Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 118 The little daughter-in-law is so sweet

Xia Zhen smiled, and handed the whip to Xiaowen, "What are you doing?" Her tone was relaxed and indulgent.

"Pull the weeds." Ma Min'er hurriedly came out of the vegetable bed, raised her face, "I'm driving all the way, are you hungry, do you want some water?"

"Everything." Xia Zhen looked at the little daughter-in-law with a smile in her eyes, and suddenly said four words, it's good to go home.

"Oh." Ma Min'er smiled, "Then you go to the guest room, quickly change into your shirt, and find me in the kitchen."

"it is good."

Zhang Nianmei and the others saw that the young couple was bored and crooked, and they all groped their noses to find their own guest rooms. When they went to the old sister's house, they were no different than their own. Help with work.

Ma Qifeng was not at home, and took his daughter Xiaoyueer to his own wheat field. The wheat field has not yet been harvested, and there is no wheat on the field, and it is not a specially reserved open space. When it is not used, there are some growing seasons on the flat land. For short vegetables, when they are ready for use, they are picked, pressed to the ground with a roller, and dried in the sun so that they are hard to thresh the wheat.

The Shi family brothers have already set up tents in the corner of the wheat field, and slowly took out the tools that should be moved out, and waited for the wheat harvesting to start at dawn tomorrow, and many wheat harvesters had already arrived, they were in groups of three or four, or Either bring reed mats and set up a tent, or spread straw randomly in the shade of the trees, and wait for the order from the owner tomorrow to start harvesting.

Ma Qifeng is the big boss, and those who should show up for management must show up, from small tools to big ones to ask people to keep accounts, always pay attention to it, Ma Yueer is by his father's side, and also helps Zhang Luo, usually Ma Min Son, this year she deliberately asked her younger sister to stay with her father so that she could exercise.

In terms of labor and tools, in fact, Daddy Shi is mainly watching, and Ma Qifeng is quite easy.

"Daddy, how are you doing?"

"I've checked the weather. It hasn't rained for the past few days. The owner is at ease; the manpower is also sufficient. Our family pays high wages. Everyone is willing to come. You see, there are many people sitting on that dam. Many people even come from They came from Xiangzhou Prefecture." Father Shi replied proudly.

"He came here after hard work, the wheat was confiscated today, and we will also subsidize the food for a day, father, you will come back with me later, and get some copper coins to distribute to everyone, so that they can go to the small restaurant in the town to eat their fill."

"Okay, boss, I thank you in advance for them."

Ma Qifeng smiled, "It's easy for us to do more if we can."

Old man Shi smiled, turned his head and shouted: "Brothers and brothers, our host has invited you for today's meal, and come to me later to get the coins."

The people on the dam heard that there was no harvest, so they had food to eat, and they all jumped off the dam happily to thank, "Thank you, master, thank you, master."

"Everyone, please be polite. There are quite a lot of small restaurants in the town. When you get the money, go buy lunch. Don't be hungry. The weather is hot. Go to the small bamboo forest behind my yard to enjoy the shade."

"Thank you, my master. The grove here is pretty good, too..." The peasants were simple and honest. If they ate their food for nothing, they would trouble others, and they all replied honestly.

Ma Qifeng smiled and took his daughter back to get coins to distribute money to Father Shi.

A quarter of an hour later, the Shi family and his son pushed the bucket with a cart, which was filled with copper coins tied with ropes, and pulled it to the field, asking everyone to line up to register their names and distribute money.

"Come, come, get the money, ten coppers per person, five coppers for a meal, you can eat a bowl of Yangchun noodles in the town, and buy two chickens, or two egg pot cakes, or a bowl of rice Rice with small pickles..."

Everyone happily lined up to receive the money, their joyful smiles were brighter than the sun in June.

Feng Jiangyi stood aside and watched, swaying his hands behind his back to the path, looking at the boundless fields, if the landlords in every place in the Wei Dynasty were so generous, and the farmers in every place were so simple, maybe it was the prosperity of the world Bar.

Shi Chunyue didn't expect the little general to come, so she hurriedly added vegetables and meals with Xing'er and others, while Niu Dabao went to the barn to catch chickens and ducks.

Seeing that there was still time for lunch, Ma Min'er made them a simple iced glutinous rice balls to satisfy their hunger and hunger. When Xia Zhen and others came out, they were already on the table.

