On the same day, after Zhen Yu and his party returned home from Yecheng, they first entered the hall to pay homage to their elders and greeted their parents. Zhen Jiang hurriedly ran back to his room, took out all his gold and silver jewelry, and held it in front of Zhen Yu and said seriously: "Brother, how much does it cost to pawn these?"
Zhen Yu was amused and cried. His father Zhen Yi looked surprised and asked, "What does Jiang'er mean? Aren't these your favorite jewelry?"
Zhen Jiang said seriously: "Now the world is chaotic and the people are living in poverty. Our Zhen family is rich and will inevitably be coveted by others. If a disaster hits the sky, no matter how much gold, silver and jewelry are, it will not be safe for our Zhen family. It is better to help refugees in one place. First, this is a good deed, which can accumulate good virtues. Second, our Zhen family can do our best to appease the people around us. If we continue for a long time, the people will be grateful for their virtues and dare not fight against our Zhen family."
After hearing this, Zhen Yi was so shocked that he stood up, stared at Zhen Jiang and asked, "Are you all these thoughts?"
Zhen Jiang shook his head and said honestly: "This is what a friend I met with my brother in Yecheng said. I agree deeply, so I want to exchange some money to support refugees."
Zhen Yi, who was shocked, turned his head and turned his eyes to Zhen Yu. Zhen Yu understood it and told him every bit of Yecheng and his party, Guo Jia and Xu Shu. The only thing he hid was Guo Jia and Zhen Jiang's secret meeting in the middle of the night.
"Jiang'er, you have this heart and are deeply pleased for your father. Take back these jewelry. It is beneficial to help the poor and help the Zhen family at this time. I will naturally agree to it for my father. After thinking about it, I will make plans."
Zhen Jiang left happily, while Zhen Yi recruited all three sons into the study.
Although the second son Zhen Yan and the youngest son Zhen Yao are not adults, they are both sixteen or seventeen years old. They have begun to get in touch with the family affairs and can stand alone after a little experience.
"This Guo Jia is really talking wildly. How could my great Han Dynasty be in chaos for four hundred years? He is a turbulent man. He is a turbulent man? Humph, it's exaggerating!"
After hearing what Zhen Yu general Guo Jia said one by one, Zhen Yan sneered at first and was very disdainful. He was also a scholar who was well-read and longed for fame and career. Soon after, he would become a filial and honest official in the Han Dynasty. At this moment, he could imagine his anger when he heard that the Han Dynasty was in chaos.
"The views of women and children! What is the consequence of Jie and Zhou being unjust? What is the consequence of the tyranny of Qin being unjust? All three of you are well-read the books of sages. Do you still understand such a superficial truth? In my opinion, Guo Jia has such a vision at a young age, and this son is unlimited in the future. Zhen Yu, when you travel to Yecheng, you can meet such a young hero and keep in touch with him in the future. No matter one day, this person will make a splash." Zhen Yi looked at his three sons and sighed in his heart: Why don't I have a son who is as far-sighted as Guo Jia?
After coughing a few times, Zhen Yu wanted to speak but stopped. Seeing this, Zhen Yi said, "There is no need to worry between father and son, but it doesn't matter."
Zhen Yu gritted his teeth and told the story of Guo Jia and Zhen Jiang, and finally added: "I think the eldest girl has fallen in love with Guo Jia, so it is better to fulfill her wishes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhen Yi was expressionless and did not express his opinion. However, his third son Zhen Yao jumped out and said sternly: "It's ridiculous! How can Guo Jia be worthy of my daughter of the Zhen family just a poor man in Yingchuan? If he married his eldest sister to Guo Jia, wouldn't he let the eldest sister live a bitter and helpless life with Guo Jia? Brother, does the Zhen family need to recruit a son-in-law to win over a poor family? In my opinion, I can give Guo Jia gold, silver and jewelry. If he is not moved, then my Zhen family will find someone to recommend him. I think he is a poor family. If he can embark on a career, he will definitely be grateful to my Zhen family."
Looking at his third brother who was indignant, Zhen Yu sighed softly, and did not speak, but just looked at his father.
