Chapter 238: Belated ......
What does the snow look like?
Wearing a thick cotton robe, Han Rui looked up to the sky and sighed, looking at the snow, mainly after getting married, he had a very comfortable time, basically clothes to stretch out his hand, food to open his mouth, and it was naturally night after night...... Cough, anyway, it's indescribably gentle, maybe it's too comfortable, so I can't help but moan without illness, lest things will return.
Having said that, but after the marriage, it must be a period of time, it must be idle, collect the house, clean up the courtyard and other trivial matters, although Han Hui is in charge of the command, but when he returns to the door, he wants Han Rui to go out in person, and return to the Zheng family with Zheng Nao, and it is indispensable to eat, drink and socialize, and at the same time to visit and thank Yu Shinan for their attendance at the wedding banquet...... Especially the eldest grandson Wuji, who gave such a heavy gift, if he didn't come to the door in person to express his gratitude and excuse himself, it would be too unknowing, well, I must admit that when I heard the congratulatory gift sent by the eldest grandson Wuji, Han Rui was really stunned at the time, Wuli Mountain, how big should it be?
One mile and five hundred meters...... That's the algorithm of later generations, you have to know that the ancient unit, not so accurate, what acres, li, are said to be approximate, think about it, when sending people away, the habit is to say goodbye to ten miles of Changliang tears, then five miles of land, should not be much.
However, the five miles mentioned here can refer to a radius of five miles, that is, several hills near Han Rui's house, with the title deed sent by the eldest grandson Wuji, it belongs to Han Rui's private territory, and if ordinary people want to cut wood and hunt there, they must get Han Rui's approval, otherwise it will be a crime.
To put it bluntly, those are Han Rui's private property, who moved without his consent, was killed and maimed, lost some money, and the official government would not hold him responsible, just like the kind of vicious landlords that often appear in movies and television, upgrading from small landlords to big landlords can be regarded as a kind of progress.
Moreover, according to Zheng Naoyue, most of the mountains and forests near Lishan belong to the royal family, and only a powerful person like Cheng Yanjin is qualified to build a manor here, but the eldest grandson Wuji is even better, and he can take the contract of the Wuli Mountain from the royal forest and give it to Han Rui, which is also a good gift.
In the end, it is from a high-ranking lord, in Zheng Naoyuo's eyes, the mountains and forests within a radius of five miles are only a small amount, and they are not as useful as a few acres of fertile land, which is also understandable, after all, in the world's cognition, the land of mountains and forests has no other uses except for cutting firewood and wood, hunting, picking herbs and some fresh fruits.
After thinking about it seriously for a while, Han Rui also had to admit that Zheng Naoyue was reasonable, with ancient technology, the development of mountains and forests is just a utopian dream, at most you can grow some cash crops such as mulberry and hemp, and you can't make a lot of money all year round, which is indeed not as affordable as a few acres of fertile land.
Dignified Guogong, so stingy, how good it is to send fields, what kind of mountain do you want...... Hearing Liuying's muttering, Han Rui couldn't cry or laugh, and there was actually a trace of agreement in his heart, but on the surface, of course, he had to keep a straight face and gently reprimand, although it was a small peasant society, and the mountains were not valuable, but how to say it, it was also a rare gift, how could he say that people were so unbearable.
Spit out his cute tongue, as if he was offering a treasure, his little hand twitched slightly, his white and tender palm had more pages of notepaper, and he smiled coquettishly: "Stingy is stingy, Lang Jun and look, it's not as much as the lady's dowry." ”
Dowry, looking at Zheng Nao, who was shy and complaining, Han Rui took the notepaper and looked down, but it was Zhang Tianqi, and the amount was ...... One, two, three thousand acres, handwriting paper, so familiar, vaguely remembered, it seemed that Zheng Renji gave it to himself, and let himself refuse, Han Rui's eyes did not blink, looked at it for a moment, and confirmed again and again, it was indeed that one.
Scratching his head, Han Rui was a little speechless, the reason why he refused was not because he was afraid of taking on the reputation of eating soft rice, why couldn't he avoid it in the end, the pressure was so great.
After being silent for a long time, Zheng Naoyu asked with concern, "Husband, what's wrong?" ”
"It's fine." Han Rui shook his head with a smile, but he felt a little more in his heart, groaned, did not hide it, and sighed: "If we return to Yangzhou, then the industry here will not be able to take care of it." ”
After getting married, there was a sudden increase in heavy responsibilities, Han Rui also began to think about firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, after all, romantic love is only a part of life, only sweet words, no taste of bread, and the flowers of marriage will wither sooner or later.
Zheng Nao was silent, his eyes were shining, and he seemed to have something to say, but he didn't say it, only Liuying's heart was straightforward, and he said coquettishly: "Lang Jun, isn't Chang'an good, why do you want to go back to Yangzhou?" ”
Shhh, Han Rui gestured carefully, looked left and right, and whispered: "Be quiet, don't let Uncle Hao hear it, otherwise he won't scold you, but he will come to scold me." ”
"Okay, Liuying, don't chew your tongue, the fallen leaves return to the roots, the love of the countryside, and the principles of nature." Zheng Naoyue also said softly: "Yangzhou is the hometown of the husband, where the sect is located, how can you abandon it." ”
"Oh, lady, they're talking for you." Liu Yingjiao said angrily: "I heard that Chang'an to Yangzhou, the road is far away, and it will take at least more than a month to travel by car and boat, so why can't I go back to visit my wife from time to time in the future." ”
Zheng Naoyu's expression was calm, and he said angrily: "Liuying, husband, this is our home, how can we say that we are going back." ”
"It's someone who said the wrong thing." Liuying saluted obediently and said softly: "Lang Jun don't blame. ”
Good daughter-in-law, Han Rui praised more than once, he was also worried in his heart, what kind of local feelings, he would not see it so important, but he stayed for a long time, a little bit of home, when he first came to Chang'an, he was not familiar with life, so he often thought about going back, but now, after a long time in Chang'an, he settled down, and accompanied by his wife and concubine, the thought of going back naturally faded.
