Daming: From the end of Hongwu

169 Chapter 167 - Gossiping with the Erxian

In Beiping City, Zhen Wu didn't care much about some people's guesses about whether they were good or bad. The most important thing was to live one's life well as the sun set.

When Zhen Wu returned home, he came directly to Zhang Yuqing's courtyard. The family members saw Zhen Wu who had gone out early, and came back again, looking at Zhen Wu in surprise.

Zhang Yuqing asked curiously, "Boss, are you not going to the army today?"

"Well, rest at home for a while."

Zhen Wu thought for a while, and in order not to worry the family members, he added to Zhang Yuqing: "I asked for leave on purpose. I haven't had a good rest before. Now that I have nothing to do, I will stay with you at home."

Zhang Yuqing smiled immediately.

"It's time to take a good rest. You said that since you joined the army, you have spent a few days at home throughout the year."

Zhen Wu smiled and was about to sit down and chat with Zhang Yuqing for a while, but just opened his mouth and couldn't help yawning. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I wanted to accompany you for a break, but I didn't sleep well last night. I'm really tired." Really, I'll go to bed first, and come back to accompany you in the afternoon."

Only then did Zhang Yuqing notice that Zhen Wu was in low spirits, and then saw the bloodshot eyes in Zhen Wu's eyes, and complained distressedly: "You said you child, you are so sleepy, what are you doing here, go to sleep in your courtyard In a while, I will ask Erxian to warm the porridge for you, and drink it when you wake up."

Zhen Wu didn't try to be brave, he nodded and retreated. After returning to his courtyard, he simply undressed and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

After sleeping until noon, I woke up.

But after waking up, Zhen Wu didn't want to move, and stayed on the bed thinking about his thoughts.

Thoughts of miscellaneous things were jumping, from family members to the army, to his marriage and future Jingnan, thinking about it, the voices of the two sages rang out from outside the door.

"Brother, are you awake?"

"Awake, what's the matter?" Zhen Wu came back to his senses and replied.

"It's okay, I thought that brother had been sleeping for a long time, so I came over to have a look." The two sages outside the door said, "Is the brother still sleeping? If you don't sleep, I'll bring you the porridge so that you don't have to go to drink it." ?”

Zhen Wu thought for a moment, then said, "I'm not going to sleep anymore, bring it here."

The two sages responded, and the footsteps sounded and walked away slowly.

Zhen Wu got up and started dressing.

After getting dressed, Erxian also brought the porridge, along with two eggs and a plate of pickles. Zhen Wu has never been particular about what he eats, and he has no requirements, as long as he can fill his stomach, it is enough.

He picked up an egg and peeled it, saw Er Xian sitting down opposite him, and asked cautiously and worriedly: "Brother, I see that there are two sergeants from the royal residence guarding our gate, so something may have happened. "

Zhen Wu raised his eyebrows, knowing that the two sages were talking about the sergeant who came to monitor him, he shook his head and said, "What are you worrying about, it's fine."

He said that's what he said, but he couldn't figure out what Zhu Di meant.

But he also thought about it carefully. Based on his recent performance and Zhu Di's previous emphasis, Zhu Di would not marry his daughter at most, so he would not be angry.

Ask the emperor to marry the princess, the princess has too many people, if you don't agree, you can't, what else can you do, if the in-laws can't do it, they won't become enemies.

Erxian nodded, and thought that the guards at the gate were indeed very polite, and didn't stop them from going out, but seemed to help guard them, so Erxian felt relieved.

She smiled, and started chatting with Zhen Wu about the daily routine.

"Brother, there is something I want to discuss with you. Do we want to bring in a few more girls?"

"Why do you buy a girl?" Zhen Wu threw the peeled egg into the porridge and asked, looking up.

"This is what Xia Ju told me a few days ago. Brother, you are also a thousand households now. Should you be married to a grooming girl? Look at how the bun on your head is unraveled. Every time I see you do it yourself I'm in a hurry, it's good to have a girl to help you."

