At dinner time, the family ate in the small flower hall.
In addition to Huo Xi's family of four, Xiao Yingying also eats with her nephew every day. Mrs. Yan Tai likes this little granddaughter and stares at it every day, so she also eats with her eldest brother.
In addition, there is Mu Jie. As long as he eats in the house, he must come to the main room to eat.
And when this child grows up, he likes to play the role of older brother and younger uncle.
At this time, she was sitting between Yingying and Xiao Yuer. From time to time, she would pick up a chopstick of vegetables for her fragrant and soft sister, and then she would be busy picking a chopstick of meat for her cute little nephew.
"Xiao Yu'er, you have already eaten two meatballs, you can't eat any more."
Huo Xi couldn't help but stop her son when he saw how delicious the meat was.
As soon as the little fisher picked up a fragrant meatball with a wooden fork, he opened his mouth wide and was about to put it into his mouth, when his mother stopped him and stopped his hand on the big plate.
His expression was a little aggrieved.
He looked at dad.
Mu Yan felt that his son liked to eat meat and it was a good thing to eat more. However, he did not dare to refute Huo Xi's words. He glanced at his son and said, "Be good, listen to your mother."
Xiao Yu'er felt even more aggrieved and looked at her grandmother and great-grandmother again.
It makes the two old people who love their grandchildren feel very sad.
Originally, in a family like theirs, children were brought up by a wet nurse until they were six years old, and when they were five or six years old, the wet nurse would chase them to feed them. Such a young child, only two and a half years old, was asked to sit in the house by his unscrupulous mother.
Dined with the adults at the table.
This child's hands and feet are not flexible, and he eats slowly. He can't even get a few bites out of a meal, so he's not allowed to eat!
"Oh, our little fishermen can eat whatever they like. It's a blessing to be able to eat more! Our little fishermen are so good, they are not picky about food at all. They eat whatever the adults eat, and they are not allowed to eat meat. Eat!"
Mrs. Cheng felt sorry for her grandson, so she sat next to her and quickly picked up a meatball for her grandson and put it on his plate.
The meatballs were round, glowing red, dripping with juice, and so fragrant that the little fisherman swallowed his saliva.
"Oh, look at how hungry the child is."
Mrs. Yan loves to eat with these two little grandchildren. She is old and has a bad appetite. Since eating with these two little grandchildren, she can eat an extra bowl of food every day.
The little fisherman blinked his big eyes and looked at his mother, holding the fork in his hand and not daring to move.
You still have to listen to what your mother says. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious.
Seeing that the child was pitiful, Mu Yan pinched Huo Xi's thigh hard. Huo Xi bared his teeth and stepped on him hard under the table as a gift in return.
He turned around and coaxed his son with a smile: "Then you can only eat one. If you eat too much, you will accumulate food and you won't be able to eat delicious food tomorrow. Only when you are in good health can you eat delicious food every day. Isn't this better?"
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Xiao Yu'er raised a big smile towards his mother and nodded fiercely: "Little Yu'er only eats one."
I looked around and saw that my grandmother ate very little meat. If I couldn’t give it to my grandmother, I would give it to my uncle: “This is for my uncle.”
"Thank you, little Yu'er."
Mu Jie put the bowl over and took the meatballs. He watched his nephew pick up the meatballs and eat them deliciously. He also picked them up and ate them. He thought they were very delicious.
After eating, Xiao Yuer was taken by his aunt to see her brother and eat some food.
After Mu Xin and Yu Wenying gave birth to Mu Ying, they also gave birth to a son, who is now just over a year old and had just been arrested not long ago.
I can’t walk or talk yet, but it’s time for fun.
Xiao Yu'er and his aunt would visit this youngest uncle every day.
"Is Mu Wang still in the military camp?"
Mu Yan nodded, "I'm busy. I think he won't come back." Holding Huo Xi's hand, the couple ate in the courtyard while doing household chores.
