"Father, mother, the academy allocated me a mansion with three courtyards." Li Laoshi always had a smile on his face, and said a little excitedly: "Vice President Dong is very enthusiastic, so he will take me directly to see it today." This mansion was lived by the previous superintendent, who was dismissed from office the year before last and returned to his hometown with his family, and the mansion has been empty. ”

Li Bing smiled: "This is a coincidence. Your mother and I are thinking of setting up a separate courtyard next to the academy so that it is convenient to go to the sick and meet friends. Then you don't need to put it. ”

Li Yunxiao was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "Oh, I can go to the academy to meet the little brothers." ”

Li Jingjing took Li Laoshi's hand and shook it back and forth, looked up and said with a smile: "Dad, waiting for the beginning of spring, I am going to live in the academy for a few days, there are a lot of herbs waiting for me to pick in Yuelu Mountain." ”

Li honestly stroked his beloved daughter's hair and said softly: "You will be six years old after the New Year, and you can't always pick herbs outside, so leave such things to the people in the house." ”

Li Jingjing immediately dropped her face and pouted unhappily. Li Laoshi's heart couldn't help but soften, and he looked at He's busily.

Qu didn't wait for He to speak, and said, "Your father and I will take Xiao Yanzi and Jing Meizi to live for a few days. ”

"My mother and father have gone to live, and Changsheng and I have to go with me." He Shi glanced at Li Honestly, and the latter smiled approvingly: "In the courtyard of my mansion, every time I enter twelve rooms, it is enough for our family to live." ”

Qu Shi looked at Li Bing, and when he nodded in agreement, he said bluntly: "Brother Bing, our house is very good, but it is too big, it is not as convenient as living in the courtyard of Sanjin." ”

"yes. When the time came, our family went to my father's mansion, and my grandmother wanted to see us, so we just walked a few steps. When Li Jingjing first arrived at the Hou Mansion, she had to take a sedan chair from her own yard to the front yard, and later in order to exercise, as long as there was no emergency, she walked over.

She is still like this, not to mention that Qu's family, who has lived in Qujia Village for decades, must be very unaccustomed to it.

At dinner, He Jingyan and Di Yujie learned about the incident and congratulated Li Laoshi on taking up a real position and winning the mansion.

Di Yujie specially invited Li Laoshi to sit down face-to-face in the study, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, although the supervision position you hold is only a six-rank official position, you are in charge of the procurement of items needed for the daily clothing, food, housing and transportation of thousands of teachers and students in the academy, and you have a lot of power in your hands. ”

Li honestly listened.

Di Yujie continued: "Your former supervisor is Liu Guifei's cousin. ”

Li was stunned when he heard it.

He didn't expect his predecessor's background to come from the harem. didn't think about it, he held this official position, he was the founding marquis, and his father was Mr. Crouching Tiger, who was highly respected by the Son of Heaven, and his identity background was far stronger than that of his predecessor.

"After Supervisor Liu was dismissed, all parties in Chang'an were staring at this position, and His Majesty simply did not appoint anyone, leaving this position vacant." Di Yujie looked at Li Honest's appearance, and knew that Li Bingwei had never told him these inside stories, so he told everything he knew.

Li Laoshi suddenly realized and said, "I see." ”

He recalled the mysterious and astonished gazes of the four subordinates when he saw them this time, and he must not have expected this hot fat errand to let him get it.

Di Yujie said solemnly: "Brother Li, Your Majesty appointed you to this position, in addition to seeing in the face of the old marquis, there must be a meaning to inspect you." ”

Li honestly said gratefully: "If it weren't for your reminder, I wouldn't have thought of such a far-reaching idea." ”

Di Yujie's voice was lowered, and he said in his heart: "As a courtier, I shouldn't speculate on the holy will, but I hope you can grasp this excellent opportunity." If you do a good job, you will be transferred to Chang'an by His Majesty in the future, and you will hold an important position in the household department. ”

Li Laoshi shook his head, his eyes were clear, and he said slowly: "Brother Jie, I have not participated in the imperial examination, I have no fame, I have never thought about going to the household department of Chang'an in the future, I only think about how to do the current errand." ”

Di Yujie suddenly laughed and said, "No wonder the old marquis didn't mention you, it turns out that you don't have any ambition except for self-knowledge." ”

Li honestly smiled silently.

