The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 691 I only wish you a happy white head

The sudden rain lasted for two full days, and the torrential rain not only brought down the dry and hot temperature in Guanzhong, but also eased the severe drought that had lasted for several months.

In the dry river, there was the murmur of water again.

The people laughed heartily and spread the word, and soon the whole Guanzhong knew about Da Sima eating locusts and praying for rain.In addition to being grateful in their hearts, the common people respected Lu Bu even more like a god.

When the rain is over and the sky clears, the locusts that have caused disasters in the past will be in great trouble.

Da Sima roasted and ate locusts, not only was not punished by God, but also rained down to nourish the common people.

What does this mean?
It shows that God supports Da Sima!

As a result, the common people were no longer afraid of this so-called envoy, and all rolled up their trousers and went to the fields to hunt and kill locusts.

The drought has come to an end, and the next step is the resettlement of these refugees.

Just outside the city of Chang'an, there are more than [-] refugees, and the relief food distributed every day amounts to thousands of shi.

Eating and drinking for free without going to work is definitely not enough.

After discussing with Xi Ce, Lu Bu arranged and distributed these refugees to various places, roughly divided into four sections: land reclamation, construction, smelting, and construction of farmland and water conservancy.

Among them, smelting is the area where the most personnel are invested.

After years of fighting, the weapons and armor in the barracks were seriously worn out, and many of them were cracked, so Lu Bu ordered them to be collected and remade.

In addition, Lu Bu also sent people to select hundreds of skilled craftsmen from among the refugees for their food and clothing, and let them be responsible for designing and improving siege equipment.

There are many important towns in Xiongguan in the Central Plains, and leading an army to attack by force is an extremely troublesome thing. Lu Bu has a deep understanding of this.

Although there are siege equipment such as ladders and battering hammers, there are still a lot of casualties. If they can be improved, then after a war, the casualties of our own soldiers will definitely be greatly reduced.

This is of great benefit to preserving strength.

As for land reclamation and farmland water conservancy, Lu Bu didn't understand the scheduling in this area, and Xi Shi Chen Gong and others could only say that they knew a thing or two about it.

There is a priority in academics, and there is a specialization in art.

Let these strategists in charge of strategic layout go to the fields to open up wasteland and divert water, they will definitely not be able to.

After much deliberation, in terms of the most suitable candidate, there is currently only one.

That is the current head of the Cui family, Cui Xu!
After the death of the previous Patriarch Cui Lie, the Cui Family experienced quite a bit of turmoil. People from various branches all wanted to take the position of Patriarch, and fought violently.Later, under Lu Bu's forcible intervention, Cui Xu, who was the least favored by others, successfully aspired to the position of Cui Family Patriarch, which can be regarded as fulfilling the promise made to Cui Xu for Xi Ce.

Compared with running a family, Cui Xu is obviously better at farmland water conservancy.He went to Wuyuan with his uncle Cui Shi when he was young, and also witnessed the "April Civil Order" compiled by Cui Shi, from which he learned a lot of essence.

Before leaving Bingzhou, Cui Xu had been controlling and handling the land and reclamation in various places.

Lu Bu trusted Cui Xu, so he handed over a series of important tasks of land reclamation in Guanzhong to Cui Xu.

When men go to work in the fields, women can't be idle either.

Textile manufacturing, weaving, dyeing and washing, food processing and brewing, sericulture farming, harvesting of wild plants for pharmaceuticals, etc. These tasks that do not require much physical strength are all entrusted to women.

In short, it is to do everything possible to mobilize all productive forces to resume the development of Guanzhong.

In the following period of time, perhaps because of Lu Bu sitting in charge, the city of Chang'an was calm and peaceful.

The time comes to September 22, an auspicious day.

In the early morning, before the sky is bright, the streets in the west of Chang'an City are already full of gongs and drums, playing cheerful melodies.

The long procession of welcoming the relatives moved slowly, attracting many people in the city to stop and watch, and at the same time discuss a lot.

"Which master is getting married, it's a big battle."

"You don't even know this? Can the daughter of Da Sima's mansion come out of the cabinet without being full of style?"

"I don't know which young master is so lucky to climb into Da Sima's house."

"It seems to be a kid surnamed Guo. It is said that he came from a poor background and has no background."

"Then his fate is really good. Once he becomes Da Sima, he won't have to worry about his official career going badly in the future."

The people were talking beside the road, and Guo Jia heard it. Although he was displeased, he didn't show it.What he likes is only Dong Bai's innocence and kindness, not the Lu family's power.

"Sister, look at the groom officer, he's so handsome!"

