At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 248 Poor Husband and Wife, Brotherhood

(Note: The title is Chapter 248)
Gao Bufan and Li Jing talked about their experiences after their separation last year, and the latter couldn't help sighing after listening: "I didn't expect the third brother to go through so many things in just one year. Brother Yu really admires him for making such a great contribution."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "It's not all due to the second brother's "Six Army Mirror". After reading it, I have benefited a lot."

Li Jing was refreshed when he heard the words. Although he is proficient in the art of war, he has no chance to use it. Even if he writes a book on war, he has no actual combat experience. In the eyes of others, it is just a theory of war on paper, and he will not take it seriously. Gao Bufan achieved brilliant results in Goguryeo because of reading "Mirror of the Six Armies", which just proves that "Mirror of the Six Armies" is not empty talk, but a truly useful military book.

Li Jing's depressed will could not help rekindling hope, he stroked his beard and smiled and said: "That is the third brother, you are talented and intelligent, and you have a high understanding, otherwise there will be many people who read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but few who can really learn and use it .”

Gao Bufan said: "Second brother, you have to write well in your military strategy, so that I can understand the truth from it."

Li Jing chuckled, his mood obviously improved, and he said sincerely: "Third Brother, can you give Brother Yu a detailed review of all your battles in Liaodong? Only lack of actual combat experience, if the third brother can explain it in detail, Brother Yu will confirm the two, and then the "Mirror of the Six Armies" can be further revised and perfected."

Gao Bufan was naturally very willing to help Li Jing, so he started from meeting Dou Xianniang and others, and described in detail the process of each battle. Before he knew it, Li Jing was fascinated by what he heard, and Gao Bufan also said Fascinated, the two would discuss it from time to time, and when they encountered disagreements, they would even argue with each other, and they both benefited a lot.

Time passed unknowingly, until Hong Fu Nu asked them to eat, it was more than an hour later, they took a few mouthfuls of food hastily, then continued to chat, like a demon.

The red-haired girl Zhang Chuchen also followed like a demon, holding the meal and staring at her eloquent husband Li Jing. The husband is in such high spirits.

When she first saw Li Jing talking eloquently in front of Da Sikong Yang Su in the Sikong Mansion, she recognized Li Jing, and even fled the Sikong Mansion regardless of her reserve, and married Li Jing on her own initiative. Flying yellow and prosperous, but unfortunately things backfired.

However, Hong Fu Nu still firmly believes in her own vision. Even though her life is poor, she still does not change her original intention. She firmly believes that her husband will one day succeed, and what is missing now is an opportunity to display his talents, so she does not hesitate to borrow money To get by, she had to fight for opportunities for her husband, but the cruel reality hit her badly, so she could only arm her shell with vigor and toughness, making herself look not to be trifled with, and finally won the "Chicken Zhang" mother-in-law" reputation.

In the past half a year, Li Jing's new appointment has been stuck in the Ministry of Officials, and the position of Wai Lang, a member of the Driving Department, has been resigned, so he is in an embarrassing situation. The new position has not yet been assumed, so naturally there is no salary, and the old position has been replaced by a newcomer. After I got on the job, I definitely didn’t have a salary. The family lost their source of livelihood all of a sudden, and life became more and more difficult. At first, I could borrow new debts to pay off old debts, but gradually, no one even wanted to borrow debts. Being able to turn into a seller for personal gain is no ordinary desolation.

Hong Fu Nu really had no choice but to think of some crooked ways to help the family and get rid of the creditors who came to collect debts. She was once disheartened, but every morning when she woke up, she still had to face it firmly.

At this time, she finally saw her husband in high spirits again, Hong Fu Nu was unavoidably excited and gratified, and also felt a little grateful to Gao Bufan. Up to now, she still firmly believes that her husband Li Jing is definitely not someone in the pool, as long as he meets a noble person, he will definitely fly away soaring!
"Noble man?" Hong Fu Nu's eyes fell on Gao Bufan, and she said to herself, "Isn't this noble man far away in the sky and right in front of us?"

The more Hongfu girl thought about it, the more she felt that it made sense. Her husband met her third brother Gao Changqing in Yu County, and immediately made a contribution to suppressing the bandits. Now that she saw her third brother, she immediately regained her fighting spirit. The third brother is not her husband's nobleman, but What?
Thinking of this, Hongfu girl's thoughts couldn't help but come alive. The third younger brother was recommended by Ke Dun and summoned by the emperor. It is said that he has something to do with the eldest grandson's family. Maybe there is a way to settle this matter so that the head of the family can get the appointment document smoothly , um, I have to ask my third brother if I have a chance.

The red girl made up her mind, quickly ate and packed the dishes, then went to the wine shop to buy two jars of wine with pride, and came back, graciously poured a bowl for her husband and Gao Bufan, and said with a smile: "Don't be the head of the house!" Just focus on chatting, and offer a bowl to third brother."

Li Jing glanced at Hong Fu Nu unexpectedly, thinking that the sun was setting in the west, but he happened to have a dry mouth, so he picked up the wine and said with a smile: "Third brother, let's have a bowl first, the two of us haven't seen each other for almost a year." See you, I won’t get drunk tonight.”

Gao Bufan happily drank a bowl with Li Jing, and Hong Fu Nu immediately filled it up for the two of them, poured a bowl for herself, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law also respects the third younger brother, the previous thing is that sister-in-law did not do it right. , third brother, don’t take it to heart.”

