Outside Shouchun City, at the foot of Bagong Mountain, Sun Cebu camped here. It was inconvenient for Big Joe and Little Joe to show up, so they could only hide in the carriage. After nesting for more than an hour, Xiao Qiao couldn't bear it anymore, and couldn't help but drag Da Qiao to go into the city to play with her.

The garrison of Yuan Shubu is in the south of the city, and Sun Ce is stationed in the north of the city. Da Qiao couldn't bear to look at Xiao Qiao's pitiful appearance, and responded: "Okay, but let's talk about it, don't go far, just take a walk around the East Market." ”

Lu Meng was ordered by Sun Ce to protect Xiao Qiao, and when he saw that the two of them wanted to leave the team, Lu Meng hurriedly blocked the way: "Where are the two girls going?" You have to consult the major general. ”

Xiao Qiao pouted: "I'm not his prisoner, why do I have to ask him where to go?" Besides, let's go to the city and get some food, and we won't cause any trouble. ”

After speaking, Xiao Qiao pulled Da Qiao and left, but Lu Meng couldn't, so he had to greet Jiang Qin and follow the two of her to the north gate of Shouchun City not far away.

Sun Ce didn't know about it, and was still discussing with several veterans in Fang Tie's tent. It seems ordinary to be entitled, but Zhu Zhi Handang seems more nervous than during the war. After listening to Sun Ce's proposal, Zhu Zhi replied: "General Cheng is old, and we all respect it very much. But Yuan Shu is suspicious, and everyone under him has their own thoughts, and they don't know what to do, so it's best to let the last general or General Han accompany you, just in case. ”

Sun Ce didn't say yes, but only asked: "Yuan Shu is not in Shouchun, but I can inquire clearly, who is currently in charge of his account?" ”

Huang Gai looked sad and replied: "It's Zhang Xun in charge, although this person is mediocre and unscrupulous, he has his own little Jiujiu, and the young general must not be despised ah." ”

"General Qiao is the number one general under Yuan Shu's account, why is Zhang Xun in charge?"

Han Dang heard Sun Ce's question, and laughed and teased: "If your father-in-law is in charge, how many of us can still worry about being like this?" ”

Sun Ce's face sank, and he said unhappily: "Don't call General Qiao my father-in-law in the future, now that the limelight is so tight, what if you bring trouble to him." ”

Han Dang knew that he had lost his words, and apologized again and again: "The last general knows that he is wrong...... However, it is precisely because the current situation is too tense that I ask the major general to listen to General Zhu's persuasion and let our two generals enter the camp with you to listen to the seal. ”

"What? You two can't trust the old man like this? Cheng Pu, who had been silent, said in a deep voice, "This time, even if I risk my life, I will definitely protect the young general." If you believe me, you might as well ask me about the long sword in my hand to see if it is too old to be used, and it makes you dislike it like this? ”

Cheng Pu is a veteran, the oldest, and his words have reached such an extent, how dare others say anything? However, when besieging Shucheng, this old man killed the three sons of the Lu family alone, and he couldn't pull it, so fierce, Yuan Shu's subordinates should be somewhat afraid.

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to think too much, Sun Ce casually found an excuse to leave, and as a result, he grabbed a hard meat pad before he came out of the account. Sun Ce rubbed the bridge of his nose that was painful, and when he looked at it, it was Zhou Tai in front of him.

Zhou Tai stabilized Sun Ce, with a guilty face: "Major General...... Major General, it doesn't matter. ”

Sun Ce shook his head and said calmly: "Ah, I'm fine, why are you here?" ”

"Ah Qin and Ah Meng escorted the two girls into the city, and specially asked me to wait for the young general here."

Although Shouchun City is small, it is a fortress in the north and south, and the three religions and nine streams in the city are gathered, and the matchmaker is intertwined. Hearing that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao went to the city, Sun Ce was worried, after all, in his opinion, although Jiang Qin was clever but too honest, Xiao Qiao was the same as Lu Meng, he seemed to be clever but was actually stupid, plus a little bit of three-legged cat's kung fu, he didn't know the height of the sky, and with these people, wouldn't it be bitter for his Ying'er? Thinking of this, Sun Ce asked quickly, "When did you go?" What about the current people? Why can't you even look at the two girls? ”

Zhou Tai couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved, scratched his head and said: "Young General, your little sister-in-law is very powerful, and she can fly stones, and we can't beat her again, so there is no other way but to follow." ”

Sun Ce sighed helplessly, thinking that except for Zhou Yu, others really couldn't restrain Xiao Qiao: "Where are they now?" The identity has not been recognized by others? ”

"Don't worry, the young general, the two of them are fine, and now they are eating at the third wine shop in the south of Dongshi."

