Chapter 11: The Lion's Mouth
They had been discovered by Zhang County, but for some reason, Zhang County's order didn't say anything, as if he didn't see anything, Steward Liu was so frightened that he pulled Wujin by the hand, the two of them exited the small courtyard and quickly left from another path, Wujin couldn't help but look back, and secretly wondered in his heart: "It seems that this Zhang County Lingchengfu is quite deep, since there is a city, then why did Su Hanzhen jump out impatiently as soon as he took office?" It's kind of weird. ’
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Huangfu Bailing lives in a small two-story red building, surrounded by courtyard walls, and this is also the center of the whole family, and many important things happen, everyone has to come here to report to the old master.
When Steward Liu and Wu Jin just walked to the door, they saw a light carriage driving out of the courtyard.
"Sir!"
Steward Liu hurriedly stopped the carriage, the door opened, and he saw the head of the family, Huangfu Bailing, looking at Wu Jin with a smile, "Do you want to go with me?" Get me the crutches. ”
"My grandson is willing to go!"
Wu Jin jumped into the carriage and closed the door, Huangfu Bailing gave a few more instructions to Steward Liu, and the carriage set off, speeding along the small road of the house, going around to the gate from the other side, crossing the small bridge, and heading to the east of the city.
"Don't you want to ask where to go?"
Huangfu Bailing saw that Wujin had been silent, so he couldn't help but ask him with a smile.
"The grandson just carries the cane for the grandfather, and the grandson follows the grandfather wherever he goes."
"Huh! You little slippery head. ”
Huangfu Bailing gently tapped him on the thigh with a cane, and a naughty smile appeared in his eyes, "How is my cane better than your stick against Zhuoyu?" ”
Wujin knew that he couldn't hide it from his grandfather, and seeing that he didn't blame himself, he smiled and said, "Sun didn't hit him, he just fell and broke his leg." ”
"Can you break your leg bone with just one fall? I don't believe it. ”
"It's hard to say, if even a child's finger bones can be broken, how can his leg bones not be broken?"
Huangfu Bailing laughed, "Well said! ”
The carriage traveled another way, and Huangfu Bailing, who woke up from his contemplation, suddenly asked him: "Tell me the truth, what have you been doing in the past seven years?" ”
Wu Jin's heart jumped, there were some things he couldn't say, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Learn from the wine Taoist!" Did grandfather forget? ”
Huangfu Bailing shook his head, "It's right that you studied with him in the first four years, but the wine Taoist passed away three years ago, I specially sent someone to find you, but there is no trace of you, you tell you the truth, where have you been in the past three years?" ”
Wujin was silent, he couldn't answer his grandfather's question, he crossed too late to stop or participate in what Huangfu Wujin did, and if Huangfu Wujin said what he had done in the past three years, the family would definitely drive him out of Huangfu's mansion.
Huangfu Bailing looked at him, and seeing that he was silent all the time, he had no choice but to sigh secretly and stop asking.
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The carriage turned, and in front of it was a magnificent castle mansion, and Huangfu Bailing pointed at the mansion with a cane, "Do you know where that is?" ”
Wu Jin shook his head, "Grandson doesn't know!" ”
"There is the county mansion where the Emperor Fu of Chuyang County is not driving, and it is also the so-called backstage of our Donghai Huangfu family, the backstage piled up with silver, today we will visit him to see if this backstage wants silver or face."
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the bridge, Wu Jin helped Huangfu Bailing to cross the bridge, and came to the front of the mansion, two porters who were sitting and chatting on the steps hurriedly ran over, they knew Huangfu Bailing, and hurriedly smiled and complimented, "The old man's body is much tougher!" ”
"Huh! The blessing of my children and grandchildren, I have been in much better health recently, please report to the county magistrate for me, and say that I have something important to visit. ”
"The old man is waiting, I'll go."
The two gatekeepers turned around and went to the house, and there was no one outside the gate, at this time Huangfu Bailing whispered to Wujin: "This Huangfu County Duke is a clan, in terms of generation, he is actually the same generation as you, but there is no way, the second uncle of your family insists on climbing, if he calls me uncle, then you call him uncle, if he calls me the old master, then you call him the county prince, remember, don't kneel, there is gold under the man's knees, except for kneeling me, you don't kneel anyone!" ”
Grandfather's words were very popular, and although he had only met this grandfather twice, Wu Jin fell in love with him.
"My grandson remembers, he won't kneel."
It is a kind of arrogance to make the guests wait for a long time, it is a very impolite behavior, even if the host really has something to do without, he will invite the guests into the living room, order the family to entertain them diligently, and explain the reason, and ask the guests for understanding, which is the way of hospitality.
And this Huangfu County Duke didn't seem to know how to be hospitable, so they let their ancestors and grandchildren wait on the steps at the door for two quarters of an hour, and even the extremely well-cultivated Huangfu Bailing couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, he glanced back at Wu Jin, but saw that his face was expressionless, and his expression was indifferent.
Huangfu Bailing was secretly surprised, in his impression, his grandson was a hot temper, don't say that two quarters of an hour, that is, the time of a cup of tea, he will wait and shout, and now he has completely changed a person, Huangfu Bailing is extremely suspicious in his heart, what happened to Wujin?
