Chapter 167: Returning Home
On the second day, Zhang Bairen led a team of people to the streets and began to sweep the goods. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Although Zhang Bairen is very short of money, cultivation is to burn money, but he is not short of such a little money at the moment.
The best pen, ink, paper, inkstone, all kinds of books, silk brocade, all kinds of food, silk, porcelain, all kinds of good things are enough to prepare more than a dozen cars, and the mighty out of Luoyang City, towards Zhuo County.
Of course, you have to take the water route to Zhuojun, and a fool will take the land route in this era.
At this time, it was already October, and the weather was cold, and the river froze, but the ice of this great river was not thick, and it was easily broken by large boats.
After walking for more than half a month along the way, Zhang Bairen ordered dozens of soldiers to drive the carriage to the small village.
Familiar feeling, but at this time the small village has a new look, the newly built thatched houses are neat and orderly, Zhang Bairen drove ten carriages to alarm the people in the village, men, women and children have run out to join in the fun.
Zhang Bairen looked funny, greeted the uncles and aunts with a smile, and drove the carriage to the house.
Zhang's mother didn't come out, and Zhang Lihua didn't come out either, although in ancient times, the countryside didn't pay attention to the saying that women showed up, but is Zhang's mother an ordinary person?
Unloading the goods in the yard, Zhang Bairen took out the silver and sent everyone away, closed the door and turned around, but saw Zhang's mother walking out with red eyes and looking at herself, and stuffed Zhang Bairen into her arms.
Zhang Bairen smiled and saw Zhang Lihua in the distance covering her mouth and snickering: "You kid, you have never left me for so long since you were a child, and you haven't given a message to your family for so long." ā
Zhang Bairen smiled: "Mother, the child has brought you a lot of good things, you can come and see." ā
Zhang Bairen pulled out the goods, brocade and porcelain, and Zhang's mother's eyes changed: "These things are not cheap, where did you get so much money?"
Looking at Zhang's mother's eyes with a vague sternness, Zhang Bairen smiled bitterly: "Mother, with your son's ability, it's not easy to make money? ā
A trace of worry flashed in Zhang's mother when she heard this, but she didn't say much, and after talking for a while, the mother and son got up and walked towards the back kitchen, and began to prepare meals for Zhang Bairen.
Zhang Lihua walked over at this time, looking Zhang Bairen up and down with a pair of eyes: "Mr. Xiao has grown a lot taller, Mr. Xiao was not as tall as a sword before, but now he is taller than a sword, and it is a lot whiter and tenderer." ā
"You, don't make fun of me" Zhang Bairen smiled bitterly, looked at Zhang Lihua with a pair of eyes, stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Lihua's pulse, and said after a while: "You haven't worked hard these days." ā
Zhang Lihua smiled bitterly when she heard this, turned around and said, "Concubine, go to help, and heat up the meal early." ā
Seeing Zhang's mother and Zhang Lihua leaving, Zhang Bairen picked up the goods on the ground and stuffed them into the pavilion unhurriedly, ten truckloads of goods are a lot, but fortunately, Zhang Bairen continued to devour the bones of the ancestral dragon and refined a handful of strength, otherwise it would be troublesome.
The hot meal is served, although it does not have the luxury of a restaurant, but it has an extra taste of home.
Zhang Bairen devoured what he ate, and Zhang's mother suddenly smiled when she saw it, and kept giving Zhang Bairen vegetables: "Eat more." ā
After eating most of the food on the table like a storm, Zhang Bairen touched his bulging belly, looked at Zhang's mother and Zhang Lihua with a pair of eyes, obviously eating calamus pills for a few months, and the effect was really good.
After tidying up the house, Zhang Bairen continued to carry the goods, walked into his house after taking a bath, sat on the chair, felt the thick cotton cushion underneath, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and took out the Tao Te Ching to study carefully.
"Squeak"
With a soft sound, Zhang Lihua walked in gracefully, and her long black hair was particularly cute.
The soft palm pinched Zhang Bairen's thigh, looking at Zhang Lihua squatting on the ground, Zhang Bairen smiled: "Lihua, you can't fall behind in this skill, don't you want to live forever and stay young?"
Zhang Lihua shook her head: "The concubine's body and mind are too distracting, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter the Tao in this life." ā
Zhang Bairen was silent, and after a while, he said: "Don't worry, I have prepared all the medicinal materials and ores, and I will be able to practice the Zhuyan Pill soon." ā
"Really?" said Zhang Lihua with a smile.
