"Um?"
Under the gate of Bogu City, just when Bu was feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, trembling with fear, when all the Qi clan members around him were confused, and when all the other gatekeepers were looking at Bu with sympathy.
One hand held a small exquisite money bag and placed it in front of Zhang who was kneeling on the ground.
Bu, who was kneeling on the ground, was dumbfounded. The other doorkeepers who were sympathetic to Bu also looked at this scene dumbfounded. However, in everyone's doubtful eyes, Bai Yan took two steps back under the confused look of Bu. , slowly raised his hand to salute.
"In the past, I showed my gratitude, but today Bai Yan repays my kindness!"
Bai Yan saluted.
The blister in front of me is the person who originally asked someone to bring a message back to Shui Village to inform his parents about his brother. Whether it was Tian Feiyan or his cousin, they have already figured out that when his brother was thrown into the wild, he returned to Bogu. , many officials saw that they could not find him, and were afraid that Chen Shi would find out about it, so they regretted it and stopped looking for anyone to bring messages for their brother.
It was this doorkeeper named Bu who couldn't bear it and found the person who would deliver the message for his brother alone.
Bai Yan didn't blame him for not standing up to defend his brother when he was bullied in the past. He could find someone to bring a message back to Linzi for his brother. This kindness was enough for Bai Yan to remember.
"Favor?"
"Favour??"
Hearing the words of kindness from Bai Yan's mouth, not to mention Tian Dan and other members of the Tian clan, they all looked at each other with doubts on their faces. They didn't understand how a doorman could be kind to Bai Yan. Even Bao himself was dumbfounded.
"Wu Liejun, did you admit the wrong person? It's a humble position..."
Biao swallowed, and still looked at Bai Yan with a fearful expression, fearing that Bai Yan might admit the wrong person. After all, he was just a doorman and had never met Bai Yan, so how could he express any kindness.
However, after Bai Yan saluted, he turned around and left without answering Bu's question.
Beside the carriage.
Under Tian Dan's somewhat puzzled eyes, Bai Yan was about to return to the carriage and enter Bogu City while he was doing the ceremony.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, I suddenly saw a Qi general riding a war horse and leading several close followers outside the city. Then he got off his horse and came to Tian Heng.
"Hengjun! Outside the south city gate, thousands of cavalry have arrived at the city. The general at the head is Tian Sui!"
The Qi general raised his hand to report to Tian Heng. At the end of his speech, he couldn't help but look at Bai Yan.
Hear the words.
Whether it was Tian Heng, Tian Rong, or Tian Dan, they were all a little surprised. They did not expect that Tian Sui would lead his troops here at this time, but everyone was not stupid, and they did not know the reason why Tian Sui came.
Thinking of this, almost everyone couldn't help but look at Bai Yan.
"please!"
Tian Dan raised his hand to signal Bai Yan to enter the city.
Although he was domineering, Tian Dan did not blame Tian Sui for the arrival of this younger generation. Tian Dan also knew that Tian Sui was worried that they would hurt Bai Yan, or that they would use the help of the Wei and Chu nobles to get rid of Bai Yan. , so we just came with the troops.
In this regard, besides frowning slightly, Tian Dan didn't bother to care about Tian Sui, a junior.
"please!"
Bai Yan returned the salute to Tian Dan, then turned around and returned to the carriage. Looking at Mr. Wei who was still angry and seemed to not want to speak, Bai Yan looked at Zhao Qiu and Master Xu and could only honestly say Kneeling and sitting in the carriage, feeling the carriage moving slowly.
"ah!!!"
Under the Bogu City, a sudden exclamation attracted the attention of countless people.
Tian Dan, Tian Rong, Chen Shi and others, as well as all the clan men who had not yet boarded the carriage, and all the surrounding servants and doormen, all looked at the sound.
When everyone saw Bao kneeling on the ground with trembling hands and looking at the money bag that fell to the ground with eyes full of horror, everyone couldn't help but look at the money bag. Then, inside the bag, there were strings of coins and faintly exposed gold. , which surprised everyone.
"Hi~! Gold!!!"
"Gold! Gold!!!"
