Chapter 220: Entering Beijing
Fourth Uncle Luo's forehead was bruised, and his eyes were full of pain.
Hu stubbornly opened his eyes.
After her mother gave birth to her, she had no children for many years, she was raised as a boy since she was a child, and when she was in her early tens, her father began to look for a husband for her, but what good can those people have!
Xu is God's mercy, and her mother was pregnant again that year, and that time was the easiest time for her life.
Who knew that her mother died in childbirth, and when she was out of filial piety, she was already an eighteen-year-old girl.
Her father was anxious to give her a marriage, perhaps by providence, which made her meet him.
He is so handsome, she has never seen her so old, although she doesn't remember his identity and origin, but he is literate and knows martial arts, even if he has no memory of the past, he talks so well.
That's when she knew that she could never miss this man, and she would never meet a better and more suitable man than him!
That year, she gambled and won a considerate and capable husband, and today, she still has to gamble.
She can't compromise, taking a step back is an abyss, and she and Brother Zhang'er will never recover.
Fourth Uncle Luo closed his eyes and opened them again.
"Mei Niang, I know, it's really too difficult."
Hu wiped away his tears.
Fourth Uncle Luo had guilt, pity, and despair in his eyes, and finally turned firm: "But no matter how difficult it is, you always have to choose a path to go, no, no, there is no choice, I can only take one way, go home, do you understand?" β
It was the home that raised him, with a stupid father, an elderly mother, and a helpless wife and children, how could he give up his life and responsibilities.
"So, are you going to give up our mother and son?"
Fourth Uncle Luo showed a bitter smile: "Mei Niang, don't you understand, from the moment I remembered it, I had no choice." Now it's up to you to choose whether to go home with me or stay. β
Hu Shi's face gradually turned white: "What if I insist on staying, you take Brother Zhang'er away?" Ah, isn't it? β
Fourth Uncle Luo held Hu's hand soothingly: "If you want Brother Zhang, then ...... So they left him behind. β
God knows how difficult it was, but it was the punishment he deserved.
"Stay? What you said is good, my brother is still young, and when you leave, do you want others to eat us alive? β
"Mei Niang. Whether it is going to leave or stay, the Hu family, I will definitely take care of it. If, if you want to remarry, it can also be said that we are divorced. β
Hu Shi was instantly cold, his blood seemed to be drained, and his lips trembled: "Master, you are so ruthless!" β
Fourth Uncle Luo laughed miserably: "Yes." β
He will have retribution, as long as it is on himself.
looked at Fourth Uncle Luo's expression. Hu Shi knew that there was no room for turning things around, so he took a deep breath and said, "Master, put your in-laws and ...... How about picking them up with my sister? I'll be your wife. β
In their county, there are not no people who marry equal wives. Although the status is worse than that of a wife, the children who can be born are also considered concubines.
As long as she comes here, she is still the housekeeper of this Hu Mansion, and she has power in her hands. She is a flat wife, and she will not be shorter than that!
"Mei Niang, I haven't told you yet, my father. It is a first-class duke, a hereditary title. Xungui is not a businessman, and he has never said that he has a wife. β
"What!" Hu Shi's eyes widened suddenly, "First, first-class national prince? β
Fourth Uncle Luo smiled bitterly and nodded.
His upbringing could not have made him accept such a foolish thing as a flat wife!
Hu Shi looked at Fourth Uncle Luo stupidly, and suddenly covered his face and cried bitterly.
Fourth Uncle Luo could only pat her gently.
After crying for half an hour, Hu Shi stopped and showed a desolate smile: "Okay, master, I'll go with you and give it to you...... I will be a concubine for you. β
"Mei Niangβ"
Hu's tone changed and he said resolutely: "But I have one condition. β
"You say."
"Brother Zhang, he can't be a concubine, please tell your sister and record Brother Zhang'er in her name."
Yes, he gave her a choice, but can she really reconcile, and then find an unsightly old man to marry, and worry about a mess of things for that old man?
What about her brother Zhang!
Even if it is a concubine, Brother Zhang is also the son of the Guogong Mansion, not to mention, she can fight for Brother Zhang!
Hu is a merchant girl, almost instinctively, so she made the most advantageous choice.
The lord and the woman haven't seen each other for many years, there must be an estrangement, if the woman agrees to this request, from now on Brother Zhang'er is the identity of the son-in-law, if they don't agree, the lord will be more pity and sorry for their mother and son, but it's just a matter of eliminating one and the other, she doesn't believe it, those high-ranking families don't spoil concubines and kill their wives!
The concubine and the concubine are different, except that they can't attack the lord, and the family property will have a share in the future.
If she really gives up these, Brother Zhang will be blamed when she grows up in the future.
Hu Shi has always been decisive, and after figuring out this, the anger dissipated and was replaced with a mournful expression.
Fourth Uncle Luo nodded slowly: "Okay, I promise you." β
He and the Qi family are young couples, and the husband and wife are in love, but they have not been without friendship with the Hu family over the years, not to mention the life-saving grace of the year.
The veil fell, the night became thicker, and there was finally a night of peace.
On the second day, Fourth Uncle Luo took the son of the Jin family to the tea house, because the secret recipe of the new tea brick was only in the hands of Fourth Uncle Luo, and the son of the Jin family really invited him to return to Qingyang City together, and then enter Beijing together.
On the day of departure, the sky was high and cloudy, and the dead leaves were swept away by the wind.
