Chapter 229: Joy on Joy

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After the war, the town of Shamen was filled with a joyful atmosphere, and the island was lit up with lights and fireworks, as if it were New Year's Day. Those merchants on the island witnessed Li Jing leading the Shamen Town army to defeat the powerful Feng Zhangda and flee, and they couldn't help but be extremely shocked, and many people who still had some strange thoughts in their hearts couldn't help but be quiet and honest.

After a big victory, Li Jing was also not stingy, not only did each team reward him according to his merits, but also gave heavy rewards. In addition, the individual soldiers' beheading, capture of the flag, and first-class military merits are also issued according to the standards specified in the army. In addition, this battle was designated by Li Jing as a big victory with fewer blows, all soldiers in the army were rewarded with awards, and the bereavement allowance for the soldiers killed and wounded in the battle was doubled.

In order to celebrate this great victory, Li Jing deliberately let the soldiers and civilians on the island have a day off, and the soldiers and civilians celebrated together, and all the people in the town also sent a reward of 100 yuan and a bucket of rice each. Even the people who came from other places to build the city were rewarded with a pound of wine and two pounds of meat.

The victory of the Shamen town army and Li Jing's bold reward made all the people immersed in this joyful atmosphere, and they also forgot the somewhat rebellious fighting essence of Li Jing this time.

On this day, Li Jing also temporarily put down military affairs, returned to the mansion, and quietly accompanied his family to have a meal. Since arriving on the island, Li Jing has been busy, usually he doesn't even have time to eat a home-cooked meal at home, and even rarely goes home to sleep at night, and stays there after being busy in the town's mansion until late at night. This made Han very dissatisfied, and personally went to the town general's mansion to deliver meals several times.

Wang Guiniang saw that Li Jing only came back with a few guards from Zhao Jiang, and greeted her with a happy face: "Husband is back." "I personally helped Li Jing untie his cloak. also deliberately looked behind Li Jing.

"What are you looking at?" Li Jing asked.

"The concubine looks at her husband, why didn't she bring her sister Yu and the county lord with them today." Wang Guiniang chuckled. Women are always sensitive. Especially now that Li Jing's identity is gradually changing. was originally just a farmer's son who was a well-connected family, but now he has become a town general, with thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of people. Especially when he saw that the noble-born Yu Youniang, the county lord, and Xiao Yulou were always around Li Jing, it was impossible to say that they were not jealous and worried.

"Today I just want our family to have a home-cooked meal, and the four brothers-in-law and three brothers-in-law will also come in a while, and the others will not have any." Li Jing knew Wang Guiniang's thoughts, but he didn't say anything.

accompanied Wang Guiniang into the house. This is a house of blue bricks and green tiles, the house is very large, with more than a dozen rooms inside and outside. Li Jing had previously transferred four disabled veterans who had quit the team to serve as nursing homes, and found four homeless young women from the homeless people who were brought to the island to help with household chores. The yard was clean and exceptionally tidy.

"Mother, San Lang is back." As soon as Wang Guiniang stepped into the inner courtyard, she shouted happily.

"Saburo is back." Mother Li was sitting in the hall sewing a pair of cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles, although Li Jing did not lack these, but Mother Li always had to make shoes for Li Jing herself.

Li Jing stepped forward and kowtowed to Han's kneel, which can be regarded as a feeling of guilt for often not being able to come home. "Son, please say hello to my mother!"

Han stepped forward to help Li Jing. Help Li Jing pat the dust off his shoulder, "Just come back." What a gift. Wan'er, quickly pour tea for San Lang, I'll go to the kitchen, and make San Lang's favorite cold pottery for him today. ”

"Mother, I'll help you." Wang Guiniang said. Mother Li pulled Gui Niang and whispered in her ear: "You said to accompany San Lang more, he is busy, it is rare to come back once, you still don't accompany him well." Leave him tonight, there are some things you have to take the initiative. Look how cute Xing'er's girl is, I'm in a hurry to hug my grandson. ”

Wang Guiniang's face flew two red clouds, she was also anxious, she always wanted to help her husband conceive a child as soon as possible, so that she would be down-to-earth. But Li Jing is always very busy, and occasionally goes home and sometimes goes to bed early. It's rare to have one or two chances, but I often have to part with Wan'er's villain. It's strange to say, although the number of times is a little small, but after marriage, it has been half a year since then, and there is no movement in the stomach at all. Don't talk about her, even Wan'er's girl is the same.

