In the evening, Mrs. Zhen set up a banquet in the living room to catch Zhang Zai, and Zhen Yan also appeared in the living room. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This banquet lasted for a long time, and the two had not seen each other for a while, so they were a little excited, and they couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, and at this time, Mrs. Zhen had already left the table with Zhen Mi.

The two were slightly drunk, and Zhang Zai saw that there were only the two of them left in the living room, so he asked, "I don't know what happened to Yuan Shao looking for Zhongqi?" ”

Zhen Yan drank the wine in the wine bottle dry, and said: "Hmph, it's just that he covets the Zhen family's property, and he also wants Mi'er to marry his second son as his wife, so that the Zhen family can fully support him." ”

"It's a beautiful idea." Zhang Zai snorted coldly, Yuan Shao wanted to kick him out of the Zhen family, and asked him if he agreed.

Zhen Yan heard Zhang Zai's words, smiled bitterly and shook his head, he wanted to fully support Zhang Zai, but Zhen's mother exists, she is bent on Zhen Mi marrying into the Yuan family, and now Yuan Shaogui is the pastor of Jizhou, and the Zhen family is in Jizhou, if you want to keep the family property, you must help Yuan Shao.

"Then I don't know how Zhong Qi decides?" Zhang Zai squinted his eyes and secretly sighed Yuan Shao's big appetite.

Zhen Yan looked at Zhang Zai and sighed: "Don't hide it from Zide, my mother is quite satisfied with this marriage, and she also has the intention of supporting Yuan Zhoumu, but Zide can rest assured, our cooperation and support for the state will not be less, it is just a grievance." ”

For Zhen Mi, Zhen Yan is also extremely fond of Zhen Mi, and Zhen Mi can be said to be the pearl of Zhen's mansion.

Zhang Zai nodded, Zhen's approach is understandable, eggs cannot be put in the same basket, this is the unchanging law of businessmen since ancient times.

"I'm afraid that Zhen won't be able to help himself at that time." Zhang Zai sighed.

"What does Zide mean?" Zhen Yan asked.

"If Yuan Benchu detains the caravan bound for Bingzhou at that time, can Brother Zhongqi have a way to solve it?" Zhang Zai raised his glass and motioned for Zhen Yan to drink.

Zhen Yan held the wine bottle, didn't answer for a long time, then drank the wine in one gulp, looked at Zhang Zai and asked, "Is there a way to do that?" ”

Zhang Zai shook his head: "Unless the Zhen family moves out of Jizhou, but there is Zai, he Yuan Benchu does not dare to persecute the Zhen family too much." ”

Zhen Yan smiled bitterly, the Zhen family has a big business, and it is almost impossible to relocate, hoping that Zhang Zai is there, Yuan Shao does not dare to blatantly swallow the Zhen family.

"Come, drink, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the situation is not necessarily so bad." Jang Jae continued to fill the wine bottle.

The two drank for a while, and after they had their hearts, they went back to their respective houses.

The next day, as soon as dawn, Zhen Mi ran to Zhang Zai's house, saw him get up, and pestered Zhang Zai to tell her a story.

Zhang Zai spent a day telling Zhen Mi a story, and it wasn't until the evening that the two of them arrived in the living room during dinner.

After the meal, Zhang Zai took advantage of the fact that Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Yan were there, so he resigned on the grounds that he was busy with official business, and Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Zhen expressed their understanding, so they did not keep it anymore, but Zhen Mi on the side looked unhappy.

"Brother-in-law, take Mi'er to Bingzhou to play, okay?" Zhen Mi knelt beside Zhang Zai and pulled Zhang Zai's arm.

"No way!" Before Zhang Zai could answer, Mrs. Zhen directly refused.

She is bent on raising Zhen Mi in the mansion until she gets married, not to mention that the other daughters are already married, and as soon as Zhen Mi leaves, there will be no one to talk to.

"Why not?" Zhen Mi pursed her mouth, looked at Mrs. Zhen, and then at Zhang Zai, her eyes full of pleading.

