ALL NOVEL Chapter 464 My husband-in-law is the most handsome
Tuanzi glanced around, patted Xie Yuan and said, "Dad, I want to hug him."
Xie Yuan bent down and picked up his son.
Tuanzi looked down at the surrounding water and sighed constantly.
Xie Yuan waited for his son to see it and then picked up his daughter.
Although Putao didn't say a word, her eyes were bright and she could tell she was shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of her.
"Mom, there are so many lotus flowers in front of you! I want to pick lotus flowers." Tuanzi grabbed his mother's hand and pointed to the lotus flowers in front of him.
"it is good!"
The bamboo raft will pass through the lotus bushes in a while, and you can pick it easily.
After waiting for a while for the children to pick lotus flowers, Jiang Mingyue took them to the edge of the bamboo raft and touched the river water.
The old father, Xie Yuan, stood aside, guarding them fearfully for fear of any accident.
Jiang Mingyue saw that Xie Yuan was nervous and worried. After all, she didn't dare to play with her children for too long. Even so, the two of them were very happy.
On the way to Crucian Carp Island, Jiang Mingyue encountered many large and small ships, all of which contained more or less cargo.
Looking at these boats, you can tell how lively Crucian Carp Island is.
When they were going to Crucian Carp Island, they first had to pass through the navy station. Jiang Mingyue looked at the navy troops who were practicing in the water and asked.
"Is Brother Zhao okay? When he came, Sister Zhao asked me to bring him something."
"He is very good. The imperial court has officially appointed Li Hu as the naval general. Under his promotion, Zhao Mingli is now a fifth-rank deputy general in charge of 10,000 people."
In just over half a year, Zhao Mingli was promoted to a level. The speed of Zhao Mingli's promotion was not unpleasant, but there was one thing that puzzled Jiang Mingyue.
"Only 10,000 people?"
Zhao Mingli was a fifth-rank lieutenant general, and he should be in charge of thirty thousand men. Moreover, he was highly regarded by Li Hu, so there was no reason for him to only be in charge of ten thousand men.
Xie Yuan explained to his wife in a low voice: "Some time ago, I submitted a letter to the imperial court asking the imperial court to disarm, and the emperor approved it. A large number of soldiers returned to their hometowns during this period. This is why Zhao Mingli only controls 10,000 people."
Jiang Mingyue was somewhat surprised because she had never heard of this before.
"How many people have been laid off by the imperial court?"
"fifty thousand!"
Jiang Mingyue took a breath of cold air.
"Half of them were laid off directly? Does that mean there are only 50,000 people left in the navy?"
"It's not fifty thousand, it's seventy thousand."
When Jiang Mingyue heard this, she immediately thought of the tens of thousands of private troops that Zhang Zhongyue had raised.
"The extra people were re-selected from the private army?"
Xie Yuan nodded: "These people are very good at water and have lived in the water barbarian country for so long. They can more or less understand the water barbarian language and have a certain understanding of water barbarians.
It was a pity to let them return to their homeland. Li Hu and Zhao Mingli selected more than 10,000 people from them. They are now guarding Crucian Carp Island and are responsible for dealing with the Shuiman Kingdom. They are the ones who teach the Shuiman language. "
"Oh, is it difficult to speak Shui Man?" Jiang Mingyue asked curiously.
"It varies from person to person. If you are interested, you can go and take a class when you get to Crucian Carp Island later."
Jiang Mingyue nodded, looked at Xie Yuan and asked, "Will you meet me?"
"I can say a few simple words and have no problem with daily greetings."
Jiang Mingyue: "..."
Is this just a few words? This is already proficient, okay?
"Ms. sir, you are awesome."
As soon as Jiang Mingyue finished speaking, she saw a ship sailing over, with soldiers on board.
"Are they patrolling?"
Xie Yuan glanced at the people on the boat and said "Hmm".
The bamboo rafts and the patrol boats staggered and continued to move forward. Jiang Mingyue discovered that there were many boats parked near the islands where the navy was stationed, and there were faint aromas coming from some boats.
"What's going on with these ships?"
Xie Yuan followed his wife's line of sight and glanced: "They are all small traders, traveling back and forth between the navy station and Crucian Carp Island, selling food to support their families."
"Oh, they are really brave." How dare they come to the navy to sell things.
"Li Hu manages the army strictly and is not rigid. It's good now."
Jiang Mingyue said 'hmm'.
"How should I hand over the things that Sister Zhao asked me to bring to Brother Zhao?"
"Give it to me! I'll let Heizi give it to him later."
"it is good!"
Taking the raft, they arrived at Crucian Carp Island a quarter of an hour earlier than expected. In order to facilitate the docking of the ship, Crucian Carp Island specially built a pier. It looked as big as the Yuanjiang Pier. On the pier, day laborers shuttled back and forth to carry goods, which was very lively. Incomparable.
When they arrived at the dock, because the uncle and the others had to pay taxes first, and the navy stationed here had to inspect the goods they brought, which took a long time, Jiang Mingyue's family of four separated from the uncle and the others first.
There are many straw huts and brick houses under construction around the pier. You can see some women and masons walking around very busy, and occasionally you can see some children playing carefree.
Away from the pier, everywhere you look, there are buildings that are half-constructed or about to be completed, giving Jiang Mingyue a feeling that there is nothing left to be done.
There were many people on the island, more than she thought. Because various restaurants and shops had not yet been built, the environment was very poor. Mosquitoes were flying around, and feces could be seen in some corners.
The goods were placed directly outside, and some stalls were crowded with people. Jiang Mingyue glanced at the goods.
When he averted his eyes and followed Xie Yuan forward, he suddenly heard his son's milky voice and said angrily: "Those three people are so dark!"
Jiang Mingyue followed her son's gaze and saw three short and thin young men wearing linen clothes, with fish baskets hanging on their waists, barefoot, dark skin, high noses, deep eye sockets, blue eyes, walking over.
Jiang Mingyue looked at them and was stunned for a moment, were they water barbarians?
Although they are dark, their facial features are three-dimensional and quite good-looking. The grapes in Jiang Mingyue's arms also opened a pair of big black and white eyes, tilting their heads and looking at the water barbarian curiously.
In front of the mother and daughter, Xie Yuan knew that his wife and daughter might be very interested in the water barbarians. He considered himself a very generous person and did not stop them from looking at them.
But Xie Yuan felt a little uncomfortable when he kept staring at her. He took two steps diagonally forward, completely blocking the sight of mother and daughter.
Jiang Mingyue and Putao were looking at each other with interest when a wall of flesh suddenly appeared in front of them. The mother and daughter subconsciously stretched out their hands to pull the person in front of them away. When their hands reached into the air, they were suddenly held by a big warm hand. .
Xie Yuan turned around and looked at the mother and daughter, and smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Does it look good?"
Putao's little head twisted and he lay on his mother's neck, leaving his mother to deal with his father alone.
Jiang Mingyue, who had a strong desire to survive, shook her head like a rattle.
"It's the first time I've seen a water barbarian and I feel a little strange. In my eyes, of course my husband-in-law is the prettiest." He said and smiled flatteringly at Xie Yuan.