Chapter 25: Grapes
After a while, Ren Xiaozhu came out with a smile: "What's the matter, my father just misses his daughter, I want to look carefully one by one, third sister, my father told you to go in." ”
King Zhenxi and Xiao Zhu didn't say anything serious, just the father and daughter reunited, asked about the recent situation of the pearl in the palm of their hands, and talked happily.
Ren Churong came in, and it was no exception at the beginning, and he was cold and warm for a while, but the king of Zhenxi still had something serious to say to Cheng He, pulled his daughter to sit down beside him, and asked, "The third brother, what do you think?" ”
Chu Rong Bingxue was smart, and when he heard the words, he understood what his father meant, lowered his head, and replied softly: "The surname of the eldest brother inherits the heroism and courage of his father, he is determined to be on the battlefield, and he likes to lead the troops to fight the most, let him preside over the internal affairs of the palace, it will be difficult for him; The second brother is suitable, he sees the overall situation very clearly, and he is meticulous, he is only stronger than me......"
"It's a pity that he is a good person, and he is often indecisive in doing things, so you have to work harder in the future and help him more."
Ren Churong's eyes were red: "Churong has failed Daddy." ”
Suddenly, King Zhenxi smiled: "Pure bastard, now it's like this... The king is happy. ”
In the past half a year, Ren Churong has been busy with Fengyi, but she has not let go of the affairs of Hongbo Mansion, it is just that the bird book has controlled everything remotely, and both ends have been handled by her in an orderly manner, but Cheng He's hard work can be imagined.
The king of Zhenxi is old-eyed, he sees everything in his eyes, seeing that Cheng He is so dedicated to the fiefdom, how can he not understand his daughter's thoughts, and what else can he say as a father. He wants to remove the housekeeping from Ren Churong, of course, because of the reason that 'his daughter is extroverted and will no longer be his own person after marriage', but it is not because he feels sorry for Cheng He and is afraid that her burden will be too heavy.
The prince couldn't see the woman's sobbing appearance in his life, so he changed the topic, smiled and pulled up the homely routine, and after chatting for a while, Cheng He bit his lip and said with some difficulty: "Father... My daughter wants to borrow money from you again. ”
King Zhenxi laughed: "Want to borrow it again?" Say, how much to borrow this time? ”
Cheng Hao gritted his teeth and said a number softly. The king of Zhenxi was really startled when he heard this, and said that he had heard it wrong, and deliberately repeated it, and after his daughter nodded and confirmed, the prince was surprised: "So much? ”
Ren Churong hurriedly said: "I will be able to pay it back soon, and I will definitely be able to pay it back!" The longest is less than a year. ”
This time, Ren Churong reported a big number...... Even Hongbo Mansion can't directly take out the big money, but she knows that the prince has a way, and the king of Zhenxi has military funds in his hands, and he will make up for it after temporarily embezzling it, but she has to spend a little effort on the account.
The matter of robbing the tomb has been determined, and the wealth on the treasure map can't run away, but it will take half a year to dig up treasures, realize it, and then transport the money back to Dayan, and it will take half a year to see the money at the earliest, Ren Churong doesn't want to wait, the army in the 'front yard and back yard' is waiting for equipment, as long as the money arrives, it can be arranged.
So Ren Churong wanted the king of Zhenxi to help her come to turnover. But then again, it is a matter of embezzlement of public funds and military funds, if Cheng He is not sure to return it as soon as possible, he will not open his mouth to his father, otherwise it will hurt his father.
King Zhenxi took a deep breath, pondered carefully for a while, and asked in a deep voice, "Can you really pay it back?" ”
Ren Churong nodded vigorously, and the king of Zhenxi slowly spoke: "I want to divide it into three payments, the first money will be given to you within a month, and I will give you the second one in another month, and the third one... It will take another two months to raise funds. You don't have to pay it back in a year, I can handle it in two years, not more than two years. ”
Cheng He was overjoyed, and agreed repeatedly, his eyes were red again, and the king of Zhenxi seemed to want to say something, but in the end he shook his head and smiled, and scolded: "Fuck...... Go and call that kid in! ”
The county lord left, Song Yang came in, he didn't know that the county lord wanted the prince to borrow money again, and the king of Zhenxi had his own style, and he didn't mention it to Song Yang at all, and after meeting, he got straight to the point: "Chu Rong and Xiao Fu are the pearls of this king's palm, and when I saw them after a while, Chu Rong was skinny and haggard; The little catch is white and red, and his complexion is so good. What do you think, what will this king think? ”
Song Yang said honestly: "You want to hit me." ”
A daughter is far better than before, and a daughter is not as good as she was at the beginning...... This thing is not 'addition and subtraction', and Xiao Yu's refreshment can't offset the haggard of Chu Rong. In the eyes of his father, it is completely natural to be like Xiao Zhu, and it should be so, not to 'add points'; but Chu Rong's appearance is simply a great hatefulness of his son-in-law, and it is not too much to be punished.
