"Hey, isn't this Boss He?"
"Yes, it's really Boss He. Didn't he say that he sent the girl to get married?"
"That's not the case. Why, this guy just came back after being gone for half a year. Could it be that the old He family was deceived?"
"Maybe He Chu was also deceived into becoming a turtle man, I don't know for sure. Otherwise, why did you come back?"
"Hey, Boss He, where is your sister-in-law?"
"Yes, Boss He, where is your sister-in-law? Why did you come back alone? "?"
He Chu was sitting in the carriage. The carriage was the same carriage that had carried his sister and brother-in-law to the capital, and now he was driving it back.
Compared with half a year ago, the carriage is more broken and older, but the horse is fatter.
I am about to enter the city now and prepare to go home. I have to go through an inspection at the city gate and there is a caravan ahead, so I have to wait for a while.
Hearing someone making fun of him,
He Chu was not angry or arrogant.
He just pretended that he did not hear the teasing and sarcasm in these people's words.
Smiling and nodding,
said:
"Ang, I'm back."
Seeing Boss He's attitude, those I was too embarrassed to say anything else, so I just raised my hands and greeted him again before heading into the city.
They are also some hawkers in the city, selling some things in small shops. In the past, when He Chu went to the countryside to collect pigs, he would often go with them. After all, there was no deep hatred.
The caravan entered the city very slowly because the goods had to be counted and taxes were collected. The tax officer led a group of tax collectors to inspect the goods carefully.
In the early days, there was actually no such strictness, and there were no dedicated tax collectors of this kind. They were only dispatched from Yanjing in the past few months.
After the delivery of the caravan at the front was completed, He Chu drove the carriage over. There was no cargo in the carriage and he was let go immediately.
The He Family Pork Shop is still there.
Because it was noon and the sun was strong, Old He simply closed the stall and sat in the room, shirtless, holding a cattail leaf fan in one hand and gnawing on a large piece of watermelon in the other.
Why not sit outside in the breeze and eat watermelon?
I am afraid that the children passing by will see me and give it away for free, and I am reluctant to part with it.
He Chu drove the carriage back. When Old He heard the noise, he quickly dropped the melon, opened the door, and ran out.
"Son!"
"Dad!"
He Chu ran to his father,
Unexpectedly, his father suddenly He Chu picked up the butcher's knife,
He Chu screamed in fright and hurriedly stopped. Because the knife was not confiscated, the two men directly bumped into each other.
“Bang!”
“Ouch.”
“Dad, are you okay?”
“You are an unfilial son.” , what an unfilial son!”
He TouHe fell and twisted his waist, and was carried into the house by He Chu. He wanted to put him on the bed, but Old He Tou refused. He still sat upright on the bench.
As a father, when facing his son, the most powerless time is actually when he is lying on the bed and looking at his son.
So, in Lao Hetou's opinion, as long as he still has breath, he must not lie in bed and talk to his son!
"Son of a bitch!"
"Dad, it's okay for you to scold me. I'm your son. It's natural for you to scold me, but don't scold yourself."
"..." Old Hetou.
He Chu reached out, took the half-eaten watermelon that his father had previously eaten, brought it to his mouth, and continued to nibble.
Lao He calmed down and asked:
"What's going on? What's going on? Do you know that your father and I have been together for a long time?" I almost closed this shop and went to the capital to find you brothers and sisters!”
“Didn’t I write to you, dad?”
“You bastard!”
"Dad."
"You write in your letter that this is good, that is good, you eat well and sleep well, your sister eats well and sleeps well, it really works. "I didn't even say a word about it!"
It was obviously his daughter who followed her son-in-law to her husband's house.
Who said the two families were far apart?
My daughter stupidly gave away her body first.
I could only lower my head first and let my daughter follow her to her husband's house to have a look. What's next? What’s next? What’s next?
It’s been half a year,
Everything is fine except for a few letters.
But what about the following process?
He Chu hesitated for a moment,
looked at his father.
"Why are you frowning?"
"I don't, dad."
"Let me ask you, how is your brother-in-law's family situation?"
“Good.”
Good is just one word.
Lao He pointed to his face,
asked:
"Is it better than ours?"
