As expected, Zong Qian really liked it.
He wanted a bow for a long time, but his father said that he was still young and his muscles and bones were not strong enough to draw a bow, so naturally no one dared to play with a bow for him. At this time, I saw a small bow that was suitable for both size and length, and I couldn't put it down.
Zong Cong was there at the time, picked up another bow, and tried to draw it.
Contrary to his expectations, the bow looks rough, but it is made of real materials, which means that it is not the kind of fancy bow to coax children, but a bow that can actually shoot arrows.
And the weight is not light, about one bucket or so. For young children, a bow of this weight is already considered lethal. It is estimated that it is specially made according to the age of Zong Yue and Zong Qian, which will make them feel It's hard, but it won't be too hard to pull away. It's just right for them to practice archery now.
"He has a heart."
Zong Cong also heard that Su Hai sent a lot of things to Pan'er, and it is said that they were all spoils captured at the border.
Zong Qian was very curious about the word spoils, including Zong Yue and Wan Rong all looked curious, so Zong Cong probably told them something about the border.
The Great Zhou Dynasty inherited the previous dynasty and set up nine important towns to defend against nomads outside the border. This important town on the nine borders is originally a defensive mode, which means that it is rare to send a large number of troops out of the country for conquest, but it is too passive to just blindly defend and not attack, but the climate and environment outside the customs are all factors. Once Emperor Taizu I also tried to send a large number of troops deep into the grassland, but found that it was too depleted and the supplies were difficult to replenish, so I had to give up.
As a result, the nine border towns returned to the defensive defense mode, but every year they would send light cavalry and sharp soldiers to go out to raid it, which is the so-called "pounding the nest".
Great results.
The climate outside the customs is severe, and the supplies are extremely poor. If these nomadic peoples were not preparing for war, they would all be distributed on the grasslands. If you make good use of the scouts, you can easily injure the opponent every time you smash the nest, so that they can only focus on recuperating and have no energy to go south to fight the grass valley.
This kind of team responsible for making nests is generally not large in number, most of them have a hundred or so riders, and as many as three to five hundred are the most. Since they fight more with less and adopt the guerrilla guerrilla mode, these cavalry are bound to be very dangerous, especially when they go deep into the enemy's belly.
In order to motivate the fierce generals under him, there is such a convention at the border gate that when they go out to make nests, the spoils obtained by the soldiers do not need to be handed over, and all belong to the individual.
Zong Cong also talked more about Su Hai's deeds, saying that he once created a miracle in Yulin Pass, went out of the pass to make nests more than ten times, and all of them came back intact.
You must know that this is an extremely rare event. There are many accidents when you go out of the customs and go deep into the enemy's belly. No one knows what accidents will happen. Losing your life is a common occurrence. Over the course of a year, the major towns dispatched nest-poundering operations only once or twice a year, which meant that he almost never missed them.
It's all about fighting with your own life.
The three children didn't realize these things, but it didn't mean that Pan'er didn't realize it either. That's why he was able to become a guerrilla general, why he was able to take out these trophies, and said he could support his parents
As for Zong Qian and Wan Yan, their eyes were shining brightly, and they only had to say clearly that their uncle was amazing.
This was just a small conversation before dinner, and Zong Qian did not forget to ask his father to tell him more about those generals during the dinner later. Sleep without saying a word to make him shut up and eat.
But after eating, Zong Qian took the initiative to stick to him, and wanted his father to tell him something about the border.
On the side, Pan'er made fun of her face, and just said that what she had done had ended by herself.
But Zong Cong is not without a way to deal with it. He said: "Father gave Su Hai a house. When he settles down, it's time for Father to send you there and let him tell you. Father is the emperor and has been waiting for him." In the capital, these are all heard, not as much as he knows."
These words really made Zong Qian perfunctory, and after the children left, Pan Er said: "You also gave him a house?"
Zong Cong glanced at her: "He captured Tunuha alive, and gave him a house according to his credit, nothing... nothing."
Pan'er didn't speak, and Zong Cong also knew her awkward state of mind, so he didn't say much. After that, the two of them washed up and stopped talking.
The North Canal is the river section from Tianjin to Beijing.
