The drought in the north of Wei was accompanied by insect plagues, and 200,000 victims in Youzhou had no food to eat. In the south, after entering August, it rained heavily for 10 days, and the water swelled sharply, and it was expected that a flood would occur. Not only were the crops in the fields flooded, but even the houses and shops were flooded.

When the rainstorm fell to the third day of August, the county seat of Lu'an County was in an emergency, and the old lady of Wufu moved to the capital with her family and went to her son, Wu De, the servant of the ministry. Wu Jin had no choice but to go back to the capital with him.

Li Youzhu had to stay in the Grange in Lu'an County because he had to take care of Situfu's relatives who were placed in Lu'an County.

Wu Jin entered the study of the Grange and called Li Youzhu, "Steward Li, is there a letter from the eldest lady?" ”

"Back to the eldest young master, the eldest lady just sent a letter from the person who entrusted the dart bureau before, and there was no letter again. According to what the eldest lady said in her letter at the time, the days should be taken care of very properly. Li Youzhu is also worried about the eldest lady, but far water can't quench his thirst, and he can't do anything. can only persuade the eldest young master, lest the eldest young master worry.

"A few days ago, the imperial court's mansion reported that there was an insect plague in Youzhou, and I don't know if there is anything wrong with her?"

"Young Master, don't worry, the five hundred taels of silver tickets you brought to the eldest lady before, as long as the eldest lady arranges it properly, she will not have to worry about living a stable life for a few years."

"I'm afraid that even if I have money, I can't buy food. Forget it, it's useless for us to rush here. This time Zhuangzi was also affected, the grain could not be harvested, this time into Beijing let Wu Guo follow, if I got the opportunity, I also let him send a letter to the eldest lady, I did not see it with my own eyes, I am always unstable in my heart. ”

"Yes, let's arrange it for the small ones." Li Youzhu was just about to retreat, Wu Jin called people back again, "I am inconvenient with the silver money on the Zhuangzi, you must remember to collect it, I don't know what will happen when I return to Beijing this time, if I have a case, remember to hand over the silver money to the eldest lady, at least I can ensure that she has no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life." ”

"The eldest young master, the little ones have all been written down, but the eldest young master must take care of himself, the eldest lady is just one of your relatives. Situfu's revenge has not been avenged, and the first lady Quanxia has been informed that she will bless you and the eldest lady. ”

"Okay, I know it in my heart, you go get busy! I'm going to rush back to Wu Mansion, and I will go back to Beijing with me this time, you can rest assured. ”

"Thank you, young master." Li Youzhu thought that his son could return to Beijing with him, and he was more at ease.

Wu Jin took Wu Guo and the bolt back to the old house of Wufu, the whole house has been prepared, the fourth day of the first month of August is still three days away from the white dew of the 24 solar terms, early in the morning more than 20 carriages, donkey carts, pulling the head of the house of Wu, relatives and servants, silver money soft and mighty to the capital. There was only one steward in the old mansion of Wu Mansion, and a few rough servants to take care of it.

The old lady of Wu Mansion was afraid that the road would not be smooth, so she hired someone from the dart bureau to protect her along the way. Due to the swelling of the river, it was impossible to take the waterway by boat, so I had to take a horse-drawn carriage and take the dry road instead. And all the way to the post road, live in the post station, although not as comfortable as the inn, but can ensure personal safety.

After leaving Lu'an, I went all the way to the northwest, and I traveled for several days, and it was very stable. On this day, after passing through Tatexian County out of the Yangzhou border, entering Yuzhou to rest in the original Lu County Post Station in Ruyang County, Wu Fuguan handed Wu De's "famous thorn" to the post officer in advance, and the post officer bowed down to place the person in the upper house. Before the horses could be properly placed, a group of officials came outside.

There were also more than 20 carriages in the group, which were the relatives of the official Shangshu, and Mrs. Wu was busy leading a group of relatives to meet them, and let go of the upper room and go to live in the lower room. Although Wu De's stepfamily is a concubine daughter of the Ministry of Shangshu, and the two families have in-laws, but the officials crushed people to death, and they had to give in.

Wu Jin is the eldest son of Wu Deyan, so he personally went to meet the brother of the Ministry of Shangshu, because the other party is close to the year of the mandate of heaven (50 years old), and according to the etiquette, he is his stepmother's uncle and his cousin uncle, so he greeted him a little and went back to his room.

Wu Jin, who returned to the room, was uneasy, he had just learned from his brother in the Ministry of Shangshu that the victims were rioting in Youzhou, and he was very worried about the safety of his little sister over there. He sent a bolt to inquire about the news from the post officer or the official department of the Shangshu.

The bolt went out for a while and came back, "Young Master, the servant heard from the post official that there was indeed a riot in Youzhou. But the eldest young master didn't have to worry too much, the victims flocked to the county seat, but they didn't hear of anything happened in any village. In fact, the bolt said that these are more comforting, and he also knows that there are eggs under this nest, and even if the eldest lady can escape the catastrophe, I am afraid that she will lack food and food, and it will be difficult to survive. But he could only persuade him like this, his father Li Youzhu specially instructed before leaving, no matter what, he couldn't let the eldest young master go to the northeast to pick up the eldest lady, otherwise he was afraid that even the eldest young master would be in danger, and there would be no hope for Situ Mansion.

In fact, even if the bolt doesn't say so, Wu Jin can only comfort himself, at this time, he can't go straight to the north to pick up the little sister back, once the people of the Wu Mansion chase after him to find out something, I am afraid that the little sister is even more dangerous. I had to beg the sky silently, hoping that the gods and Buddhas could protect my little sister through this catastrophe, so that he could arrange someone to pick up my little sister into Beijing.

