Chapter 2: The Son Next Door
How big an official is Chai Shen in the future, Chen Yingliang is actually not very interested - anyway, everyone has already come to the door to ask for a divorce, and Chai Shen's official position has nothing to do with Chen Yingliang. Chen Yingliang is more interested in his current body, how did he get involved with the Chai family in the first place, and also signed a marriage contract with the eldest lady of the Chai family?
It took more than a day to carefully sort out the memories brought by the new body, Chen Yingliang found the answer, it turned out that Chen Yingliang's great-grandfather Chen Xin, once an official to the Northern Zhou Xiongzhou Thorn History, into the Duke of Xuchang County, at that time it was also a famous family, great-grandfather Chen Xin glared at the leg after his grandfather Chen Wan attacked the knight, and Miss Chai's grandfather Chai Lie was the general of the Northern Zhou Hussars at that time, successively served as Sui, Liang Erzhou Thorn History, Feng Champion County Duke, and the old Chen family has a very close relationship, the two families have the idea of marriage, but unfortunately because of all kinds of mistakes, Chen Chai's marriage failed to materialize in Chen Yingliang's father's generation.
Later, Yang Jian replaced Zhou Lisui, although Chen Wandi and Chai Lie failed to hug the thigh of the old Yang family in time to become the minister of Conglong, but they did not stand on the wrong line and turned their faces with the old Yang family, the family business was basically the same, and the relationship was still close, so sixteen years ago, when Chen Wandi was about to kick his legs, he made an agreement with Chai Lie, so that his grandson Chen Yingliang, who had just turned one year old at the time, would marry the unborn daughter of Chai Lie's son Chai Shen - that is, the daughter in the womb of Chai Shen's daughter-in-law at that time.
Of course, if Chai Shen's daughter-in-law gave birth to a son, this family affair will naturally not exist.
Chai Shen's wife really gave birth to a granddaughter to Chai Lie, and at the same time, she also gave birth to a future daughter-in-law to Chen Yingliang, named Chai Qian, but no one thought that the year Chai Qian was born would become a watershed for Chen Chai's two families. After Chen Wandi passed away in the same year, the old Chen family fell into bad luck, Chen Yingliang's father Chen Ying not only failed to attack the knighthood, but also hugged the wrong thigh one after another, and the officials and magnates who took refuge fell faster than the other, and the political investment used on them was all lost, and finally all the family property was tossed up, and Chen Yingliang's father Chen Ying was also implicated because of the fall of the political backer, and lost the sesame mung bean official that he had bought with great difficulty.
And then it was even simpler, Chen Yingliang, who was ruined in his family property, couldn't stand the blow and became angry and became ill, and died of illness when Chen Yingliang was ten years old, several distant relatives of the old Chen family divided the last bit of family property and denied the six relatives, Chen Yingliang's wife worked hard to pull Chen Yingliang to grow up to the age of fifteen, and two years ago he also contracted a serious illness and died, leaving only an old servant Chen Laosan who was almost sixty years old and Chen Yingliang depended on each other, and life was very difficult.
The old Chen family has fallen to this point, and the proud old Chai family no longer has the idea of retiring from the marriage, which is strange, and at the same time, Chai Lie, who was married to Chen Wandi's fingertips, has also kicked his legs three years ago, Chai Shen was able to send someone to the door to withdraw from his relatives after three years of filial piety, and it is already a difficult filial piety, so there is a later thing, Xiao Zhengtai Chen Yingliang committed suicide by hanging the beam, and Chen Yingliang, the captain of the criminal police who bought a kidney machine as office supplies with public funds, took possession of him.
By the way, in fact, Chen Yingliang doesn't think that the old Chai family's dislike of the poor and love the rich and ask for a divorce is a lack of morality that hurts nature and destroys human nature, because if Chen Yingliang is the current head of the Chai family, Chai Shen, he is absolutely reluctant to marry his daughter to a lonely poor boy. Chen Yingliang's biggest dissatisfaction with the old Chai family is that the old Chai family directly asked to withdraw from the marriage, and did not try to support the future son-in-law, giving the future son-in-law a chance to see the development - if this is the case, Chen Yingliang will at least drink the gruel that can show the shadow of the person.
"Childe, it's time to eat."
