The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 31
Rooster crowing echoes in the village at the foot of the mountain, the sun shines on the window lattice along the thatched eaves, and on the dilapidated wooden couch, the sleeping figure is tossing and turning wrapped in a densely stitched mattress, with a layer of cold sweat on his cheeks that are a little paler than before.

Day thinking, night dreaming.

Under the tightly closed eyelids, the pupils turned back and forth quickly, and the consciousness fell into a dream, unable to extricate itself.

There is a vaguely festive suona playing, lights and festoons are hung in the fenced courtyard, a red sedan is parked outside the courtyard gate, a matchmaker with a mole on the corner of his mouth lifts the curtain of the sedan chair, and leads a slender woman in a red scarf walked out.

'Worship heaven and earth and kneel to ancestors. Respect parents! '

'Into the bridal chamber! '

Candlesticks are piled up with red candles dripping with red wax. In the bright red bedroom, a slender figure sits quietly in front of the red bed with his hands folded on his knees. Occasionally, the wind blows through the dilapidated window lattices, and the candles flicker and extinguish. The bride's red kerchief was slightly undulating, and one corner was raised. The woman lifted her face, her cheeks were dry and thin, her mouth was wide and her nose was flat, her crooked eyes looked over from the opened kerchief, her buck teeth were exposed, and she grinned. speak out.

With a 'swish', he lifted the hijab, rushed towards this side, pressed him to the ground, made a 'beep' sound, pursed his lips and kissed him hard.

"what--"

The cool morning wind hit his face, Geng Qing yelled, and opened his eyes suddenly, in the corner of his vision, the red fox was squatting on the bedside and licking his cheek, then tilted his head, "Huh?" .

Words suddenly sounded outside, echoing for a long time.

"Geng Qing, get up quickly and go out, follow me to Niujiaji!"

The sound was like thunder, and the little fox jumped to the ground and got under the bed in fright.Geng Qing was familiar with the voice. He probably knew that the county magistrate and county lieutenant had arrived, so he put on his shoes and went out of the room without hesitation. Wang Jinqiu was standing in the courtyard with a dustpan feeding the chickens. Seeing his son coming out, he was a little worried, "Zhu Zi , who is that man, he has such a loud voice, what is he looking for you for?!"

"It's about the ore." Geng Qing took a scoop of water from the water tank to wash quickly, spit out a mouthful of clean water, wiped the corners of his mouth and walked quickly to the courtyard gate, "The county lord and the county lieutenant are here too, mother, let me first go out."

"Then be careful."

It was a big deal for the officials from the county government to come to the village. The most prestigious grandpa also rushed over on crutches, hurriedly asked the villagers to move their chairs out, and invited An Jingsi to sit at home. .

"Old man, no need, I'll wait for Brother Geng to follow me all the way to meet the county magistrate and magistrate, and we'll be at Niujiaji." On horseback, being warmly greeted by the villagers, a little unaccustomed, he got off his horse and clasped his fists to salute the old man. Over there, Geng Qing walked out slowly and said, "I'm sorry for bothering you."

Turning on the horse, facing the young man, he turned around the horse's head, leaned sideways and stretched out his arm: "Come on!"

Here, Geng Qing stood there in a daze, watching the other party's movements, is this letting two big men ride together?Subconsciously, he reached out and shook it, "Two people can sit"

There was still half a sentence left before An Jingsi tugged lightly on the horse's back, Geng Qing's arms tensed up immediately, and his body rose lightly in an instant. When he fell, he quickly spread his legs apart and landed steadily. The moment he reached the saddle, he took a 'hiss~' breath, and the inner thigh and two thighs were scratched and felt uncomfortable.

"Hiss~~ How can I bear riding every day?"

"Who are you talking about that can't stand it?"

An Jingsi grinned, shook the reins, tapped the horse's ribs with both feet, and dangled a long spear in one hand to urge the horse to walk slowly to the entrance of the village. When everyone made way, they shouted: "Drive!" The horse galloped wildly , kicked up a cloud of mud and dust, and went to the road of Niujiaji.

Geng Taigong standing at the entrance of the village stroked his beard and nodded.

"You're promising. Youxi and Jin Qiu gave birth to a good son."

It can be said that the old man watched Geng Qing grow up. From a dull and dull temperament to now, he is also happy in his heart. He took the risk to lobby for the good land in the village, and at the same time, he can be valued by the high officials in the city. It is hard to find one in ten miles and eight towns. It is said that even the storytellers in the city made up stories about what happened last time.

Geng Taigong turned his head and looked behind him at a group of village gentlemen and daughters-in-law holding needles and threads. He paused on his crutches, "What do you want to see?! There's nothing to do in the fields, so hurry back and make babies. Two, if you have a second child, create a third child, and you will always be able to create a capable person."

The eyes of a group of women lit up, and the elders around couldn't help shivering, and hurried home, picked up their hoes, and ran into the field.

On the mountain road leading to Niujiaji, the dust and smoke flew into the air, and the brown and yellow horse ran wildly with two people on its back. At this time, the rumored "Crouching Dragon Reincarnated" was holding on to An Jingsi's shoulders in front of him, and his body was jolting so fast that he was about to fall off. It floated outside, and the sound floated intermittently in the wind.

"Slow down. Slow down the bones are falling apart."

An Jingsi in front couldn't listen, and with his youthful habits, he wanted to show off even more, so he clicked his horse's belly again, and his speed became faster. This time, Geng Qing suffered a lot, and when he stopped at the intersection outside Niujiaji Town, He swayed and slid down the horse's buttocks, his legs were trembling so that they could hardly close together.

