Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 574 Ganmei is sick
"This letter is very strange. He first lamented that Uncle Xun Yu died of illness, and regretted that he could not offer condolences. He also said that he had received Yuan Shao's kindness, and he could only repay it to Yuan Mai."

"It's nothing, right?" Cao Cao frowned.

"Oddly enough, the chief bookkeeper Chen Lin also received Wang Xiu's letter."

"Huh? Wang Xiu? He left without saying goodbye that day, why did he show up again now? What did he say?"

"I've read the letter. There's nothing inappropriate. It's just about parting and reminiscing about the past in Jizhou. At the end, it says that he has followed the former young master Yuan Mai in order to repay Yuan Shao."

Cao Cao suddenly realized that he knew nothing about Yuan Mai, disappeared for ten years, and then came out with a group of old men and new men. In less than two months, he conquered Wuhuan, captured Youzhou, and robbed the three counties. With Zhou Cang's push, Yuan Mai's power should not be underestimated.Xun Chen, Wang Xiu, Han Qian, Su Bo, and Tian Yin are all former members of the Yuan family, and they are by no means under Zhou Cang's control. It seems that Yuan Shao still has a lot of followers.

"Well, I still underestimated Yuan Benchu. Although there were Guo Tu, Shen Pei, and Feng Ji who caused chaos, there were also loyal people like Xun Chen and Wang Xiu." Cao Cao said with emotion. "Then what happened to Yuan Mai?"

"Everything is as usual, no changes."

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Immediately send people to Youzhou and Xuzhou to investigate. It is necessary to find out what is wrong with Zhou Weiguo? As long as there is nothing wrong with Youzhou, I will go to Hanzhong. In addition, Zijian will go to Guanzhong first to order Miaocai and Yuan Chang rectified his troops and horses, ready to go out at any time."

On the eighth day of August, the bank was open for business, and people outside the bank gathered in long queues, making people wonder whether there was a run on the bank, which made Han Yue and Su Yang a little flustered, fearing that there would be insufficient stock.

Facts proved that they were overthinking. Officials had already received a ban, and they could only obtain bank notes and exchange for new currency after three months. Therefore, most of the people who came to exchange were merchants and common people.As for the merchants and common people, firstly, they still have doubts and refuse to exchange all their money for the new currency, and secondly, they want to see what will happen after the implementation of the new currency.Therefore, although there are many people, they mainly come to join in the fun. Some exchange a small amount to see if it is really useful, and some exchange it for a fresh one or two to take home for fun and collection.

In one day, only 15 copper coins and 30 silver coins were exchanged in Xiangping, and [-] copper coins and [-] silver coins were exchanged the next day. This data shocked Han Yue and Su Yang. The total amount of the entire territory of the state may reach [-] copper coins and [-] silver coins, so the workshops are urgently ordered to start work to return the old coins that have been exchanged to the furnace for recasting.Fortunately, on the third day, the exchange amount dropped to [-] copper coins.Zhou Cang repeatedly urged the two to do a good job of statistics and analysis, and explained to Zhou Xi.

Zhou Cang called Zhou Xin to him. "I should have let you out to practice in two years, but because the new policies are in Liaodong and Yingzhou, Xuzhou has reforms but not much, and this is the critical moment for the implementation of the new policies, so I sent you to observe the policies. Don't Treat yourself as the son of Liaohou, you must treat yourself as a student, see more, think more, and understand more."

"Yes. Boy, write down, what should I do if I miss my mother and father?"

"If you really miss it, write to Weifu. You and Qu Fengxian are together, he is younger than you, you should enlighten him more. Weifu went out alone at the age of 16, only accompanied by a donkey. You are earlier than me For a few years, but Zhou Xi and Uncle Chen Zhong are by my side, much better than I was back then. You must not neglect your studies, and I will teach you when I come back."

"Yes. Father, please greet Mother for me." Zhou Xin's small eyes burst into tears.

