Concentricity

After they returned to Fuqing from Fuzhou, Guan Longfei was formally appointed as Captain Zhaoxin, commanding five hundred Guan family members and Guan family's ships, and responsible for maritime patrol.

Except for Guan Longfei, most of the Guan family's children are not in the imperial court's establishment, and Guan Longfei is responsible for all military pay.As for the origin of the military salary, Yu Simian said, as long as they don't rob their houses or smuggle them blatantly, the rest can be done at will.

That is to say, Guan Longfei can collect protection fees from other smuggling ships, and can rob ships from other countries, such as Japanese ships.It can even be smuggled in private.

In fact, what Guan Longfei did was the same as before, but it was legalized, and the responsibility for monitoring Japanese thieves was even greater.

Guan Longfei was very satisfied with this situation, he was very grateful to Mo Jinyan, and since he knew that Mo Jinyan was his brother-in-law, he was even more joyful.Yu Simian was counted as his brother-in-law, and this brother-in-law became a family again, and he finally had security, and he no longer needed to hide from officers and soldiers like a mouse like before.

Mo Jinyan returned to the dealer's house on Fu'an Street in Changle a few days earlier. Chen Pingsheng had already come back and tidied up the yard, making it look like a new house.

Looking at his brand new house, Mo Jinyan was so restrained that he didn't know how to put his hands and feet.

Fortunately, Nie Yun made arrangements for him. They are now Mo Jinyan's natal family, and they also followed him to Changle.He also bought a lot of items and changed all the furniture in the house. Don't say it was a waste, he won't be able to live in this house for a few days.

Nie Yun said that since it is a new house, it should look like a new house.Mo Jinyan and Yu Simian helped them so much, how could they save such a small amount of money.

Mo Jinyan's treatment is different now, everyone treats him like a newcomer.

He picked up the broom to sweep the yard, and gave Chen Pingsheng a snatch of it: "Go and rest, I'll sweep."

He had no choice but to wash his clothes, but was snatched by Nie Yun: "I'll do it."

Mo Jinyan was going to fetch water, but was stopped by Guan Longfei: "Jinyan, go play with Hong'er, I'll fetch water."

Mo Jinyan had no choice but to carry the child, and the nurse hurried over: "Little uncle, I'll carry it, Hong'er is covered with plaster, so as not to rub you dirty."

Mo Jinyan stood there, a little puzzled: he was just a bonded brother, not a broken arm and a leg, how did he become the object of everyone's care?

When I was depressed, I had no choice but to tease Brother Xu.Brother Xu probably became a father, and he has been very busy recently. He was away from home for three days and went to accompany his wife and children.

Mo Jinyan thought about it, it would be terrible for such a busy person to be idle, well, let's make a boat model, no one can help with this, no one will come to stop him.

While thinking about it, I started working.Everyone came to watch his busy work, but it was meticulous work and technical work, so others really couldn't help.

Only Nie Yun said: "Xiaoyan, can't you let it go and wait until the ceremony is over?"

Mo Jinyan looked at Nie Yun dumbfounded: "Sister Yun, just let me be busy. I'm almost growing hairy." If I had known that it would be so restrictive when I came back, I might as well have waited to come here with Big Brother Yu.Fortunately, I didn't say this. If Nie Yun heard it, she would have to laugh her teeth out. How could a newcomer go back home with the other party.

Mo Jinyan finally found something that allowed him to meditate. He set up a wooden bench under the corridor of the yard, placed the door panels, and started sawing, chipping, and planing wood.Everyone was busy in their own way, only Hong Er, who was just able to walk, had nothing to do and was very interested in the sawdust and shavings all over the floor.

When Mo Jinyan got excited, he first made a simple small wooden boat for Hong'er. The child hugged the wooden boat every day, and chased after Mo Jinyan's buttocks, shouting: "Uncle, row the boat—"

Mo Jinyan grinned: "Hong'er, go boating with your father, your father can row a big boat."

