The return of the son-in-law

Guo Zhanan was the general judge appointed by the emperor this time. In Xuzhou, it can be said that one person is less than one person and more than ten thousand. There is another one above him, that is, the prefect of Xuzhou.

It is precisely because of this that Guo Zhan'an can't take Huo Yu to live behind the government office in Xuzhou this time, and because of a sudden incident, Guo Zhan'an and his party can only temporarily stay in the post station, and wait until the next day to live in the residence specially allocated by the court for officials. in the house.

It's just that Guo Zhan'an didn't take a long break, and the clerk in the post station came to him, saying that Zhizhou Shi Guogan sent someone to look for him to discuss matters.

Guo Zhan'an could only dress neatly again and go outside to meet the man.

The other party’s surname is Wang, Wang Jiusan. When he saw Guo Zhan’an, he greeted him enthusiastically: “Master Guo is here. My lord specially sent me here to apologize to him. The house that was originally planned for him has not been cleaned, so I have to be wronged.” My lord will stay in the station for a few more days. When the house is cleaned up, my lord will come to the house to make amends in person."

Of course, Guo Zhanan didn't believe it. He received the imperial decree in Tonghua County more than 20 days ago. According to the rules, the dispatch document would be sent from the Ministry of Officials in Beijing at the same time, and sent to the place where he worked, that is, Xuzhou.

No matter how bad it is, even if something goes wrong, Xuzhou's original judge was dismissed and taken to the capital for trial, the magistrate should know that a new judge will come to Xuzhou soon, why not prepare in advance?

forget?

Guo Zhanan didn't believe it.

I'm afraid this is giving Guo Zhan'an a bad start!

A strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake, Guo Zhan'an didn't want to have a conflict with his own Shangfeng on the first day he arrived in Xuzhou, so he said: "This has nothing to do with adults, and I would like to trouble you to give me a word to your adults. There is no need to come to the door to apologize, but I will take up the post tomorrow, and if you have important matters to discuss in the future, you can come to the station to find me."

Wang Jiusan's expression changed, and he asked his family to come to the station to look for him. Didn't he tell everyone that the new Tong San had no place to live and could only live pitifully in the station?

Originally, Shi Guogan, the magistrate of Xuzhou, expected that Guo Zhanan, a Tanhualang, would have a good face, and he would not let others know about the embarrassing things about living in the post station.Unexpectedly, instead of hiding it, Guo Zhan'an made it clear that everyone in Xuzhou would know that the new judge could only live in the inn.

In fact, Shi Guogan has a good face, so all scholars in the world are like him. Everything must be glamorous, even if the lining has long been dilapidated, it must not be known to others.Unexpectedly, Guo Zhanan was a master who played cards unreasonably. He didn't pay attention to his little tricks at all. Instead, he gave Shi Guogan an embarrassment——The new general judge can only live in the post station. Was it deliberate, or was it lax and let the subordinates neglect the new judge?

But Wang Jiusan had already spoken, if he said that the house had already been prepared and was waiting for Guo Zhanan to move in, wouldn't it be a bold face?

Therefore, Wang Jiusan could only say with a half-smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Tongju, I will definitely tell Mr. Zhizhou to let him live in the house as soon as possible."

Guo Zhan'an smiled naturally: "I'm sorry."

Inside, Huo Yu was sitting on his knees among a pile of boxes, checking if there was anything missing.Seeing Guo Zhanan coming in, he got up and said, "Brother, where should I put these things tomorrow? Also, where should I put those rewarded by the emperor? And those rice, vegetables and fruits, I have to buy them tomorrow."

Guo Zhan'an beckoned for Huo Yu to come over: "Don't worry, we have to stay in the station for a few more days."

Huo Yu frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Guo Zhanan said nonchalantly: "The house that was originally prepared for me hasn't been cleaned up yet. We'll just live in the inn for a few days, and we'll just eat enough."

Huo Yu was taught by Guo Zhan'an for a few months, and guessed Shi Guogan's purpose, and immediately said angrily: "This Zhizhou lord is so imposing! He actually let my brother live and work in the post!"

"Why are you angry? I'm not angry yet." Guo Zhan'an stretched out his finger and tapped Huo Yu's nose, and said, "Besides, even if he asks me to move in, I won't agree."