Under the tower, there were exclamations one after another everywhere.
Even Tian Rong and Tian Heng couldn't help but look at each other. When they looked at their cousin Tian Dan, they found that Tian Dan also had a solemn look on his face, and then gave them a look.
When Tian Heng saw this, he didn't understand what his cousin meant. At this time, Tian Heng also had a guess in his mind. According to Bao's status, it was unlikely that he had anything to do with Bai Yan, unless he was not sure about Bao before Bai Yan left Qi. Whether you have forgotten it or not will require detailed questioning to find out, but other than that, there is another possibility...
That is Bai Yan's family, or a good friend, or someone related to Bai Yan!
They had endured the kindness of Biao, so after Bai Yan learned about it, he personally repaid the favor, and Bai Yan stepped back and saluted seriously. If this was the case, then the relationship between this person and Bai Yan was extraordinary.
Thinking of this, I also thought of Bai Yan's mysterious origins and the matter of persuading Bai Yan to come back.
"I ordered Haosheng to take care of this person. If there is any vacancy, he will promote him. Haosheng will entertain him. I want to see him in person tonight!"
Tian Heng whispered to Chen Shi beside him.
"No! Don't worry, Mr. Heng! Chen Shi will definitely make arrangements!"
When Chen Shi heard Tian Heng's words, he raised his hand and replied. In fact, there was no need for Tian Heng to remind him. Seeing how Bai Yan treated Biao, Chen Shi, who was worried that he would not have the chance to get close to Bai Yan, had already had the idea of promotion.
After the ceremony, Chen Shi watched Tian Heng walking towards the carriage and couldn't help feeling that he had really gained a lot on this day.
"Thank you Mr. Wu Lie! Thank you so much Mr. Wu Lie!!!"
Bao knelt on the ground with a dull look on his face. After he came to his senses, he heard the exclamations around him. He quickly picked up the small cloth wrapped on the ground with both hands. He looked at the carriage passing by and kept kneeling on the ground, looking at Bai Yan's ride. Kowtow to the carriage, for Bu, not to mention the gold in the purse, even this bag of money is the wealth that he has been unable to possess for more than ten years.
How much grains does a person eat every day? How much grain does a family eat? When the grain and millet supply in Qi was normal, one stone of grain and millet only cost more than 20 yuan.
Bao couldn't imagine what his wife, children, and children would look like and how happy they would be if he went home with this bag of money.
Inside Bogu City.
Escorted by more than 20 men from the Qin State, a carriage drove slowly down the street.
In the carriage, Zhao Qiu listened to the faint voice of gratitude coming from behind, and looked at Bai Yan with her beautiful eyes. When she saw that Mr. Wei still had a calm face and was unwilling to talk to Bai Yan, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Aren't you afraid of finding out about your brother and your origin through that person?"
Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan and asked softly.
Master Xu hugged Zhan Lu and knelt down next to Bai Yan. Feeling the slight shaking of the carriage, he looked at Zhao Qiu and then at Bai Yan beside him.
"When Linzi is born and the family background is born, it will no longer be difficult to hide it. Whether they know it or not is no longer important."
Bai Yan said softly.
Thinking of what happened to his brother, Bai Yan wanted to draw his sword immediately and cut Chen Shi into pieces, but after all, he was on the clan's territory in Qi State. If Bai Yan did that, everything going to Linzi in the future would be passive.
Chen Shi must be killed by Bai Yan, but definitely not now. Bai Yan will never let Chen Shi die so happily, but the premise is to persuade Qi Wangjian to surrender to Qin, get rid of Tianjia, and those who did it in the first place.
"snort!"
Mr. Wei suddenly snorted coldly.
Bai Yan turned his head when he heard the sound and looked at the still angry teacher with a look of helplessness. In the past, in the study, Mr. Wei came over angrily and scolded him. He even did not hesitate to let Zhao Qiu know about the death of Qin II.
This also made Zhao Qiu feel so happy during this period, and he almost didn't laugh out loud on his charming face.
