When the three servants had come out of the craftsman's camp, they turned around and went home. Because the saddle bridles and other items of the two black horses had not yet been purchased, they were not allowed to ride for a while, so Jiang Wei had to accompany the two brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu to lead the horses on foot.

Along the way, the two brothers argued for a while about naming the two dark horses, and finally decided on the names of "Big Black" and "Little Black". For this ability to choose a name, he was really ridiculed by Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wu grinned along the way, turning around from time to time, looking here, touching there, as if he had the most precious treasure in the world, if it weren't for the urging of the young master and his brother, I was afraid that I would have to stop in the middle of the road to have a good time. Rao is just three or five miles away, and the three of them walked a stick of incense before they could reach home.

At home, the Yang family had already prepared dinner and waited, and the two brothers hurriedly picked up two mouthfuls and rushed to the stable. Jiang Wei also returned to his room to sort out his armor and weapons after serving his mother after dinner.

He took out a large camphor wooden box from under the bed, which contained a collar and two crotch armor, and a piece of armor on the front and back, each of which was densely sewn with hundreds of pieces of iron.

This armor is a relic left by his father in the past, and it is also what he wears when he goes into battle on weekdays, so he cherishes it very much, and maintains it regularly, but if it is damaged, he finds a skilled craftsman to sew it up carefully. Therefore, although it has been more than 20 years old, it is still as bright as new.

Jiang Wei placed the armor on the wooden frame and wiped it with tung oil. Waiting for it to dry naturally, he took off the two bows hanging on the wall one by one and spread them out on the desk.

The two bows, one large and one small, the smaller birch bow only had eight buckets of strength, which he used to practice arm strength when he was young. The larger one was used by him as an adult.

The large bow is about three feet long, the bow body is made of mulberry wood, which is extremely solid, and the horns are attached to the belly of the bow arm, and the bowstring is tightly wound with cow tendons and silk threads. This kind of good bow takes a long time, it is not easy to make, and it requires the strength of two stones to open the bow, which can be used by non-idle people. Jiang Wei was also rewarded by the county because of his status as a military attache in the county and got this good bow.

He is tall and has long arms, and he has been working hard since he was a child, and if he has enough strength, the strong bow of three stones is also open, but if he wants to take into account the accuracy, it is more practical to take care of the two stones, and it is not easy to aim on horseback.

This time when I went south, these two bows were carried with me and spare, both of which were meant to come in handy. Jiang Wei simply took care of the two bows very carefully.

It took a lot of effort to wipe it like this.

Suddenly, I heard Yang's angry scolding from the courtyard, accompanied by Jiang Wu's bursts of begging for mercy. Jiang Wei pushed open the door and looked at it, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

It turned out that Jiang Wu loved the horse, and after a hasty dinner, he took a bucket and a brush, scrubbed the horse up and down, and carefully scrubbed it several times, and at night he wanted to roll up the bed and sleep in the stable, and he could not be separated for a moment.

There are a lot of mosquitoes and flies in the stables at night, how is it a resting place? Brother Jiang Wen couldn't persuade him, so he had to complain to his mother Yang.

Yang grabbed Jiang Wu's ears, turned around and walked out, and scolded with a grin: "How can you be born like a fool, you like to live in the stable, and you will marry a female horse as a daughter-in-law in the future." ”

Jiang Wu grinned in pain, and shouted in his mouth, "Don't dare anymore!" Although he drooped his head and followed Yang out, his eyes frequently looked back at the stable.

Jiang Wei shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He waved his hand to beckon Jiang Wen, who was snickering, stuffed a piece of silver into him, and instructed him to slowly buy all the saddle equipment one by one at dawn tomorrow.

It took a night of hard work to finally arrange everything in order. In another ten days, just wait for the carriage to be completed, everything will be in place, and we will set off for the south.

