A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 63 Homecoming
Chang'an, Pingkang Square.

Yongkang Mansion.

"Ma'am, Sanniang is gone." Early in the morning, the steward hurriedly reported to Zhang Chuchen.

"What about people?"

Zhang Chuchen was furious, not only Sanniang disappeared, but also several of her personal maids, swords, books, Qin, Sihua, etc. also disappeared.

"Chang'an closed the city at night, how did they escape from the house?"

"It's possible that I went out over the wall last night, or it may be that I left this morning..."

"Hurry up and search everywhere in Chang'an City, and immediately send a team of servants to Lijiazhuang in Sanyuan to search, maybe they went there." Zhang Chuchen suspected that Li Sanniang would still run to the border.

"But the medicine Wu Erlang made last time has already been sent to Wu Lang."

"Then hurry up to Huaiyuan Square to find Wu Erlang and Siqi, and maybe go find them to dispense medicine."

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Sanyuan County, Qinghe Township, Longqiao Fort.

The two dogs were left at home and haven't seen Huaiyu for a long time. Just across the river, they saw Huaiyu coming back. They ran across the bridge to greet them. They jumped and licked, which shocked Runniang. .

"Yeah, mother, sister, we're back."

"This is Runniang, she looks so handsome."

"Run Niang, come up and pay respects to Uncle!"

It was the first time for Chen Runniang's bride to see her mother-in-law at home, and she was very nervous. It was recognized that she had met her father-in-law in Chang'an, but this was the first time she had seen her mother-in-law.In particular, she is still only a concubine, and even now she is still Huaiyu's servant without Li Jing's handwriting, and she is not qualified to be called uncle at all.

On the contrary, Chen Xing was quick-witted, and hurriedly took down many prepared gifts from the horse, such as hairpins, rings, jewellery, and brocade silk.

There are even some pastries bought in Xishi.

Ma Zhou's long gown that was stained with wine smelled a little downcast, but when Huaiyu said that Ma Zhou was a state school assistant and a poet, the villagers of Longqiaobao couldn't help but change their attitude towards him, and they respected the poet very much .

The courtyard of Wu's family was full of excitement, the whole family gathered around to watch Runniang who came back with Huaiyu.

Neighbors also came to watch.

Xu Er stood beside him enviously: "Erlang is really capable, I would like to find such a handsome girl sometime." Today, he and some neighbors are helping Huaiyu's house to repair the old kiln below.

Taking advantage of the slack in the fields, the project has already started, flattening the collapsed old kiln face, filling the front yard larger, digging the half-drawn cave deeper, and even expanding from three holes to five holes, mixing grass and rammed earth with mud Building walls is not a big job, but it requires labor.

The samurai family provides food, and everyone contributes to help each other.

A group of young people looked at Chen Runniang, and thought that this girl was really like the daughter of the Li family village, unattainable, and she was Huaiyu Xinna's concubine. After hearing that this girl was actually the third lady's personal maid in Li family village, Everyone said oh, some people said that I just said why it looks familiar, and some people said that it really came from a noble family.

Huaiyu asked Runniang to distribute the pastries brought back to the neighbors. The children were the happiest. In fact, they are not very delicate pastries, but for the people in the countryside, they are exquisite and rare, such as maltose, sweet-scented osmanthus Cake, jujube cake, dried longan, dried lychee, dried mango, especially those dried fruits in the south, many people have never heard of them.

Liu Cun was watching Huaiyu's brothers all riding tall horses with silver saddles, and that poet friend even brought back beautiful concubines and many pastries. To the old martial artist: "Your elder brother is the most blessed in our castle, and your Dalang Erlang is also the most promising."

Now that Huaiyi is back in the camp to serve as a guard, he has been promoted from the eighth rank to the next level, which is very remarkable. He showed off all over the village the last time he came back, and he hasn't stopped.He also talked about how Erlang was a master, and his medical skills were excellent. It was even said that Mrs. Yongkang gave his adopted granddaughter to Huaiyu as a concubine.

Everyone was dubious.

But seeing it now, no one doubted it anymore.

In the afternoon, Chen Xing deliberately took Huaiyu and Runniang to visit Lijiazhuang. He took Zhang's handwriting and went to pick up the field mules who sent Runniang. .

When he came back, Li Zheng Li Si'an personally sent him back to Longqiaobao. Not only did he bring a farm ox and a mule, but he also brought the wooden furniture, quilts, clothes, kitchen utensils, pots and bowls that Mrs. Zhang had agreed to, and pulled eight carts.

This scene really shocked the people in the castle again.