One room Although the pork shop is inconspicuous, its income is not low. Moreover, Lao Hetou has secretly purchased some land over the years.
He Chu blinked.
Seeing this, Lao Hetou felt relieved.
He snorted coldly and said:
"Oh, don't think you're here." The capital is full of wealthy families. Although your father and I have never been to the capital, we know how difficult it is to live in a big city. People in the capital are distinguished in front of others, but eating and drinking are damn expensive. Maybe they are playing a role in the fight. The fat man with a swollen face is really poor and particular!"
"Brother-in-law's family is really not poor and particular."
"Haha, you are still not old enough. I haven't seen enough people and things, so I can't be fooled by appearances."
"Dad, don't tell me.Son, I was really fooled. ”
It’s not that bad,
It’s the first time I saw the eunuch in the palace,
The first time I saw the eunuch in the palace facing his brother-in-law Kneel down,
See the palace for the first time,
After that day,
He Chu was in a haze for ten days, as if he was dreaming Same.
"Oh, let me tell you, we are a small family after all, and what we pay attention to is the rules and regulations of life. Besides, the head catcher, no, the little six son.
Xiao Liu Xiao Liu, you know, is he the sixth child in the family? "
He Chu nodded when he heard the words.
"Does he have five brothers above him? "
He Chu continued to nod.
"Is there any younger brother down there? ”
“Yes. "
"How's your sister? "
He Chu shook his head.
"No girl? "
"It seems, no. ”
“That’s right! "
Lao He suddenly slapped his thigh, which touched his waist, and immediately took a breath of cold air.
"Dad, Dad, please slow down, please slow down. , you know this? "
"Nonsense, I guessed it! "
"Dad, you really guessed it! "
"Nonsense, I am your father! There are so many brothers in his family, and if the family property is divided among his younger sons, how much will be left? Without a girl, there is no place to collect the dowry! "
"..." He Chu.
"So, you have to calm down, remember, your sister is not a high-ranking girl, and our old He family never wants to rely on selling. Who is my daughter trying to catch up to? ”
“High climb? "
"What are you trying to achieve? We have no arms or legs, how can we starve to death? Now I heard that there will be no more war, and life will definitely be better than before.
Please tell me more about this marriage. Have you met their old man? "
He Chu shook his head.
"No? "
"I haven't seen it, but the girl has. "
"Did you let Sisi go to meet her parents-in-law alone? ”
He Chu nodded.
Lao He immediately raised his hand, but could not stand up because of his back pain.
He Chu immediately understood and put Move your head closer
“Bang! "
Lao He slapped his son on the head.
"You coward, don't tell people outside that you are a pig butcher, we are pig killers. , but I can’t afford to disgrace you. You actually let your sister go to meet her parents-in-law alone. Don’t you know what your dad means when I ask you to accompany me?
I just asked you to support the scene. If the parents-in-law want to bully Sisi, you, the elder brother, have to go up and argue with her. It’s really outrageous. Just slap him on the forehead like your father did.! "
"......" He Chu.
"His parents are still there, right? "
Lao Hetou began to ask about the family affairs of his son-in-law's family.
"My brother-in-law's mother is gone. "
Concubine Min has been dead for many years.
"Hey, no mother-in-law? "
Lao Hetou was happy, not as good as my mother-in-law.
"Yes. "
"Huh? A continuation? "
"No. "
"Is his mother a concubine? ”
“Not bad... almost. "
The queen is the legitimate mother, and the other concubines are actually concubines, unless they are named imperial concubines.
"His..."
Old He He took a deep breath.
The situation at his son-in-law’s house is much worse than he thought.
“You straight mother is actually a concubine! "
"Dad..."
"Your father, I went to the Yamen to ask someone, and he said that Xiao Liuzi seemed to have committed something, and the position of the head arrester was also changed. No, tell me, was he just planning to flee back to the capital for refuge, and abducted our family Sisi? "
"Dad..."
"Straight mother-in-law, you've got it, you've got it! ”
Old He was furious for the first time and continued to say to his son:
“That’s it, that’s it. Looking at his family’s situation, it may be difficult for him to live a rich and comfortable life. Well, you go find your brother-in-law and ask him to come back. We, the He family, will spend some money to take care of the yamen matter and settle it if we can.
