Chapter 223 Chongyang ascends to appreciate Qiu Ju

On September 9 of the first year of the Great Song Dynasty Yanhuang, Chongyang.

Although it was a rainy day, it did not reduce the interest of the people to climb high and appreciate the chrysanthemums, and in the streets and alleys of Lin'an City, countless carriages and rickshaws were shuttling, taking advantage of the opportunity of the important festival in this year, to earn a few small money to support the family.

The humid air is filled with the smell of chrysanthemum cake and "evil spirit", at this time in previous years, every household is soaked in Shaoxing rice wine to "ward off evil spirits", and enjoy the flowers with chrysanthemum cake, this year in many people's homes have changed to a more fragrant liquor.

Because of her father's inconvenient legs, Yu Zhiniang did not plan to climb the top with the rest of the little ladies in the textile factory, because of the improvement of life and the improvement of economic status, these little ladies were much freer at home, and they went out in groups to enjoy the tour, and the family also changed from the initial opposition to the current acquiescence. However, Yu Zhiniang was not idle, although it was late, but she still started to make chrysanthemum cakes by herself.

"Weaver Niang, don't forget to pinch the barbarian king, didn't you go to see the prisoner, just pinch it into the shape of that iron and wood."

The father shouted in the house, and Yu Zhiniang smiled happily: "What iron wood, Daddy, that's Temujin!" ”

She mixed the chestnuts with honey, then took them off into a cake with a beautiful pattern, then grabbed a ball of five-colored rice noodles and began to make the shape of a lion and a little man. Her father said that she wanted to look like the captive chieftain, and she knew that it was because she had never been in charge of the prisoners. When she thought of the prisoners, she thought of the young general of the Guard, who had ceased to be in front of the textile mill lately.

If my father had seen their heroic appearance when he sacrificed the prisoners, he would not have objected anymore......

Her face was so red that she shook her head, suppressed her panicked thoughts, and then concentrated on making her pastries. The "longevity guest" on her forehead trembled with her movements, making her ruddy face even more delicate.

Outside, there was the sound of selling fried ginkgo biloba and sycamore seeds, as well as selling sunflower seeds and peanuts, and her family lived in the deep alley, so when the sound came, it was already long and almost inaudible. Yu Zhiniang worked neatly, and then turned around and asked, "Daddy, do you want to taste some sunflower seeds?" ”

"No, I ate it last time, that is, the taste, but peanuts and rice, it is the right time to drink, Qiu Niang went out to buy some."

Yu's father is holding a volume of books sent by Fang Zhixing to watch, this is the "Journey to the East" written by Qiu Shuang, who is a person who asks for words, specifically records various products and folk customs in Dongshengzhou, Yu's father is seeing the chapter of peanuts mentioned above, and he is full of words.

Yu Zhiniang picked up a paper umbrella, trotted to the door, and pushed open the door to greet the vendor. Not only her, but the Fang family next door, Fang Zhixing also came out reluctantly.

"Weaver girl, do you buy fried goods?" Seeing Yu Zhiniang, he greeted him.

The two families are close neighbors, if it weren't for the fact that both sides were in the middle of the road, they were afraid that they would have to get married, but with the current appearance of the Yu family, Yu Zhiniang wanted to recruit a door-to-door son-in-law, but it was impossible for the Fang family to let their only son Fang Zhixing become a door-to-door son-in-law. And Yu Zhiniang doesn't like Fang Zhixing, she always feels that this playmate she met when she grows up is too gloomy, which makes her feel incomprehensible, and when she is by his side, she always has to be scared.

The Guards officer didn't give her this feeling, honest, straightforward, heroic and reliable.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhiniang's face flushed slightly, nodded slightly, and began to bargain with the vendor.

"You all live here in the factory, where do you care about such a little copper, if you lower the price again, little lady, not only will I not make any money, but I will even lose my capital."

The vendor who sold roasted food muttered dissatisfied, and quickly weighed the peanuts, and Yu Zhiniang quickly looked at the star stripes on the scale, afraid that he would give less. When the end of the stone was raised high, she counted out a few bills for gold dollars and gave them to the vendor.

The hawker happily accepted it, some time ago in the rice price turmoil, the gold dollar coupon is much more solid than the coin, and after the small people do not understand the turmoil, the gold dollar coupon gradually replaced the money system, becoming the first choice of the people of Lin'an in circulation.

Yu Zhiniang put away the peanuts, and was about to call Fang Zhixing again before leaving, when she saw a carriage squeezing in from the narrow alley. The carriage was very luxuriously decorated, and Yu Zhiniang was no stranger to it, her face flushed slightly, and then quickly retreated into the house.

Fang Zhixing glanced at the carriage, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.

Recently, this carriage has come to their alley a lot of times, this is the car of Hu Fulang, the owner of Changlong, this person is said to be a relative of the emperor, Fang Zhixing's secret spy identity, let him know more about this person, knowing that Hu Fulang is not only a relative of the emperor, but also the spokesperson of the Son of Heaven in the business world.

After a while, Hu Fulang got out of the car, he saw Fang Zhixing, nodded slightly, and then began to knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Zhixing saw Li Yilao in uniform, and got out of the carriage with a slight embarrassment.

