The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 44 Chapter 44

Duan Wuji followed his elder brother to the house, and saw that a pot of goose meat had already been served, and a stack of big pancakes had already been placed on the table. Duan Wuji smelled it and said: "Why is it so fragrant! Tonight Eat more, less is not enough."

As he said, Duan Wuji picked up the pancake, rolled the goose meat and opened his mouth to bite.

Duan Yanqing smiled happily seeing his son being able to eat.

"Wuji, eat slowly, there is something for you, don't be too anxious?"

Duan Wuji raised his head, glanced at Duan Yanqing and Duan Changsheng and said: "You all eat, otherwise how can I swallow it alone?
Mom, sit down and eat too, you've been busy for a long time. "

Liu Caihua sat down next to Duan Wuji, and said with a smile: "Mother is happy to see you eating, Wuji, I have good news for you. Your brother bought more than 100 mu of land in the past few days. Next year our harvest That’s all, our family business is getting more and more prosperous.”

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "This is a good thing. You said that we have more than 100 cows in our family, and someday we can't accumulate two carts of cow dung! If there is so much cow dung, we will worry about the next year's crops." Is it not good enough?

Brother, work harder!Let's see if our family has made a big improvement in three to five years. "

Duan Changsheng laughed and said: "Brother, with your good words, I will definitely take care of our house, so don't worry."

Duan Wuji looked at the willow cauliflower and said: "Mother, the herd of cattle will come to our house tomorrow, and the third grandpa's family will come with three elder brothers. Tomorrow, cooking will add to your burden."

Liu Caihua laughed and said, "Hey, isn't it just three more people, what kind of burden is that?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "It's not three people, it's four people, my brother Tie Niu is still following."

"Huh? Do you need so many people to herd cattle now?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "That's not what it means, it's the third grandfather who intends to let the three elder brothers learn from us."

Duan Changsheng laughed and said, "How can I learn from you two? It's about the same as the two of you who eat a lot."

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Brother, don't look down on the two of us. The two of us are capable now. In the future, if the country needs it, I will always be a high-ranking official."

"Be a high official? Wait for the cowherd! Aren't you in charge of these more than 100 cows? If you want to say, our family's ancestors didn't have the material to be an official."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Whether you can be an official depends on your own artificiality, whether you have the ability to be a leader, and what relationship does it have with your ancestors.

Boss, your key point is not correct. If you want to be an official, you must have talent and ability. Without talent, you will never be an official. Of course, you must not have opportunities. Remember, opportunities are always for talented people prepare. "

Duan Changsheng didn't say anything after hearing this.

Duan Yanqing looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Wuji, you're doing well, Daddy likes you, keep working hard."

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Father, I love to hear what you say, and I will work hard."

After dinner, Duan Wuji immediately went back to the courtyard of the bullpen. Duan Wuji first practiced his fists and kicks, and then danced with a big stick twice, and then went back to his room to practice the new method of inner strength.

The next morning, the four of them drove the cattle over early,
The five of them ate breakfast, brought enough dry food and drove the cattle straight to the outside of the village of Duanjiazhuang.

A few people blasted the cattle to a grassy place, and then began to practice martial arts. When he was tired from practicing martial arts, Duan Wujizi Tieniu sat under a tree and began to practice internal strength.

Duan Changqing saw it and shouted: "Brother Wuji, you meditate, what shall we do?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "Aren't there two horses over there? Just practice horse riding.

Hey, have you three ever ridden a horse? "

Duan Changsheng laughed and said: "Brother Wuji, I have ridden a few times, but I am not very familiar with it yet."

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Brother, the horses of mine and your Brother Tieniu are good horses, they are very obedient, but they are very hot, you can ride it, but don't hit it, once you get anxious, It will take revenge on you.

After all, you are not their masters. "

Duan Changqing laughed and said, "Brother, we will remember this, so don't worry."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Well, it's good to have ridden. If you can't even walk a horse, what kind of man is it! Go, you three change your riding, and see how long it takes to learn to walk a horse. Brother Changqing taught you the address of the place. Go.”

The three of them immediately led the two horses away happily. Duan Wuji closed his eyes slowly, guiding his true energy to run slowly along Ren Du's two channels. A puff of steaming white gas.

At mid-calf time, several people ate some dry food, Duan Wuji and Tieniu practiced martial arts together.

Duan Changqing and his three brothers continued to practice and ride horses until the sun went down, and they drove the cattle back home.

Several people herded cattle in Duanjiazhuang for more than a month. During this month, the five children worked day and night, and the cattle grew fat.

The five people have also made progress in their kung fu, and their lives are very fulfilling. Fortunately, the fire food is not better than that in Duanjiaji at 01:30, and they can eat meat almost every day.

