Chapter 735: The Sound of Drums and Horns Is so Sharp (7)

Luotian County, Shuangxi Village, the Mei family mansion.

This compound abandoned by the Mei family in the countryside, after more than ten days of intense cleaning and redecoration, was once again full of life. Mei Yipo, Meihua’s father, put his hands on his hands and looked at the busy house with satisfaction. Busy servants. This year, for him, can be said to be a year of great success and good things.

Back then, Mei Hua was cruelly sent to join the army because this youngest son was too incompetent, incompetent in martial arts, and had no business acumen. He brought trouble to the countryside every day and became a famous bad boy in all corners of the country. He scolded and beat him, but with little effect. Just when he was helpless, he happened to encounter the Eastern Expedition Army who had just conquered Hejian County recruiting troops. With a gritted teeth and a cruel heart, he killed this unlucky man. The worry-free son was sent to the army.

Thinking of the tears in his eyes when his son left, Mei Yipo is still a little heartbroken, but there is nothing he can do. He is a well-known landowner in Luotian County. After the Eastern Expeditionary Army occupied Hejian, he also inquired carefully He learned some policies about the Eastern Conquest Army, and from his good friend, the Magistrate of Luotian County, he heard some news that frightened him.

It would be best for the Eastern Expeditionary Army to seize the land from the big landowners and distribute it to the poor people in exchange for their support. Of course, they will find out the various violations of discipline by the big landowner beforehand. , in fact, when the family business has reached a certain level, how many of them are clean? Even if I just have a reputation for being stingy and stingy in my hometown, and the rest of it is pretty good, if I really want to check it out, my butt will definitely be covered with shit. What's more, even if nothing else is found, after you install a Isn't the crime of liaising with foreign countries also based on the touching of the upper and lower lips of those officers?

However, if there is a soldier in the Eastern Army at home, the outcome will be very different.

It was based on this consideration that Mei Yipo insisted on sending his son to the Eastern Expeditionary Army regardless of his family's objections. In fact, he did get some benefits later, because at that time, people in Luotian County still had great doubts about joining the Eastern Expedition Army. A good man should not be a soldier. This is the experience passed down from his ancestors.

Because Mei Yipo, a well-known landowner, was the first to send his son, it opened a gap for the Eastern Expedition Army to recruit troops in Luotian County, making the recruitment task in Luotian County go extremely smoothly. Afterwards, Mei Yipo also received rewards. Although the land was still taken away, every acre of land was compensated at the market price at that time. More importantly, as an advanced element and collaborator, he was introduced to Sihai Trading. And thus became one of them. In the past two years, his wealth has doubled several times with the background of international trade, and his net worth is no longer the same as before.

This also made him often lament that he was really a frog in the well back then. He didn't know how big the world was. He only knew how to guard the land and be a rich man. How could he know that the world outside was so vast. Geili Literature Network

Increased wealth is just a blessing. The second joy made him even more joyful. The youngest son who was the most incompetent at that time spent several years in the Eastern Expedition Army. When he came back, he was already a battalion general. He was a high-ranking official who commanded thousands of soldiers. !

In Mei Yipo's view, the camp general was already extraordinary. His good friend, the Luotian County Magistrate, now only has more than a hundred county soldiers serving as government officials.

If you plant flowers intentionally, they won't come alive, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will provide shade. Mei Yipo had to lament his excellent luck. However, the boy still seemed to be resentful of himself. In those two years, he didn't even write a letter to his family, and he didn't even say anything about such a major event as becoming a camp general.

A few days ago, news came from Dafang County that Gong Dezhi had been arrested, which shocked him into a cold sweat.

Gong Dezhi is the representative of Hejian County merchants in Sihai commerce and one of the largest shareholders in Hejian. He has had many contacts with him. When he heard that this man actually colluded with the Qin people to plot evil, Mei Yipo was shocked. He was also afraid. Next, the Supervisory Office of the Eastern Expeditionary Army carried out a purge in the entire Hejian County, which frightened Mei Yipo so much that he did not dare to go out.

Officials from the Supervisory Yuan also came to Luotian County. After getting the news from the county magistrate, he almost fell to the ground. He was not an undercover agent of the Qin people, but he couldn't help it. He had a close relationship with Gong Dezhi, but these officials came After arriving in Luotian, when he saw me, he just asked him a few questions casually without embarrassing himself at all. The leader named Wang Xiaoer actually gave him a thumbs up and congratulated him on giving birth to a good son. .

Thinking of this, Mei Yipo couldn't help but twitch his beard and smile. The youngest son who was the least worried at that time seemed to be the pillar of the Mei family!

"Dad, look at the happy words over there. Are they posted upright? And those colorful silks, can they be hung like this?" The eldest son, Mei Pu, ran over sweating profusely.

"Okay, everything is okay!" Mei Yipo was interrupted and waved his hand angrily, "Has the second brother come back?"

"My second brother went to buy supplies. The quantity is so large that I might not be able to get back until late at night!" Mei Pu said respectfully. Unlike Mei Hua, he and his second brother Mei Su were very afraid of this father.

"Okay, okay, you can make up your own mind. What does the Wu family know?" Mei Yipo said angrily. That kid from Meihua was still worried. When he got home, he didn’t even sit down on his buttocks. No, he didn’t sit down at all. The kid’s buttocks were beaten to pieces. I heard that he had violated military discipline. He looked bloody. Mei Yipo was heartbroken. At the same time, he was worried that his son had violated military discipline and whether it would affect his future. Now the Mei family had to rely on him to support him!

