A rare visitor visited the small village full of willows in the Pure Land Mountain. The man in white clothes stood at the gate of the village. When he saw the hunchbacked old man get off the carriage, he showed a knowing smile that is rarely seen in the village. , stepped forward quickly, and called out respectfully to foster father.
The old man nodded, looked around, and said with a tsk-tsk smile: "I just realized that there is such a beautiful place on the border of Beiliang."
If the eldest son of the old man was present, he would definitely have to tear down the stage and refute nonsense that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, there is not even half a brook, arty fart. From the perspective of outsiders, such a tepid father and son can't be connected with the titles of Beiliang King and Xiaorentu. The elderly people in the streets and alleys always mistakenly think that these two big and small Yan Once the prince gets together, he always eats human flesh and drinks human blood in large bowls, yelling to kill tens of thousands more tomorrow, but at this time Xu Xiao only asks whether the supply of meat, fruits and vegetables in Zhuangzi is troublesome, and the scorching summer Chen Zhibao also smiled and answered one by one about the family's short story about how to escape the summer heat. This is Xu Xiao's first time setting foot in Xiaozhuangzi. Under the protection of Chen Zhibao, the servants in Zhuangzi are used to living a short, stable and comfortable life. Few people with discerning eyes recognize Xu Xiao's identity. Fortunately, Xu Xiao is not the kind who likes to manipulate his identity. He doesn't care about the poor eyesight of the people under Zhuangzi at all. If Li Gongde, the first manager of Xinbei Liangdao, is such a snobbish person, he would definitely want to cut out the eyeballs of those servants and feed them to the dogs. Deliberately say the last sentence, from entering Zhuangzi to sitting in a willow shade, Xu Xiao's identity has never been revealed from the beginning to the end.
There are no tall walls around Zhuangzi, and under the willows, the father and son can see the boundless yellow sand at a glance. A well-behaved maid brought a pot of ice-cold lychees, and the ice was taken from the ice cellar bit by bit with a small hammer. The knocked out lychees, which are said to only grow in the miasma in southern Xinjiang, are sent to Zhuangzi every once in a while, but Chen Zhibao seldom tastes them, and distributes them to the servants, invisibly letting Zhuangzi The girls in the village have small mouths that are extremely tricky, and their eyes and conversations are also arrogant. Occasionally, they go out to Zhuangzi together to play, go out in spring or enjoy lanterns. A lowly maid should also feel ashamed of herself. It's not that Zhuangzi's old servant, who has to worry about every trivial matter, hasn't mentioned it to the general, but the very temperamental master just laughed it off every time and let it go. The old steward chatted privately with the young men or daughters in the village, and he never forgot to remind him that our generals are extremely strict in running the army. You are lucky, if you went to the Beiliang army, you would have peeled off a few layers of skin. I have never seen the general's angry servants, especially the girls who always laugh and say that they are willing to be beaten to death by the general. The old steward who had retired from the Beiliang army was helpless, but at the same time he was relieved. After a few words of reprimand, he turned around and smiled brightly, thinking that it was the great blessing of us servants.
Xu Xiao picked a lychee, also known as Lizhi, peeled it and put it in his mouth, and asked the delicate maid who didn't want to leave immediately, "Little girl, how old is it?"
The servant girl was peeking at the general at Kejiner, but was taken aback by the old man's question. Zhuangzi seldom had guests at the door, and she was not sure about the identity of the old man. She is still an official in the state and county. She only feels that she is kind and friendly. Besides, no matter how big the official hat is, she dare not come to this general's Zhuangzi to play wild. After the new year, it will be sixteen."
Xu Xiao swallowed the lychee whole, without spitting out the core, and laughed loudly: "Do you have a sweetheart? If so, let you General Chen be the matchmaker."
The beauty with an oval face is thin-skinned, and she deliberately put on light rouge and gouache and said with a blushing face, "No."
Chen Zhibao was obviously in a good mood, and joked for the first time: "Lvqi, someday I'm interested in someone, I'll match you."
The little maid whose whole heart was hanging on the general didn't know how to hide her emotions, thinking that the general was going to drive her out of the village, her eyes became moist all of a sudden, but she didn't dare to show it in front of the guests, she just had a delicious appearance of crying, Xu Xiao Feeling that the little girl is lively and lively, she laughed, while Chen Zhibao shook her head and smiled. The maid named Lu Qi was overwhelmed by the two laughing, but the embarrassment was gone, and her eyebrows and eyes stretched, and the smile reappeared. After Xu Xiao laughed, he seemed intent on testing her, picked up another plump lychee, and asked, "Green lacquer girl, do you know what this is?"
