I have a backstage in Datang

She looked up at Gu Sanniang, her small face was full of admiration, and asked: "Sister Sanniang, you really speak like those officials who have studied, sister Sanniang, have you also studied like them?" ah?"

Gu Sanniang chuckled, stretched out her hand to pinch her little face, nodded and said, "Well, I've studied."

He paused for a while, his eyes seemed to be filled with memories, and his tone became more gentle, obviously recalling the happy times in the past, he murmured: "At that time, I was just like you when I was young. She was fifteen or sixteen years old, and she was a lively little girl. At that time, Gu...he was only five or six years old, and belonged to my little brother who followed me. Because the village was very poor, we dug wild vegetables everywhere. Although the day was very difficult, but At night, we will be happy, because Mrs. Gu will call us young people to her home, and then stare at us sternly to read and write together."

"At that time he was naughty, every time he read a book

Chapter 263 [Let's think of a way to get him married]

At this time in the city, the bell rang.

In ancient times, timekeeping was calculated by dividing a day into twelve hours with the method of dripping a copper pot. During the day, there would be watchmen, and at night, there would be watchmen. Some special means of telling the time will be made, which is for celebration and solemnity.

However, due to the different technical means, the time-telling methods of various government offices are not uniform. Some use giant drums, and some strike big bells. If the city is too poor to build bell towers and drum towers, then special time-telling celebrations will be performed manually...

For example, the yamen servants will ride fast horses and shout, shuttle back and forth in the streets and alleys, and in this way, tell the time to the people.

Why must tell the time?

Because the ancients attached great importance to festivals.

In Youzhou City tonight, a big bell is ringing. This is a big bronze bell weighing seven or eight hundred catties. The body of the bell is covered with green rust. It is said that this bell is from the Three Kingdoms period. The handed down product has been sitting in the north and has become the spiritual sustenance of the people. Whenever there is a festival, it is a celebration to ring it.

This copper bell is really big, and the sound is thick and heavy. In addition, it is midnight now, except for the whistling north wind, it can be said that everything is silent, so the melodious bells spread throughout the city, even far away outside the city. can be heard clearly.

……

"The bell is ringing!"

Someone looked up at the sky and reached out to catch a snowflake. He raised his palm and put it to his mouth, let out a breath of hot air to melt the snowflake, then turned around and went back to the house. Brother Dao, happy new year."

There were a few old Taoist priests sitting in the room, and each of them gave him a slap in the face, saying repeatedly: "Everything is good, everything is good, this year is good."

After returning the gifts one after another, I saw one of them exhaling slowly, and continued: "The most important thing is the New Year's Day for thousands of households on the day of one year's practice. According to our Taoist rules, there are several traditions to be done on the New Year's Day, such as relieving the suffering of the world. Cook some hot porridge and send it out, or send disciples to people's homes to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings, and send some greetings. Especially this year, we are in Youzhou City. The master here is a junior master of the Taoist sect in the world, so we need to work harder A few, just now is not in vain the great opportunity of the Dao Sect."

He paused while talking, and then said: "We didn't do these things to let the father of the little uncle see that we did it, but because we should do it. As for whether the exile would Satisfied, Pindao thinks that the old man is likely to be satisfied. Although the heart of banishment is extreme, he has the fraternity of immortals after all. It is his greatest love for this time to avoid the world for more than [-] years. Otherwise, once he is born, Immediately there will be annihilation."

The Taoist priests present nodded and obviously agreed with what he said.

Yuan Tiangang stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and said with a smile: "Poverty is a lonely family who has neither spare money nor time. I have to go back to Gu's village to serve him by my uncle's side, so I will not participate in this poverty alleviation event." Dao brothers, don’t blame me for being lazy..."

The Taoists shook their heads quickly, and everyone said solemnly: "This is the biggest thing. Who dares to say that you are lazy? On the day of the new year, everyone in the world is happy, and the families of the poor people care about a reunion, but the exiled immortals can only be alone. Lock yourself up. Although this is his fraternity, it is the sin of our Taoists, so Brother Yuan Dao, you should get up immediately and spend the new festival with the uncle of the immortal master. Don't let him be alone. It will be the biggest evil of our Taoist sect in the world."

Yuan Tiangang stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'm going to be poor."

As he spoke, he lifted his feet and went out without dragging his feet at all, but when he was about to step out of the door, he suddenly looked back at the people in the room and sighed: "Our little uncle, I feel very miserable recently..."

Everyone in the room was startled, and then looked thoughtfully.

Someone looked up into the night and said: "With the continuous release of Han women, there will be at least tens of thousands of people in the future. Almost all those poor women have been bullied. It is very difficult to find a good home. This matter should be the most difficult thing for that little master Gu."

