Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 335 Great Funeral (Two in One)

Jin Xi knocked lightly on the door twice, and then heard Sun Yubao's familiar voice from inside: "Come in."

Jin Xi stretched out her hand to push it, and the door opened, as if it was half-hidden, could it be that he...

"I knew you, girl, would definitely come over at night!" Sun Yubao said without turning his head, and carried the scroll he was looking at on his back, and put it upside down on the table.Turning around, the candle flames danced, his eyes were full of energy, and he couldn't see the slightest fatigue from talking and reading at night while holding candles.

"Uncle, you are really clever!" Jin Xi grinned, closed the door behind her back, walked quickly to the desk, held on to a corner of the desk, and glanced over the neatly stacked rows of books on the desk.

"Do you want to ask me, how did I get the admission qualification of Kyushu Academy?" He asked with a smile, Jin Xi was noncommittal.

Sun Yubao smiled knowingly, and said: "Uncle will not hide it from you, to the outside world, I referred to the admission selection of Kyushu Academy half a month ago, was selected by the chief examiner and given a place to study in the school."

Jin Xi didn't speak, and waited for his next words, if it was external, it must also be internal.Internally, could it be the whip-wielding girl that my aunt mentioned, could it be the lady from someone with some background, and then secretly fall in love with each other as sung in the drama, and then help each other secretly?Jin Xi's eyes are shining brightly, and the factor of gossip is crackling and burning in her body.

"Inwardly, to be honest, uncle wants to thank you three times, Xi'er." After finishing speaking, Sun Yubao got up, bowed his hands and was about to bow down to Jin Xi, which made Jin Xi jump, and quickly grabbed him, saying: "Uncle, I am my mother's younger brother. You worship me like this, don't you want to hurt me? You sit back quickly, and then finish the matter with me in detail. Why are you thanking me? I It's still foggy!"

Sun Yubao was pushed back by Jin Xi, raised his eyes to look at Jin Xi, and asked seriously: "Did you do something that made a contribution to Wanghai County last time?"

"Is there any meritorious service to Wanghai County?" Jin Xi was a little overwhelmed for a while, but Sun Yubao reminded him: "It's closer, within two months, you should think about it carefully!"

Within two months?Oh, a flash of inspiration flashed through Jin Xi's mind, and she remembered.

"It's been nearly a month, and I was suddenly recruited to the county government one day..." Jin Xi then donated the 200 taels of silver rewarded by Yunzhou last time in a few words. , Said to Sun Yubao.

Under the lamp, Sun Yubao clasped his hands together, pretending to be enlightened, and said, "That's it! Xi'er, let me tell you one more thing..."

Sun Yubao told Jinxi that just three days after Jinxi donated the money, one day Sun Yubao went for a walk by the moat in the north as usual, and suddenly a refined middle-aged white-skinned man with a small mustache came up to follow him. He strikes up a conversation.

Although the man did not declare his family background, his words made Sun Yubao feel that he had a strong background and came prepared.He repeatedly suggested that Sun Yubao refer to the Kyushu School, which is held annually at the end of the year.

"I was really amazed at the time. Kyushu Academy's annual end-of-year recruitment exam. I wanted to sign up last year, but I was screened out in the first round of exams. But anyone who wants to enter Kyushu Academy is either rich or talented. My trip Wouldn't it be hopeless if we went again?" Sun Yubao said with emotion, recalling the scene at that time under the lamp.

"But that person still insisted that I must remember to sign up for reference this year. I saw what he said so sonorously, so I half-believed and dubiously signed up. Sure enough, Kyushu Academy finally extended an olive branch to me." Sun Yubao said.

Jin Xi listened carefully, thinking carefully in her mind.

"A few days after I entered the school, one day that middle-aged elegant man met me again in the school, and we talked for a while, and then I learned that that person turned out to be the teacher next to the county magistrate. During the conversation between him and me, I also mentioned you, saying that you have contributed to the Wanghai County Government, and the county government will reward merchants and common people who have made merit. Naturally, I understand that the reason why I was able to enter the Kyushu Academy was because of you, Xi'er Take care!"

