After Changmu Xiu left, Sun Ce found someone to quickly bury the body of Xizuo, and then summoned Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, and instructed him to arrange a team to be responsible for patrolling and guarding the core and vital parts such as his sleeping tent and the Chinese military tent. Seeing this obstruction, Jiang Zhou and the others did not dare to slack off, bowed to the leader's orders, and hurriedly retreated to make arrangements.

Sun Ce did not delay a minute, and after confessing to the two, he immediately rushed back to the tent to appease the veteran's emotions. In this expedition to Jiangdong, 400 war horses were already stretched, and now there are less than 10 left, which is only enough for Sun Ce and a few veterans to travel. When the news spread, the soldiers inevitably complained, and the pressure naturally shifted to several veterans.

When Sun Cefang walked to the door of the tent, he heard Huang Gai say angrily: "Yuan Shu, that old thief is simply too deceitful!" Now we can't even pull grain and grass, so how can we talk about crossing the river and fighting! ”

Cheng Pu was not as impulsive as before, and said in a deep voice: "Gongfu, you don't have to be anxious, the young general has to do it as a last resort, we can't solve the problem by complaining here, and now we still have to think about how to get horses." ”

Huang Gai snorted, "Get a horse? How can it be that simple? This time, they passed through the territory of Liu Miao and Wang Lang, and they were all enemies of us, and the people had experienced the disaster of war, and even the fields were barren, so how could they afford to raise war horses? ”

Seeing that the two veterans were arguing fiercely, Han immediately turned into a peace envoy and persuaded: "The two generals should stop arguing, it's useless to quarrel, and they will block the major general." The two have a lot of experience, and now they should think more about how to help the young general stabilize the morale of the army! ”

Hearing Han Dang say this, Sun Ce guessed that such a meaningless argument had lasted for more than a round, so he deliberately coughed and opened the curtain to enter.

"Major General!" Seeing Sun Ce's arrival, everyone immediately stopped arguing and clasped their fists together.

Sun Ce waved his hand to excuse himself, and casually picked up a futon and sat down: "Today, Zhang Xiu came suddenly, and he directly passed on General Yuan's password, and I really can't refuse." It's just that the so-called 'Saiong loses his horse and knows that it is not a blessing', this goes to Jiangdong, there is no Yuan Shu's old department to tie his hands and feet, but we can give it a go and make a big fuss. General Zhu, I bother you to draft a document, just say that my grandson Uncle Fu Xianping Zulang will conquer the Lujiang River again, and now I will cross the river to fight Wudi. Anyone who has aspirations and wants to make a career can join me. In the future, all counties and counties under my rule will be exempted from military service as long as there are people in the family who join the army, such as those who have prepared weapons, armor and horses, they will be directly promoted to the leader of the team, and those who bring more than one stone of their own food will be directly promoted to the chief ......"

When the generals heard about Sun Ce's plan, they couldn't help but applaud. Sun Ce smiled: "Thanks to General Huang's reminder, I was able to come up with this plan." You must know that the people are famine, not because the land does not produce grain, but because the labor is too heavy. This notice was copied by General Zhu and posted in the nearby counties and cities, so that he would become a household name. ”

The plan was decided, and Zhu Zhi began to operate it non-stop. In the afternoon of the same day, many people gathered around the downtown in the nearby towns to watch the notices posted. It's just that the onlookers are onlookers, but no one among the people responds, and from time to time some people point to the notice, turn their heads and ears, and look dazed.

Seeing this, Lu Meng, who posted the notice, remembered the confused look on his face when Zhou Yu gave him and the mute a lecture, and he immediately understood it, cleared his throat, and read it out loud. It turned out that most of the people were illiterate peasants, so they would not react much just by looking at the notice. It's just that Lu Meng is not much better than them, and he can't help but stumble and stumble according to the pronunciation students taught by Zhu Zhi. Even so, after hearing the words "exempt from enslavement", a burst of cheers erupted in the silent crowd, and the men scrambled to start lining up to register for the army, and some even fought for the order of priority.

Hearing that the recruitment plan worked, Sun Ce's tightly knit brows finally eased slightly. It's just that the alliance with Cao Cao is a big matter, and it also involves Qiao Rui, who is on the front line to conquer Cao, Sun Ce found Lu Meng and instructed: "I tell you a few words, you hurry up and rush to Wanling, and tell Gong Jin ......"

Lu Meng glanced at Sun Ce and hesitated: "Young General, I can't go, I ......"

Before Lu Meng finished speaking, he was scolded by Sun Ce: "Bastard stinky boy, I haven't asked you to do anything, just push three and four!" Are you running a loose stomach or coming to menstruation, why are you so grinding and chirping! ”

Lu Meng's mouth pursed like a scoop, and he refuted: "Where is my grinding, my horse was taken away by Zhang Xiu, Wanling is so far away, the young general can't let me go?" ”

This Lu Meng really didn't open any pot and mentioned which pot, talking about Sun Ce's troubles, and his attitude was still so careless, which inevitably provoked Sun Ce to get up and kick him twice: "Your horse is gone, won't you borrow it from others?" ”

"Atai's horse was also taken away, Aqin's horse was bought by his father-in-law's family with money, he is so precious that he refuses to let us touch it on weekdays, where will he borrow my ......"

