Chapter 260 A Family of Three
Sui Yu held his breath, lifted up the child who was clinging to him with both hands and walked into the house, while he was busy greeting the merchants who served the food, Uncle Lao Niu, A Shui, the helpers, the servants, the cats and the dogs.
"Grandma Yin, the two Gan brothers are following behind. They will be back in half an hour at the latest."
"I came back first. Liu Yaer is with the caravan and will be back soon. Meng Ma, go out and greet her."
"Hey, Dahei! Hey, Xiaohei, you're even stronger than Dahei! Cat Officer—get out of the way, I won't step on you."
Sui Yu didn't stop talking until they entered the warehouse and everyone was outside the door.
"Cat Officer, Dahei, Xiaohei, come here." Zhao Xiping tapped his feet and called out, "Come and lick the broken eggs clean."
Half a basket of eggs was smashed to the ground and it was impossible to pick them up. The eggs were only given to the cats and dogs.
"The caravan will be back soon. Dazhuang, tell Erhei to open the warehouse in the second guesthouse and light more torches in the yard," Zhao Xiping ordered. "And by the way, go to the livestock pen and have Li Mutou prepare a few more bags of fine grains, including soybeans, soybean meal, broken rice, and golden grass, so the camels can have a good meal tonight."
"Oh." Da Zhuang ran away.
Zhao Xiping went to the kitchen again and saw Cui Sao and Meng Ma replacing the clay pot. The clay pot for boiling water had already been placed on the stove. He said nothing and turned to go to the warehouse next door.
The always lively and active boy sat in Sui Yu's arms, as obedient as a silkworm. Sui Yu wished she could spit out silk to wrap the mother and son together. When he saw someone coming in from outside, he looked up and then looked away with disinterest.
Zhao Xiping walked in and looked at Sui Yu, then took a good look at her. She was thinner than in the winter, and a little fatter than when she came back last year. Her complexion was also good. It seemed that this trip to enter the customs was quite smooth.
"I'm hungry." Sui Yu looked at him and said, "But I don't want to get up."
"I'll bring it to you." Zhao Xiping understood. He went out for a while and brought back a plate of freshly cooked steamed dumplings, a bowl of braised noodles with radish and bean sprouts, a plate of braised chicken with sauce, and a bowl of thin porridge with vegetables.
"Come down first and let your mother eat." Zhao Xiping said.
The kid was reluctant, but after a glare, he immediately became obedient and obediently sat down beside Sui Yu's legs with the bench in his hand.
Sui Yu glanced at the man with a smile and asked, "What are you busy with?"
"I'm not busy anymore. Manager Yu, do you have anything to tell me?" Zhao Xiping was in a good mood and rarely made a joke.
Sui Yu patted the seat on the right and said, "Come and eat if you're not busy. What do you mean by standing there staring at me?"
Only then did Zhao Xiping realize that he also needed to eat. After being busy and tired all day, he didn't feel hungry at this time.
"Dad, please get me a small bowl." The kid shouted when he saw him walking out.
"Come with me." Sui Liang pulled him up, "Have you washed your hands?"
"Go wash your hands quickly. I'll wait for you here." Sui Yu said, "And brush off the dust on your body. The dust on me has rubbed off on you."
By the time the family sat down to eat, the thin porridge was no longer hot. Sui Yu drank half a bowl in one breath, and only after quenching his thirst did he pick up the bowl to eat the braised noodles.
The boy wanted to speak several times, but every time he looked up, he saw his mother busy chewing her rice. He swallowed the words in his mouth and glanced at her secretly.
Sui Yu didn't notice that the bowls and plates on the table were empty. She heard the sound of camel bells outside, and the caravan was returning.
"I'll go out and take a look." Sui Yu stood up.
When she moved, the other three people in the room followed suit.
"Oh, right, my parents are here with me." Sui Yu just remembered. She lowered her head and took the kid over, saying, "Your grandpa and grandma are here. Remember to call them later."
The cub responded obediently.
"Master, have all the goods been stored in the warehouse?" Zhang Shun asked.
"Yes, let's move it into the warehouse first. I'll go and sort it out tomorrow." Sui Yu took the cub and walked to Zhao's father and mother and said, "The meal is ready, and the hot water is also boiled. Dad and Mom, do you want to eat first?"
