Seeing Mei Decai being so attentive to Chen Bing, Yang Yuniang's eyes seemed to be bursting with fire, and she said with a strange tone: "Brother Decai, some people were sold to Mr. Li's wife's house, and all they ate were delicacies from the mountains and seas. How could you look at this?"

It’s all your little gadgets.”

Chen Bing turned back to look at Yang Yuniang, but her eyes were quite cold, and said: "You don't have to criticize Sang and Huai. No one in the village knows about this. The deed of sale was fake, so why did he get sold to Mr. Li's wife's house?

If you want to eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and live a life of fine clothing and fine food, you can sell yourself into it. Hum, I sincerely wish that your dreams will come true."

Chen Tingyao has always cherished his sister. Hearing Yang Yuniang's words, his heart became angry. He stretched out his hand to push back Mei Decai's gold-threaded plum and said to Yang Yuniang: "Yang Yuniang, this matter has been reported to the elder, and the elder also knows it."

The deed of sale is false, and if you are still entangled in it, you can go with me to the elder when you get back, and you and I can discuss the matter properly in front of the elder."

People in this rural village have always been afraid of their elders. Yang Yuniang is a widow, and what she said was nonsense. She is even more afraid to see the elders. However, she is also a arrogant person and is quite unhappy.

He said with conviction: "The elders are also fair people. Am I still afraid?"

Chen Tingyao sneered slightly and said: "What's the use of saying all this? I'm just asking you, do you dare to go to the elder's place with me?"

Yang Yuniang didn't dare to actually go, so she had to say stubbornly: "I don't have anything to dare to do. I'm just a little tired from today's meeting. I have some housework to do when I get home. If you want to go in the future, I will go with you."

Fang Mengshan seemed to be quite interested in Chen Bing's request for sulfur and saltpeter, but there were so many people in the car that it was inconvenient to ask. He thought that it would not be too late to ask when he had some free time in the future. After thinking about it, he stopped talking.

Mei Decai's face was full of disappointment. He had always liked the second mother of the Chen family, but Chen Xingzu and Chen Tingyao didn't even look down on him. Although his father was not very lively, he himself

He was quite motivated and had made a lot of money in carpentry in the past few years. On the day of the winter solstice, he went to propose marriage again with full confidence, but the Chen family still looked down on him, and Chen Tingyao even kicked him out.

When he came out, he suddenly felt unfair and had some hatred for the Chen family.

Unexpectedly, on the second day, the second mother of the Chen family was sold into a lake. He originally wanted to visit Chen Bing, but when he thought of the decisive attitude of the Chen family that day, he vowed not to do it again.

Pay attention to Chen Bing. But when he saw it today, he fell in love with him again. All the vows he made that day were forgotten. Afterwards, he was also very disdainful of his flattery behavior, but somehow he fell in love with Chen Bing in his heart.

But it became more and more intense. The more the Chen family refused, the more he fell in love with her, to the point where he couldn't help himself.

After Yang Yuniang made such a fuss, everyone lost interest in continuing to chat. Li Yuniang even fell asleep on Chen Bing's shoulder. Everyone was speechless all the way. After returning home, Chen Tingyao gave the money from the fish sale to Chen Xingzu, but he

He kept an eye out and said that shopkeeper Wu thought the turtles he brought were too small, so he only gave him fifteen cents for each one, and kept the extra ten cents. Chen Bing took the remaining uneaten Yun.

Jiang Tang picked up a few and gave them to his father and mother, and gave the rest to Li Yunniang. When the family was eating in the main room, Chen Xingzu still honestly handed over all the money from selling fish to Luo Sanniang.

Luo Sanniang accepted it without politeness, but she thought the money was too little and kept nagging her throughout the meal. Finally, she gave Chen Guangzu thirty penny more, but Chen Xingzu still didn't get a penny.

In the west room, Ye Meiniang was busy sewing clothes before it was completely dark. Chen Xingzu was sitting on the bedside, soaking his feet, soaking away his hard work of the day. Chen Tingyao and Chen Bing squatted on the ground and taught her to write with a brush.

