Chapter 1332: Han Banner World (Twenty-Two) The Old Man's Joy by the Lake

Dayan Lake is definitely a special place in Dayan County. The people living in the manors built around Dayan Lake are all people who once called the wind and rain in this world. Of course, they are all very old now. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, they are unwilling to mention the past, but enjoy the peace of the present comfortably.

At the beginning, there were only a few family courtyards here, but now, more and more houses have been built a little further away from Dayan Lake, forming villages of all sizes. If there were not a battalion of Han soldiers stationed a few miles away from here, this place would look no different from other places in Dahan.

These soldiers are of course used to protect the old people living by Dayan Lake.

+ Pig + Pig + Island + Novel + www + z +;  Jiang Jiaquan, Zhou Yuan, Xun Xiu, Tian Dan, former Qi Wang Tian Kang, former Wei Wang Wei Ji, former Zhao Wang Zhao Wuji, no matter which one, it would be terrifying to say it out, but now, in the eyes of the people in the surrounding villages, they are just old and frail old people. If you insist on adding a sentence, they are old people with some status, otherwise, how could there be a battalion of soldiers stationed not far from here! Moreover, every New Year and festival, Sun Xiao, the governor of Dayan County, would come here with a large number of gifts to greet these people.

These people should be the heroes of our Han Dynasty. Now they are old, so they come here to retire. This is a consensus among the surrounding villagers. Living close, there will naturally be some intersections. The villagers often bring their own chickens and ducks, and the vegetables they grow to sell here. Generally speaking, the price will be higher than that in the city. It seems that the people living here have no concept of price, let alone bargaining. They give whatever the villagers say. Such customers are naturally likable. Of course, no one wants to cheat these old people. If this gets out, they will be beaten up.

It is very peaceful here. Very peaceful.

Since cement was invented, Sun Xiao has used cement as raw material to build a lake embankment for this section of Dayan Lake. The steps extend all the way to the rippling water. Every ten meters or so, there will be a small platform pushed forward. After the railings are enclosed, it is a ready-made fishing platform. These old people on the shore of Dayan Lake like to fish. This is also the best reason for them to get together.

For them, if there is nothing special, they will never rashly visit others.

Today the weather is very good, the sky is clear and the warm sunshine spreads the temperature all over the earth. It is a good time for outings. For these old people, it is of course a good time to fish and chat. The doors of every household are open, on the grass in front of the door. The cute little kids laughed, jumped, and made noises. They rolled on the ground amid the exclamations of their family members, then quickly got up and smiled happily while dodging the hands of their family members who were reaching out to grab them. The laughter spread far and wide with the wind.

The fishing platforms were basically full today, with a fishing rod and a pot of fragrant tea. A thread-bound book that smelled of ink had almost become the standard equipment for these old people.

Jiang Jiaquan came here only last year, and he liked it right away. For him, now there is really no music or paperwork. He spends two hours every day to sort out his experience over the years. The clerk assigned to him by the court will copy down his oral dictation, and after his approval, he will send it to Jicheng by express horse. After the king has reviewed it, it will be printed and distributed throughout the country. He lives a leisurely life. Although it is only a short six months, his white hair has turned black again, which is a sign of rejuvenation.

It is said that it is rare for a person to live to seventy. He is already seventy-two this year. Looking at his current body, he may be able to fight for more than a hundred years. Jiang Jiaquan sometimes feels that he has been fighting with people in the first half of his life, or he will be fighting with the sky in the future. See how much longevity he can get from God. Speaking of it, this is also a great pleasure in life!

"Old Jiang, Old Jiang, how many have you caught?" Zhou Yuan's full-bodied voice came from another small platform not far away. Although he was old, Zhou Yuan, who was born as a military general, still shouted with his original character.

Taking off his glasses, Jiang Jiaquan glanced at the fish basket beside him, smiled and shook his head. There were only a few cat fish in the fish basket. In the end, they had to be poured into the lake, which was not edible at all. The glasses in his hand were given to him by Gao Yuan when he left Jicheng. They were just made by Mingbo Company. It was said that it took a lot of time to make such a pair. After wearing them, the problem of blurry reading in the past was solved, as if he had become many years younger in an instant, which was very popular with Jiang Jiaquan.

Zhou Yuan's proud laughter came from the other side. With a flick of his wrist, another fish weighing half a catty broke out of the water, twisting desperately in the air, and was quickly collected by Zhou Yuan in the fish basket.

"It seems that you have no harvest again. Let's get together today. I'll provide the fish and you'll provide the ingredients. Let's grill them together." Zhou Yuan carried the fish basket and walked towards Jiang Jiaquan.

"You are just greedy for my spices. You need to find some excuses." Jiang Jiaquan laughed and said, "What's the matter? Have you used up the spices that were just delivered a while ago?"