Compared with the envy and jealousy of the men, the girls are full of peach blossoms. The young man on a white horse is Yushu Linfeng, with a red brocade on his head, and a red wedding dress that sets him off particularly dusty, especially the faint smile on the white fox's face. The smile, the inadvertent smile, even killed countless girls who were in love with him.

If I can marry him, even if I die, I will be willing!
The girls were thinking in their hearts, such a scene, such a man, is the ideal husband in the dreams of many girls.

When many girls in the boudoir learned that Guo Jia was married, they even cut off a strand of black silk from their hair, put it in an embroidery bag, and cried to death.

The welcoming team came to the street outside Da Sima's Mansion, Guo Jia dismounted, entered the mansion and took Dong Bai from Yan Wei's hand, then picked up the sedan chair and drove him, and walked to Xi Ce Mansion.

During the period of returning to Chang'an, Guo Jia has always lived in Xi Ce's mansion, and the wedding and new house are also arranged here.

Lu Bu originally said that he would give Guo Jia a house as a gift for the wedding, but Guo Jia rejected it face to face.

Lu Bu, who had lost face, couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, but at a critical moment, he made a joke and became a peacemaker.He was talking to Lv Bu, anyway, his mansion is very big, so there is no problem for Guo Jia to live here, not to mention living nearby, so there will be someone to take care of him when he comes and goes.

In this way, Lu Bu did not force it.

After the wedding was over, the sun had already risen high.

At the entrance of the opera house, there was an endless stream of officials who came to congratulate. Except for the group of generals under Lu Bu, most of them were prominent figures in Chang'an City.

"Congratulations, Mr. Guo married a beautiful lady. It's really gratifying to congratulate. A small gift is not a respect, so please accept it." A bloated man smiled all over his face, and stuffed the gift into Guo Jia without any explanation. hands.

Guo Jia has long been numb to this, almost everyone who came to congratulate said such words, and he was a little annoyed by hearing them.

What's more, Guo Jia didn't know these guys at all.

But as the saying goes, no matter how impatient Guo Jia is when he stretches out his hand and doesn't hit a smiling face, he still shows a warm and polite expression on his face, and invites him inside: "Your Excellency, please take a seat in the mansion."

As noon approached, the opera mansion was crowded with people. Many people had never received invitations at all. They were just giving gifts anyway, so they just walked into the mansion with the cheek.

Guo Jia couldn't stand it any longer, so he had to ask the manager of the theater to welcome the guests for him, while he found a clean place against the wall to rest first.

Not long after, a playful voice sounded: "Guo Fengxiao, why didn't I see you just now, so you are hiding here."

Guo Jia raised his head, and the young man standing in front of him with sword-browed eyebrows and star-eyed eyes was looking at him with interest, dressed in white clothes like snow.

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then a look of joy welled up on his face: "Xu Yuanzhi, when did you come back?"

A month ago, Xu Shu accompanied Zhang Liao to Hedong, where he was in charge of monitoring and deterring the local aristocratic family to raise food for the relief of the disaster victims.

Logically speaking, he should be in Hedong right now.

When mentioning this, Xu Shu glared at Guo Jia, and said angrily: "Guo Fengxiao, you kid can do it, but you didn't notify me in advance about such a big thing as getting married. If it wasn't for Xi Zhicai writing to me, I would I didn't know that your kid was married today!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at your lineup of guests, it's ok! So many big figures have come to congratulate you, let me see, Ding Taifu, Yang Taiwei, Wang Situ, Xu Shangshu, Zhang Shangshu... the government and the public, at least It's probably [-]% here!"

"No wonder you have to send me an invitation. Feelings don't recognize us poor friends!"

Xu Shu kept on talking there, completely lost his usual demeanor of an indifferent swordsman, like a little girl with a broken mouth.

"Xu Yuanzhi, stop mocking me. You have never been married, so you don't know the pain involved. Since I was born in the mother's womb for more than 20 years, today is definitely the most painful day!"

Guo Jia didn't mind Xu Shu's complaint.

When they were studying at Yingchuan Academy, they had fights, caught fish together, and were punished for copying books. How could Xu Shu's temperament still be unclear to him?
"That's right, it's really rare for a dissolute character like you to be able to endure such cumbersome etiquette." Xu Shu said with a smile.

Guo Jia gave him a knowing look, spread out his palms and asked for it: "Where's the gift?"

Xu Shu slapped Guo Jia's hand, and Guo Jia exaggeratedly exclaimed: "The relationship between the two of us, you are probably unprepared for everything!"

Seeing Guo Jia's gloomy expression, Xu Shu couldn't do anything about him, and took out two jars of wine from behind like a conjuring, "This is the famous Yuhua wine in Hedong. I have spent a lot of effort to make it for you. Here are two altars."