As soon as he ate porridge at a regretful meal, Chen Laosan's voice penetrated Chen Yingliang's ears, and then, Chen Laosan walked into the room with a wooden plate, put a big bowl of brown rice and a big bowl of fragrant meat soup on the table, and his thin old face was full of kindness and love, and said to Chen Yingliang gently: "Childe, eat it quickly, your favorite mutton soup, the old slave also put pepper, there is no smell." ”
"Lamb soup?" Chen Yingliang, who had drunk gruel for more than a day, was overjoyed, and hurriedly rushed over to grab chopsticks, but after picking up the rice bowl, Chen Yingliang remembered one more thing, and hurriedly asked Chen Laosan: "Uncle San, did you get the money to buy mutton and rice?" If I'm not mistaken, our family has run out of money? The day before yesterday, you paid the doctor for the consultation, and it seemed that you couldn't pay a single penny. ”
"Childe, don't worry, the old slave didn't steal or rob." Chen Laosan replied with a smile: "It is a kind son, who has taken the usual money to help our family, let me buy some rice and meat for you to replenish your body, the old slave has already thanked him for you." ”
"Who is so kind?" Chen Yingliang asked in surprise - Chen Yingliang, the person who put the icing on the cake, has seen a lot, and Chen Yingliang, the person who sent charcoal in the snow, has really not seen it a few times.
"Childe forgives the sin, the old slave promised the son, he can't say his name, and he can't tell this matter." Chen Laosan shook his head.
"Why? Do good deeds without leaving a name, the Sui Dynasty also has Comrade Lei Feng? Chen Yingliang was even more curious.
"I don't know, the old slave also asked him, but he refused to say." Chen Laosan continued to shake his head, and urged: "Son, eat quickly, the old slave has already thanked the son next door again and again, and when you are developed in the future and re-enlarge the lintel of the Chen family, we will thank him again." ”
"The boy next door? Is it our neighbor? Chen Yingliang found the clues in Chen Laosan's words, and then immediately came to his senses, and said with a smile: "I understand, I have to say my name, and I don't want others to know about it, this son is really careful." ”
"Childe, do you know why he did this? Why? Chen Laosan asked curiously.
"He was afraid that he would not be able to resist it in the future, and he would be annoyed." Chen Yingliang replied: "As the saying goes, emergency is not poor, our family is full of poor people, if he lets others know about this, in the future, every family will come to the door when there is something, and they are all neighbors, how can he parry?" So he saw that our family was in distress and pitiful, and he could save us from an emergency, but he didn't want others to know. ”
"yes, that's how it should be." Chen Laosan applauded and praised: "Son, you are so smart, that son must be afraid that everyone will ask him for help, so I am not allowed to tell others about this matter, otherwise, even the poor people in our area, one person will not be able to bear it." ”
Chen Yingliang smiled, and greeted Chen Laosan again: "Third uncle, let's eat together, it's finally a little meaty, and half of us." ”
"Childe, the old slave has already eaten on the stove, you can eat it yourself."
Chen Laosan hurriedly shirked, but Chen Yingliang was willing to believe it, so he went to the kitchen to get a bowl, divided half of the white rice to Chen Laosan, and personally served mutton soup to Chen Laosan, which moved Chen Laosan to tears, sighed and choked for a long time, Chen Yingliang spent a lot of effort to persuade him, and pulled him to sit down and eat with him.
Chen Laosan's craftsmanship is very average, even if the mutton soup is pepper noodles, it still has a pungent smell, but Chen Yingliang and Chen Laosan's master and servant, who depend on each other, both eat very fragrantly, and they continue to push each other to pick up vegetables, and the family is harmonious. After the meal, Chen Laosan went to wash the dishes and chopsticks, and Chen Yingliang went to his own dilapidated courtyard, while walking and moving his legs and feet, while sorting out the memories left by the dead ghost Chen Yingliang, and thinking about his current situation and future way out by the way.
Things have come to this point, of course Chen Yingliang doesn't dare to expect to be able to return to modern society, Chen Yingliang doesn't worry about the marriage of the old Chai family, if the Chai family comes to the door again to ask for a divorce, Chen Yingliang agrees, the Chai family dog looks down on Chen Yingliang, who is now poor, and Chen Yingliang, who is quite arrogant, does not want to cry and shout that he must marry that Miss Chai, so he will retreat, and he may regret it in the future.
Chen Yingliang has absolute self-confidence to make the Chai family regret it, as a traverser, Chen Yingliang, the captain of the criminal police brigade of the city bureau with both force and intelligence, not only has more than 1,000 years of knowledge and insight in this era, but also has the biggest golden finger of a traverser - know the direction of history! Knowing that in a few years, the Sui Dynasty will fall, and Li Yuan will replace Yang Guang, the Yang Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and establish the greatest dynasty in ancient China, the Tang Dynasty!
