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

Chapter 45 Chapter 45
Duan Yingchun followed Duan Wuji to Duanjiazhuang, the two walked into Duan Yanqing's house, and saw that Duan Yanqing was helping Liucaihua to arrange food.

When Duan Yanqing saw Duan Wuji leading Duan Yingchun in, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

"Second Uncle, come here! Sit down quickly. The cattle will be sold tomorrow, which can be turned into money immediately. We have to drink two cups of him tonight anyway.

Changsheng, quickly pour tea for your second grandfather.

Promise!Go and ask your brothers to come over for dinner. "

Duan Wuji immediately walked out with a promise.

Duan Wuji came to the courtyard of the bullpen, and saw that Tieniu was instructing three people to practice martial arts.

Duan Wuji saw it and said with a smile: "Brothers, don't practice, let's go and have dinner, the meal is rich tonight, let's go.

In the future, there will be plenty of kung fu in martial arts. "

After hearing this, the four people immediately followed Duan Wuji to the courtyard of the main house.

After entering the room, Duan Yanqing quickly asked the little brothers to sit down, and then brought out a large plate of fried meat and two stacks of flatbread.

Duan Yanqing said with a smile: "It's been hard to herd cattle these days, hurry up and eat, this is specially prepared for you."

The five acquainted with each other smiled, immediately picked up the flatbread, rolled the meat and ate it.

Duan Yingchun looked at these people and said to Duan Yanqing: "Yanqing, look at these children, this is edible. This is the future hope of our Duan family."

Duan Yanqing laughed and said: "Who says it's not? Whether our Duan family can prosper in the future depends entirely on them. If they are promising, our Duan family will develop."

Duan Yingchun asked Duan Changhao, "Changhao, what have you learned from your brothers Niu Tie and Wuji during this time?"

Duan Changhao replied while eating the pancake roll: "Grandpa, the three of us have learned how to ride horses and boxing kung fu from them. We haven't learned anything else yet."

Duan Yingchun laughed when he heard this.

"Well, okay, study hard, but don't be lazy."

"Grandpa, we know.

Brother Wuji has already told us that if you want to practice martial arts, don't be afraid of hardships, and don't practice martial arts if you are afraid of hardships.We know what to do. "

Duan Yingchun smiled and said: "Okay, good boy, let's go buy a cow with grandpa tomorrow. After selling the cow, grandpa will let you eat fire-roasted meat rolls, and grandpa will let you eat as much as you want."

Duan Changhao laughed and said, "Grandpa, how can the fire-roasted meat roll be as delicious as this big-bread meat roll?

We often eat this at Brother Wuji’s house, why doesn’t our family improve our life often?You see how good life is in Brother Wuji's family. "

After hearing this, Duan Yingchun smiled wryly and said: "Chang Hao, that's because our family has a large population, and your Brother Wuji's family has a small population!

If our family wants to eat like theirs, we will have to go bankrupt within three to five years.

You don't want grandpa to lead you to beg for food, do you? "

Duan Changhao laughed and said: "Grandpa, if you want me to say that our family members are incompetent, otherwise we wouldn't be able to fall into this world."

Duan Yingchun smiled wryly after hearing this: "Who says it's not! How else would Grandpa have the cheek to let you learn from your Tieniu brother and the others?

This job of herding cattle can be easily done by two people, do you know why the three of you were added out of thin air?
It is to let you learn from your brothers and others, so that you can revitalize our Duan family in the future. "

Duan Changhao said while eating: "Grandpa, I must study hard and strive to let you live a good life."

Duan Yingchun laughed when he heard this.

"Well, good boy, grandpa is looking forward to that day."

After the five of them had dinner, Niu Tie glanced at everyone and said, "Are you all full? If you're full, I'll go to the courtyard of the cowshed to practice martial arts with me."

After finishing speaking, Tieniu stood up and led the three of them out immediately.

Duan Wuji looked at Duan Yanqing and Duan Yingchun and said: "Father, Second Grandpa, we've already eaten, you and my brother have a drink. I'll go and have a look."

Duan Yanqing nodded.

"Well, Promise, you go.

You have to be good at teaching your elder brother their abilities, but don't hold back! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Father, I get it. What do I keep my brother and the others behind? This is not an outsider, so don't worry."

After speaking, Duan Wuji immediately walked out of the room.

On the morning of the next day, Duan Yingchun led the crowd to the city of Taiyuan with a herd of cattle.

Who doesn't know the Chai Mansion at the northern gate of Taiyuan City, and the entire Taiyuan City?A few people found it very smoothly. This is a large villa covering an area of ​​more than 100 mu. The wall is more than one foot high. columns on both sides.

There was a long bench beside the gate, on which sat four well-dressed family members, whispering gossips among themselves, and there were two soldiers with weapons guarding the gate.

Duan Yingchun gasped when she saw it, and said to herself: This Chai Mansion is so grand, and I can be regarded as a respectable person in Duanjiaji, but in front of this Chai Mansion, I immediately become nothing.

Duan Yingchun looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Wuji, you should call the door, Second Grandpa, I am old after all, and I can't see such a big world."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji immediately jumped down from the horse. Duan Wuji tidied up his clothes, stepped up the bluestone steps, and walked straight to the gate.

Duan Wuji approached and bowed his hands at the four people sitting in front of the door.

"Four, how are you all? We are cattle sellers in Duanjiazhuang. We come to the door to ask you to see Mr. Chai Shaochai. I beg you to come to the mansion and report. My name is Duan Wuji."

One of them sneered and said: "If you sell a cow, you can sell the cow. Why do you want to see our young master? Is the young master free to see you?"

The other listened and pulled his clothes with his hands.

