Chapter 3 The county government catches fast

In order to prevent Xu Xian from luring snakes into the house, Li Gongfu must prevent any possibility that Xu Xian will meet Bai Suzhen. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Xu Xian, don't go to West Lake to play in the future, do you know?" Li Gongfu admonished as a guardian.

Xu Xian snorted and countered:

"Why! Why can't I go? ”

"Because there are monsters in that place, my brother-in-law is afraid that you will confuse the monsters." Li Gongfu told the truth.

Where did Xu Xian believe it, shook his head and said:

"Brother-in-law, this is wrong for you, as the saying goes, Zi Bu is strange and confused!"

"Alright, alright! Just listen to your brother-in-law! Also, you must not go to study medicine, it is better to study hard as soon as possible and participate in the imperial examination! ”

Li Gongfu believed that the medical skills of feudal society must have elements of witchcraft and witchcraft. Xu Xian was also sensible and said:

"I want to too! I'm afraid that the ten-year cold window will still be famous in Sun Mountain, and it will only affect you and your sister at that time! ”

"You don't have to worry about this! As long as you are willing to devote yourself to your studies and ignore the temptation of beauty, my brother-in-law believes that you will definitely be successful! "Li Gongfu is also a brutal man, where does he understand the difficulty of the imperial examination high school.

Xu Xian didn't grasp the point at all, but said:

"Brother-in-law, look at what you said, how can I, Xu Xian, be that kind of shameless person who is greedy for beauty! As the saying goes, there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book! ”

"Enough, enough! That's all for today's admonition! Brother-in-law is annoyed when he hears that you read it! Li Gongfu did feel a headache.

Li Gongfu didn't want to admonish him, but Xu Xian taught him instead:

"Brother-in-law, you're not lightly ill! I can't even listen to the book of the saints! ”

"Stinky boy, you scholars are very sick! Brother-in-law don't participate in the imperial examination, it's a fart to read these books! ”

Li Gongfu knew that he would not be able to participate in the imperial examination in high school, so he would only be able to study as a fart, and he would be useless as a scholar!

Xu Xian said with concern:

"My brother-in-law doesn't participate in the imperial examination, so what does my brother-in-law want to do?"

"Xu Xian, you read a lot of books, and your brother-in-law asked you, what do you think of your brother-in-law going to join the army?"

Li Gongfu heard in the past few days that Zong Ze, the left-behind guard of Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, is commanding the young general Yue Fei to fight against Jin in the north!

Xu Xian's eyes widened in fright, and he said:

"In the army? Brother-in-law, you're crazy! As the saying goes, a good man is not a soldier, and a good iron is not nailed! What's more, now that the golden soldiers are pressing, they may be sent to the battlefield at any time! ”

"Brother-in-law is just talking, you must keep it secret, you can't tell your sister!" Li Gongfu smiled and made Xu Xian relax.

Who knows, Xu Xian promised Li Gongfu in person that he would keep it secret, and he turned his head and told his sister that his brother-in-law had the idea of joining the army.

Xu Jiaorong heard Xu Xian's whistleblowing, and cried on the spot, her father-in-law and mother-in-law immediately rushed over when she heard the sound, and her father-in-law and his mother asked:

"Jiaorong, why did you cry into a tearful person, did your father-in-law bully you again?"

"Mother, father! Gongfu said that he was going to join the army to fight against Jin, and he left us alone! Xu Jiaorong cried and appealed.

Li Gongfu and his father Li Yi immediately sighed when they heard it:

"When the national crisis is at hand, a manly man should serve the country in the army."

After speaking, he was stunned to find that Gongfu's mother's eyes were blazing and golden and staring at him, so he quickly changed his words:

"That bastard thing! If he dares to join the army, I must break his leg! ”

The father-in-law and his mother were satisfied, helped Xu Jiaorong wipe away her tears, and comforted:

"Don't worry, as long as my mother is alive, I will never allow my father-in-law to abandon us!"

As he was talking, Li Gongfu also rushed to the scene, seeing this situation, and seeing no trace of Xu Xian, he had already guessed the truth of the matter, and hurriedly defended himself:

"Daddy, Jiaorong, don't listen to Xu Xian's nonsense there, I just have this idea, how can I really go to the army! I can't lead soldiers, I can't play guns, and I didn't go to the battlefield to die in vain! I'm not that stupid! ”

"Nothing starts with an idea, and if there is an idea, there will be action! What do you want to do badly, why do you want to join the army to fight! Xu Jiaorong refused to give up and argued strongly.

Li Gongfu said hysterically:

"What else could I do! I don't have any skills, I can't participate in the imperial examination, and I don't have the capital to do business, even if I am willing to farm, but our family doesn't even have a field! You can't let me be an old man! ”

"What gnaws the old clan and doesn't gnaw the old clan, anyway, I don't care, you just can't go to the battlefield!" Xu Jiaorong was a little vexatious.

