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Chapter 19 – 019 [Ghost Story]

Chapter 19 019【A series of nonsense】

Zhongqinyuan, the main house.

A house boy helped to carry things in, but when he left, he was stopped by the maid: “Don’t hurry, Madam has something to ask you.”

The house boy immediately stopped and followed the maid to the back room.

Mrs. Ling, the wife of Fei Lin, the chief manager of Jing Xingyuan, is wearing a scarlet robe at the moment, and her head is full of hairpin ornaments. At first glance, she thought she was a young lady from some family.

The courtiers are arrogant, and dare to wear boa robes in private without being rewarded by the emperor.

House servants are overbearing, and dare to wear silk in private without the consent of their masters.

Rites and music collapsed, that’s how it is.

Madam Ling hugged a cat and asked casually, “Who did you fight with again?”

The house boy knelt on the ground and replied, “Report to Madam, I accidentally dropped it.”

“Nonsense, can you still get slap marks on your face?” Madam Ling sneered.

The family boy had no choice but to say: “When there was a quarrel, there was a fight.”

Mrs. Ling asked: “The two new family boys in the East Chamber, I heard that you went to find him bad luck?”

The family boy replied: “Brother Jiandan said that he wanted to give us a killing blow, so he took us there. That guy fought fiercely, we are not opponents, I heard that they are apprentices taught by Master Wei.”

“Wei Jianxiong?” Madam Ling frowned, and told the family boy, “Be careful in the future, the new boy doesn’t understand the rules, and if you do something wrong, you have to write it down and let me know.”

The house boy quickly said, “Listen to Madam.”

Madam Ling called the maid: “Give him some tea money.”

The servant girl immediately took out a bunch of copper coins, and the family boy took it happily, and kowtowed in gratitude and left.

Out of the room, the family boy counted carefully, and there was only thirty coins in Yunnan.

Moreover, it is not the Jiajing Tongbao with good appearance and full of materials, but the shoddy Wanli Tongbao!

The family boy murmured in his heart: “What is Mrs. Ling? She is petty, that is, the low life of the current people, and she still wants to be a young mistress? Thirty yuan is bad money, don’t want me to betray Brother Zhao!”

Qin Xin, Jian Dan, and Jiu Po each received two taels of silver. Although Jian Dan was a little unhappy, he never said anything strange.

The remaining four taels of silver were divided equally among the twelve household children.

But after being converted into copper coins, they fought again because of the uneven distribution of spoils. The family boy in front of him had the injury on his face caused by a fight, even if he lost the fight, he would still get 80 cents!

It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose the fight, no matter how much you get, anyway, the family children have already recognized Zhao Han.

I got 80 Wen of good money from Zhao Han, and 30 Wen of bad money from Mrs. Ling, who should I talk to?

…

The so-called Mrs. Ling used to be the maid of the old lady, and later became the maid of the youngest grandmother Lou.

Because of trying to seduce the eldest young master, the Lou family decisively betrothed to Fei Lin, who was just a bookboy at that time.

Scholar Feilin gradually gained power and was promoted to the chief manager of Jingxingyuan, but his wife also regarded herself as his wife, forcing the slaves to respect her as Mrs. Ling.

Fei Lin and Mrs. Ling have two sons, one of whom is the book boy of Young Master (Fei Yinghuan’s silly son).

The couple have already received news that the children brought back by Fei Yinghuan are also planning to throw them away to be the young master’s book boy.

This is not allowed, the prince’s beautiful errand is not allowed to be touched by anyone!

Of course they didn’t dare to act recklessly, otherwise they would definitely offend Fei Yinghuan, so they planned to slowly observe and make trouble, and sooner or later they would drive Zhao Han brothers and sisters out of Fei’s house.

There are many bad things about the imperial court, and there are also many bad things about the wealthy family.

“Ma’am, young mistress called you over.” The servant girl suddenly came to report.

Mrs. Ling immediately got up when she heard the words, pulled off the jewelry all over her head, and washed off the makeup on her face. He took off the luxurious red Luoyi, put on a common one, and trotted towards the inner courtyard with a humble smile.

…

Mr. Lou is thirty-eight years old this year. She still has charm, dignified and beautiful. She comes from the Lou family in Jiujiang.

After the Poyang Lake War, Zhu Yuanzhang moved a group of refugees and stayed in Jiujiang for military reclamation. The ancestor of the Lou family in Jiujiang was one of the military personnel, who had been converted to civilian registration during the Hongwu period.

