Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Sancho met 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 two heads: "I, Sangqiu, is Wang Changshi's domestic slave and a member of the Wang family. Get out?"

"Family?" Wang Qu was stunned. He looked at the man in front of him and asked cautiously, "Your surname is Sang, and his surname is Wang. Where does this family member come from?"

"The old grandpa doesn't know anything!" Sancho said with a smile, "I was originally a Baekje shepherd slave. When the Tang army entered Sibi City, I was shot in the leg and lay on the ground without care. It was the master who rescued me." Your Majesty, you gave me the name of 'Sancho', and I have been following the master ever since. Although my surname is not Wang, I am indeed a member of the master's family!"

"So that's it!" Wang Qu nodded, "It's Wen Zuo's nature to treat people with generosity and be impatient!"

"Yes!" Sancho exclaimed, "I can live today thanks to meeting my master!"

Wang Qu looked at Sangqiu, and with an idea in his heart, he asked cautiously: "So, you are Wen Zuo's side person?"

"It used to be!" Sancho showed a dejected expression: "Unfortunately, it is no longer the case, the master has other arrangements for me!"

"Oh? So what are you doing now?"

"It is mainly to manage the property of the owner's farm in Baekje. There are about fifty or sixty Zhuangzi! In addition, the master's Langdang in Baekje is also under my jurisdiction. Their farm receives donations every year, and there are several The taxes at the port, the horse farms, wineries, and other miscellaneous things on Jeju Island are really annoying. Without Ah Cheng's help, I would definitely not be able to keep busy. I still feel comfortable by my master's side, so I don't need to worry about it. suspicious……"

Sangqiu regards Wang Qu as Wang Wenzuo's biological father, and without any precautions, he talks about the property that Wang Wenzuo entrusted to him to take care of, but he doesn't notice that Wang Qu is already stunned.

"Then, how big is that Zhuangzi, how many registered permanent residences, and how many fields?"

"The size doesn't matter, but a medium-sized Zhuangzi is about two or three times the size of this village! There are three to five hundred households. Besides the fields, there are usually mountains, ponds, swamps and so on!"

Hearing this, Wang Qu was speechless. If Sancho hadn't lied, each village in Wang Wenzuo's hands would be two or three times larger than the village he now lives in, and the number of household registrations is about the same. There are a lot more fields, and there are adjacent mountains, forests and ponds.Sancho is no stranger to this kind of manor. It was a self-sufficient manor that was prevalent during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Once the door is closed, except for a few necessities and luxuries, there is no need to buy anything outside.

After the Six Towns Rebellion and the Hou Jing Rebellion, many of these highly independent manors have been destroyed, and most of the rest belong to nobles, temples or high-ranking officials, especially around major political centers such as Chang'an and Luoyang.But even for the Jinzhi clan, there are not too many manors of this scale that high-ranking officials and dignitaries can own. At most, there are only three or four. It is no longer a manor, but closer to Shifeng Shiyi, which basically did not exist in the Central Plains at that time.

Sangqiu was talking vigorously when he suddenly realized that something was wrong with Wang Qu's state, so he hurriedly asked, "Old Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"

"No, I'm just a little dizzy!"

"Dizziness! It may be that there are too many people here, and it's too stuffy!" Sancho hurriedly shouted: "You don't wink, the old grandpa has stood here for so long, and he didn't come to serve him, move a bed quickly, and there is cheese Paddle, fan, quick, quick!"

Sancho shouted, and four or five maidservants came over immediately, helped Wang Qu to the courtyard and sat on the bed, some played fans, some brought buttermilk, and some beat their backs. They were very happy to serve, and after a while , Wang Qu smiled wryly and waved his hand: "I'm an old man from the village, how can I afford to be served like this, you guys go away!"

All the maidservants looked at Sancho, saw Sancho nodded, and then retreated carefully.Wang Qu looked at the house that had been completely new and unfamiliar, and was speechless for a moment.Although he had heard of Wang Wenzuo's promotion and promotion in Baekje, it was not an intuitive impression after all, but now he has personally experienced the great power and wealth represented by those eminent officials, just like the sun at noon People can't help but feel dizzy when they look at each other.

