Chapter 022: Zhang's Mansion
Chen Qiuniang chatted with Ma Siyi all the way, but she had a general understanding of the layout, population, living habits, consumption habits and several inns of Liuhe Town.
The horses chattered endlessly, and deliberately slowed down the horses so that the carriage could move leisurely along the mountain path for easy chat. Along the way, Chen Qiuniang seized the opportunity to shoot her farts constantly, praising Ma Si for being well-informed, seeing things clearly, and so on.
This Ma Si must have never been praised so much at such an old age, and he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, so he spoke his mind freely.
Chen Qiuniang had to take the opportunity to mention the Zhang family. Ma Si also knows very little about the Zhang family, only that the ancestors of the Zhang family seem to be military generals in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and they settled in Liuhe Town to avoid disasters in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"The ancestral house of the Zhang family is hundreds of years old. Every year, a famous craftsman is invited to make a meticulous repair. At the beginning of the year, many people compete to be helpers without paying. Ma Si's eyebrows fluttered, as if he was narrating a heavy and solemn event.
"If you don't pay your salary, you won't be able to eat?" Chen Qiuniang asked.
"Dolls are smart. Tube white rice, oily meat dishes. And people are paid enough, and they settle every day. Ma Si said with a sigh, and subconsciously licked his mouth, it seemed that he was very yearning for the white rice and meat dishes.
Chen Qiuniang knew that in ancient times, even if there was a peaceful age and no famine, ordinary people might not be able to eat a pure white rice meal in their lifetime, most of the time they sprinkled a handful of rice with dregs, vegetable leaves, or edible roots and bark. As for meat, it should be a good person to see meat dishes once a year during the Chinese New Year.
What's more, in this troubled era, even in Shuzhong, which is relatively richer than other places, this white rice and meat dishes are rare.
"That's good. Did the fourth grandfather go to help? Chen Qiuniang asked.
"I've been there once in 20 years. Zhang Jiaxuan's helpers are very careful, and they are not old, weak, sick or disabled. I'm not at my age anymore. Ma Si's tone darkened.
"Oh, fourth grandfather, the Zhang family won't invite you, I'll open a store in the future. I'm please, white rice, meat and vegetables are enough. Chen Qiuniang said loudly.
Although she said this with a very innocent look and tone, she had thought about it clearly. In the future, if you want to make a living in Liuhe Town, you must run on both sides of Liuhe Town and Liucun. What's more, when the business grows bigger in the future, their own means of transportation are indispensable, and there are reliable veteran drivers. This horse is a lonely person, and there is no one else to tie into, so there is a lot less lala and miscellaneous strapping. What's more, he is familiar with the history of these ten miles and eight towns, and he is in good health, and what is even more rare is that he is very upright.
This is definitely the best candidate for a driver!
But when these words fell into Ma Si's ears, it was a childlike stupid word. When he heard this, he laughed and said, "The doll has a big heart." It's so easy to set up a store. However, the doll doesn't dislike my old bones, and if I really open a store in the future, I don't need any white rice and meat dishes, I will have a vegetable soup to drink, and the four grandfathers are content. β
"The fourth grandfather is an elder and an upright person. It is an elder who deserves respect. If Qiu Niang is promising, of course she must be filial to the fourth grandfather. But I'm afraid that the fourth grandfather won't be allowed to work at that time, and the fourth grandfather will not be comfortable. That's why I said to invite the fourth grandfather. Chen Qiuniang's words were very decent, Ma Si listened to it very usefully, and it didn't matter whether Chen Qiuniang was talking empty words or not, but she was already smiling and said: "The doll is really sensible, and she also understands the mind of the fourth grandfather." There must be a lot of success. β
Ma Si gave a thumbs up when he said it,
"Fourth Grandpa Xie praised." Chen Qiuniang giggled, but she didn't forget to visit the Zhang family in her heart, so she talked about the Zhang family again in the small talk.