Sun Cefang relaxed a little, listened to the sentence "the third wine shop in the south of Dongshi", but suddenly changed his face, shouted "Oh no", and strode out.

Spring is coming, and the people of Shouchun take out the leftover grain from the winter and exchange some daily utensils and seeds. The street stalls are lively, but the stores are deserted, only the business of Wangchun Building is very good, and people are constantly coming and going.

Xiao Qiao and his entourage really waited for a while, and then waited for the position, the four of them sat down around the table, Jiang Qin arched his hand and said in a low voice: "Today, I have trespassed, and I am sitting at the same table with the two girls, the situation is special, and I invite the two Haihan." ”

Xiao Qiao was dressed in men's clothes, and she was a little chic, she crossed her legs and held the cup: "Let's eat together, you two have to pay for your own meal." ”

Da Qiao pressed down Xiao Qiao's leg lightly, and said to Jiang Qin and Lu Meng with a smile: "I bother the two of you to come to protect each other, this meal will be a thank you gift, what do you want to eat?" ”

Xiao Qiao muttered unhappily: "My sister doesn't spend my father's money, and I don't spend Sun Bofu's money, I rely on you to earn a few silver from selling embroidery, and my life is tight." The two of them have a lot of money, and the food here is so expensive, it's always right to let them make their own, right? Amon can eat so much, and my sister doesn't know it. ”

Xiao Qiao's words are not unreasonable, this small restaurant is opened in Shouchun, the decoration is elegant and exquisite, and the price of the dishes can also be compared with the famous restaurants in Luoyang, the capital. But Da Qiao sincerely thanked Lu Meng and Jiang Qin, not only for the grace of today's escort, but also for their protection and help of Sun Ce on weekdays.

Da Qiao was embarrassed to speak, and before he could reply, he suddenly saw two guys coming over, and they were full of jade plates and delicacies on the table, and abalone and bear's paws were not a problem.

Xiao Qiao was startled and hurriedly stopped: "Hey, we haven't ordered food yet, what are you doing here?" ”

The guy replied respectfully: "Look at a few waist cards, it should be under the account of General Sun Shao, our boss lady has an old relationship with General Sun Shao, and she is specially entertained, and she doesn't take a penny, please use it slowly." ”

The faces of the four of them were all stiff, only to hear Xiao Qiao ask again: "Wait, who is your boss lady?" Why ...... with Uncle Sun Why do you have an old relationship with General Sun Shao? ”

The guy smiled: "We are all from Shouchun, and we don't know the boss's private past, I only heard that she is also from Wu County, so I know each other in the past." ”

With that, the man bowed and retreated. The second monk Lu Mengru was puzzled, and muttered in a low voice: "I also heard from the brothers about this boss lady before, and I heard that she is very beautiful, but she seems to be a widow. But how could she know our major general and invite us to eat so many good things? ”

Jiang Qin picked up the chopsticks in Lu Meng's hand, picked up a large piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth: "Don't eat the rice without money, you don't want to eat it quickly!" Where are so many words! ”

Being suddenly put on such a scene, Da Qiao was a little dazed, and when she walked into this wine shop, she felt that someone was looking at her in the dark, and now it seems that it is not a hypothesis. This sentence "has an old relationship with General Sun Shao" is neither light nor serious, but it is very serious. But Da Qiao thought about Sun Ce's various ways of getting along with herself, and she was not like a person who was used to seeing Fengyue, she calmed down, and said with a smile: "Since someone has a treat, we will accept this favor." Man, if you're a treat, can you give us some wine? ”

When the moon was full of new willows, Sun Ce hurried to Wangchun Tower. The four of them were full of wine and food, and were about to leave. Da Qiao was slightly drunk, but his expression was not abnormal, Sun Ce was a little relieved when he saw this, and ordered a few people to ride back to the barracks with him.