Hundreds of thousands of Han women have returned, and it is impossible to keep them forever.

Women need a destination, and only with a destination can they live again.

However, who in this world dares to say that it can solve this matter?I'm afraid that even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty couldn't help hundreds of thousands of Han women find their husbands.

Yuan Tiangang sighed again, and said, "There is a Han woman who is the pain in Uncle Gu's heart..."

He suddenly stopped talking, as if he had reached the end of his point, suddenly exhaled a long stream of white air, and headed towards the distance against the wind and snow.

He wanted to rush back to his family village and stay by the side of the uncle of the exiled immortal master.

The rest of the Taoist priests looked at each other, suddenly shook their heads and smiled wryly at the same time, and said: "Difficult, difficult, difficult..."

……

"The bell is ringing!"

In another place, the same thing was said.

But seeing Zhaoning sighed softly, and slowly put down one of the delicate ears pinched in her hand, everyone around saw her look melancholy, Xiao Rou hurriedly came to her, and said cautiously: "Princess, maybe your husband was delayed by the wind and snow. That's why I missed my schedule and didn't arrive home when the bell rang."

Zhaoning shook his head, noncommittal.

She got up and walked to the door, looking far into the distance at the heavy snow, just at this moment, there were two figures at the gate, Zhao Ning was overjoyed at first, but then a little disappointed, because she saw that the two figures were not Gu Tianya , but her elder brother Li Jiancheng and retainer Ma Sanbao.

Li Jiancheng saw his sister standing at the door of the room from a distance, how could he not guess her mind with his shrewdness?The honest brother smiled helplessly, turned to Ma Sanbao and asked, "What do you think we should say?"

Ma Sanbao arched his hands, then turned around and slipped away, saying as he walked, "I'm just a retainer, and I'm not qualified to participate. The bell in the city is ringing, and the trilogy should also be sweet ears. I'll go to the front yard to see Take a look, and send them New Year's blessings on behalf of the head of the family."

Seeing how agile he was, Li Jiancheng couldn't help laughing and cursing, "You're a slippery head."

Ma Sanbao's helpless voice came from a distance, saying: "Is it okay if I don't slip away? If I don't slip away, I have to stay and let the princess vent her anger. Although the princess won't beat me up, she can't run away with a cold face."

Li Jiancheng chuckled.

He saw that Ma Sanbao had disappeared in a blink of an eye, so he could only go to the main room by himself. Due to the heavy snowstorm tonight, his shoulders were covered with snow, and a woman rushed out of the room, it was his. His wife Zheng Guanyin, Zheng Guanyin hurriedly helped him pat the snow, and said with pity: "I asked you to wear a cloak before going out, but you just refused to listen to me. If you are cold, go inside and warm yourself by the fire. "

Li Jiancheng still chuckled, waved his hands and said, "It's okay, I'm not frozen. You see, I didn't even cough, how can I look a little bit frozen?"

Zheng Guanyin was a little relieved, and only then did she think about other things. She pouted quietly, gestured to Zhaoning over there, and said in a low voice: "Everyone has already wrapped up Jiaoer, and I have been waiting for you to come back. Let's eat."

This remark uses the word "you", which obviously refers to not only Li Jiancheng.

The implication is self-explanatory, but to ask Gu Tianya why he didn't come back.

Li Jiancheng didn't laugh this time.

He walked up to Zhaoning, and suddenly reached out to caress Zhaoning's forehead, and said softly, "Sister, let's go back to the room and talk."

Zhaoning pursed his lips, turned around and walked back as if obedient, then stopped suddenly, looked at Li Jiancheng, and said, "Brother, when will he come back?"

Li Jiancheng had no choice but to stop, and sighed, "Don't you ask where he went?"

Zhaoning smiled softly, looked out at the snowstorm again, and said, "I don't blame him, because I know he's suffering. That Sanniang sister saved his life back then. If it wasn't for that sister's sacrifice , I am afraid that he would have died under the sword of the Turks long ago."

Li Jiancheng nodded slowly, and suddenly said solemnly: "He is going to see her tonight to accompany her, there should be no personal affair involved."

This was meant to appease my sister.

Unexpectedly, Zhaoning sighed suddenly, and said with distressed words: "What I'm worried about is precisely that he has no affair with her."

What he said was very convoluted, making people feel confused. Li Jiancheng was obviously taken aback, obviously unable to understand what his sister meant for a while.

But Zhaoning smiled and said: "If he has an affair with her, then things will be easier to handle. I am the main wife of the Gu family, and I am qualified to help my husband find concubines. If my husband and San Niang There is love between them, I just take Sanniang home to live. But you know, brother, I secretly went to Sanniang several times..."

