The devil is coming

Chapter 357 Re-entering the market
The small rented carriage was tied with a red rope. I didn't dare to put flowers on it for fear of showing off, but there was a red needlepoint hanging on the curtain, made by the woman in the carriage.
The driver was He Chu.
In the past few days, He Chu has always felt that he was inexplicable.
Inexplicable wind, inexplicable rain, inexplicable sky.
My sister, who I have worked so hard to take care of,
A treasure in the eyes of myself and my father,
Just because of that boy's extremely rude and rude words,
I just took the initiative to send it to someone else’s bed!
But you still can't get angry, because he knows how stubborn his sister is, and she really dares to stab that hairpin into his neck.
have to,
Raw rice is cooked;
You just can't have an attack yet,
Why did you have the attack?
Your daughter, your sister, is cheating on your own.
It's like doing business,
You have already invested your capital,
Are you still doing this business?
If you don’t do it, you’ve already lost your capital and you can’t get anything back.
If you do, then you have to continue to spread the business.
I no longer expect to make money.
I no longer even expect to get my money back.
What the He family and the father-in-law want now,
Just one sentence:
亏，
I will also be clearly at a loss!
Lao He's family is not a prominent person in Nan'an County, but it is definitely not a shabby settlement.
The two of them opened a pork stall together, which actually brought in a lot of money.
He Chu was tall and good-looking, and his family background was not that bad. The matchmaker had already come to marry him, and those girls who were married in, apart from other things, were already attractive enough!
Therefore,
The He family really doesn't have to "sell" their daughter to help their son get married!
After that day,
The two men closed the stall for a day and didn't open the business, so they drank wine together on the small table at home.
This Chinese cabbage looks really good.
The fence is tight,
Why did he grow legs and run away just because someone said a word?
In the first half of the night, the two of them drank alcohol;
Can't figure it out!
In the middle of the night, the two of them drank more and more soberly, and they began to talk about how to make amends.
Old Hetou said,
Recruit a son-in-law?
He Chu immediately waved his hand:
"My sister refuses."
Lao He's head suddenly wilts. Not to mention the arrest, he really wants to recruit a son-in-law. When the arrester patrols the streets in Nan'an County again, he won't be able to straighten his back.
The man who opened the door upside down was half a head short when something happened.
A hundred years ago,
A son-in-law is actually treated the same as a prisoner.
By the king’s command,
The son-in-law must be among the conscripts and go to the front line to guard the border.
Lao Hetou is helpless,
He took out a small wooden box from under the bed and placed it on the table.
Inside the wooden box is the family foundation of Lao He's family.
He Chu watched his father open the box and looked at the jewelry and deeds inside, as well as the rows of silver ingots!
Lao Hetou sighed,
Road:
"Since your mother left, the biggest livelihood of your father and I is actually to earn betrothal gifts for you and dowry for Sisi."
Betrothal gifts and dowries have not been fixed since ancient times.
A large betrothal gift can give the son more room to choose and marry a good wife;
The dowry is thick. Only when your daughter marries her can you strengthen your waist and not be angry!
This is what parents and mothers want to do for their children.
Not a sale.
"call………"
He Chu breathed a long sigh of relief,
Even though he is the eldest son in the family and has been running a stall with his father for so long, he doesn't know that his father has purchased so much family property.
Not to mention the silver jewelry, even those few land deeds outside the city, he didn’t even know he still had land in his house!
Lao He pointed at the box, as if feeling guilty for his son, and said in a consultative tone:
"Pull halfway?"
As the saying goes, whether brothers and sisters are close or not depends entirely on whether the parents can hold a bowl of water in balance.
But according to the trend at this time, the water thrown out by the married daughter, to put it bluntly, the family's property must eventually fall to the son.
He Chu shook his head.
Old Hetou's face darkened, and he was about to curse the beast!
Who would have expected,
He Chu directly took the wine bowl and turned it around.
Road:
"That Yan Captou's family is not from the locals, and they don't know how rich or poor they are. If they are from a well-to-do family, and my sister's dowry is too small, I can't hold my head up and speak forcefully to my parents-in-law.
