Seeing that at noon, Hu Yanying had not come back, and the four of them were hungry and thirsty, and saw an old man pushing a single wheel over.

The Jade Rakshasa saw that there was a covered wooden barrel on one side of the wheel, and a bamboo basket covered with cloth on the other, and it must have been something to eat, so he raised his hand and asked blindly: "Uncle, stop." Do you have food and drink in your cart?" the old man with the cart stopped and replied, "Girl, it's wine and bread." I thought that the town in front of me would make a few bucks of silver, but I heard that there were some strongmen in Xiaoyulin recently, and I was afraid to fold back. The jade rakshasa was happy, and hurriedly took out a silver ingot weighing ten taels from his body and threw it in the bamboo basket. "Uncle, quickly unload the wine and bread, I bought them all. ”

After the old man was stunned for a moment, he pointed to the silver and said, "Girl, this wine and bread are only three or two, and I didn't break the silver for you." Seeing that the old man was so honest, the Jade Rakshasa waved his hand and said, "Uncle, don't redeem it." No need to redeem. I've given you all the ten taels of silver. ”

Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head and waved his hand. "No, I can't. No way. I have earned these three taels of silver, how can I take ten taels from you, this makes no sense. While the two sides were arguing, Hu Yanying flashed out of the forest with two scholars and arrived in front of the Jade Rakshasa. Unexpectedly, when the scholar saw the old man, he asked, "Dad, why are you here?" The old man hurriedly said that there was a robber in front of him, and then said that the Jade Rakshasa wanted to buy wine and bread for ten taels of silver. Hu Yanying said again, the Jade Rakshasa was happy, and hurriedly beckoned the Peony sisters to get on the horse, and then helped Tianxiao to sit on the black horse, entered the woods, and walked to the old man's house.

This old man's surname is Geng, he is in his early fifties, his wife is alive, and his two sons are called Shigui. The small one is called Shimao, and they are all hard-working people, so they can be said to be full of scriptures and scriptures, and they can be safe. It's just that the Geng family is too poor and poor, and the brothers are nested in a single household in this forest, neither fame nor wife, but today they met the sky, that is, the blessing that fell from the sky, and there are all kinds of ladies and careers.

Since living in Geng's house, the Tianxiao brothers and sisters have been busy healing. The bedside free jade rakshasa is carefully cared for. Everything outside has Hu Yanying to take care of everything. Anyway, there are silver taels, and Geng Laohan's family doesn't have to worry about daily life, not only does the table have chicken, duck and fish, but Hu Yanying also put new clothes for everyone in the Geng family. There are also a lot of household belongings added to the house.

And the world is expensive. The Shimao brothers had a good relationship. One is in a neighboring village and the other is in a town, just because the family was poor in the past and couldn't afford to hire a matchmaker. can't get the dowry, and the woman's parents can't look down on it, so this marriage event will be put on hold. But now it's different, fifty taels of silver, three pieces of homespun cloth, one silk, and three sheep were sent to the woman's parents.

The two sons are about to marry a daughter-in-law, Geng Lao Hanle is happy, he is busy vacating two empty rooms to clean, the Jade Rakshasa gives silver again, and Hu Yanying helps to decorate the new house, and the furniture is readily available. Soon it was the day of welcoming the family, Shigui and Shimao changed into brocade clothes, rode two horses of black horses and white snow respectively, and the horse's head was braided into a flower with red satin, and two groups of musicians were invited to blow and blow to the woman's house, and then set off a burst of firecrackers, which then married the bride into the courtyard of the Geng family. After relatives and friends ate and drank lively, the old man and his wife also had a daughter-in-law, and then they waited to hold their grandson.

The days are comfortable, the time runs fast, the winter goes to spring, the cold goes to the spring, the wicker buds sprout, the wildflowers bloom everywhere, and the spring breeze blows comfortably. In the blink of an eye, the two daughters-in-law of the Geng family were also pregnant with children, and they were so happy that Geng Laohan and his wife were smiling all day long, waiting to be grandparents.

Tianxiao and they have also lived in Geng's house for more than five months, and it can be said that they are recovering from their injuries and are in good health, and it is time to leave. Before leaving, Tianxiao wrote a letter to Shigui and said with a smile: "I said when I came that your brothers' wives and fame and careers all fell on me.