Di Yujie felt something in his heart and encouraged: "If you have no desire, you are strong, you have no desire, you are strong and unyielding, and there is no hole for others to exploit." You will certainly be able to live up to your grace and do this job well. ”

Li Laoshi came out of the study and was invited to the side hall by He Jingyan again.

He Jingyan pointed to Hong Laosan, who was wearing a gray robe and had an ugly appearance, and said, "Brother Li, his martial arts are quite passable, he took the initiative to follow you and your sister-in-law from tomorrow." ”

Hong Laosan knelt down and said loudly: "In the future, if you and the eldest lady are sent, I will go to the oil pot on the knife mountain!" ”

Lu Daoming stepped forward and kicked Hong Laosan, and said with a smile: "You are blessed to follow the Hou Ye and the county lord, there is no danger at all, what kind of knife mountain and what kind of oil pot you go to." Say something auspicious. ”

Hong Laosan hurriedly changed his words and said: "In the future, Xia Guan will follow the Hou Ye and the county lord to drink wine and eat meat in a big bowl to enjoy great blessings." ”

The corners of Lu Daoming's mouth twitched, and he shouted: "You think the Hou Mansion is a robber's nest, what kind of bastard are you talking about." ”

"Don't be embarrassed, Brother Hong." Li Laoshi was very happy, helped Hong Laosan with both hands, and said, "I have four people in my hands enough." My wife is in charge of the affairs of the house, and you will be in front of her. ”

Hong Laosan stood up and grinned happily: "Master Hou, I listen to your arrangement with the eldest lady." ”

He Jingyan said: "Brother Li, Hong Laosan originally held a seven-rank official position in the Huben Army, and I have already greeted Hao Dudu and transferred his military status to Hunan Province, with the same official position, and Li Bei (Qu Yufu Jun Wangfeng) is in a military camp. ”

After Li thanked him honestly, he said with concern: "Hong Laosan, it's going to be the New Year now, you go back to Chang'an to reunite with your family, and wait for the New Year to take them over." ”

Hong Laosan was very grateful and said, "Master Hou, I am now alone and have no family. ”

Lu Daoming asked in surprise: "Don't you have a mother-in-law in Chang'an?" ”

Hong Laosan's eyes were a little gloomy, and he turned his head and said, "I reconciled with her, and the fault is that I am not with her." She must be remarried, what am I going back to Chang'an for? ”

Lu Daoming waved his hand and said, "Then forget it." That woman was born black and fat, and if you reconcile with her, she will leave, and she will not be nostalgic for you at all, so don't think about her anymore. ”

Hong Laosan hurriedly defended loudly: "I didn't think about her anymore. ”

Lu Daoming glared and said: ", you don't want her, how can you guard her and not find a marriage!" ”

Hong Laosan shouted: "Who guarded her for her." I can't marry again until the arrow on my thigh is taken out! ”

He Jingyan snorted coldly to stop the two from arguing, and asked Li Laoshi to take Hong Laosan to see He's family.

Lu Daoming waited for the two to go away, and said with a smile: "This kid knows how to repay his kindness, but he is a good one." ”

He Jingyan said solemnly: "My master has important matters to hand over to you and Li Bei. You should go down and set out tonight. ”

Lu Daoming was pleasantly surprised: "Master Hou wants me and Li Bei to lurk in the Xiongnu Dynasty?" ”

He really admired Li Bing too much, and it was a pity that he didn't have the experience of stealing secrets from enemy countries in this life.

He Jingyan asked rhetorically: "Qingcheng has been included in our hands, what are you going to do in the Xiongnu Dynasty?" ”

Lu Daoming's eyes lit up, "There are still a few cities in the northwest that have not been laid. ”

He Jingyan didn't want to dampen Lu Daoming's enthusiasm, and said, "If you go, my master will tell you." ”

He had two lieutenant generals in the Huben Army, and Lu Daoming was one of them.

