"These little beasts have become so public in just a few days. They are just serving as their officials and enjoying their blessings. Why are they bothering me?"
Wiping away her tears, Mrs. Chen complained to her third son-in-law, which made Li Po very embarrassed.
Except for Li Bi, who was brought by Li Jing, the children of Li Jing's family have all lived in Chang'an for many years. Li Jing has been away all year round, so it is naturally Chen who raises his children.
Although Mr. Chen was extremely sensible, he was very poor at educating his children. His sons did not inherit much of the knowledge and talent of their grandfather, but their ambition to be an official was no worse than that of their father.
The son-in-law married by the two daughters doesn't look very good now. He went to his father-in-law's house to kill chickens. The reason was that he wanted to kill all the living creatures in this house so as to force the Chen family to move to a new home.
That is to say, Li Jing went out to serve as an official again, otherwise they would not dare to do this even if they were too brave.
Mrs. Chen was really angry now. She had raised chickens at home for many years, and it was these chickens that allowed Li Jing and his wife to go through the most difficult days. They were so deeply in love that they refused to kill them for meat.
It's good now that her son-in-law killed several of them. Needless to say, Mrs. Chen felt distressed. Seeing her third son-in-law, she found her backbone.
First, she scolded her husband for forgetting about the pain after the scar healed, and then he went to work as an official. He didn’t know when he would be able to see her again, which made people worried.
Then there were a few incompetent little beasts who dared to come to bully their mother, but they were afraid that they would say too much and be cruel, causing the third son-in-law to kill his son-in-law in a rage. Under the entanglement, tears flowed down his face.
Falling down in series.
As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. Li Po really couldn't kill his brother-in-law, but seeing his unlucky look made him really angry.
Who the hell could come up with such a bad idea and come to my father-in-law's door to drive dogs and kill chickens? It's really embarrassing.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, was old and cunning, and had long since disappeared. Only Luo Shixin stood there, like a door god. Li Po clenched his fist and waved it twice, then tilted his head and looked at his brother-in-law.
Luo Shi understood with confidence, grabbed the opponent, and punched him. It was really a fist as big as a clay pot. After a few punches, the opponent screamed in agony, which was far worse than Cheng Zhijie.
Mrs. Chen didn't stop her, but her second daughter was already begging her again and again.
Li Po stopped Luo Shixin, fearing that if he hit him a few more times, he would be beaten to death. Death to an individual was nothing, but he didn't want to be exposed to this fishy smell.
After waving his hand and letting everyone go out, Li Po also sighed secretly. He had heard that his mother-in-law was very good at cooking, so he happened to come here to ask for a meal and get close to his mother-in-law.
Moreover, the Chen family was extremely virtuous and suffered a lot from being followed by her erratic father-in-law. Now that Li Jing was sent out of the capital by him, he felt very sorry for her and came to visit him in person to see if he could make up for it.
Actually, as long as Li Bi is here, there is nothing to worry about here, but now it seems that these household chores are really a headache, and I can't blame Li Bi for not wanting to come back to see his sisters and brothers.
When there were only two people left, Li Po spoke, "The teacher is not here, so I can't say much about things at home... Besides, they don't look like rebellious people, they are just utilitarian.
As far as I'm concerned, I'd rather advise my mother-in-law to move to a new house as soon as possible. My teacher is now General Zuo Houwei and the Minister of War in Central Shu. If my mother-in-law is still living in a shabby house, it would be unseemly for outsiders to hear that, but they might also accuse me.
How about being with Sanniang, do you think this is true?"
Mrs. Chen was wronged and furious, but with the emperor personally coming to persuade her, it was hard to lose her temper. In addition, the third son-in-law did not show off the power of the emperor, but just reasoned with her, so her anger quickly dissipated.
Then... there was panic. There was a queen in their family, and the emperor came alive in front of them. They should really be panic.
"It's not that I'm angry with you. I'm just bullied by someone who just left the capital. They're all close relatives. It's really heartbreaking. Alas, what can I do if I move to a new house? Can I avoid them?"
After saying that, he smiled, but his eyes were still red, and stood up and bowed, "It's very rude for us to bother you with trivial matters for the first time, Your Majesty. It's almost noon. Can You, Your Majesty, stay for dinner?"
Although things are indeed a bit annoying, Li Po has a very good impression of this mother-in-law. After discussing private matters, he immediately behaves like a monarch and a minister. She is polite and courteous, which is very extraordinary. However, she is not as good as the children he raised.
Where's the girl?
Hearing this, he smiled and said: "I am indeed a little hungry, so I have to help my mother-in-law. People outside don't have to worry about it. Just let them do any rough work."
Ms. Chen also cheered up. She had heard from her daughter that the emperor's son-in-law was very naughty. He could be fooled by other things, but he was very particular about his diet. If he didn't eat well, he would lose his temper.
But it’s strange. The things Sanniang made can only be fed to dogs. How did you fool people? Did you rely on fists and kicks?
She didn't know that her son-in-law was a cook himself and had cooked for her three wives many times. In the early years, some people said that Li Po was rich because of his wife's family, which was not wrong.
