After briefly telling Xi Zhicai about the recent situation of the brothers, Guo Jia began to lead the topic to the right path, saying: "Old drama. Brothers, I miss you very much, don't go to Hebei anymore, come to us! After all...... Yingchuan now belongs to the parish, and this is your home! ”

Xi Zhicai smiled miserably, "My home is in Youzhou, not in Yingchuan." ”

Guo Jia, who is familiar with the roots of Xi Zhicai, immediately understood the meaning of these words. In fact, Xi Zhicai can not be regarded as a native of Yingchuan, at most he can only be said to be his ancestral hometown of Yingchuan. His ancestor moved to Runan in the third year of Yanguang (124 AD) and became an official in Runan. At the time of his grandfather, the family business reached its peak and was quite influential in Runan, and his ancestor even held an important position in Runan.

But the good times didn't last long, and after the heyday, the opera began to decline. In the later years of Xi Zhicai's grandfather, he offended the traitors in the court, and was framed and imprisoned, and his back was sentenced to the bitter cold land of Youzhou, and he was never allowed to return to the Central Plains.

Xi Zhicai was born in Youbeiping County, Youzhou.

In the Han Dynasty, the Han people's personal name was only one character, such as Luan Yi, whose surname was Luan Mingyi. There is only one word in the name. Another example is Cao Cao and Guo Jia. There are also Xiahou Dian, Chun Yu Qiong, Tai Shi Ci, Xiahou, Chun Yu, and Tai Shi are all compound surnames, and Mingdu, Qiong, and Ci are all one word.

And Xi Zhicai, whose surname is Xi Zhicai, is two words in his name. The reason for this is that according to the Han law, the descendants of the prisoner (son, grandson, great-grandson) within three generations must take a two-character name to indicate the difference between him and the son of a good family.

At the same time, the descendants of the prisoners are not allowed to obtain the table characters, which also explains why Xi Zhicai is still only a Xi Zhicai, and cannot call himself Ziqi and Fengxiao like Luan Yi and Guo Jia.

Xi Zhi was able to study at Yingchuan College thanks to his aunt. This aunt of his gave birth to a face that captivated the country and the city, and at the time of the twenty-eighth flower, Xin Falcon, who married into the Yingchuan Xin family by fate, was married to Xin Ping and Xin Bi's cousin. After passing the door, she was very favored by her husband. He begged his husband to take his nephew to Yingchuan and arrange for him to study at Yingchuan College.

It stands to reason that with a background like Xi Zhicai, he will not be able to enter Yingchuan College. Fortunately, Xin Falcon has a close relationship with Xun Shuang, and Yingchuan College is under the actual control of the Xun family, so it is logical for Xi Zhicai to enroll.

Shortly after Xi Zhi entered school, his aunt fell ill and died. Losing his aunt's blessing As an outsider, the Xin family, from the master to the servants, looked down on him, and nagged him a lot in private, always talking about the phrase "after the guilty minister". The feeling of being under the fence can be imagined.

Therefore, when he was a child, he was very inferior, said little, rarely communicated with outsiders, and closed himself in his own space. It wasn't until Luan Yi took the initiative to contact him and pulled him into a small group composed of Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Mao Jue that he became cheerful. It wasn't until later, after they made their first money from the Qifeng Pavilion they opened, that Xi Zhicai moved out of his uncle's house and set up his own business.

However, his sinful past is still imprinted in his bones. This also explains why he worked hard under Yuan Shao's account and made many miraculous achievements, but he was never reused. Because Yuan Shaoren values fame more than talent. If it weren't for the fact that Xi Zhicai was known as a genius who saved the world, Yuan Shao would not have looked at a criminal like him in the future, let alone reused it.

According to the information at hand of Guo Jia, during his tenure under Yuan Shao's account, Xi Zhicai can be described as depressed. The atmosphere of being cold-eyed, looking at people's eyes, and listening to gossip may remind him of that not a good childhood. Thinking of this, Guo Jia said gently: "Old opera, your home is not in Hebei, let alone Youzhou. Where our brother is, there your home will be! ”

Family? What a warm word...... Xi Zhicai's eyes turned red. Clicked his lips, poured a sip of wine to suppress the urge to cry, and resolutely said: "No! I'd better go back to Hebei! ”

"Why?" Guo Jia didn't expect that he would refuse when it came to this drama, and he became anxious, "Yuan Shao is dead, and there are three sons left." The decline of Hebei is the trend of the times. Instead of hanging himself from a tree, it is better to come to Yi Ge'er now, and let's make great achievements together. ”

"Brother Yi!" Xi Zhicai sneered, and said drunkenly with the strength of the wine: "I just don't want to stay with him, so I have to go to Hebei." ”

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, "Why?" ”

"Because I hate him!" Xi Zhicai poured another big cup of fairy brew, and said quietly: "When I was a child, I studied in the academy, and we could memorize a few articles with a stick of incense, but Luan Yi took an hour; We will write an article overnight, and Luan Yi will write it for half a day or even a day; He is inferior to any of us in terms of knowledge, and he is at most a middle-class asset in terms of ability. is such a mediocre person who has grown up and yelled at us, controlling us, letting us do this and that, why? I'm annoyed with him to death. ”

