Parents are busy farming

The sea breeze mixed with rain blew in my face, and the cold feeling made me shiver.

Ye Zifen stood quietly by the sea, the sea breeze gently brushing her hair, bringing a hint of coolness.

There are water drops hanging on the eyelashes, which are very far away, like fairies.

Her eyes looked into the distance, where there was a port under construction, busy and orderly.

Because of the rain, the workers stopped their work and took shelter under makeshift sheds.

These workers are all members of the construction team led by Li Laosi. After years of development, this construction team has now become very large.

After obtaining the emperor's permission, Ye Zifen asked Li Laosi to bring the construction team to the beach and start building the pier.

This is the first dock built in Daxia in nearly twenty years, and it is also Ye Zifen’s dream place.

She hoped to build a magnificent dock here to show the world the prosperity of Daxia.

In order to achieve this goal, Ye Zifen ran around looking for businessmen willing to invest.

Eventually, she found several like-minded businessmen, who jointly invested in building a dock and planned to go out to sea to do business together.

However, when the emperor learned about this, he did not agree to their request to go to sea, but still wrote a calligraphy for each merchant to express his support and encouragement.

As a result, these merchants not only paid the money honestly, but also framed the emperor's calligraphy and enshrined it in their own ancestral halls.

With sufficient funds, the construction of the dock proceeded smoothly.

As a result, the people living nearby also got many job opportunities and their lives gradually became more affluent.

They are full of confidence in the future and their faces are filled with happy smiles.

Despite having no defenses, she had a big smile on her face.

This year, Ye Zifen is nineteen years old, which is another milestone in her life.

And more importantly, this is the first rain in the summer in recent years.

For this country that has been suffering from drought for a long time, this rain undoubtedly brings endless joy and hope.

Ye Zifen didn't know whether this rain meant the end of the drought in Daxia, but she just couldn't suppress her excitement.

It seemed as if this rain brought her new hope and allowed her to see a bright future.

In the past two years, the rivers in the county have dried up and water shortage has become a common problem faced by everyone.

However, because Ye Zifen opened a grain store in the county and encouraged people to store enough food, the people in the county did not panic.

Their lives remained orderly and Daxia remained relatively stable.

At this moment, not only Ye Chengsi was at the seaside, but Ye Zifang, Qingyin, Wan'er, Ye Lanshi and others, even their next generation, had also come to this vast seaside.

The adults stayed in the base camp, while the children were sent to the beach and left in the care of Ye Zifen.

This arrangement can ensure the safety of the children.

Their idea was simple: if there was chaos in the summer, Ye Zifen could still take the children out to sea for refuge.

For Ye Zifen, she now has an island of her own - the island that was once captured from pirates.

Ever since Ye Zifen successfully developed the cannon, she has used this powerful weapon to beat those hateful pirates and make them flee in panic.

Today, the three islands are filled with members of their caravan, and have become important intermediate supply stations for the caravan.

Right now, the Tiger Army’s secret weapon is these incredibly powerful cannons.

Ye Zifen asked Chen Lixing and others to study it carefully, and finally successfully produced a batch of such weapons.

Of course, this matter was not hidden from the emperor.

When the emperor learned of this, he said: "We must master this weapon, but we must not use it lightly unless it is a matter of life and death on the battlefield."

Because of this, Ye Zifen is more convinced that the emperor is a rare wise and holy ruler in the ages. He not only has ambitions, but also cares about the lives of ordinary people and soldiers.

It also allows her to realize her ideals and ambitions without any worries.

Just a few days ago, Ye Zifen received a letter from Zhang Gaoyi, informing her that the war in the north had ended.

Soon, he will be able to reunite with her at the beach.

Ye Zifen didn't know if they could come over, because Hong Yujie was guarding the beach with his soldiers.

Hong Yujie and Ye Ziwei had been engaged for a long time, but because Ye Ziwei wanted to go out to sea, Hong Yujie had been waiting for Ye Ziwei to come back from the sea.

Ye Ziwei knew that as long as she got married, she would be trapped in the backyard. Besides, the health of Old Madam Hong and Old Master Hong was getting worse year by year. As the two old people's favorite grandchildren, at least one of them had to be around to show filial piety.

In order to fulfill her dream of going out to sea, Ye Ziwei and Hong Yujie discussed and decided to postpone the marriage for a while so that Ye Ziwei could go out to sea.

So this time, not only Liu Meng'er but also Ye Ziwei went out to sea.

Ye Zifen has been coming to the port every day recently, just looking forward to their return.

At some point, a man in armor stood next to Ye Zifen. It was Hong Yujie.

He looked at Ye Zifen's thin figure and said softly, "Fifth sister, go back! They probably won't be able to come back today. It's raining heavily, don't catch a cold."

Ye Zifen turned her head and her eyes fell on Hong Yujie. He is no longer the young man who was full of vigor and youthfulness.

After experiencing the baptism of war and spending some time beside the emperor, the innocence in Hong Yujie's eyes has disappeared, replaced by steadiness and a sense of responsibility.

"General Shan of the Tiger Army has sent news that they are about to return victoriously. In this way, the areas surrounding the Great Xia Continent can finally be settled down. Next, in addition to recuperation at home, the court may shift the focus of military operations to the sea." Ye Zifen said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Hong Yujie responded, "The emperor has never forgotten the humiliation that the Japanese pirates brought to Daxia, but he must first ensure the stability of the surrounding areas before he can free up his hands to rectify that tiny place."

Ye Zifen nodded in agreement and then reminded: "As a soldier, it is a taboo to underestimate the enemy. We must not take it lightly. Although their territory is small, they are ambitious and are likely to implement a policy of universal military service. Therefore, we must act with caution."

Hong Yujie studied with the emperor for a long time, and his sensitivity to politics was greatly improved.

These seemingly simple words have far-reaching meaning and impact.

No matter who is in the position of emperor, he will not give up easily when facing the provocation of the Japanese pirates.

However, he did not take action immediately because he had more important things to deal with.