Qin Official

Outside the south gate of Anlu County, Heifu's brother, Gongshizhong, stood here.

Zhong is just over thirty years old, more than seven feet tall, and looks somewhat similar to Heifu. He has a brown scarf that represents the title of a duke wrapped around his head. He has a short, sparse beard on his lips. He is wearing a coarse brown clothes, which is not very special. Keep warm.

What is strange is that he is clearly holding a thick, newly sewn winter coat in his hand, but he would rather shiver in the cold October wind than put it on.

Although his family is a public servant and has a hundred acres of land, because he held a funeral for his late father the year before last and treated his leg injury last year, he almost used up all his money and silk, and now his life is very tight.

In winter, even the winter clothes have to be worn by the three brothers in turns, and whoever goes out has to put them on. Every stitch and thread of this dress was sewn by his mother's hands, but he was reluctant to wear it no matter how cold it was. He was afraid that the dust would rise along the way and make the clothes dirty. As for the new clothes, he might as well let his younger brother wear them.

At this moment, Zhong was just rubbing his hands and sighing, feeling a little embarrassed as the two county soldiers at the door pointed and whispered...

Zhong is an honest farmer who never wants to cause trouble or become the focus of the conversation.

Fortunately, the person who went in to deliver the message did not keep him waiting for too long. Not long after, Zhong saw a figure running out of the school grounds. He waved to him from afar and shouted: "Brother!"

Uncle brother is the name given to the eldest brother in the family. Hei Fu trotted up to him and bowed to his heart: "Brother uncle, why are you here?"

"Of course, I'm here to give you winter clothes on my mother's order. My mother has been sewing day and night these days, just for fear of you getting cold."

Seeing his younger brother, he smiled sincerely. His eyes glanced at Hei Fu, only to find that he was already wearing thick clothes. Looking further up, Hei Fu's hair bun also had the brown scarf logo of a sergeant. It seemed that the rumors were very good. So empty...

"Hey, I should have written a letter and sent it back to inform my mother and brother-in-law." Heifu slapped his forehead, feeling a little annoyed, and explained:

"Something happened these days. I got some money and bought all the clothes. There is no need for my uncle to send clothes all the way over. Your legs and feet are inconvenient..."

Heifu was very ashamed. He suffered a leg injury during his military service last year. It has not healed yet. It was difficult to do farm work on weekdays. Heifu walked 50 or 60 miles from Yunmeng Township to Anlu County. Heifu simply couldn't imagine how he was hurt. Came over.

"Just let the shock come over. Brother, just take good care of your mother at home."

As Heifu said this, he took off his warm clothes and put them on Zhong without any explanation. He then took the winter coat that he had sent all the way and put it on with joy on his face.

"The clothes made by my mother are still warm!"

Zhong put his hands in his sleeves, felt the warmth, and smiled happily: "Jing is young and has a bad temper. I'm afraid that he will get in trouble, not to mention..."

He carefully glanced at the two county soldiers standing guard at the gate of the school ground, pulled Heifu aside, and asked in a low voice: "Even if it's not to send clothes, I will make a special trip to the county. Heifu, please tell me carefully. Brother, what happened these days? How did you get this title of Duke!"

It turned out that Zhong had been hearing rumors every day since Heifu left home.

At first, someone came back to the sunset and said that he saw Heifu being arrested by a pavilion chief and taken to the county jail, and he was going to be sued!

This bad news frightened the whole family, but my mother didn't believe it. She didn't even raise her head, and while fiddling with the machine in her hand, she said that my black husband was an honest boy and would never break the law. She still sat on the couch and gave Heifu mended his winter coat.

However, on the next day, Li Zheng, who had something to do with him, came to the door aggressively and said a lot of sarcastic words, which made the whole family feel like they were falling into an ice cave.

Li Zheng said that the county jail had sent a love letter to Li Zhong and asked Heihu whether his place of origin and identity were true, and whether he had a criminal record. What he meant was that Mr. Hei was already in jail, and his life was over. Zhong’s family would not have a good life for a few days, and they would soon be imprisoned and punished!

At this time, even the mother who believed in Heifu the most was anxious and immediately fell ill. Zhong's wife held her child in tears every day. The third brother was so frightened that he suddenly woke up Zhong in the middle of the night and said everything was wrong. People are spreading rumors that Brother Zhong has been caught committing a crime. What should we do if he is sentenced to consecutive imprisonment? How about our whole family escape overnight...

