Ask Sword

  Chapter 16 Teaching

   "Young Master, the title deed is now back?"

   "I got it back."

  In the backyard of Baoan Hall, Li Ang triumphantly explained the land deed and house deed, and placed it at the bottom of the wooden box containing his belongings.

  Early this morning, Shad, the captain who removed the parasites, asked his brother to send a hundred guns.

  Adding the 100 guan from the Supervisor of Animal Husbandry, and the outpatient fees collected during this period, and subtracting the consumption of pure wine, cloth, and medicinal materials, Li Ang still has 197 guan in his hand.

   Immediately took the money and went to the home of Ai Rong, the president of Xinglin Association, and asked for the land deed statement.

  Chai Cuiqiao muttered softly: "Ai Rong just took out the land deed so simply? I thought they were going to play some tricks again."

   "The money is all collected, what excuse do they have? If they really want to make a fuss with the government, I'm justified."

  Li Ang said with a smile: "Finally, it's a troublesome matter.

  By the way, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, I will visit Mr. Liuxuan first to see how his son's dislocated elbow is recovering, and then I will buy some zongzi and Wuhuang in the afternoon.

  You take good care of your home,

   In the evening we will go to see the dragon boat. "

   "Looking at the dragon boat? Good!"

  Chai Cuiqiao clapped her palms excitedly. There are hundreds of shipbuilding workshops, large and small, in the city of Weizhou, and there are countless companies related to shipping. Every year on the night of the Dragon Boat Festival on May 5th, there will be a dragon boat show—

  All dragon boats are hung with small lights on all sides. When the whistle sounds, hundreds of boats and thousands of sails will race together, like flying stars. The first to sail under the Yunzhou Bridge will be the champion.

  The 300 guan bonus for the champion is second, and it is more important to be able to look good in front of the folks.

  As for the five yellows mentioned by Li Ang, it refers to the five yellow banquets of the local customs in Weizhou, including yellow croakers, cucumbers, eels, duck egg yolks and rice wine.

  Originally, realgar wine was used. It wasn’t until 30 years ago that Xuegong proved that realgar wine was harmful to drink. Therefore, whether it was a five-yellow feast or smeared on children’s foreheads to prevent snakes and insects, they all changed from realgar wine to yellow rice wine.

   "Take a good look at the house, I'll be back later. Do you have any requirements for the taste of the zongzi?"

   "The ones should be stuffed with preserved vegetables and red bean paste, not sugar."

   "Eh? You didn't really like food before."

   "I used to have a small stomach, and I would get tired and full after eating one. Now I can eat several! The stomach should be empty for other delicious food!"

  Chai Cuiqiao put her hands on her hips and looked proud, not knowing what she was proud of.

   Li Ang brushed her bangs with a smile, and went out.

  The festive atmosphere is strong on the streets, and wormwood and calamus are hung on the doorsteps of every house, including the table corners of vendors. Children with the word "king" written on their foreheads with rice wine chased and played in the street, and went to the suburbs with their parents to fly kites.

  Looking at the bustling scene, Li Ang bought a bottle of rice wine, approached the alley briskly, and knocked on the courtyard door of Pu Liuxuan's house, "Is Mr. Liuxuan in?"

   "Oh, the rising sun."

  Opening the door, Pu Liuxuan's wife, Guan Lishu, was greeted by Pu Liuxuan's wife. The youngest son in her arms was playing with a rattle, and the triangular scarf that Li Ang wore before was wrapped around her hand.

   "Quickly call Brother Risheng."

  Guan Lishu smiled and cushioned her son in her arms, and waited for her son to ask him how he was, then she turned around and shouted to the backyard: "Liuxuan, the sun has come."

  I saw two figures sitting on both sides of the stone table in the backyard, drinking tea and chatting slowly, one was Pu Liuxuan, the other

"It's you?"

  Li Ang looked a little surprised at the young man in blue who stood up with Pu Liuxuan, who was the one who drove away those ruffians yesterday in the security hall with a sword.

   "Junior brother, we meet again."

  The young man in the green shirt gave a hearty smile and cupped his hands, while Pu Liuxuan beside him said with a smile: "Risheng, this is your brother Cheng Juxiu.

  He was my former student in Chang'an.

   Now, it's the school teaching. "

   "School Palace. Teaching?"

   Li Ang was stunned for a moment, isn't Xuegong teacher also the teacher of Xuegong disciples? This is a teacher and a brother, what should I call him?

   "Just call me brother,"

  The young man named Cheng Juxiu smiled and waved his hands. "My teaching is only a part-time job, and I haven't taken any serious classes yet."

  Pu Liuxuan greeted the two of them to sit down and chatted casually, "Juxiu, you will graduate from the academy tomorrow, do you want to continue teaching or do something else?"

   "I want to stay in the academy, but Professor Gongyang is a bit troublesome."

  Cheng Juxiu hesitated and said: "The last fleet that sailed to the Endless Sea returned to Dengzhou two months ago and landed. The crew on board did not go crazy, but the bottom and keel of the ship were eaten away by giant barnacles, making it impossible to sail again.

   If there is no accident, next year I should be recommended to the Water Department of the Ministry of Industry to assist Professor Gongyang in building ships. "

   "Ram Deming?"

  Pu Liuxuan nodded, "He has a weird temper, but he is actually a nice person, and he can get in touch more."

  Pu Liuxuan paused for a moment, glanced at Li Ang who was sitting beside him, not looking sideways, and asked with a smile: "If you have any questions, just say, Juxiu is your senior brother, so don't be too restrained."

"Ah good."

  Li Ang cleared his throat, and asked curiously without suppressing his doubts: "What are giant barnacles? Why do the fleets sailing the endless sea go crazy?"

"Well"

  Cheng Juxiu pondered and said: "We Yu people collectively call the east of Dengzhou the East China Sea. The boundless sea outside the East China Sea is called the Endless Sea.

  Do you know where the boundary between the two is? "

   "Wanli."

   Li Ang replied: "Thousands of miles to the east of Dengzhou is the endless sea. It is the farthest border that has been recorded by private ships.

  However, throughout the dynasties, military fleets have been organized to explore the farther end of the endless sea.

  The former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not hesitate to use millions of people to build a fleet of giant ships for him to search for the elixir of life on the legendary Penglai Fairy Island. "

   "Exactly."

  Cheng Juxiu nodded and said: "The products of the East China Sea provide a huge amount of tax revenue for the imperial court every year.

  However, the endless sea beyond the East China Sea contains more wealth and danger.

  Every month of every year, civilian fleets disappear in the vast sea. Some of them were destroyed by storms and pirates, and others died from monsters swimming along the endless sea. "

  (end of this chapter)