Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 404, the butcher is also important

Tang Tiexue was furious: "Father, if I marry Qi Yue, I will go to Beijing to fight the Nanyang Marquis, how can I molest people? Then I will fight the son of Duke Hu, how can I force this marriage? I'll take someone with me."

King Pingxi patted the table, suppressing his daughter's subsequent anger: "I don't care if you beat anyone in Beijing, but your father and I won't give anyone."

Tang Tiexue hesitated: "You don't care if I beat the emperor?"

King Pingxi squinted at her: "As long as you don't mind that the royal inn can't be accommodated, there is no one in Beijing to entertain you, and you can sleep on the streets at any time. If no one gives you food, you have to beg to leave Beijing."

Tang Tiexue frowned: "Father, you really have no ambitions. You live a lifetime, and you only want to eat and wear clothes. When I was young, you quarreled over money, weapons, and the Ministry of War. Now that I'm older, you're still the same year after year." You are arguing with the Ministry of War for money and weapons. Obviously you are not short of money. But there are some weapons in the Ministry of War that we don’t really need.”

Prince Pingxi's face gradually turned blue: "Stupid girl, fortunately you are a girl. When your mother was pregnant with you, I hoped for a son every day so that I could be your brother's arm. Your father and I have your second and third uncles, your brother Only you, a silly woman, are siblings. I was so angry that I didn't sleep well for a few days after giving birth to you as a daughter. Now I understand, fortunately you are a girl, if you were a son, I would die of anger today. "

Judging from the expression, Tang Tiexue was more angry than her father. The county owner's chest heaved in anger, his small face turned pale, and he pressed his hands on his waist. It seemed that he wanted to compete with her father.

Prince Pingxi scolded: "Do you dare?"

Tang Tiexue looked left and right: "My mother is not here, let's forget about today."

King Pingxi was angry again: "Are you still my daughter, so you are so cowardly. I want to have another one, no, you will have no family property if you have ten or eight. I really can't count on you, you can't help your brother."

Tang Tiexue yelled softly, and was about to jump over as soon as she pressed her hand on the table. In her fluttering movements, Prince Pingxi didn't move on the spot, and just punched Tang Tiexue suddenly to the left, then to the right, alternating hands on the table Borrowing strength, after four or five punches, he didn't break through.

Angrily, she returned to the other side of the desk, and looked sullenly at her father.

Prince Pingxi felt relieved, with a smile on his face: "Hehe, girl, you have improved in kung fu, hehe, this is my father's daughter. Although you are a stupid girl, my father will not give birth to me. Hehe. If your brain is not good, you can do it if you are good at kung fu. "

Tang Tiexue clenched her fists and raised her voice: "No! I still want a younger brother."

"I'm tired, it's enough to support you." Prince Pingxi sat down and drank tea leisurely.

Tang Tiexue was furious: "I want a younger brother!"

Prince Pingxi was not in a good mood: "I know, I know, I will definitely give birth to a younger sister for you."

"younger brother!"

"Okay!" Prince Pingxi was about to turn his back on him at any moment.

His silly girl was happy, and Tang Tiexue sat down with a smile, took his father's teapot and poured a bowl, and said happily: "Father, tell me again, why do you ask the Ministry of War for money every year?" money?"

Prince Pingxi snorted, "If the emperor knows that dog head gold is produced in the northwest, our county will be king forever."

"But everyone knows that in the caves in the mountains, there is dog's head gold, which can be used after digging it out."

"They don't know much. If they know, money is the source of disaster."

"So that's how it is. Dad, you can give me more points, and give it to me as a dowry. The family will be peaceful, right?"

"roll."

"whee."

The next day Tang Tiesue saw Qi Yue with different eyes, and a few days later, she couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "If you marry me, what will you do to your sister?"

Qi Yue was not surprised that the county lord knew about his family affairs, not to mention the Prince of Pingxi, even if there was an extra person around him who would make plans for his marriage every day, Qi Yue would also know about the other party's situation.

But Lord Tie's words stunned Qi Yuewen, his expression was still angry at first, and then he was at a loss.

Yanyan's letter will not go to the Ministry of War quickly, but because the canal is unobstructed, Qi Yue knows Yanyan's current situation in time. His dandy cousin-in-law got an official position last year. The dandy actually regained his stability.

Yanyan didn't know that it wasn't prudence, it was pain that belonged exclusively to Luan Jing.Every time Luan Jing sees Yanyan, he has to think that he also has relatives who passed the imperial examination, and he is also a serious uncle.

Luan Jing was getting more and more afraid to do anything wrong to Yanyan. Yanyan thought she was an official and came out prudent.

Whether Luan Jing is stable or as before, Qi Yue's heart of overpowering his family will not change, but he has never thought about how to get along after being overwhelmed.