Lu Daoming Taoist was born well-informed, bold and straightforward, thick on the outside and fine on the inside, and has a very strong adaptability.

He went back to the elder's house to visit relatives or carry out a mission, and was willing to take Lu Daoming with him.

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, Tanzhou Mansion was cloudy and rainy, and the weather was sunny in Liuyang County.

The three ancestors and grandchildren of the Qu family returned to Qujia Village in the carriage of the Hou Mansion, announced the good news that Qu Kuaishou was already a seven-rank officer, and then said goodbye to the elders of the Qu family, and moved the family to a three-entry house five miles away from Tanzhou Academy with the woman and the baby.

The four forty-year-old slaves were all honest and diligent people, otherwise they would not have been able to stay, and they would have been sent away and sold by the He family.

They had already received the news that the new master was coming this time, cleaned up the inside and outside of the house, stood in front of the gate and waited to see the carriage of the Hou Mansion, and set off firecrackers.

Qu Duo's youngest son was frightened and cried when he heard the sound of firecrackers, and Xiao Deng was busy coaxing him.

Deng got out of the carriage and saw the eight-foot-high wall painted with white powder, and then saw two large stone lions in front of the door, the word "Qufu" written on the door plaque, and the four slaves knelt down to greet each other, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Madam, look at the home that my sister and brother-in-law gave us." Qu Kuaishou took Deng's hand and strode into the gate.

The yard in the front yard is about half an acre, and the ground is all paved with bluestone of the same size.

On both sides of the yard are planted osmanthus, magnolia, bamboo, pear trees, orange trees and potted flowers.

There are eight rooms in each row of the courtyard of the three entrances, each with mahogany furniture, and the hall is also lined with antique vases that are some years old.

There was a small garden in the backyard, two rows of brick houses with two kitchens, four miscellaneous rooms, two servants' rooms, and even a stable.

"That's good." Deng had heard a lot of music before he came, but it was far less shocking than what he saw with his own eyes, but such a house still had four slaves, and it cost a lot of silver every year, and he was faintly worried.

Qu Kuaishou said with a smile: "I now have a military salary of fifteen taels per month, and the palace silver money supplemented by the imperial court is three taels per month, and I will find something to do, and I can get ten taels every month, which is twenty-eight taels." ”

Deng Shi was pleasantly surprised: "This can have more than three hundred taels of silver a year?" ”

"Isn't it? My brother-in-law said I'll ...... in a few days" When Qu Kuaishou said that he was excited, he almost said that he had leaked his mouth, so he hurriedly stopped talking.

Even if Deng Shi didn't know it, it was a good thing to hear Qu Kuaishou's voice, and he was overjoyed: "That's great." ”

"However, my brother-in-law repeatedly emphasized that we can't accept any money and goods from outsiders, and if something happens to us, we will move back to Qujia Village." Qu Kuaishou deliberately raised his voice so that the children and grandchildren who followed behind could hear it.

Less than half a month after he arrived in Tanzhou, he was attracted by more than a dozen waves of people who sent houses, money, beauties, antiques, and treasures.

He is just a small military attache of the seventh grade, in charge of a small team of fifty people in the barracks, and he has a lot of power.

He knew that these people were rushing for the prominent status of Li Bing's brother-in-law, not a small military attaché.

He is already a person who knows the destiny of heaven, not a hairy young man, he knows that he is principled, Li Bing mentioned his official position and gave him a house, he can't give Li Bing a black face on his hind legs, and make Qu embarrassed.

He confiscated not a single gift, and the beautiful woman returned it after seeing it.

He did these things with a solid heart. Li Bing praised him for keeping his heart and being of great use.

Deng Shi has always regarded Qu Kuaishou as the sky, and hurriedly smiled and promised: "You are not at home, and my granddaughter-in-law and I will not see any outsiders." ”

Qu Kuaishou looked back at Qu Changchang and Qu Duo, and said loudly: "Did you hear that?" ”

He became an officer, his voice was louder, and his fierce temperament was more majestic.

Qu Changchang and Qu Duo nodded yes.

