Ever since she met Zhu Li, Wang Yueyao has been staring at this man infatuatedly.
Seeing him greeting his family and Mr. Guo and others, she felt a little envious and eagerly hoped that they would greet her. Unexpectedly, Zhu Li actually greeted her.
But the first thing he said was an apology, which made her look flustered. She quickly bowed and said softly, "General, you don't have to blame yourself. This is not what you want. Nowadays, villains are in power, which makes heroes lose their luster. Fortunately, I have traded with the Northern Di and rescued many Han slaves. It's not a complete loss."
"Haha, my lady is really amazing and as good as any man. Thank you for your hard work." Zhu Li saluted sincerely.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yueyao quickly said modestly, "I am only responsible for the planning, and it is not that hard. The actual business still depends on the countless merchants who dare to go deep into Beiyuan. However, with the help of Generals Huo Qing and Wu Dao, and the protection sent along the way, it can be considered a mutual benefit."
Just as Wang Yueyao and Zhu Li were talking, before Wang Yueyao finished speaking, Zhu Ning'er, who was very clever, immediately asked in confusion: "Hey, big brother, where is Sister Yuchi? Didn't she find you? Why didn't she come back with you?"
Zhu Ning'er was very surprised that she had indeed not seen Yuchi Jin. However, when she saw her elder brother and sister Wang having a cordial conversation, she felt a little sorry for Yuchi Jin, so she suddenly asked.
In Zhu Ning'er's heart, among all the women Zhu Li had come into contact with, the one she was most grateful to and liked the most were Madam Pang and Yuchi Jin. To use today's words, she and Madam Pang were "comrades-in-arms" who had carried guns together, and she and Yuchi Jin were friends who had shared weal and woe. Of course, she hoped that her elder brother could be with Yuchi Jin.
Although Wang Yueyao treated her very well, for some reason, she always felt that there was something missing. Moreover, Wang Yueyao was extremely beautiful, with that kind of delicate and delicate beauty that made people feel pity for her. Not to mention men, even women would feel ashamed when they saw her.
Once the eldest brother stays with Sister Wang for a long time, Yuchi Jin might not have a chance to stay. Although many men nowadays have three wives and four concubines, even if the eldest brother will do the same in the future, she also hopes that the status of the legal wife should be given to Yuchi Jin.
In fact, Yuchi Jin's appearance is not inferior to Wang Yueyao, but Yuchi Jin is the kind of beauty with heroic appearance, heroic and free and easy personality. She always feels that if Yuchi Jin is not careful, her elder brother might be snatched away by Wang Yueyao.
However, when she mentioned Yuchi Jin, Zhu Li felt a pain in his heart. Although he concealed it well, it was still discovered by careful people, such as Guo Qizuo, Guo Chongtao and others, and of course Wang Yueyao.
"She found me, but something happened on the way, so she may not be back for a while." Zhu Li would not make a rash decision before finding out why Yuchi Jin wanted to save Li Keyong, so he didn't want to let others worry about it.
Unless he found Yuchi Jin and she told him in person that she had changed her mind, or there was irrefutable evidence that made him give up, Zhu Li was still unwilling to make assumptions and add to his troubles.
"What's the matter? Can't we wait until after the marriage?" Zheng glared at Zhu Li with dissatisfaction. In her eyes, Yuchi Jin and Wang Yueyao would be her own daughters-in-law sooner or later. The couple had already met old lady Yuchi; Zheng had even met Lady Wang. No one had any objection and was just waiting for Zhu Li to come back and propose marriage.
Zhu Chun and his wife had a very good impression of Mrs. Yuchi, so they also liked Yuchi Jin very much.
The daughter raised by a wife must be good. Now that Zhu Li is back, the young lady didn't come back because of something, which made Zheng a little uncomfortable. In the eyes of parents, having a grandson is the top priority and it can't be delayed.
However, Zheng thought that the other person had been waiting for more than a year. She certainly would not blame the other person's mother for such a thing. If she had to blame anyone, she could only blame her son for not coming back earlier.
Even if Yuchi's mother had something to do, her son should have done it for her. But this bastard came back by himself and let a girl do it, which made her so angry that her lungs hurt.
"Mother, there are always things that need to be done, so don't worry about it. Let's go into the mansion. It's a bit embarrassing to stand here." Zhu Li seemed a little irritated and urged repeatedly, not even bothering to get to know the assistant officers first.
Guo Qizuo and Guo Chongtao were very smart people. They could tell at a glance that Zhu Li was in a bad mood. They quickly signaled all the assistants to disperse. As for introducing them to the envoy, they would leave it for another day.
The family entered the mansion. The little brat didn't care about Zhu Li's mood. On the contrary, he became very excited. The man who lifted his sister up high actually picked him up. He was so happy that tears came out of his eyes.
Holding his brother in his arms, a spontaneous sense of intimacy filled his whole body, which instantly calmed Zhu Li's emotions. At this moment, he suddenly realized that there were still many officers he didn't know.
But it was too late. Those people had already dispersed at the signal of Guo Qizuo and Guo Chongtao. It was no use regretting now. I was afraid that I would have to see them again another day.
