This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 151 Thirteen Stones

Women in the Northern Song Dynasty attached great importance to their status.

Pang Meier liked Lu Sen very much. Over the past year, living with Lu Sen made her like this man even more.

She is indeed proud of herself, and the more proud she is, the more demanding she is of herself.

Not being able to be a regular wife was a thorn in her heart, so she valued her 'legitimacy' even more.

Lu Sen was willing to carry the palanquin eight times, and was willing to marry him back in an open and honest manner. She was very happy and even grateful.

Because she knows too well that a man takes a concubine and never shouts loudly. Under normal circumstances, he just takes a sedan chair and quietly carries him away.

After all, it's not something worth mentioning.

But what Lu Sen meant now was that he wanted to carry a big sedan chair and marry Pang Meier away in a grand manner.

Although she is not a regular wife, she has the demeanor of a regular wife.

This made Pang Meier very moved, even a little ecstatic.

After all, following Lu Sen was voluntary and voluntary on her own initiative, and she even felt a little rambunctious.

However, Lu Sen is willing to accept her now, and she naturally wants to marry the man she loves in the best condition.

But now Zhao Lifen, what does the word come out look like.

All of a sudden, her good reputation in the capital was ruined.

To destroy a person's reputation is to destroy a person's reputation. At this time, it is an extremely bad behavior.

Even sometimes, it can develop into an endless event.

After Pang Meier slapped her, Zhao Lifen lay on the table, completely dazed.

The others watched quietly, and no one said anything. After all, Zhao Lifen's actions had indeed affected everyone in the Pang family. Anyone who went outside would be looked at with strange eyes.

Although Zhao Lifen was outraged by the public, there were still people who spoke for her.

Pang Meier's third brother squeezed out from the crowd, helped Zhao Lifen up, looked at Pang Meier angrily, and said, "How dare you do anything, this is your sister-in-law."

"If she considers herself a sister-in-law and a member of our Pang family, would she do such a thing?" Pang Meier pointed at Zhao Lifen angrily, her eyes were red with anger: "Third brother, didn't you hear that the people outside How to program mine."

The third brother sighed: "But she is still your sister-in-law after all."

When Pang Meier heard this, she was so angry that she almost fainted.

At this time, Grand Master Pang said: "Stop arguing, and send Zhao Lifen back to her natal family. If King Xin doesn't come and explain the matter in person, she won't come into our house in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Lifen was so frightened that she almost lost her wits and didn't dare to move.

The third brother was even more excited: "My lord, no, no, please spare Lifen."

"When such a big incident happened, I didn't kill her on the spot, so I already gave Prince Xin a lot of face." Grand Master Pang looked around and said, "If anyone has any objections, it's because they didn't regard me as the head of the family. I want to make the decision, understand?"

Now, everyone in the hall fell silent, only Zhao Lifen burst into tears.

It looks so wronged.

At this moment, old Bai Guanai walked over from the side and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Prefect Bao is here to visit."

Taishi Pang took a look at the crowd and said, "Let's go, Laobai please bring me the bag of black charcoal."

Hearing the patriarch's order, the Pang family left, the third elder brother helped Zhao Lifen to leave slowly, and Pang Meier walked happily.

Although Zhao Lifen was slapped across the face, the damage to his reputation has already become a fact, no matter how much he beats someone, what's the use of it!
After Pang's family left, Lao Bai just brought Bao Zheng over.

Bao Zheng was wearing a dark blue uniform. He looked left and right, and finally landed on Grand Master Pang. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Yesterday I heard that Grand Master Pang was unwell, so I came to visit you today. Looking at your expression, I think you should be fine."

Grand Master Pang smiled: "It's just a minor illness, and it will be cured after a while of sleep."

"I don't think it's just sleeping." Bao Zheng's tone rose slightly: "Pang Taishi's complexion is rosy, and he looks light and refreshed. It must be because he has eaten a lot of tonic."

Grand Master Pang smiled, did not answer this question, but asked: "Yesterday and today, how is the situation in the court?"

"Teacher Pang, don't change the subject." Bao Zheng waved his hand and said seriously: "I came to Pang's mansion, apart from visiting a sick person, I just wanted to ask if the fact that Master Lu returned to Beijing is true."

"Renren Lu himself has feet, whether it is true or not that he returned to Beijing, has nothing to do with me."

Bao Zheng frowned: "Grand Master Pang, the official's body is becoming more and more unwell now, if you know the whereabouts of Master Lu, please let me know."

Grand Master Pang shook his head: "I don't know where Master Lu lives. If a strange person like him really wants to hide, who can find him?"

Sighing lightly, Bao Zheng knew that Grand Master Pang made a lot of sense.

