Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 261 Back to Xuzhuang

There are many etiquettes in China, and there are many teachers and students in the officialdom. Greeting and sending off is not only not bribery, but also filial piety, which is a good behavior for students to respect teachers.Of course, if you give too much, you will be criticized by others. If there are too many people who criticize you, if you hear the news, you will be impeached for greed and immorality.

There is nothing wrong with welcoming and giving away, as you like, I wish, but the more you give, the bigger the gift, and the subordinates can't afford it, so they naturally reach out to grab it from the people's pockets, and go down layer by layer, and all "filial piety" has to be spread on the shoulders of the people.In addition, some "teachers" hold the power to select and promote talents. If they cast spells in front of the ceremony, they will be suspected of buying an official, and the entire court will be ruined.

Gifts cannot be missed, it is due to human feelings, gifts cannot be given too much, it is bound by reputation, gifts cannot be given in vain, it is because of practical benefits.

In the end, there is the "number of copies" of the ceremony.For example, when giving gifts during the Chinese New Year, prepare one gift of ten taels of silver, one for the same year, and ten for the teacher.The money is ten times more, but the list is still written as ten taels of silver. The teacher showed everyone the list. The money is not much, and the gift is not generous. I will return him someday. You come and go, just to make it auspicious , the old man is not greedy.Another day, the teacher will send a piece of silver to the student, ten taels of silver, and give one piece, so the two are cleared.Later generations used Nongfu Spring to pack Wuliangye, which is almost a replica of this.

This is the list and the number of gifts Dong Xin gave Xu Qing.Xu Qing asked the servant who gave the gift, and the servant was only mysterious, as in previous years.After hearing this, Xu Qing just turned a blind eye.

All the way to the road again, thanks to Dong Xin's gift, the size of the team is comparable to that of Xu Qing's team before.

Not long after he left, another small general led his troops here, saying that he was escorting Xu Qing across the river under the order of the governor.

That young general's identity is a bit intriguing, he is the grandson of Zhao Yuliang, named Zhao Jianbo.Kong Wu is also powerful and heroic, just like his grandfather.His age is similar to Xu Qing's, so they can get along easily.

The three women and Xu Qing also bridged the gap, and Xiuxiu joined the wife group, laughing and laughing all the way.Xu Qi has been depressed all the time, she has been ranked as the fourth in the preliminary list, and now she has retreated to the fifth, she is still in the preliminary, how can she be happy.

Walking in a leisurely manner, I took a detour to Dongting.Playing around Dongting Lake for one day, and crossing the Yangtze River the next day, is the land of Jiangbei.

There are three towns in Jiangbei, Xiangyang, Jiangxia, Wuchang, and one city, Jiangcheng.There are three major scenic spots in Jiangcheng, the Yellow Crane Tower, Qingchuan Pavilion, and Guqin Terrace, but now there is only one Yellow Crane Tower, and the others have not yet come out.After admiring the first floor of the world's mountains and rivers, Xu Qing's desire to enjoy the beautiful scenery was finally satisfied.

Xu Qing headed north from Jiangcheng in a low-key manner. In a few days, his light car had already entered the border of Henan.From Xinyang to Nanyang, this is the meeting point agreed by Xu Qing and the large army.

After meeting with the brigade, Xu Qing ordered him to go north as soon as possible and rush back before the year.

After leaving Nanyang, it only takes about seven days to go to Luonan.Xu Qing stopped paying attention to the roadside scenery, and only took the cattle to graze, Wang Shan, Yang Cheng, a few guards, and the three daughters, oh no, it was the fifth daughter who galloped all the way back to Luonan.

Looking at the familiar county town and appearing in silver attire, Xu Qing thought of a couplet of poems, which said, "I'm more timid when I'm close to the hometown, and I dare not ask people who come here."He wanted to go to the county government office to inquire about Luonan's recent situation, but when he walked to the door, he became a little nervous.There are two reasons for Xu Qing's timidity. One is that he is afraid of hearing something bad about his family, and the other is that if the local gentry find out, he will make a lot of noise.

Xu Qing turned the horse's head, waved and said:

"Xue'er, shall we go directly back to Hongshan Town?"

"Xu Lang," Xun Xueer asked softly in the carriage, "Actually, I want to visit Xuzhuang..."

Xu Qing pondered for a while and said, "That's fine, I'm afraid that all the people in Xuzhuang will move to Hongshan Town!"

Xuzhuang's land is relatively barren, even after development, it is still not as good as other places.Uncle Zheng is from Xuzhuang, and he holds one vote in Xu Qing's family, so he must think about the old folks, right?

Someone in the car asked, where is Xuzhuang?
Xun Xueer and Xiaoyue just laughed, Xuzhuang is the place where they met Xu Qing, they accompanied Xu Qing from being a loose official to the current county uncle, it was from Xuzhuang.Therefore, Xu Zhuang's position in the hearts of Xun Xue'er and Xiaoyue is naturally different from other places.

Xun Xue'er and Xiaoyue explained to Huang Shimei and Luo Xiuxiu, and they also talked about Xu Qing's embarrassing things, as well as candied haws, so Huang Shimei and others started to go.

Xu Qing had no choice but to point the whip, and it was Xu Zhuang.

From the looks of it, Xu Zhuang really hasn't developed much.Looking at the periphery of Xuzhuang, it's like the first time you've come, there's not a single trace of people.I remember that in the east of Xuzhuang, there is a mountain called Xishan.

Turning around a hill, bypassing a slope, Huang Shimei, who kept opening the curtains to look at her, said impatiently: "Brother Xu, so your family lives in such a poor place?"

"Uh..." Xu Qing was at a loss for words for a moment, thinking that from the perspective of Huang Shimei, Xuzhuang is indeed a "poor mountainous area".