Ying Zheng's current body still has at least ten years left. During these ten years, Bai Yan just wanted to be a county captain and guard a territory. However, Mr. Wei did not intend to do this. Instead, he forced him to Continuously enrich and develop our strength.
Bai Yan knew Mr. Wei's good intentions, but Bai Yan had seen too much history and met too many people in later generations. Once he made a decision, there would be no possibility of looking back until he died.
"Teacher, when I met Tian Dan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng just now, I felt that these three people are by no means ordinary people, especially Tian Heng, who is highly regarded by Tian Dan and Tian Rong..."
Bai Yan didn't want to argue or get angry with Mr. Wei, but he also didn't want to give in, so he took the opportunity to tell what happened just now.
As a disciple, Bai Yan knew that Mr. Wei would never sit idly by when it came to business, especially matters involving him, let alone that he fell into someone else's scheme. That's why he mentioned Tian Dan and the others just now.
In fact, it was not beyond Bai Yan's expectation.
Although Mr. Wei's expression was still dull and his face was uneasy under his white hair, he still had a thoughtful look in his eyes regarding Bai Yan's question, which was fleeting.
"Hmph! These three people are members of the clan of Qi State. Among the clan members of Qi State, Tian Ding is the leader. Even when people talk about the clan members of Qi State, they often hear the name Tian Ding, but in Qi State... "
When Mr. Wei said this, he turned his head and looked at Bai Yan angrily.
"If they want to get rid of a noble clan, it is more convenient and more unscrupulous than Tian Dingdu!"
Mr. Wei said with a serious face, and then continued to look forward, telling Bai Yan that when he was in Qi State, Tian Ding, as the head of the clan, was still wary, but Tian Dan and other clansmen were completely different. Not only did they have rights, If he had connections and prestige among the nobles of Qi, even if something happened, his clan would eventually come forward, and even Tian Ding would help him to plead with the King of Qi.
Inside the carriage.
There was a smile in Zhao Qiu's eyes, but when he saw Mr. Wei who was angry with Bai Yan all the way, he took the bait directly after Bai Yan's words. His beautiful eyes were filled with helplessness and he shook his head slightly.
Looking at the gray-haired Mr. Wei, Zhao Qiu felt a little emotional. Bai Yan named Tian Dan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng so accurately. He had obviously sensed something and must have been prepared in his heart.
Seeing Mr. Wei getting angry while telling Bai Yan in detail about things related to Tian Dan, just like an elder would do to a junior.
Looking at Mr. Wei's appearance, Zhao Qiu couldn't help but laugh helplessly in his heart.
I'm afraid that Bai Yan is the only one in the world who can do this to Mr. Wei.
In Bogu City, in front of a huge mansion, the carriage slowly stopped. After Bai Yan got off the carriage, he saw Tian Sui already waiting in front of the door.
The retinue and carriage brought by Bai Yan all left with the servants of the mansion and went to the arranged residence.
With Mr. Wei and others around, Bai Yan wasn't worried, so when he saw Tian Sui, he stepped forward and raised his hand to salute Tian Sui.
"Yan, meet Brother Sui!"
Bai Yan saluted Tian Sui. He was his friend Tian Jun at the beginning, then General Tian later, and now he has become his wife and brother. When Bai Yan saw Tian Sui again, he was thick-skinned and his ears turned red.
"Have you seen your father?"
Tian Sui returned the courtesy to Bai Yan. When he saw Tian Dan and others' carriage stopped and everyone got out of the carriage, he knew that it was not the time to talk, so he kept the conversation short and asked Bai Yan if he could see his father.
When he saw Bai Yan nodding, Tian Sui breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to see his father. Now the distance between here and Linzi is only two days at the earliest and only three days at the earliest. Bai Yan will be able to arrive in Linzi soon and see him. Arrive at the King of Qi.
"Tian Sui, meet your clan uncle!"
When Tian Sui saw Tian Dan and others getting off the carriage, he turned around and stood there to salute Tian Dan who was coming.
"Hmph, I'm worried that my clan uncle won't be able to protect Bai Yanzhou!"