Knowing this, Chen Yingliang naturally first thought of the fastest and most labor-saving way to get ahead, the way to make the Chai family regret it, and go to Li Yuan! Take refuge in Li Yuan and Li Shimin, father and son, who do not kill heroes, and hug their thighs!
Chen Yingliang's only headache now is how to take refuge in Li Yuan, it is not difficult for a big celebrity like Li Yuan to find him, but after finding him, how can he let him reuse himself and give himself the opportunity to show his strength? Chen Yingliang can't sue Li Yuan, he is a time-traveler with more than a thousand years of historical knowledge and insight, right? If there is no special opportunity and cannot show the outstanding ability to impress Li Yuan with himself, even if Chen Yingliang goes to take refuge with Li Yuan now, he must start from the grassroots cannon fodder.
After being admitted to the police station through the civil service examination, and finally climbed from a small policeman to the position of the captain of the criminal police brigade of the city bureau, Chen Yingliang, who had already suffered enough, of course did not want to be cannon fodder, suffered twice and suffered two crimes, so Chen Yingliang planned to plan and then act, first come up with a way to make Li Yuan impress himself, and then hug his thigh.
What method to use to make Li Yuan impressed with himself, Chen Yingliang has no clue for the time being, but fortunately, Emperor Yang of Sui can still jump for several years, and Li Yuan will also have several years before he will rebel, and now Chen Yingliang, who is only seventeen years old, still has time to prepare, so Chen Yingliang, who has not fully integrated into this era, is not too anxious, put this matter aside for the time being, and looked at the residential houses of this era with great interest.
The small mansion where Chen Yingliang lives now is the only real estate left by the dead ghost Chen Yingliang, located in the civilian area of the southern city of Daxing City, surrounded by urban poor, the location is extremely poor, small and narrow is not worth a few dollars, only three dilapidated and low adobe houses, a small kitchen that only accommodates one person, there is not even a well in the yard, only an old locust tree with mottled bark, the dilapidated earth courtyard wall is so low that you can see the outside of the courtyard without a probe, full of moss, and it may collapse if it hits.
"The mountain is not high, there are immortals, the water is not deep, and the dragon is spiritual. Si is a burrow, but Wu Dexin. ”
Living in such a ghost place, Chen Yingliang, who likes vassal elegance, couldn't help but memorize a well-known ancient text that was appropriate to the time and occasion, and chanted loudly with his hands behind his back: "The moss marks are green, and the grass is green." There is a lot of talk and laughter, and there is no white ding. You can tune the piano and read the Golden Sutra. There is no silk and bamboo, and there is no case. Nanyang Zhuge Lu, West Shuzi Cloud Pavilion. Confucius: What's ugly? ”
"Good! Good literary style! A good sentence is a burrow, but I Dexin! ”
Suddenly there were cheers and applause outside the courtyard wall, Chen Yingliang turned his head to look, but saw that outside the dilapidated and low courtyard wall of his house, I don't know when a tall man stood still, in his thirties, and his appearance was very handsome. Seeing Chen Yingliang turn his head to look at him, the tall man smiled kindly, bowed very politely across the courtyard wall, and said with a smile: "Don't blame Gongzi Chen, I just happened to pass by, and I overheard Gongzi chanting the words to show his heart, and felt that Gongzi was extraordinary, and the words were exquisite, so he couldn't help but applaud, and I hope to forgive my sins if I disturb them." ”
"Are you ......?" Chen Yingliang, who has not fully integrated all his memories, feels that this tall man is a little familiar, it seems to be the neighbor of the dead ghost Chen Yingliang, when Chen Yingliang first traveled to this era, among the neighbors who came to visit Chen Yingliang's rescue situation, there seemed to be this tall man, but Chen Yingliang couldn't remember his name for a while.
"Qiao Song Gongzi, why are you? Come home please. Chen Laosan ran out of the kitchen, and while bowing to the tall man, he turned his head to Chen Yingliang's eyes, and introduced: "Childe, he is Qiao Song Gongzi, our neighbor." ”
After finishing speaking, Chen Laosan gave his hand to the prince of Qiao Song again and again, and explained: "Don't be surprised, my son-in-law was a little distracted after being rescued and woke up, and he forgot a lot of things, so he forgot your honorific name." ”
"I see." That Qiao Song Gongzi nodded, and then he understood the reason why Chen Yingliang forgot about himself, and at the same time, Qiao Song Gongzi was also a little puzzled, and asked, "Third Uncle Chen, what did the doctor say about your son-in-law's condition?" The person who was rescued after the suspension forgot the past? I don't think there is a similar record in the medical books? ”
"That day, the doctor woke up the son and left, and the old slave didn't have time to ask." Chen Laosan opened the courtyard door and explained, "Yesterday, the old slave wanted to ask the doctor, but the son couldn't leave anyone, and the old slave didn't have a big son, so he couldn't inquire, but thanks to your son, the old slave will ask in a while." ”
"Listening to the tone of the third uncle, could it be that the one who gave me and the third uncle the same money, is it this Qiao Song Gongzi?" Chen Yingliang heard the flaws in Chen Laosan's words, and he also had a good impression of this Qiao Song Gongzi all of a sudden-there are not many good people like this who can send charcoal in the snow.
