Chapter 113: The Drink of the Long Night (I)
The gentry and businessmen in Chuzhou still digested the news they got from the visit the night before.
The new marshal is domineering?
Moody?
The biggest fear is the unknown, and knowing this, the fear is a little less.
If you don't make the first bird, the new marshal on the left and right will be based in Chuzhou, and you will not offend the whole of the whole country.
With the third apprentice leaving Chuzhou intact, and the Yun Bao family practicing the marriage contract in advance, it can be seen that this new marshal has a bit of righteousness, unlike a ruthless person.
Unexpectedly, after only half a day's work, new news came.
Garrisons were sent at the gates of the city, and they were allowed to enter but not to go out.
The streets are also more densely patrolled.
Ordinary people are also aware of the change.
The thieves and beggars in the market are gone.
The small traders who pick picks are louder and want to sell out the stalls as soon as possible.
Pedestrians just think that the streets are clean, the sellers are more attentive, and it is easier to negotiate prices today, which is good.
In the afternoon, the people who received the post found that there were more guards near their homes.
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Bao Erye lay in the door and looked out at the crack in the door.
More than a dozen steps away from the gate of the Bao family, a soldier stood, two of them said this, and one of them pointed to the Bao family's house.
Second Master Bao frowned and hurriedly looked for Doctor Bao.
"Daddy! Has the big brother come back? What the hell is going on? There are more than a dozen people staring at our house outside, this ...... Isn't this a trap for the state capital, let our family marry Zhang, and use this to clean us up? ”
Doctor Bao was calm at this time.
If you really want to clean up the Bao family, you can clean it up directly, and you still have to pay for it twice?
The Bao family also has no scruples.
"Didn't the city gates be sealed? Not for us. When your eldest brother went to the state government in the morning, he brought ten catties of Korean ginseng, which was our family's thank you to the little marshal......"
When Second Master Bao heard this, he was still uneasy: "What does Marshal Huo want to do?" said that he had a good treat, but he copied the You family and the Zhang family first, and then came to this hand...... Weird and scary ......"
Doctor Bao's brow furrowed even tighter.
Is it really to scare everyone?
Why scare everyone?
Or is it not intimidation?
But the back hand?
Tomorrow's dinner party will be even more dangerous than imagined.
"Tell Xiao San to clean up tomorrow...... I'll go to the state capital with him......"
"Daddy! The junior is only thirteen, isn't there a small yuan and a little two? ”
"Your eldest brother only has these two sons...... You also have two sons, Primary 4 and Primary 5! ”
Old Doctor Bao drooped his face and looked at his son, unable to refuse.
"Daddy!"
"It's useless to call the ancestors! If you leave the junior, you will take the fourth and fifth grades! ”
“……”
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Beijing Flavor Building, private room on the second floor.
Mr. Guo held the purple clay pot in his hand, stood at the window, and looked at the street.
As far as you can see here, there are two teams of patrolmen.
Pedestrians walked in a hurry, not daring to linger any longer.
The children of the dim sum shop opposite ran out and wanted to find their friends to play, but they were chased out by the family and hugged back.
The streets, which were still bustling in the morning, suddenly became depressed.
The gentry and people of Chuzhou finally knew the changes of time.
After a while, the shopkeeper Guo came in with doubts on his face.
"Dad, my son asked someone to inquire around...... Last night, many people in the city visited the door, but they only visited the door, and there was no other action...... The state government looks like a soldier, it can't be a misunderstanding, right? ”
It turned out that after the shopkeeper Guo found out that martial law was under siege in the city, he first suspected that someone was restless, so everyone was implicated, so he asked someone to go out to inquire.
Master Guo shook his head: "If you really misunderstand someone's misdeeds, you will take people directly, why bother with such fanfare!" The gates are not allowed to enter but not to go out...... It's not this house that, it's all the gentry......"
When Shopkeeper Guo heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The new marshal was in Chuzhou for several days, but he never showed up.
Even the officials who were on errand in the state capital only heard of the new marshal but did not see him.
Shopkeeper Guo had a good impression of the little marshal because he met Huo Bao once.
The son pushes the father, and he has no ill feelings for the new marshal.
"Uncle Cousin is in the state government, do you want to ask Uncle Xun Cousin ......?"
"No, that's a big taboo!"
"This ......"
"Wait and see!"
As early as the day of the high-level replacement in Chuzhou, Mr. Guo immediately arranged for his henchmen to go to Binjiang to inquire about the behavior of the new marshal.
