Huang Pugong is in his forties, short and stocky, his face is full of vicissitudes, probably outside the wind and sun for a long time, his eyes are always unconsciously squinted, he looks very honest, and he is also a little hidden, and there are very few people who can see the latter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He doesn't like to talk, his master has orders, he thinks he's right, he never asks much, but he can always accurately understand the master's intentions, and he chats with the servants of the house, he doesn't avoid it, he doesn't participate, he seems to listen very carefully, but rarely speaks.

On this morning, the master Yan Pengshi rarely did not go out, six or seven attendant servants had nothing to do, gathered in a small room to roast the fire and drink, gossip and gossip......

He grinned occasionally, and more often he just drank, seemingly slowly, and he only served a glass once after a few sips of others, but he drank every time, leaving not a drop.

A pot of wine was drunk quickly, faster than everyone expected, and the good deeds couldn't help but calculate, and found that it was Huang Pugong who drank the most.

"Lao Huang is okay, we are grinding our mouths here, you drink happily alone, and take our gossip as a snack." Yan Sanye is a servant raised by the Yan family since childhood, and he is the leader of several servants.

Huang Pugong glanced at the empty wine glass, and laughed twice, as if he didn't understand why he drank so much wine.

"Wine can't be drunk in vain, gossip can't be listened to in vain, Lao Huang, what do you say?"

The others followed and asked together.

"The third master is in charge." Huang Pugong said dumbly, even more honest.

"Let me be the master, I'm welcome, give me a few more to buy a good wine."

"By the way, bring a few more side dishes, and the more you eat the pickles, the thirstier you get." Another servant interjected, and as soon as he began, the others began to order.

After everyone finished speaking, Huang Pu said fairly: "I have no money, who can lend me some?" ”

", everyone gets the same salary, you don't have any money, how can we have the money to borrow from you?" Yan Sanye has never been polite to low-status servants.

"Lao Huang, you have no home and no mouth, where did you spend your money? Did you raise a woman in the capital? "The servants will make more noise.

Huang Pugong was a stuffy person, he was reprimanded and ridiculed, he didn't react at all, stood up, and said with a smile: "I'll borrow money elsewhere." ”

As soon as Huang Pugong came out of the house, Yan Sanye took out another pot of wine from the cabinet and said disdainfully: "He must have taken it to gamble again, ignore him, let's continue drinking, let him find someone to borrow money, and see who doesn't open his eyes." ”

The charcoal is mixed charcoal, the wine is bad wine, and the food is pickles, but the fire is roasted, the wine is drunk, and the warmth from the inside out is warm, and no one wants to go out of the house, and I wish there were fewer people sharing the wine.

Huang Pugong went out of the house, the cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but tighten the thin clothes on his body, and when he was in winter, he received a cotton coat, and he only wore it for a day and handed it over to the pawnshop, and never redeemed it.

He rubbed his nose, he really couldn't find anyone who could borrow money, he had been in the capital for a few months, except for his own servants and a few streets away from the casino, he didn't know anyone else, thinking about it, he could only go to one place.

Yan Pengshi was immersed in reading military books in the study, and when he encountered something to appreciate, he took notes, or made some annotations, and expressed his feelings, and a beautiful maid studied ink and paper for him, poured wine and tea.

The study was even warmer, and Huang Pugong was personally with him, so he quietly stepped into the room and stood at the door, waiting for the master to find out.

Yan Pengshi counted the white paper full of black letters, it has reached five, today's task is successfully completed, very proud, with a pen on Yahuan's face lightly, Yahuan was shy, and said softly: "Childe, someone is here." ”

Yan Pengshi looked at Huang Pugong, the pride and intimacy on his face quickly disappeared, and he said coldly: "Something? ”

Huang Pugong snorted embarrassedly: "That...... Checkmate...... Can...... Pay me another month's salary? ”

"Your salary has been paid until next year, and you want to ask for more?"

