Yang Wei was taken out, and the people in the cabin slowly came back to their senses from the shock, but they could not erase the shock left just now. Zhuge Qiao's first military meeting was left in vain.

Wei Ba asked Zhuge Qiao a leave of absence. He needed to rush to Nanzheng first and go back to his own manor. Now others are in the army, even if they go along, they can't do their own things. They must get Zhuge Qiao's permission. Zhuge Qiao was in a bad mood and did not think too much. He was very ashamed. He and Yang Wei have been friends for many years, and they have always been together. Unexpectedly, Yang Wei did such a thing today. As the saying goes, look at a person, first of all, what kind of people he makes friends with. Zhuge Qiao felt embarrassed and disappointed with friends like Yang Wei. The first time he got together, there was such a big mess. The news reached his father's ears. I wonder what he would react.

"I want to disappoint the Prime Minister." Zhuge Qiao sat in front of the seemingly messy desk. Looking at the ink traces that had not been wiped clean on the cabin board and might not be wiped clean again, he sighed, and his heart felt like a dark cloud was covered in his heart, which made him feel nervous.

Wei Ba understood Zhuge Qiao's current mood. Yang Wei's ability to sit in such a position shows that Zhuge Qiao values ​​him. His position seems to be higher than Yang Wei, but in Zhuge Qiao's heart, Yang Wei should be more trustworthy than him. Now that Yang Wei's ugly appearance is equivalent to slapping Zhuge Qiao in the face, Zhuge Qiao has the heart to kill him.

Later, when Ma Su lost Jieting, Zhuge Liang killed Ma Su with tears. This is probably the mentality. When he needed his buddy to support the situation the most, he was demolished by his buddy, and no one felt good.

"Bo Song, people have all kinds of things, how can they all be the same? Why do you have to worry about your superiors?" Wei Ba also sighed and patted Zhuge Qiao on the back: "Speaking of this, I have a responsibility for this matter. Yuan Xiu was not like this at first, but because... Alas, I didn't expect that things would come to this point. It's all because I was young and energetic at that time."

Zhuge Qiao laughed helplessly. Whether Wei Ba was sincere or false, Wei Ba was very moved by how he could comfort him at this moment. However, he didn't want to have a heart to do with Wei Ba because of this. Wei Ba just dug a hole and let Yang Wei jump into him left a deep impression on him, not to mention that Yang Wei is his good friend after all.

"Ziyu, are you going back to Nanzheng and missing home?"

"Yes, I haven't been home for more than half a year." Wei Ba smiled and said, "This is the first time I haven't seen my mother for such a long time. This time I went to Anyang, I probably can't come back even in the New Year. I want to go back to see my mother and make her feel at ease."

"You are talking about your biological mother..." Zhuge Qiao said hesitantly: "Or is the mistress?"

"There are both my biological mother, my mistress, and my aunt. My aunt only has one little daughter, and both sons died young. She regards me and Awu as her children, and my mother also regards her little daughter as her daughter." Wei Ba thought of Lan'er, who is smart and able to bear it, and couldn't help laughing: "Of course, we also regard that little girl as our sister. As for the mistress, although my brother and I are not compatriots, they are not inferior to our compatriots."

"You are so blessed, you have three mothers." Zhuge Qiao laughed enviously, then patted Wei Ba on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll take you a day off. Before I arrive in Anyang, you can catch up."

"This is natural." Wei Ba nodded. He thought for a while and asked again: "Bo Song, can you tell me how many months of food and grass should I prepare?"

Zhuge Qiao's eyes flashed and did not immediately answer Wei Ba. In this operation, part of the army's food and grass were allocated from the Mianyang march camp, and part of it was allocated from Nanzheng by the Hanzhong Prefect's Office. Since Wei Ba was responsible for the food and grass, of course he had to make some preparations in advance. But there was a question here. What was the goal of this operation? So far, only Zhuge Qiao and Zong Yu knew, but Wei Ba didn't know at all.

Wei Ba asked this question, which was not only his job, but also a disguised temptation. Wei Ba himself knew very well that he was a tablet in Zhuge Qiao's army and could be placed very high, but the real secret would not let him know. Yang Wei probably knew much more about what the purpose of this military operation was to achieve.

It’s not that your position is high, but it must be important. This truth is an example of ancient and modern times. Why did Wei Ba refuse to enter the Prime Minister’s Mansion at the beginning, but recommended Cheng An to go because he knew his identity. Even if he entered the Prime Minister’s Mansion, he would not have real power and would only be offered as a tablet. This time he sent troops with Zhuge Qiao, and his position seemed to be more noble than Zong Yu, but he was responsible for logistics and knew nothing about the specific details of military operations. This shows the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s mentality towards the Wei family.

Zhuge Qiao pondered for a moment: "You can prepare for half a year first."

