Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() After getting Wu Shigong's approval, the whole inner house immediately became lively.According to Wu Shigong's original thinking, his birthday this time is just a family banquet, with at most a few prominent figures around him, it's just a gathering for everyone, and it's over after a little more excitement.

But no matter the wives in the inner house or Chang Meng who arranged the birthday banquet specifically, they all held Wu Shigong's birthday banquet in Dali.Seeing that he couldn't stop it, and he didn't want to hurt the kindness of those around him, Wu Shigong could only do whatever he wanted.

Tang Mei looked at the simple-faced man in front of her, feeling a little uneasy and helpless.There is no way, I am a poor woman who is like a floating weed, that is, a life that becomes a gift and is sent back and forth.

At this time, Tang Mei could only have fun while suffering, thinking in her heart: "Looking at the man in front of me, he is still very honest, maybe he will love me."

Tang Mei didn't know that although Xue Zhinong in front of her showed a standard simple and honest look, Xue Zhinong's heart was turning a thousand times.

Xue Zhinong didn't think that Wu Shigong gave him a woman, but it was just a reward for himself. He thought that Wu Shigong's move might have a deep meaning.

But no matter what, since he couldn't guess Wu Shigong's intentions, Xue Zhinong would definitely not take the woman in front of him into his room.But how should he arrange the woman in front of him now?Xue Zhinong thought over and over again, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he asked Tang Mei, "Are you literate?"

Tang Mei was a little puzzled by Xue Zhinong's question, she just nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes!" Then, Tang Mei saw a mysterious smile on the simple and honest face of the man in front of her.

Wu Shigong's birthday is in September.So this birthday banquet has to be prepared for more than a month.Of course, Wu Shigong didn't need to worry about the details of the birthday banquet.And Wu Shigong was busy receiving guests from all walks of life to celebrate his birthday these days.

After learning that Wu Shigong wanted to hold a birthday banquet, the gentry from Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion who had befriended Wu Shigong, especially those who were salt sellers, all brought gifts and came to the city of Runing Mansion to meet him. Wu Shigong.

For these gentry, Wu Shigong must of course receive them one by one. After all, these people are the foundation of Wu Shigong's management of the place.Besides, the gifts that those gentry gave to Wu Shigong added up to a considerable amount, and Wu Shigong really made a small fortune.

The most exaggerated one is that Lu Yunhuan, in addition to giving gifts, he once again offered to give Wu Shigong a daughter as Wu Shigong's concubine.Wu Shigong couldn't laugh or cry because of Lu Yunhuan's increasing number of women in his family.Of course, he declined Lu Yunhuan once again.

Wu Shigong thought to himself: "Look at you, Lu Yunhuan, who looks like a yo-yo. How can the daughter you give birth to be more beautiful? If she looks more beautiful, maybe I will give you face." !"

While Wu Shigong was receiving guests from all over the world with a plaster-like smile on his face every day, he suddenly received good news: Xue Qiang, who was recuperating in the capital, had returned.

Wu Shigong immediately put aside all the guests, and Xue Qiang welcomed them in.

After Xue Qiang saw Wu Shigong, he was also very excited, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, the little one is back!"

Wu Shigong quickly helped Xue Qiang up, looked carefully at Xue Qiang's legs, and asked with concern: "Are your legs so neat?"

Xue Qiang shook his injured leg and said with a smile: "Master, there is nothing serious."

But Wu Shigong observed that Xue Qiang was already limping when he walked.So Wu Shigong immediately said: "It's good that you have nothing to do. My uncle is just short of manpower. After you rest for a few days, my uncle will arrange your errands."

Wu Shigong's words put Xue Qiang at ease.Although Xue Qiang's leg injury has healed, he has become a cripple after all.It turned out that Xue Lian had already arranged for Xue Qiang to live in Yangwuhou's mansion to do a generous and easy errand for the elderly.But Xue Qiang was young, and he didn't want to wait for death like this, so he returned to Wu Shigong's side this time.

However, Xue Qiang was also a little worried. After all, he was already disabled, and he was afraid that Wu Shigong would still arrange an errand for him to eat and wait for death.And now knowing that Wu Shigong still wants to reuse him, Xue Qiang has finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

And Wu Shigong just happened to be short of such a manpower right now.Wu Shigong wanted to establish a modern police force to manage the order of the salt goods in the two prefectures and some criminal cases and civil disputes among his own serfs.

Wu Shigong planned to send 500 people from his village protection team and militia members among the gentry to station in various places.And this force will also maintain local law and order.In this way, Wu Shigong's army can be completely freed, and can devote all its troops to external battles.