Tang Tiexue's words made Qi Yue have to think about it, and he became confused.

After being overwhelmed, Yanyan can't be separated from him, isn't it? Yanyan already lives by herself, and before Qi Yue left Beijing, Yanyan left the mansion. Qi Yue knew in his heart that Yanyan's calculations were good. He brags about making money in the shop, and then asks Qi Yue to thank Uncle Yuan Yuan. The fur in the Northwest is one of the main businesses in the shop. He dare not sell seafood in clothing materials, but fur is fine, and it is quite luxurious to display.

Qi Yue opened his eyes wide facing the county magistrate, and replied: "I don't know."

Tang Tiexue chuckled: "Then you don't have to marry me. I'm from the Northwest. I'd rather marry someone from the Northwest so that I can stay with my parents."

Qi Yue was startled, and his reaction was immediate and flexible: "It's not okay to hire a wife, my father has only one son under his knees."

Tang Tiexue became more and more happy: "Haha, then you should stay away from me." The county lord laughed and walked away.

Qi Yue was alone in a daze, recruiting a son-in-law, no way, who would be a son-in-law for a good man?

At Yuan's house in Xinji, the third grandmother, Guo Shi, received the first letter from her husband Yuan Yun this autumn. In the previous dynasties, seniority was more important, and later generations also paid attention to seniority, but sisters-in-law are of the same generation, and they respect each other more.

In such a dynasty, the Zhen family was the elder, and the Guo family was young. When there were no other elders in the family, they could be overwhelmed by being one year older.

If there were only these, Mrs. Guo would only think that this was a routine thing to say, and would not be too sad. The letter also said that Mrs. Guo should take the old people from home to serve as her father-in-law.

This sentence pierced Guo's heart. If one father-in-law is not at home, what's the matter if there are more than a dozen more father-in-laws?
After Luo Xingzi and Gu Dayong, until today, the Zhen family has successively brought back more than a dozen old people from the canal wharf, and they all lived in Yuan's house. They talked about the past every day, and she was quite happy, but the Guo family was even more alone. She felt A sip of water in this house is also bullying her, obviously she is one of the masters of the house, and only guests come.

This letter is quite good. It directly turns the guests that Mrs. Guo despises into hosts. Mrs. Guo and the old people have deep grievances. , Red eyes are Guo's own feelings.The grievances have been deeply rooted to make Guo bow her head, she would rather die.

"No no! Third Master, why are you treating me like this?" Guo choked up crying.

Outside the door, Mrs. Zhen's father, Mr. Zhen, heard a faint cry, so he went to see Mrs. Zhen: "Advise your third grandma to make her happy, since according to what your official letter said, Your mother and I come to accompany you, and listen to the words of these old gentlemen who came to your home for the elderly. Your father-in-law did a great thing back then. No wonder the princess was willing to marry sister Xiu. No wonder you said that sister Xiu was in charge of the house. Your father-in-law back then , that is a matter of losing your head."

In the last sentence, the old master suppressed his voice, even if the world has changed today, the old master dare not speak loudly about the palace change.

Zhen Shi smiled: "No, my father-in-law never said anything. If the old gentlemen hadn't come and heard their chats, who would have known that many things would have happened back then."

Then talking about Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Zhen was also distressed: "I can't persuade her. The family is richer than before, and she can spend a day looking at flowers and eating. The old gentlemen can't spend her money. Sister Guangxiu knows that the family will take it." Many old gentlemen, the money sent, the old gentlemen can't spend it all."

Master Zhen said: "Okay, you can persuade her slowly."

Then, Mrs. Guo came to bid farewell and said to go back to her natal home. Mrs. Zhen let her go, and said to Mrs. Zhen: "In twelve months of the year, the three younger siblings go home no less than 24 times, and they are the one who caused the third younger brother to be dismissed from office." Guo Li's house."

Mrs. Zhen blew his beard and stared: "Why are you still in contact with him! Without this person, your third master would still be in office."

In the afternoon, Mrs. Guo's father, Master Guo and his wife arrived. Mrs. Zhen tidied up the room and stayed with her in-laws. Mrs. Guo came to accompany Luo Xingzi and the others. They came several times this year. Mrs. Guo's mother wanted to visit her daughter. When Mrs. Guo is not here, Mrs. Guo's mother never mentions it again. Is there any need to ask where Mrs. Guo is going?

Everyone knows that only Mrs. Guo thought that others would believe her when she said she would go back to her natal family.

Guo's mother was talking to Zhen's, and at night, more than a dozen people came in to talk, some from the Yuan family, some from the Qi family and the Song family, and Li's natal brothers were also here.

After Li's mother and daughter came to Beijing, her brothers were too embarrassed to take up work again. Zhen's people came to call and told them how they used to work, and they still do it now.

