The three people gathered in the side room. After listening to what happened, the mother couldn't help but said in surprise: "My son has not only become wise, but he has also become more capable. He did the right thing and said it well. As a father, let your son compete with you."
Already."
Father Zhu smiled helplessly, "Madam, now is not the time to make fun of you. Let's talk about what we should do in the future."
After hearing this, the old lady thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped her thigh and said with a glance: "The person who tied the bell must untie it. My son agreed, so you just let him find a way."
This sentence reminds Dad Zhu, please say something!
Facing the questioning gaze, Zhu Yiyuan could only tell the truth, "I was thinking, first of all, I want to survive, and secondly, it would be best if I didn't shave my head. If we want to achieve these two things, we can't refuse Xie Qian. In fact, we have nothing to do.
Chosen.”
Zhu Yiyuan was telling the truth. Strictly speaking, they really had to be grateful to Xie Qian, otherwise they would have no choice but to risk their lives and escape, who knows if they would die outside.
"What really matters is what to do next." Zhu Yiyuan thought.
The father was despairing and said helplessly: "What else can we do? Xie Qian is so cruel and doesn't put us in his eyes at all. I, when I saw Zhang Xu's head, I panicked and felt that I couldn't get better.
Xie Qian can kill me without the Qing court taking action."
Zhu Yiyuan said in his heart that my father is still smart and not stupid at all. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Prince Xiao Ming also died in the hands of his own people... Besides, they are not as good as others.
But this is not a reason to lie down. After all, Zhu Yiyuan still wants to fight. Even if he really proves that he is a waste, he will die without regrets.
"Of course we can't disobey Xie Qian now, but Xie Qian didn't stipulate that we can't do anything. It's okay to do things for him and help him solve problems, right? As long as we can do things and make friends, we can win over some people. I
It's not that we want to poach Xie Qian, the key is that the Qing army is coming to kill us, so we can save our lives by having a few more helpers."
Father Zhu nodded repeatedly, but then said worriedly: "That's what I said, but those people are all Xie Qian's subordinates, why should they listen to us? Just because of our status as a clan? Or as the future King of Lu?"
Zhu Yiyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. If they really relied on this, they might even chop off their heads and go to the Qing court to ask for rewards!
"It's not about asking anyone to listen to us, but we want to make friends with people, build good relationships, and become familiar with them first. In addition, we still have to focus more on Xie Qian. He also said that he is a domestic servant.
Origin. I guess he must have low self-esteem and care about his reputation, so he thought of pretending to be King Lu and commanding Shandong. At this time, it is best to have someone who can comfort him, laugh with him, play with him, and
Make friends with him and make him more confident. Tell him that no matter where a hero comes from, you are the best, a great hero, a great hero. If you can smooth his hair, our situation will be much better."
Zhu Yiyuan said this because he wanted to sacrifice himself. After all, he had already talked to Xie Qian once.
But little did I know that I couldn't help but laugh, and even reached out to slap my father, "Did you hear that, this job belongs to you. Use your coaxing skills in the past, and give Xie Qian more ecstasy soup.
"
The father's face instantly turned red and he scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about! I, I have been honest all my life, and I will learn from it every day."
I was speechless. I’m not confused. Why are you telling lies with your eyes open? The Zhu family was pretty good at first, and Father Zhu was indeed a playboy. Later, when he got married, he gradually became more attentive, especially his son.
As it got bigger and bigger, I let it go, which was considered a change of heart.
But he is proficient in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, flying eagles and walking dogs, raising grasshoppers, and fighting crickets.
"Anyway, when it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, your dad is definitely in this position." I held out two big thumbs.
Zhu Yiyuan was immediately overjoyed. When it came to prescribing the right medicine, the way he would do it in later generations might not work...
"If you can grasp Xie Qian's temperament and do what he likes, you can indeed get twice the result with half the effort. If nothing else, it's all about living, so you have to work hard." Zhu Yiyuan advised.
Faced with the ardent expectations of his wife and children, Mr. Zhu really couldn't shirk it. He thought: "Xie Qian said that he had read some books in the Han family for twenty or thirty years. No matter what he likes, as long as the scholar-bureaucrat likes it,
I should be able to talk to him and have a good conversation with him. I just want to build good relationships and make more friends. Who will do this?"
Although Dad used a questioning tone, it was obvious that he couldn't let Mom show up.
Zhu Yiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "I'll get a feel for the situation first and then think of a solution."
As long as the hoe is wielded well, there is no wall that cannot be dug down... not to mention that Xie Qian didn't show much respect to the Zhu family, so there is no need to feel too much guilt.
Zhu Yiyuan suddenly felt that he was in a race... He had to outperform two major opponents at the same time. Not only the Qing court, but also Xie Qian had to use the fastest speed to gain the capital to protect themselves.
The result of failure is the death of the whole family.
The pressure was really quite high. At this moment, there was movement outside the courtyard gate, and someone drove a carriage.
"Master Zhu, I'm sorry. It was Chief Xie who asked the boys to send the things back."