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is worrying too much, I never took it to heart." He picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Hong Fu Nu probably got addicted to alcohol, so she poured another bowl of wine and drank it by herself, then said with a smile: "You two brothers chat slowly, I'll cook some side dishes to accompany the wine."

"Go!" Li Jing waved his hand. After so many years of husband and wife, how could he see what the red girl was thinking.

"Third brother, it's getting late, and the gate will be closed after dark. You should go back first. Let's talk next time. The house is poor, so Brother Yu won't let you stay overnight." Li Jing smiled.

Gao Bufan looked at the sky outside, the sun was indeed going down soon, so he said: "Alright, that brother will come to bother you tomorrow."

Li Jing coughed lightly and said, "Brother Yu should go to your place, where is the third brother staying now?"

"Gaosheng Inn in Ping'anfang." Gao Bufan replied, "My brother will stay in Luoyang for a while, and my second brother can come to me at any time."

Li Jing nodded and said: "Okay, Brother Yu will see you off."

So the two stood up and walked out of the house, Hong Fu Nu ran out of the kitchen when she heard the sound, and said, "Third brother is leaving now? The food and drinks are almost ready!"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "It's getting dark soon, next time I'll try sister-in-law's fried dishes."

Hongfu girl hurriedly said: "What are you afraid of when it's dark, just stay at home for one night, it's rare for you brothers to reunite after a long absence."

Gao Bufan shook his head and declined politely: "No need, there are still female relatives in the inn. Next time, I will stay in Luoyang for a few days and have time to get together."

Hong Fu Nu was a little disappointed, but when she heard that Gao Bufan would still be staying in Luoyang, she immediately felt relieved and said with a smile, "In that case, then sister-in-law won't keep you either." After speaking, she turned and went back to the kitchen.

Li Jing sent Gao Bufan out of the house, and originally wanted to send it to Fangmen, but Gao Bufan stopped and said: "Second brother stay here, just send it here."

Li Jing is not a hypocritical person, he nodded and said: "Third brother, go slowly, see you at the inn tomorrow."

Gao Bufan hesitated for a moment: "Second brother, there is something that I forgot to tell you, my younger brother met Mr. Hu Sizheng, the servant of the military department in the official department, and Mr. Hu invited you and me to the house. how about?"

Li Jing was stunned for a moment. The Ministry of Driving was a subordinate organization of the Ministry of War. He naturally knew Hu Sizheng, the minister of the Ministry of War.

Although Li Jing is not good at socializing, it does not mean that he is stupid. In fact, he has a clear mind, but the arrogance in his bones makes him disdain flattery. Hu Sizheng does not invite him sooner or later, please come to the door at this time, It is obviously because of the third brother, nine times out of ten, he has taken a fancy to the third brother's potential and tried to win him over. He is just a bargaining chip for Hu Sizheng to win over the third brother.

"Third Brother, if you want to go, Second Brother will accompany you. If it's for Second Brother's sake, then there's no need!" Li Jing said bluntly.

Gao Bufan warmed his heart and said: "Actually, I mean the same thing. If the second brother wants to go, the third brother will accompany you. If the second brother thinks it is unnecessary, the third brother will not go either."

Li Jing also felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "Then don't go, but the third brother is not afraid of offending the Minister of Hu?"

Gao Bufan shrugged and said, "It's better to offend him than to be implicated by him." After speaking, he glanced at the door intentionally or unintentionally.

Surprise flashed in Li Jing's eyes, he nodded and said, "Let's talk next time." After speaking, he turned and returned to the room.

Hong Fu Nu had already hidden behind the door at some point, and when she saw her husband turn around, she immediately said with an unnatural expression: "The head of the house, the third brother has left?"

Li Jing nodded, closed the door casually, and walked into the house without saying a word.Hong Fu Nu caught up and said anxiously: "Master, why didn't Minister Hu invite you to go? This is a good opportunity. If Minister Hu came forward to mediate, your appointment papers might be in your hands."

Li Jing stopped, frowned and said, "Hongfu, some things are not as simple as you think."

Hong Fu threw the spatula violently, sat on the ground and wailed loudly, the accumulated resentment finally broke out, while crying, she scolded Li Jing for not caring about her, for refusing to bow her head to save face, and ended up being in trouble for more than ten years In the end, she also changed from a gorgeous beauty to a yellow-faced woman.

The more Hong Funv talked, the sadder she became, and the more she cried, the more desolate she became. Li Jing was ashamed and distressed, and she hugged his wife and comforted her.Hong Fu refused to comply, sobbing and said: "You must go to Minister Hu's invitation, or the person in charge should write a letter of divorce to Hong Fu as soon as possible!"

Li Jing sighed and said: "Hong Fu, it's not because my husband doesn't want to go to the appointment, you heard what the third brother said just now, why do you think the third brother is so delicate and sensitive, and he doesn't want to go to the appointment with the Minister of Dendrobium?"

Hongfu girl finally calmed down after hearing the words, and asked, "Why?"

"Hu Sizheng belongs to Duke Chu." Li Jing said in a low voice.

Hong Fu Nu was stunned for a moment, then fell silent, and said after a long time: "Then what about your official position?"

"As a husband, I will find a way." Li Jing said in a deep voice.

Hong Funu picked up the spatula and went back to the kitchen silently.

(End of this chapter)