farming female castellan

Chapter 259 Missing, someone wants to travel far
Zhang Ci walked into the courtyard and hugged Chen Fan from behind.

Neither of them spoke, they looked at the night sky silently.

The main hall was very quiet, and the children gathered around the brazier in silence.

I don't know how long it took before Chen Ya said, "Is eldest sister homesick again?"

"When Eldest Sister looks up at the sky for a long time, she is homesick." Chen Yue followed.

"Where is the eldest sister's family?" Someone asked.

No one answered.

"Do you miss your family?" Chen Zhongyan looked at everyone.

Chen Ying and Chen Xiu shook their heads directly.Chen Zhonglin and Chen Zhongmei looked blank, thinking about it?Have they thought about it?

Chen Zhongliang began to cry: "My family was killed by the Zhang family."

"The Zhang family has been destroyed, and we can comfort their spirits in heaven." Chen Zhongyan patted him on the shoulder.

Chen Yue's eyes were red, she lowered her head.

Tears rolled down Chen Fan's face, Zhang Ci picked up a handkerchief and wiped it gently, but Chen Fan cried even harder.

"They must be able to feel that you are still alive and miss them." Zhang Ci said softly.

"Is it really possible?" She was never sure.

Behind every disaster is the fragmentation of many families. How long will it take her family's pain to heal?

"You have to say more in your heart, you are still fine, let them feel at ease. They will feel it."

Chen Fan hugged him: "They may also think that I am living well in another place."

"Yes. Let's set off firecrackers together later, two games in a row. Now enter the room." Zhang Ci said softly.

"My eyes are swollen now." Chen Fan didn't want to enter the house.

The next moment, she found herself flying up, the cold wind blowing by her side, and there was a chill on her back.

Zhang Ci brought her to Su Yuan.

"The guards didn't notice anyone coming in?" Chen Fan looked outside the courtyard.

Zhang Ci chuckled: "I already found out, but I reminded them."

Chen Fan looked at him in surprise.He didn't explain, and lowered his head, biting her lips.

Chen Fan forgot that he was still crying, he only felt that his mind was in chaos, but his heart gradually calmed down.

"After the New Year, the Lord of the Township must have an independent courtyard." Zhang Ci repeated the old saying.

When the two returned to the main hall, the children glanced at them, then quickly shifted their gazes away.

"You didn't play chess either, playing the flute?" Zhang Ci looked at them.

"I've been busy for a year, it's good to have some free time." The nine-year-old Chen Zhongyan spoke like an old man, making Zhang Ci laugh.

"It's been a while, right poetry?" Zhang Ci suggested.

"No." Chen Zhongyan shook his head vigorously.

"Then you sit down for a while and go to bed early, be full of joy, and celebrate the new year with joy tomorrow."

Everyone has already washed, so if you want to sleep, you can go to sleep directly.

"Let's play chess." Chen Fan took out the chess box.

Eight people played horse chess, three people played checkers, and the main hall gradually became lively.

The children went to bed before ten o'clock, Chen Fan and Zhang Ci stayed up until nearly twelve o'clock, and went out to light firecrackers.After chatting for a while, the firecrackers that opened the door were lit.

The first day of the first lunar month happens to be the rainy solar term.The weather is not sunny, gray and humid.

The children all put on new clothes, and Xu looked at a group of children who looked like jade carvings, and smiled from ear to ear.

"Nurse, happy new year, good health, Gong Xi Fa Cai." A group of people said auspicious words in unison.

There was a large tray in front of Xu, and there were a bunch of purses inside.

She said with a smile on her face, "Master and Madam give lucky money to their son and daughter-in-law, and ask this old slave to do the work for them." She picked up two purses and handed them to Chen Fan and Zhang Ci respectively.

Zhang Ci immediately opened the purse and took out a small golden cake from inside.

"Wow -" the children cheered enthusiastically.

Chen Fan also took out the New Year's money, which was also a gold cake.The kids wowed again.