However, looking at his younger brother in his arms, although he felt close to him, he still felt a little awkward. Zhu Li was already seventeen years old and had a soul from the future.
How could I not feel weird when I suddenly had a one-year-old brother? My actions were inspired by my heart, and even the way I looked at my parents seemed a little strange.
Moreover, the names of these three brothers and sisters are very interesting: Zhu Li, Zhu Ning'er, and Zhu.
"璃" means to travel far, to conquer, and to seek; and "凝" means to condense and concentrate; now comes "煙", which represents to stop and be calm.
Was it because when his parents gave birth to him, they were in chaos and wandering around; and when they gave birth to his sister, they hoped for stability and settlement, but in the end their wish was not fulfilled.
Now that they have come to Shuozhou, their life has settled down. Their parents remain determined and hope that their life will be peaceful from now on and they don't want to be displaced anymore. Of course, this is just Zhu Li's imagination.
"What are you looking at?" When Zheng saw her son's strange look, her kind face turned serious and she glared at Zhu Li unhappily.
"Uh, hehe, it's nothing, little brother, very cute." Being scolded by his mother, Zhu Li quickly stretched out a hand, gently pinched Zhu's little face, and smiled foolishly.
Zhu Chun turned around, gave him a sidelong glance, and sighed, "Life was hard back then. After we had you, we were afraid we wouldn't be able to support you, so we didn't dare to have another child."
"Later, your mother and I worked hard to make our lives a little better, and that's how we gave you a sister."
"But ever since the turmoil in the small town that caused us to be separated, we couldn't find you. Your mother cried every day and looked much more haggard. I had no choice but to find something for her to rely on, and that's how your brother came into being. But now, the family is finally reunited." Zhu Chun looked at the three children in front of him, his face filled with sighs.
After hearing what A Lang said, Zhu Li
I finally understood their painstaking efforts. Almost all parents do everything for their children. This will never change and will last forever.
The family was reunited and the officials of Shuozhou did not disturb them, allowing Zhu Li to spend a warm and wonderful evening.
The joy of family life makes people intoxicated, but the person in their heart is nowhere to be found.
Almost every time Zhu Li thought of that face, he seemed to be in endless loneliness. Fortunately, the company of his family diluted this gloomy emotion.
Longing is like rain, wetting the heart; melancholy is like ripples, confusing thoughts.
Having experienced this once before, Zhu Li habitually wanted to find something to do. The next morning, after getting to know a group of assistant officers one by one, he took Guo Qizuo, Guo Chongtao, Yan Keqiu and Shi Yan to visit and greet the families of his subordinates living in Shanyang.
The first person he chose was Tan Erhu's family. After all, it was this family that took him in when he was at his lowest point.
After Guo Qizuo's introduction, Zhu Li learned that Tan Erhu, Yue Pengju, and Song Yun's family all lived in Jiangjunfang, a newly built official residence.
With the increase in the population pouring into Yunshuo, Shanyang City has been expanded twice in the past two or three years, and has become more than three or four times larger overall. In order to uniformly protect and take care of the families of these subordinates, and to facilitate office work, the residences of Shanyang's civil officials and military generals were placed in two places.
One is called General Square and the other is called Chongwen Square. Both are behind the Governor's Mansion, located in the west of the city, close to the military camp in the south of the city.
This area was specially prepared by Guo Qizuo for Zhu Li's future subordinates. Now it has been fully built up, with the General Square in the west and the Chongwen Square in the east.
The design concept is that all places where people live should be close to military camps. For example, the residential area in the east of the city is close to the military camp in the north city. After all, Shuozhou is a border town and must be defended. Moreover, the guards used to guard Shanyang are all from the residents in the city.
General Square is at the westernmost end. As soon as everyone walked outside the wall of Tan Erhu's house, they heard sounds of playfulness from inside the yard.
"Hehe, haha, mom is here to catch me."
"Brother Yue Yun, you are not allowed to come. You run very fast."
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Judging from the sounds, it was obviously the young lady from Erhu's family who was playing around. It seemed that Yue Fei's son Yue Yun and Zhao were also there.
Without waiting for Zhu Li's instructions, Shi Yan hurried forward and knocked on the door.
"Boom, boom, boom"
As soon as the voice was heard, Zhao's voice was heard from inside the courtyard: "Who is it? The head of the family is in the county government office. Go to the county government office to find him if you have any questions."
Zhao thought that someone was looking for Tan Erhu, so she replied without even opening the door.
"Madam Zhao, the envoy is here to visit you." Shi Yan had no choice but to remind her.
Tan Erhu was in the county government office, and Zhu Li looked at Guo Qizuo in confusion.
As soon as Guo Qizuo saw his expression, he knew what he wanted to ask, and quickly explained: "At the beginning, we sent Yue Pengju to Fanyang to serve. Considering that his relatives and old friends are here, we must keep a man at home, so we kept Tan Erhu and arranged for him to work in the county government. He has a lot of strength, so he is responsible for guarding prisoners."
Isn’t this the jailer? Zhu Li’s lips curled up and a smile quietly emerged.
An image of a rough and simple man appeared in my mind, staring with a pair of big eyes and patrolling the prison every day. It must be said that what Tan Erhu does is really harmonious.