Bidding farewell to the "little marquis", Ji Chengjue clapped his hands silently, as if he was dusting off some invisible dust.

Shaoqing,

Father-in-law Zhang walked over, first squatted down to clean up the lid of the teacup that had been smashed earlier, and then asked:

"Master, isn't this person the little marquis in the north?"

Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:

"I don't know."

Zhang Gonggong said:

"Master, even if this person is really the little marquis in the north, it is difficult to have a deep friendship with this kind of person, not to mention anything else, Uncle Pingye, the difference is too far."

"You haven't seen Zheng Fan for a long time."

"It's been a long time since I've seen it, but master, as the saying goes, three years old looks old, even if Uncle Hirano started from the end, but the free and easy energy revealed in his body, others can't learn it even if they want to.

If it's an idle scoundrel at the head of the village, it's just that, after all, they actually have this kind of energy, but Uncle Hirano is a capable person.

Talented but not arrogant, humble but not decadent, is the true measure.

And the one who just left, no. ”

Ji Chengjue reached out and rubbed his eyebrows, but did not speak.

Father-in-law Zhang picked up the broken porcelain, stood up, and whispered:

"Master, just like the cup lid that the master said earlier, this person, it really took us a lot of effort to find out, and there are also some coincidences.

Since he is a shadow, whose hand is the thread holding this shadow? ”

Father-in-law Zhang is Ji Chengjue's own person, and when he speaks, he doesn't have to be restrained.

The implication is that if it's just a bait, then who threw the line?

Is it to protect the real son of Zhenbei Hou?

Or, today......

Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:

"Only by following the vine can you touch the melon, but no one dares to swallow this bait and touch the fishing line."

When you touch the Hou of Zhenbei, you are dead.

If you touch your majesty, you will die.

Gonggong Zhang was stunned, and then, he sighed a little:

"Master, the one just now is also pitiful, shadow, but he has always thought that he is the master."

"Do you pity him?"

Ji Chengjue laughed twice and said slowly:

"If he deliberately pretended to be anxious, pretended to be impatient, pretended to be impatient, pretended to be unmotivated, pretended to be unfocused, and pretended to have the feeling of being in a hurry to eat hot tofu."

"Pretended?" Grandpa Zhang was stunned.

Ji Chengjue pointed to the broken porcelain piece in Zhang's father-in-law's hand,

Road:

"People are different from cup lids, cup lids, smashed and smashed;

But people, if they know that he is fake, and they have to get into trouble when they smash it, they don't bother to smash it. ”

……

"Chu, you can pick up this yard again."

"Okay, Daddy."

"I'm quick, I'm going to fire in my new home tonight."

"Yes, Dad."

He Chu took a broom and began to sweep the yard, sweeping and sweeping, but when he looked up, he saw two people standing at the gate of the courtyard.

A man with slightly white hair, followed by a man who looked like an old servant.

"Who are you?" He Chu asked.

"Oh, I'm the landlord." The middle-aged man replied.

"Landlord?"

"The people from the tooth shop came to inform me today, this small yard is rented out, and I will come and take a look."

"Chu, who's coming?"

Old He Tou walked out of the back room.

"Dad, say it's our landlord."

"Landlord? It wasn't you when you signed the deed. ”

"The person who signed the deed was a steward of my family, and I just heard that this yard was rented out, so I came to see it and prepared some gifts for you."

The old servant behind the middle-aged man stepped forward and put some bandaged rice cakes and a jar of wine up.

"Yo, this can't be helped, this can't be helped, in this world, how can there be a tenant who accepts the landlord's gift."

Lao He hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the things and was about to hand them back,

"Your small courtyard is not expensive, I have seen the old man, it is cheaper than the same area around the same place and in and out of the same place, the old man and I came to the capital with my son for the first time, and I can rent this house immediately in a hurry, which is already considered to take advantage of you."

