At the beginning of February, Erlong raised his head, and Xu Hao returned to the Qinhuangdao Military Port by warship and arrived at Beiping City by carriage.

Just the cold weather, the wind is cold to the bone, compared to the low temperature of more than minus 20 degrees in the whole winter of Liaodong, but it is much better, and the coldest Heilongjiang, but if there are food crops such as potatoes and corn, the Han people can adapt to the cold and long winter, even if the colder north is able to conquer for humans, even if there is no electricity.

Speaking of Andong to Dalian, it belongs to the oceanic climate, and the perennial temperature is much higher than that of other regions, which can almost be compared with Beidaihe, which is very suitable for settlement.

Outside, the sun is shallow, the grass and trees are frozen, Xu Hao holds a hand stove in his arms, sits in the newly built four-wheel warmer, and installs the steering axle and shock absorbing spring, which is pulled by two horses, of course, the requirements for the road are much higher.

Xu Hao thought about the large-scale mining of coal mines in Anshan, in addition to using coal stoves to heat the kang, but also to promote hot water heating, to solve the problems of pipes and water leakage, even if there is no electricity and pumps, etc., a small area of bungalows can be, in short, take a variety of winter methods, according to local conditions.

If there are heating pipes, it means the birth of running water, and according to the principle of physics, a water tower in a residential area is enough.

The pro-soldier commanders outside were all frozen in their eyebrows, their hands and feet were stiff, even though they were wearing heavy furs, leather coats, and fox skins or mink ear hats, how could they be in the cold wind, one by one, their teeth were clenched, and even the drivers shrank and trembled.

When we arrived at the city gate, the speed of the car slowed down, and someone said, "If the axle is broken, take it away and get out of the way, and you block the road on a cold day, what is the reason?" ”

Someone scolded: "If you can't stand it, go to other city gates, and if you don't have a fucking squirting of feces, you won't leave today." ”

Xu Hao pushed the car door and took a look, and saw that it was two groups of people confronting each other and scolding each other. The people hid in the distance and watched the bustle,

One of them, Xu Hao, recognized it as Meng Ying, the eldest son of Meng Shan, the confidant of King Yan, who was a rising star on the same level as his brother-in-law Zhang Fu in the army.

Having been born and died together, Xu Hao naturally wanted to help Meng Ying, and said loudly: "Meng Ying"

Meng Ying's face was flushed with righteousness, and when she looked back, she was immediately overjoyed, and the young man on the other side was just about to open his mouth to scold habitually, when he saw a luxurious carriage with a different style and nearly a hundred school captains. He opened his mouth and didn't make a sound.

Without waiting for Meng Ying to come over and tell what had happened, Xu Hao frowned and said, "Go and throw the carriage aside, and it will be burned." ”

"Wait." The young man was anxious, pointed at Xu Hao and shouted, "Do you know who I am?" Dare to touch my car? ”

Hula, as soon as the cold guards heard that they lit the fire, they happily kicked off their horses and drew their waist knives and stepped forward, forcing back more than a dozen slaves. It was all fine wood that had been repeatedly brushed with paint, and it was burned in an instant.

The young man said angrily: "You wait, this revenge will not be avenged. ”

Xu Hao glanced at him, and Li Dong, the commander of the guards, stepped forward and kicked the opponent's knee socket fiercely. With an oops, the young man threw himself on his knees.

Li Dong put the knife on the young man's neck, and a servant hurriedly said: "Hugh is going to hurt the life of my master, this is the younger brother of the princess." ”

Meng Ying's face became a little ugly, but Xu Hao smiled and said, "Then I can't spare you Zhang Sheng." Take him to Liaodong to wait for the fall, and train with ordinary soldiers, these domestic slaves are used as labor to build a shipyard. ”

Zhang Sheng, who was shocked at the moment, and his servants were escorted to Qinhuangdao in a daze. Xu Hao took the dumbfounded Meng Ying directly to the Shizi Mansion.