But Xu Qing didn't expect that Xun Xueer and Xiaoyue would not stand with Huang Shimei this time, they stretched out their hands and scratched Huang Shimei's tickle, and laughed and scolded: "Miss Huang, you are amazing, and you still look down on my Xu Lang (young master) ) Ah, you are married too low, aren’t you?”

Huang Shimei couldn't stand the double attack, she hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, two sisters, it's okay to call your sisters, I was wrong..."

Xun Xueer and Xiaoyue snorted softly and said, "That's not okay, how about this, how about giving up the number of days you spend with Xu Qing?"

Hearing this, Huang Shimei seemed to have been stepped on the bottom line, and said with a look of swearing to the death: "Absolutely not, it depends on Xu Qing, a big villain, and more and more women, and we have less and less time. For you!"

Xun Xueer and Xiaoyue also said sadly when they heard this, and cast a glance at Luo Xiuxiu: "It's a good thing that Xiuxiu didn't let Xu Qing eat all of it, otherwise we won't be able to collect all the food this month..."

Inside the carriage, several girls looked at Luo Xiuxiu resentfully.Luo Xiuxiu was sitting very well, but unexpectedly the topic came to her. She looked out of the car and saw a small road and an empty door with the words "Xuzhuang" written on it.Then he took the opportunity to say: "Look, are you home?"

As expected, the girls were attracted to them, Xiaoyue and Xun Xueer sat by the window and pointed to the outside and introduced: "Look, there is a pond dug by the young master. Hey, isn't that the tree Xu Lang planted? I still remember that Xu Lang buried an iron pot inside!"

The other women asked, "What are you doing with the tin cans buried?"

Xun Xueer said seriously: "Xu Lang said that if you put candied haws in an iron jar, a tree of candied haws will grow in the next year!"

Immediately, the eyes of the girls brightened, and without arguing the truth, they hurriedly asked Xu Qing, "Has the candied haws grown?"

Xu Qing's brain twitched, and he replied, "Are you guys stupid?"

The result is naturally tragic.

Xuzhuang has changed a lot. The small road into the village that Xu Qing had no time to repair before has been paved with stone slabs.The thatched huts in the past have also become brick and stone houses.However, it can be seen from here that the people from Xuzhuang haven't left yet.

The house is neat and tidy, thick firewood is piled up at the door, and the roof is steaming.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, and felt a feeling - "tranquility".The tranquility of Xuzhuang can be smelled, it is not silence without sound, but a kind of spiritual clarity.

The horse under his crotch snorted, and Xu Qing woke up, clamped the horse's belly lightly, and went directly to his home.

The strange thing is that Xu Qing's own house has not changed, it is the same as before, except for the withered flowers and trees, there is almost no change from before he left.

Seeing smoke coming from the roof, cattle grazing came forward and knocked on the door.

"Bang bang bang..."

There was a sound of footsteps inside the door, creaking, and the door opened.Showing a handsome young man, he looked at the cattle and grass and said: "Guest, my master is not here, so I won't pick up guests..."

Niu Chicao smiled when he heard the words: "Why is the master not here? Isn't he back?" Niu Chicao pointed at Xu Qing as he said.

"This is it?" The handsome young man looked at Xu Qing with a confused face, Xu Qing smiled, trying to be a gentle and kind master.After sizing up Xu Qing, the handsome young man still didn't let go of the door, and said to the cattle, "No, I don't recognize this person,"

"Hey, you fool," Niu Chicao shook his head and said, "The person in front of you is the uncle of Luonan County, Lord Xu Qingxu, the owner of Hongshan Town in Xuzhuang."

Hearing this, the handsome young man not only did not come out to greet him, but instead closed the door tightly with a slam.Xu Qing only heard behind the gate, and the young man felt: "Father Liu, Father Liu, there are several lunatics coming outside, come out and take a look!"

Niu Chicao wanted to kick open the gate, Xu Qing jumped off the horse, stopped him, and stood at the gate, he really wanted to see who this old man Liu was.Could it be Liu San?
"Who is making noise outside? Don't you know that this place is uncle's place?" A slightly feminine voice came out, Xu Qing heard it loudly, and guessed right, isn't this Liu San!
The door squeaked and came here, an elderly man came out, followed by two handsome young men, both of them were very handsome, the two young men had exactly the same eyebrows, nose, face and body shape.

One of the young men pointed to Xu Qing and said, "Father Liu, this is the lunatic who calls himself uncle!"

Unexpectedly, Liu San's head was completely blank at this time, and after a while, he knelt down and said, "Old slave Liu San, welcome uncle back home!"

After hearing this, the two younger students hurriedly knelt down and buried their heads on the ground.

Xu Qing took a step forward, supported Liu San and said, "Liu San, how are you doing these days?"

"Wuah..." Liu San wiped his old tears and said, "Have a good life, have a good life."

Then he kicked the two juniors behind him, and cursed: "Don't boil hot water to wash uncle's face! Your debt will be settled later!"

Xu Qing asked casually, "What's the history of those two younger generations?"

Liu San replied respectfully: "Young master, I wonder if you still remember that someone sent you a pair of twins to be molested before?"

Hearing this, Xu Qing suddenly realized that such a thing really happened. He remembered that he had just been named a male in Luonan County, and someone sent some kabuki and child molesters over.The kabuki Xu Qing Xiaona, of course, was confiscated by Xun Xueer again, child molestation, Xu Qing sent them to guard Xu Zhuang's house in a rage.

Liu San explained: "The old slave lazily went to build another house and lived in the concierge all the time, so he adopted them as adopted sons. The old slave failed to be a good man before, so I really can't bear these two children..."

Xu Qing nodded, indicating that I understood everything.

(End of this chapter)