Jin Xi also suddenly realized, she pursed her lips and smiled at Sun Yubao, and said, "No wonder Uncle, you have been in school for half a month, but you have been stopping us from writing to us, so it is because of this."

"Ashamed, ashamed!" Sun Yubao shook his head, sighed, and said.

"Uncle, I borrowed your advantage and didn't rely on my own ability to pass the exam...Xi'er, what do you think about this matter? If it makes you difficult, then uncle will drop out of school on his own when he finishes his studies at the end of the month." Sun Yubao said, although I got the admission quota of Kyushu Academy, but Kyushu Academy has rules, the first month is the so-called trial period, and there is an exam at the end of the month.Only by passing that test can one truly be qualified to stay.

Jin Xi understood what Sun Yubao meant, he didn't want him to be a trouble to Jin Xi.She pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Well, if I had known earlier that spending 200 taels of silver would have exchanged my uncle for an admission qualification, I should have done this earlier, and it wouldn't delay my uncle so far. Uncle, studying is a good thing. , that being the case, you should study hard with peace of mind, prepare for the exam, and strive to settle down in Kyushu Academy, and I, my aunt, and all of us will support you!"

Sun Yubao's eyes lit up suddenly, he stood up from the chair, bowed to Jinxi with both hands, the movement was so fast that Jinxi didn't have time to stop him.

"Xi'er, you must accept this obeisance, otherwise, uncle will not feel at ease." Sun Yubao said seriously.

"If uncle really wants to feel at ease, put this effort into studying." Jin Xi said.

"Don't worry, I will definitely earn a reputation for us!" He said clankly.

Jin Xi smiled and nodded.It is certainly good to earn fame and glory, but Jinxi is more able to realize her uncle's return to school, and she is gratified from the bottom of her heart.

"Do your best and listen to the destiny. It is up to people to plan and accomplish things. Uncle, if you try your best in everything, you will have a clear conscience." Jin Xi laughed.

Although Sun Yubao could understand what Jin Xi was pointing at and nodded his face without saying a word, but in his heart he made up his mind secretly.A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. What he needs is an opportunity to enter school. He must obtain the following things one by one, so as to give back to these family members who have been working hard!

The two chatted about other things, including the current situation of Guo Hai's mother and son.From Sun Yubao, Jin Xi learned that Guo Hai was recruited into the Kyushu Academy half a month ago with a good result in the Kyushu Academy's annual year-end recruitment examination.He came to the county town and hit the south wall for more than a year, and this time he finally entered the school.

In his spare time, he goes to the county bookstore to help copy books as usual, and earns a small fee by writing letters for the residents of Chenghuangmiao Street.

"Zhenbang asked me to convey my thanks to you. Everyone was busy a year ago. When the first month comes, I will definitely bring my mother to your house to pay New Year's greetings." Sun Yubao added at the end.

Jin Xi smiled and remained silent.Guo Hai's mother was not in very good health, and in order to supplement the family, she found a job as a servant in the county.

The so-called Chu Gong is a person who specializes in cleaning up feces, big and small, and gets up before dawn every day to do that job, and then pushes a wooden wheeled cart through the streets and alleys, ringing a special silver bell in his hand.

Everywhere, when the residents inside the courtyard wall hear the bell, they will open a gap in the courtyard door, take out the feces and feces in the house from the inside, and pour them into a large moon-shaped tall basin on the car. .

This errand is extremely hard, full of stars and moons.It is also the most humble, despised by others, and the reward is pitifully low.

Guo Hai didn't know about his mother's errand at first, but later found out by following him accidentally, and felt distressed and guilty.Persuading his mother to take a rest, Guo's mother has made up her mind, and Guo Hai is distressed in every possible way.One time, Qian Lixiang and Sun Yubao came over for a few drinks, and Sun Yubao tricked him out of the bitterness when he was lightly drunk.