Huo Xi sighed: "Oh, I'm afraid these grandparents are not interested in anything."
Mu Wang was also twenty years old. Mrs. Geng had helped him see girls a few years ago, but he was not satisfied.
Later, Jun wanted to help him look for her in Yunnan, but all she looked for were the daughters of the chieftain's family in Yunnan, and Mu Wang also said he didn't like her.
Jun also wanted to summon Mu Wang back to Yunnan, but Mu Wang was unwilling. Jun sent people over from time to time to do his work, which annoyed him so much that he was now hiding in the military camp, not even returning home.
"Does he have a girl he likes?"
Mu Yan was stunned, "Probably not. He has been following me all these years, and I haven't seen anyone he likes."
Although Mu Yan had his own selfish motives for this younger brother, by keeping him by his side these years, the two brothers became more and more like real brothers.
"He said he didn't want to go back to Yunnan, so let him go. I'll ask him another day. He's no longer a young man."
The two of them walked leisurely in the garden of the mansion without the maid following them.
The cool evening breeze of autumn blows on the face, which makes people not feel chilly, but feels very comfortable.
Huo Xi squinted her eyes to feel it, and let him lead her without looking at the road.
After a while, I asked him: "Are we going to conquer Jiaozhi again? I heard Nian'er talk about it two days ago."
"It's October now. I'm afraid it won't work this year. I'm afraid there will be a war next year." Every time the Annan rebellion was suppressed, the main force was from the southwest. Yunnan Mu Mansion used almost all its forces to help the battle.
However, the surrounding areas of Yunnan have been unstable in the past two years, and it has been very difficult for the Mu family to deal with it.
"Are you worried about Yunnan?"
Mu Yan nodded, "If most of the troops are dispatched to quell the rebellion in Annan, the Yunnan garrison will be almost empty. If Yunnan is in chaos again, I'm afraid we won't be able to return reinforcements in time."
At that time, I am afraid that the entire Mu Mansion will be unable to withstand the emperor's wrath.
"The Central Government will consider these things. There's no point in worrying about them." The distant water cannot relieve the close fire.
"Yes, I'm worried about what to do. I just want to accompany you in the capital to coax your son."
He stretched out his hand to touch Huo Xi's belly and whispered to Huo Xi, "When are you going to give Qi'er a little sister?"
Huo Xi slapped his hand away, "Don't think about it. Xiao Yu'er is only old now. Wait two years before you think about it."
"Qi'er is already three and a half years old."
"What three and a half years old! He is only two years and six months old." Huo Xi rolled her eyes at him.
"Okay, you have the final say." Let it be a few years later. Anyway, he and Xi'er are still young.
"Dad, Mom!" A small figure ran towards them quickly.
"Hey, run slower."
After watching the little uncle and saying goodbye to his grandmother and great-grandmother, the little fisher ran to find his parents and took his parents' hands back to their yard.
Although Mrs. Cheng loved him, she did not ask him to raise the child.
During the day, Huo Xi was cooking and handling matters in the shop, so Cheng took Xiao Yu'er with him and took a nap in Cheng's courtyard. At night, he went back to his parents' courtyard and slept with them.
"Mom, Chenchen can only whine and can't speak. When will he speak?"
"Well... maybe he will be able to speak after a while."
"All right."
He held the hands of his father and mother, one on the left and the other on the right. From time to time, he was lifted up and hung in the air by his parents, which made him giggle with joy.
"Mom, Chenchen caught a big white steamed bun when he arrested Zhou. What did I catch?"
"You grabbed a wooden sword that your grandfather carved himself."
"Wow! Then I will be a general like my grandpa in the future!"
This ambition... Huo Xi glanced at Mu Yan, who raised an eyebrow at her.
Xiao Yu'er didn't know about the lawsuit between his parents, so he jumped up and down, "Mom and dad mention Xiao Yu'er again...and be taller...hahaha..."