After some pleasantries, Zheng San also came over to greet Zhao Lin, who sighed again.
Zhao Ziliang asked Bai Xiaode to take his followers to prepare fodder for the horses, and said to Zheng San: "San'er, you go home first to see Uncle Zheng and Aunt Zheng, and come over for a drink with Uncle Zheng and Aunt Zheng tomorrow."
Zheng San agreed: "That's okay."
After agreeing, Zheng San said goodbye to Zhao Lin: "Sister-in-law, I will go back first, you are busy."
Zhao Lin quickly said: "Then you go slowly.
You must come with your parents tomorrow."
"Hey, I got it" After seeing off Zheng San, Zhao Ziliang asked Zhao Lin: "Sister-in-law, why didn't you see your eldest brother?"
Zhao Lin smiled and said: "Now is the busy season for spring plowing.
How can he stay at home all day?
He went out to work in the morning.
Oh, I asked Xiaohu to call him back."
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud voice came from outside: "No need to call, I'm back.
Just now the village chief sent someone to the field to call me, and I didn't know that my second brother was back."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong man in his thirties with muddy calves appeared at the door carrying a hoe.
Zhao Ziliang immediately stood up and shouted happily: "Brother" Zhao Zishan put the hoe next to the wall and watched Zhao Ziliang stunned for a few seconds.
After he came back to his senses, he shouted in surprise: "You brat, you are so tall.
No wonder you can become a general.
With your body, you can easily be twenty or thirty."
I'm just afraid that people can't get close to you."
Those are ordinary generals, okay?
We are super generals, how can those people compare to us?
Zhao Zi muttered in his conscience, walked up to him and said with a smile: "Brother, everything is fine."
Zhao Zishan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, everything is fine.
This house was built with the money your trustee brought back.
What do you think?"
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said, "As long as the elder brother, sister-in-law and Hu Zi like it, that's fine."
Zhao Zishan patted Zhao Ziliang's arm and said, "Have you given incense to your parents?"
Zhao Lin said quickly: "Oh, it's not there yet.
You see, it's all my fault.
I only focused on talking to my second brother and forgot to ask him to burn incense for my parents."
Zhao Zishan said: "Then go now, in the next room.
First, put some incense sticks for my parents at home.
After lunch, I will go to my father's grave, kowtow to my parents, and burn some paper." ".
Under the leadership of Zhao Zishan, Zhao Ziliang brought the room next door.
There was a desk next to the south-facing wall.
On the table were the memorial tablets of the brothers’ parents.
There was a small incense burner in front of the tablet.
Zhao Ziliang took the table from the table.
I lit three sticks of incense on the oil lamp, and after offering the incense, I kowtowed several times respectfully.
After returning to the main room, Mrs.
Zhao Lin came over with a smile and said with a smile: "Second brother, look, this is Huzi's younger brother Zhao Bao, he will be one year old in two months."
"Oh, he's Huzi's younger brother."
Zhao Ziliang was very happy and took the baby from his sister-in-law, but he was complaining in his heart.
It was really speechless for the elder brother to name the child.
If there were more children, would it be difficult to return the baby?
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It’s impossible to name them Zhao Zhu or Zhao Dog.
Zhao Zishan saw that Zhao Ziliang liked his two children very much and was very happy.
He remembered that it was almost noon and he had to prepare meals, so he told his wife: "It's almost noon.
Go and prepare more meals." , so many people are afraid of not having enough to eat.”
Zhao Ziliang quickly asked a subordinate to bring a bag of silver and handed it to Zhao Lin, and said: "Sister-in-law, so many of us will stay at home for more than twenty days, and the cost of food and drink is not a small amount.
In addition, starting from tomorrow, I want to invite all the elders in the village to come over for a drink, and I'll also find someone to invite a troupe to come over to sing, any kind of acrobatics, anything that can make people laugh.
For three days in a row, you can take the flowers first, and if you don't have enough money, you can come over.
Get it from me."
Although silver was not the main currency in circulation in the Tang Dynasty, it could be exchanged for copper coins, but it was not very convenient when buying things.
You had to go to a special bank to exchange it for copper coins, and there was a handling fee.
When Zhao Zishan saw it, he immediately stretched out his hand to stop his wife from taking the money, and said to Zhao Ziliang: "No, no, no, you still have a lot of money that you brought back last time.
How can I let you spend money to take it back?
Take it back."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Brother, don't say that, we are all a family, so everyone eats and drinks, and we have to hire people to sing, perform, and so on.
It will cost a lot for three consecutive days.
Take it."
Seeing his brother's insistence, Zhao Zishan had no choice but to say to his wife: "Okay, since the second brother said so, wife, just accept it.
Second brother, you have been away from home for so many years, and it is thanks to the help of the fathers and folks in the village that you can survive, dad." passed away At that time, the villagers were still busy.
Now that you are back, you should treat the elders to a drink.
This matter cannot be taken lightly.
I should take care of it myself.
After I go to the grave to pay homage to my parents in the afternoon. , I will go find someone.”
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "In that case, I'll leave it to my eldest brother."
"Hey, why are you saying this?
This is what you should do."
In the afternoon, Zhao Ziliang, led by his brother Zhao Zishan, went to worship at his parents' graves.
