Chapter 1673 I Am Young and This Is My First Time in Charge

The addition of Chou Chou brought a brief harmony to the father and daughter who had not seen each other for decades.

In fact, Ji Nanzheng was overly worried. He thought that his departure would make his daughter hate him, loathe him, and not accept him. But he didn't know that his wife raised his daughter very well. Everything happens for a reason. Back then, the family With so many people who went to sea together, most of them died in the sea. His disappearance was a last resort.

Survivors are rare. Although Ji Xiaqiu's mother refused to accept the news of her husband's death, she would not bring these emotions to her daughter. She would not let her grieve and suffer with her. As a mother, it was hard for her to swallow She chose to suffer all the pain alone.

This is why Ji Xiaqiu was able to grow up peacefully, and even ran to the military camp to get to know Liu Huan as a lively girl.

If she were a child who was born with family hardships and was burdened with the hatred and resentment of her mother, she would not have such a cunning and agile character.

Ji Xiaqiu was not qualified to rebuke his father, because whether she had a father or not had little impact on her childhood. The only person in this world who was qualified to ask for justice from her father was her mother.

But despite saying that, Ji Xiaqiu still couldn't adapt to the sudden appearance of her father. The conversation that lasted for two or three hours in the morning made her understand what her father had experienced over the years, and she also knew that there was another land beyond the sea. Land, this sea separates two pieces of land, so that people from far away can never return to their homeland.

It sounds like they are all forced by the situation, but because she has not seen it with her own eyes, Ji Xiaqiu cannot empathize with it. She is still very estranged from her father now, and she does not know what to say between father and daughter. Even though she recognizes this father in her heart, she still feels it in her mouth. I can't say "Dad".

Fortunately, Chou Chou's intrusion brought the heavy topic of separation between father and daughter to an abrupt end. One was his great-grandfather and the other was his grandmother. For Chou Chou, both of them were elders. The two elders talked about their great-granddaughter and granddaughter. With his guidance and upbringing, the atmosphere became warm and rare.

This is a good sign, at least in Xiao Li's opinion.

Therefore, the angry young boy no longer grabbed the snake on his sister's wrist. He stood quietly and watched his sister having fun in front of the two elders. His honest and lovely smile was sweet to the heart. .

Grandpa is right, Chou Chou is a little sun with its own source of warmth. Even Xiao Li can't help but feel hot in his heart when he looks at his sister. He always wants to love her, but the premise is that this sister doesn't get worse and worse. The more naughty they are, the harder they are to discipline.

The serious brother tried hard to keep his sister close to him, just to prevent these adults with evil views from teaching his sister to be lawless, coquettish and willful.

Grandma's body could not support chatting for a long time, and the effect of the Resurrection Pill was almost over. Xiao Li took advantage of the time and pulled Grandpa and Chou Chou away in time to let Grandma take a good rest.

Ji Nanzheng felt a little regretful, so he walked out of the room and kept looking inside.

The strict Dr. Li slammed the door and said coldly to the great-grandfather: "Don't disturb grandma's rest."

Ji Nanzheng walked out in a nonchalant manner, turning back three times a step.

Behind Ji Nanzheng, Chou Chou wanted to leave, but Xiao Li grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and pulled her back.

Chou Chou knew that the situation was over, and immediately turned around and hugged his brother, as if he had no bones, and said coquettishly: "Brother, brother, brother..."

"Stand still." Xiao Li said, asking his sister to stand upright and stretched out his hand to her.

Chou Chou's mouth was flat and his grape-like eyes were blinking.

Xiao Li shook his palms: "Hurry up."

Chou Chou pretended to sniff and said, "Brother..."

"One, two..."

The count was almost to "three". Chou Chou had no choice but to roll up his sleeves, take off the tightly wrapped Abi and hand it to his brother.

Xiao Li grabbed Abi's seven inches, said "hum", turned around and left.

Don't let this sweet-talking snake get too close to your sister. This is a special order from your parents, and Xiao Li must strictly implement it!

Xiao Li randomly found a bamboo basket, threw Abi who was too stiff to move, and threw it into the warehouse.

After coming out, he went to find the boatman to prepare for tomorrow's ashore purchase.

The next day, their ship docked at noon.

There were many officers and soldiers patrolling Qingzhou Pier. When they saw a strange ship docking, a whole team of soldiers came immediately, each with a long gun in their hand.

Xiao Li took a boatman with him. When he got off the boat, he saw a group of people making noise outside. He was stunned for a moment, took out his road guide and gave it to them.

The leading soldier took it, took a look at it, and asked, "Are you from Chongzhou?"

Xiao Li nodded and said like a young adult: "Yes, I am going to Anzhou to visit my relatives. I will pass by Qingzhou and stop to buy some things."

The soldier returned the road guide to him and looked into the boat behind him. It was a family boat with no official or merchant marks.

Xiao Li pretended to be timid and asked: "Sir, has something happened in this city? I came here before and never saw so many officers and soldiers at the dock..."

The soldier raised his eyebrows and asked, "You came from Chongzhou, which is to the south of Songzhou. You took the waterway, didn't you get on the boat in Songzhou? The dock in Songzhou is not easier to defend than ours, right?"

Xiao Li scratched his head: "Songzhou is also well-defended, but wasn't it because there was a plague in the city that the imperial court strictly controlled the movement of ships?"

The soldier rolled his eyes, thinking that it was probably an excuse made by his colleagues in Songzhou. After all, the other party was from Chongzhou. Their rebels occupied Songzhou, Nanzhou, and Fengzhou. For a passerby from Chongzhou, there was no need to tell him too much, and it was impossible to alert the enemy and tell the truth about the situation in the city.

The soldier asked again: "Isn't it faster to go from Chongzhou to Anzhou by land than by water? Why do we have to sail?"

Xiao Li said: "We are taking the elderly and children out. The land is bumpy and the carriage is unbearable. The boat should be more stable. As long as the elderly and children are not seasick, they can bear it."

The soldier looked into the boat again.

Just at this time, Ji Nanzheng and Chouchou walked past the deck. In just a flash, the soldiers did see that the old man had white hair and was in his seventies and eighties, and the child was two or three years old and could not walk steadily.

The doubts in his heart were reduced, but the soldier was still very strict and asked: "What do you want to buy when you enter the city?"

Xiao Li said: "I want to buy some medicinal herbs, rice, and hire a maid."

The soldier's eyes narrowed immediately: "You want to buy someone?"

Xiao Li waved his hand and looked at the soldier with a puzzled look: "Just hire a maid to serve on the road. I have hired it before. I will pay her when I arrive in Anzhou."

The soldier shook his head: "You can't take people with you. People can't leave the city."

Xiao Li was a little embarrassed: "My great grandfather caught a cold on the road. It's not good to let him take care of my sister all the time. I am young and this is the first time to be in charge. I have the will but not the strength. In the past, my parents accompanied me. This time they are not here. It's my first time to be in charge. Sir, please be kind. If we arrive in Anzhou, the old and the young will be sick. How can I explain to the elders?"

The soldier shook his head and still disagreed.

Xiao Li cleverly stuffed a silver ingot into the bag and said with a smile, "I am more than one son in my family. I am the fourth child. My three elder brothers are all capable. Although I am young, I still need to train myself early. Otherwise, when I grow up, my father will not trust me and the family shop will not be handed over to me. Please do me a favor, sir."