Chapter Seventy-Four: The Coming of Wealth

"Ouch......" Wang Mai covered his stomach and hummed, but he was hungry just now, but now he is holding on, he hasn't eaten so comfortably for half a year, he is greedy for a while, and he eats too much. The pen %fun %Ge www.biquge.info looked at the rich and proud face next to him, Wang Mai wanted to smoke him, this kid ate more than he ate in a day, if the ordinary Zhuang family had such a son, he would have been eaten poor a long time ago.

Rou Niang made a cup of tea for each of them, and was about to leave the hall, when she heard Wang Mai say, "I have something to say to you in a while......

"The slave family knows ......" Rou Niang blushed and fled.

"Alas......" Wang Mai sighed, and then turned his head to look at Fugui, "Say, what are you doing here?" ”

Fugui was shocked when he heard this, and smiled: "Brother Wheat, what are you talking about?" I don't understand. ”

"You don't have to hide it from me," Wang Mai blew the hot air in the cup, "even if you don't say it, I can guess eight or nine." ”

"I'm just stopping by to see you......" Fugui scratched the back of his head blankly.

"Hehe...... Wang Mai put down the teacup and smiled, "You kid used to pretend to be stupid in the village, but you haven't been able to hide it from me, I said, I know what shit to pull as soon as you pout your ass, do you know why?" ”

"Why?"

"Remember the first time we met?"

"At that time, you injured your foot, and I went to the well of the old lady Wang's house to fetch water and met you."

"Yes, I'll just sit on the edge of the well and watch you." Wang Mai looked at the heat rising in the teacup and recalled.

"There are a lot of people who go to the prince's house to fetch water all day long, and there is mud on the edge of the well, so you ask me to carry some dry firewood and put it on the mud by the well to prevent someone from slipping."

"That's right," a smile appeared on Wang Mai's face when he thought of the scene at that time, "At that time, there was obviously dry firewood in the yard, but you ran a long way to pick it up outside the village." Everyone in the room laughed at you for being a fool and trying your best, and I thought so at first. ”

Fugui laughed twice.

"The people in the village are very shrewd, and if they were allowed to do these jobs, they would definitely take the firewood from the yard and do the work. But when you came back, you broke a large elm branch for me to make a cane, and I felt that you were not only not stupid, but also much smarter than those people. Because you know the situation in our family, there are only two old people and I who are lame, if we use the firewood in the yard casually, then my grandfather will have to work hard to pick it up, how can a child with such a delicate mind be a fool? ”

"At that time, I only thought that the old lady took care of the people in the village and let people go to the house to fetch water all year round, I should do this, I didn't think about it so much."

"Yes," said his grandfather, Wang Mai, with a burst of emotion, "he is an old man who is warm-hearted, and although he sometimes likes to teach people, the people of Zhuang respect him." ”

"Don't worry, he's a good old man."

Wang Mai smiled and nodded, continuing the topic just now: "When you entered the city just now, you paid special attention to the layout of the city defense, and you also paid great attention to the weapons and equipment on the soldiers. ”

"I'm also a soldier, so naturally I took a second look."

"The Tang Dynasty has recently fought in the south and the north, and the war is tight, why would King Qin give you such a long family leave?"

"That's all because King Qin is sympathetic to us......"

"Even if King Qin is sympathetic to his subordinates, there is no reason to arrange them so properly, right?"

"I don't know......" Fugui's gaze was a little evasive.

"You just brought a horse out at the ferry, since you just arrived in Luoyang, when was this horse prepared?" Wang Mai didn't wait for him to answer, and continued, "First, you rode all the way home, and then took a boat with a horse to Luoyang, but it is impossible for an ordinary ship to let a horse get on the boat, even if you get on the boat, you have walked such a long distance back and forth, and you have been on the boat for several days, how can you still be so fat?" So this horse doesn't come with you all the way. ”

Fugui opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say a word, so he nodded and admitted it.

"Then there is only a second possibility, this horse has already been arranged for you at the ferry. But you keep saying that coming to see me is a temporary idea, even if King Qin treats you well, it is impossible to expect this in advance, and he prepared a horse for you in advance, right? ”

"Brother Wheat......"

"Then there is only one reason, you didn't just come to see me temporarily, but you were arranged to come a long time ago, and it is estimated that going home to visit relatives is just to hide people's eyes."

"That's right."

"Li Shimin just destroyed Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, and there are only two enemies left in the north of the Tang Dynasty, Dou Jiande in Hebei and Wang Shichong in Luoyang, and you were sent to Luoyang at this time, I think the Tang Dynasty must be going to do something to Wang Shichong."

"Brother Wheat, I really can't hide anything from you." Fugui smiled embarrassedly, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, "His Royal Highness King Qin has heard your name in Chang'an, and I was sent here this time to contact you, hoping that you can serve the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Many people in Luoyang City still think that I am still in prison, how can His Royal Highness King Qin know the news that I have been released from trouble?"

"I don't know." Fugui said honestly.

Could it be Buddhism? Thinking of the story of "Thirteen Stick Monks Saving the Tang King" in the romance, in this way, Buddhism is very likely to have fallen to the Tang Dynasty, no wonder the old monk Huicheng repeatedly persuaded himself not to retreat, thinking that he had heard some rumors.

