Chapter 1: An Unexpected Visitor
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"What is the joy of the distinguished guest?" Wang Fuguang looked at the group of people in front of him, they were really tall and mighty, and their momentum was extraordinary, and they were not ordinary farmers at first glance.
"Second brother!" Fugui stepped forward and greeted the farmer.
"Rich?" Wang Fuguang almost didn't recognize Fugui, good guy, this kid is a moving iron tower, and he can be used as a ladder when poked on the ground.
"I'm rich." The two looked at each other, their faces filled with irrepressible joy.
"I heard you came back the first year? I happened to be away from home at that time, I haven't seen you for several years, and I heard that you have become a big official? Wang Fuguang touched the silk material on Fugui's body in amazement.
I really don't know what luck this stupid boy had, he left home for two years and became a big official. At the beginning, the pavilion chief came to the village to inform the two of them of the news that they were taken away by the Wagang army, and thought that they had been arrested. The rich widow almost blinded her eyes from crying, and his father died on the battlefield like this. The people in the village also shook their heads, this year, there are more graves on the roadside than the living, and the rich and noble brains are not bright, I am afraid that they will ......
Unexpectedly, someone from Luoyang came to Luoyang last year and brought a lot of money to Widow Wang, saying that Fugui had enlisted in the army outside and became an officer, so she didn't have to worry. Good fellow, now the widow of the king is very vibrant, and when she sees people, she praises her son for his promising, and even the thatched hut that leaks all year round has been renovated.
Last year, Fugui came back from outside, brought back a large amount of money, and hired two maids to serve his old lady in one go, and now the life of the widow's family is almost catching up with the old lady.
Fugui turned his head embarrassedly and smiled at the people behind him: "This is my brother of the same clan, let you see it." ”
"Tut-tut......" Wang Fuguang looked at the group, turned his gaze to Fugui, lowered his voice and said, "These are your friends?" It looks pretty wide. ”
"You just said that Mrs. Wang's family has a happy event? What's the happy event? Fugui hurriedly changed the topic back, this Wang Fuguang is a well-known person in the village, and he is not idle from morning to night.
"The old lady has a birthday," Wang Fuguang patted his head, "The old lady didn't have you when he had his birthday last time, and the grandson of the old man, Wang Mai, is not coming back from Luoyang as an official, so he is going to hold a birthday banquet for the old man, and the people in the whole village are invited, and I plan to come back to eat the banquet after hoeing the grass." By the way, you two didn't leave the village together, why didn't you come back with him......"
"Got it." Fugui hurriedly interrupted the other party's chatterbox, "Then you go down to the ground quickly, don't delay the banquet for a while." ”
"Yes!" Wang Fuguang patted his thigh, "Don't forget to go, the meat tube is enough for ......" As he spoke, he picked up the hoe and left in a hurry.
Wang Mai was instructing Liu Da to paste the word "Shou" on the wall at this time: "It's crooked, a little to the left...... It's a little higher on the right, so it's good......"
"Wheat!" The old man's voice reached his ears.
"Grandfather," Wang Mai turned his head and smiled, "Today is your sixty-ninth birthday, and the old birthday star is the oldest, so don't worry about it, just leave these things to me." ”
The old man has been used to worrying all his life, and today was supposed to celebrate his birthday, but he got up earlier than anyone else and took care of these things himself. He thinks that the subordinates in the family are not reliable, and if such a big thing is messed up, it is easy to make people laugh.
The old man nodded: "It's almost noon, the neighbors should almost arrive, you go to the door to greet the guests early." ”
Wang Mai got the order, didn't dare to slack off, and ran out of the yard as soon as he slipped away. The old man's orders did not dare to be disobedient, it may be that the old couple was suffocated at home, and less than two months after he came back, the old man was talking to him in his ears every day.
"At such an age, he still has a frivolous temperament." The old man shook his head.
Liu Da smiled when he heard this: "Ah Lang was not like this when he was in Luoyang, he was sad all day long, and he went home for two months and put down his burden, so he smiled a lot." ”
More than a dozen tables have been set up in the yard, and the weather in March has warmed up, and the temperature is neither hot nor cold, just right. It's just that the catkins that didn't float in were a little annoying, and Sun Yu was taking Qian'er to fight together.
"Daddy!" Sun Yu shouted happily when he saw Wang Mai.
Wang Mai picked up Sun Yu and kissed him on the forehead: "Good son, don't be busy, have you finished writing the notebook that your great-ancestor gave you?" When the time comes, if he spanks you, I won't be able to control it. ”
Although the old man had some opinions on Sun Yu's inability to change his surname, he finally accepted the matter under Wang Mai's explanation, on the condition that he must have more great-grandchildren as soon as possible, so that his old man can have children and grandchildren in his lifetime.
However, it can be seen that the old man really likes children, and he thinks that Wang Wheat is too pampered, so he wants to teach him personally. Poor Sun Yu is only five years old, and he has to recite those articles that Wang Mai looks dizzy.
Especially for calligraphy, it is even more demanding, probably because Wang Mai has no fun becoming a calligrapher in his life, so he pinned his hopes on the next generation. The homework assignment is not much more than that of the later generations. Now that the family has money, they are no longer distressed, and the old man personally went to the county seat to choose good paper and ink, which filled the entire corner. said that if Sun Yu could finish writing all these papers, he would definitely be able to inherit his old mantle.
