The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Su Hui and the other two walked for a long time, but Xun Zhen had not recovered.

On the one hand, he thought Su Hui was funny.

First fifteen, then twenty-five, and finally thirty. First there was no rice at all, then ten stones, then twenty stones, and finally thirty stones. Like squeezing toothpaste, increase it little by little until you reach your self-proclaimed "limit." The chief of Peiping is a wonderful person.

On the other hand, he was surprised by Xu Zhong's prestige.

Xu Zhongren all went to Yangzhai, but he didn't have an adult younger brother to come forward, and in just half a meal, he completed the things that Fan Shang couldn't do. You must know that Fan Shang is not only a "Benting Ting soldier", but also a native of Ben Ting, while Xu Zhong is only a leader of Guizhou, and he is not a native of Ben Ting.

He felt that he had overestimated Xu Zhong's energy, but considering the current incident, he sighed to himself: "The power of one person is even so! I still underestimated Xu Zhong. . . . No wonder he dared to commit me alone. Pavilion."

Du Mai, Huang Zhong and others were still in the courtyard, discussing what happened just now.

Huang Zhong smiled and said, "Su Hui was the head of Peiping three years ago, right? ... Oh, it's been three years, it's the first time to see him so refreshing! He's willing to give thirty people and thirty stones of rice grain." Complimenting Xu Ji, "Xu Jun, it's all up to you!"

Xu Ji blushed and said, "I didn't do anything."

Cheng Yan said impatiently, "Tell us about your trip to Peiping! You can see Su Hui crying and laughing when he left, looking like he was cut and bleeding. Haha, what a happy life!"

Xu Ji said: "After I and Chen Jun arrived in Peiping, their inner door was already closed. Chen Jun called to open the door, and the inner prison door happened to recognize me. I told him that I was here on the order of my mother. He led me to find Dasu Jun and Xiao Su Jun. Da Su Jun and Xiao Su Jun immediately went to look for Li Chang, and they didn't know what they said to Li Chang, Li Chang Su Jun went with me and Chen Jun. came back."

He is "Da Su Jun" for a while, "Xiao Su Jun" for a while, and "Li Chang Su Jun" for a while, like a tongue twister. But fortunately, everyone was in the long-term pavilion, and they recognized the "big and small Su Jun" and "Li Chang Su Jun" in his mouth, so they were not confused.

Xun Zhen asked, "Are Da Su Jun and Xiao Su Jun the same two that came with Li Chang Su Jun just now?"

Xu Ji nodded and said, "Yes."

From Suhui and the others, to Suhui and their departure, "big and little Su Jun" didn't say a word. Xun Zhen asked their names, but they both just laughed and refused to answer. They only said, "Xun Jun has summoned people to prepare for bandits. Our brothers will definitely come when the time comes."

Chen Bao said: "Brother Da Su and Xiao Su, the elder brother's name is Su Ze, and the younger brother's name is Su Zheng. Even though they are both young, they are very senior in their clan. Call them uncle. Besides, the two brothers are extremely brave. In previous years, when one of them competed with others for water and land, they were always at the forefront, and they usually sought emergency help, so they were very trusted by the clan, especially The prestige among the young people in the clan is not low... Maybe because of these two reasons, Su Hui changed his mind."

From the fact that the Su brothers had the courage to participate in the siege of the pavilion, it can be seen that the two of them are very courageous and show loyalty.

Although most of the people who serve as "Li Chang" are those who choose to "defend the Jian", Su Hui also "defends the Jian" and dares to refuse the request of the Ting Chief, but then again, "the strong has its own strong hand", when When a stronger person appeared, he could only be grieved and tolerated.

"Pooh!"

Cheng Yan spit on the ground and said contemptuously, "This little maid of Su Hui! He is arrogant and arrogant in front of him, he turns his face down, he has no morals, what a good man!"

Xun Zhen shook her head and said with a smile: "You can't say that. The people who came out were from Lizhong, not from his Suhui family; the rice grains that came out would have been collected by the wealthy family in Lizhong, not him. Su Hui's family. Su Jun rejected us first and refused to send more people, because he was thinking of the residents in them!"

"So, he's still a good guy?"

"That's natural. ... Let's not talk about that. We haven't had a rest since I came to the pavilion. Xiaofan, I remember that you wanted to go home on leave a few days ago, and you were busy at the time, so I couldn't promise you. Now, we are almost busy with other things that we should be busy with. We are just waiting for the staff to be sent from various li before we start training to prepare for bandits. Taking advantage of this free time, let's take a bath tomorrow, take a holiday, and go home to see. How about it? "

Cheng Yan said happily: "Really? Oh, I can go home. In all, I haven't returned for more than ten days. I don't know if my mother misses me."

