Chapter 55 Homecoming
Following Wusong River, we went straight to Taozhai Town, an important town in Songjiang, and then changed to a carriage. The group arrived at Huating that afternoon.
Lu Bin did not continue his escort mission. The commander of the Jinshan Guard, Hou Jigao, took over and sent Sun Chengen, Qian Yuan and others into the city.
After a hurry to bid farewell to everyone, Qian Yuan unconsciously accelerated his pace and rushed to the entrance of Zhuangyuan Lane. He suddenly woke up.
In my previous life, I always feel excited before leaving home. Whenever I go home, I always feel like I’m walking into the besieged city again.
But now I... Perhaps influenced by my predecessor, Qian Yuan was anxious to see his family, and the figure of his mother and sister often came to his mind.
After slowing down, he accelerated the speed again. Qian Yuan laughed in his heart. This was not a bad thing.
In this strange era, only by worrying can one feel home. Otherwise, for safety, Qian Yuan could have run to the Qinhuai River alone to be free and easy. Anyway, the Japanese pirates could not attack Nanjing City.
Qian Yuan, who was moving quickly, did not notice it. Passersby who met from time to time in the alley looked at him with a surprised look.
Obviously, Qian Yuan’s actions in Hangzhou have long been spread to Songjiang.
His eyes fell on the closed door. Before Li Si could come forward, someone happened to push the door out inside.
"Auntie." Qian Yuan bowed respectfully. In several letters, his mother mentioned that his uncle came to accompany him every now and then.
After being frightened by the guard guards carrying swords at the door, Lu heard a familiar voice and grabbed Qian Yuan's arm in surprise, "Brother Yuan, you are finally back, but you are worried about us!"
Before Qian Yuan could reply, a sharp but not harsh scream came from inside, "Yuan'er is back!"
Qian Yuan quickly stepped over the threshold to support his mother, "The son is unfilial, which makes his mother worried."
My mother, Tan, is only in her forties, but she looks like an old woman who is about to die, and her dry eyes quickly become wet.
"There are differences in filial piety. Brother Yuan went to Hangzhou to avenge his father and brother. This is great filial piety." Lu smiled and advised: "Now, Brother Yuan's name has spread all over Zhejiang, Zhili, and everyone says that the Qian family of Huating has produced another hero."
Tan was born into the Huang Tan family. Although he was a scholarly family, he had not studied since childhood and had little knowledge. After hearing this, he immediately wiped his eyes and smiled on his face.
For her, her son returned home safely and gained a great reputation, which was the biggest joy. Naturally, she would not have thought about how much effort Qian Yuan had spent and what risks he had taken alone among many forces in Zhejiang.
"Little sister." Qian Yuan looked at the half-big girl with tears on her face and smiled gently, "Thank you for the hard work in the past six months. My brother brought good things and I will reward you later."
Although the girl, who was only ten years old, was still very excited, she still bowed her politely, "It's good if my brother is back."
Qian Yuan frowned slightly. The little girl before leaving home was very distracted, so why is she so restrained now?
However, just as I got home, Qian Yuan didn't take these trivial matters to heart. He turned around and walked out the door and waved: "These days, like in Hangzhou, we have food and accommodation together. Li Si, come and arrange it, Zhang San, go find a business."
"This time I went to Hangzhou to avenge my father and brother. If you don't have any help, there will be no hope. Qian thanked me here." Qian Yuan bowed and bowed, "Whether you go home or stay, the Qian family will give you a lot of money."
Everyone was moved by the steps. In this era, the high status of scholars is unimaginable to later generations, and scholars with fame are even more arrogant.
Most of these people are from business backgrounds and do jobs that work hard to make money. How can they experience this kind of scene?
"I dare not be the young master to thank you." Zhang San turned around and looked at everyone before continuing: "Everyone has discussed it. The world is so difficult now. From now on, I will follow the young master and at least make my family stable."
In addition to Li Si, the book boy, and Yang Wen and Wang Yi, who had already been under Qian Yuan's sect, all the rest of them knelt on one knee, "Please take in the young master."
Qian Yuan nodded slightly and said slightly, "If you come to my school, you must abide by my rules. You all know my temper."
Seeing that everyone was silent, Qian Yuan clicked Zhang San, "You are a local, so you rent a voucher or buy a few houses nearby. In addition, this time in Jiading..."
After a pause, Qian Yuan continued, "Each family has thirty taels of silver, I will go to worship in person tomorrow."
Although he was robbed by Boss Jin on the road this time, Qian Yuan snatched the bottom of the sky with his backhand. Later, most of the gifts from the big families in Jiading City were valuable, and now Qian Yuan has some money.
Wang Yi, who was watching this scene silently, had a unique feeling. In Jiading City, all the Qian family's guards were subject to Qian Yuan's orders. Whether they were fighting for battle or confronting the Lu family's personal soldiers, Zhang San even dared to put a steel knife on the neck of an eighth-rank county magistrate.
Qian Yuan in Jiading City is extremely authoritative and has extremely strict control over his subordinates. Now that he has returned home, he has given him a lot of money and paid the deceased, showing his gentle means.
Wang Yi thought so in his heart that this scholar in Songjiang values both kindness and power, as Zheng Ruozeng commented, very much like Zeng Gong back then. Maybe he can really clear the grievances of Zeng Gong in the future.
Everyone kowtowed under the steps and devoted themselves to Qian Yuan's sect. In the past six months, they went from Huating to Hangzhou, then to Ningbo, and then encountered a big battle in Jiading. As long as they had no heads, they knew that the young master of the Qian family in front of them had a bright future in the future.
Although I had known from my husband's letter that there had been a lot of changes in my nephew, Lu was still a little unbelievable.
The nephew who had not yet been bearded stood on the steps, raised his hands and feet and was extremely imposing. He lowered the steps and wore a sword on his waist, held a gun and even armor on his body, bowed his head to him.
Looking at Zhang San's figure leaving the ward, Qian Yuan smiled at the corner of his mouth. After the Battle of Jiading, they had already faintly formed the prototype of an elite soldier.
Even under Qian Yuan's deliberate guidance, these people consciously lined up in line when walking on a daily basis. This scene once made the commander of Jinshan Guard, Hou Jigao, admired him.
But next, Qian Yuan had a headache.
After a moment of shock, Tan began to ask questions constantly.
"Why did you come back so late?"
"Isn't it a verdict in April?"
"What happened in Jiading City?"
"Who is going to have another pension, who is dead?"
He helped his mother into the house, Qian Yuan poured a cup of tea and drank it all, touched his little sister's bun, and said lightly: "Zhang Siwei had done a big case before, and this time he was involved, so I didn't set off until he was escorted to Nanjing."
Lu remained silent. She was quite well-informed and knew that Zhang Siwei had died suddenly before she arrived in Nanjing.
"After that, I met a small group of Japanese pirates in Jiading City to rebel, so I waited in the city for a few days. After the Japanese pirates retreated, I went on the road." Qian Yuan tried his best to tell the matter, "Don't worry, my mother, I met Yizhai Gong in Jiading City, and there were escorts from officers and soldiers, which was very safe."
Lu could no longer hold it back, "Brother Yuan, you said it lightly. Duke Yizhai was trapped in Jiading City. Not to mention Huating, even Suzhou Prefecture was alarmed!"
"Cough cough." Qian Yuan coughed twice, winked at Lu, and said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with me anyway."
Chapter completed!