Chapter 97: Departure
Ouyang Shu walked out of the palace gate, it was already quite early, so naturally he didn't have to go back to the yamen, so he went straight to his house.
When he passed by Meng Zhonghou's new mansion again, Ouyang Shu deliberately looked up and was greatly surprised. Originally, Ouyang Shu had always been a slow-paced society in the Song Dynasty, and people here did not pay attention to efficiency, even if it was the forbidden army. But after a few hours, when he passed here again, he found that this mansion had already begun to take shape, and this kind of efficiency surprised Ouyang Shu very much.
What surprised Ouyang Shu even more was that those forbidden troops didn't seem to be satisfied with the current progress, and they were still working hard under the command of several officers. Look at them like that, as if they don't want to stop building this house today.
Ouyang Shu secretly thought: It seems that His Majesty did give them a very heavy reward promise, otherwise, how could these people work so hard!
Ouyang Shu looked at it for a while, and saw that these people were just working with their heads down, and they were about to turn around and leave, when they suddenly heard a deep voice shouting: Li Jieyuan!
Ouyang Shu has hardly heard this title since he was hit by Tanhua. At this time, he was obviously wearing an official uniform, but he was still called so, which was even more inexplicable. He quickly turned around, only to see a ball of meat moving towards him.
Ouyang Shu was stunned for a moment. It's not that he didn't recognize this fat man, he was just surprised that this fat man was so slender and relatively slender. This fat man is none other than Meng Laoshi, who brought a concubine to Ouyang Shu to see a doctor. Ouyang Shu never thought that the world was so big that he and Meng Laoshi would actually meet on the streets of Tokyo.
Meng honestly smiled and came to Ouyang Shu's face. He smiled now, and although his eyes were narrowed, he could at least see the black eyeballs in the slit. And when he walks, although his movements are still a little ugly, they are not difficult to walk. Of course, the biggest change in him is that the sadness on his face is gone, but now there is a bright smile on his face.
Although Ouyang Shu and Meng Laoshi did not have much friendship, it was still a very happy thing to see an old acquaintance in this foreign land, and he said with a smile: Meng Yuanwai, I haven't seen you for a long time! I see that you are radiant and full of energy, and I am really happy in my heart. Why, what is Meng Yuanwai doing now, and he actually came to Tokyo?
Meng honestly smiled and said: Xie Yuan, it should be the county lord who smiled. It is difficult for a villain to do that little business in Shezhou, let alone in the capital! No matter what kind of business you do in the capital, there will always be many people competing with you, how can it be so easy. The villain came to Tokyo not because of business matters, but purely because of private matters.
Ouyang Shu sighed, since Meng honestly stated that it was a private matter, he was not interested in inquiring. However, he is now half the host in Bianjing City. Since he met a fellow countryman, he was very willing to entertain him. At that moment, he smiled and said: It is a rare fate that we can meet on the streets of Tokyo today. I don't think it's as good as this, this place is only a short journey away from the house, you might as well go to my house to rest your feet, we can also catch up on the old days.
When Meng honestly heard this, the smile on his face became stronger, but he shook his head and said: "The kindness of the county is appreciated by the villain, but the little ancestor of my family is also very powerful! If the villain does not go back to coax him on time, he will turn his face up, and the whole family will not be at peace! When there were no children in the past, the whole family looked forward to the stars and the moon in the hope that a boy would be born. But when this kid came out of his mother's belly, everyone knew that the children and grandchildren were all ancestors!
Although Meng Laoshi was distressed, the smile on his face could not be concealed no matter what. When he said this, his tone was complaining, but it was showing off.
Ouyang Shu could naturally hear this, and he hurriedly smiled: It turns out that Meng Yuanwai already has a child, so congratulations. You said very well, children are ancestors, and no one can offend him. In that case, you better go back first, don't annoy this ancestor and make the whole family unhappy!
Meng Laoshi said that he wanted to go, but his footsteps did not have the slightest intention of moving. His conversation was evident from his face. He smiled and said: Speaking of which, I would have to owe it to Li Xianzun, if it weren't for you, the villain might not even be able to hug such a difficult little ancestor. Today, the mansion has not been repaired, and when he repairs it one day, when the county passes by, you must come in to rest your feet, and let you toast you with a glass of water and wine!
When Ouyang Shu heard this, he was stunned and said, "Mansion?" He turned back and pointed to the mansion under construction and said, "Is this mansion your family?"
Meng Laoshi showed a smug look on his fat face, and pretended to smile reservedly: It is said that it belongs to the villain's family, and it doesn't count, it belongs to the villain's brother's family. The villain was passed on to his cousin since he was a child, and then followed his father to do business and came to Shezhou. Originally, the villain thought that it would be impossible to return to Tokyo in this life, but recently, the emperor has been very generous and rewarded my brother with a lot of things, and now he has rewarded such a house. There is a sentence, the villain said that the county should not be worn everywhere, I heard that the emperor intends to re-establish my little sister as the queen!
The villain's brother is also an honest man, how can such an honor not worry about the villain. Therefore, the villain sold his family property and dragged his family to the capital. To tell the truth, I heard that you are also an official in Tokyo, and the villain also wants to go to the meeting, but he hasn't heard about the county's residence for a while, and the little ancestor of the family is really noisy. The matter was put on hold. Today, the villain just came to see the new construction of this mansion, and he didn't want to meet the county unexpectedly, which was really fateful!
When Ouyang Shu heard this, he secretly thought: Isn't it? One is called Meng Zhonghou, and the other is called Meng Laoshi, loyal and honest, isn't it just a family? It's just that I didn't expect Meng Laoshi, a fat man, to look like this, and his sister is very beautiful!
Meng honestly revealed his identity, and Ouyang Shu realized that he was a cheap brother-in-law. Since the last incident, Ouyang Shu felt a little guilty when he saw Empress Meng, and even the family members who saw him were also a little guilty.
It is indeed fateful, fateful! Ouyang Shu smiled dryly.
Meng Laoshi saw that everything that should be said was almost done, so he smiled and said: The county has something to do, so let's get busy first, and the villain won't talk to you more!
Ouyang Shu smiled and said, "Say goodbye!" and turned to leave.
At this time, behind the royal street, two men walked over slowly. One of them poured his eyes on Ouyang Shu's body, and his eyes shot out hatred that was difficult to hide.