It lives next to Lijiazhuang, but Longqiao Fort, which is dominated by soldiers from the imperial army, is still far away from the noble county government, and you have to look up at ordinary times.

"Erlang, feel free to say hello if you have anything to do in the future." Li Si'an was very polite to Huaiyu. Although he was the younger brother of the eldest son of the Li family, he was only a concubine among the concubines, and Wu Erlang was now recognized by Mrs. Yongkang as the son-in-law, even if he was an outsider. Doesn't he know how close he is?

He deliberately picked a strong cow with a calf and a strong horse mule as dowry for Runniang. Young cows are more valuable than bulls. They can give birth to calves every year, and they are worth a lot after one year. up.

He also didn't expect that Wu Huaiyu just came back a few days ago and went to the county town to catch Qian Lingshi, but he came to the mansion to go to Chang'an with Sanniang for a few days, and now it's even worse.

It was lively for most of the day, and the family could sit in the courtyard to eat in the evening.

Lao Wu, who has always been stingy, rarely let an old hen that can no longer lay eggs be killed today to make soup, and the fish sent by Xu Erleng, he cast a net in the Qinghe River, a few catties of miscellaneous fish are fried, but they are also very crispy and delicious .

"Ethnology is about to start. I didn't bring Sanlang back this time. Recently, he is studying in Xuancheng's mansion, so he might not be able to keep up."

Although Aunt Wang misses her son, she also knows that being able to study in the Wu clan is better than staying in the countryside, and she is very grateful to Brother Huaiyu.

"They are all brothers, what does my aunt say about those?"

The pagoda leaf cold pottery made by the eldest sister is still so delicious, especially after it is cooked and put in the well to cool in advance, it is more icy and chewy when eaten.

Liu's Maifuzi wine made from summer harvested wheat is sweet and delicious.

Ma Zhou took the locust leaf cold pottery handed over by his elder sister, but rejected the Maifuzi wine, saying that he planned to quit drinking for a while. "This cold pottery is really delicious. It tastes like the one my mother made when I was a child." Ma Zhou even shed tears as he ate the cold pottery made by his elder sister.

"Yeah, mother, I think that when I go back in a few days, I will bring my eldest sister and Yingsu's nieces back to Chang'an. I am now in Dongshi and my elder brother from Xuancheng's family is jointly opening the Qianjin Hall of the Pharmacy, and I really need manpower, sister. It is also very hard in this countryside, and when they return to Chang'an to help, they will feel more relaxed."

Mrs. Liu was a little unwilling, and she hoped to find another husband-in-law for her eldest daughter, Zhang Luozhu, to remarry. However, Yu'e had lost three husbands and had two children, and many people were unwilling to marry. I dislike others for being too poor, and I am afraid that my daughter will suffer.

"Your sister can't do anything, and it's not suitable for a woman to show her face." Liu said.

"Back to Chang'an, I can teach my sister to work in the pharmacy, or manage the warehouse or money, without showing my face. Chang'an is big, and maybe I can find another good family for my sister."

Father Wu didn't say a word while drinking the Maifuzi wine. He now agrees with his second son very much, and he feels that he is capable, so he is at ease.

"Brother is in the battalion commander, and has contacted a lot of forbidden soldiers. If you search more, you will definitely find someone suitable for eldest sister. It will be convenient for sister to discuss or even meet when she is in Chang'an." Huaiyu said with a smile.

After hearing this, Yu'e lowered her head but did not object. It is not appropriate to stay in her mother's house for a long time, although she would rather not marry if she could, so she had to take care of her two daughters to grow up.

In fact, Huaiyu hopes to move the whole family to Chang'an, but he knows that Lao Wu can't let go of the Longqiao Fort business, which is worth tens of thousands of yuan. back.

"I will stay for a few more days when I come back this time. I have sent a message to your second sister and third sister's house, asking them to come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Old Wu said.

"Yeah, I'm the head of the North Gate right now, and I'm on duty for one and two days off. This time, I'll change shifts when I come back. I can stay for three days at most." Huai Yi said.

"Where's Erlang?" Liu asked.

"I can't stay for a few days. The Qianjintang drug store is being built in Chang'an, and the ethnology school is about to start. There are many things. I will stay with Run Niang for a few more days, and by the way, I will recruit some children from the neighbors in the village to go to Qianjin. Don't be a buddy."

"My son is too old to help me," Liu Xi sighed, although he was reluctant to let go, he knew that his sons were promising, and they were going to go far away, but fortunately Chang'an was not too far away.

(End of this chapter)