"Brother, it's not okay to be like you. If the gatekeepers don't notify us, if the master blames us, we will lose our jobs? Whether you can see them or not, it's your own business, what does it have to do with us? ?”

Saying that, the man stood up and smiled at Duan Wuji: "Little brother, you wait here for a while, I will go in and give you a notification."

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Then there will be Brother Lao."

As soon as this person turned around and entered the mansion, within a short time, Chai Shaoshuang's laughter came from the mansion.

That family member ran out first, and the family waved at the other three people, who immediately stood up knowingly.

The family member who made the announcement came forward and said with a smile: "Little brother, you are so honorable, my son-in-law picked it up in person."

At this moment, I saw Chai Shao running out of the mansion in a hurry.

"Brothers, why did you come here! I've been waiting impatiently."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Chai, this herd of cattle is no match for the cavalry, the journey is very slow, we got up early, otherwise we still can't make it."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Really, I forgot about this piece of shit."

Chai Shao turned around and said to the four family members: "See clearly? This is my good friend and brother. If he comes to me in the future, if any of you dare to delay reporting, then you From now on, don't mess around in my Chai residence."

Chai Shao turned around and asked Duan Wuji, "Brother, where is my brother Tieniu? Tell him to come over too, and let the gatekeepers get to know each other, otherwise there will be trouble in the future."

Tieniu immediately jumped off his horse and ran over.

"Brother, Tieniu is here."

Chai Shao pointed with his hand. "Did you see? These two are my good buddies. This one is called Duan Wuji, from Duanjiazhuang. This one is called Duan Tieniu, from Duanjiaji.

The two of them are brothers from the same family. If they come to me in the future, you should report them in time. Do you hear me clearly? "

The four family members looked carefully and lowered their heads and said, "My lord, we have seen everything clearly. Don't worry, my lord. When they come again in the future, we will run to report."

Chai Shao nodded in satisfaction. "Well, that's fine.

Hey, two virtuous brothers, come into the mansion with me and have a sip of tea. "

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"Thank you, Brother Chai, we won't go in today. What do you think of this herd of cows mooing in front of the gate of the mansion? Let's get together another day."

Chai Shao listened and nodded.

"Well, that's fine. Brother, you wait, I'll go into the mansion and lead the horse."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Chai, don't go, you can ride my horse."

Chai Shao was taken aback.

"I ride your horse, so what are you riding?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "I'm riding a bull, why? Can't I?"

Chai Shao laughed and said: "Brother, the warehouse of the prison army is far away from here. It is twenty miles away from the eastern suburbs, and it is more than 30 miles away from here."

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "It's okay, let's go."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Since that's the case, brother, I won't be polite."

Chai Shao stepped on Duan Wuji's steed, and Duan Wuji rode an ox, and under Chai Shao's leadership, he rushed straight to the prison warehouse in Dongguan.

When they arrived at the prison warehouse, it turned out that it was a large yard covering an area of ​​[-] mu. There were soldiers guarding the gate. The soldiers guarding the gate knew Chai Shao. When they saw Chai Shao leading the people to drive the cattle back, they let them go.

The officials in charge of inspecting the incoming materials counted the number of cows, and then said to Chai Shao: "Master Chai, according to the fatness and thinness of the cows, these cows cost 20 taels of silver a head, any more are worthless."

Chai Shao looked at Duan Wuji.

"Brother, do you think this price is okay?"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Brother Chai, it doesn't matter if it works or not. You can just do it according to your own needs, it doesn't matter if it's more or less."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Okay, let's make a deal."

Chai Shao said to the officials in the prison treasury: "Then you should pay them the money. Let them divide the money and go home quickly. You said that it is too late to bring so much money back, and the road is not safe."

The official immediately ordered someone to count the amount of silver and hand it over to Duan Wuji.

Duan Wuji first took out 80 taels of silver and handed it to Tieniu.

"Brother, here's your cow's money, take it."

Tieniu took the money with a smile on his face.

Duan Wuji divided the remaining money into two shares according to the number of cattle in the two families, 2000 taels for himself, and 1000 taels for the third grandfather's family.After dividing, both of them wrapped up.

Duan Wuji hung his share on the horse's neck, and said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, let's go back and ride a horse, or how do you go back?"

Chai Shao laughed and said, "We add so much money, you want to crush your horse to death!"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "It's okay, I am a good horse, but the skin is tough, you come up quickly."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "I don't care if the horse is crushed."

Said, Chai Shao got on the horse, Tieniu saw Duan Changhao and Duan Changhong and said: "Two brothers, you two can get on my horse, we have three people on this horse.

Second Grandpa, you and Changqing can ride your horse, and put silver on the back of your horse.Let's go. "

Several people got on their horses and immediately rode their horses and ran straight to Chaifu.

Chai Shao immediately said to Duan Wuji: "Brother, what I told you is over, when will we open?"

Duan Wuji was taken aback.

"Brother Chai, what's the matter?"

"Huh? Brother, have you forgotten all about it? Our business of selling horses!"

While beating the horse, Duan Wuji said: "Brother Chai, how much money will you charge for selling this horse?"

Chai Shao laughed and said, "As long as it's a good horse, 100 taels per horse, what's the price like?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Okay, the price is not bad. I saw that we will open again in the New Year. At that time, it is the season of dry grass on the grassland, and the price of horses is the cheapest. It will definitely make a lot of money. Chai Brother, I will talk to you again in two days, what do you think?"

Chai Shao laughed out loud. "Okay, my brother will be waiting for you at home the day after tomorrow, let's make an agreement."

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Okay, let's make a deal."

When the horses returned to Chai Mansion, Chai Shao got off his horse.

"Brother Wuji, I won't keep you guys. Let's meet again the day after tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao returned to the mansion, and Duan Wuji urged the horse to run towards the house immediately.

(End of this chapter)