Zhen Wu was stunned for a moment, unknowingly, he had become able to match the status of a little maid, he shook his head amusedly, he didn't care too much about these things.

Erxian continued: "There is Sanyong, who also wanted to move to an independent small courtyard a few days ago, and didn't want to be crowded with our mother and us, but Sanyong has always been careless, and the fourth and fifth younger sisters are also grown up. I can't let the fourth and fifth sisters comb his hair, so I have to buy one for Sanyong."

The small courtyard that Sanyong wants to move to is different from Zhenwu's. Zhenwu's yard has a complete kitchen in the side room and side room, which can be regarded as an independent small house, while the small courtyard that Sanyong wants to move to was when the construction started. The few independent small courtyards specially set aside are mainly for the living of Zhen Wu's children.

This kind of small courtyard only has two rooms, but the advantage is that there is a courtyard wall separating it, which has a certain degree of privacy.

Zhen Wu thought for a while and said: "The girl can buy it, but you don't need to give it to me and the third child. The third child is also a young man, so he must be independent if he should be independent. Let him move to the small courtyard, and let him learn to take care of himself in the future. "

"You and the third child don't need it, so why buy a girl?"

"Give it to Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi. You are about to get married. The fourth and fifth younger sisters often need to go to the palace, and they can't stay at home for long. Although there is Xia Ju Dongmei, they are busy with family affairs. There are two A girl will accompany and take care of Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, so I can rest assured."

Speaking of this, Zhen Wu thought of another matter and asked: "I remember you said before that Xia Ju can read?"

Erxian nodded.

Zhen Wu took a sip of the porridge and said, "You can arrange it later, let Xia Ju spare some time to enlighten Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, and when Xiao Qi is two years older, I will throw him into the guard academy."

The guards usually have schools, not to mention the Yanwang Guards, but this school can be said to be a military academy for the children of officers, ordinary sergeants cannot enter, and they are basically trained as officers.

Erxian had never thought about literacy enlightenment before, but now she nods secretly when she thinks about it, her family is different now, she and the third child are older, there is no need for it, but Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi are still young, and they are completely educated necessary.

Speaking of which, Xiao Qi is almost five years old, but now he doesn't even bother to wash his hands and feet, it's very hypocritical, it's really annoying.

Think about them, not to mention her and Zhen Wu, even the fourth and fifth younger sisters have already learned how to make a fire and boil water by themselves.

Thinking of this, Er Xian nodded and said, "Brother is right."

Zhen Wu raised his head, glanced at the two sages and said: "You will learn to read some characters when you have time later, not to mention anything else, if Zhang Wu wins you a fortune and comes back in the future, if you say you don't know any words, the servants at home will People should not underestimate you, the mistress of the house."

"Brother~" the two sages resented.

Zhen Wu waved his hand, and said seriously: "Don't think I'm joking, and nothing else, the fourth younger sister and the fifth younger sister are all learning to read in the palace, you don't know how to speak when you are the eldest sister?"

Seeing that Zhen Wu was serious, the two sages nodded obediently, but then burst out laughing, and said, "Speaking of this, do you know the Zhang family of the grain shop? A few days ago, his wife asked shopkeeper Zhang to use twenty habits to find people." Yazi bought a few maids, but shopkeeper Zhang actually spent [-] guan notes to buy only a handsome girl. I heard that it was because of her literacy that she was expensive. Now his family is fighting about it every day. The day before yesterday, Sanyong He also told me that shopkeeper Zhang’s face was covered in flowers from being scratched, and he had to cover his face when doing business.”

While talking, Er Xian giggled.

Zhen Wu also shook his head amusedly.

Isn't that what the world is like.

However, after Zhen Wu smiled, he told the two sages: "By the way, about buying a girl, you remember to tell our mother, don't let our mother complain that we didn't discuss with her, and settled the big family affairs." , and, if you buy it, don’t look for someone else, first ask the steward of our farm to see if there is anyone in your farm who is willing.”

"I know."

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(End of this chapter)