Chapter 63 Gao Family Honored Guest is not a trivial matter
A horse was tied in front of Xiang Bo's house, and several villagers were watching the fun around him. After the man who was transferred back, there were a lot of idle people watching the fun in the village.
The horse was gnawing on the forage in his pocket. Zhu Da pushed the door and entered the yard. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Xiang Bo and another person standing there chatting. Zhu Da also recognized that he was one of the three salt stack guards who had been to Baibao Village, the knight named Deng.
"You are here just in time. Old Deng came here to send an urgent letter, asking us not to go to Zhengjiaji tomorrow. Then Mr. Qin will bring people to our village and accept you as his adopted son here." Xiang Bo said, with a surprised expression on his face.
Zhu Da was also shocked. I don’t know why there was such a change. The knight surnamed Deng smiled and said, “This is a good thing. It will make your parents look more handsome. Mr. Qin is generous and has the benefits.”
Xiang Bo followed and gave a few more instructions, just asking Zhu Da to come and help the knight named Deng, Zhu Da also came to eat, and asked him to go home first to inform him. Zhu Da agreed and returned.
On the way home, Zhu Da was thinking about why Qin Xiucai came. He also knew it was a good thing. This represented a change in attitude and meant that Qin Xiucai was more proactive and earnest. Moreover, if he was in Baibao Village, he would invisibly improve his parents' status and would reduce a lot of trouble in the future. But in less than two days, what caused this change?
After hearing Zhu Da's words, the Zhu family was both happy and frightened. They could think of the benefits of the scholar coming here, but they had never experienced such a scene at all. They didn't know what to prepare for when dealing with it. Fortunately, the knight surnamed Deng made it clear that the Zhu family didn't have to worry too much, and they all took care of it there.
In order to invite Xiang Bolai to dinner, the Zhu family had prepared three dishes, so they asked Zhu Da to take two of them. Everything was convenient. He was already familiar with cooking at Xiang Bolai's family, and this time he also made a portion of fish soup. The family had no wine at home, so this time he went to Zheng Jiaji to bring back a jar of twenty kilograms of soju wine, which was just enough to be used.
The last time the knight named Deng came and met Xiang Bo, he was very close. This time it was a good news. Everyone drank and ate meat and had a happy chat.
"...... I have been rewarded for destroying the bandits, but I haven't had time to rest. The horse team is divided into two groups. Master Xu San led a group to guard Mr. Qin's side, and the boss led a group to Huairen Qianhu Station. He kept his sword away all day long, just like going out to fight back then..."
"... I just keep guarding, and there are other tasks, which are the errands sent the day before yesterday. I asked the horse team and the people below to find a body along the river, saying that it was floating down the river. I really found it. It was caught at the ferry entrance. I was about to leave it for a few days. If no one wants it, it will burn it..."
"...The capital of the corpse smelled a little, so I had to transport it back with some lime. I heard that I had to check it out with someone who knows what I know..."
He was very excited to be a novel and interesting experience here. Zhu Da and Xiang Bo knew what the knight surnamed Deng was talking about. They looked at each other, and Zhou Qingyun also reacted last time. He was about to speak but was signaled, so he knew not to say anything.
The atmosphere on the table was still the same. I told Bo and the man about the anecdotes of the past and present, but Zhu Da showed a smile on his face, thinking that this Qin Xiucai was really perfect in his work, and he had to make perfect words, and he had to reappear and verify his martial arts and movements. Finally, he had to look at the floating corpse.
In front of experienced people and coroners, the cause of death and any injuries suffered by the corpse are obvious. It can even reproduce the battle between Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun. I believe Qin Xiucai got the real answer from the corpse and confirmed that this matter was indeed done by Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun, not Xiang Bo to make a famous figure for his disciples.
If something goes wrong, then Zhu Da didn't think too deeply about whether Qin Xiucai would come to Baibao Village and whether he would accept himself as his apprentice.
It was the next day. The knight surnamed Deng left in the morning. Just after lunch, a group of people came to Baibao Village. There were four knights, two big carts, and more than a dozen walking men. The cart had furniture such as tables and chairs, as well as wine, meat and kitchen utensils.
The team also came straight to Xiang Bo's family. After Xiang Bo came out, he was very polite and respectful. The young man who led the team was called "Queen Master". However, the Queen Master was also very polite to Xiang Bo, which made Xiang Bo very uncomfortable.
Baibao Village has been quiet for so many years. In the past few days, the convoys have come one after another, which makes the people in the village excited and curious. Many people come to watch the fun. The convoy is not in a hurry to unload the goods. A middle-aged man greeted Xiang Bo and asked Zhu Da to lead him to the Zhu family to take a look.
When he went to the Zhu family, the Zhu family's parents were cleaning the house and were at a loss for receiving the guests. However, the man just looked at it and was quite enthusiastic about Zhu Da who came out and said it very clearly: "The family is a little smaller, so it's better to be spacious and neat. Let's put the ceremony of accepting relatives there!"
