Xianggui

Chapter 674 Returning to Beiquan Village

Seeing the fat figure from behind, Ding Chi felt a pain in his liver.

This daughter-in-law has an average figure and looks, and she is stubborn and casual.

My son was born in a noble family, was a student of Prince Consort Xun, and was going to be an official in the Imperial College. How come he found such a wife?

But his son liked it and there was nothing he could do.

However, after these days of contact, Ding Chi found that this daughter-in-law still had two major advantages.

One advantage is that he is good at math, accounting, and business like Li Lai, so there is no need to worry about Li Lai going bankrupt and suffering in the future.

Another advantage is that she is good at building relationships. Except for herself and Tang Shi, she seems to have a good relationship with everyone...

Forget it, as long as my son likes it, I'll just turn a blind eye to it. I'll be so angry if I argue with her.

Thinking of this, Ding Chi felt a little better and pricked up his ears to listen to what the men were saying.

They were talking about Dong Ping's reinstatement.

The three-year mourning period for civil officials was actually twenty-seven months, and Dong Ping had already completed the mourning period.

The emperor wanted to appoint Dong Ping as the third-rank lieutenant general of the Beidaying Camp, but Dong Ping declined the offer on the grounds of poor health, saying that he was no longer suitable to be a military officer.

For the sake of Dong Yihe's face, the emperor kindly provided two more vacancies for Dong Ping to choose from.

One was a Deputy Director of the Ministry of Justice, and the other was a Censor of the Supervisory Yuan, both of whom were of the fifth rank.

Dong Ping chose the Censor of the Supervisory Yuan.

This kind of official is too busy if he wants to be disliked, but he is too idle if he wants to just eat and wait for death.

Although the men thought it was a pity that Dong Ping had to retire at such a young age, he had two marquis titles, the remaining favor from his father, and did not have the full trust of the emperor, so it would be better for him to have a sinecure.

When it was time for dinner, Ding Zhuang finally remembered that Prince Consort Xun had come and said a few words to him.

After hearing about the principle of the matchlock gun, Ding Zhuang suddenly became interested and complained, "Your Highness, why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? Let's go to my yard. It's too noisy here."

Ding Zhuang, Prince Consort Xun, and Ding Zhao got up and left, and Ding Zhao asked someone to bring them some wine and food.

Xun said bluntly, "Please prepare a guest room for me. My old uncle and I want to have a candlelit chat at night."

Xun Xiang was secretly happy. She didn't have to worry about such matters anymore since she could leave them to her husband and grandfather Ding Zhuang.

Send the guests away after dinner.

Ding Lilai and Li Qianqian didn't want to leave, so Tang forcibly dragged Ding Lilai away, and Li Qianqian had no choice but to follow.

Brothers Sun Yumu and Ding Lichun went to Ding Zhuang's place, while Xun Xiang, Zhang and Xue Tian were talking quietly.

Queen Sun and Queen Mu returned to Zixuan in the middle of the night. Xun Xiang was woken up by the noise and asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Sun Yumu smiled and said, "Grandpa and father-in-law both think that the matchlock gun is feasible. They discussed and decided to find two skilled metalwork masters, and wait until the end of April when Brother Yi Bo gets married, and then return to Beiquan Village to try to make it.

"If my mother-in-law wants to go with us, I will have someone repair the house in advance. Time is tight, so temporarily let my parents-in-law live in the east courtyard of Ding's house, and my grandfather live in the west courtyard..."

Xun Xiang was slightly stunned, "Go to Beiquan Village for trial production?"

"Well, grandpa wants to go back to his hometown to visit grandma, and my father-in-law wants to go to Jiaodong for a trip. There are Baotie and no one will bother us there. It's a win-win situation."

Xun Xiang laughed out loud, "It's true."

After breakfast the next day, Xun Xiang and Sun Yumu went to Tao's Mansion, while Prince Consort Xun continued to stay in Ding's Mansion to "work on the problem" with Ding Zhuang, and also to find two more experienced metalworking masters.

Prince Consort Xun was responsible for the design, Ding Zhuang was responsible for the gun barrel and wooden stock, and the metalworking master was responsible for the production and assembly of other small parts.

