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While the four of them were talking, a loud voice came in from the door: "Qilang, my village is coming a little late. I didn't see you coming back from hunting a tiger yesterday. It's a pity. Now I'm here to congratulate you. I hope it's not too late. Late!"

Ouyang Yu raised his eyes and saw a person walking in at the door, about fifty years old, wearing a long gown, with a long and thin face, flat eyes and square ears, a goatee under his jaw, he looked very shrewd.

"Wang Village is coming, please come in!" Qilang and Yunniang stood up and walked out quickly, Qilang bowed to each other, and Yunniang put on her lap.

"Hehe, there's no need for that. Qilang, you and Yunniang are very good at removing harm from the mountain and keeping the nearby villages safe. I rushed to report to the county magistrate and county magistrate last night to ask for credit for you. They praised you for your good deed. Many, presumably the county magistrate has already learned about it!"

"Thank you so much, Wang Cunzheng! Please come in and serve tea, and there will be rice wine and tiger meat feast at noon, Wang Cunzheng will appreciate it." The old lady Li Wangshi came out and said.

"Big sister, how dare I let you come out to meet me! The little old man promised to do so, so much trouble!" Village Zheng bowed again and again.It's not good for him to make himself big in front of Mrs. Li, after all, the old lady is over 70 years old and much older than her.

Qilang was secretly delighted. He originally wanted to kill a tiger and sell the skin to the Zhang family in order to exchange some money for medical treatment for his mother, but he did not expect that the village official reported the tiger killing, which alarmed the senior officials in the county.

Only Ouyang Yu stood aside with a smile and didn't say a word, this village is really good at asking for credit, not to mention finding ways to develop farmland and water conservancy, and doing other things to make a living, but when he heard that someone in the village had beaten a tiger, he rushed to report and ask for credit.It's just that this is a family matter of the Li family, and it's not convenient for him to intervene and talk too much.When Muramasa walked by, he let out a soft "Huh", took a second look at the short hair on his head, and walked straight in.

Although killing a tiger is a righteous deed, today not all the hundreds of households in the village come to celebrate.

By noon, about [-] neighbors came one after another, carrying some dried melon seeds and fruits, or wild vegetables and wild game, most of them empty-handed, because it is hard to find fresh melons and fruits in this winter.Among them were Yunniang's father and younger sister, who came to congratulate each other with a jar of old wine.Even after the Zhang family learned about it, they sent their servants to congratulate them with some rare vegetables.Mountain villages pay less attention, and the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is relatively open, and many young daughters-in-law and big girls come with their families.Only Zhao San'er didn't come, and I don't know why.

The old lady looked at the excitement at home, and tears were already in her eyes. For many years, since Shichiro got married, not so many people from the family came to the door together, and Muramasa sighed and sighed.

At this time, the courtyard of Qilang's house was full of tables and chairs, and it was as lively as going to a market before everyone had their seats.Afterwards, the table was filled with local dishes, and the middle plate was rice-flavored tiger meat.Everyone takes their seats.The old lady Li Wangshi, Muramasa, Qilang, Yunniang's father and some prominent figures in the village were seated at the top table, while Ouyang Yu was willing to accompany the last seat.

At this time, the village stood up and said. "Everyone, everyone, just listen to what the little old man said. Today is a good day, and the host should give some advice before drinking happily! Isn't that right?"

"That's right, that's right! Qilang, say something!" The villagers at the banquet booed kindly.

"This...how can I do this?" Qilang nana, he is not afraid of wolves and tigers, but he is not a person who is good at words.After much deliberation, he couldn't think of a reason, so he looked at the old lady and Yun Niang for help.

The old lady just smiled and said nothing, neither saying to help nor saying no to help.And Yunniang beside her didn't know how to deal with such a situation.

"It wasn't just the two of you who beat the worm yesterday, did you forget the vegetables last night?" the old lady smiled and said softly to Qilang, reminding Qilang.

