Chapter 35: Old Friends Return
"Xiaolian, which noble girl is?" On the way home, Xu Houde was still reminiscing about the noble lady who was dressed in high-grade silk.
Zhuang Xun was not familiar with it, so he could only say perfunctorily: "It's a noble girl from Chengguo, who heard about me and asked me to talk about it for a while." ”
"Did she have a crush on you?" Xu Houde said enviously.
"No, it's just...... Forget it, it's hard to explain, anyway, we don't have anything to do right now. Zhuang Xun felt that if he wanted to say that he was recommended by her, it would be even more unclear.
How can someone help another person without any interest?
Except for yourself.
"It's good, filial piety, you are young and have a bright future, these noble ladies are very fond of you." Can't help but be envious.
Jewels, guards and protection, how to say that she is also a lady of a family.
"What does that have to do with me, I have a wife." Zhuang Xun was a little speechless and said, his wife Wang Zuozhicai, who still looks down on these vulgar fans.
"Filial piety, alas, ......" wanted to persuade Zhuang Xun whether to give up his ugly wife, but seeing that Zhuang Xun had an angry appearance, he didn't dare to persuade him.
"Uncle Xu doesn't need to persuade him, he has made up his mind." Zhuang Xun is not a fool, don't let the gold mountain at home go.
"I don't think those etiquettes are very difficult, why do they take so long." Changing the topic, Zhuang Xun waited in the teahouse for a long time before Xu Houde came out.
"The literati chatted a little more, and thought that filial piety and honesty had left first." Xu Houde was embarrassed to say.
"It's okay, I didn't inform Uncle Xu about you, you don't know it's normal." Zhuang Xun didn't think there was anything.
"What did you talk about? Poetry and songs? Zhuang Xun smiled.
"It's nothing, it's just some strategies to answer the Holy Lord's question, but I didn't talk about anything, after all, everyone has to wait for the longevity banquet to be revealed." Xu Houde said with a smile.
"It's also, longevity banquet, longevity banquet, both looking forward to it and being afraid." Zhuang Xun didn't memorize the endorsement, and hoped that the longevity banquet would come late, but one day in order to prepare for the longevity banquet, he was tired like a dog, and he also wanted the longevity banquet to start early.
"It's really a key exam for Xiaolian, but for us, it's just a make-up role, and I can't make waves." Xu Houde said with a wry smile.
"Why bother to be presumptuous, Uncle Xu, you just haven't met the noble person you have hit." Zhuang Xun comforted.
He felt that Xu Houde's strength was well used in corruption, but he flaunted it again.
The circle of clear stream is not something you want to mix in, you can get in, you still have to talk about your background, otherwise you are an ordinary talent, why do you want to be a clear stream?
"Noble?" Xu Houde muttered to himself.
"What?" Zhuang Xun looked at his appearance, and it seemed that today's result was not very satisfactory.
I was in high spirits when I came, but now I look sluggish.
"It's nothing, it's just that I think of filial piety and meeting my nobleman, and Houde doesn't know when I will meet my nobleman." Xu Houde said sourly.
"It's always going to happen." Zhuang Xun can only be so comforted.
"Can filial piety and honesty be recommended to the nobles in the court, and Houde will not forget filial piety and kindness." Xu Houde suddenly and solemnly requested.
"Uncle Xu, it's not that you don't want to ask, it's that you can't introduce you to the court." Zhuang is telling the truth.
He really doesn't have any connections, the news is all hindsight, he is favored by others, and the backstage of the new climb in the DPRK can't be said, as for introducing it to today's Mrs. Jiang?
He didn't want to have anything to do with this Mrs. Jiang, let alone introduce Xu Houde.
"Houde understands that filial piety and honesty also have your difficulties." Xu Houde's eyes lost light, and the atmosphere fell silent.
"I really ......" said that no matter how many people would not believe it, Zhuang Xun stopped talking.
On the main road back, Zhuang Xun saw someone selling begonia flowers, and he spent a few dollars holding two bouquets.
said goodbye to Xu Houde, took the flowers, and thought that the begonia flowers were inserted in the green silk of Siqin Mi like a waterfall, that kind of elegance and gentleness, revealing a happy smile.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, there were three people standing outside the door.
"Second Brother He, Brother Xiao Huang, Brother Yue Cheng, are you back?" Zhuang Xun recognized several people.
"Escaped death, this business of transporting goods for people is not good, where did Mr. Zhuang go?" He Heng looked at the silk clothes on Zhuang Xun and said.
"Participating in the rehearsal of the longevity banquet and going into the house to talk, these days are more exciting than months." Zhuang Xun said with emotion when he saw the old man.
"Little brother, I heard that the spiritual pass has been broken, you quickly pack your things, and we will flee to Chengguo." Luo Yuecheng was an anxious person and said impatiently.
"I'm not going to become a country." Zhuang Xun shook his head.
"Why don't you go to Chengguo again?" Huang Xi was also stunned.
"I raised filial piety in Yu State, and I guess I will also be an official in Yu State, so I can't go to Chengguo." Zhuang Xun said plainly.
