Chapter 164： pick up people

In the early morning, the sun has not yet risen, and the mist is like a thread, surrounding the bamboo forest village.

 Yingbao took her two younger brothers and Youyou for a run along the smooth village road.

Yoyo ran very fast, and Yingbao and her brother followed closely behind. The two dogs were now older and could run faster than Yingbao.

Three babies, two dogs and one deer running around early in the morning have long been a scene in the village, and the villagers have long been accustomed to it.

Zhang Meng stood at the intersection and kept watching, nodding secretly. "Those two children are flexible and strong, have good bones and strong endurance. They are good seedlings."

It's a pity that the imperial court valued literature over martial arts. It seemed inappropriate for me to propose that Jiang Cunzheng's twin sons learn martial arts.

"Good seedlings should be trained and practiced more, otherwise they will grow crooked." Xu Kun said quietly.

Zhang Meng glanced at his brother, "Do you want to accept a disciple?"

Xu Kun smiled and said, "I shouldn't accept disciples. I think Brother Fu has this intention, but I don't know why he didn't do anything."

“Brother Fu has an embarrassing status, how can he take the initiative to teach children from good families to practice martial arts?”

Zhang Meng sighed, "Let's just live the rest of our lives peacefully."

Xu Kun was silent.

Yingbao and her younger brother followed Youyou all the way to the pond.

Youyou stopped to drink water, while Yingbao looked into the distance.

Early in the morning, my father led a group of villagers to dig a water storage ditch in the distance.

The ditch is two feet wide and ten feet long. When the rainy season comes next year, the ditch can be filled with water, and the drinking water supply of more than 200 villagers on the south **** will be improved.

After the deer finished drinking the water, he raised his head and looked into the distance.

Ying Bao followed its gaze and saw a carriage driving on the village road in the distance, followed by four servants on horseback.

The two puppies immediately rushed towards the strange carriage, chasing and barking all the way.

Sun Li, who was sitting on the carriage shaft, scolded and ordered the carriage to stop at the gate of Jiang's house.

The puppy saw a familiar face, wagging its tail and running back to seek comfort from its little master.

Yingbao touched their heads and walked quickly home with his brother.

A middle-aged man got off the carriage and was led by Sun Lizheng into the Jiang family gate.

The middle-aged man glanced at the tall wall and asked curiously: "Why was it built like this?"

Sun Lizheng chuckled and said: "There were bandits a while ago, so the wall was built to prevent bandits and had no other meaning."

The man nodded and did not ask any further questions.

“Brother Jiang, are you there?” Sun Lizheng shouted towards the courtyard gate.

Old man Jiang recognized Sun Lizheng's voice and ran out of the house quickly, "Oh, Brother Sun is here, please come in quickly."

Sun Lizheng said with a smile: "I would like to introduce you to a distinguished guest, Mr. Wang who came from Fucheng. Mr. Wang, this is Brother Jiang who has taken in your child."

Mr. Wang immediately stepped forward and bowed to Old Man Jiang, "Thank you Uncle Jiang for taking in my nephew Wei Zhan. Wang is grateful."

Old man Jiang quickly returned the gift and let the person go home. "Please come in and talk."

He also ordered the little grandson on the side to call Wei Zhan over.

The three of them walked into the main room. Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Zhou, hurriedly went to the kitchen to make morning tea for the guests.

Yuan Bao has already rushed to his second uncle's house to find Wei Zhan. "Wei Zhan! Your uncle is here to pick you up!"

 Wei Zhan was stunned for a moment and subconsciously asked: "Which uncle?"

Yuan Bao didn't know which uncle it was, so he pulled him out and said, "You'll know if you go and take a look!"

Wei Zhan didn’t want to go. He grabbed the door frame with one hand and refused to leave. “I won’t go, I won’t go!”

Yuan Bao was surprised and turned around to look at him: "Why?" He had been away for several months. Didn't he miss home and his parents?

“If you don’t want to go, you won’t go!” Wei Zhan returned to the house, took off his shoes, climbed onto the kang, got into bed and refused to show his head. Yuanbao blinked and didn't understand why Wei Zhan was like this.