"Wow, there are iced ones, it's so cool." Zhang Nianmei hurriedly walked to the table, stared at the iced glutinous rice balls, his eyes glowed, and he was ready to eat when Xia Zhen sat down and picked up the bowl.

Xia Zhen kept staring at the little daughter-in-law.

"Sit!" Ma Min'er thought, if you don't sit down, brother Zhang will drool.

Zhang Nianmei asked curiously: "My sister, where did you get the ice?"

"Ice in the cellar."

"Do you have an ice cellar at home?"

Ma Min'er replied: "Yes, there are many snack bars in the county town, so there must be one!"

"Oh, oh, so it is."

Ma Min'er said: "Hurry up and cook it, let's eat it first, I didn't know you were coming, Aunt Niu is adding vegetables."

A group of people sat around the round table, and each of them ate more than two bowls. If it wasn't for the fact that there was nothing in the rice bucket, they would still eat.

"Sister, it's delicious."

"It's not that the food is delicious, but that you're hungry." Ma Min'er laughed.

Zhang Nianmei said pitifully, "Not only is she hungry, but she also drank and dried up, and her throat is smoking."

"Oh." Ma Min'er smiled, and wanted to ask why they came back and how the general who wanted to seize power was doing, but she didn't feel ashamed to ask, "You guys rest for a while, I'll go to the kitchen and see, when will dinner be served."

"Don't go, open whenever you want." Xia Zhen reached out and pulled Ma Min'er.

Brother and sister Shan Xiaodan hurriedly cleared away the dishes, "Er Niang, I'll go and have a look."

Zhang Nianmei winked, and quickly stood up and stretched, "I'll go to the corridor to blow some air, will you go to the mouse?"

"Ah."

Several other teenagers also stood up and followed out.Mr. Tian and Gu Dun did not accompany them. They stayed in Daying, Pingding County.

In the dining room, only Xia Zhen and Ma Min'er were left. He stretched out his hand and hugged his daughter-in-law, but she pushed her away, "People come and go."

"There's no one there, you take me there." Xia Zhen's eyes lit up, and her face was flushed with the blush that urgently needed to be resolved after reunion.

Old Xin Ma Min'er's heart jumped suddenly when he saw this gaze, "Don't mess around."

"I... I don't, but my little daughter-in-law has to make out."

"Who is your wife?" Ma Min'er felt her face turn red, her heart beat fast, and she felt that she couldn't stay with him anymore, "I'll go to the kitchen to ask how the meal preparations are going." After finishing speaking, she go outside.

Xia Zhen stepped out and followed.

The few people standing in the corridor who were blowing the air heard footsteps and turned their heads to look over.

Ma Min'er called out to them, "I'll go see how the food preparations are going."

"Sister, we're not in a hurry." Zhang Nianmei replied with a smile, then turned her head and said in a low voice, "Little General is in a hurry." After speaking, she raised her head and laughed, but didn't let her voice come out.

"As long as you understand." Zhuang Hao turned his eyes away, he is not in the mood at all, his thoughts are all on how to deal with Shao Youliang and the new emperor, after all, he and the general's mansion have advanced and retreated together, and only the general's mansion has him.

The generals knew it and laughed, not daring to be as presumptuous as General Zhang, man, who is not like this.

Ma's courtyard is a corridor-like courtyard with winding paths, a few steps and a turn, a few steps and a scene, even if you go to the kitchen, if you are not familiar with people, you will get lost.

Passing by a vegetable bed, tall cucumber and loofah shelves shaded the sky, Xia Zhen casually pulled the little daughter-in-law in front of her under the melon shelf, and hugged her tightly with both hands.

Ma Min'er instinctively scanned the surroundings, and then looked upstairs. This corner seemed to be a blind spot, and no one would see it. Before she could finish thinking, she was captured.

A bee gently landed on the loofah flower, picking honey lightly, flapping its wings, showing its excitement of eating honey juice, this shy little bee didn't know how to collect honey for the first time, just like The greenfly touched the flowers like a touch of water, but this time, it was proficient in collecting honey like a self-taught person. The loofah flowers were slightly moved by the bees.

