The small rented carriage is tied with a red rope. I dare not wear flowers for fear of showing off, but there is a red needlepoint hanging on the curtain, which was made by the woman in the carriage.
The driver is He Chu.
In the past few days, He Chu has been feeling confused.
Inexplicable wind, inexplicable rain, inexplicable sky.
My sister, who I have worked so hard to take care of, is a treasure in my and my father’s eyes,
because of that boy’s extremely rude and rude words If so,
I would just take the initiative to send it to someone else’s bed!
But you still can't get angry, because he knows how stubborn his sister is, and she really dares to stab that hairpin into his neck.
Yes,
cooked rice;
You just can’t have an attack yet,
How can you have an attack?
Your daughter and sister are paying for it on their own.
This is like doing business.
You have already invested your capital in it.
This Are you still in business?
If you don’t do it, you will have lost your capital and will get nothing back.
If you do, you have to continue to spread the business.
We no longer expect to make money,
We no longer even expect to get back our original investment,
Now what the He family wants is,
Just one sentence:
Loss,
I will also lose clearly!
The Lao He family is not a prominent person in Nan'an County, but it is definitely not the kind of poor settlement.
The two of them opened a pork stall together, which actually made a lot of money.
He Chu is tall and good-looking, and his family background is not bad. The matchmaker has come to marry him a long time ago. Those girls, if they marry in, don’t say anything else, they are already full of meat. Attractive enough!
So,
his old He family really doesn’t have to “sell” their daughter to help their son get married!
After that day,
the two men closed the stall for a day and did not open it, so they drank wine together on the small table at home.
This Chinese cabbage looks great.
The fence is tight.
Why did it grow legs on its own because someone just said a word and ran away? ?
In the first half of the night, the two of them drank alcohol;
I can’t figure it out!
In the second half of the night, the two of them drank more and more soberly, and they began to discuss remedies with each other.
Lao Hetou said,
Recruiting a son-in-law?
He Chu immediately waved his hand:
"Amei refuses."
Old He's head suddenly wilted, not to mention the arrest. , If you really want to recruit a son-in-law, you won't be able to straighten your back when Renyan arrests the head and patrols the streets in Nan'an County again.
The man who opened the door upside down was half a head short when something happened.
At that time a hundred years ago,
Brother-in-law was actually treated the same as a prisoner.
According to the king’s order,
Brother-in-law must be among the conscripts. , go to the front line to guard the border.
Lao He was helpless.
He took out a small wooden box from under the bed and placed it on the table.
Inside the wooden box is the family foundation of Lao He's family.
He Chu watched his father open the box and looked at the jewelry and deeds inside, as well as the rows of silver ingots!
Lao Hetou sighed,
said:
"Since your mother left, the biggest livelihood of your father and me in this life is actually to give You earn the betrothal gift, and you earn the dowry for Sisi."
The betrothal gift and dowry have not been fixed since ancient times.
A large betrothal gift can give your son more room to choose and marry a good wife;
A thick dowry can only help your daughter to be strong-willed and not angry when she marries her!
This is the intention of being a parent for your children,
It is not a business.
"Huh..."
He Chu breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if he is the eldest son in the family, he has been running a stall with his father for so long. He didn't know that his father had purchased so much property.
Not to mention silver jewelry, even those few land deeds outside the city, he didn’t even know he still had land in his house!
Lao He pointed at the box, as if he felt guilty for his son, and said in a consulting tone:
"Pull half of it?"
As the saying goes. , whether brothers and sisters are close or not depends entirely on whether the parents can hold a bowl of water in balance.
But according to the trend at this time, the water thrown out by the married daughter, to put it bluntly, the family's property must eventually fall to the son.
He Chu shook his head.
Lao Hetou's face darkened, and he was about to curse the beast!
Who would have expected that?
He Chu directly took the wine bowl and turned it around,
said:
"That Yan The head catcher's family is not from the locals, and they don't know how rich or poor they are. If the family is well-off, and my sister's dowry is too small, I won't be able to hold my head up and talk to my parents-in-law forcefully;
A well-off family is the most particular. This etiquette, to put it bluntly, is what the family is used to.
