Liu Fugui's action stunned everyone.
The things in this bag are really his most precious things, and now he wants to give them to his father?
However, looking inside this bag, it doesn’t look like there is anything!
After coming back to their senses, the neighbors who were watching couldn't help but start talking.
"You are rich, don't show your wealth in vain. Why are you taking it out at the gate? Let's go inside quickly and talk about it!"
"Yes, Fugui's father, you should go back to the house first!"
"..."
This was a neighbor who had a good relationship with Liu Fugui's family. The first thing they thought of was to persuade him.
Those who did not have a good relationship with Liu Fugui's family began to sneer and ridicule each other, and of course, they were also curious.
"Haha, take a look at that bag. It's flat. What good things could be in it?"
"That's right, a poor soldier should treat anything he has as a treasure!"
"I tell you, go back to the house quickly! If you have the ability, if you dare to take it out, I'm afraid you won't be embarrassed on the spot. Tsk tsk, it's the most precious thing!"
"..."
Originally, Liu Fugui's father heard the kind neighbor's persuasion and wanted to go back to the house to talk.
However, when I heard the neighbors who were not dealing with me and thought about how my eldest son, who I thought was dead outside, suddenly came back and was looked down upon by them, I immediately became angry.
I saw him take the bag and wanted to pour it out to take a look.
Seeing his action, everyone suddenly stopped talking. Their eyes opened wide, wanting to see what was inside?
When Liu Fugui saw it, he was shocked and quickly reminded his father: "Dad, be careful!"
Although he had already said this, it was a little late, and a piece of silver fell from the bag onto the snow.
Staring at the person closely, someone immediately estimated the weight and shouted: "Five taels of silver!"
When Liu Fugui's mother saw it, she immediately picked it up and said happily: "Fugui seems to be really successful. With these five taels of silver, the family will live a good life!"
Five taels of silver is definitely a huge fortune for an ordinary family, especially a poor family like Liu Fugui's family. It can even be said that on this street, only Lao Wangtou's family can afford five taels of silver.
If you can save some money, it's not impossible to use it for a year!
However, if you want to say that five taels of silver is scary, that's not necessarily the case. At most, it is just enviable. Five taels of silver is suddenly gained.
Therefore, among the neighbors who were watching, those who did not have a good relationship with the Liu Fugui family, although they envied the Liu family's five taels of silver, they still spoke sarcastically.
"Let me tell you, what kind of treasure can a poor soldier have? Isn't it just five taels of silver?"
"It's just five taels of silver. If you go to Zuixian Tower for a meal, it's gone!"
"..."
After hearing these words, the person who was close to the Liu family couldn't stand it anymore and retorted.
"You talk like five taels of silver is nothing. If you have the ability, show it!"
"That's right, you also talk about Zuixian Tower, making others think that you go there often? Have you ever stepped into Zuixian Tower in your life?"
"As far as I know, a good banquet in Zuixianlou doesn't cost more than five taels of silver. Do you really not regard silver as silver?"
"..."
Liu Fugui's father's face looked a little ugly at first, but after hearing this, his face became much better, and he immediately said to the people outside: "My Fugui family is back today. I will buy some pig head meat later. You all come and get some. Don't worry." polite!"
He said this to the neighbors who had good relations with his family.
Of course, the poor people live in this street, and it is rare to have meat all year round. Now, when the Chinese New Year is about to begin, when they heard that there was pork head meat, everyone was overjoyed and quickly thanked them.
Although Fugui's mother felt distressed, she smiled when she saw that her son was back.
And those who cannot eat the grapes naturally say the grapes are sour. My heart is drooling, but my mouth is not clean.
"Haha, isn't it just pork head meat? I've eaten it before, and it's nothing delicious."
"Isn't it just that when a poor soldier comes back, seeing how happy they are, people who don't know would think that the number one scholar is back!"
"Did you hear that you are not a thief? Is he wearing this military uniform a fake?"
"..."
Hearing what they were talking about, he became more and more disgusted. Liu Fugui's father immediately became angry and wanted to argue with these people.
But at this time, Fugui clenched his fists and said to his father: "Dad, there is still something in the bag, take it out carefully!"
Upon hearing this, the door suddenly fell silent. Everyone is thinking, could it be that the truly valuable thing is not actually silver?
"What is it?" Fugui's mother heard this and said quickly, "Dad, be careful with it!"
After Liu Fugui heard this, he replied to his mother: "It's a couplet, just right for the Chinese New Year!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding neighbors who had trouble with the Liu family burst into laughter.
"Oh, I was scared to death. I thought it was such a precious thing!"
"Isn't it just a couplet? What kind of couplet is this? It's so valuable! It's so scary!"
"Could it be that the prefect gave me the couplets? It's really scary!"
"..."
Liu Fugui's father was a little disappointed when he heard their cynicism. At first, I really thought it was something valuable, but I didn’t expect it was just a couplet.
