72. Enter Beijing
After receiving a letter from Ah Hao asking him to take the children to Beijing on a certain day, Geng Qiu immediately began to pack his things, but with a large family, there were many things in Yujiazhuang, and he had to order a carriage and buy people, no matter how he rushed, it took more than a month to get it done.
He bought ten subordinates and asked Steward Zhou to help train them for a period of time and learn some of the most basic etiquette. After all, Beixian is a small place, and these people were brought to Beijing, so they can't let them lose face with Ah Hao. Because Ahao said in the letter, the General's Mansion needs many people, although the generals will buy a few people in Beijing, but after all, they need their own manpower, and Jingli is not as complicated as Beixian. If you buy it at will, it may be someone else's eyeliner.
Of the ten men, five men and five women, the oldest was no more than forty years old, and the youngest was fourteen years old. They all had no relatives and couldn't survive, so they sold themselves. After raising it for nearly a month, I learned the rules well, and I still look decent. It's just that Steward Zhou was still very apologetic and said: "Brother Qiu, the time is too short, if it is ten and a half days and a half, it can make them look better." ”
"Thank you, Steward Zhou. That's already nice. Geng Qiu hurriedly thanked him. He and Steward Zhou have gotten along very well in the past few years, and they can be regarded as a pair of year-old friends.
"When I went to Kyori, be careful." Steward Zhou advised. He knew that in the small place of Beixian, Geng Qiu could travel more than anything, but Jingli was not as good as Beixian. What's more, Ah Hao is now in a high position, I don't know how many people are staring at the Wenwu General's Mansion. Geng Qiu's identity is extremely difficult to act.
"I've saved it. No, we'll meet in Kyori. Geng Qiu said with a smile. Yu Mingyi must go to Beijing for the New Year this year. There are so many major events happening in the court, and he, a baron, must also enter Beijing. What's more, now that Lord Zhou has been promoted again, he is a servant from the second rank of the official department in Beijing.
This time, Geng Qiu also brought Dr. Li to Beijing, mainly to ask him to help Ah Hao and others adjust their bodies, after all, they have been fighting for a few years, and no matter how high their kung fu is, it is impossible not to get injured, while they are young, they have to take care of themselves. Dr. Li is also bored in Beixian, and he has always fallen in love with Geng Qiu Ahao, so he is naturally very happy.
Geng Qiu packed up and saluted, the old man and the woman and the children rode in the carriage, and he and the others, both young and strong, rode mules, two carriages, and also their own coachmen to drive the carriage. Now there is no need to save money, and it cost more than 500 taels to purchase these equipment. Mainly two carriages and a few horses, extraordinarily expensive. The carriage was specially ordered by him, and now Ah Hao's identity is enough to match the carriage, so he put extra effort into building the two carriages very well, and even Yu Mingyi tried to shout: "Like this, make me two too." "Although his family's carriage is already very good, it is not as good as Geng Qiu's transformation.
"Okay." Geng Qiu smiled and handed the drawings directly to him.
"When you arrive in Kyoto, be careful. If you meet someone you hate, don't pay attention. Don't clash with people, beware of villains. Yu Mingyi said. He was also afraid that Geng Qiu would be bullied because of his straightforward temperament, and he would be bullied with such an embarrassing identity.
"I've saved it. Don't worry. Geng Qiu thanked him. In Beixian, Yu Mingyi helped him a lot, and he also did a lot of things for Yu Mingyi, and the relationship between the two was also very close.
After all, it was the family of General Wenwu in Jingli, and when they set off, the county magistrate came to see them off. Looking at the group going away, Yu Mingyi's son Ah Wan sobbed and said reluctantly: "Daddy, can Ah Niu and I see each other again in the future?" ”
"Of course, we won't be in Beijing soon." Yu Mingyi closed her eyes, hid the tears that almost flowed out, and comforted her son.
"Really, that's great." Ah Wan asked happily. He and Ah Niu are together every day, how can they be separated, but it is uncomfortable.
Ah Niu is the same, he was sullen all the way.
Geng Qiu patted him and said, "Okay, in a few days, we can meet again." Be happy, we're here to see your father. Don't you miss him very much? ”
"Yes." Ah Niu answered, sat down in front of him honestly, and the two fathers and sons rode a mule and strode forward.
The entourage also brought the three children of the Zeng family, among which the eldest girl Zeng Chunhua was old, and she looked at the son of a tenant farmer because she was old. Then, Geng Qiu handed over Yujiazhuang to Chunhua and his family to take care of. In the past few years, Chunhua has also learned a lot of skills from him. Not only is it limited to cooking, but also managing the Zhuangzi and taking care of the fields, they are all good hands.
Geng Qiu's family moved away, and Yu Mingyi was the most reluctant, fortunately, in the past few years, Yu Mingyi has also learned a lot, Geng Qiu also helped him train a few capable hands, Yujiazhuang and shops are all managed, and everything is done step by step, which does not affect Yu Mingyi's life. On the contrary, Yu Mingyi was very grateful to Geng Qiu for his help, and also sent two powerful subordinates to him.
After all, living in Beijing, Geng Qiu is eyes are black, these two subordinates are more like people from big families than the people of Geng Qiu's family, after all, they were raised when they were young and specially served people. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl is called Lotus, and a ten-year-old young man is called Zhuzi. They are all personally selected by Steward Zhou, who is careful and reliable. If it weren't for the fact that Yu Mingyi needed a lot of people around him, he would have sent a few more people to Geng Qiu.