"Sanqiu!" Wang Qu considered his tone: "You have seen the situation in my family, but it's just an ordinary family. It's really unbearable to see this all of a sudden!"

"Just get used to it, old grandpa!" Sancho smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, I, Sancho, didn't feel used to it at first, but I got used to it after a long time. You are the master's biological father, and you will have a better life in the future." It's still growing!"

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Wang Qu was reclining on the Hu bed, sawing logs from the outside, and the chatter and laughter of charming girls and children, making the inner courtyard even more silent.

"Aye!" Wang Ence came in on tiptoe. He lowered his voice, as if he was not in his own home, but a thief who was afraid of alarming his master.

"En Ce, you're back!" Wang Qu sat up straight, leaving half of the bed free: "Come on, sit down, are you done with your work outside?"

"It's still early! I've only done less than half of the work, and I've already lighted pine nuts. It looks like I'm going to work all night!" Wang Ence thumped his waist and moaned, "I'm exhausted!"

"Lianye? Do you still want pine nuts?" Wang Qu frowned: "The people in the village are so diligent? This is not like them!"

"It's not hard work, they gave money!" Wang Ence pointed outside: "Whether you are male, female, old or weak, as long as you go to work tonight, at [-] Wen per person, how much is Song Mingzi worth? I don't know, maybe there are people who came to work overnight, Aye, your cheap son is really rich now!" His last words had a sour taste.

"What kind of cheap son, keep your mouth tight and you're going to die!" Wang Qu shouted with a changed face.

"There's no one here, so what are you afraid of!" Wang Ence resentfully said.

"No one can say that walls have ears!" Wang Qu shouted, he went to the window to take a peek, and then returned to the Hu bed and asked in a low voice: "Everyone in the village has warned me, especially those talkatives. rascal."

"I have already told you, Aye, don't worry, they are not fools, and they have seen who Wen Zuo is now. If they dare to talk too much and offend our family, it is a trivial matter. If Wen Zuo finds out, one finger Just squeezed to death."

"You can't be careless, you have to know that if it is leaked out, it will be a catastrophe for the whole family!" Wang Qu said sharply.

"I got it, I got it!" Wang Ence waved his hand impatiently: "You've said it so many times, my ears are getting calluses. Let me see, your old man is a little worried, even if Wen Zuo is not you His own son, after all, is also a member of our Wang family, the disaster of annihilation, should he still live?"

"You, you!" Seeing his son's appearance, Wang Qu couldn't help being angry: "Do you really think that Wen Zuo and we are a family? That man named Sang is just a servant, who wears fine clothes and eats meat. Dozens of farms, if it’s really a family, why hasn’t he sent back a single copper for so many years? In his eyes, Sancho and Pao Ze, who went to Baekje with him to fight the war, are the family, and we are not regarded as enemies It's not bad!"

"Then why is he sending people to rebuild the house and pave the road?"

"He is now going to marry the Cui family of Qinghe. The Cui family is a noble family for generations, and the most important thing is to pass on poems and etiquette. He belongs to this family in name anyway. If he wants to marry Cui's wife, he must naturally do a good job in the family's face. These people under him don't know the details, so they will naturally be respectful to us."

"Then, what should we do then?"

"Naturally, we should help Wen Zuo lose face and help him marry Cui's wife back. When everything is done, he may look at this 'Wang family''s face and give us a few hundred pennies, perfunctory. Let's go!"

"A few hundred pennies, that's all it takes?" Wang Ence showed a disappointed expression: "I just saw those maidservants outside, all of them are as beautiful as flowers and jade, and there are all kinds of gold and silver utensils on the table. Isn’t it more than a few hundred guan? He has so much, but only gives us a few hundred guan?”

"No matter how much it is, it belongs to others, not yours!" Wang Qu sneered, "If you are greedy, be careful of your life!"