If that doesn’t work, let him come back and be my son-in-law.
You, the elder brother, can share the property of our Lao He family equally with him, and you can establish a written record. ”
“A door-to-door son-in-law? "
He Chu's expression was very wonderful.
"By the way, you bastard have been staying in the capital for the past six months? If it weren't for the letters that come every once in a while, your father, I would have thought you were dead! What are you doing in the capital? ”
“Read books and learn to write. "
Lao He was stunned for a moment, blinked, and asked:
"What are you doing? "
"Read a book and learn to write. "
"You are a pig butcher, why are you literate? Are you writing suicide notes for pigs? "
"My brother-in-law asked me to learn to read, so I learned it. "
"You will do whatever he asks you to do? You are the eldest brother, how can you obey him in everything? If he asks you to break into the palace one day, will you still obey him? "
"Ah, um, okay. "
"You, you, you, make me so angry! "
"Dad..."
"What kind of charter is this? Why has this marriage been delayed until now and there is no news? ”
“I’m back, dad. The wedding was postponed because of the war, so it was delayed. NowDidn't it look like we couldn't fight anymore, so we asked me to come back? "
"Are you the only one back? "
"My brother-in-law is also back, but he will arrive tomorrow the day after me, and he will bring the betrothal gift. "
"I'll be there tomorrow. Oh, where is your sister? "
"My sister and brother-in-law are back together. "
"Yes, this is called observing etiquette. "
"Dad, please close this shop. ”
“It’s time to put it in. Let’s finish the wedding first.” "
"Dad, what I mean is that you should close this shop. "
"Off? You don't have a fever, right? How can you say such nonsense? ”
“Dad, turn it off.” ”
“What are you locking me up for?” "
"Go to the capital, follow us to the capital. "
"Why are you going to the capital? "
"You want him to raise me? Can he afford it? "
"Um..."
"Besides, I only have the ability to kill pigs and sell their meat. "
"My brother-in-law said that I can open a pork shop in the capital. "
"Huh? Going to Beijing to sell pork? ”
“Yes. ”
“You’re in a panic, aren’t you? Your father just told you that it’s not easy to live in a big city. Plus, you’re not familiar with the place where you live. If your father and I go there, we’ll just be doing our original job. Only God knows if it can't be opened.
Besides, he asked me to go to the capital to sell pork, so I had to listen to him and see what he could do. Why didn't he let me enter the palace to deliver pork legs to His Majesty! "
"Dad, if you want to give it away, you can also..."
"Don't say it, don't say it, you will leave the city tomorrow, no, you will leave the city in the afternoon. Bring up a pig. It will be used for the wedding. We will prepare this hard food for ourselves.
Don’t talk nonsense about going to the capital again. Look what you were fed by that little thief. Let me tell you, when you see that little thief tomorrow, watch how I clean up. He really thinks that the daughter of my old He family has no one to marry! "
"Dad, there is something I want to tell you. ”
“If you fart, hurry up.” "
"My sister, I have it"
"What? ”
He Chu pointed to his belly.
Lao He’s eyes immediately widened,
For a moment,
It seemed that the pain in my waist was gone and my legs were no longer sore. I immediately stood up and started rummaging through the boxes.
"Dad, what are you doing? What are you doing?" "
"Pack up your things and go to the capital to sell pork! "
......
"Are you confirmed? ”
“Back to Your Majesty, I have confirmed that His Highness the Sixth Prince called the imperial physician from the palace to diagnose his pulse.
The Taiyuan Hospital first sent Dr. Luo. After Dr. Luo came back, he invited Dr. Zhu to go there.
It is indeed a joyful pulse, and the pulse is stable, then the He familyFemale, in good health. "
When Emperor Yan heard this, he put down the fold in his hand and put his hands in front of him.
Wei Zhonghe took advantage of the situation and said:
"Congratulations, slave. Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty. "
"Where are the Chengjue people? "
"Back to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Sixth Prince left Beijing this morning with the daughter of the He family. "
"Now that I have found out that I am pregnant, I still dare to move around without authorization. "
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Sixth Prince should have gone to Nan'an County to hire someone. ”
Previously, because the Marquis of Jingnan massacred the Chu army under Yupan City, the relationship between Yan and Chu was very tense, and a big war might start at any time.