Now that your brothers are married, they are waiting to be fathers. Today, you will take this letter to Dali with your family and find a person named Jiao Yi, who will arrange official positions according to your knowledge. Remember, no matter how big or small your official position is, you both must be attentive, be diligent in serving the people, be honest and honest, be considerate of the people, and never use power for personal gain and harm the people. Then he asked the Jade Rakshasa to bring the five hundred taels of silver that had already been prepared and handed it to Geng Laohan, saying: "Uncle, this place is to Dali, the mountains are high and the water is long, and the road is far away. The two of you are old, and your daughter-in-law is also pregnant with a child, so you go to the town to buy two sedan chairs, and the noble brothers will drive the car, and you will not worry about the wind and rain. Uncle, aunt, then let's go, and we will meet in Longqing then. He said goodbye to the Geng family, and did not go to Juxiong Villa to find Dongfang Lie's bad luck, but went to Zhangzhou Mansion by way. It was the old place of the Haiyan Gang, and the two hall masters, Fang Xiang and Gu Yizhu, had moved back to their original places, so he naturally had to care about it, otherwise this gang leader would be too easy to do.

Let's talk about Geng Shigui's brother first, thinking that he wants to go to Dali as an official, and he doesn't know when he will come back, so he and his good wife bought some gifts to meet his father-in-law, which can be regarded as having a meal, saying something, and saying goodbye. After being busy at home for seven or eight days, I said goodbye to my parents-in-law, bought two sedan chairs and arrived home, picked up my parents, locked the door, and rushed to Dali to seek a career in Dali. Along the way, the Geng family is guessing that this Tianxiao must be the son and brother of some big family, and his father or uncle has done some big official in Dali Mansion, so he has the ability to guarantee that the Shigui brothers will be officials, otherwise who would dare to say such big things to bluff people.

Sunrise rush, stay in the hotel at night, three meals a day as long as you are full, lest you have not arrived in Dali, this silver has been gone. After arriving in Xuzhou a few days later, the Geng family realized that this was no longer the country of the Ming Dynasty, but the territory of Longqing. "Brother, what's going on, Xuzhou is clearly my Ming city, how did it become the territory of Longqing?" Shimao is strange, and he can't figure it out. But on the way to Dali, whether it is a tip or a hotel, the people I meet say that this is Long Qingguo. "Brother, could it be that Brother Gongzi's uncle and family are the founding heroes of this Longqing Kingdom?" Shigui was also a little confused, trying to figure it out, but this person was not familiar with the place, and he didn't dare to inquire blindly, but he was afraid that trouble would come out of his mouth after asking the wrong question, so he had to hold back.

When I arrived in Dali a few days later, I arranged accommodation, Shigui and Shimao changed into clean clothes, and then followed Tianxiao's instructions. The two of them took the letter to the Dali Mansion. Seeing that it was the emperor's handwriting, the prefect Wang Peng wrote a letter to the great teacher, so he naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly invited the noble brothers to sit down, and let people serve tea. "The two of you sit down for a while, and the next official will come when he goes. He said hello, left the house with the letter, hurried away, entered the palace and found Jiao Yi, and said about the Geng brothers. Then he took out the letter and handed it to him. After Jiao Yi opened the letter, he read it. Only then did he know that the emperor recommended two virtuous people, so he smiled and followed Wang Peng out of the palace and went to the palace.

After greeting each other for a few words, Jiao Yi first took the test of the knowledge of the two nobles. I think these brothers are really talented. He left Shimao in Wang Peng's place as a counselor. Let Shigui come to the palace tomorrow to listen to it. Then he asked the brothers with a smile. "Do you two know who wrote this letter of recommendation?" said Shi Gui busily, "Your Excellency." The little one saw that several of them were armed with weapons and often danced knives and guns in the courtyard, so they must be chivalrous and righteous Jianghu people. ”

Shimao said: "Adult, small guess, that son must be a junior of an adult's family." Jiao Yi shook his head and smiled: "This son is my Longqing Emperor Zhu Tianxiao." Shocked, the two of them looked at each other, opened their mouths, and cold sweat broke out. Immediately, Jiao Yi inquired about the emperor and Princess Longqing's recent situation in the Geng family, and then learned that the jade rakshasa who sent seventy-three boats of grain and grass, 20,000 weapons, and more than 200 carriages to the Longqing soldiers turned out to be the new concubine Niangniang of Longqing, so he said goodbye to Wang Peng and the Shigui brothers and left the house, and happily went back to the palace to find the Empress Dowager Mo to report the good news.

Shigui, Shimao said goodbye to Wang Peng and left the mansion and returned to his residence. When Geng Laohan saw it, he asked: "My son, how is this matter discussed, is it a small history, or is it a county master?" Geng Shimao calmed down, drank a big bowl of tea first, and then said: "Dad, mother, don't be afraid if you two hear it, that Master Jiao is the great teacher of this Longqing country." And that son is the emperor of this Longqing country, that jade rakshasa is the concubine of Longqing, and the peony sisters are the daughters of the regent of Longqing. Hearing this, Geng Laohan and his wife were so surprised that they couldn't speak, so they looked at each other stupidly.