If his family background is average, or even a semi-shattered settlement, it won’t matter if my sister’s dowry is small, she will have to suffer poverty with him, and she will be poor. To serve my parents-in-law, I have to serve my husband, and in the future I will have to serve my children. Although my sister helps with cutting meat, she is never willing to do heavy work.
p>
Give it all to Amei!"
Old He was stunned for a moment and said:
"You don't want the animal anymore?"
He Chu reached out and patted his chest,
said:
"The girl who wants to be with me, He Chu,But no matter how old or young you are, if the money is gone, we can just make more money. No matter how bad your son is, he won't be unable to get a wife. ”
Lao Hetou hesitated for a moment, and thought so.
After all, my daughter is my close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket. No matter how hard I work every day, I watch my daughter mending my clothes under the oil lamp. At this time, he could think of his mother, as if all the fatigue was gone.
He was not willing to let his daughter suffer, not at all.
Finally,
p>
Lao He slammed his head on the table,
shouted:
"hit! "
......
Compared with the various preparations of the Lao He family "as if facing a powerful enemy",
Yan Captou just treated him as if nothing happened. Same.
Human,
you fell asleep,
What,
you still want to eat everything without taking any responsibility?
He Chu would wait at Yan Baotou's door every morning and evening.
Urgent,
I'm sorry to remind him,
< p>I can’t say it out loud!But I just stare at you, stare at you, stare at you!
Yan Shaotou is so shameless that he slaps you every time,
Just when He Chu was about to take the butcher knife and talk again,
Yan Baotou came over with a shy face,
What are you doing?
Follow me? Brother, what are you borrowing money for?
Renting a car?
Going home. p>
The old He family waited so long that their brows almost smoked, and finally they got a word from their uncle-to-be.
An ugly daughter-in-law always wants something. Meeting the parents-in-law.
This is etiquette, etiquette cannot be broken!
It is true that the family is small, but the old He family is also very particular. No money,
Borrow it
A large carriage with three horses, a coachman and a servant, Old He gave the order to kill a pig for nothing , Rent!
I have been holding on to the greasy shop all my life, so that I can straighten my waist now, which gives me the confidence!
But Yan Captou still stopped him! No need to be so extravagant and wasteful.
Lao Hetou is not satisfied.
What is waste?
Your face is worthless, I am. The He family still needs this face!
Old He pointed directly at Yan Shaotou’s face and spat out:
“I just want my in-laws to see you. Although my old He family is not a wealthy family, if he bullies my daughter, my daughter still has a natal family who can take her back and continue to give birth to her! ”
When Lao Hetou said this, he was really as strong as the top of Mount Tai!
Of course,
If he knew what he wanted to do with his in-laws, Which company is it?
Will there still be today’s Zhongqi Shi?foot.
Yan Captou was very shameless. He said directly that he, as a person, used to have enough money to eat and drink, and the filial piety money collected from the shop also means that he is drunk now and drunk now. I really don’t have much left over. I have to live a good life in the future. My daughter-in-law will take care of the money, but my family has a weak financial background. My father-in-law, please save the money for renting a big car. I might have to use it to fight the autumn wind in the future.
These words choked Lao Hetou half to death!
Straight mother-in-law,
I have never seen such a shameless son-in-law!
However, in the end,
the carriage turned into a small carriage, the three horses turned into one horse, the servant girl was gone, and the driver was replaced by He Chu.
My uncle personally escorted his sister to her husband’s house.
Actually,
he also wanted to take stock of Yan Capantou’s family situation.
My mother’s family must send someone to inform me, but we must not bully my daughter!
Yan Captou sat in the carriage with his mouth open, eating dried fruits and peeled peanuts delivered by his wife from time to time.
The uncle who was driving the car looked back from time to time. When he saw this scene, he felt a little sore in his heart.
He said:
"My sister, you are spoiled like this." It’s his fault!”
Not only should I learn from my late wife to be the Hedong Lion, but I should at least learn from what scholars like to say by raising the chopping board and aligning my eyebrows, right?
Women are tough,
said directly:
"My man, I can pamper him if I want, no matter what!
It’s delicious. If you have the ability, you should quickly find me a sister-in-law and let her serve you like this!”
This is true, but it makes Yan Baotou very happy, and he can’t bear it! He couldn't help but lean in and kiss his wife's pretty face.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The sound was from a kiss,
The sound was from the uncle's anger. Give the horse in front a hard whip!
Actually, my uncle has a sweetheart.
There were actually many women who wanted to marry him, but he turned back all the matchmakers.
He was attracted to the lady from the bookkeeper’s house.
Whenever he went to the bookkeeper’s house to deliver pork,
she would specially wait there to watch. He,
He would also make excuses to stay a little longer to see her.
On weekdays, my uncle's body is full of pig smell, but around his waist, he always wears the sachet embroidered by the lady.
But there are some things that
can only be buried in the heart.
A perfect match,
A damn match!
He Chu once knelt in front of Lao He and said that he wanted to join the army, to fight on the battlefield to gain fame, and to honor his ancestors.
I want to marry her when I am qualified to come back!
But Lao HetouSaid:
"If His Majesty has issued some military orders, if Dayan really reaches that time, my father will not stop you, my father will even pawn his belongings and go to the blacksmith shop in the city to give himself a beating." Dao, let’s go with you!
But it’s not that time yet. I’m old, and you still have to support this stall and this family.”
Sit down. Yan Shaotou, who was in the carriage, heard his wife say this and said with a smile:
"What the hell is this."
He Chu I felt angry for no reason,
I wanted to retort:
Is it possible to follow your example and let other girls fall in love with you?
But the person who posted it was my own sister, so I couldn’t say this!
I’m so angry!
I can only whip the horse again!
Nan'an County is not far from Yanjing City. There is no need to travel for days and nights. Since we set off at noon that day, we found an inn to rest at night and set off again the next morning. At that time, we arrived at the foot of Yanjing City.
Yan Captou took out the document he had written to the county government registrar and made up an excuse: he was on business, so he quickly managed to enter the city and was able to enter the capital.
The capital city,
is really big.
He drove the carriage carefully, not daring to overstep or collide in the slightest.
"Where is your home?"
He Chu asked.
Yan Captou did not answer in a hurry, but looked at the sky and said:
"Have you ever heard of the Quande Tower Roast Duck in Beijing?"
He Chu nodded, he is so famous!
"Let's go and eat!"
Yan Captou decided to take advantage of his brother-in-law and landlord's friendship.
Besides, a few years ago, Quande Building was still his own property.
"Is it expensive?"
He Chu asked.
Yan Shaotou was stunned for a moment. A duck in Quande Building was equivalent to a month's expenses of an ordinary person.
He turned around and looked at his wife.
The woman was considerate and said:
"Husband, I want to eat soup cakes. I heard that the soup cakes in the capital are different from those here."
< p>A good woman knows how to maintain her husband's self-esteem.Yan Captou said to his uncle in a daze:
"Brother."
"What?"
"Borrow money."
"..." He Chu.
"I will repay you this money. It is a real loan. When my salary comes down next month, I will give it to you. No matter what, after finally coming back to the capital, I have to treat my wife to eat." A duck!”
Is the duck at Quandelou really that delicious?
How could Yan Qiaotou, who was the one responsible for hyping this duck, not know this!
But this is a sense of ritual,
toIn the capital,
eating a Quandelou duck
can complete this ritual.
A few years later,
even when I got older,
I actually didn’t remember whether the duck tasted good or not, or what it tasted like. I only remember that time when I entered the capital for the first time, ate the duck, and who I ate with.
He Chu looked at Yan Captou, then at his sister,
nodded vigorously,
said:
"I'll please!"
"Shit, I'll do it, these are the rules, don't mess with them."
Yan Captou is very serious about this matter.
Everyone who grew up in Yanjing City is like this.
I may have no money,
but I must not lack my face!
The carriage arrived at the entrance of Quande Building, and the waiter from the own shop went to help with the arrangements. The three of them entered the roast duck restaurant.
