[Three Kingdoms] The daily struggle of female counsellors

The warm wine in the cup is like warm jade crystal clear.

A gray-haired old man in black and dark clothes was leaning halfway under the verandah, but his eyes went over the fences and buildings in the mansion, straight to the far east, and then he sighed with his hands on his forehead.

It has been four or five months since Ah Jin left home.Guo Xiben knew best about her daughter's extremely high temperament, but the longer she was away from home, the less at ease she felt.

In that small courtyard, how can there be any green Suo Danchi, gold lacquer and copper stacks?All that is there are simple houses and meager food.

The more Guo Xi thought about it, the more reluctant he was to give up. If he hadn't been frightened by A Jin's jumping into the lake, how could he have agreed to her request to leave the house so easily?

Even though I think about it day and night, I can't see Ah Jin all the time.

While his thoughts were surging, the servant standing by at the door quickly stepped forward and asked respectfully in his ear: "My lord, Mr. Tu is here to pay a special visit."

Guo Xi withdrew his gaze, drank the remaining wine in the cup, and focused his eyes on the familiar tall figure behind the servant.

Half bowed, the young man threw his sleeves and bowed and said, "Uncle is well."

Guo Xi had a deep impression of this nephew on weekdays, and it was rare that he was willing to spend his time trying to please his elders. When they met at this time, they felt very cordial.

He only heard him jokingly say: "How did Gongze remember to visit the old man?"

The young man in the clothes hurriedly acted in panic, "Uncle is proud and self-satisfied, his mind is like a fairy, and my nephew is not as respectful as I am, I can't wait to visit him every day."

Guo Xi laughed a few times, and stretched out his hand to hold the young man's arm, "If Ah Jin has a father, she will be so filial, and she will die without regret!"

Seeing his uncle mentioning that young man on his own initiative, Guo Tu hesitated to speak, as if he had something hard to say.

Guo Xixu sensed something strange about his nephew, so he just poked his head in and asked, "Gongze, is there something to hide?"

Guo Tu was pulled by his sleeve robe by the anxious old man in front of him, and he instinctively took half a step back, then stabilized his body, and "tell the truth" of what he saw and heard in recent days.

"Uncle doesn't know something. Although brother Jin is obsessed with farming and mulberry, wandering around the fields all day long, but because of his close relationship with farmers, he came up with an ingenious way to improve the Quyuan plow cart, and donated money to the village."

Looking at his uncle's gloomy face for a moment, Guo Tu continued, "For this reason, the neighbors specially conferred the title 'Tian Jian Guo Lang' to thank Brother Jin for his kindness and kindness."

In the words, it seems to praise Guo Jin for what he has done.In fact, he was calling Guo Xi everywhere: Not only is your son ignorant, he spends all day with the peasants in the countryside, and even takes pride in the title of "Guo Lang in the field".

What a shame.

Guo Xi was getting older, and his eyes were already sunken, but today he was wearing dark clothes, coupled with his obscure face, it was even more depressing than the cloudy weather.

After a brief silence, Guo Xi coldly called the young servant from just now, and was about to order him to prepare a horse and drive, so he went directly to the east of the city, and escorted the daring daughter back home to worship and get married.

But before the words were spoken, Guo Xi's mind was filled with the back of Ah Jin's decision to commit suicide that day.

So fragile and lonely, it seemed that their parents had never entered her heart.

After calming down almost instantly, Guo Xi forced himself to exchange some pleasantries with Guo Tu, then sent the nephew away, and went to the study to write the letter himself.

After deliberating about writing, Guo Xi immediately sent the boy servant at home to deliver the letter.

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Since Xun's tea party was too exhausting that day, after returning to Yangzhai, Guo Jin decisively started her three-day house girl life.Early this morning, my elder brother went out with Xizhi.Guo Jin lay on her back on the couch, not listening to anything outside the window, chatting with "Riding the Horse Galloping" leisurely to relieve boredom.

【Little Guozi struggling: In less than a month, I will have to figure out how to run away】

[Riding the horse and galloping: Why is it just a month? 】

[Little Guozi who struggles: I plan to participate in Brother Xu Shao's Yuedan review at the beginning of next month]

[Ride the horse and gallop: Does your brother know that you are leaving? 】

[Little Guozi struggling: If he knew, I wouldn't be running away]

[Riding the horse galloping: Then are you willing to let him go?After all, once you cross over, you will live with him]

Are you willing?

Guo Jin was silent for a while, and just caressed the dialog box in front of her with her fingers, but her thoughts suddenly jumped back to the day when they first met.

He always looks casual, as if the sky is falling and he won't even raise his eyelids.If he left by himself, he should have nothing to be sad about, right?

Ignoring the reluctance in her heart, Guo Jin replied stiffly——

【Little Guozi who struggles: There is nothing reluctant, people always get together and part ways】

After saying this, Guo Jin involuntarily nodded affirmatively. It seemed that in this way, she could successfully convince herself that she would not be sad because of leaving anyone here, including her brother.

Xu Shi realized that his question was too straightforward, so he rode his horse and laughed a few times, quickly changed the subject, and told her an embarrassing story about himself.

