In the late years of the previous dynasty, the country was weak and the people were weak, and the storms were shaking, and the sea was turbulent for years. The storms often came, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil.

At that time, Emperor Taizu took advantage of the situation and occupied half of the country in less than eight years. When he was about to attack Huanglong, the Haiwu actually took advantage of the time when Emperor Taizu had no time to take care of others and sneaked into the coastal cities, causing tens of thousands of civilians to be killed or injured, and countless displaced people.

Emperor Taizu could not do so, so he could only delay the northward journey and distribute some of his troops to fight against the navy.

After more than a year of fighting, the storm finally brought back the lair, but Emperor Taizu suffered huge losses and lost the best opportunity to go north. Later, it took a full twelve years to end the tyrannical rule of the previous dynasty, unify the country and establish a new dynasty.

In the early days of the founding of the dynasty, people's livelihood was in decline, the country was weak, and they were no longer able to resist the invasion of the sea and Japanese. Emperor Taizu had to implement a sea ban and not give the sea and Japanese a chance to get ashore.

Until now, the sea ban has always existed. Fishermen on the beach can fish in the offshore, but merchant ships are strictly prohibited from going into the sea. However, there are always some bold merchants who disobey the ban and go into the sea to trade with several surrounding island countries.

Someone behind it is fine, but the local government turns a blind eye; if not, once you are caught, your life will be filled in, and it will also affect your family and relatives.

This time, Dabao took a lot of trouble and boarded a merchant ship with some background. As mentioned, just because of the knowledge of the merchant captain, he had no time to prepare even if he wanted to do anything.

"Brother, don't be careless. If you don't have that kind of idea, why are you going to sea to do with such a great risk!" Qin Xiaoxiao is not that easy to deceive. She glared at Dabao and grinded her teeth in anger: "You can do such a big thing without saying a word. If there is something, who can know about the sky and the earth? I think you are doing it!"

Dabao knew that his sister was too worried about him, so he continued to speak softly to her: "Sister, you also know that my brother is born to be uneasy. If you don't take a look around while you are young, you can't run away when you get old. You can't leave any regrets, right?"

It’s not that Qin Xiaoxiao didn’t understand, but that he became more and more worried: “Brother, it’s not my turn to take care of your affairs. I don’t want to interfere with your affairs. But I hope you will think about your second uncle and second aunt before taking risks. Their age is getting better day by day. If you have any, what will you do if you ask them to do?"

When talking about his increasingly elderly parents, Dabao was indisputable and fell silent for a moment.

After a while, he said a little angrily: "Aren't your second brother and Sanbao? They will be filial to their parents and will not let their parents be in their old age."

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, she almost turned her back. She stood up in anger, turned her head and left.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Dabao grabbed her and refused to let her go: "Are you going to complain to my parents?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was so angry that she wanted to beat him up: "You don't want others to know what you are doing, and don't worry about what I'm going to do now."

Seeing that she was really annoyed, Dabao didn't dare to stimulate her anymore and beg for mercy: "Good sister, don't tell my parents. There will be a batch of goods waiting for me to hand over in two days. This is a big deal."

Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I want to tell my second uncle and second aunt that they will tie you up at home so that you can't go anywhere!"

Of course this is a joke, but she didn't dare to let Dabao continue to take risks. She was going to tell Mr. Qin about this first and ask Mr. Qin to find a way to dispel Dabao's idea.

"Sister, my brother is wrong. I know he is wrong. Don't tell my parents. If they know, I can't even get out of Qingshan Village in the future." Dabao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, annoyed that he shouldn't have told the story of going to sea. He thought this girl would understand.

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at him and asked with great slightness: "Then do you dare to promise me that you will not go to sea until the ban is lifted?"

Dabao opened his mouth and wanted to make sure to fool her first, but when he met her eyes that seemed to be able to see everything, he swallowed the foolish words unconsciously and asked seriously: "Sister, aren't you curious about the other end of the sea?"

Qin Xiaoxiao's heart moved slightly and said, "Brother, it's nothing wrong to yearn for the vast world outside. Apart from the sea, you have many places to go."