At noon that day, five people were grazing cattle on the hillside when suddenly two fine horses approached, and Chai Shao and Chai Huo jumped off the horses.

Chai Shao looked at the five people and shouted excitedly: "Brother Wuji, Brother Tieniu, you are still practicing martial arts!

Stop practicing and rest for a while. "

When the two saw Chai Shao and Chai Huo coming, they immediately put away their weapons, ran over and grabbed Chai Shao and Chai Huo's hands and said, "You two brothers, how are you doing these days?
I think you can think badly of us, come, come, come, sit under the tree and rest for a while. "

Chai Shao looked at the herd of cattle and said, "Brother Duan Wuji and Brother Tieniu, you are really good at raising cattle. Look at how fat the cattle are.

Brother, brother, I am here today for nothing else, just for your cows. Brother, blast the cows over tomorrow, we will use them the day after tomorrow. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother, how many cows do you want? I can pick them out for you."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "As long as you are so good, we will have it all. This is not enough. Brothers, please be busy, we have other things to do."

Saying that, Chai Shao stood up and wanted to leave, but Duan Wuji quickly grabbed him when he saw him.

"Brother Chai, don't go! Where are we going to send the cattle tomorrow? There's not even an address here, and we won't be able to find it all day long!"

Chai Shao listened and said with a smile: "Just drive the cattle to Chaifu in the north to find me tomorrow, and I will lead you to hand over the cattle.

Tomorrow I happen to have nothing to do. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, that's all right, Brother Chai, you go away, I know about this, if you go away, then I won't keep you."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Brother, those horses you sold to me are really nice!

This time as a gift, my future uncle and brother-in-law were really overjoyed when they saw these horses, and they all accepted them. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Really? To tell you the truth, those horses are good horses I bought from the Turkic country. They grew up galloping on the prairie. They are rare good horses." , otherwise it’s not worth the price.”

Chai Shao listened and said with a smile: "Brother Wuji, if you have a chance, come back and buy some more. I will buy another horse when the time comes."

Duan Wuji smiled wryly after hearing this and said: "Brother Chai, it's easy to sell a horse, but the sale is a big problem. If you say we sell it for 80 taels and sell it like a plowing mill horse, then it will be no loss. dead?"

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Well, brother, what you said is also reasonable. Let me contact you when I come down. How about I buy you a share?"

"Okay, with Brother Chai palming the waist on the ground in Shanxi, why don't we walk sideways? Let me tell you, this business can definitely make a lot of money."

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Well, Brother Wuji, I've made a note of this matter, but let's not rush this matter, let's take our time."

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Okay, I'm still in a hurry about this matter. If it succeeds, it will fail."

Chai Shao and Chai Huo got on the horse, and as soon as they hit the horse's buttocks, they immediately ran away.

Chai Shao urged the horse forward and said loudly, "Brother, brother, see you tomorrow."

As soon as Duan Wuji saw that Chai Shao and the others had gone far away, he immediately said to Tieniu: "Brother, let's drive the cattle back, we won't herd the cattle today, we still have some things to do, let's go, let's drive the cattle back." Let's go home."

After hearing this, Tieniu greeted Duan Changqing and the others and said, "Brothers, let's get off work early today, let's rush the cattle and go home."

Duan Wuji took the horse's stiff rope from Duan Changqing, and said to Tieniu: "Brother, you go home with the herd of cattle. I'll go to the third grandfather's house in Duanjiaji."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Wuji, just go ahead, don't worry about the cows, nothing can go wrong."

Duan Wuji got on his horse and said to Tieniu: "Brother, don't forget to take back my husband's stick as well."

"Brother, don't worry, you can't lose anything, so hurry up and go."

Duan Wuji patted the horse's buttocks lightly, and the horse immediately ran towards Duanjiaji and came to the third grandfather's house, Duan Wuji immediately rolled off the horse.

Duan Wuji tied the horse, and ran straight to the third grandfather's house, where the third grandfather was chatting with his second grandfather.

Seeing Duan Wuji rushing in, the third patriarch hurriedly asked: "Wuji, what's the matter?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Grandpa Sanzu, the Chai Daguan came just now, and he asked us to blast the cattle over tomorrow, and I'll come here to inform you, let Grandpa No. [-] go with us tomorrow. Most of them belong to our two families, I will go to someone else to have more wisdom, Grandpa Third, what do you think?"

The third grandfather listened and nodded.

"Well, Wuji, what you said is reasonable. Yingchun, you can go there tomorrow morning."

Duan Yingchun nodded.

"Father, I know."

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Second Grandpa, if you want me to go with me now, it will save us waiting for you tomorrow morning. After tonight, let my father give you a good meal. What do you think?"

Duan Yingchun laughed out loud.

"Okay, Wuji, Second Grandpa will listen to you, so let's go there now."

(End of this chapter)