The Three Kingdoms: Home Travel

"Huh? Answer it?" Jiang Zhe looked at Sun Mao with some surprise, and even Xiu'er hesitated.

"Is the Chen family... far from here? Then I won't be..." Jiang Zhe pointed to the ground beneath his feet.

"Shouyi, the Chen family is located in Xuzhou City. As the accountant in the future, you can no longer live here... The back and forth is not only time-consuming... but also... and the head of the family will not agree to it..."

That's true. No one would agree to hire an accountant for five strings of cash if he couldn't fulfill his duties. Xiu'er said it's a three-day journey from here to Xuzhou City. Even on horseback, that distance would take a long time. If I continue to stay here... hey, I can just go and come right back...

"..." Xiuer glanced at Jiang Zhe, then looked at the villagers around her who were looking at her with envy, pursed her lips and frowned deeply.

"Xiuer..."

"Hmm?" Xiu'er responded softly, while looking up at Jiang Zhe.

What do you mean?

"What does Xiuer mean?" Xiuer was taken aback, and looked at Jiang Zhe with a strange expression.

"Yeah, what do you say, are you going or not?"

Asking for my opinion? For some reason, Xiu'er felt a little moved. In this era when women had a low status, Jiang Zhe's actions made Xiu'er feel very good towards him, and she gradually became more determined about the decision she had made on the spur of the moment.

"Ah Zhe, about this matter..." Xiu'er wanted to tell him to make the decision, but then she glanced at the villagers around her and felt a little reluctant.

"Can we stay a few more days...?" Xiu'er said to Sun Mao.

Upon seeing the beautiful woman's expression, Sun Mao immediately understood and said with a smile, "Of course, it will take me more than a day to return to the Chen family, and I will also need to inform the family head. It will take at least three days before I can come back to pick you up, sir..."

Sun Mao, one of the four stewards of the Chen family, was not required to inform the head of the family about hiring an accountant. However, the problem now is that this young man named Jiang Shouyi, though only in his early twenties, possesses great talent, which is why it is necessary to inform the head of the family...

The prosperity of a family depends on the support of countless talented individuals... Once a talent is discovered, hire them immediately, and never let someone else get there first... This is the Chen family motto...

"Well... alright..." Xiu'er finally nodded. Although she was reluctant to leave the villagers, her man's future was ultimately more important. Since she had decided to follow him, she would follow him wherever he went... especially since he had treated her so kindly...

"Then I'll have to trouble you in three days, Brother Xuanyang..." Seeing Xiu'er nod, Jiang Zhe breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiu'er had objected, he would have had to decline this "high-paying job." In just a few days, he had already developed a feeling of reluctance to part with Xiu'er...

Am I the kind of person who falls for every girl I meet? Jiang Zhe was startled, then quickly reassured himself, "Well... she wants me to take responsibility, right? I can't just abandon her... Yes, that's how it is..."

"Not at all, Shouyi, then I'll be going now..." Sun Mao cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang Zhe and nodded to Xiu'er as a farewell gesture.

"Take care, Brother Xuanyang..." Jiang Zhe called out.

"Five strings of cash..." Da Zhu muttered, unable to believe it was true. He took a few steps closer and said, "Brother, you're really something... five strings of cash a month..."

At this moment, other villagers also gathered around and offered their congratulations.

"Xiu, are you really planning to...?"

"What nonsense are you spouting, you woman!" a man interrupted his wife, glaring at her. "We should be happy that Xiu'er has found someone capable, but Xiu'er..." He turned around, "...come back and visit more often when you have time..."

"Yeah yeah."

"Come back and visit more often..." the villagers echoed.

Xiuer covered her mouth, her eyes were a little moist, she moved her mouth but didn't know what to say, she just bowed to the villagers several times.

"Disperse, disperse! What are you all doing here? Go home, go home!" Another man dressed in farm clothes saw that the village girl he had almost watched grow up was showing signs of crying, so he quickly dispersed the onlookers.

"Let's go together..." Xiu'er wiped her eyes, glanced at Jiang Zhe, and for the first time, a look in her eyes made Jiang Zhe's heart flutter.

