Wishing You Eternal Happiness - Chapter 71

Jiafu lingered like a flower, accompanied by Pei Youan day and night. This way down the road, the spring is getting stronger, and Pei Youan gradually seems to express his chest. In the morning, he tunes the piano and drums with her, and listens to the song at the window at sunset. It is like a floating life cast for half a day. Jiafu is relaxed and happy, if not Thinking of meeting my family as soon as possible, I hoped in my heart that this journey will never end.

On this day, the ship entered Fujian and docked at a small fishing port named Langmen in the evening. The boatman went ashore to purchase supplies. After one night, he continued on the road tomorrow morning, so that he could reach Quanzhou by taking the waterway for another five or six days.

The sky was getting dark, and there was a lamp in the cabin. It was too early to go to bed. As soon as he finished eating, Jia Fu asked Sandalwood to take out a small chess table and set it on a couch by the porthole. When I got out of the chess pot, I was ready, and told Tanxiang and others to go away and rest, so he dragged Pei Youan, who was reading, to play chess with him again.

Pei Youan is good at Yi Dao and walks along the way, often playing chess with Jia Fu for entertainment. Jiafu would also play, and his chess skills were not too weak. Unfortunately, compared to him, he was still vulnerable. Often at the end, Pei Youan wanted her to win, but also suffered from no place to play. After losing again and again, Jiafu was so strong that he refused to play with him. That day, he went ashore and bought a chess book. He didn’t think about eating and drinking, he was studying hard, and there was Pei Youan next to him. After being trained by a mentor, his level has improved a lot in just over half a month-at least Jiafu felt that way, before thinking that he carried him on his back for the past two days and secretly studied a new hand of chess. Want to see him surprised, after eating, I can’t wait to pull him over to play chess.

Pei Youan was dragged over by her and sat down to accompany her. He held the black and Jiafu held the white. As usual, he let the three sons. Gaffer knelt before the chessboard, concentrated on his mind, racked his brains, focused on layout, and wanted to lead his black dragon into the trap, but he just didn’t get into the trap, and he sat leisurely on the side of the porthole, holding the sledge in one hand and holding the other in the other. After reading the book, as if intoxicated, having fun, and clearly absent-minded, Jiafu stopped his hands and said in an aura: “You bully me!”

Pei Youan came back to his senses, glanced at her, saw her next to the table, pouted and glared at herself, this small appearance, looked lovely, but couldn’t help teasing her again, and raised her eyebrows:” How did I bully you?”

“You look down on me! What do you mean by dual-purpose?”

Pei Youan hurriedly put the book aside, apologized to her, and promised that he would play chess well. Sure enough, he sat down tightly, and Jiafu gave up and continued to place his moves.

Just before he took a few hands, he heard a crisp “pop”, he took a shot in the corner, immediately closed his hand, and said conceit.

Gaffer stared at the chessboard for a long time before recollecting his taste, and was immediately dumbfounded.

I just wanted to make a game to draw him into the game, and he ignored the general trend of the corner. His position seems to be flat, but in fact he is on the eye of the chess. Like a god, he will continue the black dragon head and tail, swallowing half the wall. , The outcome was actually determined, Bai Long refused to admit defeat immediately, and continued to set up and occupy the land in irrelevant parts, but it was just lingering and futile.

Jiafu looked up and saw Pei Youan looking at her with apologetic expression, but her eyes were clearly smiling, and she suddenly became angry. With a “wow”, she raised her hand and erased the chess face indiscriminately. He glanced at him and snorted. He twisted and climbed off the couch and ignored him.

Pei Youan laughed out behind her, raised her hand and grabbed her, dragged her back forcibly, put her arms in her arms, looked at her, and nodded solemnly: “My Fuer is annoying. Just stay with her. You have the next game, this time you are determined to be honest with you, are you satisfied?”

Gaffer had already entered his arms obediently, and when he heard it, he had already seen through his mind and had won himself. But now he didn’t forget to make fun of him. He was immediately annoyed and struggling to get away from his arm. Qi said: “You will bully me! I won’t be with you anymore! Let go of me, I’ll go to see the supper…Oh, what are you doing…”

In the sound of complaining, Jiafu was picked up by him in the air and lay horizontally on the couch. Pei Youan turned over and pressed it up. The two of them lay half of their body on the couch and half of their legs and feet hanging outside.

“I don’t want to eat. I want to play chess with you.”

Pei Youan hugged her and said with a hint of teasing.

Jiafu’s face was flushed, but he was reluctant and wanted to leave. His body twisted into a twist under him. Suddenly he calmed down, bowed his head, pressed his lips to his ears, and whispered “Don’t Move”, his voice was slightly muted.