Dabao sighed, looking a little dazed: "Sister, you don't understand. My elder brother has been walking around the world for more than half a year, and I have seen it and I can't finish it for three days and three nights. What really makes my elder brother yearn for is the endless sea."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and continued: "The sea is very dangerous. If a wave is pressed down, the ship may be broken, and the people on the boat will never go to the shore and return home. If you accidentally encounter black food, not only will the money be lost, but your life may not be saved, but there are still many people who want to go up, and I... are the same."

Qin Xiaoxiao shook his head: "Brother, I can understand, but I will never do this."

She was born in Qingshan Village, where she had close relatives, friends, big yellow, woe, big cats and kittens... There were too many things she couldn't bear to leave. No matter how attractive the world outside was, she could not give up all this and sacrificed her life to go out for a long journey.

Similarly, she didn't think that her elder brother's idea was wrong, but she didn't want him to do something that made him regret. The biggest danger of going to sea at the moment was not that he couldn't get to the shore, but that he was exposed and reported to the government.

If the ban on sea ban was lifted in the court and merchants were encouraged to go to sea for trade, she might not stop her elder brother, and perhaps she would go out to sea together to see what the other end of the sea looked like.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiaoxiao said to Dabao: "Brother, you have already gone to sea. You know better than me how much risk you are taking. Before you go to sea next time, you should think more about your second uncle and second aunt."

After hearing this, Dabao finally showed a little guilt on his face, which was covered by his beard for more than half, and he said: "Xiaoxiao, I understand."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, sat down again, and did not go to the next second room to "report".

Dabao couldn't feel relaxed. He was obviously still struggling with whether to go out to sea secretly. He followed the merchant ship he had finally boarded to do business with people on the islands.

The brother and sister sat silently for a while, and then Dabao got up and went home.

Not long after, the gate of the yard was pushed open. Lin Qiuniang walked in with a needle and thread basket and asked casually: "When I was at your second aunt's house just now, why did I hear you and your elder brother arguing with you? I see that your elder brother's face is not very good. Are you really having a quarrel?"

Qin Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and complained in a fake way: "Mom, you don't know how hateful your elder brother is. He kept disgusting Brother Li in front of me. Do you think I can't argue with him?"

Dabao and Jing Heng were at odds, which was something that the Qin family knew. After hearing what she said, Lin Qiuniang believed it and nagged: "Your elder brother cares about you, why are you arguing with him? If you suffer grievances in the princess's house in the future, your elder brother will have to stand up for you."

Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid of being nagged, so he quickly said, "Mom, I understand. I will apologize to my elder brother in a while."

"That's not necessary. I cook a few good dishes tonight. Call your elder brother for dinner." Lin Qiuniang said.

Qin Xiaoxiao responded and said that he would go to the next door to call him when it was time for dinner.

Dabao rushed to pick up the last batch of goods this year. When this batch of goods was taken, he would not run out again. After all, it was winter months, and after Xue Ya's wedding, the New Year was here.

Therefore, he left after only two days at home, and probably he would not be able to come back until the middle of the twelfth lunar month.

In just one and a half months, it was not enough for him to go south to go to sea, so Qin Xiaoxiao did not remind him or mentioned him to anyone about going to sea.

After Dabao left for two days, Jing Heng took Mu Xiu's leisure to the Qin family with the criticism of the Master Huguo Temple after he combined the eight characters.

These words only have four simple words: the combination made by heaven.

The Qin family was still very convinced by the master of Huguo Temple. They were very happy to learn the criticisms of these four words. Even Qin Shan felt much more at ease and felt that his daughter would not marry the wrong one.

Not only that, the master also calculated two auspicious days for marriage, one is March 16th next year and the other is September 9th. If you miss these two auspicious days, then the next auspicious days will not be available in three years.

The Qin family could not wait for the auspicious day three years later, and immediately thought about which of the better days, March 16th and September 9th. After they were sure, the princess of the Guardian country brought the gift to the Qin family to ask about the date, which was actually a formality.

Compared to other people's daughters, the three books and six rituals are dominated by the man. When they arrived at the Qin family, they were exchanged with the Princess' Mansion. Everything depends on the Qin family's meaning first.

In the eyes of others, it was the Princess of the Guardian who gave the Qin family great face. Of course, Mr. Qin and others were very comfortable in their hearts.

There is no need for Qin Xiaoxiao to get involved in the wedding. She was skeptical about the criticism of the "Good Combination of Heaven" by the Master Huguo Temple, and asked Jing Heng privately: "Is this true or is the master deliberately saying this to please His Highness?"