Xing'er is Zhang Chengzong's daughter, when Zhang Chengzong's family almost starved to death on the side of the road, this girl was very bold enough to stop Li Jing's carriage to ask for food. Previously, Zhang Chengzong had been serving as Li Jing's head of the family, and Xing'er and his mother had been coming to Li Jing's house from time to time to help with some chores and talk to the old lady or something. Since Li Jing's second brother also died, Mother Li likes children now, Xing'er is obedient and sensible, like a little adult, Mother Li loves her like a granddaughter. Xing'er asked Li Jing to say goodbye, and walked out of the hall without paying attention, but after a while, she pulled her mother back.

Zhang Chengzong's wife is a Hebei woman, generous and bold, greeted Li Jing with a smile, and rushed to the kitchen to help Li's mother. After a while, Liu Shouqian's wife also brought two seven or eight-year-old children, a man and a woman, to greet Li Jing, and then went to the kitchen to help. These two families are not close to Li Jing's house, but it is rare that they often come to Li's house. Liu Shouqian and Zhang Chengzong used to be Li Jing's family heads, and it was Li Jing who helped them avoid starvation. Now Li Jing has been promoted to be the head of the general, which can be said to be Li Jing's henchman. Their family members often come to the house, and Li Jing is also more willing, which can be regarded as adding some intimacy.

Three kids together and it's always lively. Liu Shouqian's son, Shishi, began to show off to his sister Rou'er and Xing'er the words he knew in the school, and the two little girls looked at the stone with a look of adoration and took a branch to write on the ground.

Wang Guiniang and Wan'er looked at the three children, and their eyes were full of love.

"I can ask Zhang Hong to set up a girls' school in the town, and teach the girls of the town's officer staff, as well as other girls who are willing, to read and write, and to learn some culture." Li Jing said with a smile.

"That's a good thing, too." Wang Guiniang said, "Our school teaches the children of the military and civilians on the island for free, which has been praised by many people." ”

After chatting for a while, Li Jing never saw Fifth Sister Wanting, and couldn't help but ask strangely: "What about Fifth Sister, why didn't you see him when you came back?" ”

Wan'er chuckled on the side and said, "I was sent by Mrs. Han to pick it up early in the morning, saying that I got a few pieces of good mirror flowers. I'm going to make a wedding dress for her little lady. said that the fifth sister is a good worker. Let her help take a look. ”

"Which Han family?" Li Jing was stunned for a moment.

"It's Bing Cao Zuo Han Jinshi's house." Wang Guiniang said on the side, "I was about to talk to you, this old lady of the Han family seems to have the intention of being related to our family, and it is estimated that she has taken a fancy to our fifth sister." The fifth sister's girl also seems to be interested in Jin Shilang, and the Han family comes to pick her up twice in three days, so she runs over there again and again. The girl's family who has not yet married, this is also a bit too bold. ”

Hearing that there was such a thing, Li Jing pondered for a while and said, "Although the Han family has been a merchant for generations. However, Han Zhongwu is also a jinshi, and now he is also effective in the army. If the Han family is interested, and the fifth sister also has a heart, I think this is a good thing. It's not about anything that can't be climbed, the fifth sister is fifteen years old this year, and it's time to talk about marriage, since she likes it, then ask her mother for her opinion on this matter, and if she agrees, it can be decided. Don't delay, just let the Han family come according to the number of courtesies. ”

For this family business. Li Jing is still very willing. Han Zhongwu is not a high-ranking family, but he is also a powerful staff member of his subordinates. It's a jinshi again, and he looks good, and his temper is good. It's good to be able to marry someone like this.

The fourth sister married Lin Wei, and if the fifth sister married Han Zhongwu, the five sisters would all get married, which could be regarded as the end of a matter of her mother's heart.

After a while, four married sisters arrived with four brothers-in-law and a few nephews and nieces. The family suddenly became lively, although these brothers-in-law are also Li Jing's subordinates, but at home, Li Jing does not put on the boss's shelf, and the family is very lively.

A table of dishes was put on the table, and Mother Li sat down at the head, looking at such a large family and a large table of dishes, she couldn't help but feel emotional. Last year, she also experienced the pain of losing her son, her son being imprisoned, the sale of her family's land, and the lack of food in the warehouse. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, now the Li family is living such a life that they never dared to think of before.

"San Lang, pity your father and two short-lived brothers, if they can live to this day, how happy it would be for our family." As he spoke, he couldn't help crying, and turned his head to look at the two young widows and daughters-in-law in plain clothes, "It's just that your two sisters-in-law are suffering." ”

Li Jing also sighed, the two sisters-in-law were widowed soon after marriage, and they didn't even have a son and a half daughter. Young and widowed, now eat fasting and chanting Buddha all day long, green lights and yellow rolls talk about life, which makes people unbearable to watch. In the past, Li Jing also mentioned the matter of letting the two sisters-in-law remarry, but at that time, the situation of the Li family was not good, and even if the two sisters-in-law remarried, they might not be able to marry into a good family, and the status of remarriage was always lower, even if the Tang Dynasty was open again, it was inevitable.