Deng wants to go to the kitchen first, and little Deng also wants to see the place where he will often stay in the future.

"What are you going to do in the kitchen? You don't have to cook in the future. Qu Kuaishou smiled: "The slave at home, cooking is very delicious, you will know it when you taste it tonight." ”

The family sat in a warm hall lit with a charcoal fire and spoke. Qu Kuaishou took two days off from the barracks to move, and only went back later. The colleges in Quchang and Quduo are closed for winter vacation, and they can stay at home from now until the end of January.

Deng's eyes fell on the rare fruit on the porcelain plate on the table, and asked, "What kind of fruit is this round and gray thing?" ”

"Lychee. That's a mango. Qu Kuaishou said with a smile: "Sister, Sister Yi Zhilu said that you are here, and I specially asked the slave to send some fresh food." ”

The servant reported loudly outside the door of the hall: "Old man, old lady, the prince of the Hou Mansion is here, and he has brought many gifts. ”

Qu Kuaishou smiled: "Xiao Lingzi is here, please invite him in." ”

Li Yunxiao's flesh whirred and tender little face, big eyes were bright and bright, wearing a wolf fur hat, wearing a purple robe, a cyan gold velvet cloak, and deerskin boots, followed by two slaves who were missing half an ear, came in to salute the Qu family.

Deng Shi saw that the little guy's temperament had changed a lot, and he had become a little noble son, if he hadn't watched him grow up, he really wouldn't dare to talk to him.

Li Yunxiao said loudly: "Originally, my grandfather and grandmother came here today, thinking that you had just moved over, and there were a lot of luggage to pack, and my master's family came from Shudi, thousands of miles away, and wanted to pick them up, so I changed it to come over tomorrow." ”

"Your own relatives, you can come whenever you want." Qu Kuaishou waved his big hand indifferently and asked, "Who is Master Di's family?" ”

The corners of Li Yunxiao's mouth turned up, and he smiled: "Ten people are here." My father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, brother, brother, sister. ”

Qu Changchang exclaimed: "There are more than 2,000 miles from Shudi to Tanzhou. Now in winter, it's either rain or snow all the way. Your master's family is really hard. ”

"yes." Li Yunxiao got up and bowed to the Qu family, and said, "There are gifts from my family to your family outside, and these gifts contain the specialties brought by my master's family from Shudi. I'll go back. ”

"Go back and accompany your master's family." Qu Kuaishou waved his hand to let Qu Duo send Li Yunxiao out, and deliberately said in a loud voice: "Say hello to your master's family for my family." ”

The servants of the Qu family moved the gifts from the corridor outside to the hall, and took them out to the Deng family in the same way, registering those that needed to be stored, and putting aside those that were not needed.

The Qu family saw that there were all the items for the New Year, and even the new clothes and shoes were customized according to each person's size, and they were even more grateful to the Li family.

Qu Kuaishou smiled with his family: "My sister and brother-in-law's family are now the head of Sister Yi's business. ”

"Sister Yi has always been very careful and thoughtful in her work." Deng touched the new iron-embroidered red satin dress in his hand, couldn't put it down, and said with a smile: "I didn't dare to wear this color before, but now I am also an officer's wife, and I live in Tanzhou, so I have to wear it." ”

Lin is Deng's daughter-in-law, Lin died, and Deng didn't need to wear plain colors for her.

Xiao Deng had already put his youngest son to sleep, and when he entered the hall, he was a little stupid to see so many gifts.

Her eldest son was eating a red apple, his cheeks were bulging, he ran over and raised his head to take her hand, and said, "Mother, you eat this fruit, sweet." ”

Xiao Deng was surprised: "There are apples in the winter. I couldn't help but squat down and take a bite, it was crisp and sweet, juicy, very delicious, and several times better than the autumn apples sold in Taihe Town.

"This is your aunt's family gave you a new dress and shoes." Deng Shi pointed to the two boxes in a pile of gift boxes on the table, and said with a smile: "I opened it just now and looked, it is two plain long skirts, with good silk and satin, and the shoes are beige brocade, the handwork is exquisite and excellent, you can wear it best for the New Year." ”

Qu Kuaishou looked at Xiao Deng so happy that he couldn't speak, and said in his heart: It would be nice if the granddaughter-in-law could have the ability of Sister Yi. That's it, the granddaughter-in-law gave birth to two little great-grandchildren for our Qu family, which is a credit.

