Chapter 272 Surrounded by Wolves
When Ou Zanghua returned home with great joy, he found that the mansion was even more lively than he had imagined.

The unlucky child of Liu Qin and Lingsong was soaked all over and was scolded by Liu Qing with his finger pointed on his face.

Liu Zhengfeng and the others stood in the distance, watching the two brats being scolded like monkeys, unable to lift their heads:
"Liu Qin, you are seven years old! You actually took Lingsong to the pond to catch fish. The two of you dived into the pond and your heads disappeared. Who gave you the courage?!"

"And Lingsong, as a martial artist and a Huashan disciple, don't you know what dangers are ahead?!"

Old Liu watched this scene with a smile on his face, and whispered to Madam Ouyang beside him, "Qingqing has changed a lot now. Look at her aura. She is exactly what a Madam of Imperial Decree should be like."

Madam Ouyang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The reason her daughter could have such momentum was because of the confidence given to her by Zang Hua.

The couple has such a good relationship, they should have a baby as soon as possible.

At this moment, Liu Qin caught sight of Ou Zanghua and quickly called out, "Brother-in-law, you're back!"

As soon as the words fell, the little guy wanted to come over.

"Who told you to move? Stand still!" Liu Qing glared at his brother, and Liu Qin instantly became obedient.

When she looked at her husband, she saw him raise his hands in surrender and said, "Madam, you can scold them but you can't scold me again!"

After these words were spoken, Liu Qing, who was originally furious, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The people watching the show had expressions as if they had seen a ghost. This general, who had climbed from editor of the Hanlin Academy to right vice minister of the Ministry of Rites through military merit, was actually such a funny person at home.

Liu Zhengfeng was the first to laugh, and Ou Zanghua also put away his playful smile, bowed to Liu Zhengfeng and Madam Ouyang and said, "Dad, Mom."

"Zanghua, let's have a good drink tonight." Old Liu nodded happily, and Mrs. Ouyang also looked at her son-in-law lovingly.

"Big Brother." Xiang Da Nian and Mi Weiyi walked up and greeted him.

"Thank you for your hard work along the way!" Ou Zanghua looked at his two junior brothers and responded with a smile.

The two men shook their heads. They were not in a hurry for this trip. They had a carriage and a cargo ship, as well as the protection of the escort agency, so they were not very tired.

He looked at the two pitiful kids, sighed and said, "You two should change into a new set of clothes! Write a self-review tonight and give it to Madam Ou, got it?"

"Got it." The two little ones lowered their heads and responded weakly.

Then Li Huaiwei took him downstairs to change clothes. Although the weather was hot, it was still easy to catch a cold if he wore wet clothes.

While the two kids were washing up, Ou Zanghua chatted with Liu Zhengfeng for a while and made an appointment with him to discuss the matter of the Weiyang Palace and the Imperial Farm tomorrow.

Today's dinner was very sumptuous, especially the bacon. Ou Zanghua, Liu Qing and Wang Chengwu ate it with tears in their eyes. This was the taste they had been looking for for a long time!

Before coming to the Ming Dynasty, Ou Zanghua thought that castrating pigs was a job that only existed in modern times.

In fact, castration of pigs was a craft in ancient times, and people who specialized in this business were called pig butchers.

The so-called pig castration is a castration operation to remove the testicles or ovaries of a pig.

This technique is quite domineering and can be used on both males and females.

After the pig is castrated, my mind becomes calm, my breath becomes smoother, my body becomes stronger, everything I eat tastes delicious, and I naturally gain weight!
There is also a short story about this industry with Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty as the protagonist.

It is said that when Emperor Taizu established Nanjing as the capital, on the day before New Year's Eve one year, he suddenly had an inspiration and ordered the officials and common people to post Spring Festival couplets to express the new year and a new atmosphere.

On the second day, he went out incognito and visited the people to appreciate the Spring Festival couplets written by each family, which he enjoyed.

After patrolling for a while, he found that there was a house without any Spring Festival couplets, so he sent his attendants to inquire about the situation.

It turned out that the owner of the house was a pig butcher who could neither read nor write. He was busy before the New Year and had no time to ask someone to write for him.

After hearing this, Emperor Taizu asked someone to bring the four treasures of the study and wrote an inscription on the spot: Split the road of life and death with both hands, and cut off the root of right and wrong with one knife.

Regardless of whether this story is true or not, it at least shows one thing: castrating pigs was a relatively common practice in the Ming Dynasty.