However, just as Zheng Nao's words were promised, Yangzhou is the hometown of the sect, and for no reason, he didn't return to Yangzhou, but stayed in Chang'an, so he couldn't say anything, at least Han Hui couldn't explain it.
Seeing Han Rui's hesitation, Zheng Naoyue hurriedly said: "Husband, anyway, now that the snow is falling, in a few days, maybe the mountain will be closed and the road will be cut off, and if you want to return to Yangzhou, I am afraid that you will have to wait until the beginning of spring next year. ”
That's right, Han Rui nodded, put this worry aside, continued to preach and teach to solve doubts, and indulged in the wonderful gentle township.
A few days passed, and it was time to return to visit relatives, perhaps considering the mood of the young couple, the sky was rarely clear, and a touch of sunshine fell, reflecting on the plain earth, with a crystal clear luster, but Han Rui didn't have the heart to appreciate it, he stretched out his hand to help Zheng Naoyu, and cautiously went down the hill, and when he arrived near the flat official road, he got into the prepared carriage.
The servant shook the reins lightly, drove away, because the road was slippery with snow, it was easy to fall and overturn, naturally did not dare to take it lightly, carefully controlled the horse not to run too fast, and walked slowly all the way, until entering Chang'an City, the situation was better, after all, it was the capital of the empire, naturally there were special personnel to clean the snow, the road in the city was very clean, and the lively scene was still the same.
In winter, the shortage of materials is the most profitable time, any cold storm and snow, can not resist the businessman's desire for profit, not only them, through the car curtain, occasionally you can see groups of literati entering the city, Han Rui thought a little, suddenly woke up, to participate in the next year's imperial examination, it should also be this time to arrive in the capital.
Go back and let Qian Feng pay attention to the scholars from Yangzhou, whether they know each other or not, find an opportunity to get together, lest someone slander him, saying that he is snubbing his fellow villagers, Han Rui secretly shook his head and smiled bitterly, he had more entertainment, and he began to become sleek, a little more exquisite, this kind of surname, I don't know if it's good or bad.
When I was reflecting, the carriage also arrived in front of the Zheng Mansion, the servant stepped forward to post, Han Rui also got out of the carriage, gently helped Zheng Nao to come down, and when he turned around, he had a warm smile on his face.
"Everyone, go and report, Langzi and his wife are back to the door." The servants guarding the door of the Zheng Mansion did not answer the post, but they recognized Han Rui, and when they saw him, they had already shouted loudly.
Han Rui smiled and said, "Let's go, don't make your father-in-law and mother-in-law wait for a long time." ”
Zheng Naoyue nodded slightly, like a bird, walking side by side with Han Rui, walking slenderly, entering the courtyard, but heard a rush of footsteps in the corridor, it is estimated that Zheng Renji and Cui's daughter are heartfelt, so they ran so fast, Han Rui thought in his heart, and his smile was even brighter.
The pace was a little faster, and he was ready to step forward to greet him, but unexpectedly, the first to come was not Zheng Renji and Cui's, let alone Cui Bai or Zheng Weide, but more than a dozen middle-aged men with elegant appearances and good manners, including a few handsome young men with faces like crown jade.
Dressed up, light brocade, jade belt around the waist, hanging exquisite jade pendants, full of rich and noble atmosphere, but not vulgar, between gestures, very similar to Zheng Renji, full of literati and elegant bearing, so Han Rui can boldly speculate that they should be from a noble family.
It's just that their attitude doesn't seem to be very friendly, Han Rui secretly pondered, and saw these people coming, their eyes as if they could see through, looking at Han Rui back and forth, full of scrutiny.
This kind of familiar aura, déjà vu, Han Rui couldn't help but move, but seeing that Zheng Nao seemed to be a little excited, he stepped forward and saluted softly, calling out one by one: "... Uncle... Uncle... Uncle... Elder brother... Cousin. ”
"Yo'er is ......" This is the voice of the elder, and his eyes are kind.
"Sister, it's been a long time." These people should be the children of the Zheng family, and most of them are Zheng Naoyu's cousins or something, so there is no need to pay special attention, only a few young people with hateful faces and smiling faces next to them, and Cui Ba ...... No, it's even more annoying than Cui Ba.
"Cousin, I heard that you got married, isn't it true?"
"Naturally, it must be my aunt who is joking and making us happy."
"That's right......"
A few boys, it's not a good thing, Han Rui secretly slandered, he was obviously holding his daughter-in-law's slender hand just now, but they just turned a blind eye, and their eyes must be blind.
Zheng Naoyue smiled, turned around and walked to Han Rui's side, took the initiative to hold his arm, and said softly: "Yes, I am married, this is my husband, Han Rui." ”
(To be continued)