The slim 28-year-old woman standing under the willow tree, Liu Xiangyi, replied with a smile: "Lychee."
Xu Xiao nodded, "The lychees that have been separated from the twigs used to be said to change color in one day, lose their fragrance in two days, and lose their flavor in three days. After four or five days, the color and fragrance will disappear, and after half a decade, they will be even more disgusting. Compared with our Northern Liang A watermelon worth a few pennies a catty is not as good as it. Lizhi, that’s a good name, and it’s really only a scholar who can think of it.”
Afraid that the guests would underestimate the things on the Zhuangzi, the maid hurriedly retorted: "Old man, our lychees are very fresh!"
Chen Zhibao waved his hand without saying a word, the little maid didn't dare to make any mistakes, and retreated obediently, but there was still a bit of childish indignation hanging on her cheeks.
Chen Zhibao waited for her to go away, and then slowly said: "The post road to the south built by my adoptive father back then, except for the transportation of red sandalwood, yellow flowers and other imperial woods, as well as lychees, delicacies and other tributes, is still considered unimpeded, and the rest are worthless. I mentioned it. If Zhang Julu hadn't personally supervised the Taiping fire, the Fengsui area would have been completely abandoned."
Xu Xiao glanced at the fresh lychees on the ice tray, which looked like just-picked twigs, and smiled, "Being prepared for danger in times of peace is as difficult as contentment."
Chen Zhibao suddenly said: "Father, this year's New Year's Eve, why don't you come to this little Zhuangzi to have a New Year's Eve dinner with His Royal Highness? I will cook some special dishes myself."
Xu Xiao narrowly said: "In the final analysis, you want Wei Xiong to eat your food, right?"
Chen Zhibao smiled helplessly.
The sunset in Beiliang takes an hour and a half later than that in the south, but no matter how late it is, there will still be a sunset time, the father and son looked at the sunset, Xu Xiao touched the scene and said softly: "These years have been hard for you. "
Just as Chen Zhibao was about to speak, Xu Xiao asked with a smile, "How about playing two games in a row with the bronze figure patriarch of the Chess Sword Yuefu and the martial arts prodigy Hong Jingyan?"
Chen Zhibao smiled and said: "Although the rumors from the outside world are amazing, in fact, I have never fought hard with them, so I have no chance to use that bottle of plum wine."
The long-renowned general in white frowned and said: "Then Hong Jingyan is a character. The fight with me was just a means for him to accumulate reputation. When he enters the army from the rivers and lakes, he is destined to be Beiliang's great enemy."
Xu Xiao rubbed his hands together and said with emotion, "There are so many talents in Beimang."
Leading the army to fight, it is inevitable to have a mountain in the army, but Chen Zhibao has never reported that there are any cronies in the political circles of Beiliang, whether it is Li Gongde, an old official official who has plucked his feathers, or the one with a high reputation at first. Later, Yan Jiexi, the state herdsman who rebelled against Beiliang, and even many literati and scholars, Chen Zhibao ignored them all. When he left the army of gold and iron horses and came to the quiet and secluded Zhuangzi, he closed his door to thank guests, let alone who he would take the initiative to make friends with. , it can be said that no flaws can be found in Chen Zhibao, Rentu Yizi. In private, he is pure-hearted and indifferent, with no desires or desires. Such a character with a perfect personality makes people admire him from the bottom of his heart, and also makes some people feel even more terrifying.
Chen Zhibao glanced at the sky and whispered, "Father, it's getting cold."
Xu Xiao nodded, stood up and shook his head, "I'm really old."
Chen Zhibao greeted Zhuangzi at the gate before, and sent him all the way out of Zhuangzi. When Xu Xiao got into the carriage, the white clothes still stopped and stood there, and did not leave for a long time.
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After General Gu Jiantang took command of the border gate, the whole border army immediately stood in awe.
