I was laughed at by Zhou Yu all the way, and I was speechless. But I was relieved, at least, Zhou Yu didn't have that kind of plan.
I don't know when a group of people came to our house. My sister and her family were entertaining them. I waved my hand and signaled Zhou Yu not to go in yet.
"Where is the governor now? ... Is he married?"
"No, that's just right. Our Xiangxiang is only 28 years old, well-educated, and has a dignified appearance. ... ... ... ... ... What do you think?"
"He followed your car today, and it's obvious that he has developed a crush on you. We are also willing to get married." You may be willing, but I am not.
I heard everyone talking inside, but my sister was silent. I knew she was waiting for me to come back, because she didn't know what happened, but I knew what it was. I called the guard over and asked, "Why didn't you stop them?" "He and you are relatives. How dare we stop them?" No way, I haven't even passed the test yet, and they are relatives.
I made up my mind and walked in. I slammed the wolf in my hand to the ground and asked, "Who is making a noise in my house?"
The hall immediately fell silent, and they immediately surrounded me. Just as they were about to start, I stopped them all with one sentence: "I already have a marriage contract, which was arranged by my parents when I was young. My parents left a will that I will marry them after the ceremony of coming of age. If you are here for this matter, I am afraid that you will be disappointed."
Everyone left helplessly.
"What's going on?" asked my sister. I told them exactly what happened when I chased the wrong car. The result was different from what I expected. I knew they would laugh, but this time they laughed too much. My sister sat on the chair, holding her belly with her hands, and laughed so hard that she seemed to have a stitch in the side. Zhou Yu leaned on my back, bent over with laughter, Zhou Cang lay on the ground, pounding the ground with his hands, and Pei Gang pointed a finger at me without saying a word. I think you are exaggerating too much.
"What's so funny? Let me laugh too." The voice of an old friend came from outside the door.
"Li Zhen? Why did you come here when you weren't in Guiyang? Why is your arm injured?" I saw that his left arm was wrapped in thick gauze. Li Zhen was only one step shorter than me and we were of similar build, but every time my sister compared him and me, she would say, "You are better than him in one aspect. You are a good-for-nothing and he is not."
"Jiang Ziyu went to Jiangling to exchange Zishe back. I'm here to exchange you back. I also brought 15,000 sets of winter clothes to Changsha. This is the teacher's letter. You can read it yourself. The teacher has instructions. My injury? Before coming here, we fought a battle with the southern barbarians in Guiyang. Those people were very good at fighting. It was only me, Zitong, Yunshu, Wenzheng and his wife that managed to hold them off. Fortunately, it snowed heavily. You should know that Wuling doesn't snow once in a hundred years. When the southern barbarians saw the snow, they thought it was the gods' fault and ran away. But I'm dead. The teacher asked me to come here to recuperate and get married or something."
"Why are you learning from me? Also, Wen Zheng got married? Why didn't he inform me? He's so disloyal." One of my classmates got married! He was only half a year older than me, and he didn't even send me a letter when he got married.
"That happened recently. The four of us were guarding Wuling, and Wen Zheng and I were responsible for patrolling inside and outside the city. One time, one of our soldiers went missing. He relied on his martial arts skills and went to the place where the accident happened to look for him, but he also went missing. However, after a few days, we didn't find him, but he came back by himself, and brought back a beautiful girl from a foreign tribe. Her black hair hung down to her waist, and her plump..." He suddenly noticed that there were two other girls present, and decided not to mention the girl's figure for the time being. "This guy was actually kidnapped by someone! Haha, but he actually convinced the foreign tribe leader to let him bring the girl back to Wuling. We asked him, do you really want to marry her? He said that we are already husband and wife, and if I don't want her now, she will kill me. Haha."
"Can she adapt to Wuling?" This was asked by my elder sister, and she seemed very curious as well.
"Ah, Wen Zheng finally coaxed her out of her animal skin and put on a silk dress, but she refused to put her hair up. She also hated those gold and silver jewelry, she thought they were too heavy, and she thought our shoes and socks were too hot, so she still wears straw sandals, and sometimes just goes barefoot. And she likes to climb high places."
