Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 281 Extra Story ([-]) General An Da returns home
After three years of fighting, the borders of the frontiers have been extended for hundreds of miles. The Tartars have finally calmed down, and they dare not invade easily again. The nearest frontier is really too quiet. General An Yiran feels like he is idle The hair is about to grow, helpless, there is indeed no war at the border, General An Yiran has to lead the soldiers to practice hard every day, so as not to make the arms and legs of these soldiers stiff, in case the enemy comes again, Then I will lose my lord. The soldiers under my command must not be so tired and lazy. On this day, General An was sweating profusely with his soldiers, but he received an urgent report from Beijing, and the new emperor issued an order. The expansion of the soil made the Tartars dare not invade. Therefore, General An Yiran, who had guarded the frontier for 20 years, was called back, and General Chen Wenlu, a subordinate of General An Yiran, took his place and stood firm at the border. General An accepted the imperial edict , suddenly felt that he was at a loss, so he just went back. After more than 20 years of perseverance, he has become accustomed to the life of the border. Although it is poor, he is also bold and free. He even thought that he would die here.

It's just that the fate is difficult, and he must go back this time. Although he is reluctant to leave the border, General An feels relieved when he thinks of his old mother and son at home. This must be the grace of the new emperor. Guarding the country for 20 years, the new emperor must be grateful for his hard work. This is to reunite his family. Thinking about his more than 20 years, although it is for the stability of the country and the suffering of the people, he is really ashamed of his family. Yes, taking this opportunity, I will also be Cheng Huan's obedient son, and let the old mother enjoy the blessing of filial son. Thinking about it this way, General An is a little bit like an arrow, and he is really unfilial, the new emperor Given such a chance to be filial to myself, my first reaction was that I was unwilling. It can be seen that I am used to taking it easy, but I have pushed the responsibility of filial piety to my son. Now there is no war at the border, but Isn't it a good time for me to leave, so that I can do my filial piety for my mother without worrying about the safety of the border. After thinking this through, General An became anxious, and immediately started handing over to General Chen Wenlu Originally, it took ten days and a half months to hand over the affairs of the military affairs, but because my old subordinates took over, and I was very eager to return home, so it only took five days to transfer all the affairs. After explaining the matter clearly, he rode his horse back to the fortress in the border town with ease.

"Hey, why did the master come back at this time? What happened?"

Seeing her master rushing into the yard in a hurry, Mrs. Hou was still surprised. On weekdays, the master went out to the camp once, and it took at least a month before he returned. Sometimes, there were three or five people missing. It's been more than half a month since I went out, but Madam Hou is very worried. If there is no accident, the master will never let go of the soldiers and rush back from the barracks.
"Ma'am, it's a happy event. The emperor ordered me to return to Beijing to report on my duties."

General An took out the imperial decree from his arms and stuffed it into his wife's hands. Madam Hou was stunned for a moment, reacted to her husband's words, and immediately opened the imperial decree in a hurry. When she saw the decree in the imperial decree, Madam Hou burst into tears. For many years, for the loyalty of General An, she had left her hometown for more than 20 years, and this time she was finally able to return to her hometown. This sudden surprise made her unable to control her emotions anymore.

"I can go home to serve my mother, can I go home to guard my son and daughter-in-law?"

Although the surprise came too suddenly, Mrs. Hou has experienced too much at the border with her husband after all, and her heart can bear it well. Although she was crying with joy, she can still think about the imperial decree in her hand and hold it from a distance. Tears dripped on it, and even a trace of disrespect fell,
"Look at you, at such an age, you still look like a child."

General An took the imperial decree from his wife's hand, rolled it up and put it in his arms, and then came to wipe his tears for his wife. After all, disrespect to the imperial decree is like contempt for the royal family, no matter how much General An feels distressed Daughter-in-law, it's better to put away this precious item first, before I dare to come to comfort my wife

"I didn't cry, I did, I just missed my son."

Madam Hou suddenly hugged her husband and burst into tears. In order to stay by her husband's side, she desperately followed her husband to the border, but cruelly left her infant son behind.

Now that the son is married and the daughter-in-law is pregnant, thinking that as a mother, I really haven't fulfilled the responsibility of being a mother at all. Even if it is the daughter-in-law of the son, the son chose it himself, and he did not help her. I was busy in the first half, and when I rushed back to help my son get married, everything was ready at home, and I just sat in the mother's seat and received tea from my son and daughter-in-law. When I think about it, there is no chance to make up for it.
"Look at you, it's okay if you don't say go back, but you will feel sad when you say go back, isn't it just to see your son when you go back, this time we go back, we have to stay at home with mother and son, never No need to come back here, no matter how nice this place is, it’s not our home.”

Mrs. Hou also knew that her husband was right, but, thinking of her son who had not been taken care of by her for so many years, she was a little timid. Thinking of her mother-in-law taking care of her son and taking care of the Hou mansion for so many years, Mrs. Hou's heart I can't help but be grateful, now that my mother-in-law is getting old, it's time for me to go back to the house to help, this decree is really appropriate and beneficial,

"No, I made the master laugh. I'm old and old, but I don't care about it."