However, rumors spread wildly in the frontier army that the general, known for his meticulous management of the army, actually accepted a fool as his foster son! In the Liyang Dynasty, Gu Jiantang's military exploits in destroying the two countries were second only to the notorious King of Beiliang, and General Gu's reputation was as good as that of any famous Confucian scholar. All good words, not a single bad word. Even bringing Gu Jiantang with many wives and concubines who are as beautiful as heavenly gods has become a fairy tale. The eldest son Gu Donghai and the second son Gu Xishan joined the army when he was young, and he never insulted the reputation of General Gu. Prominent, his achievements far surpassed those of his peers. What's not easy is that they draw a clear line with the dudes in the capital, do not communicate with each other, and never have a drink.
Compared with the king of Beiliang, his disadvantage lies only in his age, and his advantage in the future will also lie in his age. How could he allow a prodigal son named Yuan to enter his house, which puzzled many people.
Yuan Tingshan, who is used to being a dog and a mouse crossing the street, is more convinced than anyone else that he will make a fortune, so even if he has become the half adopted son of Gu Jiantang, the world's leading swordsman, he just takes it for granted and feels extremely lucky for nothing. Enlightenment, he fled to the north in one breath under the sword energy of the young martial arts master uncle who almost killed him at Baoguo Temple in Jiangnan. Covered in cold sweat, holding a pillow knife to kill people, but this fear, not only did not discourage this Liu Keqing at the end of Huishan Mountain, but he became more and more desperate to practice martial arts, and got a gift from the old god in Longhu Mountain. It is not an exaggeration to describe the skyrocketing realm.
Since he believed that he had mastered swordsmanship, he went desperately to find Gu Jiantang for a contest, broke into the barracks, beheaded 80 people, and was captured by hundreds of elite soldiers under the general's command. The general held the knife with his bare hands, and Yuan Tingshan held the knife with both fingers. Yuan Tingshan couldn't pull the knife out from between his fingers despite all his strength, and was almost kicked to pieces by Gu Jiantang. A dog that would yell and would not bite was thrown out of the barracks. It never occurred to me that after ten days, Yuan Tingshan, who was indeed dying, jumped into the camp again. This time, Gu Jiantang did not do it himself, but let his second son Gu Xishan and Yuan Tingshan both As a result, Gu Xishan was almost strangled to death by Yuan Tingshan who didn't know the severity. Gu Donghai took off his saber, took two ordinary standard knives from the weapon rack and entered the school martial arts field. He kept one for himself and threw the other to Yuan Tingshan. The two fought fiercely for more than a hundred rounds. One arm of Yuan Tingshan was almost cut off. He grinned and said that he would admit defeat. Yuan Tingshan, nicknamed a mangy dog, slashed at Gu Donghai's body more than a dozen times this time when he ran into the camp. Fortunately, he didn't kill him this time, and only seriously injured the eldest son of the general, but not fatally.
The obsessed Yuan Tingshan pointed the tip of his knife at the general sitting on the high stage, shouting, "Gu Laoer has the ability to chop me to death with a single knife today, otherwise I will replace you sooner or later."
After that, the mangy dog that was not chopped to death by the general became a mad dog known to everyone on the border.
Later, for no reason, this young mad dog, who was vicious and could not be beaten to death, set eyes on the general's young daughter.
It was obvious that Yuan Tingshan was both the adopted son and half the son-in-law of the Gu family.
Yuan Tingshan has no real military position at the moment, he just got a false title from a sixth-rank official, and within a year, relying on the banner of a general, he has won over hundreds of stragglers who came from the green forests of rivers, lakes and lakes. Those sects on the provocative border have the domineering arrogance of those who follow me to prosper and those who oppose me to perish. General Gu ignored this. Almost all the second- and third-rate sect gangs on the frontier were harassed by Yuan Tingshan to the ground. Among them, several rigid and rigid gangs were directly slaughtered by Yuan Tingshan, and occasionally some women, old and young, were left behind, while the mad dog Yuan murdered people without blinking an eye, and he did not try to rob civilian women and occupy women bad deeds.
This time Yuan Tingshan wiped out a small gang of hundreds of people who didn't know how to advance or retreat. As usual, there was almost no dog left. During the period, one of the titans was hungry and thirsty. After taking off his trousers, he pressed them on the table, and only then did he want to do fish and water affairs. When Yuan Tingshan saw it, he killed the unlucky man and the innocent woman together with a single knife.
There was a woman who secretly followed Yuan Tingshan to fight the sword in high spirits. When she rode back to the army town, she turned her head and looked at the cynical man lying on his back on the horse. People were killed too?"
