Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 241, Team

Yanyan and Lvzhu immediately understood: "Chengcheng, let her be busy, we have food and drink anyway, the theater troupe in the back yard just came to ask when the show will open, but we are free to watch the stage as we please, Shuangcao, you sit down too, we Order a good show to watch."

Green Bamboo no longer drags Yanyan all over the courtyard to watch flowers, but comes to the backyard with Frostgrass, asks Zhang's mother to order a play, everyone orders a play, this small courtyard is specially used for watching plays, the front yard is not big, There is heaven and earth behind.

A square stage is covered with a canopy, so it can be watched even in wind and rain.

The gong sounded, and the actor came to the stage. Nanny Yanyan still wholeheartedly stayed with Zhang Mama, and peeled the dried fruit for her and sent it to her: "This year's one is delicious."

Mother Zhang put a few in her hand and put them in her mouth. Her teeth were fine, but when the burnt fragrance filled her mouth, her mind was in a trance.

Zhang's mother knew that sitting in the Huguogong's mansion to watch a play was the idea of ​​her eldest daughter, Mrs. Nanyang Hou.

But being caught up on this trip by herself, Zhang's mother couldn't help but sigh.

Frost Grass waits here, besides taking care of the food and drink in this small courtyard, it also regulates the scope of activities of the guests. Today is a family treat. Anyway, there is a lot of food and wine, and a small theater troupe is also invited. It's unrealistic to come here for a walk and expect to visit the entire inner mansion of the Duke's Mansion. It's not good if you bump into the wives, concubines and princesses of the princesses.

The place where Yanyan, Luzhu and the others relax after drinking is only around here.

The same is true for the guests in another small courtyard outside the second gate. The guests here are Mr. Yuan, Yuan Lian and Zheng Liugen. Invited by Grandpa Yuan.

The old man replaced wine with tea and said with a smile: "You can also hear opera here, let's have fun here. There are many people outside. Today, there are princes, princes and county kings, and many adults are here. Let's Don't bother them, and they won't bother us."

The patriarch nodded and bowed: "Yes."

Shopkeeper Zheng was relieved, he was worried that the patriarch would give Sister Hui 200 taels of meeting money, which accounted for nearly one-tenth of the patriarch's family property.

Having eaten this meal in the Duke’s Mansion today, shopkeeper Zheng felt that 200 taels was a bargain. When he faced the patriarch, he began to calm down. Although he didn’t intend to ask the patriarch to pay for his son’s stay in Beijing, he calmed down. .

The small town of Guxi adds autumn colors early in such a weather. The wind blows through the mountains and forests to bring coldness. The temperature of the day and night is completely opposite. The temperature starts to change in the afternoon, and when the sun goes from the center to the side, the temperature can feel the drop.

There is no standard straight official road here, and the flatness between hills and hills disappears quickly. The long convoy is walking on the rough road. Hou Ping, who leads the team, looked at a cluster of birds flying in the sky and called out. "Stop!"

He took out the map: "I will go after I know the way. There are too many bandits around here. If I go the wrong way like yesterday and plunge into the bandit's den, I will add another joke."

The general Yun Zhan trusted could not read many words, but he could read the map. He pointed his heavy finger on the map and said, "Old Fei, Lao Fei, come and see what the word is."

The housekeeper Yun Fei came over with pouted lips, and first scolded Hou Ping: "You don't know how to read, and you still hold the map tightly."

Hou Ping was angry: "This is the rule, you don't understand when you are a housekeeper every day."

"I always thought you were guarding against me. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself. The mansion soldiers you ordered here are all from our own people. Five hundred mansion soldiers plus you, the family general, I thought that the butler can only be an outsider."

Yun Fei was amused, and told Hou Ping: "There are still ten miles to go and we will arrive, but here and here, we have to go around two small hills."

"There are two hills on Shili Road. You really know how to praise this place. It can only be a short slope." Hou Ping frowned, put the map in his arms solemnly, drew his waist knife in his hand, and pointed at the long road. The convoy shouted: "Duliang guy, damn it, King Pingxi's breaking the flag doesn't work at all, it's still easy to talk, there are still two small hills, and we'll be there in ten miles."

Yunfei shrugged his shoulders: "Learn how to speak from me."

He grew up in the mansion of Duke Huguo in Beijing, and this is the first time he has come to the northwest. He has seen twists and turns, one mountain top after another. Beiyuan is really rare, and I don't bother to distinguish what is a hill and what is a mountain.