Writing words. The family of four is also enjoying themselves.

Chen Tingyao taught Chen Bing how to write and said: "Er Niang, I taught you this poem yesterday. I will read it and you will follow it silently. Okay, let's start. The crane crows in Jiugao, and the sound is heard in the wild. The fish lurks in the abyss, or in Zhu.

In the Garden of Delightful Bi, there are sandalwood trees and vines beneath them. Stones from other mountains can be mixed. Cranes sing in Jiugao, and their voices are heard in the sky. Fish are in Zhu, or lurking in the abyss. In the Garden of Delight, there are

The tree is made of sandalwood, and its base is a hub. Stones from other mountains can attack jade."

Chen Tingyao was afraid that Chen Bing could not keep up with his writing speed, so he read the poem slowly. As soon as he finished reading, Chen Bing said with a smile: "Brother, I've finished writing, can you see if there are any typos in it?"

After Chen Tingyao read "Crane" in Xiaoya's Book of Songs that Chen Bing silently wrote on the ground, he looked at Chen Bing in surprise and said: "Er Niang, I read this poem to you twice yesterday. Today you

Not only can it be written silently, but it’s also accurate. It’s just a pity, alas.”

Chen Bing has been learning calligraphy with Chen Tingyao for more than ten days. She also intended to speed up the progress of learning writing, so she said with a smile: "Brother, what's the pity for?"

Chen Tingyao sighed: "It's just a pity that the second mother is a daughter. If you are a man, based on the talent you have shown now, you will have great hope of gaining fame in the future. There was a great talented woman in the previous dynasty, and she was educated

Astronomy, geography, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, medicine, divination, and divination are all masters and masters, not to mention the classics and history. She is really a scholar. I think it would be great if Er Niang could be like her.

Okay."

Chen Bing burst out laughing and said: "Brother, you have to have a limit when you flatter me. I told you, as long as I can recognize and write, I don't want to be a scholar.

My brother praised me so much that I blushed."

Chen Xingzu also smiled and joked: "Okay, okay, Er Niang is very thin-skinned. Don't make fun of her, Dalang. If you make Er Niang cry, let's see if your mother and I fight."

you."

Chen Bing said: "Dad, after you finish fishing tomorrow, I want to take one to the Cowherd's house to thank him for saving his life. I wonder what Daddy thinks?"

Chen Xingzu praised: "What Er Niang said is true. In fact, what dad and your mom had originally thought about was that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and they would wait until the New Year's Eve to express their gratitude. Since you said so, then tomorrow's dad

Just catch more fish. I can’t give you one, but I can give you a few more. It’s just..."

Chen Bing smiled and said: "It's just that we can't let my mother-in-law know, otherwise she will be ridiculed again. By the way, dad, do you know that there are people in this world who know martial arts?"

Chen Xingzu said: "The best martial artist in our dynasty is Taizu. His set of Taizu's Hundred Fists has been handed down for hundreds of years and has been a must-learn martial art for the imperial army. Naturally, the people in the army are the best at martial arts."

Chen Xingzu's father, Chen Dawei, had previously served in the Forbidden Army, so he knew all of this.

But Chen Bing shook his head and said: "Dad, what I'm talking about is not martial arts, but those martial arts. People who know martial arts can fly over walls and fly over walls, and can pick flowers and leaves to hurt people's lives."

Chen Xingzu chuckled and said, "Did Er Niang go to the county town this time and listen to some strange things said by the junglers? Those things are nonsense, ordinary pastimes, how can we be credulous?"

Chen Bing was also confused and thought: "If there are no martial arts in the past life in this world, then is that person really crazy today? Is it such a coincidence? Hey, it would be great if he really had martial arts. , at least we don’t have to run in such an embarrassing situation like today.”

Chen Tingyao packed up the books and sighed: "Dad, I met Brother Yang Jincai in the county today. He just came back from the north. He told me that within five years, the world will be in chaos."