"When I had an official position before, I was just a petty official with no power and powerless, and now I am even more worthless, why does His Royal Highness King Qin look up to me so much?" Wang Mai asked suspiciously.

"I don't know," Fugui thought for a while, "Anyway, Brother Qin and General Cheng both recommended you to His Royal Highness King Qin, as well as Luo Shixin, he knew that you were implicated by him and imprisoned, and he missed you very much." There is also Wei Zheng, who often mentions you in front of King Qin, and I also say a lot of good things about you. Fugui looked proud.

"Damn." Wang Mai scolded, opened the letter and read it, then put it on the oil lamp and lit it.

"Brother Wheat, you can do it with us, you are so capable, and it is only a matter of time before you become a marquis."

"Did King Qin still have something to explain to you when he gave you the letter?"

"Yes...... But ......" Fugui was embarrassed.

"He must have said, first observe and see if I can win over, and if I can, give me the letter; If you can't win me over, don't give the letter, it's better to kill me with a knife, right? ”

"Yes," Fugui confessed frankly, "but I know you'll do it with us." ”

"How do you know? Maybe I'll kidnap you, Li Tang's spy now, and ask Wang Shichong for credit? Wang Mai scolded with a smile.

"After King Qin explained to me, Wei Zheng and Brother Qin said in front of King Qin that you had long been interested in the Tang Dynasty, and persuaded them to join the Tang Dynasty."

"Alas......" Wang Mai closed his eyes, thinking about the gains and losses. Li Shimin's letter said that he hoped that he could persuade some generals in the army to surrender, but the only general he knew was Shan Xiongxin, and the letter was self-evident.

Shan Xiongxin is now recognized by Wang Shichong, fought a lot of battles for him, and has become one of the biggest powerful generals in Zheng Guo except for the Wang family. But this person has never meant to surrender in history, until finally Luoyang Chengpo was ordered to be beheaded. Li Shimin really looks up to himself, this is to treat Lao Tzu as Su Qin Zhangyi, and he can decide the general trend of the world with one mouth.

The army is pressing, and Wang Shichong's defeat has been decided, but there are still so many old friends in Luoyang City, as well as thousands of Luoyang people, as well as the rich and noble who were ordered to lurk in Luoyang, as well as Rou Niang's mother and son...... You can walk away, and wealth will never stop you, but do this......

"Brother Mai......" Fugui said on the side, "King Qin really values you......"

"Needless to say," Wang Mai raised his hand, "I promised." ”

"Great...... Fugui's eyebrows fluttered happily, "I know." ”

"But not for Li Tang's world......"

"Huh?"

"In short, I will do my best to cooperate with this matter." Wang Mai said with certainty.

"As long as you are willing to agree, then Luoyang City will be much easier."

"Fugui, you also look up to your brother too much," Wang Mai said with a wry smile, "Wang Shichong's hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed here, so it's easy to do a fart, the first thing is to save your life, you know?" ”

"Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, His Royal Highness the King of Qin also said this to me."

After arranging the wealth, Wang Mai walked into the backyard, and now a day has passed, I didn't expect to talk to him for so long, I don't know if Rou Niang slept or not. When I got closer, I realized that there was still a light flickering in her window, and that was good.

raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, but there was a hesitation in his heart, but at this time the door opened, and Rou Niang's big eyes flickered in the dim light, which was very moving.

"You haven't slept yet......"

"The slave family has been waiting for the officials to ......" After saying this, he felt a little ambiguous, "Come in and talk." ”

"No......" Wang Mai swallowed, "It's too late, it's inconvenient, I'll leave after talking here." ”

"Hmmm......"

"You've suffered these days......"

"No bitter ......"

"I wanted to go back to my hometown, but because of wealth...... Tomorrow when he and I move out, you will ...... the accounts."

"The officials are moving out?"

"You and Ning Er are both women, I'm afraid there will be some ......"

"Our mother and son have been living in your house for so long, if I want to leave...... Rou Niang plucked up her courage and said, "The people outside already regard me as yours...... And when you come back today, you say this? As he spoke, he couldn't hold back his tears.

"Don't cry." Wang Mai looked around and quickly pulled her into the room.

"You let it go......" Rou Niang struggled to break free, "Don't bother the officials, our mother and son will move out early tomorrow morning." ”

"I ......"

"Official, please come back......"

Alas...... was actually kicked out, Wang Mai walked back with some annoyance, but the door next to him opened, and Liu Ning'er was looking at him with anger on her face.

"Ning'er."

"You wood."

"I ......," Wang Mai shook his head, "I don't understand what she's thinking?" ”

"It's good that you know," Ning Er whispered, "If I were you, I should go to Sister Rou Niang's room right now." ”

"Huh? But she seems to have some ...... Alas, she has repeatedly refused, and I don't know if she is interested in me now, so why bother asking for hardship? ”

Liu Ning'er whispered a few words in his ear, and Wang Mai smiled bitterly after hearing it: "It turned out to be because of this, why didn't she say it earlier?" ”