Yuan Tingshan said coldly: "Women have lost their chastity, and they will suffer if they live."
The woman said softly: "Maybe she is actually willing to live?"
Yuan Tingshan said unhappily: "Then it's not my fault!"
The woman still wanted to talk, Yuan Tingshan said impatiently: "Don't nag me, you think you are my wife before you enter the house?!"
A woman who was born in the first class of the dynasty was reprimanded sharply by a man who was a reckless man not long ago, but she didn't get angry, she just stuck out her tongue.
Yuan Tingshan was uncertain, sat up straight, and said with a smile: "By the way, where did you talk about the "Records of Military Training" written by your father last time?"
It was Gu Beihu, the youngest daughter of General Gu Jiantang, who became interested and said, "I'm going to talk about the nineteenth important thing about the march."
Yuan Tingshan rolled his eyes and said: "March, I also understand, the essence is the word fast, look at my subordinates, they ride horses fast, draw knives fast, kill people fast, and steal money even faster. fastest."
Gu Beihu, who was notoriously savage and difficult to serve in the capital, might be a villain who has his own troubles. On Yuan Tingshan's side, he was abnormally docile and obedient. He covered his mouth with a coquettish smile, and said solemnly: "Marching is not so simple. My father not only knows how to read In the books of the military strategists of the past dynasties, I have studied more carefully the many vagrant bandits who were good at marching in the Spring and Autumn Period. My father told me that although these bandits were not powerful, their strength lies in the word "flow", which is better than marching. Or tens of thousands as a fixed number, more and more advances, and even the old and the weak are in the middle and the best riders are outside. When they go, they scout and scout, and when they stop, they stop their horses to copy food. They all imply rules. And my father also highly respects Lu Shengxiang's thousand When riding down to Luzhou on a snowy night, and when Chu Lushan’s solitary army marched to Shu, they often compared these victories with geographic maps and records. Not to mention anything else, just one item of maps and records. In general, the maps are drawn by the staff under the Ministry of War In charge, before the war, I would go to the office to ask for it, but every time my father passed through a border in the army, there must be an exact and detailed drawing on his desk. In the Spring and Autumn War, my father personally destroyed the two countries and entered the palace. The first thing I snatched was not those beautiful concubines, nor gold treasures, but the books and pictures of that country, from which we can know that a country's cities are blocked, and we can know how much the country's household registration and taxes are."
She imitated the tone of the general, and said with an old-fashioned smile: "The size of a country is in my hands."
Gu Beihu said it with great interest, while Yuan Tingshan felt drowsy after hearing it. She originally wanted to elaborate on the nineteen points of the march, but seeing that the longing man had no desire to listen, she had no choice but to give up angrily.
Yuan Tingshan said abruptly: "Hey, Yimapingchuan."
Gu Beihu glared at Yuan Tingshan who was open-mouthed, and quickly lowered his head to look at his flat chest, full of grievances.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Tingshan Sun came out from the west and said something human, "I thought about it, your breasts are a little small, but you are still a good housekeeper, as long as you are not jealous, it is not bad to marry you as a housewife in the future. "
Gu Beihu was instantly radiant.
It's a pity that Yuan Tingshan poured cold water on his head, "Ugly words first, I will definitely marry a beautiful woman as a concubine in the future. If the elders don't lack money, it's shameful not to have three wives and four concubines. gone."
Gu Beihu whispered: "Don't even think about it, if you dare to marry a slut and go home, if you come one, I'll kill one, if you come two, I'll poison a couple to death, if you come three, I'll go back to my mother's house and tell my father!"
Yuan Tingshan laughed out loud.
When Gu Beihu saw him happy, she was also happy.
Mother seems to have said that this is what women like.
Yuan Tingshan lowered his head, reached out his hand to touch the plain standard knife with a scabbard, raised his head and said: "My parents died in the chaos of war, and I don't know where they were buried. I have known a master in my life. Although he is not skilled in martial arts, It’s not bad for me. I’m a teacher for a day and a father for life. I know the old guy’s grave. If you want to marry me, go to the grave with me and kowtow a few times. This old man is still addicted to alcohol. Bring more good wine, no matter how expensive it is. Gu Beihu, do you think that the daughter of a dignified general will lose her reputation by doing this kind of thing?"
The woman bit her lip and shook her head vigorously.
