The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 30

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Half a round of sunset was hanging on the top of the mountain, and the green old trees rang twice. Many people from the village at the foot of the mountain gathered there, looking at the dirt road at the entrance of the village, their faces were full of worry.

"I don't know where Dachun and the others went. I haven't seen anyone for a day."

"...When they come back, they must be smoked to death, dare to take the sacrificial drums from the village."

"It's okay, it's okay, Dazhu is here, he is smart, no matter how stupid Dachun and the others are, as long as Dazhu follows, they will not suffer."

These days, people in the village gather together to chat when they have nothing to do. The most talked about is that time when Mr. Liu from Niujiaji was beaten by Geng Qing, especially when the ingot of silver was smashed on the forehead, and Geng Qing was so angry at home that he vomited blood. Well, right now, many people have to compare their thumbs when they say it, and it would be embarrassing to say it.

"That's right, with Da Zhu here, the three of them should know how to behave. I came back from outside yesterday, and it was rumored that our Da Zhu is the reincarnation of Crouching Dragon."

"Dazhu is already powerful, so he needs to pass it on? By the way, who is Wolong? Why is he reincarnated?"

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A group of elders were talking nonsense. On the side of the archway at the entrance of the village, Wang Jinqiu, who was waiting for his son to come back, looked at the end of the dirt road from time to time. The little fox squatting at his feet was also looking up and down, wagging his tail behind him. , 'whimpering' to the outside mountain road called.

The woman tried her best to look over there, a smile gradually appeared on her face: "I'm back!"

The rest of the people at the entrance of the village heard the words, and followed their gazes to the other side. In the last ray of sunlight, the three of them were coming back with their drums and cloths in their arms. Dachun ran ahead and quickly returned to the entrance of the village. After speaking out, he was dragged by his father to make an apology to Mr. Geng.

"Don't pull, don't pull. I went out with Dazhu to do something important, and he discovered iron ore!"

With a shout, a group of old men in the village who were about to watch the play were excited, and the old man who was pulling Dachun let go of his hand, asking him what was the matter, Dachun looked at Geng Qing who was coming this way, and stood up. Chest spoke of the world he saw with great pomp.

"You didn't see it. We passed by with drums and red cloth all the way, and half of the people from Feihu County crowded over. Guess why? Hey, it turns out that Liu Mang killed his family members and planted them on us. He wanted to sue the officials. Fortunately, Da Zhu informed the county magistrate about the discovery of the iron ore, so he pressed the matter down."

". And the county lieutenant, haven't you seen it? I saw it today. Hey, riding a tall horse with soldiers behind him. That's a majestic man. As soon as he came over, he slapped the manager of the Liu family. Two days ago Still pointing at the entrance of our village, this time I dare not fart."

Dachun is five big and three rough, and when he started to brag, his eloquence was fluent, which made a group of old men stunned for a while.Geng Qing asked Shitou and Ergou to return the things first, and pulled the mother back who was listening intently, "Mother, I just told my son to tell you when I go back. I taught him those words."

"Hey."

The woman looked at Geng Qing, who was completely different from before, and felt unspeakable joy in her heart. She walked home quickly with a smile on her face, not forgetting to kick the little fox who was still listening quietly outside the crowd.

"What are you listening to, go home!"

The fox barked "Woo~", and rubbed against Geng Qing's feet aggrievedly, then forgot the foot just now, hung out his tongue, and happily ran back to the courtyard behind the woman.

In the small courtyard, the old man Geng had already made the outline of the chair. When he saw his son coming back, he didn't ask him where he was going today. Do?"

"Naturally make wooden wheels."

Under the old tree, Geng Qing took the branches to write and draw on the ground, how to polish and splice the wheels and simply drew a rough outline, the woman turned around the stove, watching the scene where the father and son stared at the patterns on the ground, chatting and laughing , She smiled and sat down to the stove to light a fire, which was a warmth that she had never had before.

'It's better to be my son now. '

Soon, the meal was cooked, and the father and son were called to discuss in the dark. The family huddled together at the small dilapidated table to add food and pass bowls. During the meal, Wang Jinqiu gave her husband a chopstick of green vegetables. At one glance, the woman coughed twice, and suddenly asked Geng Qing who was opposite.

