The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After staying at home for one night, Xun Zhen went back to the pavilion early the next morning.

Tang Er got up earlier than him, and got up before dawn, took away the clothes that Xun Zhen had put on, gave him a new set, cooked a small half-pot of Diaohu rice and a dozen eggs in advance, and put them together. A jug of sauce, let him take it back to the pavilion to eat.

When Xun Zhen left, she reluctantly sent him out of the hospital and told him: "Next time you come back, remember to bring back the changed clothes and don't leave them in the pavilion. I heard that Father Ting is in his fifties, I guess I can’t wash it for you either.  … I have to eat more in the pavilion, and dry the bedding when the sun is out.  …, Young Master, when will you come back next time?”

"As short as five days, as long as ten days."

"Slow down on the road. It's dozens of miles away. Don't run it all in one go. Take a break when you're tired."

No matter what she said, Xun Zhen responded with a smile, led the horse out of the yard, and said, "I'm not at home, if there is anything, you can go to my brother Zhong. Usually you are at home alone, even if your neighbors are Clan, but the door must be closed at night." And so on, he also explained a few words to Tang Er.

...

Because of the delay in talking to Tanger, it was almost noon when he returned to the pavilion.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Cheng Yan lifting weights shirtless in the yard, carrying a jagged big rock, repeatedly lifting it from his lower abdomen to his chest, which must have been lifted for a long time. His face was flushed red, and the scars on his cheeks were bloodshot, like a blood centipede, and taking it out was enough to scare a group of children.

Xun Zhen took the horse into the stable, and smiled: "Ayan, Xiao Biesheng is newly married, you have been in the pavilion for ten days, and you managed to go back once, thinking that you will only be back in the afternoon at the earliest, but I didn't expect it to be better than I'm still early." Du Mai's mount was in the stable, he looked into the house in the front yard, the door was half-closed, so he couldn't see the characters inside, and asked, "Is Du Jun back?"

Du Mai and Huang Zhong came out of the house.

After seeing each other for a day, Du Mai's attitude was obviously different from before. I don't know if the birthday present Xunzhen gave his son the day before yesterday played a role, or if he figured out something when he was at home, he responded with a smile: " I'm back.... It's only a moment before Xun Jun, and I just arrived at the house.... Oh, by the way, the Fan family brothers haven't come back yet, but I guess it will be soon."

"Huang Gong, I worked for you yesterday, and now I'm working on you again until now. Hurry up and pack up and go home."

Huang Zhong asked diligently, "Xun Jun, have you eaten in the morning? I cook a lot in the morning, but I have some left. Would you like to help you warm up?"

"I've eaten it.... Where's Ah Bao? Are you gone?"

"Let's go, I went back after eating in the morning.... He wanted to wait with me to wait for you to come back before leaving, but I didn't let him wait. Two people are also waiting, one person is also waiting, it's not as good as me Wait for one person." Now that Xun Zhen had eaten, Huang Zhong had no need to stay any longer. He went back to the house to get a windmill and said with a smile, "Yesterday, a merchant passed by the pavilion, I saw that this thing is well done and the price It was fair, so I bought one and took it back for my little grandson to play with."

Huang Zhong has a grandson, two or three years old, Xun Zhen heard him talk about it on the first day he came to Tingshe. As the saying goes, "the children of the next generation", Huang Zhong was in a lot of pain for this young grandson. The meager monthly salary was used for his grandson, and Xun Zhen with him. It was discussed that when his grandson grew up another year or two, Yang Xunzhen would teach him to read. Xun Zhen readily agreed.

Hearing what he said at this time, Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Huang Gong, the proverb says: 'The lonely calf touches the milk, the proud son curses the mother'. You love your grandson so much, but be careful that he will not be filial to you when he grows up!"

When he mentioned his little grandson, Huang Zhong was very happy, and his mouth was full of joy. He laughed and said, "It's up to him to be filial or not! As long as we can pass on the roots of our old Huang family, let alone unfilial piety, God will reveal the tiles. Whatever!"

Huang Zhong has no brothers or sisters, only one child. After getting married, he gave birth to five daughters in a row. Until 20 years ago, he finally gave birth to a son. In order to inherit the family, he married his son early. As a result, his son was born once a year, but like him, he gave birth to daughters in succession. After giving birth to two daughters, he finally gave birth to a young grandson. How could he not be in pain? ——Speaking of which, his son is about the same age as Xun Zhen, but he is already the father of three children.

Xun Zhen took the mount out again, gave it to Huang Zhong, and said: "Huang Gong, I want to see your little grandson so much, you can ride back, at least be quicker." He took off the package he brought from home and cooked Tang Er. I took out half of the eggs, "I was on the way back to the city yesterday, and I was thinking of buying something for your precious grandson. After meeting the elders, I forgot everything, and there was nothing good. These few eggs , you take it back for him to eat."

"How does this make it!"

"Take it! Take it!" Xun Zhen said involuntarily, stuffing the egg into Huang Zhong.

Du Mai heard him talk about "seeing the elders" and asked, "Xunjun, are the elders in the family okay?"

