Early in the morning, Wang Xifeng saw that Jia Lian was still packing up and went out, so she asked him: "Where are you going today?"
Jia Lian was not prepared to hide it from her and told the truth.
Wang Xifeng wondered: "My uncle's family and ours have not been in contact with each other for so many years. Did you really conquer them? How on earth did you do it?"
Wang Xifeng knew that Jia Lian went to celebrate his birthday privately yesterday and was not rejected, but she scorned what he said about receiving "extremely high courtesy".
Unexpectedly, it might be true. Otherwise, how could it be possible for him to come to the door two days in a row?
"How did you do it? Of course it was with your man's charm from the inside out. Otherwise, why would you do it?" Jia Lian had no intention of explaining to Wang Xifeng in detail. It was very beneficial to maintain a sense of mystery in front of her.
Wang Xifeng let out a "chi" laugh, paused and said: "You go to that mansion so diligently, aren't you afraid that the great master will find out and cause trouble for you?"
Hearing this, Jia Lian's expression turned cold. He knew that Wang Xifeng's concerns were justified, but so what.
Facing Jia She, he was no longer as at a loss as he was at the beginning. Now, he had thought of a series of ways to deal with Jia She.
Wang Xifeng saw Jia Lian's determination, walked over to him and dusted his collar, and then asked: "I've always wanted to ask you, why are you suddenly working so hard and making progress so hard on these foreign affairs? Could it be that what you said that day,
Are you all serious?"
What Wang Xifeng was talking about was what Jia Lian told her before going to Yangzhou, about wanting to regain the family property...
Did he really mean more than just talk? Otherwise, I really can't understand why a person's personality and behavior would undergo such earth-shaking changes in a short period of time.
The gentle and gentle Wang Xifeng was very charming. Jia Lian hugged her with one arm, looked down at her and said with a smile: "Those are just one aspect, more importantly, I want to have strong strength, so that I can make you obedient."
,This is the most important."
Jia Lian choked her so tightly that her chest was pushed up, making Wang Xifeng very embarrassed. She slapped her twice before spitting out: "I only said a few words, but I'm not serious anymore."
You want me to be obedient? I haven't listened to you enough. Since you came back, it's just whatever you say. I don't obey anything. Even that day in the old lady's house, you yelled at me in front of everyone.
I’m not arguing with you, yet you still say this, what do you want me to do before you’re satisfied?”
Jia Lian thought about it. Although Wang Xifeng's words were embellished as always, he had to say that he had indeed performed well recently.
So he lowered his head and kissed her, and said with a smile: "Yes, keep it up, and you will always be my good Feng'er."
"Bah, the more you talk, the more inappropriate it becomes." Wang Xifeng's face turned red and she pushed Jia Lian away.
Jia Lian didn't waste any more time, pinched Wang Xifeng's beautiful red cheeks with his hands, opened the door and went out.
He also brought only two people to the Linzi uncle's house, but was told by the concierge that Zhang Su had gone out.
"The second master was waiting for the young master at home, but suddenly the fourth prince sent someone to call our second master.
Before the second master left, he specifically asked us to wait here for the young master, and also asked us to apologize on his behalf."
Jia Lian had no choice but to ask his second uncle again, and found out that he had also gone to court and had not come back. He had no choice but to go home first.
Suddenly, I saw several people riding horses rushing out from the corner gate on one side.
The leader was an old man. Although he was a bit skinny and his hair was as white as snow, he was mentally strong and looked like he was getting stronger with age.
He stopped his horse in front of Jia Lian, looked down at Jia Lian, and then glanced at the tall white horse beside him.
"Boy, follow me if you can, otherwise, you won't have to come again in the future."
After the old man finished speaking, he waved his riding whip and walked away without giving Jia Lian time to respond.
Following closely behind him, the arrogant young man Zhang Tao snorted at Jia Lian, showed a disdainful expression, and then hurriedly followed his grandfather.
Jia Lian also said nothing. He took off his big velvet robe and threw it to Zhao'er. Then he got on his horse and ordered: "You wait here, Zhang Yong follow me!"
After saying that, he chased after the group of people who had disappeared at the end of the street.
More than twenty miles north of the capital, there is a hillside land here, which is a horse farm unique to Linzi Bofu.
When the cavalry stopped, Zhang Tao looked at his grandfather sitting still and gasping for breath, and asked with some worry: "Grandpa, are you okay?"
"You bastard, shut up~"
Uncle Linzi secretly suppressed the surge of blood in his heart, then turned around and said in a relaxed tone towards the young man who was slowly approaching behind him: "Young man is not bad, you can barely follow, and you don't want to ruin your ancestor's name too much."
head."
Jia Lian said quickly: "Thank you so much, grandpa, for the compliment. My grandson is ashamed to deserve it."
Of course Jia Lian could see that the old man was holding back, he was seventy years old after all! Just now on the road, he didn't dare to pursue him too hard, for fear that he would be caught off guard and the old man wouldn't be able to get up in one breath to do anything good, so he kept falling.
A mile or two away behind.
Hearing Jia Lian calling him grandpa and claiming to be his grandson, Uncle Linzi snorted softly, then pointed forward with his riding crop: "Have you seen the forest over there? Back then, your grandfather Dai Shangong was a horseman and archer.
Good hand, as his grandson, don’t tell me that you can’t even draw a bow!