Hong'er turned around to look for his father: "Father, father, rowing—"

Guan Longfei stopped what he was doing, and picked up his son: "Hey, it seems that my old Guan family has successors, and this son still loves rowing."

Mo Jinyan smiled and said, "Brother Guan, according to what you said, Hong'er should be a general."

"Yes, yes, Hong'er will also be a naval general in the future. He can row a big boat, how majestic!" Guan Longfei is still not quite used to his new identity.

Mo Jinyan felt that this kind of happy and peaceful life was a little unreal. His family was by his side and his lover was not far away, so there was no need to worry about life being lost. Even Japanese pirates seemed to be very peaceful recently, and it had been a long time since they heard news of their attack. .Probably because of his strong sense of crisis, Mo Jinyan always felt that it was the calm before the storm.

Sometimes he feels that he is paranoid, the good life is too extravagant, and once he has it, he feels unreal.Tomorrow will be the sixteenth day, and it will be a good day for him and Yu Simian, no matter what the storm will be, let's wait until tomorrow.

June [-]th was a good day. There was a torrential rain the night before, and a lot of the dust in the air was washed away. The sun was bright and the sky was blue.

Yu Simian took Chen Lianghe and a group of people with him and got up early in the morning before the heat to set off. From Fuqing to Changle, it took more than two hours for horses to go fast. They set off at Yin time and arrived in Changle at Chen time in the morning.

The group of people did not go directly to Mo Jinyan's house, but went to the post station to tidy up their attire first, and then rushed to the dealer after they were dressed neatly.

The small courtyard of the dealer is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and red happy characters and couplets are pasted on the door, which looks quite like that.

Although Mo Jinyan didn't have many relatives, Guan Longfei had a wide network of contacts, and he invited almost all the merchants in Changle City.In addition to the neighbors in the neighborhood, there are actually more than a dozen tables.For a while, the yard was bustling with children, making noise and excitement.

Because they are bonded brothers, they are not so particular about getting married. After Yu Simian arrived, he met Mo Jinyan directly. Jifu, wearing soap boots, very heroic.The only thing that was a little unpleasant was that the weather was too hot, and the two bridegroom officials were dressed too formally, and they were so hot that they were sweating.

The brotherhood ceremony is similar to the marriage ceremony, both of which involve worshiping heaven and earth, but the link of sending the bride to the bridal chamber is omitted.

As the sky gradually darkened, pine oil torches were lit in the yard, shining as brightly as daytime.The guests were all seated, and Yu Simian pulled Mo Jinyan to toast the guests.

The two of them laughed like fools that day, and they never closed their mouths.Mo Jinyan quietly lifted his chin, it must not be dislocated.Yu Simian gently kneaded his waist a few times, giving him a massage to relax: "Xiao Mo, you go back to the room and eat something first, I asked Chen Liang to prepare some food in the room. You go and eat first, I'm here Hold on for a while."

Mo Jinyan looked at Yu Simian with bright eyes, and smiled very brightly. The two of them have been busy since noon, and they haven't eaten anything since it's Xu time, but they drank a lot of wine.

"Is this possible?" Mo Jinyan asked quietly.

Yu Simian winked at him: "I'll do as long as I say, let's go." He pushed Mo Jinyan while talking.

Mo Jinyan said: "Okay, I will replace you later." He put down his wine glass and turned to leave.

Several people saw him go, and shouted: "Hey, why did the bridegroom go?"

Yu Simian picked up the wine glass and stood in front of several people: "Brother Qi is a little anxious, let me drink with you."

When Mo Jinyan returned to the room, he saw a lot of food on the table, all of which were his favorite dishes. The weather was hot, so it wasn't too cold.He picked up the chopsticks and wolfed down several mouthfuls, remembering that Yu Simian hadn't eaten yet, so he only picked up a small half of each bowl, and kept the rest for Yu Simian.

Because I was thinking about Yu Simian, I didn't dare to eat more, so I hurried out when I was half full.Thinking that he was using an excuse to go to the latrine, he made a detour to the back door, intending to come from the side of the house, but just as he stepped out the door, he met a ghostly old man in black.

