Zhang Yang was happy that his sister had settled on such a good match, but he was afraid that something would go wrong, so he didn't bother to worry about Mr. Zhang's urgent request for a betrothal gift and his money.
It's only ten taels of silver, and he doesn't care about it now.
As soon as the Zhang family's banquet was laid out, the marriage between the Zhou and Zhang families was settled, and everyone in the village knew about it.
Zhang Yang can now go about his own business with peace of mind.
Since Zhang Yang came back, he had taken over the job of accompanying Song Qiu to the town.
On this day, he drove Song Qiu back from the town in a mule cart, and helped to move the tables and benches to the tea shed. After everything was arranged, he returned to the village with his hands behind his back.
The weather in mid-July is getting hotter and hotter. It's only half the morning and the sun is already scorching people so hard that no one likes to go out, let alone old people like Mr. Tang.
Now, he can only go out for a walk with a cane in the early morning and dusk.
At this time, I sit on the recliner in my main room to rest and relax.
Houses in the village rarely close their courtyard doors under the clear blue sky. In addition, Songshan Village has a good local custom. Every household in Songshan Village keeps its courtyard doors open during the day as long as there are people at home.
It is convenient for any neighbor to drop by the house and there is no need to wait at the door.
When Zhang Yang strode into the Tang family's courtyard, the village chief's wife, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were doing embroidery work in the east room, while the village chief and his son Tang Mingde went out to have a dinner.
Tang Wen was reading in his room. Although he did not go to school, he had been taught a lot by Mr. Tang since he was a child. He could also increase his knowledge by reading books by himself.
Therefore, everyone was busy. Zhang Yang entered the courtyard without shouting, and no one listened. Zhang Yang entered the main room all the way.
Mr. Tang, who was leaning on the recliner, was not asleep either, and he was facing the courtyard door. He saw it as soon as Zhang Yang came in.
When he saw someone coming straight to the main room, he laughed and scolded, "You kid, you've been coming back quite frequently these days."
This means that he has been back a lot recently.
Like before, when did you not see him only once every six months or three to five months?
Zhang Yang grinned, called Grandpa, moved a small bench aside, and sat directly next to the lounge chair.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Mr. Tang said with an expression that said, "I know your kid must be in trouble."
Zhang Yang thought about it in his mind, paused, looked at Mr. Tang without blinking, and said: "Grandpa, I want to ask you, what is the life-threatening relationship between the things buried in the Iron Pine Forest and our village?"
Mr. Tang's eyebrows deepened. He looked at Zhang Yang carefully and did not answer. Instead, he asked him: "Zhang Yang, tell me, tell me, what are you doing outside? You are always acting like a bastard in the town.
It’s not like your temperament.”
Zhang Yang listened and thought to himself that his grandfather had indeed lived sixty or seventy years longer than him, and his brain worked faster than him.
He respected the Grand Duke very much in his heart. I heard that at that time, at his age, he had not had enough to eat and had seen corpses littering the fields.
This matter concerns the whole village. He believed that Taigong would not harm anyone in the village, and what he said must be true. He also believed that the village temple did have a reason for its existence.
And being stared at by such a pair of wise and experienced eyes, he couldn't lie.
"Does Taigong know about King Changshan?"
When Mr. Tang heard this, he smiled and said, "King Changshan? Of course you know that more than fifty years ago, our ancestors suffered a great disaster, and King Changshan happened to be born. So there were rumors among the victims that King Changshan was a disaster star who came to the world.
, that’s why we have such a catastrophe, where people are displaced, people exchange their children for food, corpses litter the fields, and the people are in dire straits.”
"In order to put an end to the rumors in the world, the late emperor resorted to thunderous means, sent capable people to quickly provide relief and control, and also provided excellent disaster relief policies. Otherwise, how could the great disaster that year have been resolved so quickly?
?More people are destined to die."
"It's just that although this disaster was suppressed, there were still rumors that King Changshan was the disaster star for many years afterwards."
"Until the invasion of Japanese bandits more than thirty years ago, it was so fierce that all lives were devastated, and there were countless casualties. Finally, King Changshan went to the battlefield wearing a helmet and armor. The Japanese bandits were so frightened by the news that they abandoned their helmets and armor. They fled back to Japan in defeat and signed a contract.
After this battle, no one will say that King Changshan is a disaster star anymore. Instead, everyone will say that King Changshan is a great hero in the world, with countless praises and admiration."
"What do you think, Grandpa? Is he a hero? Is he a good man worth following?" Zhang Yang asked him after hearing this.
Mr. Tang looked at him and said: "The current prince is the most proud of the late emperor. He has been generous and benevolent, kind and modest, smart and studious since he was a child. Since he came to the throne, he has been diligent in serving the people and caring for the people. Such an emperor should be
The wise king is."
Zhang Yang couldn't help frowning when he heard what was right and wrong, "Does the Grand Duke think King Changshan will rebel?"
There are no outsiders here, so you don’t have to worry too much about what you say.
Mr. Tang laughed softly, shook his head and said: "No, Grandpa just thinks that the world is quite peaceful now, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the emperor is dedicated to the people, so he doesn't want to cause trouble, and when he is old, he has an old bone.
It’s just a matter of wandering around and being frightened.”
Zhang Yang listened and instantly understood what Mr. Tang meant.
He didn't care about how King Changshan was as a person, but he felt that the matter about the bronze bird should not be leaked.
Is the secret behind this so-called Bronze Bird heavy enough to cause chaos in the world?
Zhang Yang's heart was in a mess, and he just felt a little troublesome.
What does the bronze bird mean?
This feeling of knowing, but only half-knowing, is really uncomfortable, and neither good nor bad.
He thought for a moment, but couldn't help but feel passionate about Mr. Tang.
"Tai Gong, to be honest, I am working with Mr. Hong Wu in this town, and Mr. Hong is the son of Prince Changshan."
Mr. Tang looked over and listened carefully to Zhang Yang's words.
"Not long ago, Hong Wuye sent someone to steal a bronze bird from King Yan's residence in Baishui Town. After being discovered, he chased and killed him and fled into Songshan in a panic. In the end, they all died in Songshan. The stolen bird
The Bronze Bird was not found by King Yan, so it must be hidden somewhere in the Songshan Mountain."
"That's why the Fifth Master sent me back to search for him secretly. Since I'm from Songshan Village, I can hide his identity from others."
Mr. Tang listened and raised his eyebrows. He didn't ask more questions about Prince Changshan or Prince Yan. He just asked: "So last time you were searching all over the mountain in Songshan Village for things and finally happened to dig up the thing buried in the iron pine forest.
Something?"
Zhang Yang opened his mouth, then changed the subject and nodded: "Yes."
He still did not tell the truth, saying that they actually found the bronze bird, and it was because of the search for the bronze bird that they found the four bronze birds.
I want to hear what Mr. Tang would say.
When Mr. Tang heard this, he nodded and didn't know what he was thinking. Finally he asked, "Then you came back this time because you are looking for this bronze bird, right?"