Mrs. Hou wiped away two tears by herself, and she was amused by her hypocrisy. After staying in the border for more than 20 years, Mrs. Hou has lost much of the manipulation and attitude of the noble ladies in the capital. In the most difficult time, she used to Accompanied by her husband on the battlefield, her temperament is naturally pleasant and refreshing, and she herself has goosebumps for these mother-in-law behaviors.

"What's the joke, we're an old husband and wife, can I still not know what Madam thinks, I think the same as Madam, I have been away from home for so many years, I almost thought this is my home, now I can have The chance to go back to the capital and reunite with my mother and children feels like a burden has been lifted from my heart, and I feel relieved, haha..."

He hugged his wife around the waist and brought his daughter-in-law into the house. He wanted to pack up quickly, but General An was so happy that he directly pulled his wife onto the bed. No matter how bold Madam Hou was in broad daylight, she would not I was also a little uncomfortable, but I couldn't hold back General An's interest, thinking that I had to follow my husband to the border, so that those concubines and aunts were all left in the Hou's mansion, so that now my husband only had a single seedling like a son Mrs. Hou couldn't refuse her husband at all. She even had a little regret in her heart. Although she tied her husband down, she missed her husband's heirs. Isn't it too selfish.

After the cloud subsided and the rain rested, Mrs. Hou felt a little sore in her waist and knees. Naturally, she was lying on the bed and didn't want to get up. General An was full of energy. Finished the clothes and sat back on the bed,
"Take a good rest. I'll ask them to prepare some food. I'll call you when I'm done. You don't have to worry about packing up. I'll go down and make arrangements."

After being said deliberately by her husband, Mrs. Hou couldn't lie down anymore. It was too embarrassing for her to lie down in such a sunny day. She was about to get up after setting up the bed. General An hurriedly pushed her back to lie down.
"Look at you, our husband and wife are not outsiders, so why bother to make those lies, you have been with me for so many years, what kind of suffering you have suffered, what kind of crime you have suffered, others don't know, don't I know? , other people's wives wear gold and silver at home, wipe a card, and go to a banquet, but you still have to accompany me to the battlefield. This is a kind of affection that other people can't match. No matter what, no one can choose Get out of the way, no one can control how I like to spoil you."

Seeing that my wife is only 36 or 20 years old, although she doesn't look old, she has a few strands of white hair. I can't help but sigh, thinking that my wife fought side by side with me back then, but when I was celebrating the victory, I found that Xiao I gave birth. At that time, my wife’s pain seemed to be in front of my eyes. In my whole life, although I didn’t show filial piety to my mother and raise my son, the one who owed the most was my wife in front of me. She has been with her for more than [-] years and never left her. , how can it be compared with those greasy-headed noodles at home, not to mention, those women were all inserted in by various parties. If the wife hadn't given up her son and insisted on following her side, it is hard to say whether she is safe or not.

"Be obedient, if you lie down again, I will come as soon as I go."

General An stretched out his hand to stroke his wife's hair. Although there were only a few white hairs, they were very glaring.

The time to return to Beijing is really urgent. General An and his wife travel day and night. If his wife is not tired on the way, I am afraid that General An will take his wife on horseback. Fortunately, his wife is too tired. Obviously, I felt sorry for my wife, so I forcibly slowed down the schedule.
"We will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow, and we are not in a hurry. We should rest here for a good night to recharge our spirits. We can go on our way early tomorrow, and we can see our mother, son, and daughter-in-law earlier."

General An comforted his wife, but in the blink of an eye, he saw his wife fell asleep. This kind of exhaustion was really too much. General An secretly blamed himself. This big man compares, he has traveled this way for more than a month, if it were an ordinary person, it would be twice as slow as his own journey.

"Mother, my son is back."

Although I have already received the letter from my son and daughter-in-law to return to Beijing, seeing my son now is also very pleasantly surprised,

"Don't kneel down, don't kneel down, don't break my son, go into the room and talk, and the wife comes in too."

He dragged his son and daughter-in-law into the main room, and An Zhiyuan and Lan Lingxue also came over to greet her. Madam Hou saw her daughter-in-law's big belly, how could she dare to make her kneel down and kowtow, so she hurriedly grabbed her, feeling overwhelmed. , But I didn't expect that after ten days, my daughter-in-law gave birth to a fat boy weighing more than seven catties. Madam Hou was so happy, I don't know if it was because she was so happy, Madam Hou suddenly felt dizzy Yes, the whole person fell down, so frightened that General An hurriedly put his arms around his wife and yelled at the doctor. Fortunately, because the daughter-in-law just gave birth to a son, the prepared doctor has not left the house yet, so he hastened to see Mrs. Hou for a consultation pulse,
"Congratulations to Lord Hou, congratulations to the old lady, this is a happy pulse for Mrs. Hou, and the lady is pregnant."

(End of this chapter)