Just a while, the old man told my son, when the house is cleaned up and settled, I have to send you a piece of bacon to thank you. ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand disapprovingly,

Road:

"Things, you accepted them when you were old, I won't tell you, I lived in this yard when I was a child, and then I did business and made a little money, so I changed to a new house with three entrances and exits, but here, in the end, there is a childhood thought.

The house is not inhabited, and no matter how good the house is, it will be broken and cold.

Today, I came to the door to give a little gift, but I also thought that you would be affected a lot, help me take care of this house, and the rent, if you have money to press, you can reduce it a little more. ”

"Don't you dare, you don't dare." Lao He immediately shook his head and said: "I have already taken advantage of you, but I don't dare not be satisfied, as for this house, you are relieved, I am a sensible person, the old man I let my son designate the place to be repaired, and I have to cherish some people's things if I live in the master's house." ”

"Cheng, this little thing, you can take it when you are old."

"Cheng Chengcheng, accept it, but you also have to stay, let the old man and I take care of a dinner, if you can afford the old man and me, you will give this face!"

The middle-aged man waved his hand,

sat down directly on a wooden bench next to him,

Road:

"Okay, then you're tired."

"Hey, look at what you said, if you don't come, will I stop eating dinner, old man? It's nothing more than a matter of multiple pairs of chopsticks.

Old man, when I first came to the capital, I looked around with my eyes, how to say that, that is, people and houses and those shops are sandwiched.

I can't find someone to drink two sips of wine, so if you are free in the future, you will come often.

You bring a plate of peanuts and rice, old man, I will take care of the wine! ”

"Yes, yes."

Old He Tou shouted to his son:

"Chu, go out and buy some food and come back."

"Okay, Daddy."

He Chu went out.

Lao He Tou brought two more stools, one for the old servant standing behind the middle-aged man, and one for himself to sit down.

"Don't think it's a waste of money, my son just went out to buy vegetables, that is, he really bought vegetables, the head of the family, bacon and pig's head are enough, hehe, before entering Beijing, I am a butcher."

"Oh, listening to your accent, even if you are not from the capital, you can't be far away."

"You guessed it, old man, I am a native of Nan'an, and I am also in Tiancheng County."

"Then why did you enter Beijing?"

"Alas, I'm not afraid of your jokes, the daughter can't help it, my own daughter picked a Beijing person's clan, and I chose a son-in-law in Beijing for the old man.

I wanted to be closer to my daughter, so I moved over. ”

"Oh? If this is the case, it is up to your son-in-law to help you settle it, how can you let yourself come out and rent a house? That's a lot of nonsense.

Could it be that the son-in-law's family is in trouble? ”

"This is not true, this is not true, the son-in-law is from a rich family, originally, the house was arranged by him, and the courtyard was very bright, but I didn't live in the old man."

Not only Changliang, but even the servants and maidservants were prepared in advance.

In the past, when Xiao Liuzi was the poorest, he had to rely on the cornmeal sent by Uncle Zheng to survive;

But now that he is in charge of the household department behind the scenes, there is no need to be shabby, in terms of how to spend money, there are really few people in the whole Dayan who can compare to Ji Lao Liu.

"Why?"

"You think, it's my daughter who married into their family, and it's not an old man, I married into their family with my son, why do we eat and drink and live in other people's homes?

Isn't this just that my daughter can't hold her head up at her in-law's house?

You say, isn't that the reason? ”

"That's right."

"Ugh."

Old He Tou sighed and said:

"Let's not expect any chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven and be rich and noble, I thought that this life would be safe and secure, which is a great satisfaction, but now, I don't know whether this life is good or bad."

"Since the girl marries into a rich family, it is naturally good."

"You're a rich man, aren't you?"

"Me?"

"You are dressed like this, you talk like this, I can understand at a glance that the old man is not an ordinary ordinary person, you should also know that this rich and noble family, its walls are high, but the rules are also high.