A wealthy family pays great attention to etiquette. To put it bluntly, it is something that comes from the family background.
If his family was of average status, or even a semi-shattered household, it would not be enough for my sister to do a small dowry. She would still have to suffer poverty with him, and she would have to serve her parents-in-law, her husband, and her children in the future.
My sister is at our house, and although she helps with cutting and cutting meat, she is never willing to let her do heavy work.
Give it all to my sister! "
Lao He was stunned for a moment.
Road:
"You don't want the animal anymore?"
He Chu reached out and patted his chest,
Road:
"The girls who want to join me in He Chu are not young or old. Once the money is gone, we can just make more money. No matter how bad your son is, he won't be unable to get a wife."
Lao Hetou hesitated for a moment and thought so.
After all, my daughter is my own little cotton-padded jacket. No matter how hard I work every day, when I watch my daughter mending my clothes under the oil lamp, I can think of her mother, as if all the fatigue has disappeared.
He couldn't bear to let his daughter be wronged, not at all.
At last,
Old He slapped his head on the table,
shouted:
"middle!"
……
Compared with the various preparations made by Lao He's family "as if facing a powerful enemy",
Yan Baotou just acted like a normal person.
people,
You've slept,
What's up?
Do you still want to eat everything without taking any responsibility?
He Chu would wait at Yan Baotou's door every morning and evening.
催，
Sorry to urge you.
Can't say it!
But just staring at you, staring at you, staring at you!
Yan Shaotou is so thick-skinned that he beats him up every time, haha.
Just when He Chu was about to take the butcher knife and talk again,
Yan Baotou came over with a shy face.
What are you doing?
Borrow money from my uncle,
Borrowing money for what?
Rent a car?
Why rent a car?
Come back home.
The old He family waited so long that their brows almost smoked from the wait, and finally they received a correct word from their uncle-in-law.
An ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her parents-in-law.
This is etiquette, etiquette cannot be broken!
It’s true that they have a small family, but Lao He’s family is also very particular.
My uncle has no money,
borrow!
A large carriage with ornaments, three horses, and a driver and a servant woman. Old He gave the order to kill a pig for nothing, rent it!
I have been guarding a greasy shop all my life just so that I can straighten my waist now, which gives me the confidence!
But Yan Captou still stopped him, saying there was no need to be so extravagant and wasteful.
Lao Hetou is not satisfied.
What is waste?
Your face, Yan Xiaoliu, is worthless, but my old He family still needs this face!
Lao Hetou pointed directly at Yan Captou's face and spat out:
"I just want to let my in-laws meet. Although my old He family is not a wealthy family, if they bully my daughter, my daughter still has a natal family who can take her back and continue to give birth to her!"
When Lao Hetou said this, he was really as strong as Mount Tai!
of course,
If he knew which in-laws he wanted to compare with,
Will I still be as energetic as I am today?
Yan Captou was very shameless and said directly, he used to have enough money to eat and drink, and the filial piety money collected in the shop meant that he could drink now and get drunk the next. My daughter-in-law has to take care of the money to make a living, but her family is not well-established. My father-in-law, please save the money for renting a big car first, and I will have to use it to fight the autumn wind in the future.
These words choked Lao Hetou half to death!
Straight bitch,
I have never seen such a shameless son-in-law!
However, in the end,
The carriage turned into a small carriage, the three horses turned into one horse, the servant girl was gone, and the driver was replaced by He Chu.
My eldest uncle personally escorted his own sister to her husband’s house.
in fact,
I also wanted to take a look at Yan Shaotou's family situation.
My mother's family has to send someone.
Go and let me know, but you must not bully my daughter!
Yan Tou sat in the carriage with his mouth open, eating dried fruits and peeled peanuts delivered by his wife from time to time.
The uncle who was driving the bus looked back from time to time. Seeing this scene, he felt a little sour in his heart.
Road:
"Mei, you're going to spoil him!"
Not only should I learn from my late wife to be the Hedong Lion, but I should at least learn from what scholars like to say by raising the chopping board and aligning my eyebrows, right?