Ma Min'er felt that her feet were lifted off the ground by Xia Zhen's embrace, her little face was completely captured by him, she was so frightened that she closed her eyes, and after an unknown amount of time, the young and energetic little general finally looked like a little girl. Satisfied like a bee, Wei Wei left the little daughter-in-law's face.

"Little daughter-in-law, you are so sweet."

Ma Min'er stretched out her hand and pinched the tender flesh on Xia Zhen's waist, gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "When did your mouth become so deceptive?"

"Didn't you feel sweet just now?" After speaking, Xia Zhen wanted to bow her head again.

"Brother, this is my house, can you restrain yourself?" Ma Min'er glared angrily, stomped on him, and ran away while he was in pain.

Xia Zhen rubbed her nose, looked out of the vegetable bed like a thief, straightened up, walked out straight, turned around and went back to the restaurant.

"Little General, is the meal ready?" No one dared to ask this question except Zhang Nianmei.

Xia Zhen glanced coldly, and entered the restaurant with her long legs.

Zhang Nianmei, an old fritter, scanned the little general's lips like radar, and found that they were rosy and shiny, and immediately covered her mouth and laughed, leaning forward and backward, silently, as if performing a mime.

Except for Zhuang Hao frowning, the other young generals only dared to smile, but did not dare to agree.

In the kitchen, Shi Chunyue saw Xiao Dong's coming, "Er Niang, it will be ready soon."

"Oh, I'm not in a hurry, just take a look."

Shi Chunyue thanked Xiaodong's family for her understanding, raised her head, and swept it over her head, "Er Niang, you have a loofah flower on your head, I'll help you pick it up."

Ma Min'er was embarrassed, "Just... I accidentally touched a loofah vine just now."

"It's okay, after dinner, I'll ask your uncle to knock off some leaves from the melon stand, and it will be fine."

"No...it's okay, the weather is very hot, stay...keep it cool."

"Oh. That's fine." Shi Chunyue was so busy cooking that she didn't notice anything strange about Xiaodong's family.

When Feng Jiangyi came back to eat, he found that there were a lot of people in the house, the corners of his eyes, which had been accumulated for years, tightened almost invisible, and he continued to walk into the house.

When Ma Qifeng saw him, he hurried out to greet him, "Father Jiang, you are back!"

Feng Jiangyi nodded and smiled.

"Father, let me introduce you to this young general Xia—"

Xia Zhen has already seen Feng Jiangyi. Although he is young and violent, this does not prevent him from knowing people. This old man is well-rounded and gentle, and he is not like an ordinary person. He stood up unconsciously , showing the respect of a junior.

Zhang Nianmei and others saw that the little general stood up to salute, and hurriedly got off the table.

"The little general is too polite."

"What should I call you?"

Ma Min'er did not expect the taciturn Xia Zhen to be very polite and tolerant at this moment, and she was a little surprised.

"People call him Master Jiang."

"Master Jiang."

"I live in Erniang's house, don't treat me as a guest, everyone, please feel free, feel free." Feng Jiangyi laughed.

Xia Zhen followed with a slight smile.

When the food was served, everyone sat down again, and quickly picked up chopsticks to eat.

Halfway through eating, Feng Jiangyi said: "I heard rumors from outside that the little general seems to be fighting outside, why is he here?"

This is also the question Ma Min'er wanted to ask. She raised her eyes, seeming to pick up vegetables, but actually glanced at Xia Zhen. His face was calm and expressionless. She quickly lowered her head to eat.

Feng Jiangyi looked at the young man.

Xia Zhen raised her eyes and looked at him, "For things like war, sometimes you need to attack quickly, and sometimes you need to advance slowly. There is nothing on the battlefield, so I will come back, and I will come back to see my daughter-in-law."

"Cough..." Ma Min'er choked on Xia Zhen's word 'little daughter-in-law', and Yue'er patted water on the back, "Second Sister, is it okay?"

Really embarrassed, Ma Min'er lowered her head and dealt with her gaffe.

Feng Jiangyi grinned, "Does your lord know about this?"

"I'm going to talk about it this time when I come back."

Ma Min'er raised her head: "War is important, why talk about these irrelevant things."

Xia Zhen replied: "It's really because the war is so important, so it's more important to talk about life's major events."

"..." Everyone looked at Xia Zhen in puzzlement.

Xia Zhen continued to stretch out her chopsticks to eat, and looked at the little daughter-in-law whose face was flushed from choking, and looked away in a good mood.