"fine."

Du Mai's question was just to express his attitude, expressing his "concern", he nodded immediately, and said with a smile: "I have long admired the elders in Xun Jun's family, and I should meet with you if I have the opportunity."

Since coming to Tingzhong, I have known Du Mai for many days, and this is the first time I have heard him say sweet words. Xun Zhen was a little surprised, she glanced at him, and said to herself, "That's weird. Is it really 'soft hands and short mouths'? This old Du used to be lukewarm, but before I gave him a ring pendant, and it went away from his cold, in exchange for his heat?"

How could he know that although Du Mai's transformation was due to Huan Pei, Huan Pei was just the last straw that broke the camel's back. Although he felt that Du Mai had changed too quickly, there was no strange expression on his face. However, he came to the pavilion with a clear purpose. If everyone in the pavilion can be harmonious, of course it would be better.

He turned to look at Cheng Yan, and after talking to Huang Zhong and Du Mai for a long time, Cheng Yan didn't say a word, and it didn't look like his personality.

Cheng Yan was like a sullen gourd, keeping his mouth tightly closed, as if he hadn't heard them at all, he just held up a rock for a while.

"Xiao Cheng, do you have any grudge against Shi Shi?"

Cheng Yan didn't say a word, and continued to lift.

Huang Zhong grabbed Xun Zhen, walked aside, and whispered, "He's in a bad mood."

"What's up?"

"I don't know either. Didn't I go home yesterday? Who knew he would come back at night! I asked him what happened? He was just like he is now, keeping his mouth shut and not saying a word. …, Even when Ah Bao teased him, he didn't say anything."

Cheng Yan's temperament has always been unable to hide his words. What caused him to become like this? Xun Zhen turned her face to look at Cheng Yan, then glanced at Du Mai again, and said to herself, "After only one day at home, two people have changed. One is no longer lukewarm, and the other has become a sullen gourd. Hey, The Fan family brothers also returned home, I wonder if there will be any strange changes?" He asked Huang Zhong, and said, "Could it be because of a quarrel with his family?"

Huang Zhong shook his head and said: "There is no one else in his family. The family split up a few years ago, his grandmother lives with his brother, and now he and his wife are the only ones in his family.  … Ayan is a filial child, he will definitely not quarrel with his mother, nor will his brother quarrel with him. If this is the reason, it can only be related to his wife."

If this were the case, it would be difficult for an honest official to cut off housework, and none of the people in Tingshe would be able to help. Xun Zhen looked at Cheng Yan again and said, "Ayan is a straight-minded person. He can hold back for a day or two, but he can't hold back for three days. He doesn't want to speak, so he just waits for what he wants to say, and then asks him.  … , Mr. Huang, it's almost noon, you go home! You can come back later tomorrow, just come back before night."

Huang Zhong took the good things and said goodbye to everyone.

Xun Zhen and Du Mai sent him out of the pavilion, and when he rode away, they returned to the courtyard. Cheng Yan was still lifting the stone, as if he didn't feel tired. Xun Zhen and Du Mai looked at each other and gave up the plan to talk to him.

"Aren't Grandma and Youngjie here?"

Du Mai followed Xun Zhen's name, and also called Xu Mu and Xu Ji "Amu" and "Youngjie", and replied: "When Amu and Youjie came, they didn't bring many clothes. The weather is getting colder and cooler. , I heard Lao Huang say that Youngjie went home in the morning and said he wanted to bring some clothes over."

"His house has been sealed, how can I get the clothes?"

"I don't know that."

Xun Zhen walked to the backyard, and Du Mai followed him and asked, "Is Xun Jun going to find your mother?"

"Yes."

"I'm with you.... Speaking of which, my mother has come to our pavilion for many days, but I haven't spoken much. It's rare that I have nothing to do today, and I just brought some honey from the house, just in time to invite him. Mother try it."

Du Mai asked Xun Zhen to wait a moment, then trotted to the house and took a wooden scorpion out. This wooden scorpion is far smaller than the bronze scorpion used by Xun Zhen and Xun Qu when they were drinking. The copper scorpion in the Xunqu family had a capacity of one bucket, while the wooden scorpion had a capacity of two liters.

Du Mai smiled and said: "You don't know, Xun Jun, I have made a good honey syrup with the scumbags, and everyone who has drunk it said it was good. A few days ago, my wife and brother went to my house and didn't take anything else, so I just took some. Honey. I will mix the scum and chaff into a honey paste, and bring it to the pavilion for Xun Jun and Amu to taste."

He said, and sent Mu Xun to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen looked into it and saw that the honey syrup was golden in color. She smelled it with her nose and praised: "It's really good. . . .

Du Mai carefully held the wooden scorpion, followed behind Xun Zhen's butt, and the two went to the backyard.

...

Mother Xu was sitting in the room, picking up a piece of clothing to mend. Her eyes are not very good, and she is very close, looking very difficult. Xun Zhen rushed forward, snatched it over, and said, "How can I let my mother sew up! I can do this work myself."