"You're already full of ashes, so you might as well wash up first." Father Zhao brushed off the ashes on his body and said, "Wash up first and then eat, and then go straight to bed after dinner."
"Mom and Dad came in a hurry and didn't bring any change of clothes." Sui Yu tilted her head and said in a low voice.
"Then I'll ask Uncle Niu and Aunt Yin for two sets of clothes." Zhao Xiping said, "Dad, Mom, you guys go back to the house first. I'll fetch some water and bring it over later."
The boy felt his mother push him, and he shouted, "Grandpa, Grandma, I miss you so much."
Father Zhao didn't believe it, and he couldn't accept such straightforward words. He said a few vague words and left.
Mother Zhao smiled at her grandson and said, "I've told your brothers and sisters about you at home. They all like you. Next time your mother goes to Chang'an, you should come with me. You'll have company to play with when you go back, and you'll be able to see your mother sooner than if you stayed here."
The cub bit off his finger and looked up at his mother. Seeing that she was smiling but not saying anything, he rolled his eyes and asked, "Is my father going?"
"If you go, he will go." said Zhao's mother.
The boy leaned against his mother, shook his head and said, "My father and my uncle are going, so I will go too."
"Little clever ghost." Zhao's mother sighed and said, "Follow your mother. I'm going back to the house."
"Auntie, I'll take you there." Sui Liang strode over enthusiastically and said, "Hold me. It's dark now, be careful not to sprain your ankle."
The camel caravan and the servants went into the guesthouse, leaving only the mother and son outside. The son stood on tiptoe and hugged Sui Yu's waist, saying sweetly, "Mom, the wheat is ripe."
"In a few days, we will call your father and your uncle and go to the fields to harvest wheat," said Sui Yu.
"I planted a lot of broad beans this year. I shelled a lot of beans and dried them all."
"Tomorrow we'll catch up with the camels, and we'll take some broad beans and grind them into flour. I'll make you some bread."
The little boy nodded heavily. He dragged Sui Yu's hand down and whispered, "Mom, squat down."
"What? Do you want to whisper?" Sui Yu squatted down, half hugged the child, and leaned her face forward. In an instant, she gave the child a wet kiss on the face.
"Mom, I missed you so much." The boy hugged her neck tightly and whispered, "I lied to Grandma just now, but I'm not lying to you now."
Sui Yu felt both sad and warm in her heart, but she didn't want the little cub to be immersed in this state. She squatted down again, put her cheek against the little chest, and said, "Let me listen to you and see if you are lying."
"No." The kid said firmly.
"Your heartbeat is a little fast." Sui Yu said, "Hmm... Let me listen again. Okay, it tells me you're not lying."
"I'm sure I didn't lie."
"Well, you're a good boy. Come on, let me give you a bath." Sui Yu picked him up and asked, "Do the clothes I brought back for you fit?"
"It fits. Uncle's fits, and Daddy's fits too." The kid leaned over to her ear and whispered, "My uncle said my dad looks like a big, discolored loach. He got beaten."
Sui Yu was shocked, "Did your father beat you?"
"Yeah, he beat my uncle until he was screaming." The kid was extremely righteous at this moment, and he said to defend the injustice: "My uncle asked my father to admit his mistake, but he refused."
"Then what?" Sui Yu asked.
"Then...then my uncle went out."
As soon as he stuttered, Sui Yu began to doubt his words. When she was bathing the boy, she asked a few more questions. The boy could no longer make up stories and had to confess everything.
"Go back to your room and put on that dress. I'll come and take a look after I take a shower." Sui Yu led him out and said, "I don't believe my judgment will be wrong."
The kid ran away. Sui Yu rinsed him with his bath water first, and then asked Zhao Xiping to bring her a bucket of hot water.
"I'll take a shower with you," said Zhao Xiping.
Sui Yu glanced at him and smiled with curved eyebrows.
Sui Yu quickly rinsed her hair first, then she put her hair up and sat in the bathtub, straddling the man's waist and abdomen, and said, "How many times have you dreamed of me?"
"Guess." Zhao Xiping held her waist, his fingertips gently pinching her flesh. Suddenly, he raised his hand and took out a small piece of wood from the clothes piled on the chair. He said, "Did you dream about me?"
Sui Yu took the small piece of wood with words written on it. She read it with a smile, threw it aside, put her other hand on the man's shoulder, leaned over and whispered to him. In a flash, the erotic words disappeared between her lips.