Tian Dan looked at Tian Sui who was saluting, and said something dissatisfied. The implication was that Bai Yan had just arrived at Bogu, and Tian Sui led thousands of horses to come. This was obviously worried about Bai Yan and came to support Bai Yan.
"Tian Sui doesn't dare!"
Tian Sui said softly. Seeing that Tian Dan didn't say anything else, he glanced at Tian Dan, looked at the other clan uncles, and saluted in turn.
"Wu Liejun, please!"
Tian Dan invited Bai Yan into the house.
When Bai Yan saw this, he did not refuse. He was not worried at first, but now he was even more relieved when he saw Tian Sui coming.
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Linzi, water village.
During the spring plowing, although there was drizzle, Yan's father still took the family's old cow and worked in the fields. At first glance, compared with other families' fields, people need to constantly bend down to cultivate. Yan's father has an old cow, not only Not only does it save effort, but it is also countless times faster than humans, which makes the villagers envious of it.
The water villages in the mountains and forests are different from those outside the mountains. As descendants of the water villages whose ancestors fled to the mountains and settled down and took root in the mountains, the fields in the mountains and forests are naturally not as fertile as the plains outside the mountains, so the fruits of the cultivated fields are Compared with the fertile soil in the plains, there will be less grain and millet, and farming will be more difficult.
There are very few people in mountain villages who can use old cows to plow fields. Firstly, the villagers do not have much fertile land, and secondly, an old cow is more valuable than a human life.
There are families in the fertile plains outside the mountains, and the fertile fields of those families are measured by hectares. Although the number of acres per hectare in Qi is different from that in Qin and Chu, like Qin and Chu, the families behind those fields, in order to prevent missing out on the most important fields. The timing of farming affects the harvest, so people buy many old cows to support their servants and use them for work.
It is also very common for slaves to be beaten to death after being blamed for an old cow getting sick. Even the government sometimes does this.
now.
Along with the drizzle, every sweaty villager stood up out of breath to relieve the pain in his waist and arms. He saw that Yan's father was cultivating the fields faster than them.
Seeing this scene, every villager was filled with envy.
Noon.
While eating good food, some village women came to Mr. Xiao in a tacit understanding and talked to Mr. Xiao with good intentions.
In fact, those women had one idea, and that was to think about whether, if it was still early, they could let the old cows work harder and borrow some cows after Yan's father had finished plowing their fields.
No one dares to borrow the government's cattle, for fear that one of them will not be able to take good care of it. If there is any problem at that time, even if they can't afford to pay, they may even lose their lives.
But the situation is different for the Kou family. Everyone is close to each other and can help as much as they can.
"I really envy your family. During this time, when the village is busy plowing the land, your family didn't have time to plow their own land, so they went to help Zitai's family plow the land and plowed their land first. When I came back in the past two days, I didn't have much time. Over time, the land has been tilled like this..."
"It's just that, I'm afraid it won't be until a while later that I can still farm!"
Beside the field, Mr. Xu was busy wiping his forehead with sweat mixed with traces of rain. He looked at the compliments from the village women in front of him, but he didn't care at all.
Mr. Shi knew better than anyone that having an old cow in his family was indeed the envy of the villagers. However, the envious villagers often laughed at Shui Shou for becoming a cripple and lame. The other son had been missing for many years and his life and death were unknown.
But it is clear that Mr. Xiao will not slap anyone in the face. After all, he lives in a village, looks down and does not look up, and suddenly interacts with these farmers. If he really breaks up with all the villagers, there will be countless troubles in the future.
Those who are afraid of others are not afraid of enemies, but those who are jealous. This saying is particularly true among village neighbors.
"Plowing can be done quickly if there is less land! I have to take care of Shou'er's grandfather's family, and I have to work on my own house. I am too busy. Last year, I was too anxious, and the fields were not cultivated well. In the end, the harvest was not satisfactory. After paying the taxes, I almost lost the harvest." No one has anything to eat! No matter what happens this year, Shou'er's father must be plowed well. Even Shou'er's grandfather has said that he will go back to plowing tomorrow..."
As Mrs. Shi was talking, she lowered her head and was busy. While she was out of breath, Mrs. Shi seemed to think of something, her eyes turned red, a touch of sadness and longing disappeared. After she recovered, she put the prepared corn in a sack beside her. These must be sown.
