Chapter 54: Prayers
"General Sun took office, and our Xingyuan Mansion has been guarding for a long time, and our martial artists have always wanted to visit the door, but we have never had the opportunity." Takeshi spoke slowly.
Hearing him say this, Xu Dabao and Sun Li's eyes gradually sobered up.
Wu Kai is the only one, and he is dry with a cup with solid eyes, and now he has already drunk and is lying unconscious on the chair.
"I don't know if Master Sun will have time the day after tomorrow, I want to come and pay a visit." Wu Ming lowered his voice and spoke.
If they want to visit General Sun, they can't come directly with gifts, and the other party will never accept them.
Even if they handed over the name in advance and wanted to pay a visit, if there was no other relationship, General Sun would most likely not see them.
The reason why his nephew invited Chen Mo and a few others to come was to take this opportunity to build bridges and find a name that could give gifts to General Sun.
"In this matter, I'll go back and ask my father-in-law if he has time, and I'll inform Uncle Wu when the time comes." Chen Mo agreed with a smile, he understood what the other party meant.
is to make himself a middleman, and all the gifts and money are passed through by himself, so that even if something happens, he can't find out his stepfather's head.
The samurai family is worthy of being an official in the family for generations, and even if they pay bribes, they are also very careful.
"Then it's troublesome for the virtuous nephews, there is some tea money here, and I have the right to ask a few virtuous nephews to accept and eat tea."
Wu Ming smiled and took out the splendid purse that had been prepared and quietly handed it to Chen Mo.
After accepting the money, a few people raised their glasses and drank again, and the guests and hosts were happy and unhappy.
The meal was eaten from noon to near evening, and Wu Ming arranged for the three of them to be sent home.
Chen Mo was still conscious, he was sure that he had drunk a lot of wine, but his internal organs were far stronger than ordinary people, and these wines did not make him drunk.
Xu Dabao and Sun Li were all red, although they were already delirious, but the two still insisted on chatting, and they kept talking vaguely and drunk.
Back in the mansion, handed over the two to the servants, and walked back to his house, Chen Mo had the heart to open the previous purse.
I have to say that this big family is different, the splendid purse is of good material, and the embroidery is also quite exquisite.
This purse alone is probably worth a tael of silver.
Inside the purse is three ingots of yellow and clear gold ingots, and there are five or three small characters printed below the ingots.
This small piece of gold ingot, if it is exchanged for silver, can be exchanged for at least fifty taels, and there is a high probability that it will be more.
As soon as he made a move, it was one hundred and fifty taels of silver, and it seems that the sincerity that the martial artist can give next must be quite sufficient.
Putting the ingots into his arms first, Chen Mo asked the servant where his father-in-law was, and hurriedly looked for it.
"Father-in-law." Chen Mo walked into a small courtyard and bowed down.
Sun Shouren was dancing with a sword, and although many of his own soldiers practiced marksmanship, he was best at broadswords.
A long, seven-foot-long sword made of fine iron was danced vigorously by him.
The weight of this knife alone is nearly 100 catties, and looking at the entire Xingyuan Mansion, I am afraid that only Sun Shouren can use it as a weapon.
After a complete set of knife techniques, Sun Shouren put away the knife and stood, slowly discharging his strength.
"What?" He retracted his blade from the armory rack and asked.
"The martial artist of Anning County invited the three of us brothers to have a drink today, saying that they wanted to visit their father-in-law the day after tomorrow first, and wanted to ask if you had time."
Chen Mo slowly spoke, and at the same time took out the gold ingots obtained in his arms.
"That martial artist Wu Ming also gave the three of us brothers fifteen taels of gold, saying that it was tea money, so let the three brothers buy some tea to eat."
Chen Mo spoke in great detail and narrated the whole thing.
Sun Shouren nodded lightly when he heard this, although he is a military general, he has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he is also an old fritter, but he guessed the meaning of the martial arts in an instant.
"What about Dabao and Xiaoli?" Sun Shouren asked.
"Ugh. The two of them had a few more drinks and should be resting by now. Chen Mo replied honestly.