Ma Qifeng didn't know that Xia's family was being roasted on the fire. Since the little general was sincere and his daughter got close to him, he had no choice but to accept this marriage whether he was active or passive.

Feng Jiangyi glanced at the little lady who didn't say a word, and continued to ask: "What is the little general's estimation of the future situation?"

This is a sensitive question, but Xia Zhen didn't take it seriously, "Master Jiang, the Turks have been allied with the Western Jurchen and Mongolian tribes these years, and the border of our Great Wei Dynasty is not peaceful."

"Oh." Feng Jiangyi smiled, so the confidence is here.

Zhuang Hao realized something, and interjected with a smile, "I heard that Xiliang has fallen."

For people like Ma Qifeng, Xiliang was too far away from them, so they didn't realize anything, only Feng Jiangyi raised his eyes, his face was slightly focused, "It's actually fallen."

"I think the new emperor may be worried." After all, Xiliang was the most important line of defense in the Northwest of the Great Wei Dynasty. If it fell, the border line connected to him would be breached in all likelihood.

Feng Jiangyi glanced at the unhurried young man, smiled lightly, said nothing, and bowed his head to eat.

After lunch, Ma Min'er thought that Xia Zhen and the others would not leave, but they rode away. Sitting on the tall horse, Xia Zhen smiled slightly: "It's either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I will come to you again."

"You are busy with your work, come back when you are free."

"Then you go to the county seat!"

"I'm free. The wheat harvest will start tomorrow. I'm very busy. Let's talk about it after the busy farming is over."

Xia Zhen smiled again, "Then it's over, so I have to come to you." After speaking, he raised his hand to say goodbye to Ma Qifeng and Feng Jiangyi, and then pulled up the rein and galloped away.

A group of people come like a gust of wind and leave like a gust of wind.

Feng Jiangyi sighed, "You son-in-law is incredible."

Ma Qifeng was extremely embarrassed, "This kid's nonsense, the adults in his family don't know, and don't know if it counts."

Feng Jiangyi bared his teeth and smiled, "A general who commands an army of 20 doesn't mean what he says, and who else keeps what he says."

"If he can't hold back his parents and elders, will he listen to the elders if he doesn't talk about such things?" Ma Miner asked back.

"Haha..." Feng Jiangyi laughed loudly, "I don't know about other people, but he, I'm sure, he will marry you if he says he wants to marry you. He promises everything, no jokes."

Ma Miner frowned deeply.

"Little girl, don't wrinkle, don't forget who I am?"

"God stick?"

"Uh...haha..." Feng Jiangyi laughed again, "I arranged a marriage for you for free, and you treat me like this?"

Ma Min'er blushed, and said stubbornly: "Your board and lodging are at my house, so it's free." After speaking, she turned and left.

To be honest, Ma Qifeng has always been worried that his daughter will suffer. Although the Ma family used to be the emperor's teacher, they have been demoted to the common people, and they are not worthy of the third-rank General Zhenguo. He believed what Feng Jiangyi said. , he is very accurate in fortune telling.

Xiao Yue'er trotted to catch up with her sister, "Second sister, don't worry about it now, the old man's calculations are very accurate."

Ma Min'er sighed, how can I tell them, Xia family, I hope you get through this calamity safely, wait, calamity?She thought of something and ran back quickly.

"Hey, Min'er, what's the matter with you running back?" Ma Qifeng asked his daughter.

Ma Min'er asked: "Master Jiang, how about you help him do the divination?"

"Not counting, not counting." Feng Jiangyi shook his head.

"Why?"

"Why not?" Feng Jiangyi smiled, "You don't have to think about it too much, everyone has their own fate, fate dictates it, and no one can change it."

"If you say it, you don't say it." Ma Min'er pursed her lips, turned around and left again.

"This child..." Ma Qifeng smiled helplessly at Feng Jiangyi.

"Nothing, nothing."

Old General Xia has been eagerly waiting for his eldest grandson to come back, until Shen Shichu (three o'clock in the descending direction), he waited, "Zi'an, Zi'an—"

"Grandpa, I'm back."

General Xia asked eagerly, "How is it?"

"I let the surname Shao repay the sweetness and go back." Xia Zhen replied.

Old General Xia was extremely surprised: "You deliberately tied with him?"