However, at this time, Liu Fugui was heard loudly saying to his father: "It was sent by the Duke and Princess, and the couplet was written by the Princess herself!"
"..." As soon as he said these words, everyone was stunned!
There is a large army of the imperial court stationed outside the city, led by the powerful Duke Xing Guo at that time. Needless to say, the Duke mentioned at this time is definitely the Duke Xing Guo outside the city!
Could it be that the Duke and the Princess really sent this couplet?
How can this be!
Liu Fugui's father was also in disbelief. He looked at his son and saw that his expression was very serious, so he reached into the bag to get it. However, the hand was shaking slightly.
For a family like theirs, let alone the gifts from the princess and the Duke, even the prefect and the county magistrate would not be able to give them anything. By the way, Lao Wangtou's family has calligraphy treasures that they asked for from the county magistrate. They are hidden at home and often shown off.
If this is a gift from the princess or the duke...
Liu Fugui's father was a little afraid to think further.
Liu Fugui saw that his father's hands were shaking, so he stood up and went to help, and finally helped his father take out the couplet.
"Father-in-law, can you show us what the couplet is?" Lao Wangtou screamed with affection and envy.
Others don't know, but he does. This is definitely true.
Because when he came back from prison, he happened to see a royal guard approaching the prefect and asked the prefect to personally lead the way to deliver pensions to the soldiers who died in the battle. Therefore, when he saw Liu Fugui coming back wearing an 80% new military uniform on the street, he knew that Liu Fugui's family was about to change.
The onlookers are basically not stupid. Seeing that Lao Wangtou, who usually ignored the Liu family and seemed to have suffered a huge loss by marrying a daughter of the Liu family, was so polite, they knew that this matter might be true!
"Show them!" Liu Fugui's father said with a little excitement.
After hearing this, Liu Fugui hurriedly agreed, carefully holding the couplet with both hands and hanging it down to show them.
On the red couplet paper, the delicate handwriting suddenly appeared. Even an illiterate person can tell at a glance that it was written by a woman, and the calligraphy is very beautiful.
"What does it say on this?"
Someone saw it and asked curiously.
Almost everyone turned to look at Lao Wangtou. Because only Lao Wangtou can recognize a few words on this street.
However, after Liu Fugui arrived in the army, he actually knew some words. It was the military supervisors who taught them on weekdays.
But at this time, Lao Wangtou had already read it out respectfully.
"The most heroic thing is to protect the homeland and the country"
"Hot-blooded and loyal heart ensures peace"
After reading it out, Lao Wangtou quickly asked: "Where's Hengpi? Look at Hengpi!"
After Liu Fugui's father heard this, he quickly carefully took out the horizontal batch and unfolded it.
"A good man from Ming Dynasty"
There is also a line of small characters and a print on the lower left side of the horizontal batch. Lao Wangtou couldn't see clearly, so he hurriedly approached, looked at it carefully and read out: "Kun Xinggong theme!"
"There is another big seal, let me take a look!" said the old Wangtou, and then looked at it carefully, and suddenly said loudly: "This is the big seal of Duke Xingguo, it really is the big seal of Duke Xingguo!"
Hearing this, the neighbors who were watching were all stunned.
All of them never expected that Liu Fugui, a poor soldier, would be able to receive the couplet given by Duke Chaoxing and Princess Kunxing.
If this couplet is posted at the door, even the prefect will have to get off his sedan chair if he passes by!
Who else in Hanzhong City dares to disrespect the Liu family again?
Liu Fugui himself was very shocked after seeing this couplet. When he came to his senses, he felt ashamed and vowed in his heart that he would never let down the expectations of the Duke and Princess.
After the shock, Lao Wang came back to his senses and quickly reminded Fugui and his father: "My father-in-law, this couplet is a family heirloom. Don't damage it. Find someone to frame it quickly."
When Liu Fugui's father nodded hurriedly, the old Wangtou looked at Liu Fugui again and said affectionately: "Fugui, you are really promising. You can actually win the calligraphy treasures of princesses and princes!"
Liu Fugui felt very ashamed and quickly replied: "The twenty-three comrades who live in Hanzhong City have all received couplets from the Duke and Princess, as well as five taels of silver. We are allowed to return on the second day of the Lunar New Year." camp!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned again.
When did the imperial court pay so much attention to big-head soldiers?
Suddenly, their original views were shattered.
These poor families, or ordinary people, spend their daily energy on making a living, and they do not pay attention to matters in the court like the people in the capital.
Therefore, most of them may not have heard of the "Regulations on Pensions and Preferential Treatment of Military Personnel of the Ming Dynasty" at all. Even if there were people who heard about it, such as Lao Wangtou, they didn't take it seriously at first.
But now that they have seen Liu Fugui's example with their own eyes, it's different!
