Ye Jianqiu

After seeing the two military masters, someone whispered: "Isn't this the military master of the inspection department? Why did you come to the market?"

"Could it be that we are investigating smuggling? I heard that the Chi country and our Qingluan country are particularly powerful in smuggling!"

"Illegal salt, cotton, linen, silk, medicinal materials, wood... especially horses, a good horse costs thousands of taels of silver! Qingyang Town lacks everything! The silver has been earned by these smugglers!"

"I heard that the inspection department has good products, but you can only get them if you have a relationship."

"Don't talk nonsense, be careful to let them hear..."

It is said that the inspector inspects smuggling and smuggling, and the oil and water are amazing, and all of them are in short supply. Unfortunately, these vendors have no chance to cooperate with the legion. I heard that those good products were sold to Mianzhou by well-connected merchants. , Earned a lot of money!All the vendors were discussing in low voices, and they all looked enviously at the two military masters passing by.

I saw a majestic young boy with pink face sitting on the most conspicuous big black horse. The young sergeant wore a felt hat with a wide brim and a red tassel on the top of the hat. He was wearing a black riding suit and a long saber on his waist. Carrying a bow and arrow, pinning a quiver, an iron mirror on the chest, and wearing high-soled boots made of animal skin.He was talking to the middle-aged man who was walking side by side: "Uncle Jin, wouldn't it be good for eldest brother to live in the government office? Why do you have to buy a big house?"

"Chaoge doesn't know. Junzhi is a dutiful son. When bringing the old lady back from Linyue City in Kyoto, she will bring some female relatives with her. How can she let her old man live with a bunch of brats from our inspection department?" Together? And almost all the big families in Qingyang Town were gone a few years ago, leaving some big and useless houses empty, and it didn’t cost much to buy them, so that the old lady could live comfortably. Maybe, this time, the old lady Come back, Junzhi will get married soon, so this mansion must be bought."

Uncle Jin who was speaking was riding a fancy horse, with a silk scarf on his head, a dark purple war robe, and a Longquan sword on his waist. As the weather was turning hot, Jin Bo opened his neckline, exposing his bronzed and firm chest.

The Junzhi that Uncle Jin was talking about was Situ Jin, the envoy of the Inspection Department of Qingyang Town. Although Uncle Jin was older than Situ Jin, his rank was only an adjutant of the Inspection Department.He has been with Situ Jin for many years, and no matter what he does, the two of them will go out together and never leave the weight.Because of his mature appearance and steady personality, some people always regard him as the inspection history and Situ Jin as an adjutant.

Both Chao Ge and Situ Jin called him Uncle Jin, not because he was old, but because Uncle Jin himself was called by that name, so Uncle Jin took advantage of others because of his name. Parents who know what to think.

Hearing Uncle Jin's words, Chaoge's face beamed with joy: "So, I'm about to have a sister-in-law too?"

"Yes, the letter sent by the old lady a few days ago urged this matter, and Junzhi was also very distressed. Since he stayed in Qingyang Town and would not return to Linyue City, the old lady wanted him to hurry up and give the important event of life to him. Done, hug your grandson early."

Chao Ge said again: "Since this is the case, we must choose people to serve the old lady well, but I am not very good at choosing servants, how can I choose servants?"

Uncle Jin smiled wryly: "I don't really understand, it's just a matter of course. If their mother and son live in the inspection department, it's okay to say that with brothers like you and me taking care of them, they won't be hungry for three meals a day. But when they return to the manor Here, no matter what, there must be someone who cooks."

"Alright then! Find someone who can cook!"

While speaking, the two came to the population stall. Many people watched the two military masters, not knowing what their plans were, and dared not rush forward to greet them.

Sister Hong's sharp eyes saw the eyes of the two officials looking at these "goods" from time to time, so she stepped forward to say hello: "You two military lords, do you want to pick someone? I have a clever here, I don't know if it suits the military lords." eyes."

After finishing speaking, he pushed Ye Jianqiu, who was squatting on the ground, and another boy, in front of the two horses. The two big horses snorted, squeaked and raised their front hooves high. Ye Jianqiu was really startled.

Ye Jianqiu regained his composure, stretched out his hand to hold the rein on the horse's head, and patted the black horse to comfort him. The black horse with a white spot on its cheek soon settled down.

Chao Ge couldn't help smiling and said to Uncle Jin, "This kid is quite courageous, I think he can do it."

Uncle Jin also nodded: "He is courageous, but he is too thin. The servants in this mansion can't buy a few, so there will be a lot of work. He doesn't know if he can do it."

Ye Jianqiu has a good impression of the sergeants on the battlefield, and the outfit of this young sergeant wearing a hat is very similar to the young general in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which makes people's eyes shine.So he stepped forward and patted his thin chest and recommended himself: "I can do everything, cooking and laundry, planting vegetables and raising horses, mending and making shoes is no problem! After you buy me and go back, one person can serve ten people. The mansion will definitely save a lot of money!"

Chaoge said with satisfaction: "That's him!"

Uncle Jin also nodded, and Sister Hong also stepped forward to sell: "You two military masters, buy these two boys, they will be closed soon, it's cheap!"

"how much is it?"

"It's not expensive, it costs five hanging coins for two people!"

Uncle Jin said to Chaoge, "Chaoge, take the money!"

Chaoge threw the money bag on her body to Sister Hong, who happily opened the bag and changed her face: "Master Jun, you made a mistake, it's only three hanging coins!"

