Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 140 Final Chapter 1

Time: The 13rd year of the founding of Dawu

Age: Li Ji is 33 years old, Er Gouzi is 35 years old

Background: Hermitage in the mountains

Li Ji was woken up by the sound of cock crowing, sat up and looked around anxiously. In his early 33s, most of his peers are grandpas.Li Ji still feels that he is still young, but his temper is getting worse every morning.

Er Gouzi always got up earlier than Li Ji. He had just dressed and washed his face, and came over to wipe Li Ji's face with a wet towel.Li Ji waited until he wiped his face with such a stinky face before he regained consciousness.Look at Er Gouzi who fell back to sleep again, and Er Gouzi picked him up from the bed.

"Don't sleep, get off the mountain and go to the carriage. Did you forget? We're going to Beijing to see my father, and we have to go when Little Tudou gets married."

Only then did Li Ji wake up.Putting on my clothes and sitting in front of the mirror to comb my hair, I couldn't get a single hair on my head down.Li Ji combed his head twice, wishing he could throw the comb out.In the past two years, my temper has grown stronger every morning.If you ask other people, they will say that this is old.

In the village, 30 years old is indeed an old man, and few people live past [-].The old man of our family passed away two years ago, and there are only two or three of Li Jiping's generation left.Now that Li Ji is senior in the family, I don't know when they started calling him old man.

There are two wrinkles on Li Ji's face at the corners of the eyes, and the rest are no different from those in his twenties, so he is old.

The wooden comb fell on the table, and Li Ji suppressed his anger. Seeing Er Gouzi through the mirror, he felt better: "Am I really old?"

Er Gouzi reached out and stroked Li Ji's hair: "The hair is still black, no."

Many people of the same age have white hair on their heads.Li Ji eats well and takes care of himself well, and his hair is still dark until now.

"Really." Li Ji calmed down and continued to comb his hair into a bun.Most people start to grow beards when they get married. Li Ji and Er Gouzi have been married for so long, but they still insist on shaving off the beards that have grown.In the past few years, I was often laughed at by people, saying that I am old and unscrupulous, and I still pretend to be young when I am old.

But after a long time, Li Ji has no beard and is clean, and 33 years old looks like 23 years old.Some also refuse to accept the old, so they don't grow beards.Li Ji, the richest man, took the lead and followed suit a lot.

Except for those relatively pedantic scholars, it has become a major feature of the local area that ordinary people without beards even become relatives.

He combed his hair, shaved his beard, and put on a crisp long gown.After eating something and drinking a cup of cool tea, Li Ji finally regained his energy.

When going down the mountain, breathing the air on the mountain, Li Ji was in a better mood. He picked some fruits on the way and had a snack with Er Gouzi.

Little Tail died two years ago, from old age.A dog can live more than ten years is a long life.Songsong died a few years ago, it looked like he died of illness, but no one understood, and he died in convulsions.Taotao just left last year, and it was the end of his life.

Since then, the two have never raised anything.When you raise them, you should raise them as a toy, and when you get along with them as your own family after a long time, their short lifespan makes people caught off guard.

A child, who has just reached the cardamom age in more than ten years, is the beginning of life, but it is the life of these pets.

There were two squirrels in the treetops holding nuts and nibbling. Seeing them flicking their tails, Li Ji looked up and saw them, and couldn't help but think of those two squirrels from before.Reached out and waved.Obviously, the squirrels that didn't grow up with people didn't know what this meant. When they saw Li Ji looking back, they thought they were going to catch them, and disappeared into the tree with nuts in their mouths.

Li Ji tried his best not to think about Songsong and Taotao, but took Er Gouzi to chat with him.

"It will take more than half a month for us to go to the capital. Tsk, I am really not one who can travel far. I started to miss home before I left."

"You started talking about missing Dad and Little Tudou two days ago." Er Gouzi cut short.

The corners of Li Ji's lips twitched, and he said firmly: "I think about both sides. I miss my father and the others here, and my family over there. We haven't been there for two years, and my father must be as powerful as we think."

I went every year for the first two years, and then every other year.Last year, Shen Tianzhan accompanied the emperor on a trip to the south of the Yangtze River to observe the people's sentiments. After going there for a few months, he came back and accumulated a lot of official business, so Li Ji and Er Gouzi didn't go.