He looked at Qu Changchang, who was wearing a gray robe and looked older than him, and said in his heart: Now that the family conditions are good, the pressure on his son is not so great, and when the year after tomorrow, his son will be lifted, and he must find a good daughter-in-law for his son to live a virtuous life.

In the living room in the front yard of the Hou Mansion sat the Li and Di families. He Jingyan and Di Yujie are good friends, and they respect Di Yujie's father and mother, and invite them to sit down with Li Bing and his wife.

Di Yujie wrote a letter to the Di family to report safety, but the Di family was still not at ease, this time except for Di Yujie's grandparents, the rest of the people set off from the Di tribe in Shu and traveled a long way to visit him.

Di Yujie's father Di Jiang and mother Ouyang are all over forty years old, they are all full of black hair, well maintained, and they look like they are in their thirties.

Di Yujie's eldest brother, Di Yuren, is twenty-six years old, with good looks and elegant temperament.

The sister-in-law Duan is seven years older than Di Yujie, with a beautiful appearance, and she is also from a famous family with a history of hundreds of years in Shu.

The younger brother Di Yumin is thirteen years old, his appearance is seven points like Di Yujie, and he is a handsome and shy teenager who loves to blush.

The younger sister Di Yurong is ten years old, her appearance follows the Ouyang family, and her appearance is not as outstanding as her three elder brothers, but her phoenix eyes are very bright and bright, and she looks like a smart little girl.

The eldest nephew Di Zhen is six years old, the second nephew Di Feng is four years old, and the youngest niece Di Zheng is three years old, all of which are from Di Yuren and Duan.

The Di family was worried about Di Yujie's injury along the way, and they were in a hurry, and they only slept for three hours a day.

Di Yuren is the eldest son, he has always been careful and thoughtful, and when he received Ouyang's eyes, he immediately took Di Yujie to the guest room not far away under the pretext of convenience, and said, "Undress, let me see your wounds." ”

Di Yujie is most afraid of this cold-faced brother at home, when he was a child, the eldest brother always checked his homework and was very strict with him. Squeaked: "The cold will freeze me." ”

Di Yuren shouted: "Take it off!" ”

Di Yujie could only take off his clothes to reveal the scar on his chest. I knew that this was the case, and I should have accepted Li Jingjing's kindness and used scar removal cream.

Di Yuren's face was solemn, his sword eyebrows were deeply locked, his fingers trembled to touch the wound, and he lost his voice: "Less than two fingers away from your heart, you are really fatal this time!" ”

Di Yujie hurriedly said: "There will be no next time." ”

Di Yuren personally dressed his younger brother, and said earnestly: "Jielang, you are good at being the head teacher of the academy, and the family does not ask you to be a big official, and don't mix other things." ”

Di Yujie saw Di Yuren burst into tears, his heart was very warm, and he hurriedly said: "Big brother, I was negligent this time, and it won't be like this in the future." ”

Di Yuren asked, "With such a serious injury, who saved your life?" ”

Di Yujie concisely explained the entire process before and after the incident.

Di Yuren turned his head to wipe his tears, his eyes were grateful, and he said slowly: "The sick Hou Ye and the Lord of Jing County are the great benefactors of our family. ”

Di Yujie nodded, and said with a straight face: "Doctor Wang said that he encountered several similar incidents when he was in Chang'an, and he tried every means to save the patient's life. ”

"Your life was given by the Li family." Di Yuren waited for his emotions to ease up, and then went to the living room with Di Yujie, with a light smile on his face, and said to Di Jiang and Ouyang: "I saw the wound of the second brother, in the lower abdomen, it has healed. ”

Di Yurong saw that the corners of Di Yuren's eyes were moist, and she immediately guessed that he was hiding his injuries for Di Yujie, and couldn't help but worry in her heart.