Chao Ge ignored it, and said to Ye Jianqiu, "Get on the horse!"

The red sister-in-law refused, and tightly pulled the horse's rein: "Master, you can't make Xiaomin lose money, can you? Little girl, I worked hard to bring people here from the countryside. I didn't drink a sip of water, I didn't swallow a piece of pancake, and all the money I earned was lost." It's blood and sweat!"

Chaoge pulled out the shiny long saber from his waist with a swish, and said coldly to Sister Hong: "Let go!"

Sister Hong let go of her hand in fright, tears of grievance fell down.

Chao Ge sneered: "These two people look like they were picked up by others! Do you think I don't know the goods?! Doing business makes money, these two people are worth the price!"

Sister Hong immediately stopped her tears and said with a sneer: "Where is that, just now my sister was joking, next time the little brother will come to take care of the eldest sister's business!"

Chao Ge snorted coldly, and said to Ye Jianqiu: "Not on the horse yet!"

Ye Jianqiu grabbed the saddle and turned over, quickly got on the horse's back, excitedly hugging the leather belt on Chaoge's waist, Chaoge's expression darkened: "Let go, it's hot!"

Seeing the long knife dangling towards the singer, Ye Jianqiu immediately let go.

The big man on the side couldn't sit still any longer, seeing that Mrs. Hong had sold out her "goods" and was about to close the stall, he also stepped forward to curry favor: "You two military lords, here is a cheap one. You can just give me any money, and he will do it." Carpenter work, and don't eat much, although he is older, but in good health! Look at these arms and legs, they are lean and strong!"

After speaking, he pulled the old man over. The old man was carrying a bag in his hand, and the plane, saw, ink cartridges and other things in it fell all over the floor. He coughed and bent over to pick it up.

Uncle Jin laughed and said, "That's good. The mansion just needs a carpenter. Later, let him be a porter, make furniture, pick out horse dung and so on!"

After selling the carpenter for a low price, the man happily took a sling of money from Uncle Jin and closed the stall. The boy who was with Ye Jianqiu was afraid when he saw the horse, and he climbed up a few times tremblingly but failed to get up. .

Impatient, Chaoge stretched out his hand and pulled him up, letting him sit behind Ye Jianqiu.

Seeing his pale face, Ye Jianqiu turned her head and whispered to him: "Don't be afraid, riding on a horse will be fun, just hold on to me."

When Chaoge heard Ye Jianqiu's bragging about being a hero, he secretly laughed, trying to be brave?Then let you have a good time!

"Uncle Jin, I'll go first!"

"it is good!"

Chao Ge pulled the rein: "Go!"

Hearing the order, the black horse raised its hooves and barked a few times, then ran wildly in the crowd. Suddenly, the market was full of sand and dust, chickens and dogs jumped, fallen leaves flew around, and even the birds on the branches "boomed." "All flew away with a sound.

The panicked beasts began to make "uh-uh-" sounds like hiccups, and they kept circling the poplar tree. The cattle, sheep, donkeys, mules, pigs and other livestock were too frightened to hold back. A few hares jumped out of the cage. It jumped out, and the vendors jumped up and chased after it!The animals that couldn't run were tied with ropes and spun around the poplar tree in a hurry. A donkey began to roll on the ground, and a group of chickens, ducks and geese screamed and flapped their wings. Suddenly, there were several broken eggs on the sand. Floating messy feathers!

Ye Jianqiu jumped forward and hugged Chao Ge, he let go of his hands in fright and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

After another bump, he jumped up hard again, and hit his nose heavily on Chaoge's hard back. His tears were so sour that he had to hold on to Chaoge's waist tightly: "I'm sorry, this time is on purpose."

They rode fierce horses, braced against the sun, and soon came to a big green brick house.

Chaoge stopped his horse, turned his head and said to his back: "Come down!"

The boy sitting at the back had a pale face, his legs were limp and trembling. It was his first time riding a horse at such a young age. He was so frightened that he almost peed his pants!

Feeling that the people behind him did not move, Chaoge impatiently said, "Are you deaf?!"

Ye Jianqiu had no choice but to slip down from between the two, and then helped the tear-stained boy down, comforting him: "It's all right, it's all right, isn't it home?"

The boy's eyes were red, and he hiccupped and whispered aggrievedly: "Brother, I want to vomit..."

"Be patient for a while, and I will give you some water later."

"Yup."

Chaoge got off his horse and took out the key, opened the door, led the horse and walked in.

Ye Jianqiu supported the boy and followed Chaoge closely, he asked softly: "We will work together from now on, what's your name? Let's get to know each other."

"Aren't you big brother? We are all from Xitu'er Village, and I am Ye Xiaoxi!"

Ye Jianqiu rubbed his nose helplessly and said, "I was ill for a few days a few days ago, and I can't remember some things. I named myself Ye Jianqiu. From now on, please call me Jianqiu."

"Yeah, brother Jianqiu, your words have changed, too. It's a bit of a rhetoric..."

Ye Jianqiu laughed dryly twice.

After the two of them followed Chao Ge to the empty and desolate mansion, Chao Ge said: "You guys start cleaning now, and I'll come to inspect the work tonight."

After finishing speaking, Chaoge rode on the big black horse and left.

Ye Jianqiu and Ye Xiaoxi were the only two people staring at each other in the empty courtyard. This military master is simple and straightforward in his work!