The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 173 Chapter 160

A few people entered the room and took a look, ho!What a hearty table dish!There are all kinds of chicken, duck and fish, and everything is delicious and delicious.Exquisite ingredients are available in the world, and exquisite craftsmanship is hard to find in the world. The scent rushes into the nostrils, and the appetite increases in the mouth.

The wine is fragrant and delicious, and the food is too tempting to bear.

Chai Shao looked at it and said with a smile: "Wuji, you are so blessed! This meal is better than the chef in my house. It's not at 01:30. I can't blame you for not wanting to go to the restaurant. It turns out that the food at home The food can still be so delicious!

Hey, auntie, is this your craft? "

Liu Caihua laughed and said: "Young Master Chai, you can really speak, you must be a person who has studied, you can talk like this, really cute!

Wuji, I will learn from you, Big Brother Chai, otherwise how will I please my old lady in the future! "

Duan Yanqing smiled and asked the younger brothers to sit down. Duan Changsheng looked at his brother's friends and said, "Today you made money selling horses. Come on, let's have a drink first to celebrate."

Chai Shao saw it and said with a smile: "Auntie, you should sit down as soon as possible. Your old man is serving you like a servant. We can't eat this meal."

Liucaihua laughed and said: "Master Chai, as long as you eat well, I will be happy when I am old. You should eat. It doesn't matter if I eat a little later."

Chai Shao shook his head.

"Auntie, you can't say that. You are always standing by, how can we eat? Come on, sit down and eat together."

With that said, Chai Shao handed over a pair of chopsticks.

Willow cauliflower had to sit down when she saw it.

"Okay, okay! Mr. Chai, I will listen to you."

Saying that, Liu Caihua sat down next to Duan Wuji.

Several people took up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp, and then Duan Tianji filled them up again.

"Everyone, next time we sell horses and go to Shandong, everything is unfamiliar. I hope we can earn some money next time. Come on, let's toast together, let's celebrate in advance."

After hearing this, everyone drank their wine glasses again.

Duan Yanqing said with a smile: "Don't just drink, just drink with food. Today's food is delicious, you should try it too!"

Tieniu stretched out his hand to pick up a chicken thigh, and said with a smile: "Uncle, Tieniu, I listen to you the most, I will eat first."

Duan Yanqing poured wine for everyone again.

"Drink as much as you want! We have plenty of this wine at home, everyone must drink enough!"

Everyone was eating while drinking, and Chai Shao put down his chopsticks as time was running out.

Duan Yanqing saw it and said with a smile: "Master Chai, why don't you eat it? Could it be that this food is not to your liking? Why do you only eat such a small amount?"

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Uncle, this meal is so delicious, I'm full, so hurry up and eat."

As soon as Tieniu heard that Brother Chai was full, but he wasn't even half full, he immediately speeded up his eating, no matter if it was fat chicken or duck, he just picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth.

Duan Wuji was no exception, his eating speed was no slower than Tieniu's, the food on the table decreased rapidly, and in a short while, the table full of food was swept away by several people.

After a few people were full, they chatted at the table for a while, and Chai Shao stood up and said to everyone: "Uncle, aunt, brothers, please do your work. I should go back now. See you in a few days."

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao stood up and walked out of the courtyard, and the staff rushed out.

Chai Shao put the silver bag on the horse, immediately untied the rein and got on the horse, then bowed his hands at everyone.

"Everyone, don't send it away, I'm going back."

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao hit the horse and ran out immediately.

Tieniu, Duan Changqing and the others looked at each other and said: "Uncle, Madam, Brother Changsheng, Brother Wuji, we are going back now, so we won't bother you here."

Duan Yanqing laughed and said: "Tie Niu, your brother Chai is far away, you said you are so close, so you should stay at home for a while, what's the matter if you go back early?"

Tie Niu laughed and said: "Uncle, you don't know, what we do is called a horse trader, but in fact, we live the life of licking blood with a knife, so let's not mention the danger. Let's go back to practice, or we will be in danger sooner or later."

Duan Yanqing laughed and said: "If that's the case, then I won't keep you guys. After you go back, you should practice martial arts well."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Okay, uncle, we will definitely listen to you and never waste our time."

After finishing speaking, Tie Niu and the four of them also left.

In the following five or six days, Duan Wuji stepped up his martial arts practice day and night, went out for a long-distance run in the morning, practiced boxing and kick kung fu and the use of stick and sword skills in the yard during the day, and practiced new methods of internal strength at night. It can be said that Duan Wuji has become a kungfu idiot now. , Practicing martial arts has become his only hobby.

This morning, Duan Wuji had just come back from a long-distance run, and Duan Yingchun came out of the house with a smile.

When Duan Wuji saw him, he hurried forward to salute.

"Second Grandpa, why are you here so you have to leave? Sit in the room for a while."

Duan Yingchun shook her head.

"No, I have to go back. I still have a lot of things to do when I go back. You should do your work first."

After finishing speaking, Duan Yingchun stepped out, and Duan Wuji walked into the room and asked: "Father, what did Second Master do here just now?"

Duan Yanqing laughed and said: "Your second grandfather didn't say anything clearly, he just said that after dinner, let all the men in our family go over, and said that your third grandfather recruited the whole family to discuss important matters with everyone, so let us have dinner Hurry over.

Promise!Hurry up and eat, let's go over together after dinner.Don't let your third grandfather say that our family is procrastinating. "

Duan Wuji looked at Duan Yanqing and asked: "Father, have you all eaten?"

"Well, we've all eaten, and it's up to you. Hurry up and eat, let's go together after eating."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Father, since you have already eaten, I don't think you should wait for me, you should go first.