When King Ning rebelled, Princess Ning was Lou’s daughter. And Princess Ning’s younger sister is also married to Fei Cai.

Fei refused to support King Ning’s rebellion, his ancestral house was burned and his ancestral grave was destroyed. Fei Hong, a cabinet minister who became an official, was assassinated many times. Fei Hong’s elder brother was killed and his younger brother was also kidnapped. The whole family hid in Qianshan County to guard.

Both the Fei family and the Lou family suffered heavy losses due to the rebellion of King Ning, and the two families have long been united as one through intermarriage.

When Fei Yinghuan returned to Jiangxi, he stayed in Jiujiang for several days to visit his father-in-law.

“Greetings to Young Mistress.” Madam Ling knelt down and kowtowed.

Mr. Lou smiled and said, “Get up, don’t be formal.”

“Thank you, young lady.” Madam Ling got up carefully, standing there with lowered eyebrows.

Lou said: “Three days later, the governor will come to Fei’s house as a guest. First go to the ancestral house in Henglin, then go to the Goose Lake, and maybe sit in Jingxingyuan. You prepare some food, preserved fruit, melon seeds, Peanuts, fine wine, and tea must be prepared, I heard that Governor Wei likes to eat roasted peanuts with wine.”

Mrs. Ling responded immediately: “Your maidservant will remember this, and the governor will be satisfied.”

Mrs. Lou also said: “Governor Wei’s trip is mainly to pay homage to the Ehu Academy, and the young master will definitely accompany him around. We don’t need Jingxingyuan to prepare for the uphill. You only need to choose a few young men, who must be physically strong Yes, just follow and serve the whole process.”

Madam Ling asked: “How many servants is good?”

Lou said: “It can’t be too many, four are just right, if there are too many, the governor will not be happy. By the way, no matter the servant boy or the servant, the clothes should be plainer. I heard that Governor Wei doesn’t like extravagance.”

Madam Ling replied: “I will make arrangements when I return home.”

Lou said: “There is nothing else to do, just step back.”

Mrs. Ling hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed goodbye, and exited the room cautiously.

When she returned to Zhongqin Yuan, her demeanor changed drastically in an instant, her demeanor and movements deliberately imitated Lou’s, and she put on airs and said, “Call all the servants of the courtyard, I have something important to send!”

…

Qin Xin, Jian Dan, and Jiu Po are all studying hard at the moment.

Fei Yinghuan has been away from home for more than half a year. Now that he is back, whenever he has free time, he will definitely test and teach them their homework.

The three of them scratched their heads and scratched their heads after reading, and they were lucky enough to recite a chapter. They immediately went to play with Zhao Han together, and tested Zhao Han’s depth and truth by the way.

Madam Ling thought that Zhao Han was going to be the young master’s bookboy, while they thought Zhao Han was going to be the eldest young master’s servant boy.

Zhao Han is practicing spears in the house, and the younger sister is holding a puppet to help count.

“Brother, is brother at home?” The three house children knocked on the door and shouted.

The little girl ran to step on her feet to open the door.

The three of them were also interesting, clasping fists in unison: “I met my sister.”

Zhao Zhenfang didn’t know how to respond, so she just grinned back with a smile. Another front tooth fell out today.

Entering the house, Jian Dan saw the spear, and immediately said happily: “Brother also practice weapons?”

Zhao Han said ambiguously: “Well, Uncle Wei is teaching me how to practice spears.”

Jian Dan wondered: “Didn’t Master Wei use a stick?”

“Uncle Wei is very skilled, proficient in all eighteen martial arts.” Zhao Han laughed.

Jian Dan nodded in agreement: “Master Wei is indeed brilliant.”

Jiu Po asked: “Doesn’t brother usually study?”

Zhao Han replied: “I just read some idle books, and I didn’t even finish the fourth elementary school book.”

The three family children immediately felt relieved, not afraid of being compared by Zhao Han in terms of knowledge.

Qin Xin’s character is relatively calm, while Jian Dan is much bolder, and Jiu Po is simply a chatterbox. The only thing they have in common is their good looks, which can be taken out to show off.

Before he could sit down, Jiu Po began to babble: “Yesterday, I heard that those boys got into a fight.”

Zhao Han asked with a smile: “Is it not hurting peace?”

“It can’t be hurt, they are all my brothers,” Jiu Po said, “The one with the big fist gets a few more coins, and the one with the smaller fist gets a few coins less. My brother is bold, and he will give me ten taels of silver. I have saved for several years and only up to three denarii.”

