Chapter 3 People coming from Yecheng

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 3 People coming from Yecheng

The noble man heard Cui Che's polite refusal, but he had nothing to do. The young man in front of him was no longer a shepherd boy that he could control at will. He sighed deeply in his heart and finally gave up the idea of ​​​​marriage.

No matter how much he wanted to cling to the noble family, he could not promise his daughter to Pei Xiu and push her into the pit of fire.

This young boy Pei Xiu is good at everything. After all, he has worked for the family for four years and I have watched him grow up, but there is just something missing.

The two brothers finally had a full meal. Pei Xiu looked at the remaining dishes and wanted to pack them back, but was afraid that the noble would not allow it. Just as he hesitated, he was dragged out by Cui Che.

"Ache! Alas!"

After leaving the door, Pei Xiu sighed and looked back into the yard from time to time, still thinking about his leftovers.

Cui Che was about to explain when a carriage came speeding from a distance.

"Young Master!"

An old man poked his head out of the carriage behind the groom and shouted to Cui Che.

Cui Che didn't know the person coming. When Cui Jishu was convicted, the original owner was only two years old and could not remember many things, but Pei Xiu knew very well. He was already nine years old at the time and could remember things long ago. The person who came was none other than his grandfather.

In the past, he often visited the Cui Mansion, but he never saw the old man named Zhao. His grandfather even asked him to address him as Zhao Weng.

"Ah Che! It's Zhao Weng! He's my grandfather's confidant."

Pei Xiu squeezed Cui Che's hand and cheered. No matter how stupid he was, he connected the nobleman's hospitality today with Zhao Weng's arrival. He also thought that something must have happened in the Central Plains. Although he didn't know if the Emperor of Northern Qi had pardoned them.

, but it is also clear that he and Cui Che can say goodbye to the current miserable life.

Cui Che knew that this day would come when he knew his identity, but when he actually arrived in the south and someone came to greet him, he still couldn't help but feel excited.

When the carriage arrived in front of it, it stabilized, and Zhao Weng jumped off, making Cui Che worried about his body and bones.

"It's so similar, so similar to Mr. Changjun when he was young."

Zhao Weng looked at Cui Che's delicate features and sighed.

Pei Xiu on the side couldn't wait to interrupt:

"Weng Zhao, A'che is the son of his uncle, and his appearance should be like that of his father. How did you come here?"

Only then did Zhao Weng think of business.

"Young Master, Young Master Xiu, it's a happy event! A great happy event! Lord Zhou came to Ye City and issued an edict to treat the head of the family and Mr. Pei favorably, and to return their family members and property."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Xiu jumped three feet high, startling Cui Che and Zhao Weng.

"You two gentlemen, please quickly get on the carriage and follow me to Yecheng to express my gratitude. The old lady is still waiting for you in Yecheng."

Zhao Weng urged.

"We can't leave now."

Cui Che and Pei Xiu looked at each other and laughed in unison:

"I still have to pick up my aunt (mother)."

Cui Zhaorong still doesn't know the news about the Central Plains. She is over forty and still sewing for others in Xi Ren Mansion. In these years, she has been doing knitting work to save money to raise Pei Xiu and Cui Che. If she really relies on the four steamed buns she earns from herding

, the brothers have long since starved to death.

The original owner was infected with cold last year, and it was Cui Zhaorong who rescued him.

Cui Zhaorong's father, Cui Jishu, was good at medicine. Throughout his life, he never slacked off. Even if he was in a high position, he could put down his status and treat the poor and humble. He was not only a famous minister, but also a famous doctor. Cui Zhaorong was influenced by his father and had read many medical books.

"Mother!"

"aunt!"

The shouts outside the house alarmed Cui Zhaorong. She had been working under dim candlelight all year round, and her eyesight had become very poor. She could not see the faces of people coming from a distance, but she recognized the voices of her son and nephew.

"Why did you two come to my place instead of grazing?"

Cui Zhaorong thought they were lazy and blamed them.