This time happened to be Xiaotuo's big wedding, and Er Gouzi was Xiaotuo's nominal father, so he couldn't be absent.And the bride is of course Yingzi.But Li Jin and Erying got up and went to Beijing earlier as father-in-law and mother-in-law.When the time comes, the bride will get married in the best inn in the capital, and the dowry will be paid by Li Ji, who is the fourth grandfather.

In fact, the left and right are a family, with ten miles of red makeup, for a family, it's just putting the left pocket into the right pocket.As long as Little Tudou and Yingzi live a good life, any betrothal gift and dowry will be a formality.

"You said that our father's heart is big enough. Little Tudou only thought of marrying him a wife when he was 24 this year. Those who know this is because our father let him concentrate on studying. Those who don't know think what happened to our Little Tudou. Yingzi I was approached in Jingli early, and I don’t know how much gossip has been going on here since I haven’t been married.”

In terms of studying hard, he was admitted to Juren when he was little Tudou. At the age of 22, he was admitted to the first place in the second class, and the fourth place in the overall list is only second to Tanhua's Chuanlu.At the age of 23 last year, the emperor took a second look and named him the doctor of the Ministry of Officials.Although the rank of the fifth rank is not high in Beijing, it is a good position with real power.Little Tudou has achieved so much at such a young age, it can be said that he is young and promising.

This has been waiting for Xiaotuo to join the job for more than a year, and after adapting to the position, all the dust has settled, and then Shen Tianzhan began to help Xiaotuo arrange the marriage.

"Yingzi is already there, why do you care what other people think? Little Tudou and Yingzi live in the same house, they are husband and wife." Er Gouzi stretched out his hand and broke off the branches in front of him, telling Li Ji to go over to avoid being caught. scrape.There is a lot of walking up and down the mountain, and there is a narrow road.It is more convenient to walk.

"They are different from us." Li Jidao, "Little Tudou is the eldest grandson of my father, and the higher the status, the more important it is. In the capital, such a high-ranking family is not married and a daughter-in-law, and someone pokes the spine There are many places. Our father and Little Tudou don’t care, they just wronged Yingzi’s good little girl. But no matter how you say it, it’s a good thing to be married. Now that Little Tudou is promising, I don’t know how many times I look at Little Tudou and want to take the girl As for marrying her, if he can marry the girl he likes, it's because of our father's enlightenment."

Yingzi is a wild girl in the country, and Xiao Tudou is the only grandson of Shen Tianci who is most favored by the emperor in Beijing, and he is also a handsome man who is a fifth-rank court official at a young age.Don't say that there are a lot of criticisms in Beijing and China, even in the local area.

In the past, when the unmarried letter came back, I don't know how many people said that Little Tudou is promising, and he must marry a famous lady in the future.Purely in terms of status, Yingzi is also worthy of doing odd jobs in Xiaotudou's house, not even her aunt is qualified.

At first Li Ji could help explain a few sentences, but after a long time, Li Ji didn't bother to pay attention.Left and right, Shen Tianci is not a person who messes up the mandarin ducks.

"It's a good thing to be able to get married." Er Gouzi's tone of voice sounded like Li Ji's when he said this.The two have been together for a long time, not only do they speak like each other, but their faces also look more and more like a husband and wife.

Now if you stand up and don't talk about the relationship between the two, but just say that the two are brothers, some people will believe it.

The two chatted all the way down the mountain.When we got down the mountain, the carriage was already prepared, and the things needed for the continuation were also prepared.The carriage was of the specifications of the Marquis of Yong'an, and it was so big that the trails in the village were almost impossible to pass.Not only the carriage, but also a team of guards, standing there like poles, it is very difficult to provoke them if they look at them with a serious face.

This is because they are afraid of what will happen on the road between the two of them, so they specially arrange for protection.

After drinking a cup of tea and resting for a while, I got into the carriage and went straight to the capital.Before leaving, it was Ge Er who gave it to him.My brother is in his early sixties now, with a good physique, and his hair is all white.Li Ji didn't want to keep him busy anymore, so he simply asked him to go to the courtyard to see the child's right to take care of him.

Every year, some children come in to Dazayuan, and a few children go out every year.Some children embarked on the road of imperial examinations and achieved fame.Some of them couldn't learn, and when they got out, most of them went to help in Li Ji's shop.

