Wu Jin read Situ Yan's letter, and couldn't cry anymore, his little sister didn't know how much she had suffered, she should be a beautiful woman who lived in a simple boudoir, but she cared about the current situation and thought about him everywhere. It was supposed to be him, the eldest brother, who held up the sky for the little sister, but now he can only watch with his eyes and can't do anything.

This time, Zichu didn't know how to persuade him, he didn't know the content of the letter, and he was afraid that talking nonsense would cause Zhongxian to be even more sad.

One of the two was sad and sad, hiding his face and crying, and the other was preoccupied, frowning, and heard a lazy and low voice coming in from outside the forest, "Zichu, this is yours, this is a guest at Brother Zhongxian's mansion, but it caused people to cry bitterly." ”

"Ziheng, you came just in time. Come over and persuade Brother Zhongxian. ”

Wu Jin was shocked to realize that he was out of shape, hurriedly wiped his tears, got up and saluted Ziheng, if Situ Yan was here, he would find that this person's smooth and fair face and cold and handsome facial features like a knife; A pair of single phoenix eyes, shining with a dark and deep light, a little less domineering and a little more evil and wild in his gestures. With a debauched smile on his face. It is the mysterious rich second generation who has a relationship with Situ Yan in Xinchang County.

"I lost my temper at this time, so much so that the two virtuous brothers laughed." Wu Jin was a little embarrassed, so he invited Ziheng to sit down first. took the hot water from the small red clay stove and made a cup of tea for Ziheng with his own hands.

"Brother Zhongxian is very comfortable here." Ziheng took the teacup and took a sip first, then leaned on the edge of the stone table and looked at the clothes on the table.

"As long as the virtuous brother doesn't dislike it, he will come often." Wu Jin took a sip of tea at this time, and his mood calmed down.

Zi Chu gestured to Zi Heng with his eyes, and asked him to find a way to look at the letter on the table, and the eyes of the two exchanged instantly, but Wu Jin did not notice.

"Ziheng, you came just in time, I happened to be a little unwell, go change your clothes, and I'll be back immediately."

"I'll call someone to lead you there."

"Zhongxian, don't be polite to him, it's not the first time he's here. We came to you because we have less followers, so that we can be more comfortable, otherwise if we don't do it well, we will be accused of going home, and we will have to eat a meal. ”

"Ziheng is talking to my heart, I know the way, go and go back, you sit first." Zichu didn't leave to change clothes (internal urgency), but to investigate the person who had just reported the news. He was very curious about Wu Jin's sister, and wanted to know why she refused to tell the truth and wanted to lie to his brother-in-law.

Wu Jin Zhuangzi had few people, and Zichu didn't make much effort, so he found Li Youzhu's house, and when he saw that there was no one around, he hid under the back window and listened to the wind.

There were women and men crying in the room, "Cuiping, don't cry, I'm in a hurry, you let Wu Guo finish speaking." ”

Only then did I hear Wu Guo's voice in a suppressed voice, "Steward Li, that Lijia Village is remote, desolate and deserted, and there are not even 40 households in the village. The young lady lived in a thatched-roof adobe house, wore burlap and patched clothes, and ate some bud cakes for dinner, and lived a very hard life. ”

"Ah, my young lady, why are you so miserable!" Cui Ping listened to the young lady she brought up single-handedly, and she suffered so much in that place, even her subordinates ate better than the young lady, and she cried even more sadly.

Li Youzhu is also very sad, but his understanding of Lijia Village, if he can eat bud grain cakes, life in Lijia Village should be regarded as going on. Although I feel distressed, I am not so worried anymore. At least the eldest lady is still alive, which is more important than anything else.

"Is there anyone to take care of?"

"When the younger one went, there were four boys in the young lady's family, the eldest was 15 years old and the youngest was 10 years old, all of whom were Li Dazhu's sons. Li Dazhu is no longer there, looking at this, it was these four people who took in the young lady. Now a few people live together, and I see that the four of them take care of the young lady very much. ”

"Do you think the boy is well?"

"I peeked at it, the young lady didn't tan, in addition to the bad clothes, food and housing, the spirit was very good, and she also sewed a lot of clothes for the eldest young master. Miss asked me to tell you, let you persuade the young master, don't send her any more money, Miss can do some embroidery to support herself. I have a letter to you here. Wu Guo took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Youzhu.

"Okay, I know everything, you go down and rest first, I don't know when, the eldest young master is going to write to the young lady again."

"Yes, the little one stepped back first." Wu Guo left, and Li Youzhu hurriedly opened the letter.

Cui Ping cried for a while, and then took a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her face and came to Li Youzhu's side, "What did the eldest lady say in the letter?" ”

"Tell us to take care of the eldest young master, inquire more about the affairs of the court, and make more preparations so as not to mess up when things come to an end. He also asked him to dig a cellar in the inner courtyard of Zhuangzi to store money, and instructed us not to save silver tickets, but to exchange them all for gold and silver, in case the war and the store were destroyed, and no matter what time it was, this real money was hard currency. ”

Zi Chu, who was hiding in the back window and eavesdropping, was extremely surprised, these words were given to his staff, and they may not have seen it so thoroughly, but a 6-year-old female baby could think so much, and she became even more interested in the letter in Wu Jin's hand, and turned back to the peach forest in the backyard.

And Ziheng and Wu Jin, who stayed in the peach forest, were chatting about this trip to the north, "There is a barren place everywhere, sometimes you can only sleep in the wilderness, and the people in the north are much sadder than the people in the south." ”

"Ziheng can pass through Xinchang County this time, so is the county still prosperous?"

