sweet wife little confused

Chapter 85 Identity
"Why did you ever treat me as a brother?" Yan Jingxiu laughed suddenly, and said: "You are gone, besides me, do you think anyone else will come looking for you? I knew you were here a long time ago, but I never I didn't come to bother you, but what about you? Is it so difficult to entrust me with a letter? I have never felt sorry for you at all. "

"If it wasn't for the Zhang family's real disaster this time, do you think I would come to you?" Yan Jingxiu looked at Zhang Zhen'an coldly and said, "I know that you are at ease now, but why have you ever thought about the situation in your family? Have they given half consideration?"

"What happened to them has nothing to do with me." Zhang Zhenan threw the wooden stick on the ground, turned his back and said, "I have a family and a house now, and Qingshui Village is my home."

"I knew you would say that, but what about your mother? Even if others feel sorry for you, don't you care about your seriously ill mother?" Yan Jingxiu looked at his indifferent back and said, "Even if she once felt sorry for you But after all, she is your own mother, she was sick, she found me, and only asked me to take you back, so that she could see you for the last time."

Zhang Zhenan's expression was complicated, he still stood in place, after a while, he heard the silence behind him, turned his head, but met Yan Jingxiu's eyes.

"Is she really sick?" The two stared at each other for a long time before Zhang Zhenan finally asked.

"Yes, very seriously ill." Yan Jingxiu lowered his head.

Zhang Zhenan didn't say a word, as a son of man, no matter how much he hated his parents, they were parents after all.

What's more, he lost his father when he was young. He and his mother have always supported this big family together. In the past two years, when he left, she had to rely on her to clean up the mess for his unreliable brother. She must have been tired too.

It's probably normal to be sick.

Zhang Zhen'an's face has loosened a bit. During this period of time, he has personally seen An Xiu'er getting along with his parents in harmony. Under her guidance, his temper is not as stubborn as usual. I have vague expectations, hoping that I can also enjoy the family happiness with my parents.

But, how is that possible? His father has passed away, and his mother probably never had him in her heart.

"Now that your mother is sick, you know your younger brother. He only knows how to find flowers and ask willows all day long, and he uses his status as the head of the Zhang family to cause trouble everywhere. If you don't go back, the Zhang family's foundation will be destroyed in one fell swoop. !"

Before Zhang Zhen'an could speak, Yan Jingxiu said again: "I know you have never paid attention to these family properties of the Zhang family, but you have to think about your father, think about what he said when he was dying, I believe him Surely there is hope for you."

Zhang Zhenan remained silent. That's right, his father held his hand tightly before he died and entrusted the family business to him. Over the years, he has been working hard and running around for the family, but in the end, he was not defeated. In the hands of his enemies, he was no match for his own relatives who stabbed him in the back.

"Now that the current situation is in turmoil, that stupid brother of yours actually intends to cooperate with the imperial court, saying that he wants to seek greater wealth, and that he wants to ask for princes and generals. He is really stupid!"

Without waiting for Zhang Zhenan to speak, Yan Jingxiu said again: "Your Zhang family is a big family with hundreds of years. once?"

The Zhang family in Minyue County is well-known in the entire Qi State. Their children and family business are all over Daqi, especially Minyue County, which is the foundation of the Zhang family. They are like the local emperors here.

Hundreds of years ago, when the current situation was turbulent and dynasties changed, under the leadership of the ancestors of the Zhang family, the Zhang family was still standing, weatherless.

Now the situation is getting chaotic again, I don't know how much wind and rain there will be, their aristocratic family has the dignity of the aristocratic family, and they have never participated in these battles for the throne, and what they seek is money, so the emperor takes turns doing it, but they The status of these families has never been affected.

Over the years, the royal family has long been afraid of these families. After generations of emperors have weakened them, the power of the families is not as good as before. In the past, these families were able to support private soldiers, but until now, they have Only a small number of guards can be trained.

Now, in troubled times, Zhang Zhen'an didn't know if the Zhang family could survive and maintain their reputation as a first-class family.