Hearing the news, the princess Zhang, smiled and said cautiously: "Someone can cure my uncompetitive brother, but Hao'er, you can't hurt him, he hasn't married yet." ”

Turning his head, Zhang said softly to the surprised Meng Ying: "It must be that my brother accidentally offended the general, and I hope that for the sake of my husband and wife, don't worry about it." ”

Meng Ying clenched her fists in a happy and sincere manner, and said respectfully: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Seeing Meng Ying away, Zhang smiled bitterly: "Zhang Sheng has been arrogant since he was a child, and he has to come to Beiping to see the world, and he has a headache for this." Your brother's life is trembling like walking on thin ice, and he doesn't dare to slack off for a moment, for fear that Zhang Sheng will do something wrong, alas! Thankfully, you met me. ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "My brother mentioned this matter in his letter, and when he came back this time, he planned to take people away, but he didn't expect to run into it." ”

Zhang's few had to be carefully admonished, Xu Hao frowned and said: "There is not necessarily no danger around me, as a soldier, there may be an accident one day, let's talk ugly ahead, I am not responsible for the death of a person." ”

Zhang said hurriedly: "Don't take him to life and death, my mother's family is the only seedling." ”

Xu Hao snorted coldly: "There are many only children in the army who have not married, and my younger brother is younger than Zhang Sheng and has not married, so it is not the same to kill the enemy in front?" Besides, who was not born to their parents? Sister-in-law, don't say much, life and death are rich and noble, at most I will let him come back and marry after half a year. ”

Zhang sighed, and then smiled: "Your younger brother became a relative in the first month, and I ate all the wine, and now you and your eldest brother are lying when they open their mouths, hum!" ”

Xu Hao defended: "I have been fighting in the north and I don't know it. ”

Zhang glanced at him and said, "I'm too lazy to bother with you, it's true that the older you get, the worse it gets." By the way, if you have the opportunity to help persuade him, his body is not as good as yours, and I am worried that he will have too much sex. ”

Xu Hao said in surprise: "Accept a concubine?" Is my aunt the master? ”

Zhang nodded lightly and said, "One is the maid next to the princess, surnamed Li, who is nineteen years old this year and has a very delicate appearance, and as soon as he comes, he will fascinate your brother and forget to return." The other is the daughter of General Guo who died in battle, an eleven-year-old little girl, who was named a side concubine by the prince, and the princess said that after a few years in the round house, she would be born in the house first. ”

Xu Hao said with a serious expression: "Sister-in-law, you must take care of it, I know that Brother Lu Dao still has a few concubines, and my uncle is fighting outside all the year round, so there can be news that he has an heir, otherwise someone will take the opportunity to make a big fuss and accuse you and your wife of having fun and not doing their jobs." ”

Bidding farewell to the princess, Xu Hao returned to the door of his house close at hand, got off at the gate, all the family members had been waiting for a long time, and came forward to say goodbye, and several old family members who were guarding the door also greeted him. Xu Hao smiled and raised his hand in reply.

The three housekeepers greeted the safety of the journey, and Xu Hao also smiled and asked the family for safety, and was welcomed into the main gate as he spoke.

First went to the ancestral hall to incense the ancestors, and when they walked to the weeping flower gate, the large and small housekeepers and daughters-in-law scrambled to say hello, and the women with decent status such as Sixi Lamei inevitably smiled and stepped forward to say a few words.

Xu Hao went to greet his parents first, and the eldest girl Shou'er pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "Recently, the lord wants to take Sister Yuelan as a concubine, but Sister Yuelan is unwilling to seek death and life, and the old lady has quarreled several times about this." Later, someone said that the young master asked for Sister Yuelan by name earlier. The old man couldn't get off the stage, he was very unhappy, and ordered you not to enter the meeting, and went straight to Qianshoutang. ”

Xu Hao nodded, glanced at the main house, pretended to give a deep salute to the cheap father who had a status and learned badly, and turned around to meet the elders such as the old lady and his mother.

said that Xu Hao entered the inner house alone, and saw the girls lingering under the verandah on both sides, dressed up one by one. It's like seeing a fairy, smiling and greeting one after another, this one greets and that one says hello. The words are kind and merciful.