In the inner room of the backyard, Ji Qingzheng stroked the lyre, and the guy knocked on the door and whispered: "Shopkeeper, General Sun is here, but he ......is gone."

The sound of the piano did not stop, Ji Qing lowered his eyes and smiled: "It doesn't matter, in a few days, he will come to find me by himself." ”

On the way back to the camp, Xiao Qiao drank too much wine and fell asleep as if he were in a coma. Although Da Qiao's cheeks were red, her consciousness was still sober, she looked at Sun Ce, her eyes were watery, she was dressed in men's clothes, and she was even more indescribably heroic and charming: "Sun Lang, don't you have anything to say to me?" ”

Jiang Qin had already explained the matter to Sun Ce concisely. The origin of this Ji Qing is unknown, and there is no mystery behind it, if she tells Da Qiao, she will be worried, Sun Celai laughed, and pretended to be slippery: "Ying'er is this a taste?" ”

Da Qiao's eyes were like silk, and he glanced at Sun Ce: "I have long heard that the young general is quite popular, especially among the girls. It's just that I didn't expect that there would be a girl chasing from Jiangdong to this place, which is really charming. ”

Sun Ce couldn't stop laughing, and took Da Qiao's hand and held it in his arms: "I just saw you so calm in the wine shop, I almost felt cold, and now it seems that you still care about me, right?" Mrs. Joe? ”

Sun Ce's salivating face was so unbearable, Da Qiao had no choice but to withdraw his hand, and said angrily: "You have to be careful, don't be calculated." General Yuan is already suspicious, if this person goes around accusing you of having an old relationship with her, maybe General Yuan will think that this wine shop is your eyeliner in Shouchun City......"

Seeing that Da Qiao was worried, Sun Ce no longer played tricks, and said seriously: "Leave these things to me, you don't have to worry about it, I will definitely handle it properly, and I won't trouble General Qiao." Fortunately, those people should not know you, and if the identity of your sister is revealed, I am afraid that there will be danger. ”

Thinking of the eyes in the wine shop, Da Qiao only felt a chill behind her, and went into the city with Xiao Qiao to play tonight, it was indeed that she was too inconsiderate, but there was no regret medicine in life, so she could only take one step at a time, and see the move.

Seeing that Da Qiao Yuyu's eyebrows were frowning, Sun Ce thought she was still angry, kissed her lightly on the cheek, and swore to the sky: "Ying'er, don't believe the of others, I only have the old with you, and I only have the new with you." ”

Da Qiao raised his eyes to Sun Ce's eyes and chuckled: "I am a little sleepy after drinking too much, and I am worried about Wan'er and Zhou Gongzi, it is not that I misunderstood you." I'm going to enter the camp early tomorrow morning and be sealed, so you can plan well and leave me alone. ”

Yes, one of them is only nineteen, and the other is less than seventeen, but it seems that they have to the whole world's heart. Tomorrow's canonization doesn't know if there will be any trouble, Sun Ce lifted the curtain, looked at the mountains not far away, and the gloom in his heart aggravated a lot.

Early the next morning, Sun Ce bathed and changed his clothes, and rode his horse with the veteran Cheng Pu to the northern military camp of Shouchun City.

Before entering the camp gate, Sun Ce heard that Qiao Rui had been ordered to open the day before yesterday and went to Xuyi to support Yuan Shu. Sun Ce was so remorseful that he slapped his thigh, and this time he missed the opportunity and couldn't bring up the matter of taking Da Qiao to Jiangdong. But what made him even more troublesome was that he heard that Zhang Xun's nephew had also entered Yuan Shu's account, and he took the opportunity to propose to Qiao Rui, but Qiao Rui had not yet said no.

Sun Ce added another worry to his heart, for fear that his old father-in-law would really agree on a whim, and he couldn't help but be absent-minded when he was sealed. It wasn't until the commander announced that Yuan Shu had sent Sun Ben and Wu Jing to cross the river to fight Liu Xuan together, that Sun Ce came back to his senses. Needless to say, Yuan Shu was still wary of him, and deliberately let his uncle and cousin go to Danyang County, nominally letting him help across the river, but in fact, he wanted to frame his 2,000 people to die there. If he had any conspiracies with Wu Jingsun Ben, he was afraid that he would be cut first and then played, and then the general would be in command and cross the river, and his two thousand people would die in an instant and have no place to be buried.