Shichiro patted his head, suddenly realized.That's right, little brother Ouyang participated in it yesterday, and besides, he talked a lot during dinner last night.At this time, you can only ask him for help.Although he is not the master's family, firstly he did participate in tiger hunting, and secondly, he has borrowed here to let Ouyang Yu give a speech, which makes sense.So he hurriedly looked at Ouyang Yu.

Ouyang Yu smiled wryly, this matter is not good, so I don't want to help, since he is new here, he still has to rely on the Li family for many things.He could only nod his head in agreement.Make Qilang happy.

After organizing his words a little, Ouyang Yu stood up and made a group bow to the villagers.Everyone saw him get up, and most of them saw him carry the tiger back last night, but they didn't know who he was.But when he bowed together, he didn't show stage fright at all, and when he looked closely, he was handsome and masculine.So it's a big win right from the start!

Ouyang Yu smiled and said: "Boy Ouyang Yu, I was fortunate enough to witness the heroic posture of brother Qilang and sister-in-law Yunniang in the mountains yesterday. I heard that brother Qi said that Panshan Village has been established for more than a hundred years, and the neighbors have always been harmonious. What kind of top scholars, but there are more heroic scholars! Think of me in Hedong Road. From ancient times to the present, famous generals have run through Henggu, Meng Mingshi, Yu Rang, Lian Po, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Hu Luguang, Yu Chigong There are countless famous ministers and good generals! Famous in ancient and modern times!"

"It can be seen that my Panshan Village and even Hedong Road are really good-hearted people, effective in teaching and governance, and a place of outstanding individuals. Yesterday my elder brother and my sister-in-law hunted a tiger in the nearby mountains. Captain, I want to reward such a feat!"

"The boy is not talented, so I wrote a doggerel to congratulate him:

'The eye-catching white-fronted tiger,

Zhanshan is called the king.

passers-by,

There is no soul.

But there is Qilang,

Everything is strong in boxing!

Ambitious and confident,

Artists are courageous.

Hit the tiger's head with an iron fist,

Hunt the fork and hit the tiger's neck.

The moon is dark and cold,

The mountain breeze is cool at night.

Tigers race to and fro,

People and tigers compete frequently.

There is no end to evil,

Once a small life dies!

Only the Tiger Fighter,

Good name Wan Guyang! '

Today, the neighbors of the village gathered together, had a drink together, and celebrated the happy event together! "

After finishing speaking, he first bowed to Qilang Yunniang and Village Zheng, and then bowed to the villagers.Lift up the rice wine in the bowl and gulp it down in one gulp!

"Okay! Let's drink together!", "Let's drink together!"... The blood of the surrounding villagers was spurted by Ouyang Yu's words, and pride and excitement surged in their chests.They all stood up and looked at Qilang and Yunniang with wine bowls in their hands.

Qilang was also very excited by this speech, he didn't know whether to close his mouth or open it, he looked at Yunniang, stood up and raised his wine to thank the guests.

The old lady and Yunniang's father both nodded with a smile, while the villager shook his head and stroked the goatee very happy!

"Thank you, little brother! Thank you, little brother!" Qilang and Yunniang kept bowing to Ouyang Yu after sitting down.

You must know that what Ouyang Yu said at the banquet was not nonsense, he first praised the people in the village for being kind.At the same time, I clicked on the active and hard work of the village, praised Qilang and Yunniang's bravery, rose to the height, saw one from a village, and counted the famous ministers and generals of Hedong Road, which aroused the pride and sympathy of all present.Then he wrote a small poem at the end and praised Shichiro's bravery.A passage is exquisite in all directions, vertical and horizontal.You can see the care.

"What a harmonious neighborhood, people are kind!"

"What a famous official and good general! Famous in ancient and modern times!"

"What a unique tiger fighter, with a good name forever!"

When everyone heard four praises in a row, they all turned to look at the door.

