Chapter 31: Yu Jiang and He He
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the night of August 15. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
It has been more than half a month since Dong Rengui came to Yangzhou, and since the last time that Taoist was killed using demonic night raids, no monk has ever troubled him, as if the accomplice of the gray-clothed Taoist who made animals was the only one who attacked at night.
However, Dong Rengui did not take it lightly at all, but became more vigilant, regarding the quiet at this time as the calm before the storm, on the one hand, arranging the back hand, on the other hand, grasping the practice, so in a hurry, more than half a month passed, participated in the hospital examination, and won the first place.
Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is the third day after the release of the hospital test list, the rookies and talents met with the room teacher, and after coping with the banquet of the seniors in the field, they chose this good day to get together and exchange feelings.
As the head of the hospital examination case, Dong Rengui became the host of this meeting.
With the help of Kunshan Yu, he chartered the entire Taibai Building, and invited the girls from the Zhuanxi Courtyard of Yangzhou Famous Academy to accompany the wine, which set off the atmosphere in the venue very warmly, and the sixty rookies were very satisfied.
During the banquet, the top three in the hospital examination, Dong Rengui, Liu Zigao, Li Weining and Yangzhou's local celebrities Kunshan Yu, Wang Zitong and He He were six people.
Among them, Dong Rengui, Liu Zigao, and Li Weining are the top three in the hospital examination, Liu Zigao is one year old Chinese New Year's Eve today, dressed as a Confucian, Li Weining has just turned 20 this year, and he looks very graceful in a green shirt.
Kunshan Yu, Wang Zitong, and He He are all children of salt merchants, Wang Zitong is from Huizhou, and He He is a native of Yangzhou.
The three of the six people are all of different ages and identities, but they are all highly educated people, with witty words, all kinds of allusions at their fingertips, staggered cups and cups during the banquet, and the wine order turns, and they are not happy to drink.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, He He, who is also a salt merchant in Yangzhou, got up and said: "Everyone here is a moral master, an article expert, today's little brother is not talented, and there is also a master for everyone to introduce." ”
He He was in the chief, and his move immediately attracted everyone's attention, and when they heard his words, they all said: "I don't know who Coats is? ”、
He He saw that all the talents were urging one after another, and he couldn't wait to see Coats immediately, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a strange smile: "Don't invite Coats to come up soon!"
A waiter obeyed the order and withdrew, leading the sixteen or seventeen-year-old peasant boy in.
The young man seemed to have never been to such a place, and he tugged at the ragged clothes under the gaze of everyone, and followed the waiter with his face flushed.
"It's here, don't go. The waiter stopped, and was about to return to He He, but he didn't want to be hit by the young man behind him, so he turned his head and glared at the young man angrily.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the master that this son wants to introduce to everyone. He He was indifferent to the waiter's rudeness, stretched out his hand and pulled the cramped young man and said loudly: "In my son's humble opinion, this master is enough to outperform everyone here a hundred times!"
After speaking, he glanced at Dong Rengui and Kunshan Yu with a provocative gaze.
"Boom!" As soon as He He's words fell, the field immediately exploded.
"Touch!" Li Weining, who was sitting at the same table as He He, stood up and pointed at He He's nose and said loudly: "What do you mean by this, Gongzi He? Are you deliberately insulting us? If you can't give a reasonable explanation today, we will let you know what it means to be a soldier who can be killed but not humiliated!"
"Hmph!" He He was pointed at his nose by Li Weining and accused, and his face also cooled, and he snorted coldly: "What are you guys, and you also accompany this son to insult?"
"You ......"
When Zhongxiucai heard this, they jumped up and accused He He, and some impatient ones such as Li Weining had already rolled up their sleeves to teach him a lesson.
For a time, the scene was chaotic.
"Okay!" The scene was chaotic like this, Dong Rengui, as the host, had to come forward, only to see him frowning and drinking lightly, although his voice was not loud, but it sounded in everyone's ears, shocking.
"It's all quiet!" Dong Rengui's eyes were like electricity, scanning the audience, and no one dared to look at him.
"He Gongzi, I know that you are not such a boring person, please invite this little brother here today, there must be a secret to inform me and others, and please speak up. After everyone in the venue quieted down, Dong Rengui looked directly at He He and asked.
"Made, the master only said that he was going to deal with him, why didn't he tell me that he was such a terrifying character?" He He sweated under Dong Rengui's gaze, "Looking at his methods, at least he should be a super-first-class master, right?" No, maybe he is also a mage!"
Thinking like this, his actions couldn't help but be a little sluggish and out of shape, but then he thought of the Guru's methods, and immediately a stirring spirit, dispelled some thoughts, and honestly followed the Guru's instructions.
"Hmph!" he snorted coldly, to cover up his gaffe, to restrain his emotions, and tell the story of the peasant boy.
