Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 439 Condolences
In the South China Sea in June, even wearing single clothes can't relieve the heat, and many people are already working shirtless.

The government offices in Guangzhou City did not have supporting trees, and officials could only hide in their rooms to cool off and work. On the contrary, the seedlings planted by the State Shepherd's Mansion seemed to be prepared for a rainy day.

Jiang Wan has already notified the government offices to select seeds in winter, and wait until next spring to fully start planting trees, otherwise Jiaozhou's midsummer will be really hard to bear.

The peach trees in the back garden of Lantian are verdant and green, a few inches taller than the seedlings in the rice fields, but they need to be watered frequently because of the hot weather.

At this time, Lu Lingqi was pregnant, and would take a nap in the room at noon every day. Lan Tian went to the peach grove to water and prune the branches, artificially controlling the growth direction of the peach tree branches, and constantly improving the taste and yield of the fruit. This is his agronomy major. elective subjects within.

Lan Tian took the copper scissors and focused on shuttling among the seedlings.

Suddenly there were hurried footsteps outside the courtyard, and Lan Tian looked up and found that Gao Yuan was holding a letter.

"Who wrote the letter?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

"It's a letter from General Guan." Gao Yuan replied.

Lan Tian put down the scissors and walked out of the peach grove, wondering if something important happened in Jingzhou?General Guan seldom took the initiative to write letters to him. After all, there were very few "pen pals" between generals.

Guan Yu's letter only had a few dozen characters. It turned out that Zhang Ji had recently died of illness in Jiangling.

After reading the letter, Lan Tian felt dejected. The so-called doctor cannot heal himself, and no one can escape death.

He thought about it for a while and decided to take Jiang Wan with him, so he asked Gao Yuan to inform the other party, and agreed to leave for Jiangling tomorrow morning to meet the appointment, while he continued to prune and water the peach tree seedlings.

After cleaning up Taolin and Lantian, he stepped into the backyard and found Lan Ji playing with sticks alone in the yard. It was a set of stick skills that Lu Lingqi randomly taught last year.

Lan Tian saw that he played well, but his whole body was already soaked in sweat, so he asked curiously, "Why are you dancing sticks alone? Where did Yuan'er go?"

"Brother, he thinks it's hot at noon, and he seems to have gone back to his room to read the Analects." Lan Ji shook his head and said.

"Why don't you go back to the house to study? Both of you have to master the things learned in Meng Xuetang. It's not enough to memorize the thousand-character essay." Lan Tian said kindly.

Lan Ji pursed his lips and replied, "I'll go back to the room when I'm tired from practicing, otherwise it will be difficult to calm down."

"The sun in summer is very hot, so you are prone to fever for a long time, Jier, you still have to control it." Lan Tian recalled that when he was a child, he played barefoot in the fields under the scorching sun, fishing for frogs, catching insects, shooting slingshots, and fishing and swimming in the river. Never had heat stroke.

Looking at the disapproving Lan Ji in front of him, he wondered if he cared too much?

"I" Lan Ji hesitated.

Lan Tian shook his head and interrupted: "Forget it, you can practice if you want."

"Father is still enlightened." Lan Ji was overjoyed.

Lu Lingqi had already woken up from a nap at this time, and the two maids fanned her to give her a cool breeze. It is very difficult for a woman to be pregnant in summer, because it is so hot that she easily feels tired.

"Husband doesn't look right, did something happen?" Lan Tian returned to the room, Lu Lingqi asked curiously.

Lan Tian sighed: "Mr. Zhongjing has passed away, life is really impermanent."

"When we first arrived in Jingnan, everyone was not acclimatized to the environment and was poisoned by mushrooms. Fortunately, Mr. Zhongjing was able to solve the problem, and my husband should go to Jiangling to express condolences." Lu Lingqi reminded.

Lan Tian nodded, "I'm planning to go to Jiangling with Jiang Gongyan tomorrow. If Xiao Jun feels unwell during the departure, I will ask Gao Yuan to invite Mr. Yuanhua."

"Husband, don't worry, this concubine is not the first child." Lu Lingqi smiled.

At this time, Lan Ji in the yard hit the ground with a wooden stick, making a continuous thumping sound like a wooden fish.

Lu Lingqi shook her head and smiled wryly: "Ji'er's energy is so good, I was never so energetic when I was young."

Lan Tian responded with a smile: "If Xiaojun is as naughty as Jier, I'm afraid he would tear down my grape trellis."

"That's really not sure." Lu Lingqi giggled.

"Anyway, I'm going to Jiangling to express my condolences. Why don't I take Ji'er along the way and let General Guan teach him for half a year?" Lan Tian asked tentatively.

"Ji'er is only nine years old, isn't it too early? How about waiting until he is twelve or thirteen?" Lu Lingqi suggested.

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "According to the current momentum of these two brothers, twelve or thirteen years old can't be taller than me? This kid is not as quiet as Yuan'er. It's not a problem for him to play against the sun every day. Why don't he give it to Guan as soon as possible?" General education, besides, the climate in Jiangling is not so hot."

"Since my husband has already made up his mind, I will take him with me tomorrow, and I will go and pack his clothes." Lu Lingqi nodded.

"Let Yue'er and the others clean up, don't sweat all over the heat." Lan Tian instructed.

"Okay." Although Lu Lingqi agreed verbally, she sneaked over after a while.

Lan Ji was going to live in Jiangling for the first half of the year. In the evening, the whole family sat around for dinner. Lu Lingqi babbled for a long time. In short, she had to learn to take care of herself when she was away from home. Later, she asked Lan Tian to let General Guan take care of her. Qianlimu is worried.

At night, Lan Ji was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was going to learn martial arts from the famous General Guan. That was not an opportunity for ordinary people.

"Brother, are you asleep?" Lan Ji asked excitedly.

A clear voice came from the next bed: "I'm asleep"

Lan Ji was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, is this called sleep?So he continued: "I'm going to Jiangling to learn martial arts from General Guan. Will you be disappointed, brother? No one will play with you in the future."

Lan Yuan said leisurely: "What do I have to lose? I can learn like my mother and Uncle Gao. I can read and write when you are not here. There are many ways to have fun."

"Well, anyway, we can meet again in half a year." Lan Ji suddenly felt a little bit reluctant.

"Brother Ji." Lan Yuan's call came from beside him.

Lan Ji: "Brother, what do you want to explain?"

Lan Yuan: "I heard that General Guan has an aloof personality, you have to be careful, don't suffer when you are alone in a foreign land."

"Oh, I see." Unknowingly, the corners of Lan Ji's eyes were moist.

Although the two brothers couldn't fall asleep, they closed their eyes silently for the whole night without talking. The air in the room was extremely dull, and the sound of low and irregular breathing kept coming and going.

After breakfast the next morning, Lan Yuan supported Lu Lingqi and sent Lan Tian and Lan Ji to the gate, where Jiang Wan and Gao Shun had long been waiting.

"Where is Ling Ming? Has he arrived yet?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Lan Tian went to Jiangling to express his condolences to Zhang Zhongjing. He originally appointed Pang De to accompany him to visit his old master Ma Chao, but the man from Xiliang turned out to be so unpunctual.

Gao Shun quickly explained: "General Pang is prone to dizziness after a long time on the boat, I'd better go to Jiangling with my husband, and I will pass on the gift he gave to General Ma."

Seeing Gao Shun staring at Lan Ji all the time, Lan Tian thought to himself that he was worried about this little guy and cut off Pang De's quota temporarily.

"Then let's go." Lan Tian didn't reveal it.

(End of this chapter)