"At the end of March, the imperial court transferred troops from Shandong to fight Xuzhou...... Xuzhou is only 400 miles away from Bozhou......" Huo Bao said.

Even if the army is slow, it should be in Xuzhou at the end of April.

For more than three months now, the city has been besieged without fighting, and Xuzhou has also been taken.

If the imperial army continued to go south to quell the rebellion, it would not be facing Bozhou.

The owner of the horse village looked even more solemn.

If that's the case, it's even more terrible than the civil strife in Bozhou.

If Bozhou is lost, unless all the people stationed in Binjiang are transferred back, Chuzhou will not be able to hold it at all.

"Wait for the news first, don't send a letter to Binjiang first, there will be a false alarm in the province." The main road of the horse village.

Huo Bao nodded, he also meant the same.

Calculating the time, the main force of the Chuzhou Army went south for four days.

Huo Wu and others have already been stationed in Binjiang to prepare for battle.

Tang Guangbu has already entered Xiaohe Mountain.

It is estimated that at the end of the first half of the month, several other troops and horses will enter Hezhou and attack several county towns respectively.

"From tomorrow, the camp will be drilled there, and the city gate guards will be doubled, and the boat cannot be overturned in the gutter!"

The owner of the horse village has made a decision.

……

Early the next morning, Huo Bao went to the boy soldier camp early to talk to Hou Xiaoming and Huo Bao.

"Send scouts to the north and northeast to investigate today to see if there is an unknown team entering Chuzhou!"

Huo Bao instructed Hou Xiaoming first.

"Honorable Order!"

Huo Bao looked at Huo Bao again: "Zhu Gang and the others are not here, you are in charge of the drill, and all the members of the Wolf Warrior Battalion have entered a state of preparation." ”

Hou Xiaoming and Huo Bao were taken aback.

"Which one in the city is going to make trouble?" Huo Bao said.

"Good guts!"

Hou Xiaoming was already holding the handle of the knife, with a look of anger.

The recruitment of staff officers is the first order given by Bao Ye, and if someone dares to make trouble, it is to slap Bao Ye in the face, which is really intolerable.

"Don't be impatient, the crisis is not in the city......"

Huo Bao talked about the anomaly in Bozhou.

Huo Bao said: "Uncle Bao, Bozhou is too far away, and it is inconvenient to inquire about the news, do you want to send someone to Lingshui?" I can't say that there is news from Lingshui? ”

Huo Bao nodded: "Sixth Uncle sent two groups of people out last night, one to Bozhou and the other to Lingshui...... I can only wait for these days! You two hold on tight! ”

Huo Bao and Hou Xiaoming responded.

Li Yuan is here.

It's not that I've heard of anything, but I'm a little worried about the young master soldier who has just entered the camp.

"Keep an eye on it more, except for the mistakes, you will let down the treasure master!"

Huo Bao thought for a while and said, "The recruit period is one month, and you are not allowed to ask for leave, and you are not allowed to leave the camp!" ”

If there is a threat from outside, then there must be no more chaos in the city.

With these gentry children in their hands, each family can be more honest.

Li Yuan didn't think about it so much, but when Huo Bao wanted to temper the arrogance of these young masters, he smiled and said, "Bao Ye still has a way...... The training of our recruits is really difficult for three or five days, and it is impossible to say that it is the same as before, and we will find a reason not to come when we go home...... After a month, no matter how much waste it is, it's almost over! ”

……

It is on the official road 100 miles away from Chuzhou.

Meander through a procession.

The man at the head was bald, his head was bright, he rode on his horse, and touched his belly.

One less time, someone stepped forward: "Marshal, I bought a bun, hurry up and make a cushion!" ”

A cloth pocket with a few blackened multigrain steamed buns inside.

The man rolled over and dismounted, looking back at the people around him.

The eyes of all the attendants fell on the cloth pockets, and they swallowed their saliva.

Looking further back, the soldiers were weak and staggering.

"It can't go on like this! If this continues, if the sons and daughters don't run out, they will starve to death! Rest on the spot and kill the horses! The chief spoke.

"Marshal...... Forty miles from Lingshui is Lingshui...... It would be nice to get to Lingshui......" the people around him comforted.

"Lingshui...... Don't go to Lingshui! Lingshui has been in drought for many years...... Han Yang's own 3,000 people couldn't chew it, and he begged for food from Bozhou......"

The bald leader hesitated, looking in the other direction.

"Go to Chuzhou! We'll meet Huo Wuye! ”

……

The whole Chuzhou is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and there is nothing unusual to see.

The number of defenders at the city gates has increased, and everyone is no longer fussing as much as they did last time.

The main force of the Chuzhou soldiers was pulled, and the little marshal tossed the gentry again, and the people at the city gate did not know who they were prepared for.