In response to Song Yang's answer, King Zhenxi snorted coldly: "Next time I see Chu Rong, it's best to be fatter and more energetic." ”
He didn't have anything to say to Song Yang, and after a few sentences, he said to Song Yang: "Lord Hu has something to do with you." Then he raised his voice and ordered the military attache to stand by outside the door: "Go and invite Lord Hu to come." ”
In this space, the old man and son-in-law stayed with wide eyes...... Fortunately, Master Hu came very quickly, and he also brought a fat boy of four or five years old with him, and Cheng He and Chu Rong also came into the big house with him.
Master Hu had a kind smile on his face, pointed to the doll next to him and said with a smile: "This is the dog Hu Jing, there is a nickname Grapes, all of them are screamed by those mothers-in-law, it is very ugly, and it makes you laugh." As he spoke, he introduced Song Yang and the other three to his baby son.
Hu Jing called Brother to Song Yang, Sister to Princess County Lord, and then knelt down and kowtowed. He was still too young to tell who was the elder and who was the elder, and when he looked up, the couple in front of him was about the same height as his father, and the big one must be the elder...... Cheng He coughed, and quickly helped the little fat man up, Xiao Yu looked at the little baby carefully from the side, and then smiled: "No wonder there is a nickname of 'grape', the eyes are round and bright, really like grapes." ”
Lord Hu loves this little baby as a baby, and he doesn't have to hold a shelf on this occasion, listening to his son being praised, and smiling from ear to ear.
Hu Jing is white and fat, especially rare is that Lord Hu and Mrs. Hu teach their children well, but they are spoiled but not spoiled. Prime Minister Zuo is old and has a son, a single seedling baby, in terms of delicacy alone, Xiao Grape can rank in the top ten among all the dolls in Nanli, but there is no trace of squeamishness in him, Xiao Yu reached out to pinch his face, he didn't make trouble, only giggled.
Everyone sat down, and Lord Hu looked at Song Yang and said, "The old man wants to ask Chang Chunhou for help, and it just so happened that the prince was going to go out of Beijing to supervise the western front, so he came along the same road," he said, pushed his son forward, and continued: "What does Chang Chunhou think of the dog?" If you can teach me, I want this boy to worship under your door......"
Song Yang was taken aback, and hurriedly refused: "How can I be qualified to teach others, let alone be a teacher of Little Grape." ”
Master Hu shook his head and smiled: "Everyone is their own people, you really don't need to be polite, others don't know your ability, I don't know yet, if Grape can invite you to be a teacher, it will be a blessing from his previous life." ”
Song Yang still wanted to refuse, but Master Hu didn't allow him to say anything, and said: "It's not like I'm going to apprentice now, this doll is still too young and doesn't understand anything." I mean, you take him away first, and after a year and a half, if you think he's a good man, take him under the door; If he is really stubborn, send him back. ”
The more Song Yang listened, the more confused he became, and turned his head to look at Ren Churong, who was also confused and didn't understand what was going on. It is no exaggeration to say that grapes are the eyes of Lord Hu, and it is not enough to pet and love, so how can you send children outside, especially in a deserted place like Yanziping.
Master Hu was not in a hurry, and continued: "There is another reason... A while ago, a master passed by Beijing, Neiko did a good thing, invited the master to the house, we old guys don't care, don't have to see anything, just ask him to help give the grape palm a numerology, the master read it, said that he is both civil and civil. ”
"Listen to him alone, it is inevitable that it is unreliable, the old woman asked someone to ask, tossed and asked another master, sent the grapes over to ask someone to see, this time, this master, simply do not know our identity, but after seeing the grapes, said almost exactly the same as the previous one, this come... The old man's heart was a little unsteady. ”
Hufu's wife believed in Buddhism, when the little grape was born, she did not invite the diviner, but Zhang Luo, invited a lot of monks to see the doll, everyone said auspicious words, the child was too good to be good, but later, two years ago, the doll was snatched from the long street by the murderer; Soon after, there was a serious illness, and both times before and after were fatal calamities, but none of the monks saw it.