"Zhuzi, there is something my parents want to tell you."

"what?"

Geng Qing raised his face and looked at the hesitant expression of the two elders, who wanted to laugh but couldn't speak, and doubts arose in his heart. Could this expression be telling me about marriage?

Over there, the old man Geng nudged his wife with his elbow and motioned for her to say that the woman put down the bowl and chopsticks with a gentle voice.

"You're not young anymore, so it's reasonable to talk about a marriage. I mentioned it to your father today, and the family still has some money, so I just entrust the matchmaker in the next village to do it."

Geng Qing hugged the bowl and hummed dryly. I hadn't thought about it before, but now that I mentioned it, I remembered that most of the marriages these days are arranged by parents. , then consider yourself unlucky, thinking of this, Geng Qing is not calm.

".I'm only seventeen, isn't it a bit early? You see, none of the three of them married in Dachun."

"He's marrying a fart!" Old man Geng slammed the bowl down heavily, "He's got a bad name for bullying Widow Zhang, who in ten miles and eight villages would want to marry their daughter to him."

There are still some bad things that the old couple didn't say. Since Geng Qing recovered from his illness, he has been busy all day without seeing anyone. Children, it doesn't matter, but this is their son, if something goes wrong, the family should leave it to the younger brother, right?
Another one, if they get married, their temperament may become more stable, so there is no need to do such nonsense.

This idea was given to his husband and wife by the educated Mr. Geng in the village. The old couple also had this idea for a long time. Today, they made up their minds before mentioning it to Geng Qing.

Looking at the old man Geng and Wang Jinqiu, he was still excited about what he said: "Get married as soon as possible, and have a baby." "In the future, if you work outside, there will be a reliable person behind you to help you." "Your father can't walk, marry a house and come back." , and one more laborer at home." Yun Yun.

Geng Qing thought about it carefully, and he really didn't meet any women with feelings on weekdays. Those who can show their faces outside are mostly married, or they are tall and thick, and their thighs almost catch up with his waist. The pretty Tang Bao'er, the kind of girl who messes around, he doesn't even think about it. Marrying a wife and having children will lead a comfortable and stable life. He doesn't want to live in fighting and killing all day long.

After a while, seeing that he couldn't evade, and he didn't have any good ideas, Geng Qing simply agreed, but with one condition.

"Marriage is also fine. However, I only look for good-looking ones."

Anyway, the conditions are here, and there is nothing better, after all, he doesn't have much energy to think about it right now.Over there, the old couple were silent for a while, and then searched according to Geng Qing's conditions.

After dinner, Wang Jinqiu packed up the dishes, carried her husband on his back, and carried a stool to the entrance of the village to chat with everyone. When talking about Feihu County, Geng Qing pushed open the door, returned to the room with the oil lamp, and dialed the dial. The wick, the bean-sized flame illuminates the small room.

He squatted down on the ground, put the lamp beside him, and drew on the mud the location of Gengjia Village, the place where the ore was found, and the Niujiaji.

In the flickering firelight, his face flickered, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"The strength is not as good as yours, so find someone who is stronger than you. If you say that your house will be destroyed, then your house will be destroyed. If you don't leave, I won't be able to sleep well in the future."

The little fox squatting beside it wagging its tail tilted its head and blinked suspiciously, not understanding what Geng Qing was laughing at. Then, he stretched out his palm and patted it on the head. Geng Qing picked up the oil lamp and put it on the table. He straightened up and fell back on the wooden couch. Things were planned, but when he thought of getting married, he felt a headache.

'If I say a big and round tut, I'm afraid I'm going to flee Feihu County. '

As time goes by, the night gradually deepens, and then the eastern sky glows darkly. The sun breaks through the gaps in the clouds and pushes the dark sky to spread. On the swaying dirt road in the mountains and forests, a fast horse is galloping, and the figure above is skinny. A, with a long spear in hand, rushed to the dirt road at the entrance of the village, overtook the farmers and peasant women who went out with hoes, and rushed straight into the village.

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An Jingsi reined in the reins, stopped on the horse's side, and turned towards a certain direction, with a loud and forceful voice: "Geng Qing, wake up quickly, follow me to Niujiaji!"

(End of this chapter)