Zhou Cang's heart tightened for no reason, he was reluctant to let the child stay away, and he suddenly remembered that he made this decision without discussing it with Gan Mei, and felt a little ashamed of Gan Mei.

On the second day, August [-]th, which was the day when Zhou Cang returned to Xuzhou, Zhou Xi and others traveled eastward with Zhou Xin to return to Yingzhou. Pei Yuanshao and Xun Chen saw Zhou Cang farewell.

On the second day of September, Zhou Cang and his party returned to Tancheng. Zhou Wen was upset because Zhou Xin hadn't come back, but he didn't say much. He just asked Zhou Cang to return home quickly. Ganmei was seriously ill.

Zhou Cang was taken aback. He had only been out for three months, and at that time, Ganmei's body was so good that it suddenly turned into a haggard one.After careful questioning, the little girl told the truth: Since Zhou Xin left, Gan Mei missed her son’s lack of food and drink, and her inability to sleep at night. Several times at night, when she heard footsteps, she thought Zhou Xin was back. I caught a cold and couldn't afford to get sick.Mr. Fan A said that Gan Mei has a heart disease, and there is no way to cure it except seeing her son or Gan Mei can think about it.

Zhou Cang sat on the bed and held Ganmei's hand, feeling guilty.Ganmei only had a son at the age of 35, so why not treat it as the heart and soul?Suddenly away, how can a mother not worry or miss her.

After a long time, Gan Mei woke up leisurely, looked carefully for a long time before distinguishing Zhou Cang, and looked around but couldn't see Zhou Xin. "Husband came back, why didn't you see Xin'er?"

"Xin'er can't always study at home, I'll send him to Yingzhou to observe politics."

"Ah?" Gan Mei was stunned for a while, with tears in her eyes. "Xin'er is so young and has never left home, how can this happen?"

"With Zhou Xi and Chen Zhong taking care of him, and Qu Fengxian accompanying him, Madam can rest assured. Although Xin'er is small, since he is the son of my Zhou Cang, he must be different from other families. Otherwise, how can he inherit such a large foundation?"

Gan Mei was silent, just sobbing softly.Zhou Cang can only hope that after a while, Gan Mei might be able to relax a bit and her condition will gradually improve.Zhou Cang waited by the side all night, and Gan Mei didn't fall asleep until dawn.

There are still many important things to do, Zhou Cang didn't care about rest, so he called Zhou Wen over after wiping his face, and assigned the first thing to do: pay homage to Zhang Jiong.

When his old friend passed away, Zhou Wen lamented, thinking that he and Zhang Jiong were only a few years younger, and feared that he would follow in his footsteps in a few years.Following Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, Chen Deng, Zhao Yu, Liu Zheng, Hua Tuo, and Guan Hai, Zhang Jiong was added to the Martyr's Shrine, reaching nine people.Every time there was a memorial ceremony, Zhou Cang felt his depression redoubled.

In the eulogy, Zhou Cang thought about it for a long time and didn't know how to comment on Zhang Jiong, and finally wrote vaguely: "There is no way to find out through the ages, who can tell the heroic soul of Ziming."Zhou Wen couldn't stop shaking his head, saying no, no way.

After the sacrifice, Zhou Wen reported the changes in Jingnan to Zhou Cang, and couldn't stop scolding Sun Quan: "Zhuzi only wants small profits in front of me."

Zhou Cang never expected that Sun Quan would suddenly raise troops at this time, but it seemed that Cao Cao was the one who benefited from the fight between Sun and Liu, but it was more beneficial to him.So he briefly described the strategy with Xu Shu and Zhang Jai to Zhou Wen, and Zhou Wen's eyes lit up, and he repeatedly called Sun Quan to send troops too timely.

"My lord told me to reorganize the troops of each state before I left, but the battle of Jizhou is about to start, so my subordinates suggest shelving it for the time being and discussing it after the war."

"Alright." Zhou Can looked at Zhou Wen, old guy, you have to live a few more years.

(End of this chapter)