At this time, that Qiao Song Gongzi had already strode into the courtyard at the invitation of Chen Laosan, to Chen Yingliang's surprise, this generous and polite Qiao Song Gongzi was dressed very plainly, the coarse cloth robe was washed white, there were patches on the cloth shoes and pants, and the clothes looked not much better than the poor Chen Yingliang. However, Chen Yingliang soon discovered that this Qiao Song Gongzi's demeanor and temperament are quite good, elegant and majestic, even if he is wearing cloth clothes, it also gives Chen Yingliang a feeling of being outstanding.
"Chen Gongzi, are you feeling better now?" Qiao Song Gongzi took the initiative to ask, looking concerned and very sincere.
"Thank you Qiao Song Gongzi for your concern, the little brother is fine." Chen Yingliang thanked him.
"It's okay." Qiao Song Gongzi nodded, smiled again and said: "Chen Gongzi, you almost scared your third uncle to death the day before yesterday, I want to open up, for the sake of your deceased parents, and for the sake of your third uncle who has worked hard to take care of you, don't do such stupid things again." You are so young, are you still afraid of ...... in the future? ”
"Yes, there is! Right here! ”
A new shout from outside the courtyard interrupted Qiao Songgongzi's words, Chen Yingliang and Qiao Songgongzi turned their heads to look, but saw that outside the courtyard gate opened by Chen Laosan, a man dressed as a wealthy family came running at some point, pointing to the courtyard gate and shouting on the road, "Here, this is it, the surname Chen lives here." ”
"Who's coming?"
Chen Yingliang was stunned, and after the neatly dressed family member pointed out the location of Chen Yingliang's small courtyard, he went straight into the Chen family's small broken courtyard, and shouted at Chen Yingliang and Qiao Song Gongzi vividly: "You two, who is Chen Yingliang?" ”
Chen Yingliang's expression was indifferent, too lazy to pay attention to the dog-fighting family, Qiao Song Gongzi smiled and didn't speak, only the timid and fearful Chen Laosan came over, nodded to the family and said: "This little brother, Chen Yingliang is the young master of the old slave, what do you want to tell the young master of my family?" ”
"The kid surnamed Chen is here, good things are coming!" That Ding Yifa's spirit came to life, and he said to Chen Laosan in a big way: "The thousand cattle prepared by His Majesty the Emperor, the eldest son of the Julu Gong Cheshire!" Come and visit the kid surnamed Chen in person! What are you doing? Why don't you call the kid surnamed Chen to kneel outside the door to greet him?! ”
"The eldest prince of Chai is here in person?" Chen Laosan's mouth opened wide.
"Of course." The family Ding was very satisfied with Chen Laosan's surprised attitude, and shouted triumphantly: "Your Chen family ancestor has accumulated virtue, quickly ask the kid surnamed Chen to go out and kneel to pick it up!" It's late, don't regret it! ”
Hearing this, Chen Yingliang looked disdainful and was too lazy to move, but Qiao Song Gongzi next to him patted Chen Yingliang's shoulder and said softly: "Brother Yingliang, Brother Yingliang, Brother Fool is older than you, so I will call you brother, listen to Brother Fool's advice, no matter what, the Chai family and your Chen family are also world friends, and Gongzi Chai will come to visit you in person, no matter what the intention is, you should go out to greet you, don't lose the courtesy." ”
Chen Yingliang is also a person who can listen to persuasion, and felt that Qiao Songgongzi's words were reasonable, so he nodded and replied: "Thank you Brother Qiao for your advice, the younger brother understands, please wait a while, the younger brother will go out to meet him, and he will not accompany him for the time being." ”
Chen Yingliang's title of Qiao Song Gongzi was obviously a bit problematic, although Qiao Song Gongzi found out but didn't care, and said that Chen Yingliang was so angry that he said the wrong thing, so he instructed again: "Brother Yingliang, be magnanimous, you are still young, and you still have a future." ”