Hearing this, Wang Ence's forehead became hot, and he said: "You can't say that. If I was the one who went to Baekje, maybe all the official positions and money are mine! How can it be his turn!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Wang Qu raised his eyebrows immediately. Compared with this son in his prime, he is much more sober in his twilight years. He had witnessed the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty when he was a child, so of course he knew. War is not as childish as his son said, which is why he tried every means to send Wang Wenzuo to Baekje to join the army on behalf of his son.Therefore, when he saw these maidservant gold and silver utensils, his first reaction was not envy, but fear.

"Stop talking, go stay at your wife's house overnight for a few days, and come back after Wen Zuo's incident is over!" Wang Qu made a decision almost instantly: "Otherwise you will ruin the lives of the whole family! "

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The next afternoon.

A few years ago, Wang Wenzuo left Jitai Village, crossed a small river, and headed for Shouguang County, wearing a round-necked short gown and carrying a bow and quiver.Looking back now, it seems like a hundred years have passed.Now, he also crossed the river and returned home.That dazed recruit has grown into a majestic and steady commander-in-chief of the Anton Governor's Mansion, the founding county uncle.

The wheels rolled against the loess road, making a creaking sound. Wang Wenzuo sat on the carriage with his right hand on the table.Cao Wenzong stood behind him, standing with his sword. In front of the car were the drummers holding a big banner and advocating the music. The team consisted of more than [-] mule carts, which were piled up with all kinds of cloth and silk belongings.It stretches for half a mile, attracting onlookers to the road.

To be honest, a carriage without a spring and shock absorber is uncomfortable, and Wang Wenzuo felt his butt hurt.But the memories of the past brought a smile to the corner of his mouth. At that time, he was busy running all day like the people on the side of the road, but the difference was that he would not stand on the side of the road and watch the bustle of vehicles and horses.The rural life at that time was tedious and frightening, and any new thing would attract countless people to watch, and then become a topic of conversation for a long time, until it was replaced by the next new thing.But Wang Wenzuo was not interested in all of this. He spent all his energy looking for opportunities to change his destiny, so he seemed out of tune with other slave farmers.The day that finally changed fate came, although it was not quite what Wang Wenzuo expected.

He can also recall the feeling of knowing that he was going to be sent to Baekje to join the army in place of his master's son, with fear, anger, and hope.He knew that this might be the only chance to change his destiny: either go to Baekje for a gamble, or be an unknown servant for a lifetime, working to death.He accepted the arrangement of fate, fought hard, seized the opportunity, and changed his destiny.As for the hand that pushed him into the river of fate back then, Wang Wenzuo had mixed feelings.

The road turned a big bend in front, bypassed the hill in front, and arrived at the entrance of Jitai Village.Wang Wenzuo observed carefully, and time seemed to freeze here. If there was any change, it would be that the road surface became much cleaner and tidier. This should be due to Sancho.

"Xiaomin see Wang Changshi!"

The villagers on the side of the road prostrated themselves on the ground, and no one dared to raise their heads. Although most of them had dealt with Wang Wenzuo before, the gorgeous official robes, guards of honor, and drum music had whitewashed him into a demigod. monster.Under this majesty, everyone bowed their heads in submission.

Wang Wenzuo glanced across the roadside, and he saw many familiar figures, but he suppressed the urge to get them up.In order to reduce unnecessary troubles, appropriate majesty and intimidation are necessary.Suddenly, his eyes stopped, and there was an old man standing by the entrance of the village, that is his nominal "father" Wang Qu.

No matter from the point of view of filial piety or the moral customs at that time, it was inappropriate for Wang Qu to kneel down and greet Wang Wenzuo.Wang Wenzuo stood up, lifted the front of his official robe, got out of the carriage, and approached Wang Qu in small steps, and was about to bow down, Wang Qu hurried forward to support him: "I haven't seen you for many years, I want to scare you !"

Wang Wenzuo didn't want to kneel at first, but seeing Wang Qu's sense of humor, he stood up straight and bowed to him. He looked around and didn't see Wang Ence: "Where's Ence?"

"His father-in-law is ill, and he went back to visit with his wife a few days ago, but unfortunately he is not in the village!" Wang Qu laughed.

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I worked overtime until three o'clock last night, and the blood tank was empty!