Jing Heng didn't like it, and asked back, "Don't you want us to match each other?"

Qin Xiaoxiao noticed that his tone was wrong, and he defended himself with a strong desire to survive, "How is that possible? I wish he could say more good things, such as a good marriage, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and a natural couple, so as not to think that I am not worthy of you."

Jing Heng smiled, the shallow dimples seemed to be filled with rich wine: "So that's it, I misunderstood you."

Qin Xiaoxiao felt that his smile was a little rippling, as if he had changed his own, and he couldn't take it back for a moment and was stunned.

"What are you thinking?" Seeing her silent, Jing Heng gently pinched her hand and asked in a low voice.

"No, nothing, I just want to ask if your wedding dress is being done." Qin Xiaoxiao came to his senses and felt embarrassed to say that he was stunned when he looked at his face, so he made an excuse.

Jing Heng knew that she had not told the truth and did not ask the bottom line: "No, the embroidery pattern handed over by the embroiderer last time was not suitable, so I asked them to re-paint." After that, he also asked: "Are you doing wedding costumes?"

As he finished speaking, he unexpectedly thought of the fish that rolled his eyes. The corners of his mouth bent, and he endured it very hard. He could not imagine what her wedding dress would look like.

Qin Xiaoxiao spread her claws and said helplessly: "These hands are so useless, do you think you can make wedding congratulations?"

Seeing that she was so self-aware, Jing Heng comforted her: "It's okay, I don't make my wedding dress myself. If I can't find a suitable embroidery lady, let the embroidery lady in the mansion do this wedding dress together."

Qin Xiaoxiao only heard the first half of the sentence and couldn't help but complain: "I don't know who sets the rules. It's obvious that a man and a woman get married, but you men don't need it. Just like my aunt lets me embroider my wedding dress, I can't let outsiders know."

When outsiders find out, they will point fingers at her, saying that she is lazy and unvirtuous. The most overwhelming thing is that if something goes wrong at the wedding or a bad life after the wedding, someone will attribute the reason for this upset to not embroidering the wedding dress with his own hands, which is ridiculous to think about it.

"Don't be angry, those people will only slander people who are better than them if they can use embroidery skills." Jing Heng comforted his furious fiancée and told her not to care about the opinions of unexpected people.

"Well, it makes sense. If everything is great, the shops on the street will be closed." Qin Xiaoxiao didn't care much about what others thought of her, and he stopped complaining as soon as he was comforted.

Jing Heng rubbed her head and asked, "Your aunt will make your wedding dress. Have you ever chosen the embroidery?"

Qin Xiaoxiao shook his head: "It's not yet. I'll go to my aunt's house to choose embroidery samples in two days."

Jing Heng suggested: "How about we take the same embroidery method?"

Qin Xiaoxiao thought this proposal was very good and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then I will go to my aunt's house to choose my embroidery pattern. You choose your embroidery pattern. Let's compare them together. Whoever has the best embroidery pattern will be based on who will embroider it."

Jing Heng agreed: "Okay."

He has to draw this embroidery by himself.

The two of them talked about embroidery for a while, and then they talked about other things. As they talked about Dabao's beard.

Qin Xiaoxiao stared at Jing Heng's face for a long time, and asked worriedly: "You are only two years younger than your elder brother. Will you not be like your elder brother in two years?"

Jing Heng couldn't think of what his beard looked like, but he didn't like the feeling of his face being covered by a beard, so he said affirmatively: "No, there are not many people who can grow this kind of beard."

Qin Xiaoxiao heard this and said curiously: "What kind of beard will you have?" After that, she looked at his handsome face and said with great anticipation: "With such a beautiful face, don't have beards."

Jing Heng was speechless: "If you don't have a beard, others will think you have married a father-in-law."

Qin Xiaoxiao laughed and then asked with interest: "It's strange, why didn't my father-in-law grow a beard when he castrated? He seemed to look young."

"Shut up." Jing Heng yelled with a stern face and scolded: "This is not what you should ask."

Qin Xiaoxiao was not afraid of him at all, and another question popped up that made him unable to resist: "Brother Li, there are so many father-in-laws in the palace. Is their castration the same as pig castration?"
Chapter completed!