Chen Bao teased Cheng Yan and said, "Whether your mother misses you, we don't know. Do you miss your wife, we know!"

Cheng Yan blushed immediately, and said angrily, "I don't care about my wife, what about you! I just thought about it, what can you do?"

Chen Bao smiled and said, "What can we do? Why don't we just carry the legs? We can't let us do it for you?"

Cheng Yan was furious and went to grab Chen Bao. Chen Bao jumped agilely and shouted: "You don't want me to do it for you, so just say it! Why do you move your feet? What? Could it be that you still want to carry it? Carry my legs? I can't bear it."

Everyone laughed. Cheng Yan couldn't help but laugh.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Don't make trouble for now. Someone has to stay in the pavilion, and you can't finish it all at once. Who would you like to stay? If you stay, take a day off, and wait until the day after tomorrow."

The Fan brothers refused to stay, and Cheng Yan also did not want to stay. Du Buyer had a young son, and he also wanted to go back and have a look. In the end, only Huang Zhong and Chen Bao were willing to stay.

"Then it's settled. Duke Huang and A Bao, you have worked hard all day. Tomorrow morning, Du Jun and A Yan, you can go back. ... Don't forget, don't come back too late the day after tomorrow."

All agreed in unison.

Xun Zhen and Xu Ji went back to the backyard, and when they passed by Du Mai, they said with concern, "Jun Du, you must be exhausted after running for a day today. Get some rest!" He took off the ring from his waist and handed it to him. He smiled and said, "I heard from A Bao that in a few days, it will be my little nephew's birthday. I'm going to the county tomorrow, and I can't come to visit in person, so this ring pendant should be used as a gift."

"This, how can this work!"

Xun Zhen didn't give him a chance to refuse, she forced it into his hands and went back to the backyard.

Du Mai stood in the darkness of the front yard, holding the ring pendant, looking at his back with a complicated expression.

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Early the next morning, before dawn, Xun Zhen got up. After washing up, she led the horse out of the pavilion, stepped on the morning light, and went to the county.

- Du Mai, Cheng Yan, and Fan's brothers got up earlier than him and set off earlier than him.

Back in the backyard last night, he specifically asked Xu's mother if he wanted to go to the county with him. Mother Xu is old and unwilling to move. She didn't want to go, so Xu Ji naturally needed to stay in the pavilion to take care of her, and she couldn't go. Riding alone, facing the autumn morning breeze, he was full of energy and galloped along the official road. It only took more than an hour to see the city gate of Yingyin.

Yingyin is a large county, the city is seven or eight miles a week. Before the epidemic, there were nearly 10,000 households and more than 40,000 people in the city. Many people died of the epidemic. When the population was counted in August this year, there were still 30,000 to 40,000 residents. .

The city wall is made of rammed loess, with a height of about five feet and a width of more than thirty feet. There are four gates, and defensive facilities such as turrets and horse faces are complete. There is a river outside the city, and there is a stone bridge on the river. Xun Zhen dismounted at the bridge head and led the horse across the bridge.

The water in the moat is very deep and the blue waves are sparkling. Walking on the bridge, the water vapor hits your face, making you feel cold.

Because he came back from the pavilion early, there were not many pedestrians on the bridge at this time. A woman in a jingchai cloth skirt may have come to the city to hang out with relatives. Walking in front of him, she carried a bamboo basket in one hand, which was covered with cloth, and held a five- or six-year-old boy with a bun in the other.

Startled by the crisp sound of hoofs, the boy turned his head after taking two steps, eating his fingers and looking at Xun Zhen and his mount curiously. The woman tightened his hand, quickly turned her head and glanced at Xun Zhen, lowered her head and whispered something to him, avoiding to the side of the stone bridge. Although Xun Zhen was handsome in appearance, but with a horse and a knife, and most importantly, wrapped in a red scarf, she was definitely not a commoner, but an official, so it was always right to take the initiative to make concessions.

Xun Zhen originally wanted to wait for them to cross the bridge before going over, but since the woman gave way, he was not a hypocritical person and walked past them quickly. The woman bowed her head and dared not look at him; the child was daring, and when the horse passed by, he stretched out his hand to touch him. Although the horse is an old horse and not a warhorse, it has its own pride, so why would you allow a child to touch it? With a snort, the child quickly retracted his hand.

Xun Zhen said apologetically, "Ma's bad temper has frightened you, sorry."

The woman murmured and did not dare to answer. When Xun Zhen was about to leave, he heard someone laugh loudly, "Isn't this Xun Jun?" He stopped to look back, and saw an ox cart slowly descending on the stone bridge.

