"Master, have you got the land deed back now?"
"Bring it back."
In the backyard of the security hall, Li Ang proudly placed the description of the land deed at the bottom of the wooden box containing his belongings.
Early this morning, Shad, the ship owner who had eliminated the parasites, asked his brother to send a hundred strings over.
Including the 100 gu from the Department of Animal Husbandry and the outpatient fees collected during this period, and subtracting the consumption expenses of pure wine, cloth, medicinal materials, etc., Li Ang still had 197 gu left on hand.
He immediately took the money and went to the home of Ai Rong, the president of the Xinglin Association, and asked for the title deed.
Chai Cuiqiao murmured in a low voice: "Ai Rong just took out the land deed so quickly? I thought they were trying to pull some tricks."
"The money has been collected, what excuse do they have? If they really want to go to the government, I will be the one to take charge."
Li Ang smiled and said: "Finally, we have solved a troublesome matter.
By the way, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. I will pay a visit to Mr. Liuxuan first to see how his son is recovering from his dislocated elbow. I will buy some rice dumplings in the afternoon and come back in Wuhuang.
You take good care of your home,
Let’s go see the dragon boat in the evening.”
"Watch the dragon boat? Great!"
Chai Cuiqiao clapped her hands excitedly. There are hundreds of shipyards, large and small, in Zhenzhou city, and there are countless shipping-related businesses. Every year on May 5th, there is a dragon boat show on the night of the Dragon Boat Festival——
Small lights are hung on all sides of all the dragon boats. When the whistle blows, hundreds of boats and thousands of sails race across the boat, like flying stars. The first person to pass under the Zhenzhou Bridge is the champion.
The three hundred gold prize money for the champion is secondary, but being able to look good in front of the villagers is more important.
As for the five yellows Li Ang mentioned, he refers to the local custom of Wuhuang Banquet in Yaozhou, consisting of yellow croaker, cucumber, eel, duck egg yolk and rice wine.
Originally, realgar wine was used, but thirty years ago, the Academy proved that drinking realgar wine was harmful, so whether it was a five-yellow banquet or smeared on children's foreheads to prevent snakes and insects, realgar wine was changed to yellow wine.
"Take good care of your house, I'll be back later. Do you have any requirements for the taste of the rice dumplings?"
"I want the stuffing of pickled vegetables, meat and bean paste, not the sugar filling."
"Eh? You didn't like food before."
"I used to have a small stomach, and I would feel tired and full after eating just one. Now I can eat several! My stomach needs to be freed up for other delicious foods!"
Chai Cuiqiao put her hands on her hips and looked proud, but she didn't know what she was proud of.
Li Ang smiled and brushed her bangs and went out.
There is a strong festive atmosphere on the streets. Mugwort and calamus are hung at the door of every house, including the corners of vendors' tables. Children with the word "王" written on their foreheads with rice wine are chasing and playing in the streets, going with their parents.
Flying a kite in the countryside.
Looking at the lively scene, Li Ang bought a bottle of rice wine, walked briskly into the alley, and knocked on the door of Pu Liuxuan's house, "Is Mr. Liuxuan here?"
"Oh, the sun is rising."
The person who opened the door to greet him was Pu Liuxuan's wife Guan Lishu. The little son she was holding in her arms was playing with a rattle, and her hand was still wrapped with the triangle scarf that Li Ang had worn before.
"Hurry up and call Brother Risheng."
Guan Lishu smiled and cradled her son in her arms. After her son finished greeting her with a sweet voice, she turned around and shouted towards the backyard: "Liu Xuan, the sun is coming."
I saw two figures sitting on both sides of the stone table in the backyard, slowly drinking tea and chatting. One was Pu Liuxuan, the other...
"It's you?"
Li Ang looked with some surprise at the young man in green shirt who stood up with Pu Liuxuan. It was the young man who had driven away those ruffians in the security hall yesterday with his sword.
"Junior brother, we meet again."
The young man in green shirt smiled heartily and cupped his hands, while Pu Liuxuan on the side said with a smile: "Risheng, this is your senior brother Cheng Juxiu.
He was my former student in Chang'an.
Now, we are teaching in the academy."
"School...teaching?"
Li Ang was stunned for a moment. Isn't the academy teacher also the teacher of the academy disciples? This is both a teacher and a senior brother. How should I call him?
"Just call me Senior Brother,"
The young man named Cheng Juxiu smiled and waved his hand. "My teaching job is just a part-time job, and I haven't had any serious classes yet."
Pu Liuxuan invited the two of them to sit down and chatted casually, "Ju Xiu, after graduating from the Academy tomorrow, will you continue to be a teacher or do something else?"
"I want to stay in the academy, but Professor Gongyang is having a little trouble."
Cheng Juxiu said hesitantly: "The last fleet that sailed to the Endless Sea returned and landed in Dengzhou two months ago. The crew on board did not go crazy, but the bottom and keel of the ship were all eaten away by giant barnacles and could no longer sail.
If nothing else happens, I should be recommended to the Water Department of the Ministry of Industry next year to assist Professor Gongyang in building ships."
"Is Gongyang Deming?"
Pu Liuxuan nodded, "He has a weird temper, but he is actually a nice person. We can get in touch with him more."
Pu Liuxuan paused for a moment, glanced at Li Ang, who was sitting next to him with his eyes straight, and asked with a smile: "If you have anything to ask, just say it directly, Ju Xiu is your senior brother, don't be too restrained."
"Ah good."
Li Ang cleared his throat and asked curiously without suppressing his doubts: "What is the giant barnacle? Why did the fleet sailing to 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 east of Dengzhou is the Endless Sea. It is the farthest boundary that civilian ships have ever visited in written records.
However, throughout the ages, military fleets have been organized to explore the further reaches of the Endless Sea.
The former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not hesitate to use millions of civilians to build a fleet of giant ships for him to search for the elixir of life on the legendary Penglai Island."
"That's right."
Cheng Juxiu nodded and said: "The products of the East China Sea provide huge amounts of tax revenue to the court every year.
However, the endless sea beyond the East China Sea contains more wealth... and danger.
Every month every year, private fleets disappear into the vast sea. Some of them are destroyed by wind, waves and pirates, while others are killed by monsters that swim over from the shores of the Endless Sea."
This chapter has been completed!