The meal lasted for nearly two hours and ended only when the old men were all drunk.

After asking the servants to settle everyone down, Ou Zanghua remembered that Lao Liu had brought a lot of good things, so he went to the warehouse with a little drunkenness. Hua An pushed open the door and lit the lamp. Master Ou walked in with steady steps, pointed at the two wooden barrels on the side and asked, "Where did this come from?"

"Master, this is a gift from Miss Cheng." Hua An took a look and spoke.

"Do you have a gift list?"

"Yes." Hua An took out a document from the cabinet beside him and handed it over.

He opened it and took a look. In addition to the silk and Suzhou embroidery that Miss Cheng had given herself, there were also things that the three friends from Meizhuang had asked her to bring.

Huang Zhonggong's tea, Danqingsheng's wine, and Tu Biweng's calligraphy.

"Alas" Ou Zanghua couldn't help but sigh. Among the four unlucky guys of Meizhuang, except Hei Baizi, the endings of the other three were a bit unfortunate.

He recalled for a while and realized that there was no news of Ren Woxing's appearance in the martial arts world. Instead, Linghu Chong had disappeared.

Therefore, Linghu Chong should be under Mei Zhuang at the moment, and Ren Woxing might be gathering his old subordinates everywhere.

time is a little tight.
But looking at the gifts they sent, Ou Zanghua finally softened his heart. He asked Hua An to prepare pen and ink and wrote an invitation letter, inviting Huang Zhonggong, Tu Biweng and Dan Qingsheng to gather in the capital.

After drying the ink, Ou Zanghua asked Hua An to go to the post station and spend some money to send a pigeon to Hangzhou to send a message.

Looking at Hua An's leaving back, Ou Zanghua sighed secretly, hoping that it would be in too late!

The moon in the sky, the sky in the water, I sleep peacefully in the misty waves every night.

In the courtyard at the backyard of the Ou Mansion, Liu Qing and Madam Ouyang sat in the pavilion to enjoy the cool air.

After watching Yue Lingshan and Qu Feiyan leave, Madam Ouyang took out the talisman for praying for a child from her bosom and said to the maid beside her, "Go get some fire."

"Yes." The maid responded and immediately brought a lamp over.

Madam Ouyang muttered something to herself, lit the talisman for a child and threw it into the cup. After the talisman paper burned to ashes, she poured some water into it and said to Liu Qing, "Drink it quickly."

Liu Qing obediently picked up the bowl and took several sips before finishing the magic water.

Madam Ouyang held her daughter's hand and said softly, "This is what mother prayed for at the Nanyue Temple's Guanyin Hall. The Taoist priest said that if you drink this talisman water, you will have a big fat son this year."

"Mom" Liu Qing felt a little embarrassed, but didn't know what to say.

"Qingqing, you are just over twenty years old this year, you are not young anymore."

Madam Ouyang looked at her young and tender daughter and could only persuade her: "When mother was your age, she would have given birth to you."

"Zanghua is a good kid with a promising future. He is a high-ranking official at a young age. Do you know how many people in his hometown are watching him?"

"This time when we came to the capital, distant relatives of the Liu family and the Ouyang family came to our house, saying that they were sending a few young girls to the capital to take care of you, but in fact they were thinking of ways to get you into the family!"

"I know you two have a good relationship. If people say that there are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no offspring, how can your father and I stop it?"

When Liu Qing heard this, she understood why her mother asked her if she was pregnant as soon as she arrived. It turned out that when she was in her hometown, she helped her block so many malicious tricks.

She pursed her lips and couldn't help but touch her abdomen.
Looking at her daughter lost in thought, Madam Ouyang sighed secretly. This little girl had been raised and protected by Zang Hua since she was a child, and she didn't realize that she was surrounded by wolves.

During the meal, Madam Ouyang, who was an experienced person, saw through Yue Lingshan and Qu Feiyan's little thoughts at a glance.

That affectionate little look was stuck to Ou Zanghua like glue.

It's just that my silly daughter still treats him as a true friend.

Mrs. Ouyang paid special attention to Ou Zanghua and found that her son-in-law looked at the two girls with a calm look.

She suddenly remembered the time when her daughter and son-in-law got together, it was her daughter who took the initiative first!

"So, it's possible that Zanghua didn't see what Feiyan and Lingshan were thinking? "

(End of this chapter)