Chapter 454 [Return to the Island]
It’s the end of the year again, late December, at the Anemone City Pier.
A magnificent ship sparkles in the winter sun.
Multi-story pavilions stand above the deck, with flying eaves and pointed corners, carved beams and painted buildings.
This ship is located in the best docking position at the pier, which is enough to demonstrate the status of the ship's owner.
On the sail spread out against the wind, there is a pear blossom painted with a gradient from white to light pink, which is the logo of Jiang Lili's fleet.
As the territory expands, the students in Class 447 have their own teams, and each team has its own unique logo.
Wen Qiao's navy fleet is designed with the Chinese herb Forsythia suspensa, and Guan Yue's Yuelai Escort Agency's logo is a crescent moon...
However, what is the same is that each team’s flag will have the three Chinese characters "肆肆柒", which is the class number of their class.
At this time, a carriage stopped at the dock and Jiang Lili got off the carriage.
The temperature in Nanzhao dropped a lot in winter, but the only change compared to spring and autumn was that one had to wear one or two more pieces of clothing.
Jiang Lili was wearing a lotus pink brocade long dress, the color of which was as soft as morning mist.
Jiang Lili couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage and ran to the deck with her skirt lifted up.
The aqua-colored cloak draped over her shoulders swayed as she ran, making her skin look as white as snow.
The Chinese New Year was approaching, and Jiang Lili arranged for a fleet from the Mi Kingdom to come with a boat full of "New Year's goods" to take her back to the south coast of Haizhou Island to visit her relatives.
"Princess, please be careful!"
Following behind Jiang Lili was Xu Zishen, the deputy general of the Xin family army. He was carrying Jiang Lili's luggage in his hands and giving her instructions like a concerned old nanny.
Apart from her, there was no one else around Jiang Lili.
The captain of the tower ship was Jiang Lili's confidant in Mi State, and he came down personally to greet Jiang Lili.
He glanced at Jiang Lili and asked, "Manager Jiang, are you going back to Haizhou Island alone to celebrate the New Year?"
When Jiang Lili heard this, there was a hint of depression between her brows.
After Master Liao became Sheng Qingyun's master, he brought his mother Yin Zhen to Nanzhao.
Master Liao couldn't sit still and liked to go out, so Yin Zhen had no choice but to take Master Liao to travel to the countries in the northwest that Xin Che had conquered to broaden his horizons.
The mother and daughter originally planned to go back to Haizhou Island for a visit, but plans could not keep up with changes. On the way back, they encountered a landslide, the road was blocked, and the sea was windy and rough, so they had to celebrate the New Year there.
After the situation in Nanzhao stabilized, Wen Qiao took Sangya and the foreign soldiers whose strength had greatly improved and marched westward to Nanzhao, taking the water route to the Hena Desert.
The navy fleet marched along the coastline and discovered many new countries and lands, and recruited new followers depending on the situation.
Xin Che and Panda, with two hundred elite soldiers of the Xin family army and a newly trained army of ten thousand people, expanded by land to the hills and plains northwest of Nanzhao, using war as training.
This army of 10,000 people was selected and trained from Mi Kingdom, Haizhou Island, Nanzhao and small countries near Nanzhao. Xin Che wanted to build this army of 10,000 people into the second batch of Xin Family Army.
The two teams that were expanding outward were unstoppable, sweeping across the land and sea with the force of thunder, and they seemed to be competing with each other, as if they were seeing who could conquer more territory.
At this moment, the two war gods were fighting in a place tens of thousands of miles away from Haizhou Island. They were busy with the war and had no time to return for the New Year.
To be on the safe side, Jiang Lili, the hope of the class, did not join the army to fight under the collective advice of her classmates. She stayed in Nanzhao and traveled between Nanzhao and Mi Kingdom to do business.
Now the triangular area of Nanzhao-Miguo-Dasheng Lingnan is stable and prosperous. In addition to regularly stocking up and supplying goods to the whole class, Jiang Lili has started a lie-down vacation mode, and her daily routine is to eat delicious food, sleep, and count money.
He occasionally goes fishing at sea and lives a comfortable life. Everything is fine except that someone is not by his side.
Jiang Lili touched the sword in the pear blossom hairpin given to her by Xin Che, and looked out at the sea in the northwest with melancholy.
After picking up Jiang Lili, the ship set sail and headed towards Haizhou Island.
The ship that Jiang Lili was riding on was newly built and adopted a modern turbine design, making it extremely fast.
We set out at noon in the morning and arrived at Cangsha Ferry on the south coast of Haizhou Island at sunset, just in time for dinner.
My sister-in-law Chen Fulan and her son Xin Yan have been waiting at Cangsha Ferry for a long time.
"Li Li, you're back!"
Chen Fulan saw Jiang Lili's shadow from afar and waved at her excitedly.
Having not seen each other for a long time, Jiang Lili was also very excited and ran all the way over.
Chen Fulan excitedly grabbed her hand and asked, "Did everything go smoothly along the way?"
Jiang Lili nodded, "The boat is sailing very fast, and it's been smooth sailing all the way."
"Everything is alright at home?"
Chen Fulan smiled brightly upon hearing this: "Good, it's getting better and better."
"Xin Cheng is preparing dinner in the small kitchen. Mother only has one calligraphy class today, so she should be packing up at Wanyi Academy and getting ready to come back."
"Father should have just finished his training at the martial arts academy at this time. He must have returned with Mother."
When Jiang Lili heard that everyone was living such a fulfilling life, a smile appeared on her brows.
She touched Xin Yan's head and said, "Brother Yan has grown so tall now. He looks very reliable."
"When I grow taller, I can better protect my mother, aunt and grandmother." Xin Yan answered with a generous smile.
"Auntie, let's talk as we walk. Yeli Village has changed a lot now!"
Compared to the little ball who was protecting Jiang Lili when they first met, Xin Yan has grown a lot taller and his height has reached Chen Fulan's elbow.
In Master Liao's absence, Xin Yan temporarily took over Master Liao's position as the leader of the Yuanbaobao Gang. Although he had just turned seven years old, he had already become mature and steady.
"Okay! Brother Yan, please lead the way. Auntie is looking forward to it."
Jiang Lili followed behind Xin Yan and listened to Xin Yan's introduction.
The original dirt road in the village has been turned into a flat concrete road.
Haizhou Island has no shortage of limestone and clay. After Jiang Lili handed over the cement mix and production method to her second brother Xincheng, Xincheng began to lead the villagers to synthesize cement.
There are now several cement production workshops on the mountain.
The current productivity and level of development on the south coast of Haizhou Island are completely different from when they were first exiled there.
However, Yeli Village at the foot of the mountain is still very low-key, and its appearance has not changed much except for the cement roads and brick houses.
The real treasures are hidden in the mountains.
All the caves in the mountains have been used as granaries and weapons storage warehouses...
Apart from the caves, there is no excessive development or utilization of other areas. Instead, the original animal and plant resources on the mountain are protected and cultivated in different areas. There are specialized Chinese herbal medicine farmers, fruit farmers, flower farmers...
The mountain is guarded and patrolled by Lord Hu's old soldiers. Since being inspired by Sheng Zhixing, the spirit of the old, weak and disabled soldiers under Lord Hu has been completely changed.
"Our approach of keeping a low profile is indeed very safe."
Chen Fulan mentioned this and remembered something important: "About two months after you and your elder brother left Haizhou Island for Mi Country, Emperor Qingning sent someone to inquire about the life and death of the Zhaoping Marquis's family."
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