Li Bing waited for Li Yunxiao to return from Qu's house and Li Yunqing to come back from running errands outside, so he invited the Di family to the dining room for dinner.

Di Yurong deliberately pulled Di Yujie to the back of the corner and asked, "Second brother, you tell the truth, where is the wound?" ”

Di Yujie pointed to his chest. Di Yurong was so shocked that she almost screamed out loud.

Di Yujie said in a low voice: "I took the life-saving pill given by the sick Hou to save my life, and then I was taken by the Lord of Jing County and Doctor Wang with a dagger inserted in my chest. ”

In an instant, Li Quzhi's thin back fell into Di Yurong's eyes and became tall and generous.

That night, Di Yujie and the Di family lived in the Yunzhong Courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

Di Yujie has not returned home for two years since he went to Chang'an to take the exam last year, and this time his family traveled 2,000 miles to visit the patient, and he was very happy and a little guilty.

"Your grandfather and grandmother were originally coming, but on the first day of the trip, your grandfather suffered from a cold and a minor illness, so I stopped them and sent them to your second uncle's mansion." Di Jiang is not tall, with straight eyebrows and a straight nose, and he is still a beautiful man in his forties.

Duan's eyes were kind, and he said softly: "On the way here, we have received a letter from the clansmen, and we know that your illness was cured by the Lord of Jing County and Doctor Wang. Ming, our family went to the academy to thank Dr. Wang. ”

Di Yujie said: "Mother, the academy is on winter vacation, and Dr. Wang takes his family back to his hometown and is not in the academy. ”

"Then we'll stay until Dr. Wang returns to Tanzhou, thank him and then leave." Seeing her husband Jun Dijiang nodded, Duan continued: "It's not good for our family to live in the Hou Mansion for a long time. ”

Di Yujie said: "Father, mother, Master Hou has been keeping the child and not letting him leave the house, there must be something important, but he can't say it before the time comes." The child can't leave the Hou Mansion. ”

Di Yuren spoke: "Mr. Crouching Tiger's family is very good. Jielang is the teacher officially recognized by Xiao Shizi. We don't have any relatives in Tanzhou, and now the closest relationship is Mr. Crouching Tiger's house, so it is better to respond to Mr. Crouching Tiger's kind invitation to live in the Hou Mansion for the New Year. ”

"Not bad." Di Jiang nodded in agreement with his eldest son's opinion, and said with a smile: "Mr. Crouching Tiger is a unique national warrior in the world. Everyone in the world admires him. We were fortunate to be able to associate with his family. ”

Di Zheng ran to Di Jiang, pulled his sleeve and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, I like Sister Jing so much, she has a particularly good smell of medicinal fragrance on her body, and she can tell stories I haven't heard." I'm going to stay and play with her. ”

Di Feng hurriedly said, "I like Sister Jing. I also like Brother Xiao. I'm here too. ”

Di Zhen bowed his head and remained silent.

As soon as Li Yunxiao saw him today, he was more knowledgeable, he was very knowledgeable among children of the same age in the clan, so he did not hesitate to respond, but he lost. Li Yunxiao asked him to call his brother. But he is one year older than Li Yunxiao, where can he open his mouth.

Di Jiang hugged his second grandson and little granddaughter and said with a smile: "We will all stay and celebrate the New Year in the Hou Mansion." ”

Di Yurong was happy, she finally met the well-informed Li Jingjing, and when she could talk about going together, she didn't care about her identity as a junior, and she could make friends with her if she stayed for a few more days.

Because Di's family was extremely tired from running all the way, they felt very sleepy after only talking for a while, and Di Yujie hurriedly invited them to rest.

At three o'clock, in a bedroom in the front yard of Yueqing Courtyard, there are two charcoal basins in the corner, warm like spring, candles are bright, and plum blossoms are inserted in antique bottles with the patterns of several naughty children playing by the river, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing.

Li Jingjing sat in front of the dresser, Li Xi untied her hair and combed her black hair away, and was about to wash and rest, when she heard Di Yujie's hurried cry outside, "Jingniang, my sister-in-law suddenly fainted, and after Doctor Liu went to diagnose, he said that he needed you to go over in person." ”

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