Two days later, at daybreak, they took their two children on the big boat back to Fenshui. Little Baoer was still asleep, and Qi Wanfeng wrapped the child in a small quilt and carried him on board. Lele, who had not slept enough in the morning, was woken up. He had his face tied up and looked unhappy, but he did not cry or make a fuss. He was a good child.
It was still summer when they came, and it was autumn when they returned.
After bidding farewell to the people who saw them off, the boat slowly left Nanyang City and set out on the road back to Fenshui.
The morning sun rose outside, and the child sleeping in the bed moved his clenched fists, opened his eyes, climbed out of the bed, and pursed his little mouth as if he was about to cry. As soon as the child moved, Qi Wanfeng found that the child had woken up. Seeing the child's cute little appearance, he smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Oh, little treasure is awake too."
"Come, hug me."
Seeing the familiar people, the squinting little mouth of the awakened child finally loosened, and he opened his hands to let me hold him. Falling into the familiar embrace, little treasure looked around with round eyes.
The child is different every day. When he comes, he still doesn't understand anything, but when he goes back, he understands everything.
Lele sat there playing the jigsaw puzzle seriously. When little treasure saw it, his eyes immediately widened, and he climbed to his brother's place. It was obvious that he was not honest. Qi Wanfeng didn't dare to let this naughty little guy go, but when he let go, little treasure didn't obey him, so he had to let go.
As soon as Xiaobao was released, he crawled to his brother on all fours. Lele glanced at him expressionlessly, and Xiaobao didn't dare to move. The two children were standing still, and the next moment Xiaobao moved, jumped over, and messed up the tangrams all over the bed. "..." Cao Ruile!
Qi Wanfeng saw that it was over, his kid was angry! He turned his head away and pretended that nothing had happened and he knew nothing, he couldn't see it. He turned his head secretly to take a peek and found that Lele put away the tangrams expressionlessly and started to put them together again. These
small blocks were given by my husband for the children to play with. Lele can play with them for a long time by himself, and Xiaobao was lucky not to mess around, let alone play. But with Lele as his brother, even if Lele is unhappy, he will not hit Xiaobao, the younger brother, and he will teach him how to play.
Put it here! Lele grabbed Xiaobao'er's hand and asked him to put it down.
Seeing the two children playing together without fighting, Qi Wanfeng smiled. He knew that his boy was a good boy. He reached out and touched his boy's head. Even if Cao Ruile didn't like people touching his head, thinking that this was his mother, he held back and let his mother touch it.
Cao Xiangnan, who came in with breakfast, saw two children playing on the crib. Wanfeng was smiling beside them. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you so happy about? Tell me."
Qi Wanfeng told her husband what happened just now. Cao Xiangnan put down the things in his hand, touched his boy, and praised him, "Good boy!"
"Come and eat. I cooked fresh fish porridge for you. Come and try it." The fish was caught in the water. The porridge tasted delicious. The taste was excellent.
When Cao Ruile saw that there was food, he raised his eyes, stopped playing with the things in his hands, and looked at his father. Noticing the little look in his boy's eyes, Cao Xiangnan smiled and served a bowl for Wanfeng to feed Xiaobaoer. Cao Xiangnan picked up his boy and fed him with the remaining bowl.
Feeding a child is not a difficult task, especially since his kid is always well-behaved when eating. He opens his mouth after one bite, unless he eats something he doesn’t like.
There are some things his kid doesn’t eat, such as garlic, onions…
The open window allows you to see the flow of the river. When Xiao Baoer saw the water outside, he wanted to go out. Cao Xiangnan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and was so angry that he almost threw the brat into the water to feed the fish. However, his Wanfeng coaxed the brat with a good temper, and in the end, he even nestled in the arms of his mom, who was coaxing him.
Little Cao Ruile didn’t even spare a glance for the pretentious kid, and looked up at his father with a little inquiry and curiosity in his eyes.
“?” Cao Xiangnan.
Cao Ruile turned his face away, pretending that nothing had happened.
The boat that had left early did not dock until the sun set in the west, when there was still a little light in the sky, and they returned to Fenshui Town. They
hurried back to Caojia Village in a carriage at night, and returned to their home that they had not been to for a long time. This was their home, and there were children they missed at home. They felt an indescribable excitement in their hearts.
The door of the courtyard opposite opened, Cao Gang came out, holding a lantern and walked towards them, saying calmly without any surprise, "You're back."
"Brother Cao Gang." Cao Xiangnan saw an acquaintance, walked over, greeted in their own way, reached out and put his hand on Cao Gang's shoulder, bumped his shoulder, and smiled like a bright flower, "We're back."