"Those two were specially for my son and daughter-in-law just now, and this batch is for the children of the Chen family. Everyone has them." Xu said with a smile again.

Eleven people each received a purse, so Chen Fan and Zhang Ci received double.

Everyone opened their purses, and there were golden beans inside.

"Wow—" This time the exclamation almost knocked the roof off.

The child loudly said a series of words of blessing, and asked Mrs. Xu to convey them to her husband and wife.

Mrs. Xu looked at everyone: "The first day of the Lunar New Year happens to be the rain, and it is also the time when the Qijiu River is open. Our good luck will also be like the river, and the rain will come like this."

Chen Fan and Zhang Ci distributed lucky money to the children, and each of them also had a purse, which also contained golden beans.

The children bowed deeply and said a series of beautiful words.Chen Dahanhan also jumped out of the "precious son" and was punched by Chen Zhonglin.

The servants also have New Year's gifts, and those who are close to the water always have to get the moon first.

Chen Fan opened the gate, and the villagers saw it from a distance, and they all came over, saying auspicious words.The Chen family set up two tables at the entrance, with peanuts, pastries, candies and candied fruit, and a few benches for everyone to sit down and chat for a while.

Wang Lizheng came to pay New Year's greetings, and he brought gifts.

The villagers didn't eat too much, they stopped after a few mouthfuls, and they just grabbed it loosely in their pockets.To the children who came to the door, Chen Fan also gave another cloud cake wrapped in red paper.

The New Year's money she received when she was a child was inserted into the cake.It was not until a few years later that red envelopes became popular.

On the first day of the new year, people of the same clan in the same village pay New Year's greetings, eat and eat, and students will go a little farther to pay New Year's greetings to their teachers.

The Chen family walked around the village, wishing each other well with the villagers.Then everyone went into the city in a carriage, opened the gate of Zhang Zhai, set off firecrackers, and rushed to Liu's house to pay New Year's greetings.

The old lady is very well dressed today, and the room is very lively.

She looked at the children and smiled straight: "You are still rushing to come to pay New Year's greetings today, you can come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Chen Fan said with a smile: "We all want to see grandma sooner, and ask for some blessings from grandma."

The children paid New Year's greetings together, and each received three purses: the old lady's, the eldest wife's, and the second wife's.

Chen Fan also sent red envelopes to the juniors of the Liu family.She is only a niece in name, and she doesn't want her children to go to Wangjiadun to pay New Year's greetings to her.

But the old lady proposed: "When they reach your third year of junior high school, they will go to your house to pay New Year's greetings. Since you have given out the New Year's money, let them keep it. There is no need to send it again in the third year of junior high school."

"There is one more thing to tell you. The fifth and seventh daughters-in-law said they are going to the frontier. What do you think?"

Discuss this on New Year's Day?The Liu family probably had an argument years ago, right?
Chen Fan smiled: "The general's position is in the frontier. Only in the frontier can they perform their duties and accumulate achievements. If they leave the army and return to their hometown, they will leave behind their foundation."

She paused for two seconds, and then said: "The frontier is bitterly cold. My sister-in-law and the others went to accompany and take care of it, so they can guard the frontier with more peace of mind. The child can also be reunited with his father."

The old lady smiled weakly: "That's the reason, but it's too far away and too bitter."

Chen Fan said with a smile: "The fifth brother and the seventh brother worked hard to earn this military merit, just want to make a difference, we are going to support it. Sister-in-law and the others are so smart and capable, they can also expand their business territory in the frontier, it's okay Form a caravan to transport the goods from Northern Xinjiang to Gyeongju to Yuanfeng for sale, and sell the goods here to Northern Xinjiang. I also want to ask the two sisters-in-law to help me pay attention to weaving shellfish, help me more Get some northern seeds over here."

The old lady smiled: "This kid can really talk, as if he has to go right away."

In fact, the Liu family must have discussed all aspects, but it is a bit difficult to accept emotionally.Chen Fan said that these are to give them a positive attitude of support, and also express their importance in the frontier.

(End of this chapter)