Li Dan patted the scabbard on his waist hard: "I have a knife, who dares to talk nonsense?"
After hearing this, Alian made a face at him. Li Dan rolled up his sleeves with a smile and said, "Sister, wait a moment, let me draw a picture for you to see!" After that, he went into the house to find paper and grind ink.
While I was licking my pen, I suddenly heard someone talking outside. Then Yutong came to the door and said, "Sir, the guest has left. My second master has sent someone to invite you to the front hall."
"Oh, okay, come on!"
Li Dan thought that Xu Tong was so enthusiastic at the wrong time. He originally wanted to use the sketch he just made to draw a picture of "Listening to the River" (traditional Chinese painting size, about 10055c). water), it seemed that I ran out of time, so I had to change the scene.
He thought for a moment, quickly wrote four sentences on the paper, and then ran to the door.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to leave a painting, but it seems I don't have time, so I have to write four sentences in a hurry. I'll paint it for my sister next time. The calligraphy on that painting is not good, it's funny, it's funny!"
"Have you finished writing?" Aying was surprised.
"Hey, you're still making excuses when you don't have enough time to get home!" Alian said, jumping into the house first.
"Well, I'll draw next time. I won't keep the elders waiting." Li Dan took two steps and then turned back. He took off the sketch on the plywood and handed it over: "Sister, keep it first. It's better than nothing." After that, He lowered his head and ran away in a hurry.
"What are you asking me to keep?" Aying looked down and was so frightened that she immediately hid behind her back. Seeing that there was no one else in the yard, her heart was beating so hard but she couldn't help but take it out and look at it twice more, but it was The more I watch, the more I like it
. "Hey, where's Ah Lian?" She suddenly remembered and hurriedly ran into the room, where she saw Ah Lian staring blankly at a piece of Fuchun Yuan writing paper on the table. "What are you looking at, so entranced?" She walked around the table and took a look, and was also stunned.
This is a poem.
Peony flower in front of the jade staircase hall,
With pink makeup, Fuyao smiles in the breeze.
Concentrate and listen to the flowing water,
It is difficult to travel far when you are banished to an immortal.
The steps of this flower hall are two pieces of white marble collected from unknown sources, so the plaque on this flower hall is inscribed with the words "Jade Staircase Hall". The poem and the scenery are exactly opposite.
Li Dan has been studying calligraphy and painting with Han An. His original intention in writing is to learn the elegance and agility of the two kings.
After leading the army, he wrote orders in handwriting, and gradually developed a strong character. Therefore, the cursive calligraphy work he wrote is different from that of ordinary scholars and literati, and has a unique sense of heroism in it.
"Hey, what's in my sister's hand? Show me." Alian was a brat, and she noticed at a glance that Aying was holding a piece of paper in her hand behind her back. Just as she reached out to take it, her sister jumped aside as if she was on fire.
"No, it's nothing, it's just a piece of paper." Aying still wanted to resist, but A'lian had already caught up, stretched out her hand and hit the soft spot on her sister's waist with a "Kitten Fighting Fist", and Aying turned around with a giggle. Then run away.
As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a tall figure about to come in. The two girls immediately stopped, holding back their laughter and blessing themselves politely.
"What are you two doing, are you messing around again?" Xu Bu glanced back and forth at the two of them, and saw his little niece winking at A Ying behind his back, so he deliberately made a stern face: "What's behind you? Take it. Come and see."
Aying didn't dare to disobey, so she had to bite her lip, lowered her head and shyly picked up the piece of paper and presented it to her.
Xu Bu frowned and looked at the underworld above, wondering why the girls were fighting over this. He looked at the girls again suspiciously, stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it, and then dropped it.
Suddenly his eyes widened, he took two steps back to look at the drawing on the paper, then looked at his daughter, and murmured: "What an amazing skill!"
After hearing this, Alian ran up and pulled down the uncle's arm to see. "Hey, it turns out he painted my sister! It looks like she painted her!"
"Who is he?" Xu Bu didn't respond.
"Li Sanlang!" Ah Lian suddenly pouted and became unhappy: "This man is dishonest!"
