I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 334 Gossip
Regarding the death of Qiu Jinyu, the third resident of the Qiu family in Qianzhong Road, Longyou Road now has different opinions, but in Weizhou, there are also the neighboring Linzhou Prefecture and Shanzhou Prefecture, and the people naturally believe the news from Xiangwu County.

"Hey, he said he was a scholar. At that time, Xiangwu County was so dangerous. Three thousand barbarian troops surrounded the city. Even five or six-year-old children went up to the tower with kitchen knives. Qiu Jinyu actually escaped, and said he was going to save people. , I think he is a coward, he ran for his life on his own!"

In the lobby of the restaurant, there were a lot of diners, and everyone chatted about it.

After three glasses of wine, the violent men spat all over their mouths, their words filled with disdain and contempt for Qiu Jinyu.

"Mr. Ma, you're fucking talking nonsense again, how can a five-year-old kid kill you?" The guests at the table next to him laughed out of joy.

Ma Laosan picked up the wine glass and drank it down, wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth boldly, and raised his sonorous voice by three points, "I'm a seven-foot man, every spit nails!"

"Xiaoyingzi from my uncle's family married in Xiangwu County. I heard that in order to deal with those barbarians, I took out a jar of soybean oil and boiled lard bought during the Chinese New Year, and put them in the big iron pot under the city tower to burn. When it was hot, it was sent to the tower of the city, and the guards took a gourd and scooped it and poured it one by one, and the hot barbarians cried for their fathers and mothers."

The guests at the table by the window also echoed, "I heard that when there was no oil, we boiled the water, and just dug some snow to get a big pot of hot water. When Man Yizi came up, the hot water was poured on the head. Only then did the gates of the city be guarded."

"It seems that the flour was also taken. When I heard it, I thought it was for making gnocchi. Who knew that the flour was scattered. I heard that the flour exploded like a firecracker when fired with a rocket, scaring the barbarians to their knees." begging for mercy, and calling out to the Heaven of Eternal Life."

It is no wonder that the people of Longyou Dao are so keen to talk about this matter. It is said that in the previous dynasty, the officials were incompetent, and the general guarding the border was a young boy from Beijing, who could not even be called an armchair strategist.

That year was also winter, and a group of barbarians also bypassed the Weizhou camp, but they attacked Baiyu County in the east, and five hundred barbarians broke through the city gate and drove straight in, burning, killing and looting.

When the reinforcements from the Weizhou camp and the guard arrived, Baiyu County was littered with corpses, blood staining the snow on the ground.

It wasn't just the unarmed civilians who were killed, the county government office was also captured by the barbarians. The heads of the county magistrate and other officials were brutally cut off by the barbarians, and finally hung under the eaves.

The 3000 barbarian army almost slaughtered Baiyu County, let alone [-] people this time, but who would have thought that the barbarian county not only defended, but also killed and arrested [-] barbarians in the end.

Just because of this exciting good news, the people drank a few more glasses of wine during the Chinese New Year, and they were so happy.

Seeing that the topic was being diverted, in the corner, a dark and thin man couldn't help but said in surprise: "But how did I hear that Qiu Jinyu and the young master of the General's Mansion are brothers? I knew that Young Master Yang was in danger, so I brought my subordinates together." Risk your life and rush to Aozikou for rescue."

The noisy lobby was quiet for a moment after the black-handed man spoke, and then someone answered, "Believe it or not, I don't believe it anyway! Is the life of the young master your life? Is the life of the people in Xiangwu County not your life? Hold on!" After entering the city gate, tens of thousands of people were saved, and it is said that scholars understand righteousness, hum!"

"That's right, I heard that Young Master Yang appeared in Aozikou in the middle of the night because he learned that Xiangwu County was under siege, so he rushed back with his followers to rescue regardless of safety."

Go ahead to dangers!Yang Xu's move is righteous. No matter what the purpose of Qiu Jinyu's going to Aozikou is, he left the people in Xiangwu County and escaped. This is a fact that cannot be changed. .

A middle-aged man dressed as a literati sneered, "If you have saved Young Master Yang's life, then you will be able to rise to the top. It is more cost-effective than saving ordinary people. If you are righteous, you will be a dog-killer, and if you have a heart, you will be more scholars."

Many people nodded in agreement. They were ordinary people. In Qiu Jinyu's eyes, they were worthless lives. If they died, they would die.

In the corner, the black and thin man's eyes dimmed and he picked up a few dishes with his chopsticks absent-mindedly, before he said, "Xiao Er, pay the bill."

After a while, the black and thin man left the restaurant and went straight to a mansion in the east of the city, knocked on the side door and went in.

"Ma'am, Miss Qiu is angry again, clamoring to leave for Qianzhong Road." The big maid raised her head, but there was a wound on her forehead, which looked like it was hit by something.

Qian frowned, looking at the maid who was still bleeding from the wound, "You go down and treat the wound first, and send a few maids from the front yard to take care of it."

The maids and women in the backyard are all Qian's confidantes, so it is better to let Qiu Jingyuan torment those dainty vixens in the front yard, so as to save a lot of time and lure the men to climb up the kang all day long.