Huo Yu was stunned: "Why? Then we have been living in the station?"

Guo Zhan'an said with a smile: "Why do you live in the post all the time? What kind of rumors do you say? During the past few months in the northwest of the third prince, Shi Guogan didn't trip him overtly or secretly. He's just a magistrate, but he dared to bully him. When it comes to the prince, he is the only one, how can he have such courage?"

Huo Yu knew everything, and said worriedly: "If this person belongs to the Fourth Prince, wouldn't my brother be in danger? No wonder my brother doesn't live in the mansion he prepared. Who knows how many ways there are waiting for my brother! I'll go I heard for the first time that this person has been a magistrate in Xuzhou for five years, and his foundation is very deep, and my brother doesn't even have a helper here, so it's too dangerous!"

Guo Zhanan said again: "Don't worry, I'm not alone in Xuzhou, and you are there, aren't you?"

Huo Yu's heart trembled, as if honey was about to ooze out, he quickly shook his head and said, "I'm not much of a helper, but I can still protect my brother from disaster."

Guo Zhan'an couldn't help thinking of the sword that Huo Yu blocked for him in Cangshan Mountain, put away his smile, and said in a lecture: "I can't say such things in the future, I recognize you as my righteous brother, I don't want you to block the sword for me! I'm still counting on you to grow up quickly, and the two of us, brothers, will make a career out of it."

Does this mean to be with yourself all the time?

Huo Yu panicked, his whole body seemed numb, he stared at Guo Zhanan intently, wishing he could cut open his chest immediately and show Guo Zhanan his heart: "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely be with you. "

The two chatted again, and discussed how to arrange the people they brought after they moved into another house, and what kind of servants and maids they wanted to buy.

After all, Huo Yu was still young, and he was getting sleepy gradually due to the exhaustion of traveling around.And because Huo Yu was abandoned in a snowy day, and he suffered from insufficiency since he was a child, Guo Zhanan usually paid attention to Huo Yu's work and rest, so he led Huo Yu back to the next room and called Jia Huan to guard this room.

The number of rooms in the post station is limited, and Guo Zhanan and Huo Yu can only sleep in one room.Fortunately, this room is not small, and Huo Yu sleeps on the beauty couch outside.The beauty's couch was originally covered with thick cushions, but Huo Yu thought to himself, who sleeps on cushions this summer?I decided to put the cushion away on my own initiative.

Guo Zhan'an had never been to the northwest, but when he came out of the next room, he felt that the night here was too cold.He asked Huo Yu to lean on the beauty couch first, but the latter had already fallen asleep, so Guo Zhan'an had to find a cushion by himself.In the end, he searched around in the room, but he didn't see Huo Yu's put away cushion.

Guo Zhanan was worried about letting Huo Yu sleep outside alone. He was already unwell due to running all the way, so what if he caught a cold again?

Although Guo Zhan'an is not used to sleeping with other people, but now he can't care about it anymore. He can only carry Huo Yu into the inner room, take off his shoes and socks and put him on the bed, and help him take off all the outer clothes and pants, leaving only the inside I used a middle coat, and covered the quilt for others, while I slept on the outer side.

When Huo Yu woke up the next day, Guo Zhanan was no longer there.He was surprised to find that he was actually sleeping on the bed inside - he was so sleepy yesterday, he fell asleep as soon as he got on the beauty couch.He only remembered that Guo Zhanan led him into the room, and he didn't know anything after that.

Where is my brother?Could it be that Zhizhou came to find fault?

Thinking of this, Huo Yu hurriedly got out of bed, dressed neatly, without the help of others, fetched a basin of water to wash himself, and hurried outside to find Guo Zhanan.

He walked too hastily, accidentally bumped into Fuquan at the corner.

Fuquan groaned, seeing that it was Huo Yu, he hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, did you hurt?"

Huo Yu shook his head, why is he so delicate?

"Fuquan, where's your brother?"

Seeing that he was in a hurry, Fu Quan thought that he had something important to do, and said, "The young master took Jia Huan out early in the morning. Before the young master left, the young master also explained that it is rare to have to hurry today. The second young master should eat more food and chew carefully. Swallow slowly."