'Damn you, crazy. '

Geng Qing stood for a long time before he calmed down his faintly aching organs, looked at An Jingsi who was still smiling at him and muttered and cursed, then staggered to the entrance of the town, at this time the soldiers and yamen servants stood there for a long time At least, there are Jianghu people from the Golden Knife Gang outside, cruising around with swords in hand.

Among the crowd, Wang Li was talking with the magistrate, magistrate, and leader of the Golden Knife Gang riding on horseback with his face upturned. Seeing Geng Qing approaching, the magistrate just nodded, and the magistrate beside him was supported by his legs. Cautiously got off the horse, it was still early, a few people said something, and then let Geng Qing take the yamen servants, and the soldiers led the way.

The road in the mountains was not easy to walk, the county magistrate and others handed over the horses to Li Zheng, and followed behind. Geng Qing had found it from the Gengjia Village before, so he was not familiar with this place, so he had to lead everyone back along the way. After passing two miles, I turned into the mountain.

Among the barren mountains and wild mountains, there are few people, chirping birds and the hissing of wild animals in the distance. The bright spring sunshine is gradually covered by the dense branches and leaves, and the sound of footsteps stepping on fallen leaves Here, with the light spots cast by the gaps in the trees, the depths of the mountains become more and more desolate, the atmosphere in the mountains is moist, and the vision is gloomy and quiet, which makes the pores creepy.

"Isn't it here yet?"

The county magistrate's voice came from behind. Geng Qing walked past the shrubs and weeds chopped off by the guards in front with a knife. He looked around carefully, pointed to a direction, and turned back with a smile: "Report to the county magistrate, the front is here."

Walking up a gentle slope, he heard a gurgling stream in his ears. Geng Qing quickened his pace, and his vision widened a little. What caught his eye was the stream that had come that day, across the rotten tree lying on the ground. , and further forward, the collapsed mountain wall, the big black rock exposed under the loess loess stood in front of him.

"The county lord and the county lieutenant are here."

Geng Qing went over and patted Dayan, gently scratching the large and small black fragments with his fingernails, "I was afraid of admitting mistakes, so I went to the blacksmith's shop in Niujiaji, and asked Blacksmith Wang to identify it. The county government reported."

Over there, brothers Gao Jun and Gao Sheng came over with weapons on their shoulders, the latter slashed at it with a bang, dust particles flew up, and a piece of rock the size of a palm also fell down.

"It does contain iron ore."

"Ha ha."

The county lieutenant approached, patted the big rock hard twice, and praised with his lips pursed: "Okay, good! With such an iron rock, there must be rich minerals in it!"

Putting his hands behind his back, he turned and looked at Geng Qing: "This is a great achievement, and the county lord and I can't take it in vain, so we should reward you anyway."

All the way through the mountains and rivers, the obese county magistrate wiped the sweat on his face with a handkerchief, and echoed out of breath.

"The county lieutenant is right. I will reward you no matter what. Although you are illiterate and uneducated, you are diligent and able to play by ear. Why don't you come to the county government to be a pawn."

"Hui Xianzun, young one, I still think it's fine." Geng Qing hastily declined. After entering the officialdom, there will be less chance of getting promoted. It's better to buy a few books, read more at home, and gain some fame. It is true to take part in the imperial examination.

At present, he still needs to grasp the things that make a living. Otherwise, he will only study and have no source of income. How can he rely on the acre of Susukida in the village?
His tone paused, and he said flatly: "Qi Xianzun, I really don't like books, not to mention I am so old, I can't read, and I won't respond after all if I stay in the yamen. Why don't you reward me for opening a blacksmith shop in the city?" Well done, I heard from Blacksmith Wang in the town that with this skill, the descendants will not have to worry about food, and the younger ones are very envious."

Haha!

Before the county magistrate could speak, Gao Jun, who was looking at Tieyan over there, laughed first, and turned around to pat Geng Qing on the shoulder: "Little brother is very funny, but since the county magistrate said it, you can just accept it, I think so." , the yamen allows you to open a blacksmith shop in the city, and you also want to come to the yamen to do some work, what does the county lord think?"

"Of course." The Fat County Magistrate is eager for Geng Qing to come to work as an errand. He has earned enough merit and money in the past few days. The young man in front of him really looks more and more pleasing to the eye. He is simply his lucky general.

The leader of the Golden Knife Gang smiled and didn't speak, and he came over when Geng Qing looked hairy, "Gao Xianwei is my elder brother, all honors, since the county honor has rewarded you, then I will award you fifty guan for my elder brother. "

"Thank you County Captain Gao, Chief Gao!"

Soon, the yamen servants made a mark nearby, and a group of people returned to the mountain road outside in the direction they came from, discussing things about the mine as they walked, reporting to the imperial court, discussing the regulations for mining, and asking questions from time to time Geng Qing who was walking behind with An Jingsi.

Walking at the intersection outside the town, Geng Qing looked at the fat figure surrounded by guards and thugs in the distance. He turned back with a smile, picked up a stone with sharp water chestnuts from the ground, and drew a picture of a mountain road on the ground.

"Report to the imperial court. The small ones dare not say it, but if they want to talk about mining, they must tell the route into and out of the mountain. The small ones are born and bred here, and they are very familiar with it. Instead, they can give some advice to the county magistrates and magistrates."

In the voice, a line was slowly drawn.

　Chunfeng really needs support from all sides!If it can't even make it to the new book list, this book will basically collapse.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)