Ji Tang

Chapter 1066 The story of two pairs of armors!
(I wrote the wrong serial number in the previous chapter, it doesn’t matter!)

Ji's ancestral residence is not the Hou's Mansion that was built later, nor the expanded Duke's Mansion, but the small house where Ji Song and his mother lived together.

It was originally going to be demolished, but Ji Song saw that her mother was reluctant to let go, so she ordered her to stay. She would always stay here for a few days every year when she paid homage to Ji's father.

Although it has remained the same over the years, it has been renovated at least three times.But it has retained its previous layout and style, and has been taken care of by the elderly at home.

"Brother, why did you bring me here?"

Then he whispered nervously: "Is there a treasure left by our ancestors here?"

Ji Run rolled his eyes and ignored the guy. He saw that the door was locked.Just when Ji Ze was wondering, he saw his eldest brother taking out a key from under the bluestone in front of the door.

"This"

"Let's go. This is what my ancestors told me back then. They said that grandma would never hide keys before, either on the door beam or under the bluestone."

After explaining, he opened the door. There was a small courtyard inside. There was a well in the courtyard. There was also a reclaimed field not far away. It was originally used for growing vegetables, but now it is just growing some flowers and plants. It seems that people come here often. Keep it in order, otherwise it wouldn’t be so neat!
Before Ji Run went to join the army, he would stay here with his grandma for a few days every year. He was familiar with everything here, not to mention that the courtyard itself was not big, and the layout of the five rooms was unobstructed at a glance!
He took Ji Ze to the main hall. On the wall of the main hall was a handsome and handsome middle-aged man with a short beard.I saw him with a horizontal sword across his waist, a bow and arrows on his back, and a pot of arrows squatting on the ground. His eyes were firm but full of tenderness, looking ahead, as if he was seeing the person he was protecting with his life.

"Come on, let's offer some incense to Grandpa!"

Ji Run took out a handful of incense from the back of the incense burner in a familiar manner, lit the candle, and handed it to Ji Ze who was in a daze.

"Grandpa, I am your eldest grandson. Due to the war in the field these years, I have not offered incense to you from time to time. I really shouldn't have done it. Today I brought my brother to offer incense to you. Please rest in peace in heaven!"

After saying that, he stepped forward, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and kowtowed several times respectfully.

Ji Ze kept looking at the portrait, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that he looked too much like his father.I once heard from my grandma that my grandpa passed away when my dad was very young. This portrait was painted by Yan Liben, with my dad dictating it and my grandma giving me guidance.

Grandma said that grandpa was the best husband in the world, but dad said that he was not a competent husband or a good father.But he also said that he didn’t complain or hate.

"Grandpa, although my grandson has never met you, you must be an upright hero. My father went to sea to fight and has not returned yet. If you have a soul in heaven, you must bless him for a triumphant return and a safe return!"

"My grandson kowtows to you!"

Ji Ze also kowtowed a few times, but when he raised his head, tears were streaming down his face.This is the longest time that my father and I have been separated.He has basically never left his father since he was a child.In the first five years of Xuanzhou, I left my eldest brother at home, and I and my sister were with my parents.

Therefore, he has no objection at all to his eldest brother inheriting the title and family property. The eldest brother bears the pressure and responsibility that he does not have, and he deserves these.As for family property?Haha, a man can get it with his hands!
Just looking at the portrait reminds me of my father. It has been almost a year, and I don’t know what the situation is now.I just heard that the decisive battle started some time ago, but I don’t know if they won?

Thinking of the current message transmission speed, which was as slow as a turtle, he wished that the wooden bird he was studying could travel thousands of miles a day.Although there are falcons, the ship is drifting on the sea. It is okay to send letters back, but sending letters from home to the sea will probably drive the falcons crazy!
"Come on, let me show you a few things!"

Seeing his brother in a daze, Ji Run had no choice but to say.This younger brother is good at everything, he is kind and loving, but he just likes to be in a daze. Every time he encounters something he can't figure out, he stays in a daze for a whole day. Sometimes he even eats mustard as a dipping sauce without even realizing it.

Ji Ze was stunned for a moment, but when he saw his elder brother entering the back room, he quickly followed him.

Although grandma would bring her to the ancestral home every year, most of the time she would live in the Duke's Mansion, leaving only her eldest brother to accompany her.

Therefore, he really didn't know what was here, but he remembered that the back seemed to be a place for storing sundries.

Whoa!

As soon as Ji Ze entered, he heard the sound of rummaging through boxes and saw his eldest brother dragging a wooden box out from underneath.Seeing Ji Ze arriving, he quickly called out: "We are watching a show, come here and help!"