How could Huo Yu be in the mood for breakfast at this time?He was afraid that Guo Zhan'an was looking for Zhizhou, but Zhizhou is a local snake here, and his brother might be at a disadvantage. How could he still have breakfast here in a leisurely manner?

"Where is the government office of Xuzhou Zhizhou? I'll go find my brother."

Fuquan shook his head and said, "Second young master, I don't even know. How about I go ask you?"

Huo Yu thought it would be a waste of time to ask Fuquan to ask him back and tell him, so he said, "No need, I'll ask myself." After saying that, he ran away.

Fuquan naturally refused to let Huo Yu run out without breakfast, Guo Zhanan had told him before leaving that Huo Yu must eat more.Huo Yu was the youngest, and he took care of Guo Zhanan's food and daily life in person, even if Guo Zhanan scolded him twice, he would not give up. He was the most exhausted among them.

By the time Fuquan caught up with Huo Yu, the latter had already inquired the address of Zhizhou's government office from the post station officials, and was about to run out!

As a result, he ran into someone head-on without taking two steps.

"Brother?" Huo Yu didn't care to rub his forehead, first looked Guo Zhan'an up and down, and made sure that Guo Zhan'an was not at a disadvantage, so he felt relieved.

Guo Zhan'an walked in and flicked Huo Yu's forehead with his hand: "What are you in such a hurry early in the morning?"

It’s okay not to mention it, but as soon as this was mentioned, Huo Yu thought of his "business" and said, "Where did brother go early in the morning? Did that Zhizhou bully others? Brother didn't suffer, did he?"

Guo Zhan'an was confused when he heard this: "Who is going to see Zhizhou? Come on, let me introduce someone for you. This is my good friend in the capital. He can be regarded as a distant relative. He is also the third prince's companion, Jiang Yannian."

Only then did Huo Yu notice that Guo Zhan'an was followed by another person.

This person is about the same age and height as Guo Zhan'an, and his physique is a bit stronger than Guo Zhan'an's, but roughly speaking, there is not much difference between the two.

At this time, Jiang Yannian was looking at Huo Yu with great interest, and when he saw Huo Yu's gaze turned to himself, he winked at Huo Yu and said, "Cousin, I seem to have seen you somewhere."

Guo Zhan'an laughed and scolded: "Don't come here to seek relatives. This is my brother-in-law in Tonghua County. It's the first time I have left Tonghua County in such a big life. Have you seen it? Where have you seen it?"

"I can't remember," Jiang Yannian was used to getting along with Guo Zhan'an, and he continued as he walked, "There are so many people in the world, they probably have similar facial features."

Thinking of Huo Yu's life experience, Guo Zhanan asked, "Whose eyebrows?"

"Can't remember."

The three of them entered the room, Fuquan tactfully went down to make breakfast, Jiang Yannian was not polite, sat down directly, looked at Huo Yu with great interest, and said, "Since you are my cousin's foster brother, call me brother too. Listen."

Huo Yu was at a loss, he didn't know whether to listen to him, so he turned his attention to Guo Zhan'an.

Guo Zhan'an smiled and pushed Jiang Yannian: "Don't scare my brother-in-law, he's still young."

Jiang Yannian turned to look at Guo Zhan'an: "I've never seen you defend someone like this before, how could I scare him? It's not a bad thing for him to have another brother, good brother, don't you think so?"

If it was someone else, most of them would agree with the situation, or tactfully refuse, but Huo Yu was stubborn and said solemnly: "I am brother's brother-in-law, not your brother-in-law."

Jiang Yannian was taken aback for a moment, then he slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "You are really interesting, brother-in-law."

Huo Yu only thought that he had embarrassed Guo Zhan'an, and when he heard Jiang Yannian's laughter, his face turned red, and he wished there was a hole in the ground to get into.

Fortunately, Guo Zhanan said in time: "What are you laughing at? My adopted brother is good, you don't know yet. If you tease him again, I'll have someone beat you out immediately."

Only then did Jiang Yannian forcefully stop his laughter: "Don't, you kicked me out, where do you live?"

Hearing this, Huo Yu looked at Jiang Yannian curiously.

Jiang Yannian blinked at him and said, "Your brother is too thoughtful. He asked me to buy a house for him long ago, and I didn't tell you."