Wu Shigong waited for a long time, and the brigade of the Runing Army was late. They can't walk fast! Because there are too many big bags and small bags of things that Runing Army carries.

This time, Chen Zhongzhi and Jiang Chengbu, who were on the same road as the Runing Army, as well as the Cao soldiers of Yan Dingshan, relied on the warrant of Zhu Dadian in Wu Shigong's hand, and they were full of oil on the way.

Maybe Zhu Dadian was negligent, and he didn't take back the warrant. But Wu Shigong will not forget this artifact with extremely high gold content! On the way back, he was desperately using it in the states and counties along the way, without any scruples. Anyway, if you don't use it, it will expire and become invalid.

And after arriving in Jining this time, Wu Shigong is ready to make a big deal in Jining Zuihou. And with the leadership of Yan Dingshan, a local military attache who has been promoted to deputy general, Wu Shigong will definitely be able to catch a lot of good things.

In the Ming Dynasty, in order to ensure the safety and timely transportation of Caoyun, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty at that time, merged Fengyangwei and Yangzhou Wei into the Caoyun army, with a general soldier and several deputy commanders, which were under the command and management of the governor of Caoyun.

And the governor of Caoyun in the Ming Dynasty was actually a part-time job. The main official position is that of the local governor. Governor of Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Luzhou, Chu, Xu, and Sanzhou. The yamen is located in Huai'an.

Of course, this two-time governor was in charge of a considerable number of local guards and soldiers. However, the Cao soldiers in charge of Cao Yun are all military households of Fengyang Wei and Yangzhou Wei.

At the time of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this arrangement was very appropriate, because the capital of the Ming Dynasty at that time was Nanjing. But when Ming Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, the center of gravity of Caoyun moved to the Grand Canal.

Therefore, the military households of Fengyangwei and Yangzhou Wei, such as Yandingshan, also migrated to the main roads of the Grand Canal and settled down for a long time, and after several generations of reproduction, they also took root in their respective garrisons. It was Tang Liu, the hall master of the Cao Gang who appeared above. He is also a descendant of these military families, just because he is a side branch, he was not transferred to him as a soldier. Otherwise, Tang Liu would not have been able to eat so well on the Grand Canal.

Of course, Yan Dingshan and Tang Liu's ancestral homes are still in Fengyang or Yangzhou, and many of their hometowns, ancestral tombs and relatives in the clan are still left in the local area.

And Yandingshan's garrison is near Jining City. As a local snake, how many official warehouses there are here, and what valuable goods are in which official warehouse, he is all clear. Therefore, this time he led the way, and everyone went together to send a batch of windfalls to Zuihou who went on this expedition.

And saw the arrival of the Runing Army Brigade. The shopkeeper of the Jining branch of the Four Seas Commercial Bank also appeared with more than a dozen of his men. In fact, they had already arrived, and they also had to welcome Wu Shigong and Ru Ningjun.

It's just Xue Yufei's kind of wealthy pomp that makes them dare not approach. And as soon as Wu Shigong appeared, he got into Xue Yufei's carriage and never showed up again. So they had to wait patiently until they saw the banner of the Runing Army.

The Four Seas Commercial Bank also came to deal with the goods brought back by the Runing Army. And the trivial matters of dealing with those goods, Wu Shigong no longer cares. He just met with the shopkeeper. briefly explained to him: what goods were shipped to the capital for sale; what goods are transported back to Runing by ship; How many carts and manpower do you have to prepare to carry them in the official warehouse in Runing......

Then, Wu Shigong handed over Zhu Dadian's warrant to Zhou Xun, and after saying goodbye to Yan Dingshan, Chen Zhongzhi and Jiang Cheng, he immediately took Yang Rusong's newly dispatched nearly 100 guards, together with Xue Yufei and others, to leave the army and go back to Runing first.

saw Wu Shigong leaving. Yang Rusong also immediately arranged for several guards to return to Runing to report the news, so that the civil and military officials of the Runing Army Headquarters and Wu Shigong's inner house were ready to greet them.

The leading messenger guard sent out by Yang Rusong was a steady person. It should be said that this messenger is a very good messenger. But unexpectedly, something went wrong. And the problem is that the messenger is too steady.

When the messenger arrived in Runing, he only told Wu Shigong about the approximate date of return and the number of people who returned, and he kept silent about everything else. Especially when it comes to the inner house.

This messenger was not a guard brought out by Wu Shigong from the capital, but was recruited and promoted by Wu Shigong after he arrived in Henan. Therefore, he did not know the rules of large families.

In fact, this guard also makes sense. According to the understanding of his small family, the male owner brought back other women from the outside, so why bother to go to the inner house to be the crow's mouth?

So, Li Xin and the others in the inner house only learned from the soldiers who returned earlier that Wu Shigong had accepted another Francophone woman, and they didn't know that Xue Yufei, the housewife, had also returned.

After Wu Shigong took Kareli with him, he left the brigade and started the Zuihou Brigade that returned to his hometown. Xue Yufei was surprised to see Carreli, she didn't expect Wu Shigong's taste to be so unique.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xue Yufei had no choice but to understand this unique taste as: whether Wu Shigong used Carelli as his stand-in. For this reason, Xue Yufei was proud in secret for several days. It can be seen from this that in the Ming Dynasty, foreigners were really discriminated against in the central powers!

