Seeing that Mrs. Du's cooked duck had a tough mouth, Zhou Yuanfu said with a smile, then he picked up Mrs. Du and walked to the bed in the back room.
Mrs. Du was so frightened that she turned pale. She was kicking and beating her and shouting randomly: "Come here, Yue'er, Yue'er, save me."
Yue'er didn't dare to interfere with her master's affairs, so she could only pretend not to hear, and closed the door thoughtfully.
Zhou Yuanfu threw her on the bed, pretended to take off her clothes and said: "Hey, hey, you can call me whatever you want. We are husband and wife now, no one cares about what I do."
Mrs. Du clutched her chest tightly, huddled in a ball on the bed, shivering, "Don't mess around, I beg you to let me go."
Zhou Yuanfu stopped moving and said playfully: "Didn't you say you figured it out? Why haven't you fulfilled your obligations as a wife?"
Mrs. Du seemed to see through that Zhou Yuanfu was just trying to scare her, so she said harshly: "I'm not ready yet. I'm not feeling well these days, so you can't act like an animal."
Zhou Yuanfu was really speechless, "Okay, in that case, just stay at home and come back to see me in Hanzhong when it's convenient for you."
"You are so cruel. You can tell me, a weak woman, to go to Hanzhong to find you. You can tell me. The war is going on now. If I were kidnapped by thieves on the way..."
Mrs. Du pretended to be pitiful again.
"Don't pretend to be pitiful in front of me. You were kidnapped by thieves. Either you become the wife of the village, or your Qin Lang rescues you. Wouldn't it be better if you two lovers finally get married?"
Zhou Yuanfu said with a hint of jealousy. After all, she was the woman he had befriended. It would be a lie to say that she didn't have any grudges in her heart.
"Hmph, you are a grown man and you are still jealous. You are not as generous as me. At least I allow you to have a good relationship with Diao Chan."
Miss Du is acting rogue again.
Zhou Yuanfu simply had no way to deal with this weird and unreasonable little girl, so he didn't say much at the moment and just walked away.
"Wait a minute, I'll tell you the truth!"
Mrs. Du was really afraid that Zhou Yuanfu would abandon her, "I am just a concubine, and I am extremely unpopular at home. My mother passed away early. If you send me back to my parents' home, I will be sent away in less than three to five days."
return."
"Then you stay in this mansion, and I'll leave some gold and silver for you to ensure you live comfortably, okay?"
"My cousin is an official in Hanzhong, and he has loved me the most since I was a child, so I want to go to him with you. He is the smartest, and he will definitely be able to come up with a good way to get me out of my misery." Mrs. Du said confidently.
"What you are saying means that I am in a sea of suffering, right?"
"Hmph, you're not as handsome as Mr. Qin anyway."
Miss Du was still unconvinced.
Zhou Yuanfu was completely speechless and stood up to bid farewell to his great-grandmother.
The little girl walked in and said calmly: "Miss, do we really want to go to Hanzhong with my uncle?"
Mrs. Du's eyes widened, "Yes, do you have any objections?"
"Miss, I heard that Hanzhong is far away." The little girl saw that Mrs. Du was about to get angry again, "I'm worried that Miss Du's body won't be able to bear it."
"Okay, stop nagging and go pack your things quickly." Mrs. Du said impatiently.
The little girl Yue'er has grown up with Mrs. Du since she was a child, so she naturally knows Mrs. Du's character, so she tentatively said: "Miss, this new uncle is actually not bad looking and has abilities, but his face is dark.
You met Qin Yi once, but you really can't let him go?"
Mrs. Du's eyes widened again, "I see your skin is itchy again!"
The little girl was so frightened that she shrank her neck and quickly went to pack her things.
"Hmph, this black man scared me last night. What do you know, little girl? I originally thought I saw Qin Lang's handsome face, but it turned out to be this black face. It scared me to my heart's content.
He jumped out, let’s see how I deal with him!”
Miss Du said bitterly again.
Zhou Yuanfu certainly didn't know what the little girl was thinking. If he did, he would sigh and say: Only women and villains are difficult to raise.
The farewell went smoothly this time, and the old lady was afraid of delaying her official duties, so she agreed with great reluctance.
Zhou Zhi and Zhou Rong also went on the road together with several servants. Counting Mrs. Du's master and servants, the group was quite large.
As everyone headed south, they saw that they were approaching the boundary of Jieliang. Zhou Yuanfu knew that they were arriving at Guan Yu's hometown.
"Yun Chang, I'm passing by my hometown, why don't I come and take a look at your home?"
Guan Yu faced his hometown with tears in his eyes. He stood there for a long time before turning around and said, "I have been running away for several years and accomplished nothing. Now there is no gain in returning home."