So, the eldest prince’s marriage was kept quiet The wedding of the prince and the princess has been postponed.
At present, there seems to be no sign of large-scale military action in the Chu people in the short term. What needs to be done can be done.
At the same time, the woman has a baby in her belly. After all, she is pregnant with the emperor, so she can’t let her mother’s name be unreasonable.
“Did you bring the betrothal gift? ”
“Bring it, His Highness the Sixth Prince sent someone to the Prince’s Mansion to ask for it, because His Majesty originally ordered that His Highness the Prince would help arrange the betrothal gift.” "
Double pig hind legs!
"It's hard for him to remember. "
I actually went to the prince to ask for a pig leg.
"Did the prince give it to me? "
"The prince personally led his subordinates to help purchase the appropriate items. "
Hearing this, Emperor Yan nodded.
"The Secret Intelligence Department sent out people to protect him along the way, and then he sent two imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital to accompany him. ”
“Yes, Your Majesty. "
Immediately,
Emperor Yan picked up another brochure, flipped through it, and
said:
"Ji Wujiang After leading the 5,000 Zhenbei Army to leave the capital, they followed Cheng Jue's instructions and cleared the trade routes. ”
“Yes, Your Majesty. "
"Wei Zhonghe. ”
“The slave is here. ”
“I am going to be a grandfather. "
......
"Your Highness, here are the details of the city's taxes for the past three months. ”
The tax officer delivered a booklet to Ji Chengjue.
Ji Chengjue did not read it, but returned it to the tax officer.
“There are complaints, right?
The tax official smiled bitterly and said: "They say this is competing with the people for profit." ”
“If you don’t fight with them, you will have to conquer it from the heads of the common people. "
The tax officer was obviously one of Ji Chengjue's own. Hearing this, he replied: "But, Your Highness, Nan'an County is fine. There are not many caravans, but there are many large caravans traveling in other places. Behind them are all the princes and nobles. "
"It's okay. With their father here, they don't dare to complain or anything. However, these days, they are quite abiding by the rules, which makes Gu even want to find a chicken to kill and show it to the monkey. Can't find them. ”
“Your Highness, I have resentment in my heart.If so, it would be even more difficult. "
"You don't have to worry about these. Gu has his own rules in his heart. It's a pity that the batch of talented shopkeepers in Gu's hands were all raided by the man named Zheng. Over there at Xue Customs I don’t know why, but the movement is so slow, and the rare objects in those workshops have not been produced yet. "
"Your Highness is waiting for Xue Customs to come to the rescue? ”
“Yes and no, Dayan is so big and only focuses on one place to eat. No matter how big the output is, it is not enough to eat. Gu’s idea is that it starts from the desert in the west and ends at Snow Customs in the east. Zhi, connecting Qian and Chu in sequence, all merchants who enter our Yan territory will have to peel off a layer of skin. "
"Your Highness, I think this is a bit too radical. "
"Hey, I've only heard of refugees rebelling because they couldn't get enough to eat, but I've never heard of merchants revolting because of heavy taxes. Who should I blame if I don't blame them?
If the merchants of Qianchu feel that the tax is heavy, fine, let Qianchu join me, Dayan, and become my own family, and the tax will be light.
After Gu leaves, you will also be transferred out of Nan'an County and concentrate on helping Gu take care of the bank account. "
"Thank you for your support, Your Highness. ”
“It’s done, go ahead. I have to come and give gifts to my father-in-law.” ”
“I would like to wish His Highness a happy wedding. The young lady and my old master will be happy if they know this.” ”
“Yeah. ”
Ji Chengjue left the teahouse wearing a long gown, pretending to be a scholar, but because he had better skin, he held a fan in his hand and a pendant tied around his waist. He really looked like a handsome young man.
A carriage was parked in front, and a small motorcade was waiting behind it.
Outside the carriage stood a man in black.