"Filial piety, where did Mr. get so many silver taels." He Heng said unexpectedly.
"Kind-hearted people recommended it, come in and talk, lady, I'm back with a friend!" Push open the door and lead the three into the house.
"Mr. Zhuang has a wife?" Huang Xi said unexpectedly.
"I just got married a few days ago, so you guys can get to know each other too." Zhuang Xun remembered that in a trance, what happened in the past few days was more exciting than that of a year.
"Lang Jun, who are these three people?" Walking out of the room slowly, Si Qinmi looked at Zhuang Xun with some surprise.
"A few of my friends, get to know Second Brother He, Brother Huang, Brother Yue Cheng, this is my wife Wei Lanzhi." Zhuang Xun introduced each other.
"Is this your wife?" Luo Yuecheng's face was full of doubts, Siqin Mi's face was deficient, he really didn't understand what Zhuang Xun had taken a fancy to her.
"Yes, sit down and have some tea, and I'll tell you the story of what happened to me in the past few days." Zhuang Xun invited a few people to sit down and say.
Zhuang Xun briefly talked about what happened to him, sending wine to the execution ground, collecting corpses, marrying ugly wives, and investigating filial piety.
It's just that when they heard the reason for marrying an ugly wife, several people had different expressions.
Hearing that Zha Ju Xiaolian was filial, the expressions of several people became happy, and they really felt that it was very good for Zhuang Xun to be an official.
"Then what kind of business, what kind of guard, let's come to the little brother to care for the home, wait a minute, I remember that the little brother said that this big Yu should not be a few years old, at this time, isn't it going to be affected by all kinds of riots here?" Luo Yuecheng's excited face became hesitant, as if he could already think of the chaos.
"So I have already thought about it, after the longevity banquet, I will apply to go to the local government as an official, and once the situation changes, I will have an army to protect myself." Zhuang Xun said vaguely, although he is a friend of Shi En, and he is closer to He Jung, but he can't tell them his intention to compete for the world, at least not now.
"Are you still short of manpower, sir?" Huang Xi asked, if you can do things under Zhuang Xun, isn't it much better than being angry with some white steward?
"Yes, after all, I come from a humble background, there is no one available, Brother Xiaohuang, you are willing to help me the best, but the officialdom is treacherous, it is not as simple as other things, you think about it more." He wasn't the kind of person who wanted to repay him, and he knew how difficult his future would be, and he didn't want to hurt these friends.
"There's nothing to think about, caravan escort is less risky? There are a lot, since there are risks, why not choose Mr., I can trust Mr. He Heng's words caused the two to nod frequently.
"Yes, yes, then I'm going to take my mother back." Luo Yuecheng nodded and said.
"Let's put this issue aside for the time being, after all, they haven't been awarded yet, and when the official arrives in the place and is stable, then consider settling down with your family, saying that the caravan work is really hard, and several of you have lost weight." Zhuang Xun didn't dare to promise anything now.
"God kill, I've been hungry for several days, what kind of jade was transported this time, I was robbed and killed by the people of Youguo, but fortunately I was rescued by the official army, otherwise it would have become rotten meat in two days." Luo Yuecheng had palpitations.
"It's tough." He Heng also smiled bitterly when he recalled it.
"The first time I escorted items was so risky, I didn't dare to think that in the future, it would be better to follow Mr. Zhuang as a caretaker." Huang Xi also had palpitations.
"So what the hell is going on, what are you transporting, and you were robbed and killed by the people of Youguo." Zhuang Xun said curiously.
"A piece of Shoushan jade the size of a couch, but the steward of the caravan was afraid that people would know about it and attract others to covet it, so he hired few people and wanted to disguise the past, but he didn't expect to be known, and he was robbed and killed, but fortunately, he retreated dangerously, although the other party was large in number and had a strong location, he insisted on it for six or seven days, and waited for the assistance of the official army." He Heng roughly described the development of this matter.
"The strangest thing in this matter is that these people are all from Youguo, and they don't just want to get rich but also kill people." He Heng said what he had noticed.
"How do you say it, how do you know that the other party is from Youguo?" Zhuang Xun was puzzled, it stands to reason that this has to be disguised.
"I caught the captives to extract confessions, but unfortunately the captives didn't know why they came to rob and kill us across a county, leaving no one alive." He Heng said with a slight groan.
"If you don't want to do this, it's good that people are safe." Zhuang Xun also felt that there was some conspiracy, but he didn't have a clue.
"That's right, it's good that people are safe, and for the rest of your life after the disaster, you can earn a few taels of silver." He Heng said with a relaxed expression.
"There is a saying that the white steward is a little sour, but it is quite generous to give a reward, and he can give so much reward." Luo Yuecheng smiled.
"If you don't give this reward, the brothers won't tear him up, at first they told everyone that they were transporting ordinary jade, and everyone discussed the abandonment and fled before saying that it was a valuable cargo." Huang Xi complained a lot about this white butler.
"I think you're just being scolded by him and you're in an uncomfortable mood." Luo Yuecheng revealed Huang Xi's bottom story.
