Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 509 Wenzuo returns home 1
"I hope everyone in my family understands, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing if those plots of house fighting and palace fighting come up!"

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Qingzhou, Shouguang County, Jitai.

noon.

"Master Wang, Master Wang!" A man wrapped in a blue cloth and wearing a short jacket panted and slapped the door knocker, his voice pierced through the courtyard, breaking the original silence.

"Come on, come on, don't shoot, the door will be broken by you!"

With the sound of creaking, the courtyard door opened, and an old man with gray hair and sleepy eyes scolded the short-clothed man, "Hou Er, you are mourning at noon! Why can't you come back after Xiangwu?"

"It's past Xiangwu? Then it's too late!" Hou Er said anxiously, he squeezed sideways into the yard, looked left and right: "Where is Master Wang? He's not at home?"

"Nonsense, of course the one at noon is in the field melon shed! You think it's a lazy bone like you who hangs out all day and doesn't care about the affairs of your own field at all!"

"Hey!" Hou Erqian laughed twice: "Old man Wang, you are so old, but this mouth is not good at all. Forget it, I, Hou Erye, don't care about you today. Let's put it this way, there is a big happy event to come." Come on, your royal family is about to ascend to heaven, so be happy!"

"Bah!" The old man at the gate spit on the ground: "You are the only kid who dares to call himself the Second Master Hou in front of the old man? It's not your turn to talk about whether our royal family has any happy events. Get out, or the old man will let you go!" Dog!"

Hou Er was afraid that the other party would really let the dog bite him, so he jumped back and walked out of the courtyard: "Well, you old man Wang, you don't know what is good or bad! You Hou Erye don't care about you today, wait until—"

"Get out!" The old gatekeeper's answer was simple and straightforward. He closed the courtyard door forcefully, blocking back the remaining half of Hou Er's words, and Hou Er's teeth itched in anger.

"This old man, forget it, wait until the matter has a result, and then argue with him!" After finishing speaking, he quickly ran to the melon field of the Wang family.

Shouguang belonged to Ji State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Ji Terrace was the capital of Ji State according to legend. There was an earthen platform not far from the west of the village, and according to legend, it was the palace of Ji State's monarch at that time.But more than 1000 years have already wiped out the past glory, and the dust has settled, leaving only patches of fields and villages, as well as hardworking and simple farmers.

After Hou Er left the village, he ran eastward for more than half a mile, and saw stretches of melon fields. It was noon at this time, and the farmers were resting in the shade of the trees, waiting for the sound to pass before going to work.He slowed down his pace, and after his breath had evened out, he walked to the side of the awning, imitating what he usually saw on the stage, cupped his hands and said, "Is the prince here? I have something to report!"

Lying at the entrance of the melon shed was the youngest son of the Wang family. Seeing Hou Er's appearance, he couldn't help laughing: "Look, Aunt, Hou Er has taken the wrong medicine today, and he speaks in a weird way!"

Wang Qu came out from the arbor. He was in his early fifties, and the villager was getting old quickly. His hair had turned gray a lot, but his body was still strong. He glanced at Hou Er, and his eyes showed that he was a serious villager. Contempt for the prodigal children: "Say something quickly, don't delay my rest, I will go to the field to work after the noise!"

"Hey, what are you going to do, prince! Wenzuo is back, and you are about to get rich!"

"What?" Wang Qu asked again, a little deaf.

"Wen Zuo is back!" Hou Er raised his voice: "I saw it in the county today, oh, I'm so embarrassed, half the street is blocked tightly by my followers, and Mr. He Lang in the county has come out of the city to greet him .As the saying goes, a man who attains enlightenment ascends to heaven, and he is so developed now, you still don’t want to follow him!"

"Aye?" The youngest son of the Wang family looked at Wang Qu in surprise, but the old man's face remained unchanged, and he turned and walked into the melon shed.Seeing this, Hou Er became anxious: "My lord, what are you doing? This is a great joy!"

The youngest son of the Wang family hurried in and asked, "Aye, what are you doing? Wen Zuo is back, isn't this a good thing?"

"A good thing?" Wang Qu sneered: "Have you forgotten? He went to Baekje to join the army for you. Do you think it's a good thing?"

"Isn't this all in the past?" Wang Ence smiled wryly. As the youngest and only male of the Wang family's generation, he certainly would not forget why Wang Wenzuo was sent to Baekje.

"You think it's over, but others don't necessarily think so!" Wang Qudao: "He has been promoted every year in Baekje, but has he ever sent a few words to his family? No? What does this mean? They remember what happened back then. In my heart!"