As a result, Mrs. Hu was a little weak-hearted, not because she didn't believe in the Buddha, but because she didn't believe in the monk very much. In fact, Ziwei Doushu and Five Elements Bagua are all I Ching, and the Buddhists of Middle Earth will not learn these things at all.
Recently, I found two 'masters' in a row, both of whom are masters of numerology, and they are low-key, only famous in a small circle, and most outsiders don't understand, the two masters say the same, and the way to crack is the same, and the others are not mentioned.
It's not difficult to break the 'civil and engineering double bleak', that is, throw the small grapes into the deep mountains and old forests all at once, I'm afraid it's too troublesome to realize, Master Hu and the master discussed, this 'civil and civil' from the place, can you not be too 'outside', the master is very easy to talk, said that you want to rely on the inside, it's okay, just live for a while... A year.
The fiefdom of the Marquis of Changchun is on the edge of the deep mountain, which can be regarded as a show of earth and thick wood, and it is also the most 'outer' and most guaranteed place.
"Old fellow, it's inevitable that you will talk and make you laugh." Master Hu probably said the reason, but he still smiled, and said to Song Yang: "Don't worry, the child doesn't need you to take care of it, I will send all the manpower." ”
As soon as the old man said this, it really became to ask Song Yang for help, Song Yang couldn't refuse, but this matter is not an ordinary trouble, not to mention that if the little baby has a bump, he will be responsible, just say that the current situation in the fiefdom, recruiting private soldiers, stealing weapons, and soon there will be a large amount of gold and silver to rob tombs, maybe there will be an 'emperor' in the future, any of these things are known by outsiders is a big trouble...... Master Hu seemed to be able to guess Song Yang's concerns, and spoke again: "The people who followed the grapes to your fiefdom have taken care of his inner family since childhood, and they don't understand anything outside, and they won't dare to pay attention to anything else, and they will never cause you trouble." ”
Speaking of this, Song Yang simply nodded happily, and Lord Hu was overjoyed, and laughed: "Thank you, brother!" It's still early to apprentice, but the number of etiquette can't be abolished, so I will be accepted as a registered student first, and I will receive a ring from the grapes... You sit down, you must accept it, I have brought the apprenticeship ceremony. As he spoke, he directly pressed the little baby to the ground and kowtowed to Song Yang.
Song Yang has risen to a generation, and the generations of several people in the house are all messed up, but fortunately, everyone understands people, each shouting their own and irrelevant to each other.
Song Yang stayed in Daying that night, and the next morning, the king of Zhenxi set off for Kushui Pass, and Lord Hu took his baby son and went to Fengyi with Song Yang and others.
When I returned to the town, there was a lively scene again, Ayigo, Nanrong, Luo Guan, Gu Zhaojun and others and Prime Minister Zuo were all old acquaintances, everyone was displaced together at sea and in the wilderness, which was regarded as a friendship of common adversity.
The grapes were still too small, and he couldn't sleep enough every day, so he sat in the car and staggered on the road, and fell asleep again, and when he arrived in the town, everyone was reluctant to wake him up, and was carried to the back hall of the yamen...... I don't know how long I slept for a long time, Xiao Zhu finally woke up, and he didn't come back from his dream for a while, he opened his eyes in a daze, and he didn't see his father, and there was a young woman sitting in front of him, and her black lips were extremely scary.
Grape was frightened and whispered, "What about my father?" ”
"You don't want you anymore, give me your baby." The woman grinned her black mouth, smiled, and replied crisply: "Your baby is hippie and tender meat, cook it and eat it fragrantly!" ”
"I'll fight with you!"
Grape didn't know where the strength came from, so he jumped up and grabbed Ayigo's hair with his little hand...... Heikou Yao and Zuo Chengxiang chatted for a while, and then ran into the back house to see the little doll, just as the grapes woke up in a trance, Ayigo didn't do anything right, grinning to scare people, how could I think that although the grapes are small, the surname is very stubborn, and they grabbed their hair and said that they wouldn't let go.
The woman in the back house called the doll to cry, and the people chatting in front of her also said what happened, and ran back in a swarm, separating 'not doing right' and 'ignorant', and after asking about the situation, Song Yang laughed, pointed to Ayigo and said, "You deserve it." ”
Lord Hu shouted at the grapes, if it weren't for the county lord and the princess protecting the little baby, his slap would have fallen, and it was not over after the scolding, Lord Hu didn't talk about his identity at all, and forced his son to kowtow to Ayigo to admit his mistake.