A moment later, Yu Zhiniang's voice came from the door: "Who is it?" ”

"Yu Xiaoniang, open the door, it's me, Hu Dongjia." Hu Fulang glanced back at Li Yilao, and then said with a grin.

Yu Zhiniang opened the door, hung her head, and greeted Hu Fulang in a low voice, but she didn't look at Li Yilao behind him. Li Yilao's throat moved, and he wanted to step forward and talk to Yu Zhiniang, but he didn't know how to say it.

"Daddy is waiting in the hall." Yu Zhiniang said in a low voice, and then ran away as if flying.

Hu Fulang smiled slightly and made a gesture to Li Yilao, who followed him slowly, without the slightest hint of the excitement on the battlefield. The two entered the hall, Yu's father greeted him out, first gave a salute to Hu Fulang, and when he was about to say hello, he saw Li Yilao behind Hu Fulang and couldn't help but be surprised.

This was the first time he had seen Li Yilao, so he would have been surprised. He didn't need Hu Fulang to introduce him, he knew that this was the sergeant Hu Fulang said who took a fancy to his family's weaver girl, but in his impression, the sergeants were all vulgar, but Li Yilao's first impression of him was that he was quite bookish, and his expression was shy, without the slightest feeling of being a rough man.

It's not that Li Yilao is good at disguise, after several years of cultivation, the ruffian aura on his body has subsided.

"This is ......," Father Yu asked.

"This person's surname is Li, his name is Laos, and his words are excessive." Hu Fulang said with a smile: "This word was given to him by the current saint, and now he is the commander of the Guards Army and the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army. ”

Hu Fulang had not told Li Yilao about his official position and his relationship with the emperor before, so his father was stunned after hearing it. He only said that Hu Fulang was only a middle- and lower-level officer of the Guards, but he didn't expect it to be such a high-ranking official.

This also strengthened his refusal, with Li Yilao's identity, it is even more impossible to become his son-in-law in the Yu family, and he is in a high position, he has three wives and four concubines, and his own weaver is kind, but he is afraid that he will suffer a lot.

"Please come into the hall and speak." Although he planned to do so, Yu's father did not rush to express his position, but invited the two into the hall.

"You don't have to go into the house, I came today, I asked Brother Yu to go with us to climb the heights." Hu Fulang laughed and said: "Ninety-nine Double Yang, climbing high to appreciate chrysanthemums is a beautiful thing." ”

"The old man's legs and feet are inconvenient, and Hu Dongjia's good intentions can only be understood." Father Yu smiled faintly.

"It's okay, this kid is very powerful, it is natural to serve my brother, I have prepared a carriage outside the house, if Brother Yu appreciates his face, let's go."

Yu's father was still about to refuse, but Hu Fulang gave Li Yilao a look, Li Yilao clenched his fists with a red face and said "rude", and regardless of Yu's father's objections, he directly carried him on his back. He was in charge of the artillery, he had to carry heavy objects, and his physical strength was good, but his father was still struggling, but he had no power to resist in his hands.

Hearing her father's loud shouting, Yu Zhiniang ran out of the kitchen and asked in surprise, "Hu Dongjia, why is this?" ”

"Please ask your father to climb the heights to admire the chrysanthemum, Yu Xiaoniang just rest assured, she will definitely send your father back in the afternoon!" Hu Fulang waved his hand: "There is a special person who wants to see him." ”

Yu Zhiniang followed out in a panic, they were pulling and pulling here, of course the neighbors heard it, and when they came out to see Hu Fulang, everyone knew him, and knew that he had no malicious intentions, and they had only heard of robbing the little lady who was like a flower and jade to go back as a concubine, and had never heard of robbing an old man with inconvenient legs and feet to go back. Therefore, when I heard Hu Fulang say that he just invited Yu's father to climb the heights to appreciate the chrysanthemums, he just smiled and watched the excitement.

"I'll go by myself, I'll go by myself!"

It was very embarrassing, and Yu's father had to say.

It's just that it's too late, and Li Yilao put him into the carriage as if he was carrying a cannonball box on his back, and carefully put him down, but he was completely like a cannonball, for fear that if he put it heavily, it would detonate. There was someone next to him who knew Hu Fulang's intention and coaxed: "What an old Yu, the daughter hasn't married yet, and the son-in-law will call it first!" ”

Yu Zhiniang originally came out, but when she heard this, she immediately blushed, turned around and hid back in the house. Hu Fulang bowed his hand to everyone: "Borrow light, borrow light." ”

"You have to give some money before you can borrow it!" Another good deed laughed.

"It's easy to say, if you trust everyone with good words, good things have to be harmonious, what is the joy of money." Hu Fulang's heart moved, and he pointed at Li Yilao and said: "Although this guy looks like this, in the battle of Taizhuang, he personally killed a lot of Menghu heroes, look at my golden horse whip, this is what he took from Menghu Wanfu's strengths!" ”

"Sure enough, it's a young hero, and Weaver Niang is so blessed." There are women who envy the authenticity.

Yu's father was very embarrassed, Hu Fulang's gesture, he wanted to oppose it again, but I was afraid that it would not be easy.

