Chapter Fifty-Three: The Imperial Gift, the Town House, and the Hundred Ghosts Do Not Invade

The next-door neighbor wants to raise the attic to block the sunlight in his yard?

"I heard that the high-ranking staff next door is going to take a concubine again, and the attic is for Xinna's concubine to enjoy the scenery." Qiu Fu said.

Mu Tianming kneaded the dough, kneaded the dough into various shapes, and said, "I know." ”

Mu Tianming's idea was that since the neighbor's yard on the left had already been bought by himself. Then the Gao family mansion on the right also found a way to buy it. When the time comes, the three houses will be opened, and many people can live.

After all, he himself has lived in three concubines in a small courtyard, and there are not many side rooms left to live in. If there are new people, it will be a little crowded.

Although there is a row of houses in the front and back yards, it is called an "inverted house" because the doors and windows are facing north, and the lighting is not good, so it is generally used as a guest room or a house for servants to live in.

Thinking of the servants, Mu Tianming calculated the time, and in more than a month, the super cold wave will come, and then people will need to burn coal for "floor heating", and this kind of manual work is now done by Qiu Fu. And after the cold wave, the temperature is even lower, and the amount of coal burned has increased greatly, and she herself must not be busy.

Then I had to find two handymen who specialize in burning coal and doing miscellaneous work.

Inside the kitchen.

Mu Tianming helped knead the steamed buns.

The steamed buns made by Qiu Fu are always big and round, soft and harmonious, and it is very satisfying to take a bite, which is good news for Mu Tianming, who likes to eat steamed buns.

Qiufu has someone to help, and the steamed buns are also energetic.

Laughter and silver bell-like laughter wafted through the kitchen in the early morning.

Mu Tianming simply carried her to a table in the kitchen and sat down......

……

Until breakfast.

A family of four sat together and ate steamed buns, fried steamed bread slices, mutton soup, small pickles, and braised beef.

The best local yellow beef is tender and delicious.

"Recently, I have known a few friends from Six Doors, and those guys have gone on some dangerous missions in order to make money and earn military merits. Then they all told me that if they couldn't come back, they would hand over their wives and concubines to me to take care of. Mu Tianming said.

Qiu Fu, Shangguan Rou, and Zhang Wan'er put down the dishes and chopsticks together, applauded with a brush, and said, "Congratulations to the husband for absorbing newcomers." ”

"......," Mu Tianming said, "Don't come to this set." The husband is not iron-clad, and besides, taking care means giving food to the mouth, not anything else. Besides, those guys are all good at martial arts, so it's so easy to get into trouble. ”

"The sword has no eyes, and the world is unpredictable." Qiu Fu and others.

Shangguan Rou also said: "Are they fighting against barbarians?" The barbarians are tall and bloodthirsty and warlike, which is very dangerous. Husband, you have to be careful. ”

Zhang Wan'er said: "It seems that we have to work harder, and help our husband improve his strength as soon as possible." After all, in this troubled world, it is not easy to live. ”

The three small mouths spoke together.

At this moment, there was a knocking sound at the courtyard door of the outer gate.

I only heard someone shouting: "Oh no, Muxian Cheng!" Open the door! ”

Mu Tianming put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked out to open the door, and saw that it was a soapy servant.

The messenger hurriedly said, "Lord Shepherd, something has happened. Lai Si is dead in prison! ”

"Who? Which Lees prison? Mu Tianming asked.

"Li Yuanhao, Master Li." The messenger hurriedly said, "Lord Zhao asked me to call you!" Lord Li fought with the barbarian last night, and he was stabbed in his left arm, and the knife was poisonous! Now the poisonous blood is attacking the heart, and the life is not long! ”

Mu Tianming hurriedly followed the messenger to the medical hall.

In the medical hall, Zhao Tuo, Wang Long, and Yu Qingming were all there, and Li Yuanhao's face was bloodless, his lips were blue, and his eye sockets were dark, lying on the bed, motionless.

"That brute's knife is poisonous, and the doctor can't fix it." Zhao Tuo and the three said sadly.

Mu Tianming gasped and looked at Li Yuanhao, who was angry, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. Just yesterday morning, I was drinking with him, and I killed the enemy together last night, and now I am going to drive Hexi.