The next day, Wu Fu and his entourage, the first official department Shangshu and his family set off, took the dry road and continued to the north, and finally arrived in Yangcheng County, Yingchuan County, Yuzhou on August 15, and then one day's journey to enter Sizhou.

After everyone in the Wu Mansion settled down, Wu Jin first went to have dinner with his grandmother, and when he saw that his grandmother was tired, he hurriedly got up and returned to his room.

"Bolt, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunion, but my Yan'er is suffering in the north, and I feel really uncomfortable. Go and get me a pot of wine, if I can get drunk to relieve a thousand sorrows, I'd rather get drunk. ”

"Young Master, you still have to hurry tomorrow, if you drink too much and can't sleep well, you will get sick if you rush like this. Forgive the slave for talking too much, you better drink some tea and rest early! ”

"Go ahead, my heart is blocked, even if I want to sleep, I can't sleep."

There was no way to do it, so I had to go to find wine for Wu Jin, but I poured half a pot before entering the house, and only left a little in the wine jug.

"Young master, the people in the post station have all been to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the minions can't find anyone at this time, so they can only find this half pot of wine, you drink it first."

"You go down first." Wu Jin would only think about drinking, and he wouldn't listen to anything else. Holding a wine glass in his hand, looking at the bright moon in the sky, he sang softly, "Yuzhou has been in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I drink sake alone at night to remember my relatives." I don't know what time to meet, and there is no end of sorrow. My Yan'er, where are you? Are you okay? ”

In fact, with Wu Jin's amount of alcohol, how could this small half pot of wine make him intoxicated, but at this moment he was sad and nostalgic, and he was already drunk after only drinking two glasses alone. I cried for a while, and then I went to bed in a daze. The bolt kept guarding the door, listening to the silence inside, and then came in to check, and saw Wu Jin drunk on the bed, and hurriedly covered him with a quilt before retreating.

As soon as dawn dawned on the second day, the group set off for the capital again. After entering Sizhou, the crowds of victims were gone, and the group slowed down their speed, no longer urging their horses to hurry. That night, he first rested at the post station in Yangzhai County, Henan County, and then sent someone to deliver a letter to Wu De.

After three days of driving, came to Yangcheng, although there are still five or six days away from the capital, you can see that there are bustling everywhere, even beggars are not seen on the street, Mrs. Wu is anxious, in Yangcheng also only in the post station for a short night, the next day to rush to the county. When Mrs. Wu and her entourage arrived in Wushi County, the chief manager was already waiting in front of the post station, and did not stay at the post station for long, but directly lived in a private house in Wu De's county.

"How is he doing?" Old Madam Wu walked in front and led everyone into the inner courtyard, the chief administrator of the Wu Mansion followed behind, and the servants in the private house knelt from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard.

"Back to the old lady, everything is fine with the master." Of course, the chief administrator of the Wu Mansion knew who his master was, and he only picked something to hear.

"Okay, you find someone to tell him, my old bones can't help but toss, rest here for three or five days before leaving. It also saves him the hassle of waiting. ”

"Yes, the old lady just rests, the old man sent a servant to serve you, if you need anything, you just command."

"Okay, you go to the outer courtyard to get busy, I'll call you again if you have something." After sending the chief manager away, Mrs. Wu was also so tired that she didn't even need to invite An, and directly asked everyone to go back to the house to rest.

Wu Jin was anxious, went back to the outer courtyard, and directly asked the chief manager about the situation in the house, this chief manager is still very discerning, this eldest son will be the head of the house in the future, he naturally has something to say.

After Wu Jin left, the wives and concubines in the Wu Mansion fought for more than a year, and the young master Shu (the second young master born to Aunt Qin) was not in good health, and he was still sick in bed before he came, and even the imperial doctor was invited, but it was still not good.

The chief manager is also a human spirit, and the things he told Wu Jin have made all Wu Jin's worries clear.

The chaos in the inner courtyard of the Wu Mansion shows that Aunt Qin did not control the inner mansion as she wished. The second young master is seriously ill, and even the imperial doctor can't cure him, and it is not certain whether this person can be kept, Wu De naturally values Wu Jin's sister-in-law more. Moreover, there is only one son of Wu Jin in the house, and when he is an adult, there will be no one to compete with him.

Wu Jin is not a gentleman who doesn't know anything at home, what he has experienced in the past few years, what he has seen is no longer what it used to be, so he naturally heard the meaning of the chief manager, nodded, and this made people retreat. Called the bolt and advised, "When you go back to the house this time, you must cheer up, don't go to the second young master's side, so as to save Aunt Qin from pushing the matter onto me." Restrain the minions in the courtyard. Even if the second aunt came to invite me, she helped me push it. ”

"Yes, the minion understands."

"Also, let Wu Guo prepare, and when he returns to the house and settles down, let him go to Liaodong County quickly and see the eldest lady."

"Young master, forgive the slave for talking too much, this time I went back to the Wu Mansion, Aunt Qin and the old man had to keep an eye on you, if you send someone out, you will definitely let the master find out, and then the eldest lady will be in danger."

"Look at me, I'm in a hurry, let's go back to the house and see the situation before deciding, you go and rest, I don't need you to wait here."

"Yes, the minions are retired."

After sending everyone out, Wu Jin leaned on the back of the chair, his body relaxed, he really felt so tired, not only the hard work of the journey, but also the heart, the only concern in his heart.

Situ Yan was busy collecting medicines and farming in Lijia Village at this time to deal with the victims who came from time to time. She also wanted to send a letter to Wu Jin, but the gate of the county town was sealed, and there was no way to hire someone to support the dart, and she had no servants to call, so she couldn't send a letter if she wanted to.

The two of them are on their own side, but they can only look at the sky and sigh, wishing each other good health and success. The new book "The Woman in Cloth", I hope you can like it!