"He is not bitter to you, that's because you are naïve, you will do whatever he asks him to do, and if he asks you to lick his ass, you will not have to go."
"Yellow mouse, you ......"
"Ah Luo, you really can't listen to all the words of the white steward." He Heng is obviously on Huang Xi's side this time.
"He's not a good guy, so you don't have to listen to him when you have to." Can a good person make such a large piece of Shoushan jade without telling everyone?
"I see." Luo Yuecheng agreed sullenly.
"Okay, you guys have worked hard, don't talk about unhappy things, it's not necessary to dwell on these, I'll cook and cook something delicious for you." Zhuang inquired about the round field, got up and said.
"Lang Jun, concubine, go, concubine doesn't have to touch the water with her left hand, you can talk to a few friends." Siqin Mi, who was sitting on Zhuang Xun's side and laughing silently, took the initiative to say.
"Be careful." Zhuang Xun originally wanted to refuse, look at these friends, he wants to maintain Siqin Mi's reputation.
If there is a hostess and then let the male host cook, doesn't this mean that the hostess's ability to run the house is not good?
After Si Qinmi left, Luo Yuecheng asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiaoqing, are you under some coercion?" ”
"Or is it the filial piety she helped you lift?" Huang Xi also chimed in.
"Sir, Heng doesn't understand very well." He Heng stroked the table, if it weren't for the words of his sister-in-law Mei before, he knew that Zhuang Xun's aesthetics were normal, he would have wondered if Zhuang Xun had a problem with his thoughts.
"I have a good relationship with Laneige, you don't need to ask, how can there be a threat, but the recommendation is recommended by a rich lady for me, because I am a righteous act for the daughter of the Siqin family." Zhuang Xun trusts these people, but he doesn't disclose unnecessary information.
"Lady, she is very talented, I like her very much, I think to marry a wife and a virtuous person, you don't want this expression." Zhuang Xun said this with a clear conscience, after all, he agreed to be a couple under the condition that Si Qinmi disguised his appearance.
"Tan Mei'er is not bad, right, she also reads poetry and books, and the female workers also understand, and the important thing is that she is also good-looking." Luo Yuecheng's tone was a little rushed, maybe in his consciousness, Zhuang Xun had already booked to be with He Tan.
"Arrow, shut up." He Heng glared at Luo Yuecheng, and Luo Yuecheng was stunned.
"Tan Mei'er and I really have nothing to do with it, I understand Second Brother He's thoughts, but it also depends on the thoughts of the two, the first is that Tan Mei'er is really too young, just fourteen, and the second is that Tan Mei'er said that her future husband hopes to stand up to the sky like Second Brother He. Third, I don't like to repay with kindness, Second Brother He has a bit of the idea of repaying his kindness, Second Brother He knows it. Zhuang Xun looked at his own body and then looked at He Heng's figure, which was typical and did not meet He Tan's intentions.
"Mr. doesn't have to be like this, I understand what Mr. means, where is the identity of a little girl worthy of Mr., it is already her blessing that the little girl can come to be a maid for Mr.'s family." He Heng smiled bitterly, he had been looking forward to this family business for a long time, but unfortunately it ended like no problem now.
"Second Brother He, don't say such things, I'm going to be angry again, Tan Mei'er is knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, and she will definitely be able to find a good husband."
If He Tan marries her home, Zhuang Xun feels that it is too sinful, women in this world develop slowly, He Tan is also a junior high school student, or the first year of junior high school, and he has no childish aesthetics.
"What does she know, forget it, don't talk about it, let's talk about what I have seen in Chengguo, there are really many temples and Taoist temples in Chengguo, and I especially like to talk about Taoism, and when I don't like it, two people will debate on the street, and pedestrians will stop and listen to them quote scriptures and classics......"
He Heng let go of this matter, and the atmosphere behind it became harmonious, the customs and customs of different countries were very interesting, and at the dinner table, let's talk about the refugee situation caused by the loss of the spiritual pass in Yu Kingdom.
After eating, they took their leave and went back to the caravan to deal with things.
Only Siqin Mi and Zhuang Xun were left to clean up the dinner plates.
"I'll do it." Zhuang Xun stopped Si Qinmi and said that the scabbed scar had not yet grown out of the new skin.
"Lang Jun, the appearance of the concubine has made you ashamed." Siqin Mi stopped, she knew Zhuang Xun's stubbornness.
At least until this small wound is completely healed, Zhuang Xun will be so big.
"No, I think it's good, no one else can see how beautiful my lady is, only I know, haha." Zhuang Xun laughed.
"You." Siqin Mi was taken away from the guilt by Zhuang Xun's activity.
"When I have the ability to make your identity public, I will let everyone in the world know that my wife is beautiful and make them envious to death." Zhuang Xun promised.
"Okay, you have to let the concubine die of shame." Si Qinmi picked up the dishes and went to the kitchen.
"They all said I washed it."
"Got it, just send the bowl back to the kitchen."
"Lady, wait." Zhuang Xun folded the begonia flowers he had just bought from the courtyard and gently put them on the dense green silk of Siqin Mi.
"Live up to the Spring Alliance, the red dynasty and the twilight."