Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 20: Living in Xiaopei, Liu Bei Visits

But Liu Bei got Xu Shu, and Xu Shu told him that Qin Zhen was in Xiaopei, so Liu Bei was overjoyed.

I originally wanted to go with Xu Shu to meet Qin Zhen that day.

But Jian Yong stopped him and said:
"It's getting late today, it's inconvenient to go."

"Why not prepare the gifts tomorrow and then go there to show your affection!"

Xu Shu saw this and said hurriedly:

"Xianhe is right. My friend has a leisurely nature and is not at home these days. He doesn't like sudden visits."

"Why don't you wait a few days for me to inform you and have him come to see the lord?"

After listening to what the two said, Liu Bei felt that it made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

But regarding Xu Shu's proposal to have Qin Zhen come, he hurriedly shook his head and said:
"Zixuan is a national hero, I should treat him with the courtesy of a national hero!"

"Besides, I went to visit Zixuan only for official business, not for personal matters."

"Although Yuanzhi and Zixuan are friends, it is not appropriate to sacrifice personal interests for official business. I will prepare gifts and go to meet him in person to show my sincerity!"

Seeing Liu Bei's answer, Xu Shu couldn't help but nodded secretly and praised Liu Bei for his generosity.

If other princes knew his relationship with Qin Zhen.

He might be asked to act as a lobbyist and use friendship to invite Qin Zhen to meet him.

But Liu Bei had no intention of letting him show up.

It was to express sincerity, but also because he was afraid that Qin Zhen would feel resentful because of it.

That is, they are eager to recruit talents and are also considering him.

At that moment, Xu Shu was secretly delighted and praised in his heart: "This is truly my master!"

On the surface, he also agreed with Liu Bei's idea.

So, that night, Liu Bei gathered everyone again and held a banquet in the county government to entertain Xu Shu and introduce him to everyone.

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw this, they were naturally surprised. As for Mi Zhu and others, they were very happy to see that Liu Bei finally had a wise and resourceful man to assist him.

That night, Liu Bei and Xu Shu slept on the same bed with different pillows, with their feet touching.

After two days of conversation, they became closer.

Finally, Xu Shu was appointed as the military officer of Yuzhou, in charge of military affairs and responsible for training troops.

Three days later, the weather cleared up and the cold wind gradually subsided. Liu Bei could not wait to call Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and under the leadership of Xu Shu, they headed towards the villa where Qin Zhen lived.

At this time, in a small courtyard in Pei County, Qin Zhen was holding a deck of cards.

She is holding her little daughter in her arms, and sitting opposite her are the two sisters Cai Yan and Cai Yao.

There were Arabic numerals engraved on the cards in his hand, a total of ten, which were a straight of three, four, five, six, and seven, plus four eights and a nine.

Opposite him, Cai Yan had only two cards in her hand, while Cai Yao had one left.

That’s right, they are playing Landlord.

They have been in Xiaopei for a long time since leaving Xuchang.

Qin Zhen spends every day playing with his wife and children.

He does this every day and doesn't feel bored.

After all, when it comes to boredom, this family can't compare to being in the army.

There is no good daughter-in-law like Cai Yan in the army, no happy person like his daughter, and no young girl like his sister-in-law.

Every day when he has nothing to do, he listens to his wife playing the piano and plays with his daughter and sister-in-law, which makes him somewhat reluctant to leave.

As the weather was good today, we simply set up a small table in the courtyard, sat in the sun and played cards.

At this time, Cai Yao looked at the numbers on the cards, then looked at the cards on the table. Cold sweat broke out on her little face and she looked very nervous.

Seeing this, Qin Zhen smiled and said:

"Come out quickly, why haven't you moved for so long?"

"Oh, brother-in-law, stop arguing, let me think about it for a moment!"

Cai Yao looked dissatisfied, and her beautiful eyes scanned the table for a long time. Finally, she made a decision and suddenly pulled out two cards and threw them on the table:

"One against five!"

As soon as she played a card, Cai Yan's eyes lit up with joy.

When Qin Zhen saw this, he smiled and said:

"Want to send a pair? No way!"

"One against eight!"

He simply dismantled the bomb and threw it onto the table.

Upon seeing this, Cai Yan's face darkened again. She had a pair of sevens in her hand.

