seventy-seven

Zhao Chengjin was thrown to the ground by the teapot and licked wildly for a while, and there was a parrot standing on his shoulder, and when he was free, he used its sharp beak to peck Zhao Chengjin's ears, but fortunately he didn't have much strength, only pecked his ears itching for a while. When Prince Rui and Princess Rui saw each other in the back, they didn't step forward to help, they just laughed.

"Brother Shun, Brother Shun......" The parrot jumped vigorously on him, and even couldn't help rolling around him twice, "Brother Shun, I want to kill you." ”

Although the teapot couldn't speak, his attitude was more enthusiastic than that of the second parrot, and after baptizing Zhao Chengjin with his tongue and saliva, he bit his trouser leg and dragged him into the yard. Zhao Chengjin finally got up, put the second parrot on his shoulder, patted the back of the teapot, and said with a smile: "Where are you dragging me to?" ”

The teapot drooped its tongue and wagged its tail vigorously, and trotted all the way into the yard, Zhao Chengjin was about to raise his feet to chase after him, when a small round head suddenly poked out from behind the courtyard door, with white skin and big black eyes, blinked with some expectation and curiosity, and looked at Zhao Chengjin with some anticipation.

Zhao Chengjin's footsteps suddenly stagnated, and his heart tightened for no reason, as if he was being grabbed by a claw, and he couldn't even catch his rain boots.

“…… Elder brother...... Brother Xiaoshun ......" Brother Ping behind the door suddenly stammered, but he was still a little shy and embarrassed to pounce, hugged the neck of the teapot with his two arms, tilted his head and looked at Zhao Chengjin, very cute.

Zhao Chengjin only felt a heat in his eyes, so he couldn't hold back his tears, and slowly walked to the door and stretched out his hand to Brother Ping, "Brother Ping, I'm your brother." ”

Brother Ping glanced at the Rui Wang couple behind him, and saw that Princess Rui nodded at him with a smile, so he walked out of the door with confidence, stretched out his arm, and jumped into Zhao Chengjin's arms, "Big brother, Brother Xiaoshun!" ”

Although they haven't seen each other for many years, they are brothers in the end, and they became close after a while. Seeing this, the Rui Wang couple felt at ease.

The family quickly settled down, Zhao Chengjin still lived in the yard where he lived before, the teapot was also there, and the second parrot had already become a father and had several litters of children, because their family was too noisy, so Princess Rui moved them to the side courtyard at the back. But because Zhao Cheng went home, the second parrot always ran to his yard without anything, and even asked about the whereabouts of the snow group.

"Who's the snow ball?" Brother Ping sat on the Taishi chair in Zhao Chengjin's study, his two little short legs couldn't touch the ground, and his round face was deliberately tensed to make him look more mature, "Is it the person next to my brother?" "Since Zhao Chengjin came back, Brother Ping has been very sticky to him, refusing to leave for a moment like a little fart, and even getting into Zhao Chengjin's quilt at night.

Zhao Cheng picked a brush and looked at it carefully, then put it down, "It's a cat I used to raise, I grew up with me since I was a child, it's very smart, and it can fight, and the teapot can't beat it." A gentle smile involuntarily appeared on his face, and when Brother Ping saw this, he couldn't help but lean towards him.

"The teapot is amazing." Brother Ping immediately said: "No one can beat it." ”

"Yes, but the snow is smarter. It also rides a dog. Zhao Chengjin laughed, his eyes brightened, "In the past, it liked to ride around on the back of a teapot, that guy is smart and cunning, and he can ride a horse." ”

Brother Ping'er's eyes suddenly lit up, "I also like horseback riding!" But my mother won't let me ride, big brother, will you? Can you teach me well? As he spoke, the little guy had already slipped off the Taishi chair by himself, reached out and grabbed Zhao Chengjin's sleeve, gently hooked, and his big eyes blinked, so that Zhao Chengjin's heart immediately softened.

“…… Okay......" Zhao Chengjin responded without much thought.

He had already discovered that Brother Ping'er's legs were not as problematic as the rumors said, in fact, he was no different from ordinary children, he could run and jump, and even had some little naughty. As for the rumors outside, Zhao Chengjin almost didn't have to think about it carefully, and he could guess that it was the handiwork of his parents. Over the years, Princess Rui has taken Brother Ping to live in the Grange and refused to return to Beijing, and even the Queen Mother has not seen Brother Ping for many years, and I think it is for this reason.