I’ll let you rest for half an hour, and then we’ll meet over there. You’ll have to make your own lunch today. If you don’t have the ability, you’ll have to go hungry. Don’t blame me for not reminding you!”
After Uncle Linzi finished speaking, he also didn't give Jia Lian time to refuse, and rode to the other side.
Jia Lian smiled, hunting? He said he only hunted those released from cages.
Wild, he hasn't tried it yet.
But it doesn't matter. The old man is a very competitive person. Don't say he can't do it. Even if he can, he has to take it easy.
Just think of it as playing with the old man.
Because he asked Zhang Yong: "How is your archery skill?"
Zhang Yong scratched his head and said, "I don't know how to be a slave. The main reason is that my family is poor. We only have a wooden bow. My grandfather seems to care about it and never allows us to take it out."
After hearing this, Jia Lian secretly thought that this was probably one of the reasons why the Jia family was doomed to decline. The family members, who were originally soldiers, were reduced to the point where they could not even afford a bow.
"After we go back, I will give each of you a bow and arrow. You can find a place to practice more. It will definitely be useful in the future."
"Thank you, Master!"
…
An hour later, Jia Lian returned empty-handed. Zhang Tao laughed at him for a while.
This kid, I don't know if he was really cheating or cheating. He was carrying a very fat rabbit in his hand and kept dangling it in front of Jia Lian's eyes.
Needless to say, the old man, although his physical strength is weaker as he gets older, decades of hard work are not lost after all. Five or six large and small prey were hung on a horse. Shi Shiran walked up to Jia Lian.
Glancing at his clean horse, he snorted and said, "The Jia family is indeed getting worse from generation to generation."
After thinking for a while, he added: "No, the worst is your father's generation."
"What grandpa taught me was that my grandson was ashamed and didn't have much experience in riding and shooting, so he returned without success and embarrassed grandpa."
Although the old man kept a straight face, he was very proud of the joy of the harvest and the record of completely crushing his two grandsons.
He casually untied two of the prey and handed them over to the personal guards for handling, and then continued: "But I can't blame you. How old were you when your grandfather died? You relied on the trash of the previous generation in your family.
, but you still have the illusion that I can teach you any real skills?"
It was difficult for Jia Lian to answer this sentence, so he could only laugh.
Only then did the old man take a serious look at Jia Lian. It was obvious that men, women, old and young all had a natural appreciation for people with good talents, and the old man was no exception. He nodded secretly, and then ordered: "Come here!"
Jia Lian then rode forward.
The old man reached over, hammered Jia Lian's chest, and pinched his arm, and then said: "Not bad, although it is still a little thin, but at least it doesn't look like the waste that has been hollowed out by a woman.
I heard that your kid is not good at studying. Why, you haven’t thought about practicing martial arts and joining the army, which will give you a chance to stand out in the future, so you just plan to continue to waste your life like this?"
Even for grandpa, Jia Lian felt very awkward being called out by such a trash talk.
He could bear it, because he smiled and said: "My grandson is interested in practicing martial arts, but he is suffering from the lack of systematic training methods. As for the few tricks he learned temporarily, they were also taught by the people around him."
Uncle Linzi looked at Zhang Yong behind him. When he saw such a burly man, he seemed to remember that he was probably like this when he was young, so he hummed: "I'm just a slave, what can I know?
If he teaches you, you will be like this for the rest of your life."
The old man's voice was so loud that Zhang Yong could hear it from a distance, but he could only smile bitterly and didn't dare to say anything.
Jia Lian could already see some of his intentions at this time. By saying so much, the old man clearly wanted to get him to take the path of martial arts. Moreover, he probably wanted to promote him. How could he not follow the path?
"I think grandpa is very brave and invincible. I don't know, but he has the time to teach his grandson a few tricks so that he can also learn some real skills?"
The old man's brows suddenly widened, but he said: "Why are you panicking? We'll talk about it after we eat! I told you in advance that I don't care about the food here, you can figure it out by yourself."
After saying that, the old man dismounted and headed towards the fire frame set up by his followers over there.
Zhang Tao "accidentally" passed by Jia Lian again and raised the big fat rabbit in his hand.
Jia Lian smiled slightly, reached out quickly, snatched it away, and then said: "Zhang Yong, gather materials and make a fire. We also have something to eat."
"Whatever you do, give it back to me, it's mine!!"
Zhang Tao was in a hurry and wanted to come up and take back his loot.
He may not be able to compete with Jia Lian in archery, but in terms of physique, he is still more than enough to handle Zhang Tao'er, who is a full head shorter than him.
The third time he was thrown to the ground by Jia Lian, Zhang Tao, whose butt hurt and was about to burst into tears, finally realized that he was indeed no match for Jia Lian, so he got up and ran to Uncle Linzi: "Grandpa, look at him snatching my rabbit!
"
Naturally, the old man had seen it a long time ago. At this time, he waved his hand impatiently: "Go away, if you can't defeat the opponent on the battlefield, you can't even save your life, and you still want to keep the loot? If you have the ability, just go and get it back yourself."
Zhang Tao was not discouraged at all when he was scolded, but instead aroused his fighting spirit. He walked to his horse, took off his bow and arrows, and shouted to Jia Lian: "If you have the ability, let's compete in archery!"
"Okay, let's wait until I have eaten."
"Ah, shameless thief...!"
Zhang Tao immediately dropped his bow and arrow and rushed over.