Wishing You Eternal Happiness

There are only a few days left until the end of the year. On this day, Jiafu went to Zhen's dock with her mother.

This is not only a shipyard for building or repairing ships, but also a large area of ​​shacks. The Zhen family is kind. Since the ancestors of the ancestors, they have built houses for the poor sailors and boatmen who run the sea for the Zhen family, so that they have a place to stay after they go ashore. Later, those people married wives and started families. The more, when he arrived at Jiafu's father, there were already hundreds of households living here. Three years ago, the families of the sailors and boatmen who did not return with their father are still being taken in here today. The widows live in the dock and do odd jobs. Although the days are difficult, at least there are still tiles on the roof. Able to shelter from wind and rain, and also to support themselves and their children. In the past few years, at the end of each year, Mrs. Meng would personally come here to distribute rice and meat to the orphans and widows, and each family would send another two cents so that they could also celebrate the New Year.

Jia Fu came with her mother every year, and this year too. After visiting orphans and widows, when I was out of the dock, I suddenly remembered the young man I met and brought him back for treatment a few months ago. I didn’t know if I was rescued later, so I stopped and asked the one nearby. The dock is in charge.

The steward didn't think of it at first, but there were too many people doing chores. After a while, he patted his head and said, "I remember! The kid who was sent back by Manager Zhang! He has been rescued. , The sickness is also cured. Now I am working in the dock. I call him and ask him to kowtow to the little lady?"

Jiafu said: "It's fine if it's saved. I just remembered it just now, so I asked. You don't have to ask him to come over."

Guan Shi laughed and said, "The little lady is kind, and she still remembers him. That's also the kid's luck. When you met the little lady, you died alive. If the Jin family was like that, now I don't know which fish belly was buried. ."

He does not mean that. Gaffer was touched by the phrase "buried fish belly", thinking of his father, his mood fell. When the manager said something, he immediately realized the mistake, and slapped his mouth hard, and hurriedly bowed to apologize: "Blam me the nonsense. Don't blame the little lady."

Knowing that he was also unintentional, Gaffer smiled slightly, turned around and saw that his mother and the group had arrived at the door of the dock. Turning to look at him, he lifted his skirt and walked over quickly.

The dock is in the harbor, and the sea breeze is always strong, and the opening here is even more windy. Just as Gaffer passed a shelf on the side of the road to hold a pile of logs, a gust of wind blew over.

The shelf has been standing here for a long time. The ropes at the joints were rotted by wind and rain, but they were not replaced in time. When the strong wind blew, the shelves creaked and shook, the ropes suddenly burst, and piles of Higa Fu's taller log rolled down and rushed toward Jia Fu.

The log was just shipped a few days ago and was ready for use. It was not very thick, only the diameter of the mouth of the bowl. But even so, with so many logs pouring down at once, the consequences would be unimaginable if they were pressed underneath.

Gaffer was looking down at the road. At first he didn't pay attention to the movement on the side. When he realized that the situation was not right, he couldn't react to it, so he stayed in place.

Madam Meng was standing at the gate of the dock, talking to Zhang Da and the others while waiting for her daughter to come up. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise behind her, turned her head and looked away, and Zhang Da and the others also noticed and reacted. Immediately rushed over, but it was too late. Seeing that Jiafu was about to be hit by the piles of fallen wood, just at the moment of his death, a young man in ragged clothes suddenly ran out from the side, walking swiftly like a figure. As fast as a flash of lightning, he rushed to Jiafu's side in a blink of an eye. Just before the first log rolled to Jiafu's feet, Kankan grabbed her waist and led her to flash to the side. . The two fell to the ground together.

Zhang Da and others rushed to the front, the fixed log that fixed the log, the rescuer, and the dock entrance became a mess.

Madame Meng's face pale in fright, she ran to the front and separated the crowd. Seeing that the young man was lying on the ground, tightly shielding her daughter under her body, she hurriedly rushed over and said, "Afu! Afu! Can you pay it back?" OK? Are you okay? Don't scare your mother!"

