The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 363 The Two Meet
"Guest officer, this is Hu'er's home!" The shopkeeper pointed to a dilapidated house, led Zhao Gou to continue walking, and shouted: "Huerniang, Huerniang! Your husband There is news, your family has news!"

Zhao Gou and Wang Steward followed the shopkeeper all the way, and found that Gao Feihu's house was really dilapidated, even more dilapidated than the cowshed, and the house was completely bare.From the outside, you can see that there are small holes in the walls of the house. It is impossible to keep warm in such a cold weather.

Zhao Gou and Wang Butler looked at each other in blank dismay. They did not expect that Chen Guang's house was so dilapidated.Then, Zhao Gou made a look, and Steward Wang understood, and quietly left first.Zhao Gou continued to follow the shopkeeper into the house, when a hoarse and excited voice came.

"Cough cough!... Shopkeeper Chen, you... are you telling the truth?... There is news from my husband? Are you serious?"

Shopkeeper Chen said loudly: "Really, why don't I bring them here?"

Zhao Gou knew that Chen Guang's wife had trouble walking, especially in winter, when the weather was cold and she couldn't get out of bed, so she had to lie on the bed, so the shopkeeper Chen took Zhao Gou to the house.When passing the living room, I found that the furniture was pitiful, not to mention that there was no charcoal brazier; I looked to the right, but saw a bed with only a thin quilt on it. Come.

Looking to the left, I saw an old woman with a pale and weak face. She tried her best to support her body and wanted to stand up, but found that no matter how hard she tried, it was useless.In addition, Zhao Gou found that there were three quilts on the old woman's bed, and all the air leaks were blocked. It was a little better, but it was still a little cold.

Seeing shopkeeper Chen bringing a young man she didn't know, the old woman recalled what shopkeeper Chen said earlier, looked at Zhao Gou excitedly, and said, "My lord, do you have any news about my husband?"

Zhao Gou couldn't bear to tell the truth, so he nodded and said, "Yes, I don't know where Mr. Ling is, I have some things for him; when he sees this, he will understand the purpose of my coming here. You don't need to be polite, old lady. Just lie down, the kid really can't afford it."

The old woman in front of him is Chen Guang's first wife, who is also half of his teacher's wife, how dare he ask her to salute or stand up.If there were any troubles, then he would have no face to face Chen Guang, so he asked the old woman to lie down instead of sitting up.

Shopkeeper Chen saw that the old woman had something to say to Zhao Gou, and he was an outsider no matter what, so he stopped nagging and left.Zhao Gou took out another 50 taels of silver, which was regarded as a reward for him, but the shopkeeper Chen didn't take all of it. If it wasn't for Zhao Gou's force, he might not take any money, so he took ten taels of silver in the end and left.

The old lady thanked him solemnly, and let shopkeeper Chen leave. What she wanted to know most was the news about her husband, and this was what she had been waiting for all these years.Now that someone has finally brought news, I really can't wait.

"Don't worry, old lady, it won't be too late to tell you when your son comes back!" Zhao Gou said with a smile, and asked where Gao Feihu was and when he would be back.

The old lady didn't hide anything, so she talked to Zhao Gou about her son's affairs; she would only come back in the evening on weekdays, because the old lady needed to eat, if Gao Feihu didn't come back in time, the mother might starve to death No matter how big the storm is, as long as the mother is seriously ill, she will come back on time, and there will be no change.

Seeing the pride on the old lady's face when she talked about Gao Feihu, Zhao Gou felt warm in his heart.Gao Feihu is a filial person, so he must have good character.Zhao Gou was willing to be a listener, listening to the loneliness that the old lady didn't have when she was looking for someone to talk to.

Immediately, the old lady's affection for Zhao Gou doubled.Zhao Gou listened tirelessly to the old lady's nagging words, and laughed from time to time, which came from the heart, because the things the old lady talked about were all about Gao Feihu's childhood deeds.

They talked for a full hour, during which Zhao Gou served tea and water for the old lady, without the slightest thought.If it wasn't for Butler Wang's return, the old lady might still have more to say, so she would continue to talk.The old lady looked at Steward Wang in surprise, and was startled when she saw how he called Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou smiled disapprovingly, without any pretensions, and remained the same as before.

"My lord, everything is ready!"

Zhao Gou stood up and said, "Then let's begin!"

The old lady watched Zhao Gou stand up ignorantly, and saw Steward Wang also stand up straight. The behavior of the two of them startled the old lady, and finally she was stunned.It was because Zhao Gou stood up, not for anything else, but brought a pot of charcoal, lit it, and put it in the room.

In addition, Steward Wang took two thick quilts and replaced the old lady's quilts directly, and blocked all the openings in the house.If they hadn't come early, it would have been colder if they were late; the sun was shining during the day, so it was more convenient to do things, and it wasn't very cold.

Then, Zhao Gou replaced the gate again, and the two of them rearranged it.Even though it was the same house, it was much warmer than before, the old lady hadn't recovered yet, she was still dumbfounded watching what the two of them did, she really didn't expect such a result.

Originally, their family was not very rich, nor was it very poor. If it hadn’t been for the fire that burned all their belongings, they wouldn’t be in vain. Asking the distinguished Zhao Gou to help take care of it made her a little embarrassed and discouraged her several times. , Zhao Gou and Wang Steward acted as if they didn't hear it, and they still did it in their own way.

Originally, I wanted to continue talking, but in the end, Zhao Gou blocked all the words, "All this is the teacher's intention. I am just following his orders, which is nothing."

"Teacher?" The old lady was taken aback.

Zhao Gou Zheng said: "He is my teacher, but he didn't really learn to be a teacher. He had to be a teacher and cannot be called a master. However, in my heart, he is like my master, and the old lady is my subordinate. Master, these are also things that should be done."

The old lady was even more surprised when she heard that she was a student of her husband.When Gao Guang left home, he said that serving the country and serving as a general was to defend the country.Zhao Gou also told the old lady his name, even if it was a pseudonym, it was for the sake of the old lady, lest she want to stand up again.

After Zhao Gou prepared everything, he brought some rice and cooked porridge for the old lady to drink.If you eat and drink too much, I am afraid that the old lady's body will not be able to bear it.At the same time, a high-pitched voice came from outside: "Mother, the baby is back!"

Seeing her son coming back, the old lady narrowed her eyes happily, forming a gap.At this moment, Zhao Gou turned around.But Gao Feihu really met for the first time, and Zhao Gou prepared something, which made him a little flattered, and looked at Zhao Gou with some precautions; Hostility, but he laughed it off and didn't take it to heart.

(End of this chapter)