It was dusk outside, and the setting sun fell at any time, not only the Yuan family had such a pattern of conversation, but also the Qi family, Song family and He family.Qi Dong is not in Xinji today, he is now on the canal wharf a hundred miles away, surrounded by more than a dozen merchants: "Boss, take a look at my goods again."

The market with a radius of hundreds of miles around Xinji is very large, and now it is the site where Qi Dong and others collect goods.

A steady stream of fresh and rare goods are transported to Beijing. Except for clothing, fruits, spices, etc., as long as they are good things, Beijing also wants them. Yan Yan and others planned to buy another store last year, but they were all dismissed by Butler Xie. About half of the shops under the name of Wangfu are goods sent to Beijing by Qi Dong and others.

Butler Xie has a very leisurely life, as long as he continues to be close to He Ning, as long as he asks the princess to tip the Yanyan shop from time to time based on the profit.

The busier Qi Dong and the others became, the more energetic they became. The last tinge of red from the setting sun jumped into the distant river. A moment of energy, bright and brilliant.

At this time, the whole country is full of lamps and candles, and Yuan Yun is sitting in another strange courtyard, with a smile, listening to his father chatting with the owner of this family while eating dinner.

After being on the road for more than a year, Yuan Yun's admiration changed from gradual to full of admiration. It turned out that what his father did was a big thing, and many of his companions knew that they had to do it even if they lost their heads.

"Hahahaha, old Yuan, tell me, when I was in Beijing, what was my nickname? Who of you dares to be more handsome than me?"

He squinted at the young Yuan Yun: "I was much more beautiful than you back then."

Grandpa Yuan chimed in: "Yes, your uncle was nicknamed Song Yu back then."

Yuan Yun hurriedly said: "Yes, I can see it."

Fatty Hei was proud: "Later, something happened in the imperial examination and you were dragged away, old Yuan. Gu Dayong and the others still refused to leave, but I'm really sorry, I have to go first."

Ask Yuan Yun: "Guess why I was the first wave of deserters?"

Yuan Yun accompanied him with a smile: "It's urgent to follow the authority."

"No." Fatty Hei burst into tears, "I'm the leader. I'm Chunwei No. 1 in that subject. They say that I have a share with the number one scholar. I was the leader in the imperial examination. With you Father, Lao Yuan, there are a few more people. The group that was dragged out, except your father, is still alive, and everyone else is dead."

Yuan Yun was shocked. Uncle, a black fat man with a swollen face, his current job is also a pig butcher, but he was the number one in Chunwei back then?

The old master Yuan said: "There are still some alive under the care of the princess. Except for me, I found two more. Now they are newly collected in my house. I am ready to find them all. They will be sent to Beijing to meet the princess. The princess has been looking for these years, and I can find them." All of them are taken care of, but if she didn't find them, I think there are still alive ones, so I'll look for them again."

Fatty Hei put away his tears: "That's a good thing. Old Yuan, you find someone to tell me that I will go to Beijing with you to meet the princess."

The old master Yuan agreed, and the fat man continued to talk about him.

"I was the first to escape. I got out of Beijing smoothly, and ran back home in one breath. My parents were gone long ago, so I dared to make trouble. I was raised by my uncle, so I let my uncle avoid him. My uncle is a butcher, and he said he was not afraid. It’s not just a knife, now it’s important to save your life and leave a root for your ancestors. While managing the yamen and establishing a good relationship with them, he asked me to take wine and meat to the wilds outside the city every day to expose myself to the sun, pushed me up at night, and added another Meat and wine. In less than two months, I have become like this."

The fat man gestured to his own blackness and his own fatness: "I used to be in Beijing, so many girls loved to see me, but now they are only afraid of spurning me."

Yuan Yun wanted to laugh but didn't dare, Old Master Yuan chuckled: "But I still recognize you at a glance."

The black fat man smiled and said: "You and I can recognize each other even when we turned into ashes. But, hehehehe, Dou Wanfu sent his confidants to face me face to face, which scared me so much, but he was facing my uncle and me two black people. Fatty, he just didn’t recognize me, hahahahaha”

The old man Yuan also burst out laughing.

Then he was concerned: "Your uncle may have been implicated back then."

"Of course, I just took my uncle away and locked him up. Within three days, guess what, hahahaha, there are three pig butchers in our small town. If you dare to walk together, you are not an enemy. My uncle has already given money to him." The other two butchers were ready. After he was imprisoned, the two butchers ran away yelling that the pig butcher could not survive. There was no pig butcher in the whole city, and there was no meat to eat in the whole city. The common people could bear it, but the magistrate could not Go down and let my uncle go. Hahahaha."

　Almost thought the quilt won, hee hee.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)