When he arrived at the post house, he didn't see Liao Hua and Liu Yin, Guan Yi instructed Yi Cheng to clean a room again to accommodate the mother and daughter, and at the same time let people prepare food. According to the provisions of the "Shu Family", the post house belongs to the imperial court, and is only responsible for receiving court officials, and is not open to the people. In the past, or if he changed others, the post man would never dare to obey the order, but he also knew that Guan Yi's status was noble, and his origin was not trivial, and now he was even more relied on by the court and the general Jiang Wei.

The room in the post house was originally well prepared, and after a while, the post man placed the woman properly, An Niang loved her mother, and refused to leave anything, Guan Yi had no choice but to let her accompany her. Later, he asked Lang Zhong, who was with the army, to carefully check the woman's pulse, and confirmed that she was just fainting from hunger, and there was no big problem, so he was greatly relieved, and ordered Yi Cheng Haosheng to take care of the mother and daughter, and then left with Zhuge Shang and others.

Back in the room, Guan Yi called out the outdated wind and whispered a few words in his ear.

Shi Feng was stunned and said, "General, the matter of purchasing New Year's goods ......"

Guan Yi said: "Don't worry about this, I have my own district, you can go!" ”

Shi Feng nodded, said no more, and turned to leave.

Seeing that the two of them were mysterious and secretive, E Hu was curious, and he was about to ask, but when he saw Guan Yi's face gloomy, he swallowed the words again, for fear of upsetting him.

It wasn't until sunset that Liao Hua and Liu Yin came back together, Guan Yi saw them carving bows and arrows on their waists, and holding mountain rabbits and pheasants in their hands, he immediately understood in his heart, and hurriedly greeted them, and said with a smile: "The two old generals have gained a lot today!" ”

"It's boring to sit and move!" Liu Yin laughed, handed the carved bow and feather arrows to the guards, and instructed Yi Cheng to take the wild things he hunted to cook, and he would have a few drinks with Liao Hua later.

Guan Yi smiled and briefly told Liao and Liu about saving people today, and they knew that he was good by nature, so they were not surprised. Guan Yi saw that the two of them did not object, and his heart was a little relieved, and he talked to them again, and saw that it was dinner time, so he said goodbye to the two.

Liao Hua and Liu Yin are over the age of old, and they are usually rare to see, but now that they have met together, they naturally have a lot to say, and they are happy not to be disturbed by others, and when they see that Guan Yi is leaving, they don't want to stay, just let him do as he wants.

Guan Yi returned to the room, Shi Feng had not come back yet, only Zhuge Shang and E Hu were there, and then called the two of them to go with him to see An Niang's mother and daughter.

When they arrived at the mother and daughter room, the two were dining. The woman was originally just fainting from hunger, but after taking care of her, she woke up naturally, saw Guan Yi and the others, hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks and pulled An Niang to stand up, Ying Ying made a thousand blessings, and said softly: "The concubine has seen Engong!" ”

Guan Yi saw that she was about twenty-four or five years old, and her melon seed face was not particularly exquisite, but after wiping the dirt on her face, she looked particularly charming, and stood timidly to the side at this moment, although she was wearing a numb and coarse clothes, she couldn't hide her natural beauty.

Seeing her cramped expression, Guan Yi had the intention to ease her nervousness and uneasiness, smiled, pointed to the Ehu behind her and said, "You don't have to thank me, it's this black charcoal head who carried you back, if you want to thank her!" ”

When the woman heard him say this, she immediately saluted Ehu Yingying and said, "I've seen Engong!" Engong's life-saving grace, the concubine has no teeth to forget. ”

Ehu only knew how to study martial arts and fight in battle, where had he ever seen such a battle, his black face suddenly turned purple, he hurriedly turned to the side, and said angrily: "Don't, don't thank me, I'm just carrying you back on the orders of the young master......