"Oh! Here we come!"

Ji Ze was stunned and quickly went to help.

The two finally carried the box to the yard, and they worked hard for a while before cleaning up the dust on it.Just looking at the wooden box with three locks, Ji Ze exclaimed: "Let me go, is there really a treasure?"

slap~
Ji Run patted him on the back angrily and said angrily: "You damn baby, why don't you go find something and smash him away!"

Ji Ze flinched, but when he heard his elder brother's words, he smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? Just look at it!"

I saw Ji Ze taking off his own hairpin from his head, but his hairpin was very different from other people's hairpins.I saw my brother twisting the hairpin a few times and it turned into two sections.One section is hollow.The joint is pointed and long, like a thin nail. When you see it bending and changing its shape at will, you know that this thing is not simple.

Click!

Before he could react, one of the locks had been opened.Ji Ze smiled proudly at his eldest brother, and soon the other two locks were opened.

When Ji Ze was about to show off, he saw his eldest brother looking at him in a very wrong way.

"I said, where did you learn this skill? This lock was made by a master craftsman. Most people don't even know what the structure is inside, let alone open it. Tell me, how much trouble have you caused in the past few years without me? Woman? Don’t worry, I won’t tell your future wife.”

"With your ability to open locks, why don't you do whatever you want in Chang'an? Don't tell me you don't know how to smoke and so on?"

Ji Ze was dumbfounded. Didn't he just open a lock? Why did he sound like a flower picker?

"Bah, you are a thief. I am the second son of the Duke's palace. It is not easy to get a woman. The more you steal, the lower the price will be!"

But Ji Run smiled and said: "So you have an idea!"

Seeing his eldest brother's expression, Ji Ze didn't know that he had been tricked.He rolled his eyes angrily and ignored him.

When I came to the box, I was ready to open it.

This box is rectangular in shape, about one foot and a half high and five feet long. I don’t know what it is used for.

pat!

When the box was opened, Ji Ze was startled, glanced at his elder brother who was not surprised, pointed at the things in the box and said loudly: "That's it?"

"Is this the treasure you're talking about?"

Snapped!
After being slapped again by his elder brother, Ji Ze said aggrievedly: "I thought you were taking me to hunt for treasure, but unexpectedly it turned out to be armor that was about to rust?"

"Go away! Who told you that there is a treasure here? It's all your own imagination, okay, your brother, I didn't say that!"

Pushing this silly boy aside, he carefully took out all the things inside.

"Why did you turn this thing out?" The closed door was pushed open, and Uncle De walked in with the kitten and the sleeping little Hao'er in his arms!

"Grandpa De, my eldest brother said he would take me treasure hunting. Who would have thought that after I came here, I spent a lot of effort to find a pile of scrap metal. After saying a few words, eldest brother even beat me. Grandpa, you have to make the decision for me. !”

The villain Ji Ze complained first, making his eldest brother's viciousness known to the public. He looked like he had been deceived. Ji Run was so angry that his teeth itched, and he wondered if this guy had an itchy skin. No, he had to find time to 'educate' him!

"Look, he's still staring at me!"

Ji Ze hid behind Uncle De and accused someone of bullying his younger brother!
"Okay, hurry up and take little Hao'er to the room to sleep. Grandpa has been holding her for a long time."

Mao Mao didn't know what was going on, so he simply ignored it and handed Xiao Hao'er to his second brother.

Looking at his little brother who is still having bubbles in his mouth while sleeping, what can Ji Ze do?He glared at the elder brother who was looking at the joke and went to the back room.

"What's going on? This thing is more than 20 years old. If I hadn't seen it today, I would have thought it was all thrown away!"

Uncle De stepped forward and stroked the armor that was almost rusty, as well as the horizontal knife full of gaps, and there were some dark red marks on it, all of which were left behind when he killed the enemy.

"This armor was passed down from your grandfather to your father. It was your father who relied on him to break into the Turkic military camp at night and kill the general alone, avenging your grandfather's death."

"I don't know how many Turkic thieves your father killed that night. When he came back, this armor turned into what it looks like now. At that time, your second grandfather and your third grandfather were almost frightened to death when they saw his appearance. That was also the first time in my life that I saw the two of them angry at your father, so you can see that they were quite angry!"

Thinking of the past events, Uncle De said with a sad face: "Your grandfather is also a great man. He became a captain at a young age and led dozens of people from the clan to serve in the army. It was his bravery that allowed us to serve in the army." That turbulent era was safe and sound, not to mention the rebels, even the bandits on the mountain could kill us hundreds of times."