"Who?!" Mo Jinyan drank a lot of wine, but he was not drunk yet, and he could tell at a glance that something was wrong with the other party.

The other party was carrying a long object in his hand. When he saw Mo Jinyan, he stopped his feet and quickly pulled out the object in his hand.Mo Jinyan looked at the faint fire coming from the front yard, and saw that the bright piece he pulled out was not a murder weapon.

Immediately, he jumped up and kicked the opponent's chin. The man obviously didn't expect Mo Jinyan to be so agile, and he was kicked to the ground all at once.

Mo Jinyan quickly reached out and grabbed the opponent's knife into his hand. With a long handle, narrow blade, and the familiar shape of the knife, his pupils suddenly tightened. Without thinking, he swung the knife towards the opponent. With a flick of the neck, the other party died before he could call out.

Mo Jinyan jumped onto the backyard wall, and carefully looked at the alleys in the backstreet under the moonlight. The alleys were quiet and there was no sign of anyone.I don't know how many of these Japanese thieves have come, and where they have been lurking.

He came down from the back wall, put the knife on the door and leaned against it, quickly ran to the front yard, pulled Yu Simian aside who was being persuaded to drink, and said in a low voice, "Brother Yu, the pirates are here."

Yu Simian's face changed suddenly, and he glanced at the people who were happily eating wine in the yard: "How many are here? Where are you?"

Mo Jinyan shook his head: "I don't know, I just met one in the backyard and I knocked him down. We have to find someone to find out about the situation, but what about the people in this yard?"

Yu Simian immediately calmed down: "Don't disturb them yet, I'll arrange my subordinates to investigate the situation, and the people in the yard don't let them go out, so as not to cause a fatal disaster."

Yu Simian tugged at the front of his clothes, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, he actually came to make trouble on my good day and make you come and go."

Immediately clasped fists for those relatives and friends, and then called Chen Liang and his subordinates, Guan Longfei and Lu Saihu together: "..., that's how things are, now it seems that there are pirates entering the city, and the number of them must not be too small. It's just I don’t know the exact situation right now, and now I’m going to send people to find out the news, and I’m going to send people to the Plum Blossom Office to move reinforcements.”

Everyone remained silent for a while, waiting for Yu Simian to assign a task: "Chen Liang, you take Zhang Yuan and the others and divide them into four teams, and go to the four city gates in the southeast, northwest, respectively to inquire about news. Be careful. Brother Guan, you take Tell your men to guard the front and back doors of the yard, don’t let the pirates take advantage of the chaos, and ensure the safety of the guests. Brother Saihu, you take a brother to the Plum Blossom Office.”

Mo Jinyan said: "Brother Yu, I still have to go to the Plum Blossom Institute. I am familiar with the Plum Blossom Institute. Second Brother Lu can't find the way this late at night. I can find someone when I go."

Yu Simian was really reluctant to let Mo Jinyan leave him so soon, he pondered for a moment: "That's fine, I'll go with you. Brother Guan, you take your appointment document to the county government to find the county magistrate, this yard will let Sai Brother Tiger take care."

Mo Jinyan looked at Yu Simian: "Brother Yu, it's fine if I go alone, you sit here."

Yu Simian grabbed his hand tightly: "No, it's just arranged like this. We don't know what's going on outside, so how can I feel relieved if I let you go alone?"

Guan Longfei took a look at the two newlyweds who were dressed festively, and couldn't help but feel a little sad for them. This happy day has been disturbed by people like this, so they can't let them be separated, so he said: "Okay. Just follow Master Yu's instructions. What to do, I'll go to the county magistrate. Second brother, I leave this place to you. Master Yu and Xiaoyan go together, be careful on the way, and don't go head-to-head with the pirates."

Mo Jinyan had no choice but to nod his head: "Then, Brother Guan, don't worry about it. We'll set off right away." After saying that, he went back to get the weapons, and led two horses with Yu Simian to exit quietly through the back door.