And Carreli also felt Xue Yufei's kindness to her, and after the two talked, Carreli heard various anecdotes about the noble women of the Ming Dynasty, so the relationship between the two women was quite harmonious.

On this way, Wu Shigong did not stop anywhere except for a short stay in Guide Mansion City and visited Mrs. Hou, and went straight to his own home in Runing Mansion.

When Wu Shigong's convoy entered his own house in the Runing Army camp, Xue Yufei and Mama Qiu were quite surprised. They didn't expect that Wu Shigong's inner house was not in the garrison yamen in Runing Mansion, but it was built in the military camp. However, at this time, they did not have the opportunity to ask Wu Shigong this question, because the inner house had already arrived.

The civil and military officials of the Runing Army led by Deng Qifan and the servants of the inner house led by Chang Meng were already at the door of the inner house to greet them. After saluting, Wu Shigong instructed Deng Qifan and them: "After dinner, Mr. Deng and Uncle Yongli will come to my study to discuss." Let's get out of the way. ”

Deng Qifan: They also knew that Wu Shigong was tired from the journey. So today's greeting is just out of courtesy. Therefore, they quickly dispersed. And Wu Shigong immediately excitedly took Xue Yufei to walk in front, wanting to see his wives and children earlier.

As soon as they turned into the wall of the back house, Li Xin and the others were already dressed in costumes, smiling and smiling with the children coming over to greet them. The ladies were deeply blessed, and the few children who were able to walk kowtowed to their fathers.

Wu Shigong smiled and said, "It's all a family, why do you use so many courtesies?" Come here for me to take a good look, I've been out for more than a year, I really miss you. ”

Li Xin stood up with a smile, she walked towards Wu Shigong first, and before she could speak, she saw Xue Yufei beside Wu Shigong. So Li Xin made the appearance of an eldest woman, took Xue Yufei's hand affectionately and said, "The husband is the one who is the new sister!" Let me introduce you to a few sisters, don't be afraid, they are all very easy to get along with. ”

And Xue Yufei was overwhelmed by Li Xin's sudden action. She has been pampered since she was a child, and she has no ability to change at all, so Xue Yufei at this time can only be stunned.

As soon as Wu Shigong entered the door, everyone's attention in the inner house was focused on Wu Shigong. But when Li Xin spoke to Xue Yufei, the ladies began to look at Xue Yufei.

As soon as I found out that it was Wu Shigong's original wife, Xue Yufei, the daughter of the Hou Mansion, who knew Xue Yufei, Zhuyun, Meiyun, Xiuzhu and Qiongniang, they all knelt down and said: "Madam!" "Miss!" Kowtowed.

And before Li Xin could react, Mama Qiu, who was following behind, also bypassed the photo wall, and as soon as she saw and heard Li Xin's rude behavior, she was immediately furious, and scolded: "Presumptuous, don't you kneel down and salute when you see your wife?" Do you still know the rules? ”

As soon as he saw that the atmosphere was a little tense, Wu Shigong immediately smiled on his face and said, "It's all my fault!" It's all my fault! I forgot to introduce to you, this is Mrs. Xue Yufei. ”

At this time, Li Xin was the most embarrassed. Her eyes were already a little red, but as soon as she bit her lip, she also knelt down and kowtowed to Xue Yufei. With Li Xin taking the lead, all the wives and children also knelt down.

Unexpectedly, after saluting, Mama Qiu was still unrelenting. Because Wu Shigong's children didn't know what to call Xue Yufei at all, they just kowtowed and didn't make a sound.

So Mama Qiu said to the children, "You all have to call your mother." ”

Although the rule of the Ming Dynasty at that time was that all the children of the husband should call the wife "mother". And when a concubine gives birth to a child, even if she is her biological mother, she can only be called "aunt". But in the past, Wu Shigong had never implemented this rule in his inner house at all, and all the children also called their biological mothers "mother", so at this time, those children were dumbfounded, and they didn't know what to do.

This scene is a little dignified. Children are very sensitive, those newborn babies who were still held in the hands of the wet nurse immediately wailed and cried, and as soon as they heard the cry, Wu Shigong's children played a symphony of crying.

Wu Shigong was immediately distressed, he squeezed Xue Yufei's hand, and looked at her with a pleading eye, hoping that Xue Yufei would ease the atmosphere. And Xue Yufei was also a little at a loss, but when she saw Wu Shigong's pleading eyes, she said, "Get up." Later, when the concubine is settled, I will meet with my husband and the younger sisters and children. ”

Seeing that her young lady let it go so gently, especially Li Xin, who didn't know the most and challenged Xue Yufei's status as an eldest woman, Mama Qiu had no choice but to shake her head gently behind Xue Yufei.

The maids in the inner house, together with the maids brought by Xue Yufei from the capital, packed Xue Yufei's house and luggage, and also arranged their own house and maids for Carreli. All the people settled down.

However, after this welcoming turmoil, the festive atmosphere of welcoming Wu Shigong in the inner house was gone, and Wu Shigong also thought: "It seems that my wife is really troublesome enough to ask for too much!" (To be continued......)