"Ok!"

"Zian, good boy, you've grown up." Xia Shiyong patted his grandson on the back in satisfaction, "Good boy."

"Father—" Xia Zhen saluted her father.

"Zhen'er, you've worked hard."

The grandparent and grandson sat together again, "Zian, why did you think of delaying Shao?"

"Actually, I'm very anxious. I wish I could beat Shao all over the place." Xia Zhen replied.

"Ah..." Xia Shiyong was taken aback, "How do you suppress your temper?"

When Mr. Tian heard the little general came back, he hurried over to find him. Zhuang Hao said, "The three of them, grandparent and grandson, are really chatting."

"Then I'll find you, tell me quickly, who came up with the idea of ​​the procrastination?"

Zhang Nianmei waved her hand, "Don't look at me, it's definitely not me, I'll go to sleep, you guys talk."

Several other generals also left with Zhang Nianmei.

Zhuang Hao said: "It's not me, it's the little general himself."

"Can he hold back his temper?" Mr. Tian was extremely surprised. Whenever there was a war, he was not able to hold down his temper and not fight impulsively unless he was around to talk about it.

"Well, he recited the Analects of Confucius, probably hundreds of times."

Mr. Tian looked at Zhuang Hao in disbelief.

Zhuang Hao nodded, "Even I didn't think of using the method of delay. Everyone is planning to take Shao Youliang quickly. Now that I think about it, things will be smoother if things are slow. This is indeed the best way to deal with it."

"Yes!" Mr. Tian narrowed his eyes, "The new emperor will definitely wait for the result, if he is not allowed to wait for the result for a long time, he will be disappointed with Shao Youliang, and will think that his ability to fight can't keep up with his ability to rebel. "

Zhuang Hao said: "Now, the Liangzhou government has fallen again, and he is bothering him."

Mr. Tian said coldly: "I'm afraid that's not the case. I heard that the land of Wuyue was occupied by King Zhao. The new emperor is sending troops to the south to fight against King Zhao!"

"Prince Jin didn't make much movement in Qingzhou Mansion."

"It's not that he doesn't want to move."

"It's true, Qingzhou is very close to Liangzhou's capital, and Liangzhou's fall will pose too much threat to them..."

In the room, the grandparents and grandchildren had already discussed the situation in various places. After the discussion, they breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that our Xia family can be quiet for a while."

Xia Zhen said: "Grandfather, I came back mainly to protect the farmers' summer harvest."

"Thoughtful, really thoughtful. Grandfather was only thinking about how to deal with the new emperor. I didn't expect you to have thought of many aspects. I will hand over the general's mansion to you. Grandfather is relieved."

"Yes, Zhen'er, I feel relieved to be a father." Xia Zetao sighed, "I want to become a monk when things are over."

"What?" The grandfather and grandson were shocked by his words.

"Father, ten years of wandering has made me see through the world. I want to become a monk and spend the rest of my life quietly."

"Father—" Xia Zhen pursed her lips and looked at him, "Can you help me take care of my son?"

"Son...your son, is he outside..." Xia Zetao asked in surprise.

"Grandfather, father, I want to book the marriage."

"with who?"

"The second mother of the Ma family."

Xia Shiyong asked: "You just identified her?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhen lowered her head slightly, "When I recited the Analects of Confucius, I felt that I couldn't do without her in my future life."

Xia Shiyong sighed: "Our Xia family's current situation, as long as you think about it, I have no objection!"

"Thank you grandpa, you and grandma have worked hard."

"For the sake of our children and grandchildren, there is no hard work." Xia Shiyong shook his head.

Xia Zhen turned her head: "Father, you have seen Er Niang too, she even saved..."

"She has saved her father three times, and our father-in-law and daughter-in-law are also destined, and I have no objection."

"Thank you father for fulfilling it."

Xia Zetao said lovingly: "As long as you live better than me, it doesn't matter anything."

"I will, father." Xia Zhen said: "Then let's go back home now and let grandma prepare for me."

"Are you going to marry now?"

Xia Zhen shook her head: "Get engaged first, then marry after three years."

Xia Shiyong secretly thought that he was going to marry now, so he shouted in such a hurry, "Forget it, get engaged first, and let your grandmother prepare it!"

Xia Zhenhe doesn't want to get married now, but the youngest daughter-in-law is too young, he can only wait, but he can make an appointment first, so that his heart is also set.