Yuan Tingshan grinned, clamped the horse's belly, approached her, and rubbed her black hair with callused hands.
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Inspector Li Gongde, who used to be the number two person in the territory of Yizhou, has become the nominally second-ranking official in the entire Beiliang Road. After Feng's family letter arrived at Zheng Erpin's mansion, he began to laugh from ear to ear, arrested the servants in the mansion, and rewarded everyone he saw. The steward holding the money behind his buttocks had thin arms and legs, and his hands were almost broken. Mr. Li's ability to scrape land is the leading expert in the Liyang Dynasty. How to send money? Rare thing!
Mr. Jinglue walked slowly in the garden of the mansion. The rich old man who walked a few more steps on weekdays would feel tired. He probably walked dozens of miles today. He was still in good spirits, without turning his head, and smiled at the manager. Said: "Lin Wang, master, I just want to show face this time, that precious son, he is not promising, not to mention being a crossbowman chosen as one in ten thousand, this time he went to the territory of Beimang, but killed countless people. The northern barbarians, with such indiscreet military achievements, not to mention Fengzhou, which is a big place, even in the whole of Beiliang, you can’t find a hand. What do you think of my son Hanlin? Is he a dragon or a phoenix?”
The old butler named Lin Wang dared to say no, thinking that you have said this up and down dozens of times, master, but you still have to flatter horses in a righteous tone, "Yes, yes, what the master said That's right, if the Eldest Young Master is not a dragon and a phoenix among people, no one in Beiliang can stand up to this statement!"
However, the old butler, who was used to seeing the young master do harm to Fengzhou, was really shocked in his heart. It was really smoke rising from the grandfather's ancestral grave, so a Gaoliang boy who was not well-educated and capable, had entered the Beiliang Army for less than two years. He really came out on his own.
Li Gongde frowned and said: "You don't need to be particular about what you say. Of course, apart from the two Highnesses, it will be my son's turn."
Lin Wang hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes."
In the territory of Beiliang, the master of economic strategy envoy is teased that he sees three times and doesn't see him three times. Three missing means not to scatter eagles when not to see a rabbit, not to shed tears when not to see a coffin, not to kneel when not to see the King of Liang. The knowledge here seems to say that it is not big, but it is not small. Anyway, the benevolent see benevolence, and the wise see wisdom. Many snobbish eyes in Beiliang's official circles all regarded themselves as Mr. Li, the disciple and grandson of the tumbler of the Gong family. When those maids and maids heard that the violent young master was about to return home with his distinguished military exploits, they were not only half-believing, but also fearful of imminent disaster. Since Li Gongde did not kneel down when he saw the King of Liang, he dared to ignore the imperial decree several times, took it from his hand and turned around, and then discarded it casually. He had a son, Li Hanlin, before he joined the army, as the son of Li Gongde, a friend of His Royal Highness, he was worthy of the name of a dandy, with a lot of bad deeds, if he didn't have these two gold medals to avoid death, he should have been dragged out by a thousand knives.
"My lord, my lord, my lord, the young master has entered the city on horseback!"
A porter ran into the garden yelling in a hurry, and by chance, he fell into a dog and ate his shit, which made him even more loyal and commendable. He managed to make the big steward behind the lord see it, and curled his lips in disdain.
Li Gongde's old face was full of smiles, he coughed a few times, and told the housekeeper, "Lin Wang, go and tell Madam."
Four riders enter the city, rein in their horses and walk slowly after entering the city.
The leader is Li Hanlin, the left and right are the heavy pupil Lu Dou and the general Li Shiyue, and there is also a crossbowman of ordinary origin named Fang Hutou, who is fierce in appearance, but has the mildest temperament among the four. Before the four riders entered the city, they went to Ma Zhenzhai, who died in battle in the beacon tower of Ladder Mountain, and personally sent the pension and silver. The house of Biaochang and his brothers in Mang territory, the four of them walked once, and there is still half a ten-day holiday. It is agreed to go to Li Hanlin to stay for a few days. Li Shiyue said that the highlight is to go to his house to eat the sea Hey, you have to raise a few catties of autumn fat before giving up. This father was also a crossbowman who was a military general in Beiliang and had just become a corps leader. He always thought that Li Hanlin was just a son of that well-to-do family.
