The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 87

Following Zhu Xiu's instructions, Shi Lingyan and Ma San went to Song Shen's home with cooked local medicine and some fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins.

Ma San also brought two pieces of pork liver, according to Zhu Xiu's method, boiled it into porridge, as the method of nourishing the food of Mrs. Song.

Tufangzi was something Zhu Xiu had eaten in the village when he was a child.

I remember that when I was a child, the village was hit by floods, and there was no fresh fruit and vegetables for several months. Some people in the village got scurvy, and the symptoms varied.

The county's anti-epidemic team who went to the disaster relief used this recipe to cook medicine for the villagers.

Mild symptoms can be cured after one or two drinks, while severe symptoms can be significantly improved after three to five days.

Lack of vitamin C will affect the absorption and utilization of iron, leading to insufficient heme iron synthesis, resulting in iron deficiency anemia.

Without iron supplements, animal liver is the best source of heme iron.

Zhu Xiu arranged everything he could think of for Mrs. Song. Whether it would work or not would depend on God's will.

Let Shi Lingyan and Ma San go to avoid attracting attention and alerting Xue.

Zhu Xiu had to rush to Pei Jin's house to find out what he said.

After sending Shi Lingyan and Ma San away, Zhu Xiu took Hei Dan and was about to go out. The old concierge at the back door hurriedly came to report that there was a guy with his head and face covered. He ran to the back door and called, saying he wanted to see him.

Zhu Xiu was surprised and hurriedly followed the old concierge.

Zhu Xiu was cautious and did not open the door immediately. He found a ladder and climbed up the wall to see who it was first.

"Young Master, have you seen that? It's the one in the black cloak! He's sneaky and doesn't look like a good person!"

The old porter held the ladder and yelled towards the wall, but forgot to lower his voice. His loud yell attracted the man's attention. He followed the sound and looked up, just in time to meet Zhu Xiu's eyes.

The man was stunned, hurriedly took off his bucket hat and pulled down his turban, waved his hand and shouted in a low voice: "Zhu Shaolang! It's me~"

"Pei Zhizhi?" Zhu Xiu was surprised. The person who came was actually Pei Jin. Unexpectedly, this guy came to the door by himself.

"Old man, open the door quickly and ask Pei Zhi to come in."

The old man at the porter took off the latch, and as soon as the door opened the gap, Pei Jin hurriedly squeezed in, causing the old man to squint at him.

Pei Jin stumbled and rushed to Zhu Xiu, bowed his head with a sad look on his face: "Please Shao Lang Zhu, save me!"

"Envoy Pei Zhi, please get up quickly!" Zhu Xiu was surprised.

Pei Jin stood up, and Zhu Xiu saw that his left eye socket was bruised, the corners of his mouth were red and swollen, and there was slightly dried blood under his nostrils.

"Who beat you up?" Zhu Xiu wanted to laugh, but when he saw Pei Jin's expression of empathy, he couldn't bear it and forced himself to hold back.

"Alas~ Alas~ The misfortune of our family makes Mr. Zhu laugh."

Pei Jin let out a long sigh and wanted to tell the truth, but he saw the old concierge approaching with a gossipy face. He pricked up his ears to eavesdrop, glared at him, and said to Zhu Xiu: "Find a quiet place, and I will talk to Zhu Shaolang in detail."

"Please ask Envoy Pei to come to the hall with me to talk."

Zhu Xiu led Pei Jin to the front house. The old concierge curled his lips and muttered: "Isn't it just that I was beaten by my mother-in-law? What's the shame?"

In the hall, Zhu Xiu asked Pei Jin to sit down and served him hot tea.

Pei Jin was holding a tea bowl in both hands, his face was covered with bruises and scars, his hair was messy, his expression was dull, his eyes were empty, he looked like a middle-aged woman who had suffered from domestic violence.
Zhu Xiu pulled the chair closer and said warmly: "Pei Zhi, please have some tea. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly."

Pei Jin's lips trembled, he took a small sip and choked with sobs: "Zhu Shaolang, my life is miserable!~"

As he spoke, two lines of hot tears fell from the corners of Pei Jin's eyes.

Zhu Xiu couldn't help but sigh, and felt curious in his heart as to what made him so sad.

"Having a fierce wife at home is the biggest misfortune in Pei's life! But he can't reconcile with her, alas~~"

Pei Jin tasted the bitter tears, shrugged his shoulders, and choked with sobs.Zhu Xiu suddenly realized that he had long heard that Pei Jin was afraid of guilt, but he did not expect that there was indeed a tigress at home.

Pei Jin married a woman from the side house of the Xue family and was regarded as the son-in-law of the Xue family.

It is said that Pei's wife is domineering and arrogant, often relying on the power of her mother's family to do random things, and has gained a reputation as a bitch in Anding County.