The news about Xia Zetao's stay in the military camp has never been reported to the mansion. Mrs. Xia didn't know her son was still alive. Like the general of her son, she almost said that she is much older.

It wasn't until Xia Zetao knelt down in front of her with tears streaming down her face that she realized, "You...you are Tao'er?"

"Mother, the unfilial son has kowtowed to you."

"Tao...Tao'er, you..." Mrs. Xia still couldn't believe how vigorous and strong her son was, how could he be such a thin and old man.

"Mother, I am your Tao'er!"

"You...how did you become like this, my son!" Mrs. Xia fainted in distress.

"Mother, mother..."

"grandmother--"

It was another fight, and it was not until an hour later that Mrs. Xia accepted her old and tired son, holding her son tightly with both hands, "Why didn't you come back after so many years, why didn't you come back, you let my mother think well Bitter..."

"Mother, my son is lost and trapped, he can't come back, he can't come back..."

"My poor child..."

After crying again, it wasn't until late at night that Mrs. Xia's mood stabilized, "Come... come..."

"Old lady..."

"Hurry up and get the kitchen ready to eat, and prepare the general's wash and gargle."

"Yes, old madam." The old mama immediately took people down to work, and as the maids were busy, the news that the general came back alive spread to every corner of the mansion, except for Zhao Suxin's quiet courtyard.

Mrs. Xia didn't call her a daughter-in-law on purpose. She didn't like this cold daughter-in-law. She looked at Ge Ying; General Xia was a man. She didn't expect this, and Xia Zhen was in love. When she thought of this, her mother always treated him Such indifference chilled him, he lowered his head as if he had forgotten.

Because his return put the Xia family in crisis, Xia Zetao was focused on the future of the Xia family. Furthermore, he thought that his daughter-in-law was in Fu Cheng Guo General's Mansion, because no one had mentioned it to him.

Sometimes, some people always lament why fate is unfair, why they are always hurt and wronged, why?Always immersed in her own world, self-centered, never caring about others, indifferent to others when they need it, then when they need it, others will forget her, or even exclude her, a vicious circle, and more You will feel why fate is so unfair to her.

There is no love or hatred for no reason in the world. Every piece of peace of mind and every fairness we get is actually the result of treating and managing with our heart.

After eating, I chatted with my son and grandson again. It was late at night, and the old general asked them to rest. Then Mrs. Xia asked: "Did Tao'er come back a long time ago? You didn't let me know because of the superior." ?”

"Ah."

Mrs. Xia asked: "What about now? The old emperor has gone, the new emperor has ascended the throne, and the matter of Tao'er is over, right?"

"En." Old General Xia replied with only one word as usual.

"What's the situation, why don't you answer me?" Mrs. Xia was a little anxious.

"Don't worry, as long as there are me and Zian outside."

"After Tao'er?"

Xia Shiyong replied: "He is not in good health, he is spending his days in the mansion like me."

"But Tao'er is not yet forty, isn't it too early to take care of her life?"

Xia Shiyong smiled and said, "Your grandson asked him to help take care of his son."

"Ah..." Mrs. Xia was also amused.

Xia Shiyong said: "Don't laugh too, Zi'an is determined to marry that Erniang Ma, you should make preparations and get engaged to them after the national funeral."

"Zian told you?"

"Well, in front of his father." Xia Shiyong said, "This little lady has saved Tao'er three times, so let's not pick and choose, and just follow the eldest grandson's wishes."

Mrs. Xia was a little unhappy, "If Erniang Ma is the same as Niang Zi'an, I firmly disagree."

"Don't worry about this. On the one hand, the little lady is the granddaughter of the former emperor's teacher, and her status is not bad. On the other hand, I heard that she was the one who was in charge all the way from exile. She is very capable and can control your eldest grandson's temper. "

"so smart?"

"See you when you have time." Xia Shiyong reminded.

Mrs. Xia said: "I really want to meet, as long as I am better than Zi An Niang, I will agree."

Xia Shiyong smiled wryly, "How many women like Zi Anniang are there?"

Mrs. Xia sneered, but remained silent.

Xia Shiyong suddenly remembered, "You have the old servant tell her about Tao'er's return, and let the two of them meet."

"I won't go." Mrs. Xia fell asleep angrily.

