Chapter 2 The Prince of the General's Mansion
Jin Shiqi sat upright on the bed and stared at Jin Bao with angry eyes.
"You idiot." He said angrily, "What were you doing when the carpenter attacked me!"
"I..." Jinbao was so frightened that he knelt down, "He struck so fast, I couldn't stop him."
"Then why should I raise you?" Jin Shiqi saw that the child was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he couldn't bear it. But for his own safety, he could only continue to threaten him. "I have been beaten stupid now, and I can't remember anything! Master If you find out, hey, I can't spare you!"
He graduated from a normal college, and psychology is a compulsory course. In addition, he has been teaching for several years and has been exposed to children of all kinds of temperaments. The Jinbao in front of him is just a boy of junior high school age. How much rich is he? Jin Shiqi said a few words. , coaxed and frightened, little Jinbao was scared to death.
Jin Shiqi's tone softened slightly: "Looking at your relationship with me for a long time...how long have you been with me?"
"The little slave has been following the eldest son since he was nine years old. It has been five years." Now Jinbao doesn't even dare to call him "brother".
"Well, fortunately you have always been well-behaved and smart, so I'll spare you once." Jin Shiqi changed his tone to a kind one, "I will protect you. But remember, you have to stay close to me these days. I don't remember it. I’ll ask you about everything!”
"Yes!"
"You must not reveal the fact that I was beaten stupidly!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Jin Bao was forgiven and kowtowed hurriedly to thank him.
"Let me ask you, what day is today?"
"The sixth year of the Apocalypse, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Apocalypse? That's great." Jin Shiqi is a science guy. He can memorize physics formulas and the periodic table of elements backwards, and is also very interested in military weapons. However, his historical knowledge is limited to high school textbooks, and he has forgotten half of it. He only vaguely remembers it. I remember that the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty was Chongzhen. Since it is not the Chongzhen Dynasty now, the situation is not so bad.
Jin Shiqi asked again: "Well, what about, my father's name and identity?"
"My name is gold, and I am the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Navy. Alas!" Jinbao sighed at the end, feeling that he could not even remember his biological father. This is what the so-called "forgetting one's ancestors over countless classics" refers to.
Jin Shiqi nodded slightly. It turned out that his cheap dad was a general of the navy, and he seemed to have great potential for development.
Next, Jin Shiqi was deceived and got a rough understanding of "himself": he is the eldest son of General Jin. He is only 19 years old this year. He passed the martial arts examination last year and has not yet had a formal military position. He has a father at home and a father at home. Two younger brothers. Their mother died twelve years ago, but their father was very affectionate and never renewed their relationship.
In addition, although his father is a naval general affiliated with Shanhaiguan, he is stationed on Juehua Island outside the customs. The recent war in Liaodong is urgent, and his father has been guarding the island throughout the winter and is not in the mansion. Hearing this, Jin Shiqi Secretly he breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't dare to ask too many details. But suddenly, he remembered a very important thing.
"Well, I...do I have any wives or concubines in my room? Haha."
Jin Shiqi was not an idiot and knew that he could deceive this little boy, but if there were "personal" women like wives and concubines, at night... wouldn't it be too easy to be exposed? He secretly begged: It is best to be single, it is convenient. Ah, come and go like the wind!
But inexplicably, he also hopes to get a positive answer, probably because he kept an empty bed for 25 years in his previous life. This is really a contradictory mood.
"No." Jin Bao replied firmly.
"That's fine." Jin Shiqi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling slightly disappointed.
Yes, he was indeed a little disappointed. In the stories of his predecessors who traveled through time and space, there were often characters like child brides and fiancées jumping around. Even the beautiful wives who had been brought into the house in a sedan chair remained in perfect condition for various reasons.
, waiting for the protagonist to pick it up. But he has a handsome appearance, great health, and is not short of money. How can he not have a wife?….
Jin Shiqi was about to ask a few more questions when he suddenly heard some chaotic sounds outside the room, as if several people were tearing apart, and there were also faint curses.
Is someone fighting?
Jin Shiqi felt uneasy and opened the door.
In a small courtyard on the side, two soldiers were tying up a middle-aged man and dragging him to the woodshed. There was a strong young servant next to him. The servant kicked the man and cursed angrily: "This
Old ghost, we can’t let him off lightly!”