I saw two people wearing dark blue official robes, one in front and one behind.The person in front smiled and stroked his beard, his body was slightly fat.The latter stood solemnly with a knife on his waist, his face was dark and thin, and the lines on his face were sharp and angular.Three or four yamen servants followed behind, carrying a four-shaped object covered with red silk.

The four words of praise were all spit out from the front mouth.

Seeing this situation, Cunzheng, Li Wang, Qilang and Yunniang hurried to the door to greet them with their hands together: "Caomin met Liu Xiancheng and Zhang Xianwei!" It turned out that the two people at the door were the county officials. The Cheng and the county lieutenant brought the yamen servants to send the congratulations.

"The county magistrate and county lieutenant have worked so hard to make Panshan Village flourish!" The villager was all smiles, and the creases on his face could kill flies.

Li Xiancheng took a disgusted look at the village, but it was not so obvious, and said with a smile: "This county magistrate and Zhang Xianwei are ordered by the county magistrate to come to reward the tiger-fighting warrior! The responsibility is hard to say the least! Who are Li Jiaqilang and Xiao Yunniang?" Li Xiancheng asked with a smile.

Qilang and Yunniang came forward and bowed to the county magistrate and the county lieutenant. Fang stood up and said, "The grass man is Li Qilang, and this is the humble Yunniang."

"En! Good! What a tiger-fighting hero, Qilang was born majestic, and Yunniang is also a hero in the female middle school. This Panshan Village is really a place where talents come forth in large numbers! Come on, lift it up!" After carefully looking at Qilang and Yunniang, they went down , beckoning to the Yamen servant behind him.

The yamen servant carried up the square object, the county magistrate tore off the red cloth on the object, and a plaque appeared in front of his eyes, with four gold-plated characters "Tiger Fighting Heroes", written in flamboyant and majestic style.He took out a big red bag from his arms and opened it, saying: "This plaque was written by the county magistrate himself to show Qilang's bravery. There are ten taels of silver in this bag as a reward!"

"Hey! That ten taels of silver is worth ten guan, ten thousand coins!" The villagers sighed suddenly. You must know that the price of rice at this time is around 30 yuan per bucket, and this reward is enough to buy more than 300 buckets of rice!

"Thank you, the county magistrate, and please come in and take your seat!" Qilang blushed with excitement, only thinking that the money would either not come, or he would be dizzy if it came.

A group of people sat down again, the county magistrate and county lieutenant took the upper seat, and the others sat down to accompany them.After drinking for three rounds, Ouyang Yu learned that the county magistrate's name was Liu Yuanshan, and the county magistrate's name was Zhang Bao.

The county magistrate asked: "Just now when we were about to get started, who was speaking in general? I was very excited when I heard it."

"It's a little brother I met yesterday, named 'Ouyang Yu', he is sixteen years old." Qilang pointed to Ouyang Yu and introduced.

Ouyang Yu immediately got up and bowed his hands slightly to salute: "Ouyang Yu, a man from the mountains, pays his respects to the county magistrate and magistrate!"

I don't know if it's because of the strange short hair, or because of other reasons, the county magistrate looked at him for a long time before saying, "That's right, do you have a reputation?"

"Xiaomin has lived in the mountains for a long time, and he has not yet obtained his fame." Ouyang Yu replied.

"Oh? If that's the case, you have a bright future at your age!" the county magistrate praised. He had been in the official position for a long time, and from what Ouyang Yu said just now, he could hear that his chest was a little rough.

"Thank you for your words! I am very grateful!" Ouyang Yu saluted again.

"Sit down, today is the celebration day, there is no need for politeness, let's drink and drink!" The county magistrate raised his glass to invite wine.

Everyone drank for nearly two hours before they returned home.

Author's note: People say that there are many talented people in the south of the Yangtze River, emperors in Shaanxi, prime ministers in Shandong, and generals in Shanxi. There is a certain truth in this.