The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 149
After Guo Jia returned to Chengdu, he dealt with official business first, and in the evening he put aside political affairs for the time being and came to visit Zhen Jiang in the backyard.

Zhen Jiang, whose belly is already swollen, will give birth within a month, and has been carefully taken care of all day long. When Guo Jia came back, she was leaning against the head of the bed with a needle and thread, sewing some baby clothes.

"My God, you have been making clothes for half a year, and they are still the same size. Can this child wear them? Don't be too busy, and your eyes won't be able to bear it."

Guo Jia snatched the needle and thread from Zhen Jiang's hand, put it aside, turned around and kissed Zhen Jiang's head lightly, and then lightly stroked her abdomen with his hands. He didn't know what it felt like, but he was a little calm , but can never be calm.

Pressing soft hands on the back of Guo Jia's, Zhen Jiang's eyes showed tenderness, and he murmured: "Husband, it would be great if there was peace and prosperity."

Upon hearing this, Guo Jia squeezed onto the bed, hugged her in his arms, and sighed softly: "We are born in troubled times, and we can't help ourselves."

In fact, Guo Jia also hopes to travel to the peaceful and prosperous age, and live a comfortable life like Nongfu Spring with a bit of land, carefree, who wouldn't yearn for it?In troubled times, his family and his heirs will all weigh heavily on his shoulders. He can't shrink back, because he is a man, and it doesn't matter whether he can stand upright, at least he must protect his relatives.

"Husband, would you be unhappy if my concubine gave birth to a daughter?" Zhen Jiang suddenly raised her head and asked Guo Jiayouyou.

Hearing the uneasiness in her words, Guo Jia lowered his head and raised her chin, and said softly: "How could it be? I wish I could have a daughter who is as beautiful as a fairy like her mother."

Zhen Jiang pursed her lips into a smile, which was enough to make Bai Hua lose color. She leaned on Guo Jia's shoulder and said softly, "But I'm afraid she won't be able to find a good husband like my husband."

"Marriage is destined, you can't force it. Jiang Er and I are able to have what we are today. It was a coincidence when we met back then."

Guo Jia and Zhen Jiang couldn't help but think of the night when the two met. It is a rare marriage in this era for a slim and handsome young girl from a rich family and a dissolute and impoverished child to be married together.

At this moment, Diao Chan came into the room with the food, saw Guo Jia was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "I don't know that the general is in the room, so I was rude to the general and his wife."

Guo Jia walked over and took the wooden plate in her hand, and said with a smile, "Go, you don't have to wait for me for dinner."

After Diao Chan left, Guo Jia helped Zhen Jiang up and served her dinner in person.

"Husband, don't make a fuss about it, I will do it myself."

Guo Jia avoided her hand grabbing the chopsticks, and said with a smile, "What do you know? I'm treating you better now, let you remember it in your heart, and when you recover after giving birth, won't you serve me more attentively? My name is Charity Tubao, and I have bad intentions."

Zhen Jiang couldn't tell that Guo Jia was joking, so he couldn't laugh or cry: "Yes, yes, yes, my husband has a lot of tricks, and I have to fall into the trap."

She gave Guo Jia a charming look, Zhen Jiang couldn't stop Guo Jia's stubbornness, and could only let him feed her.

After coming out of Zhen Jiang's room, Guo Jia walked out of the courtyard with leftovers, but saw Cai Yan and Guo Ye sitting around the table of the Eight Immortals in the main hall of the backyard without moving their chopsticks. , but can only drooling with a serious face.

Patting his forehead and walking in helplessly, Diao Chan came up to take the plate in Guo Jia's hand, took it down and walked back quickly to listen to his orders, Guo Jia sat down next to his son and said, "Didn't I say you don't have to wait?" Me? Eat when you’re hungry, if I don’t pass by here, don’t you think you won’t eat all night?”

Cai Yan also looked at Guo Jia helplessly, and said: "Husband, you are the head of the family, you are the biggest among everyone in the world, I am your concubine, he is your eldest son, Diao Chan is your maidservant, Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi are Your personal guard, this is the General's Mansion, not the home of ordinary people, and there is no rule without rules. If you say something casually, my husband will be criticized by others, and if you don't listen, it will make you angry. How to do it?"

Guo Jia scratched his head. There are some things that should not be taken lightly. Even if it is left to future generations, when the family eats, the elders do not move their chopsticks, and the younger generations have to wait. At that time, it was respect, but now it is the etiquette system.

Call Diao Chan to call Xiao Ren who is patrolling the mansion, Guo Jia pulls up the stool and waits for Xiao Ren to arrive, then lets both Diao Chan and Xiao Ren take their seats. He usually does this when he eats. Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi are brothers, and Diao Chan is a family. In this regard, others can't say anything, the key is to see how others understand.

Confucius said that he didn’t talk when he was eating or sleeping. Guo Jia didn’t have so many rules when eating. He chatted while eating. He brought food for his son and asked, “Ye’er, what have you been doing lately?”

Holding the bowl and chopsticks, Guo Ye looked at Guo Jia and replied, "Study "Shangshu" and "Book of Rites."

After that, he continued to eat, Guo Jia looked at his son thoughtfully, looked up at Cai Yan, and asked, "Isn't this your father's idea?"

Guo Jia does not object to children learning early, but they should not be too strict. If they study all day long, they may not be successful in the future.

Cai Yan said calmly: "My father is in Baijia Academy every day, and he may not come home once a month. It is my idea to let Ye'er learn something."

