When I woke up the next day, Cheng Xue was the only one in the room.
Bai Shao heard the noise and pushed open the door and came in, holding a basin in her hand.
After the new year, Yu Niang took a back seat, and all the waiters around her were done by Bai Shao.
"Madam, please wash up. The master will take the eldest and second young masters to the ancestral hall early in the morning to offer incense. They will be back later."
Cheng Xue went down to the ground with a "hmm", washed up and sat in front of the dressing table, asking:
"Have the old uncle and the old lady gotten up?"
"We're all up." Bai Shao replied, "The old lady went to the kitchen early in the morning and made dumplings with the slave's mother. My cousin and the eldest lady also got up and made a lot of snacks in the oven."
Cheng Xue looked at Bai Shao who was constantly busy in the mirror, and raised her lips with satisfaction. She is very capable, just like her brother, and can be entrusted with important responsibilities after arriving in the capital.
After eating the dumplings on the way, Yu Huai and his wife repeatedly urged the two carriages to set off one after another, taking a detour from the back of the village and leaving Wanghe Village.
I didn’t want to waste time saying goodbye, but I didn’t expect that not long after Shangguan Road, the carriage stopped.
I saw Dong Cheng, Guo Dake, Li Qingchun and others already waiting there. Shuanzi and Luozi shouted "Iron Egg".
Sitting in the front car were Li Hui, Cheng Xue, Yan Yixin, Li Heng and Pang Lao, with Wen Tian driving the car. Hearing the sound, Li Heng suddenly opened the door and jumped out of the carriage.
"Why didn't you two go to school? I told you yesterday that you can't delay your studies. Only by studying can you find a way out. Why can't you two remember it?"
Yesterday's farewell banquet was not just for adults. Cheng Xue also thoughtfully set tables for Li Yue and Li Heng, and invited their friends. Even Li Tian's good friend Trini came.
Seeing the three children hugging each other, Cheng Xue felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Mrs. Xu threw down her basket and walked to the carriage, saying in a resentful tone:
"I just guessed that you had to leave quietly, and it turned out as I guessed. No conscience! Here, I cooked it early on purpose. I put more eggs in it to make them soft. If I get hungry in the middle, I can heat them up on a small stove." p>
Yang made fried cakes, which are sticky bean buns, flattened, oiled, and eaten hot or cold without delay.
"Sister, you are not honest today, how can you say goodbye without saying goodbye."
Cheng Xue took the two baskets, put them away, got out of the car, walked to them, and said:
"I worked so late yesterday, so I won't disturb you and go straight away. Sister-in-law, do you have a headache this morning?"
"It doesn't hurt anywhere." Ms. Yang replied, "I just told Chengzi's wife that if I had known that drinking would add to the fun, we would have drank earlier and wasted so many opportunities."
Cheng Xue chuckled, held one in each hand, and said:
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. When we come back from the capital, I guess my third sister-in-law will be able to drink by then. We won't come back unless we get drunk."
"Okay, it's a deal." Mrs. Xu couldn't help but nod, and shook her hand back and said, "Don't be greedy when you're on the road. Pay attention to safety, get plenty of rest, and avoid walking at night."
"Yes, what Nariko's wife said is what I want to warn you. It's easy to get angry when you go out. You can't eat carelessly. You must eat well and be full. Don't deal with it. Your health is important."
"Don't worry, I have remembered all your instructions." Cheng Xue responded.
Compared with the women who chatter endlessly about goodbyes, the men are less talkative and blunt.
As the clan leader, Li Qingchun had already warned about safety issues in the ancestral hall early in the morning, but now he couldn't help but remind him again. This is the hope of the whole clan. There has been no official in the clan for several generations. As long as he can do it this time
, even if the status of the Li family in the village is stable, it can also wash away Li Fang's originally corrupted reputation.
Guo Dake and Dong Cheng couldn't talk at all, and Li Qingshan and others would not compete with the clan leader. Li Hui listened patiently and nodded with a smile.
"Well, what the clan leader said is absolutely true, and I will keep it in mind. I also ask the clan leader to remember the promise he made that day, to restrain the clan members, and not to forget the original intention. Even if I am lucky enough to succeed in the future, don't let the clan members do anything they want."
"Don't worry about this, I will restrain them." Li Qingchun hurriedly expressed his position.
Li Hui bowed his hands and took Dong Cheng and Guo Dake aside to talk. In terms of close relationship, it has to be the three of them. Their friendship since childhood, and their support in various ways later, are unparalleled.
Now, there is no need to worry about Guo Dake. The couple is capable, and Nianzi has also started to make money. Most of the red bricks used that day have been repaid, and they will be completely repaid in three years. The only difficulty is that Dong Cheng had a daughter last year.
, my wife cannot go to work, and my two sons are studying in school, which puts a lot of pressure on me.
"...Third brother, just go to Li Zhong, I have already agreed. The forest farm is well-informed. If there is another recruitment, Yu Zhao will take you and Nianzi to the forest farm in advance."
There are people in the court who can do things easily. Guo Dake is most worried about his two sons. When he heard this promise, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him. Dong Cheng also bowed his hands, but he had no intention of looking for Li Zhong. The forest farm was not owned by the Li family.
How could he be so casual? But he could think of this before leaving, which shows that they are special in his heart.
After saying goodbye briefly, Li Hui turned around and got into the carriage. Wen Tian and Tian Dong drove the carriage, and everyone watched the carriage move forward.
Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Yang stood there and watched for a long time. They gradually looked back until the carriage turned and could no longer be seen.
"Sister-in-law, do you think we can meet again with Xue Niang?"
"Yes." Mr. Yang nodded, "Guanshi Li told me that once Huizi passes the exam, he will have half a month to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors before being sent to the army, and we can meet him then."
Mrs. Xu whispered the word "send officials" softly, and then sighed.
"I really hope that Huizi can be sent to a rich place. After so many years of hardship, it is time to finally be happy."
"Yeah, thinking about the young couple now, it feels like a dream. But we don't have to worry, they know Mr. Xiao as a respectable person, and he will definitely be able to help at critical moments. Come back, the workshop will start working today, I
You have to hurry up and get there."
Yang tugged on her arm as she spoke. The two turned around and realized that Li Qingchun and others had left, leaving only their husbands waiting for them.
The four of them walked back side by side. No one said anything, but they all tacitly recalled the days they spent with Li Hui and his wife. Especially Guo Dake and Dong Cheng. They have protected Li Hui since they were young, and their relationship is not ordinary.
Comparable.
"Brother Dake, please come to my house for dinner with your sister-in-law at noon. Huizi is gone, and I feel... empty."
He was not in the village when he went south to study, but he did not feel empty because his wife and children were in the village and he would come back. But now that the whole family is gone, the feeling of being unsteady... is really too strong.
Guo Dake patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Okay, your sister-in-law will get off work at noon, and we will go there. We just got a jar of wine a year ago, so we two brothers will have a good drink."
"Yeah, okay."
After the two said this, the four of them quickly returned to the village with wind blowing at their feet...