The young man moved so fast that Jiafu was a little dizzy, and he was thrown under him. At this moment, he recovered and heard his mother's voice. He opened his eyes and trembled: "Mother, I'm okay. ...I'm fine..."

The boy quickly got up from her and crowded out the crowd. Mrs. Meng and Zhang Da suspended their hearts for Jiafu. At first they didn't pay much attention to him. They only got up from the ground with Jiafu. They saw her face turned pale in terror except for some dirt on the ground on her dress. Except for the color, the rest of the body was indeed not injured, which was relieved.

Mrs. Meng was in shock, holding Jiafu in her arms, not knowing how many Buddhas she had chanted, she listened to Zhang Da yelling at the dock steward for negligence, and suddenly remembered the boy who had just saved her daughter. She looked over and saw that he was walking farther and farther. Man helped Jia Fu get into the carriage and rested. He walked over and stopped the boy. He glanced at him. He was in ragged clothes and had only a pair of torn sandals on his feet, and his face was covered with mud. , But when I look closely, he looks very handsome and he doesn't think he is dirty. He grabbed his hand and said, "Good boy, thanks to you today! What's your name? Which family's child is it?"

Zhang Da rushed up and looked at this young man, he always felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him for a while. But since he appeared here, he was naturally working in his own dock. Seeing that the young man was silent, he turned to the dock to be in charge.

Seeing that due to his negligence, he almost caused a catastrophe, his face was earthy, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "He was the kid sent by the little lady a few months ago. He was dying of illness at the time. I remembered the little lady and Butler, your advice, always treat him with care, and after he is saved, ask him to do odd jobs in it."

Zhang Da then remembered, took a look at the young man, and briefly told Mrs. Meng what happened to be brought back to him. Mrs. Meng was grateful, and she kept praising him, said a few words, and noticed that the young man had lost the agility when he rushed out. She only lowered her head and stood motionless, without saying a word, staring blankly. Stupid, he looked at the steward in perplexity.

In charge: "Mrs. Ji, this kid is dumb and can't speak. Maybe he was silly with fever and his brain is not very flexible." As he said, he yelled at the boy and asked him to bow to Mrs. Meng. .

Mrs. Meng let out a cry, pitying, and hurriedly stopped the work, and sighed: "It shows the kindness of this child. I don't know how to do it, but she still keeps in mind that Afu saved him, so she has to pay for her life despite the fact that Afu saved him. En. I think he is also a Qingjun. If he is by his parents, I don’t know what the baby turned out. I think it was abducted by a kid, and it’s so pitiful!” After that, let the steward give this young man quickly. Sending off his thick new clothes and shoes, he repeatedly told him to treat him well in the future and not to bully him. The steward agreed repeatedly.

Mrs. Meng said a few more words, Fang let go of the young man's hand, turned back, and got into the carriage, and said to Jiafu: "Poor boy, he is dumb, and his brain is not very bright."

Gaffer had been resting in the carriage for a while, and people gradually settled down from the huge shock just now. Seeing his mother let go of him, he turned around, lowered his head and continued to walk forward-Gaffer stared at his back, always feeling that his steps were a little stiff, staggering a little, and he was different from the skill he had when he rushed out to save him. The two hesitated, told their mother to wait, got out of the carriage again, hurried to catch up, and stopped the boy.

The young man looked up and saw her coming, as if he was slightly startled, but there was still no expression on his face.

Gaffer smiled at him and said softly: "Your foot was hurt? I see you are a little restrained in walking."

Juveniles should not.

"Do you understand me well?" Gaffer's voice became softer, and she moved closer to him. "If you are hurt, just say it, don't be afraid."

She got closer. The young man seemed to smell the delicate fragrance from her. If the fragrance seemed to be absent, it quietly penetrated into his lungs. With this place, he has gradually become accustomed to the smell of the faintly salty air. It was different, and even more different from the precious incense and rouge powder that he was once familiar with permeating the Huawulan room.