I used to think about recruiting a son-in-law or something, or find a nearby one, when I was there, I could still watch, and when I was gone, his brother could continue to help me watch.

No matter what, it is impossible to let your daughter have a short meat, and it is impossible for her to be bullied.

Now, there's no way, I want to take care of it, but I can't manage it. ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he nodded, and then said:

"Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and each generation has the creation of a generation."

"It's still brother, you speak clearly."

When the old servant heard this salutation, his hands moved slightly.

The middle-aged man said freely:

"Isn't it, I have a few sons."

"A lot?"

"That's a lot."

"Yo, then you are blessed."

"It's not a fuel-efficient lamp, several, all looking forward to my early death so that I can divide the family property."

"Look at what you're saying, how can you?"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, brother, those cubs in my family, I really think so, only the youngest is still young, and the wings are not hard, so I guess I don't want me to die, and the other adults, if I live one more day, they will be uncomfortable for one more day."

"Brother, that's not what I said."

"Oh, what's that?"

"Whether these children are filial or not, whether brothers and sisters are close or not, in the final analysis, it depends on their parents."

"Mom and Dad?"

"That's right, brother, don't blame my brother for my ugly speech, everything, don't be in a hurry to blame your children for not being filial, and don't be in a hurry to blame your children for being inconsiderate.

At this root, he is still the father himself, and he has not been taught well. ”

"........." old servant.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and said, "You go on." ”

"Old man, I am in Nan'an County, outside the city, because of the relationship between collecting pigs, the more I walk, the more I see.

I have seen many rebels, unfilial children, and those who do not serve their parents.

But most of them have a law,

Either this is that the parents themselves are not a thing, they don't set an example for their children, and they can't level a bowl of water at first;

Either the parents spoiled the child too much or treated the child badly at the beginning, in short, it was not taught by the Eight Classics.

As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not right, he will be crooked when the lower beam is crooked.

You,

Xu used to be out in business for a long time, and he didn't have the time to take care of the children when he was young.

Look at my family, it's not an old man I brag, my son, may have no other skills except killing pigs, but he has a good character, is down-to-earth, and reasonable! ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I've been taught." ”

"Ouch, you see, you see, my mouth, I said the wrong thing, I used to open a shop in the county, every day the neighbors chattered about right and wrong, these days on the road and just arrived in the capital, as soon as I met someone who could talk, this mouth can't be contained.

You forgive me, you forgive me. ”

Lao He Tou suddenly realized that he was talking deeply, and as he spoke, he slapped himself hard.

"Hey, brother, you're right, why bother."

"Dad, I bought the vegetables back, and I bought five chickens."

"Go, cook, be quick."

"Okay, Daddy."

He Chu went into the stove house to cook.

The old servant behind the middle-aged man also got up to help.

"I'll help you light the fire." The old servant opened his mouth [new fo].

"No, no, I'm busy, and you can rest when you are old."

"I haven't burned it in a long time, and my hands are a little itchy." The old servant spoke.

"Then, Cheng, you come."

He Chu lit the fire and got out of the way.

The old servant sat down.

He Chu opened the lid of the pot,

Asked:

"How do you and that owner taste?"

The old servant spoke:

"Heavy oil and heavy taste."

He Chu smiled when he heard this,

Road:

"Cheng, I'm good at this, I thought that your old man and that owner liked a light mouth, and many nobles in Beijing liked that mouthful."

The old servant shook his head and said:

"If you don't eat meat or salt, your body and bones will be weak."

"No, let me tell you, although my family is a pig killer, it stands to reason that I have never lacked meat to eat since I was a child, but I really haven't been tired of eating, hehe."

"It's a blessing to be able to eat." The old servant sighed.

The fire is burning,

The old servant's gaze fell on the basket hanging on the wall, and the basket was full of paper.

"Are you practicing calligraphy?"

He Chugang copied the chicken down and said:

"Well, I'm just reading words."