"Does she have a name? Is she good at fighting?" Zhou Yu asked. Her interests were no less than her sister's.
"Their tribe doesn't have a surname. She has a name, Jie Youen or something, which sounds like a man, so he called everyone to give her our name. What's her surname? This is how we thought about it. People outside the barbarians are called Rong, Yi, Man, Hu, and Di. In comparison, Hu is a better surname. Everyone agreed on this. Then there is a name. I suggested Hu Nao, because she always climbs a tree to look into the distance and often runs around the roofs of Wuling. Zi Tong suggested Hu Tu, because she often paints dye on her face and doesn't know what rouge is. When Yun Shu wanted to do something bad again, Wen Zheng was already murderous, so we let him name himself. , Wen Zheng, Jie Youen is pronounced as Jun in fanqie, and she is the flawless beauty in my heart, let's call her Hu Yujun. He was so intoxicated that we couldn't stand it, but his wife was very good to him, at least we were so jealous that we all rushed to that place, just waiting for the beautiful girl*. But then we saw the army of the southern barbarians coming. Yujun is the most skilled in martial arts among us, and she played the biggest role in repelling the southern barbarians. "I know Li Zhen is excited. When he is excited, he will add rhymes, which makes us not know what to do, but this time his words seem to be very effective, at least Zhou Yu's face is already hot. Hey, it seems that I am also affected.
Zhou Yu was completely attracted by Li Zhen's words. I think she must think he is "very good at writing". However, although Li Zhen's "writing talent" makes me sick, it's okay. I don't have to worry about Zhou Yu. I seem to have been greatly influenced by Li Zhen. I have become like him just by thinking about it.
They were still talking about some foreign bride, so I found a corner, opened the letter and started reading.
"Zi Rui: Now that we know about the winter clothing, do you want to recruit the remaining Yellow Turbans? This is a very good plan, so let Zi Shi transport 15,000 sets of winter clothing. You can ask the prestigious people among the Yellow Turbans to persuade the remaining Yellow Turbans to surrender, but be careful not to let them reveal their whereabouts. Once the Yellow Turbans surrender, they must not be treated with disrespect. This time, only you and your sister will return to Xiangyang, and all other officials in Changsha will be retained to avoid unnecessary trouble. Destroy this letter immediately after reading it. I will tell you about the rest when you return to Xiangyang. Master: Dingguo's handwritten letter."
I immediately destroyed the letter over the candle.
"Brother Li Zhen, you rest here first. I have an appointment, so I'll go ahead." I remembered that I had a meal to eat, so I said goodbye at the same time.
When I arrived at Master's house, Master had already prepared a feast in the room, waiting for me. However, there were only two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, which I found very strange.
"Don't be surprised, Zirui. The woman has never eaten with any man except me. She is eating next door. Let's get started." Think about Huang Yun and Hu Yujun. They are really extreme among extremes.
"First of all, thank you for saving my daughter."
"I don't deserve it. Thank you very much for your teachings over the past month. I will never forget it."
I also told him the whole story of the Wusun people.
"This practice is indeed what the Wusun people did. ... Remember, keep practicing, and don't let your reaction slow down, your body become dull, and your physical strength decrease. You will rely on this to go to the battlefield. You are a martial arts genius, but unfortunately, you missed the good opportunity to start practicing martial arts. However, it is too late to really teach you every move, but that is just a method. Those moves are just to prevent you from having too many loopholes. Imagine that you are facing an enemy head-on. He can kill you with a knife, and you can kill him with a stick. At this time, the victory or defeat is only a matter of thought. Thinking about those moves will put you at a disadvantage. So I have been training your reaction, your speed, and your accuracy. The speed of your comprehension surprises me. Remember, you can't defend, because you don't have this basic skill. Your victory can only be achieved by attacking, and attacking non-stop. I can only teach you so much. Remember, sometimes the simplest is the most effective. Don't panic, don't be afraid, these six words are enough for you to benefit from for a lifetime."
"I understand. I will be leaving for Xiangyang tomorrow, and today is also a way to say goodbye to you."