There are also those who grow up and leave to pursue their own lives, and Li Ji didn't stop them.Some people say that it is Li Ji's loss that he put so much energy into cultivating a person, but he pats his ass and leaves.But for Li Ji, there are enough talents on his side, so why make things difficult for those whose hearts are far away.

During the day, the carriage drives, and at night, they rest at the nearest post station or inn.The two of them lived a farming life of porridge and side dishes in the mountains, and this trip had to be a standard of rich and noble background.

At each stop, the local officials listened, and those with higher status invited them to a banquet, and those with lower status came to visit with gifts in person.

Li Ji and Er Gouzi are not people who are in the officialdom. Ten years ago, Li Ji was interested in pretending to be snakes with them, but now Li Ji has a toothache when he mentions this.

Get rid of all these messy things, take a quick rest overnight, and leave early the next day, and there are still people chasing up to give gifts.

Shen Tianzhan doesn't pay for oil and salt, and doesn't take anything except the contribution he should have according to the rules every quarter, which makes many people feel a headache.Even if it is a quarterly contribution, the excess will be refunded.

Those who want to get on the relationship can't use their strength, and those who want to pull people down simply have no ability to really let Shen Tianzhan step down.As long as the new emperor still takes a fancy to Shen Tianzhan for a day, Shen Tianzhan will be able to secure his position.It is precisely because of this importance that Shen Tianzhan is more self-conscious, no matter in terms of style or official duties, he can't escape faults.

On the day of his arrival, Shen Tianzhan arrived early in the morning.Because there was a happy event in the family, the emperor also extended grace to give the grandparents and grandchildren a long vacation for a bath.Shen Tianzhan has only one grandson, and the grandson's marriage is naturally the top priority, because the emperor also attaches great importance to this, and everyone in the capital pays attention to it, even the empresses in the palace also try to find ways to send things to add makeup to Yingzi, which can be said to be in the limelight up. ,

Li Ji and Er Gouzi arrived at the Yong'an Hou Mansion at noon, and Shen Tianzhan asked at almost half an hour from morning to noon if anyone had arrived.

Little Tudou and Yingzi surrounded Shen Tianzhan, looking at Shen Tianzhan's anxious look, they also looked at each other and secretly smiled.Shen Tianzhan, who was in his fifties, hadn't seen him for two or three years, so it's no wonder he thought so.

The carriage didn't come until noon, and the grandparents and grandchildren stood at the gate and looked out early. Li Ji couldn't help but open the window of the carriage, leaned half his body out to look at his relatives whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and waved.

Er Gouzi was so frightened that he grabbed Li Ji, for fear that he would lose his balance and fall out.

When I got out of the carriage, I also listened to a lesson from Shen Tianzhan: "If you say you are in your thirties, you are still so insecure. The big day is coming, so it would be great if something happened to you." Shen Tianzhan looked Looking at Li Ji's face, I feel that Zhao is more mature than last time.The little wrinkles at the corners of the eyes are traces left by time.

Looking at it this way, Shen Tianzhan really felt that he was getting old.

As for Er Gouzi, the changes have not been great, and he is still in a spirited state.

The two sons looked left and right, but they couldn't get enough of it.Shen Tian held the hands of the two with red eyes, and led them directly from the gate into the upper room.

The door can only be opened when there is a big event.Er Gouzi is the uncle of the family. He came over suddenly after three years without returning, and he was able to walk through this door.

The servants lined up in two rows to greet the two masters who didn't come often, and entered the main room to offer fresh melon and fruit snacks.The ambergris burning in the censer was given by the emperor. I am so happy that my son is here today. I lit it specially, and it is quite pleasant with the fragrance of the fruit.

I have been here several times, but Li Ji still feels like a fairyland when he looks around.

The servant brought two futons, and Li Ji Er Gouzi knelt in front of the futons, kowtowed and called daddy.Shen Tianci received the gift, and Lianlian yelled to get up and sit down to have a good rest.

The two sat down, and the futon was placed in front of them.Little Tudou and Yingzi knelt on it, kowtowed and called out to each other.The second dog is the father, and Li Ji is still the fourth grandfather.

Li Ji was used to hearing it, so he didn't think it was too weird, as long as they got up.Asking Yingzi to come over, Li Ji took out a pair of thick pure gold bracelets from his sleeves and handed them to Yingzi.