When the woman heard him say this, her pretty face turned red, her phoenix eyes sparkled, and she looked at him secretly and then lowered her head.

Guan Yi walked to the table and sat down, and said with a smile: "No formality, listening to your accent, it seems that you are also a local, but how do you live on the streets?" ”

"Grace and grace!" The woman's eyes darkened, pinched the corners of her clothes, and said softly: "The concubine's mother's family was originally surnamed Wang, and her husband's family was surnamed Zhou, and she was originally from Nanxiang in this county. A few months ago, the Wei soldiers attacked, burning and looting everywhere, and most of the people in the village were not spared. In order to avoid the fire, the concubine husband took the concubine and the little girl An Niang out to escape, but met the patrol sentry of the Wei soldiers on the way, and the concubine husband was chopped to death by the Wei soldiers in order to protect the concubine and the little girl......

Speaking of this, Zhou's eyes were full of tears, and he was extremely sad in his heart, but he was afraid that Guan Yi would be upset, so he didn't dare to cry out loud. Ehu slapped his thigh and scolded angrily: "These damned Wei people, even ordinary people don't let go, hateful!" Hateful! If they hit me, they'll have to be torn apart!" ”

Zhou wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and choked on: "When the concubine's husband died, the concubine and the little girl escaped by hiding in the grass. After the Wei soldiers retreated, the concubine returned to the village with the little girl, but what she saw was a ruined wall, and the entire village had been burned to the ground. The concubine was desperate, so she had to take the little girl all the way to this Nanzheng City, but she didn't want to go hungry and fell on the street. If it weren't for the help of the princess, the concubine would only be afraid of ......"

When Guan Yi heard this, he already knew in his heart, knowing what Zhou was going to say later, he hurriedly waved his hand and sighed: "It's hard for your mother and daughter!" As he spoke, he beckoned to An Niang and smiled softly: "An Niang, come to my uncle!" ”

An Niang blinked, looked up at Zhou again, and then slowly came to Guan Yi's side, and called out "Engong" crisply. Guan Yi saw that she no longer had the fear she had before, so she was overjoyed, picked her up, pouted her forehead, and said with a smile: "An Niang is so good!" How is it? Uncle didn't lie to you, did he? ”

"Hmm!" An Niang nodded vigorously and said, "My mother said that Engong is a good person." The mother also said that An Niang should be well-behaved, and when An Niang grows up, she will repay Engong's great kindness! ”

"Oh? So how does An Niang plan to repay her uncle? Guan Yi heard her say this, and his heart was very interesting.

An Niang tilted her head and thought about it, and said coquettishly: "An Niang doesn't know ......"

Innocent, the most gratifying, Guan Yi saw that An Niang was so cute and cute, he couldn't help laughing, even a cold person like Zhuge Shang couldn't help but smile. Guan Yi said to the Wang family: "If there is a woman, sister-in-law of the Zhou family, you are blessed!" ”

Zhou held back his tears and said with a wry smile: "The concubine, mother and daughter have no relatives and no support, and they are lonely, where is this blessing?" It's nothing for a concubine to endure hardships, but it's not bitter for Anniang's child! ”

Guan Yi said: "Is there anyone else in your mother's house?" ”

Zhou's expression was gloomy, he shook his head, and said: "The concubine's parents are only one daughter, and since marrying her humble husband, her parents have died one after another, and her mother's family has long been empty. ”

Guan Yi sighed, there are no eggs under the nest, this Zhou family is also a hard-working person, if there is no war and war, maybe her family can still enjoy the joy of family, even if it is sunrise and day income, coarse tea and light rice linen short clothes, presumably it must also be happy.

As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly thought of my life experience, and my mood suddenly fell for no reason. Although the Zhou family suffered from the destruction of his family, he always had roots to follow, and he did not seem to be alone. Although in this era, there are still relatives such as Guan Suo and Guan Yinping, and even brothers like Ehu who share life and death to rely on, but there is always a lack of peace in my heart.