Hearing this, Guo Jia was furious and threw the bamboo chopsticks on the table, "You ......" He rubbed his temples twice with his index finger and thumb to calm the anger in his heart, and said, "Old play, I didn't expect you to think so." That's right, as you said, Yi Ge'er didn't show superhuman talent in the school's scripture studies. However, as the so-called ruler is short and long, Yi Geer's understanding of "Pipe" and his attainments in poetry are second to none in the world. At the same time, he also gave birth to a body of infinite strength, and practiced a martial arts admired by the world, which are beyond our reach. ”

Guo Jia glanced at the drama and continued: "You may wonder, why have I, Fu Ge'er, and Lao Mao been following Yi Ge'er for so many years, and are willing to listen to him?" In this regard, Lao Mao summed it up best, he said that Yi Ge'er's thinking is unlimited, and he can always come up with some unexpected ideas, and ponder many unexpected new discoveries and new creations, which not only opened his eyes, but also made him curious, often thinking about what would happen if Yi Ge'er's ideas were put into practice. So, he tried his best to help Brother Yi, after trying to achieve, he really found that everything that Brother Yi thought about played an extremely positive role in improving the lives of the people in the current situation, and at the same time he was proud and proud of the people living in peace and well-fed, and his heart was full of a sense of achievement. He felt that he was happy and happy like this, and as long as he stayed by Yi Ge'er's side, he would always be happy and happy. Lao Mao's point of view has been shared by all of us. ”

Guo Jia took a sip of wine and moistened his throat, stared at Xi Zhicai's eyes and said: "In addition, I also think that following Brother Yi can achieve our childhood ideals. Old drama, do you remember our childhood wishes? ”

"Wish?" How could Xi Zhicai forget. When he was ten years old, he, Luan Yi, Guo Jia, Mao Jue, and Xu Shu vowed to heaven that the people of the Han Dynasty would "have their fields, workers have their duties, and scholars have knowledge." It's just that as he grew older, this desire became more and more like a slogan to him, and was covered by the clouds of the world in the deepest part of his soul.

"That's right, wish!" Guo Jia nodded, and continued: "Brother Yi has a habit that no matter how busy he is at work every day, he will take time to record what he did that day concisely. He called it journalkeeping. When he writes in his diary every day, the first sentence must be the sentence 'The tiller has his field, the worker has his work, and the scholar has knowledge'. He is reminding himself not to forget his childhood dreams and goals in life! It is precisely because of his insistence that the people of the parish are getting better and better, and we have basically achieved the goal we set when we were children, and now we are trying to bring such a good life to other places in Dahan. Therefore, I am willing to unswervingly follow Brother Yi'er, become his right-hand man, and give everything and even my life to achieve my ideals! ”

"Hiss ......" drama Zhicai was shocked. On the way, he observed with his own eyes all aspects of the life of the parishioners. Indeed, as Guo Jia said, the problem of land occupation by the clan in the diocese has been effectively resolved, and the people can lease land for cultivation at a low price in the church, and use the income accumulated from cultivating the holy fields to buy some self-reserved land and become homesteaders. Compared with farmers, the life of craftsmen is more comfortable, as long as there is craftsmanship and diligence, they can have something to do, and the income is good; There is also the amazing compulsory education, which has the opportunity to learn knowledge regardless of whether it is rich or poor...... Isn't this "the cultivator has his field, the worker has his own business, and the scholar has knowledge"!

"Old play! You said that you are dissatisfied with Brother Yi'er in your heart, but which is more important than those trivial grievances and the achievement of the rise of the Han Dynasty and the well-being of the people? It would be disappointing if you chose the former and deliberately made enemies of the church and the church. Don't say it's me, even Brother Fu and Lao Mao won't forgive you. You will be our enemy from now on! ”

"Enemies?" Xi Zhicai trembled violently. They're my best friends......

In a trance, I heard Guo Jia say again: "Then again, how much hatred do you have for Brother Yi, you have to go against him?" You hate Brother Yi, Brother Yi doesn't hate you. On the contrary, he and we miss you very much. Once, Yi Ge'er said that he had a dream. In the dream, he met Yuan Shao on the battlefield, so he chased after him with his sledgehammer, but he couldn't catch up. In a fit of rage, he took out the discus and smashed it at Yuan Shao. Seeing that the discus was about to hit Yuan Shao, he found that Yuan Shao suddenly turned into you, and the discus hit your neck and immediately took your life...... In the middle of the night, he woke up from a nightmare and never fell asleep again, and called me early the next morning and asked me to arrange for people to go to Hebei to protect your safety. And ask you regularly every month about your situation in Hebei. Also, my brothers and I occasionally get together. When we had a party, there were only seven of us, but we always had eight pairs of chopsticks. That vacant seat is specially reserved for you! Brother Yi treats you with deep brotherly affection, but you say you hate him, it's ridiculous. ”