"Shopkeeper, warm a pot of wine, a plate of peanuts, sauce and meat, and some side dishes as well."

"Okay! Please find a place to sit down, please. Good wine and food will be here soon."

At the door, several rough men were walking in with their feet swaying. Sanniang was drinking noodle soup, and one of the men suddenly stopped, slammed their table, and laughed loudly: "

Ah Ci, I haven’t seen you for a few days! It’s not kind of you to wait for me when you come to drink!”

This man's voice was so loud that it made people's eardrums hurt. Sanniang choked on the noodle soup and her face turned red.

Wei Ci glanced at the person with an unhappy expression and hurriedly patted Sanniang on the back. Seeing that she had calmed down a bit, he asked worriedly, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Xuanxuan also put down his chopsticks and looked at her worriedly.

Sanniang waved her hands to indicate that she was fine, but the mouthful of noodle soup just now was stuck in her throat and now it was a bit burning.

The big man seemed to have noticed the existence of Sanniang and the child next to him, and asked with confusion, "Who are they?"

The big man has been on a mission these days and has been away from the camp. He doesn't know anything about Sanniang and Xuanxuan. He came back early this morning. Because he was hungry for wine, he came directly to the city after handing in his mission. He hasn't heard any news yet.

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Wei Ci glanced at him sideways and introduced lightly: "This is my wife and my son."

"Oh, wife, what? Your son?" The big man was shocked. He stared at the little guy next to him with Tongling's big bull's eyes. In disbelief, he picked up Xuanxuan's back skirt with one hand and raised it high in front of him.

He looked at it carefully. Xuanxuan was lifted up high and stared at him unhappily. The big man looked at it for a long time and said in a rough voice: "Okay, Aci, the cub is already so big, so it should be covered tightly enough."

Yes. Ha! This little guy is not afraid of me. Well, he is brave. He is worthy of being your son. He is a general material."

"..." Why are you ready to be a general again?

Sanniang's eyes twitched and she looked at Xuan Xuan's little face, which was prettier than the other children. She turned to look at her husband, Du Jun. Maybe Xuan Xuan could really be a little general with a jade face!

"Uncle is not polite, please let Xuanxuan down quickly." The little guy waved his little hands and feet and glared at him angrily.

Li Dazhuang was stunned and laughed loudly: "If you don't let go, I will miss you." As he said that, he hugged Xuanxuan and sat at the table with them. He seemed to remember Sanniang's existence and touched him from his arms.

He took out a handful of colorful gemstone beads and said with a casual laugh: "These were carefully crafted by intercepting and killing a group of Qiang people a few days ago. I looked at them and threw them into my pocket. I regarded them as a greeting gift. My brothers and sisters said goodbye."

Disgusted."

...meeting gift!

Sanniang looked at a dozen gem beads being thrown on the table in front of her like stones. The corner of her mouth twitched a few times and she replied in a strong voice: "I don't mind, thank you..." After a pause, Sanniang looked at her.

Wei Ci, I don’t know what to call this person.

After taking a bite of the meat bun, Wei Ci glanced at the big man coldly and said casually: "Sworn brother Li Dazhuang."

Another step-brother?

"Husband, how many sworn brothers do you have?" Sanniang leaned towards him, her voice not loud.

But people who practice martial arts have sharp ears and eyes, so what can't they hear? The big man holding the little guy pretended that he didn't hear anything. The younger sister looked so soft and weak, so it was better not to scare her by opening her mouth.

Wei Ci also cooperated and whispered: "Not many, only three. This is the only one you have never seen."

As for the adopted brother, there is only Huo Xiaoguang.

On the way back, Xuanxuan not only didn't have to carry the wooden basin and carry the ladle anymore, but also had Li Dazhuang lift him up on his neck and sit on him. At first, the little guy was a little scared because he knew he wouldn't fall down.

Finally, she smiled so much that her mouth almost reached behind her ears.

When we arrived at the entrance of Huangsha Village, we happened to meet Huo Xiaoguang carrying a bag.

"Brother Ci, my sister-in-law is back from the market. Hey, Brother Zhuang is here too."

You are blind!

Li Dazhuang glanced at him sideways, "You only saw that I was so tall and tall, carrying a kid on my back!"

Sanniang smiled and nodded: "Brother Xiaoguang, where are you going with this big bag?"

"Go to your house." Huo Xiaoguang put the sack on his shoulder, held it with one hand, and said with a smile: "My father-in-law was afraid that my sister-in-law and my eldest nephew would not be used to the coarse grain grains in the north, so he asked me to bring a bag of rice."

My father also said that Brother Ci is busy with military matters, and if my sister-in-law and Xuanxuan need anything, they can go directly to him or us, and my family should not be polite to us."

Sanniang nodded and said with a smile, saying, "Brother Xiaoguang, please make a trip. Husband, please remember to thank my adoptive father for me later."

"Okay, I'll note it down." Wei Ci took her hand, squeezed it, and looked at her with a smile.

Huo Xiaoguang also said: "Sister-in-law, please don't be polite to us. Brother Ci and we are just like brothers and a family. You and Xuanxuan are our sisters-in-law and nephews."

At this moment, Li Dazhuang nodded in agreement.

While talking, several people had already arrived at the door of the house.

After entering the house, Sanniang asked Xuanxuan to bring water to her uncle and uncle. Sanniang was about to make them lunch before leaving. Suddenly, an emergency horn sounded from the army in the distance, and the three of them suddenly looked solemn.

