The daily life of a talented young husband who travels through a book and suffers from cruelty

Chapter 138 Anzhou Master Shen Ruqian

Pei Zhiqi hurriedly opened the door to see that it was his elder brother.

"The master of the state government just came over, come and sit next door," Li Xiaoxin whispered to his brother-in-law.

"Master?" Pei Zhiqi thought about it, whether it was the matter of Jingde Mountain or today's care, it was all arranged by the master, and it was right to go to the next door to see the master.It's just that the master didn't go home on New Year's Eve and stayed in the state government office, which was a bit surprising.

Pei Zhiqi turned to look at his wife. He didn't know if she was full with a bowl, and he didn't dare to feed too much. Eating too much food would not be good for recovery.

"I'm full... cough cough... you go..." Li Xiaodao smiled at Xianggong, reassuring him.

"Well, I'll come as soon as I go," Pei Zhiqi said to the lady, and then went out to close the door, and went to the next door with Li Xiaoxin.

"I'm a loner and have nowhere to go during the Chinese New Year. I heard that Pei Xiucai and his family have prepared a New Year's Eve dinner here, so I came here specially to grab a bite. I hope Pei Xiucai and his family don't mind!"

As soon as Pei Zhiqi entered the door, the master stood up and cupped his hands towards him, laughing.

Pei Zhiqi hurriedly stopped and made a deep bow and said, "Master is clever and wise, saves the common people, and takes care of the family in every possible way. It's someone Pei's luck to be able to get together with Master on New Year's Eve."

The master smiled and said: "We are acquaintances when we deal with each other once or twice, so don't be so polite."

During the conversation, everyone took their seats.

"My humble servant, Shen Chengjing, is called Ruqian, and everyone calls me Ruqian." After sitting down, the master first introduced himself.

"I met Master Shen", Pei Zhiqi said politely, and introduced the family members at the table by the way.

Li Xiaoxin greeted the master to eat food and poured wine for him, but he didn't say much, he knew that the master came to find his brother-in-law.

It means that in the heart of this master, the brother-in-law is considered a distinguished guest, otherwise he would not have come to visit on purpose.

"Everyone should eat and drink, don't be restrained just because I'm here," Master Shen laughed again.

A guest came to visit, and during the dinner, everyone wanted to try to be more refined from the bold appearance just now, but they could only pretend for a moment.

Seeing that the master has a good temper and is still smiling all the time, it didn't take long for him to return to the appearance of eating whatever he should.

Pei Zhiqi greeted politely: "Aren't Master's family members in Anzhou City?"

The master smiled and shook his head and said: "Although I have passed my thirties, I am still unmarried. My parents are still in my hometown hundreds of miles away, so I live alone every year. I met Pei Xiucai this year. In the state government office, we came here for a special gathering."

It turned out to be the case.

"Master Shen invites you to eat food. We are all family members. There are no such elegant things as drinking and composing poems. We all need to eat as long as we are full. I hope Master Shen will not dislike you." Pei Zhiqi smiled politely.

He answered "yes" a few times, and the master took a few bites with his chopsticks.

Chat while eating.

"Did Pei Xiucai hear about the fact that Prince Rong sent Gao Meng Gao Zongbing with cavalry to the southeast province?"

Pei Zhiqi replied: "Actually, when the cavalry arrived in Anzhou at noon on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, I was already in the city. After sending the letter back, I turned back to look for my wife, so I happened to see these three thousand cavalry."

"Oh...that's it..." The master stroked his beard and said, "Then according to Xiucai Pei, how long will it take for General Gao to lead cavalry to the provincial capital today?"

After thinking about it, Pei Zhiqi sighed softly: "It seems that there are less than a thousand Japanese pirates left in the provincial capital. It is easy for cavalry to wipe them out. It seems that it can be completed in a day or two, but it may not be so easy. In my opinion , as little as three to five days, as long as half a month and a month, but it should not be longer than more than one month."

The master shook his head and said, "I don't understand why Pei Xiucai said it's not so easy? Mr. Gao's three thousand cavalry had only brought rations for ten days in an emergency march. Now their rations and the rations of the refugees in the provincial capital are safe. The state is burdened, if it really takes a month... oh... even I have a headache!"

Pei Zhiqi replied with a slightly heavy expression: "Because Zongbing Gao's three thousand cavalry are probably not just for hunting Japanese, the real opponent of these three thousand cavalry may be..."

"What is it?" The master didn't ask, but made Li Xiaoxin anxious: "Oh, brother-in-law, don't be a fool! It's really like what you said, won't you be able to go home for a while?"

Pei Zhiqi smiled helplessly and shook his head: "It's not that I'm being tricky, but that this matter is so important that I don't dare to speak lightly. And if it gets out and the common people know about it, it will cause trouble for Master."

Master Shen said with a chuckle: "As expected of the student trusted by the old mountain chief, Pei Xiucai has a bright future! I only hope that after high school in the future, he can return to the southeast province to seek the welfare of the people in his hometown! "

Pei Zhiqi shook his head and said, "Master is too well-respected. Pei also went to Jingde Academy after failing the provincial examination once."

"Being defeated does not mean that Pei Xiucai's knowledge is not good. Now that you can get advice from Jingde Academy, you will be able to get it next autumn." The master smiled. The Anwei old mountain chief in Yicheng can trust you to deliver the letter, which shows that he trusts you very much. This job of delivering the letter seems simple and hard, but even if other people want to take it on their own initiative, the old mountain chief may not agree."

Hearing that Pei Zhiqi was not easy to answer, he just smiled politely, then picked up the teapot and helped Master refill a cup of tea.

The master picked up the teacup, sniffed it close, took a sip, and then said with a smile: "Speaking of the tea, the state shepherd recently rewarded me with some good tea, so Pei Xiucai has to stay in the state government for a few days , I wonder if you can drink tea with me when you have time?"

Pei Zhiqi nodded with a smile, "It's a great honor. When the master is free, he will send someone to summon him."

"Okay, it's a deal! Then I'll come here today. This is also your family banquet with your brother-in-law, so I won't disturb you any longer." After saying that, the master stood up, "We've had a good time with Pei Xiucai too. Let's talk, everyone continue to eat, and I will take my leave first."

After finishing speaking, the master bid farewell to Pei Zhiqi and the others, and then left.

Li Xiaoxin and Pei Zhiqi sent the master off together, and after watching him walk away, Li Xiaoxin asked, "Brother-in-law, this man came here for no reason, and what he said was also inexplicable, why did he come here today?"

Pei Zhiqi smiled and said: "First, I want to get acquainted with me, so I came to visit it as a courtesy; second, to find out my perspective, and third, if I pass the test, invite me to come and talk about it in detail."

"Tut tsk tsk", Li Xiaoxin shook his head: "As expected of you scholars, you have so many eyes!"

Li Xiaoxin's words made Pei Zhiqi smile slightly.

"You took care of Xiaodao all night, and greeted this master. You didn't eat anything. The feast is almost over, so hurry up and eat a couple of bites. I'll check on Xiaodao's situation."

Pei Zhiqi rubbed his belly, he was indeed hungry for a long time today.That's all, you don't have to be polite with your brother, he replied frankly: "Well, I'm really hungry, then I'll go eat a couple of bites first, and I'll go to see my wife after I trouble my brother."

After saying that, Pei Zhiqi went back to the small anteroom, and Li Xiaoxin also went next door to visit his sister.

(End of this chapter)