Rao is Ayigo has always been cheeky, but now his face is red, he squatted down with his hands in a hurry, helped the grapes up, and at the same time sneered at the prime minister: "Don't blame him, the little baby dares to fight and dare to make trouble, the tiger pokes and pokes fiercely, a good thing, a good thing." ”
But to be honest, as soon as he saw Little Grape sleeping and silly just now, Aigo liked him, otherwise he wouldn't have teased him with nonsense. Seeing that the grapes were full of grievances, Ayigo was still a little distressed, and discussed with him in a whisper: "Auntie hug your baby, you are not allowed to grab Lao Tzu's hair again." ”
Grape was a little confused by her 'aunt, Lao Tzu', but she still nodded, and said very atmosphericly: "If you don't eat me, it's fine!" ”
…… Prime Minister Zuo only stayed for one day, and during this time, he always stayed in the yamen and did not browse the feudal towns to show that he had no intention of snooping. After dinner, he was ready to return to Beijing, and before leaving, he carefully told the grapes not to be pampered and arrogant, not to be disrespectful, and to remember that his master was like a father.
Before leaving, Song Yang deliberately led Master Hu a few steps away: "Shi Xiaoxiao's whereabouts are unknown, he disappeared from Hongcheng, and from the first month to now, there has been no news for most of the year." ”
Master Hu was taken aback, and asked in a deep voice: "Something to do with Dayan?" "After the first product, Jingtai and Dayan didn't move at all, but with Emperor Yan's surname, the more he didn't move, the more uneasy Lord Hu became, and this matter was about to become the old man's heart disease, and when he heard that Shi Xiaoxiao was missing, his first reaction was: Jingtai made a move.
"I don't know." Song Yang didn't mention the situation he learned about here, he just wanted to use Lord Hu's power to find someone.
Master Hu nodded: "I will check, and I can contact you at any time if there is news." Then he put on a smiling face and went to say goodbye to a group of acquaintances who saw him off. When he set off, his grape eyes were red, and he was about to cry, but Master Hu suddenly turned his head to look at him: "Remember what I told you?" As he spoke, his voice softened, and he inspired: "Men have tears...... Grape twitched, nodded, and said: "Men don't flick when they have tears." ”
Master Hu smiled: "So what? Don't cry. After speaking, he nodded to Song Yang and the others, and didn't mention nonsense such as 'please' and 'bother', and he didn't look at his son anymore, and ordered the team to leave, leaving Fengyi overnight and rushing to the capital.
Sending off Prime Minister Zuo and settling down the grapes, it was late at night.
Ren Churong was busy and frightened at the same time, and then tossed back and forth from Fengyi to Daying, and during the day, she was strong enough to accompany the distinguished guests to laugh, and now she couldn't support it anymore, she still had something to say to Song Yang, but she sat on the chair and fell asleep before she could say a word.
Song Yang didn't dare to disturb her anymore and quietly left the yamen...... The next day, when Song Yang got up, Cheng He was already busy, first selected a team of elite Hongbo Wei to be deployed to Mrs. Bo, Mrs. Bo extended a few drawings of the ancient tomb, took seven up and eight down and Hong Bowei, set off after breakfast, and went to Zhang Luo to rob the tomb and dig treasures; Cheng He selected four careful ones from the personal female guards, divided them into four shifts, and never left Xiao Grape's side all night. Xiaowa's daily life is often taken care of by Eminem and maidservants who came with the Prime Minister's house, and there is no need to worry about the city, and the female guard is only responsible for safety. Lord Hu's words are beautiful, but Cheng He doesn't allow Xiaowa to make any mistakes; followed Ren Churong to find the directors of several construction sites, dispatched strong craftsmen, and promised to pay a lot of money to go into the mountains to the ancient camp of Shanximan. Song Yang once promised to support the old and weak in the cicada yaksha, and there would be more exchanges between the fiefdom and the mountain col in the future. Ren Churong planned to dig the exit of the tunnel, but he couldn't always rely on seven up and eight times to get in and out of the thief hole. A few more houses will be built, and people will be stationed there after completion to serve as information contacts and personnel exchanges.
Waiting for these things to be dealt with, Cheng He stretched hard to cheer himself up, and Song Yang, who was waiting on the side, said with a smile: "People sit at home, things come from the sky, and they can't finish it." Before you can sort out the things you brought back, Master Hu sent another delicate baby... What do you think? ”
(To be continued)