"Xiaofeng, would you like to come stay with us for a few days and see your nephew?" Fu Changfeng asked, taking Xiaofeng's hand.

"Brother-in-law, I still need to study, so I won't go with you. Mother said that I can't miss a single day of studying." Xiaofeng thought for a moment before shaking his head and refusing.

"Then you should study hard. When it's time to rest, your sister will take you to stay with her for a few days." Xichun was quite relieved to hear him say that.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two returned to the county.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye. Xichun was watching her two children play in the courtyard when she heard the voices of the maids.

"Young Master is back! Young Madam, Young Master is back!" A maid ran in and said in the direction of Xichun.

"Ah Zhao, Ah Zheng, your father is back! Come on, let's go greet him." Xi Chun held Ah Zheng, who had just turned one year old, and was about to reach out to take Ah Zhao's hand, but Ah Zhao had already run out of the courtyard on his own when he heard this.

When Xichun was halfway there, she saw Fu Changfeng leading Azhao in.

"My wife, I'm back." Fu Changfeng rarely looked travel-worn, but upon seeing the mother and her two children, the weariness on his face seemed to lessen.

"Mother, Father is back." Ah Zhao rarely spoke, and even Xi Chun was worried that something was wrong with him. However, people said that great people are slow to speak, and this child might achieve great things in the future. So, when Ah Zhao suddenly called out "Father" in his dream a few days ago, Xi Chun was so happy that tears fell down her face.

"Waaah!" The little baby in her arms suddenly started crying, so Xichun had no choice but to soothe the child to sleep before talking to him.

"I've come. I haven't seen A-Zheng for several months. I wonder if A-Zheng still remembers his father?"

"You should go wash up first before holding the baby. I'll go check on my parents in the front yard." Xi Chun stopped him when she saw him like this. A Zheng is only six months old, too young, and his immune system isn't strong enough yet.

Mr. Fu and Mrs. Fu were talking in the front yard at the time. When they saw them coming over, they both rushed to hold the child.

"Ah Zhao, what is your father doing?" After Madam Fu learned that her eldest grandson could talk, she liked to tease him and encourage him to say more.

"Father is washing his face. Father's clothes are dirty, so he needs to change. Father hasn't seen Ah Zhao for a long time. Ah Zhao misses Father." Ah Zhao lived up to expectations, making the two old people smile.

"Yes, your father has been away for quite a long time, three months already. No wonder our A-Zhao misses him. How about your grandparents speak to him for you later?"

"No, Mother said Father is going to study, not to play. We can't blame Father." He shook his head.

"Good child, your mother is right."

After chatting for a while, Fu Changfeng came over. Fu Changjin and his wife had gone to his sister-in-law's house for a wedding banquet and had brought their child with them, so it was just the five of them talking together.

"Now that you're back, take A-Zheng to see his maternal grandfather. He takes his grandfather's surname, so you should take him to visit him often. Changfeng, I'm afraid you'll be going to the capital soon after you come back, right?"

"Father, Mother, I plan to leave next month. The imperial examination is in February next year. I'll be leaving with a good friend I met before at the beginning of next month. We'll have enough time." The good friend Fu Changfeng was referring to was Zeng Guanglian. The two of them had agreed to go to the exam together.

"Okay, then you should take some time to go back."

Taoyuan Village has changed dramatically. There are many more pilgrims and believers on the road than before, and many people from the prefectural city and surrounding counties come to worship at this efficacious temple.

On their way back with the two children, Xichun and Fu Changfeng saw that, apart from Taoyuan Village, people from other villages had set up stalls on both sides of the street, and some had even built houses specifically for doing business.

The Wang family received the news yesterday, so this morning they asked Xiaofeng to keep watch at the village entrance. If he saw Xichun and her family coming, he was to run back and report the news immediately.

"Father, Mother, my sister is here. I saw her coachman." Xiao Feng has become much more mature now. Xi Chun has sent him to a private school in the county town to study in preparation for taking the imperial examinations in the future, so the private school in the village is not enough.

"It's good that they're here. The food is all prepared, and we're just waiting for them to arrive." Wang was also excited. Xichun hadn't been back for some time, as she had been busy taking care of the children and handling business matters.

"Grandma, we're back!" Ah Zhao's loud voice rang out, and Wang Shi couldn't stop smiling.

"Hehe, our Ah Zhao and Ah Zheng are here! Come on, let Grandma hold you two little ones." Wang Shi's slightly reserved demeanor was instantly shattered by the children's voices.

"Grandma Ma, Grandpa Ma, A-Zhao has come to see you." Xi Chun was worried when A-Zhao didn't speak, but when he started talking, she realized that this little guy was quite talkative and very polite to everyone. Even the usually stiff corners of Grandma Ma's mouth lifted up as A-Zhao spoke.

"Hehe, Ah Zhao is such a good child, he even knows how to greet his elders." Grandma Ma couldn't help but praise him.

After chatting for a while, Xichun and Fu Changfeng took them home. Fu Changfeng had promised Xichun that their second child would take Xichun's surname, and now that the promise had been fulfilled, he naturally wanted to show them around the house.

Xi Chun hired servants to look after the house in his hometown. Because people always lived there, it did not fall into disrepair, and the memorial tablet for Chen's father was kept clean.

The group went up the mountain to pay their respects to Chen's father before returning.

“Your father suffered too much in his life, never having a good day. Now that you can do this, he will be gratified in the afterlife. It can be considered as fulfilling one of his wishes. Since the old Chen family members passed away, no one has visited the ancestral graves of the Chen family except for you. Now that there is A-Zheng, they can finally rest in peace. I only hope that they can bless you and A-Zheng and make your lives smooth.”

Wang did not accompany them to pay their respects. At this moment, she only looked at the graves on the back mountain. She was no longer a member of the Chen family, and some things were no longer appropriate for her.

"Mother, we're going to the capital at the beginning of next month. Please take good care of yourself. The children will be staying at home. If you have time, please come and visit them."

"Okay, don't worry, I will go see them. Your in-laws are good people. You've already suffered enough in this life, and from now on, you'll have good days ahead. Take good care of yourself."

"Yes, we will." Xichun held the child and waved goodbye to Wang Shi. Wang Shi watched their departing figures and shed tears.

Because of the tight schedule, the couple didn't have much time to spend with their children, and this time it would probably be several months again, so Xichun was still a little reluctant to part with them.

Thinking back to her previous travels with Fu Changfeng, she discovered she was pregnant after only a few months, forcing Xichun to stop. The two returned to the county, and after the baby was born, Xichun persuaded him to travel for another three months. Now they were heading to the capital again, truly a journey that never ends.