Sitting in the car was a man in his thirties, with a long white face and long beard, but it was Xie Wu, a native of the village.

Xun Zhen let go of the reins, bowed a long bow, and said, "Zhen has seen Xie Jun."

Xie Wu put his hands on the crossbar in front of the car, stood up, saluted Shi back, and said with a smile, "Why are you back?"

"Having a rest today, so go home and have a look."

"It's a coincidence! I'm also taking a nap today. Seeing that the weather is good, I went to the city for a walk."

While talking, the ox cart approached the horse. Although the stone bridge was wide, Xie Wu's bullock cart drove two bulls, plus the width of the carriage, and the woman and child on one side, it seemed a bit crowded. Xun Zhen hurriedly led the horse forward to make way for him.

Xie Wu glanced at the woman and child, smiled and said to Xun Zhen: "Xun Jun is down-to-earth, gentle and honest. He doesn't apologize for being young, and he has a famous demeanor. He is indeed a son of the Xun family."

"The child was startled by my mount. Although the fault lies with the horse, I am its owner, and I should apologize."

After getting off the bridge, the cart and the horse run side by side. Xie Wu sat back in the car and asked, "Do you have time to spare after returning home? Can you come out?"

"What are your orders, Xie Jun?"

"I'm not your Shangguan, and you're not my subordinate, so what can you tell me! I'm going to go to Liu Gongwen later. If Xunjun wants to go, let's go together! There is a maid in Liu Gongwen's house who can sing a good song. , with a clear and good voice, and the sound of stopping Xingyun, known as 'Don't let Qin Qing'. Three or five friends, talking about famous people, drinking according to music, what a pleasure!"

Liu Gongwen, that is, Liu Ru, who was in the pavilion with Qin Gan last time.

"Does Liu Jun also take a break today?"

As a county official, Liu Ru couldn't go home until he was in a hurry. He usually had to live in the county government's dormitory. Xie Wu smiled and said: "He was ordered by the county lord to go to Yangzhai on a second business trip. The work was done well, and the county lord was very satisfied, so he was allowed to rest at home for a few more days."

"When I get home, I need to see the elders in the clan. I'm afraid I won't be able to appreciate the singing of the maid in Liu Jun's house."

"Oh? That's right. It's been a long time since I left home. It's time to see you."

Not far from the stone bridge is the city gate. After entering the city gate, the two parted ways.

There are far more people on the streets of the city than outside the city, UU reading www. uukanshu.com is either wrapped in a towel, or exposed in a bun, or ruffled cloth shoes, or a brown sabre. Occasionally there are Confucian scholars wearing high crowns and proud sleeves. People come and go, it's not noisy, but it's very lively.

Xie Wu's bullock cart, with two bulls, was quite impressive. After watching it mixed into the crowd, Xun Zhen also led the horse back home.

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His home was in Gaoyangli, in the west of the city.

Gaoyangli, whose real name is "Xihaoli", because Xun Shu's eight sons, namely "Xun's Eight Dragons", are all talented, and Yuan Kang, then the magistrate of Yingyin County, said, "In the past, there were eight talented people in the Gaoyang clan, Today the Xun clan also has eight sons", and the name of the li was changed to "Gaoyangli".

He grew up in this city since he was a child, and the roads are familiar. He went down from the main road to the small road, and turned from the small road to the main road, turning around, taking shortcuts, and in a short time, he was inside and outside. The "li" in the city is like the countryside, with walls and doors.

The lijianmen guarding the limen surnamed Deng, forty or fifty years old, with a lame foot, saw Xun Zhen leading the horse to the entrance, and hurriedly greeted him from the side room: "Xunjun is back!"

Half of the residents in Gaoyangli have the surname Xun, and there are two miscellaneous surnames, Deng and Hu. The Xun clan is well-known all over the world, and the Deng and Hu clans are naturally respectful to the children of the Xun clan. Xun Zhen smiled and nodded, and said, "Have a rest today, come back and have a look."

"Xunjun was the first pavilion chief, and he was fifty or sixty miles away from home. After so many days, he lived well in the pavilion? Fanyang Pavilion is a large pavilion with many households, so you haven't encountered any trouble, have you?"

"Everything is fine, there is Lord Lao Deng to miss."

The Lijianmen, surnamed Deng, watched Xun Zhen walk away, shook his head in praise, and said to himself, "The sons and nephews of the Xun family are quite outstanding, but when it comes to politeness, none of them can compare to Xun Jun!" He probably liked to shake his head, watching Xun Zhen go away, shaking his head uncontrollably, until Xun Zhen's back disappeared, and then returned to the room on the inner side of the door.