The river breeze blows endlessly.

Lin Qianqian lowered his head, and his eyes blinked.

Lin Yanchao swept his sideburns blown by the river breeze, and wanted to kiss goodbye or shake hands, but in this era, this is a terrifying and shocking move, and it will be discussed, so forget it.

Holding back the words in his heart, he brewed for a while, Lin Yanchao was just about to speak, at this time, Hou Zhongshu ran over and said, "Brother Chao, Brother Chao, the ship has arrived." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "I'll go." ”

Two tears slipped from Lin Qianqian's cheeks, smashed on the ground, and shattered into eight petals. Lin Yanchao seemed to listen to the sound of tears breaking open, click, click.

"Study hard, don't worry about home." Lin Qianqian said a word and turned his head.

"Okay." After Lin Yanchao said something, he turned around and left.

The boat that received Lin Yanchao at the port was the donation boat of the river mooring. Lin Yanchao couldn't help but experience the private use of the public car, no, it was the taste of the private use of the public boat.

The boat patrolled, and he was Lin Gaozhuo's subordinate, and he diligently hugged his fist to Lin Yanchao and said, "Little official, please." ”

Boarding the boat from the gangplank, Lin Qianqian stretched out his hand to hide his face and turned his head. Lin Yanchao also felt that there was a bit of an atmosphere of children sharing a scarf, and he waved goodbye to Hou Zhongshu and Zhang Haoyuan, who were in Lin Qianqian and came to see him off.

Hou Zhongshu was heartless, holding his hands to his mouth and shouting: "Brother Chao, if you are developed in the future, don't forget us!" ”

"Got it." Lin Yanchao waved his hand.

Zhang Haoyuan also walked together, put his hands to his mouth and said, "Yanchao, take care!" ”

The boatman set up his sails, and the boat went down the river and began to sail far away from Hongtang Township.

The three people on the shore chased and ran a few steps, and Lin Yanchao watched Lin Qianqian stand on tiptoe, trying to make himself taller, and waved his hand.

Lin Yanchao waved his hand vigorously, and then walked into the cabin, and gradually the shadows of Lin Qianqian and Hou Zhongshu on the dock became more and more blurred and unclear.

"Little official, leave home for the first time, cry loudly, don't be afraid of embarrassment." The patrol who picked up Lin Yanchao looked at Jiang Jing and teased with a smile.

Lin Yanchao turned his head to the patrol and said: "What is the point of leaving my hometown, I am a scholar, and scholars travel all over the world, this is the rule inherited by the Confucian saints, how to talk about sadness!" ”

The patrol officer gave a thumbs up and said, "Can't you see, the petty officials still have big ambitions?" If you are really a scholar, I will go to Hongtang Township every few days, and if you have any letters from home, just ask me to bring them. ”

"Thank you."

"Eh, little official, what's polite."

Lin Yanchao stood at the bow of the boat, and the long swing of a long shirt swayed with the river breeze, and the water was rippling. On the river, there are mostly boats supported by fishermen, this canopy boat does not go fast, and the front is narrow and the back is wide, it looks similar to the water duck mother swimming in the water, and this small boat is called the duck mother boat in the local dialect.

And the silk boat at the river mooring, an old fortune boat, was retired from the county coastal defense hall. Although the old fortune boat is old, it can't go by sea at the moment, but it is better than the big shelf, and the waves are sailing on the Fujian River. Along the way, the fishermen's boats along the river saw the official boat that Lin Yanchao was on and avoided it. The old Tan people on the fishing boat, as long as they glanced upward, from the bow of the boat, they knew whether it was an official ship, a merchant ship or a civilian ship.

The old fortune boat turned a corner at the head of the river, and went down from the Wulong River, Hongtang and Lianpu, although they were all on Lantau in the middle of the river in Minshui. But one is at the head of the upstream and the other is at the end of the downstream, and the head of the river is connected to the end of the river, and it is much faster to take the waterway than the dry road.

The closer you get to Lianpu, the lower you reach Minshui, the river is wider and there are more boats.

The sea boats from the port of return from the sea were holding their sails high, swaying left and right in the wind, but when they saw the patrol boats with the flag of the sea patrol channel and the coastal defense hall, they avoided it from a distance. The Tanmin's family boats, three, four, five, and several connected to the riverbank, were moored there, and the Tan family was on the same boat for old age, sickness and death.

"Little official, you see this is the Ryukyu ship of Rouyuanyi!"

The patrol on the boat pointed into the distance, and Lin Yanchao saw that it was really a big sea ship in the middle of the river, and it was really a tribute ship from Ryukyu. The boat went down the river, and in an instant the two boats staggered, and after a long time, the boat arrived at the port outside Lianpu Village.

The first month of the lunar calendar is the tide, and the fish and shrimp enter the port, which is the most abundant season for fish.

The fishing boats on the port were lying densely, dead fish and dead shrimp, giving a roll of the river water at high tide, patting on the dock, and falling together. When the boat reached the shore, the tip of his nose was filled with fishy smell, and he couldn't help but think that this was the place where the legendary Chinese Chang was visited, which was not quite like the reality in his understanding.

