Borrow the day to change the day

() After Liang Shixun finished laughing, he felt happy, walked over and opened the door of the study, and said to the guard standing outside: "You go and find Liang Biao, my lord, I will wait for him in the study."

Then Liang Shixun went back to his study and took out the portrait of Zhong Jinwei painted a few days ago, implying how Zhong Jinwei knelt down and begged for mercy, but he would never agree, and after humiliating him in every possible way, he killed him to vent his hatred.

After about a quarter of an hour, a voice sounded outside the study door: "Master Hou, Liang Biao has come to see you."

"Come in." Liang Shixun said as soon as he heard that Liang Biao had arrived.

A short figure came in nimbly, and closed the study door, a series of movements seemed very natural.

There is a word "Biao" in the name, people who don't know it think it is a burly man, but unexpectedly it is a thin and short man.This person is the son of a family in Baoding Hou's mansion. He has been trained to do some shady things since he was a child. He has been trained to be shrewd and has extensive underworld connections.

Liang Shixun turned around and stared at him, "Is the horse thief that was used before near the capital?"

Liang Biao was a little puzzled, but he still answered truthfully: "Jianlu and King Qin's army gathered near the capital, and they dare not come out for activities, and they are staying in their lair."

"Okay, I want to kill a man. I will come back from Tongzhou in the next two days. I want you to rob and kill him on the way. This time I will reward you with 1 taels of silver!" When Liang Shixun said this, there was a sense of ruthlessness. I mean, the reward was so high that Liang Biao felt that this person must die.

"Yes, Lord Hou."

"The man I'm going to kill is called Zhong Jinwei. He has no roots in Daming. He is only favored by the emperor. He was named Zhongxing Bo a few days ago. He has two guards from Dongchang around him."

After hearing this, Liang Biao couldn't help muttering in his heart: No roots in Daming?Is there a greater foundation in Daming than the emperor!But he didn't dare to let Liang Shixun find out what he was thinking.

"You have to be clean. After all, you are the earl of the imperial court. It would be better for those horse thieves to do it. It makes people think that he just died in an accident, understand?" Liang Shixun asked worriedly.

"Master Hou, don't worry, your subordinates have never made any mistakes." Liang Biao assured.

Liang Shixun nodded in satisfaction, but he didn't expect that there is a folk proverb: Don't talk nonsense when you are a human being; if you walk too much at night, you will always meet ghosts.

"Okay, then you should make arrangements as soon as possible, and contact those horse thieves, and don't let him return to the capital."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Seeing that Liang Biao didn't intend to leave at all, Liang Shixun couldn't help frowning: "Go soon!"

Liang Biao bowed and said, "Master Hou, we don't know Uncle Zhongxing."

Liang Shixun patted himself on the forehead, then picked up the portrait on the table, handed it to Liang Biao, and said, "This is the person, look carefully."

"Yes, Lord Hou." After Liang Biao took the portrait, he cupped his fists and said goodbye.

"Wait." Just as Liang Biao crossed the threshold of the study, Liang Shixun called him back again.

Liang Biao had no choice but to turn back and listen to other orders.

"In case of failure, we must not let people find out that we did it, do you understand?"

"Your subordinates are counted, don't worry, Lord Hou." Liang Biao had no choice but to reassure.

Liang Shixun nodded, waving for him to go.

Zhong Jinwei didn't know that a net was being laid out quickly against him, threatening his life, and he didn't know that his life was worth 1 taels of silver.

At this time, he was happily shopping in Tongzhou.The living conditions of the Yan family were not good. Among the two boxes he brought this time, there was 500 taels of silver in one of the boxes, and the silver for shopping came from this.

It's the first time to do ancient shopping, and it's really fresh.

Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng didn't understand Zhong Jinwei's behavior, so they just let the servants do it. They didn't think about the majestic Earl Zhongxing, but they were very happy doing it, as if they were playing.

However, the two of them have been following Zhong Jinwei for a while, and they are already a little numb to Zhong Jinwei's words and deeds that are different from ordinary people.

Archie and her sister-in-law were sweeping the goods in front, while Zhong Jinwei hugged the little boy of the Yan family and kept making him laugh.Yan Yingyuan was carrying a lot of things in his hands, and looked at Zhong Jinwei and his son speechlessly, but he was very happy in his heart.My brother-in-law is completely different from ordinary high-ranking officials, he has no airs at all, and his relatives are like a real family.

In short, it has not been long since Jianlu has retreated, and the supplies on the market are not sufficient, and some shops are not even open.

Zhong Jinwei got a little tired after wandering around the back, and the little guy from the Yan family just rewarded him with a piss, so everyone had to go home.

Back at Yan's house, Mrs. Yan, Archie and Yan's daughter-in-law began to be busy, and dinner was not ready until it was getting dark.

After such a long time of preparation, the dinner was of course very sumptuous, and the table at home couldn't fit, so I borrowed two from the neighbor's house and put them together to form a big table.