Xia Shiyong shook his head and sighed, he had no choice but to deal with this daughter-in-law who couldn't support her.

Xia Zhen personally sent her father to the bedroom, "Father, rest well, don't worry about Shao Youliang, I will take care of it myself."

"Okay, I trust you for my father."

Xia Zhen nodded, turned around and walked out of the room. When she reached the door, she stopped, thought for a while, and then turned around, "Father..."

"Zhen'er, what's the matter?"

"Mother is here."

Xia Zetao raised his head in shock, "Is she here?" He looked very excited, but when he was excited, he found his son's face was pale, his excited heart cooled down, and he looked at him blankly.

"Father, my son has gone back to his room to rest."

"Aren't you going with the father?" The son's indifference made Xia Zetao feel that something was wrong. The son definitely didn't want to get together with his wife alone.

Xia Zhen turned her head and said to the door: "Since your accident, mother has entered the ancestral hall and has been eating fast and praying to Buddha."

"Don't ask about world affairs?"

"Ah."

Xia Zetao had a complicated expression, "Your mother never cared about you again, did she?"

"Father, I'm going to bed." Xia Zhen walked away with her long legs.

Xia Zetao sat down on the side of the bed weakly, caressing his face with both hands, his son lost his father, and his mother waited for him all the time. In the past ten years, he...has grown up alone.

He is sorry for the child!
Xia Zetao still went to find his wife. This wife he met at a flower party at an official's house when he came to Beijing. Later, he asked a matchmaker to marry back to Yizhou. The woman he liked was of course different. Well, they never quarreled, they didn't even blush, he was going to war, she was waiting for her at home, even waiting so long that she couldn't do anything, she had to wait for him to feel at ease.

He used to be satisfied because of such dependence, but he didn't expect that he was gone. She was the same as before, and she didn't care about anything. The mother must be very disappointed in her, and the son must hate her if he didn't love her. How did that happen?

Xia Zetao did not expect that when he returned, he would not only face external troubles, but also internal troubles.

The wooden fish in the room was still ringing, unhurriedly, indicating that the person who knocked on the wooden fish was very awake. It was almost dawn, but she was still so awake, and the complaints against her suddenly became less. .

The girl who was on guard at night was woken up by the sound of pushing the door, and hurriedly asked, "Who are you, and why did you come to the female family's yard?"

The sound of the wooden fish stopped following the girl's questioning, Zhao Suxin was dressed in plain clothes, with a dull expression, she looked indifferently at the door of the room, staring straight at the door with lifeless eyes, "Who are you?"

"Suxin—"

Still staring blankly.

Looking at his wooden wife, Xia Zetao choked his throat in distress: "Suxin is me, Zening."

Xia Zetao's name is Funing, but his wife often calls him Zening when no one is around, which means peace of mind.

Zhao Suxin's dusty eyeballs lit up all of a sudden, and she rushed over, "Zening, Zening...is it really you?"

"It's me, Suxin..." Xia Zetao opened his hands, but his son didn't hug him, his wife flew towards him, got into his arms, and cried wantonly, "Zening, Zening..." The whole scene was earth-shattering. .

In the morning of the second day, Mrs. Xia woke up early. Now she not only wanted to raise her grandson, but also wanted to raise her son. Who let herself marry a useless daughter-in-law!
After breakfast was set, the old lady asked the old lady to call for someone, and after a while, the old lady came back, "Old lady, the general is still asleep, the old slave can't bear to call."

"Then let him sleep."

But after a while, the general actually came, not only came, but also came holding his wife's hand.

Mrs. Xia looked at her daughter-in-law who had a new look, and almost didn't recognize her. Not only did she not wear the annoying white dress, but she also wore a more festive red color, and she even applied powder, rouge, and lip balm. Ten years younger, standing with Tao'er, it looks like a husband and wife, but it looks like the master married a young concubine.

It's really... Mrs. Xia suppressed the unspeakable emotions in her heart, and said to herself, she is also happy with her son, so don't be angry, don't be angry!
"Mother—" Xia Zetao was a little embarrassed.

"Tao'er, you are weak, I asked the kitchen to cook tonic for you, hurry up and eat."

"Thank you mother."

"Sit down, son."

Xia Zetao arranged for his wife and sat down by himself.