For example, mine is the centipede's leg, and one more or one missing doesn't show. What do you think I should do in such a situation?

I went there just to help others, if I didn't go, wouldn't this be done?
You and my brother, which one can't represent me!

After a while I'm full, I just pass by naturally. "

Duan Yanqing heard the same thing, and immediately said to Duan Wuji with a smile: "Heavenly, if that's the case, then your brother and I will pass first, you can eat slowly, you must pass when you are full." !

Don't let your third grandfather pick our reasons! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, I see, don't worry, I'll be there in a while."

After hearing this, Duan Yanqing immediately walked out of the room.

Duan Wuji sat at the table and ate hard. When he was full, Duan Wuji stood up and went out. When he arrived at the third grandfather's house in Duanjiaji, he saw the courtyard of the third grandfather's house A lot of people sat there.

Almost all the men from the three major families were present, and Duan Wuji sat down next to his elder brother.

Not long after, Grandpa Sanzu walked out tremblingly on crutches.

After the third grandfather came out, he looked at all the people and said, "Everyone, I called you here today because I have a big matter to discuss with you. I hope you can give us your valuable opinions.

The three of us have the same origin, share life and death, and our clan has been in Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi Province for hundreds of years, and I have been the patriarch for more than sixty years.

In these decades of ups and downs, I have never forgotten my mission, which is to try my best to protect the safety and reproduction of our big family members.

Although my ability is limited, I still try my best.Although I can't help you two very much, if you two use our family's cattle and horses for autumn harvest and spring planting, I will try my best to support them.

But I am really old now, and I have become powerless. Such a patriarch is no longer helpful to the prosperity of the family. I plan to give up the position of the patriarch and replace it with a young and vigorous young man. It can be regarded as a generational alternation.

The position of patriarch in our family has always been occupied by virtuous people, and age has never been considered.

I am the third eldest in my family, and my two elder brothers are both twenty years older than me. Why can't they be the patriarch?
Because my elder brother is honest and not good at running the family.

My second elder brother is weak and sick, and he didn't get a wife until he was in his 30s.This led to the withering of your two personnel.

Only my lineage is considered Ding Changsheng.Because of this, my grandfather passed on the position of patriarch to me directly.

Today I pass on this position again, just to hope that our family will always prosper.

Among my next generation, only my son Yingchun is left. Although he is not bad, he is old and has no special abilities. Therefore, I think he is not suitable for this important task. .

The next step is my grandchildren. Although Yanqing is honest, he has no ability. He can't be strong if he is just a Wenbao, so he is not suitable for this important task.

Not to mention Tieniu's father, it was even more of a mess.

You also know my five grandchildren, who are not very promising.

Although people are nice, what's the use of that?
Among my great-grandchildren, although there are quite a few of them now, there are at least twenty or so.

Now the most promising ones are Wuji, Tieniu, Changqing, Changhong, and Changhao.

Among these five people, I think Wuji is the most capable, and the other four brothers are all blessed by Wuji.This made our three big families look like rich people.

Guys, do you think I'm right?

Therefore, I plan to pass on the position of patriarch to the most capable person in our family. Do you all have any opinions? "

After hearing what grandpa said, everyone talked about it for a while, saying everything.

After hearing this, Tie Niu was the first to express his opinion: "Grandpa Sanzu, your decision is so right. I, Tie Niu, are the first to support you. This important task is truly beyond Wuji and no one else can take on."

Tieniu's father heard this and said: "Third Grandpa, I agree with your decision, I support Wuji as the patriarch of the next generation, and my branch is willing to accept the leadership of the patriarch of the next world." .”

Duan Changqing, Duan Changhong, and Duan Changhao immediately stood up to show their support.

Duan Wuji said at the first sight: This is bad, what kind of patriarch of Lao Shizi is I at such a young age?What kind of fucking official position is this?

This is clearly a hard-working housekeeper who is not flattering, so I don't care for such an assignment.

Thinking of this, Duan Wuji stood up and said with a smile: "Grandfather Third, listen to me. I don't think it's suitable for me to be the head of the clan. At my young age, how can I be the head of the clan? Isn't it a joke?

There are more people in our family who are more qualified than me.Grandpa Sanzu, don't look at how much money I've made from selling horses, how can I still be the head of the clan just because of these two actions?I am not suitable to be the parent, so you should choose someone else. "

The third grandfather's face sank when he heard this.

"Wuji, don't want to shirk responsibility, don't you want to contribute to the family? You bastard, don't be ignorant of flattery. If you want to do this again, I will be angry with the third grandfather.

Don't let me sit down honestly. "

Duan Wuji blushed when he heard this, so he had to sit down obediently again.

My heart said: Why am I so unlucky?This muddleheaded patriarch Dangdang, alas, really.

Duan Changsheng stood up and said: "Wuji, I support you as the patriarch, and I will accept your leadership first."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother, don't you have nothing to do?

Do you know how troublesome it is to be a patriarch?Not to mention the slightest salary, and paying for this and that all day long, I don't want to be this errand! "

The third grandfather laughed and said: "Wuji, you are a backup patriarch. As long as I don't die, you, the backup patriarch, don't have to take office. What should you do?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Grandpa Sanzu, I hope you live a long life, no, I hope you can reach 150 years old, then I will save decades of worry."

The third grandfather laughed and said: "Boy, are you good at talking? How can anyone in this world live so old? Are you making fun of the third grandfather?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Grandfather Third, how dare I make fun of you! I really think so."

The third grandfather smiled and said: "Okay, let's hold today's meeting here, let's adjourn now.

Hey, I should go back to the house and rest for a while. "

After speaking, the third grandfather went back to the house.

(End of this chapter)