When the other women heard what Mrs. Xiao said, their expressions were not very good. Everyone could tell that Mrs. Xiao didn't want to borrow the cow, but no one could refute Mrs. Xiao's reasonable words.
At this moment.
Under everyone's gaze, an old man in cloth suddenly walked over in a hurry, looking very panicked.
"Happy parents! Stop being busy! Something happened!!!"
The old man said to Shi and Yan's father. One of the fingers in the hand raised to urge them clearly had a hidden disease.
Seeing this old man, other women, and even the Shi family, are familiar with it. He is a ten-year-old man in the village, one of the few elderly people. He has high qualifications and prestige in the village, but his moral character is very poor. He is young and When I was young, I liked to go to the river to peek at the women in the village bathing. I was often chased and beaten. As I got older, I also restrained myself. However, because of my seniority, prestige, and age, many people cursed me. There is nothing you can do.
Now that they heard Mr. Xun's conversation, whether it was Mr. Xiao who was busy with the corn production or Mr. Yan's father who was farming with his old oxen, they all stopped and looked at Yan's father.
"Lao Xun, what's wrong? Is it Shou'er in the village, or is it Yun Han?"
When Mrs. Xun heard Xun Lao's words, the first thought in her mind was that Yunhan was taking care of the children at home, and Shou'er had inconvenient legs and feet.
"no no……"
He was almost ten years old and was out of breath when he ran over. He had no time to say anything and could only shake his head.
Seeing Mr. Xun's appearance, Mrs. Xiao had just calmed down, but the other village women became impatient and urged Mr. Xun to tell him what happened.
"It's Yingshi who's back!"
Xun Lao said.
When the Jin family, Yan's father, and other village women heard Xun Lao's words, they looked puzzled. They had heard a long time ago that the Ying family had not been happy when they went to Linzi City, but luckily they met the noble man. They heard that they had followed the noble man. Go to Chu State to look for Zihuai and Zilu.
Regarding this, Shui Shou's grandfather and grandmother were always concerned about the Ying family and wanted Zihuai and Zilu to come back.
Now that Mr. Xun said that the Ying family has returned, could it be that he found Zilu and Zihuai? Then this should be a good thing. According to the partial temperament of Shou'er's grandparents and the Ying family's temperament, if Zilu and Zihuai come back, Ying family would like to have Zilu come over in person and let them have dinner and show off. It's all right to show off, but why did the old man say something happened just now? What happened?
"Yingshi came back with Zilu's wife, Cen Qing, and Zihuai's bones! Zihuai is dead!!!"
Xun Lao looked at Mr. Xiao's confused look and told the story in one breath.
As Xun Lao's words fell, in the field, not to mention Yan's father's expression changed drastically, but also other village women, as well as the Xiao family, who had always disliked Zilu and Zihuai, all changed their expressions and looked panicked.
Father Yan and Mr. Xiao looked at each other, and without caring about anything else, they quickly took the old cow out of the field and hurried towards the village.
Not to mention Yan's father, who was his biological son, even the Shi family, who had lived together for many years, knew the favoritism of Shui Shou's grandfather and grandmother. If something happened to Zihuai, it would be a huge blow to Shui Shou's grandfather and grandmother.
Thinking of this, the two of them hurried home. Even the Shi family had forgotten the dissatisfaction and resentment accumulated over the past twenty years. In addition to being worried, they wanted to go to Shui Shou's grandfather's house as soon as possible.
Two hours later.
Before Shui Shou's grandfather's house, Ji and Yan's father entered the courtyard, they saw countless villagers standing outside the crowded courtyard gate, Shui Shou's grandmother, and Zihuai's concubine's crying sounds constantly coming from inside.
"My son!!! My son!!! Ooooh~! My son!!"
"My beloved, woohoo~!"
Mrs. Xiao looked at Yan's father's honest and dull face, full of worry. She squeezed forward and followed quickly behind her. She followed the villagers who were talking about each other and gave way to the yard before entering the yard.
(End of chapter)
