The female steward of the general's residence, Mang Zhong, took care of Zhang Xiaowu slowly and saluted, as if if she took care of it more slowly, Zhang Xiaowu would leave later. Although Mang Zhong is young, he is shrewd in everything, especially in this precocious age, and the girl's family is even more so.
precocious,
Zhang Xiaowu can rest assured that he can leave all the family matters to Mang Zhong. Compared with Wanqiu, who has a scheming but gentle personality, Mang Zhong, who has a fierce personality, is better able to manage and manage the servants. It is precisely because of her fierceness that the family members
No one dares to make a mistake.
"General, how long will you be gone?"
"Three to five months."
"It has been autumn for three to five months, and it is going to snow again in the north of Saibei. Please ask the general to come back before it snows."
Zhang Xiaowu smiled and asked, "What do you want?"
Manzhong said: "I am a servant, what do you want?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "You can think boldly."
Mang Zhong wrinkled his chubby face and thought for a while, then said: "I want to eat the halva from Longdu. When I served my wife before, I saw her eating one. She said it was the most delicious halva in Longdu. She ate it.
She took a piece and gave it to her dog."
"Okay, I'll bring you two dollars this time."
"The general is so stingy."
"Hahaha……"
And Wanqiu also reluctantly held on to his lapel. Ever since she learned that he was going to meet the Holy Spirit, she didn't know how many months he had been there, so Wanqiu kept pestering him every night for the past few days. Wanqiu was asking for it.
The gentle and quiet woman suddenly became a queen in bed, which really caught Zhang Xiaowu a little off guard.
"The slave family thought that if they were pregnant with your child, they might see their own son when you come back." Wanqiu said longingly.
Zhang Xiaowu was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "A person can conceive and give birth to a child in ten months. I am going to Longdu today. The fastest is three months, and the slowest is five months. If you can give birth to a baby in three to five months,
Baby, that’s a god. Have you ever heard of the saying, cats, three dogs, and four?”
"What do you mean you haven't heard of it?"
"That is to say, it takes three months for a cat to become pregnant and four months for a dog to become pregnant."
Wanqiu said doubtfully: "My cat gave birth after more than one month of pregnancy, definitely not three months."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "One day of a human is two days of a cat, so a cat only needs one and a half months of a human. This is not the point. The point is that you can live peacefully in the general's mansion."
Wanqiu said "hmm" and whispered: "My grandma (grandma) wants to see you."
Zhang Xiaowu knew that the old lady of the Yuan family had extraordinary tricks. Even Ruan Qingwen was afraid of her and helped her send her granddaughter to him. In the end, Wanqiu became his second wife. Everything was as planned by the old lady, but after so long
, the old lady actually endured not seeing herself, and now she saw herself because she had other reasons. If he could do it, he would naturally do it. If he couldn't, he wouldn't force himself and pretend to be a hero.
Speaking of which, although Zhang Xiaowu took Yuan Wanqiu as his second wife, he had never been to the Yuan family. He only asked people to take care of the Yuan family. This visit was the first time for his grandson-in-law to visit. He didn't know the rules, so he asked about Ruan Qingwen.
Ruan Qingwen couldn't help laughing and said: "When you come to visit us for the first time, you have to prepare a lot of gifts. People in Longdu pay attention to eight kinds of gifts. Needless to say, gold, silver, silk and satin, other items must also be prepared."
Zhang Xiaowu didn't understand some of the customs of this era, but he didn't reject such customs. After all, he was inexplicably transported to this world as a soul, and he didn't know how long he could stay in this world. He asked people to prepare eight items, namely: 1.
A thousand taels of silver, a pair of gold bracelets, a piece of silk, a carriage, and a stone
Grain, a stone of refined salt, a cow, and a pack horse. Even if these eight gifts are placed in the Central Plains, only a large family can afford them. The eight gifts for a small family are: an ingot of silver (five taels),
A silver bracelet, a piece of cloth, a bag of rice, a handful of vegetables, a pound of meat, a pair of quilts, or more.
Wanqiu was greatly surprised when she saw these eight gifts, because she was originally a slave and did not need any betrothal gifts. Even if she was beaten to death, she would not give them to the official. Now Zhang Xiaowu treated her like this, how could she not be moved and choked with tears?
He said: "If my uncle and I know each other, we will definitely be safe."
Zhang Xiaowu smiled slightly and said: "Since you are mine, I absolutely cannot wrong you and your family."
For example, after getting ready, Zhang Xiaowu sent someone to deliver the invitation a day in advance, and the next day he took Bao Yin and Wang Yijin to Yuan's house.
The Yuan family is now very different from when they first came here. When they were assigned here, there were fifty or sixty people crowded into a thatched hut. Since most of them were women and children, they cried all day long and had to rest.
Not good at food and clothing. Now that the Yuan family has attached themselves to Zhang Xiaowu, they already have their own separate courtyard. Especially after Wanqiu became the general's second wife, the Yuan family's status in Mucheng has skyrocketed.
When the eldest son of Yuan, Yuan Qi, the commander of the Silver Guards, was beheaded, Yuan Qi's two younger brothers also died in the palace. The second generation of the Yuan family had no men, only one daughter who was divorced and returned home, but the Yuan family had
The five people are Yuan Wanqiu's cousins Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shixuan, cousins Yuan Shide, and Yuan Shisheng. Mrs. Yuan believes that with these five children, the Yuan family will definitely regain its former glory in the future.
After arriving at Yuan's house, Zhang Xiaowu was led in by his servant and saw the four brothers competing in martial arts in the courtyard. Each of them held bamboo sticks as knives and used family swordsmanship. Seeing Zhang Xiaowu coming, the four brothers
Maybe in order to express himself, he makes moves quickly
There are many tricks, but if you use too much force in the moves, they will be self-defeating and leak out flaws. The four brothers are really not very good in martial arts and lack the guidance of experts. The tricks on their fists and legs are really beautiful, but unfortunately they are useless. It is the most powerful boss Yuan Shikai, who is also the most powerful.
It's just a show.
Zhang Xiaowu looked at it for a few times and then shook his head. The four brothers finished their martial arts practice and collected their efforts. They all came to Zhang Xiaowu. The eldest grandson of the Yuan family, Yuan Shikai, said: "The general is here. I am negligent. Please forgive me." Zhang Xiaowu competed.
They were not a few years older, but facing their maturity, Yuan Shikai did not dare to call him brother-in-law, so he could only call him General. This was not wrong, but it was a lot unfamiliar.
Zhang Xiaowu said: "I'm afraid of interrupting you, but I'm afraid. Please ask my brother to introduce the elders."
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai suddenly asked: "How did the general observe my brother's martial arts just now?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Martial arts?"
"Yes." Yuan Shikai said, "The sword skills of the Yuan family are passed down in my family. My grandfather and uncle earned their official careers with this sword skills. I heard that the general is a god of war and has extraordinary martial arts. Please comment on it."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"
The Yuan brothers said in astonishment: "Of course they want to hear the truth."