From here on, we are getting closer and closer to the capital, and because it is close to the important place of the capital, there are more and more official ships and tank boats from all walks of life, especially when the autumn grain is going to the capital, the river is densely packed with boats, saying yes It is not an exaggeration to race a thousand sails.
The Su family also took official ships, which were cheaper than civilian ships and merchant ships. At least they did not have to give way to official ships and tank ships. Traveling thousands of miles north by boat, the Su family has opened their eyes, knowing that there are countless rules for even ordinary boat rides.
Ordinary civilian ships, merchant ships, and cargo ships have to give way when they see tank ships and official ships. If they are in a section of river, it will only delay for a while. , I am afraid that the delay will be more than a few days.
This is also the reason why civilian boats go the slowest for the same distance, not because the boats are not good, but because there are too many rules.
Especially when they are waiting to open the gates and cross the dam, they can stay there for several days without getting through. The Su family has seen it before. Fortunately, Su Hai sent an official ship to pick them up.
official ship? official
The Su family never expected that Su Hai had not heard from him for a few years, and when there was news, he became an official, and now they are going to take them to the capital to enjoy the blessings.
The Su family was both happy and surprised. Before leaving, Miao Cuixiang said that she would sell the old house and would not come back anyway, but Yao Jinzhi did not agree. For this reason, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law even argued for a few words, but Miao Cuixiang did not dare to talk back to her mother-in-law. Now that the uncle is well-off, he said that he would take his parents-in-law to Beijing to enjoy the blessings.
When the person who had come to pick them up arrived, Miao Cuixiang was afraid that her parents-in-law would not take them with her, so she deliberately let the two sons sleep in the parents-in-law's room for two nights, and said something about being reluctant to part with their grandparents. Yao Jinzhi was well aware of her daughter-in-law's careful thinking, but she didn't expose it.
These are just trivial things. All in all, as they get closer to the capital, the mood of the Su family is getting more and more excited.
When the ship finally arrived in Tongzhou, it was probably reported in advance, so Su Hai had already been waiting at the Tongzhou pier.
After getting off the boat, they didn't care about reminiscing about the old days. The Su family got into two carriages, while Su Hai led a few of his soldiers on horseback, and the group headed towards the capital.
This was Yao Jinzhi's first time riding in a horse-drawn carriage, which was quite different from the usual donkey cart. At least there was a roof over his head, so he was not afraid of the wind and the sun. She shared a car with Su Datian, and she was not afraid of losing face or anything. When she got in the car, she touched and looked around. Su Datian joked that she was ignorant, but she rolled her eyes and said that you are the only one who has knowledge.
When she finally figured out that the car window could be opened, she opened it from the inside, and Su Hai happened to be riding a horse not far away.
Seeing his son's dark skin and his changed face, Yao Jinzhi burst into tears.
"Why are you crying? It's not good for people to see." Su Datian hurriedly closed the car window, and then said again: "This was originally a happy thing, you are crying, let Haizi's friends see it, it should be a joke .”
He thought those soldiers following Su Hai were Su Hai's friends.
"It's none of your business if I cry, can't you cry anymore?! I don't know what my son suffered when I cried outside. Do you think it's because of a nice name when you become a general? He is going to fight on the battlefield, and I don't know what he suffered. That’s how it got done.”
Su Datian also sighed a little: "You too, the son is worthless, you say he eats too much and is lazy every day, but the son is promising, and you are like this again."
Yao Jinzhi stopped talking, which parent is not like this, but don't those who should be distressed feel distressed? But at the moment she is too lazy to talk to Su Datian.
In the car behind, Miao Cuixiang also secretly opened the window, opened only a crack, and looked at the scenery outside cautiously, her face could not hide her excitement but a little uneasy.
During the period, Goudan and Maodan wanted to look out when they were arguing, but she slapped them back.
"What are you looking at?! Be honest, don't embarrass me and throw it outside."
When she had seen enough, she turned her head and saw Su Jiang who was nodding and dozing off, and immediately became angry: "You can sleep too..., you two brats are making trouble with me, and you act as if you didn't see it."
She stabbed Su Jiang's waist twice, opened his eyes, and complained, "What are you doing?"
"I don't do anything, I said you to remember, when you get to the place, you talk to Su Hai more, set up a brotherhood, if it works, let Su Hai pull you down too, you have developed our mother There is light on three faces."