Sun Ce sighed helplessly, crossed his waist and said, "That's it, you ride my big Wanju to Wanling." Now you have to memorize what I say for me, word for word, and if something goes wrong, I will only ask you! ”

In the spring night in the south of the Yangtze River, the drizzle is like a silver thread, and the couch is very comfortable, but Xiao Qiao tosses and turns, unable to sleep.

Zhou Yu's unexplained "I know" made Xiao Qiao stunned and couldn't say a word, who knew that he was talking to himself, and then said, "You girls' families all like such poems." ”

Xiao Qiao was full of confusion, and didn't understand whether his "I know" meant that he was interested in him, or that he liked the poem? She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, her mouth was dry, she got up and poured water to drink, a few glasses of water in her stomach, but the girl's mood became more and more disturbed.

The light kiss that day, she seemed to have exhausted all her courage, did he still not understand, and regarded it as a sister kissing a brother? Xiao Qiao pouted angrily, thinking that he would definitely find an opportunity to kiss him again in the next few days and clarify his thoughts with him.

But just thinking about it made her restless, Xiao Qiao took two deep breaths, and couldn't calm down until the east turned white, and then fell asleep, and when she woke up again, it was already noon.

Xiao Qiao rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes, and saw that the sun was already turning westward, so frightened that a carp sat up and ran out with embroidered shoes. Pulling open the door of the inner room, there were a few dresses of excellent texture and some food on the wooden table, and she was so ashamed that she hurriedly washed and stopped changing her clothes, and strode out of the guest room.

Outside the door, the two mothers-in-law were chatting, and when they saw Xiao Qiao, the two of them smiled lovingly: "The girl is awake?" Lang Jun waited for you for a long time, and when he saw that you were still asleep, he went out first. ”

Hearing that Zhou Yu was gone, Xiao Qiao was so anxious that he wanted to cry: "Where did he go?" How long have you been there? ”

"Girl, don't worry, Lang Jun just went to Dongshi to buy something, if the girl wants to go, I will arrange for someone to send you over."

Xiao Qiao remembered that Zhou Yu said yesterday that he would only set off for Huashan tomorrow, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed: "So, then, I will bother the two of you." ”

In Wanlingdong City, after Zhou Yu bought a cane and dry food, he happened to meet a few familiar girls and was surrounded and talked. Xiao Qiao came in a carriage, and saw him surrounded by a group of girls from a distance, talking very happily, and couldn't help muttering secretly: "Stinky beauty, the ...... that attracts bees and butterflies"

When Zhou Yu saw the carriage in the house, he knew that Xiao Qiao was coming, he pushed aside the crowd and stepped forward, lifted the curtain of the car and reached out to pick her up.

Xiao Qiao only felt that his heartbeat was skipping a beat, and he was secretly puzzled: What's wrong with this wooden lump today, is it so considerate in front of everyone's eyes? However, Xiao Qiao did not show timidity, adjusted his mood for a while, handed over his little hand, and slowly got out of the car.

The spring scene is very good, these two people stand side by side, and a small circle seems to naturally form around them, and others can't touch it. Zhou Yu handed over all the purchased utensils to the servants, took the reins of the horse and said, "You take the things back first, and I will take Miss Xiao Qiao to taste the river crabs and whitebait in Wanling." ”

The servant was happy to see the two of them alone, happily bowed, took the object that Zhou Yu had bought, and quickly retreated.

When the girls saw Xiao Qiao, their eyebrows and eyes were full of inexplicable loss. Needless to say, although this girl is still young, her appearance is handsome and smart that she has never seen before, no wonder Zhou Yu's eyes are so gentle when she looks at her.

Zhou Yu had no intention of observing the thoughts of others, and after saying goodbye to them, he took Xiao Qiao to a wine shop next to the road. The scenery on the second floor of the restaurant is very good, and you can overlook the Qinghe River with the charm of the south of the Yangtze River. The two picked up a square table by the window and sat down, Xiao Qiao looked at the distance by the railing, and suddenly looked back and said, "The girl who was chatting with you just now, does she like you?" ”

There were only four or five people chatting around Zhou Yu, but Xiao Qiao still saw the clue at a glance. Among them, the girl who stood out the most was the daughter of a local gentry, and Zhou Yu's father had asked someone to inquire about the girl's birthday. This girl was also reserved, but after seeing Zhou Yu herself, she forgot to be shy, and secretly promised to deliberately create an opportunity to meet him here today and talk to him. Zhou Yu had no intention of her, but after understanding her intentions, he avoided her. Seeing Xiao Qiao coming by car, Zhou Yu got off the donkey and borrowed her as a shield.