"I won't be grazing anymore. I won't be grazing anymore in this life. Aunt, we are going back to the Central Plains!"

Cui Che took Cui Zhaorong's hand and said happily.

She is said to be an aunt, but she has relied on her hard work to raise her over the years. To Cui Che, Cui Zhaorong is no different from his mother.

"Mother, Lord Zhou entered Yecheng and issued an edict to pardon us. We are here to take you away."

When Cui Zhaorong heard this, turbid tears slid down the wrinkles on her face. She hugged Cui Che tightly and Pei Xiu said excitedly:

"Okay! Go home! Let's go home!"

Zhao Weng had just talked with Neifu Xiren. At this time, he came to the house and saw the three people hugging each other and crying. Thinking of the changes in the Cui family over the years, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Of course, Xi Ren was unwilling to let Cui Zhaorong go. It was one thing that she was old and unloved, but she was also betrothed to the Northern Qi court and belonged to him. It was his private property, so why should she be let go so easily.

It wasn't until Cui Che, Pei Xiu's nobleman, testified that the Lord of Zhou had acquired the land in Hebei, and issued an edict for pardon, that he reluctantly returned Cui Zhaorong's deed as a concubine, and the two parties were clean from then on.

Before leaving, Cui Che and Pei Xiu thanked the nobles for their care over the years. This gratitude came from the bottom of their hearts, especially Cui Che. If it wasn't for his good intentions, who would hire a six-year-old child to graze, and not only feed their brother every day?

Two or four steamed buns also provided a place to stay. Even if it was dilapidated, it was still a shelter from wind and rain.

The nobleman's surname is Yuan. He is said to be a nobleman, but in fact he is just a wealthy local from the northern border.

Although I have regrets about not being able to recruit a son-in-law, I can still be satisfied if Cui Che and Pei Xiu owe me a favor.

After all, Cui Che is not an ordinary direct descendant of the Boling Cui family. Among the three Boling Cui clans, Cui Siam died in 559 AD and Cui Ang died in 565 AD. Cui Jishu is the undoubted leader of the Boling Cui clan.

Until he was killed four years ago, in 573 AD.

The carriage went south, and Zhao Weng and the coachman sat together. In the carriage, Cui Che and Pei Xiu were next to Cui Zhaorong, one on the left and one on the right. They told her interesting stories about the two brothers when they were grazing. While Cui Zhaorong wiped away tears, the look on his face

The smile never stopped.

On the seventh day of March in the sixth year of Jiande of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (577), Cui Che and his party crossed Zimo Bridge and arrived outside Yecheng.

Cui Che was carried out of the carriage and saw many ruined buildings.

Zhou Lord Yu Wenyong lived a frugal life, but he could not stand the many gorgeous palaces in Ye City and ordered them to be burned down. Many towers on the city walls of Ye City were also destroyed. Even the most gorgeous three towers in Ye City, the copper tower built on the city wall, were destroyed.

Quetai, Jinhutai, and Bingjingtai did not escape disaster. (Qizhidongshan, Nanyuan, and Santai can also be destroyed and evacuated)

After passing the inspection at the city gate, the carriage drove into Yecheng. Cui Che, who returned to the carriage, couldn't help opening the curtains and looking at the scenery along the street. Pei Xiu also looked at the other side of the carriage. He had lived in Yecheng for nine years.

But now that I have returned to my hometown after four years, I can't help but be curious and want to see the changes in the city.

Ye City was first built during the reign of Duke Huan of Qi. The Gao family took power and moved the capital to Ye City. More than 400,000 households from Luoyang were relocated here. In order to accommodate the relocated households, a new Ye Na City was built, giving rise to today's prosperous scene.

Cui Che knew in his heart that in a few years, this thousand-year-old city, the political, economic, military, and cultural center of the Hebei region, would be burned to the ground.

But this has nothing to do with him.

'Yecheng, my blessed one has come.'

Cui Che thought as he looked at the scenery outside the window.

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