Chapter 7: An axe is settled

Shi Qian voted for Ximen Qing, full of joy, not only had a residence, but also found the first-class matchmaker Xue Sister-in-law in the county, that is, the one who had come to Ximen Mansion two days ago, and spent more than 200 yuan of goods before and after, introducing a marriage to this time.

For the big officials to take care of themselves like this, Shi Qian is really grateful to Dade, and he can't wait to treat him as a reborn parent, it is really a sword mountain and a sea of fire, without frowning.

However, with the extension of time, there are three days when he moved into the house, although Ximen Qing said that he was bored, he could recall that day Hu Cheng trusted, thinking that he had nothing to do, so he simply took Wu Yueniang and his family and moved to the father-in-law's house more than 20 miles away in the west of the city.

This Ximenqing's predecessor was flexible, and all the money in his hands was used to take care of the black and white business, except for a mansion in the city and various shops, he did not buy a little land and permanent property. I have to say that in terms of the perception of money and capital, this Ximenqing is far more than those landlords who only know how to buy land. It is no wonder that he was able to run the Ximen family from an ordinary wealthy family in the county to the first wealthy gentleman in Yanggu County in just over ten years.

Wu Yueniang's father, Wu Yuan, is the commander of the battalion of the Dongping Mansion Xiang Army stationed in Yanggu County, and there are 500 of this battalion of Xiang Army, but the actual number is estimated to be less than 30%. In fact, in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, not to mention the Xiang army, even if it was the forbidden army stationed in Beijing and other places, it was completely ruined, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit and no fighting spirit. In the entire Great Song Dynasty, the more than 100,000 Western troops under Tong Guan, the eunuch, can still go to the battle array, and the rest are just some fillers.

It is precisely because of this that after the Manichaean Fang La Rebellion in the south in history, it swept through more than ten states, and the imperial court finally transferred the Western military to finally eliminate this "sect leader". It can be seen from this that the combat strength of the forbidden army of the Northern Song Dynasty is so weak that it is simply appalling.

Wujia has thousands of lands, and can be regarded as a first-class big landlord in Yanggu, but in this densely populated and sparsely cultivated land on Jingxi Road, such people abound. Such land annexation has left the poor people with no place to spare, and it is no wonder that there are now bandits all over the place, and they are strong everywhere.

In recent days, Ximen Qing stayed in Wu Yueniang's room all night, but his daughter-in-law's moisturized face was like a peach blossom, and her skin was smooth and fat. It happened to be early summer again, the road on both sides of the road was longitudinal and horizontal, full of emerald green, and the vibrant scene made Wu Yueniang, who was rare to go out, feel very good, and moved the newly married Hun family in the car at the same time to laugh at each other to relieve boredom.

Wu Yueniang also knew that at this time, the one in her family was quite attentive, and she was a confidant, and she communicated more with her wife at this time, which could be regarded as helping the officials win the hearts of their subordinates.

Shi Qian's Hun family is from a small family, and he can't compare to Wu Yueniang, who is a lady like Wu Yueniang, and he is in the same car, he was a little at a loss at first, but Pang Chunmei, who served on the side, was eloquent, so that he slowly relieved his tension, and the words between the three women gradually increased.

A group of people and horses walked in a circle, starting from the county seat in the morning, and walked on the road for almost two hours, only then did they see the Zhuangzi of the Wu family from afar, Wu Yuan's second son, that is, Wu Yueniang's second brother Wu Da, also led four or five Zhuang Ding out of the village and waited by the roadside.

"My sister-in-law has always been good, it's rare to come to Zhuangzi, but I can stay for a few more days, my father was still talking about the third sister two days ago!"

Ximenqing knew something about it before, and his eldest brother was on duty in the camp on behalf of his father on weekdays, and it was rare to go home, so the person in front of him was naturally the second uncle Wu Da, so he also stepped forward to greet him quite affectionately.

Wu Da was a little flattered to see his brother-in-law so enthusiastic. Just because of the two brothers of the Wu family, the eldest brother learned martial arts with his father, but these two brothers are Xiwen, but they have failed many times. Although his old father has a certain relationship in the army, he has nothing to do with the civilian official line, but he is not as extensive as Ximenqing's son-in-law. Therefore, in the past, this Ximen Qing was more like Wu Da's uncle.

"I heard that my sister-in-law will take a concubine in a few days, then Meng Yulou is a wonderful person with both wealth and color, and my sister-in-law is a good blessing!"

Ximen Qing didn't expect that his second uncle, a genuine brand, would talk about his own style/rhyme when they met, but he didn't know that the other party was doing what he liked, and he just sighed in his heart that the customs of this era were really unusual compared with later generations.

However, the current Ximen official had no impression of Meng Yulou, and he didn't want to continue to dwell on this topic, so he casually introduced Shi Qian, who was following him, to Wu Da, and quietly changed the content of the conversation.

For reckless characters like Shi Qian, Wu Da was not half interested, but because of Ximenqing's face, he casually perfunctory a few sentences.

Shi Qian didn't have a good impression of Wu Da, but he just followed Ximen Qing's horse, and when he arrived at Zhuangkou, he suddenly stopped and stopped Ximen Qing's mount with a hand.

"Look at that person!"

Following the direction pointed by Shi Qian, I saw a strong man about 1.9 meters tall, shirtless, wielding a firewood axe, chopping firewood on the barn outside the Zhuangkou.

Such a tall figure is rare in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the strong muscles that keep agitating under the sunlight are enough to make people feel the amazing power contained within.

"Who is this man?"

Shi Qian is also a figure who has been fighting for a long time in the rivers and lakes, and his vision is very spicy, Ximenqing couldn't help asking.

"That guy is a foodie, it seems to be surnamed Bian, just a few days after coming to Zhuangzi, it should be a famine in his hometown and fled from Hebei. Although one arm is strong, it can top half a cow, but there is also a lot to eat, and one meal can have the food of four or five people! ”

Wu Da mentioned the word "Bian" in his words, and a thought suddenly flashed in Ximenqing's mind, and he couldn't help but think of a character in "Water Margin", who was also from Hebei.

Ximen Qing couldn't be sure whether the two were the same person, so Wu Dadao, who was beside him, said: "The second uncle took the family to settle in the village first, and I moved over at the same time to take a look." ”

Seeing Ximenqing's resolute tone, Wu Da didn't say much, but he was curious about what a poor farmer had to see.

Let's say that Ximenqing moved to the barn at the same time, and the man surnamed Bian didn't care about the two, and only cared about doing his own work, but Shi Qian stepped forward and tossed a few times in the chopped firewood, and finally slipped two pieces and handed them over to Ximenqing.

"Look, big official, this man has an axe in his hand, and the profile of firewood is clean and neat, and what is even more rare is that ordinary people chop firewood, all of which follow the wood grain, which saves at least seven or eight points of effort, but this man is doing things in a hurry, and he is an axe no matter what he does."

Afraid that Ximen Qing would not understand the Tao, Shi Qian explained in detail on the side, "If there is no mistake, this person is not only amazingly powerful, but also extremely profound in this axe." ”

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