Women are also tough.
directly:
"My man, I can pamper you as much as I want, no matter what!
It's delicious. If you have the ability, you should quickly find me a sister-in-law and let her serve you like this! "
This was a good thing to say, but Yan Captou was so happy that he couldn't help but bring his face to his, and kissed his wife's delicate cheek.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
The sound came from a kiss,
The sound was from the uncle who was so angry that he gave the horse in front a whip!
In fact, my uncle has a sweetheart.
There were actually many women who wanted to marry him, but he turned away all the matchmakers.
What he had his eye on was the girl from the bookkeeper's house.
Whenever I go to the master's house to deliver pork,
She would wait there specially to see him,
He would also make excuses to stay a little longer and see her.
On weekdays, my uncle's body is full of pig smell, but around his waist, he always wears the sachet embroidered by the lady.
But there are some things,
It can only be buried in my heart.
A perfect match,
This is a damn good match!
He Chu once knelt in front of Lao He and said that he wanted to join the army, fight on the battlefield to gain fame, and honor his ancestors.
I want to be able to marry her when I come back!
But Lao Hetou said:
"If His Majesty has issued some military orders, if Dayan really comes to that time, my father will not stop you, my father will even pawn his belongings and go to the blacksmith shop in the city to get himself a knife and go with you!
But now, isn't it the time yet? As my father is getting old, you still have to support this stall and this home. "
Mr. Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, heard what his wife said about this matter.
laughed:
"What does this mean?"
He Chu felt angry for no reason.
I wanted to say something back:
Is it possible to imitate you and let other girls fall in love with you?
But the one who posted the message was his biological sister, so he couldn’t say this!
Really, so angry!
I can only whip the horse again!
Nan'an County is not far from Yanjing City, so there is no need to travel for days and nights. Since we set off at noon that day, we found an inn to rest at night, and set off again the next morning. At noon, we arrived at the foot of Yanjing City. .
Yan Captou took out the document he had written to the county government registrar and made up an excuse: it was business, so he quickly managed to enter the city and was able to enter the capital.
Beijing,
It's really big.
He Chu drove the carriage carefully, not daring to overstep or collide in the slightest.
"Where is your home?"
He Chu asked.
However, Yan Captou did not rush to answer, but looked at the sky and said:
"Have you ever heard of the Beijing Quande Building Roast Duck?"
He Chu nodded, what a great name!
"Let's go and eat!"
Yan Captou decided to take advantage of his brother-in-law, the landlord's friendship.
Besides, a few years ago, Quande Building was still his own property.
"Is it expensive?"
He Chu asked.
Yan Shaotou was stunned for a moment. A duck in Quande Building was equivalent to a month's expenses of an ordinary person.
He turned around and looked at his wife.
The woman was considerate and said:
"Husband, I want to eat soup cakes. I heard that the soup cakes in the capital are different from the ones here."
A good woman knows how to protect her husband's self-esteem.
But Yan Captou said to his uncle in a daze:
"Uncle."
"What?"
"Borrow money."
"..." He Chu.
"I'm paying you back this money. It's a real loan. I'll give it to you when my salary comes down next month. No matter what, after finally coming back to the capital, I have to treat my wife to a duck!"
Is Quandelou’s duck really that delicious?
How could Yan Shaotou, who was the one responsible for hyping this duck, not know this!
But this is a sense of ritual,
To the capital,
Eat a Quan De Lou duck,
This ceremony can be complete.
A few years later,
Even as I get older,
I actually don’t remember whether the duck tastes good or not, and what it tastes like. I only remember the first time I entered the capital, the duck I ate, and who I ate it with.
He Chu looked at Yan Captou, then at his sister.
Nod vigorously,
Road:
"I'll treat!"
"Shit, I'll do it. These are the rules, don't mess with them."
Yan Captou is very serious about this matter.
Everyone who grew up in Yanjing City is like this.
I can have no money,
But I must not lose my side!
The carriage arrived at the entrance of Quande Building, and the waiter from the own shop went to help with the arrangements. The three of them entered the roast duck restaurant.