Zhao Han said: “Since we are brothers, how can we divide the money?”

Jiu Po admired: “Brother is straightforward, we can’t do it. The monthly money is sent to parents, and most of the rewards given by the master are taken away by parents. If one day, I can be like my brother, If you say ten taels of silver, I will give it, I am afraid that I will wake up laughing from a dream.”

“Filial piety to parents is what should be done. The three brothers are admirable.” Zhao Han said seriously.

Qin Xin couldn’t help but say: “The same thing, my brother’s words sound better.”

Jian Dan asked: “We haven’t traveled far, brother, let’s talk about it, what strange things have you seen and heard along the way with the young master?”

“Alas, there is a severe drought in the north this year…”

Zhao Han began to tell about the serious disaster situation, and when he talked about cannibalism, the three of them were horrified.

When it came to the rebellion of the rioters, Zhao Han offered advice in the face of danger, and Wang Zhixian led the crowd to attack at night, the three of them immediately became excited with admiration.

The last part of the story is almost like a storyteller. Zhao Han also appeared on the battlefield in the story: “My young master, Uncle Wei, and I followed Wangzhi County day and night, marched eighty miles in one breath, and arrived at Duliu at five o’clock Outside the town. At that time, the night was dark and the wind was high, and the camp of the bandit army stretched for several miles. The spies reported that there were tens of thousands of people. On our side, there were only more than 500 warriors. They were not serious officers and soldiers, they were all temporary recruits …”

The three of them were stunned for a moment.

Zhao Han continued: “More than five hundred warriors, divided into two teams, surrounded by three and one missing…”

Jian Dan interjected: “Divided into two teams, why are there three teams and one missing?”

Zhao Han explained: “The town is built on the side of the Grand Canal, and the canal also helps us surround it.”

“I see.” Jiu Po suddenly realized.

Zhao Han started talking nonsense again: “Uncle Wei and I were standing next to the young master. Each of us carried more than ten torches, put all the torches on the ground and lit them, and held one in each hand. We only heard the drums beating, and we held up The torches were waved, the shouts of killing were loud, and tens of thousands of people from five hundred villages fought in battle.”

Jiu Po slapped his thigh and commented: “Hey, the bandits are afraid to pee their pants in fright!”

“Isn’t it?” Zhao Han continued to make up nonsense, “The tens of thousands of bandit soldiers were frightened into stupidity by more than 500 of us, crying for their parents and screaming all over the ground. I followed the young master to the bandit camp and saw The tents were set on fire, and the whole place was on fire, turning the night into day. Uncle Wei held up a wrought iron rod, and when he saw the bandits, he smashed them down, killing one with one rod, and there is no need for a second move!”

Jian Dan heard his blood boil, and asked: “Where is the young master?”

Zhao Han said: “Of course the young master is also very brave. He swung his sword and cut several people. However, the young master is kind-hearted and said that the thieves are poor people who can’t eat enough. After fighting for a while, he didn’t want to do more crimes. Put your sword back into its sheath, and take out your folding fan to watch the moon in the bandit camp!”

The three family children looked at each other, and they were sure that Zhao Han hadn’t made it up, because Fei Yinghuan was really capable of doing such a thing.

Jiu Po asked: “How many bandits did my brother kill?”

Zhao Han said: “I couldn’t run fast when I was young, so I only killed six.”

Hiss!

The three gasped, Zhao Han actually had six lives in his hands, how could they provoke such a murder?

After some nonsense, Zhao Han said: “When I returned to the county government, the magistrate Wang rewarded me with twenty taels of silver for my contribution to killing the enemy.”

Qin Xin couldn’t help asking: “So, half of the money on my brother’s body was taken out and distributed to us yesterday?”

Zhao Han said with a smile: “Money is something outside of the body, so what if there are tens of thousands of taels, how can it compare to making three good brothers?”

The three of them stood in awe, and were suddenly moved inexplicably.

Just as he was about to say more, he suddenly heard a shout from outside: “Mrs. Ling is giving a lecture, all the servants in the courtyard come here quickly!”

(Thanks to the swaying outside the clouds, the tree is like this 12, the head coach of the eight million eagle knights at the starting point, the cold wind, the Boshuwu, and the leader of Nevin Moore for the reward, and also thank the many elders who protect the Dharma hall, the rudder, the deacon disciples Apprentice rewards, too many people will not name names. Thank you everyone!)

(end of this chapter)