It turned out that it was Xie Qian who took the initiative to return the stolen property.
This is a great thing, and the whole family of three came out to welcome it.
The rebels who arrived were seen moving very quickly, placing a few boxes in the yard, then driving the carriage and driving away without giving them any time to ask any more questions.
Father Zhu frowned. Are there just a few boxes? Why are there some missing?
At this time, my mother had come over to check, and she found some clothes and satin, a few books, and some calligraphy and paintings.
As for the gold and silver vessels, there was not a single thing of any value.
Besides, there is only one bag of food, which weighs fifty kilograms at most. Is this also called return? The geese are plucking their feathers. They are leaving the geese to stew themselves and sending back a pile of feathers.
"Not to mention anything else, I have nearly a hundred dan of food stored at home, why do I only have so little? Did I let them embezzle it for themselves?"
Dad thought quickly and said with a helpless smile: "It would be better to keep it privately. I think Xie Qian didn't even think about giving it back to us."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded vigorously, he absolutely agreed with what his father said.
"Food is so expensive now, Xie Qian has more and more people under his command, and he has not been able to break up the Zhang family. The rations are definitely not enough to eat. If you say it is a return, it is just a joke. Don't take it seriously."
Now I was speechless, "What is this?"
Zhu Yiyuan advised: "Just think of it as the food of Prince Nalu's palace to support the army."
The old lady became even more angry, "If you really eat my food, just listen to my orders, that's fine, I admit it. Now it's better to use our food to raise troops for Xie Qian. Who am I working hard for? No way."
Say more, otherwise I will be angry to death."
The old lady turned to go to the kitchen. Zhu Yiyuan pondered for a while, his heart beating wildly. From this, it could be seen that they were not important in Xie Qian's eyes, so he had to be extra careful when dealing with Xie Qian.
Zhu Yiyuan still wanted to talk to his father, but the sound of crying and sorrow could be heard outside again, which was extremely miserable.
The Zhu family father and son hurriedly arrived at the courtyard gate and looked through the crack in the door. It turned out that there were rebel troops expelling the villagers from Qingshiji. They stumbled towards the head of the village.
Zhu Yiyuan looked at it for a long time and finally understood, "Xie Qian said he would stay in Qingshiji temporarily and drive out the villagers to make room for his men."
Father Zhu was stunned, and suddenly said in panic: "He won't chase us away, will he?"
Zhu Yiyuan shook his head slightly. Even if he wanted to drive them away, he would not send the things back.
Father Zhu finally felt a little happy. He, the future King of Lu, still had some value.
But when he thought of the poor villagers, Mr. Zhu could only lament, "You will freeze to death without demolishing your house, or starve to death without looting. That is the state of the Yue family army. There is nothing you can do about sympathy, and Xie Qian will not listen to us, so he still comes here."
Let's eat."
Zhu Yiyuan frowned slightly, thinking deeply. He went to the dining hall. My mother moved quickly and had prepared it. Zhu Yiyuan was eating and thinking at the same time.
"Xie Qian expelled the villagers and would not give them food. The villagers were robbed... We should help them." Zhu Yiyuan lowered his head and said.
Father Zhu was stunned and couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, "How can I help? Your mother has hidden some food, but we also need to eat it. Besides, if we just go there with the food, will it annoy Xie Qian?"
The old woman also spoke, "There is still ten stones of grain in the dark room, which can be eaten by the villagers. It is not impossible. We have been old neighbors for many years, so we should be. In this kind of world, we don't know how many days we can survive. We originally settled in the village.
A hundred stones have all been taken away. It’s just that we can’t take risks if we can’t feel Xie Qian’s pulse.”
What I said was absolutely right. Zhu Yiyuan rolled his eyes and said: "It is true that we can't take risks, but if we want to live now, we can only join a group to keep warm and support each other. Every family is just a piece of meat, no matter who they face.
There are hundreds of villagers in Qingshiji, and they know each other well. As long as these people gather together, they are a force. Even if it takes a little risk, it is worth it. If we don't find them, who else can we find?"
Zhu Yiyuan said: "I'm going to see Xie Qian right away and talk to him. Maybe we can get some food."
Zhu Yiyuan wanted to get up and take action, but his father stopped him, "What did you just say? I will take care of this matter."
After saying that, he hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice and left on his own.
As soon as he left, my mother also went to the kitchen. Zhu Yiyuan was still worried.
The old lady smiled casually and said, "Look, your father is not very courageous, but he is very clever! If his clan status had not been delayed, he might still be able to take the Hanlin exam and become the prime minister!"
I really didn’t expect that Father Zhu was quite amazing in my mother’s eyes.
Zhu Yiyuan also joked: "It's better now, maybe I can earn a princess."
The old woman laughed and scolded: "Stop being such a mouthful and hurry up and work with me. Your father will definitely get the food."
About an hour and a half later, Father Zhu came back humming a tune, carrying two stones of japonica rice on the horse behind him...