After a while, Aunt Geng patted her heart with a "Mom" and said: "Son, the emperor of Longqingguo has chopped firewood for my family, the concubine of Longqingguo has brought me tea, and the daughter of the regent of Longqing has beaten my back, how can I get it." The two daughters-in-law were as happy as flowers, competing to ask their husbands what official positions they had sought, Shigui said: "This official position is a trivial matter, how to repay the emperor's kindness, do a good job in internal affairs, and be a good official who is diligent and loves the people, this is the right thing." Geng Laohan felt that it was the same, so he said to his two daughters-in-law: "From today on, Shigui and Shimao are the officials of Longqing, you two can be virtuous, don't get carried away with it." ”

The two daughters-in-law nodded hurriedly, and Shimao said: "Father, mother, the child is a counselor in the Dali Mansion, and my brother will be used in the palace." When the parents and daughter-in-law were rejoicing, they suddenly heard the sound of "Holy Decree" outside the door, and then an official entered, but it was Dexi, and called loudly: "Geng Shigui, Geng Shimao takes the order." Geng Laohan and they were busy kneeling down with their two sons, and it was nothing more than the emperor's grace. After receiving the holy decree, the Geng family happily withdrew from the inn room, and there was already a sedan chair waiting outside the door, and they entered the Pukou Palace on the same day to settle down.

All new households entering the Pukou Palace, regardless of the size of the official position, must fill in the register for the record, carefully fill in the surname, who they are, where they come from, what they have done before, what they are doing now, and how many people there are in total. "How many, who will put pen to paper?" Today's duty is Mrs. Jiao and Yu'er. After Mrs. Jiao asked, Yu'er introduced herself and said: "She is Mrs. Jiao of the great master's family, and I am Yu'er, the wife of the marshal of the sailor's family." Shigui was a little stupid when he heard it, but he didn't expect that the wives of Longqing's first-class ministers would be on duty at the gate, so this Pukou Palace was really not an ordinary place, so he asked: "Two ladies, what is this Pukou Palace, and who are the residents?" Mrs. Jiao responded: "There are only two palaces in this Longqing, one is the Imperial Palace, and the other is the Pukou Palace. In the eyes of the people of Longqing, the residents in this Pukou Palace are all the emperor's family. There are great teachers living here, Zuo Prime Minister, Soldiers and Horses Governor, Pingshou King, Shoulder King, Pingxi King, Marshal, General, Imperial Forest Army Commander, Inner Servant Commander, Outer Servant Commander, Eunuch Chief, etc., but there are also no products in the household.

Seeing the emperor here, he is not called the emperor, he is called the young master, and he doesn't have to kneel to greet him. Since they are the emperor's family, the residents here are inseparable from each other, and they are like a family. ”

As he was talking, a large group of ladies came back from shopping, and when they heard that there was a new household, they all gathered to greet them, to see if there was anything to help, and who recommended them, which was very affectionate, which made the Geng family feel warm, and they forgot the strangeness in the laughter and conversation. "You say, the young master lives in your house?" Mrs. Lei asked in surprise, and when she saw Aunt Geng nodding and smiling happily, Tuba said: "Big sister, you talk quickly, how is the young master?" When he first came to my house, he seemed to have suffered some serious injury, and his two sisters had been at home all day to heal, and he had never seen him come out, just like a big girl.

His wife is very virtuous, handsome, and kind. Nasha was stunned: "Madam?" Then she said to everyone: "No, the queen and the concubine are both in the harem to accompany the queen mother, could it be that the young master has arrested another concubine Niangniang?" At this time, Jiao Yi happened to come back, and when he heard this, he smiled and said: "Nasha, do you remember the jade rakshasa who sent seventy-three boats of grain and grass, twenty thousand weapons, and more than two hundred carriages to the soldiers of Longqing, it turned out that she was the fourth new concubine of Longqing of the young master."

I just came from the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said that Longqing's mother and concubine are all good. It is said that the queen mother accompanied the young master to the grassland, broke into the desert, and killed horse thieves, making the southwest a major grain production area, and cattle and sheep ran all over the ground. It is said that the concubine helped the young master to arrest the biggest illegal profiteer in Longqing, so that the current Longqing trade is upright, all industries are prosperous, and merchants from other countries can be seen everywhere in the camel trade city.

The foreign concubine not only brought the strength of the sailor to Longqing, but also attracted merchants from more than a dozen countries and thousands of handicrafts, activating the commerce and trade of Lianzhou. (To be continued......)