Zhu Da then understood what the other party was going to do, so he naturally had no objection. He greeted his parents and went to Xiang's house with this man. When they arrived at Xiang's house, the man greeted him. Everyone started unloading goods, transporting tables and chairs into the yard, and found a gap near Xiang's house to set up a stove.
Just now, Mr. Li rushed over. According to the matter of private salt, Mr. Li always pretended not to see him. It would be no benefit to be polite. No one cared much if he was not polite. He would inevitably hurt his own decency. He never thought he would come this time.
But what Zhu Da didn't expect was that the reason why Mr. Li came over had nothing to do with them. He politely spoke to the young "Second Master Gao Sui" and invited him to his home. Zhu Da was puzzled. The fourth master Gao Sui gave him a favor to Mr. Li, obviously he was against him. He was very polite but cold, but Mr. Li Ji was very attentive. This was completely the opposite and made people confused.
"...... Gao Si Master is the nephew of Gao Baihu. He is a small flag there. He is actually the housekeeper of the Gao family. The old Gao Baihu is in Datong's left guard Regenzi, and even the commander of the masters must give face..." Xiang Bo came over and explained a few words. Although he was in his own house, he had nothing to do now.
Zhu Da is not unfamiliar with "Gaobaihu". This is Xiang Bo's superior "Second Guest", but he didn't expect that he would also meet the other party's nephew today.
On the other side, Mr. Li and Mr. Gao were polite for a moment. Mr. Gao seemed to not care much about this Mr. Gao. Although the other party was higher than him, Mr. Li came here again after returning in vain and said a few words to Xiang Bo, such as "Everyone is in a hundred households, and if you have anything to do, you have to help each other", "Your land has been occupied by someone, you have to get it back", etc., and they also said that they must come here in the day.
After Li Zongqi left, Xiang Bo explained a few more words. Although General Banners are only half a level lower than the hundred households, their status and power are actually very poor. The Gao family is a big family in the left and right guards of Datong. Now there are still people who are commanding the Tongzhi, and there are also a few Qianhu and deputy Qianhu. They occupy a prosperous and prosperous town, and they are rich and powerful. They are much better than General Banners who are alone in charge of the poor village.
After hearing Xiang Bo's explanation, Zhu Da thought of something else. The eldest son inherited the military status and farming of the 100 households in Baibao Village. The second son and the third son had to go out. As a result, each family had as few children as possible, and could not help each other and could not join forces. However, the command level above, the thousand household level or even the hundred households' general flag level can make their children bear fruit, forming a clan with mixed roots. The upper one is getting stronger and stronger, while the lower one is getting weaker and weaker.
As he thought about it, Zhu Da laughed silently. He was mocking himself. What's the use of thinking about this? However, self-deprecation is self-deprecation. Zhu Da likes this kind of analysis and thinking more and more, which can make him think clearly about everything and judge the interests before he can be safe. Only by relying on this can he be self-reliant.
The yard has been cleaned up, and the debris and other things have been taken back into the warehouse and cellar with guidance. The tables and chairs are arranged. The "Second Master Gao" is cold to Mr. Li, but he is busy but not vague. He gives orders from time to time and even arranges people to record them, and hears that there are still things to bring over.
The villagers surrounded each other more and more, and the adults whispered to each other, and the children ran in and out with shouts. The convoy was very polite to Zhu Da and the young and old of Xiang's family, and they were cold to the other people in Baibao Village, and they couldn't talk about etiquette and were often shouting and driving away.
Originally, Zhu Da was very uncomfortable with this situation, but he could see the changes in the expressions of the villagers. The eyes of the people of Baibao Village who looked at him and Xiang Bo were almost the same as those of General Li Qi. The awe obtained by "fox-fake power" made Zhu Da feel relieved. Finally, there was no need to worry about the evil consequences of the villagers' jealousy. He knew that there was a united village, but such villages were often clan members. In Baibao Village, people and family, there was no longer any harmony and friendship. The "evil" in it can be seen from the time of the withdrawal of the students.
The fourth master of high school was almost busy, so he walked to Xiang Bo, nodded to Zhu Da with a smile, and said to Xiang Bo again: "Brother Xiang, if there were any negligence and reckless things in the past, I would like to give you more tolerance. From now on, we will be a family. If you have any help, just speak up and don't see each other."
"What's the matter with the fourth master of high school? The old man is being taken care of by the second cabinet. He is too late to be grateful, so why would he have other thoughts?" No matter how arrogant and straightforward, Xiang Bo is, after all, he still has the skills in the scene over the years.
The fourth master of high school nodded with a smile, and could not tell at all that he was indifferent to Mr. Li just now. Looking at his slightly fat figure and attentive and polite expression, he could not tell that he was a warrior with the identity of Xiaoqi.
"Brother, it's inconvenient for you to purchase goods here. In the future, go to the general account to purchase goods. Do you want my house to bring them here?"
"It's so good to buy goods from Master Gao."
Chapter completed!