"It's good to know how to read, if you know how to read and write, and if you have knowledge, you can become an official."

"That's not good, that's not good, I don't think about being an official, let's read and write, just thinking about my sister-in-law not marrying into someone's house, being another woman, there are many rules in the high house, and it's not easy for a sister to come out.

I'm going to recognize the words, and my dad thinks of his sister, so I can help my dad write letters. ”

"You're filial."

"Filial piety or not filial piety can't be talked about, you always lift me up, oh, by the way, can't you eat lard?"

"Eat, it smells good."

"That's, then I'll put it on the shelf a little more, and I'll cook a dregs soup later, and put some vegetable leaves in it, it's also very beautiful."

"I'm drooling."

"Don't worry, we don't have to say anything else, but entertain relatives and friends, and the food is definitely enough!"

"Bright."

……

"Brother, how did you get married?"

"I held one in Nan'an, I guess I guess, in Beijing, I heard my son-in-law say that there will be another one."

"That's good, it's time to buy it, new clothes or something."

Hearing this, Lao He waved his hand and said:

"The son-in-law said to let the old man go, but the old man doesn't plan to go, and my son won't go."

"Why?"

"Marriage, in my hometown, can be regarded as a mile, here, there is no need to show your face again."

"Is this, afraid of looking at people's faces?"

"Not really."

"Daughter, don't allow you to go, brother?"

"How is it possible, it's just that the old man is too lazy to join in the excitement, each family has its own door, and each family has its own way of living.

Old man, I plan to go to other pork shops in Beijing after a while, touch the door, and then take my son to various farms outside Beijing.

If the door is good, I can't say that I will return to my old business after a while, oops, I killed the pig for most of my life, you said that I didn't take the pig-killing knife for many days, and I really felt empty and panicked. ”

"It's like a general has unarmed, not used to it."

"Yo yo yo, don't you dare to say that, don't dare to say that. I'll kill a pig, how can I compare to a general. ”

"Everyone in the world performs their own duties, we Dayan, can get better and better, and there is no distinction between high and low."

"Brother, what you said is right, when I was a child, I heard the old man at that time say that at that time, the barbarians came in, burned, killed and looted, Your Majesty drove the expedition in person, we old and young masters, no matter what we did before, we all started to do things with Your Majesty's army to fight barbarians.

At that age, it was much worse than now, even our Dayan Emperor would die in battle.

Now it's okay, the barbarians don't dare to come in, and the Jin people have also been beaten down, and the state of Chu is dry, and we are not afraid.

As long as there is no war now, we ordinary people will be able to live a good life. ”

"Isn't life good?" The middle-aged man asked.

"Brother, I don't know about other old men, but in the past two years, my pork has not sold as well as before, if the people live a good life, the old man and my shop's meat have to sell more."

You said that the common people can't afford to buy pork and open meat, what kind of good day is this? ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes." ”

But

soon

The middle-aged man said again:

"Brother, but there are some things, you can't just look at the eyes, you also know, a hundred years ago, when our Yan Kingdom and the barbarians fought, it was called a difficulty.

Now, it is true that the Jin people were beaten down by us, and the Qianguo and Chu people were also beaten by our Yan people.

Now, yes or no.

But what about ten years from now, twenty years from now, thirty years from now, fifty years from now, two generations from now?

When our emperor dies, I'll .........."

Lao He was so frightened that he immediately jumped up, covered the middle-aged man's mouth, and shouted in a low voice:

"Oh, brother, what are you talking about, what are you talking about, this is this, this is the capital, you don't want to die!"

The middle-aged man signaled that he knew.

Lao He let go of his hand and sat back.

Followed by

The middle-aged man said again:

"Qianguo, the land is vast, there are many people, much more than our Yan people, Chu is also a big country, it is the barbarians on the desert, don't look at them now they are honest, but what will happen in the future, who knows?