Calculate the time, and I'll be back today.
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State office, front yard.
Seeing Korean ginseng, Huo Bao was very happy: "What a coincidence, I was thinking about talking to Dr. Bao about this ......"
As someone else, I can't say a thing or two, I think the Bao family is too inquisitive and loves to drill camps.
Huo Bao didn't care.
Yesterday, I didn't hide the matter of buying Korean ginseng in Jingwei Building, and everyone who was interested in inquiring should have inquired.
Bao Baiying explained: "The Korean ginseng in the Jingwei Building was taken by my family's Huichun Hall, and the owner was my cousin, who came to my house as a guest last night, and when it came to Korean ginseng, my father heard that Xiao Baoye wanted to buy this, so he asked me to bring ten catties over." ”
As for words like thanks, he swallowed them and didn't say them.
Even if you want to exchange courtesies, you have to weigh your identity.
Huo Bao accepted the Korean ginseng and said, "If it's convenient, go back and help me get some more...... There are also elders in Quyang and Binjiang who need to be honored......"
Bao Baiying hesitated: "There are still some that can be squeezed out in the pharmacy, but there are not many...... There are many prescriptions for this, so you always have to keep a few catties for preparation, and the patients in the province can't use it for ......."
Huo Bao said: "Then forget it, go back and ask someone to go to Jinling to have a look......"
Bao Baiying was very careful, in addition to Korean ginseng, there were also two medicinal recipes and two ginseng tea recipes along with the gift.
"Korean ginseng is warm, but not everyone can take it...... In the end, it is better to take a medicine or to prescribe the right medicine! ”
Huo Bao nodded, but didn't say anything to ask Bao Baiying to check his father's pulse.
Although Bao Baiying's character is good, they have different positions with each other, and they have to wait and see.
Daddy's body, please ask the old doctor to see it when he was in Quyang.
Last year, I had a serious illness, in addition to leaving a cough, I also hurt my vitality, and I had to recuperate slowly.
Now that two months have passed, my father's face has flesh, and his face is much better.
He asked Bao Baiying to wait for a while, and went back to take out thirty taels of gold: "I was in a hurry yesterday and forgot to prepare a congratulatory gift, so I just made up for it today." ”
The remaining five taels of silver are He Yi.
"Thank you, little treasure!"
Bao Baiying did not refuse, accepted the gold, and returned home.
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Huo Bao took the Korean ginseng back to the courtyard.
This afternoon, everyone moved out of the guest house.
Several yards in the back office have been cleaned up.
Deng Jian and Xue Biao are like the main examples of Ma Zhai, one by one.
Tang Guang, who lived outside before, also moved back, and he also entered the hospital for the second time.
Shuijin, Niu Qing, and Huo Bao have a small courtyard for one person.
Huo Bao moved into his father's Sanjin Courtyard and lived in the east wing of the front yard.
Today's ten catties of Korean ginseng, plus yesterday's two catties, are exactly six portions.
While the sky was still bright, Huo Bao ran around himself.
Deng Jian and Master Lin's yard are next to each other.
Huo Bao hesitated, but still went to Deng Jian's yard.
Although we should respect the old and love the young, we should not break the rules, otherwise things will be chaotic.
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Deng Jian saw that it was Korean ginseng, his expression was very disgusted, but he didn't say anything to let Huo Bao take it, but said, "Is there anyone rich?" ”
Needless to say, this is thinking about Master Deng's side.
"There are not many pharmacies in Chuzhou, so I will go back to Jinling to buy some, and then send them to Quyang and Binjiang."
Deng Jian's expression eased a lot, and he waved his hand to send Huo Bao out.
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The owner of the horse village was overjoyed, holding the Korean ginseng, he directly broke a piece, put it in his mouth, and said with a smile: "The sixth uncle is feeling back pain and lack of energy these days...... It's time to make up for ......."
Huo Bao listened, couldn't help worrying, and looked at the face of the owner of the horse village.
This face is a little unsightly, the eye circles are dark, and there are bloodshot eyes.
"Uncle Sixth hasn't slept well lately?"
There have been too many things going on in the past few days, and the security of the entire state capital is in the hands of the owner of the horse village.
There are great responsibilities and unsteady.
The owner of the horse village smiled "hehe" and patted Huo Bao: "When you are older, you will know...... This man can't sleep well and is tired, but sometimes he is tired when he sleeps......"
Huo Bao looked confused.
But he vomited in his heart, in front of the juniors, he said that he was overindulgent so calmly, is it really good?
