Hello Chang’an

At first, Chang Sui Ning thought that today's shepherd's purse's return home in fine clothes was a slight sensation, so it was spread everywhere, but after listening carefully, she realized that they were actually discussing something else.

This matter will start after shepherd's purse and Zeng Huan returned to the city today.

After entering the city, the two first went to do the errands assigned by Chang Sui Ning and went to Baiji Teahouse to deliver the letter.

After coming out of the teahouse, shepherd's purse asked Zeng Huan to go home to visit relatives, and she also headed home. Chang Suining asked them to rest at home for one night and leave Hezhou in the morning the next day.

But Zeng Huan had not yet decided whether to return home. Last year, she insisted on joining the army with Chang Sui Ning, despite her family's suggestion that she remarry. For this reason, she almost broke up with her family. Her biological mother even said that she would just treat her as a shameful thing as she had never been born, and from now on just treat her as dead, and told her not to come back again, so as not to bring shame to the family.

These words were said in private. Shepherd's Purse didn't know about it, nor did Chang Sui Ning, otherwise they wouldn't have suggested that Zeng Huan come back to visit his relatives.

Zeng Huan always spoke little. She didn't want to mention her family scandal, and she didn't want to refute her family's good intentions. Besides...she still missed her family a little.

But she hasn't figured out how to go back, and she's not sure if her family wants to see her.

After separating from Shepherd's Purse, Zeng Huan first found an inn to stay, and after settling his horse, he went out on the street.

She was wearing a man's robe, and her hair was tied with a copper hairpin. Her long life in the military had made her taller and stronger than before, and her overall temperament had also been greatly changed. At this moment, she was walking on a familiar street. People recognize her.

Chang Suining gave her and shepherd's purse a sum of money for visiting relatives. The money was not cheap, enough for her to buy two pieces of good cloth for her mother. Her mother loved to save face and liked to wear good clothes. She also prepared a pair of jewelry for her sister-in-law, preferably inlaid. There are a few pearls on top; then I buy a few boxes of snacks for my nephews and nieces. The snacks at Zhao's shop in the west of the city are very delicious; and finally I buy my brother two bottles of his favorite wine...

If she goes back with these things, her family will be happy, right?

She is now following the adults, and is considered to be somewhat successful. I heard that those ladies came back last time, and everyone in the family now feels proud because of them... Will her mother, brother and sister-in-law change their views on her because of this?

Zeng Huan was walking on the street, his mood fluctuating, when he suddenly heard a familiar name coming into his ears.

"It's already noon. Sister-in-law from the Zeng family only came out to buy crabs at this time."

"you do not say!"

The answering voice was all too familiar. Zeng Huan, who hadn't yet decided how to meet him, almost panicked and hid behind an oil umbrella stall nearby.

"Originally, the food has been prepared, but my grandson, who wants to eat crabs, has no choice but to go out and buy them!" A woman in her forties was holding a few live crabs tied with straw ropes and laughed. He was talking to the woman selling tiger-head shoes.

The two were obviously familiar with each other. There were no customers in front of the shoe stall at the moment, so they started talking with a smile.

"It's the season for eating crabs, but my family is reluctant to buy them. My sister-in-law's family is rich..."

"What are you talking about? There are only a few of them. If you ask me, I can't tell you how delicious these things are... It's just that the little bully is clamoring for it, so even if he tightens his belt, he still has to buy it!"

"Sister-in-law and I, please stop being modest. No one in our street knows that sister-in-law, you have a good life and have given birth to a capable and good daughter!"

When Zeng Huan heard this, he suddenly clenched his fingers and waited with bated breath for his mother's response.

She laughed when she heard the familiar voice: "There is no such thing as being able to endure...it's just a matter of begging for food from the governor of Jiangduchang!"

Although the tone is modest, there is also an unconcealed pride.

Zeng Huan was stunned, so did her mother approve of her?

Her mother seemed to be happy for others to bring up this topic, and went on to say a lot with a smile: "...I didn't expect Ah Huan to be so successful at first. At that time, she said she wanted to join the army and follow a little girl. I thought, Isn't that nonsense? I'm worried that something will happen to her outside... But who knew that the little girl named Chang was so capable, won all the battles, and became a big shot that everyone respected. After going to Jiangdu, she actually became a The governor! Why is his life so good? It must be that the Chang family's ancestral grave was buried well, and the general was born!"

The woman selling shoes said with a smile: "Your Ah Huan has also started to make a career. Those who came back from the army last time all said that Chang Governor was someone who missed old friendships and treated them well! Ji Hei Lian I heard that his shepherd's purse has become an official and has thousands of people under his command...I think your A Huan is about the same!"