This matter was immediately learned by Jinxi who came up to the shop in the county seat. Jinxi went to greet Guanshi Hong, the back kitchen of Mingshan Pavilion, and arranged for Guo's mother to do some daily picking and cleaning of vegetables in the big kitchen behind Mingshan Pavilion. In addition to the monthly salary, two meals a day are also provided for food and drink.

For the Guo family mother and son, this is undoubtedly another timely help.

"Well, I see. It's cold in the night and the candles are dimly lit. Uncle, don't read too late, it hurts your eyes, go to bed early." Jin Xi bid farewell to Sun Yubao and left the room.

What Jin Xi didn't know was that after she left Sun Yubao's room, the candles in Sun Yubao's room continued to burn for nearly an hour.The jumping firelight casts the figure of the person studying hard at the desk onto the west window.

Outside the house, a cold moon hangs in the hollow, and at night when dripping water turns into ice, the house is quiet and silent, only the rustling sound of pages being turned inside the house, which is especially clear.

At the same time, in the noisy back street of Chenghuang Temple at the other end of the county town, in a small window of a family in a dilapidated alley, the light of a bean-sized lamp flickered in and out of the house.

In the room, all the furnishings were so simple, but the mother and son sitting by the bed looked dignified.

"Finger counting, it has been more than two months since Miss Jinxi recommended me to work as a handyman in Mingshan Pavilion. Today coincides with the salary payment, so I took care of it. If not, we would still be favored by others, but I don't know..." Mother Guo's voice sounded low.

"According to the salary rules of Mingshan Pavilion, as a handyman like me, I can have two meals a day, and I will be thankful if I can get [-] Wen at the end of the month. But I have only been there for two months, and every month I took [-] Wen. I asked Guanshi Hong about the extra [-] Wen, but no one would let go. It was because an apprentice next to him finally leaked some information. It turned out that the extra [-] Wen was It was added by Miss Jinxi!"

The young man standing in front of the bed didn't say a word, and listened silently to Mother Guo talking to herself with her head down.

"Well, Miss Jinxi is really a good girl, kind and considerate, and sensible. She acts generously and decently, and knows how to save our face."

Hearing what his mother said, the young man in front of the bed couldn't help thinking of the faint smile line around the corner of the girl's mouth when she pursed her lips, and her clear eyes.

"Bang'er, no matter how far you can go or how high you can climb in the future, you can't let go of Uncle Liang's family in Jinjishan Village. You must always remember their family's kindness to our mother and son!" Mother Guo folded her hands in her sleeves to keep warm, leaned against the quilt on the bed, looked at the tall and thin young man standing in front of the bed, and solemnly warned.

"A little bit of kindness is still reciprocated by the spring. What's more, the third uncle Liang's family is more than just a little bit of kindness to our mother and son?" Guo Hai said in a deep voice, wearing a gray-brown thin jacket with patches on his body, because of his thinness, he looked even more attractive empty.

"The icing on the cake is beautiful, but it's better to send charcoal in the snow to warm people's hearts! Mother, don't worry, your son will definitely remember it!"

Jinxi's trip to the county town this time is for Mingshan Pavilion's year-end accounting, and secondly, to buy new year's goods from the county town.

However, just three days later, the winter sun was warm and the scenery was beautiful, but Wanghai County was greeted with a piece of white.

In the fine weather, it did not snow, but in the county town, almost overnight, a white filial cloth was drawn on the lintels of the lintels of shops and teahouses, headed by the county government.

The same is true for Mingshan Pavilion and Qianlixiang.Immediately afterwards, a notice was pasted on the gate of the county government. From now on, all casinos and brothels within the county will be closed for two months.Within half a month, the folks are not allowed to arrange weddings, and public restaurants are not allowed to make loud noises, laugh and play, and mourn and observe filial piety for Prince Yu.

This news came from the capital thousands of miles away in a hurry. Almost overnight, the streets and alleys of Wanghai County were all rushing to spread the shocking news.

Usually at noon, the shop is full of customers, but today's Qianlixiang shop, the business is flat and withered.