Gaffer was taken aback for a moment, and had an epiphany.

When his grandmother passed away, Pei Youan, as the burden-bearing grandson, followed the ceremony of declining decay in his uniform. During this period, the couple would naturally not be able to have a room.

Not long after the previous grandmother’s new funeral, and during her filial piety, everyone was still immersed in grief. Naturally, Jiafu hadn’t thought about this. Now it’s hot filial piety, the two are young and have a good relationship. They get along day and night, and sometimes they are unavoidable, and they will encounter embarrassment like this moment.

For most people, this kind of mourning is blunt, but in fact it is just for others to see. Who knows so much about husband and wife matters when the door is closed. But Jiafu knew Pei Youan, although he was distressed by him, but he would not deliberately try to tease him at this time. He felt that his body was abnormal, and immediately motionless, staring at him with wide eyes.

Pei Youan turned over from her, lay on her back on the couch, raised her hand to press her face, after a long while, let out a sigh of relief, and slowly sat up.

Gaffer glanced at him secretly, crawled over, and whispered: “Big cousin, I didn’t mean to…”

Pei Youan attached his ears and said in a low voice: “Fuer, I’m wronged you.”

Gaffer shook his head vigorously: “It doesn’t matter how long I am!”

Pei Youan stopped talking, only smiled, with gentle brows, and stretched out his arms to hug her into his arms.

The silver candle was shining high, the water wave was slow, and there were occasional sounds of footsteps from the boatman walking across the deck outside the cabin.

Gaffer closed her eyes, nestled in his arms like a bird, and embraced him quietly, feeling very peaceful in her heart.

Suddenly, there was a swift sound of gongs in my ears, mixed with a vague voice, because the distance was a little far away, I couldn’t hear what I was shouting, but I felt it, and there was a commotion on the shore.

Gaffer opened his eyes.

Pei Youan opened the porthole and looked out.

Gaffer also went out and saw a group of officers and soldiers on the shore in the distance, holding fire sticks, beating gongs and drums, shouting all the way: “Listen to all the boatmen, Japanese pirates are harassing Quanzhou and Pinghai! There is an order above, to prevent Japanese pirates from coming here, from tonight, immediately block the port! All ships are not allowed to leave! If there is any unreasonable movement, it will be punished by Japanese pirates!”

Jiafu grew up in Quanzhou, so he is no stranger to Japanese pirates. Since the ancestors, the coastal areas have been harassed by Japanese pirates, and Quanzhou bears the brunt of the attacks. After the founding of the motherland, in order to defend against Japanese pirates, many guards were set up along the coast to train officers and soldiers. In the past, Quanzhou was also ordered to close Hong Kong several times by the court due to the Japanese pirates. Influence. However, in the nearly twenty years since Jiafu was born, Quanzhou has never been severely harassed by Japanese pirates, there have been attacks, and often they have not had time to land, and they are quickly wiped out.

She did not expect that at this time, Japanese pirates would harass Quanzhou! It seems that the attack this time is not small, otherwise, how could it alarm the government here?

“Big cousin!”

Gaffer’s voice trembled slightly.

Pei Youan patted her on the back lightly to show her comfort. He then went to bed and called Yang Yun out of the cabin. After a while, Yang Yun took a person who looked like an official and hurriedly boarded the deck, and the man knelt towards Pei Youan. “Liu Tong, one of the hundred guards of the low-ranking Lang, I don’t know if Master Pei is here tonight. If you have missed a long distance to welcome you, I hope you can forgive me!”

Pei Youan ordered him to get up and ask about Quanzhou.

Liu Tongdao: “Master Pei, this time the Japanese pirates and the East Guangdong thieves are in collusion. They are united inside and outside. They are divided into two groups. They attacked Quanzhou and Yongning at the same time, and they are coming fiercely. Hearing that the humble duty has robbed more than a dozen people who are about to return to Hong Kong at sea. Merchant Marine, even when the two guards were slack in their defenses in the middle of the night, they raided the city, murdered and set fire. The Japanese pirates entered from the south gate of Quanzhou. Although Chief Li arrived in time and repelled the Japanese pirates, it was heard that the Nancheng area was killed or injured. Some people, many large households, have suffered even more, and a few households have heard that the loss is not light.”

Pei Youan said: “Do you know the news about the Zhen family?”

Liu Tongdao: “The Zhen family in Quanzhou? When the Japanese pirates fled, they set fire to the warehouse near Hong Kong. The fire took a few days before it went out. The Zhen family’s property must have been lost. As for the people, the humble duty is not clear.”