I didn't expect this girl to be so clever that she noticed it, Zhou Yu laughed embarrassedly: "She didn't tell me clearly, so I shouldn't know." ”

Although these words were talking about others, it made Xiao Qiao feel like ten thousand arrows pierced her heart, she walked back quickly, sat down in front of Zhou Yu, and said angrily: "You are so bad, how can you pretend to be confused?" Do you know how much courage it takes for a girl's family to like a person? ”

Xiao Qiao didn't care about it, but when she came back to her senses, she found that the two were only a few feet apart, and a smile was reflected in each other's eyes, Xiao Qiao could even feel Zhou Yu's breathing, she was so frightened that she fell back, Fang Cai's momentum was completely gone, and it was difficult to come back to her senses for a long time.

Zhou Yu also had waves in his heart, but he didn't move, scooped up the green plum warm wine, and warmed up with a thin drink: "Today's clothes were given to you by my aunt, right?" It's beautiful. ”

I don't know if Zhou Yu is praising clothes or people, Xiao Qiao blushed and blushed, his eyes looked at his nose and nose, and he secretly scolded himself for not being successful: Where is this? She was cowardly, how could she kiss him, how could she confess to him?

This meal was so unpleasant that Xiao Qiao didn't even know when he finished eating and what he ate, so he got into the carriage and went back to the house with Zhou Yu.

Halfway down the road, Lu Meng, who was covered in mud and bruises on his face, suddenly flashed out from the side of the road, and when he saw Zhou Yu, he immediately cried: "My lord, I have found you......"

Seeing Lu Meng like this, Zhou Yu was so frightened that he completely forgot the etiquette, and pulled his shirt and said hurriedly: "What's the matter with you?" Could it be that Bo Fu, Bo Fu he ......"

Xiao Qiao was also very anxious, and said without hesitation: "You have lost the battle? Sun Bofu is dead, my sister ...... My sister didn't do anything stupid about martyrdom, did she? ”

Lu Meng was stunned by the two of them, and when he came to his senses, he couldn't cry or laugh, and choked and said, "The young general is fine, and Miss Da Qiao is fine." It was only yesterday that you left, and that Zhang Xiu was ordered to bring someone and take away our war horse...... The major general asked me to report the news, so he gave me the big horse to ride. As a result, this horse ...... His temper is worse than that of the major general, and he threw me off several times along the way! ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left on his front foot, something like this happened in Sun Ce's camp. Seeing Lu Meng's miserable appearance, Zhou Yu took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood stains on his face: "Don't talk about it yet, come with me to the house to deal with the injury, and then think about anything else." ”

Lu Meng clenched his fists, limped to put the wheels on Da Wanju, took the horse whip from Zhou Yu's hand, and drove towards Zhou's house in the south of the city.

Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu sat in the same carriage, and seeing Zhou Yu's sad eyes, Xiao Qiao asked softly: "Without horses, how can Sun Bofu go to Jiangdong?" ”

Obviously, he just said bad things about Sun Ce, but now he was worried about him, Zhou Yu rubbed Xiao Qiao's head helplessly, and advised: "In the future, don't say that Bo Fu is dead." ”

Xiao Qiao naughtily stuck out his little tongue, but he didn't know how cute and sultry he was: "How can I say that he is also my brother-in-law, how can I curse him sincerely?" ”

During the chat, the three of them had returned to Zhou's mansion. Zhou Yu instructed his subordinates to take Lu Meng to clean the wounds and change into clean clothes, while he waited in the side room. Xiao Qiao also remembered the situation on the front line, and wanted to listen to it with Zhou Yu, but as soon as he came back, he was pulled by Mrs. Zhou to talk about the female celebrity.

Xiao Qiao was difficult but enthusiastic, so he had to honestly follow Mrs. Zhou around the corridor and come to the wing. Late spring is approaching, and the ladies of wealthy families have begun to cut spring clothes, and the Zhou family is no exception. Xiao Qiao looked at all kinds of embroidery, only to feel dazzled, she didn't want to lie to Mrs. Zhou, scratched her head and said: "It's not a secret, these are all made by my sister on weekdays, I don't know much about ......"

Mrs. Zhou put down the embroidery work in her hand, retreated left and right, took Xiao Qiao's hand and said, "Silly boy, do you think I called you here really just to discuss female celebrities with you?" ”

"That'...... What does Madame mean? ”

Before the words could be spoken, Mrs. Zhou wiped away her tears first. Xiao Qiao didn't know what was wrong with her, so she panicked and said, "Why is Madam crying?" ”

Mrs. Zhou raised a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and laughed at herself: "As you get older, you will inevitably feel a little nostalgic, and the girl will laugh." Today, the old woman invited the girl to come, and she was indeed a little suspicious of relying on the old and selling the old: dare to ask the girl, is there any interest in our Gongjin? ”