The roots of his ears turned red unconsciously. Fortunately, her face was covered with mud and she couldn't see it.

He shook his head, bowed his head to avoid her, and quickly walked past her.

Gaffer turned his head and stared at his feet, and saw a ray of bright red blood leaking out of the sole of the worn-out shoe.

"You stop!"

She stopped her again.

Zhang Da rushed up and took off the boy's shoes.

A bamboo stick with the length of a little finger, like a sharp knife, pierced deeply into the heart of his feet.

To the distressed gaze cast by Gaffer, the young boy's eyes, which had always seemed to be clouded, gradually revealed bright colors.

He shook his head lightly and smiled slightly.

One flashed by, she was the only one to capture the subtle expressions.

…

The New Year's Eve of Yongxi's three years passed just like that. In addition to the old age, the people in Quanzhou City were still beating gongs to encourage lion and dragon dance. It was only on the third day of the junior high school that Jiafu learned a piece of news.

Someone from Quanzhou Prefecture came and delivered an order from above to ask the Zhen family to write up and report all the unregistered people who had been used during the past years, especially the teenagers who seemed to be between 13 and 4 years old. can not be less. If the concealment is not reported, if it is verified by the government, it will be severely punished.

Lai Ren and Zhang Da have always had a deep friendship. After passing the order, he withdrew from others, and bit his ears to Zhang Dadao: "This upper head is not a simple upper head, it is Jin Yiwei...I came here with the surname Wang, I heard that it is a very powerful character. I don’t know what was said. Our grown-up came out, and I saw that his face was green. The Jin’s shipyard and the boat, used unknowingly many undocumented coolies, I don’t know how powerful it is, I concealed a few of them, and thought it was okay. , Unfortunately, several people were called away last night. Those undocumented were still alive. After checking, they were detained and sent to the army. I heard that two lads in his dock were killed and dragged out. At that time, my stomach and intestines all shed all over the ground. I wouldn’t have told anyone that. But your Zhen family’s business is big, and for so many years, it’s inevitable that you will use a few unregistered people. I can’t bear to see you also suffer, this I just said a few more words. Remember not to spread the word!"

Zhang Da sent people away, turned around and reported to Mrs. Hu. The old lady looked solemn and immediately asked him to create a roster, and report all the unregistered persons, including those who run boats, piers, movers, and the craftsmen and laymen in the docks, all of them, and the people are also jailed. can not be less.

Mrs. Meng was by the side at the time. After returning, she said to Jiafu and sighed: "I don’t know what’s going on, and I’m panicking. I have to watch your brother in prison these days, lest he go out and run around. In case it gets into trouble."

After Mrs. Meng finished speaking, she hurried away. Gaffer was also a little restless.

According to the dock steward, the boy was not only dumb, but also not very bright in his head.

But Gaffer had a feeling that the young man might not really have a bad head.

When she was in danger that day, when the teenager rolled her out and fell to the ground, regardless of his skill, at that moment, the two eyes met briefly.

At that time, although she was shocked and dumbfounded, her hands and feet were not at her disposal, but the eyes he looked at her at the moment, she still remembers clearly, black and white.

He also smiled when he was found to have injured his foot. At that time, his eyes were shining like the sun, and even the dust on his face could not conceal the brilliance and aura in his eyes.

Said that his brain was not bright, Jiafu really didn't feel like it.

If he pretends on purpose, what is it for? What is the secret behind this boy? Just after the new year, the government made such an action. Is it really related to this young man?

Jiafu thought of Xiao Yintang's inexplicable appearance, and the scene he encountered through Fuming Island. The appearance of the little novices who were chained away was vividly remembered.

I don't know if that batch of Jinyiwei is the same group as the Lord Wang who came to Quanzhou.

After listening to his grandmother's order, Zhang Da will definitely put this young man on the roster.

Out of a clear feeling that he can hardly tell, Jiafu didn't want to be like this. She suddenly took up her heart for the young man.