This is not the main store in Quande Building in Beijing, but a branch. Furthermore, the original shopkeeper quit his job long ago and went to Shengle. Therefore, no one here recognized Yan Captou as their former boss.
"A first-class room, two ducks in the front, plenty of ingredients, a pot of peach blossoms!"
Yan Shaotou ordered the dishes very grandly.
Expensive
That’s so damn expensive!
The duck in front is just a gimmick, and the peach blossom stuffed rice is also mixed with water.
The sins I have committed in the past,
Now I can only fill the hole myself.
For a time,
Yan Captou regretted why he didn't behave well in the first place.
Entered the box,
He Chu felt a little uncomfortable. He couldn't rely on his brother-in-law like his sister.
But my brother-in-law was very skillful, instructing the waiter to pour tea.
The tea has just been poured,
I haven’t taken the cup yet,
My brother-in-law lowered his head and smelled it,
He actually knocked over the teacup directly.
scolded:
"Who are you fooling!"
The waiter immediately apologized and went to prepare new tea after wiping it.
immediately,
Yan Captou said to his uncle:
"People here are like this. They always feel superior to others. They serve food when others see them. Haha, they also serve tea when others see them. That's virtuous!"
He Chu only thought about it in his mind. After eating this meal, he would have to kill a few more pigs in vain.
When I heard my brother-in-law say this,
Immediately said:
"This is in the capital, so we still have to be careful."
It is said that when the archway in the capital fell down and hit people, five of the ten people must have been high-ranking officials.
But Yan Captou shook his head,
Sighed,
Road:
"I've been careful for so many years..."
said,
Yan Captou looked down again at the woman sitting next to him, leaning against him.
he laughed,
Road:
"Now, I don't want to be careful."
……
His Majesty's chariot appeared at the prince's residence.
The prince's mansion is the residence of the princes. At that time, because the late emperor liked to "seek immortality and ask questions", many temples were built in the palace. After the contemporary Emperor Yan came to the throne, he changed the custom. Monks and warlocks ransacked their homes and were exiled or charged. Among the prisoners, these temples were converted into offices of the imperial court.
Therefore, the imperial palace of Yan State is not as neat and neat as the imperial palaces of other countries' capitals, and it is not square in shape.
It’s not that no one has written letters to rebuild the palace, but they were all rejected by Emperor Yan.
Good news came frequently, and Jingnanhou's news was also sent to him.
The post-war rewards are actually included, but the specifics of how to operate them still need to be discussed by Li Jiulang and the others.
An unexpected turmoil was finally calmed down, and the pressure on Emperor Yan suddenly eased a lot.
In fact, for the Situ family, he originally just wanted to let them join him.
However, the corruption of the barbarian incident and the subsequent participation of the Chu people forced Dayan to mobilize soldiers, horses, money and food to fight this big battle.
These consumptions were not what Emperor Yan had expected.
Compared to the dilapidated land of Sanjin,
What he actually wants to do more is,
It's Fagan!
The Qian Kingdom was too rich, but weak in culture. In the last Three Kingdoms War, although the Cheng Kingdom was able to separate most of the three Jin lands, it did not really hit the Qian Kingdom, and it only caused it to lose face.
however,
For such a big country and such a wealthy country, you can't kill it all at once and let it recover. It will be difficult to deal with it in the future if it is under heavy attack.
The war against the barbarians greatly hindered Emperor Yan's original plan, and the battle to attack Qian could only be put on hold for the time being, and had to be shelved.
And just last night, a piece of news came from the Secret Intelligence Department in Qian Kingdom, and Wei Zhonghe personally delivered it to the imperial court.
The official family of the Qian Kingdom planned to ennoble the Ancestor family and the Zhong family as Dukes of the country, and at the same time also conferred titles on a number of generals.
the most important is,
We need to vindicate the incident of stabbing our husband.
This matter has not been announced yet, it is just a rumor.
But it can be seen from this that my neighbor has used the last war to eliminate the influence of the husbands in the court, especially the husband Han who has just returned home from official duties, and is about to be ordinary. The case of the assassinated prime minister who came out really did not spare any face for Mr. Han.