"Brother Li......" Mu Tianming called softly to the bedside.

Li Yuanhao slowly opened his eyes and opened his mouth, but he didn't make a sound, he reached over and wrote on Mu Tianming's palm.

Mu Tianming felt that the words that he tried his best to do were "care, care, elegance, and pearls".

Alas.

Mu Tianming let out a long sigh and said, "You have to be strong, take care of yourself, and I'll find you the best doctor." ”

Li Yuanhao shook his head slowly, twisted his neck to the right, and remained motionless.

"Brother Shepherd!"

Mu Tianming and the others shouted.

Li Yuanhao opened his eyes again, opened his mouth, and his mouth seemed to be the word "Yazhu", and after speaking, he twisted his neck to the right and stopped moving.

Mu Tianming and the others shouted with concern again.

The doctor came over and shook his head, and sighed: "The knife is a barbarian poisonous burial flower, there is no medicine to treat, prepare for the future." ”

In the medical hall, there are many wounded soldiers who have been brought down from the front line for treatment, and people are dying every day. The dead soldiers were covered with the "Flower Sword Sun and Moon" flag of the Dali Dynasty. "Flower Sword Sun and Moon" was originally the family emblem of the emperor's family, and after the establishment of the dynasty, it was the banner of the dynasty.

The backyard of the medical hall is lined with black coffins that cannot be seen as far as the eye can see.

Mu Tianming didn't expect this scene to happen to him and his friends so soon.

……

On the main street in the south of the city.

The Gao family compound is in the process of building the pavilion.

The bricklayer asked, "Steward Chen, are you sure you want to build it like this?" This will block out the sunlight in the next yard. ”

Steward Chen said, "Just like that." What is the light in the next yard and what does it have to do with us? ”

The bricklayer said: "The courtyard next door seems to be an official, and I heard that it is the head of a county government in the suburbs." ”

Steward Chen smiled: "The little master is also an official? It's like a firefly is like a firefly than the sun, and you can rest assured that you can cover it. ”

The bricklayers began construction.

At this time, two large carriages and dozens of people came and stopped in the next courtyard.

The carriage was carrying two huge objects, covered with red cloth.

The red cloth was lifted, revealing two stone lions.

When the bricklayer saw it, he stopped the construction and looked at Steward Chen.

Steward Chen rubbed his eyes and saw that it was indeed two stone lions, and he was also stunned.

I saw dozens of people together, placing two stone lions at the door of the house next door, the male lion on the left stepped on the jade ball, which means the power of stepping on the universe, and the lioness on the right stepped on the little lion, which means the mother of the world.

Steward Chen exclaimed, "Strange? The man surnamed Mu next door is just a small county official, even if he heard that he was promoted a few days ago, he is just a county official who does not enter the stream. According to the laws of the dynasty, officials below the sixth grade, how can they be qualified to put a fox in front of the mansion? ”

The bricklayer said: "Yes, the son of our Gao family master is the Southern Six-Rank Great Yuan, and he is qualified to put on the throne in front of the door." The ...... next door What's wrong? Steward Chen, are we still stamping this pavilion? ”

Just when Steward Chen and the bricklayers looked at each other.

At the door of the house next door, a messenger in cinnabar clothes arrived on horseback, dismounted and shouted: "Imperial power, the shepherd family receives the order!" ”

In the courtyard of the house, the three female dependents went out with their skirts, knelt in front of the door, and said in unison: "Mu family's concubine room, Mu Qiu's family, Mu Shangguan's family, and Mu Zhang's family receive orders." ”

The envoy in the cinnabar costume unfolded the yellow scroll and read: "Imperial power, Emperor Wu rewarded: Cheng Mu Tianming of Yaxian County, Maying County, has made meritorious contributions to killing the enemy, beheaded a barbarian thousand-commander, a centurion, and forty-three barbarian sentinels, captured sixteen war horses, seized a number of armor weapons, and made fourth-class military exploits, and rewarded a pair of white jade and jade, so that the town mansion and a hundred ghosts will not invade." Chin this. ”

"Thank you Emperor Wu, long live Emperor Wu, and the Holy Dynasty will be safe."

The three women kowtowed in unison.