefully selected to be an auspicious day.

If we change the date hastily, it will inevitably dampen our enthusiasm. We can’t delay Kuntai any longer.”

"But……"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Do you think the sea is as wide as the river?
Once we enter the sea, it will be a vast expanse of water, and it is very likely that the two fleets will not even be able to see their shadows, so it will have no impact."

"Um……"

Hearing what Yang Yuan said, Lu Xi felt a little relieved, but he stared at Yang Yuan with a pair of bright eyes, his eyes flowing like mist.

Yang Yuan did not tell her the details of his plan. He wanted to use himself as bait and follow the foreign ship.

Therefore, Lu Xi thought that this was a joint action between the Privy Council's Machine Speed ​​Office and the Imperial City Bureau, and with the support of the navy, it should be safe.

But even so, how can we not worry?

However, she also understood that since her second brother had chosen this path, it was impossible for him to pursue wealth, glory and power on the one hand while not taking any risks on the other.

There are very few people who are born into a good family.

However, she didn't want to express her concerns, as that would only add to her second brother's burden and would be of no benefit.

She saw her mother's behavior when her father went to the battlefield, and she remembered it clearly even though she was very young at the time.

My mother never complained to my father, nor did she cry and express her fear and worry when he set out on a journey.

Every time, when the father's figure disappeared at the end of the long street, the mother's tears would flow.

Every time when my father returned from the battlefield, my mother would always greet him with a smiling face and a table of steaming hot meals.

She also needs to learn to be a good wife who can share and take on responsibilities.

"what happened?"

Yang Yuan still noticed something strange, and gently lifted Lu Xi's chin and asked with scrutiny.

He felt that there seemed to be thousands of words hidden in Luxi's eyes, and she had endless things to say to him.

Lu Xi shook her head gently and suddenly smiled sweetly at him: "Then I wish you success, second brother!"

After saying that, she stood on tiptoe, gently wrapped her arms around Yang Yuan's neck, and gave him a sweet kiss on the lips.

Yang Yuan hugged her gently, sniffed her hair, and said with a smile: "This kiss tastes like chopped green onions."

Yang Yuan's jokes were met with Lu Xi's whimper of dissatisfaction.

The sadness suddenly dissipated a lot, or was diluted by the chopped green onions.

……

Among the mountains of West Lake, there is a hill shaped like a chicken cage, Jilong Mountain.

On the hillside, under the dense shade, there is a cemetery.

In front of the cemetery, two groups of people holding torches were facing each other in silence. Only the pine oil on the torches made crackling sounds as it burned.

Hojo Daisho and Kuntai stood behind the crowd, watching in silence.

Hojo Daisho looked indifferent, and Kuntai looked back furtively from time to time. Behind him were graves, which made him feel eerie.

A group of young and strong young men including Xu Danian were at the forefront. They were all fishermen and boatmen recruited by Ya Ge from among the surfers who were very good at swimming.

Brother Ya told them that he wanted to buy large ships and engage in ocean trade, and asked them to join him...

Of course they knew that ocean trade was very profitable, but as for the risks at sea, they were not worried at all.

How often do they not make a living in the wind and waves?

As long as life can be better, why should they be afraid of waves that are more ferocious than the Qiantang tide?

However, no matter whether it is large ships, expensive goods, ocean-going channels and connections...

All of this is not something they can have.

They can only own a small boat that can carry two or three people at most, and they wander around the world all their lives, barely trying to make ends meet.

Now, Brother Ya has given them this opportunity.

After going through the ups and downs, they can earn enough for their entire family for five or ten years or even more, so they came without hesitation.

Who would give up such an opportunity to change the destiny of themselves and their descendants?

Brother Ya still has to wait for the day to go out to sea. Before that, he doesn't have a place big enough in the city to accommodate these brothers.

Although "Lu's Mule and Horse Inn" is a large carriage inn, it has a good location and has always had good business, so there are not many empty stalls in the store.

So, Brother Ya brought them to his old house in the countryside, and then they encountered this incident tonight, so naturally they had no reason not to step forward.

Those who confronted them in the cemetery tonight were all members of Duck Brother's clan.

The reason was that the old dog in Brother Ya's family died of old age.

When Brother Ya took the recruited brothers back to the old house to settle down, he made a small coffin, put Dog Lord in it, took it back to the countryside, and buried him in their family's cemetery.