"Ah, you're leaving so soon?" I could clearly hear an "ah" from behind the curtain.
"Yes, I know I'm leaving soon, but I didn't expect to leave so soon. I still want to learn from you."
"No, I have nothing to teach you."
"However, I still have one thing to ask, I wonder if Master can help me."
"But it's okay to talk."
"Can you teach a few of my brothers? I have benefited a lot from being here. I hope you can teach them a thing or two so that they can also benefit from it for the rest of their lives. Is that too much trouble?"
"Well, I have nothing to do anyway, so it would be good to have a few more successors. Besides, I believe your brothers will definitely be kind and loyal people."
"Thank you for your help, Master. But Master, you have a unique martial arts skill, why don't you become an official?"
"That depends on whether it's worth buying?" The master still had that smile on his face, but this time it felt like a question.
"Since Lord Wei from Xiangyang took over as governor of Jingzhou..." But I was interrupted immediately. "I know all this. You really spared no effort to recruit people for him, Wei Hou'er, you are really amazing. I really admire you."
"Do you know my teacher?"
"Know him? It's more than just knowing him? Tell him, don't think you can trick me out with just a monkey, let the old monkey do it himself. Straight, I'm Huang Hansheng."
I'm sure they are very familiar with each other. People like our teacher are probably just like Zisheng and Zishe and I. They grew up wearing open-crotch kù and playing with them.
I stood up to say goodbye, and Master walked me out the door. He looked back and whispered, "What do you think of Yun'er?"
I also whispered to Master about my thoughts. Master listened and said, "I see. Then I won't see you off tomorrow. Take care on your journey."
After returning home, I arranged the return to Xiangyang tomorrow and other plans. I also told Pei Gang one more thing, "When you bring people here, don't forget, don't just bring them to Changsha City, let all the cities in Jingzhou take responsibility, otherwise it will be too obvious and arouse suspicion." I also told them that I wanted them to go to Huang Zhong's house to learn martial arts, and they were obviously very happy. However, Zhou Cang was still very sad. This brother is really a good boy who values friendship and loyalty, but I will have a chance to meet him again. I also told Zhou Yu, "If you like Li Zhen, go ahead. You can encourage him to go outside the city to have a look, and then you can go and rob him. He hasn't gone to learn martial arts yet. If you attack by surprise, your chances are very high. It would be best if you dress up as a girl from a foreign race, then he will most likely let you go. However, with your figure, it would be better to wait a few years before robbing him. If you rob him now, he will definitely resist."
After explaining everything, I felt relieved and went to sleep. Although I knew I would still have concerns in my heart, I still had to leave here eventually.
The next morning, my sister and I sat head to head in the warm carriage. I had planned to ride a horse, but I couldn't stand my sister's excitement in the cold wind, so I shrank back in the carriage after riding for two miles. We left early in the morning without disturbing anyone. Although it was a bit sad, my sister and I always had happy topics to talk about, and soon we started arguing: "four years old", "five years old", "four years old", "five years old", "four years old", "five years old", "four years old", "five years old", "four years old", "five years old"... The old soldier who was driving the carriage was very surprised and asked us what we were arguing about. We told him that we were arguing about the age difference between us. I was four years old and my sister was five years old. He asked how much time there was between us. I thought about it and told him "four years and ten days." Suddenly, my sister and I pointed at each other at the same time: "Your birthday is just five days away" and "Your birthday is still five days away."
When I was still apologizing for forgetting my sister's birthday, my sister was also thinking about how to celebrate my birthday. She asked me how the matter with Huang Jie was resolved. I was with Huang Zhong at the time. I was very grateful for Sister Yun's concern, but I was really just very grateful. I tried, but I couldn't like her. I mean that kind of love. I can only say that I failed Sister Yun's wrong love, and Xie Mou is really unworthy of it.
My sister asked me what kind of person I like. I don't know yet. I'm still looking for the answer. I always feel like I know, but when I date these girls, I feel lost again. Let God be busy for a while and let him determine my marriage.
On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month of the first year of Zhongping, it was sunny and we returned to Xiangyang. Tomorrow is my seventeenth birthday.