But he didn't dare to be careless, and secretly thought: "In the middle of the day, you have to keep your light and keep quiet, and as in the past, you can't let people see any clues." ”

In the next few days, Jiang Wei got up early to practice martial arts as usual. He was quick in his work, usually in the morning to deal with official documents, and in the afternoon he would go to the city walls, the streets, and several prisons, all of which were his main duties in the military of his county.

Sometimes it was early to get off duty, so I would buy some wine and meat, and go to the craftsman's camp to visit Ma Jun. Ma Jun was already grateful, and when he saw him intersecting with each other, he was even more thinking of his good coming.

Although he stutters a little, he is proficient in scriptures and miscellaneous studies, Jiang Wei has more than 2,000 years of knowledge than others, and knows a little about the changes in the craftsmanship of the past dynasties.

A few days later, the appointments of Yin Xian, Liang Xu, and Liang Qian in the state have come down one after another. The three of them were ambitious, so they naturally invited Jiang Wei to feast and celebrate together, and such a fuss lasted for three days in a row.

It was also from that day that the city gradually spread the news that Jiang Wei was about to be promoted to the state office.

Acquaintances and unacquaintances, more and more people invited him to eat and drink. Jiang Wei is invited, and he will not go to any banquet. Those who invite guests will inevitably give some gold and silver congratulatory ceremonies, and he will not refuse to come, and he will accept them all with a smile.

On this day, Jiang Wei had already responded to the banquet of He Du Post, and the sound of the next duty had just sounded, and he was about to go out, when the miscellaneous servant entered the door to report, saying that someone from the newspaper craftsman's camp had visited.

It turned out that Ma Jun specially sent someone to deliver the message, and the carriage and furniture had been ready, and now it was sent to Jiang Wei's house.

It had only been thirteen days, two days earlier than the agreed date. Jiang Wei couldn't help but be overjoyed, the most critical artifact of the southbound journey was finally made. So he rewarded the visitor with a copper coin, saying that he would come to the door tomorrow to thank him, and asked him to convey it on his behalf.

The messenger took the money and thanked him very much. Jiang Wei rewarded the handyman with a handful of copper coins, asked him to help him pass it on to his home, and went straight to Hefu.

However, he said that this He Du Post family has a great cause, and he is also a prominent figure in Tianshui. There is only one daughter under his knees, who is extremely cherished, and now he is married and has not yet married.

When he saw that Jiang Wei was a young hero and was going to serve in the state again, his future was limitless, so he had the intention of recruiting a son-in-law.

Jiang Wei often accompanied the leaders to eat in his previous life, so he naturally knew how to judge the situation and adjust the atmosphere. Therefore, the banquet was staggered, and the interest of He Du Post was very high.

It's just that he repeatedly secretly signaled, but Jiang Wei used Tai Chi methods and pushed them back one by one, until He Duyou felt that he had the strength of a thousand catties, but he couldn't beat the weight, and he secretly regretted it in his heart.

Look at this kid is indeed a wonderful person, why haven't you noticed it all these years? Now that he is about to be promoted, I am afraid that the governors of the state who have thousands of daughters are already eyeing him.

He Duyou had a grudge in his heart, so he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. The wine was drunk again until midnight, and Jiang Wei said goodbye and went home.

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As soon as he stepped through the door tonight, he felt something unusual. I saw that the furniture and objects sent by Ma Jun were neatly placed in the yard, and they had not been touched at all, and even the straw used to prevent scratches had not been removed.

He had doubts, so he turned to look at Jiang Wen and asked, "Why haven't the things sent during the day been cleaned up yet?" ”

Jiang Wen looked panicked, but he didn't speak, only quietly stretched out his right hand and pointed to the hall.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei walked towards the hall. As soon as he stepped into the threshold, he saw his mother Li sitting upright in the hall with a gloomy face, holding a bamboo stick the size of an arm's arm in her hand. Seeing him coming, he shouted in a deep voice: "Son, don't kneel down yet!" ”

Jiang Wei was taken aback, and secretly wondered: "Could it be that I pretended to be a dream of my ancestors, and the astrological hints were known to my mother?" But I don't talk to anyone about it on weekdays, and I don't show any flaws. He had no plan in his mind, so he had to kneel down as he said.

