Three and a half women in four courtyards

Chapter 4

Bao Yixian nodded.

Hou Zhang then asked: "Oh? What's the matter, sister. Did you get bitten by a gangster? How did you bite? Talk to me (talk about it)."

Bao Yixian shook his head, then pointed to his mouth.

Hou Zhang was surprised: "Ah?! You, you, are you also dumb? A widow and dumb mother with a dumb child?"

Bao Yixian nodded, meaning she was right.

Houzhang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and smiled brightly: "Oh! It's good to be dumb! Dumb people don't pick people, they are honest."

There was doubt in Bao Yixian's eyes.

Hou Zhang glanced at her and said with a smile, "Oh, fate."

Bao Yixian was even more puzzled.

She looked around the house, wondering what kind of family it was.

Hou Zhang understood what she meant, and said: "Ang! This is a good family. You are so lucky to have met Cong Si Huang. You know, this Cong Si Huang is a well-known grand master in Chile River. Good man."

Seeing that Bao Yixian was fascinated by listening, Hou Zhang's spirit was lifted, and he spoke more and more vigorously: "Ang! Speaking of this family, from the ancestors, they are not very kind.

"His father from the Four Emperors is the well-known Congshang Conglin. How did Congshang get his name? It all started when we Shandong people went to the Guandong.

"At that time, there was a plague of locusts in Shandong, and the crops were eaten by grasshoppers. What happened to the people in Shandong who caused the disaster? Oh, it's the one called Gubeikou. After the exit, everyone ran here Come to live.

"Here, there were not many people in the beginning. When everyone came, they rushed to occupy the border and open up a small piece of wasteland. Say hello to the local government. Whoever opens up the wasteland will own the land.

"The land in Chilechuan is fertile. There are nine rivers and eighteen forks, and the ground is huge. Especially the Daxigou River is not only rich in land, but also an important road inside and outside the pass.

"In the land here, you can throw a few seeds casually in spring, and you can harvest a lot of grain in autumn. This way, if you spread it to ten or ten, more and more people will come. As a result, the Mongols in the east quit. Here It used to be a place for livestock. The land has been cleared up by Shandong people, and there is less land for livestock to graze.

"After the fight there, the Mongols and the Shandong people began to fight. At first, the common people fought in private, and later the army of King Karaqingong also came to mix it up.

"The Mongols are powerful. They ride tall horses and wield Mongolian knives. When they rush over at once, a large number of people fall down. The Shandong people are also unambiguous. The leader is Cong Lin. He took the Shandong boy and everyone An elm stick.

"This elm is not an ordinary elm stick, but the yellow elm on the cliff here. This kind of wood has been exposed to the wind and sun, and it is hard when it is old. It will not break when it is hit on a rock.

"When the Mongolian horse team rushed over, the boys squatted on the ground and suddenly jumped up to hit the horse's leg. The Mongolian swords were short, and the horse's leg broke before it could cut anyone.

"That cavalry team fell down a large area. King Gong saw that the unruly people in Shandong were not easy to provoke, so he could only ask for money to withdraw the troops, and dared not fight again easily."

Bao Yixian thought as he listened, he had heard the old people talk about it before, it seems that the grievances between the Mongols and the Han people are really not just a day and a half.

When Hou Zhang talked about this, his voice became louder: "Ang, Conglin's reputation has been greatly improved in this battle, and his prestige among Shandong people is getting higher and higher.

"Everyone said his credit, just like Li Shimin mentioned in "Xue Li Zhengdong" in the storytelling. He heard this, laughed, imitated the tone of the storytelling, and said, 'I agree'.

"From then on, everyone called him Conghuangshang. Conghuangshuang was not only brave, but also resourceful. That year, the grain harvest in Chilechuan was very good, and every family had surplus food. In winter, it snowed heavily.

"The snow was so thick that it was more than a foot thick. The Karaqin pastures were all covered by heavy snow. The Mongols' cattle and sheep had no place to graze, and the starved animals were piled up into hills. Seeing that the Mongols were about to suffer Big sin.