"The days in the county are still good, and when I went, it was just in time for the Lantern Festival, and there were lanterns everywhere, which was very festive." Wu Jin's words made Ziheng think of that stubborn little boy, who was full of kung fu and cautious, but knew how to hide his edge.

"I just heard Brother Zhongxian talk about Sister Ling, why don't Brother Zhongxian change the clothes that Sister Ling gave me, and let me and Zichu open our eyes."

"The sister has only passed the beginning of her year this year, and she has not yet reached the stubborn work of the general horn season, and it is difficult to get into the elegant hall." Wu Jin was a little embarrassed, in fact, he thought it was good for the little sister to give him, but he was afraid that the little sister would not do well, cause jokes, and lose the face of the little sister.

"Why, Brother Zhongxian, I'm afraid that I'll rob you of your clothes. Don't worry, I like it, but I don't like it. ”

"Even if Ziheng likes it, I won't give it away, this is hand-sewn by my little sister, how can I give it to Ziheng Xian." Wu Jin heard that this was Ziheng's joke, but he still picked up his shirt and changed it as he said.

As soon as Wu Jin left, Ziheng quickly flipped through the letter on the table, put the letter back in its place, and his heart was difficult to calm down, what kind of strange woman can have such knowledge, not to mention that it is only 7 years old, even a 27-year-old man will not have such insight and bearing.

Before Zi Heng could recover from the shock, he saw Zi Chu and Wu Jin walking over.

"Brother Zhongxian, you look at this dress and make Brother Wei envious! This stitch is better than the embroidery shop, this incense piece is full of the fragrance of orchids, and there is a word An on this line, I have moved the mind of force. ”

"Zichu, you can't envy this, Brother Zhongxian's shirt is made by his sister himself, you just want it, Brother Zhongxian is still reluctant."

The three of them talked and laughed for a while, and then Zi Chu and Zi Heng said goodbye and left to return to a courtyard in Lu'an County.

"Ziheng, can you see it?" Zi Chu forcibly suppressed his curiosity all the way and didn't ask, and he couldn't help it as soon as he entered the study.

"We've grown up together, and we've never seen you care so much about anything."

"Okay, don't make fun of me, you tell me the content of the letter first, and then I'll tell you what I heard, this is definitely a strange woman, if I have the chance, I will definitely see it with my own eyes."

"Oh, that's what I remember."

"Well, she's only 7 years old. I just want to worry about it, but I don't have to worry about it, so let's talk about it! ”

Only then did Zi Heng tell Zi Chu about Situ Yan's letter, and of course Zi Chu also told Zi Heng the truth he heard.

"It's really unimaginable, a 7-year-old female baby, actually the same as you and me, fortunately, this person is still young, and a woman, if you are an official in the court, you and I are afraid that there is a strong opponent, this trip to the Northern Wei Dynasty, I am afraid that it will be in vain."

This son Chu is the 14-year-old seventh prince of Emperor Nanwu, Mu Yi. And Ziheng is the son of Pingnan Hou, Duanmu Xuan, and Mu Yi's biological mother is the imperial concubine Duanmu, who is the sister of Pingnan Hou, so the two grew up together since childhood and have a deep relationship.

This trip to the Northern Wei Dynasty was precisely ordered by Emperor Yi of the Southern Wu Dynasty to secretly investigate the national conditions of the Northern Wei Dynasty and negotiate with the Turks. And of course, their identities are hidden from Wu Jin, as for the six-rank official, he is also one of the secret villages of Southern Wu.

"Yes, if this person is a friend, it is a blessing for you and me, if it is an enemy, I am afraid that it is the great enemy of you and me in life. But I can't figure it out, she's only seven years old, how can she know so much, listen to you, there is not even a person around her who can read and write. ”

"I can't figure it out either. Unless she is the reincarnation of an immortal, I really don't know how to explain it. ”

The two discussed again and again, except for being curious about Situ Yan, they didn't have a clue at all.

"Ziheng, have you seen the Turkic Ili Khan Ashina Tumen this time?"

"I saw it, but Ashina Tumen did not approve of going south to attack Wei, it should have scared the Northern Wei over the years, after all, the Northern Wei people were prosperous and there was no shortage of grain and grass. Although I, Wu Guo, am not afraid, the time is not yet ripe,"

"Then it seems that we will have to wait for a while, as Zhongxian's sister said, civil strife will start, it seems that it is time for us to set off and return to Nanwu." Both of them suddenly had a sense of powerlessness, Nanwu had been laid out for so long, but it was not as transparent as a girl's baby.

"Fortunately, there is no such virtuous minister in the Northern Wei Dynasty, otherwise the road to the north will be far away. I'm afraid that Wu De will never know what kind of daughter he lost. ”

"yes. It is also my luck in Nanwu. If there is a chance in the future, this person may be used only by you and me. ”

"Ziheng, do you really want to take her for your own use, but can't you act as a staff member?"

"Why not, we have been together for many years, you should know who I am, I have never had a different identity, I only care about whether we are like-minded."

Of course Zichu knows it, but if this person is a man, he will not object, but this person is a woman, so he has to think twice about acting. But he didn't refute it, after all, this matter is far away, the two are separate, and they don't know when they will be able to meet, maybe they don't have this fate in this life.

The next day, the two of them said goodbye to Wu Jin, saying that there was an urgent matter in their hometown and they wanted to go back for a while. Wu Jin would have thought of it, and sent some travel, that is, to send the two out of Lu'an County. When the three of them meet again, their identities are all different, which is a later story, so let's not mention it for the time being.