"Who is he?" Jin Shiqi asked hurriedly.
The servant who was kicking someone immediately turned around and said in surprise: "Brother, you're awake!" He ran over and grabbed Jin Shiqi's arm affectionately, with true feelings on his face. He pointed to the tied man again:
"We caught the stupid man who hurt you."
It turned out that the tied man was the Su Carpenter who smashed Mr. Jin’s head.
I saw that his shirt and turban had been torn off, and his thin body was being held down by two soldiers and lying on his knees. His clothes and beard were covered with snow, and his face was blue with cold.
He is about 40 years old. Although he is a carpenter, he has a somewhat handsome appearance. If you look closely, there are blood stains on his forehead and corners of his mouth. He must have suffered some physical pain. His eyes are full of resentment and his teeth are clenched tightly.
, his lips were trembling but he remained silent.
"This stupid man realized that he was hurting the young master of Jin Mansion, but he was frightened." The young servant smiled, pointed at Su Carpenter and shouted: "You are in great danger!"
Carpenter Su's eyes were filled with sadness, but he said bitterly: "In Shanhaiguan, I have always been a shy person. If the young master hadn't pushed him too hard, how could I have dared to bite him back?"
What a humiliation to say! "Shrinking your head and being a human being" is a way to compare yourself to a tortoise, but this is the way for craftsmen to save their lives in a military town. Faced with the humiliation of generals, officials, big and small officials, soldiers, bandits and bullies, they can only
Only by being patient and retreating can you survive in the cracks.
But there is a trace of arrogance hidden in these words. Although the craftsmen are humble, if they are forced to have no way out, they will jump up and resist.
Jin Shiqi walked straight over and said loudly: "Carpenter Su, you did a great job!"
"Ah!" Su Mujiang trembled, and he thought to himself: What a tragedy, this bastard young master is going to get violent. I died here today, and your mother, you only pity my daughter...
Unexpectedly, Mr. Jin respectfully clasped his fists with his hands and bowed his hands to the ground. He solemnly said: "I am an asshole and I deserve to be hit! I have offended many times. Please forgive me."
After saying that, he bowed deeply again.
"Ah?" Several soldiers and servants were all surprised.
"Ah!" Su Carpenter glared angrily, "Mr. Jin, stop teasing others! Although I am a poor and humble person, I still have backbone. I smashed your head. If you want to beat or kill me, just come.
"
Jin Shiqi hurriedly said, "How dare I tease you, old man? Uncle Su, you hit me with a hammer, and it was like an enlightenment, making Xiaosheng know right from wrong and understand... politeness. Xiaosheng is determined to... uh... change his past mistakes.
Be a productive... kind... good son."
Jin Shiqi tried his best to speak in ancient vernacular, but the words in his mouth failed to convey what he meant. But he was really grateful to Su Mujiang - if he hadn't killed the bastard young master, how could he have revived his body, and he would have died long ago.
.
But what he said sounded like harsh ridicule to Su Carpenter's ears.
"You are talking about lotus flowers. Do you want me to hit you again? You untie my rope and let's squaring off. I may not lose to you!"
"Don't dare, don't dare." Jin Shiqi backed down and ordered people to untie Su Carpenter.
Unexpectedly, when the soldiers were about to go over and untie the rope, Carpenter Su yelled and jumped away. "Get away, don't touch me! You bastards want to frame me. Untie me first."
If you beat me to death with a rope, you can report to the officials that you died in a fight with me. You also put a knife in my hand and pretended to have some injuries on your body... You guys are so vicious!"….
"Oh, uncle, your thinking is too fast."
"Bah! I almost fell into your trap!"
"Don't look at people with old eyes! I really want to let you go this time, believe it or not."
"Shit! You are such a wolf and want to let me go? Are you trying to falsely accuse me of running away and then attack me from behind? Or are you hiding a killer in the woods outside because it's not easy to do anything here?"
Jin Shiqi felt weak and didn't want to talk to him anymore. He said: "Jinbao, go open the door and send him out."
Jinbao and the other young servant hurried over and pushed open the side door of Jin's Mansion. Jinbao also advised: "Uncle, please leave quickly. Do you still want to stay for a meal?"