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When I came to Master Lin, Master Lin was working hard to write.
Seeing Huo Bao send Korean ginseng over, Master Lin was full of emotion in his heart.
The young man in front of him who is filial and courteous has no edge.
Treat yourself with this respect, and you will not be false at all.
Such a child, even if he knows that he has great ambitions, people can't guard against it.
Deng Jian, who had the power to compete with Huo Wu, and the owner of Ma Zhai had no sons, and even Tang Guang, who was inferior to him, had no children.
A few leading generals have less possibility of splitting up halfway, even if they give birth to a son in the future, they will not pose much threat to Huo Bao.
That's fortune!
"Whether you are studying or practicing martial arts, you must always find a few companions, and you can choose among the children of the gentry who will go to the banquet tomorrow." Master Lin said softly.
The old man took a step back, but he also hoped that he would blindly deter the gentry, and it would be better to add appropriate appeasement.
Whether it is a child soldier or Huo Bao's side, there is a shortage of manpower.
Huo Bao had already added people's thoughts, and immediately nodded: "Okay, just listen to Mr.!" ”
Master Lin's gaze was a little gratified.
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Xue Biao here.
Huo Bao left Korean ginseng directly.
Xue Biao was not there, and was meeting a few Chuzhou church backbones in the front yard.
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Tang Guang was not there, and after moving, he went to the old house outside the state capital.
Hobb is not an accident.
There is also a You Shi here, with such a posture, he should not be at ease to stay outside.
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After sending the elders, Huo Bao wrapped another half catty and sent it to Niu Qing.
Niu Qing's wound has already scarred, but it is still a little difficult to eat and speak.
"Now Chuzhou is ours, this is a great thing! Take care of it and don't think about anything...... My father said, when Brother Qing is well, he will pick someone to form a pro-barracks......"
Niu Qing witnessed everyone sitting in order, and his eyes lit up.
It's just that after this incident, his temperament has been a lot more restrained, and he is a little more stable: "With Brother Shui, and the foals, they can't take my turn......"
"It's going to be a war, Brother Shui and Sister Juzi will lead the troops alone......" Speaking of this, Huo Bao paused: "Brother Qing, do you want to lead the troops to fight?" ”
Niu Qing nodded and shook his head: "I want to, but I can't go now...... I'm the only one left of our team...... I want to ...... sooner" squeaked, with a little shame on his face.
What else could there be?
The tiger who is the same age as Niu Qing has already been married, and Huo Bao, who is younger than him, has also been married, this is to marry a daughter-in-law.
It is estimated that he was scolded by Huo Wu, remembering that he was still carrying the big task of inheriting the ancestry.
"What kind of daughter-in-law does Brother Qing want to find? I'll tell my dad to go back and let him find you a good kiss! ”
"Capable of giving birth!"
“……”
Young man, your conditions are too simple.
There will be no regret medicine in the future.
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There was nothing to say all night, and it was the day of the banquet in the blink of an eye.
The gatekeepers doubled again.
The patrols became more and more dense, almost to the point of connecting them from end to end.
Outside the gates of the gentry and merchants, the number of soldiers who were fixed to guard also increased from one tithe to two tithes.
Even the small people also noticed the tense atmosphere in the city, and they all closed their doors for fear of being implicated.
The 28 families who received the post were all living like a year and feeling tormented.
Who could have guessed what the state would do?
It's not that no one wants to resist, but even if they have beaten the twenty soldiers outside, there are still dense patrolmen on the streets. Even if you break through the patrol line, there are still city gate guards.
Dozens of healthy servants want to storm the city gate, it is a fool's dream.
The previous calmness and calmness have also turned into anxiety under the intimidation of the past two days.
This state banquet is not a Hongmen banquet, but more like a life and death situation.
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State capital, in the big kitchen.
The kitchenette is overstaffed.
Dozens of seats will be opened at night, and the small kitchen will not be opened, so it will be prepared on the side of the large kitchen.
Fu Lao Guo, the master of the small kitchen, is the chief chef of this state banquet.
Huo Bao came over very early and talked to the master about the menu.
"Chairman, add two dishes with white ingredients...... ...... to moisten the lungs"
"The stewed pigeon with ginkgo and steamed scallops......"
There was a mistake in the small banquet last time, and this time the big banquet will be complete.
The master's attitude became more and more respectful.
Lin Ping'an took over the errand of the medical guards, and handed over the internal affairs of the state government in his hand.
Huo Wu directly asked Huo Bao to take it first......
。 Sogou