Chapter 83 The future will be no different

After dinner, she took a shower. Shi Jianli was half-lying on the head of the bed, asking Xianyue to wring out her hair. She fell asleep from exhaustion while lying there.

On the inside of the bed, there was a sleeve arrow that had been removed.

After wringing out his hair, Xianyue saw that his daughter had fallen asleep. He held her shoulders and put her down. After helping her lie down, he covered her with a quilt and slept on the floor in the room with Lanxing.

Because there was no rush to continue the journey the next day, Shi Jianli got up a little late, had breakfast and took a walk in the village.

It was May, the busy farming season, and the farmers were weeding in the fields. The village children, big and small, gathered together, carrying baskets on their backs, as if heading up the mountain. They looked at the girls curiously from afar. The older children, unable to make out what they were saying, pulled the younger ones away.

At noon, Ming Zhoushi returned and said to Yuan Yuhe, "The county magistrate said that they had reported the matter to the prefect a year ago, and the prefect told the county magistrate to wait and deal with it later."

"That's outrageous." The old lady, who had also walked around the village, frowned and said, "Let's go back to our ancestral land first and wait for your father and the others to arrive."

"Yes, Grandma."

After the people from the other yard had finished packing up and came over, the group started packing up their luggage and continued on their way.

The Ming family's ancestral home is in a village under Li Guang County, Chaozhou. The village is called Dongyu Village. It is surrounded by mountains. There are many large wild animals in the mountains. The villagers rely on the mountains for their livelihood, and there are also many hunters.

There are two big families in Dongyu Village, the Ming family and the Li family. Because of the branch of the Anguo Mansion, the Ming family is very prominent in Dongyu Village and even in Li Guang County, and the county magistrate has to show them respect.

As both are big families, those branches of the Ming family that failed to leave Chaozhou have been intermarrying with the Li family for generations. The two big families have united together and lived a very good life.

It was a sunny day when we arrived at Dongyu Village. The carriage entered the village in the afternoon, and members of the Ming family were already waiting outside the village.

After getting off the car, a vigorous old man who looked to be in his fifties came forward with his children and grandchildren. He smiled and said to the old lady, "Sister-in-law, you have come a long way and must have worked hard. I have sent some of my grandchildren and their wives to clean up the yard. You can rest when you arrive."

After not seeing him for ten years, the old lady could still vaguely identify him from his face and sighed, "Thank you, brother. I haven't seen you for ten years and I can hardly recognize who is who."

This is Ming Chuanchuan, the current patriarch of the Ming family in Dongyu Village. He and the old Duke Anguo have the same great-grandfather.

This branch of the Anguo Mansion began to emerge with the deceased grandfather of the old Anguo Duke, who was Ming Chuan's third uncle.

During the period of dynasty change, the first Duke of Anguo joined the army and assisted Emperor Gaozu in conquering the country. He was recognized as a founding hero and his title was passed down through the generations. His descendants also strived to live up to this honor and continue to enjoy it to this day.

"You are too polite, sister-in-law. We are all getting older, so it is not surprising that we cannot recognize each other. I have remembered them after seeing them more often in the past few days. I also cannot recognize my nephews and grandchildren. My dear nephews will also be here in two days, just like before?" Ming Chuan said calmly.

"They serve in the court and cannot be away for too long, so they set out half the time later than us. They should arrive in one or two days." The old lady was supported by Li Ma and Ming Yuelin, and she looked around the village as she walked into it.

Dongyu Village is the richest village in Li Guang County. After the first Duke of Anguo became rich, he gave back to the village and repaired the dirt road from the village to the county. The roads along the way are flat and wide, and many persimmon trees and jujube trees are planted in the village.

"Official business is important, so it's my duty." Ming Chuanchuan and his children and grandchildren escorted the old lady and others to the five-story house in the village belonging to the Duke of Anguo's family. He then looked at Ming Yuelin, who was holding the old lady's arm, and asked, "Is this our second daughter?"

"Yes, it's amazing that you could recognize her. She was only six years old the last time she came back." The old lady was in good spirits after only being on the bus for half a day. "It's the second girl."

Ming Yuelin smiled and called out to Ming Chuan, "Uncle."

The old lady pointed to her other grandchildren and said, "That's the fourth kid. He came back last time. That's the seventh kid. He was only two years old at the time and didn't come with us."

Ming Zhouzhi and Ming Zhouqi humbly bowed as if they were younger than them, "Uncle."

Ming Chuanchuan waved his hand, "Alas, we are family, so we don't need to be so formal."

Ming Zhoushi smiled and said, "You are the elder, it's your duty."

The old lady smiled and nodded, saying that one should not forget one's roots, and the Ming family's roots are here in Dongyu Village.

Although the main family of Dongyu Village is not as prominent as their branch, there are also many capable descendants who have come to the capital. The branch of the Anguo Mansion also came from here, and the previous generations also received help from the clan.

She pointed at her granddaughters and said, "That's the fourth, fifth, and sixth girl."

"Hello, uncle."

"Okay, okay, you are all good kids." Ming Chuanchuan responded happily.

The old lady looked at Shi Jianli who was supporting Qiao Ruoying and beckoned to her, "Li'er, come here."

Shi Jianli stepped forward, "Old lady."

The old lady nodded and said to her, "This is the current patriarch of the Ming family. He is also the cousin of my late husband and great-grandfather. You should follow his example and call him Great Uncle."

Shi Jianli also bowed as a junior upon hearing this, "Hello, uncle."

"Okay, which girl's ranking is this?" Ming Chuanchuan asked with some confusion.

"She doesn't have a specific ranking in the family, but if you really count her order, she's quite a long time old." The old lady chuckled a few times. "Li'er is my eldest grandson's fiancée, the niece of my second daughter-in-law, and the cousin of my third son. She currently lives in the mansion."

"So that's how it is." Ming Chuanlu was surprised, and in his heart he valued Shi Jianli even more.

After all, this little girl is the future mistress of the Anguo Mansion. Bringing her back to the clan to worship ancestors before she gets married is enough to show that he values ​​her very much.

Upon hearing this, the Ming clan members all showed more respect to the future Crown Prince's wife.

Qiao Ruoying had been exhausted from the long journey and her health had not been any better than that of an average person since she gave birth to Ming Zhou. When she heard the old lady's words, her tired brows relaxed a lot.

The more Zhao Han values ​​her, the more satisfied her mother-in-law and sister-in-law are with her, and the better Li'er's life will be in the future.

Qiao Ruoying looked at him and felt that her son's generation might be better than the boys of her husband's generation. Boys from ordinary wealthy families would have a concubine to teach them about family matters when they were fourteen or fifteen years old, but her eldest nephew was somewhat resistant to this.

The second nephew and the son grew up together. They have been following the eldest nephew like a tail since they were little. They regard the eldest nephew as a role model and follow his example. They don't do anything that the eldest nephew doesn't do. As a result, most of the people around them are men. They are very clean and don't have many bad habits that other men have.

Her son has a good older brother, which saves her a lot of trouble.

Ming Chuanlu remembered that he had missed one of the granddaughters the old lady had just introduced, and asked, "Is there a third girl missing? What delayed her and why didn't she come back?"

The old lady smiled unchanged, "The third girl is married, so naturally she won't come back with you."

After hearing this, Ming Chuanchuan tactfully stopped asking questions. The second girl had not yet married, but the third girl had married first. Perhaps there was some unspeakable secret behind this.