"Well, it's good to be back, go to bed early, I'll find you tomorrow." Cao Gang nodded, holding the lantern to illuminate the way for the person who had returned, and did not leave immediately.
"Pah pah..."
The two smart dogs in the courtyard heard the sound of their master returning, ran out and knocked on the door twice, and when they saw that the door was not open, they hurried to knock on the door of the gatekeeper's room. The person who was asleep in the house heard the noise outside, got up and opened the door. He saw two dogs making noises. He listened carefully and it seemed that they heard knocking on the door.
If an outsider came at night, the two dogs would bark wildly. Seeing that the two dogs did not bark, but wagged their tails
, he was moved and thought, could it be that the master has returned?
Liu Guizhong's two sons heard the noise and came out of the house. The eldest son asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"
Liu, who was in the house, heard the noise and came out of the house.
"Maybe the master has returned. Let's go and take a look." Liu Guizhong went back to the house and took a coat to put on. His two sons followed behind him and led the two dogs to the direction of the gate. He asked loudly, "Who is outside?"
"Uncle Liu, it's me." Cao Xiangnan replied.
"Master!" Seeing that it was really the master who came back, Liu Guizhong hurriedly opened the gate of the courtyard, and saw the master and mistress outside the gate with two young masters, and his little brother all came back together. He immediately burst into tears, "Master, mistress, you are all back!"
During the time when the master was away from home, if it weren't for him guarding the dungeon, the master's mother and brothers would have rushed into this courtyard and occupied this house for themselves. Fortunately, his master is back now.
This is his master's house, none of you can live in it for no reason!
"Yes, we are back." Cao Xiangnan still didn't understand why Uncle Liu was so moved. Didn't they just come back from a long trip? Although this trip took a long time, they were back, right? Was there any need to be so moved?
He didn't know that his mother and brother had played such a trick on him. If Cao Xiangnan knew, he would understand why his loyal servant was so moved when he saw him back.
"Hurry, master, mistress, come in."
The two boys Liu Ming and Liu Qiang hurried over to help the master lead the horse and carry things, and walked inside.
When they came back, the two little ones were asleep. Perhaps he heard the sound, Lele opened his eyes and took a look, then closed his eyes and found a comfortable position in the arms of the person holding him to sleep.
The children in the room were all asleep at this time. A door was opened from the inside. Xiangzi stood at the door and saw his uncle and Momo who had returned. He walked out. Cao Xiangnan also saw the boy walking barefoot on the ground, waved him over, touched the child's head, and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Uncle!" Xiangzi tilted his head and looked at his uncle, with a gleam in his big eyes.
Qi Wanfeng carried the child into the house, and put the little Baoer in his arms on the crib. Gan Weiqi, who followed behind, also put Lele on the bed and went out. The house was clean and tidy, and it was obvious that someone cleaned it every day, and it was ready for people to live in.
Gan Weiqi said hello to Cao Xiangnan, and left with Gan Weilin who was outside.
Cao Gang said goodbye and went back to him.
"Be good, go back to the house and put on your shoes." It was cold now, and it was not good to go barefoot, so Cao Xiangnan asked the child to go back to the house and put on his shoes. Xiangzi looked down at his feet and ran back to the house.
Qi Wanfeng, who came out from behind, saw the child's back as he left, looked at his husband and asked, "Xiangzi is still awake?"
"Maybe the child heard our voices and got up." The child was always alert, and woke up as soon as he heard the slightest movement outside. It was unknown whether he slept at night. Cao Xiangnan smiled helplessly.
Xiangzi went into the room and put on his shoes, and came out quickly, his big eyes full of expectation.
Qi Wanfeng pushed open the door of the child's room, and when he entered the room, he saw two children sleeping together on the bed. Seeing his two children, An'an and Xingxing, sleeping together, sleeping soundly, the worry in his heart was finally put down. He walked over, touched the child's forehead, and said softly, "Dad and Mom are back, go to sleep, you will see Dad and Mom tomorrow when you wake up."
He knew that just as he missed the children at home, the children at home also missed him.
Cao Xiangnan, who was outside, asked Liu Guizhong, who got up at night, to take his two boys to sleep. He also asked the little brother Liu Lan who came back with them to go back with his father and brother to have a good sleep, and he didn't have to get up in a hurry tomorrow. After
thanking the host, Liu Guizhong took Liu and the children away.
After they had packed up and taken a shower, they returned to the house and lay down on their own bed. They breathed a sigh of relief and held his Wanfeng in their arms. Cao Xiangnan said, "A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse. After all, your own home is more comfortable."
"Puff..." What golden nest, silver nest, doghouse? Qi Wanfeng couldn't help but laugh.
This sleep at night was the most peaceful sleep they had had in such a long time...