As soon as Dai Zong entered the door and saw Wang Pang, he came forward to salute and said, "Your Majesty, you are here. I have been here for two or three days and was just wondering where to find you."

Wang Pang laughed and said: "No wonder he is a divine traveler. He is actually faster than our two horses."

"Shenxing Taibao?" Shi Qian on the side asked curiously: "Is this the nickname of Brother Dai?"

Dai Zong said hurriedly: "What nickname? Your Majesty deserves it."

Wang Pang shook his head, did he give this nickname to him? Hearing Dai Zong say again: "I went to see Wu Lishu as soon as I came here. He also knew that you were going to Qinghe County, so he specially called all the hotels and inns along the way. Say hello. Once I see you two, go and notify him. I also listened to what he said, and I think he will be there soon."[

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Wu Ling to arrive at the inn. Before he even entered the room, he heard the greetings from the shopkeeper and the waiter: "Wu Lishu, the guests you are waiting for are upstairs." Immediately afterwards, There was a noise on the stairs. Wu Ling almost ran up all the way. When he came to the door, he saw Wang Pang sitting upright. Wu Ling came to Wang Pang in three steps and two steps at a time. He pulled Wang Pang closer and was a little choked.

Wang Pang was also very excited. These were brothers who fought together through life and death. Seeing that he was nearly forty years old in martial arts, his hair and beard were a little gray, and more than ten years of life had disappeared in such a flash, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Sit down quickly! Sit down quickly! Shi Qian, hurry up and offer your seat to the military official for tea." Wang Pang ordered hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, why did you come here? We are so impatient to wait."

"We passed by Liangshanbo on the way and happened to catch up with Ruan Xing's family because something happened, so we delayed our trip for a few days. Please tell me how your life has been over the past few years?!"

"Even though it's okay, I still feel like I'm not as happy doing things when I'm with the prince."

"How is your family? How is Wu Nan?" Wang Pang asked with concern.

"My family is living a fairly stable life. My father-in-law used to be the county magistrate of this county, but now he has resigned. Fortunately, he trusts the county magistrate and is considerate of the people in the old government office. Am I still holding the position of official? Wu Nan is also an adult. Now, I have a daughter-in-law and I have my own business. When I can give birth to a son and a half, I will bring my sister-in-law over so that I can take care of her." Wu Ling said cheerfully, it seemed that he was living a pretty good life. .

Wang Pang thought that it seemed a bit inappropriate to greet Wu Ling to come with him as soon as he arrived. After all, Wu Ling had already married and started a business. Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "Wu Nan is lucky to have an uncle like you." , Your brother Wu Su also worked for me back then, but it was a pity that he left earlier. What kind of business does this kid Wu Nan do now? How about letting him follow me? "

Wu Ling laughed loudly: "It's a small business. I opened a porridge and cake shop in the county town, and the business is pretty good. I can't follow the prince. I can't let the prince drink porridge and cook cakes in public."

Wang Pang also laughed, but when he heard about Chubing once, he thought that this family happened to be named Wu, so he asked: "Are there many people named Wu who make Chubing in Qinghe County?"

"Not to mention making pancakes, we are the only family with the surname Wu in Qinghe County, so it is very easy to find us here."

Wang Pang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he quickly asked, "Wu Ling, do you have any heirs?"

Wu Ling smiled sheepishly and said: "Your Majesty, it's funny, my dog ​​Wu Song is six years old this year."

Wang Pang almost jumped up from his chair: "Is your son's name Wu Song?"

Wu Ling was startled and asked with a confused look on his face: "What? Isn't this a bad name? How about the prince change it to another one?!"

"Okay! How can you change your name at will?! Very good, very good!"

He frowned and said it well, and everyone was wondering what happened to the prince. The king didn't do anything, he just planned to come to the Song Dynasty. He originally thought that there would be a big reform drama, but he didn't expect that people from the future would mix it up and turn it into Water Margin. It's a prequel.

He suddenly thought of something again and asked: "Which family's daughter did Wu Nan marry?" [

"This girl's maiden name is Pan!"

Wang Pang grinned, now embarrassed. Hearing Wu Ling say again: "This family was originally a small business and opened a porridge shop. Wu Nan learned the craft and baked pancakes next door. When he came and went to the porridge shop, shopkeeper Pan met Wu Nan's people. I am honest and kind, but it happened that a ruffian in the county proposed marriage to the Pan family, and shopkeeper Pan would rather marry his daughter to Wu Nan than to marry that ruffian."

"Is this also related to Wu Ling's work at the Yamen Gate?"

"Your Majesty, what you said is really wrong. I have taken care of you at the Yamen Gate, so the young couple will not suffer any loss. After the girl passed the door, the two families opened this porridge and cake shop together, and the business is getting better and better. My eldest brother If there is a soul in heaven, I will feel at ease."

Wang Pang was really upset when he heard this. Although the names matched, his previous experiences may not be the same, so his fate may not be the same in the future. A few people chatted for a while, and Wu Ling said: "Your Majesty, you will be here tonight. It’s been a long night, the road is not very easy to walk on this snowy night. I will take you to the county town early tomorrow morning!”

"Okay, by the way, let me ask again, are there any families in Qinghe County with the compound surname Ximen?"

"Yes!" Wu Ling replied simply.

"Are you sure there is?"

Wu Ling thought for a while: "Your Majesty, this Qinghe County is such a big place. I have been here for many years. Although the official book is responsible for the promotion of officials, all the big and small households in the county also know about it. They have all the surnames, that is, There is someone named Ximen."

Now Wang Pang was relieved, he chuckled and said: "It's best to have one."