Hearing this, Sun Shouren's brows furrowed slightly, but when he looked at Chen Mo, his frowning brows stretched again.
"Okay, you go and tell the martial artists, I will have time to see them the day after tomorrow, and ask them to hand over the prayer post in advance."
Sun Shouren thought for a while and replied, what the official wants is money, and if someone wants to give him money, there is naturally no reason not to accept it.
Of course, it also depends on how much the other party can give, and whether it is worth what you have to do for them.
This time, I was finally transferred from the border army to the rear, and of course I had to take the opportunity to make a few more handfuls, so that when I had money, I could train my troops and then go to the frontier to make meritorious contributions.
"It's up to you to solve this matter, and you don't have to let others interfere anymore." Sun Shouren admonished.
Originally, he didn't plan to hand over this matter to Chen Mo, although Chen Mo was his own righteous son, and he had a good character and talent.
But the time to recognize himself as a stepfather is still too short after all, and Sun Shouren is still not completely at ease with him in many things.
But Xu Dabao and Sun Li are really unreliable, they know about it, but they are still drunk.
If Chen Mo hadn't told him, he might not have been able to know about it tomorrow, after all, if he drank too much, he might not remember what happened the day before the next day.
So this matter can only be handed over to Chen Mo and handed over to Xu Dabao and them, and Sun Shouren is even more worried.
"The child understands." Chen Mo bowed his hand and slowly retreated.
Early the next morning, Chen Mo first called Xu Dabao and Sun Li, and this matter will be handled by himself, but the part of the money given first is given to the three of them to drink tea, and the two of them naturally have a share.
The two of them had a hangover last night, and now they are both a little delirious, Sun Li still barely remembers this stubble, Xu Dabao is completely confused, or listened to Chen Mo talk about it, and then remembered that there seemed to be this incident.
Three gold ingots, one person shared, Chen Mo left the splendid purse for his own use.
After distributing the gold, Chen Mo left the mansion and went all the way to the martial arts.
This is not difficult to find, Wu Ming mentioned their martial arts family yesterday, and there is also a house in this Xingyuan for the children of the clan who want to take the entrance examination to settle down.
Only the children of the poor family will stay in the inn when they come to the city to study, but all the small families with some forces, even if they don't live on weekdays, will buy a house in the city.
Walking to the front of the mansion, Chen Mo gave his name to the porter, and was invited to a more secluded backyard, where a maid served tea and ordered.
Not long after, Wu Ming stepped over, and when he saw Chen Mo, a middle-aged face was full of smiles.
"Haha, I don't know if the virtuous nephew suddenly came to visit, the hospitality was not good, and the hospitality was not considerate, please forgive me." Wu Ming's attitude was quite enthusiastic.
The two first chatted about some useless scenes, and when they saw Wu Ming waving his hand and retreating from the maid who was waiting on the side, Chen Mo spoke.
"My stepfather has time the next day, if Uncle Wu wants to visit, please go in time. Also, don't forget to prepare a prayer post in advance. ”
Chen Mo opened his mouth, deliberately accentuating the tone of the word "prayer".
The so-called worship sticker is to see how much sincerity the samurai wants to prepare, and what he wants to do with this sincerity.
If the sincerity is enough, accept it, if the sincerity is not enough, it will not be seen, and the prayer post will be returned.
"Don't worry, my martial arts family has been an official for generations, and I understand these rules, and when I turn around, my nephew will take this worship post away and present it to General Sun."
Wu Ming smiled knowingly, although he was not qualified to be an official, he was in charge of trivial matters in the family.
But there are people in the family who are officials, and he is very clear about the way in this officialdom.
After saying the most important thing, the two talked about some inconsequential ideas, and Wu Ming left Chen Mo for a light meal, which allowed people to prepare a carriage and horse to send Chen Mo home.
As for the prayer post, it has been placed in the carriage for a long time.
In addition to a letter, there is also a half-foot square mahogany box with beautiful workmanship.
Chen Mo didn't check the contents of the letter and the box, and directly took them directly to his father-in-law and presented them all.