"Maybe he is busy with military affairs? Aye, you also know that Wen Zuo is fighting every day in Baekje, so how can he have time to think about this!"

"Nonsense!" Wang Qu said with a sneer, "I inquired with the people who came back, and he was very active in Baekje. He has already become the commander of the marching army, and he is an official from the fifth rank. And the robes in the army are very good. , who didn’t benefit from him and say good things about him? Liu Wu who went with him died in Baekje, but he sent a lot of money and sent envoys to inquire every year. It’s not that Wang Wenzuo of my family is not good at life, He will be a very good man, but he doesn't need to use it on our family!"

"Aye, we can't blame Wen Zuo for this. We made him die for me. How could he have no resentment in his heart? It's not surprising that he ignored our family when he became rich!" Wang Ence said with a wry smile.

"He is a high-ranking official in the imperial court now, how dare I blame him!" Wang Qu sighed: "But have you ever thought about why he came back suddenly at this time without sending a single message back for so many years? Could it be that he was not able to repay his kindness?" ?”

Hearing this, Wang Ence finally understood. It turned out that Wang Qu's behavior just now was not resentment, but fear.Just as his father said, Wang Wenzuo is not a heartless person, and he has not sent back a single copper coin or a message in these years, which only shows that he has resentment for what happened at the beginning.That being the case, his return this time is definitely not to repay a favor, and since it is not a repayment, it can only be revenge.

"Shouldn't it?" Wang Ence panicked, "Back then Wen Zuo was living on the street, but our family took him in and let him join the army and gave him a horse. Besides, if he hadn't gone to Baekje, how would he be where he is today? Even if there is no kindness, there is no hatred!"

"Son, just because you think so doesn't mean he thinks the same way. He only thinks that the official title was achieved by fighting with a knife and a gun, but he may not think of my family's affection; and the suffering and danger in Baekje are all Because of our family!" Wang Qu said with a wry smile: "Forget it, it's useless to think about it now. I'll go home and get ready. Go find a place to hide and see the scenery before you go home!"

"Aye, are you confused?" Wang Ence smiled wryly, "Wen Zuo is a fifth-rank official now. How many people in the military mansion took advantage of him? If he wanted to take me, where else would I go? Why not?" Our father and son are together!"

"That's true! I just hope he doesn't want to use you for anything. I'm over fifty and I've lived enough. Let him handle it!"

The father and son returned home, and just after washing their faces, they reported that someone from the outside asked to see them.The two opened the door, but there were two young men in brocade clothes, with bows and bags left and right, purple gauze scarves on their heads, two pheasant feathers on the top, animal skins around their waists, and horizontal knives, and two horses beside them, The mane was soaked and snorting.

"This is the family of Master Wang Qu of Jitai Village?"

"Don't dare to ask the two young masters!" Wang Qu saw that the two teenagers were very well-dressed, so he didn't dare to accept the gift, so he hurriedly returned the gift and said: "The little old man is Wang Qu, but he is not some kind of master Wang!"

"That's right!" The two teenagers in brocade clothes laughed, and then they took a step back, bowed down to Wang Qulian, and said in unison: "The villain is in the right chamber under Wang Changshi's yamen. master!"

"Wang Changshi?"

"That's right, Wang Changshi is Wang Wenzuo. The lord is the commander-in-chief of the army in the Andong Dufu Mansion, and his position is only under the Gaodu Hu!" More than a dozen brocade-clothed young men followed him, dressed similarly to him, except that there were no pheasant feathers on the top, and he cupped his fists at Wang Qu: "Chang Shi will come tomorrow afternoon, there are many cars and horses, and the master fetches some brooms When the utensils come, we can also clear the road and welcome Changshi!"

Wang Qu didn't dare to talk too much at this time, he hurriedly claimed that he was a gentleman in the village, he got a pen and paper when he got home, wrote a notice and pasted it on the screen wall at the entrance of the village, asked the old servant to bring a copper gong, and knocked a few times Next, I gathered all the people in the village, cleared my throat, and said loudly: "Everyone in the village, I have an unusual mission today, but I can't shirk it. You all know that my Wang Wenzuo was ordered by the emperor to go to Baekje , looking up to the great blessing of the emperor and the blessing of the ancestors, he has made some contributions. Now he is the commander-in-chief of the Anton Duhu Mansion, and the founding county uncle. Tomorrow he will return to his hometown to visit relatives. There are many cars and horses. Our village is very dirty, everyone Hurry up and call everyone in the field back, sweep the road, paint the house, make it look good, don't lose face!"