"Did you hear that?"
Su Jiang pushed her hand away, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, I don't need to talk to the second child. Don't think I don't know, you offended the second child, and now you are afraid that people will not welcome you? If so I really don't want to see you, you can go back to the old house in Yangzhou by yourself, the old house is not sold anyway, and I will be in Beijing with my two sons."
This is obviously a run on words, but Miao Cuixiang has no confidence to refute.
At the beginning, she wanted her mother-in-law to sell the old house. That was the idea. She was afraid that Su Hai would drive her away if she really remembered her. If there was no old house, she would have nowhere to go. Naturally, she could bring the man and two sons to cling to her in-laws. Fortunately, the child's father actually let her go back alone.
Even if it was a joke, Miao Cuixiang was very stunned.
Pressing these and not mentioning them, the group finally arrived in the capital before noon.
Walking all the way from the outer city to the inner city, the house Zong Cong bestowed on Su Hai was on the edge of the inner city near the outer city. The location is not good enough, it can't compare with those dignitaries, but for Su Hai, a guerrilla general who has just started from the fifth rank, being able to own a house here is already many steps ahead of his colleagues.
You must know that even the generals of the frontier army would hardly have a house here. Not only because the inner city is a place where dignitaries and dignitaries gather, but also because the place is so big, but there are more and more nobles every year, almost no one will sell the houses here, even if they do, the price will be sky-high.
Moreover, there are many houses in the inner city that belong to the imperial court, and are used by His Majesty to benevolent to the courtiers, so whenever there is a new family here, not to mention the whole inner city, at least the nearby residents know about it, and even have long been aware of it. Inquire about the origin of the master, and prepare for the good neighbors in the future.
Sanjin's house looks inconspicuous from the outside, no different from other nearby houses, only the word Su Fu is written on the lintel plaque.
But for the Su family, it was an eye-opener. The screen wall at the gate of Guangda made them look at it a lot. It's not that they haven't seen it before, but this is their home and place from now on.
The mansion was very deserted, only two little girls came out to serve.
Su Haidao: "Your Majesty just rewarded the house, and I haven't had time to buy servants. Tomorrow, I will go to the market to buy more servants and come back."
"No need, no need, it's already pretty good to have two girls, so what's the point of buying someone back?" Yao Jinzhi said.
Miao Cuixiang said: "Mother, you don't understand now, how can such a big place be done without someone to take care of it, my uncle must have his intentions when he said that, just listen to it, you say yes Uncle?" The flattery was obvious on his face.
Su Hai glanced at her, didn't say anything, and said to Su Datian and Yao Jinzhi: "I sent two tables of rice noodles to you, parents, you can use them first, and my brothers walked with me for a while today. Come on, I have to greet them first, and I’ll be back later.”
"Just go and do your work, don't worry about us, there are girls here, we can do it ourselves."
Having said that, Su Hai came back quickly, his face was slightly red, it seemed that he had had some wine with him.
When he arrived, the Su family was still eating noodles.
Where has the Su family ever eaten such a sumptuous meal? The adults are okay, so they should be more cautious, afraid that the two maids next to them will make jokes, but Maodangoudan doesn't have so many scruples, and eats fast and hard , Miao Cuixiang couldn't beat her, making the table a mess.
"Second, have you eaten? Why don't you sit down and eat some more?" Su Jiang said, swallowing the meat in his mouth with oil still on the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, sit down and eat some more."
Su Hai looked at the table, and at this moment Yao Jinzhi also came to his senses, and said, "It's your two nephews who are reincarnated like hungry ghosts, making the table look like this..."
Su Haidao: "Mom, I've already eaten, you can just eat it, I'll sit next to you for a while, and I have something to tell you later..."
With that said, he went to the chair in the main room and sat down.
In this case, naturally the noodles can't be eaten anymore.
Maodan and Tiedan ate so much that their mouths and hands were full of oil, they refused to leave the table, and Miao Cuixiang was so angry that they slapped them several times. Yao Jinzhi stopped her from beating the child again, since it was just a joke anyway.
After finally getting it done, the two young ones were wiped clean under the service of the maid, and they sat down one by one in the main room.
Su Haicai said: "Pan'er is also in the capital now."