Zhaoning stopped here, sighed and continued: "Every time I ask her, her answer is only to cry. If the tone of the question is a little stronger, she will show a kind of determination to die." demeanor. Therefore, I dare not continue to ask."

Li Jiancheng turned his head to look at the wind and snow outside, and after a long time, he said slowly, "As expected of a woman from Gu's Village, this Gu Sanniang has a strong character."

"No, not Ganglie!"

Zhaoning spoke suddenly, and said with sympathy: "She is not strong at all, but a woman's misery. Brother, you are not a woman, so you don't understand women's hearts. The reason why she is like this is because she has a world in her heart. It is precisely because she has the world in her heart that she is more and more afraid of others mentioning this matter..."

Li Jiancheng really didn't understand.

On the other hand, Zheng Guanyin sighed and said quietly: "A woman's body is dirty, she can still find a husband and marry someone, but she will never marry someone she likes, because that will shatter the last dream in her heart."

This time Li Jiancheng nodded and said slowly: "Understood!"

He raised his hand again, stroked his sister's forehead lightly, and said in a gentle voice: "You can think of so much, which shows how generous you are. Sister, you have grown up, and my elder brother suddenly realized that you are no longer the same as you were when you were young." The little girl who is acting like a spoiled child behind me. You are worthy of the title of Princess Pingyang, and you are worthy of the love and admiration of the common people. Looking at the countless women in ancient and modern times, you can really be ranked among the top three. Gu Tianya can marry you, He is definitely a blessing that has been cultivated in ten lifetimes."

Zhaoning forced a smile, still looking outside, murmured: "I don't know how he is now, if he will feel better. If Sister Sanniang still treats him coldly, he will feel even more miserable. "

"Forget about him, let's eat!"

Li Jiancheng suddenly laughed, and said: "The bell has rang three times. If you don't eat any more, you will miss the time. Hurry up and put your wrapped Jiaoer ears in the pot. Then call the children, and they will all keep watch tonight." Go to sleep. I am responsible for telling them stories and teaching them some principles of life..."

Zheng Guanyin next to him jokingly said, "Your storytelling skills are not as good as our brother-in-law's."

Li Jiancheng laughed again, and said: "If you can't compare with him, you can't compare with him. I didn't plan to compare him. Zhaoning, don't just stand there. Brother has a good idea about this matter. I vaguely thought of a solution." , you obediently go and cook Jiaoer with everyone, if the elder brother is happy to eat, I will teach you this method."

Zhaoning was startled for a moment, then became anxious, and subconsciously said: "I have thought of all the ways I can think of, but Tianya himself is very resistant to some ways. For example, I asked him to use force, but he became furious. On that day, he was unprecedented. The anger is soaring..."

Li Jiancheng let out a breath slowly, and said slowly: "I have to say, using force is a good way, if this method is used skillfully, at least it can make that Gu Sanniang irresistible, but my sister, your method You're so stupid. You only think about solving Gu Sanniang's resistance, but you forget that your own man is also a tough person. If he refuses to do something, ten cows can't pull it..."

Zhaoning pursed her lips and said, "That's why I said that I have thought of every possible solution."

"No, there's one more you didn't think of."

With a thick smile on his face, Li Jiancheng suddenly said with deep meaning: "Brother-in-law is good at everything, but you haven't noticed a little weakness. He can't help but want to find a burden for himself, and then put the burden on him." I can't straighten myself with the weight on my shoulders. Brother, I used to be this kind of person, so I can best find his weakness, such as the return of Han women, what should I do with the destination of hundreds of thousands of women?"

"When this matter is discussed in other people's mouths, maybe there is only one or two sighs of regret. But my brother-in-law is different. He has long regarded the fate of Han women as a heavy burden on his shoulders."

"However, almost every one of those poor women who had a miserable life experience has been abused by the Turkic people. If they want to marry, the first thing they need to solve is the misunderstanding of the world."

"We Han people are good at everything, but it's not good to take women's chastity too seriously. This is the biggest problem for Han women. If you want to solve their fate, you must first solve it."

Chapter 264 [Zhaoning is Zhaoning, as tough as ever]

"The bell is ringing!"

At this time, in the camp of Han women, Gu Tianya also said something with a smile.

Things in the world are sometimes so coincidental.

When the huge bronze bell in the city rang, many people subconsciously said the same sentence, and used this sentence as an introduction to draw out what they really wanted to say.

Gu Tianya seemed to be doing the same.

He listened to the bell, turned his head to look at the busy men and women in the room, and jokingly said: "Look, you are in a hurry. Obviously I told you to pay attention in advance, but one or two of you all It’s like pretending not to hear it like the wind in your ears. Now it’s all right, the time is delayed, and the bell outside keeps ringing, but what about the dumplings you promised me to eat? They haven’t been brought yet..."