“Oh, brother, you came to me just after you led the troops out of Beijing. Are you afraid that others won’t know that you and I are together? "
Ji Wujiang smiled indifferently and said:
"Brother, I can only come back because of your fault. If we are not standing together, we are standing together. What are we afraid of? ? Besides, I said I was here to help you clear the trade routes, but if you don’t give Brother Wei directions on where to go, Brother Wei can’t lead his troops to just kill people randomly, right? ”
“Haha. Ji Chengjue nodded and said, "Brother, you are serious. It is natural for you and me to be brothers and sisters." "
"Also, according to the rules, the elders of the family should take the lead when hiring you today. It is impossible for my father to come. As the eldest brother, I will come forward to help you organize it. my duty. ”
“Thank you very much, big brother. Come, please come here.” "
The daughter of the He family was sitting in the carriage, and she was pregnant. Ji Wujiang, the elder brother, could not enter the carriage, so the two brothers walked in front, followed by the carriage and the convoy carrying the bride price.
Because the number of pig hind legs included in the betrothal gift was too large and "dazzling", it attracted the attention of many people in Nan'an County along the way.
It is impossible to see gold, silver, jewels, emerald bead curtains and the like in ordinary people's weddings. Pork is hard currency, and this team with the word "happy" on it can be said to be quite arrogant from the perspective of ordinary people.
Ji Chengjue has always felt it was a pity that his father was busy with state affairs and could not come in person. Otherwise, he would be extremely satisfied if he could stand here and look at the envious eyes of the people around him.
“You are quick to act, and you actually got it just like that. There is still no one among you and me. You are my father’s first grandson.
< p>It is said that there is a kiss in another generation, and I am a little bit surprised to see what the father has arranged for you this time."The eldest prince has been in the military camp in his early years, and later made a decision. She was tasked with marrying the barbarian tribe, so she got married late, and there is still no news about the body of the barbarian princess.
The marriage between the prince and the princess has been delayed until now.
The third child is now useless.
Lao Si Lao Wu is about the same age as Ji Chengjue, but Lao Si Lao Wu is not married yet.
As for Lao Qi, his hair has not yet fully grown.
"Hey, speaking of which, brother, you really have to thank me for the baby who is still in his mother's belly this time. Without him, your release might not have gone so smoothly this time."
p>"Yes, yes, when the child is born, I will prepare a generous gift for him, but it is a coincidence."
"It is not a coincidence, I knew it half a month ago Sisi had it, but she delayed it for a while before calling the imperial doctor and informing my father.”
“You are even using your unborn child. "?"
The eldest prince spoke very straightforwardly.
Ji Chengjue nodded and said: "He should. If she is a girl, she should treat her as my little cotton-padded jacket and help her father. If she is a boy, he should fight for the emperor now." What should I do in my grandson's position?"
"Chengjue..."
"I know what brother wants to say, don't worry, brother, I won't talk to our father. It’s so boring to look like an emperor.
By the way, big brother, I received a good news from Xue Customs a while ago, and the dowry you sent was a success. ”
"I also know that Zheng Fan is also courageous. Counting the days, he should have dragged Ke Yanbu to fight in the snowy fields just after he arrived."
"Well, by the way, brother, Do you know what I am thinking about now?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"I am wondering when the man named Zheng will have a child. I hope he will have a daughter. My family is a boy, so I can take advantage of him.”
The eldest prince suddenly asked:
“What if it’s a boy?”
"Then I won't follow my father's old ways."
"Cheng Jue, what do you mean by this?"
"It doesn't mean anything. Well, brother, in front of you is my husband. He Chu, the person standing next to him is my brother-in-law. He Chu, it is a coincidence that you are here. I am alreadyI thought that after I was dismissed, I asked my uncle to join you. Now it's just right. You can take him away with you tomorrow and keep him by your side for use. There is no need to cultivate him. Just see the blood and gain experience. . ”
“Yes. ”
“Okay, I’m going to pay tribute to my father-in-law. Brother, you should also learn from this.” "
"Your father-in-law still doesn't know your identity? "
"I asked my uncle to go back and tell me in advance, but it seems that he hasn't said anything yet. "
Speaking,
Ji Chengjue stretched out his hand and pointed at Lao He's head, and continued:
"Otherwise, my father-in-law would not dare to take it. Holding a kitchen knife, you are waiting here for my hairy son-in-law. ”
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Good night.