Real person Lu is really hard to find, otherwise it would not be more than a year, no one knows where he lives in seclusion, only know that it is near Hangzhou.

It's a pity that the vicinity of Hangzhou City has been turned upside down, and there is still no trace of the real person.

"Your granddaughter appears to be related to..."

"No, there's nothing to talk about."

Bao Zheng was about to ask Pang Meier to invite Lu Zhenren out, but Grand Master Pang immediately stopped him.

"Xiren, you are not wearing an official uniform now, and you don't want to deal with it on official business. In this case, you should not be in charge of the internal affairs of my Pang family." Grand Master Pang said with displeasure: "If you use official business as an excuse , please wear official uniforms, and bring the sealed orders of all the important officials under the Zhongshu sect."

Bao Zheng's expression froze immediately.

I have to say that Grand Master Pang is right.

You want to conduct business in someone else's home in a private capacity, which is an excess in itself.

After a while, Bao Zheng frowned and said: "However, the official's illness can no longer be delayed. The imperial doctors are helpless and can only watch the official's health deteriorate. Now only the immortal fruit and honey of the official Lu can cure the official's disease." The condition has stabilized."

Grand Master Pang didn't speak.

Bao Zheng continued: "The Pang family has received favors from officials several times, isn't the Grand Master so heartless?"

At this time Grand Master Pang felt extremely irritable, he had to admit that what Bao Zheng said was very reasonable.

Pang Jialian has benefited greatly from being loved by the two officials. Now that the officials are not feeling well, he does have the obligation and responsibility to help.

It's just...he shook his head: "I really don't know where Master Lu is going. You can check it in the city."

Bao Zheng shook his head helplessly.

He just couldn't find it, so he came to ask Taishi Pang.

Grand Master Pang was also a little confused at this moment, his expression changed back and forth, and he finally said: "Xi Ren, you wait here."

After all, Grand Master Pang turned back to the inner bed.

Bao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, Grand Master Pang was shaken, which was good news for him.

After a while, Grand Master Pang came out with a peach in his hand.

Now is not the time for peaches to ripen, and the color of the peaches looks very fresh and plump.

"This is what I left from eating yesterday. This is the only one left. Take it back to the official." Grand Master Pang looked at the peach in his hand again reluctantly, and then put it on the table: "It should make the official's body healthy." Get comfortable for a while."

Bao Zheng didn't hesitate to see the fairy fruit stuffed into his sleeves, and said: "However, this is a temporary solution, not the root cause. After a period of time, if the official gets sick again, so what?"

"I can't do anything about it. Could it be that I can catch Master Lu?" Taishi Pang looked Bao Zheng up and down for a while, and said rather strangely: "But you, Xiren, are too good for the official's body. Heartbroken. If it were you in the past, it would definitely not be like this."

Bao Zheng was silent.

After a while, he raised his head and said: "The prince is still young, less than six years old, if something happens to the officials, who do you think will have the final say in this court?"

Grand Master Pang laughed: "It's nothing more than Empress Cao listening to the government behind the curtain, recreating the femininity of Empress Dowager Liu back then."

"The rooster sitting in the morning is the blessing of the country and the country." Bao Zheng patted the table lightly, and then snorted: "As long as the house is still there, such a thing will never happen."

Grand Master Pang smiled, but he still didn't say anything.

Bao Zheng held the peach and stood up: "If the Grand Master has any clues about Master Lu, he must tell him. I will take my leave first."

Seeing Bao Zheng leave, Grand Master Pang finally sneered, and then felt extremely distressed: "The heavenly Bao Zheng actually made me lose a fairy fruit, it is hateful."

Bao Zheng returned to Kaifeng Mansion first, and ordered Zhan Zhao to lead people to search for Lu Zhenren's whereabouts, while he went into the palace and gave the peaches to Zhao Zhen.

After eating the peaches, Zhao Zhen's body became much more comfortable immediately. He leaned on the head of the bed and asked weakly: "Bao Aiqing, do you think Master Lu is still willing to join us?"

Bao Zheng was silent and kept silent.

Zhao Zhen, who originally had some anticipation in his eyes, suddenly smiled wryly when he saw Bao Zheng's appearance.

"Yes, when Master Lu was still in the capital, we treated him like that, anyone would want to leave."

Not to mention Zhao Zhen regretting it, all the civil and military officials in the entire capital are now regretting it.

This is also the reason why they were very excited when they heard that Master Lu had reappeared.

At this time, Lu Sen was actually hiding in the short mountain, but in the mountain body of the short mountain.

They had already hollowed out the dwarf mountain before, and also dug a tunnel, leading directly to the hidden Bianshui River.