In this situation, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had long expected that it would come true at this moment, and there would be no joy or anger.

After the canonization was completed, Sun Ce went to Zhang Xun's camp to thank him as usual. Zhang Xun understood that he was thanking Yuan Shu, and his attitude was very humble, and he half-avoided the table and saluted Sun Ce: "General Sun Shao is young and promising, and today he was awarded the title of 'Captain Zhichong', which is following in the footsteps of General Yuan. ”

The routine words on the scene Sun Ce said more slippery than Zhang Xun: "Bo Fu is young and ignorant, thanks to the righteousness of several generals and his late father's colleagues, and more teaching, I have not been able to achieve something from the weak crown." Bo Fu is grateful, and if he has the opportunity one day, he will repay it. ”

This speech was not at all like Sun Ce's usual tone, and he was very respectful and polite. Zhang Xun must have been taught by Cheng Pu, this kid who didn't grow up to the whole hair, he was afraid that he would really be choked by Sun Jian's veteran, and his vigilance relaxed a little: "The young general is too modest, I have a nephew who is about the same age as you, but he has not achieved anything." Seeing that he barely had some wisdom, the lord joined the account as a counselor. Today, when he heard that you were coming, he forced me to introduce him, is General Sun willing to sell General Ben a thin noodle? ”

This Zhang Xun's nephew should be the one who proposed to Qiao Rui, and he hadn't looked for him yet, so he sent it to the door himself. Sun Ce smiled evilly and said, "That's naturally good, but I don't know where the others are?" ”

Zhang Xun immediately shouted: "Xiu'er! ”

In the blink of an eye, a Langlang young man lifted the curtain and walked over, bowed to Zhang Xun: "Uncle." ”

Zhang Xun recommended the two to meet: "General Sun, this is my nephew." Xiu'er, this is Major General Sun. ”

Sun Ce and the man saluted with the etiquette of the same generation: "In the lower Sun Bofu, I don't know what to call the son?" ”

The man smiled heartily and replied, "Contemptible Zhang Xiu, I have seen the young general." ”

Zhang Xun interjected at the right time: "You two young people, talk without restraint, General Ben still has military affairs, go first." ”

After that, Zhang Xun did not delay any longer and strode out. The master left, but Zhang Xiu was not angry, Zhang Luo said: "I wonder if General Sun likes to use tea?" After a few days of tea ceremony, I can cook it for you. ”

This person is familiar, Sun Ce secretly looked at Zhang Xiu, and saw that he was dressed in plain clothes, with long eyebrows and sideburns, and he was very handsome. Sun Ce remained silent and replied kindly: "I don't limit this, it doesn't matter what you drink." Dare to ask where Zhang Gongzi worked before? General Zhang has been under General Yuan's account for many years, why didn't he come to defect earlier? ”

Zhang Xiu saw that Sun Ce had no intention of drinking tea, so he poured himself a drink: "Xiu's father was worried about his father, and he kept filial piety for his father for three years, and he has been chopping firewood in the mountains for a living, so he has not been out of office...... Why do I think that Major General Sun seems to be very wary of me? Anyway, if it happens, the two of us are also brothers-in-law, and General Sun Shao will always be polite to me, right? ”

Brother-in-law? Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Zhang Xiu meant: "Dare to ask Zhang Gongzi, is it ...... to propose marriage to General Qiao?"

"It's Miss Joe."

In the old mansion, Zhou Yu was sitting in front of the desk and drawing. Juchao County is located on the shore of Chaohu Lake, although the scenery is beautiful and the hydrological irrigation is convenient, but it suffers from floods all year round. In the rainy season, the lake water backs up the farmland, and the people suffer from it, Zhou Yu wants to build a dam to prevent floods for the people, and these days are studying the water conservancy buildings of the past dynasties.

More than half of this drawing has been drawn, and it is almost completed, but the east wind broke the window for a moment, but Zhou Yu brushed the pen, and a large drop of ink fell between the papers, blurring a large area of water stains.

That Changmu Xiu actually went out of the mountain and went in the direction of Shouchun. Zhou Yu got up and stood in front of the window, looking at the sky and lake outside the window with his back hand, his brows became tighter and tighter, and his heart hung high, as if he was worried about Sun Ce, and it seemed that he was even more worried about others.