Wang Mai sometimes felt sorry for his son, and tried to secretly write a few notes for Xiao Sun Yu, how could he escape the old man's eyes, and the next day the two of them were punished on the couch together. The old man is really ruthless, he can't do anything to his great-grandson, but he is not polite to his grandson at all, and now his butt still hurts faintly. Fortunately, the old lady next to her stopped it in time, otherwise it is estimated that she would not be able to get out of bed for a while.
provoked Rou Niang to snicker next to her for a long time, her own son was not distressed at all, and she couldn't wait to let Sun Yu grow up in the study for twelve hours a day, and she also suspected Wang Mai of making trouble and not teaching her son to learn well.
The old lady's health was not very good, and her legs and feet were a little unfavorable, but Wang Mai began to feel energetic again when she came back. looked at Rou Niang's big belly, smiled every day, and cooked soup for her granddaughter-in-law herself. Rou Niang didn't want to go, but after some persuasion by Wang Mai, she accepted it with peace of mind. The old man has been busy all his life, and once he is idle, he is not used to it, so it is better to let the old lady move too much, and he is not tired anyway, so he should be exercising.
Shan Xiongxin's wife Han was holding the child and directing a group of maids to wash the vegetables, when she saw Wang Mai coming out, she stuffed her son into Wang Mai's arms: "You help me hold it for a while, it's almost too late." ”
This woman is a fine person, knowing that Wang Mai likes children, she will never be polite to him, and she will climb up when she gives him a pole. Shan Xiongxin I was a hero, and he was made to death by her, but he responded to a sentence, and the hero was sad to pass the beauty pass.
"Where's the second brother?" Wang Mai teased Shan Daozhen in his arms and asked.
"I'm going to the city to get wine, I should be almost there......"
Before the words fell, Shan Xiongxin led the horse in: "Your brother Song Laosan brought you a message, saying that the old man's birthday will not come this time, and he will come to apologize another day." ”
Wang Mai hurriedly commanded people to unload a cart of wine into the courtyard: "Luoyang is in ruins, he must be busy." ”
Song Laosan refused the recruitment of the Tang army and vowed to become the richest businessman in Luoyang, and now he is seizing business opportunities.
At this time, people began to come in the courtyard one after another, Wang Mai hurriedly handed Shan Daozhen in his arms to Shan Xiongxin, and walked to the door to thank the neighbors who came to congratulate.
"Second uncle, you are too polite......"
"The third aunt sits ...... inside"
"Fourth Brother ......"
Wang Mai was holding two eggs in his left hand and a basket of wild vegetables in his right hand, and the ground was already full of congratulatory gifts from the villagers. Although these things are not valuable, they are all the hearts of the neighbors, and they have to keep the accounts.
"Prince Wang!" The pavilion chief's gift is more upscale, it is an old hen that looks fat.
"The pavilion chief sits inside, who is that...... Hurry up and inform the old man that the pavilion chief is here. Wang Mai hurriedly beckoned someone to take the pavilion chief in.
"At the beginning, the old man looked at Wang Gongzi as a talent, and he will be very productive in the future, this is not just more than two years of hard work, and the Wang family has become a big family in our city." As the pavilion chief said his words of congratulations, he was guided into the inner hall to find the old lady to pay his respects.
As soon as the pavilion chief was sent away, the master book also arrived, and he also congratulated him, and brought a few old friends of the old man who was on an errand in Jeju Mansion, all of whom were not young, and they were all beards.
This time ushered in the send-off, the sun has already risen three poles, and the table in the courtyard is already full of people at this time, but fortunately, the yard is large enough to accommodate it.
Wang Mai wiped the sweat on his forehead and went back to the house to pour a large pot of tea, and Rou Niang was holding a big belly and asked him to drink it slowly. Next to him stood a young girl in the prime of her life, who was the family business that the old man had found for him at home.
The girl's name is Zhang Xiu, and she looks pretty good, but it's a pity that her father is a bad gambler, and after losing the family property, she wants to sell her daughter. When the old lady entered the city, he saw that she had a pitiful background, and he was moved by compassion, originally he just wanted to buy it and be a maid, but then he thought that his grandson had not yet married, so he moved her mind to let her grandson be a concubine.
This girl is probably younger than Liu Ning'er, how can Wang Mai do it, so that the second elder can dispel this thought.
As soon as the two old men discussed, there was just a lack of someone to serve this Rou Niang, and as soon as their minds moved, they asked this Zhang Xiu to be Rou Niang's personal maid. The grandson is now at the age of blood and strength, and the granddaughter-in-law is pregnant again, it is estimated that it will not be long before this good thing will be done, and he will no longer care about him.
As soon as Wang Mai went out, he saw someone walking towards him in a hurry: "Lang Jun, there is another group of people outside the courtyard......
"Who?" Wang Mai asked.
"I said it was your friend, and I came to greet the old man for his birthday."
"Where did it come from?"
"Didn't say ......"
Hurriedly walked to the door, and after turning around, he finally saw the person coming clearly, Wang Mai's eyes suddenly widened: "Old Wei, why are you here?" ”