[Riding the horse: I still remember when I was 17 years old, I met a little girl at the gate of the school. She looked five or six years old, clean, round and cute, and her eyes were as bright as stars.]

[Ride the horse galloping: You may think that I am a pervert, because at that time, I really felt that I met the so-called first love, even if the other party was ten years younger than me]

[Ride the horse galloping: In order to see her often, I became good friends with her brother. Every time I went to her house for dinner, I would secretly pinch her juicy face]

[Ride the horse galloping: Do you believe in this fateful feeling? 】

Guo Jin was still struggling with whether it was difficult or not, but when she heard his story, she immediately burst out laughing shamelessly.

[Struggling Xiao Guozi: You have to be lucky, fortunately no one treats you as a human trafficker]

【…】

After talking about some more, Guo Jin said goodbye to her friends, then opened the previous post of "Tips on Ancient Struggle", sat cross-legged in front of the desk in the outer room, and carefully considered the next plan.

Unexpectedly, there was no inspiration in his mind, but someone knocked on the door first.

There are young children outside the door.

After putting away the wordless book, Guo Jin responded dignifiedly, and Qingtong pushed the door in, holding a piece of fine silk in his hand.

The young man on the opposite side propped his forehead with one hand, his snow-like white clothes fell to the ground, and his fingers were clasped on a palm-sized pamphlet.

Qing Tong approached and said: "Young master, Yang Zhai sent a letter saying that the lord misses you very much."

As he spoke, he put the silk script in his hand on the small case in front of Guo Jin.

Guo Jin maintained a calm expression, opened the letter slowly, and read it from right to left.

As Qingtong said, the letter clearly expresses Guo Xi's longing for "himself", reminiscing about the past warmly, and then euphemistically mentioning the matter of marriage.It is said that she met an excellent and good family in Yingchuan, and the other party also came from a noble family, Qingrang is modest, gentle and handsome, and can be called a good match.

Qingtong hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously: "Young master has lived away for a long time, it is very inconvenient, if the anger subsides, why not go back and visit the lord?"

With such a statement, it seems like a lobbyist for Guo Xi.

Guo Jin felt like falling into an ice cave in an instant, the fingertips holding the silk were a little white, but she didn't want to lose her sense of proportion in front of others, so she sent Qingtong to make tea, so that she could be alone for a while.

Unexpectedly, despite all calculations, his plan would be disrupted by a letter from Guo Xi.

Guo Jin calmed down, now it seems that it is too late for Yuedan Ping to participate, at the latest in the next few days, she will find an excuse to escape by herself.

It's just that the long-cherished run is in front of him, but Guo Jin suddenly becomes nervous.Feeling uneasy for a while, she got up and pushed the door out, hoping to see that lonely and handsome figure under the pavilion tree cover in the courtyard as in the past.

It seems that only seeing him can he calm down a little.

It's a pity that he didn't. His comrade Xizhi just went out.

For some reason, knowing that she could not find him, Guo Jin still ran to her brother's door, raised her arms, and the long sleeves slipped off like water, revealing her fair and delicate snow skin.

There was no response at the door.

Guo Jin pushed open the door, and sat on the left side of Guo Jia's writing desk familiarly. There was still a brand-new copybook on the desk. She vaguely remembered last night that Guo Jia suspected her of being lazy in practicing calligraphy and punished her for copying a few more copies on purpose. all over.

Guo Jin pursed her lips and smiled, rolled up her sleeves to put away the copybook for him, while the hem of her clothes fluttered, she accidentally swept down a silk script on the desk.Picking it up, the letter had obviously been opened, and the ink had leaked a little through the back, and it was wrinkled after drying.

By coincidence, Guo Jin opened it to take a look.

The handwriting inside is rough and scattered, not like the style of ordinary scribes, but the person who wrote the letter is more like a big and three rough man?

In the letter, this person briefly mentioned his old friendship with his elder brother. Just a few years ago, he had a "friendly transaction" with his elder brother. The attitude of banditry is to deter his cousin and his party.

The words are full of praises for his elder brother's unparalleled resourcefulness.

It was only in the second half of the speech that he euphemistically expressed his intention.It turned out that this person has a daughter under his knees, who is twenty-eight years old, and is about the same age as his elder brother. If Guo Jia does not give up, he intends to come to the door in person at a certain date and matchmaking for him.

As an annoying cousin, Guo Jin: "..."

Although what was said in the letter was clear enough that half of her heart went cold in an instant, but Guo Jin was still lucky.With humble hopes, she only hoped that all of this was just a mistake.

Although my elder brother has always had an attitude of being in touch with each other and owe nothing, it makes people feel that the reason why he treats you well is because you paid him the corresponding reward, and it is because he is profitable.But Guo Jin still regards him as his close brother and friend, respects him, and even finds excuses for any of his unreasonable words and deeds.

He does this because he cares about me, he treats me very well, he is just used to being poor, and he still needs to save some wife money for himself...

Just now, she was still sad because of the upcoming parting.

She was still looking for her brother, wanted to see him, wanted to talk to him, even a word or two.

But now, all of this is suddenly unnecessary.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Guo Jia was thinking about how to drive her away as soon as possible, and drive her back to the place she managed to escape.