This is a wasteland. No one has cultivated it for many years. It is full of weeds and weeds, and there are many insects hidden there. Being bitten is no joke.

When we got to the dining area, we washed our hands with soap first.

At this point, even a man from a wealthy family like Pei Xiu felt luxurious. After washing, he secretly reached under his nose and smelled it.

It has a refreshing smell that makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Of course, washing hands with soap is the privilege of college students and not others.

Others only use water soaked in willow branches or soap locust to wash their hands.

As for those civilian laborers, it would be nice to have clean water.

The staple food includes noodles, steamed buns, and millet.

But most people choose pasta.

Every three or four days, you can still have a bowl of white rice.

Served with pickles, a small piece of dried meat, and a piece of salted fish, it’s so delicious!

But this is also the privilege of students.

Most people only have rice and pickles, and salted fish only the next day.

Folks can only eat salted fish every three days.

Yuexun's specialty salted fish has been in short supply over the years.

The workers were starving. Pei Xiu had just picked up the food and prepared to feast when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside:

"Pei Langjun, your family has sent someone to see you!"

The students around them who were eating heavily looked up, and some even said "oh".

It's good to have family in Guanzhong.

However, some people deliberately made noises out of envy and jealousy.

After all, we are all young men who come out to work alone when they are passionate.

My family only sends people over to visit once in a while.

But if you send someone over often, it will inevitably make people think that this person is a little too dependent on his family.

Before King Feng Gui officially accepted Pei Xiu as his disciple, his identity was already somewhat embarrassing among the students.

If coupled with the fact that family members come to visit from time to time, it makes him even more unable to integrate into the students.

Pei Xiu didn't look at the people around her, but sighed in her heart:

Didn’t you tell the people who came here last time to ask my mother not to send anyone over again? Why are you here again?

"Thank you very much, may I ask where my family members are?"

"there."

The visitor pointed to several people standing not far away.

Pei Xiu thanked them again and walked towards them.

As I got closer, I realized that one of them was wearing a cloak, as if he didn't want others to see his true face.

Before Pei Xiu could stand still, the man suddenly took a few steps forward.

Pei Xiu was startled and stopped in her tracks.

"Xiu'er!"

The man shouted tremblingly.

When Pei Xiu heard this voice, her body suddenly trembled, and her forehead suddenly rumbling.

He stared at the person in front of him in disbelief and cried out in disbelief: "Sir..."

The visitor lifted up his cloak, revealing an already somewhat old face.

If there were any important ministers of the Wei State here, they would definitely find that this person was none other than Shangshu Ling Pei Qian, who had disappeared for nearly a year.

"Sir, how could you, how could you be here?"

If it is said that Pei Xiu is not very fond of some people in the clan, his feelings for his own adults are real.

Because even though he is a concubine, he regards himself more seriously than his legitimate son. He even said that one day, he would inherit his title.

Pei Xiu looked around nervously, and her face suddenly turned pale.

This place is under the rule of King Feng Gui, and your Excellency is the Minister of the State of Wei.

"Sir, it's not a good time to stay here for a long time!"

Pei Xiu grabbed Pei Qian's hand tightly, lowered her voice and spoke urgently.

Pei Qian smiled happily and patted his son's hand:

"Don't panic, since I came here, I already had a plan."

Pei Xiu's eyes widened: "What do you mean, sir?"

"I have contacted your second uncle, and he will be coming to Guanzhong soon."

"Second uncle?"

"He is my father's second brother who was separated in Shu many years ago. He is also your second uncle."

Only then did Pei Xiu remember that he did have a second uncle.

I heard that when the second uncle was more than ten years old, he sent his brother-in-law to Shu to serve as the governor of Shu. Unexpectedly, there was a great chaos in the world, so he stayed in Shu.

With the help of his second uncle and brother-in-law, he became an official of the Han Dynasty at an early age.

Pei Qian was the head of the Pei family in Hedong, and he was originally the minister of Wei.

The second brother Pei Jun served as an official in the Han State, and the third brother Pei Hui also served in the Wei State.

"Then the Lord will come back this time..." Pei Xiu paused, having some guesses in his mind, but he didn't know how to express them.

He finally changed his mind and asked, "Aren't you in Wei State? Why are you here?"

Pei Qian sighed:

"It's a long story. In the Battle of Guanzhong, Wei lost its annexed state of Yongzhou, Luoyang was shaken, and the Emperor of Wei fled."

As he spoke, he shook his head with a wry smile:

"The people of Wei throughout the country are shaken. The king does not trust his ministers, and the ministers are not loyal to the king. It is like a ruined country."

"Under such circumstances, Emperor Wei asked me to serve as Shangshu Ling. He just wanted to use my name as the Pei family in Hedong to win over the people of Hedong."

When the Wei State lost Xiping County, the concubine Guo who was favored by Emperor Wei came from the Guo family, a wealthy family in Xiping.

During the Battle of Xiaoguan, King Feng Gui's way to the rear was cut off, and rumors spread. The Guo family in Xiping County took the opportunity to stage an uprising in the rear, and was massacred as a result.

Because this incident happened in the distant Liangzhou, few people know about it.

But as Pei Qian is a minister, how could he not know this?

He could see the purpose of Cao Rui's hasty appointment of him as Shangshu Ling at a glance.

In addition, Pei Qian was heartbroken when he learned about the brutal civil unrest in Hedong and the fact that Pei Xiu's mother and son were lost to the rebels.

In the end, Cao Rui suddenly died of illness, and the state of Wei was in chaos.

Under this situation, Pei Qian had already seen that in the dispute between Han and Wei, Han had already gained the upper hand.

It’s okay that the Wei State was at a disadvantage, but it actually showed signs of internal division, and yet it chose to appoint a five-year-old child as emperor. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a sign of the country’s subjugation.

So how could he be in the mood to win over the hearts and minds of the people in Hedong for Wei?

So he simply took advantage of the chaos to flee Wei and returned to Hedong.

In the past, the Pei family focused heavily on suppressing the Wei state, but now the world is different.

Although he has a second brother in the Han Dynasty, he has no real power.

It would be better for me, the head of the family, to come back and personally preside over how the Pei family should submit to the Han Dynasty.

Anyway, if the rumors are true, his son happens to be favored by King Feng Gui.
Chapter completed!