It was noon at this time, and all the men in the village had gone to work in the fields, and those who stayed at home were old, weak, women and children who had little knowledge. They heard that they were going to be sent to work again, and they all complained.Seeing this, Wang Qu was afraid of losing face in front of the young man, so he hurriedly scolded: "You women are really ignorant, what kind of person is Wang Changshi, you dare to refuse, are you not afraid of the court's law?"

"Wait a minute, Master Wang!" The leader of the young man in brocade clothes stopped Wang Qu, stepped forward and bowed to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, the Lord has already told you before you come down, you are all his neighbors, how could you Why bother you? Cleaning the roads and renovating the house won’t make you do it for nothing, let’s do it! Each family will be paid five hundred cash, and it’s right to be considered wages! Come to the village entrance to collect it from me when you’re done!”

Although the crowd didn't have much knowledge, they still knew what five hundred wen was. They were overjoyed when they heard this, and they all knelt down to the stage to salute.Wang Qu said to the young man with some embarrassment: "They are all foolish people and foolish women, but they cost you money!"

"How dare you be a son!" The brocade-clothed boy laughed and said, "I'm also surnamed Wang and Pu, so you can just call him by your first name. When the lord returned to his hometown, he was going to reward these neighbors with some money!"

"So that's it!" Wang Qu nodded, and asked cautiously, "How long will Wen Zuo stay and what will he do when he comes back?"

"You don't know?" Wang Pu asked in surprise: "My lord is coming back this time to marry the Cui family of Qinghe and marry a bride, so he probably won't stay at home for long!"

"Marry with the Qinghe Cui family!" Wang Qu was taken aback: "Then, did the Qinghe Cui family agree?"

"Of course!" Wang Pu said with a smile: "My lord is such a good son-in-law, and there is Mr. Cui Langjun as a matchmaker, how could Mrs. Cui not allow it?"

Hearing Wang Pu's explanation, Wang Quruo nodded in disappointment. Although he had heard some things about Wang Wenzuo from other people over the years, after all, ancient information communication technology was backward, not only slow, but also distorted.Wang Qu didn't take it to heart when he heard the rumors that were [-]% true and [-]% false.What's more, in his eyes, Wang Wenzuo was still the house slave back then. Subconsciously, he still didn't want the other party to do well. Naturally, he didn't want to believe that the other party had repeatedly made military exploits after going to Baekje, and got promoted and made a fortune.But now the facts are in front of his eyes, and he can't help but not believe it. The other party has not only become the commander-in-chief of the Anton Governor's Mansion, he has been enshrined as the founding county uncle, and he is about to marry a woman from the Cui family of Qinghe. This is the emperor, the prime minister, The great general wants to marry him!Is this kid really developed?
"My lord, my lord? What's the matter with you?" Seeing Wang Qu in a daze, Wang Pu hurriedly asked cautiously. In his eyes, this old man was Wang Changshi's own father. How dare he neglect him?

"Nothing? I just heard you say this, and I can't believe it!" Wang Qu smiled wryly.

"Hehe!" Wang Pu laughed and said, "Wang Changshi has made a lot of achievements, Xiao Ke knows less than a tenth of it. Prince, Wang Changshi must have been wise and brave when he was young, and no one can match him, right?"

"This—" Wang Qu was immediately stopped by the question, he wanted to say that Wang Wenzuo was just a tramp, how would I know what he was like when he was young?However, he suddenly remembered that the other party was still his own son in name, and if he told the truth, he might be in trouble, so he forced a smile and said, "I couldn't tell when I was young!"

"Really?" Wang Pu looked at the sky: "It's getting late, why don't you go back and rest first! I'm afraid there will be a lot of things tomorrow!"

When he got home, Wang Qu realized that the house had changed. He saw a strange white-clothed man directing more than a dozen craftsmen to repair and repaint his door. He was busy wiping and cleaning the furniture in his hall. There were six or seven cages on the floor, which were filled with gold and silver vessels. A man in brocade clothes was directing people to arrange the furnishings.

"Mr. Sang!" Wang Pu stepped forward: "The prince is back!"

The man turned his head, and without waiting for Wang Qu to come forward to pay respects, he bowed his knees and kowtowed twice: "Sanqiu has seen the old grandfather!"

"How can this be done!" Wang Qu saw that the man was dressed luxuriously, and when he was commanding others to work, he was bossy. Obviously, he was also a person on weekdays, so he dared not accept his kneeling, so he hurriedly turned his body away, but the man did not let him go , took two steps forward and helped Wang Qu onto the chair, knelt down and kowtowed twice.

(End of this chapter)