"Sister-in-law, there is an urgent call from the army, go first." After Huo Xiaoguang finished speaking, he and Li Dazhuang ran away.

"Take care of yourself." Wei Ci said a few words quickly, looked at her reluctantly, and ran towards the camp.

Sanniang stood at the door holding Xuanxuan, not understanding what was going on and looking worried.

A tall and thin woman opposite looked up and saw Sanniang looking worriedly in the direction of the camp and walking to the corner of her yard. The woman was picking vegetables in her hand and lying on the half-height fence with a smile.

He slowly said: "Sister-in-law of the Wei family, please relax. Every winter, the Qiang people come to harass the border at intervals. Don't worry! The pioneer generals are very powerful. They will be fine for sure."

When all the women in Huangsha Village first came here, they were as worried about their men as Sanniang. Later, as time went by, they gradually got used to it.

Sanniang looked up at the woman. She was tall and thin, with a wheat-colored complexion. She seemed very capable: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for the explanation."

The woman smiled and waved her hand and said: "Hey, what can't be solved? My man is under the command of Major General Wei. As a family, don't be polite to me. We should look after each other. You just came here. If you don't understand anything in the future, just stand up.

Just shout at the door and my sister-in-law will come out immediately."

Sanniang smiled and nodded.

After chatting for a while, Sanniang found out that the woman's surname was Liu, and she was Fang Liu. Her man was a hundred-man general of Si Chen's army under Wei Ci, and she was the only second among the first batch of good family sons bought and awarded by the court ten years ago.

The one who is still staying in the north has a pair of children, the elder is eight years old and the younger is four years old. Since there are no elders in the husband's family, they both live together in the north.

Sanniang knows what good family members represent. The criminal family members in the court, if they are still innocent young ladies and maids, the good-looking ones are sold to the land of fireworks. The remaining good-looking ones will be sold privately by upper-level officials.

Giving money to officials who purchase sons from good families is called official-official protection. Of course, there are also those who are decent-looking and have a clean family background and are sold by their families.

Mrs. Fang Liu was sold by her cruel brother and sister-in-law. Fortunately, she met an excellent husband.

After a few days, with the help of Fang Liu, Sanniang has integrated a lot into the life in the north. Xuanxuan also has his first little friend, Fang Liu's youngest son, Fang Xiaobao.

A very delicate and shy little guy, Xuanxuan is two months older than him, and when he calls Xuanxuan brother, he is always as shy as a little girl.

The other women in the village are also very easy to get along with. The eldest sister Sanniang first met lives at the end of the village. Her surname is Zhan, and her husband's surname is Wang, Wang Zhan. When she knew Sanniang and her son were living there, she was very enthusiastic.

I often bring my seven-year-old daughter here to help.

The little girl's name is Wang Cuiniu. She looks like her mother, dark and strong, with a wild and cute temperament.

At this time, Mrs. Fang Liu took her daughter Xiaoya to the market and sent Xiaobao over to play with Xuanxuan.

Sanniang learned how to steam steamed buns today and fermented some flour in the morning. I had no experience in making it for the first time, so with a shake of my hand, the fermented dough was as big as a pot. I was thinking that it was lucky that it was cold and I could eat it slowly. Xuanxuan

Suddenly he ran in and shouted: "Mom, the baby peed his pants."

Well!

Sanniang was also a mother for the first time and had little experience. Moreover, Xuanxuan had always been very sensible and had never peed her pants. When she heard that she peed her pants, she was a little confused while holding the rolling pin.

"Mom, the baby peed his pants."

Xuanxuan shouted again.

Looking at the half-kneaded dough, Sanniang squatted and looked at Xuanxuan. She said with a very serious expression: "Son, as an elder brother, the time has come to protect your younger brother. Go and find a pair of your pants for Xiaobao to change into. Hurry up.

, don’t let the little baby catch a cold.”

My son is still young, so he should do it early if he can.

After receiving such a serious task from Sanniang, Xuanxuan suddenly felt a sense of responsibility and said firmly: "I understand, mother, Xuanxuan is going to take care of Xiaobao."

"Go on, go on, I'll call you after my mother has steamed the buns."

The little guy quickly ran back into the house.

As soon as the little guy left, Sanniang quickly rolled out the bun wrappers, chopped the fillings, and wrapped the buns.

After wrapping them up and putting them in the drawer, she added some firewood to the kang fire, and then Sanniang went into the house to see the two little guys. This was incredible, Xiaobao sat down with Xuanxuan's shorts on his head with an innocent look on his face.

On the kang, Xuanxuan was working hard to lift his trousers. Fortunately, Xiaobao was not a little girl, otherwise the family would have already taken care of this little daughter-in-law.

"Xuanxuan, why are you putting a pair of pants on Xiaobao's head?" Sanniang quickly took off the pants on Xiaobao's head, hugged Xiaobao and put up his pants again, looking at Xuanxuan in a funny way.

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"Mom, Xiaobao said this color is beautiful, Xuanxuan gave it to him."

"..."

Son! Mom really doesn’t understand. Just give it to me. What do you mean by giving it to someone else?

Are you trying to give Xiaobao some dark history to use as a handle in the future, right?!

"Auntie, Xiaobao thinks it looks good wearing it on his head." Xiaobao covered his face shyly, and Xuanxuan beside him burst out laughing. It's amazing, he can let others take the blame for him after he's tricked her.

My children have learned the secrets of evil at a very young age.
Chapter completed!