This is not the main store in Quande Building in Beijing, but a branch. Furthermore, the original shopkeeper quit his job long ago and went to Shengle. Therefore, no one here recognizes Yan Captou. their former club.
"A first-class room, two ducks in the front, plenty of ingredients, a pot of peach blossoms!"
Yan Shaotou served the dishes very grandly.
Expensive,
That’s so damn expensive!
The duck in front is just a gimmick, and the peach blossom stuffed rice is also mixed with water.
The sins I have committed before,
now I can only fill the hole myself.
For a while,
Yan Captou regretted why he didn't behave well in the first place.
Entering the box,
He Chu felt a little uncomfortable. He couldn't rely on his brother-in-law like his sister.
But my brother-in-law was very skillful, instructing the waiter to pour tea.
The tea had just been poured,
I hadn’t taken the cup yet.
My brother-in-law lowered his head and smelled it.
He actually took the cup directly. The tea cup was overturned,
cursed:
"Who are you fooling!"
The waiter immediately apologized, wiped it and went to prepare new tea.
Immediately,
Yan Baotou said to his uncle:
"People here are like this. They always feel superior to others and wait for others to eat, haha , I still see people drinking tea, what a virtue!"
He Chu just thought about it in his heart. After eating this meal, he would have to kill a few more pigs in vain.
As soon as I heard what my brother-in-law said,
he immediately said:
"This is in the capital, we still have to be careful."
It is said that the archway in the capital fell down and hit people. Among the ten people, five must be high-ranking officials.
Yan Captou shook his head,
sighed,
said:
"I haveI have been careful for so many years..."
As he spoke,
Yan Captou looked down at the woman sitting next to him, who was leaning against him,
< p>He smiled,and said:
“Now, I don’t want to be careful. "
......
His Majesty's chariot appeared at the prince's mansion.
The prince's mansion is the residence of the princes. Back then, because the late emperor liked to "beg for help" "The Immortal asked", so many temples were built in the palace. After the contemporary Emperor Yan succeeded to the throne, he changed the custom. Monks and magicians had their homes confiscated and were exiled or imprisoned. These temples were converted into offices for the imperial court. So.
For this reason, the imperial palace of Yan State is not as neat and square as the imperial palaces of other countries.
No one has written about it. The palace was rebuilt, but the plans were rejected by Emperor Yan.
The good news came frequently, and the Jingnan Marquis also presented the reward.
The reward after the war was actually included. , but the specific method of operation still needs to be discussed by Li Jiulang and the others.
An unexpected disturbance was finally calmed down, and the pressure on Emperor Yan was suddenly relieved. Quite a bit.
In fact, he originally just wanted to let them join the Situ family.
But the corruption of the Savage incident and the subsequent involvement of the Chu people made Dayan unable to do so. Not deploying troops, money and food to fight this big battle
These losses were not what Emperor Yan had expected.
Compared with the dilapidated land of the Three Jin Dynasties.
What he actually wants to do more is to conquer Qian!
Qian country is too rich, but he is weak. Although he achieved success in the last Three Kingdoms War, Chengguo, which split most of the Three Jins, did not really hit Qianguo, but only made it lose face.
However,
Such a big country. A country is such a wealthy country. You can't kill it all at once and let it recover. It will be difficult to deal with the savages later if you want to take advantage of it.
The war greatly hindered Emperor Yan's original plan, and the battle against Qian could only be temporarily put on hold.
And just last night, there was news from the Secret Intelligence Department in Qian Country. A piece of news was personally delivered to the imperial court by Wei Zhonghe.
The official family of Qian State was going to ennoble the ancestors and the Zhong family as Dukes of the country, and also conferred titles on all the generals.
< p>The most important thing is to vindicate the incident of stabbing Mr. Xiang Gong.This matter has not been announced yet, it is just a case.
< p>But it can be seen from this that my neighbor has used the last war to eliminate the influence of the ministers in the court, especially the minister Han who has just returned to his hometown after serving as an official. He is about to be ordinary. The assassination case of the prime minister who was personally organized really did not leave any face to the prime minister of Han.This also means that the scholar-bureaucrat class has no respect for the country.The influence is being weakened unprecedentedly, and the status of generals is constantly improving.