Zhao Cheng took Brother Ping out of the yard, and heard that the two brothers were going to ride horses, but Princess Rui didn't stop them, but only told the guards in the house to protect them carefully, and Lord Rui said with some worry: "Or we will also follow to take a look, Brother Shun is still young, and he has never brought a child, I am a little worried." ”

Princess Rui glanced at him, "If you want me to say, although Brother Shun is young, he is much more stable and reliable than you." He has been out alone for so many years, and he has survived such a difficult life, what should be done and what should not be done, he knows very well in his heart. ”

Lord Rui knew that she was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, but he didn't dare to make a sound, he laughed dryly and changed the topic, but in private he quietly sent someone to the racetrack behind him to watch. After a while, someone came over and replied that the prince had picked a tame mare and asked Commander Wei to lead him, and he was relieved.

Brother Ping rode slowly on the pony for a while, and was a little unhappy, so he pestered Commander Wei to trot. How dare Commander Wei agree, he ran to Zhao Chengjin to be coquettish, and then said: "Didn't my brother say that even Xuetuan can ride a horse, am I not even as good as a cat?" ”

Zhao Cheng thought about it for a while, and finally nodded to the commander of the guard, and said to him with a smile: "With you here, I can rest assured." Commander Wei suddenly felt a lot of pressure, but he also heard the story of the Wei guards in the palace holding the cat and riding a horse, so he responded with a heart. Brother Ping suddenly cheered, threw himself into Zhao Chengjin's arms and hugged him greatly, and then happily climbed on the horse.

Zhao Cheng asked the horse to be carefully inspected again, and made sure that there was nothing wrong, so he nodded to the commander of the guard, and he also got on the horse, parallel to the two of them.

Seeing this, Commander Wei was a little surprised, "Lord Shizi, can you ride a horse?" "Zhao Chengjin was only nine years old when he left Beijing, although he had also learned to ride and shoot, but in the end it was only a scratch of the surface, and now that several years have passed, Commander Wei is a little uneasy.

"It's okay," Zhao Cheng smiled at him, "why don't we compete to see who can run faster." With that, he shook the reins neatly, and the horse immediately spread its hooves and trotted all the way. Seeing that he was extremely skillful, Commander Wei became more and more suspicious in his heart, and he was stunned for a while. Brother Ping suddenly became anxious, and shouted vigorously in his tender voice, "Hurry!" Chase it! My brother ran away! ”

Commander Wei suddenly came back to his senses, and as soon as his legs clamped the horse's belly, the horse chased after him quickly.

Zhao Chengjin said about the competition, but in fact, the speed of riding the horse was not fast, and it was obvious that safety was the priority. After a while, Commander Wei led Brother Ping to catch up, Brother Ping was overjoyed, and shouted at Zhao Chengjin from a distance with excitement, "Big brother, big brother, I'm here!" ”

The two ran around the racecourse twice, and Zhao Chengjin slowly rode his horse to a stop, turned his head and asked: "Brother Ping'er come down to rest, it's good for you to ride a horse for the first time, if you ride for a long time, your body will hurt at night." ”

Brother Ping was a little reluctant, but he was obedient and obedient, and nodded obediently when he heard the words.

The brothers spent the afternoon playing in the racecourse, and Brother Ping was simply happy, and when he came back in the evening, he was so excited that he was chattering.

"Mother, I'm going to go horseback riding with my brother tomorrow!" After returning to the courtyard and taking a bath, Brother Ping hurriedly ran to Princess Rui's house to be coquettish, "My brother rides a horse well, he runs fast, he can shoot arrows, and he shot a wild goose, Commander Wei said that he is very powerful." I want to be as good as my big brother in the future! ”

"Yes, Brother Shun'er's riding and shooting is so powerful." Princess Rui was a little surprised, but Prince Rui was very happy, "Brother Shun has been smart since he was a child, and he learns everything quickly. ”

But these were obviously learned after leaving Beijing, and God knows what kind of things he experienced before he learned them.

Zhao Chengjin's face remained as usual, "I spent two years in the Black Wind Village outside Yunzhou City, and I learned from the brothers in the village. After that, he couldn't help but laugh again, with a smug light on his face, "I can also cook." Ming'er cooks a few side dishes for her father and mother, which can be regarded as a child's filial piety. ”

"Nonsense!" Lord Rui's eyes were a little red, and he said in a low voice accusatory: "There are many cooks in the house, where is your turn to cook." Say stupid things! He automatically filtered out his son's work as a bandit.