"At this time, the emperor said to everyone that it is better to settle enemies than to end them. We can't just watch the Mongols freeze to death and starve to death. He sent a letter to King Gong, willing to send two thousand shi of grain in exchange for their frozen food. Dead cattle and sheep.

"King Gong laughed loudly after receiving the letter, immediately agreed, and specially ordered his subordinates to sign the official document of friendly coexistence between Mongolia and Han.

"Since then, the Shandong people no longer called the Mongols 'Mongolian Tartars', and the Mongols no longer called the Shandong people 'Shandong Bangzi'; the Mongols grazed cattle and sheep but did not reach the Chile River, and the Shandong people did not open up wasteland but the Qingyang Mountain. Chilechuan set up a grain hunting mansion and opened a special market for Mongolians and Shandong people to buy and sell grain, cattle and sheep."

Seeing that Mongols and Han people are not so born, Bao Yixian thought about it, it seems——we shouldn't pretend to be dumb.

Wu Laqin turned over and fell asleep again.

Hou Zhang covered him with a quilt, and continued: "Ang! The emperor Conglin is not only brave and resourceful, he can fight, he can also do business.

"He used camels to transport the grain from Chilechuan to Harqin, exchanged it for flocks of cattle and sheep, and then used these cattle and sheep to exchange fields in Chilechuan. Half of Dapingdi belongs to his family, and he has become a well-known big family.

"Look at this compound. There are two big tile-roofed houses, wing rooms, carved gate towers, and cannon houses at the four corners. When it was most prosperous, there were more than 30 housekeepers in the compound. At that time Ah, even the magistrate of the county government office in Liangchu Prefecture, every year during the Chinese New Year, comes to his house to pay New Year's greetings."

Hou Zhang's eyelids drooped, and she lamented: "Alas! It's a pity, it's a pity that this is from the emperor's family. The population is not prosperous, and they didn't even have three children (survived).

"The eldest got chickenpox when he was born, and died before confinement. The second child was tied up by the beard from Rehe when he was five years old. He was late in sending money from the emperor, and the beard tore the ticket. The third child was going On the way to school in Liangzhufu, he met Xie Gang and was taken away by Xie Gang.

"Only this fourth son survived from his filial piety. He was regarded as the jewel in the palm of the emperor, and he was not allowed to do farm work. He was sent to Liangchu Mansion in a small carriage and lived in the new school to study.

"This is a filial Confucian. People often call him Big Brother. He is really promising. Not only can he read and write, but he also likes to read medical books and medicine books (etc.). Watching him, he has learned so much." I went to see a doctor. No matter how strange the disease is, once he encounters it, he will not be able to sleep well.

"Ang, with his strength, he has treated many difficult and miscellaneous diseases, and became a famous doctor in Chilechuan. Many wealthy families took him to Zhagu disease (treatment) in a horse-drawn carriage. Because of this doctor For medical skills, people respected the name of Emperor Cong, and gave him the nickname Cong Four Emperors.

"Your Majesty the Four Emperors is really a kind person. As long as you are a patient, you will see a doctor if you have money or not. If you meet a rich family, you will follow the money; if you have no money, close the medicine box and leave. Don't listen to the patient's polite words."

Hearing this, Bao Yixian wanted to see what this savior looked like.

At this moment, Mrs. Hou Zhang said "Ai" again: "Ai—good people are not rewarded! This is the emperor Yingyao I, but he became addicted to smoking in his later years and spent every day in the "Xiaoyaolou" of Liangchu Mansion. , and made a lot of money.

"Oh, the bets are bigger and bigger every time. It's scary! It was praised as a 'gamble' by many Laipi on the street of Liangzhufu. One night, the emperor took over all the land in Daxigouchuan, and the result was lost. After everything was wiped out, only this compound and dozens of mu of tombs remained.

"At that time, the emperor regretted it. His hair was all white overnight, and he died soon after. Not half a year later, his wife also drove to the west of the crane. After a good family, he was defeated. Fortunately, since the fourth emperor, he has already married and established a business. , it can be regarded as a continuation of the incense."

(End of this chapter)