"How can my Ah Huan compare to Ji Hei Lian's? Ah Huan is stupid and too honest. He doesn't know how to study business and flatter people..."

When Zeng Huan heard this, he twitched his lips with complicated emotions. His mother always didn't understand anything, but she still pretended to know everything, thinking that she was well versed in the so-called worldliness.

"Don't worry, your Ah Huan is calm. It's only a matter of time before he becomes a general! But has Ah Huan ever written a letter?"

"What's the letter? She's illiterate, and there's no one in our family who can read, and she's busy fighting Japanese pirates, so she doesn't have time..." The woman carrying the green crab smiled and said, "But her brother and I We have discussed that after the Mid-Autumn Festival next month, we will go to the army to see her! "

As the woman spoke, she moved closer to the stall and said, "...Have you heard that there is some kind of academy built in Jiangdu? Many people are trying to get in!"

Shoe seller: "Of course I've heard of it. The scholar from the Jiang family in the alley ahead just left for Jiangdu a few days ago, just for that academy!"

"I have discussed with Shitou's father, and we will go back to the army to find Ah Huan, and ask her to talk to the governor, and send our Shitou to study in that academy!" The showy look in the woman's eyes could hardly be concealed. live.

"Is this... can this be done?" said the shoe seller, "I heard it's very difficult to get into the school. You have to take an exam!"

"Of course others have to take the exam, but Ah Huan works in front of Governor Chang... When Governor Chang took her away, there were not many people around. Governor Chang can be where he is today, and it is indispensable for our Ah Huan to contribute a lot!" The woman The more he spoke, the less he could conceal his true nature as a businessman, and he no longer cared about being modest. He said in a matter-of-fact tone: "It's just a matter of sending a child to study. It's such a small thing, I will always agree to it if I think about it!"

Zeng Huan frowned.

The shoe seller's eyes were full of envy: "It would be great to be able to enter that academy!"

"Entering an academy is nothing..." the wife of the Zeng family became even more excited: "When our Ah Huan becomes more successful, maybe we can help her brother find an official position in the Governor's Mansion."

The shoe seller then flattered her again: "...If my sister-in-law becomes the royal wife, she will not forget our neighbors!"

The wife of the Zeng family was already smiling from ear to ear, and she responded repeatedly. Seeing that she had talked too much, she hurriedly carried the crab and walked home.

Zeng Huan stood where he was and didn't move for a long time.

Her mother didn't have any unpleasant words just now. On the contrary, they were all filled with pride because of her. But for some reason, when she heard it, she felt infinite sadness and hopelessness rising in her heart.

It was sad because her mother never mentioned her difficulties from beginning to end. When she mentioned her, she only showed off without any worry.

Hopelessness is a kind of hopelessness that can be seen to the end at a glance.

Is this the change and recognition she wants?

Does the mother care about her daughter, or the dignity and benefits she can bring to the Zeng family?

The answer was clearly before her eyes, but she had been limited to it before and never thought about it in detail. The mother wanted Shitou to enter Wuer Academy, and she also wanted her lazy brother to enter the governor's office...how ignorant and greedy he was.

A voice suddenly appeared in Zeng Huan's mind - this kind of ignorant and greedy entanglement would destroy everything she had fought for with her life.

She turned her head and looked around at the noisy surroundings, her mind in a mess.

There were constant shouts and shouts on the street, and she saw a vendor selling candied haws on a stick passing by. A picture of her young self saying she wanted to eat candied haws flashed through her mind, but her mother turned a deaf ear to it.

But when my brother said he wanted to eat, my mother suddenly heard him.

Her voice always seemed to dissipate in the wind, never being heard by her mother.

It was her mother's choice to get married in the first place. Even though she didn't want to, she didn't say anything because she knew her mother "couldn't hear" her.

Until her husband died, she did not want to remarry, but wanted to leave with Mrs. Chang. This time her mother finally heard her, because her voice was too loud. Not only did her mother hear it, she also became furious and said all the vicious words Hit her so she never comes back.

"etc!"

Zeng Huan quickly stepped forward and caught up with the candied haws hawker: "Give me a bunch of candied haws!"

"No, give me two skewers... let's get ten skewers!" she said with a smile, tears in her eyes.

After buying the candied haws, she went to a shop not far away and bought two roast chickens. She would swallow her saliva every time she passed by this roast chicken shop when she was young. Her mother would buy one every month, but the two chicken legs would always belong to her brother. . Even if she takes another look, her mother will glare at her and call her "a greedy person who wants to give birth to a child".

Everything she wants always seems to be shameful, greedy, and unworthy of publicity.