However, this incident was seen by the tribesmen who went up the mountain to pick hazelnuts. When they returned and told the story, it caused dissatisfaction among many tribesmen.

That's the family cemetery, for burying people. How can you bury a dog there?
Wouldn’t this ruin the Lu family’s feng shui?

Therefore, a group of tribesmen rushed up the mountain and wanted to dig up Dog Lord’s grave.

Of course Brother Ya wouldn't do that, because that was his life-saving dog, the one he kowtowed to the ground three times and officially acknowledged as his godfather!
And so, the two sides confronted each other.

Fortunately, Brother Ya brought a group of brothers back to the old house, otherwise, with so many people in the clan so powerful, he really wouldn't be able to protect Master Dog's grave.

This grave is really going to be dug up, and with Duck Brother's bad temper, who knows what kind of trouble he might cause.

Both sides have said what they needed to say and cursed each other. It seems that no one will gain the upper hand if a fight breaks out, so the situation remains deadlocked here.

Someone has already gone down the mountain to invite the old patriarch.

"You are really good, kid. You are quarreling with your uncles, aren't you?"

The old patriarch was carried up the mountain on a stretcher. As soon as he saw Duck Brother, he started to curse him angrily.

"Grand Uncle..."

Brother Ya was scared because the old patriarch was his father's uncle and was of too high a generation.

"Uncle Tai, this is not Xiaoya's fault. That piece of land is the cemetery of my family. I buried Master Gou in my own family's grave. What does it have to do with them?"

"What do you mean by them and yours? Aren't you all descendants of the Lu family? You are descendants of the same ancestor. What nonsense are you talking about?"

The old patriarch picked up his walking stick, tapped him on the shoulder, and ordered, "Put me down!"

The two tribesmen who were carrying the sedan chair hurriedly put it down and carefully helped the old patriarch up.

"You, all of you, come and talk to me."

The old patriarch called Brother Ya and the leader who was confronting him to his front and asked about the specific reasons for the conflict between the two sides.

After the clan member finished telling the story, he said aggrievedly, "Uncle, this is our Lu family's cemetery. Burying a dog in there won't ruin the feng shui, right?"

"Feng Shui? Is our family's Feng Shui good now? Only Xiaoya's father's family has made some progress."

The old clan leader rolled his eyes at him in anger, then looked at Lu Ya and said, "You invited so many outsiders here just for this, huh? What? If your uncle doesn't allow you to do that, you still want to fight with your own clan members?"

Duck Brother quickly explained: "Uncle, how can I do that?

These brothers were all recruited by me, and they will follow me to sail on the sea.

We are going to Kunlun Kingdom and the even more distant Kingdom of Dashi to do business at sea.

It was only a short while ago that the shop in the city could no longer accommodate them, so they moved to the old house in the country."

"Oh? You want to go out to sea for business?"

The old patriarch was moved: "You... can afford a big ship?

Can you afford the silk, porcelain and tea that the Tibetans like?

Do you know Tibetan? If you are in someone else's territory, can you do business?"

Duck Brother scratched his head and said, "I... I don't have that kind of money, how can I have that kind of money?

I... I also met a noble person, hehe! He treats me as a brother and is willing to help me get rich together..."

Brother Ya explained everything to the old patriarch in a confusing manner.

When he heard that the man behind Duck Brother was an official, and moreover an official in the supreme government office like the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty, the old patriarch's cloudy eyes sparkled with light.

The old patriarch looked at the tribesmen who had gathered around him, and slammed his walking stick hard a few times. Suddenly, the mountain fell silent.

The old patriarch said: “As the old saying goes, a family that accumulates good deeds will surely have good fortune.

This old dog saved Xiaoya's life. Xiaoya was grateful and loyal. How could it ruin the feng shui?

"Fate comes first, luck comes second, and Feng Shui comes third. For those who are always grateful and righteous, and always practice benevolence and forgiveness, even their fate and luck can be changed by God. How can Feng Shui be ruined?"

There was total silence, except for the old patriarch's weak but still very authoritative voice. "I have the final say on this matter. The old dog will be buried there, and no one is allowed to make any more complaints."

"Xiao Ya has surpassed the Qiantang River tide and won first place. Everyone knows about this, right?"

"Xiao Ya just said that he wants to go surfing in the ocean from now on!