This news shows that
the neighboring emperor
is no longer preparing troops,
but... ...It's time to sharpen the knife.
Borrowed my knife and removed his obstacles.
Because of this news, Emperor Yan was not in a very good mood today. He had already foreseen that when the Yan State was ready in a few years, it would definitely be more difficult to cut the stems. It was much higher than the year before.
Even the news of the great victory in the Three Jin Lands was diluted a lot because of this incident.
At the same time, when the seventh prince was flying a kite at the prince's residence at noon today, he accidentally fell into the pond and was frightened.
The Emperor Yan, who was already a little bored, simply drove to the prince's residence to see his youngest son.
Huang Yan was an emperor, but he was also a father.
However, what is different from other fathers in the world is that other fathers are willing to give at all costs to their children;
As for him, perhaps his descendants may mean more to him. One is the inheritance of the country, and the other is to satisfy his occasional need to entertain his grandchildren.
He still has a lot of love and affection for his youngest son.
Because the other children have grown up and are no longer cute.
/p>
I looked at my youngest son beside the bed and saw that he didn't feel any other discomfort and didn't seem to have a cold, so I felt relieved.
Next to the youngest son’s bed,
flying was the whistle kite.
It was a kite that made a crisp whistle sound when it was placed in the sky.
The workmanship is exquisite, the design is clever, and it is indeed very interesting to look at.
The seventh prince leaned in Emperor Yan's arms, feeling a little uneasy, as if he knew he had done something wrong.
"Who gave you this kite?" Emperor Yan asked.
This kite is not an ordinary object. It seems to be carefully crafted at first glance. It is also difficult to buy on the market.
"Returning to Father, Sixth Brother gave it to my son half a year ago. Brother Six knew that my son liked to play with these, so he often made some toys for me.
Father, Is Sixth Brother's illness better? Erchen, Erchen wants to see Sixth Brother. Erchen misses Sixth Brother."
"Good boy, have a good rest and drink later. A bowl of ginger soup. If your sixth brother's illness is cured, he will be cured."
"Yes, my father, I must be obedient and drink the ginger soup well."
Qi. The prince said with a grimace. Obviously, he didn't like the taste.
Emperor Yan stayed with the seventh prince for a while before walking out of the room.
Wei Zhonghe was waiting at the door, but did not go in for fear of disturbing the Tian family.Family ties.
Emperor Yan stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows,
and asked casually:
"What has Cheng Jue been doing recently?"
Six The prince was assigned to be a policeman in Nan'an County, and was demoted by Emperor Yan himself. Naturally, his every move could not escape the eyes and ears of the Secret Service.
Of course, Emperor Yan would not go and see what he was doing every day. He had too many things to do and too many sons to take care of.
Sometimes when I think about it, I will ask Wei Zhonghe casually.
"Replying to His Majesty, His Highness the Sixth Prince has just taken a girl."
"Taking a concubine? Haha, his life is quite brisk, and there is no hardship for him anywhere."
p>
Wei Zhonghe hesitated.
"Not concubinage?"
"When I return to His Highness, it doesn't seem to be the case."
"I understand."
< p>"Yes, Your Majesty, the woman's surname is He. She is not a prostitute, but a woman from a serious family.""The He family?"
"It is Nan'an City, selling pork. "
"He married the daughter of a butcher's family?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, and that family seems to be urging His Highness to take his family with him. My daughter went to meet her in-laws to discuss the marriage. "
"Yes."
Yan. The emperor roared.
After a while,
Emperor Yan said "ha" again.
"Your Majesty, it is the daughter of the butcher's family who took the initiative to pledge herself to His Highness the Sixth Highness. The He family was not willing to do so at first, but now the rice is cooked, so the He family is anxious. ."
Wei Zhonghe still couldn't say the word "posting", but the meaning was clear.
Hearing this,
A smile appeared on Emperor Yan’s lips,
it was not the cold expression before.