Zhao Zishan left to prepare for entertaining the village elders in the past few days, while Zhao Ziliang stayed and let Bai Xiaode and others build a thatched hut next to his parents' graves. , Prepare to live in a house and fulfill your filial piety to your parents.
Although Zhao Ziliang doesn't like this very much, there is nothing he can do about it.
This is the custom of this era.
Common people do not need to pay attention to these etiquette, but he is no longer an ordinary common man.
He must be polite in everything he says and does, otherwise he will be easily betrayed.
Criticized, even impeached.
After dinner, Zhao Ziliang, Bai Xiaode and other retinues carried lanterns to the thatched hut.
The beds and mosquito nets had already been laid out in the thatched hut.
Zhao Ziliang hung the lantern outside the thatched hut, sat at the table and held it in one hand.
Fanning himself with a banana leaf fan and reading a book in one hand, Bai Xiaode and others went back to rest.
Early the next morning, Zhao Ziliang got up and kowtowed incense in front of his parents' graves, and then began to practice martial arts.
He didn't stop until Bai Xiaode and others brought breakfast.
He washed up and then ate.
After breakfast, Zhao Ziliang asked Bai Xiaode: "How are the preparations for the family banquet for the parents in the village?"
Bai Xiaode said: "Yesterday evening, the eldest master invited a chef from the town, bought all the food and wine ingredients, and killed a big fat pig at home.
This morning all the opera singers and jugglers came, and they were Getting ready."
Zhao Ziliang nodded, picked up the horizontal knife on the table and said, "Come on, Xiaode will help me with a few moves."
Bai Xiaode was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and quickly agreed: "No, please give me some advice, general."
Bai Xiaode pointed out that this was Zhao Ziliang taking the opportunity to teach his own martial arts.
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He knew that it was rare to get the guidance of a general of Zhao Ziliang's level.
If he could get Zhao Ziliang's guidance, he would benefit from it for life.
The two of them each drew their horizontal swords.
Zhao Ziliang signaled Bai Xiaode to attack him.
Bai Xiaode was not polite and immediately raised the horizontal swords with both hands and struck at Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang waved the sword away.
Zhao Ziliang did not have any fixed moves or routines in foot combat, nor did he learn any sword skills.
His combat skills were all honed in actual combat.
Many times he was in dangerous situations and suffered serious injuries.
If it hadn't been for him The white jade wrench on my hand can help.
Help him recover from his injuries quickly.
He would have died long ago, so his fighting skills are honed with his life.
This is a very important and valuable fighting experience.
Others cannot experience the benefits of death.
This kind of fighting technique that goes through life and death.
The two sparred for an hour.
Bai Xiaode was panting from exhaustion and his face turned pale, while Zhao Ziliang always looked relaxed and showed no sign of fatigue.
Bai Xiaode was only twenty years old at this time, and there was still a lot of room for improvement in both strength and martial arts.
Compared with Zhao Ziliang, he was still far behind Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang could easily deal with his attacks with one hand, and would attack him from time to time.
The counterattack left him scrambling.
After three o'clock in the morning, Zhao Ziliang, Bai Xiaode and others returned home.
At this time, many villagers and fellow villagers came and sat in the yard.
When these people saw Zhao Ziliang coming back, they all stood up and said hello with a smile.
Zhao Ziliang smiled and kept holding his hands, "Dear uncles and aunts, Ziliang is very happy that you can come, and you must eat more later."
All the fathers and fellow villagers nodded and smiled: "Definitely, definitely."
At this time, on one side of the threshing floor in front of the house, the troupe had set up a stage, and the opera singers had already started singing.
The villagers who had arrived came out with benches to watch the opera, and the jugglers on the other side They are also preparing nervously.
After the singing here is over, they will continue juggling, just like a relay race.
After the troupe and jugglers performed two games in a row, it was noon.
When the play was about to start, the village elder hurried over to Zhao Ziliang and said, "My parents, Mr.
Deng, are here."
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and said: "Although the county magistrate's rank is lower than mine, he is still the county's parents.
In the future, we will have to take care of our parents and officials, so I'd better go out to greet him."
When they arrived at the door, the sedan they carried landed on the ground, the door curtain was opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a seventh-grade official hat came out of the sedan.
A boy next to him whispered a few words in Magistrate Deng's ear.
County Magistrate Deng looked up at Zhao Ziliang, was stunned, and quickly stepped forward, bowed and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, Deng Yucheng, has paid homage to General Zhao, and the general has returned home with honor.
I apologize for my delay in greeting him from afar."
Zhao Ziliang stepped forward to help Magistrate Deng up and said with a smile: "Master Deng, you are very polite.
Please get up.
I would like to thank my parents for taking care of the affairs at home.
I am very grateful.
Please serve tea inside."
"Thank you General" The arrival of the county magistrate and other officials below heightened the atmosphere at the scene.
The village chiefs and elders were overwhelmed with excitement and gathered around.
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Dividing the status of officials according to their grades, Zhao Ziliang is undoubtedly much higher than County Magistrate Deng.
Zhao Ziliang is a fifth-rank Dingyuan General, while Deng County Magistrate is only a seventh-rank county magistrate, two ranks higher.
In the Tang Dynasty, the status of soldiers was no lower than that of civilian officials.
Therefore, it is normal for County Magistrate Deng to come to visit Zhao Ziliang
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