The matchlock gun research team was thus established.

Xun Xiang and Sun Yumu came to Tao's house. Tao Jing also came with her son Ming Ge'er. Qiu Wang came to the yamen to eat. Xun Xiang took Ming Ge'er from the nurse's arms and teased him.

The little guy was white and plump, more like Qiu Wangzhi, with a slightly hooked nose, very pretty. He was not shy, and babbled as he grabbed one of Xun Xiang's fingers and put it in his mouth.

Xun Xiang laughed out loud. She recalled the time when she was a child and someone held her and teased her...

Mrs. Tao smiled and said, "Hold him more. Xiangxiang will also give birth to such a beautiful big fat boy."

Xun Xiang blushed.

Sun Yumu smiled even more. He would continue to work hard to get his young wife pregnant before going to the battlefield.

When Mr. Tao heard that Prince Consort Xun was going to Beiquan Village, he smiled and said, "The old woman and I are still discussing moving to Beiquan Village in the near future. It's just right that we can go with them..."

The family has already made arrangements for the children and grandchildren, so there is no need for the grandchildren to worry about anything, they can just live the life they want.

Not to mention the Tao family, even Sun Yumu and Xun Xiang were reluctant to leave.

The old couple are one over seventy years old and the other nearly seventy years old. It will not be easy for them to come back once they go there.

Tao Jing said, "Grandfather, why did you have to go so far? It's not appropriate for the younger generation to show respect in front of you."

Mr. Tao waved his hands and said, "Don't try to persuade me. I like the beautiful scenery and the peaceful and leisurely environment there. When we die, our bones will be buried there. If you have time in the future, you can come and visit us."

Xun Xiang always wanted to see Beiquan Village and Jitou Peak again.

Seeing it with my own eyes, not in a dream.

If Mr. Tao and the others were there, they would really be able to find an excuse to return to Beiquan Village in the future.

She said, "We must find a chance to visit my grandparents. My mother may go with my father, and my grandmother will have someone to talk to."

When the old lady heard that Dongyang was going, she felt a little sad but had to go with the old man, and she became happy.

"That's a good feeling."

In a blink of an eye, it was April 26th, and Xun Yi Bo got married.

Xun Xiang couldn't attend the event because she was found to be pregnant half a month ago.

This made the emperor, empress, the Sun family, the Xun family, and the Ding family very happy.

Being pregnant before the age of 16 was difficult for Xun Xiang, a modern person, to accept. But she was still happy when she thought that Sun Yumu was the only son and the Sun family was eager to have a grandson.

What made Xun Xiang regretful was that she could not attend the weddings of her two brothers.

Sun Yumu took a day off today and went to the princess's mansion early. He and Xun Yitang will accompany the groom to the Mi Mansion to pick up the bride.

At the time of Si, all the masters of the Sun family, except Xun Xiang and the old lady Zeng who was recuperating, went to Princess Dongyang's mansion to attend the wedding banquet.

Jin'er walked in with a package on her back and said, "Princess, I am leaving with Heiwa."

After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed to Xun Xiang.

Feifei and Shuangshuang had been gone for a month and had not returned. Xun Xiang thought they had gone back to Jitou Peak.

She decided to let Jin'er return to Beiquan Village. This would not only attract Feifei and Shuangshuang to visit Beiquan Village occasionally, but also allow someone to send a letter back to inform them of their whereabouts.

Heiwa has gotten older and has been listless for the past month. No matter how hard we try to coax him, it won't work. Xun Xiang guesses that he wants to go back home, so she asks Jin'er to take him back with her.

Jin'er would also bring the little girl Juan'er with her. Juan'er was only nine years old, and she would be the one to take care of Feifei and Shuangshuang.

When Xun Xiang walked out of the upper room, Heiwa had already been led to the front yard by Juan'er.

Xun Xiang was very reluctant to leave. Heiwa had grown up with her, and she didn't know if she would ever see him again.

Heiwa probably knew that he would never see his little master again, so he cried so hard that you could hear his sobs.