After dinner.

Zhang Chu sat in the hall, teasing Xiao Jintian and Xiao Taiping who were on his knees.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jintian was already five years old.

All day long, he is either chasing chickens in the east or chasing dogs in the west, and he is not afraid of anything, and he wants to touch everything.

There are neighbors who kill pigs, and the other children are hiding far away, but this little king and eight lambs are trying to move forward.

Especially his big eyes, which are always dripping and wandering, as if they are bubbling up all the time, really like his father.

It's Xiao Taiping's temperament, and he doesn't know who to follow.

Although he is still young, he is not yet three years old, but the other two or three-year-old children on this street have started a family wine with the older children.

And Xiao Taiping, he knows that he is sticking to his mother all day long, and he refuses to even go out of the door without his mother, and he can't even cry when he sees his little mother kill a fish.

Not at all like a boy.

But Zhang Chu clearly remembered that he was a tough seed who would rather be beaten than admit his mistakes.

Zhiqiu didn't say anything, her family was poor when she was a child, and she had to protect her sister, the words tenacity were engraved into her bones.

Zhang Chu sometimes thinks about it.

Xiao Taiping, didn't you follow Zhang Chu's dead ghost?

Zhiqiu sent a cup of tea in, and when he saw this grandfather, he chuckled and said, "Master, there is a temple fair in Xiacheng District today, I heard that there is also a troupe, why don't we go shopping?"

"Temple fair?"

Zhang Chu seemed to be intent on moving, but then he shook his head and said: "You can go if you want to, I won't go, I'll go, everyone has nothing to go to." ”

In Taipingguan, there are too few people who don't recognize him.

On the occasion of the temple fair, he is going, and there will only be two situations.

Or, everyone is far away and doesn't come to disturb their family.

Or, everyone rushed up to greet him.

Either way, it will seriously affect the pleasure of visiting the temple fair.

Zhang Chu doesn't remember how long it had been since he had been to that kind of occasion.

Zhiqiu looked at Zhang Chu and smiled softly: "Then let's not go, it's not much fun to leave or right...... Jintian, Taiping, go out and have fun, let you Abba rest for a while. ”

"Hey. ”

Li Jintian Malier responded, picked up the reluctant Xiao Taiping, and trotted out.

Zhang Chu picked up the tea bowl beside him, watched the two boys go out with a smile on his face, and asked, "Why didn't the mule come?"

Zhiqiu sat down with him, brushed the sideburns in his ears, and said softly: "I've been here, I've been sent away by the concubine, you just arrived home, you have to rest, what can't you talk about tomorrow." ”

Zhang Chu let out a "hmm" and asked casually: "What's the relationship between the two of them, is it okay?"

Zhiqiu hesitated for a while, shook his head and said, "It's not good, his wife came to find a concubine yesterday, saying that the mule has not been home for several days...... I heard that the mule had a small one outside. ”

Zhang Chu said suspiciously: "What is he doing, if you really like it, just marry into the door, he Luo Dashan won't be able to afford one more mouthful, right?"

"I heard that it was the mule himself who didn't want to marry ......"

Zhiqiu responded: "But the concubine hasn't asked about this matter, it's a mule's family affair, and the concubine asks too much, it's not good." ”

Zhang Chu thought about it for a while, and felt that it was this reason, so he nodded and said, "It's the same...... Forget it, he's such a big person, he should have a good idea of what he does. ”

After a pause, he asked again, "Have you been to Big Bear's house recently?"

Zhiqiu nodded: "I just went before, the old couple are quite good, and they can grow vegetables, Boss Xiong is also a responsible person, he is very satisfied with the work at hand, and the concubine has met him several times, and he is full of kind words to thank you." ”

"Just his sister-in-law, she is not satisfied, and every time the concubine goes, she knocks on the side and cries with the concubine. ”

"Once when the concubine went to their house, they were eating, and when they heard that the concubine was coming, they withdrew all the big fish and meat, leaving a few plates of pickles. ”

It's all a little bit of a parent.

But Zhiqiu said it seriously.

Zhang Chu listened very seriously: "How is she to her in-laws?

Zhiqiu shook his head: "This is not true, the concubine looks very good at the old couple, and Dr. Xu also said that the old couple is not sick or sick, and maybe they can still see their great-grandson." ”

Zhang Chu tapped on the armrest of the seat and thought for two breaths, and said loudly: "Someone." ”

A soldier entered in response to the call, clenched his fists and slammed it to the end: "Master Chu." ”

Zhang Chu: "Go to the Aoba Department, inform Minister Zhang, find a reason to transfer Xiong's position honestly, and double the monthly money." ”

"Wow. ”

The armor shook his hand again, turned and hurried away.

Zhiqiu looked at Zhang Chu and asked cautiously, "Master, in this way, it's not a proper system, right?"

Zhang Chu smiled: "Left and right is just a little money, don't worry...... Well, you will appoint a subordinate from the mansion to go over, and the money will still be paid from the mansion to serve the two old people on my behalf. ”

Zhiqiu didn't persuade him, and nodded in response: "The concubine will go over tomorrow." ”

After a pause, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and said: "By the way, the fifth master was infected with a cold a few days ago, and he was bedridden for several days. ”

Zhang Chu frowned slightly: "It's really cold, isn't it?" Has Dr. Xu been there?" ”

Zhiqiu: "I've been there, it's really just a cold, but I've drunk several pairs of medicines, but it's not good." ”

Zhang Chu put down the tea bowl unexpectedly, got up and said, "I'll take a look." ”

Zhiqiu hurriedly stood up: "Master, it's getting dark, otherwise it's better to go tomorrow morning, right?"

Zhang Chu smiled: "They are all people who have eaten knife rice, and they don't pay attention to this." ”

Before he finished speaking, he strode to the outside of the hall: "You go to bed early, don't wait for me, I will stop by the main altar and arrange some things." ”

Zhiqiu didn't stop it, and nodded meekly: "Then I'll ask Peaches to prepare a supper for you." ”

......

"Squeak. ”

The vermilion door opened a gap, and a middle-aged man who was blind in one eye and had some gray hair between his temples stretched out his head, and saw Zhang Chu standing in the middle of several attendants carrying lanterns, and hurriedly opened the door: "Master Chu." ”

Zhang Chu nodded and stepped over the threshold: "Did the fifth master sleep?"

The blind middle-aged man hunched over and followed him: "Not yet." ”

Zhang Chu strode forward: "Don't say it's just the wind chill, how can it be so serious?"

Middle-aged man: "The fifth brother had too much blood deficit in his early years, and he was getting older, so that's all." ”

"Old knife, who's coming?"

A voice came from the courtyard.

The blind man who followed behind Zhang Chu hurriedly responded: "It's Master Chu who is here, hurry up and take the lamp." ”

As soon as the words fell, a sparse sound immediately sounded in the courtyard.

In a short time, the dim courtyard was illuminated by lights.

Zhang Chu glanced at it.

I saw a middle-aged man who was missing arms, legs, and most importantly, a middle-aged man who was missing several fingers, standing in the courtyard and greeting him with a worried expression: "Master Chu." ”

These people, Zhang Chu looked familiar, but he didn't know any of them.

Presumably, they are all old men of the Blue Dragon Gang in the past.

Zhang Chu nodded, said "um" lightly, and asked, "Where does the fifth master live?"

The blind middle-aged man stepped forward by mistake, bowed down and made a gesture of please: "In the backyard, the little one will guide you." ”