Xian Dynasty Era

Chapter 388

Chapter 388

In the carriage——

Fan Xiao was looking out of the window at the moment, and there was a look of displeasure between her clear and beautiful eyes.

Even though three days had passed, Fan Xiao still couldn't get rid of the grand ceremony of the marriage canonization between Su and Wei. She didn't want to go to see it, but for some reason, she still couldn't help taking a sneak peek.

"What else can you think about? I'm jealous." Sleeping in Su Zhao's embrace, the tiger cat with its fluffy tail was comfortably stroked by a pair of gentle palms of the young man, suddenly opened its drooping eyelids, raised its sapphire eyes, and licked Licking the bright red lips, spit out words.

Fan Xiao glanced at An An, and retorted: "You are not the same."

"Yo, I'm going to talk back." An An snorted softly, and said mockingly: "This is a great improvement in cultivation, isn't it what it used to be?"

Fan Xiao turned his head aside, not wanting to talk to An'an at all.

Su Zhao pinched the petite and exquisite Qiong nose of the tiger cat in his arms, which caused An An to hum softly. He stretched out his furry paws angrily, pulled Su Zhao's hand, and snorted, "You villain, pinch me again!" nose……"

Su Zhao stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around the shaved shoulders of the well-dressed girl, and said to the tiger cat with a pun, "Don't always bully others."

Fan Xiao leaned her head on Su Zhao's shoulder, closed her eyes slightly, feeling the love of the young gentleman beside her, a warm current surged in her heart, and temporarily dispelled the loss in her heart.

"I'm not so rare to bully her." An An snorted and said, her figure flashed, and she took the shape of a human being, picked up the apple on the fruit plate, took a bite, and said, "It's you, you still don't forget to give it to me." Then Xu Zhen is promoted to Concubine Hui, no wonder people like it."

Su Zhao glanced at An An, but didn't answer the words, but turned his mind, and finally suppressed the questions in his mind.

That night, although he didn't know what the white tiger demon girl had said to Wei Jing, he found that Wei Jing had suddenly become depressed since that night, and it lasted for two days. In the end, he was the one who took care of her so tenderly that she was relieved. untie.

Su Zhao didn't want to delve into it, so he changed the subject and asked casually, "Xiao'er, have you traveled in the countries of Zhongzhou before?"

Fan Xiao lifted up a beautiful and beautiful face, and said softly: "I have traveled with the elders in the past, but I have never been to Dang County."

"There is a lake in Dang County called Swallow Lake. It looks like a swallow's wings. There are deep reeds in Qingpu, and plum blossoms are all over the lake. We can take a look at it in our spare time. It's quite pleasant."

"It's already winter, so there shouldn't be much scenery." Fan Xiao said softly.

Su Zhao said with a smile: "Walking in the middle of the lake, enjoying the snow with mud and snow, cooking wine and enjoying the snow, is one of the pleasant things in life."

Fan Xiao's eyes couldn't help showing a bit of longing. The girl was not attracted by the beautiful scenery, but just wanted to be with the boy beside her.

Su Zhao was chatting with An An and Fan Xiao at the moment, the carriage was turning non-stop.

Ji Zhou Jingping's 38th year, winter, late November

In a luxurious and exquisite garden in Dang County, in the grand and spacious hall, there are crowds of people, drinking wine, and the sound of singing, dancing and orchestral music. Because the earth dragon is burning vigorously and the heat waves are rolling, the room is like spring, and even the carved window lattices are full of people. , all formed a layer of frost.

Today is the [-]th birthday of Dou Xing, the Patriarch of the Dou family.

In the Xuan room, there are many dignitaries and friends. It can be said that both the rich and the noble are rich, and there are even some officials from Dang County.

Of course, there are more merchants in silk and satin with red faces. A rough count shows that there are 50 or [-] of them.

Merchants flocked to congratulate him, mainly because Dou Ci, the son of Dou Xing, was in charge of municipal administration in Dang County, with a humble and powerful position.

And this 70th birthday of the old man of the Dou family has become an opportunity for Dang County merchants to compete to please and cling to.

The Patriarch of the Dou family, Dou Xing, has gray hair, a fox-fur cloak, a fine attire and a beam crown on his head. Under the service of several young and graceful maidservants, he sips fine wine. Looking at the reed-sized snowflakes floating over the artificial lake with his old and cloudy eyes, he coughed heavily and said with emotion: "This is the first snow after winter, auspicious snow heralds a good year."