Xu Hao was in a great mood, nodded one by one, and was surrounded into Qianshoutang, pointing to the window that had been replaced with stained glass. Surprised: "When did you change it?" How do I not know the way? ”

A maid smiled and said, "I sent it last month, and the leader is a se-eyed steward." Oh, the blonde hair and blue eyes scared people to death at that time, but if you look closely, she is really a beauty. ”

"That's a hundred flowers. Oh! Xu Hao remembered that hundreds of scholars and craftsmen were hired back by Baihua to fight the Western Regions, and they arrived in Qinhuangtai two months ago.

Now Timur is busy attacking Syria, and in a few years it will be time to go on an expedition to the Ming Dynasty, but due to the Mandate of Heaven, he will die of illness during the march, and Xu Hao has no time to care about the Western Regions and Central Asia for the time being.

However, he said that the old lady was seriously ill because he learned of Xu Huizu's tragic death a few years ago, and he had recovered greatly after recuperating for a while, and he heard that Xu Hao had come back and his spirit was doubled.

There was a gray squirrel mattress on the kang, and the old lady sat with a pleasant face, thinking that now the glory and wealth of the Xu family were all tied to her grandson, and she couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Xu Hao stepped forward to greet respectfully, and greeted the elders one by one, Xiao called his son to his side, touched his cheek and said: "After being away from home for a few months, I see that you have been frozen and hungry and emaciated, but you also look more energetic, like a majestic and mighty general." ”

Xu Hao's behavior outside, the family members who turned back to report the news naturally chose to say that few people knew that Xu Hao's hands were covered with blood.

The old lady smiled: "It's too cold this year, you're tired all the way, come and sit down, warm up on the hot kang, and eat tea!" ”

The fourth young grandmother Yuan Shi, who was standing on one side, squinted at the third brother who was known as the backbone of the Xu family, and secretly said that no matter how demeanor and appearance he spoke, he was far from being comparable to his husband, and his official position was far away, the third brother was second only to the thousand-year-old general of Liaodong, and Xu Wen was just a hereditary thousand-family household, and he couldn't even compare with his own brother.

Yuan's heart looks down on her husband, who made Xu Songwen not succeed in the early years, and he was a famous playboy in Beiping! Who let Xu Song not be Xu Hao's mother's compatriot, no matter how prosperous and rich the second room is, sooner or later he will have to split up and live another life.

Yuan has a good background, is Zhu Di's eldest son-in-law Yuan Rong's own sister, his own family is the founding hero, if according to the practice of this dynasty, Zhu Di also became the emperor, then with military exploits and half-son status, Yuan Rong is very likely to obtain the title, and Xu Song, regardless of age, identity, qualifications, etc., unless it is the next battle to repeatedly make miraculous achievements, otherwise even the hereditary commander is not possible.

This family affair was that the Liu family begged the Xiao family, and the two of them went to find Princess Yan together, and the Yan Wang couple pointed out Yuan Rong's sister to Xu Song for the purpose of encircling the Xu family.

At that moment, Yuan was very shy and followed the third sister-in-law to greet him, and saw Xu Hao smile and said, "It's my fault that I didn't come back to attend your wedding." This time, I brought back the mink deer antler velvet from Liaodong and some exquisite things from the Korean Wa Kingdom to my younger brother and sister, a pair of Haidong Qing and a pair of Haidong Qing to make up for my heart. ”

Yuan's heart was pleasantly surprised, and secretly said obediently a thousand taels of gold? I thought that my dowry was only three thousand taels of silver. It's strange that everyone is desperate to slap the third sister-in-law, the third brother is really as bold as the rumors, and he loves his younger brothers and sisters the most.

It seems that I will have to be gentle with my husband in the future, and I will have to play with my sister-in-law and girls if I have nothing to do, and I will flatter the third brother and his wife, who would dare not look down on me when I return to my parents' house? What happened to the princess colt? This is a powerful general. (To be continued......)