In fact, he didn't seek power, but the glory of the family had already been deeply engraved in his bones. Even if he was calm in his heart, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a monstrous wave in his heart.

The aristocratic families never get involved in the battle for the throne. This is an unwritten treaty between the major aristocratic families. It is precisely because they have never participated in political affairs and have no ambition to be emperors. For face, no matter how chaotic the world is or how wars are fought, no one would think of embarrassing an aristocratic family.

In fact, troubled times are the most suitable for the development of aristocratic families. Most of them take advantage of the war to do business to make a fortune, but if they participate in the disputes, there is only one dead end.

It’s okay for that dude to make small troubles on weekdays, and wait for the Zhang family to suffer a little bit. After all, their Zhang family’s children are all over the country. Go, it will not be a business matter at that time. When the situation settles down, it will be time for the authorities to start liquidating their families.

It is good to support the side that wins, but that is only for a while. Although they are temporarily favored by the authorities, when they completely pacify the world, it is time to put down the grind and kill the donkey.Needless to say, it is needless to say that they supported the losing party. Under the wrath of the authorities, their entire family would definitely be uprooted.

Therefore, no matter what, if their centuries-old families want to be preserved, they cannot have anything to do with those who want to fight for the throne.

Yan Jingxiu saw that Zhang Zhenan remained silent for a long time, so he said, "Think about it carefully."

After talking, he walked a few words, but still didn't respond when he saw Zhang Zhen'an, he turned his head and said, "I'll be living in Luohe Town for a while, this small town is just an inn, you can easily find me Yes, that's all I say."

When Yan Jingxiu's figure disappeared before his eyes, Zhang Zhen'an stretched out his hand, but he clenched his fists and hammered the nearby tree heavily. The small tree couldn't bear his beating, the branches rattled and dropped many leaves. These leaves are all dead branches and fallen leaves from last year, but for some reason, this small tree has already sprouted new buds and grown new leaves, but some of the dead leaves from last year have not fallen off.

Zhang Zhen'an looked at the direction Yan Jingxiu left, and didn't chase after him. He came here today to follow An Xiu'er, but now he didn't have any mood, just turned around and went home.

An Xiu'er was lucky today, she really caught a high-quality cricket, of course, after a lot of effort, that cricket was also very flexible, with strong legs and feet, the two of them, brother and sister, almost didn't let it escape.Of course, in the end, it still fell into their net, how could An Xiuer be unhappy.

After bidding farewell to An Tiemu at the door, An Xiu'er tiptoedly pushed open the courtyard door, and the courtyard was quiet. An Xiu'er was just glad that he didn't notice, but before she took a few steps, she froze in place.

Under the dim moonlight, Zhang Zhenan was sitting boldly at the door, holding a jug of wine in his hand.

An Xiu'er was frozen in place, and he happened to raise his head too, and the two looked at each other, her eyes rolled around, but she couldn't think of a reason.

Zhang Zhen'an's eyes were misty, the woman stood under the cold moonlight, her eyes were watery, like a pear tree, but the woman in front of her was at a loss, dazed and dazed, really like an elf who fell into the world by mistake.

"Come here." Zhang Zhenan waved to her.

An Xiu'er obediently walked over, only felt that he seemed to be different from usual today, he didn't look angry, but rather sad, was it because he misunderstood him when he went out in the middle of the night, so he was disappointed?
"Tonight, my second brother asked me for something, so I went back to my mother's house. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't tell you. I didn't tell you on purpose." An Xiuer was on the bench where he was sitting. Sit down, cuddling up to him like a kitten.

Zhang Zhenan shook his head with a smile, stretched out his hand to stroke her hair, and took another sip of wine with the flagon.

"It's late at night, why are you drinking?" An Xiu'er asked, seeing him like this, she really wanted to confess to him.

"It's okay, I'm not in a good mood." Zhang Zhenan turned his head and glanced at her, and said, "It's quite cold at night, go back to your room and rest."