"It's nothing to do, what am I lying to you about" Zhang Bairen smashed Zhang Lihua's head with the Tao Te Ching, said that after a while, Zhang Bairen yawned, watched the sky get darker, and simply got into the bed.
Zhang Lihua smiled, stretched out her hand to extinguish the light, lifted the quilt and got in, and hugged Zhang Bairen in her arms.
Zhang Bairen was embarrassed for a while, the warm fragrance of nephrite was on the side, even Zhang Bairen couldn't help but move in his heart, the dantian was hot, and his palm fell on Zhang Lihua.
"Smack"
Zhang Lihua bit Zhang Bairen's ear and knocked off Zhang Bairen's clutches: "Don't touch it." ā
I didn't say anything all night, and at dawn the next day, I heard Uncle Zhang's loud voice howling: "Bairen boy, I heard that you are back." ā
Zhang Bairen got out of Zhang Lihua's arms in a daze and began to get dressed. Zhang Lihua wanted to get up, but was held down by Zhang Bairen: "You sleep a little longer." ā
opened the door in the cold north wind, but saw Uncle Zhang holding a pheasant in his hand: "This is your favorite food, I caught it this morning, and I specially left it for you to replenish your body." ā
"Uncle, come in" Zhang Bairen respectfully invited Uncle Zhang into the house, no matter what aspect, Zhang Bairen had to be respectful to Uncle Zhang.
Zhang Bairen is not an ungrateful person, Uncle Zhang is kind to himself, if there is no Uncle Zhang to take care of him in the previous five years, I am afraid that his mother and son have starved to death.
On the other hand, he made a marriage contract with Zhang Xiaocao, and Uncle Zhang is his future father-in-law.
This honest man is indeed respectable.
Taking out the best tea and pastries from Luoyang, and stuffing the pheasant into the cage, Uncle Zhang kept stuffing the pastries into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Delicious! Delicious! I can eat this kind of pastry in my life, and I will die without complaint." ā
The corners of Zhang Bairen's mouth curled slightly, and he picked up a cup of tea and handed it over: "Slow down, slow down! Don't choke." ā
With Zhang Bairen, Uncle Zhang was indeed unkind, and drank a big bowl of tea with a grunt, and then continued to eat pastries.
After a while, probably full, Uncle Zhang's bearded face showed a rare emotion, and a pair of eyes looked at Zhang Bairen: "Your kid has a future, I saw your kid excited, I didn't expect you to start getting ahead at such a young age." ā
Zhang Bairen picked up the tea: "Uncle, even if I am getting ahead, I am not your son-in-law, and you are not also my elder." ā
In this era, marriage contracts are definitely not child's play, and if you are engaged, you must get married if there is no big mistake.
Uncle Zhang sighed lightly: "It's different!"
Zhang Bairen brought a jar of wine from the warehouse, and looked at the sealed red satin, Uncle Zhang's eyes lit up: "This is a good product." ā
"Eighty years of aging, I knew that my uncle was good at this, so I brought you back a few jars," Zhang Bairen said with a smile.
Uncle Zhang snatched the wine jar in Zhang Bairen's hand, and his eyes lit up with greed: "Good thing!
After talking to Uncle Zhang for a while, Uncle Zhang was about to say goodbye, but was dragged by Zhang Bairen: "Uncle, don't be busy, I brought you some good things." ā
dragged Uncle Zhang outside, polished rice, white noodles, fine salt and silk were neatly placed: "These are all New Year's goods prepared for Uncle, and I can eat more than half a year if I save some food." ā
"That's too much, isn't it...... You can't want it, you can stay" Uncle Zhang looked at a large number of items in front of him with hesitation, his eyes flashed with excitement, and then shook his head violently.
This man doesn't say anything else, although he is a little sloppy, but his personality quality is first-class.
"Why is the uncle so grinding, you will take it if you give it to you" Zhang Bairen rolled his eyes.
Looking at Zhang Bairen's appearance and knowing that Zhang Bairen was angry, Uncle Zhang smiled, did not refuse, and walked back and forth several times to carry the rice noodles back to his yard.
"Ma Youcai, this guy doesn't know what to do, has the Silk Road been passed" Zhang Bairen paced in the courtyard unhurriedly, and then pulled out his wooden sword and began to practice martial arts.
I have to say that Zhang Bairen's martial arts have indeed made great progress after repeated battles during this period of time.
Although it is a wooden sword, it dances with a wind, and the sword shadow flickers.
"Bell"
"Bell"
"Bell"
There was a knock on the door, telling Zhang Bairen to move.