After his father passed away, Zhong was the head of the family, so he couldn't mess up his position. The good talk calmed down the frightened family members and gave them some peace of mind.

During those few days, Li Zheng spread the news everywhere in Li Zhong, causing the neighbors to look at Zhong's family strangely. Zhong originally wanted to come to the county town to inquire in person, but was stopped by someone holding farm tools at the Li gate. I'm afraid he'll run away...

Just after the whole family was treated as thieves and guarded for several days, in early October, people who went to the county market brought back completely opposite news.

"You have heard that Heifu, the middle brother of the Zhong family, captured a thief in Huyang Pavilion with one against three!"

"That's right, the whole county is spreading the word that Hei Fu has accomplished a great feat by beheading the thief!"

"I wonder what kind of reward this son will receive."

"The Zhong family is lucky this time."

Just when Zhong was confused by the news that he didn't know whether it was true or not, and planned to go to the county town to ask Heifu personally no matter what, Satsumasa and Tiandian (the small officials in charge of supervising farming) came to visit again.

Li Zheng had a dark face, but Tian Dian was smiling. He said that the county had issued a document and that Heifu was worshiped as a public servant for his role in catching thieves. Now, the procedures in the county town have been completed, and they have been ordered to come here to demarcate a hundred acres of fields and an open space for Heifu's family, so that Heifu can build a house for himself in the future...

At this point, a stone fell from the hearts of the whole family. The mother picked up the needle and thread again and started bragging about Hei Fu's deeds to her peers. The sincere wife also smiled, and the neighbors looked at them from guarded to disgusted eyes. Became envy...

There are two sons in a family. This is something worth celebrating. It means that the land of the Zhong family has doubled overnight!

So in the next few days, Zhong was busy dealing with Li Zheng and Tian Dian, trying to get a good piece of land for Heifu, and the house could be chosen to be closer to his old house. After all this work, it had already arrived. It's mid-October.

Zhong then hurriedly took the winter clothes made by his mother and limped on the road. He walked for three full days before arriving at the county seat.

Although the matter has been clarified, Zhong is a cautious person and always feels that all this is like a dream. He has to ask Heifu himself to feel relieved.

After Heifu explained the whole story, he asked anxiously: "Is mother sick? Is it serious? Brother, if you are not at home, who will take care of her?"

Although there is no shortage of talk these days of asking his cheap dad to shield him from the gun, Hei Fu loves his mother from the bottom of his heart and secretly vows to honor her with his share of "Hei Fu".

He comforted her and said: "Mom was sick because she was worried about you. I know you are fine and you are already well. Besides, Jinghe and your sister-in-law Qiu are also taking care of her. Your sister is also back, so don't worry."

Hei Fu felt relieved, but then another gust of cold wind blew. Even though the two brothers were wearing winter coats, they still shivered.

He then said sincerely: "Brother, this is a long story. Don't stand here. You and I can go into the house and talk."

Zhong, who also served in the army, said hesitantly, "I'm afraid it's not easy for outsiders to enter the school grounds."

"It doesn't matter. I've already told Chen Baijiang. He said that today's watchmen will have a half-day break. Let your uncle come in if he wants. Don't stay too long."

With that said, Heifu pulled Zhong inside and greeted the two county guards guarding the door familiarly.

Zhong was even more surprised. In his impression, Heifu was a dull and taciturn younger brother with only brute strength. Zhong believed that he subdued thieves, but how could Heifu talk to Baijiang?

The further he walked into the school grounds, the more surprised he became, because whenever they saw Hei Fu, the county soldiers and watchmen in the school grounds would stop and bow to him to say hello. Hei Fu also returned the bow one by one. It was obvious that his brother It has a high reputation here.

Zhongshang didn't know what happened a few days ago. Now in the school grounds, the only person who sees Hei Fu with a straight face is Kashiwagaki...

With surprise, Zhong and Heifu approached the house where Gengzu lived. When they reached the door, a thin young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks strode over.

"Little brother Ji Ying, I have met my uncle!"

The skinny monkey yelled at Zhong, and then he didn't care about the mud on the ground and fell down in a daze...