"It's just a pity that your father died in the war when he was eight years old. What a pity!"

Then he asked with some confusion: "Why did you turn this thing out?"

Ji Ze also came out at this time. When he heard Grandpa De asking his eldest brother, he was also curious about what his eldest brother was looking for!

"I heard my grandma say that this armor is not just armor for the elders in the clan, it is also a protection, the end of a story and the beginning of a new one,"

"I just thought that since this thing is so commemorative, the third ancestor must have a deep impression of it. I don't know if he can still remember it."

Uncle De was stunned, then stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, smiling: "Do you want your third ancestor to regain his memory?"

"Not bad!"

Ji Run raised his head and said sadly: "I don't want Grandpa Sanzu to leave us like this, at least. At least he can't leave us in such a daze."

"Silly boy!"

Uncle De was full of relief and helplessness, but this was just a little persistence from this child. Forget it, forget it, let him do it!

"Then you have to hurry up. This thing is so rusted that I almost didn't recognize it. I don't know if your third ancestor can still hold on."

Uncle De is gone. It's not that he doesn't want to help a few children, but sometimes it's better to do some things by himself.Made of gold and stone, sincerity is the key to openness. Maybe God can see the sincerity of these children and allow his father to take a look at the family he has dedicated his life to before leaving.
"Brother, let me help you!"

Ji Ze stood up and said.

"And I!"

Mao Mao also said, in order to make Grandpa Sanzu wake up, what does it mean for them to do this?
Ji Run looked at his brother and sister and laughed and said: "Okay, if we brothers and sisters work together, we will be able to move God to let the third ancestor wake up."

As a result, several people immediately started moving.The kitten is a very attentive woman, so she specializes in dismantling the armor and then putting it away in categories.Ji Run was very strong, so he specially polished the rust stains on it.Ji Ze had been clever and handy since he was a child, and he passed by the old professor of the Mo family in the academy, so of course the restoration work was left to him.

The sun sets and the moon rises, the sun rises and the moon sets. When people are busy, time always passes quickly.

After all, the kitten was a woman, so she couldn't stand it any longer in the middle of the night, and Xiao Hao'er was noisy again, so she could only be sent to look after Xiao Hao'er to rest.

Then the two brothers began to polish the armor pieces one by one. These were two typical pairs of fish scale armor, which were composed of more than a thousand one-inch iron pieces.

There are two pairs in total, one is left by grandpa and the other is dad’s.It was originally going to be melted, but grandma wouldn't let it, so she brought it back and put it together with grandpa's armor, saying that it would let future generations see how difficult it was for their ancestors to start a business, and let them not to ruin the family business and cherish what they have now!

When it was time to go up to the third pole that day, the kitten came out with the dazed little Hao'er.Seeing that the two of them had not slept all night, I felt a little distressed. I wanted to let the two of them rest for a while, but I thought that Grandpa Sanzu would only be there for a few days.I could only sigh secretly as the two brothers prepared to eat.

At noon, the two discovered a problem.

They don't know how to sew!

Brothers, you look at me and I look at you, both of you are dumbfounded.

"Let me do it!"

Just when the two brothers were distressed, the old lady finally arrived with You Ning.

"You go and have a rest, and leave the rest to grandma and your mother. When it comes to being familiar with these two pairs of armors, you are not as good as me."

The old lady just went to the ancestral hall to see her third uncle. When she saw him, she didn't recognize anyone. It was a lie to say that she wasn't uncomfortable.Finally, I was very pleased to hear the thoughts of several children.

"Then please leave it to grandma and mother!" Ji Run said with cupped hands.

"Go away, who wants you to be polite? Go and go to bed immediately, I will be upset when I see you!"

When You Ning saw that this boy was being polite to him, he immediately became unhappy. He stepped forward and slapped me in the face, feeling angry.

"Hey, we'll go right away!"

What thieves these two brothers are. They are not afraid of their father, but they are afraid of their mother.Dad at least tried to reason with them.But I won’t reason with them.

Seeing the two brothers running into the house, the old lady smiled and said, "These two kids are really thoughtful."

Looking at the iron pieces that had been strung together on the ground, leaving only the inner garment and lining, he said to You Ning: "Go get the needle and thread, and let's do the rest!"

"I don't know if it will work."

The old lady knew that there was little hope, but it was better than no hope at all.This can be regarded as a sign of filial piety from the children, who will try whatever they say.
(End of this chapter)