The two of them collected their things and entered the main room. The child was still crying loudly. To him, Li Jingzhi was like a strange man. How could a young heart not be afraid of it.
"Look at your rough hands and feet, which scared the child." Hu Qingqing took the child and said, "Come to mother."
As he spoke, he began to coax him, holding his little hand and saying softly: "Silly boy, this is daddy. He just came back from the battlefield. He is our great hero. Please call him daddy."
Xiao Shitou stopped crying and looked at Li Jingzhi with big tear-filled eyes. After a long while, he timidly shouted: "Dad"
"Haha!" Li Jingzhi smiled heartily: "I will die with no regrets!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Hu Qingqing gave him an angry look. Only then did she realize that Li Jingzhi had bought a lot of precious items, such as fine silks, fabrics, jewelry and so on. How could she have bothered to look at these things before? She couldn't help complaining: "Why are you buying so many things? How much does it cost?"
Seeing his wife looking after the family, Li Jingzhi said with heartache: "You are running this small family by yourself, and I was not able to be with you when you gave birth to a baby. It has been hard on you these years. Our family's life will get better and better in the future. ."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but hug his wife into his arms.
"Let go of my mother!" But the little guy yelled from the side.
"Hey! You little bastard!" Li Jingzhi said happily.
Hu Qingqing looked shy and whispered: "The child is still here, what are you doing?"
At this moment, there was a movement outside, accompanied by noise: "Does General Li live here?"
"Two pillars." Hu Qingqing was a little panicked. There seemed to be a lot of people outside.
"Let's go out and take a look." Li Jingzhi walked out of the house.
The current Long'an County Magistrate is no longer the one he was many years ago. He was promoted from the neighboring county to the county magistrate. At this time, he was accompanied by two county officials.
He was accompanied by the village chief and the county magistrate, which also attracted other villagers to watch. A lot of people talked about it, which caused such a commotion.
"I heard that Erzhu has returned from serving as a soldier."
"Nonsense, the world has been peaceful, of course I will come back."
"Isn't that the honorable master of the county? Look at this stance, the second pillar is very developed."
"It's possible, maybe he has committed something." Someone said, but there was no gift carried by the county official document.
The village chief stood next to the county magistrate with a smile on his face and said, "I don't know which general Mr. Han is talking about, but this is indeed Li Erzhu's home."
"That's right. I heard that General Li's nickname is Li Erzhu." The county magistrate nodded. He had already received the official document. Li Jingzhi will be appointed as the commander of Ningyang, and his military exploits, titles and other rewards have also been sent to the county government. .
In some places, military positions were vacant and were filled by some officers, and Li Jingzhi happened to be among them.
This Ningyang commander is a county-level military attache, equivalent to the second-in-command of the county lieutenant.
Most of the county lieutenants are of the fifth rank, and the commanders are of the sixth rank. There is also an inspection below.
"Ah? General Li Li? Li Erzhu?" The village chief was shocked, stammering, and his face was full of disbelief. The guy who went around catching fish, catching shrimps, and digging out bird's nests with his bare buttocks when he was a child has become a general?
While talking, the wooden door opened.
Seeing so many people gathered outside, including two county officers and soldiers, Hu Qingqing couldn't help but turn pale. She pulled at Li Jingzhi in fear, and said with worried eyes: "Er Zhu, what happened? What happened to the county minister and The village chief brought so many people here."
"It's okay." The latter gave her a reassuring look and stepped out. After looking around for a week, his eyes fell on the county magistrate: "Your Excellency, county magistrate? This is"
"Ah, this must be General Jingzhi." The county magistrate quickly handed over his hand: "Han Tong, the magistrate of Long'an County, has sent you a gift from your majesty by order of the imperial court."
The county magistrate is a seventh-rank official, and Li Jingzhi, a cavalry captain and commander of Ningyang, is a sixth-rank official, and he also has a title. It is inevitable that the other party claims to be a subordinate.
Li Jingzhi also understood and politely handed over his hand: "How dare you trouble Mr. Han to make this trip."
"Hey, General, you're welcome." Han Tong said and ordered, "Hurry up and send the things to General Li's house."
"Hey, General, you're welcome." Han Tong said and ordered, "Hurry up and send the things to General Li's house."
"Yes." The official official responded.
Li Jingzhi didn't show any pretense and said thanks: "So, it's really a big help to Mr. Han."
"How dare you? These are what the lower official should do." Han Tong said with a smile: "The general has just returned home, and he must have been traveling all the way. The lower official has already asked people to hold a banquet at Fengmanlou, and I hope the general will reward him."
Although a sixth-grade commander has a military position, he is also in the county and comes from Long'an. The county magistrate naturally wants to build a good relationship with him, and maybe he will be able to help with something in the future.
"This" Li Jingzhi hesitated for a moment and could only say: "Master Han invites you, how dare you refuse."
"These words offend the official. In that case, the building will be full of wind tonight, and we will wait for the general." Han Tong said, knowing that it was not good to disturb him anymore, so he cupped his hands and saluted: "Then I will take my leave first. "
"I'll send Master Han off."
Li Jingzhi didn't stay either. He just came back and hadn't even spoken to his wife and children.
The two left here, and in an instant, all the villagers and elders around them gathered around and started talking:
"Qingqing, the second pillar of your family has become so prosperous that even the county magistrate calls himself a lower official."
"Oh, Erzhu is really promising, unlike the one in my family who is too lazy to farm two acres of land."
"Qingqing is a good lady. It's worth waiting for Erzhu at home for so long. She will definitely be rich in the future."
"Shitou, is Erzhu really a general?"
"Nonsense, how can that be false? Didn't you see the way the Lord County Lord looked just now?"
Hu Qingqing was confused by this sudden enthusiasm. In the past, they were orphans and widowed, and no one cared about them. Now that their man came back, it was really a big change.
She shook her hand in confusion: "I don't know either."
"Cough!" At this time, the village chief coughed heavily: "Why are you making noisy! Be quiet! Our village has been poor for several lifetimes, but now we finally have a general, and everyone's faces are bright. This is glory. Glory understands don't know!"
The village chief is elected by the villagers themselves, and is usually a respected old man. The village will listen to his words, and the crowd will no longer be restless.
"Everyone goes back to his own home! Erzhu has just come back. If the couple is not reunited, it will only cause chaos!"
After saying that, the village chief looked at Hu Qingqing again: "Shitou, if you have anything to do, tell the village and I won't bother you."
"Ah? Okay, village chief, walk slowly."
The crowd slowly dispersed, still talking about General Li.
After a while, Li Jingzhi returned home. Hu Qingqing looked at him, moved the corners of her mouth, but stopped talking.
"What's wrong?" Li Jingzhi scratched his head.
"Er Zhu, you...are you really a general?"
"Well, Baron, Colonel of Infantry and Cavalry, sixth rank, personally named by His Majesty."
"Huh? Me, me."
"What's wrong?"
"I am not worthy of you." Hu Qingqing lowered her head as she spoke.
Li Jingzhi was stunned, and immediately hugged her tightly, "Being able to marry you is my greatest blessing."
Not only here in Li Jingzhi, at the end of this year, scenes of returning home in rich clothes appeared in many places. (End of chapter)