He is also a guy, the housekeeper who has been in the house all year round holds out a thick crossbow with five arrows in a row, this thing is heavy enough, even a man even Yunfei struggles to hold it.

Hou Ping yelled around, and when he came back to see him again, he couldn't help but say to him again: "If you shoot five arrows once, can you waste them as you want as a housekeeper?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Second Steward." Yun Fei smiled and said, "Since disembarking from the canal pier and entering this winding land, you are really right. It is useless for us to fly the banner of Prince Pingxi. It is nothing but a loud arrow." Coming out, it feels like a hero with a cloud-piercing arrow on the stage came to meet each other, but the people who came here were all cowards, and they were coaxed as soon as they were beaten by you. It made me jealous, and I will try it too. From now on until Gu Xi sees it In-laws, if you get another cloud-piercing arrow, I will return five of them."

"Linglingling" a long arrow flew from the woods with a bell hanging from it.

Hou Ping couldn't laugh or cry, "Whoosh!", a rough voice came out, Yunfei unceremoniously returned five arrows, and the five arrows were sent out in unison, the sound of piercing through the air was like thunder.

"Ouch."

There was a cry of misery, Yunfei held the bow and crossbow and laughed: "Silly, he still dares to stay where he is, I guessed it."

"Ouch ouch."

"jingle jingle."

The screams and the sound of weapons suddenly broke out, like a sudden violent storm, Yunfei hurriedly loaded arrows, Hou Ping stopped him: "Old Fei, don't move around, the broken banner like the King of Pingxi has finally worked!" .”

Soon, more than a dozen horses galloped out of the bushes, and the leader's armor showed his official rank. Just by looking at his clothes, he was not a bandit. He asked loudly, "Stop! Who are you? How many weapons are you carrying?"

Yunfei rolled his eyes, turned around and stuffed the bow and crossbow onto the cart. The crossbow was too heavy, his body was shaking and his feet were unsteady, and he almost hit his head.

Hou Ping rolled his eyes at him, and said don't reveal your wealth when you go out, and those who reveal their wealth are fools, but you just don't listen.

He quickly identified them again. The person who came was energetic and energetic. He should be a soldier. Besides, if he was a soldier or a bandit, Hou Ping was not afraid.

Hou Ping said loudly: "We are relatives of Mr. Guxi Yuanyuan, the Hu family in Beijing."

The person leading the team on the opposite side was stunned: "Isn't the Hu family the in-laws of Mr. Yuan? Isn't his daughter married to the Hu family in Beijing this year?"

This man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a youthful face is Hua Tianyu's lieutenant general Zhang Liang. Vice general Zhang is not a sophisticated person nor careless, so he asked again: "Then why are you flying the banner of the county king?"

Above the convoy, the word Pingxi fluttered in the wind.

Hou Ping replied: "I bought it with money. We were ordered by the Shaodong family to give a Mid-Autumn Festival gift to Yuan's family. People on the road said that there were too many robbers in Guxi. Someone took the money and instructed us to buy this flag."

Zhang Liang felt relieved, and rode over to look at the flag again: "Damn it, the one bought with money is exactly the same as the real thing, I almost thought someone from the county king was here."

Hou Ping thought to himself, is it true that your Prince Pingxi gave it to my family more than ten years ago.

Zhang Liang looked at the convoy, and visually estimated that there were about a hundred cars going out. Each car was wide and big, and it was full of items. The wine in the tall jar is tied tightly with a rope, you can tell this at a glance.

There was a faint smell of meat and wine on the tip of his nose. Zhang Liang took a sip, thinking that this could not be a fake. If there are not enough things, the people in Huatianyu's yamen must have a share.

Zhang Liang smiled at Hou Pingdui: "Mid-Autumn Festival, how dare you, what delicious food are there?"

Hou Ping and Yun Fei looked at him strangely together, and this man spoke as if giving him a gift.The two looked at each other again, and both of them had the same thought, could it be that Master Yuan's family was being bullied in the small town of Guxi?

That's a coincidence, the prince cared about Master Yuan's family very much, so Hou Ping personally escorted him, and a second housekeeper came. If Master Yuan's family was mistreated, he just happened to clean up on behalf of King Pingxi.

Hou Ping touched his bosom again, except for the map, there was an official document: "Here is General Zhen Guo, Hou Ping is out of Beijing for business, and he should do things cheaply."

Based on this official document, as long as Hou Ping has the evidence, no matter who he beheads, the King of Pingxi County will not be able to punish him. At most, he will fight Hou Ping in the Yamen in Beijing.

(End of this chapter)