Chapter 22: Out of the City
In the blink of an eye, it's June again. It rained for several days in Gaoyang City, and it didn't rain until today.
At the beginning of the dawn, the sky was still gray.
Han Yuan took his younger brother and his party to leave the county seat in a carriage and drove in the direction of Jiaxian.
After passing the county seat and entering Daliang Town, Han Yuan saw one hundred and ten families sporadically. It seems that people's livelihood in Jia County is recovering.
Out of the town, the group gradually arrived at the destination of the tripβRotten Peach Village.
Rotten Peach Village has long been unrecognizable, and it is completely impossible to tell that anyone has ever lived here. As far as everyone could see, there were only large expanses of weeds that were waist-high.
"Xiaoxian, let's go back... Go home. β
Standing at the entrance of the village for a moment, Han Yuan suddenly said to his younger brother in a low tone.
Han Xian nodded.
Han Won is now noble, and dozens of guards follow him when he enters and leaves. After he finished speaking, the guards immediately drew their long knives and went to the front to cut grass and open the way.
The Han family is still there, but it looks very dilapidated. The two jujube trees in front of the door seemed to have grown much thicker.
Pushing open the door of the room full of smoke and dust, everyone walked in with Han won.
Looking at the large tiled house in the courtyard overgrown with vines and moss, Han Won felt like a world away and wanted to cry. He looked at it a few times in a hurry and then couldn't take it anymore, he was afraid that he would really shed tears.
Now he never sheds tears in front of outsiders.
"Sir, noon is approaching, why don't you go to our county for dinner first?" Zhang Hong, the county commander of Jiaxian County, said respectfully.
After Jiang Feng became the county guard, the position of the county magistrate of Jiaxian County became vacant, and Han Yuan asked Zhang Hong of Lingxian County to replace Jiang Feng, and the county magistrate of Lingxian County was given to Zhang Hong's younger brother Zhang Hu to serve as the commander.
Most of the people who can accompany Han Won to Rotten Peach Village are people with heads and faces in Gaoyang County. Zhang Hong invited everyone to dinner, but also wanted to take the opportunity to make friends with everyone.
"Brother Zhang, you and I have a great relationship, so you don't have to be polite. What you called me before, how do you call me now. Han Yuan always felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Zhang Hong call himself a lord.
"The lord laughed, he used to be an official who was not sensible." Zhang Honglian said that he didn't dare.
Joke, he is a small Qipin Zhi County, and he dares to call Han Yuan, who is named by the Son of Heaven and has a knighthood, called his brother?
Han Yuan couldn't help but sigh a little, except for his younger brother, now he doesn't even have a few confidants around him. Not only Zhang Hong and Jiang Feng called him a lord, but also the two brothers of Dahu and Erhu called him so, and even Ermao called him so.
He also accepted others calling him sir, but only Ermao called him sir, but he resolutely refused to allow it. Speaking of which, if it weren't for Ermao's miraculous arrow that day, he might have become a ghost under Sun Fu's knife, how could he have his current status.
"Well, I see everybody's hungry. Then let Brother Zhang be the east, and everyone will have a full meal in Jiaxian. Han Won didn't want to live up to Zhang Hong's wishes.
"Sir, don't be hungry, I want to take a trip to Mazhuang and see my hometown. Please forgive me. β
It was Ma Erhan who spoke, and everyone hadn't heard him speak for a long time.
After the death of Wang's father and son, everyone felt that Ma Erhan's backer had fallen, and he gradually became estranged from him on weekdays, and he gradually became wooden and silent.
The two brothers, the big tiger and the two tigers, are not thin-skinned, and they come to the won to get close to the front when they have nothing to do. Although when Wang Bingyun was alive, they were a little cold to Han won, but no matter what, the two have always been partners from Rotten Peach Village and have played with Han won since childhood, and Han won will not miss his old feelings at all.
Han Yuan looked at Ma Erhan, he lowered his head and did not have any expression on his face.
"Good. Go ahead, I'll ask Zhang Xianling to leave you wine and food. Han Won did not refuse him.
In Han Yuan's view, Ma Erhan not only has the ability, but also attaches great importance to affection, which can be seen from his desperate rescue of Wang Darong, who was hit by an arrow, from the chaos. If such a person can be used for his own purposes, he will be of benefit to himself in the future.
"Thank you!"
After Ma Erhan finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Heh, that thief still misses the father and son of the Wang family." Hu Erhu said in a strange voice.
Hu Dahu also took the opportunity to ridicule: "I really don't know how to lift, and I don't look at who is in charge of Gao Yang now." β
Han Yuan waved his hand and motioned for the two to remain silent.
The group left Rotten Peach Village and headed towards Jiaxian County.
"Brother, how do you plan to arrange Ma Erhan?" On the carriage, Han Xian asked.
Although the brothers don't talk much, they can talk about each other.
"You can see it."
"Brother wants to rely on this person?"
Han Won nodded and said, "I may have looked away before, but now I won't." This Ma Erhan felt that he had received great favor from Wang Bingyun, and his loyal ministers did not care about the two masters, and because he had not dealt with me before, he pretended to be cold. Haha, he did this to get my attention. β
"That brother treats the widows of the Wang family well, does he also mean to comfort Ma Erhan?"
Han Yuan said strangely: "Xiaoxian, do you think that everything I do is out of interest?" β
Han Xian shook his head and said, "Brother just thinks that my brother is the one who wants to do big things." β
The won was silent.
Do people who do great things have to start everything from interests? Han Yuan felt that at least in the matter of treating Wang Bingyun's people well, he was grateful.
After entering the county seat and arriving at Zhang Hong's mansion, the wine and food were actually ready. It seems that Zhang Hong had this intention yesterday.
"Sir, the big tiger respects you a cup, I wish you a smooth sail and prosperous official luck!"
As soon as they took their seats, the Hu brothers frequently toasted to the Korean won.
"Sir, Erhu also toasts you, I wish you and the daughter of the Jiang family a son!"
Although Han Yuan said that he could see the hearts and minds of the two of them clearly, he also pretended to raise a glass intimately at this time. In a high position, you must learn to act on the spot.
"By the way, sir, I don't know when your wedding date with Miss Jiang is set? Xia Guan Hao prepared a congratulatory gift in advance. Zhang Hong asked.
Han Yuan smiled: "Now Gaoyang is in a mess, I originally planned to wait for the next year." But my old father-in-law had to let me marry his daughter in the autumn, and I couldn't refuse, so I had to agree. All of you here are friends of the Korean won, and I will be grateful to come to the show. Congratulatory gifts or something, the love is there. β
Everyone made a note of the day in their hearts, and thought about what kind of congratulatory gifts should be prepared. Although Han Won said that he didn't care, everyone didn't dare to give the gift lightly.
Everyone was eating and drinking, chatting about the world, and they didn't realize that it was afternoon.
Han Won left the banquet on the pretext of being sleepy and napping. Zhang Hong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to arrange an upper room for him to rest.
"You tell Zhang County Order, if Ma Erhan comes back, let people cook him a table of good wine and good food, don't let the family go hungry. When I was full, let him wait for me outside the door, and I would have something to say to him when I woke up. Han Won instructed the person who sent him into the room.
The subordinate was ordered to retreat.
Han Won lifted the bed, took off his shoes and socks, and fell asleep.