Perhaps, I didn't belong to this era in the first place.

"Sister-in-law of the Zhou family, what are your plans in the future?"

Zhou smiled bitterly and said: "In troubled times, the concubine has no relatives, and she really has no plans, so let's take one step at a time!" ”

"Young master......" E Hu listened to Zhou's poignant, and his heart was inexplicably sad. Although he has a rough temperament, but his heart is the most kind, when he was still in Qiqi County, he was very loved by the villagers because he liked to make friends with righteous people, squandered money, and helped the elderly, weak, lonely and widowed. Later, the imperial court recruited him as Yu Linwei, and even scattered his family wealth overnight and went to Chengdu alone.

Guan Yi glanced at him, saw that his expression was gloomy, he opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, his heart moved, and he said to Zhou: "Sister-in-law of the Zhou family, listen to your words are very thoughtful and decent, can you read words?" ”

Zhou's face was slightly red, and he lowered his head and said: "My father was a teacher in the village before his death, so the concubine also knew some words with his old man since he was a child, and it made the general laugh!" ”

"That's easy!" Guan Yi clapped his hands, after the fall of Jingzhou, the number of people of the Guan clan has decreased sharply, and the number of clansmen left in Chengdu is only three or five hundred. Since the death of the eldest brother Guan Tong and the sister-in-law Princess Pingyang was taken back to the palace by the heir, although there is still a housekeeper leading a few old servants to take care of the house, there is no longer the excitement of the past. In addition, a few old servants are clumsy in their hands and feet, and many of the delicate tasks cannot be done after all. Since the mother and daughter of the Zhou family have no place to go, they can be temporarily placed in the house, first, the mother and daughter have a place to stay, and second, they can help make up the house and do some fine work of pulping, washing and sewing.

Guan Yi said his thoughts, and Ehu immediately jumped up and said yes, his joy was overflowing, and he gestured while saying that Zhou quickly thanked Guan Yi.

Zhou naturally understood what Ehu meant, but she had been blinded these days, and she had tasted the warmth and coldness of human affection, and she really couldn't believe that there were such kind people in the world, so she was naturally uneasy in her heart. looked up at Guan Yi, and said timidly: "The general's life-saving grace, the concubine is already beyond retribution, how dare you accept the general's kindness again?" I'm afraid that the concubine will be a wild woman in a deserted village, and she doesn't know the rules, so she gives the general ......"

"It's okay!" Guan Yi waved his hand, interrupted Zhou's words, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law of the Zhou family doesn't need to worry, as long as you don't dislike the simplicity of the house, you will treat it as your own home in the future!" ”

"The general's great kindness, the concubine can't be repaid, the concubine and the little girl kowtow to you!" Zhou confirmed that Guan Yi was not joking, and was very grateful in his heart, so he pulled An Niang and knelt down in front of Guan Yi, and the tears couldn't stop falling down. The invasion of the Wei army made her lose her husband and home, she was a weak woman, and with a four or five-year-old daughter, she had no relatives, she could only rely on begging to survive, and suffered a lot, if it was not for Guan Yi, her future fate was really unimaginable.

"I can't do it! Come, sister-in-law of the Zhou family, hurry up! Guan Yi picked up Zhou's family, saw An Niang's little girl's face, and couldn't help but fall in love in her heart, reached out to pick her up, helped her wipe away her tears, and said with a smile: "An Niang, I will go back to Chengdu with my uncle in a few days, and I will live in my uncle's house in the future." ”

"Hmm!" An Niang nodded softly, although she didn't fully understand what Guan Yi and Zhou were talking about, but she also knew in her little head that Guan Yi was a good person and was helping their mother. There is also the black-faced uncle, although his appearance is fierce and scary, but he is extremely amiable and not scary at all. Subconsciously, she has regarded Guan Yi and Uncle Blackface as her relatives.