Geng Qiu took a large family of people, tired of traveling and driving, and finally entered Beijing in Layue. This was his first time in Beijing, and he naturally sighed at the prosperity of Kyoto. Ah Niu's eyes widened even more, looked around, and when he saw the endless flow of people, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Father, there are so many people here." It's really hilarious. ”
"That's it. When we settle down, let your dad take us around. Geng Qiu said with a smile. I don't know if Ah Hao is free, speaking of which, it has been more than four years since the two parted.
Ah Hao didn't send someone to pick them up in Beijing, first, because there was no manpower to send, and second, he thought that Geng Qiu was very familiar with the capital, so he didn't need to send someone to pick them up. Unexpectedly, Geng Qiu was a genuine foreigner, and it was the first time he had entered Beijing. Fortunately, the third uncle and three aunts have also been back and forth many times, and they are very familiar with Kyoto. The other people who followed Geng Qiu were the same as him, and it was the first time to come, all the way because they were in a hurry, and with most of the salutes, Geng Qiu restrained everyone, except for staying in the hotel to rest, he didn't let everyone play outside at all, and now that he saw the home, he couldn't help but be curious when he saw everyone, and he couldn't sit still anymore, Geng Qiu simply let everyone get out of the car and get off the horse, and walked slowly.
Their team of people and horses, really eye-catching, only two carriages, a few mules and horses, the carriage looks black and not slippery, although it is huge, but it does not look luxurious at all, plus the dress of a group is also far away from the people of the capital, because of going out, the clothes we wear are more and more unremarkable, in fact, they usually wear ordinary cotton, and now they are covered with thick coats. This order made it clear at a sight that they were from out of town. I didn't see anyone to pick them up, which made people look down on them even more.
Ah Niu and other young children, when they see all kinds of food gadgets, they can't avoid being surprised, and they are even more eye-catching. Geng Qiu himself only cares about looking around, and he has to take care of this group of people, so he can't take care of being reserved, so he attracts a group of idlers to look at them like strangers.
Geng Qiu also bought some snacks on the street and distributed them to everyone. There are very few girls in their group, so they don't have to care about their faces even if they walk, but they have a somewhat rude look of the countryside. The descendants from Kita Prefecture, where can they compare with the subordinates from Kyoto. In fact, even Geng Qiu and Ah Niu, the two masters, don't show much identity, they look like a group of countrymen who have entered the city.
However, Geng Qiu himself didn't care, and the people who followed him, of course, didn't care, those who had good deeds actually followed them all the way, and when they saw that they actually went straight to General Wenwu's mansion, they quietly left.
In the mansion of General Wenwu, there is only one master, and there are not many subordinates, and there is only one subordinate in the gatehouse, and when he saw this team of people coming, he was secretly surprised, and he was thinking, what are these people here for?
Geng Qiu brought Ah Niu over directly, and before he could speak, the porter recognized Ah Niu's face, and hurriedly asked, "Is it the family members of the general of Beixian who have arrived?" "Because Zeng Dashan has already told him, the general's son looks very similar to the general.
"Yes. Is my dad at home? Ah Niu asked.
"If you go back to the master, the general is not at home, and Uncle Zeng will be left in the house." The porter replied on the one hand, and asked people to open the door on the one hand, and asked people to call Zeng Dashan for a while, and on the other hand, they peeked at Ah Niu and Geng Qiu, wishing that they had eight hands.
was in a hurry, Zeng Dashan came out, and when he saw Geng Qiu, he complained: "Why don't you send a message back, I'll pick you up." ”
"It's okay, anyway, when I entered the city, I went straight to the General's Mansion." Geng Qiu said with a smile. To be honest, he didn't know who to ask to deliver the message, and it was impossible for him to send someone into the house to deliver the message first.
"Alas, I'm also busy and dizzy, the General's Mansion is not complete, I really need someone to take care of it, it's good that you come. I really can't figure it out. Zeng Dashan complained again and again, he really didn't blame him, taking care of Ruoda's general's mansion was a little difficult for him. He hadn't done anything like that before. Besides, the current general's mansion is not as good as before, the subordinates are not complete, and everything has to be added, which simply makes him dizzy, and he can't figure it out.
After doing it for a long time, after Ah Hao returned to the general's mansion, there was really no manpower available, so Ah Hao asked the officials to bring a few over, and bought a few people so-so, like the gatehouse, the kitchen, and the people who sprinkled and swept were there, and the other people who were waiting everywhere were still waiting for Geng Qiu to choose. Ah Hao is very busy, in addition to business trips, he also has to socialize everywhere.
Although some people from the imperial court have already sorted out the general's mansion, but when they really live in, they know that there are many things to deal with, and there are too few people. This inner house, where does he have air control? The storeroom at home has not been sorted out, and even the things rewarded by the top are still piled up in a room next to Ah Hao's room.
For example, now he just cleaned up the main house and let Ah Hao live first. Ah Hao usually goes out, and he doesn't even have a person to take care of him, but fortunately, Ah Hao is a military general and has a high status, most of the time, he goes out alone, and it's nothing. But there are some scenes, but you have to bring the chief with you. At this time, Zeng Dashan made a cameo. Zeng Dashan not only took care of Ah Hao, but also helped his two sons, both of whom got petty officials and bought a small mansion to settle down. Their status is not high, and they invited three subordinates at random, which can be regarded as settling down, a middle-aged mother with a girl to manage the kitchen and wash clothes, and an old man to do some sweeping and errands, which is barely enough.
Seeing Geng Qiu, Zeng Dashan was really relieved, he hadn't been busy these days, this was more tiring than training secret guards.