This also means that the influence of the scholar-bureaucrat class on the Qian Kingdom is being weakened unprecedentedly, and the status of military generals is constantly improving.
This news shows that
That neighbor emperor,
We are no longer preparing our troops.
But... sharpening the knife.
Borrow my knife and remove his obstacles.
Because of this news, Emperor Yan was not in a very good mood today. He had already foreseen that in a few years, when the Yan State is ready, the difficulty of cutting down the stems will definitely be much higher than the year before. .
Even the news of the great victory in the Three Jin Lands was diluted a lot because of this incident.
At the same time, when the seventh prince was flying a kite at the prince's residence at noon today, he accidentally fell into the pond and was frightened.
Emperor Yan, who was already feeling a little bored, simply drove to the prince's mansion to see his youngest son.
Emperor Yan was an emperor, but he was also a father.
However, what is different from other fathers in the world is that other fathers are willing to give at all costs for their children;
As for him, perhaps the significance of his descendants to him is, firstly, the inheritance of the country, and secondly, to satisfy his occasional need to entertain his grandchildren.
He still has a lot of love and affection for his youngest son.
Because the other children have grown up and are no longer cute.
The eunuchs and maids in the seventh prince's residence knelt on the ground in panic.
But regarding this matter,
Emperor Yan did not go to implicate him.
I looked at my youngest son beside the bed and saw that he didn't feel any other discomfort and didn't seem to have a cold, so I felt relieved.
Beside the youngest son’s bed,
Flying that whistle kite,
It is a kite that makes a crisp whistle sound when placed in the sky.
The workmanship is exquisite, the design is clever, and it is indeed very interesting to look at.
The seventh prince leaned in Emperor Yan's arms, feeling a little uneasy, as if he knew he had done something wrong.
"Who gave you this kite?" Emperor Yan asked.
This kite is not an ordinary object. It seems to be carefully crafted at first glance. It is also difficult to buy on the market.
"Returning to my father, Brother Six gave it to Er Chen half a year ago. Brother Six knew that Er Chen liked to play with these things, so he often made some toys to give to me.
Father, is Sixth Brother's illness cured? Erchen, Erchen wants to see Sixth Brother. Erchen misses Sixth Brother. "
"Good boy, have a good rest and drink a bowl of ginger soup later. If your sixth brother's illness is cured, he will be cured."
"Yes, father, I must be obedient and drink ginger soup well."
The seventh prince said with a grimace. Obviously, he didn't like the taste.
Emperor Yan stayed with the seventh prince for a while before walking out of the room.
Wei Zhonghe waited at the door and did not go in, fearing to disturb the family ties of the Tian family.
Emperor Yan stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows,
Randomly asked:
"What is Cheng Jue doing recently?"
The sixth prince was sent to Nan'an County to be a policeman, and was demoted by Emperor Yan himself. Naturally, his every move could not escape the eyes and ears of the Secret Service.
Of course, Emperor Yan wouldn't go to see what he was doing every day. He had too many things to do and too many sons to take care of.
Sometimes when I think about it, I casually ask Wei Zhonghe.
"Replying to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Sixth Prince has just accepted a woman."
"Taking concubines? Haha, he lives a brisk life, and there is no pain for him anywhere."
Wei Zhonghe hesitated.
"Not concubinage?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, it doesn't seem to be the case."
"It's clear."
"Yes, Your Majesty, that woman's surname is He. She is not a prostitute, but a woman from a serious family."
"What family?"
"It's a pork seller in Nan'an City."
"He married a butcher's daughter?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, and that family seems to be urging His Highness the Sixth Prince to take their daughter to meet the in-laws to discuss marriage."
"relatives by marriage?"
"Yes."
"Ah."
Emperor Yan roared.
after awhile,
Emperor Yan said "ha" again.
"Your Majesty, it is the daughter of the butcher's family who took the initiative to pledge herself to His Highness the Sixth Highness. The He family was not willing to do so at first, but now the rice is cooked, so the He family is anxious."
Wei Zhonghe still couldn't say the word "backward", but the meaning was clear.
Hear this,
There was a smile on Emperor Yan's lips.
It's not the same cold feeling as before.