Two bunches of golden torches illuminate a spacious space.

Opposite Lu Sen sat the King of Runan County and Zhe Saburo.

"I'm going to trouble you to make a wedding venue again." Lu Sen smiled and said to Zhe Sanlang: "This time, the subject is Pang Meier from Pang Taishi's residence, and her birthday is here."

Lu Sen tapped the white paper on the table.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter." Orisaburo patted his chest boldly.

Although Lu Sen is in Hangzhou, he has secretly connected with the King of Runan County, the Zhe family, and the Yang family.

Occasionally, there will be jade bee jelly, or fairy fruit, which will be distributed to these three families from trusted channels.

It's just to deceive people, the number is extremely rare.

The King of Runan County looked at Lu Sen: "When will you help Lian'er organize such a happy event?"

"Taishan, please tell me the time, as long as it doesn't collide with Pang Meier's wedding venue."

The King of Runan County thought for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "Forget it, Bilian is a concubine, and Pang Meier is a granddaughter, she should have more pomp."

Moreover, the King of Runan County also understands that no matter how grand the wedding is, it is not as important as the man's love and tolerance for the woman after marriage.And Bilian was obviously very hurt.

"Let's put aside the matter of Bilian, my son-in-law, I heard that you made some good things like fairy rice in Hangzhou, can we have a share?"

"Yes, it has been prepared for you. Each family has [-] catties of rice seeds. Try planting them first."

When the two heard it, they became excited.

Although the two of them are considered rich, no family will ever have too much food.

The King of Runan County couldn't help but asked: "My son-in-law, can you really trust me that you can produce more than a thousand catties per mu?"

Really!

Lu Sen nodded affirmatively: "And you will know soon."

The reason why he is so sure is that the Yuan's giant rice in Hangzhou is now mature and ready to be harvested.

Because the growth rate of giant rice is faster than that of ordinary rice, harvesting starts more than half a month earlier.

Harvesting immortal rice for the first time, such an important matter, naturally requires sacrifices and celebrations.

Moreover, ordinary people believe in ghosts and gods. Many people think that those rice grains that grow to a height of nearly one foot, and the heavy ears of rice on them, are blessings.

This kind of blessing is unbearable for ordinary people. There must be a person with a hard life, or a person with a particularly strong blessing, who cuts the rice first and spreads the blessing before they can cut the rice stalks.

And the most obvious specialties of blessings are high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Therefore, Lu Huiqing, who is in charge of Hangzhou government affairs, was elected by everyone as the first person to harvest rice at the festival.

After the firecrackers rang and the prayers were sung, Lu Huiqing walked down the paddy field with a sickle with a red wooden handle.

He went barefoot into the paddy field, cut down a bunch of tall rice stalks with a sickle, and then ate after panting.

There is no way, ordinary rice stalks are very thin and small, but the stalks of this giant rice are obviously much taller, and it is very wasteful to cut.

Lu Huiqing went ashore with the tall rice in her arms, and now she put the stalks on the ground, and shouted: "The harvesting of the fairy rice has officially started, and the catchers should weigh it. Whoever dares to cheat, don't blame me for being rude."

After a group of police officers responded, they rushed down to the paddy field anxiously.

First, the water in the paddy field is drained, and then the bundles of rice stalks are cut off and put on the edge of the paddy field.

And next to the paddy field, it was crowded with people.

They looked at the situation in Guan Tianzhong and talked excitedly.

"Wow, the rice seedlings are really tall, and the ears of rice are so heavy that they are really worthy of immortal rice. It is worthwhile for me to come all the way from Jinling."

"These catchers don't know how to do farm work. It's been a long time to harvest, and they haven't even harvested half of the land."

"It is estimated that the rice stalks are too thick, so it is difficult to cut."

"That's not their waste. If this field belongs to Lao Tzu, I can get all the rice back within half an hour by myself."

"Ridiculous. Try it if you have the ability."

"Just try it, give me the sickle."

During the quarrel, the harvest of this acre of rice was gradually completed, and the police were nervously weighing the rice.

In fact, the onlookers probably knew the weight of the rice.

Those who have done farm work can't tell how tall and heavy the millet is?
But they still want to hear the official data and come up with a definite answer.

After a while, the sweaty Lord Bo clasped his fists and said to Lu Huiqing, "Report to the magistrate, weighed three times, all are more than thirteen stones."

As soon as the words came out, the people beside the paddy field screamed.

Thirteen stones!
Thirteen stones!
The number seemed to have magic power, and it quickly spread across the field.

One after another.

Many old farmers yelled and began to wipe their tears.

(End of this chapter)