When Li Shiyue saw the frightening Mansion of Jinglue Envoy, and saw the solemn old man in the second-rank civil official's men's uniform holding the hand of the new leader, tearing down the street in disregard of the official authority, he felt a little guilty. Leng. A woman dressed as Gao Ming's wife even hugged Li Hanlin and cried, her heart ached so badly.
Fang Hu realized later that after he dismounted, a servant had already taken away the horse, so he nudged Li Shiyue with his elbow, and asked cautiously: "Shiyue, Biaochang's father is also an official, why, better than you?" Is dad still older?"
Li Shiyue laughed softly and scolded: "You idiot, this is our Beiliang Dao Jinglue envoy, the second rank! Do you think it's too big? My father is far behind, his mother, the leader is not kind, I At first, I wondered why Biaochang had the same name and surname as that villain in Fengzhou, Li Hanlin, so they were the same person! Damn it, fortunately, I originally planned to introduce my sister to Lu Dou. If it were our Biaochang, my sister would be scared half dead."
In addition to the confidantes in the family, there is also an extremely beautiful woman standing beside Li Gongde, who looks a bit like Li Hanlin, but perhaps it is because of the natural coldness in her eyes that makes her look so charming with her eyes. Slightly repulsive, when she saw her younger brother who never let her worry at all, no matter how cold-tempered she was, she cried quietly and her eyes turned red, and she pinched Li Hanlin hard. The women in Beiliang are heroic, but there are also a few exotic national beauty and heavenly fragrance. Yan Dongwu is famous for his talent in Beiliang, while Li Hanlin's sister Li Chengzhen is purely charming because of her beauty. Li Hanlin and Yan Chiji are close buddies who have a very close relationship, but it is a pity that Yan Dongwu and Yan Dongwu have always been on the tip of the needle, and no one likes them. As for Li Chengzhen, who is nothing special except for being beautiful, he said Surprisingly, she looked down on Xu Fengnian from the bottom of her heart even more than Yan Dongwu did. Nian Guimixin fell in love with a poor scholar at first sight. At that time, Li Hanlin was resentful that his son was not righteous, so he ran out to travel around without telling himself.
Knowing this, without saying a word, he took the evil servant and dog to beat up the sour scholar who didn't know the details of Li Chengzhen. Unexpectedly, it was better if he didn't beat him. Sitting on the tree for many days, I found an opportunity to hand a bloody scarf expressing my ambitions in poetry to Li Negzhen's personal maid. There was an elopement with the scholar, Li Hanlin wanted to kill the bastard who dared to snatch his sister from the prince without anyone noticing, but his sister was stubborn and went on a hunger strike behind closed doors, saying that she would die if he died. A pair of desperate mandarin ducks were persuaded by all kinds of talk. Li Hanlin didn't dare to punish that guy to death, and secretly wore shoes with that guy. God knows that this scholar became more and more courageous. Li Gongde, the governor, looked at him with admiration. He weighed the pros and cons with his wife in private, thinking that it would be better to keep a dog out of the house than to guard the door. Pin Ti mentioned, and then let him become a small official, and when Li Gongde became an envoy of Jinglue, the chicken and dog ascended to heaven, the scholar also changed from an official to an official, and the difference between an official and an official, and an official and an official. worlds apart.
Later, Xu Fengnian came back from his travels and went out of Liangzhou on a white horse. He never had contact with this woman who didn't love men's skins but only loved talents and learning.
She was also happy to be out of sight and out of mind, wishing that the son would not be at Li's residence for the rest of his life to be at ease.
Several crossbowmen who were born and died together strode into the mansion. Li Shiyue and the three of them did not flinch at all. Li Gongde, who had already cultivated a pair of piercing eyes, was not only not angry when he saw him, but was very relieved. It is the army who can polish people, and these brothers the son befriended will be the backbone of Beiliang who can really support each other in the future.
Li Hanlin met several elders in the family. After bathing and changing clothes, he ate a hard meal with Lu Dou and the other three. When his wife saw that the son who liked to pick and choose the fat and thin was not a single grain of rice left, he ate three whole bowls of white rice. Feeling sad again, I sat next to my son, looked at it carefully, couldn't get enough of it, and muttered to myself: "I'm tanned, and I've lost a lot of weight, I need to stay longer, if the army urges me, your father won't dare to go Intercede with the King of Beiliang, mother!"
