Hospitality is the fine virtue of our great Chinese nation, even if it is described as "indifferent" in later generations, it is feasible for pedestrians in a hurry to go to the villagers' houses for a light meal, after all, people give money, not eat for nothing.

So the dog and his party followed the old man back to his house, originally his son still wanted to stay and continue to cut the crops in the field, but the old man whipped a stick, so he had to throw down the sickle and obediently go home.

The three main houses and the four small rooms in the east and west are all adobe covered with blue bricks, and there are two fat pigs in the southwest pig pen.

Very ordinary farmhouse, very ordinary people.

Originally, the old man who was in charge of the house only steamed a pot of dry rice, with three or five kinds of green vegetables to eat, but when he heard that the dog was an official of the imperial court, the father-in-law, who was very good at things, hurriedly asked his daughter-in-law to kill two fat chickens, and asked his son to invite the village chief in the village.

When the pouting eldest grandson knelt on the ground with home-brewed rice wine and kowtowed to everyone, the dog knew that this meal was overdue.

looked up and looked at the huge Lang who looked over, and then gestured to the money bag hanging on his waist, which means that he is not afraid of money, and it is a big deal to pay more, Lang Lang is not afraid of the family blackmailing himself.

Thinking like this, the dog let go of his hands and feet to eat and drink happily, when the village of the village, with a group of faces, came to the old man's house to pay homage to himself, the dog could still sit, but when he heard a roaring pig outside the house, the dog couldn't sit still.

In the farmhouse, the pig's status is only lower than that of the ox, and unless there is a major event to be done at home or the New Year is approaching, the farmer will raise the pig killing knife to turn the pig into fat.

And now the family has slaughtered the New Year pig in advance for no reason, what does it mean? Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by.

In the past, the dog might have found a reason, scolded and left angrily, but after reading the book for more than half a year, he knew that this was an extremely irresponsible thing and a weaker behavior, so the dog couldn't embarrass his reading partner! coughed lightly and said to the old man who was sitting in the last seat with the wine.

"I said, uncle, didn't you say that it's okay to cook a light meal, why did you kill the New Year pig? Isn't there a happy event coming to the family? ”

The old man who was waiting was about seventy years old, and when he heard the dog's question, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to the dog: "Little Lao'er's dilapidated house, it is a happy event to welcome the officials today, where can some simple dishes entertain good nobles, so this fat pig is slaughtered in advance to serve the little officials." ”

The dog laughed, raised the wine cup in his hand and said to him: "My husband is really bothered, you can tell me how to do it, after all, my official clothes are only used to decorate the façade, and I am mixed with the court, and there are some things that I can't do." ”

After the dog finished speaking, he took a drink to himself.

The old man at the bottom of the village and the village were looking at each other, and the village chief raised his wine glass with a smile and said to the dog: "The little official is laughing, now that the war has stopped, although the crops in the fields of the village are not a bumper harvest, they are also more than last year's harvest, and the villagers can still have some surplus after paying the taxes of the yamen, so this year can rest assured that they will have a good year, and there is nothing to trouble the nobles!" ”

"That's great!"

The dog laughed and touched a glass with everyone: "I don't know what the name of this village is, and what are the names of the people?" ”

"Oh, it's the old man who is rude," the old man who was waiting on the side picked up his wine glass and pointed to the people around him and introduced to the dog: "This village is called Yangjiazhuang, but the villagers call us Huangtan Village, because there is a wild water beach five miles north of the village."

Speaking of this, the old man pointed to the old man on the left hand side of the dog and said: "This is the village leader of our Yangjiazhuang, and the rest are all the principals of the village, we are all surnamed Yang, and there is no foreign surname." ”

When the dog heard his introduction, he raised the wine cup in front of him and touched everyone and said: "The boy's surname is Zhao, he is twelve years old this year, this surname is Pang, he is my personal guard, in terms of age, several of you are older than us, come, we will respect Yang Cunzheng and a few Yang members outside a cup." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

A few old men with red faces took a drink with the two dogs.

The dog asked the old man to call his son again, and the two of them drank one, which was regarded as a thank you for their hospitality.

Yang Laohan turned his head to look at the "soldiers" on the table next to him who were silent, but just silently bowed their heads to eat, and praised "good rules" in his heart, so he raised the wine in his hand and continued to walk with the dog:

"Xiao Lao'er and Yang Cunzheng also joined the army when they were young, and after watching a few long lines eat without saying a word, they know that the little officials have skills in governing the army, and then you are only twelve years old, it must be a family history, right?"

"Old man Yang, what are you talking about, it's really rude"

Yang Cunzheng, who was holding a wine cup, reprimanded the old man who was asking questions to the dog: "Looking at Zhao Xiaoguan's dress, he is naturally not from the army, he must be from a scholarly family!" ”

The people in the village are so direct, they think in their bones that they have eaten together and drunk together, even if the two sides are acquainted, some other things can be deeply acquainted.