The Gaffer was in the cabin, and he heard clearly and was anxious. When Pei Youan came in, he immediately grabbed his hand and tremblingly said: “Big cousin, can you go back to Quanzhou soon? My home is in Nancheng.” I don’t worry about them, my mother!”

Pei Youan said: “I’ll take you back to Quanzhou as soon as possible. Don’t be afraid, I’ll be there for everything.”

Sister Liu, Sandalwood and others packed up their outfits when they went ashore. The county magistrate of Langmen suddenly happened because of the emergency, his official duties were urgent, and he didn’t dare to neglect. He also went to the port to supervise the affairs himself. Hearing that Pei Youan was passing by, he hurried over and paid a visit. After a while, he sent it to the post. Pei Youan thanked the county magistrate of Langmen for the carriage and fast horse needed, and took Jiafu into the carriage, and the group rushed to Quanzhou overnight.

The rest of the journey is no longer leisurely. Except for the necessary rest, he did not stop in one breath, and finally arrived in Quanzhou three days later. At the gate of the city, soldiers guarded and checked the entrance and exit. Pei Youan took Jiafu into the city and approached the southern city. What he saw along the way, there were traces of being robbed and burned everywhere. At many people’s gates, funeral banners were hung up, and there was a battle inside. There was a burst of crying.

With trepidation, Jia Fu finally rushed to the front of his house, patted the closed door, and the servant poked his head out, saw Jia Fu, jumped up in surprise, turned around and hurried in to report. Meng didn’t believe it at first, and hurried. After coming out, when I really saw Jiafu and Pei Youan, they wept with joy and hurriedly welcomed their daughter-in-law in.

Gaffer did not see his brother and grandmother, so he asked.

Meng’s was touched, and said in tears: “Previously, the pirate robbers went into Nancheng and killed people and set fires everywhere. Fortunately for our family, Chief Li sent troops to guard in time. This was not broken. It was just your brother, who must have fallen into it now. By the hand of the Japanese pirates…”

Meng’s grief came from it, choked up for a while, and could not speak. There was a person who spoke on behalf of him.

It turned out that last month, there was a boat in the Zhen family going to Liuqiu, and the sea is not very far. After Zhen Yaoting obtained the consent of his grandmothers Hu and Meng, he boarded the boat with Zhang Da. When I returned, I didn’t want to but encountered Japanese pirates. The ship was robbed halfway. Together with the Zhen family, there were more than a dozen merchant ships. After Hu’s last illness, his body was not fully recovered, and he learned that his grandson had fallen into the hands of Japanese pirates. He became anxious and fainted at the time. People continue to go to the government to inquire about the news, while serving the seriously ill mother-in-law, it can be described as exhausted, and is about to send someone to send a letter to Beijing, but at this moment, when he sees his daughter and son-in-law return, how can he control his emotions for a time?

Gaffer held back the panic in her heart and hurriedly comforted her mother.

Pei Youan got up: “Fu’er, take good care of your mother-in-law and grandmother, I’ll go to the Yamen for a visit.”

After he had told him, he turned around and was about to go out. The concierge ran in and said that the governor Gao had come.

…

There was such a big incident in Quanzhou, one thing was not handled well enough to take off the black gauze on his head. Gao Huaiyuan heard the news, like burning his ass, how could he still sit down? While passing the news to Beijing, I personally rushed to Quanzhou to deal with the aftermath. The people arrived yesterday, and they were setting up coastal defenses personally. He heard reports that there was news from the city gate. Master Pei in the capital came to Quanzhou and immediately brought people to the door. As soon as he saw Pei Youan, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head painfully: “Master Pei! The officer is guilty! The officer did not expect that the Japanese pirates colluded with the Eastern Guangdong thieves and attacked! Fortunately, he did not forget to take precautions. I ordered the various guards to practice from time to time, and this time I was able to drive away the Japanese pirates in time! As for the dozens of robbed ships, you can rest assured that the officer has ordered the commander to take the navy to pursue the sea. Although the sea is vast, it will be exhausted. As far as I can, I only hope that Pei Daren will forgive the officials’ difficulties, and be able to speak for the officials in front of Long Live, and I am grateful for them!”

Gao Huaiyuan didn’t lie. When he heard that there was Zhen’s ship in the robbed ship, and the Zhen family’s son was on the ship, he complained and sent a navy to search and rescue. But to be honest, in the vast sea, there is no goal, wanting to catch up with the thief ship and rescue people, it is tantamount to finding a needle in the sea. Hope is extremely slim. After speaking, I feel a little guilty and dare not look up for a while.

Pei Youan called him up, and while he was pondering, there was another urgent report outside: “My lord! My lord! Good news! The dozen or so robbed ships are back! They can enter the port today!”