Guan Yi lives very comfortably in Pingyu, has no worries about food and clothing, and teaches a few children to read when he has nothing to do. But his condition was not very good, his eyes had white puffs (white miasma), his eyesight deteriorated sharply, and his ears were not very good, and he had to lean in front of him to speak loudly to hear clearly. He didn't know it himself, and he thought that other people spoke quietly, and they always made people louder, which caused children to complain.

Yuan Quan arranged for two women to help him with laundry and cooking, and take care of his daily life, but the symptoms could not be cured, and his spiritual emptiness could not be solved. Guan Yi is old and frail, and he has no relatives by his side, so all his thoughts are on Guan Yu. He doesn't understand the actual situation, he only thinks that Guan Yu has made outstanding achievements and is proud, and often takes Guan Yu out as an example. Almost all of the soldiers in the workshop are family members, and there are many children who know Guan Yu's actual situation, and they are very uninterested in this, and often scold him, but fortunately, his ears can't hear clearly, and he doesn't care about children.

Seeing Guan Yu, Guan Yi was in a good mood and gave the children a holiday. The children dispersed in a hurry, and only the father and son of the Guan family were left in the huge school. Guan Yu knelt in front of Guan Yi, his huge nine-foot-tall body shrunk into a ball, and he couldn't stop crying. Guan Yi groped Guan Yu's face and said with a smile: "Dignified husband, what is there to cry about, I am doing well, I am old, either I am sick here or there, it is normal." ”

Guan Yu felt guilty. Guan Yi has just reached the age of sixtieth, if he hadn't suffered all these years, he wouldn't have been so frail and sickly. He helped Guan Yi out of the school and took a walk by the lake, afraid of the wind, so he took off his robe and draped it on Guan Yi. Guan Yi's body was originally inferior to Guan Yu, and he was a little rickety, and the hem of his robe was about to drag to the ground, so Guan Yu held it in his hand and supported Guan Yi with his hand.

The father and son walked slowly along the lake, Guan Yu said his plan, and was going to take Guan Yi to Nanyang first and ask the famous doctor of Bencao Hall to diagnose it, but he didn't say anything later. He didn't know if Guan Yi's body could withstand the long journey, first go to Chang'an, and then go to Youzhou, this road is not easy, whether it is Chang'an or Youzhou, the living conditions are not as good as Nanyang, and there is a lack of medical treatment, which is especially difficult for Guan Yi. Most of the military medicine craftsmen are good at treating injuries and injuries, and there is nothing they can do about various diseases caused by old age and infirmity.

Nanyang has conditions, Bencao Hall not only has famous doctors, but also nurses, but Guan Yi is left alone in Nanyang, Guan Yu can't bear it.

Loyalty or filial piety has become his dilemma. When he was entangled, Guan Yu hated Sun Ce a little. Half of the current situation was caused by Sun Ce. But he couldn't completely put the blame on Sun Ce, after all, Sun Ce was benevolent and righteous to Liu Bei, and it was Liu Bei himself who was unwilling to give in to others, which forced Sun Ce to issue an eviction order.

He himself is also responsible, several impulsives have caused bad consequences, Liu Bei fell into today's situation, he is the culprit.

Helping the old father to walk by the lake, the wind was slightly cool, but Guan Yu's face was hot. All along, he was either practicing martial arts or fighting, and he wanted to make meritorious contributions, so he rarely had time to stop and think. Now that he sees his dying father, thinking of Sun Ce's reminder, he realizes that "the son wants to raise but the parent is not there" is not an empty word, but a problem that really needs to be faced by him.

Guan Yi sensed Guan Yu's abnormality, became worried, and asked several times. Guan Yu forced a smile on his face, and only said that he was a little tired from running back and forth in the past two days, so it would be good to rest for two days. Guan Yi didn't think too much about it, and pulled Guan Yu back to his residence to let Guan Yu have a good rest.

Guan Yi lives in a small courtyard, with three rooms in front of it, one hall and two rooms, because the collective supply of food, there is no kitchen in the courtyard, it is simple and simple, the bed curtains and bedding are clean, and there are tea sets on the table, which are spotless. Not long after Guan Yu sat down, someone rushed over and asked Guan Yu and Zhou Cang if they wanted to keep the meal, whether they would go to the canteen to eat together or send them to the courtyard. Guan Yu was very satisfied, and learned that these were all arrangements made by Yuan Quan, so he took the initiative to meet Yuan Quan and express his gratitude in person.