Zhou Yuan threw the fish basket aside, pulled up a chair and sat next to Jiang Jiaquan. He didn't look embarrassed at all, "I have a lot of adults in my family, dozens of families. That little spice is really not enough. You are alone." , I can’t use it up. If I don’t hit you Qiufeng, who else can I hit? Hey, why didn’t Mr. Xun come today? Otherwise, it would be a good idea to go find him.”

"Yesterday he came to me to argue again, but I refuted it. He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Today he must have got into the pile of books again to quote scriptures and find something to refute me." Jiang Jiaquan smiled proudly, stroking his beard.

"Lao Xun has been accepting death all his life." Zhou Yuan shook his head, "I really failed to live up to the beauty of this beautiful day today. Ignore him, Lao Jiang, let someone go back and get something. I'll bake it myself. Your hands I mean, if you really can’t get on the stage, even good fish will be ruined by you.”

"It's good if you can eat ready-made food." Jiang Jiaquan waved, and a family member trotted over not far behind him.

"Go to the house and bring half of the spices over, and give some to this old man. Otherwise, he will come and make noises to me every day."

Zhou Yuan laughed: "Old Jiang is indeed very generous. Thank you in advance, hahaha! These spices come from overseas, which is really rare. It's just because the people at home can eat them easily. Without these spices, the rice will be tasteless. Tasteless.”

"Several shipping companies have started operating this year, and there should be a lot more of these things by then. Besides, the king has been ordering people to try growing these spices. Maybe we will be able to grow these things here soon. When the time comes, you can get whatever you want! The price of this spice is too expensive now, and most people can’t afford it.”

"Of course that's good. If it can be grown here, I will definitely plant more." Zhou Yuan said with a smile.

While they were talking, the families on both sides had already brought in spices, stoves, etc. Some people quickly set up the fire, while others took the fish and cut them open. After a while, the cleaned fish were already placed on the table. on the plate.

Rolling up his sleeves, Zhou Yuan began to grill the fish. After a while, bursts of aroma overflowed. However, as the aroma spread, it immediately attracted some people, naturally all of them were the old people who lived here.

Tian Dan was carrying a fish basket in his left hand and a pot of wine in his right hand. Wei Ji was holding a cleaned wild rabbit in his hand. Tian Kang was carrying a family member, who was holding a plate of fine porcelain. They all came over one after another, shouting loudly that they wanted to taste Zhou Yuan’s craftsmanship together.

"You guys, have you eaten less from me? Are you here to join in the fun today?" Zhou Yuan laughed.

"Mr. Jiang is here, but we haven't gathered together to help Mr. Jiang. Today is sunny and windy, which is a good time. It's better to choose a day, so today is the day." Tian Dan smiled and put the wine bottle in his hand. Putting it on the ground with a bang, "This is Wu's craft beer. It only produces about a hundred kilograms a year. You have drank all of it long ago, right? Hahaha, I will be a favor to you and let you try it again today."

Several middle fingers were stretched out in front of Tian Dan.

"What does a pot of fine wine mean? I still have the fine wine produced by the Wu family five years ago. How does it compare to yours?" A cold voice came, and everyone turned around. It was the former King of Zhao, Zhao Wuji. Zhao Wuji may be the most unwilling one among them. After the Handan Incident, King Zhao was so angry that he suffered a stroke. Although he was treated with all his strength, he is still paralyzed and is currently sitting in a wheelchair. On top of it, a family member pushed it over. On the blanket covering his legs in front of him, there was a wine bottle inlaid with gold and silver threads. Just looking at this wine bottle, everyone here could give up the bottle. The value of wine.

Everyone was beaming with joy. "I'll tell you where Lao Zhao still has good things hidden." Tian Kang said happily, grabbing the wheelchair and waving the family member away. Zhou Yuan had already reached out and took the wine in his hand, looking at Tian Shan said: "With this bottle of wine, none of your bottles will be on the table."

Tian Dan stretched out his hand to take away his bottle of wine, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Wei Ji on the side had already snatched it away, "There is no reason to take back what you took. Although it is a little worse, it is better than nothing. Today No one is allowed to leave until two bottles of wine are finished.”

"That's right!" The rest of the people laughed together.

Jiang Jiaquan looked at everyone with a smile. These people were once all-powerful figures on this continent. They fought with each other from childhood to old age. I am afraid no one thought that when they got old, they would actually gather in this place, like a family. It's generally fun, and the one who does it all is naturally that magical man.

He looked across the lake and looked at the rippling blue water. Among the circles of glass, the face of the man seemed to appear in the middle. He raised his head and looked at the wide concrete pavement that had just been completed in the distance. Several small black spots were moving towards it.

There was the sound of horse hooves and Jiang Jiaquan grunted and stood up. The familiar figure made him feel surprised and happy. Gao Yuan was here. (To be continued...)