However, Princess Rui and Brother Ping looked curious, Princess Rui finally couldn't help but ask, but Brother Ping couldn't bear it, pulled his sleeve and whispered: "Where is Black Wind Village?" Is it fun there? ”

"It's a ...... Bandit den," Zhao Cheng glanced at Prince Rui casually, with a slight smile on his face, "There are dozens of people in the cottage, all of whom are from poor backgrounds, and they really can't survive anymore, so they pulled the flag up the mountain." However, we will not attack the Han people, and we will only pick on those arrogant and domineering Hu people......"

"Fighting?" Brother Ping'er was so excited that his eyes sparkled, "Is the eldest brother going to fight too?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Cheng replied respectfully, he had not only fought, but also killed people, and even done even more shocking things, but these things didn't seem to be easy to talk about to his family. Lord Rui's eyes darkened, and a look of heartache flashed in his eyes.

As he spoke, Shen Rong entered the house, carrying freshly brewed tea and a large bowl of fragrant dried fish. Brother Ping cheered, immediately stepped forward to pick it up, picked up the bowl and handed it to Zhao Chengjin, "Big brother, try this, it's very fragrant." ”

Zhao Cheng smiled and ate a small dried fish, with a nostalgic look on his face, turned his head to Shen Rong and said, "How long can this dried fish be stored after it is fried?" Can it be sent to Yunzhou? ”

Shen Rong was stunned for a moment, and before she could reply, Princess Rui laughed first, "Brother Shun wants to send it to the Meng family?" ”

Lord Rui shook his head and smiled: "What a big thing, it's worth sending it all the way over, it's better to let Xiaoquan send some silver......"

"Their family doesn't lack this," Zhao Chengjin shook his head and smiled: "Uncle Meng and Second Uncle can do it, and they are not short of money to spend." Besides, the great favor between the Meng family and me can be calculated with money, and if I really send some gold and silver, Mrs. Meng will probably blame me. After that, he smiled again, with a nostalgic look on his face, "There is no fluged fish in Yunzhou, and last time the uncle got a small bucket out of nowhere, Xiaoxue likes it." And Ah Chu - by the way, Ah Chu is about the same age as Brother Ping, he is very smart at reading, and the gentlemen in the school always praise him......"

Brother Ping held his cheeks and listened to him carefully with a blink of eyes. Princess Rui looked at Zhao Cheng for a long time, and a trace of understanding flashed in her eyes.

Lord Rui only stayed in the Grange for three days before returning to Beijing, and there were still a lot of things waiting for him in the capital. Although his son has returned home safely, the Zhang family has not fallen for a day, and Lord Rui will not resolve his hatred.

On the second day after Prince Rui returned to Beijing, the imperial history suddenly challenged the Zhang family, and counted more than a dozen crimes such as "arsoning with women, committing crimes below, and lawlessness", and the Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar. Without waiting for everyone to react, the emperor has dismissed Zhang Tingliang from his post and investigated it, and promoted the former Zhang Tingliang's deputy to replace him.

The Meng family, who was far away in Yunzhou, finally received a thick pile of letters a month and a half after Zhao Chengjin left.

"He's really verbose," Xu You said with disdain while reading the letter carefully: "A little trivial thing is also worth writing a letter from afar, Grandma, you see, he said that the things at home are not as delicious as what you make, and he also said that when the weather is cold, he will send us a flurry fish." ”

"Really, Brother Shun is so heartfelt." Mrs. Meng held the soles of her shoes and said slowly: "I just said that Brother Shun is a good boy with a conscience, and he still remembers us when he returns to Beijing." What else did he say next? ”

"Uh-" Xu You quickly read the letter, his face immediately became cautious, and his tone changed, "He said that the imperial court may use troops against Yunzhou at the end of the year. "So let Xue Daddy and Second Uncle prepare early......

Xu You suddenly remembered that he had asked them to enter Beijing, whether he had already agreed with Xue Dad.

Hearing this, Mrs. Meng stopped the needlework in her hand and let out a long sigh, "There is another war." Still, it's a good thing! She said, "We are the people of Daliang." ”

The author has something to say: the cunning classmate Zhao is making all kinds of preliminary preparations ^_^

In other words, although I've been very busy lately, I haven't delayed the update, just said hello in advance, worried that I won't be able to pick it up in the next few days. Try to keep it updated.,If you can't do it, I'll update it every other day.。