Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 53 The Sun Brothers
  After the Spring Festival, Xu Zaijing went to his grandma and grandson's house with his parents.

As before, after paying New Year greetings to the elderly grandma, the children went out to play with the cousins ​​of the Sun family.

Mrs. Sun chatted with her natal sister-in-law, nephews and daughters-in-law. The children who had received cotton-padded jackets before were the ones who stole the show when their mother came to visit.

Before the Chinese New Year, Pingmei made a reservation at Ningyuan Hou Mansion. In an instant, the girls from the Sun family came to inquire about many more matchmakers.

Not inferior to those civil servants' daughters.

Sisters Pingmei and Anmei, together with their cousins ​​and nieces from the Sun family, were eating melon seeds and gossiping about Beijing.

Among this group of sisters, Pingmei may be the one with the highest status in the future.

Naturally, she became the object of ridicule among the sisters, and of course there were many who said good things to her.

This made Pingmei, who usually bullied her cousins ​​because of her height, blush furiously.

Fortunately, one of the sisters turned the topic to the gossip about Xu Zaijing’s family beating up Rongxian.
  Some sisters asked Pingmei if Pingmei had seen the rumor that Princess Pingning had a very ugly look on her face at that time.

For the sake of Qi Heng, Princess Pingning consciously kept girls from her relatives from getting close to her. In the past two years, it has not been a big gossip.

A group of girls were chattering. Some of them said that so-and-so in the family was asked by the matchmaker about their marriage, and it was quite lively.

In the courtyard, the Sun family also has a small martial arts arena. After all, the Sun family has too many heirs, and Bianjing has a lot of money.

The place where the Sun family practices bows and arrows is just a long corridor. Three people stand in a row to compete with bows and arrows, while others can only watch.

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  Six or seven married cousins ​​also served in the Western Army, some under the Cao family, and some under their uncles, chatting with the family children under the roof.

They looked at the children in the yard with joy in their eyes.

They are used to life in the military, and some have seen blood and killed people. There are often teenagers asking them with admiration about what they have experienced.
  Several brothers will also choose some to tell the children at home that they also grew up under the guidance of their uncles.

Xu Zaijing was also on the side, listening to his cousins ​​talking about the flag orders of the most basic level of the escort team (25-100 people).

There is also a higher level of command and combat skills of military envoys (cavalry) and Dutou (infantry).

This has been cultivated since childhood, so the least number of Sun family children who joined the army started as guardsmen, because most of them are already familiar with flags and orders.

Much less training costs.

"Before, we in the Western Army were sharpening our swords and preparing to attack Bai Gaoguo. Unfortunately, the old men in the temple were too ink-blank. The internal fighting is over, and we haven't finished our quarrel yet."

"Once the war breaks out, it will be like a waste of money! The civil servants will not be able to part with it. Haha."

Xu Zaijing did not give any advice, but asked curiously: "Cousin, how many battles have you seen in the battle?"

"There must be more than five thousand people. Brothers from the two armies were pulled out. It was the time when the internal fighting in Bai Gao was at its peak. There were often nobles and generals from the Bai Gao Kingdom wearing luxurious robes or iron armor who came to surrender to our great Zhou Dynasty."

"Uncle, wasn't that a big scene?"

"Big? When you stand in front of the formation, you can only see a forest of spears. Besides people, they are still people. How big is it?"

"Cousin, are you afraid?"

"I'm afraid, but I've been beaten too many times by my father, and if I really see Bai Gaoguo's thieves, I can just cut them with a knife. I'll get used to it the next time I see blood."

In the courtyard, Seventeenth Lang and Nineteenth Lang, who were a few years older than Xu Zaijing, had faces full of admiration.

"Hey, Brother Jing is going to be the next one, who will compete with him?"

"If I don't go up, I'll ruin the interest of my brothers." Xu Zaijing waved his hand.

After saying that, Xu Zaijing turned around and handed a handful of melon seeds to his cousin and said, "Brother, are the civilian officers in the army really better than our military attachés?"

"That's natural. Their pens are better than our guns. That means the generals of the Cao family are not afraid of them."

"Brother, how heavy is our Dazhou armor?"

"More than fifty pounds."

Xu Zaijing's other cousins ​​and nephews also looked surprised when they heard about it for the first time.

"Isn't this equivalent to me fighting behind Twenty-One Lang's back?"

