Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Big, big baby, big baby, big..."

Guo Ye heard the sound and saw it, turned around immediately, rushed forward, and shouted: "Father, I am here, I am here..."

As if he was about to suffocate, Guo Laohan grabbed Guo Ye's arm indiscriminately and tightened it tightly, as if he was about to be rotten by the flesh on Guo Ye's arm.

Then his staring eyes closed instantly, and he yelled softly without bounds: "Daddy, daddy, daddy's life is worth it, worth it..."

ba da~

Guo Laohan hadn't finished speaking, the arm that tightly held Guo Ye's arm loosened, and fell down lifelessly.

There was no more sound, and the eyes were closed, as if falling asleep, extremely peaceful.

Everyone present knew what had happened in an instant.

"Father, dad, why don't you want Xiao Man? Huh, huh..."

A shrill cry came from Guo Xiaoman first.

Wu Xiuxiu immediately burst into tears, sobbing and crying: "Elder-in-law, father-in-law, wake up, old man!"

Cheng Erniu didn't say anything, just took three steps back slightly, knelt down to Guo Laohan, who was dying, and knocked his head three times in a row, assuring in his heart: "Father-in-law, please go away, Erniu!" Niu will definitely take good care of Xiaoman so that she will not be bullied."

Seeing his father dying in front of his own eyes, Guo Ye could imagine the pain in his heart.Listening to Xiaoman and Xiuxiu crying and crying, the heart-wrenching pain is better than ten thousand knives cutting out the heart.

But at this moment, he also became extremely calm, gently laying down the body for the old man, and carefully tucked the quilt on his body, tidying it up properly.

Immediately,

Huo Ran got up,

Squeeze out of the crowd, walk towards the door, clenched fists and trembling shoulders, suppressed his emotions, and shouted to the outside of the courtyard:

"Come here, quickly remove all the red and happy things in the mansion. From now on, hang the plains, and everyone in the mansion will wear sackcloth and filial piety!"

Then he called again: "Where is Zhenniang?"

Zhenniang was there whenever she was called, approached, Yingying bowed her body and said, "Your Majesty, the slaves have been waiting outside the door for a long time."

Guo Ye snorted, and ordered: "Publish the obituary, just say, our old grandpa returned west by crane at three o'clock today..."

Chapter 324 Condolences

Under the control of the housekeeper Zhenniang, on the second day, the Guo Mansion was in another scene.

Yesterday, the Guo Mansion was still dressed in red and green, and the red lanterns were hung high. Today, the situation has changed suddenly, and the plains are hung. Everyone from bottom to top is wearing sackcloth and mourning.

In just one night, red things turned into trivial things, and the wedding hall became the mourning hall...

Merchants and gentry in the city, and those who had friendship with Guo Ye and the Guo family, came to hear the news one after another, entered the Guo family mansion, and went to the mourning hall to mourn the old lady Guo.

Because the housekeeper, Zhenniang, was a woman, it was inconvenient for her to stand in front of the door and roll her name to welcome the guests, so Guo Ye had to invite Fu Bo, the old housekeeper of his father-in-law Wu Maocai, to roll the name for the welcome guests.

Fu Bo didn't do this kind of thing once or twice. Naturally, he was familiar with the car. While receiving the famous post, he chanted according to the signature of the post:

"Shopkeeper Tong of Tongfu Inn in the north of the city, come to offer condolences..."

"Wang shopkeeper Wang Ji oil shop in the south of the city, come to express condolences..."

"City West..."

"..."

There was an endless stream of guests who came to express their condolences and worship at the gate, and the entire Fushun Lane was crowded like a torrent of traffic, which shows Guo Ye's reputation in Longxi County.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way..."

miso miso ~~

Suddenly broke into Weiwuzi dressed as dozens of fishermen from the entrance of the alley, blocked left and right, and forcibly opened a small path through the black crowd.

Afterwards, a barefoot man wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat slowly walked into the alley, with his head down, and no one could see what he looked like.

Although the man appeared with great momentum, he shocked many passers-by.But as soon as he came to the gate of Guo's mansion and saw Fu Bo, the housekeeper, the man took the initiative to take off his bamboo hat, bowed slightly to Fu Bo, and handed over the door invitation.

Uncle Fu looked at the man in surprise, and read along the famous post:

"Eight hundred miles of the Minjiang River, the chief helmsman of the Cao Gang, Sun Mingyan and the head of the family, came to express condolences..."

Whoa!

As soon as Sun Mingyan's name was announced, no matter whether it was the guests who had already entered the door or the guests who were crowded at the door, they all exclaimed in amazement.

The person who came here was actually Sun Mingyan, the chief rudder of the Cao Gang who was in charge of the [-]-mile Minjiang River and had more than [-] people.

Today's Sun Mingyan, since taking care of the Cao Gang, has basically been in-depth and simple, and rarely shows up in the public.

How could anyone still remember this rogue leader who was in the south of the city back then.

This guy doesn't show up very often. Apart from pretending to be mysterious and low-key, another important reason is to strictly prevent assassination and put safety first.

There is no way, who made the current Cao Gang so powerful, not only controlling the [-]-mile Minjiang River, but also gradually getting involved in various water arteries in the central Sichuan area.

As long as the merchants traveling from south to north pass through the Minjiang River, as long as they are escorted by Cao Gang, who dare not pay customs duties.

Money touches people's hearts, so it's natural for Xiao Xiao to hide in the dark, coveting the wealth of Sun Mingyan and the Cao Gang with jealousy.

It's not very cold at high places, and you know whether it's warm or cold. This is also an important reason why Sun Mingyan lives reclusively.

Inside and outside the gate of the Guo Mansion are all well-known Longxi merchants and gentry who have business dealings with the Cao Gang.

Now that Sun Mingyan appeared at the gate of the Guo Mansion, how could it not cause an uproar.

What's more, those who are good at doing business, those who are good at making money, have already deceived them and established friendship with Sun Mingyan, in order to make business and smooth roads.

Sun Mingyan rushed into the yard to pay homage to the old grandpa in the mourning hall, hurriedly said a few perfunctory words, and then walked towards the inside.

While on the way, I also smiled wryly in my heart, you merchants who sneak into the eyes of money, if you don’t hug this big Buddha, Brother Guo, is there any use in making friends with my old grandson?It's really blind to gold and jade.

After Sun Mingyan left, within a short while, the doorway became orderly again, guests outside the door posted posts one after another, Uncle Fu continued to receive posts and roll their names...

After half a cup of tea, a few yamen servants squeezed into the alley, opened a small path, and shouted rather arrogantly:

"Retreat, everyone retreats, this county's Ming Mansion, the county magistrate is here!"

Hearing that all the adults of the County Zunming Mansion in this county have come to pay homage, how can everyone present not back away?One after another, they took the initiative to give way.

Unexpectedly, I haven't seen the deity of the county magistrate yet, but I heard a clear voice from a distance: