Chapter 10 Dinner
The sound of knocking on the door was shocking, and a disturbing emotion climbed into Pan Jinlian's heart. She settled down and went to open the door.
To her surprise, the person outside the door was actually Wu Song. Wu Song was covered in dust. Obviously, she just came back and didn't have any rest. When Wu Song saw Pan Jinlian, he didn't seem to know where to put his eyes, so he had to look around.
"Uncle is back." Pan Jinlian is beautiful. She also knows that Wu Er will be very nervous as long as she is alone with a woman, which Wu Da once told her as a joke. Pan Jinlian didn't think so. She still remembers the nun's divination. Wu Song is a real hero, and she also believes that the deeds of the real hero must not only fight tigers, and the heroic spirit of the real hero must not only be revealed in the face of men.
"Oh, I'm back." Wu Song looked a little stiff and kept rubbing his hands.
"Uncle, come in quickly." Pan Jinlian dodged and asked Wu Song.
"Oh, no, no. I'm here to find my eldest brother. I just came back and said hello to my brother. When Wu Song mentioned his brother, his expression also eased significantly.
"Really, just remember my brother and don't remember to come and say hello to me. But your brother is not at home, and the county magistrate invited him to dinner. The county magistrate also sent a sedan chair specially. This is all the face of you, a tiger hero. If it is not your brother himself, no matter how big the business is, no one will see him.
"Oh, that's it. Then I'll go to the county government to find my brother and sister-in-law. Excuse me. After saying that, Wu Song turned around and left without looking back.
Pan Jinlian did not stop her, turned around and returned to the house and continued to wait. For Pan Jinlian, most of her life has been spent waiting. She used to wait for a bloody dream. She is not sure what she is waiting for now after the bloody dream. Maybe she is just used to it. Wu Dalang came back full of alcohol for a while, and he didn't necessarily toss himself. He must sleep faster after drinking. This will be another painful night for Pan Jinlan.
Wu Song
After saying goodbye to Pan Jinlian, Wu Song rushed to the county government office. I left for many days. If I didn't go to see my brother first, I was afraid that my brother would be blamed, so after I came back, I just asked three officials to go back to the county government office first, and I took a detour to my brother's house.
Since he saw his brother in Yanggu County, Wu Song feels that Wu Da has become more and more fond of picking up his way, as if he is a younger brother. However, Wu Song thought about it and said that he had been raised by his brother since he was a child, which was also reasonable to make some ideas with himself and choose some of his own faults. Wu Er greeted each other with a smile every time. On the contrary, this sister-in-law made Wu Song feel uncomfortable. When she was in Qinghe County, there were always some scoundrels who came to his house to make trouble. Wu Song had to take care of it every day. As soon as I appeared in Yanggu, I was a hero of Dutou and a tiger-fighting hero. I don't know whether there were no these people in Yanggu County, or I was afraid that I would no longer dare to appear. I hope it's the former.
Wu Song thought about this and tightened his feet. Yanggu County is not very big, and it will arrive after a while. This time has passed the office time, and Wu Song went around the back door and entered the county office. Because Wu Song felt that it was inconvenient to live in his brother's house, he came to Yanggu and lived in his brother's house for a few days. Then he moved to the county government to live. Looking at the door of the back door, he saw Wu Song coming back and immediately greeted him with a smile.
"It's all hard. I heard that it's really a god to fight off the strong on the road."
Wu Song just waved his hand. He is very tired now and doesn't want to say anything superfluous. Wave your hand to show humility, that's it. Fortunately, the door also knew that Wu Song was not talkative or angry.
Through the back door, go straight to the back hall, which is the place where the county magistrate works outside working hours. There was an official in the back hall. As soon as he saw Wu Song coming back, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Listen to the brothers, they all fought ten people alone and killed eight people. It's really Wu Sheng's presence. Damn, Zhao Er, I didn't like him a long time ago. Fortunately, he has come. Regardless of seniority, this position must be taken away by Zhao Er.
"I'm flattered, Wu Song, also rely on the care of my brothers to hold this position. I came back from a business mission, and now I'm eager to find an adult to pay for it. Brother, please report it to me. Wu Song spoke very politely.
"Yes, adults are having a banquet now. However, the adults also ordered that if everyone comes back, they should go to the Guihua Tower immediately. Dutou is today's guest.
"Well, please prepare a horse for me. To tell you the truth, brother, I've been on my way for days, and my legs are also very weak."
"It's easy to say."
When Wu Song entered Yanggu, he handed over the horse to his men. First, he rode on the road for many days and was weak, wanting to come down to relax his muscles and bones; second, he rode to his door to find his brother, for fear that he would think he was showing off his official prestige and then come to provoke him. Unexpectedly, he felt very tired after taking a few steps. When he fell to the county government, Wu Song felt that his legs were trembling slightly. Since the last war, Wu Er has become extremely easy to get tired, and his physical strength is not as good as before. He also grited his teeth and persisted. It seems that the battle consumed too much strength and made it difficult to recover. But it doesn't matter. Wu Song thought that as long as he eats a few good meat and drinks a few jars of good wine, his body will recover quickly.
Wu Song came out of the back hall, and someone had already brought the horse here. Wu Er clenched his teeth so that he didn't fall down and lose face when he got on the horse. It seems that he has to rest quickly tonight, and his body can't stand up.
Guihua Building is not very far from the county government, and Wu Song is also familiar with the road and will arrive in less than a moment. Although it has been night for a while, the Osmanthus Building is still brightly lit, and most of the dignitaries in the county are here for the banquet. When I come to this Osmanthus Tower every day, I'm afraid I will really believe that it is a peaceful and prosperous era of singing and dancing.
The man at the door saw that Wu Song came and quickly came to lead the horse. Dutou, the county magistrate is upstairs in the elegant room and ordered the small one. If you see Dutou, please go up quickly.
Wu Song handed over the reins of the horse and walked into the Osmanthus Tower. As soon as he entered the door, the second child greeted Wu Song and led the way to Yajian with a smile all the way.
"Wu Song is here." The county magistrate said something first when he saw Wu Song.
"The villain came to make an intersection." Wu Song hurriedly bowed down.
"Please get up quickly. All the way depends on the power of the head to force the strong man back. When the official is promoted, he will definitely rise with the tide, hahaha.
"Thank you, Lord Wu Er." Wu Song worshipped again. After the visit, Wu Song entered the table. In addition to the county magistrate, there were three other officials on this trip, and they did not have their own brother. Wu Song sighed in his heart. It seemed that his brother had gone back. He was in a hurry or walked to the two forks with his brother. It's too late today. I'm afraid that my brother will have a lot of complaints and provocations when he comes tomorrow. Alas, what are you really afraid of?
"Come on, I'll have a toast." The county magistrate was stunned when he saw Wu Song and broke the deadlock first.
"I respect you all." The remaining three officials also picked up their glasses together.
"Thank you, my colleagues." Wu Song picked up his glass and drank it all. It seemed that there were no mistakes. During the fierce battle, the three officials ran clean and didn't want to come forward to help at all. After killing Zhao Er and repelled the strong man, the three people ran over and said that they would swear to fight off the strong man with Dutou. Wu Song retorted at that time: "Zhao Er is an insider, and I think you are the same." The three were scared at that time and knelt down together and begged for mercy. Wu Er knew that these three people had a handle in his hand and saw their fierce appearance of killing without blinking. In the future, they would definitely obey and let them go. Sure enough, in order to please Wu Song, these three people first returned to the county government and held Wu Song to the sky. So much so that the officials of the door, the officials of the inner hall and the county magistrate knew about the fierce fight before they arrived. Wu Song also knew that there must be many exaggerations in the descriptions of these three people. How anxious they are, and the bridge that was even defeated for a while in the fight must have been omitted. What people know is that they are just a pure hero.
"Your Excellency, this is the receipt of your relative after receiving the silver." Wu Song took out a letter from his arms.
The county magistrate reached out to take it, checked the wax seal, and then opened the letter to watch. I finished reading it for a while, but I didn't seem to feel relieved. When I was about to fold it and install it, I opened it again. Just now, he smiled happily, folded the letter and put it in his arms.
Wu Song knew that this level had passed, and the errands were over. I breathed a sigh of strengths, and the journey was not in vain.
"Don't say anything about Zhao Er. Now the scope of this spread is just right to let his family know, but not too public. Zhao Er's family is also quite good. I don't want to offend them, but also save some face for them. The county magistrate said while drinking.
"Yes, adults are wise, and the young ones should do it." Wu Song and four others said together.
The next step is to toast and make an official voice. Before becoming the head, Wu Song felt that drinking was a very simple thing, which was his own communication with himself. After drinking, I found that there are many things hidden behind drinking, and many people communicate with people. However, no matter what kind of communication, Wu Er, which is mediated by wine, never refuses, and even on this occasion, it is like a fish in water.
After three rounds of wine, everyone drank almost. Even Wu Song's face is a little rosy.
"Your Excellency, my brother••••••" Wu Song was afraid that his brother would do something discord at the banquet of the county magistrate just now, which would make the county magistrate unhappy. At this time, it is best to propose compensation.
"You mean Wu Dalang, his pancakes are really good. I have to raise taxes. After all, you see other merchants watching. But since you Wu Er opened your mouth, well, I will charge half of your brother's tax back to you. You see, you are not young, and you are a tiger hero. How can the head of my Yanggu County always be single? You also need to buy some family business and marry and have children as soon as possible. The county magistrate was a little drunk and had a hiccup in the middle of his speech.
"Thank you, my lord. I just don't know if my brother did something inappropriate just now. If so, I will apologize for my brother.
"I haven't seen your brother for a long time. I didn't know he came until the last time the Chamber of Commerce. Hahaha, Wu Song, I think you are drunk.