Huang Pugong bowed his head and was silent.

Yan Pengshi is much younger than Huang Pugong, but at this time, it was like a father teaching his son and nephew, and said seriously: "Pugong, you are not too young, you don't want to marry a wife and have children, you know gambling money every day, how can this work?" Don't say that people like you, even if you are a noble son, you can't afford to live like this. ”

"Yes, the general is right." Huang Pugong's head hung lower, but he still wanted to borrow money, "Or, I'll write something for my son......"

He said this wrong, Yan Pengshi threw the pen in his hand, the pen was too light, it couldn't be used hard, and it fell to the ground halfway, Yan Pengshi was even more angry, looked left and right, grabbed the inkstone and threw it at Huang Pugong.

Huang Pugong turned sideways to avoid it, with a blank expression, "The general is angry, I didn't say anything?" ”

"How did I explain to you when I left the East China Sea Country?" Yan Pengshi lowered his voice, but he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

"I didn't mention that, really, to anyone......"

"So what do you want to write me? Well? Are you afraid that others will not know what you are capable of? Your life was saved by the Yan family, and it will always belong to the Yan family, and you can do whatever you want, but you are not allowed to take the initiative to mention it, understand? ”

"Understood, General." Huang Pugong exited the study, it was still so cold outside, he sighed, had no face to go back to find other servants, and slowly walked outside the house, thinking that he might be able to lend some money to the casino, after all, he threw in a lot of silver these days.

He didn't go far when someone called him behind him.

Huang Pugong turned around and saw the Yahuan beside Yan Pengshi quickly catching up.

"Is there something wrong with Sister Yue?"

The maid was not yet twenty years old, and she was purchased by Yan Pengshi after entering Beijing, and was named "Invite Yue", and the servants in the house, regardless of her age, called her "Sister Invite Yue".

Ying Yue untied the purse around her waist and took out a small piece of silver from it, "This is from Gongzi for you." ”

Huang Pugong took it blankly.

Ying Yue thought about it, and took out another piece from her purse, "This time Gongzi is gracious, it will be difficult to get Gongzi to give you money, stop gambling money, buy a cotton coat, it's so cold, you can't spend the winter like this." ”

Huang Pugong was not stupid, he knew that Ying Yue was lying, the silver had nothing to do with the owner, but Ying Yue's private money, he thought to himself that he was rough and ugly, and he didn't have that kind of chic, so he hurriedly handed the silver back, shook his head and said: "This is your money, I can't ask for it, someone else ...... Don't gossip. ”

Invite Yue didn't answer, and Zhengse said: "There will never be less gossip, I don't care, and please don't misunderstand, I don't mean anything else, I just think that you shouldn't be a servant, if you can serve in the army, you will become a great weapon sooner or later." ”

Huang Pugong was surprised, when he was talking about writing military policies for his master, Ying Yue was indeed present a few times, but a woman who bought it, just a servant in Israel, actually said such a thing, which really surprised him.

"Huang Pugong, why do you have to settle here?"

Huang Pugong shook his head, didn't want to talk about it, and clasped his palms, "I will pay you back later." ”

Ying Yue smiled, turned around and ran away, she made an excuse to come out, and she couldn't delay for too long.

Huang Pugong went out of the house, walked around on the broken snow, full of worries, unconsciously walked out of a few streets, looked up suddenly, and actually arrived at the mouth of the alley where the casino was located, not far from the hidden casino, he originally wanted to come here to borrow money, but now he has money, I don't know why he still came.

Thinking of the crisp sound of the dice, the shouting of the dealer, and the piles of silver, Huang Pugong was moved, if he could increase this amount of silver several times, he could not only entertain guests, but also repay the money, and redeem the cotton clothes in the pawnshop.

Huang Pugong took a step, suddenly turned around and ran away, avoiding the lure in the alley.

