Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 18: Powder Carving and Jade Carving
Back at the official post, Guan Ziyang ordered the black slave to put away the 'bell' carefully, and Tiewei and Qingchan went to pack their bags together.

After everything was settled, Guan Ziyang got into the bullock cart and was about to set off when two sergeants came to see him. Guan Ziyang had seen these two sergeants before, and they had been following Yin Yun's side, so they should be his personal soldiers.

One of them was named Zhu San, and the other was named He Shishi. Hei Nuer immediately laughed when he heard their names: "Why are your two names both numbers? Do soldiers like numbers?"

In fact, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, books were precious things. Although the common people could only learn literature, for ordinary people, what they wanted in their whole life was just enough to eat.

Therefore, many people are illiterate and unable to give their descendants a good name, so many names are named with numbers.

And this phenomenon has continued in ancient times. The most famous name in history is Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. When there was no uprising, his name was Zhu Chongba, and Zhu Chongba's father was named His name is Zhu Wusi.

So Guan Ziyang didn't find it strange, and scolded Hei Nuer: "Hei Nuer, don't be rude to the two military brothers."

Then they got off the bullock cart and saluted the two. Although the soldiers were generally commoners or civilians, the two were personal soldiers of Yin Yun, a gentleman with five senses, and their status was naturally different from other ordinary soldiers.

Guan Ziyang saw that the two men were muscular and heroic. Although the two did not reveal their specific identities in the army, they might have military positions, so they bowed down. present.

Zhu San hurriedly stepped forward to support Guan Ziyang, and said: "Young Master Guan, you are being very polite. The two of us were ordered by General Yin to escort Young Master Guan for a ride."

Hei Nuer said: "Uncle Tiewei walked no less than a hundred times on the way back to Guanjiabao, so we don't need your escort."

The two just smiled and said nothing, and He Shiyi said after a while, "The military order is like a mountain, so let the two of us accompany Guan Gongzi for a while."

Guan Ziyang agreed, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Yin Yun sent his own soldiers to escort him. I'm afraid the matter is not simple. Could it be that Yin Yun expected that there might be some danger on our way home this time.

Tiewei led the ox and walked in front, Hei Nuer rode on the ox's back and chatted with Tiewei, while Guan Ziyang and Qingchan sat in the ox cart.

As for Zhu San and He 11, one left and one right followed the two sides of the bullock cart, watching the two of them waiting in serious battle, Guan Ziyang felt more and more uneasy!
All the way to Wujiang Ferry, nothing happened.

The frame of the ox cart needs to be unloaded first and transported twice, so it is very time-consuming. It just so happened that the old scalper seemed to be seasick, and he did not get off the boat for a long time. Dozed off under the big yellow kudzu tree.

At this moment, shouts of "Brother...Brother...Brother..." came from my ears.

Guan Ziyang searched for his reputation, and a little girl with her hair in a bun and a green pleated skirt ran towards him. This girl was Guan Ziyang's cousin——Guan Guiying.

Guan Guiying is the daughter of his third uncle Guan Zhengdao, who is six years younger than Guan Ziyang, that is, seven years old, and her nickname is Tuanzi.

Guan Guiying ran close, and threw herself into Guan Ziyang's arms, hugged him and shook him non-stop, and shouted: "Smelly brother, bad brother, I haven't seen you for several days since I went home, so it turns out You didn't take me with you when you went to Fuling County to play, hmph, I'll ignore you..."

Seeing that two drops of pearls fell on her pink and jade-carved face, they happened to land on the two deep dimples on her cheeks, her eyes were squeezed into crescent moons because of crying, and her little face was red from running just now , such a cute little lolita, Guan Ziyang was instantly cut off.

Gently stroked her head and said: "Fuling County is not fun at all, I still like to accompany my cute little dumpling, why don't I come back quickly."

Guan Ziyang tore away the hand that was tightly hugging her waist, but Guan Guiying let out a hiss. Guan Ziyang thought he was hurting her, but when he looked down, he found that there was a red streak on the forearm of the little loli, which was like a lotus root. The seal was very eye-catching, and it was faintly purple-black, obviously it was just injured.

Guan Ziyang asked with concern: "Tuanzi, what happened to your hand..."

Guan Guiying suddenly started to cry again, sobbing and said: "Brother lied to me that you went to Fuling to divorce, not only will you have to divorce, but you will also be severely humiliated by the Wei family. The whip hit me, brother, my hand hurts so much, woo woo woo..."

The eldest brother Guan Guiying talks about is Guan Zisong, the eldest son of the patriarch Guan Zhengkun. On weekdays, Guan Zisong often bullies him and Guan Guiying because he is a few years older than Guan Ziyang. far away.

After being reborn, Guan Zisong also often came to trouble him, but Guan Ziyang always said that one thing more is worse than one thing less, and he didn't have the same knowledge as him.

But looking at the big welt on Guan Guiying's arm, Guan Ziyang was about to run away immediately!
"Let's go, Tuanzi, my brother will avenge you, let's go to Guan Zisong to settle the score!"

"Brother, forget it! Let's go directly to my father and complain." Guan Guiying said in a low voice, grabbing the corner of Guan Ziyang's sleeve with her small hand.

Guan Ziyang took Guan Guiying's hand, and walked home while holding him, saying, "No, I have to teach him a lesson today!"

Not far away, everyone was busy driving cattle to get off the boat, and they didn't see any movement here. Only Qing Chan saw that Guan Ziyang had left from a distance, so she shouted: "Young master, there are still five or six miles of mountain road to go home, or Let’s go in a bullock cart.”

Guan Ziyang didn't turn his head back, he waved his hands behind him, led Guan Guiying and left.

The little girl was already very tired from walking the few kilometers of mountain road. Guan Ziyang saw that she was panting and her legs were trembling, but she still insisted on walking, so he smiled and said, "Tuanzi, I haven't walked with you on my back for a long time. Do you want my brother to carry you on his back?"

"Okay! I like brother Ziyang to carry me the most." Tuanzi shouted happily.

Guan Ziyang's body is thin and weak, but since he has a breath of innate energy, everything is different...

Just like now, carrying a seven-year-old girl on the back of the mountain road for several miles, it took no effort at all, and he returned to Guanjiabao in less than half an hour.

As soon as the two arrived at the door, they saw a group of people coming out of the fort. The leader was a senior official in the county government named Chang Wei, whom Guan Ziyang had met during the grand ceremony.

I once heard from my father that Chang Wei was the nephew of Chang Zao, the acting magistrate of the county. Because of Chang Zao's relationship, Chang Wei got into the county government and became a chief official.

But this man didn't have much talent, and he kept begging his uncle to promote him to be magistrate. Chang Zao knew that he didn't have much ink in his stomach, so he never agreed.

And the position of the county magistrate is exactly the position of Guan Ziyang's father, Guan Zhenggan.

(End of this chapter)