"A certain person came to Zhangyi at the beginning of the year and had no roots. In order to seek stability as soon as possible, he married a daughter of the Xue family. I never thought that in recent years, the Xue family has become more and more arrogant.
I have been married to Ms. Xue for many years and only gave birth to a three-year-old daughter.I have no children, so I want to take another concubine."

Pei Jin stopped crying for a moment, worried that Zhu Xiu wouldn't believe it, and said with a serious face: "I am not lusting after women, it's just that the Xue family has nothing to do. I, Pei Jin, have already passed my thirties. If I have no heirs, wouldn't it be annoying?" Ridiculous?"

Zhu Xiu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I understand! Envoy Pei Zhi doesn't need to explain, you continue to talk."

Pei Jin's face collapsed and he cried, "How could I have angered that bitch and beat me up! A husband and wife, she actually had the heart to beat me up like this? Ouch~~"

Pei Jin covered his head and face injuries and cried sadly.

Zhu Xiu had no experience in dealing with similar family tragedies, and didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only sigh and pat him on the shoulder.

Pei Jin wiped away his tears, and said angrily: "As a man, how can he bear such anger? I figured it out, if the Xue family does not fall down, it is impossible for me and the Xue family to reconcile for a day! I used to look forward and backward, and dare not Offending the Xue family, now that I have figured it out, I am willing to follow Shi Jieshuai and fight the Xue family to the end!"

"Uh" Zhu Xiu was stunned, dumbfounded.

Originally, he was racking his brains, thinking about how to persuade Pei Jin when he met him.

Will it be like trying to persuade Song Shen that even chewing your tongue won't work?

Unexpectedly, Pei Jin came to his door to express his loyalty.

The reason was actually because he couldn't stand the endless domestic violence of Xue's daughter.
"Master Zhu, do you still remember that when you first arrived at Jiedu Mansion, Xue Xiuming made it difficult for you to write a poem?" Pei Jin asked eagerly.

Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "Of course I remember. Many subordinate officials ignored me that day, and Pei Zhizhi wrote on my behalf. I will never forget this kindness."

Pei Jin cheered up and said: "Zhu Shaolang's words are serious. A certain person has long been suffering from the Xue family's despotic power and has nowhere to appeal. He has long intended to take refuge in Shi Jieshuai. Seeing Zhu Shaolang's appearance that day, he must be from a famous family. The risk of being hated by the Xue family, ghostwriting for Zhu Shaolang."

"May I ask who your ancestor is, Pei Zhizhi?"

Pei Jin raised his head slightly and said with a smile, "Pei's ancestral home is Wenxi, Hedong, and his great-great-grandfather was Duke Wen Zhong!"

"Oh? Pei Zhishi turned out to be the successor of Pei Du and Mr. Pei?" Zhu Xiu was shocked.

"Exactly!" Pei Jin's face was full of pride, and he felt like he was shining all over.

"Well" Zhu Xiu stared at him, lost in thought.

This guy even bought his fame. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a famous person. His genes have declined too much.

"Don't you believe Mr. Zhu?" Pei Jin was anxious.

Zhu Xiu was silent for a moment and nodded: "I believe it!"

Only then did Pei Jin smile again on his bruised face.

"In short, from now on, Pei has made up his mind to sever ties with the Xue family, and will no longer listen to the orders of the Xue family! But the Jiedu Mansion has orders, and Pei will obey!" Pei Jin bowed his hands solemnly.

Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "Emissary Pei Zhi leads the subordinate officials to take care of the Duzhi affairs first, so don't add chaos to the Jiedu Mansion."

Pei Jin's face turned red and he said with shame: "I was also instructed by the Xue family to complain about illness before. Pei will definitely plead guilty to Shi Jieshuai and promise not to do it again in the future! From today on, Pei will move into Jiedu Mansion to handle official duties. It's just that After all, Pei is a deputy, and the power over money, food, and treasury is still in the hands of Judge Song."

Zhu Xiu stood up and said, "Don't worry, Judge Song. I have my own solution."

The two went to the Yatang to meet Shi Kuangwei. On the way, Pei Jin accidentally said something else: "I heard the day before yesterday that Xue Xiuming had sent people to Qizhou to report the funeral to Jiao Jixun. Jiao Jixun was an in-law of the Xue family, and he had been favored by Mr. Xue back then. , when I learn that the old lady has passed away, I will definitely come to express my condolences in person.”

Zhu Xiu paused and said in surprise, "Will Jiao Jixun come?"

"Should... yes? The situation in Fengxiang is stable, and he can't get involved in the war in Huazhou. It's not a problem to come to Jingzhou."

Zhu Xiu frowned. At this juncture, the Xue family invited Jiao Jixun here, maybe they had bad intentions.
(End of this chapter)