Zhou Yuanfu couldn't make any promises now, so he could only pat Guan Yu on the shoulder and said: "You will live up to me, and I will live up to you."
Guan Yu was about to bow down after hearing this, but Zhou Yuanfu quickly supported him.
Seeing the atmosphere, Cui Niubi felt sad, "Why should we go to Xie Liang? We should go to Dayang to see my eldest brother's hometown."
Everyone remembered how Cui Niupi was selling that day, and they became less sad. They all asked Cui Niupi what he saw at his eldest brother's house.
Cui Niubi just continued to talk about it and sighed, and now everyone's minds were aroused even more.
So a group of people headed over the mountains and ridges towards Dayang. The mountain road was extremely difficult, and everyone had to dismount and walk in many sections.
Zhou Yuanfu felt a little better when he saw that although Miss Du had an eccentric temperament, she was hard-working and had no complaints along the way.
When he arrived at Dayang County, Zhou Yuanfu didn't know which direction Zhou Cang's house was, so he stood at the city gate for a long time.
"Brother, are you afraid of being close to home?" Guan Yu asked.
"Yes, I haven't been back for many years, and I always feel uncomfortable when I come here." Zhou Yuanfu pretended to be in a heavy mood, and then turned to Cui Niupi and said, "Brother Cui, please lead the way for everyone."
Cui Niupi was eager to sneer, and led the people around until they reached an abandoned house.
Many parts of the courtyard wall have collapsed, and the courtyard gate is even more dilapidated. One of the door shafts has broken off a corner and is embedded in the soil. The door opening is full of spider webs.
Seeing this, Miss Du frowned and did not enter the courtyard. Zhou Yuanfu ordered Zhou Zhi, Zhou Rong and others to wait at the courtyard gate.
Everyone else entered the courtyard, and the grass on the ground was already decaying. An animal that looked like a rabbit and a mouse saw everyone coming in, and hurriedly got out of the hole in the wall.
Upon entering the house, a musty smell hit him, and it took Zhou Yuanfu a long time to adapt to the darkness in the house.
"It's a pity that the wise general will be humiliated by father and son." Zhang Liao read softly.
"It's a pity that the virtuous general will be humiliated by father and son." Guan Yu said in a deep voice.
"Alas!" Cui Niupi sighed, walked around and went out to wait in the courtyard.
The whole house is engraved with these eight characters, on the pillars, walls, door frames, window frames, tables...
Every word can be seen the seriousness of the person who wrote it at that time, making people feel that every word is filled with blood and tears.
"You guys wait in the courtyard, I want to stay by myself for a while." Zhou Yuanfu said softly.
Guan Yu and Zhang Liao looked at each other, made a promise in unison, and went out.
Seeing Cui Niubi still sighing in the courtyard, Guan Yu stepped forward and asked, "Why are you sighing? Do you know the meaning of these two sentences?"
Zhang Liao was also confused, "Brother Cui, please tell me."
Cui Niubi was finally able to show off for once, and sighed: "You are young, so you don't know about this."
Guan Yu heard this and wanted to give him another crutch.
Cui Niubi hurriedly gestured toward the room, "I don't think you're still feeling uncomfortable if you don't see me? You're still making trouble."
Guan Yu saw Cui Niupi being so solemn and did not dare to take action. He just urged him to speak quickly.
Cui Niupi said: "I only found out about this after meeting the old lady and hearing about the past events of their old Zhou family. Do you know Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu?"
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"It's a pity that the wise general will be humiliated by his father and his son."
Zhou Yuanfu also muttered silently in his heart, his eyes filled with tears. He seemed to see a weak figure carving these words in the house restlessly, with each word shedding a drop of tears, and each word shedding a drop of blood.
But he kept gritting his teeth until all the places were covered with writing. Then he threw away the carving knife and walked through the darkness without hesitation, through the wind and rain, and walked alone towards Jizhou.
There is a table on the floor of the hall, which should be the place where Zhou Cang used to eat or practice calligraphy. Zhou Yuanfu ignored the dust on the ground and knelt down in front of the table. There was a small piece of wood placed on the table, and these eight characters were also engraved on the wood chip.
, obviously someone often holds it in their hands and plays with it. When the dust from the wood chips is blown away, the wood chips appear black and shiny.
Mrs. Du waited for a long time but no one came out, so she went into the courtyard to look for them impatiently. When she entered the courtyard, she only saw the three brothers Guan Yu, so she walked into the house. The dust made her cough, so she stretched out her hand and waved.
After getting used to the darkness, Mrs. Du was startled by the words in the room. She lowered her head and saw Zhou Yuanfu kneeling in front of the desk, stroking a small piece of wood in his hand.
"It's a pity that the wise general will be humiliated by his father and his son. What does this mean?"