"How to say?"
"He promised me to paint, but he said he didn't have time and ran away, so he just wrote a few words there. Who knew he was partial, and he secretly secretly
I drew a picture for my sister! "Alian complained.
"Oh, there's another word? Where is it? Let me take a look."
Xu Bu followed A-Lian to the table, picked up the calligraphy and looked at it, but A-Ying couldn't leave or stay. She wished she could get into the corner immediately.
"Hahaha...!" Xu Bu laughed suddenly, looked back at his daughter, and said loudly on purpose: "It turns out to be a poem. Well, a good poem, a good thing, a good poem, a good thing! Haha...!"
Her father's joke made Aying even more confused: "It's just a poem, what's worth being so happy about?" she said deliberately.
"Well, the words are good! It's quite..." Xu Bu wanted to say, "It has a bit of Tang Taizong's style", but he swallowed the words again.
"How about the words? Then uncle, should I hang this on the wall?" Ah Lian asked without losing the opportunity.
"Yes, that makes sense! When guests come, they will see that my home is Li Nannan's handiwork, and it is specially made!" He deliberately emphasized the word "specialized" and looked at his daughter with his eyes.
Since Li Dan did not have a personal name, he only signed the character "Dan" after the year, month and day, but did not include a personal seal.
Fortunately, there was a "Southern" seal engraved in his kit for convenience, so he used it. Xu Bu mistakenly thought that this was Li Dan's cousin, so he matched it accordingly.
"Oh, daddy...!"
Seeing his daughter's angry look, Xu Bu laughed happily. He decided to tell his second brother immediately that it seemed that the two children had a good impression of each other and that they could let Matchmaker Lao go to Li's house and walk around.
Cong Jian Ruliu's words could not be more appropriate to apply to Li Dan now. He and Xu Tong borrowed a carriage to leave the Xu Mansion and went directly to the county government to see Mr. Fan.
After hearing what he said about his purpose, Mr. Fan also thought that this would be better, so they called the chief clerk Lin Yutang to discuss with him first.
Then Chief Secretary Lin drafted a notice himself, and gave it to the clerks to copy thirty copies that day, and then printed and posted them.
The notice stated that there was an attack by bandits in the inner lake of Junshan Lake. After learning about it, the county's inspection branch and fellow villagers took the opportunity to attack. Currently, hundreds of prisoners have been killed and they have returned safely and triumphantly. Te Xiaoyu informed the army and the people together and so on.
Coincidentally, at noon the next day, a patrolman from the inspection branch guarding the water gate came to report that Anqingama of the Maple Harbor Inspection Branch had inspected and escorted the materials seized from Junshan Lake to the Biwa Lake Pier.
Li Dan was overjoyed, this really came at the right time! He personally went to the pier to greet him. Looking at several ships of deep-draft supplies, he pulled An Laoer over with some uneasiness and asked in a low voice, "Have you sent everything that should be sent to Baima?"
They had been told in the letter beforehand that they would give 20% of the seized property to the county, half of the armor and weapons, and all the chariots and horses would be sent to Zhuangzi.
Now Han Jinguo (Han Si) has brought a group of people to take over the manor, and Wannian's letter from Wu Xiao also said that the land purchase is going very smoothly, and the county government can complete all the procedures this month.
So he would soon be faced with huge demands for money, men, livestock and vehicles.
"Don't worry, Sanlang, everything is in order!" An Qingma has a brother named An Qinghu who is staying with Sun Xun in Wannian, so he knows that Li Dan wants to buy hundreds of acres of land there, which is very important for his development. Take heart.
"Where are the prisoners?" Li Dan asked again, "Didn't you bring back hundreds of them?"
"There are not enough ships. I brought a hundred people here, and half of them are left in Maple Harbor. I would like to ask if I should send them all?"
"Huh?" Li Dan looked at him: "What do you mean...?"
"A brother wants to ask if those women can be...?"
"No!" Li Dan immediately shook his head: "Go back and tell Zhen Fu:
First, the inspection branch and team training are our regular teams. The discipline must be strict. If you want a wife, you must remember the merit. If the merit points are not enough, you cannot choose a wife.