Hu Shi stood at the gate, and until he couldn't see the figure, he turned back with Brother Zhang.
"Mother, dad is going out again? When are you going home? β
Although Brother Zhang'er is weak, he is a beautiful person, and he is only three years old, and he has already spoken very neatly.
Hu Shi hugged Brother Zhang'er tightly: "Soon, soon your father will come to pick us up." β
The more you go to the capital, the colder the day seems to be, the trees on both sides of the official road are already bare, and there will be a full branch of hoarfrost in the early morning, if there are carriages and horses passing by, touch the low-hanging Qiong branches, they will fall in a slump, and fall all over the body.
San Lang held a dead grass in his mouth, spit it out fiercely, rubbed his hands and said, "I really can't live this day!" β
From Beihe to the capital, in just a few days, he has been walking for half a month!
Those inexplicable people, where the fuck did they come from!
Now that there are no pedestrians on the road, it is estimated that it is time to pop up again.
There was a commotion, and several people rushed out of the roadside. Each man has a long knife in his hand, and when he raises it, he will cut it.
"Wait!" Saburo shouted.
The opponent's hand movement stopped.
Although his own manpower was damaged a lot, Saburo lost the timidity he had when he was attacked for the first time, and grinned: "Did you rob the coffin?" β
Then with a clap of his hands, the person with him suddenly retreated, revealing the coffin.
With such cooperation, the other party was a little stunned, but then surrounded him.
Grabbing the coffin is the first thing, and in the master's instructions, there was no mention of killing people and killing people.
A few arrows flew in. Shoot the person who got closest to the coffin as fast as possible, and another group of people rushed out.
The two sides soon got into a scuffle.
Seeing that no one was in charge of the coffin, San Lang beckoned again: "Let them fight, let's go." β
The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and a caravan of horses and carts came up.
Saburo glanced at it warily.
It was a procession of dozens of people, one donkey cart with people followed by two donkey carts pulling goods, several people on horseback, and the rest on foot.
One of the men on horseback had a beard on his face and could not see his true face. Only a pair of eyes are clear and bright.
"What can I help, little brother?"
San Lang waved his hand: "No, you go quickly, otherwise it will affect you, I don't care!" β
The curtain of the donkey cart was lifted suddenly. A young man with clear eyebrows leaned out: "I said Master Hu, if you want to be nosy, I won't lend you my manpower." β
"Jin Gongzi laughed, how can he meddle in his own affairs."
"That's good. Kyori is still waiting for this batch of tea bricks. The boy lowered the curtain and sat back.
The driver of the cart was particularly thin, and with a gentle flick of the whip, the donkey cart moved again.
Fourth Uncle Luo's gaze inadvertently swept over the coachman.
I really didn't expect it. The eldest nephew and daughter-in-law pretended to be a coachman, and she was still decent.
Then he glanced at Saburo again.
If it weren't for Da Lang's reminder, he really wouldn't have recognized this as San Lang!
"I'm in a hurry." Saburo was the first to withdraw his gaze.
The sound of breaking the air came, San Lang subconsciously flashed to the side, and when he looked back, it was a big knife flying in the air.
Then I heard a ding-dong sound, and I didn't know what hit the knife, knocking the big knife away and sticking it diagonally into the ground.
Saburo glanced back, his face changing slightly.
This time, there was a huge difference between the people who were fighting between the two sides, and the winners had already chased after them.
Saburo secretly complained.
Although those people seemed to have been injured, they obviously couldn't cope with them.
Seeing clearly that it was a water bladder that hit the flying knife, San Lang suddenly looked at Uncle Luo, and then said loudly: "Strong man, I am the son of the Zhenguo Mansion, escorting my brother's body into Beijing was intercepted by gangsters, and I implore the strong man to help, and the Guogong Mansion will be grateful." β
"Zhenguo Mansion?" The curtain was pulled up again, and the boy poked his head out, "How do you prove it?" β
Seeing that those people were about to come closer, San Lang was anxious: "How to prove it, even if you look at the waist card, you can't recognize whether it's true or not, but as long as you help, when you get to the Guogong Mansion, you will naturally know that what I said is true." β
At this time, those people had already arrived, saw an extra group of people, looked at each other, then nodded, and rushed to the coffin together.
Fourth Uncle Luo jumped up from his horse and kicked several times in the air, and those people were kicked unconscious.
The young man couldn't make up his mind, but when he saw that Fourth Uncle Luo took the lead, he regretted it a little.
Guogong Mansion, if my father knew that he was kind to Guogong Mansion, he would not be crazy with joy.
"Still stunned what to do, go and help!"
My father said that a businessman is meant to take risks, as long as the reward is sufficient.
The boy laughed.
San Lang quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it's good to have a fool on top.
Busy with heavy profits, he hired this team of people to escort him to the Guogong Mansion.
The boy was a decisive, and since he was going to show grace, he simply vacated a cart of goods, put the coffin on it, and covered it up with the goods.
Saburo and the others disguised themselves as caravan members.
This place is already very close to the capital, so it is a peaceful entry into Beijing.
Standing in front of the Zhenguo Mansion, San Lang was sad and joyful, and shouted to the porter in a hoarse voice: "Open the door quickly, I brought back the body of my eldest brother!" (To be continued......)
PS: Let's double change tomorrow, write a piece today and put it tomorrow, so as to adjust the time and save everyone from staying up late.