Kyushu Academy also had three days of mourning leave. In the shop, Sun Yubao, Sun Yuxia, and Jin Xi, who had just had lunch, were sitting around a table near the door, and they were whispering about the sudden death of Prince Yu. talk.

Jin Xi only knows that the ancient era she is in now is called the Great Moon Kingdom, and the current emperor is Emperor Tianqi.It is unknown how old Emperor Tianqi is, how many princes and princesses he has, and who the next crown prince will be.

Sun Yuxia and Sun Dahu were naturally unheard of.The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Those who really pay attention to those nobles at the top of the pyramid are also those nobles.

Like Jin Xi, Sun Yuxia and Sun Dahu, who exist at the bottom of the pyramid and study desperately for a living, they basically don't pay much attention to who is sitting on the throne.No matter who it is, as long as the world is peaceful, the common people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are no major wars and disasters, that is enough.

"The current emperor Tianqi has a few heirs, and he has seven princesses and one prince Yu. Prince Yu is eighteen this year. He made a marriage contract with the lady of Pei Guogong's mansion, the elder of the two dynasties. Great wedding. But at the end of the year, when hunting in the royal paddock, he fell off his horse and hit his head on a stone, and died without bleeding!"

Beside the table, Sun Yubao spoke in a deep voice about the rumors about the sudden death of Prince Yu that he heard from the school.

"There are also people who suspect that Prince Yu died unexpectedly because someone tampered with him. Today's Shengshang's heirs are weak, and Prince Yu was not born by the empress, but was born by the late Concubine Mei. In the beginning, Concubine Mei was just a noble person next to the Shengshang. The Holy Majesty favored her and conceived a dragon heir, and the mother is more expensive than the son, so the empress hates her very much. I heard that this Prince Yu has not been in good health since he was a child, and it is a congenital defect brought out from the womb..." Sun Yubao then listened to him He whispered these royal secrets to Jin Xi and the others in front of him.

Sun Yuxia and Jinxi listened to these imperial secrets entirely as conversation material after dinner, drinking tea while listening, listening with gusto.

"Now, the old emperor's white-haired man gave away the black-haired man, and his only son died. Wouldn't there be no one to sit on the dragon chair? What should we do?" Sun Yuxia listened to Sun Yubao while knocking melon seeds and drinking tea. Saying this, he asked in surprise.

Prince Yu was completely out of touch with them. Even if he kept his filial piety, he wouldn't really feel sad and sad. It was nothing more than hanging a white cloth on the door to suit the occasion.Close the door, gossip as usual.

Although Sun Yuxia's question was rather vulgar, it was a serious and realistic question, and it was right in front of her eyes.

Jin Xi looked sideways at Sun Yubao, he was in the school, and all he came into contact with were students.All students are extremely concerned about the changes in the political situation of the current court, so he knows more.

Sure enough, when Sun Yubao heard Sun Yuxia's question, Junxiu frowned slightly, and said, "It is said that the current Holy Majesty intends to select an outstanding person from among the royal family, who will succeed the Great Treasure in the future."

"Royal family?" Jin Xi slightly raised her eyebrows.

"Then, Yunzhou, which is the closest to Wanghai, is the fiefdom of King Yun. King Yun should also be considered a member of the royal family?" Jin Xi asked again.

Sun Yubao nodded, "Old Prince Yun is the cousin of Emperor Tianqi of today's emperor. It is only because of the sudden death of Prince Yu that the emperor was grieved and injured, and he was already old, and now he is sick and dying. The matter of adopting from the clan has not yet been mentioned. The schedule is nothing but the private speculation of the nobles above!"

"Thousands of miles of land must be inherited by someone, and the blood of this inheritor must be from the royal family." Jin Xi said.

"I see. I've been talking about it. Prince Yu is gone. The next new emperor will still be from the old Yun's family! Is this the reason?" Sun Yuxia said succinctly while peeling the melon seeds.

Jin Xi and Sun Yubao looked at each other, and they both nodded in unison.