In the main hall, Wang Xian and Old Man Jiang chatted for a while. They waited left and right but didn't see their nephew, and couldn't help but be puzzled.

Yuanbao ran into the main room and told his grandfather, "Wei Zhan refuses to come."

Old man Jiang and Wang Xian looked at each other and stood up, "How about we go and have a look."

“Thank you, Uncle Jiang.”

Wang Xian also stood up and followed Old Man Jiang to Jiang Erlang's house.

Jiang Erlang is not here at the moment. He went to dig ditches with his eldest brother and others.

Yan Ru saw that the visitors were male guests, so she took them to Huzi's house and then left.

“Qilang?” Wang Xian called to the bulging quilt on the kang.

The bulge was motionless.

No, Wang Xian could only get started to unveil the quilt. As a result, he was grabbed by Wei Zhan, but he did not release it.

"Qilang, I am your uncle." Wang Xian said helplessly: "Are you blaming your uncle for being late?"

Wei Zhan remained silent.

"Qilang, you don't know that the government inspections are strict along the way, and the documents and road guides must be replaced every hundred miles, so my uncle was delayed."

Seeing that Wei Zhan remained silent, Wang Xian sighed: "Your mother vomited blood on the spot when she knew that you and Da Lang were separated. Qi Lang, go back with your uncle quickly, otherwise..."

Wei Zhan lifted up the quilt and cried loudly: "I don't want to go back, wuwuwuwu...Uncle, can you go back and fetch my mother-in-law? Yingbao's medical skills are very good, and she will definitely be able to cure my mother-in-law."

Wang Xian:…

Turning around, he asked Old Man Jiang: "Uncle Jiang, may I ask who Mr. Yingbao is..."

Old man Jiang chuckled: "She is the youngest granddaughter of the old man. She is only four years old. She has just learned some superficial medical skills. She cannot be considered powerful. Young Master Wei is just joking."

Wei Zhan was not convinced, but he also knew that he could not contradict Grandpa Jiang, so he kept his mouth high and said nothing.

Wang Xian saw that his nephew's stubborn temper was rising again, so he had to persuade him: "Qi Lang, how about we go back to Fucheng to visit your mother first, and then you can accompany your mother back? Is that okay?"

Wei Zhan really misses his grandma, but he is even more reluctant to leave this place and his friends.

This place is much more fun than at home. He can open his heart and play with his friends without worrying about others ridiculing him for not having the demeanor of a noble man, nor does he have to worry about the food being poisonous.

The key point is that he is treated the same as his friends. He will be praised for doing things for adults, and he will be punished for being naughty.

 Wei Zhan feels that this is what a family should be like.

The one in Fucheng is just a cage for training animals. He must do what they require. He must be humble and polite, respectful to brothers and sisters, and behave in a moderate manner.

Otherwise, my mother-in-law will be disappointed, my father will be bored, the whole family will laugh at him, and even the slaves and servants will bully him because of his youth.

"Qi Lang..." Seeing that his nephew had been silent, Wang Xian couldn't help but persuade him.

 Wei Zhan wiped away his tears and finally nodded: "Well, I'll go back first and then come back with my mother-in-law."

Mrs. Wen is also from Fucheng. She can live here alone with her daughter, and so can Aniang.

When he returns home, he will bring his mother-in-law over. Then he will spend money to build a house next to Yingbao's house, and he and his mother-in-law will live here.

Wang Xian was relieved when his nephew agreed to go home, "Then let's leave now. We will rush to the county town to change roads first, and then hire an **** team."

Banditry is rampant here. Although the imperial court has sent troops to wipe out the bandits, there is no guarantee that there are still remaining bandits on the road, so a bodyguard must be hired to **** them.

 Wei Zhan was unhappy when he saw his uncle was in such a hurry, "We'll leave tomorrow!"

He had just become good friends with many children in the village. How could he leave like this before he had a chance to say goodbye to them?

Wang Xian knew that his nephew was a thorny man and he had to smooth his hair, otherwise the trouble would not end well.

“Okay, let’s set off again tomorrow morning.”