Chapter Eighty-Three: Defection
(Ask for collection and recommendation)
"Is this it?" Fan Dajian asked blankly, glanced into the distance again, and didn't see a more prominent portal, "Why doesn't he live in Zhao's house?" He recovered Zhao Ying's body and inherited Zhao Ying's position, shouldn't he take Zhao Mansion for himself? ”
At the mouth of the alley, three people stood in a row, looking at the simple courtyard gate not far away, and suddenly felt that they had come to the wrong place.
Only Yuan Mao has been here, "This is indeed Hu Mansion, Hu Guiyang probably thinks ...... Too many people died on the other side of Zhao's house. ”
Fan Dajian nodded thoughtfully, but Lai Wangxi was still a little dazed, "Let's ...... in the future Here you are? I am the head of the Sharpshooter Sect of the Warrior Battalion of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, not a scoundrel on the street. ”
As soon as the words fell, two men walked out of Hu Guiyang's house, nodded their heads and bowed their waists, and as soon as they walked out of the door, they changed their demeanor, and they were arrogant, as if they were the owners of the entire alley.
"Oh, oops, we have made a great contribution, without us, Hu Guiyang would not even be able to save his life."
"It's just, you see, what he asked us to do is dangerous work with our heads."
"Yes, yes, he also lifted all the tiles on my house, but he didn't reveal a word."
"Yes, yes, but what do we get? It's just a few taels of silver. ”
"It's miserable, this bit of silver is not enough to even pave tiles."
"No rut, no rut, let's find a few people to gamble, if we win, it's enough to buy a new house."
The two walked away.
Fan Dajian repented, "I am a real person in the Lingji Palace, and I will never be in the company of gangsters, the two of you, don't pass by, there will be a period later." ”
"Where are you going?" Yuan Mao asked.
Just this sentence immediately made Fan Dajian depressed, "Yes, where can I go?" Lingji Palace sent me to die...... This is really difficult to invest in the country, difficult to return to the home, difficult to run to the temple, the world is more cold than this, I ...... I'll wander the world. ”
The old man sighed, infinitely sad.
Lai Wangxi also sighed, even more sad than the old way, "You two have a good and bad thing for a reason, who did I provoke?" Be honest and work diligently, but you ended up like this. ”
"It's useless to talk about that." Yuan Mao said coldly, when it comes to resentment and complaints in his heart, he has more than anyone else, but he doesn't want to say it, "Go and see it, Hu Guiyang has made such a contribution, and he will not be trapped in the alleys all the time." ”
"Yes."
The three of them encouraged each other, walked towards Hu's house together, and when they arrived at the gate, Fan Dajian asked, "Tell me, Hu Guiyang really saved ...... A life? That's an unprecedented feat. ”
Yuan Mao and Lai Wangxi looked at Lao Dao with contempt and vigilance at the same time.
Fan Dajian hurriedly waved his hand, "I won't ask, never ask, bury the words in my heart." Alas, there are a lot of rules in the official family, and it is really not as comfortable as Lingji Palace......"
Yuan Mao knocked on the door, and the first thing that sounded inside was a few dog barks.
"The door is open, just let in if you want." Next is Hu Guiyang's voice.
The small courtyard has been cleaned, the coffin has been moved and buried, Hu Guiyang sat on the threshold of the main house, looking tired and tired, a little yellow dog lying next to him, with a bone with meat in his mouth, and he didn't eat it.
The three of them were all taken aback, and Yuan Mao asked, "Hu Guiyang, ...... are you?"
Hu Guiyang raised his head and smiled, "It's the three of you, it's okay, I'm sitting here...... If you want to do something, sit in the house. ”
Hu Guiyang got up and patted his buttocks and took the lead into the house.
The room was originally not big, but it was packed to the brim at this time, with unopened boxes everywhere on the bed and on the ground, as well as more than a dozen food boxes and wine jars, and the table was full of chicken, duck and fish, and the aroma was fragrant.
"You're in a treat?" Yuan Mao asked, thinking that this was a banquet after the funeral, and couldn't help but regret that he had come at the wrong time.
"A treat? No, no, there are no guests, I'm just hungry in the palace, so save more food. ”
The food in the room is full of freshly cooked dishes, which cannot be stored for long.
"It's good for you guys to come here, eat some together." Hu Guiyang sat down first.
There wasn't much open space in the room, so the other three had to sit down one after another.
"Old man, I don't have vegetarian food here."
"Whatever, I've left Lingji Palace, what precepts do I still keep?" Fan Dajian stretched out his hand and tore off a chicken leg, took a bite, and praised it with his fingers: "It's delicious, it tastes the same as before." ”
Lao Dao let go, and the others naturally did not be restrained, eating and drinking, only Lai Wangxi had a poor appetite, and reluctantly ate a few bites, sat there and watched, noticed that many boxes in the house were pasted with the seals of the palace treasury, and asked carefully: "Master Hu, has this been rewarded by the palace?" ”
Hu Guiyang was very happy, glanced at the box, and said with a smile: "It's all cloth and silk, and I don't know what to do with it." ”
"These are the best cloth for the royal family from all over the world, whether it is for personal use or resale, it is very good." Lai Wangxi understands the value of these things.
"How much can it be sold for?" Hu Guiyang was immediately interested, "I am most short of money now, these foods are all on credit, I want to use these cloths to offset the account, they don't do it." ”
Lai Wangxi shook his head, "That's because they haven't seen the world, of course, it depends on what kind of cloth and silk it is, roughly guessing, it's worth at least five hundred taels, if you're not in a hurry, find someone who knows the goods, maybe you can sell it for a thousand taels." ”
"Urgent." Hu Guiyang put down the wine glass in his hand, "Otherwise, I'll sell it to you for five hundred taels." ”
Lai Wangxi was taken aback, "Don't be kidding, this is a reward from the palace, how dare I buy it as a little sect leader?" Besides, I don't have five hundred taels. ”
"Four hundred taels." Hu Guiyang lowered the price.