Cai Yao glared at Qin Chen and said:
"Brother-in-law, you're not going to bomb?" She looked at the cards in her hand and was suddenly at a loss. She calculated that Qin Zhen had a bomb and a straight. Once he bombed, she would have complete control.

But Qin Zhen smiled slightly when he saw this:

"Who said it has to explode if it's explosive? Can't I just take it apart?"

"How about one-on-eight?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Yan shook her head, and Cai Yao also shook her head angrily.

Seeing this, Qin Zhen pulled out his single-eight rifle and said slowly:

"Three to nine straights, a small eight, that's it!"

When he revealed his cards, Xiao Sui'er in his arms raised her hands and cheered:

"Ohhh! Daddy wins again!"

Seeing this, Cai Yan also showed a gentle smile.

Only Cai Yao looked at the big straight and three cards in her hand and muttered:

"Stinky brother-in-law, why don't you explode when there's an explosion?"

"How can there be such a wicked person in the world!"

Qin Zhen saw this and stretched out his hand and said:

"You don't have to pay if you keep mumbling. Pay first!"

Qin Wei also imitated his father and said to Cai Yan in a baby voice:
"Mother, aunt, give me the money!"

"Okay, okay, mother will give it to you right away!"

Cai Yan smiled and took out a few copper coins from the sachet in her bosom and placed them in her daughter's hand. She seemed to be happier about losing money than winning.

But Cai Yao looked at the father and daughter and said angrily:
"Brother-in-law is like this all the time, Sui'er has learned bad habits!"

As she spoke, she looked at the few copper coins left in her pocket and had to grit her teeth to take them out.

"You said that as if I were suggesting a game of cards!"

Qin Zhen smiled, took the money, and said complacently:
"It's obvious that someone is trying to take my money. Now there's only half of this month left. I'm going to be broke for the rest of the month!"

Then, he handed the money to his daughter and said:
"Sui'er, you and I made a lot of money today. Daddy will take you to buy some candy this afternoon!"

"Mmmmmmm!"

Xiao Sui'er nodded her head with a look of approval.

Seeing the father and daughter like this, Cai Yan smiled even sweeter.

Cai Yao was so angry that her body was shaking. She gritted her teeth and said:
"Come again, come again, I don't believe that I can't beat you today!"

Seeing Cai Yao like this, Qin Zhen also smiled and said:
"Come if you want, but let me make it clear first, the money will be paid now, no delay!"

Seeing that her sister and her husband were arguing, Cai Yan had no choice but to pull Cai Yao aside and said:
"Jeong-hee, if you can't do it, don't come. We can't beat our husband!"

"Hehehe, sister will speak for him!"

Cai Yao raised her head and said dissatisfiedly:
"I don't believe I can't defeat this bad guy!"

As he said this, he rolled his eyes at Qin Zhen and reached out to shuffle the cards.

Seeing Cai Yao's unconvinced look, Qin Zhen couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

I thought my sister-in-law has really grown up.

Since puberty, I have become more and more rebellious.

She was against him all day long. I don't know who she learned this from. She was exactly the same as those little girls in later generations. She had none of the virtuous image of the ancients.

If his father-in-law Cai Yong were alive and saw this, he would probably be so angry that he would die.

No, we can't go on like this!

You have to show some dignity as a brother-in-law!
Thinking about this, Qin Zhen cleared his throat and was about to speak, but he saw the housekeeper Zhong Bo walking quickly towards him and said:
"My Lord, Xu Yuanzhi wants to see you!"

Zhongbo was Cai Yong's servant, and was more loyal than Li Shun and others. Therefore, even when Qin Zhen came here, he still let this old man be in charge of affairs.

After hearing what Zhong Bo said, Qin Zhen said seriously:

"Is Xu Yuanzhi here alone, or is there someone else?"

"There are still a few people following Xu Yuanzhi!"

"Then I won't see you!"

Seeing this, Cai Yan said to Qin Zhen:

"My dear, if there are guests coming, I will take Zhenji and Sui'er to the back hall. How can you not see them?"

But before she finished speaking, Qin Zhen said:
"It doesn't have to be like this!"

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Zhong Bo and said with a smile:
"Go tell Yuanzhi that I am not feeling well today and cannot see guests. Ask him to come back another day."

(End of this chapter)