However, now that the status of the Li family is different, if the two sisters-in-law are married out of Lu and give more dowries, with the status of the Li family, they can still help them find a good family.

"Auntie, sister-in-law and sister-in-law. Today, we are gathered as a family, and I have one more sentence I want to mention. That is, the two sisters-in-law are still so young, they really shouldn't continue to delay their youth. In my opinion, the two sisters-in-law might as well remarry, and our family is the second family of the two sisters-in-law. I will take out a generous amount of money to marry, find a suitable loyal person, and I think my life will be very happy in the future. ”

The two sisters-in-law were stunned for a moment, and they didn't expect the uncle to bring up the old matter again.

"Sisters-in-law, don't be in a hurry to refuse, think about this matter, after all, it is a lifelong thing. I have a few suitable candidates, Wang Chong, the deputy general of the right wing of the town's combat barracks, Li Wei, the tenth general of the reconnaissance battalion, and Cui Zhiyuan, the jinshi of Silla, and several others, all of whom are good candidates. These sisters-in-law should have seen it, and they are still good. Which one you like, I'll decide. ”

The two sisters-in-law are both middle-to-top, and they are also quite delicate. The Tang Dynasty is open, and it is not uncommon to marry a widow. In addition to some women who voluntarily observe festivals, they are also very tolerant of those women who remarry. Because of this, it is common to marry a woman who remarries.

Lin Wei, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly said: "I think it's not bad, although Wang Chong is a little old, he is not bad." Li Wei and Cui Zhiyuan are also really reliable people. ”

Mother Li has always felt that she owes her two daughters-in-law, and at this time she said: "I have always regarded the two of you as daughters, and now, even if I marry a daughter." You don't have any psychological burden, you will be widowed for the rest of your life, which makes me feel sorry for this old immortal. Listen to your mother's words, pick a favorite one and get married. If you don't like what San Lang introduced, you can ask someone to find it again, there is always something you like. ”

The family persuaded together, and the last two sisters-in-law finally figured it out and agreed, and made it clear that the matter was all up to Li's mother and Li Jing. They also believed that Li Jing could help them find a good trust, Li Jing simply struck while the iron was hot, and called Wang Chong, Li Wei and Cui Zhiyuan, and finally called Du Zhongwu. After the people came, he asked them one by one very simply, and things went smoothly after the end.

Because Li Wei is a brother of his own clan, he feels that it is not suitable to marry the wife of his deceased cousin, and finally decided that Wang will marry his sister-in-law Zhang, Cui Zhiyuan will marry his second sister-in-law Wang, and Du Zhongwu will also officially agree with the fifth sister Wanting.

Having decided on three family affairs at once can be described as a joy on top of joy. Especially for Li Jing, not only did the two sisters-in-law finally get married, but he didn't have to watch them delay for a lifetime, which was an easy thing for him. What's more, Wang Chong and Cui Zhiyuan are also important subordinates of Shamen Town, and forming a family relationship with them has undoubtedly further enhanced their relationship.

When Li Jing was in a happy mood, he loudly announced that the two sisters-in-law and the fifth sister all had the same dowry standard, and each had a dowry of 3,000 yuan. Three thousand guan, this is quite a generous dowry. Although Wang Chong's family is actually a big family in Qingzhou, and the Han family is the richest businessman in Muping County who has been doing business for generations. Although Cui Zhiyuan's family is in Silla, he is also a small local nobleman. However, giving such a rich dowry is entirely to make their lives better in their husband's family. According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, a woman's dowry is their private property, not the public property of her husband's family, and after their death, these dowries are passed on to their children, and those who have no children may even be inherited directly by their mother's family.

The night is quiet and crowded, and the family banquet is dispersed. Mother Li pulled Li Jing and said, "Your two sisters-in-law have finally found a home, and now Wuniang has also found a favorite family." My mother also has three things missing in her heart, and the only thing I remember now is that you can give me a grandson as soon as possible. Your father and brother died early, and now the whole family is just one man, and the Li family is waiting to spread out. ”

"Mother, I know." Facing Mother Li, Li Jing nodded.

"It's good to know, then you go back to the room, your daughter-in-law is waiting for you." Mother Li urged Li Jing to go back to the room, and when she saw the back of her son turning away, Mother Li was full of worry. Although there was a lot of joy on the island, it was a war after all. Although this battle was won, the war was ruthless, and who could know the outcome of the next time. At that time, Li Jing's grandfather followed Li Shishi, the commander of the Ziqing Festival, to rebel against the imperial court, and died on the battlefield after the most martyrdom. Now my son is fighting with Shangfeng again, hey, please God and Buddha bless, I hope that my son will turn evil into good fortune and go smoothly. (To be continued.) )