The big maid had just left, when the black and thin man came in to answer.

"Okay, how's the news going?" Stopping the black and thin man from saluting, Qian sat on the main seat, let the nurse hold her head tiredly, thought it was a good job, maybe He could also take the opportunity to cling to the General's Mansion, who knew that he would become a hot potato in the end.

"Going back to Madam, there are rumors that are not good for Mr. Qiu. We sent many people out, but the common people don't buy it. Now even the teahouse has Mr. Talking who is arranging Mr. Qiu."

The Qian family was not short of money, so it was easy to spread rumors, but this time it was different, a lot of money was thrown out, but the effect was very little.

No matter how the Qian family whitewashed Qiu Jinyu, saying that he valued love and righteousness, and that he had a deep relationship with Yang Xu's brother, that's why he went to Aozikou to save people, but to the common people, if you really value love and righteousness, then why did you lose it? The people of Xiaxiangwu County don't care?
After inquiring about some more matters, Mrs. Qian waved people to retreat. There were no outsiders around, and Mrs. Qian no longer concealed her emotions, "Let's not talk about marriage now. I'm thankful that the General's House won't retaliate."

The old mother looked distressed at Qian Shi who couldn't sleep all night because of the Qiu family's affairs, "Madam, don't worry, the General's Mansion didn't take action against the Zhang family, let alone us."

Qian recalled the scene in the restaurant a few days ago. Zhan Feiyu lived in the Qiu Mansion, and she got close to Yang Xu. Seeing the pleasantries between her and Master Zhang, there was no sign of tension. From this, it can be inferred that the General Mansion is indeed not He intends to take revenge on the Zhang family, otherwise Zhan Feiyu will definitely avoid suspicion.

Feeling a little more relieved, Qian sighed, "Forget it, wait until the people from the Qiu family come."

Qiu Jinyu's body was taken away from the Yizhuang in Xiangwu County, but the people from Sanfang estimated that it would take five days to arrive. Fortunately, it is winter and the temperature is low and cold, so there is no fear of the corpse rotting and smelling.

"Ma'am, it's not good..." Mrs. Qian didn't relax for a moment, when the big servant girl's panicked shouts came from outside.

Qian's heart skipped a beat. She had been pampered and pampered for many years, but during the years that Qiu Jingyuan came, Qian felt that she was going to be ten years older.

The eldest maid had already had medicine on her forehead, so she didn't care about saluting at this moment, and hurriedly said, "Miss Qiu took someone out, and the servant girls said that Miss Qiu is going to Xiangwu County to settle accounts with Miss Zhan!"

"What's the deal?" Qian's scalp tingled. Jingyuan was slapped in the restaurant that day. This was still in Linzhou Mansion, and Xiangwu County was the territory of the General's Mansion. Qiu Jingyuan dared to go there to act wildly. Want to know what will happen.

"It was a few maids who were chewing their tongues, but Ms. Qiu overheard it..." The eldest maid hurriedly explained the reason.

Qiu Jingyuan came to Xiangwu County to discuss marriage with Yang Xu. Before that, Qiu Jinyu was fine, and with him helping out, Qiu Jingyuan and Yang Xu might become childhood sweethearts.

Qianzhong Road is far away, but Qian's aunt is in Linzhou Prefecture. When Qiu Jingyuan comes to live here for a while, she can cultivate her relationship with her childhood sweetheart and childhood sweetheart, and she will be able to make a marriage contract in a few years.

Now that Qiu Jinyu was dead, Qian thought it would be easier to talk about marriage. After all, Qiu Jinyu died to save Yang Xu, and if one life was exchanged for a marriage contract, the General's House would agree to it even if it was forced by public opinion.

But that day when Qiu Jingyuan went to the Qiu Mansion, she was driven away by Yang Xu's vicious words without even entering the gate. After returning to Linzhou Mansion, Qiu Jingyuan dropped five or six sets of tea sets in the past few days.

Qiu Jingyuan has a bad temper, and beats and scolds her servants at every turn. The maids and women who serve her dare not speak out, so she murmurs in private that Yang Xu doesn't want to make an appointment with Qiu Jingyuan because of Yang Xu's relationship with Zhan Feiyu. better.

One is the domineering, overbearing and unreasonable Miss Qianjin, while the other is Yuxue, a cute, well-behaved and sensible girl, especially Zhan Feiyu is also a scholar and a junior, it is self-evident who Yang Xu will choose.

The two gossiping women even said brazenly: "If I were to pick a daughter-in-law for my son, I would have to pick a girl like Zhan. Pick a shit-stirring stick and go home. Within three days, the house will definitely be in trouble."

"Shit Stirrer" Qiu Jingyuan just heard this, and was furious at that time, took the broom that the mother-in-law used to sweep the snow, and beat them all up.

An exasperated Qiu Jingyuan left Qian's house with her maid and guards, and went to Xiangwu County to settle accounts with Zhan Feiyu.

"Let's make trouble, let's make trouble, I want to see if I can make a flower!" Qian felt her head hurt even more, and the pain was throbbing, making her wish she could really ignore Qiu Jingyuan's life and death.