Even if it is enough, it cannot be taken by force. The woman must be willing. Those who already have a baby cannot leave it alone, they must follow it and raise it together.
Secondly, the allocation of women gives priority to the brothers who inspect the branch and regiment training, then the militia district team, and then the village warriors.
Militiamen and Xiangyong have no merit points. If there is a woman they like and the other party is willing,
, you can pay to redeem it, but those who have a baby must also redeem it and raise it together, and they must not throw it away! Are you clear on these two points? "
"It's clear!" An Qingama replied, standing at attention with his chest raised.
Just as he was saying that Li Dan had sent someone to deliver the news, Chief Lin and Chief Xiao from the military room came. Seeing Li, they were both smiling. Chief Lin rubbed his hands and said, "Oh, this is so timely. We are in the city now." The people will be happy for several days!"
"Yes, this is a great thing for people's morale and morale!" Chief Xiao said with a thumbs up.
"Old Xiao, I have to trouble you to come and take over the captured weapons and armor. Now, what you gave me before will be returned double!" Li Dan said half-jokingly. When he asked why the household didn't come, Director Lin told him that he had sent someone to invite him and they would arrive soon.
When this batch of seized materials was pulled into the city by horse-drawn carriage, there were onlookers on both sides of the street. Only then did everyone believe that they had really won the battle as the notice said, and that they had raided the lair of the Lake Bandits.
This batch of weapons made all the team members in the city put down their bamboo guns and replace them with real weapons.
According to the agreement reached with the county, Li Dan delivered to Mr. Fan six thousand taels of silver (mainly gold, silver, coins, and a small amount of votes) and four hundred stones of rice, flour, beans and other grains;
Gold and silver, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, jewelry and jewelry worth 1,200 taels were delivered to the County Citizen Investment Committee, as well as some fine furniture.
"This is the first battle. It's worth it. I think the donation is worth it!"
So the topic in the county suddenly became when the investment committee would start paying dividends to each family. Many families who did not donate in the first place were stumbled and regretted why they were so timid and did not dare to pay.
Behind these voices, An Qingma had quietly led twenty members of the Tea Mountain Club to transfer several heavy black wooden boxes to the White Horse Temple, pulling them on a horse carriage and handing them over to Song Xiaoniu who was waiting outside the manor.
Song Xiaoniu also led a group of brothers from the Tea Mountain Society to move these wooden boxes to the Qian family manor (under the name of Xiao Qian's family), and then hid them in a cave.
In these wooden boxes were gold and silver worth more than 30,000 taels, as well as a small number of jewelry. They were all wealth from that cellar.
Little Qian found out that his stepson had won a great victory and his neighbors came to congratulate him one after another. He couldn't help but burst into tears and felt proud in his heart.
She was even a little unbelievable that these were the achievements of her stepson, who was always scolded as a naughty beast at home. After hearing those words of praise, she spent several nights in a row offering incense to her late husband, with tears streaming down her face.
It's a pity that shopkeeper Jia never came, maybe because of the war. Otherwise, how wonderful it would be for him to take this news back and let his father know about his grandson's condition! However, Zhen'er didn't take her words seriously:
"Think about it, the more wars and victories I have, the more widespread my reputation will be. Now it may have spread to Yingtian Mansion. Even if Shopkeeper Jia can't come, he will definitely hear about it! "
This girl is quite good at talking, and Aunt Qian is very satisfied with this assumption.
"Madam, someone is looking for you!" Someone called outside the door.
"Hey, who is this?" Zhen'er went out to take a look. She felt as if she had seen the other person before, but couldn't remember it for a while.
"Girl, I forgot, this is from the Lao family. They used to live very close to us." Aunt An quickly introduced.
"Oh! Are you the matchmaker? I remembered you!" Zhen'er clapped her hands together, remembering that she had met her at Gao's place in the front yard.