The dog doesn't need to tell them about the dumb man, but he has to explain what the situation is, after all, he has a swollen face and a fat man, and if he climbs up and down the pole on the other side, it will be uncomfortable, so the dog will happily tell others his true situation, lest they really ask for something later, and they can be regarded as saying hello in advance.

"Cough, there is a difference between several members, boy, I have been an orphan since I was a child, I was enlisted at the beginning of the year, I was lucky to get an official in the army, and I am going to participate in the imperial examination this year, and I am the most second-class petty official."

Petty officials? There are a lot of people who have seen this kind of official.

Several old men glanced at each other, and the dog clearly felt that their sense of awe of them had diminished a little.

"Take the imperial examination? The little official is really knowledgeable and talented, our village also had a person in the past few years, and later entered the yamen as a scribe, and now I heard that we are doing things under the Sun master Bo Men in Youchuan County! I don't know if the petty officials know? ”

The dog grabbed the pig's ears that had just been served with chopsticks, put them in his mouth and chewed them and swallowed them: "Oh, there are many people in the yamen, and I haven't recognized them all for a while, but Master Sun knows it!" ”

"Yes, yes, look at the head of the old decay, the petty official is a court official, how can that kind of lowly official know, come on, petty official, the old man has a drink with you."

"Okay, let's drink together!"

From ancient times to the present, the wine table has always been a place with a lot of etiquette, the number of etiquette of wine and food is naturally very important, and the two sides go from strange to familiar, and then to talk about things, naturally after "three rounds of wine" to talk about the topic.

After the three rounds of wine is to cultivate the relationship between the two sides of the foreshadowing, after the three rounds is the time to try the righteousness, think about it, and so the two sides of the wine is almost drunk, the guests are also to the wine is hot, the mood is just right, and there is a suspicion of "eating people's mouths", this is the time to say things, after all, eat other people's, some help not to help, the face can not be said.

So when the dog drank one with everyone, the head of the family, Mr. Yang, spoke.

"A petty official can wear official clothes and guards at such a young age, and he will definitely be a big man in the future"

The village next to him said: "That's for sure, when you turn around and win the emperor's list, it is naturally a high-ranking official Houlu, a horse and a luxury car!" ”

The dog smiled and didn't speak, just looked at what the two of them were going to say, anyway, he had already said his identity as a minor official in advance, and if there was anything that couldn't be done, he could naturally refuse directly.

"What, the old man thought, if the little official becomes a big official, he will naturally be busy with official business, it just so happens that my eldest grandson really doesn't have the perseverance to farm, just want to wander outside and see the world, if the little official is short of people to call, let my eldest grandson who is not a weapon serve you side, and he is ruthless with his hands and feet serving tea and water."

Dogs: ......

It turned out that he was looking for his eldest grandson, and he was scared that he thought he was going to help them fight a lawsuit or intercede with the government to pay less taxes!

There are more than 30 little beggars left in the big stupid dog, people, dogs will naturally not be lacking, but as the saying goes, there is a lot of power in the people, and there are more people under the hand, in case there is something in the future, and the people who believe in the past are not, and they are not short of money to support a servant, even if they are really lacking, they can also arrange people to be a small steward in the business or the Huazhai workshop.

A casual errand is always easier than his whole life in the soil to eat, which is also the fundamental reason why this old man tossed this big circle, after all, he broadened his horizons when he was young, and knew that with the help of nobles, his grandson would not suffer again in this life.

"It's easy to say, I just don't have a person beside me who grinds ink, if the uncle's grandson has this patience, he can follow me."

Ink-grinding? This is a scholar's errand, and will not be given to outsiders, if their grandchildren can get this errand, not to mention anything else, just reading and writing, you don't have to bother yourself, if you learn to write in the future, we can also take the imperial examination, even if you don't pass the exam, you can also find an easy errand to write and paint.

"Little Lao'er, thank you so much, little official, come, let's drink this glass of wine again."

Seeing that the old man was satisfied, the village and several members who came to accompany the wine were also happy, and immediately raised their wine glasses, echoed and shouted:

"Come on, I've done it."

The guests and hosts of a small wine were happy, watching the sun set in the west, the dog refused the family's enthusiasm to stay, and called Da Lang to prepare to leave, there are still many things waiting for him in Yuchuan County.

A silver ingot and two taels of silver is the meal money for the dog and his party to eat and drink, saying that it is the meal money, in the strict sense, it is better to take away Yang Xiaoxiu's remuneration, which is not needed, because in this era he followed the dog to learn skills, the dog took care of his food, clothing and housing, and by the way enjoyed his service is a kind of reciprocal behavior, except for the festival and pocket money during the New Year's holidays, the salary is not needed.

But the dog couldn't bear the miserable appearance of him crying and saying goodbye to his sister with a small burden, so he gave it.

The carriage continued to drive, and the group stepped back on the official road, the son of the old man in the field, Yang Xiaoxiu's father, was still wielding an iron sickle to harvest the crops in the field, and this time, there was a lazy little slippery head behind him.

The long road to study, looking forward to the success of his son, the thin waist and calluses are not afraid of hardship, and he only wishes that his children and grandchildren will enjoy wealth and prosperity.