It didn't take long for him to come back and find out how stupid he was, it was broad daylight, and the casino wouldn't open at all, where did the temptation come from?

Huang Pugong breathed a sigh of relief, did not go to redeem the cotton clothes, but went to buy two pots of wine, a few side dishes, all of which were braised meat, pickles and other things, wrapped in oil paper, the wine pot made an appointment to send back tomorrow, all tied with a thin rope, carrying wine in one hand and vegetables in the other, and returning the same way.

Guarding the silver and not going to gamble, Huang Pugong was relaxed.

Although the weather was cold, there were many pedestrians on the street, and Huang Pugong suddenly heard a sentence in his ears, "The emperor is awake", turned his head to look, and saw a group of people rushing towards a man, who had to explain clearly.

Huang Pugong smiled and shook his head, it has nothing to do with himself, he doesn't want to join in the fun, he just wants to go back to the house, sit around the charcoal fire, drink wine and eat meat, listen to a group of servants talk nonsense, when no one pays attention, he can recall the past to help the wine.

Not far in front of Yan Mansion, Yan Sanye and others ran out, standing on the street and looking left and right, one of them stretched out his hand to Huang Pugong and shouted: "There!" ”

A few people came running in a hurry.

"What's wrong? The general called me? In the entire Yan Mansion, only Huang Pu called Yan Pengshi "General", and everyone else called him "Gongzi".

Yan Sanye's face was flushed, but he was very serious, he snatched two pots of wine and a few cabbages, handed them to the others, and pulled Huang Pugong's arm, "Hurry up and follow me." ”

"Where are you going?" Huang Pugong was forced to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.

"Don't ask, Childe ordered, just do it." Yan Sanye was even more serious, and couldn't help but add, "Huang Pugong, you are causing a big problem." ”

Huang Pugong became more and more puzzled, but he didn't ask, he didn't resist, and followed the trot obediently, "Be careful, the wine is full." ”

A team of knights rushed in front of them, all dressed in brocade clothes, Yan Sanye and others hurriedly got on the side of the road, blocking Huang Pugong behind them.

The knights stopped in front of several servants, and one of them said, "Which one is Huang Pugong?" ”

How dare Yan Sanye hide it in front of him, and get out of the way, "This is." ”

The man smiled and said, "You are moving fast, are you going to send him to the military headquarters?" ”

The order Yan Sanye received was to hide Huang Pugong, and he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he had to nod, "Yes, what do you call Your Excellency?" ”

"My name is Chao Whale, a person from the Tired Hou Mansion, I was ordered to pick up Huang Pugong, he doesn't have to go to the military department first." Chao Whale paused, "Your Majesty summoned him." ”

Yan Sanye and the others were taken aback, they only knew that the military department was looking for someone, but they didn't know that the emperor was also interested, and Huang Pugong was even more stunned.

"You can ride a horse, right?" Chao Whale asked, looking at Huang Pugong, slightly impressed by him.

Huang Pugong nodded.

Chao Whale took the empty horse and beckoned people to lead him, "Let's go, Your Majesty doesn't like to wait for people." ”

Huang Pugong got on the horse, turned his head to look at his companions, Yan Sanye and the others were all stunned, he wanted to return the wine and food, the mount was urged, and galloped.

In the Tired Hou Mansion, Huang Pugong did not get the emperor's summons immediately, but waited in a room, and Chao Whale sent good wine and meat, "Your Majesty woke up today, the Tired Hou Mansion has been relieved, the happy events are really one after another, Your Majesty is a little busy, you may come later, don't worry." ”

"Yes, I'm not in a hurry, what's the matter with Your Majesty looking for me? I'm just a servant in the Yan Mansion. ”

Chao Whale picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "You are not only a servant, but also a servant who can fight. ”

Huang Pugong's face changed slightly.

Chao Whale toasted, "You used to be a pirate and committed capital crimes, but Your Majesty doesn't care, you are going to be a general." (To be continued.) )