The Zhang family avoided disaster in Shuzhong, but it was only a short time. Soon after, the old and young of the Zhang family stayed in Shuzhong, and the children of the Zhang family left Shuzhong and still entered the army. The Zhang family has been fighting horses for generations, and when they are old, they have become famous, return to their hometowns, and hang up their boots. And this hometown is Liuhe Town, and because of the presence of powerful people like the Zhang family, Liuhe Town is not a rural town.
It turned out to be a prominent family that had been fighting horses for generations. No wonder Zhang Ci was still alive with such a serious injury. It's just that the surname of this famous general in the early Song Dynasty is Zhang, and she only knows one Zhang Yongde, but she knows very well that Zhang Yongde's ancestral home is not Shuzhong, but in Bingzhou. The reason why she remembers clearly that Zhang Yongde is in Bingzhou, one is that she is interested in Zhang Yongde, who can die in the troubled times, and the other is that Dai Yuanqing's thinking is too jumpy, from Zhang Yongde's ancestral hometown and Zhouzhou, Zhou Bangyan's song "The knife is like water", Chen Qiuniang still remembers that he smiled dotingly at that time, his eyes were like a starry sky, and he said half-jokingly: "That Bingzhou is the place where the knife is produced." β
"And the knife is like snow, Wu Yan wins the snow?" She asked.
"Yes? Haha, it's hard for people who study civil engineering to memorize words that are not required by the teacher. Dai Yuanqing smiled, and his smile was so warm.
Chen Qiuniang was in a trance for a moment, thinking of the past, vividly, but it seemed that a long, long time had passed.
In ten years, those memories, whether beautiful or not, no longer have temperature, although that fireworks-like love in the prosperous era once made people intoxicated, and it also hurt so much that she couldn't breathe, which made her vitality hurt. But she is someone who can be cruel to herself. For her, who has longed for peace and happiness since she was a child, if something binds her and prevents her from being happy, then it will all be broken, eliminated, and stripped away.
When she thought about Zhang Yongde, she remembered the fragment that sank deep in her heart, and she was in a trance for a while, but she almost got off the carriage with a bump.
Ma Siyi grabbed her and scolded: "Doll, concentrate." This is going to be bumpy, not to mention that I can't explain it to your grandmother, you are crippled, but it will affect you for a lifetime. β
Chen Qiuniang's nose was sour when she heard this. Ma Si's tone of voice was not very good, but he was really good for her.
"Thank you, Fourth Grandpa." Chen Qiuniang smiled.
Ma Si sat upright and drove the car seriously, so he nagged for a while to concentrate on doing things and pay attention to something at any time.
Chen Qiuniang listened very humbly, and waited for Ma Si to express her concern, and then said: "I was thinking about these troubled times just now, and the Zhang family doesn't know if there are still people in the army." β
"Doll, how do I know that. The Zhang family rarely has contact with outsiders. Ma Si replied, looked at the slow sky, and had to flick a whip to speed up.
"Oh, just curious." Chen Qiuniang was a little disappointed, she originally wanted to inquire if this Zhang Yongde had anything to do with the Zhang family, it seems that the Zhang family is low-key, and Ma Si is really not a person who can know the beginning and the end.
"However, there should be in the army, before the northern army entered Meizhou, burned all the way, and the nearby Wuli Town and Qinghe Town were all damaged. This Liuhe town is unscathed. Those god-damn northern barbarians are in Liuhe Town. I heard that the general who led the troops into Meizhou at that time also went to visit Zhang's mansion, but was rejected by Mrs. Zhang. Ma Si said again.
"That's really a family with a face." Chen Qiuniang replied. Analyzing in my heart, if the Zhang family does not have so many dangerous undercurrents, this Zhang Mansion can be a good shelter. At least judging from Ma Si's statement, Zhu Wenkang is a scum in front of Zhang's house.
And she finally saved Zhang Ci. However, Zhang Ci does seem to be in trouble. This thing to save him can't be put on the table yet.
"Who's to say it isn't. This mansion is placed in Chengdu Mansion, and I am afraid that it is no worse than those officials. Ma Si muttered.
"What about the Zhu family and the Zhang family?" Chen Qiuniang asked. If you want to mix here, you naturally have to make a rough idea of the number of gods, Buddhas, ghosts and monsters here.