The grandma knew that what she said was angry, so she asked the servant girl to pour tea and pass it over, and then asked softly: "Madam, why don't you let the master go to Xiangwu County?"

"Aside from eating, drinking and having fun, what else can your master do?" Qian Shi didn't count on Master Qian at all. If a man was really useful, the Qian family wouldn't be her, a wife in charge of the house.

Mrs. Qian also knows Qiu Jingyuan's temper. When she is angry, she will definitely not be able to stop her. It's better to wait until she hits a wall and learn to behave. If Mrs. Qian brings her back again, she will be able to live in peace for a few days. The third bedroom of the Qiu family has already arrived, so she can throw away this hot potato.

"Have someone prepare the carriage, and ask Dr. Sun to take the medicine box with us, and then we will go there together." Mrs. Qian ordered, not wanting to rush to Xiangwu County to suffer, "Let old head Liu take the guy, The snow on the official road has not yet melted, and it is normal for the carriage to break down."

The eldest servant girl agreed, and then she retreated to order the servants to do things.

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Although the snow outside hadn't melted yet, Zhan Feiyu didn't feel so cold when the sun was shining on his body. He smelled the smell of food and was instantly hungry, "Ah Nuan, there are so many stalls today. From the street to the end of the street..."

"Today is the first episode after the new year, so it will definitely be more lively." He Nuan turned slightly to the side to prevent passers-by from bumping into Zhan Feiyu.

The food hoarded for the New Year is almost gone, so I will take advantage of the big market to come to the county to buy some back, and some men who want to work part-time have also come out today, so there are so many people on the street.

"There are kebabs over there." Smelling the smell of barbecue, Zhan Feiyu's eyes lit up, and his voice was cheerful and excited, "Ah Nuan, let's go over quickly."

Although the land in Xiangwu County is barren, with strong wind and sand and little rain, the mutton here is exceptionally delicious, such as mutton soup, fried mutton with scallions, roasted leg of lamb...

Just thinking about it makes your mouth water, especially this kind of meat skewers that are skewered on wooden sticks and grilled over charcoal fire. After sprinkling all kinds of special spices, the mutton wrapped in spices drips on the glowing red charcoal, giving off a tempting aroma. The sizzling sound and the tangy fragrance make people unable to move their feet.

He Sheng and He Nuan couldn't help laughing at Zhan Feiyu who was standing beside the charcoal fire like a few other children. It was rare to see a young lady so childish.

"Little girl, how many skewers do you want?" The uncle asked with a smile, turning the mutton skewers skillfully with his hands, "One penny skewer."

Before Zhan Feiyu could answer, an eight or nine-year-old chubby man spoke first, probably because he was greedy, and his saliva flowed down as soon as he spoke.

Little Fatty quickly wiped the corner of his mouth, "I want five skewers."

Wow... The children around the side let out exclamations, and looked at the rich and powerful little chubby with incomparable envy.

"Second baby, you give me a bunch, and next time I buy food, I'll give you a share too." A skinny monkey-like boy squeezed in front, and the two brothers patted the chubby boy's shoulders nicely, with eyeballs dripping Turning around, "Whoever bullies you in the future, you shout, brother, I will fight for you!"

"Don't try to lie to my brother!" The little girl standing aside pouted dissatisfiedly, pulled Fatty to the side, and hummed angrily at the little thin monkey, "My cousins ​​will eat, there is no extra food Give you!"

"That's right, whoever dares to bully my cousin, I'll beat his dog's head!" The oldest boy shook his fist in demonstration.

The little thin monkey was disappointed that he couldn't get anything to eat.

Fatty laughed foolishly, "I only brought five cents, and I will buy it for you next time my grandma gives me money."

The uncle who sells kebabs doesn't care about the conversations of a few children. It's also the Chinese New Year, and the children only have a few pennies in their pockets. On weekdays, whoever's child will have money to buy food.

The uncle looked at Zhan Feiyu who was standing on the far left again, and he saw that she was a girl from a wealthy family, accompanied by a maid.

Meat skewers worth a penny are actually not expensive. The pieces of meat are cut to the size of a thumb, and the wooden skewers are more than half a foot long.

In the staring salute of a group of children, Zhan Feiyu proudly stretched out his fat and white paws.

The uncle smiled and said, "It also needs five skewers."

"No." How could Zhan Xiaoyu, a real local tyrant, be so stingy, smelling the smell of barbecue in the air, "Fifty skewers."

Not to mention the kebab uncle was dumbfounded, and the eight or nine children around the stall were also taken aback, staring in shock at Zhan Feiyu's steamed bun face, no wonder he is so fat, it turns out he is so edible.

At the thought of fifty skewers, all the children, including the little chubby, showed expressions of envy. They have never eaten so many skewers in their life.

Zhan Feiyu grinned, "Uncle, give them two skewers each, and I'll eat the rest."

After He Nuan handed over the money, the children who came back to their senses immediately yelled excitedly, "We also have meat skewers to eat."

"Haha, I have two strings, two strings."

"I want to save a skewer to go back to my brother, so that he won't take me to play, and I won't take him to eat meat skewers."

(End of this chapter)