"Xu Yuanzhi, you still understand me!"

Guo Jia smiled all over his face, stepped forward and punched Xu Shu in the chest.

Opening the lid of the altar, the rich aroma of wine came to the face, Guo Jia pretended to lift the altar to drink, but was stopped by Xu Shu.

Xu Shu gave Guo Jia a look, indicating that the guests were all there, and there was no reason for the host to steal a drink from the sidelines. If this spread, people would definitely be deeply criticized.

"They're not giving me face, they're clearly here to cheer for that person." Guo Jia put the wine cap back into the mouth of the altar with a half-smile, and looked at the courtyard in the mansion.

There, a large crowd gathered.

Lu Bu, who was in the crowd, was chatting and laughing happily, and those big bosses in the court stood beside him like well-behaved children, nodding their heads in agreement.

At noon, everything was ready.

The master of ceremonies who was in charge of hosting took the lead, and chanted aloud: In the past, the primordial world was opened up, and the yin and yang were materialized.All things are nourished, but man is the primate.Gai's children have a long love, and the book etiquette is spread.Now I'm married as a gift, and I believe in you.Eat in three prisons and drink together.The sky and the earth are the evidence, the sun and the moon are the name...

"Shaohua beauty, Qingben beauty. On the occasion of the newlyweds, invite guests and friends. Gathered to congratulate the knot. The auspicious time has come, please come forward!"

After the master of ceremonies finished reading, Guo Jia, wearing a bright red wedding dress, slowly entered from outside the hall, holding the other side of the wedding silk, his wife who was about to marry.

Black silk bun, elegant appearance.

"Okay - Wo wash!"

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"Okay—same prison ceremony!"

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"Okay - the wedding ceremony"

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"Okay—worship ceremony!"

"Bye, goodbye!"

Under the auspices of the master of ceremonies, the wedding ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner.

Even though many people at the scene knew that this daughter of the Lu family was actually the orphan of Dong Thief back then, but no one dared to speak out.Many people still remember Lu Bu's slap in the face in court.

What's more, Dong Zhuo has been dead for so many years, and if it is found out again, it will not be of much use, it will only offend Lu Bu for nothing, which is too uneconomical.

When it was time to pay homage to the elder relatives, the elders of both sides had already sat in the middle seats of the lobby.

The woman's elders are naturally Lu Bu and Yan Wei, while the man's elders are Xi Ce and his wife Dong Yan.

Guo Jia has been lonely since he was a child, and outsiders know very little about his life experience.

After the death of his parents, Guo Jia had no relatives, and today's marriage made the older Xi Ce take the position of eldest relative.

Over the years, Xi Ce has always cared for Guo Jia, almost treating him like his own brother.Although he often bickers on weekdays, Guo Jia always remembers this kindness in his heart.

"Glory to elder brother, kowtow!"

Guo Jia and Dong Bai knelt and kowtowed at the same time, first they knelt down to Lu Bu and Yan Wei, then they knelt down to Xi Ce and Dong Yan.

Looking at Guo Jia who was standing honestly in front of him, Joce showed a knowing smile, and was very pleased about it: "Feng Xiao, I am happy for you today. It is a great pleasure in life to marry the woman you love. I am not too happy about it. I can say words of blessing, I only hope that you will be happy and whiteheaded."

Guo Jia gave an 'hmm' with slightly red eyes and nodded heavily.

Yan Wei on the other side was holding her daughter's hand, also full of reluctance, and couldn't help but tear her cheeks: "Bai'er, from today onwards, you are the daughter-in-law of the Guo family, and you must take good care of her in the future." You should take good care of your husband yourself. Also, you must be happy!"

She really loves Dong Bai as her own daughter.

"Mother!"

Affected by his emotions, Dong Bai's tone was filled with tears, and he lay on his mother's lap, tears streaming down his face.

"Ma'am, why are you crying on the day of great joy!"

Lu Bu handed Yan Wei a handkerchief, and comforted his daughter by the way: "Bai'er, if he dares to bully you in the future, you can come to see Dad, and I will personally vent your anger on you."

Recalling that when Dong Bai was brought into the mansion, she was only at the age of Xiao Lingdang, but now it seems that she has become a slim young girl in the blink of an eye.

In the past, she would always ask, foster father, will Weng Weng come to pick me up at the end of the year?

Lu Bu always gently rubbed her little head and told her that Weng Weng had gone to a far away place and would not come back for a long time.

So, she waited and waited and waited and waited full of expectation...

Wait until the snow is covered in winter, and wait until spring returns to the earth.

However, after all, he couldn't wait for the carriage to take her home.

Only later did she know that her Weng Weng would never come back.

(End of this chapter)