At this moment, all the people in the Xuan room laughed and agreed upon hearing the words, and one of them said: "What Dou Gong said is true, this snow will fall, next year there will be a good harvest."

The old man in Chinese clothes called Duke Dou, named Dou Xing, served successively as magistrate of Hongnan County in Su State, prefect of Changshui County, sheriff of Dang County, young governor of Su State, and finally returned to Dang with the rank of sergeant It has been fourteen years since the county took care of itself.

Dou Xing was over seventy years old, and he was famous for his works in Dangjun County.

The Dou family now has a total of eight houses. It can be said that the branches are lush, the tree is big and the roots are deep, and there are many clan relatives.

There are people in both political and business circles at the prefecture and county levels in Dangjun, and even in a relatively large county like Dangjun, which is relatively mountainous and less land.

Dou Xing's cheeks were rosy, he picked up the bronze wine bottle, and laughed heartily: "Masters, it's rare for people to be seventy since ancient times. This is God bless me Dasu."

As the country of Su conquered the north and south, and opened up its territory, some old bureaucrats in the whole country of Su became more active.

When the people below heard the words, although they didn't take Dou Xing's words seriously, it was a prayer after all, and they echoed in unison and raised their glasses.

"Father, the doctor told me that you are just recovering from the cold, so you really shouldn't drink too much." At this time, a middle-aged man with wide sleeves and a high crown, with a calm and dignified face, walked up to Dou Xing and said respectfully.

This person is exactly the family lineage of Dou's parents in this generation - Dou Ci.

Dou Xing looked at the boss of the Dou family with an undiminished smile, and said with a smile: "Alcohol activates the meridians, so it's okay to drink less."

Dou Xing has read a lot of poetry and books, and also has some knowledge of Qi and Huang, so this statement is not without evidence.

The merchants and officials at the side all smiled and said: "Mr. Dou, what Dou Shiyan said is quite reasonable. Although Mr. Dou is old and strong, you should also take care of Dou Shiyan's filial piety. You should take care of your body."

Everyone echoed and praised the name of Dou Ci, the eldest son of Dou, who was filial and fraternal. For a while, the atmosphere in the room was warm and noisy.

At this moment, in the backyard behind the curtains and screens, the old lady of the Dou family and the daughters-in-law of each house laughed and talked with the visiting female relatives. Sometimes there were some beautiful young girls who were in their prime, watching through the curtain, their eyes shining in pairs, stealing Looking at the young children who came with the elders in the outer hall.

This kind of birthday banquet was originally an opportunity for the princes and aristocratic families of the major counties to exchange their needs.

Dang County has a vast territory, and it should be the most among the seven counties in the early days of Su State. There are nine counties in Fanzhi.

Because it is close to several tributaries of the Hong River, it is convenient for water transportation for commerce and trade, and people get a good location to make a living.

In the county, there are a total of six families in the county. Although in terms of wealth, they are not as good as the other families in Fengle County, but because they monopolize the livelihood industries in Dang County, such as medicinal materials, horse-drawn carriages, grain and cotton , Salt and iron to make a living, is also a wealthy party.

At the same time, due to the connection of the north-south water transport, there are many Jianghu gangs with the same name who lost their land, entrenched in the mountains and forests, and political and business bandits are intertwined, making the situation complicated.

Because the fertile land in Dang County has been heavily embezzled by the six families, many people rely on the six families to live. Although the folk customs are fierce, the clan power is also deeply rooted.

At the beginning of Su Zhao's accession to the throne, bandits and strong men coerced some people who couldn't bear to be exploited, rebelled and rebelled, sweeping the place.

Then the Su State took this opportunity to recruit and accept the rebels, and gradually investigated the situation in Dang County, but basically it was a temporary solution, not a root cause.

Chun Yushuo used to recruit soldiers from Dang County, but recruited some proletarians (thieves and robbers reserve) as soldiers, but this move greatly reduced the instability in the area.

It has not shaken the situation that Dangjun's prestige and county tycoon overshadow the sky with one hand in the county.

On the contrary, the prefect of Dang County—the county tycoon—the power of the clan’s merchants and landlord groups was less constrained by this, and it became more and more difficult to control.

This is also the reason why Yan Chang was helpless in Dang County.

If it wasn't for Su Zhao's special confession, it would not be as simple as being intimidated by Qu Kai leading five hundred imperial troops as the imperial guard.

On this side, the Dou family's bells were ringing and the dinner was being served, and when they were talking and having a feast, Su Zhao's car drove quietly into Dang County through the wind and snow.

(End of this chapter)