Wei Ba nodded and stopped asking. It was October now, and Zhuge Qiao said that at least half a year was the end of next spring. Zhuge Liang planned to send troops to Longyou after the beginning of spring. Zhuge Qiao's task was to restrain the Wei army in the three eastern counties and even Wancheng. Whether to seize the three eastern counties is another matter, but they are not the main force of the Northern Expedition, which is certain.

In other words, they are also a suspicious soldier.

He bowed and retreated, took Dunwu and others who were waiting outside the cabin to leave Zhuge Qiao's warship, transferred to war horses, and quickly rushed to Nanzheng.

...

The Wei family manor is still the same, with almost no change. Wei Ba asked Dunwu and others to go back to their own houses, find their mother, and went straight to the small courtyard where their mother lived. Through the long alley, he came to the remote courtyard, and opened the door. Before the smile on his face could bloom, he turned into astonishment.

There was a group of chickens in the yard. An old woman was holding a dustpan and eating "guugu" in her mouth. The chickens gathered around her feet, chirping non-stop, like fluffy balls of thread.

Why did my mother's place suddenly become a chicken farm? Wei Ba was furious after a brief shock. He was about to get angry when the old woman saw him, staring at him with a pair of faint old eyes, staring at him blankly, pointing at him with his old spots, shaking constantly.

Wei Ba didn't want to get angry with a slave, so he forced himself to anger and said in a cold voice: "Where has my mother been?"

The old woman approached Wei Ba, looked carefully for a long time, and then asked uncertainly: "You... are you Young Master Ba?"

Wei Ba nodded and asked again: "Do you know where my mother is?"

"Hey!" The old woman slapped her thighs hard, and her eyes were gone. "Your mother, Mrs. Deng, went to live in the backyard, and there was no one here. My old woman lives here, raise a few chickens, and save some chickens for the children to eat."

When Wei Ba heard this, his anger disappeared, ashamed that he could hardly control his emotions just now. He wanted to do big things, but he didn't have the ability to control himself. Besides, when he came back today, wasn't he just believed that some things his father couldn't handle, and only his wife could make decisions? Why do you suspect that your wife would take revenge first when you encounter something?

He didn't bother to chat with the old woman and turned to the backyard. There were two small buildings in the backyard. The small building on the west side was occupied by Mrs. Zhang, and the small building on the east side was the old man's study room. The downstairs were empty. My mother Deng must have moved there. Although it was incomparable to the small building where Mrs. Zhang lived, it was much better than this remote courtyard.

Being able to enter the backyard is a leap. In a sense, it can be said that she has jumped from a concubine equivalent to a slave to a young woman. For Wei Ba, this is no big deal, but for Deng, it is a great favor.

Before Wei Ba entered the door, he heard the cheerful laughter of his mother Deng.

"Lan'er, your needlework is getting better and better. I think you will surpass your mother in the future and become the clever daughter of our Wei family."

A tender and shy voice said, "Aunt Deng said, will your brother like the purse I made?"

"That's all, your brother Aba and brother Awu will definitely be hung on you every day." Deng chuckled, "But when they go on a blind date, I won't let them take you with me."

"Why?"

"I'm afraid that other people's women will feel embarrassed to see this purse and dare not marry your two brothers. Then they will not be able to marry their wives?"

"No, no, my mother, Aunt Deng is laughing at Lan'er."

"Silly girl, Aunt Deng is coaxing you. No matter how good your needlework is, can you be better than Aunt Deng?"

"Mother, do you think your brother will like the purse I embroidered?"

Wei Ba laughed, stepped into the door, and laughed, "How could I not like it as long as it was made by Lan'er?"

The Deng family and the other two were chatting and laughing in the room. Lan'er threw down the needle and thread, rushed over, threw themselves into Wei Ba's arms like a little swallow, and giggled, "Brother, when did you come back?"

"As soon as I heard that Lan'er was going to embroider a purse for me, I rushed back overnight."

"Hehe, brother is laughing at me again." Lan'er hugged Wei Ba's neck and laughed embarrassedly.

Li walked up, patted Lan'er's little butt, picked Laner up, and tapped her nose and said, "Silly girl, Brother is coming back to see your Aunt Deng. You're going to take over your brother first. Brother has walked so far, so you must be tired. Why don't you pour some water for Brother?"

Lan'er stuck out her tongue, responded prettyly, and ran away quickly. Li smiled and bowed to Wei Ba: "I am Li, I have seen Young Master Ba."

Mrs. Deng walked up and gently pushed Mrs. Li: "Look at you, you need to be so polite to Aba. When he was a child, he hugged you a lot and slept."

"This time, that time." Li smiled and said, "Now Young Master Ba is not a child anymore. He is an adult, so he still needs the etiquette he should have."

Wei Ba's face turned red and he quickly interrupted: "Mother, when did you move to this time? I just went to the nursing home and found that there were chickens inside, which scared me."
Chapter completed!