He wants to ride on a large ship, sail across the ocean, and earn the gold of the barbarians!"

The old patriarch turned to Lu Ya and said, "Xiao Ya, your great uncle is old and will not be able to see the day when you become successful.

However, no matter how high you fly, you are still a member of our Lu family.

Your uncles, brothers in the clan, and I will say a word for them. If you can really make a name for yourself, please take them with you. "

"it is good!"

Lu Ya felt extremely honored to be entrusted with such a task by his ancestor.

He faced the crowd and said loudly: "My Duck Brother..."

Immediately, he was hit on the shoulder by the old patriarch's cane again: "Who are you calling your brother, you bastard?"

"Oh oh, I, Lu Ya, swear to the ancestors of our Lu family!

If I become successful, I will never forget to help my Lu family members.

Don't worry, everyone. Once my sea trade route is established, I will take everything that the Lu family is willing to do with me!"

Hojo Daisho held the hilt of the knife and smiled at Ya Ge who was standing in front of the crowd.

The captain of the sea caravan designated by the cute girl who was protected by a terrifying swordsman was Brother Ya.

Hojo Daisho patted Kuntai on the shoulder and smiled: "Kuntai, you are a lucky man!"

"what?"

Kuntai blinked his green eyes, looking bewildered: "My family is about to be destroyed, and I'm still lucky?"

"Yes, because you dragged me here tonight to discuss something with Captain Duck."

Hojo Daisho said this with a smile, but didn't finish.

In fact, as a ronin with great skills and a rebellious temperament, he was simply unwilling to obey a trendsetters.

He had already discussed secretly with a group of Japanese and Korean ronin who supported him, and after going out to sea, they would seize the ship and run away.

With large sea ships and sailors taken away, they can become pirates.

Zheng Daliang could become a successful pirate, entrenched on Shuangyu Island, and make a living by helping the Jin people smuggle goods. So could they.

Hojo Daisho had already decided that once they succeeded in seizing the ship, they would head south and occupy Penghu and Ryukyu? areas, plundering passing merchant ships. Their future achievements might not be worse than Zheng Daliang's.

But what happened tonight made him change his mind.

Kuntai didn't know yet that as Hojo Daisho changed his mind, he had already made a beautiful "drift" at the gate of hell and turned back.

Kuntai said, "You and I are the right-hand men that Miss Luxi has designated for Captain Ya. Isn't it normal for me to bring you along to discuss things?"

Hojo Daisho shook his head, stared at Duck Brother's back, and said slowly: "There is an old saying in China..."

Kuntai scratched the mosquito bite on his belly and said with a smile: "I know, hehe dancer Wei Junjie?"

Hojo Daisho shook his head: "It's called: Birds of a feather flock together.

Captain Duck is so loyal to a dog that has done him a favor.

I believe that he and the people behind him are worth following.”

……

When Lu You, Yu Yunwen, Yang Wanli and Fan Chengda arrived at "Shuiyunjian", the four protagonists of the "Shaowei Banquet" were all there.

The music on the pavilion suddenly became joyous.

Yang Yuan and others were all guests. They could welcome the four newly-crowned scholars who were in high spirits, but they could not do what a shop owner should do.

Although Dan Niang is good at socializing, she is not familiar with the routine of banquets and congratulations among scholars and literati.

However, Yang Yuan had already thought of this.

So, Mr. Fan from Fanjiang and Mr. Wang from the Wang family acted as the two masters of ceremonies.

As a scholar who is well-read in poetry and books, hosting a "Burning Tail Banquet" is natural for him.

Fan Jiang is tall, has a loud voice, and most importantly, he is a very excited person.

A person who is easily emotional can easily infect others with what he says.

Fan Jiang was originally a candidate in this subject, but others became the good men whose names were called out outside Donghua Gate, while he himself had to withdraw in disgrace during the exam. The emotion in his heart made his words even more sincere and touching.

This can touch people's hearts more than witty remarks and precious words.

It was also the first time that Fan Jiang discovered that he had a talent for being an emcee...

Young Master Wang was very anxious. He prepared a flowery congratulatory speech quoting from classics for tonight's "Tail-burning Banquet".

As a result, as soon as Mr. Fan opened his mouth, he took control of the situation and talked incessantly, leaving him no chance to perform at all.

"Ah! This annoying Fan Heizi, does he look down on me? We agreed that he would say one thing and I would say another!
Young Master Wang held the poem book in his hand and gritted his teeth.

