They were indeed as Yuan Shao worried, and even more serious than what he worried about. Something happened to Zhen Yan and Wen Chou.
The story started ten days ago, when Zhen Yan and Wen Chou rushed back to Wuji County, Zhongshan without stopping.
Without taking Wen Chou to appreciate the scenery of Wuji, he went straight to Zhen's house.
When they arrived at the door, the servants were very happy to see the second young master coming back and shouted.
"The second young master is back"
"The second young master is back"
Those with sharp eyes have already gone to the backyard to notify the master and his wife.
Zhen Yan is timid about being close to home, and is a little afraid to step into the house. She doesn't know what her parents are like, and how are her younger brothers and sisters?
Just as she was thinking about it, she felt the weight of a porcelain doll on her back. Before Zhen Yan could react, she heard a sound like a silver bell.
"Second brother, why did you come back? You made Mi'er think so hard. Did you bring me anything good?" After saying that, he looked at Zhen Yan expectantly.
Zhen Yan knew it was broken just by the sound. How could she forget about it? I didn’t bring anything for this little ancestor, so it broke this time.
Let me tell you here that Zhen Yan has eight brothers and sisters. She is the second oldest and the eldest died young.
She has one younger brother and five younger sisters. Zhen Mi is the youngest, so she is the most favored by the family.
Zhen Yan looked sad and prayed, "Little sister, I forgot about my second brother in such a hurry to come back. Please see if I can make up for it."
Before Zhen Yan could finish speaking, his sister, Zhen Mi, said unhappily, "No, no, no, you just don't love me. You're still perfunctory with me, and I won't pay attention to you in the future."
After saying that, he cried and jumped off Zhen Yan's body. He went to complain to his parents and ignored Zhen Yan.
Zhen Yan smiled bitterly and asked his servants to entertain Wen Chou well, then he followed and went to see his parents.
When they arrived at the door of their parents' room, before they even entered, they heard Zhen Mi's complaint.
"Mom, you love me the most. I will definitely punish my brother later. He doesn't love others and won't bring anything to me."
"Okay, Mi'er is the best behaved. He will come soon, let's see how I deal with him. He has been away from home for so long, and there is no news at all." This was the mother's voice.
Zhen Yan pushed open the door and walked in, knelt down and said, "Father, mother, your unfilial son is back, and you are worried."
Zhen Yi is Zhen Yan's father, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar. He nodded expressionlessly and said, "Yes, I am more polite than before. It seems I have learned a lot outside."
His mother hugged Zhen Yan and cried with joy, "My son, you are finally back. I want to die as my mother."
Zhen Yan was very embarrassed to be hugged by her mother despite being such a big person, and she blushed for a moment.
Zhen Mi saw it and cheered from the side, "Second brother is shy and blushing." As he said this, he laughed, and the crisp laughter filled the whole room in an instant.
After diluting the tears of reunion, Zhen Yi also smiled slightly, very satisfied.
He knew that something big must happen when his second son came back, otherwise he would definitely not come home with his temper.
He said, "If you two are okay, go out. Yan'er and I have something to discuss."
So mother and Zhen Mi left the room. Before leaving, Zhen Mi made a face at his second brother. It was so cute.
Zhen Yan smiled and waved his hand, saying that he would come to play with you when it is over.
Zhen Yi asked expressionlessly, "What do you want from me when you come back this time?"
It turns out that Zhen Yan's decision to fund Yuan Shao's food supply last time was her own idea. It had nothing to do with the family and she had asked her father for help.
Zhen Yan said that he hated his father's attitude the most, so the relationship between father and son was very ordinary.
But for the sake of his lord's great cause, Zhen Yan had to bite the bullet and said, "It's still a matter of food and grass. My lord took over the people of Luoyang and needed a lot of food and grass, so the child came back and asked for help from his father."
Before Zhen Yan could finish speaking, his father sneered and said, "Yuan Shao is no more kind than a woman. It seems that our Zhen family needs to reconsider our investment targets."
Zhen Yan couldn't help it at that time. You said I can, but you can't insult my lord, so she didn't want to.
"My father's words are wrong. Our lord cares about the world, loves the people, and cannot bear to see the people displaced. To take on such a heavy burden is a sign of great benevolence and righteousness. I believe that to achieve a great cause, the people should be the most important thing, and it is right for the lord to do so."
Zhen Yi agreed in her heart, but said, "Oh, I haven't seen you for a few days and your temper has improved. That's quite decent. Those who want to achieve great things should not stick to trivial matters. The cheapest thing in troubled times is the people, and the most useless thing is the people's hearts. You I haven’t realized it yet.”
Zhen Yan hated the appearance of a wealthy family the most. He put his own family first and didn't care about the life and death of others. He said angrily, "We don't want to work together if we have different ways. Can you please give me a message?" After saying this, he still said A little bit looking forward to it.
His father said, "As the heir of the family, you know that we can't hang ourselves on a tree. In addition to Yuan Shao who also supports Gongsun Zan, he was originally very optimistic about him, but after knowing that Yuan Shao accepted the people, the family The meeting decided to suspend support for Yuan Shao and observe it first. You understand."
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Although she knew their faces, Zhen Yan was still very sad. She felt a little sorry for her lord and was too embarrassed to see Yuan Shao.
"You will regret it"
After saying that, he slammed the door and walked out angrily, leaving only a lonely figure behind, looking so pitiful.
Zhen Yi nodded at his performance, shook her head again, and patted the signal.
After a while, I saw a figure, appearing mysteriously and without making a sound.
Zhen Yi asked, "One million dans of grain and grass, are you ready?"
The man said respectfully, "Master, we are already ready and waiting for orders at any time."
"Well, I'm very relieved that you're doing the work. I'll give it to Yan'er in the name of the madam soon. Don't make any noise, and let the madam know at the same time."
It turned out that Zhen Yi started to prepare food and grass after knowing that Yuan Shao took over the people of Luoyang. He thought that his silly son would definitely come back and ask for food and grass from him. Now it seems that it is indeed as expected.
"It's the master, I understand. But I'm curious. The master obviously cares about the young master, why don't he let him know?" the shadow asked.
Zhen Yi scolded him, but still said, "You don't understand. This may be the father's duty and the tragedy of a wealthy family."
When he heard someone who was confused and expressed that he didn't understand, Zhen Yi dismissed him without further explanation.
"It's okay, just go down and do it quickly, so as not to have a long night and have too many dreams."
So, the shadow went down to prepare.
Zhen Yan ran angrily all the way to the Qingcao Lake at home to relax. That was his favorite place, and he would come here every time he encountered something annoying.
This was the family's backyard, so naturally there was no one else there. Zhen Yan lay down casually, not knowing whether he was tired or angry, and fell asleep unconsciously. I also had a dream, in which I borrowed grain and grass, and the Lord was very happy.