Wu Jin waited for guests in the next generation, he waited for two or three hours, he knew that this was actually a negotiation strategy, and it was obviously the same today, this Huangfu County Duke wanted to give them a dismount, and deliberately put on a show, he saw that his grandfather's face was angry, so he reminded him in a low voice: "Grandfather is angry, maybe it is in his arms." ”
One sentence reminded Huangfu Bailing, the authorities are fascinated! How could he not even see this, he gently patted Wu Jin's shoulder and smiled approvingly at him.
At this time, there was finally a chaotic sound of footsteps in the mansion gate, and I saw Qin Yong, the chief housekeeper of the Huangfu Qu Mansion, walking out, and said with a smile: "Let the old master wait for a long time, my master is invited." ”
Huangfu Bailing's anger was gone, and he smiled and said, "Come uninvited, disturb your master." ”
"Where! Where! The old man please. ”
"Please!"
Huangfu Bailing turned around and gave Wu Jin a look, and asked him to follow him, Wu Jin quickly judged in his heart, and only waited for half an hour, which showed that the master wanted to put on a fight, but was afraid that they would really leave in anger, indicating that the master still wanted to see them, and it was estimated that the master of this business still couldn't throw it away, and he had a little bottom in his heart, so he followed his grandfather into the mansion.
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In the guest hall, Huangfu Qu held a pot-bellied white jade teapot, sucking tea, while smiling at the two ancestors and grandchildren of Huangfu who followed the housekeeper in, in his eyes, Huangfu Bailing gradually became a fat and big pig, and now it was time for him to slaughter the pig.
He already knows that Zhuoyu was broken leg, he doesn't care who did it, he only cares about his own interests, Zhuoyu obviously can't participate in the election of the head of Hucao, so who will replace him? Since the old master came to find him, needless to say, it must be the tribute priest.
In fact, it doesn't matter who represents the Huangfu family to run for Hu Cao, what matters is the money, how much silver he can get from it, this is the key.
Huangfu Qu suddenly saw Wujin behind Huangfu Bailing, he was stunned for a moment, who is this person? He thought it was the tribute priest, but when he got closer, he found that it was not at all, it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.
Huangfu Bailing had already walked into the guest hall, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he greeted him with a smile on his face, "Hehe! The old man is not in good health and comes in person, just say it, I, as a junior, will come to visit. ”
He calls himself a junior, but he refuses to call the other party a uncle, no wonder, if he becomes a relative, how can he be a businessman later?
Huangfu Bailing has completely regained his composure, and he also returned the salute with a smile, "Come uninvited, take the liberty to disturb the county princess, Bailing is ashamed!" ”
"The old master is polite."
Huangfu Qu glanced at it, and saw Wu Jin again, so he smiled and asked, ".....Who is this little brother?"
"This is my grandson, take the cane for me."
Saying that, Huangfu Bailing glanced at Wujin, and Wujin stepped forward and bowed to give a salute, "Younger generation Wujin, see the county prince!" ”
Huangfu Qu's face was a little displeased, he actually saw that he didn't kneel, it was really rude, he knew that Huangfu Bailing had dozens of grandchildren, and he didn't know how old this was, I'm afraid it was just because he was tall and strong, Huangfu Bailing used him as a crutch, forget it! is a dignified county official, why bother with this kind of little kid who has no tutor......
He smiled, no longer paid attention to Wu Jin, and waved his hand to Huangfu Bailing and said politely: "Old master, please sit down!" ”
Huangfu Bailing was not polite, sat down, a maid stepped forward to offer fragrant tea, Huangfu Qu picked up the white jade teapot and sucked the tea, he couldn't help but glance at Wu Jin again, Wu Jin stood behind Huang Fu Bailing, as if he was an inseparable bodyguard, and Huang Fu Qu felt an invisible oppression under the shroud of Wu Jin's burly figure, so he pointed at Wu Jin, "Old master, the things we will talk about later may be more important, let's let the younger generation avoid it!" ”
Huangfu Bailing waved his hand and smiled, "I'm old, and I can't remember many things, so I brought him here to let him remember some things for me, so as not to forget them as soon as I go out later." ”
Huangfuqu saw that he refused to send Wujin away, and he was very helpless, so he asked him: "The old master is visiting today, is there anything wrong?" ”
"Alas! That's the case, my foolish grandson Zhuoyu was broken by someone, I'm afraid I can't participate in the election of the head of Hucao, our family discussed, I want the second grandson Weiming to replace him to run for election, I hope the county government can continue to support. ”
Huangfu Qu frowned, "The above regulations are very clear, each family must be descendants of the descendants to be eligible to run, and the old family head should also know about the affairs of officialdom, if you want to change this rule, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources." ”
Of course, Huangfu Bailing knew that he was just looking for an excuse to ask for more money, and he was mentally prepared, so he asked him directly: "I don't know how much money I need to add?" ”
Seeing that he was asking frankly, Huangfu Qu was no longer polite, squinted and smiled, and doubled his palm back and forth, "This number?" ”
"Ten thousand taels?"
"Nope! One hundred thousand taels. ”
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PS: Today's ticket is very weak! Less than half of yesterday, I hope everyone will continue to vote for support and ask for recommendation votes!
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