Guo Jia put down the bowl and chopsticks, touched his son's head, and asked, "Are you tired from reading and writing every day?"

Guo Ye shook his head, expressing that he was not tired.

With a slight sigh, Guo Jia wanted to relax for his son, but the son himself said that he was not tired anymore, which was really depressing.

After eating, Guo Ye raised his head and asked Guo Jia: "Father, can my child learn martial arts from Uncle Xiao?"

The six arts of a gentleman, rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics, aim at both civil and martial arts, as well as knowledge and ability.

Guo Jia is very relieved that his son has not developed in the direction of a nerd.

"Kung Fu practice is about perseverance, Ye'er, can you persevere?" Guo Jia asked with a smile as he picked up his son and put him on his lap.

Guo Ye's face was serious, and he said seriously: "Uncle Xiao said that practicing martial arts is very hard, and children can do it."

"Then you can ask Uncle Xiao yourself, father can't decide whether he is willing to teach you or not." After Guo Jia put Guo Ye down, Guo Ye ran up to Xiao Ren and raised his head to ask.

"Ye'er, if you really want to learn martial arts, you have to pay homage to your teacher. Don't be playful. If the two Uncle Xiao are really willing to teach you, you won't be able to bear the hardships. Don't come to your mother to complain. I didn't regret it. .”

Cai Yan sat next to Guo Jia, with a faint smile on her face. She also supported Guo Ye's desire to practice martial arts from the bottom of her heart. I don't know how long it will be before this troubled world ends. My son will practice martial arts for self-defense. One more guarantee.

Xiao Ren was very happy to teach Guo Ye martial arts, but when Cai Yan said this, he said awkwardly: "My lord, this is not suitable. It is fine for the young master to learn boxing and kicking from me and my fourth brother, but the ceremony of apprenticeship is too It's heavy."

It is said that "the parents who gave birth to me, the master who taught me", "a teacher for a day, a father for life", the master-student relationship is second only to father and son, Xiao Ren is Guo Jia's subordinate in name, Guo Jia asked him to teach, he did not frown , but if you become Guo Ye's master, you will hesitate.

"What's so important? It's his blessing that he can worship you and Xiao Yi as his teacher. I couldn't find a teacher when I was five years old."

Guo Jia didn't care about such small things at all, let alone let Guo Ye call Xiao Ren a master, he called him a foster father. Guo Jia also agreed that his relationship with Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi had already surpassed that of brothers.

There is an open space in the backyard that was refurbished by Guo Jia and used as a martial arts training ground. Every morning when I get up early in the morning, I play weapons here, do some basic physical exercises, and occasionally go climbing outside the city when I have time. Passionate about sports, he rarely goes.

"When there is nothing in the mansion, you can teach him. If he is mischievous or can't bear hardships, you don't teach him. The master leads the door. The cultivation depends on the individual, and the martial arts is on yourself. If he is not this material, you and Xiao Yi also don't waste time on him."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Xiao Ren nodded with a wry smile. They all liked Guo Ye very much. He was very polite at a young age, and he never caused trouble like a young adult. They also believed that this child could endure hardships.

After returning from Hanzhong to attend Ma Jun's wedding banquet, Guo Jia suddenly remembered the lifelong events of Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi. The mansion is supported by good students.

"Xiao Ren, what is the crowning ceremony for you at home? You are in your 20s, you should get married. There are three things that are unfilial and have no descendants. Don't think too much about other things. Let the incense of the Xiao family continue. It is."

Guo Jia had a smile on his face, but felt a dull pain in his heart. Xiao Zhong and Xiao Yong were two figures he would never forget.

Cai Yan also urged at the side: "Yes, there are quite a few well-educated, virtuous, virtuous and virtuous women in Chengdu. If Xiao Ren, you and Xiao Yi are interested in any woman, you might as well tell them, and I will match you personally."

Although Guo Jia, the ruler, seems to have a bad reputation, Yizhou is now well-received by the people. After the former gentry class collapsed, the remaining gentry and the oppressed nobles tried their best to please Guo. Jia, the gentry no longer exists, there are only countless frustrated scholars, all they can do is to stand out from the imperial examinations, while the rich are doing everything possible to marry Guo Jia and officials, seeking a new umbrella.

Xiao Ren looked embarrassed, and his family urged him to get married many times, but he and Xiao Yi both put their minds on the personal guards. First, they had to train, and second, they couldn't relax in the guard work.

"Well, wait a little longer. The Guards are still young, and I will start a family right away when I can promote some people who can be useful."

Guo Jia curled his lips and said, "Are you demanding too much? If you really delayed your lifelong affairs for business affairs, I would become a sinner. If you perfunctory me, then don't blame me for meddling, and help you arrange the marriage yourself , daughter-in-law, you should also pay attention to this matter. Although Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi can't be described as beautiful, they are also very heroic. It is not difficult to find a few wives and concubines for them in this city of Chengdu. Bar?"

Cai Yan covered his mouth with a smile, shook his head and said: "It's really not a difficult matter. The doors of the two generals' homes were broken through by many matchmakers, but they all returned in vain. This matter, I still go to the two generals. Let the elders discuss it."

Guo Jia clapped his hands and agreed, "Yes, it will be done before the end of the year."

Xiao Ren was sweating profusely, only to hear the couple enthusiastically arrange a marriage for him and his younger brother...

(End of this chapter)