This is the benefit of having a son,
You can seduce other people's cabbages at will. Anyway, your own pigs will not suffer any loss.
Even if the woman’s family is butchering pigs.
The emperor, no matter how talented he is, is still just a person. He can deliberately abandon many things, but how can he completely eradicate everything?
Emperor Yan asked:
"What about the He family?"
"In response to Your Majesty, I have found out that the He family has a clean family background and there is no problem."
Emperor Yan nodded.
"They force him to go see his in-laws, but what about him?"
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Sixth Prince left Nan'an County yesterday to enter the capital. Last night, my servant already informed you."
obviously,
this matter,
Emperor Yan forgot.
"Going to Beijing?"
"Yes, with the woman and the eldest son of the He family."
"Oh, does he want to bring his unmarried daughter-in-law to see me? Are you going to tell me specifically that he, Ji Chengjue, is so great that even if he is a headhunter, his daughter can still ask to be nice to him?
Or do you want to show off to me that he has found a butcher family for me to be my in-laws, so that I can follow his footsteps and have no shortage of meat to eat in the future? "
The corners of Wei Zhonghe's mouth twitched and he tried hard not to laugh.
Emperor Yan sighed,
Road:
"What about others?"
"The news we received earlier was that we entered Beijing at noon."
"Did you pass the sign?"
"Never."
When a prince comes to the palace to seek an audience, he needs to hand over a sign in advance.
Father and son are father and son, but father and son in the heavenly family are king and minister.
At the moment, only the prince has the power to visit him at any time.
"Never?"
Wei Zhonghe took half a step back.
Road:
"Your Majesty, I dare you to find out something."
"Say."
"The Sixth Highness's companion is Eunuch Zhang. The day before yesterday, he sent people to clean his private residence outside the palace, bought some things, and brought the food he raised outside into the private residence. He also bought slaves from Yaxing. servant.
This morning, Eunuch Zhang left the palace. "
What does it mean,
I understand.
The sixth prince brought his newly married daughter-in-law with him.
I didn’t intend to bring the emperor into the palace to see him,
Instead, he planned to let an old eunuch and the old eunuch eat,
in a private house,
Go be his parents and fool the He family!
Emperor Yan's eyes clearly showed anger.
He is the emperor,
He is the emperor of Dayan,
As a result, today, I learned that I was going to be replaced by a eunuch to play my role!
How could he not be angry, how could he not care!
"Bastard!"
Wei Zhonghe immediately leaned down.
"The He family's daughter took the initiative to commit herself to him, but he teased her like this. He thinks he is nothing!"
Of course, it was impossible for the emperor to explicitly say that he was jealous of an eunuch.
turn around,
Emperor Yan faced the pool in front of him,
Because it is winter,
The pond was very desolate.
a long time,
Emperor Yan said:
"Let this kid enter the palace."
……
He Chu ate a whole duck by himself. While eating, his heart was bleeding. What he was thinking about was that killing a pig could feed a family for a long time, but this duck only had enough food. Eat a meal by yourself, and you’re still not full!
But this taste,
It seems really delicious.
Yan Shaotou, on the other hand, was very contentedly making duck meat dipping sauce for his wife. The woman also ate very sweetly and was very happy.
At this time,
There was a noise downstairs.
Yan Baotou leaned back,
Opened the box window,
You can just see the main entrance from here.
It was discovered that several palace guards and a eunuch wearing a blue eunuch uniform were riding over.
"What's going on down here?"
He Chu asked.
When he first came to the capital, this pig-killing man always seemed overly cautious.
Yan Captou didn't answer.
Just turn around,
Picking up the half-pot of so-called peach blossom wine mixed with water that was left on the table,
To the mouth,
I took two big gulps directly.
Then he wiped his mouth with his sleeve,
Road:
"In the past, the Sword Master opened the border to the second level outside the Snow Customs!"
"Snapped!"
The wine bottle was placed firmly on the table,
The sixth prince stood up.
After tidying up my clothes,
Shen said:
"Today, I, Ji Chengjue, am in Yanjing City, and I will enter the market again!"
(End of this chapter)