Zhen Yi closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and asked back: "Young hero, can money and silk move his heart? Since he has seen that troubled times are coming, how can he embark on a career? Besides, with this person's talent, how can he not see the means of my Zhen family's kindness and repayment? You must be sincere in your interactions with this person. However, today I hear Guo Jia's name is a one-sided statement. If he really wants to Jiang Er, he will have the opportunity to meet him in the future. I will discuss this matter later."
Half a year later, when Guo Jia and Xu Shu were about to enter Wuji County, Zhongshan Kingdom, they saw a long queue outside the county town, stretching for several miles.
After dismounting and walking, Guo Jia and Xu Shu were both surprised, so they asked an old man on the side of the road.
"Don't you know that the Zhen family will give porridge to the people every day on the first and fifteenth day of the day? They will also give them clothes. The Zhen family is really a charity family."
Xu Shu and Guo Jia looked at each other and walked around Ma Chao's county. At the gate, they saw the Zhen family's servants being busy and frustrated. While serving porridge to the people who came forward, if the people's clothes were torn, they would give them new clothes.
What dazzled Guo Jia was that the Zhen family who was giving porridge was Zhen Jiang. In winter, Zhen Jiang, wearing a fur coat and a snow-white cloak, was so beautiful that she seemed like a fairy who had been exiled to the mortal world. There were three pretty little girls around her, which was simply beautiful.
Just as he served a bowl of porridge for the hungry people, Zhen Jiang lowered his head and asked his younger sister to wipe the sweat beads on her forehead. When he looked up, he found two smiling teenagers standing on the county road, and immediately stood there.
After a moment of surprise, Zhen Jiang suddenly smiled, as brilliant and moving as spring returns to the earth, flowers blooming.
"There is a beautiful woman in the north, peerless and independent. She looks at the city and then the country. She would rather not know the city or the country? It is hard to get a beautiful woman again." Guo Jiaqing couldn't help but chant softly, while Xu Shu smiled and said intimately that he had known Guo Jia for a year and a half, but he didn't know that this man was really a wandering son. He used to think that he was just pretending to be a slander and confusing the public, but he didn't expect that he was due to his temperament.
After handing over the porridge distribution to the servant next to him, Zhen Jiang hurried to Guo Jia with her three sisters. She was furious and was teased by Guo Jia before she could speak.
"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Zhen family is famous for a long time, and I finally met her now, which is a blessing in my life."
After saying that, Guo Jia gave a solemn greeting, Xu Shu couldn't help but laugh and cry. Guo Jia was just flirting, and he had to follow him to salute him.
Zhen Jiang smiled and said angrily: "After a few days of separation, you still like to make tricks. It's so cold that you two are dressed in thin clothes, and you are not worried about getting sick?"
Guo Jia and Xu Shu only wore a long robe, which was indeed pitiful, but Guo Jia smiled and said, "I have been practicing martial arts all year round and are not invasive of cold and heat. However, if Miss Zhen intends to give me clothes to protect the cold, it will be disrespectful."
Zhen Jiang glared at Guo Jia, but the corners of her mouth raised, and she smiled. At this moment, she felt someone pulling her clothes. She turned her head and saw that it was the second sister and the third sister hiding behind her. She looked at Guo Jia curiously, so she pulled out the two sisters and said to Guo Jia: "This is my second sister Zhen Tuo, the third sister Zhen Dao, and the child the third sister is my fourth sister Zhen Rong."
Zhen Jiang, who was about to let his three sisters greet him, was hugged by Zhen Rong, who looked only three or four years old. Zhen Rong raised her head and said to Zhen Jiang with a slight voice, "Sister, hug her."
Zhen Jiang had a headache and stroked Zhen Rong's head and said softly: "Rong'er, sister can't hold you. Let your brothers hug you after returning home. Be good."
Zhen Rong's mouth turned and became depressed, but he didn't expect that someone would be picked up from behind and held it in his arms.
Zhen Jiang looked at Guo Jia in surprise and picked up Zhen Rong. After staying for a while, he said quickly: "Rong'er, come down quickly."
Zhen Rong was comfortable being held by Guo Jia. When he saw Guo Jia's warm smile on his face, he felt very close. When he heard his elder sister's words, he turned his head and hugged Guo Jia's neck with both hands, shook his head and refused to obey.
