After the first assistant's wife is reborn

Wei Ziqian bent down and stared at her stomach, then leaned his head on it lightly and listened, there was a rumbling sound inside.

He raised his head and asked his little wife, "Can it hear us?"

Xia Sichan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How would I know, it should be inaudible, it's just how big it is."

That's right, when Wei Ziqian was pregnant with little Shen Rong, Wei Ziqian was away from the expedition, and when he came back, the little guy could already move in his stomach.

Wei Ziqian didn't get angry when his little wife complained about him, he hugged him happily and said happily, "We'll name him Wei Yuan this time."

May his life be safe, may his wishes come true, and may he be happy.
"Well, yes. May his life go smoothly." Xia Sichan agreed with her nodding her head.

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The courtiers knew that both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wei family were pregnant, and while they were happy for their family, some people joked in private: "It's a joke like an old clam begets pearls."

No matter what outsiders say, the Wei family father and son are inexplicably happy anyway.

Wei Ziqian also reduced his official duties and delegated trivial official duties to the sixth department.

Not only to catch the big and let go of the small, but also to submit the big things to the emperor for decision, and the small things to be done by the officials of the lower yamen.It's never been there before, and it's very relaxing.

The empresses in the palace also sent rewards to Duke Bao to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law like flowing water.

Years ago, it snowed heavily on the city for three consecutive days, and it finally cleared up on the [-]th day of the new year.

The upper and lower parts of Baoguo Gong's mansion are covered with silver, and the green pines and cypresses are all covered with a layer of snow white, shining brightly under the winter sun.

Red lanterns covered the eaves of the promenade, like a red ribbon in the ice and snow, decorating the whole mansion.

On New Year's Eve, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both supported by servants and stood outside the ancestral hall. Wei Daxun led Wei Ziqian and the second and third householders in to worship the ancestors.

The palace banquet in the evening was also a matter of course, but he refused to go.

Just after the first lunar month, good news came from Beirong. Cui Yuzhu gave birth to a baby girl. Ding's family suffered from the long distance and bad weather.Otherwise, no matter what, I have to rush over to take care of my daughter-in-law during confinement.

We can only send supplements for mothers and two big boxes of baby clothes and other supplies.

The same is true for Xia Sichan.

Chen Yuan said enviously: "It would be great if my child was a girl."

Xia Sichan joked: "Mother-in-law, if you have a boy, we will be loved by your little uncle, and if you give birth to a girl, I will also taste what it is like to have a sister-in-law. Haha."

"You, you!" Chen Yuan stretched out her small hand and pointed at the smooth forehead of her daughter-in-law who was as caring as her daughter.

Not only is Xia Sichan not annoyed by her mother-in-law's pregnancy, she is also looking forward to it.

If someone else's daughter-in-law sees that her husband-in-law is the only son and enjoys all the property in the family, and suddenly her mother-in-law becomes pregnant and gives birth to a brother-in-law who competes with his family for property, wouldn't she be jealous to death?
On the contrary, Xia Sichan just hoped that her mother-in-law would give birth to a son. After more than ten years, she might be Wei Ziqian again. At that time, the husband-in-law would be the same as the father-in-law, and he could become an official.
Furthermore, if the mother-in-law gave birth to a boy, the pressure on the child in her womb would not be so great, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl.

Ding thought: Since I can't take care of the second daughter-in-law, let's go to Xuzhou to take care of the eldest daughter-in-law who is about to give birth.

Just as Mrs. Ding was packing up her outfit and preparing to leave for Xuzhou, her son and daughter-in-law wrote to say that she could not bear to suffer the burden of traveling all the way.
Come on, Mrs. Ding gave up her plan to go to Xuzhou to take care of her daughter-in-law during confinement, and she should concentrate on accompanying her pregnant little daughter.

At the end of February, news came from Xuzhou that Mrs. Yang had given birth to a son, and the mother and child were safe.

Ding and Xia Sichan sent supplements and children's clothes to Yang as usual.

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Time flies into autumn, and the Jin Dynasty is in a bad year this year. First, there is drought and no rain.

Then some barbarians were sentenced to leave and set up another sect to fight against the imperial court.

Not only that, the residence of this part of the barbarians is the closest to the border of Liang State, so they come to harass the people on the border from time to time.

Snatching money and silk from merchants on the trade channel just opened with the Jin Dynasty, and even killing people and taking goods.

Forcibly cut off the newly established commercial trade routes.
If left unattended, the consequences could be serious.

When they come to commit crimes, aren't ordinary people suffering?
Better to strike first.

Therefore, Xia Siwei planned to send people to encircle and suppress the barbarian tribes, catching them by surprise.

Cheng Jun cupped his hands and said to Xia Siwei, "General, please order me to go out!"

Cheng Jun will come to Beibei for three full years next year, and he will change his defense every three years. He will definitely return to Beijing next year and stay for a few months before returning to Beibei or staying in the capital to report on his work.

After returning to Beijing, he wants to marry Ding Ju.

Now Ding Ju is not only the granddaughter of old general Ding, but also the identity of the county head. He is just a guerrilla general from the fifth rank, and he is worried that he is not good enough for her.

Therefore, he urgently needs a good opportunity for meritorious service and promotion.

How could Xia Siwei not know his little thoughts.

Xia Siwei sat high on the seat in front of the commander's tent, and gave orders to the soldiers below: "General Cheng listens to the order. This commander orders you to take 5000 troops as the forward to intercept and kill the barbarians."

"Yes, the order of the last general!"

"General Wei, I have ordered you to be the rear forward, with 3000 troops to assist General Cheng."

"Yes, the order of the last general!"

The two generals are all sonorous and forceful to lead the generals to order the soldiers to set off.

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Ten days later, Xia Siwei was looking at the military deployment map in the barracks, when a soldier outside came to report: "General Xia, there is a group of people calling the door outside the city, saying that General Cheng has returned."

Xia Siwei threw the things in his hand: "It really is Cheng Jun who is back?"

The soldier nodded again and again: "The unmistakable general is General Cheng. Although he is wearing barbarian clothes, his skills and voice are very similar."

Xia Siwei took people to the tower to have a look, there was a pair of horses below, the leader was wearing barbarian clothes, the horse Xia Siwei recognized was Cheng Jun's horse.

When I went there, there were 8000 people in the two groups. Now it looks like there are 6000 to [-] people. It seems that the loss rate is not large.

What surprised Wei Ziqian the most was that this group of people brought back a lot of horses, and those horses looked like barbarian horses.

Xia Siwei was overjoyed, and shouted to the city wall: "Who is under the city?"

Cheng Jun shouted to the city wall: "General Xia, the last general Cheng Jun, come and report to the general."

Xia Siwei laughed: "General Cheng is indeed a young hero, open the door."

As soon as General Xia spoke, the gate at the bottom of the city tower opened slowly, Cheng Jun galloped forward, and Wei Yuan followed closely behind with a large group of people into the city gate.

Xia Siwei was very happy to see Cheng Jun returned safely, and patted him on the shoulder twice: "Okay, not bad."

He was also worried that if Cheng Jun had something good or bad, he would definitely not be able to pass the little sister's level when he went back.

Seeing Cheng Jun's triumphant return at this moment, my heart is at ease.

Cheng Jun: Against Alexander, Ding Ju's current status is too high. If I don't rise up one level, how can I be worthy of her status?

Xia Siwei: There is a lot of pressure. If Cheng Jun has something wrong, my sister will be sad!