Chapter three hundred and eighty first squatting rice
The soldier who was trampled under his feet didn't even think about how he managed to break free. He rolled on the ground and ran towards the sergeant who was leaving the city. When he saw that he was two feet away from the civilian who was restraining him, he screamed loudly.
He stood up and said, "You're going against it, you're going against it, brother, help me break those two people's legs!"
"Hit me hard!" The person who rushed to the front was a sentry commander. Apparently the soldier's subordinates notified this person first. Seeing that his "money-making hand" was being held down, he was even angrier than the soldier.
Be big.
"Who the hell dares!" He Qizhou got angry inexplicably and stretched out his arms to stop the two civilians. Thinking about the soldiers and civilians in Yuzhou who fought desperately to resist the enemy, and then thinking about the countless unknown military graves outside Jinyang City, if not
The injury was still serious, and he wanted to go up and teach these ruffians who only oppressed the people.
The soldiers who were about to attack him with sticks were shocked by He Qizhou's momentum and actually stopped.
"What the hell? Who are you?" The captain who led the team saw that He Qizhou was just a thin and sick man in ordinary clothes. The man next to him was even more ridiculously thin. Although he was a little surprised, he immediately shouted angrily and asked.
"I am your ancestor, and you are the guard at Niangziguan? How the hell did you become a soldier? Beating people indiscriminately?" He Qizhou became more courageous when he saw Jiang Damin squeezing over.
"Tricky people! Take them all! No, beat them down first!" The sentry commander waved his hand, and the group of soldiers rushed forward again.
"Stop, stop quickly." Several more horses rushed out of the city gate, and the leader, wearing Qian Zong's military uniform, shouted loudly on his horse.
As soon as he shouted, the soldiers who were rushing forward quickly retracted their whipped whistle sticks and bowed to salute Mr. Qian.
"General Niu, I have seen a lot along the way. I also know that it is not easy for you. I don't want to blame you harshly for collecting tolls, but your subordinates always kidnap and beat people. It seems that they are a little lawless.
"The civilian husband who stood up first did not change his upright posture and said loudly to the general.
When the general heard the sound, he immediately turned over and dismounted, stumbled forward a few steps, glanced at the civilian husband and said: "Oh, it's really Mr. Xu, no wonder I haven't seen you all day. The last general deserves to die, the last general deserves to die! A bunch of bastards,
Why don’t you quickly put away your stick and apologize to Mr. Xu?”
The civilian husband is Xu Qinghan, the Minister of Household Affairs. The general is only a fifth-grade military attache. Even if he has the same rank, the military general is half a head shorter than the civil servant. Besides, he is a Beijing official and a famous assassin in the court.
Boss, how dare he offend a little guard?
"General, they were the ones who made the first move." The commander of the army called out to Qu Lai, not recognizing him as Minister Xu, who had been here for more than ten days.
"Tie me up, Zhang Zui." Mr. Niu was about to bleed out of anger. Immediately, two soldiers came forward, one held the soldier's head, and the other began to slap him hard.
Just as Xu Qinghan was about to stop him, he was grabbed by the man who had thrown stones earlier. He meant that if he didn't let that guy suffer some pain, how could he remember his lesson?
The commander knew that the situation was serious and ignored the long line of merchants watching the show. He immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "I am lax in discipline and act recklessly. Please punish me, sir."
"I'm just a foreman, what crime can I punish you for?" Xu Qinghan said calmly.
"I'll confine myself to you for reflection first, and then I'll punish you after Mr. Xu has made up his mind. Mr. Xu, do you think it's okay?" Niu Jun said with a sneer.
"That's your business! We can't do it today. You should let the business travelers pass first!" Xu Qinghan shook the dust off his body vigorously. Seeing that it was getting late, if he occupied half of the doorway again, someone would really want to enter.
We can't go to the city, so even though the construction schedule is tight, we still decided to talk about it tomorrow, but the more important reason is to meet the people who care about me day and night.
"I'm in a good mood today, let's let you go for the moment! Get out of here if you don't take anyone with you! Listen to the people above, it's time to call it a day and go out to the city to eat!" The civilian husband who stepped on the soldier's head also patted the dust on his body and raised his head.
shouted.
"Yes, yes, Master Xu, Master Jin, if you don't change the rules today, we will hold a banquet to apologize..."
"No need, we are still the same." Xu Qinghan's face darkened.
"Okay, okay, let's go, you can do it yourself." Mr. Niu has already figured out Xu Qinghan's temperament these days. He will not accept flattery, and will not get in. He will turn around and leave. When he leaves, he does not forget to say: "Everyone."
Check more strictly, but no more tolls are collected today!"
"Really my father-in-law?" He Qizhou looked at Niu Shenjiang's appearance and thought about Xu Mu's tears, and immediately guessed what was going on.
"Yeah." Xu Mu thought something was wrong and said bitterly: "What are you talking about? Get out of here."
"My mother-in-law is as beautiful as you, my father-in-law has finally seen her. Oh, damn, I just said bad words, look at my mouth." He Qizhou said with some annoyance, regardless of Xu Mu starting to pinch her waist again.
"Don't admit it yet, I'll go talk." Lord Jin, who had just taught the soldiers a lesson, walked past Xu Qinghan, who was stunned, and walked straight towards He Qizhou, saying: "My little brother just spoke so righteously, I can't thank him enough, why not
How about having a potluck together?”