Lai Wangxi still shook his head, a little nervous, "I just said casually, Master Hu really wants to sell, he should go to the official shop and ask, they dare to accept it, and they can resell it, but the price may be a little lower." ”
"Can you help me ask? I don't know anyone from the official shop. ”
"Uh...... Of course, I'll go back and ask, and I'll call back to Master Hu tomorrow. ”
"I'm tired, this is not the imperial city, don't call me Master Hu anymore, I'm not a master, call me Lao Hu, Xiao Hu, Hu Guiyang."
"Yes, yes." Lai Wangxi smiled and agreed, but he didn't dare to be really informal.
Yuan Mao didn't think he was a master, and asked, "Hu Guiyang, why are you in such a hurry to realize the silver taels?" ”
"Leave the capital."
Yuan Mao and Lai Wangxi were stunned, and Fan Dajian, whose mouth was stuffed with bacon, was also stunned, and the three of them looked at Hu Guiyang at the same time.
"What?" Hu Guiyang was inexplicable.
"I heard that you were assigned to the Jinyi Wei Nan Division, why did you still leave the capital?" Yuan Mao asked in confusion.
"Oh, are you going to go to Beijing on a business trip?" Lai Wangxi guessed.
Hu Guiyang shook his head, "I don't want to be a brocade guard anymore, I want to travel the world and stay away from the rights and wrongs of the capital." ”
Fan Dajian, who had said that he was going to wander the world, slapped the table and said angrily: "This is not good, as soon as you leave, what should we do?" ”
"What do you do and what does it have to do with me?" Hu Guiyang was a little surprised.
"We helped you release the guns in the imperial city, you have made great achievements and received rewards, we have not received anything, even the former positions have been lost, I can't be a Taoist, Lao Lai can't be a warrior, Yuan Mao can't be a ...... The entourage can only come to you, hoping to be able to make contributions and build a place to live. It's good for you to say 'I don't want to', and you're going to travel the world, do you want the three of us to abandon our homes and businesses to follow you? ”
"You're an old man, where did you get your family business?" Hu Guiyang asked.
"I ...... I have a manor outside the city, ten times bigger than your kennel, isn't that family business? ”
Hu Guiyang nodded, "It turns out that you are still a rich man." ”
Yuan Mao thought more, "Hu Guiyang, hasn't Jinyiwei sent the letter of appointment yet?" It's not easy for you to leave the capital like this, right? ”
Hu Guiyang stared at Yuan Mao, and suddenly burst out laughing, the more he laughed, the more intense he became, "Haha, you guys are really cheating." ”
Suddenly, Fan Dajian became angry and strode to the door, "This is a scoundrel, you still want to do things with him?" I'm not going to do it. ”
Hu Guiyang put away his smile, "There is an important task right away, and if it is completed, it will be a greater credit, and those who enter will have a share." ”
Fan Dajian stopped at the door, snorted a few times, did not leave, and did not turn back to his original position.
"Master Hu really likes to joke, I almost believed it." Lai Wangxi didn't care too much, he had seen more eccentric bosses in the Imperial Horse Prison.
Yuan Mao said coldly: "Master Hu, is it fun to play with us?" ”
Hu Guiyang arched his hand and said, "I'm sorry, it's my fault, I shouldn't have made this kind of joke with you." But to tell you the truth, when you came, I was hesitating: stay, of course there are benefits, but I have offended too many people in the past few days, even if I become a brocade guard, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch; Let's go, this house has cost me half of my life savings, and I haven't lived in it properly, so I have to let others enjoy it, I'm really unwilling. ”
The three of them were expressionless, and they almost said that this house was worthless.
Hu Guiyang sighed, "What else can I do?" Reluctantly, I have already obtained the letter of appointment, and I will go to the South Division tomorrow to take up a post. So, the three of you are willing to follow me? ”
Lai Wangxi immediately said: "Yes, but ...... I used to be the head of the Warrior Battalion Sharpshooter. ”
"I am a real person of Lingji Palace, equivalent to a fifth-grade official." Fan Dajian walked back immediately.
Yuan Mao didn't squeak, he was just Yuan Bin's entourage, but his actual status was only higher than the other two.
"When I get to Nansi, the first thing I will do is to pull you all into the Jinyi Guard." Hu Guiyang promised.
Lai Wangxi breathed a sigh of relief, although he was not promoted, but Jinyiwei may not be worse than the warriors of the Imperial Horse Prison, if he does a good job, he may be able to get a lot of oil and water.
"I'm a real person, and I want to change my career to be a brocade guard, this is really ...... Alas. Fan Da shook his head tightly, but he didn't object too much.
Yuan Mao's head of the family used to be Jinyi Tishuai, and he knew the situation inside best, so his face didn't show any joy, "What position did Jinyi Wei Nansi give you?" ”
"A lieutenant." Hu Guiyang was not too demanding.
"Hey." Yuan Mao sneered, "It's not that I look down on you, Hu Guiyang, Nansi is the most intricate piece of Jinyiwei, and my master was ...... back then. It took a lot of hard work for Lord Yuan to send your father-in-law Zhao Ying in, and throughout his life, Zhao Ying failed to become a real Nansi Baihu, you? ”
Yuan Mao shook his head.
Hu Guiyang said with a smile: "That's because Lord Yuan doesn't want to offend people, and my father-in-law is also better than less, now it's me, everyone, prepare to make a big fuss with me." ”
Hu Guiyang took the wine glass and drank it all, but the other three were dumbfounded.