The clothes belonged to him. When he went to the countryside two days ago, he accidentally caught them, and the waist was torn apart by a seam. After he came back, because he was busy at the time, he didn't have time to pay attention, so he changed it and threw it into the house where he lived. Xu Ji lived with him, maybe he saw it, and brought it to his mother.

Seeing Xun Zhen returning from home, Mother Xu was very happy, but she pretended to be unhappy and said, "What? You think I'm old, my eyes are clumsy, my hands are dirty, and I'm afraid I can't sew properly?" They will be very sensitive, always thinking that young people will think that they are dirty, slow and unable to take care of themselves. Of course, Mother Xu's words were obviously joking and should not be taken seriously.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Who said that my mother is old? She is not deaf, her eyes are not blurred, she walks with a straight waist, and I see you, your body is better than that of Xiaojie!" She refused to put her clothes on. He returned it to her, took the wooden scorpion from Du Mai's hand, changed the subject, and said, "Mrs. Du Jun made some honey syrup, because I heard that my mother was in the house, so I specially asked Du Jun to bring it, and asked my mother to taste it. ."

Du Mai's change of mind made his eyesight and his work at hand. He cleverly took an ear cup for drinking water from the table and held it in front of the wooden scorpion. Bending down, he gave it to Mother Xu, smiling as if to please: "Mother, please try it, see if it suits your taste?"

The pulp is being served here, and footsteps are heard outside the door over there.

Xun Zhen looked back and saw that it was Xu Ji who came back, with two other young people following him. Xu Ji was empty-handed, and the young man took clothes, shoes, socks, etc., and carried a basket of eggs and some food.

Putting the things in their hands in the house, the two young men respectfully bowed to Mother Xu and said to themselves, "We didn't expect that the old lady would suffer, so please tell us if you need anything in the future. Brother Zhong is not here. We should serve you wholeheartedly." After speaking, he saluted Xun Zhen again and said, "The old lady is in the pavilion, we can't serve day and night, please take care of Xun-Jun."

Xun Zhen was still polite. He didn't know the names of the two young people, but he looked familiar, and he seemed to have surrounded the pavilion that night, and said, "Is it from the Great King? It's hard work to walk so far. Let's sit down and drink some warm soup, Moisten your throat." Warm soup is just boiling water. Boiled water is called "soup".

The two young people said, "Don't dare to bother. Brother Zhong explained to me before leaving, so as not to cause trouble for Xun-Jun, in normal times, it is best for us not to come to the pavilion. Today, if we are not filial to the old lady, we will definitely If you don’t dare to come, I’ll leave now. …, I heard Saburo say that in order to guard against the Dongyue bandits, Xunjun plans to call someone to prepare for bandits?”

"Exactly."

"I don't know if there is still a shortage of manpower?"

"What do you two mean?"

"If there is a shortage of manpower, we can call a few brothers to help Xunjun."

They belonged to the Great King, and they were not in the same pavilion as Xun Zhen, so how could they come? He politely expressed this concern. The two young people looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Our pavilion is connected to Fanyang Pavilion, and we should have looked at each other to protect each other. As long as Xun Jun doesn't object to ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ we will naturally have a way to come."

Xun Zhen's "preparation for bandits" was to build a team. Since they said so, there is no reason why they should not agree. The two young people bowed down to Mother Xu again, said goodbye and left.

After they left, Xun Zhen looked at the pile of clothes, shoes and socks, as well as eggs and food, and asked Xu Ji, "The house has been sealed up, how did you get these things?"

Xu Ji replied, "I didn't get it from home. I went to find some of my brother's friends, and they got it together."

Xun Zhen immediately looked at him with admiration. It is said that "the country is unfortunate and the poet is fortunate", and the same is true of people. In some aspects, people who grow up with good wind and water are far inferior to those who grow up in adversity, such as being flexible and dealing with others. Xu Jiben was just a nerd who buried his head in the scriptures. After experiencing this setback and the experience of the day before yesterday in respect for the elderly, he has obviously changed. He has learned to "fake the fox and the tiger's power", and knows how to use his brother Xu Zhong's influence.

Xu Ji seemed to feel Xun Zhen's surprise, and with a red face, he changed the subject and asked, "Did something happen to Cheng Jun? I saw him lifting a stone in the front yard when I went out earlier, why is he still here now? Raise it there?"

Xun Zhen was kind and understanding, and stopped asking questions. He followed his topic and said, "Maybe it's someone I'm having trouble with. If you ask him, he won't say anything."

Du Mai smiled and said, "Sanlang, come and taste the honey syrup."

The topic quickly turned from clothing and Cheng Yan to the evaluation of honey syrup.

...

In the afternoon, Brother Fan came back.

The next morning, Huang Zhong came back; just before noon, Chen Bao came back. Everyone gathered in the pavilion again and had a careful discussion on the matter of "preparing for bandits". Du Mai and Fan Shang suggested that before the residents gather, it is best to go to Feng's house to say hello and collect the rice grains they should pay this year. Xun Zhen obeyed and agreed immediately, but she did not expect that this time, she would see once again what it means to sit in a well and watch the sky.