"Hmph, I don't dare to eat it. You want to poison me with medicine; or get me drunk, accuse me of having sex while drunk, and find a bitch to stuff into my bed..."
"Okay, go quickly!" Jin Shiqi pointed at the door and shouted, "I'm afraid my daughter will be waiting impatiently at home..."
Carpenter Su said angrily: "You scoundrel, you really are still thinking about my daughter."
"..." Jin Shiqi covered his mouth, not daring to say another word.
But now that the door was open, Carpenter Su still held on to a glimmer of hope of escaping. Afraid that things might change later, he took a deep breath and slowly...backed up...back towards the door. "We agreed, we'll take action soon."
Come on, it’s the bitches who are plotting against you!” He yelled, feeling frightened and hesitant in his heart. He probably was playing tricks on him. Otherwise, why would he let him go as soon as he was tied up? It must have been in the cat
Playing tricks!
He walked a few steps, and the master and servants of the Jin Mansion just watched him silently. Su Carpenter quietly increased the speed of his steps.
"Wait a minute!" Mr. Jin suddenly shouted.
"Wow!" Su Carpenter yelled in shock, "I'm really going to take action, I'll fight you!"
Jin Shiqi smiled and said, "I saw it was snowing heavily outside, so I wanted to prepare a carriage to take you back."
Carpenter Su was trembling with anger, "You...you must have set a trap to frame me for stealing your carriage."
Jin Shiqi finally broke down, "Get him left and right! Stop his mouth and throw him into the car, and drive him home as fast as possible."
The two soldiers rushed up and overturned Su Carpenter and blocked his mouth. Su Carpenter cursed desperately: "You bastard, you want to kill me and then take over my daughter! You will never touch her in your life..."
Woohoo..."
The carriage had just come back, and the draft horses had not yet been unloaded. Carpenter Su was gagged and stuffed into the carriage, and two soldiers jumped up and held him down. The young servant got on the carriage, and with a crack of his whip, a large chestnut horse
The horse dragged the carriage and ran out of the side door of Jin's mansion. "Don't embarrass him, and don't argue with him!" Jin Shiqi ordered after him.
"Huh... solve it!" Jin Shiqi let out a long breath. Watching the carriage leave, he felt very relieved that he had solved a troublesome matter. It is estimated that this uncle will accept his favor when he gets home.
He thought again of the servant who looked very close to him. He asked Jinbao: "That young man driving the car looks familiar."
"He is my brother, his name is Jincai, and he is also your long-term follower." Jinbao stared at the young master, "Have you forgotten?"
"Oh, it's Jin Cai..." Looking back now, Jin Cai's facial features are very similar to Jin Bao's, so they are indeed brothers.
Jin Bao's eyes were full of resentment: "My brother has been following you, Master, every step of the way for five years. He helped you fight, took the master's stick for you, and blocked the knife for you several times. Last time you were with the Mongols.
He was hit by an arrow in the back, it was my brother...Oh, I won't say it anymore."
"Uh, I remember." Jin Shiqi said hurriedly.
It turned out that Jin Cai and Jin Bao were biological brothers. The younger brother Jin Bao served the young master in daily life, while the elder brother Jin Cai accompanied him outside and was responsible for leading horses, driving, shopping, carrying bags, paying bills, running errands, reporting messages, and inquiring about news.
In fact, Jin Shiqi still has some memories of the original owner in his head, but they are very weak. It seems like ten years have passed. For example, when he sees Jin Cai, he will think "Hey, I have seen this guy before."
The feeling. If you remind me a few words, many memories will come back to life.
The same was true for the architectural layout and room furnishings of the Jin Mansion. It felt like "it was like a dream". As he walked forward, he actually recognized those courtyards and houses.
The layout of his own room had a small hall in the middle and a wing on the left and right. Jin Shiqi sat down in the hall and slowly looked around. The furniture, furnishings, calligraphy and paintings all gave him a familiar feeling. Unexpectedly,
Jin Bao, a 14-year-old boy, took care of himself very well.
Jin Shiqi suddenly smiled, "Why is there no beauty in this house...that maid is here to serve you?"
"Ha!" Jin Bao's face blossomed with joy, and he said with a smile: "Brother, after hearing your words, I finally feel relieved. Your temper is finally back."
Chapter completed!