"It's not rude, but Second Sister, what we said in private just now, we must not disclose half a word to the outside, so as not to cause disaster!" Sun Yubao cautiously told Sun Yuxia.

"Don't worry, it's not like I don't have any priorities in my mind? That's all, let's stop talking about big things, let's care about the business of our shop first!" Sun Yuxia waved her hands, and stood up as she spoke. .

"Xi'er, yesterday you promised to do what I did at KFC. Anyway, you can't go shopping for New Year's goods in the street right now. Why don't you go to the kitchen to discuss!" After she finished speaking, she patted Jinxi on the shoulder and strode towards I went to the stove in the backyard.

Jin Xi glanced at Sun Yubao, and Sun Yubao said with a smile: "It's okay, you go, I'm going back to the house to read the book too!"

For three days in a row, there were suddenly many guards patrolling the streets on the streets of the county seat, as if the whole city was under martial law.The sound of yelling and selling on the street suddenly disappeared without a trace.The originally bustling and noisy street suddenly became quiet.

The daily life of ordinary people, judging by this momentum, has affected a lot.Fortunately, as the end of the year approached, the big grocery stores in the county were still operating as usual.

On this day, Jinxi was accompanied by A Cai and A Gui, and went to the street to buy new year's goods. They didn't go to another place, but they still found the shop where they had been buying goods before.In view of being a stable and big customer, Jinxi buys New Year's goods here, which are much more affordable than other places.

Prince Yu died suddenly, and the folks were not allowed to arrange weddings for more than half a month, and they were not allowed to play music for one month.Jin Xi erased a few things from the list of New Year's goods, including firecrackers.

Here, Jin Xi and Ah Cai are happily shopping for New Year's goods in the shop, and outside the shop, Ah Gui leads a horse and waits outside like a sculpture.

Suddenly, a white carrier pigeon fluttered down from the sky and landed directly on Agui's left shoulder.The small bean-sized eyeballs are rolling slowly, and a bamboo tube as thick as a little finger is tied under the paw.

The four people, Acai, Awang, Agui, and Afu, each have their own proficiency and expertise.Ah Cai is good at reaching out, and Ah Wang wins with speed and soft skills of climbing and fumbling.Ah Fu is proud of his great strength, and Ah Gui's strength lies in dealing with these pigeons who specialize in delivering letters and letters.

This white carrier pigeon with a small tuft of yellow hair on its head is named Huangmao. It was raised and raised by Agui, so it can be recognized at a glance.

The manager in the shop was following Jinxi and saying flattering words when Agui suddenly rushed in and handed a piece of paper that was folded into a piece smaller than a cigarette and handed it to Jinxi.

The manager thoughtfully found a suitable reason to retreat, and Jin Xi took the note to the side window, and carefully pushed the note away.

The window is a tall and narrow mahogany carved hollow window. A pot of green broad-leaved grass is placed on the edge of the window. The sun shines on it, and the green leaves seem to be inlaid with a thin golden edge. , It is really eye-catching.

The carrier pigeon may have been flying for a long time, hidden in the bamboo tube, the note that was transported by air looks a little yellow and damp.

However, when Jin Xi slowly pushed the note away in her palm, what flashed into her eyes seemed to be a strange handwriting.However, when Jin Xi glanced at the content written in the unfamiliar handwriting on the slip of paper, she couldn't help but turn pale with shock. She didn't even bother to explain to the manager of the store, so she hurried out and got into the carriage, heading towards the small north gate in a hurry and go.

The carrier pigeon may have been flying for a long time, hidden in the bamboo tube, the note that was transported by air looks a little yellow and damp.

However, when Jin Xi slowly pushed the note away in her palm, what flashed into her eyes seemed to be a strange handwriting.However, when Jin Xi glanced at the content written in the unfamiliar handwriting on the slip of paper, she couldn't help but turn pale with shock. She didn't even bother to explain to the manager of the store, so she hurried out and got into the carriage, heading towards the small north gate in a hurry and go.

(End of this chapter)