"You said you were in a bad mood, how could I just watch you drinking alone here." An Xiu'er smiled slightly and said, "Can you tell me what's bothering you? Maybe I can help you."

"There's nothing bothering me, it's just that I'm in a bad mood for no reason." Zhang Zhenan shook his head slightly. He couldn't tell An Xiuer about many things.

"Do you like fighting crickets?" An Xiuer said suddenly.

"Fighting crickets?" Zhang Zhenan was taken aback, wondering why An Xiuer suddenly changed the subject.

"It's not good for you to drink alone here at night, why don't I go with you to catch crickets in the wild." An Xiu'er took his hand, but her face was in front of him, her eyes were bright and pure like innocent child.

He has always upheld the upbringing of a big family since he was a child. He has never done such a thing as fighting crickets, let alone catching crickets, but seeing her eyes, he agreed unexpectedly: "Okay."

"Then I'll go add some lamp oil. Get ready and we'll start." Seeing that he agreed, An Xiu'er was very happy and ran into the house to add lamp oil.

Without further ado, she came out with a much brighter oil lamp, and said to Zhang Zhenan, "Okay, let's go."

"En." Zhang Zhen'an nodded, and the two walked out of the yard. An Xiu'er led him to the hills outside the village. Along the way, perhaps because of the cool breeze, Zhang Zhen'an really felt a lot better in his heart. The haze seems to have temporarily subsided without a trace.

Seeing her jumping happily beside him, he made a guess: "Are you going to catch crickets with your second brother tonight?"

"That's right." An Xiu'er nodded, without hiding any more, she said: "My second brother is a good trainer of crickets, I wanted to catch some to play with, but I was afraid you wouldn't like it, so I sent them to my mother's house .”

"It's just a small matter, and I have to sneak out like a thief in the middle of the night." Zhang Zhen'an reached out to touch her forehead, An Xiu'er didn't care, and just explained: "But the crickets are noisy, and I'm still a little afraid of disturbing your sleep. Seeing you at night seems to be a bit sleepy, I will simply take you out for a walk, anyway, we can catch it if we can, it doesn't matter if we can't catch it, we still have to go back to sleep."

"En." Zhang Zhen'an nodded again, and An Xiu'er shared with him some key points and types of cricket catching along the way. There is so much knowledge about crickets that I can't explain clearly at once. An Xiu'er learned from An Tiemu After several days, but still only learned a superficial, so she just said some basics.

Seeing Zhang Zhen'an's thoughtful face, she smiled again: "By the way, what did you gain from reading that book of the Four People's Month? Is there any information on how to cultivate crickets?"

"It really does exist." Zhang Zhen'an laughed, and said: "It's written in the book, with a big head, a strong waist and a healthy voice, this kind is top-notch."

"Ah, you really know." An Xiu'er lowered her head, but she didn't expect that she had been chattering all the time, who knew that Zhang Zhen'an had always known about it.

If it was really written in that book, then she was really outrageous, so she simply said, "I'll read that book when I go back tonight."

"Well, you have nothing to do, so it's okay to take a look."

"Well, but I don't know some words."

"It's okay, I'll teach you the words you don't know." Zhang Zhen'an replied casually, and An Xiu'er laughed, and said, "Then you have worked so hard. It seems that I will have to steal from your school in the future."

Zhang Zhen'an heard the words and said, "It doesn't have to be like this, the summer vacation will be in a few days, and then you can't steal the teacher even if you want to."

"Oh, time flies so fast." An Xiu'er sighed, she thought it was still early, but half a year passed in a blink of an eye.

"Yeah, time doesn't wait for me." Zhang Zhen'an also sighed, and said, "I'm afraid that in the second half of the year, this master will not be me. Thinking about it, I really miss them."

"Don't be sad, my husband. I believe that even if you don't teach, everyone will remember you. It's fine if you don't teach. Then you can study hard at home this year, and try to come back as a scholar when the time comes." An Xiuer cleverly Smiling, Zhang Zhen'an had told her about this last time, so she understood it.

(End of this chapter)