"I know that there is nothing lacking here, and it is tacky for me to give you this. You also have to be considerate of me. After thinking about it for a long time, I still think that gold and silver are the most solid. I hired someone to help design it. You are a student, if you think this is vulgar, you don’t need to carry it, just keep it as a bottom of the box, and it will be worth some money if you keep it in the future.”

Yingzi had studied in the courtyard for a few years, and when he came to Yong'an Hou Mansion, his vision was even higher.But no matter how lofty the idea, the value of gold and silver has to be recognized.

Such a pair of thick gold bracelets, let alone as a gift for the bride, is in the dowry of the princess when she gets married. There are not many such pure gold bracelets.This pure gold bracelet is a standard accessory only for concubines when the ladies in the capital are married. The pure gold earrings are favored by the high-ranking daughters of the concubine.

Yingzi put away the bracelet, still shy.Er Gouzi looked at Little Tudou for a while.Little Tudou has become very tall since he was 13 years old. Now he is 23 years old, but he is shorter than Er Gouzi, and he is also taller than ordinary people.

It seems that it is already upright.Such a son, in fact, Er Gouzi has never seen an opportunity, that is, he has such a name.

Er Gouzi looked at him for a long time, then turned to look at Li Ji, Li Ji just smiled at him, didn't say anything, his heart was in the same place, so there was no need to say anything.

Er Gouzi reached out and took off the jade pendant that had been worn around his neck for 35 years.This jade pendant is of poor quality, and it had many scratches when traveling with Er Gouzi in the mountains in the early years.It's worthless no matter what.

Shen Tianzhan's eyes moved, but he didn't speak.

"I have nothing to give you. This is left to me by my mother. You are my son, and I will give it to you. He is not good-looking, but it is very important."

Everything about Li Yan is the most important thing.Little Tudou knew the importance of this jade pendant just by hearing it, so he took the jade pendant with both hands and put it on his neck directly.

The father and son were neither familiar nor close.But with such a small jade pendant, the relationship between the two of them is also tightly connected.

The day of the big wedding can be regarded as the most lively wedding in the capital in the past ten years.

All the empresses in the palace added makeup to the bride, and other famous families also came to congratulate her.

There is a lot of traffic coming and going.Shen Tianzhan, who worships heaven and earth, is a must, and Er Gouzi is also a must.Li Ji didn't want to join the team, but was dragged away by Shen Tianzhan. There was news in Beijing that Er Gouzi had a habit of breaking his sleeves. Female concubines are not willing to accept, and it is the first time that a father is forced to adopt a grandson after she is willing not to stay.

Some people criticized him for letting his family die for his own selfishness, while others admired his infatuation. It is really a good story to guard a person like this for more than ten years.

Li Ji was also dragged into a high seat.In this way, Shen Tianzhan announced Li Ji's identity against the famous families all over the capital.Not a relative of her natal family, not a adopted son.But son-in-law.Halfway through his son's life.

Li Ji was 33 years old and was placed in the high hall.Sweeping his gaze over, what he saw all over his eyes was the top person in the entire Great Wu.At that moment, Li Ji actually had the illusion that he was the one who got married.

Once you come, you will be at peace, Li Ji sat upright, and listened to the ritual officer bowing to the heaven and earth and bowing to the high hall twice, and receiving the gift from the two newcomers, Li Ji looked at Er Gouzi, and found that Er Gouzi was also looking at the two of them They looked at each other with a smile, how would Shen Tianzhan arrange it, what would the two of them do, they were not the main characters in this marriage, they were just high-level spectators.

After paying homage to the heaven and the earth, the banquet will follow.In order to heighten the atmosphere, the opera troupe is also invited to come and sing.All the plays were selected for festive occasions, and the best theater troupes in the capital were invited.

At this time, the troupe is officially busy.This is the Marquis of Yong'an, don't talk about being negligent, you can't give anything away.The class leader remembered sweating profusely at this moment, shouting and directing everyone.

The actor who sang this play is a famous actor who has been famous in Beijing for some years, but there was an accident just before the stage. .

At this moment, the head of the troupe couldn't care less about saving face for Jiao'er, he stood there yelling, and then busy arranging for someone to replace him.

This is a big scene, if it is performed in the usual troupe, it must be a scalp at this time, but this time it is sung for Yonganhou, if there is something wrong with nervousness, then it is not as simple as being scolded.