This is the advantage of having a son.
You can seduce other people's cabbages at will. Anyway, your own pigs will not be lost.
Even if the woman’s family is butchering pigs.
The emperor, no matter how talented he is, is still just a person. He can deliberately abandon many things, but how can he completely eradicate everything.
Emperor Yan asked:
"What about the He family?"
"If you tell me back to Your Majesty, I have found out that the He family has a clean family background and there is no problem. ."
Emperor Yan nodded.
"They are forcing him to go see his in-laws, what about him?"
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Sixth Prince left Nan'an County yesterday to enter Beijing. Last night, the servant had already I have reported it to you."
Obviously,
Emperor Yan forgot about this matter.
"Going to Beijing?"
"Yes, take the woman and the eldest son of the He family with you."
"Oh, does he want to bring his unmarried daughter-in-law to see me? Are you going to tell me specifically that he, Ji Chengjue, is so great that even if he is a headhunter, his daughter can still ask to be with him?
Why don't you come here to show off to me? He has found a butcher family for me to be my in-laws. If I can follow him, I will have no shortage of meat in the future."
The corner of Wei Zhonghe's mouth twitched. I was twitching, trying hard not to laugh.
Emperor Yan sighed,
and said:
"Where are the others?"
"The news I got earlier was that I came in at noon. Beijing."
"Have you handed over the sign?"
"No."
The prince needs to hand over the sign in advance when he comes to the palace.
Father and son are father and son, but father and son in the Tian family are king and minister.
Right now, only the prince has the power to visit him at any time.
“Never?”
Wei Zhonghe took half a step back,
and said:
“Your Majesty, I dare you to find out something.”
“Say.”
“The Sixth Highness’s companion is Eunuch Zhang. The day before yesterday, he sent someone to clean out his private residence outside the palace, bought some things, and left them outside. The food he raised was sent to the private house, and slaves and servants were bought from Yaxing.
Eunuch Zhang left the palace this morning. ”
What does this mean?
I understand.
The sixth prince brought his newly married daughter-in-law with him.
He did not intend to bring him into the palace to meet his emperor,
but planned to bring an old eunuch , and the old eunuch's confrontation,
in a private house,
to be his parents, to fool the Nahe family!
The anger was clearly visible in Emperor Yan's eyes.
He is the emperor,
He is the emperor of Dayan,
As a result, today, he learned that he was going to be replaced by a eunuch. Play your part!
How could he not be angry, how could he not care!
"Bastard!"
Wei Zhonghe immediately leaned down.
"The daughter of the He family voluntarily committed herself to him, but he teased her like this. Who does he think he is?"
Of course it is impossible for the emperor to explicitly say that he ate a eunuch of vinegar.
Turn around,
Huang Yan faced the pond ahead.
Because it was winter,
the pond was very desolate.
After a long time,
Emperor Yan said:
"Let this kid enter the palace."
......
< p>He Chu ate a whole duck by himself. While eating, his heart was bleeding. What he was thinking about was that after killing a pig, several people in the family could eat it for a long time, but this duck... It’s only enough for one meal, and it’s not full!But this taste,
It seems really delicious.
Yan Captou was very happy to roll duck meat into pancakes for his wife. The woman also ate very sweetly and was very happy.
At this time,
there was a noise downstairs.
Yan Maotou leaned back,
opened the window of the box,
he could just see the front door.
I discovered that several palace guards and a eunuch wearing a blue eunuch uniform were riding over.
"What's going on down there?"
He Chu asked.
When he first came to the capital, this pig-killing man always seemed overly cautious.
Yan Captou did not answer,
just turned around,
picked up the half pot of so-called peach blossom stuffed with water that was left on the table ,
To his mouth,
he took two big sips,
then wiped his mouth with his sleeve,
said: < /p>
"In the past, the Sword Master opened the border to the second level outside the Snow Customs!"
"Bang!"
The wine pot was placed harshly On the table,
the sixth prince stood up,
tangled his clothes,
said in a deep voice:
"Today, I, Ji Chengjue, am in Yanjing City, and I’m in the market again!”