But adults say, if you want what you want, you have to fight for it according to your own ability. Being able to fight for it is their ability. Not only is there no shame, it is an honor!

She got all this money with her own skills!

Instead of thinking about buying cloth for her mother, jewelry for her sister-in-law, snacks for her nephew, and wine for her brother, to please those "family members" who will never be satisfied with their gratitude... maybe she should treat herself once.

What she owes most is not her mother, but herself.

What she needs most is her own approval!

Zeng Huan returned to the inn with the things he bought, put them on the table, and ate while crying until he couldn't eat any more.

It was the first time that she felt so full after eating the food she liked. What they originally tasted no longer mattered. What mattered was that she had satisfied her young self and made up for the debt. She now knew what her future path would be like. Walk.

She thought about it, and when she got back, she begged the master to report her death, and use all her reward income as a pension to be sent back to the Zeng family... let's clear everything.

She would never go back to that home again. She didn't want to be entangled and ruined by those people, nor did she want to cause trouble to the adults and the governor's office because of her cowardice.

Zeng Huan stood in front of the window of the guest room on the second floor. He saw several dogs looking for food in the alley outside, so he threw the remaining food out of the window.

The dogs were satisfied with their meal and waggled their tails at her happily.

Zeng Huan laughed through tears and wiped away his tears.

She raised her head and looked far away in the direction of Shepherd's Purse's home - Commander Shepherd's Purse should be having dinner with his family at this moment, right?

Here at Shepherd's Purse, the reunion has indeed been held, but the dinner table is empty.

But I am already full, if fullness can be considered full.

On her way home, she climbed over the wall.

When she came back, she found that the courtyard door was bolted from the inside. She knocked several times and no one answered, so she climbed over the wall and jumped in.

After entering the yard, I discovered that the door to the inner room was also bolted. As I got closer, I could hear the faint sounds of men and women calling.

At this point, shepherd's purse would be a fool if she couldn't react any longer. She kicked the door apart with her two feet, stepped on the door panel and strode in. She saw the naked man and woman entangled on the bed in the room, and it was clear that " "Tsk": "I said no one answered the door, we are all busy with this!"

Men and women screamed, hiding, pulling quilts, and screaming. The chaotic movements were like a big cat entering a mouse's nest and trampling several to death.

Shepherd's Purse looked at the frightened man, glanced at his lower body, and said "tsk" again. He was working hard. If he was frightened like this, he might not be able to do anything in the future.

"You... why are you back suddenly!" The man pulled his robe to cover his shame and finally found his voice.

Shepherd's Purse sneered.

The man who was given the nickname Ji Heilian was her husband.

Shepherd's Purse came back on horseback. As she approached her house, she attracted a lot of attention along the way. Her story of following Chang Sui Ning in building a career had already spread in these streets. Now the neighbors heard that she came back to visit relatives. People came over in twos and threes to visit.

Unexpectedly, the courtyard door was still closed from the inside, but the panicked screams of men and women could be heard.

Everyone had different expressions when they saw the courtyard door suddenly opened from the inside, revealing Shepherd's Purse's enthusiastic face, and greeted them: "You are all here, stop standing outside, come inside and talk!"

Everyone didn't know how to react, but no one wanted to refuse this excitement.

Soon the small courtyard was filled with people. Looking at the man and woman who hurriedly put on their clothes and stood awkwardly in the hall, an older woman sighed and looked at the big man sitting on the golden sword. Shepherd's Purse, who was drinking tea on a bench in the hall, whispered: "...it's not a big deal, and it's not your family that's going to suffer the embarrassment... It's hard for you to come back, because it's not worth it to make you angry."

Shepherd's purse put down the empty tea bowl: "Sister-in-law is right."

Seeing her reaction, others also started to persuade her.

Ji Heilian had calmed down at this moment, and saw that his always tough wife was much more tolerant than before. She neither hit nor made trouble nor scolded her. Could it be that she was calmer, and now that she had an identity, she knew how to cherish her face? Maybe she also knows that she owes this family something?

Thinking like this, and with so many young and old men staring at him, Ji Heilian said in a tone of 'I am also thinking about this family': "... I originally wanted to tell you, but I couldn't find the opportunity. You are not at home all the time, so why not let Fang Niang be a little concubine, who can also help us take care of the house and the two children. In this way, you can take care of the outside and she can take care of the house, and you can feel at ease outside. Come to fight, isn’t it just the best of both worlds?”

Thank you all for your monthly votes, rewards, and messages~ (Before the battle with the Japanese army, I finished writing the family background of the two female group portraits that need to be written. Shepherd's purse and Zeng Huan will be important arms around Ning Ning from now on, but considering the plot and main line The relationship is not very big, so the title points it out, good night (