……

Huo Bao returned to the state government before noon and took Xiuxiu to Jingwei Building.

I promised it yesterday, so it's not good to lose my words.

Xiuxiu said: "Today I will rest for a day, and tomorrow I will sort out the account books......"

"Hmmm! Is there any news from Grandpa Deng's Jinling? ”

"Last month, Second Master Jia borrowed 10,000 taels of silver for urgent use, as if it was to make up for the official, and he paid it back in a few days."

Master Deng went to Jinling, and Huo Wu personally sent someone to send a letter to Jia Yuan and Shi Jin, and asked the two families to take care of one or two.

As soon as he heard about the official matter, Huo Bao understood.

The thousand households that went south before must have been unable to go to work.

Jia Yuan spent money to close the relationship between the prefect and the prefect, and made up for thousands of households from generation to generation.

Huo Bao was silent for a moment.

This means to fill the gap......

It's hard to say black and white in this world.

After speaking, the two arrived at the Jingwei Building.

The shopkeeper Guo was there and greeted him personally.

"Bao Ye ......"

When he saw Xiuxiu clearly, his expression was a little stiff.

Huo Bao introduced to Xiuxiu: "This is the shopkeeper Guo, the descendant of the imperial kitchen......" and said to the shopkeeper Guo: "This is my cousin, the daughter of Lord Deng, who only came from Quyang yesterday to ......"

Shopkeeper Guo hurriedly said: "It's Miss Deng......"

Xiuxiu was reserved, nodded to Shopkeeper Guo, and followed Huo Bao upstairs.

……

"What do you want to eat?"

"Sixi roasted wheat wants, and there is a prawn roll that is also crispy and delicious, and the rest of the cousin looks at it."

The little girl was very crisp.

Huo Bao looked at the shopkeeper Guo: "In addition to these two, add a few more signature dishes and two plates of desserts." ”

Shopkeeper Guo answered, and didn't mention it.

Xiuxiu leaned over and whispered, "Cousin, he recognized me, I don't know why I don't know how to pretend not to recognize me?" Could it be that because his grandfather quarreled with his father, he also held a grudge? ”

Huo Bao looked at Xiuxiu, who was ten years old, and the year before was six years old.

This little face is round, and there should not be much difference between a six-year-old and a ten-year-old.

It is not uncommon for people who have seen it to recognize it.

It's just a bit weird when you don't know each other!

……

Guo Zhang's reason is indeed strange, and after arranging the menu in the private room, he hurried to the back door.

The front store of the Guo family is the back house, and the old house is connected to the store.

"Dad, Bao Ye is here, and he brought the granddaughter of the Deng family!"

Seeing Master Guo, the shopkeeper Guo was a little worried: "Will it be ...... Do you know what happened back then? ”

Mr. Guo is in a special kitchen, studying the dryness and wetness of rice noodles.

The old man is not old-hearted, and he wants to help his grandson, so he quietly studies it behind his grandson's back.

Listening to his son's words, he frowned and said, "It's useless to sort out the day's search!" It's just that the family didn't succeed, and our family has no place to be sorry for others, so what's the lack of heart? ”

Shopkeeper Guo said: "Who would have thought that there would be today...... Uncle Deng's adopted son-in-law is now the first person under Marshal Huo......"

In the past two months, everyone has also inquired about the relationship between the upper echelons of the Chuzhou Army, and they know about the marriage of Huo and Deng.

Master Guo glared at his son: "Do you regret it?" Complaining that I didn't promise Lao Deng to give him the junior as his son-in-law? ”

Shopkeeper Guo hurriedly shook his head.

The Guo family does not worry about eating and drinking, and there is no reason to recruit their children and grandchildren.

Master Deng was drunk last time, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the liberty to mention it.

Just mentioning this is a taboo for Master Guo.

is not only because of flesh and blood, but also because of the inheritance of the Guo family.

Guo's craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation, and the most outstanding one of each generation is the heir.

The third child of the Guo family is the heir chosen by Master Guo in his grandchildren.

At the age of five, he began to practice wrist strength and knife work, and he has learned a lot by the age of ten.

Master Deng fell in love with Xiao San, and by being drunk, he mentioned the words of recruiting a son-in-law.

Master Guo was annoyed and said a few hurtful words, and the two broke up unhappily.

……

Seeing that his son was uneasy, Master Guo shook his head and said, "It was just a drunken remark at the beginning...... What is your heart empty? Marshal Huo's father and son, have you seen them, are they the kind of people who are angry at will? ”

Master Guo was silent.

If the Sui family "wants to rebel in their hearts", they can be convicted, who dares to touch the beard of the little tiger?

was born in a bad fate, and his own junior became his companion.

If the little marshal feels that he has deceived him, he will be really annoyed.

Men?

No matter how old or young you are, you can't stand the discoloration of your hat.