He Qizhou glanced at Xu Mu beside him and saw Xu Mu nodded with tears in his eyes.
"Okay, you are..."
"Oh, I am Mr. Xu's personal bodyguard Jin Ling. Mr. Xu has a good temper, but I am just a rough guy. Then, let's go." After saying that, he took Xu Mu with one hand and Qi Zhou with the other and walked towards the door.
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"Okay, okay, great, great." Jiang Damin knew that Xu Qinghan was Xu Mu's father, and he was actually a little excited and wanted to cry.
"Master Xu, why are you still standing there?" Jin Ling turned around and called Xu Qinghan.
"Master Xu, let's go quickly!" Dozens of civilian workers who were finishing their work were accustomed to working with this unassuming adult, and they all gathered around him.
"Let's go, Ling, Jin Ling, I'm going to wipe my face before I come back, you guys go ahead." Xu Qinghan slurred and covered his face with his sleeves. In fact, his face was already filled with tears.
"Then hurry up." Jin Ling said.
Seeing Master Jin leading two brave young men, the group of workers who followed him were not surprised. The two officials went to work with them the next day, and several of their followers were also in other places in the city.
I'm working, but I'm just surprised that they usually inspect the project after finishing work every day. I don't know why I finished the work with them today.
Jinren has thin hands and small hands, but is strong and strong. He may have been working hard, and his palms are warm, making it very comfortable to hold. Of course, He Qizhou also began to regret when he held the opponent. The opponent's pulse seemed to be strong, and he could not handle those soldiers.
It doesn't matter. Is the show of force just now self-defeating and leaving a vulgar impression on my father-in-law? She even complained about Xiaoxue. Ignoring the migrant workers following behind, she lowered her voice and said to Xu Mu through Jin Ling:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Xu Mu whispered, "I just heard the sound was a bit similar, but I didn't recognize it at first."
He Qizhou saw that Jin Ling's face was covered with dust, and there were even mottled paint on his body. It was indeed difficult to see his face clearly. Looking back, he saw that all the civilians behind him were like this.
Jin Ling whispered: "The damaged city bricks can only be placed after they have been smoothed inside and out. That's why they are covered in ashes. Don't say any more. Let's talk to your father slowly after dinner. .”
"Oh." Xu Mu said.
"Master Jin, you have been with Master Xu for a long time. In fact, I am not usually that rude. I don't know why I got angry all of a sudden. Please explain to Master Xu when you have time." He Qizhou lost no time in adding points to himself. .
"I have been with you for many years, and I watched Mu'er grow up. Mr. Xu admires gentle and elegant people the most... By the way, who are you?"
"I...I am..."
"His name is Zhou Qi, and my name is Jiang Damin. Mr. Jin, why haven't you arrived yet? When will we have dinner?" Jiang Damin caught up and took the opportunity to cause trouble.
"There is still some way to go. It is in the east of the city. We have to finish work early today. We have to wait for another group of people to repair the gate. We will have to wait for a while if we want to eat. Where will you stay tonight?" Jin Ling asked.
"No one is allowed to live in the pass. After we leave the pass, we will go to the inn in the village in front to see if there are any rooms. If not, we will camp in the village." Three or four miles east of the pass, there is a large village with many Jiang Damin, who passed by this time, was very familiar with the terrain here.
"That's just right. We are all staying there temporarily and eating there. Master Xu, I, and a few subordinates have requisitioned the ancestral hall in the village and will give you two rooms."
"That's great, you don't have to squeeze into the tent." Jiang Damin smiled.
The village to the east of the city is quite small. Because it is backed by Niangziguan and is on an important road, there are actually two decent inns and three wine shops in the village. The money earned by these traders and porters is expected to be there.
He Qizhou and others, as well as Minister Xu and others, had their dinner on the threshing floor of the village, along with one hundred and seven civilian husbands. The dinner they all had consisted of flour cakes mixed with corn and a few taels of meat. The minced vegetable soup. The few taels of minced meat were bought by Xu Shilang himself from the inn.
Two long work sheds were erected next to the threshing floor for the accommodation of civilian workers. As long as they worked with Mr. Xu, they were all provided with food and accommodation. He Qizhou couldn't help but feel that the hardships of those outside Wenshui County were not worth it.
As soon as they squatted down to eat (everyone was squatting to eat, He Qizhou found that Xu Shilang squatted more steadily than Jiang Damin), He Qizhou also secretly took a look at Xu Qinghan's face. The cleanly groomed Xu Shilang had an upright face and a fair complexion. He has delicate features, a majestic air, and a pair of big, piercing eyes. In terms of appearance, he is not inferior to Xiao Jihuai or his son Zhang Mufeng. However, there are wrinkles on his forehead and his beard is a bit messy. It seems that he has not been trimmed for a long time.
Because a large group of people were busy eating, no one said much, but He Qizhou could feel that when Xu Shilang looked at Xu Mu, the hand holding the bowl was trembling slightly.
The ancestral hall is the most respectable house in the village. It has three entrances. Except for the third entrance where the ancestral tablets are enshrined, the first two entrances were lent to Xu Qinghan. The village chief did not want money from the Ministry of Works, saying that a third-grade official was here. , is a blessing cultivated by the ancestors, and people should erect monuments to publicize Mr. Xu's achievements and the "deeds" of his village's active cooperation.