After Lin Yanchao got off the boat, he carried a heavy bookbasket and luggage, and blended in with the fishermen step by step.

The stone road that only allows two or three people to walk side by side is called Gassho-kaido, and there are narrow walkways lined with shops on both sides.

The road is not easy to walk, and it is very narrow, and Lin Yanchao is crowded with people on the left and right. The dark-skinned, thick-armed fisherman and porter carrying a large bamboo basket of fresh fish and oysters walked beside him. There are a lot of fish teeth and oyster teeth shops on the dirt road.

Fish teeth, oyster teeth are the wholesale of fish and oysters.

Fish tooth, oyster fangya's shop pù shop pù is separated by the wind volcanic wall, the ridge is still a stone beast, the door under the eaves is open, people come and go, the street is three bays, a row of doors, it looks very magnificent. Some of the dental counters, separated by wooden fences, had two small openings, just like today's bank counters.

Fishermen's porters carried fish through the crowd and carried baskets into the doors of the tooth shop.

The guy in a short shirt at the counter didn't mean anything about the shopkeeper bullying customers, came up to help, carried him for a ride, and then began to count. The shopkeeper in a long robe was making calculations, and the fisherman's net head on the side was full of smiles and said in a loud voice: "The old shopkeeper, this year's oysters are very big, you can give a good price!" ”

The fishermen and porters on the side also helped: "The old shopkeeper, the fishermen are pitiful, you are kind and make a little less!" ”

The white-bearded shopkeeper's hand with an abacus stopped, slanted his eyes and said, "Cheng, add a few more money to you, and move to the studio!" ”

The fishermen cheered.

Walking down a street, in addition to fish teeth and oyster teeth, there are also fishing net shops, shoe shops, dried tofu shops, and money houses on the street. The whole Lianpu Village is almost a bustling fishing town, even next to the houses, it is rare to see scholars in long robes, but on a row of low stools in front of the door, old and weak women and children sit there, prying oyster shells with swift movements.

It's really a town full of life, Lin Yanchao couldn't help but sigh.

Raising his head, Lin Yanchao saw a white wooden archway, horizontal overhead. The two big characters of Jinshi in the book are obviously the archway of Jinshi.

There are a lot of Jinshi arches in Fujian, and Lin Yanchao has long been surprised. In the past, a village, a county town out of Jinshi, I can't wait to see how many people, how many stand, it is best to hang in a row. But Lianpu Township seems to have only one Jinshi archway, standing inconspicuously.

Next to the carp dragon pattern is a row of small characters, Lin Yanchao approached and carefully read word by word.

The book on the right is written, Zhengde Bingyin is Meng Chun Ji Dan Li, and Jiajing Gengzi is Meng Dong Ji Dan Xiu.

Zhongque is written in the book, and his father Lin Yuanmei Yongle Xin Chouke;

Zi Linhan, Chenghua Propylaceae;

Sun Linting?, Hongzhi is no longer a department;

Lin Tingji, Jiajing Yiweike;

nephew Lin Tingxuan, Jiajing Yiweike;

great-grandson Lin Xuan, Zhengde Jiashuke;

Lin Xian, Jiajing Ding Weike;

Forest hydrocarbons, Jiajing Renshu family.

Lin Yanchao counted in his hand, one, two, three...... Seven, eight, eight Jinshi, well, eight Jinshi are written on a Jinshi archway, but it is very environmentally friendly, saving a lot of wood money.

Lin Yanchao found a man in his thirties and asked, "Dare to ask where is Lianpu Academy?" ”

"Walk along the Royal Road, go uphill and turn left."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome!" When the other party saw Lin Yanchao saluting, he also returned the favor, thinking that it was really the hometown of etiquette, and a villager was not vulgar.

Lin Yanchao carried his bags on his back, followed the path pointed by the other party, and saw a walled courtyard. It is the stone paving, the white-walled tile house, the saddle-like curved gable, and the whitewashed tile stone pavement. Walk into the arch of the wall, the door plaque is written in turn, Liudan, Daonan, Yidong, Feige, and the wall is engraved with the four big characters of Lianjiang Academy.

On the opposite side of the wall, two doors painted with black oil were closed.

Finally arrived at the ground, Lin Yanchao sighed and stepped forward to knock on the door.

A doorman opened the door and came out, and the doorman led Lin Yanchao into the academy, and a priest in the ear room next to the main hall received Lin Yanchao.

Saifu is equivalent to a school teacher, who does not teach on weekdays, but is also a steward.

As soon as the other party saw Lin Yanchao first, he said: "The academy recruits students four times a year, five days ago, the last registration has ended, if you want to sign up, please go back, come back in three months!" ”

As soon as you enter the door, you will eat the closed door.

Lin Yanchao saw that he was about to be swept away, and immediately said: "Don't, I have a letter!" ”

Lin Yanchao brought Lin Chengyi's letter of recommendation to him, Zhaifu took it with one hand and read it carefully, and after reading it, he looked Lin Yanchao up and down, revealing a suspicious look.