"Sister, I have a good memory. I still remember it after such a long time." Matchmaker Lao looked carefully with her good eye to make sure that the other party was not Aunt Qian. She quickly stepped forward and said with a smile:
"We all participated in the women's support meeting of Mrs. Wu (the wife of Wu Xuanye, the head of the Wu family). I was entrusted to come and take a look. The day before yesterday, I was told to sew 800 first-aid kits, and your government accepted 200. Count, how are you doing now, how much has been completed?"
"Oh, it's almost half done, but the white cloth used to make the ties seems a little short. I'm about to get another half."
Zhen'er had not seen anything in Li Mansion for many years. Seeing the way she always looked at the window of Aunt Qian's house, she knew that there was more to her than that. She was amused in her heart and asked deliberately: "Excuse me."
Madam, would you like to come in and sit down? "
Her question attracted Aunt Qian's attention. Little Qian quickly said in the room, "It turns out to be Aunt Lao, an old neighbor for many years, and someone who has done errands for the Li family, so she can't be considered an outsider." , please come in and have a cup of tea."
"Then, you're welcome, old lady!" The matchmaker happily entered the house, said good-bye to Xiao Qian first, then sat down on the embroidery pier where the needle had been brought, and pointed at the work in Aunt Qian's hands and said in surprise : "Why do you think you're doing this yourself?"
"Brother Dan is working in the front, and as a stepmother, I should support him, right?"
"Hey, if you can't leave it to others, why bother doing it yourself?"
"One more person means more effort. Brother Dan is absolutely right. My eyesight is not good, so why don't you help me running around here and there? What's the point of me just sitting at home and doing some needlework?" "
"But... you are Saburo's adoptive mother. Now Saburo is a great hero who leads thousands of Erlangs to deal with lake bandits!"
"My son, I don't know yet? His naughtiness is enough to make those lake bandits drink a pot of water!"
Mrs. Lao laughed loudly when she heard what she said. She took the tea poured by the needle and held it in her hand. She thought for a while and said:
"As for our brother, I don't think he has used all his abilities yet. He will have a great future in the future. At least he is a governor who can be a governor in literature and a general in military affairs!"
"Oh? Do you think so?" This was the first time someone commented on Li Dan like this. Aunt Qian was so angry that she stopped what she was doing and listened carefully to her words.
"It's not my old lady's eyes, my eyes..., cough! Forget it. This is what Mr. Chang You, the head of the Xu family, said!" Xu Bu's nickname is Chang You, and he is the only one among his brothers who has a scholar. He has a great reputation, so Mrs. Lao calls him Mr.
"Really?" Aunt Qian was surprised: "Are he familiar with Brother Dan?"
"Of course." Mrs. Lao said immediately:
"I heard that Sanlang went to his house for a banquet a few days ago. After leaving, the three brothers of the Xu family praised everyone they met. This is what Mr. Chang You said to people after that. If he is familiar with Sanlang, Madam, what do you think? , how could he say such a thing?"
"Perhaps Brother Dan is being polite or speaking appropriately?"
Mrs. Lao giggled: "Oh, my wife, what elder did Sanlang meet who was not respectful and courteous and spoke appropriately?"
"This is strange. Why would Xu Changyou alone comment on my brother like this?"
"I heard that Saburo taught his brother how to do business during the banquet..."
"Well, that's possible. He's full of strange things at my place, and he often says that he can become the richest man in the county if he picks out just one. But..., there's no need to praise him to that extent, right?"
"That's true." Mrs. Lao agreed, but then said, "Actually, I think it was the poem that moved him in the end."
"What poem?"
"It is said that Sanlang wrote it in the flower hall of the Xu family before he left. It is better than Cao Zijian's seven-step poem!"
"Do you know how to write it?"
Mrs. Lao recited the song "Furong Ying under the Jade Level Hall" once, then clapped her hands and said:
"Madam, do you think he's awesome? Don't look at Saburo's past. Who else in this county can compare to the armor and seal he wears now? I didn't expect him to be an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs!
Do you know what Yuanwai Xu said? He said: If such a person could become my son-in-law, Xu would be willing to die! Madam, Madam? "
Aunt Qian sat in front of her, dumbfounded as she listened.