Jiang Mu held a bamboo stick, stood up, and hit him the back, beating him more than ten times in a row, and shouted in her mouth: "Son, son!" ”

Jiang Wei has been boiling his body since he was a child, and he can withstand this kind of strength. But when he saw his mother's expression, he was afraid that he would be fine, but his mother was angry and sick first. I couldn't bear it, so I hurriedly hugged my mother's legs and said: "If the son is at fault, how to punish it should be, but the mother must not be angry, don't hurt your own body." ”

Jiang Mu stopped her subordinates, panting, pointed at Jiang Wei, and scolded: "You drink and feast all night, stay all night, and return all night, it's okay, you even buy furniture and utensils, and stay happy!" What do you want? It must be that Zhizhou wants to open up for you, so he has no intention of going south! You don't want to serve the country wholeheartedly, but you blindly covet power, such an act, want to put the reputation of your ancestors in a place, I actually gave birth to such a son as you, how to face the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs! No wonder the ancestors scolded you for being disloyal and unfilial! Mother Jiang looked excited, scolding and scolding, and she was already in tears.

Jiang Wei suddenly realized that it was he who showed off his fame and made furniture that caused his mother to misunderstand. He deliberately went to the banquet so widely and accepted Cheng Yi, which was deliberately to create the illusion of a young man in front of Taishou and colleagues, all in order to lower the vigilance of the people around him for his trip to the south.

Previously, for the sake of secrecy, he did not explain the plan of the southward trip to his mother in detail, so Jiang's mother thought that her son was attached to power and had no intention of going south, so she was angry and scolded.

Seeing that his mother was so strong that he had suffered this beating in vain, Jiang Wei admired and laughed at it, and hurriedly explained: "Mother, please listen to the child." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to what other excuses you have!" Mother Jiang panted and sat down with a stick.

Jiang Wei turned his head to look around, and then he explained his plan to the south and his intentions in detail.

"This matter has been well planned, just wait for an opportunity, but blame the child for not telling his mother, causing his mother to worry, it is really unfilial, and he asked his mother to punish him."

Only then did Jiang's mother know that she had misunderstood Jiang Wei, she had secretly regretted it in her heart, and blamed Jiang Wei for hiding it until now, and she couldn't turn her mind for a while, and the hall suddenly fell silent.

After a while, Jiang's mother sighed, helped her son up, and asked softly, "My son, did Fang just hurt you?" ”

Jiang Wei got up and patted the dust on the hem of his clothes, and said with a smile: "Mother didn't use force, and her son has thick skin and thick flesh, how can it hurt?" Speaking of which, it's been many years since I've tasted my mother's stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots, and the taste is still there. ”

He was stubborn as a child, and was often taught by his mother. It's just that after experiencing the blow of his father's war, his mind gradually matured, and he became the "child of someone else's family" in the mouth of the neighborhood, so he was never beaten and scolded again. Mother Jiang saw him talking about his childhood, and his demeanor was so lazy, she was actually amused.

After only laughing for a moment, Jiang's mother slowly regained her solemn expression, and said with a straight face: "I don't want much for my mother, I just hope that my son will be safe and happy." It's just that the ancestors have entrusted their dreams to you, and my son will be an upright person, protect the Sheji, and go down to An Limin, so that under the Niang Jiuquan, there is also the face to face the ancestors and the ancestors. ”

Seeing that his mother understood the righteousness, Jiang Wei couldn't help but be in awe, and said yes again and again.

The mother and son talked a lot, and Jiang's mother's mood gradually calmed down. At the end, Jiang Wei suddenly said in a low voice: "Mother, it's been a few days." ”

He looked at the furniture and objects outside the house, and he already knew in his heart that everything was almost ready now, and it was only the east wind that was missing.