Recalling Mei Hua's first words when she saw him, Mei Yipo was furious. Instead of greeting his father, mother, brothers and relatives, he dropped the following sentence: "Dad, I want to marry Wu Wanjun, please help me." Propose marriage."

What is the Wu family? In the past, he was just a tenant in his family. He really had no roof to cover his body and no ground to build his footprints. How could he be considered the number one celebrity in Hejian County? How could he marry the daughter of such a tenant as his daughter-in-law? But just as he said his words, that stupid boy actually picked up his baggage, turned around and limped out, saying that he was going to be the son-in-law of the Wu family. Mei Yipo almost fell to the ground in anger.

My son's wings have become stronger. He didn't rely on his father before. But now that he has become a camp general and has the power, the Mei family still has to rely on him to support it. If he is really allowed to become a son-in-law, he will still be alive. No longer alive, I am afraid that the spittle of my relatives and friends will drown me.

With no choice, I could only hold my nose and agree. Fortunately, after the last inquiry, I found that the boy from the Wu family, Wu Ya, who went to serve as a soldier with Mei Hua, is now a camp general, and he is barely a match.

Mei Yipo had no choice but to invite the county magistrate of Luotian to come and act as a matchmaker. The magistrate was also very happy. After all, both the Mei family and the Wu family now have officers from the Eastern Army, and they also Being so young, his future prospects are naturally limitless. Building a relationship with them will be of great benefit to his future, so he happily became a matchmaker.

The man is affectionate, the concubine is interested, and the county magistrate himself comes to act as a matchmaker. What can the old couple of the Wu family have to say? They are so stupid that they only laugh and nod. However, the Wu Yingjiang seems to have some opinions.

Thinking of this, Mei Yipo felt uneasy. It was not up to his parents to grow up.

There was a tinkling sound in my ears. I turned my head and saw the careless boy walking over with a walking stick. He had a smile on his face, as if he had just fallen down and picked up a large piece of dog head. Like gold.

"Dad." Mei Hua called out. This time, his father acted quickly, which made him very satisfied.

"Son, isn't it too fast to get married so soon?" Looking at her son, Mei Yipo was helpless, "It was too hasty, many things were not prepared, and many friends and relatives were too late. Notice!”

"No, no, Dad, I only have six days of vacation. When the vacation comes, I have to return to the team. If I am late for an hour, I will be punished by military law. You don't want me to get punished again?" Mei Hua touched her buttocks. There was lingering fear in my heart, even if Ye Zhen's personal soldiers released water when hitting the board, it would still be too much for the hundred drops to fall on the buttocks.

"Didn't you say that you would be stationed in Hejian from now on?" Mei Yi said.

"Dad, we are soldiers. We may go to the battlefield at any time. Let's fight together. Who knows if we can come back alive? If I burp, I won't even have a wife. That's too embarrassing. "Mei Hua waved her cane carelessly, "So, I'm very anxious."

"Don't talk nonsense." Mei Yipo was shocked.

"This is not nonsense!" Mei Hua looked at her father seriously and found that most of her father's hair had been mottled at some point. Her heart softened, "Dad, my son can no longer fulfill his filial piety by his side. He is a wife." , maybe I can give you a grandson in the future, so that I can feel more at ease outside. When I am a soldier, who knows when something unexpected will happen. Those comrades of mine back then, no matter how fierce they were, are enough to be mine. Master, but he died silently on the battlefield."

Mei Hua thought of Fatty Shang and couldn't help but sigh heavily: "Dad, little Shang Hua will be my son from now on. Don't treat him badly. His father saved my life. If it hadn't been for him, Dad, what you see now is not a living person like me, but an urn."

"We're getting married soon, don't say such unlucky words." Mei Yipo waved his hands repeatedly, suddenly remembering that his son was here today thanks to his own hard work, and he couldn't help but feel a little horrified in his heart, "Son, in the future, on the battlefield, Above, be careful, it’s important to save your life!”

Mei Hua laughed, "On the battlefield, if you really have this idea, you will die quickly. What's more, at that time, you didn't have any other thoughts at all, but you don't have to worry too much, our Eastern Army is here. The strongest army in the world!"

Mei Yipo was silent for a long time, "Okay, dad will organize the best wedding for you. Even if your two brothers are sleepless, they have to help me get things done these days!"

"Thank you very much, Dad. From now on, you should be kinder to Wanjun's parents and don't neglect them."

"How could it be?" Mei Yipo said quickly: "I am going to give this house to you. Anyway, your two brothers and I are living in the city now. After you get married, you can let the Wu family move here. live."

"Thank you so much, dad!" Mei Hua couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Master, master, we have a visitor!" Old man Wu at the door walked over and said loudly.

"We have a guest? The wedding is only the day after tomorrow. Why are you here today? Who is it?" Mei Yipo turned around in surprise and asked.

"The visitor said his surname is Yi, Yi Bin, and he is a friend of the third young master." Old Man Wu said.

Yi Bin, Vice President Yi of the Supervisory Yuan? When she heard this name, Mei Hua's legs became weak? That matter is not over yet! 【End of this chapter】