Chen Xingzu didn't seem to be very interested in this, and said: "Da Lang, you and I are just ordinary people, and we can't predict what happens in the world. To know what he does? It just adds to the troubles. It's better to take care of it." It’s great that this one-third of an acre of land is now in our house.”

Chen Bing was very interested in this. While wiping Chen Xingzu's feet, she asked: "Brother, what did Yang Jincai say?"

Chen Tingyao was a little disappointed after listening to his father's words. When Chen Bing asked such a question, he suddenly became interested and said: "It turns out that my second mother is also interested in the affairs of the country. Okay! Then you listen to me."

"I asked Brother Yang about his current situation, and he said to me: 'Brother Chen, I am only a few years older than you, but my experience of traveling in the north in recent years has made me feel older by more than twenty years.' I Confused, he asked him what he meant by this. He added: "My father passed away when I was young, and in March of the eighth year of the Qing Dynasty, my mother died of illness. Since then, there is no one in my family. You all know that. I have always been a bohemian person, and I have no intention of becoming an official through the imperial examination. Everyone said that the capital city is prosperous, and I longed for it and wanted to see it. So I sold my property and resolutely embarked on the road north." .

"'After arriving in the capital, I rented a small house at Xiatuqiao, and found an apprenticeship at the Tang Family Gold and Silver Shop on the edge of Imperial Street. I wanted to live a stable life in the capital for a few years, but, ah, This capital city, or in other words, this Dachu, is rotten.'"

"I asked him: 'This capital city is prosperous, but why is it so rotten?'"

"Brother Yang said to me: 'Haha, yes, the capital city is indeed prosperous, and the newly built palaces and pavilions of the officials are indeed magnificent. The so-called Qionglin Jade Palace, with the noisy strings in the morning and the shengpa in the evening, can really make people drunk and dreamy. .But it is this prosperity that makes countless people forget about the millions of people who are still suffering in various states and the Northern Qi Dynasty who are still eyeing our country!'"

"Brother Yang was a little excited when he said it, so I persuaded him to have a few cups of tea. After he calmed down a little, he said to me: 'Brother Chen, I was the one who got excited just now. I'd like to apologize first. They say the capital is the capital of the world. News, in the past few years in the capital, I have really understood what the world is like outside. Since the founding of the country by Taizu, our country has conquered all directions and all the barbarians have surrendered. Only the Wei State in the west and the Qi State in the north have not been conquered. '"

"'Just when Taizu was preparing for the final blow, the dragon suddenly controlled Bintian. Alas. Later, Taizong succeeded to the throne, but Taizong was far behind Taizu in war. To the west, he was defeated by Wei The Qi people broke through the Daqi Pass, and the Qi people in the north broke the Beiguan. Under attack from both sides, they had to sue for peace. At this point, the Daqi Pass in the west and the Beiguan in the north were owned by Wei and Qi. To the east of Daqi Pass there is Xiaoqi Pass, which is dangerous and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, it is not a big deal if Daqi Pass is lost.'"

"'But the North Pass that was thrown to Qi State is different. The North Pass is located in the Yanshan Mountains. Originally, our country Chu used this as a danger, so we could advance and attack, retreat and defend, and we could do it with ease. But the South Pass has a wide open terrain.

There are no dangerous pass strongholds, so we can only build fortifications and act as horns to defend them. Later, Renzong and Xiaozong both wanted to regain the North Pass. However, the military preparedness was no longer as good as that of Taizu. In addition, the cost of guarding the South Pass was huge, and the people within the territory were dissatisfied.

The situation is boiling, so I give up.'"

"'Therefore, between the two countries, our country, Chu, was on the defensive, and Qi often came to harass us. Fortunately, our country, Chu, came out with General Long, who defeated Qi and returned home. Only then did we ensure peace at the border for twenty years.'

"

Chen Bing nodded secretly after hearing this, and thought to himself: "The situation around Chu State is still very complicated."

Chen Tingyao continued: "After hearing this, I asked him: 'Then why do you say that within five years, the world will be in chaos?'"

Chen Bing was also curious and listened very seriously.


Chapter completed!