"Yuan Zhi, do you think if I am determined to be a trafficker who abducts children, isn't it very promising?" Guo Jia held Zhen Rong in one hand and walked towards the county town with the other.
Xu Shu said to Zhen Jiang with a wry smile: "I have always been straightforward in my actions. The fourth lady of the Zhen family is cute and cute, and is adorable. I hope I will be more tolerant of my filial piety and Meng Lang."
Zhen Jiang smiled and said nothing, leading Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao to the county town on the left and right.
Upon hearing Guo Jia and Xu Shu’s visit, Zhen Yu opened the door of the mansion and greeted him in a crossroads. Seeing that the door of the Zhen family was wide open, Zhen Yu came to greet him with a smile, and said with emotion: “How can a commoner, Jia, be treated so well by the Zhen family?”
At this time, there are many rules for welcoming guests, and opening the door wide is the highest hospitality ceremony.
Zhen Yu clasped his fists and said, "After parting in Yecheng, Yu Pan Fengxiao and Yuan Zhiru have been drought for a long time. Today, I will visit you. How can I not fulfill the friendship of the landlord? You two, please invite me, my father has already set up a banquet, and I respectfully invite you."
Now even Guo Jia, who has always been indifferent to the world, replied in a stern manner: "This, it's better to obey your orders than respect."
You should know that Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family, is a person with an official position. Although he is an idle official position, he does not need to treat Guo Jia and Xu Shu so solemnly. Since he has set up such a formation to welcome Guo Jia and Xu Shu, it is enough to show his sincerity.
When he entered the hall, Guo Jia and Xu Shu saw Zhen Yi and greet him. Facing this elder with a gentle and elegant demeanor, Guo Jia respectfully said: "Yingchuan Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, pay homage to Lord Zhen."
"Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi pay homage to Lord Zhen." Xu Shu also worshipped.
"Haha, I've heard that Yingchuan has many handsome men. Today I'll see the great charity of Yingchuan. It's a blessing for me. If Fengxiao and Yuanzhi don't dislike me, I can just call me uncle." Zhen Yi looked at Guo Jia and Xu Shu and nodded frequently. The two of them were heroic and had a clear temperament. They were indeed heroes among men.
The Zhen family is very generous in hospitality, and the wine and food are no problem. Guo Jia and Xu Shu sat on one side, and the three sons of the Zhen family sat on the opposite side. Zhen Yi raised his glasses frequently in the main seat, spoke freely with Guo Jia and Xu Shu, and laughed happily sometimes.
As the wine was in full swing, Zhen Yao raised his glass to Guo Jia, and said with an inexplicable smile: "I have heard that I have been invincible in my filial piety for a long time and have lofty ambitions. However, my background is humble and I have no way to serve the country. Why don't I ask my father to recommend it? With the talent of filial piety, I will definitely be valued by the court. On the one hand, I can serve the court, and on the other hand, I can also show my strengths. Isn't it a pleasure to be a marquis and ministers in the future?
As soon as this said, the person who heard this changed his expression. Xu Shu had already put down the wine glass with anger on his face, but the only one who did not change his expression was Guo Jia.
He raised his head and drank the wine in his glass. Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Why do you need to recommend the Zhen family to the court? The official title that clearly marked the price of the imperial capital only needs to be given a little wealth by the Zhen family, and the official title is within your fingertips. Since the Zhen family treats me so kindly, why should I find a three-month position for me?"
After Guo Jia finished speaking, the Zhen family's expression changed drastically. The father and son looked different. Zhen Yi smiled strangely, Zhen Yu looked anxious, Zhen Yan seemed to be thinking, and Zhen Yao was angry.
Guo Jia, who had seen the four people's expressions, changed his tone and stood up and said, "Wine a friend with a thousand cups, but he didn't say anything more than a single sentence. Thank you for the entertainment of the Zhen family and said goodbye immediately. Before leaving, there was a loyal message to tell me: The court was turbulent and wrong, and now it is even more dictatorial by the ten regular attendants and relatives of the foreigners. If the Zhen family wants to make a difference in their career, it is unwise. Let's say goodbye."
Chapter completed!