Except for the dumb Lu Dou, Li Hanlin picked up countless dishes with chopsticks for Li Shiyue and Fang Hutou, made a face and joked: "Mother, the military law is like a mountain, why are you making fun of it, a loving mother is a loser, do you know?" ?”
The madam stared and said: "How can a loving mother give birth to a defeated son? Who dares to say that my son is a defeated son? Let's see if my mother slaps him on the face!"
Master Jinglue stroked his beard and smiled, "It's reasonable, it's reasonable."
After the sumptuous dinner, Li Gongde and his wife also understood the interest. Although there were thousands of words in their hearts, they still refrained from disturbing the relationship between the young people.
In a gazebo with upturned eaves, Fang Hutou walked around and turned around under the guidance of others, and finally went to the toilet. When he came back, he clicked his tongue and said in amazement: "Biaochang, even your thatched cottage is so spacious and rich, you have to give it to me today." I'll find a big bed to sleep in, so I can talk to the villagers when I get home."
"Look how promising you are!"
Li Shiyue took a grape and threw it over, Fang Hutou smiled and put it in his mouth, Li Shiyue threw it again, just like walking a dog, Fang Hutou didn't care, and had a great time.
Lu Dou also cursed in Gujing's calm tone, "You two idiots."
Li Chengzhen sat quietly and virtuously by the side, staring dumbfounded.
Of course she didn't know that in Beimang, Fang Hutou blocked a sharp knife that was almost comparable to the Beiliang knife, and Li Shiyue also used her hand to remove several arrows for Fang Hutou in desperation. A crossbow bolt from the crow's fence once penetrated his palm.
Li negative really didn't know the price these wandering crossbowmen had paid as they went all the way to the north as vanguard scouts and pulled out beacons one after another.
Li Hanlin suddenly turned his head to look at Li Negative, and asked, "Sister, do you still like that poor scholar?"
Li Lingzhen looked a little unnatural, Li Hanlin didn't want to embarrass his sister, so he smiled sincerely: "Sister, as long as you don't regret it, that's fine."
Feeling very strange, Li negative really didn't know how to answer for a while.
Li Hanlin looked out of the pavilion, "I didn't have the right to say anything before, but it might be a little bit better now. That scholar had a deep mind. I thought so two years ago, and it's even more so now. After all, I am a bad person myself, and it is always difficult to see bad people." Yes. But since you insist on liking, I can't do anything more. But you missed Brother Feng, sister, and you will really regret it for the rest of your life."
Li Chengzhen lowered his head slowly, twisted a corner of his skirt with two slender fingers, and asked, "Because he might become the king of Beiliang?"
Li Hanlin laughed suddenly, "Pretend I didn't say anything."
Looking at his younger brother who was going to shake hands with Fang Hu, Li Chengzhen felt very dazed and uninterested, so he said goodbye and left the pavilion.
Li Gongde came to the distance of the gazebo and stood far away.
Lu Dou kicked Li Hanlin, who was busy fighting with Fang Hu, and Li Hanlin trotted up to his father, and said with a smile, "Father, what's the matter? Is it possible that my mother is in charge, and my son like me wants to talk to me?" Money to drink flowers and wine with colleagues? How much? Don’t think about thousands of taels, I only have less than a hundred taels left in my pocket, dad, how to deal with flowers?”
Li Gongde scolded the brat and walked away slowly.
Li Hanlin hesitated for a moment, waved his hands at Lu Dou and the others, ran to follow, put his arms around his father's shoulders, and talked to this old man who had been scolded countless times in Beiliang but was still the most heroic in Li Hanlin's mind. We walked forward together, but made a gesture of raising our heads to raise our glasses and drink, and smiled irresistibly: "Father, my son has earned money, not much, but he has to be filial to you, old man, why don't we drink a few catties of green tea?" Ants?"
On this day, in an elegant small restaurant not far from Li's mansion in the city, it only cost a few ten taels of silver for the adults and the son of the leader of the upstream crossbowman, including wine and meat.
In those years, this son often stole thousands of taels of silver from places where the old man deliberately hid them, and went to Liangzhou or Lingzhou to spend a lot of money, but Li Gongde actually didn't feel sorry for him.
Earlier, in order to change into a bigger official hat, Li Gongde didn't feel bad about selling boxes and boxes of gold and silver.
On this day, the son only spent more than a dozen taels of silver, and the old man felt very distressed.