But the leader of this army is not easy to find.Those military officers under Wu Shigong were unwilling to retreat from the army to this local semi-military force.But the commander of this army needs someone who is very loyal to Wu Shigong.And this time Xue Qiang's return just solved this problem.

And this time with Xue Qiang, besides those seriously wounded who had recovered from their injuries, Wu Shigong sent them to the capital for recuperation, and Wu Shigong's official wife, Xue Yufei, sent her a maid—Mei Yun.

After Wu Shigong's Prince Qin met Xue Yufei that time, Xue Yufei returned to the capital, and according to Wu Shigong's arrangement, she arranged for her three remaining maids to live alone.

But the other two big maids were betrothed, only Mei Yun refused to marry.And because Xue Yufei wanted to send her direct descendants to tie Wu Shigong's heart after receiving Zhu Yun's complaint letter, so this time Mei Yun was also sent to Wu Shigong's side.

Mei Yun was already in her early twenties at this time, and at that time, she had already become an old girl.So when she saw Wu Shigong, she looked at Wu Shigong with wide eyes, looking a little nervous.

But how could Wu Shigong not know Xue Yufei's little thoughts, he smiled helplessly at Mei Yun and said: "You go to the inner house and settle down first. After my uncle and I have passed our birthday, I will find a good day to be with you work."

Hearing that Wu Shigong accepted her, Mei Yun was both happy and ashamed, she immediately rushed into the inner house like a deer, and went to whisper to Zhu Yun.

What surprised Wu Shigong even more was that when Xue Qiang came this time, he also brought Wu Shigong a letter written by Qin Liangyu to Wu Shigong, as well as some gifts from Qin Liangyu to Wu Shigong.

When Wu Shigong looked at a fur coat and more than twenty oriental beads that Qin Liangyu gave him, as well as a coat and two pairs of shoes that Qin Liangyu made for himself, Wu Shigong really felt very warm in his heart.

To be honest, Wu Shigong was really worried about Qin Liangyu after he learned that Dalinghe City was besieged by the Tartar army from the mansion newspaper.Because after Qin Liangyu and Wu Shigong broke up, it was with the white soldiers that they went to Liaodong to fight against the Tartars.

However, Wu Shigong learned from Qin Liangyu's letter to himself that after Qin Liangyu arrived in Liaodong, he was very crowded out by the generals in Liaodong.In desperation, Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, could only keep Qin Liangyu and her white soldiers in Shanhaiguan, not allowing her to fight in Liaodong, for fear that after Qin Liangyu and her white soldiers took the credit of the Liaodong general, there would be some Something bad happens.

So in a fit of anger, Qin Liangyu went to the court and returned to Sichuan with his white soldiers.On the way back to Sichuan, when Qin Liangyu passed by the capital, she sent someone to deliver the letter and those gifts to Yangwuhou Mansion, asking Wu Shigong's father-in-law Xue Lian to bring these gifts to Wu Shigong in the future.

However, in the letter, Qin Liangyu was very indignant towards those generals of the Liaodong army, and criticized them for their behavior of disregarding the overall situation and only knowing that they were taking credit for themselves.

After Wu Shigong read the letter, he secretly laughed in his heart: "This old woman is still so angry, wouldn't it be good if she could stop fighting?"

After putting down the letter, Wu Shigong was also very grateful that Qin Liangyu was not in Dalinghe City and was able to escape this catastrophe.

But on the eve of Wu Shigong's birthday, one, no, two unexpected guests came.Li Lu and Li Shoubei from Nanyang Mansion brought along a member named Wan Wendong from Nanyang Mansion to congratulate Wu Shigong on his birthday.

Wu Shigong was very surprised when he saw Li Lu.I thought that something unexpected happened to Li Lu's Nanyang Mansion.But when Wu Shigong saw that Li Lu's expression was still normal, Wu Shigong felt relieved.

However, just like Wu Shigong, Li Lu, as the garrison of Nanyang Mansion, was not allowed to leave his garrison casually.Therefore, Wu Shigong knew that Li Lu's birthday celebration for him was fake, so he must have something to ask him for.

However, it was not easy for Wu Shigong to ask for details in front of everyone, so Wu Shigong welcomed Li Lu and that Wan Wendong into the hall alone.

After the two parties sat down and exchanged pleasantries, Wu Shigong asked Li Lu why he came: "Li Shoubei, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Hall, why did you come to my younger brother's Runing Mansion?"

After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Li Lu hesitated for a while, then smiled and said to Wu Shigong: "Brother-in-law, I am an older brother, and I have a fortune to share with you!"