"Mother-in-law, since Xiao Mi wants to go to Bingzhou, let him go and play for a few days." Zhang Zai looked at the clingy Zhen Mi beside him, he really didn't want her to marry Yuan Shao's waste son, and then quietly glanced at Zhen Yan,

Zhen Yan understood, and also persuaded: "Yes, mother, now that Xiao Mi is still young, and she hasn't seen the fourth sister for a while, let her go to Bingzhou to play for a few days, and then the child will personally pick up Mi'er back." ”

Mrs. Zhen still disagreed after hearing this, Zhang Zai was inspired and said: "Mother-in-law, Humble Jing Cai Yan is the daughter of the great Confucian Cai Yong, it is better to let Xiao Mi live in Bingzhou for a period of time, and teach Xiao Mi by Humble Jing, after Xiao Mi marries in the future, she will not be disliked by her husband's family because she does not understand the rules." ”

Mrs. Zhen also thinks that Zhang Zai's words are good, the Yuan family is also a wealthy nobleman, and there must be many rules for her daughter to marry into the Yuan family in the future.

"Okay, just let her go to the state for a while, and I hope Zide will bother more about this matter." Mrs. Zhen agreed to Zhen Mi's trip to Bingzhou, and then looked at Zhen Mi and said, "Study hard after arriving in Bingzhou, don't let down your brother and brother-in-law's hard work." ”

"Uh-huh." Zhen Mi nodded again and again, her eyes couldn't hide the joy in her heart.

Mrs. Zhen saw Zhen Mi with a smile on her face, shook her head with a smile, and then went back to the backyard, ready to help Zhen Mi pack up.

"Thank you, brother-in-law." When Zhen Mi saw Mrs. Zhen leaving, she immediately threw herself into Zhang Zai's arms and said prettyly.

Zhang Zai touched Zhen Mi's head and didn't speak.

Zhen Yan on the side looked at the two of them, as if they were jealous, and said, "Xiao Mi, you have your brother-in-law in your eyes, have you forgotten your second brother?" ”

"Thank you, second brother." Zhen Mi turned her head to look at Zhen Yan and grimaced.

"Haha." Zhang Zai looked at Zhen Mi's cute appearance and laughed.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Zai led people to escort a carriage from Zhen's mansion, and inside the carriage was Zhen Mi and some of her luggage.

Originally, Mrs. Zhen planned to send some accompanying maids, but she was persuaded by Zhang Zai, and now there is no shortage of servants in his house, and it is not easy to hurry when there are too many people.

As soon as he came out, Zhen Mi didn't want to sit in the carriage anymore, ran to Zhang Zai's side, rode with him, and pestered him to continue telling stories.

Zhang Zai doted on Zhen Mi from the bottom of his heart, and almost obeyed her, put Zhen Mi on horseback, told stories, and the group did not deliberately hurry, and walked leisurely towards Bingzhou.

After a day's journey, in the evening, everyone came to the village in front of Jingcheng Pass.

This village seems to be very poor, and there are not many people, and when they saw Zhang Zai and others dressed as officials and soldiers, they didn't dare to disturb them.

Zhang Zai and others set up camp in the open space outside the village, and some sent people to invite the old people in the village to ask them about the situation of the people here.

The old man came to Zhang Zai's side, looking very restrained, after Zhang Zai saw it, lowered his voice, and asked slowly: "Old man, why are there only old and weak women and children left in the village, where have the others gone?" ”

The old man sighed heavily and said, "My lord doesn't know, in the past two years, the government has frequently recruited soldiers, and most of the young people in the village have fled, leaving only us old people. ”

"Life should be hard!" Zhang Zai looked at the fields not far away, many of which were barren and overgrown with weeds.

"We are close to Taihang Mountain here, the mountains and forests are dense, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, and it was okay to get by in the past few years, but in the past few years, a group of bandits have come to the mountains, and we have been looted here." After the old man finished speaking, the sadness on his face became even more serious, and then he looked at Zhang Zai and his party, and said: "My lord, I should hurry as soon as possible tomorrow, if I run into that gang of bandits, I can't stop them at all with these people." ”

Zhang Zai nodded and said, "Thank you for the old man's reminder, we will leave early tomorrow morning." ”