Chapter 473： down and out

As soon as Xiao Mo died, the Jin cavalry's formation was disrupted again, and they were quickly defeated.

Wei Zhan and Zhou Fuzhong and Chuyan attacked from three sides and soon drove the Jin army out of the Central Plains.

Several people took advantage of the victory and pursued them until they reached the capital of the Jin Kingdom and set fire to the palace.

When he returned, he also brought back a group of former royal family members who were captured by the Jin Kingdom, as well as surviving princes and ministers, as well as many skilled craftsmen. These people were all dressed in rags and looked as thin as beggars.

Li Langzhong and his grandson were slightly better, but not much better.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers plundered the entire Jin Dynasty’s food supplies and took away all the valuables. Every soldier returned home with a full load.

After Banshi returned to the court, Emperor Zhou Wuchang promoted all the generals to one level. He also named Wei Zhan a first-class protector of the country, Wei Zhan's father as Rong Ningbo, his mother, Mrs. Wang, as a third-grade lady, and Yingbao's father Jiang. Sanlang is the Marquis of Zhongyi, and his mother Xu Chunniang is the wife of the Junhou.

In addition, Jiang Laohan was granted the title of Founding Viscount, which was hereditary, and his wife Jiang Liu was named Anren.

When the imperial edict was delivered to Dongchen Village, the whole village was excited.

This old man Jiang was actually given a title when he was approaching old age, and it was hereditary. What a great favor from the emperor.

At this time, not only the clan leader and Li Zheng had to salute Old Man Jiang when they saw him, but even the county prince had to respectfully call him Taigong Jiang when he met the Jiang family.

In the West Village, Chen Laoshuan and his wife were sitting on the kang peeling saponin rice, listening to the loud gongs and drums outside, while the Jiang family was preparing a running banquet.

Chen Feng's hair was already gray, and her back was bent a lot. She squinted her eyes and peeled off the soap locust bit by bit, and sighed: "If Erlang hadn't thrown away the child Yingbao back then, maybe he would have become a marquis. The family also has a hereditary title, and their descendants will be prosperous and wealthy."

Old man Chen had a sullen face and said nothing.

His son is already dead, so why do he still mention those things?

"Old woman, never mention that Yingbao is our family in the future. If word spreads, the government will accuse us of pretending to be an official relative. Can you afford it?" The Jiang family is not what it used to be, and it is not something that can be provoked by itself. Yes, he still wants to live a few more years, and stability is the way to go.

Chan Fengshi stopped talking.

At this time, Chen Xubao walked in, carrying two bowls of wontons: "Ah, grandma, the wontons sent by the second sister."

Old man Chen nodded, put down the saponins in his hand, took a bowl of wontons, stirred them with the spoon inside, and asked, "Has the water in the seedling field been put away?"

“Hmm.” Xu Bao handed the other bowl to his grandmother and sat on the kang to help peel the soapberries.

Old man Chen glanced at his grandson and said, "When all these soap rice are sold, I'll ask a matchmaker to tell you about your relatives. My ex, matchmaker Zheng, told me that there is a girl in the next village who is pretty and about the same age as you. She is also hard-working and a top-notch person both inside and outside, but her family wants a bride price of fifty taels, plus four bolts of cotton cloth, so your grandmother and I agreed."

Xu Bao peeled the saponin rice silently and said in a low voice: "It's all up to you, the second elder."

Old man Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

This little grandson is good at everything except being taciturn.

Two years ago, his father caused trouble and failed the imperial examination. After that, he simply stopped studying and farmed at home. Sometimes he also set up a stall in the market to sell some home-grown fruits, just living day by day.

 Chen Laoshuan became very angry when he thought of his second son who failed to live up to expectations.

He was such a good scholar, but he ruined it. Now he hangs out all day, and sometimes he doesn't go home for several days. When he comes back, he only asks for money and sleeps. I really regret that I spent so much money to study for him, but the result was a waste. If he is not good at literature or martial arts, ask him to **** some grass in the field, and he will **** up all the seedlings.

Another burst of gongs and drums came. Xu Bao put down the soapberry in his hand, walked out of the yard, and looked towards Dongchen Village.

A figure staggered toward that side. His hair was messy, his beard was unkempt, his clothes were wrinkled, and he looked very down and out. He was none other than his biological father, Chen Changping.

Xu Bao frowned, walked a few steps to catch up with him, and grabbed him: "Dad, let's go home for dinner." Chen Changping shook off his son's hand and muttered: "I'm going to find Ying Bao, she's mine. Daughter, I want to take her back.”

"Dad! Are you confused? Ying Bao is a child of the Jiang family, so stop making trouble." Xu Bao grabbed his father again and dragged him back.

Chen Changping struggled hard and said loudly: "No! She is my daughter and your sister. Those titles belong to my family. They all got it wrong!"

Hearing the sound, Chen Laoshuan came out of the house and slapped his son hard: "Shut up! I think you drank too much horse urine!"

Chen Changping was stunned by a slap from his own father. In a daze, his son Chen Xubao dragged him into the room and lay down on the kang.

Xu Bao helped him take off his shoes and wiped his tears.

So what if Yingbao is his sister? She doesn't like the Chen family, let alone herself. She hasn't liked them since she was a child, and he can tell.

Chen Changping lay on his back on the kang and kept muttering: "She is my daughter, she is my daughter. I know everything."

At the beginning of another year, Ying Bao took her daughter for a walk in the garden. She stretched out her hand and the flowers in the garden spread out their branches and leaves, blooming before her eyes, and finally bloomed.

Nuannuan opened her eyes wide and exclaimed: "Auntie, I want to learn too!"

Yingbao smiled and said, "You can learn it after my mother-in-law opens the spiritual veins for you."

Nuan Nuan blinked and asked, "Do you open your spiritual veins like dad did?"

Yingbao nodded.

She has helped Wei Zhan open his spiritual veins, which not only increased his lifespan, but also made his strength several times that of ordinary people.

There is no aura in the world, so she bathes the father and daughter in holy spirit water every day to ensure their daily practice.

As long as he breaks through the mortal realm, he can learn spells.

Nuan Nuan smiled brightly: "When will Aniang help me take my pulse?"

"We can wait until the next batch of elixirs are ready." Yingbao touched her daughter's hair: "It won't take long, it will be ready in a month."

With the blessing of her divine power, those elixirs grow extremely well in the divine palace.

I also gave some spiritual herbs to my daughter and asked her to take them into her divine palace and plant them, and they grew rapidly.

The number of spiritual flowers and herbs was limited, so she allowed some of the magical herbs to bloom and set seeds before collecting them for use.

At present, her divine palace is approximately several hundred acres in size. Not only is there a Holy Spirit Pool in it, but it is also filled with various spiritual plants.

When this batch of elixir is grown, he will not only be able to open the pulse of his daughter, but the remaining elixir will be enough for his two younger brothers.

If the two brothers' pulse opening goes smoothly, they can also give their parents a try.

Ying Bao thought about it and asked Xuanwu in his heart: "Can you send me to the fairy world?"

"Yes, but it's dangerous there. You haven't fully recovered your strength yet, so I'm afraid you'll encounter a strong enemy." Xuanwu knew what his master wanted to do.

You need to be strong to steal someone's spiritual veins, because the people who guard the spiritual veins will not be lower than the **** transformation stage.

The master might be able to win if she fights alone, but since she is going to cause trouble, she will definitely be beaten.