When Ma Si heard Chen Qiuniang ask about the Zhu family, he actually sneered and said, "Zhu family, baby, I heard that it was your mother-in-law's family a few days ago?" β
"Yes. I also heard a few days ago that it was decided by my grandfather on a whim. Chen Qiuniang replied obediently. I thought to myself: This gossip is really fast. This Li Taohua came to withdraw from the marriage, presumably not only the people in the village, but also the dogs in the village knew about it, and they were running around the animal world to tell each other and fulfill the responsibilities of the paparazzi.
"It's not what the fourth grandfather said. If you can get out of the marriage, you should do it quickly. I think you're a good baby, too. Don't covet the wealth of the Zhu family. The fourth grandfather has walked more bridges than you, this Zhu family is really not suitable. Ma Si said earnestly.
Chen Qiuniang said "um", and couldn't help complaining in her heart that she hadn't thought things through before, if she had followed the plum blossom, I was afraid that she would not have been entangled in Zhu Wenkang after this, which would make things complicated.
"Baby, the fourth grandfather has never harmed anyone in his life, you believe that the fourth grandfather, the current situation of the Zhu family is not suitable. Your fiancΓ© is not a thing, so if you can get out of the marriage, you should quit immediately. Ma Si repeated it again, biting every sentence very hard, as if he wanted to press these words into Chen Qiuniang's heart.
Chen Qiuniang knew that Ma Si really cared about her, so she was very polite, and said yes again and again, and she was very moved in her heart.
In her previous life, she also lived in the countryside, but she knew very well that the so-called rural simplicity was nonsense. The more knowledge is lacking, the more ignorant it is, the more primitive and vicious it is, and jealousy and ruthlessness are simply habitual existences, which can be brought at will. If interests are involved, even if they are trivial interests, all kinds of stumbling blocks are made to death, which is more terrifying than the palace fight described in the novel.
For her, in addition to the beautiful mountains and rivers in the countryside and the backward economy, she really can't believe the words and deeds of those people around her.
"You're smart, you don't look bad, and you've read books. Don't worry about getting married. Ma Si comforted again.
"Hmm. Thank you Fourth Grandpa for comforting. Chen Qiuniang replied obediently, feeling more and more that this old man had taken her as his own granddaughter.
Ma Si was afraid that Chen Qiuniang would answer perfunctorily, and emphasized that the corpse was defrauded, "That's not a thing, after a few years, there will be nothing to do, and she has grown up, and she is completely a blessed person who "does not die in great trouble", and I don't know how many matchmakers have broken the threshold.
"Qiu Niang strictly follows the teachings of the fourth grandfather, and will not covet the small profits in front of her." Chen Qiuniang replied loudly, very moved in her heart.
Ma Si laughed, flicked his whip, and sang a mountain song, but he didn't want to sing two sentences, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the mountains. Ma Si suddenly stopped singing, reined in his horse, and his face was solemn.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and the rumble shook the valley. There were a lot of people coming, all riding fast horses. This road only leads to Liucun, will these people have anything to do with Zhang Ci?
Chen Qiuniang was still thinking about it, but Ma Si threw Chen Qiuniang off the carriage with a grab, and scolded: "Doll, get out of the car, go and hide in the grass over there." Don't come out when you see anything, hide it. β
"Fourth grandfather?" Chen Qiuniang shouted inquiringly, and at the same time instantly understood that Ma Si was afraid that the person who came was a mountain bandit, and this was to protect her. Ma Si was a lonely old man with goods, and when the mountain bandits came, they beat him up at best and robbed the goods. And if she is here, it will be different, although she is only nine years old, she is a little girl. The mountain bandits will definitely arrest her, and it is light to be ruined. If you don't do it well, you will be sold, and you will be tragic for a lifetime.
"Obedient. Just go. Ma Si almost roared.
"Okay." Chen Qiuniang nodded vigorously, and ran quickly into the grass, her nose was very sour, and when she lay down in the lush mountain grass, her tears instantly blurred her vision.
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