"Brother, are there any such ferocious and ferocious troops in the Western Army that will fight to the death?"

"Of course there are, but they are all under the command of the Cao family. Our second brother is in one of the Hengsi troops."

Xu Zaijing chatted with his cousins ​​until lunch. They were all drunk at the lunch banquet, and Xu Minghua was also rarely drunk.

At this family gathering, Xu Minghua had the highest position. He was in the Western Army with his wife's uncle and cousins, so naturally there was plenty to talk about.

Xu Zaijing also drank some wine with his cousins,

Everyone returned to Xu's house at dusk.

The days go around in a blink of an eye
  The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

A few days ago, when Xu Zaijing was visiting relatives and friends in Bianjing, he saw many giant lanterns being arranged along the wide imperial street in Bianjing.

This is for the emperor to see.

In other places in Bianjing, there are also lanterns arranged by noble and wealthy families, among which the ones in front of the Duke of Qi and the Marquis of Xiangyang are the most gorgeous. You must know that there is no curfew or access control for the five days after the Lantern Festival, and Bianjing will become the only city that never sleeps in this era.

Xu Minghua was not in the mansion before, so Sun kept to herself and rarely went out to see the lanterns. She mostly set up a ladder in the mansion to look at the lanterns on the roof.

Now that Xu Minghua is in Beijing, there are many more servants at home, so he went to see the lanterns in Bianjing during the Lantern Festival.

Xu Zaijing was naturally happy to participate.

Then, Xu Zaijing was frightened by the crowd of people in Bianjing that night.

Although there were servants at home to protect them, they could only surround the Xu family and move forward slowly.

No wonder something always happens during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival. This kind of flow of people is really terrifying.

On the road, I also saw some luxurious people's servants and maids holding lanterns on their heads.

Yes, the lantern on the head is very eye-catching.

Another thief was discovered and caught.
  The officers and soldiers of the City Patrol Department pulled him to the stage on the roadside and immediately had a hand or a leg broken in public.

The screams are also warning those potential thieves that it is best not to take action. This is what will happen to you if you do.

Surrounded by servants, Xu Zaijing held the hand of his eldest sister Pingmei, while Anmei was held by his eldest brother Xu Zaiduan.

There were female servants all around, but they were crammed in by the crowd.

Xu Zaijing did not focus on the lanterns like ordinary young people, but looked around from time to time. He had not forgotten the story of Rong Feiyan.

Although Rong Feiyan is still a little girl now.

Looking at Xu Zaijing, he felt that something was not right. This was also the vigilance he had developed during his daily martial arts training at home. He always felt that the people around him were always looking at his eldest sister.

"What are you looking at?"

The female envoy next to Pingmei scolded a man with rather rogue eyes.

"You little whore, you have eyes on me. I can see whatever I want."

As he spoke, he glanced at the female envoy very openly.

Xu Zaijing's thoughts changed rapidly:

A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. How dare he mess with such a group of luxuriously dressed people with servants?
  There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
  "Qingyun!"

Xu Zaijing shouted.

Qingyun next to him punched the man directly in the stomach.

"Misfortune comes from the mouth, and your mouth will be cleaner in the future."

"Ah! Murder!"

Suddenly someone in the crowd screamed.

"mouse!"

Shouting, a dozen mice were thrown around everyone in the Xu family.

The maidservant immediately went into a rage, and the surrounding crowd also became commotion.

The flow of people becomes turbulent!

Coupled with the deliberate guidance and push from thoughtful people.

moment!

Everyone in the Xu family was dispersed. Xu Minghua, Xu Zaiduan, Sun and others in front were all rushed forward by the crowd.

Ping Mei's female envoy was not frightened. She waved the mouse away and stood next to Ping Mei.

Several very strong men crowded towards the Xu family.

In an instant, Xu Zaijing and her personal maid were the only ones left around Xu Pingmei.

"You're just a ten-year-old kid, come on!"

Someone in the crowd shouted in a low voice.

Qingyun on the side had already approached, but the flow of people was in the opposite direction to him. He saw a glimmer of light in the corner of his eye.

"Sir, be careful with your knife!"

"Sister, hold on to my clothes, I'm here for you."

"Bah, you're the one here for Xiao Wu." As she said this, Xu Pingmei had already pulled out the hairpin from her bun and held it in her hand.

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