He hated it most when others looked down on him because he was just a student. His family had spent a lot of effort and money to buy it, okay?
However, as he listened, he was also moved by Mr. Fan's words.

The only two people who were not moved by Mr. Fan's heartfelt words were Prince Enping and Uncle Liu.

Because in both of their lives, there is absolutely no resonance of the hardship of "thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge".

……

Liu Guojiu entered the restaurant relatively late.

Because of a prank played by Zhao Qu, he and Yu Yao Nu officially established their relationship.

Only then did Liu Shangqiu realize that love is so wonderful that every word and action can make people excited, happy and moved wholeheartedly.

God have mercy on him. Such an outstanding uncle Liu actually developed feelings for the opposite sex for the first time in his life.

Look at Wang Yeran, a student from Taichung who has the lines but can't get a chance to make comments. He's already a man at such a young age. How can you compare with him?

Because he and Yuyaonu had been flirting with each other under the big peach tree for a long time, the Burning Tail banquet had already begun when Liu Shangqiu walked into the restaurant.

Liu Guojiu pulled Yu Yao Nu to sit down first, and only then did he find an opportunity, so he took Yu Yao Nu and walked towards Yang Yuan with a glass in hand.

Yang Yuan, Bo Jiu and the four Jinshi were all people who watched the tide that day.

So the six of them, plus the two female companions Leng Yuchan and Handan, a total of eight people sat at one table.

Yuyao Nu walked slowly beside Liu Shangqiu. When her eyes fell, she suddenly saw a person and her eyes widened immediately.

Mr. Song, Song Ge!

Ever since the seventh day of July, when a fire broke out in Zhiweitang and Master Song left mysteriously, she had no news of Song Ge.

Although the two of them didn't interact much, Song Ge was the person who changed her life. In her heart, he was like a brother, a father, and even a god!
But when she reached the top and was at a loss as to what to do next, Master Song disappeared.

Young Master Song left her a song, which was a song expressing her love to her sweetheart and showing that she was willing to wash away the world, stay away from the hustle and bustle, and be alone from now on.

She understood what Master Song meant. Master Song had obviously noticed the feelings between her and Liu Shangqiu, and advised her to retreat from the current situation, express her feelings boldly, and seek a positive result.

However, due to her inferiority complex and Liu Guojiu's lukewarm attitude towards emotions, to this day, neither of them has opened the window paper.

Unexpectedly, today when she accompanied Liu Shangqiu to the banquet, she met Master Song Ge again, and her emotional destiny would become clear tonight.

It was impossible for Yuyao Nu not to believe in the existence of gods in the world. She believed that Master Song Ge was her god of destiny!

Yang Yuan was slightly surprised when he saw Liu Shangqiu coming.

He had mentioned his whereabouts tonight when he informed the Imperial City Bureau that he would be going out to sea in two days so that the Imperial City Bureau could close in the net at the same time.

However, his purpose was just to ensure that if the Imperial City Bureau had urgent matters to contact, he could be found in time.

But he didn't expect Liu Shangqiu to come to his friend's "Tail-burning Party".

Then, he saw Yu Yao Nu.

Yuyao Nu was accompanying Liu Shangqiu.

Have they finally achieved their goal?

Yang Yuan smiled, but when he saw Yu Yao Nu's excited look, he immediately shook his head slightly.

He and Yuyao Nu had never been involved in an affair, but how he and Yuyao Nu met was a secret that could never be revealed to anyone.

When Yuyao Nu saw the look in Yang Yuan's eyes, she finally came to her senses and quickly controlled the urge to step forward and kneel down.

When Liu Shangqiu learned that Yang Yuan was going to sea in two days, he became anxious.

Liu Guojiu, who is so handsome that it is difficult to tell whether he is androgynous, is actually a person who likes excitement and adventure.

Compared with Yang Yuan's going out to sea to capture thieves, what's the point of him staying in Lin'an to close the net?
However, it was obvious that no one would agree to let him go to sea.

So, he came. He wanted to attend today's "Tail-burning Banquet" and ask Yang Yuan about some details about the voyage.

Since no one wants him to leave Lin'an, then he will leave by himself.

He didn't want to flutter around in the Lin'an River like a loach.

The world is so big, the king's uncle wants to go to the sea to take a look.

(End of this chapter)