With one arm linked with Jiang Zhe's, and the other carrying the basket containing the two hundred and seventy coins and two eggs...

And the villagers from the surrounding area...

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"Xiuer, if you like it here, then I'll quit that job... that position will be fine, don't be upset..."

Seeing Xiuer sitting on the stone in front of the door, gazing intently at the stars in the night sky, Jiang Zhe felt a little worried. In his eyes, Xiuer should be a very lively person...

"How can that be?"

Xiu'er understood Jiang Zhe's meaning, and her heart warmed a little. "Ah Zhe, since you've already promised Mr. Sun, how can you go back on your word... If you say you're going, then Xiu'er will go with you..."

Seeing Xiuer's flushed face, Jiang Zhe smiled, which immediately made Xiuer pout in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Actually, I don't really want to go to that place..." Jiang Zhe scratched his head. "You know, as a man, I need to find something to do..."

Xiuer looked at Jiang Zhe with a smile in her eyes. She glanced at the rock she was sitting on, then moved aside to make room for him. "Zhe, come here..."

Jiang Zhe's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Xiu'er and saw that she was looking up at the starry sky, her expression unreadable.

Come on, what's there to be afraid of!

Jiang Zhe walked over in a few steps and plopped down next to Xiu'er. At the same time, he felt himself pressed against Xiu'er's arm. When he turned his head, he saw that Xiu'er was so shy that even her neck was red...

"Ah Zhe..." Xiu'er sighed softly and said gently, "Will you marry Xiu'er? Will you treat Xiu'er well for the rest of your life?"

So direct? Jiang Zhe was a little startled by Xiu'er. Weren't women in this era supposed to be very shy?

Bathed in the hazy moonlight, Xiu'er appeared even more beautiful and pure, even somewhat ethereal...

Jiang Zhe was stunned.

"..." After not getting a reply for a long time, Xiu'er glanced around absentmindedly and saw Jiang Zhe staring at her blankly, his eyes unblinking.

"Ah Zhe!" Xiu'er was both annoyed and amused, and gave Jiang Zhe a shove.

"what?"

"Xiuer is asking you a question!"

"What did you ask?"

"Zhe, Xiu'er just asked, 'Zhe, are you willing to marry Xiu'er? Are you willing to treat Xiu'er well for the rest of your life?'"

"Of course!" Jiang Zhe nodded and said, "Didn't you say you wanted me to take responsibility?"

If a woman like this doesn't find happiness, then God is truly blind...

"Take responsibility?" Xiu'er murmured, vaguely understanding what it meant, but she felt a pang of disappointment. "Just taking responsibility...?"

Jiang Zhe understood the young woman's feelings perfectly well. He boldly reached out his left hand and pulled Xiu'er into his arms. He felt Xiu'er tremble and then obediently lean against Jiang Zhe.

"Does A-Zhe have any elders in his family?"

"Elders?" Jiang Zhe sighed. "I used to have my mother... my mother, but now... they're all gone..."

Xiuer clearly sensed the flaw in Jiang Zhe's words, but this clever woman would never bring it up. She would keep it deep in her heart, waiting for the day when A-Zhe would tell her where she came from...

"Xiuer does have a distant uncle, but following her father's wishes, she hasn't contacted him..."

"In that case, we're in the same boat..." Seeing the worry on Xiu'er's face, Jiang Zhe immediately put aside all his troubles.

"Sharing the same fate? How fitting..." Xiu'er smiled sweetly, "A-Zhe, from now on you're not alone, and Xiu'er isn't alone either... Wherever you go, Xiu'er will follow you..."

Women in ancient times were so virtuous and gentle; where can we find women like that in later generations… Um… she’s a girl, Xiu’er is too young; at first glance, she looks like a high school student… no, a middle school student…

Time travel, it doesn't seem so bad...

Smiling, Jiang Zhe glanced at Xiu'er and placed her delicate white hand in his palm, saying, "Let's hold hands and grow old together..."

"Holding hands and growing old together..." Xiu'er's eyes lit up as she gazed at Jiang Zhe with adoration.

Now there's only one thing to worry about... the Yellow Turban Rebellion...

Jiang Zhe looked up at the starry sky and sighed deeply...

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