Seeing Wang Pang's weird smile, Wu Ling was curious but couldn't ask more questions. He thought it was probably fourteen years since the prince had been apart, so it was normal that he didn't understand some things.

Early the next morning, Wang Pang and others arrived at the county seat of Qinghe County. The county seat is not very big, but it is densely populated. The county has six towns under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is located among the six towns. The county seat is oval-shaped. Both the inside and outside of the city wall are It is built with seven layers, rammed with earth in the middle, and capped with 1-foot-thick ash. It is 3 feet high and 2 feet wide. There are three gates in the east, west and south, but only the north gate. In the county town, there are yamen and temples. There are all kinds of theaters and it is quite prosperous. Lion Road in the north and south and Zishi Street in the east and west divide the city into east, west, north and south.

"Is Wu Nan's porridge and cake shop right here on Zishi Street?" Wang Pang asked, thinking of Wu Dalang's residence in Water Margin.

Wu Nan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is just thinking about Wu Nan. If he knew, he would be so happy. You are right, but it is still early. If you want to try the craftsmanship of this young couple, you have to wait. It's been an hour. Why don't you go sit down under the house first and recognize your own door."

Wang Pang also laughed, thinking that Wu Dalang's cooking cakes were famous, but he wanted to see if the daughter-in-law named Pan from Wu Dalang University was virtuous and virtuous. If it was really as written by the great master Shi Naian, there would be no need. Waiting for Wu Song to appear. But think about it again, Wu Song is just six years old now, and the daughter-in-law is ten years older than Wu Song. We have to wait until Wu Song comes of age, and Pan Jinlian is also half old. How can we talk about hooking up or not? of.

The house of several people talking is Wu Ling. Wu Ling is just a clerk in the county. The six offices in the county government office are not considered officials appointed by the imperial court. The staff of the six offices in the government office are called "Zandian" and "clerk".

, "book office", "book servant", "subordinate official", etc. The staff of the six rooms all have salary and food and salary, and can only survive on meager paper and pen fees, copying fees, food expenses, etc., so they

They can only rely on seeking various private interests to make up for their low income. Among these positions, the official office is in charge of officials. They are powerful and work under the direct leadership of the magistrate. Therefore, there are often rewards and many people are flattering them.

, so the income is still moderate and can be maintained. However, Wu Lingsheng is upright and disdains making a living by self-interest, and his father-in-law is also an upright official, so his home looks a bit shabby.

The courtyard wall is as high as one person, and there are three main rooms in the courtyard. The side room in the courtyard is the kitchen or a place for storing sundries. A child of six or seven years old is waving a broom as tall as him, struggling to clean the house from the middle of the courtyard to the main room.

There was snow on the road to the house. Hearing the sound of the courtyard door, he looked up and saw Wu Ling returning with three or four people. He threw down the broom and shouted that Dad was back and ran past.

The woman came out of the room to greet him: "But the prince has arrived, and the house is shabby. Please come to the house quickly, sir!"

Wu was old enough to not care about this simple house: "Hurry and boil some water and go to the teahouse to buy some good tea."

The woman seemed to have something to say, and Wang Pang saw a little trouble on her face and smiled and said, "We are not outsiders. It would be faster if Dai Zong bothered you to go there." After saying that, he took out some money and handed it to Dai Zong. He lowered his head and looked at it.

The child holding Wu's big hips asked: "Is this little Wu Song?"

Wu Ling only said that Wang Pang said that his son was young, and he said with a smile: "My son is naughty. He fights with the kids next door as soon as he goes out. No one two or three years old can match him, so I asked my mother-in-law to watch him to avoid getting into trouble."

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"What kind of trouble can a six-year-old child cause?" Wang Pang patted Wu Song's head.[

"The prince doesn't know that he sealed the eyes of the neighbor's child a few days ago, and his eyes are still blue now! This child!" Wu Ling complained, but his eyes were full of smiles.

"Who told him to laugh at my brother?! I am weak now. When I grow up, I will twist off his head!" Xiao Wusong lifted up his baggy cotton pants, looking dissatisfied.

"This kid only knows how to fight and kill, but he looks so much like your father!" the woman whispered.

Wu Ling laughed loudly: "Of course my son will follow me. When you grow up, he will go to fight with the prince! Please come to the house and don't stand in the courtyard and talk!"

Wang Pang had mixed feelings in his heart. When he was three years old, he looked younger than when he was seven years old. Wu Song's ruthlessness had already begun to show at such a young age. The child was childish, but Wang Pang really liked this tiger-headed kid from the bottom of his heart.

He followed Wu Ling towards the main house. Seeing that the snow had fallen to his ankles that night, he ordered: "Shi Qian, play with Wu Song for a while and build him a snowman."

"Snowman? What is it?" Shi Qian looked confused.

When Wu Ling heard this, he walked to the door and stopped: "Yes, it was more than ten years ago when we made the snowman. At that time, he made the snowman for us and moved forward. His thoughts seemed to be like what was happening in front of him.

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Wang Pang also had old memories come to mind. He thought it might not be appropriate to drag Wu Ling with him like this, but it would be good to relive it, so he rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let's pile up another one."

When Dai Zong returned, a big snowman was piled at the entrance of Wang Pang Wu Ling Shiqian's courtyard, which was in full swing. Wu Song stood jumping in the snow, clapping his hands and laughing, and three or five neighbors around him poked their heads out to watch. The snowman was piled up.

, Wang Pian stuck the broom on the snowman and clapped his hands: "It's done, let's drink tea!" Several people smiled and returned to the room to drink tea and chat.

At noon, Wu Ling took Wang Pang to Wu Nan's porridge and cake shop. Wang Pang was very happy as soon as he went out. Every door of the surrounding neighbors imitated them and built snowmen of different sizes.
Chapter completed!