At this time, a girl who was halfway through the crowd walked out of the crowd. She was supposed to act as the actress next to the heroine. She forced herself to be calm and said, "Father! I'll do it!"

The troupe leader stared at her for a moment, then sighed heavily: "Okay, it's up to you! Try not to be nervous for a while, and follow the rehearsal so it's not easy to make mistakes, remember?"

This opera singer is called Qinglian, and she looked at the direction of the stage, with a little ambition in her eyes.

The wedding is over, and the emperor's imperial decree has also come down.Yingzi had just entered the bridal chamber, and was pulled out again to receive the order.

This imperial decree is not small, and it is also a heavy gift from the new emperor.Shen Tianci was promoted to the title and became the Duke of Anguo.And the little potato, Shen Jie, surpassed Er Gouzi and became the son of Duke Anguo.And Er Gouzi, who was crossed, was not forgotten, and he was named Yonglebo.This title cannot be hereditary, but can enjoy the treatment of a marquis, and can enjoy a monthly court salary.

Losing the position of the son means losing the right to inherit the duke in the future.But with an independent title, you can enjoy the imperial salary independently.This Shen family is a family that enjoys two titles and salaries. On the surface, it is an insult for the two dogs to be passed by their sons, but in fact they are taking advantage of it.

In front of the imperial decree, the bride cannot cover her head.He lifted his hijab ahead of time and followed the crowd to bow their heads to thank him.

Shen Tianzhan took the imperial decree with both hands, feeling quite emotional in his heart.

The eunuch Chuansheng left, and everyone sat down to eat and watch the play.

The bridegroom, Little Tudou, suddenly assumed the title of son of the prince. When others mature, they will be handed over to the prince of An Guogong, and Yingzi will also be the wife of the son of the prince in the future. With such a title, there will be an earth-shaking difference in status.

Qinglian shook her sleeves and started to play the music. The actor who played her role as a servant girl started the scene and greeted the girl. Qinglian picked up her price and walked out. As soon as she made her appearance, Qinglian slowly raised her eyebrows and looked at the distinguished family in the audience, but suddenly her body trembled and stood there.

The girl who played with her seemed wrong, so Qinglian should continue singing at this time.Fortunately, she was still quite excited, and hurriedly covered her lips and smiled and called Miss. She thought that this mistake could be overcome like this, but Qinglian suddenly put down her hands and stood up, and shouted in surprise and joy: "Fourth Grandpa!"

Li Ji had heard these words too much, and raised his eyes to meet Qinglian's face that could no longer be seen, not sure if he was calling him.

"Fourth Grandpa! I'm Zhang Xue! From Zhang Baihu's family! Do you still remember me!" Qing Lian saw that Li Ji was sitting next to Shen Tianzhan. Although she didn't know why, she must be an extraordinary person.

In a daze, Li Ji finally remembered that 15 years ago in the middle of the night, a girl was dragged into the city by her father.

"Fourth grandpa, daddy wants to sell me, daddy wants to sell me."

After listening to the words, Yingzi came to the stage and shouted in disbelief: "Sister!"

Zhang Xue, Zhang Ying.

The two sisters who were born in the same family looked at each other across the stage.The same one is a hard-working actor who only earned the leading role once with great difficulty, and the other is the newly married Mrs. An Guogong's son who is full of attention in the capital.

In 15 years, it has been a sea of ​​vicissitudes.

The author has something to say: Zhang Xue will give him a side story~ After thinking about it, the side story can actually pick out some forgotten characters in the text and write it.It's a pity that I can't write it out in the future~

【Trial Reading of Records of the Ninth World】

Yu He turned around, surrounded by auspicious clouds, and was about to soar into the sky.The gold chains on Xuan Cao's limbs were opened, and he regained his freedom of movement. Xuan Cao looked back at the chaotic reincarnation platform, turned around and shouted: "Reincarnation, life after life, may the sky and the universe meet again!"

"It's time, Immortal Xuancao, don't delay!" The cold voice came, Xuancao's eyes were red, holding back his emotions, he closed his eyes and turned his back to the Reincarnation Platform, and fell straight down with his arms outstretched.

In the end, he was unwilling, confused, and reincarnated in the nine worlds of the lower world.I only beg Liu Dao to be kind enough to let him go back to Penglai again.