Yuan Quan's residence is also in the workshop, not far from Guan Yi's small courtyard, but it is much larger, it is a large courtyard with three entrances in front and back, seven rooms in front, and two courtyards on the left and right. In the front is the residence of the workshop manager, and in the middle is the office space. Guan Yu entered the courtyard and saw a lot of people coming and going, most of them holding account books and other things in their hands, and the two middle-aged women talked while walking.

"This lady is really good at settling accounts, I feel even more powerful than Master Xu."

"Hehe, you're wrong, in terms of knowledge, you naturally have to count Master Xu, in terms of accounting, or Mrs. Elk is better at it. Master Xu is a person who does big things, how can he have the heart to calculate our little account. Mrs. Elk is a big man in Xuzhou, and her skills are family heirlooms, so she can not only settle accounts, but also make money. You and I have to be careful, if you make another mistake, the year-end bonus may be affected. ”

"That's, that's, not to mention the year-end bonus, in my opinion, if it goes on like this, it's a question of whether you can be the head of this workshop tomorrow. Alas, at my age, is it a little late to learn math again? ”

"Late, what's late? Mrs. Yuan said, ...... It's better than not making up for it, learning a little is a little, this workshop leader can get twice the salary of an ordinary weaver, you don't want it, some people want it. ”

"That's, that's."

Guan Yu was surprised. These two women are both forty or fifty years old, how can they still have such a high enthusiasm for learning? Mrs. Yuan he knows, what is going on with this Mrs. Elk, I haven't heard of it. He stood still in the front yard and asked someone to go in to report, and after a short time, Chang Nu walked out, looked at Guan Yu twice, and asked Guan Yu to go in. Guan Yu came to the middle court and saw a big case in the hall, Mrs. Yuan and a young woman sitting side by side, listening to the report and giving instructions, commanding if it was fixed, busy but not chaotic. Especially the young woman, a series of numbers came out of her mouth, and she didn't even stumble.

After several men and women finished reporting their work, they retreated one after another, the expressions on their faces were the same as the two women Guan Yu had just met, both admiring and nervous, and they hurried away, without stopping for a moment.

Yuan Quan got up, lowered his rank to greet him, and laughed softly: "Guan Jun came back to save his relatives, the old master is happy, and the laughter can be heard in the whole Ge Pi." ”

Guan Yu was embarrassed and bowed to Yuan Quan. "With Mrs. Lao taking care of my father, Yu is grateful, and I am here to thank you."

"It's nothing, you fight with the general, I can't go into battle to fight, take care of your family for you, and do my best. Guan Jun stayed a few more days this time and accompanied Ling Zun well. No matter how hard we work, we can't replace you. ”

"Thank you, Madame, for your kindness. I am here to resign this time, I plan to take my father to Wancheng for medical treatment, and ask the famous doctor of Bencao Hall to help him recuperate. ”

Yuan Quan nodded again and again, expressing understanding, but with some regrets. "Guan Jun's filial piety is commendable, it's good, it's just a pity, I just asked someone to fall in love with a few women, I want to marry Guan Jun, his character and family background are good, Ling Zun is also satisfied, just wait for Guan Jun to come back and decide, but I didn't expect you to leave."

Before Yuan Quan's words fell, Guan Yi, who had always had a bad ear, suddenly became shrewd. "Mrs. Yuan, my illness can't be cured in a day or two, don't worry, let's ask Mrs. to arrange family affairs for Changsheng first."

"Father's ......"

"You don't understand." Guan Yi didn't give Guan Yu a chance to speak at all. "Choose a wife to be a virtuous person, the family has a good wife, and the husband has no misfortune. There is a good mother in the family, and there is no son in the family. Women who are not from a family can't be in this position, and I know that the women introduced by Mrs. Yuan are all first-class good families, not only can husband, but also teach children. If it weren't for Mrs. Yuan's appearance, people wouldn't be able to look down on my family. ”