Mrs. Yan insisted that everyone go to the table for dinner, Zhong Jinwei also agreed, and others would naturally not refuse.So, the young and old of the Yan family, including Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng, sat together and had dinner together.

The dishes are estimated to be the richest meal ever in Yan's family. There are chicken, duck, fish, pork, lamb, radish, tofu, and even mung bean sprouts, cucumbers, and chives as vegetarian dishes.

In this cold winter season, when there was a shortage of supplies, even Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng were amazed by the abundance of dishes.At the moment, Wang Peng couldn't help asking where he could buy mutton and seasonal vegetables.I didn't see any of these when I went shopping with her just now.

Old Madam Yan chuckled, and explained: "These were sent by the county lord, and she refused to accept them. The other party stayed for life and death before leaving. She said it was a little kindness from Mrs. He Xi."

After hearing this, everyone knows it in their hearts.Wang Peng also gave up the idea of ​​buying some to return to the capital for the New Year.

Seasonal vegetables are basically unavailable in the market, even in the capital, they are grown by rich people who set up warm sheds themselves, and the output is very small.

During the Tianqi Dynasty, there was no need to worry about not having to eat. The situation is different now. The mother of the family has been thinking about eating fresh vegetables for the New Year many times.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Mrs. Yan cleared her throat.Everyone heard it and knew that the old lady had something to say, so they all quietly listened to the old lady Yan's speech, and even the little boy didn't make trouble, just looked at nainai.

"The Yan family has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few days, and my old body has seen it all. Although my old body is getting old, my eyesight is still not dim. Whose credit is due to all this, my old body is very clear."

Granny Yan looked at her future son-in-law as she spoke.Everyone knew this, and they also looked at Zhong Jinwei.Archie sat beside his mother, a little shy, the only one who didn't look at Zhong Jinwei, just lowered his head.

Without waiting for Zhong Jinwei to say a word of modesty, the old lady Yan said again: "You are my son-in-law, I am very satisfied, not because of your status or money. It is because I see your kind heart, and I am very satisfied with my daughter-in-law. It’s good, I still know about it.”

Zhong Jinwei was very happy when he heard that his mother-in-law agreed to the marriage in person, and not just because of the emperor's gift of marriage. He hit the snake with the stick, and immediately called out: "Mother!"

"Hey, good son-in-law!" Mrs. Yan agreed with a smile.Archie, who was sitting on one side, lowered his head, as if he was looking for the non-existent ant on the bottom of his feet.

Seeing this, the others congratulated Zhong Jinwei one after another, and Zhong Jinwei responded one by one with a smile.

After everyone had a good time, Mrs. Yan said again: "You are going back to the capital tomorrow. I know you have a lot of things to do, and you won't be able to come to Tongzhou during the Chinese New Year. Therefore, today's meal should be regarded as this year's meal." Let’s have a New Year’s Eve dinner together.” No wonder the meal was so sumptuous, it turned out to be a New Year’s Eve dinner.

After Mrs. Yan finished her speech, she began to eat. When everyone looked at the sumptuous dishes, they all had reactions in their stomachs, especially the little boy from the Yan family who was already impatient.

After everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Zhong Jinwei had something to say, and everyone fell silent: "Mom, there is something I want to tell you."

Old Madam Yan nodded: "Son-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it."

"Currently the state affairs are corrupt and the people are suffering. The emperor calls on all civil and military officials, and people from all walks of life in the capital to save the country and overcome the national crisis. I have told the emperor that everything in my wedding will be kept simple. I am just a little bit wronged by Archie."

Archie watched Zhong Jinwei secretly when he was talking.After hearing what he said, without waiting for his mother to speak, he said directly: "The slave family doesn't care about these things, it is a blessing for the slave family to be able to follow the son."

With a sound of "coax", there was a booing sound on the dining table.But Archie didn't lower his head this time, but just looked at Zhong Jinwei.

Mrs. Yan herself stopped laughing first, then stopped, let everyone calm down, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "The son-in-law is the most important state affairs, that is loyalty, the old man can understand, don't worry about this set of vain etiquette." Yan Yingyuan in history The top regards the prosperity and wealth of the Manchu Qing as dung, and vowed not to surrender to the Manchu Qing, because of the credit of the old lady Yan's usual teaching.

Zhong Jinwei was a little worried at first, after all, the ancients valued these etiquettes more.Now that Mrs. Yan has expressed her opinion, she puts a stone down in her heart.

Everyone started to eat again. During the period, the daughter-in-law of the Yan family brought noodles for everyone to eat.After eating, I left the table with Mrs. Yan and Archie.

Only then did the big men start to eat and drink, chatting while eating, so that they had a good time.

I didn't chat any more that night, but fell asleep soon after eating.One is that I didn't sleep last night, and the other is that I have to go on the road tomorrow, so I can't stay up all night.