But she also knew that her grandmother's approach was not wrong. Jin Yiwei is like a wolf like a tiger, pervasive. If their Zhen family dares to be a little bit tricky, if they are found out, the consequences will be disastrous.

Gaffer wanted to tell him the news and let him leave quietly as soon as possible. But he has scruples.

After spending a night in hesitation, the next day, I finally couldn't help but went to Zhang Da, pretending to detect the boy's foot injury.

Zhang Da glanced at Jia Fu and said carefully: "Little lady, I was busy a few days ago and forgot to tell you. That kid was gone on New Year's Eve. Someone saw him go to the beach alone, jumped down, and never came up again. , I haven’t seen anyone in the dock these days, but the sleeping bedding and the new clothes are scattered, just like waking up in the middle of the night in a daze and getting up and walking away. Listening to the sound of firecrackers by the person next to sleep Shocked, I went out in a daze and jumped out of the sea..."

Gaffer was accident and sad again.

She was only worried that he might be in danger, but she never expected that he would die on New Year's Eve.

For some reason, the accidental death of a boy who was stranger to her and was rescued accidentally made her feel so depressed.

Perhaps it was the gaze that the dying teenager cast on her full of willingness to survive, which made her empathize. Or maybe it was a few days ago, after he used his youthful thin body to block the danger for her, when he left alone in silence, the lonely figure that staggered slightly, made her unforgettable.

She stayed for a while, suppressing the feeling of sadness in her heart, and said: "Uncle Zhang, please ask someone to burn him two incense sticks."

Zhang Dadao: "Old uncle remembered. Don't be sad little lady."

Gaffer smiled slightly and nodded.

…

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, there are still two days before the Lantern Festival. But in Quanzhou City, lanterns have been hung in front of every house. At night, the lanterns and the bright moon complement each other, and the city is filled with a festive atmosphere.

In sharp contrast with the scene in the city is the quiet unmanned port outside the city.

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

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

After a while, accompanied by a slight "crash" sound of breaking the water, the young man's head emerged from the water. He waved his arm into the water and leaned against the dam with something more in his hand.

This is a four-square thing wrapped in soft boiled cowhide, palm-sized, wet, held in the hands of a young man, dripping continuously.

This winter in Quanzhou, most of the days were wet and cold, but the teenager did not seem to feel the biting cold of the sea at all. He slowly unwrapped the cowhide and fixed his eyes on the thing in his palm.

One side of the jade seal, New York Five Dragons, engraved on the eight-character seal script "Obvious to the sky, longevity and longevity", the whole body does not touch any dust, under the bright moonlight, the jade color is shining, holding the palm of the young man holding it They were all reflected into a translucent faint color of flesh and blood.

This is the jade seal of the country after Qin, the most important weapon of the country. For thousands of years, it has never been seen now and then, all emperors of the past dynasties have regarded it as the fate of heaven.

The Great Wei Liguo, Taizu got the Chuanji Yuxi by chance, he was ecstatic, and hid it in the Yuanshi Hall in the palace. Whenever there is a great ceremony to sacrifice to the sky, please stamp it on the edict of sacrifice to show his destiny. Return.

Now that Emperor Yongxi, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the voice of questioning continued because he lacked the Jade Seal of the Kingdom that was granted and accepted by this party on behalf of the emperor.

It is said that after the young emperor Xiao Yu fell from a horse on the hunting ground and died, the jade seal of the country was also strangely missing.

On the side of this dam, there are people coming and going during the day. No one would have thought that for the past three years, it has been wrapped in this piece of leather and hidden in a hole eroded by the sea below.

Every day the tide ebbs and flows, and it guards the darkness quietly and lonely, just like its owner, this young man.

The young man stared at the jade seal in his hand for a long time, then he twitched the corner of his mouth like a mockery, and said to himself: "What's the use for me to keep you? It's better to send you away with the tide, and from then on, you can travel around the world without restraint. It is worse than hiding, not seeing the sun all year round!"

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

Once in the sea, the tide is raging, and after rolling away, this thing will sink into the sea forever and never return.