The carriage went out of the city, directly to the southwest of the Phoenix Mountain, Yu's father because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet, can only walk slowly with a cane, so he has not been out for a long time, see that the road has been widened, both sides are planted with trees, Lin'an City is cleaner and tidier than before, can not help but sigh again and again.

After a long time, Yu's father realized that something was wrong, but this was not an ordinary place, it was clearly the Great Song Dynasty Imperial Garden, he said in surprise: "Hu Dongjia, that direction is not for ordinary people to go, let's go elsewhere." ”

"Hehe, ordinary people can't go on weekdays, but today is different." Hu Fulang said with a smile: "Brother Yu, you don't dare to agree, now that the sage knows, he will see you in person, so that he can be a matchmaker for his protégé." ”

"Huh?"

This news made Yu's father so shocked that he almost fainted, although it is not uncommon for the people of Lin'an to see the Son of Heaven, when his legs and feet are convenient, he has also seen the Son of Heaven many times in the suburbs or other major festivals, but it is a glance from a distance, where is there such an opportunity to meet the Son of Heaven. Moreover, the Son of Heaven personally asked him for marriage, and when this matter is said, others will not believe it!

Considering his inconvenient legs, the carriage went directly to the top of the mountain, but it was a low mountain, and the mountain was very gentle, so there was no problem for the carriage to go up. When he saw the canopy of the Son of Heaven from afar, Yu's father no longer dared to take the car, but walked over with the help of Li Yilao, and he fell to the ground from a distance.

"Excuse me, pass it, help the old to come over." A peaceful voice came into his ears, and Yu's father was so excited that he trembled a little.

Li Yilao mixed up with his father and came to Zhao and Ju, Zhao and Ju were sitting upright, and next to him were Quan and Zhao and Rui. Yu's father wanted to bow down again, but was stopped by Li Yilao, who was signaled by Zhao and Ju, and Zhao and Ju saw that his hair was white, so he asked: "Yu Lao Gaoshou?" ”

"The grass people are fifty tongues."

Zhao Youju nodded slightly, he was only fifty years old and became like this, thinking that he was suffering for his livelihood. He said softly: "Is your livelihood good in the past two years?" ”

"Thanks to the blessing of the saints, how can there be anything bad, in previous years, it was rare to eat a meal of meat all year round, but now you can eat it several times a month, if it is the New Year's Day, it is even more ...... It's even more ......" Speaking of this, Yu's father choked slightly, and then broke free from Li Yilao, or bowed to the ground: "This worship of the grass people is for the people who have received the favor of the Son of Heaven in the world, and I only hope that the Holy Son of Heaven will live and be in harmony, so that the life of the people in the world will be better and better!" ”

"Shou and Tianqi ......" Zhao Youju smiled dumbly, this greeting was not very appetizing to him, he said softly: "Laos, will be helped up by the old." ”

Behind the bead curtain, Concubine Quan heard her father praise her son, and her heart was very happy, so she said: "Sage, today's Chongyang Festival is the season of respecting the elderly, why not give this to the old one, so as to show the saint's compassion for the subjects." ”

"Yes, the concubine has learned a lesson." Zhao Youju nodded to the waiter, the waiter was clever and had already moved the seat, but Yu's father didn't dare to sit, and after doing everything he could, he would stick half of his buttocks.

Zhao Youju carefully asked him about his livelihood, especially when the price of rice rose wildly some time ago, and after hearing that his daughter was in Jichanglong, so he could receive rice at the regular price, and the price of rice rose almost without any impact, Zhao Youju nodded to Hu Fulang and said: "The fourth brother is really thoughtful, and I want to thank the fourth brother." ”

Hu Fulang hurriedly got up and thanked him, and then said with a smile: "After that incident, there are more people who want to enter the factory, and now there are people asking every day when to recruit workers again." ”

"In addition to people in the city, you also have to recruit people in the nearby villages." Zhao and Ju Dao.

After a while, Zhao Heju asked Yu's father again: "Some time ago, the thieves looted Shanghai Town, have you ever heard of it?" ”

This is not a question that Father Yu dares to answer, he holds his breath and does not breathe. Zhao Heju saw his nervous look and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just want to ask, how do the people Li Shu think of those thieves, how do I exile them to Nanyang, and how do the people think of them." ”

"The grass people and neighbors, when they hear the things of the thieves, they all hate them, and when they hear the judgment of the saints, they all applaud their hands." Although Zhao and Ju explained, Yu's father still didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"After I ascended the throne and Yuyu, how difficult it is to hear two truths from the mouths of the people." Zhao Youju shook his head and said: "How can there be a matter of one word, I think Yu Lao is unwilling to say it." ”

I asked about some folk customs, and Yu's father gradually became articulate, and he heard that Zhao and Ju brothers and the whole family were all relishing, they came from the people, and they knew that the people's livelihood was real, but now the life of ordinary people is no longer related to them.

Note 1: The evil man refers to the dogwood, and the longevity guest is the chrysanthemum, which is the folk name at this time. Making chrysanthemum cakes and placing barbarian lions on them is also a custom at this time.