In case one day, the Marquis of Zhenbei is gone, and the Marquis of Jingnan is gone, and now His Majesty is ......... It's gone, and our generation is gone.

At that time, will they still be able to suppress the barbarians, the cadres and the Chu people?

To put it mildly, even the Jin people have to rise up and make trouble!

While our generation can still move and get through, we have to seize the opportunity to clean them all up, and in the future, our children and grandchildren will be happy. ”

"Brother, you really have a point."

"Is that reasonable?"

"Yes, that's it! Just like my two neighborhoods in the past, one surnamed Sun and the other surnamed Zhou, the surname Sun bullied the orphans and widows of other families surnamed Zhou, and then waited until more than ten years later, the surname Zhou grew up, and the surname Sun was old, wasn't it picked up.

At present, the Qianren, the Chu people, the barbarians, and the Jin people are all bullied by us, and they hate them, but we can't give them this opportunity. ”

"Yes, I can't." The middle-aged man made a loud noise.

"Dad, boss, the meal is ready."

……

Two wooden square benches were placed in the courtyard, and the four of them sat on small benches and began to eat.

The old servant does not drink,

The old man poured it for himself and the middle-aged man,

The two of them clinked glasses together.

"Come, brother, let's go!"

"Okay, let's go."

A meal,

Eat to your heart's content.

The middle-aged man got up to say goodbye, and some of the drunk old He Tou shouted that he often came to send people out.

Out of the door,

Cross the corner of the street.

The old servant slowly tore off the human skin mask on his face, and whispered at the same time:

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Sixth has already arrived, and Xu is aware that there are secret spy department personnel arranged by the slaves nearby, so he sat in that carriage and didn't come."

Emperor Yan's eyes condensed slightly.

Then

The curtain of the carriage was lifted,

Ji Chengjue jumped out of the carriage, walked in front of Emperor Yan, and knelt down.

"The son of the emperor greets his father."

Emperor Yan looked at his son kneeling in front of him,

Opening:

"You're not going to pretend you don't know anything and come in to have a meal with your father?"

Pretending not to find the master of the secret spy division on the periphery,

Pretend not to know anything,

Pretending to be just worried that his father-in-law would come in a hurry, and then hurriedly entered the house,

When he saw himself sitting there eating and drinking, he showed a look of astonishment;

Then pretend not to know, sit down, and have a meal.

How interesting,

How warm it is,

You can do it,

You also know what to do,

Why did you deliberately not do it?

I am out of the palace today, and I don't have any identity.

You know my thoughts,

As the king of a country, today I rarely want to be close to the people, I want to be an ordinary person for a while, and I want to feel the taste of a normal family.

But you deliberately,

Not satisfied!

The communication between father and son is always so concise and to the point, it seems that there is no need to say anything at all.

Emperor Yan asked simply,

And the six princes replied,

It's simpler,

I only heard that the six princes slowly raised their heads and looked at their father,

Answer:

"Tired."

"Evil obstacles."

Emperor Yan raised his feet,

kicked directly at the son who was kneeling in front of him,

Ji Chengjue was kicked over,

Then he quickly got up and knelt down again,

On his face, there was a clear boot print, and at the same time, the corners of his mouth were broken.

Ji Chengjue took out two folds from his cuffs,

Delivered to the top of your head,

"The son of the minister submits the regulations on the minting of my Dayan's new money and the trial ticket number of the government, and asks my father to take a look at it."

silent

silent

Silent;

Long

"Do you really think that I am really reluctant to abolish you, so you have the confidence to be unscrupulous in front of me?"

"The sons don't dare, the sons are afraid."

silent

silent

Silent;

It's been a long time,

"Tomorrow, the Ministry of Rites will announce the wedding of the six princes of Dayan."

Ji Chengjue knelt down,

His forehead rested on the cold bluestone slab:

"Erchen, thank you father Emperor Longen!"