It's not okay to be suspicious of a discoloration.

Master Guo couldn't cry or laugh, took off his apron and said, "This matter can't be hidden...... Otherwise, there will be thorns in the future! ”

"Daddy?"

"Say good morning, old Deng Na stubborn donkey...... Hey, it's also that I have no virtue in my mouth, and I shouldn't expose my shortcomings in person......"

Master Guo said that he wanted to find Huo Bao to make it clear, but he didn't go over directly to interrupt.

After Huo Bao finished eating, he asked Xiao Er to settle the bill, and Master Guo went over.

Seeing the little girl, the old man showed a little love: "Xiuxiu girl, do you remember Grandpa Guo?" ”

Xiuxiu glanced at Huo Bao, nodded with a smile, and said, "Remember, last time I went back, Grandpa Guo gave me a hollow peony flower silver incense ball as a meeting gift......

is to leave the Jingwei Building and let Master Deng put it away, and his granddaughter is not allowed to wear it again.

Master Guo nodded, looked at Huo Bao and said, "Master Bao is not empty, can you say a few words to the old man?" ”

Huo Bao wondered in his heart, let Xiuxiu sit for a while, and came out with Master Guo by himself.

I didn't go far, it was a tea room on the second floor.

Master Guo smiled bitterly: "It's also that I am not virtuous, I committed a sin back then, and I offended my old friend...... It's just that Lao Deng has always been the root of Xiuxiu's life, why did Xiuxiu come to Chuzhou, why didn't he follow? ”

If I really came with me, I am afraid that I will not let my granddaughter come to Jingweilou for dinner.

Several of the Guo family's children and grandchildren are in the White Shirt Army, not outsiders.

Huo Bao said: "The grandfather of the Deng family is in Jinling, helping to take care of the grain transportation......

Two old men in their fifties broke off their relationship just because of their tongues?

Among them, there must be something bad to say to people.

Shopkeeper Guo was faintly nervous when he saw him, which should be because of this.

Master Guo poured Huo Bao a cup of tea and pondered: "I have been friends with Lao Deng for many years, and even the kitchen of his Sifang Inn is also supported by my apprentices and grandchildren...... That year, when he went to Chuzhou, I picked him up in Jingwei Lou and made a few dishes myself, and the two of them drank too much......

"He didn't worry about Xiuxiu's girl, and he was talking about recruiting a son-in-law, my junior was doing chores by my side at the time, and he fell in love with the junior...... A good friend for many years, if Lao Deng talks about other children, I won't be annoyed, this junior is not good, the junior is the best qualified among the grandchildren, and he will inherit the mantle of old decay in the future......"

"At that time, there was a Taibai Lou who was fighting with our shop, all kinds of means that could not be used on the table, and the Jingwei Building was almost unable to open...... I also got drunk, and I said that Lao Deng was hard-working, and he would harm his own family, and he wanted to harm others......"

Speaking of this, Master Guo sighed and said: "I figured it out later, it's just a coincidence, I misunderstood Lao Deng...... It's just that over the years, I can't pull my face to compensate for it......"

Huo Bao was speechless.

This matter is really not praised.

Master Deng's proposal is not reckless.

It's just that the Guo family has a good family style and the child has a good temperament, so he tempted him with wine.

Guo Xiaosan is the third son of the long house, and his father and brother are divided into families once; Brothers are separated from each other once, and the amount of family resources they can get is limited.

The Deng family has a shop and a house, and he is a grandson-in-law who has an exclusive share.

But it is the heir of the Guo family who is selected, and it is at the juncture when the Guo family restaurant is about to go out of business, so it is difficult not to be misunderstood.

Under the annoyance of Master Guo, his words were like knives, and he stabbed them correctly.

Mr. Deng lost his parents when he was young, his wife when he was middle-aged, and his daughter when he was old, and he was chewed on his tongue.

Confidants and friends pointed to their noses and talked about this, and they couldn't stand it when they thought about it, no wonder they chose to die and never get along.

Huo Bao understood in his heart that Master Guo did not come to reconcile with Master Deng when he said these old things.

It was to make it clear to himself that the Guo and Deng families were almost married, and the ambiguity of the province caused trouble.

He really didn't care.

Not to mention Master Deng's wishful thinking, even if the Guo family was willing at the time, it was not a fault.

At that time, he was still in Nanshan Village, and he didn't know that there was a distant relative of the Deng family.

"It's all a misunderstanding, it's good to solve it later...... On the Deng family's grandfather's side, I guess I regretted it, didn't I really annoy ......"

If you are really angry and show a few words in front of Deng Jian, with Deng Jian's filial piety, how can you not hold a grudge?

Master Guo was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It was my fault at the beginning, and I owe it to my old friend, so I'll go to Jinling ...... back."

。 Sogou