The simple meal of Li Jing's family is different from the Qingsi Yin prepared by Empress Xiao. It is a real home-cooked dish. It happened that a few chickens were murdered and stewed, and they were divided among the guards outside. It was regarded as a gift.
My stomach feels flat.
To be honest, Chen's cooking tastes really good. Li Po tasted it and gave it a big thumbs up. It's a pity that he can't come here to eat it often. When he moves to a new house, I guess you won't be able to cook for him anymore.
It doesn't work.
The only thing that was a bit annoying was that the person accompanying him to dinner was his brother-in-law, who looked so frightened that Li Po wanted to go up and beat him up again.
After the meal, Mrs. Chen appeared again and chatted with Li Po for a while. Li Po's ability was beyond question, and as he spoke, Mr. Chen lost his guard and started talking about what was in his heart.
Li Jing was an official abroad, and she raised her children in the capital. Li Jing's brothers did not have much contact with each other. Life was very difficult many times, and she did not dare to tell her husband.
My natal family is more helpful, but not many members of the Chen family are officials in the capital, and their ancestral home is also in Henan, so they can't take care of her carefully.
When the Li Jing brothers divided their property, they were only allocated two mansions. Needless to say, Li Yaowang was mean to his brothers. Both mansions were also quietly sold by the Chen family in those years...
After hearing this, Li Po also sighed with Chen. Li Jing was indeed unlucky, and even affected his wife and children, but compared to most people in the world, he was still much stronger.
The wealthy family lived in Chang'an and were not affected much by the wars in the late Sui Dynasty.
If you look at the people in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, or even Mayi and Yanmen, what does Li's suffering mean?
From the six years since Daye went south to now, Li Po has seen too many tragedies and gone through too many mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How could this move him? It was just a perfunctory way to give Chen a face.
Just a moment.
After coming out of Li Jing's home, Li Po only had one sentence in his mind: Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite, Empress Xiao has Empress Xiao's worries, Li Jing has Li Jing's difficulties, how can anyone be careless forever?
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Well, there are still some heartless people.
Yuen Long was busy preparing to move. Wei Zheng, who had already moved to the left to advise Dr. Jian Yi, General Xu Shiji, the Houwei general of Zuowu, and Yuen Long's follower Ashina Qingyun all came.
There are also new faces, including Fang Xuanling, the staff member hired by Yuen Long at a huge cost. This most important staff member around King Qin Li Shimin and the former Sima of the Prince of Qin, after repeatedly hitting the wall when applying for jobs, finally bowed his head to life and began to work hard.
Guys like Yuen Long came up with ideas.
Yuen Long did not go to the province to become an official. He easily found an official position as Shaofu Zuocheng in the Shaofu. He would be able to take up the post in a few days. Moreover, his immediate boss was Wei Jie, so he felt that he should be able to get by in the Shaofu.
Very happy.
He actually doesn't care much about his slight improvement in his official career. With his sister and brother-in-law here, it doesn't really matter what official position he takes, and no one dares to provoke him, so he doesn't need much authority to set off his dignity.
Before, his grandfather finally relented and allowed him to move to a new home. Yuen Long had been preparing for some time. Today, he officially said goodbye to his small old home and went to live a good life in a luxurious house.
It's just that he doesn't know that it is very easy for happiness to lead to sadness.
When Li Po flipped through his little ledger, the first one he found was Yuen Long.
"It's freezing cold, why are you fussing around?"
Ashina Qingyun is directing people in front of the door to load some boxes into trucks and transport them to their new home. They are all the money saved by the Yuen Long couple over the years. It only took a few days to transport them from Jinyang, and this time they have to be delivered to their new home.
It's very troublesome there.
Suddenly someone said something beside him. Ashina Qingyun was startled. He looked back and saw a man holding a horse and looking left and right.
It was Zhao Shixun, the general leading the left army.
Ashina Qingyun quickly saluted and explained with a smile: "It is unfortunate that the general is here. The Lord has moved to a new residence and is busy. He said that he would invite you all to meet at the new residence tomorrow night."
Zhao Shixun's face looked a little strange, "Let's stop moving now. The Supreme Being is on his way here. Please ask Chief Yuan to come out to meet him."
It doesn't take a general of the Wei government to send a message, but who has made him so close to Yuen Long and others recently? He stopped by and passed some small words to Yuen Long, a small personal favor.
After hearing the news, there was another turmoil inside and outside. It took a while before Yuen Long finally dressed up and ran out. On a cold day, he was covered in sweat.
The people who came to help suddenly dispersed, leaving their official duties and coming here to help people move. It would be fine if others met them. But as for the emperor, it might be very bad if he meets you. He will praise you for not forgetting the kindness of your old master.
Or is it because you delayed your official duties?
Zhao Shixun looked amused and just ignored him. He leaned next to Yuen Long and briefly talked about the emperor's trip out of the palace, whether the emperor was happy, etc.
Yuen Long nodded his head in appreciation.
I went to Empress Xiao's house, which I had to reprimand in my heart, and then I went to my uncle's place, okay, that's right... I had a good meal there, and was in a good mood?