When Mrs. Xia saw this subtle movement, she became annoyed again, don't be angry, don't be angry, I still have to prepare for my grandson's engagement, there are too many things to do, I can't be angry anymore.

It's all right, as soon as my son came back, Mrs. Xia suppressed her temper, said nothing, and smiled, "Qiuqin, go and ask the master and the eldest son to come over for breakfast."

"Yes, old lady."

After a while, the grandparents of the Xia family came and sat down at the table, and the family was formally reunited.

Xia Shiyong, who was getting older, said with emotion, "If Zi'an married a wife and gave birth to a son, our family will have four generations under the same roof. How wonderful it is."

Mrs. Xia immediately interjected: "Zian, let your daughter-in-law have more children, don't be like you, just a brother, there is no one to discuss things with."

When Zhao Suxin heard this, she leaned uncomfortably towards her husband, and looked at her husband with grievances in her eyes. Xia Zetao quickly reached out and patted her on the back to comfort her, "Mother, what delicious food did you cook?" ?” He broke off.

Mrs. Xia covered her heart with her hand, and looked at her eldest grandson, "Where is Zi An?"

"grandmother--"

"I want to meet Ma Erniang, when is it convenient for you?"

"Now it's busy farming season. I don't know if Min'er is free. I'm going to ask."

It was actually another man who only had a wife, Mrs. Xia almost fainted.

"Grandmother..." Seeing her swaying twice, Xia Zhen quickly stood up and stroked her back, "It's hot, don't be too tired."

"Hey, my eldest grandson, you still love others!" Mrs. Xia's unbalanced heart was finally comforted, and she was very happy to hold her eldest grandson's hand.

"Grandmother, it's hot, let the kitchen cook some mung bean and lotus seed soup to relieve the anger."

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Xia asked her grandson to sit beside her, and the two chatted while eating. The reunion table became very lively.

The old general suddenly discovered that his quiet grandson actually knew how to love others. Could it be that his father came back, his soul was satisfied, and he became more cheerful?

Xia Zhen is in a good mood for many reasons. For example, in terms of tactics, he has found a way to deal with the new emperor and Shao Youliang. He has a sense of accomplishment; Home; for example, love, he is passionate, these beautiful things fill his incomplete and restless heart, and the whole person is suddenly released.

After breakfast, Xia Zhen wiped the corners of her mouth, and said, "Grandfather, father, you should rest well at home. Don't worry about me going to the barracks."

Xia Shiyong nodded in relief, "Grandfather listens to you."

"Thank you Zhener." Xia Zetao smiled.

Xia Zhen glanced at the newly dressed mother, stood up without saying anything, "Grandma, I won't come back tonight, so don't prepare dinner for me."

"In the barracks?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhen replied somewhat ambiguously. In fact, he was going to Xiaowang Village, but he didn't tell his elders that most young people like to be sneaky when they fall in love, so they don't tell their parents.

When they arrived at the military camp, there were a lot of things to be dealt with on the official desk, and Xia Zhen didn't bother, and even asked the civil servants and staff to quickly bring over all the things to be dealt with.

The one from the logistics department came first, "Little General, the summer harvest is coming soon, and we are going to prepare silver taels to harvest the grain."

"Ask Mr. Tian for some money."

"Yes, General."

The next quartermaster, "Little General, the summer war is coming, and we need supplies for our weapons and horses."

"Look for Mr. Zhuang."

"Yes, General."

training group...

……

One morning, the people in the official room did not stop.

Mr. Tian was sitting in the office room on the side, watching people coming and going, raising his head from time to time until his attendant reminded him, "Sir, it's lunch time!"

"Where's the general?"

"Someone brought the meal to the office room."

"Take my share to the little general's office."

"Yes, sir."

After a while, Mr. Tian sat in front of the little general, and the two of them ate together, five dishes and one soup, and they were all cleaned up quickly.

Mr. Tian smiled and asked, "Little General, what do you think of the Northwest War?"

"The Turkic and grassland tribes repaid the sweetness over there, and my side will be much quieter, and I can have a relaxing summer."

The corners of Mr. Tian's mouth twitched, "What about Shao Youliang?"

"Not enough to be afraid of!"

Mr. Tian stared at Xia Zhen carefully for a while, "Little General, are you still sleeping with your baby in your arms?"

(End of this chapter)