He intentionally joked like this, and the men and women became more and more flustered. Some people picked up spoons and wanted to stir them into the pot, and some squatted beside the stove and puffed up their cheeks and blew vigorously. It wasn't until Gu Tianya laughed loudly that everyone suddenly understood that they had been caught again. Gu Tianya was amused.

"My lord, how can you do this!" The youngest Han girl stomped her feet, and there was a hint of coquettishness on her face.

As for those older men and women, most of them are cautious, they don't dare to be like the little man woman, they just look at the little man woman with envy.

Dare to act like a baby with others, sometimes it is a kind of happiness.

Gu Tianya laughed again, pointed at the little girl and asked, "What's wrong with me? Can't you just be joking? It's so cold tonight, I've been walking in the heavy snow for so long, but when I knocked on your bell The door, how did you treat me when you asked to enter the house to celebrate the new year with everyone? You let me stand at the door for a long time. I was shivering from the cold, and my toes were a little numb..."

The little girl suddenly opened her mouth delicately, and hurriedly defended: "We were just stunned at that time, we couldn't believe that you would come, that's why, that's why we couldn't react for a long time."

"Then I don't care?"

Gu Tianya deliberately argued with her, saying: "Anyway, I was very cold at that time, I must find a chance to let it go."

The little girl was obviously taken aback, and subconsciously said: "Are you so vengeful?"

Gu Tianya laughed again, and continued to argue with her: "That's how I hold grudges, and I will hold grudges with you every day from now on."

The little girl was startled.

For a long while I didn't know how to reply.

She had a vague feeling that things shouldn't be like this, but she couldn't figure out why it shouldn't be like this. She opened her round eyes and looked hard at Gu Tianya's face, but unfortunately she couldn't see anything after looking at it for a long time, she could only be discouraged He muttered in a low voice, and said weakly: "So this is a man..."

puff!

The men and women in the room finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

A middle-aged woman walked up to the little girl, stretched out her hand and gently pulled the little girl aside, and said in a low voice, "Fourth girl, don't be stupid, the nobleman is teasing you on purpose, you should be glad that he can tease you. This is a kind of happiness, my aunt is very envious of you..."

The little girl stared blankly, looked at the middle-aged woman with puzzled eyes, and said blankly, "Why?"

The middle-aged woman gently stroked the hair on her forehead, and said in a gentle voice: "Didn't you notice that the nobleman speaks to you in such a friendly tone, you are only focused on arguing with him, and you don't notice his tone at all?" You are spoiled here, but we are listening, but we know that you, a little girl, are going to have a lot of luck."

"Am I going to be lucky?"

The little girl blinked stupidly.

The middle-aged woman helped her straighten her hair, woke her up softly, and said, "The tone in which the nobleman spoke to you just now is a kind of pampering from a brother to his sister. He said that he would hold grudges with you every day, which sounds like a bad thing, but You little fellow, think about it carefully, how can the nobleman really hold grudges with you, a little girl every day? He deliberately frightened you, but his frightening is a precious protection for you!"

The little man girl obviously didn't understand, and continued to blink stupidly.

The middle-aged woman hugged her into her arms, and whispered softly: "He said he would hold grudges with you every day, but it is impossible for him to hold grudges with you every day, but once outsiders know what the nobleman said, those People will think that the nobleman has already remembered you as a little girl in his heart. No matter ten years or 20 years later, even if the nobleman himself has forgotten you, those who want to please him will not forget. You are here to build a relationship with the nobleman."

The middle-aged woman paused here, and sighed softly: "So, it is a protection given to you by the nobleman. Maybe for him, he only wants to tease you because he sees that you are a cute little girl. But for a little girl like you, one of his jokes is enough to change your life. Girl, this is called the backstage."

The little girl stared at Gu Tianya in a daze, and it took a long time before she said stupidly, "One of his jokes protects my whole life..."

The middle-aged woman nodded solemnly, and said enviously: "No one will dare to bully you in the future."

The little girl was startled again, and suddenly subconsciously said: "Don't the Turkic people dare?"

This time it was the middle-aged woman's turn to be stunned.

She wasn't sure how to answer that question.

But at this time, Gu Tianya's gentle voice came over, and he said with a smile: "Girl, don't worry. Brother, I have no other courage, but I am very courageous when dealing with Turkic people. Half a month ago, I just led people to massacre a Turkic tribe, leaving no chickens or dogs, not even cattle and sheep... Do you know the name of that Turkic tribe? The name of that tribe is the 'Tashilagan' tribe."

Tashi Lagan?