But the father-in-law smiled and said:

"Don't worry, my son! Your dad has already arranged a good errand for you! It's rare that you also start to think about being in charge, and my mother feels relieved when she hears it! Just let your dad tell you! ”

Li Gongfu thought to himself, his father is just a small eight-rank Beijing official, what good errand can he have, could it be the legendary county government catcher?

At this time, his father Li Yi moistened his throat and said:

"Father-in-law! Although your father's official position is not big, your grandfather was a big official back then! Our Li family also has a lot of connections in the court! ”

Li Yu said, pausing. Li Gongfu's heart was so anxious that it almost reached his throat.

I thought that his father had done such a good foreshadowing, it must have been a beautiful errand. If it's not a royal guard, then at least it's a guard of Lin'an City or something!

Who knows, Li Yi held back for a long time, but he jumped out of this sentence:

"Tomorrow, you will go to the county government to report, I have already asked someone to reserve a quota for catching fast! This is an official quota, eat the country's money! ”

Catch fast? I'll go! Li Gongfu was suddenly disheartened and asked:

"Dad, are you sure it's a quick catch, not a head catch?"

"Almost! You should be a catcher first, take it easy, and after a few years you have the ability, and then be promoted to the head catcher! Li Yi was a little stunned, but he didn't expect his son to have a big appetite!

Li Gongfu suddenly felt tired and loveless! You have to start from the most basic level of catching, when will you be able to get promoted and make a fortune! What an extremely difficult crossing!

In the dead of night, Xu Jiaorong was discouraged, snuggled up to Li Gongfu's arms again, and said affectionately:

"Gongfu, don't blame me for my kindness, it's not that I don't understand the truth that the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, I don't want you to go to the battlefield because of hardship."

Xu Jiaorong saw that Li Gongfu was silent, guessing that he was still angry, so he continued to tell his distress and said:

"You know what? My grandfather was a general who fought against Kim and died in battle. Later, after Xu Xian was born, my father abandoned my mother and our sister and brother and went to the battlefield, but he still died on the battlefield! ”

Xu Jiaorong saw Li Gongfu looking at her with emotion, knowing that he understood his hardship, so she raised her voice and continued:

"Soon, my mother is also gone, leaving me and Xu Xian to rely on each other! I'm afraid you're just like them, and I don't want to lose any more loved ones. Gongfu, can you understand? Will you forgive me? ”

When Li Gongfu heard this, his eyes moistened, hugged Xu Jiaorong tightly, and said:

"Lady, don't worry, I won't blame you, I will love you more in the future. I swear, I will never abandon you, even if the country is broken, I will definitely try to live to take care of you! ”

"Father-in-law! You're so nice! Tomorrow you're going to be a catcher, and I want to give you two gifts. Xu Jiaorong suddenly said mysteriously.

Li Gongfu responded romantically:

"You are the best gift God has ever given me!"

"Nasty! People are serious! These two gifts are heirlooms of our Xu family! ”

"Heirloom? What is the baby? Where is it? As soon as he heard that it was a treasure, Li Gongfu immediately became curious.

"In the big box where I put my dowry, wake up tomorrow morning, and I'll give it to you!"

"Okay! Now it's time for us to get down to business, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand dollars! ”

So, the sheets were rolled up, the mosquito nets were pulled up, and the black lights went blind!

Early the next morning, Xu Jiaorong found out two heirlooms of the Xu family from her big box where the dowry was placed.

It was a sword and an invulnerable piece of soft armor.

Li Gongfu tried to put on soft armor, and it fits perfectly! Holding the sword in his hand again, a cold breath of a cold weapon hit!

"Lady, why did your ancestors have this sword and soft armor?" Li Gongfu asked.

Xu Jiaorong explained:

"You forget, I told you last night, my grandfather was a general who fought against Jin, and this sword and soft armor were given by the emperor! However, I have never met him in the old man's house, which my father told me when I was very young. ”

"I see, since that's the case, I'm afraid that I'm not qualified to use this sword and soft armor with a small catcher, lady, you better put them away and leave them to Xu Xian in the future!"

Li Gongfu said with great shame, reluctantly took off his soft armor, and returned it to Xu Jiaorong's hand along with the sword.

"Gongfu, why are you bothering! My younger brother Xu Xian is a weak scholar, so why do you need this sword and soft armor! "What Xu Jiaorong is most afraid of is that Xu Xian will dance the sword and make the sword.

"Needless to say, lady! If in time, I can be worthy of the Great Song Dynasty, and you can put them in my hands again, okay? ”

Li Gongfu firmly believes that even if he does not join the army, even if he does not go to the battlefield, he can still break out of the world and help my Great Song Dynasty regain the great rivers and mountains!

Seeing that Li Gongfu's eyes were firm, Xu Jiaorong didn't say anything more, and a smile full of trust appeared on her face.