The 16-year-old boy named Yu Jiang, a native of the countryside near the city of Yangzhou, was eaten by wolves when his father was guarding the paddy fields at night, and he was so grief-stricken that he vowed to avenge his father.
At night, when his mother fell asleep, he secretly took a hammer and went to the place where his father was eaten by wolves and pretended to sleep, hoping to wait for an opportunity to avenge his father.
He waited not long before a wolf came.
The wolf sniffed hesitantly, but he didn't move.
After a while, the wolf wagged his tail and swept his forehead, and gradually lowered his head again to lick his thighs, and he remained motionless.
The wolf jumped forward and tried to bite his neck, close to his side, he hurriedly struck the wolf's head with a hammer, and the wolf was immediately killed.
After killing the wolf, he got up and put the wolf in the grass.
After a while, another wolf came, and like the previous wolf, he slew again.
And so he lay down until midnight, and when no more wolves came, he fell asleep in a daze, and dreamed that his father told him, "It is enough for you to kill these two wolves to relieve my hatred!" But the wolf who led me to kill me had a white nose, and neither of the two that died. ”
When he awoke, he was reluctant, so he continued to lie where he was, waiting, waiting for the wolf who led the killing of his father, but unfortunately when the day came, no wolf returned.
He wanted to drag the two wolves home, but he was afraid of frightening his mother, so he threw the wolves into the dry well and went back himself.
In the evening he went to the field again, but no wolf came, and so three or four nights passed.
One night while he was asleep, a wolf came and bit his foot and dragged him away. After a few steps, the thorns pierced into his flesh, and the gravel grinded his skin, and he was as if he were dead, and did not move.
So the wolf put him on the ground and tried to bite him in the stomach.
At this time, he suddenly swung his hammer and struck at the wolf, and after knocking it down, he jumped up and hit the wolf more than a dozen times in succession, almost beating the wolf into minced meat, before stopping to take a closer look.
At this glance, it is really a white-nosed wolf.
Seeing this, he was very happy to carry the dead wolf back home, and told his mother about the revenge, and the mother cried and followed Yu Jiang to the field, and sure enough, he found two dead wolves from the dry well.
Two days ago, when Yu Jiang's mother and son went to the market to sell wolf skins, they talked about it, and He He heard about it, so he bought their wolf skins at a high price, and led Yu Jiang to participate in the cultural meeting to make a name for him.
After listening to Yu Jiang's deeds, everyone was silent, and after half a sound, Liu Zigao sighed: "This son is really a master, I can't do it!"
He got up with the wine and walked in front of Yu Jiang, and toasted: "I don't want to think of the generation of rural farmers, but also come out of heroic people like you, and among us and other well-educated people, there are also Qin Hui and the like, Zi said: Judge people by their appearance!
"Oh, yes, the villain thanked Xianggong!" When Yu Jiang first came, he was still a little restrained, and he seemed to be submissive, but after a long time, he showed his extraordinary nature, and in the face of Liu Zigao's praise and toast, he faced it directly without fear, and drank the wine in the cup.
"Poof...... cough~" As soon as the wine was in his mouth, Yu Jiang squirted out with a pop and coughed violently.
"Ahem......" He took the towel handed by the messenger with low eyebrows and wiped his face, looked at Liu Zigao with a flushed face and said apologetically: "The villain has never drunk wine, this is ......"
"It's okay, it's okay. Liu Zigao frowned and looked at the wine stains on his shirt, lost the interest in talking to Yu Jiang, and turned back to sit down.
"Someone, add a seat to this filial son. Seeing Liu Zigao retreat, Dong Rengui raised his hand and asked the envoy to add a seat beside him and invited Yu Jiang to take a seat.
"Everyone," after Jiang took his seat, Dong Rengui got up and said loudly: "The dynasty rules the world with filial piety, today we will hear about the deeds of Yu Xiaozi, become the lord of Shangshu County, and praise him loudly!"
"Yes, yes, what the head of the case said is very true, we should participate in the grand event!"
They are all smart people, of course they understand the meaning of Dong Rengui's words, the dynasty rules the world with filial piety, and there is a filial son like Yu Jiang in this county.
They are of course very good to be involved in such things.
With this thought in mind, Yu Jiang immediately became lively in front of the banquet, and the talents came forward to persuade him to drink, in order to leave an impression in front of him, and when he was summoned by the officials in the future, he might be able to make his reputation rise and enter the eyes of some nobles......
Under the bombardment of dozens of talents, Yu Jiang, a new person in the wine field, soon lost his strength in drinking, and the drunk personnel did not know.
Seeing that Yu Jiang was drunk, Dong Rengui's eyes flashed, and he quickly found an excuse, ended the party, left Taibai Building with Yu Jiang, and returned to the apartment on Fuxue Street.
At the window of Taibai Building, looking at the back of Dong Rengui leaving in a hurry, He He raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it all with trepidation.