The boy put on his clothes and clean cloth shoes by himself. He sat by the bed and waited and waited. He wanted to get out of bed and walk but was afraid of dirtying his shoes. After several attempts, he decided to take off his shoes and go out to look for someone. Before his feet touched the ground, a series of footsteps were heard outside the door.
Zhao Xiping pushed the door open with his shoulder and strode in with Sui Yu on his back.
"Wow!" The little boy's eyes were full of stars. He stood on the bed and clapped his hands.
"Little fool." Zhao Xiping rubbed him and said, "Go to bed with your mother first. I'll go get the bath water."
Sui Yu sat down in bed while the kid was busy putting on his shoes. He stood straight on the bed and said shyly, "Mom, look."
"Let me see." Sui Yu looked around carefully and said, "Your uncle lied. You are not ugly at all. You are so cute."
The kid smiled and said, "My aunt also said I'm pretty."
"Your aunt has good taste." Sui Yu took off his shoes and said, "Come, lie in my arms, let me hold you."
"Mom, do you miss me too?"
"Of course I do. I miss you every day." Sui Yu kissed him and said, "I brought you a wild boar's tusk, half a box of big carp, sweet honey, and a big jar of dried mulberries. I thought of bringing everything I saw back to you. Do you think I miss you?"
"I want to!" The cub's eyes lit up. He couldn't lie down anymore, so he turned around and got up, shouting that he wanted to see the wild boar's teeth, the big carp, and the sweet honey.
"Lie down." Zhao Xiping came in from the door and said, "It's dark outside, can't you see?"
The cub wilted, and he twisted his hands and lay down again.
Sui Yu glared at the man, then looked down at the kid pouting angrily, and she found it funny again.
"Let's go back tomorrow morning. I'll tell you a story tonight." Sui Yu rested his head on his arm and said, "We encountered bandits on our way back from Taiyuan. They had green faces and fangs, and were burly. Every time they took a step, the mountain would shake..."
Zhao Xiping: ...I was nervous for nothing.
However, after a night, he was stunned holding the heavy bronze sword. Zhao Xiping looked at Sui Yu and asked, "Did you really encounter bandits?"
"Yes." Sui Yu sat down, "Except for those exaggerated descriptions, everything else is true."
Zhao Xiping looked at her, then at the sword. He grasped the hilt and pulled out the scabbard. The sword had been sharpened, and the cold light flashed on the blade, which hurt his eyes.
"How?" Sui Yu asked.
"It's a good knife."
Sui Yu rolled his eyes and said, "I'm a sword."
"It's a good sword." Zhao Xiping corrected.
"I'm giving it to you." Sui Yu pushed the sword to him and said, "I can't use it, you can use it for self-defense."
"No, no, no." Zhao Xiping hadn't thought it through and subconsciously refused. He pushed the bronze sword in front of Sui Yu and said, "I can defend myself with any sword, but this one is more suitable for you to use for self-defense. You can also keep it at home. No, pass it down as a family heirloom. You can write a personal biography for yourself. This will be the glory of our future generations."
Sui Yu was so flattered by these words that she couldn't close her mouth. She stroked the scabbard and asked, "Really?"
"I really don't want it. It's too heavy and not suitable for daily wear." Zhao Xiping hugged her and said admiringly: "Shopkeeper Yu, you are amazing. This is a reward from the emperor."
"Are you envious?" Sui Yu was proud.
"I'm envious." Zhao Xiping nodded.
"Do you think I'm really awesome?" Sui Yu asked, holding his chin.
"Very impressive." Zhao Xiping praised him enthusiastically. "Even better than me, brave and resourceful."
Sui Yu's smile stretched from ear to ear. She laughed heartily, hooked her finger, and said, "Come, let Shopkeeper Yu give you a kiss."
Just as they kissed, the kid ran in excitedly. The door was half closed, but it opened when he pushed it. He was dumbfounded when the door opened.
Zhao Xiping was in a panic and wanted to escape. He stepped back twice, but unexpectedly Sui Yu came forward and gave him a big kiss.
"Come here, let your mother kiss you." Sui Yu beckoned, "Why are you in a daze? You only allow me to kiss you, but not your father?"
The cub shook his head vigorously. He looked at his father and said loudly, "My father is blushing."
"Nonsense." Zhao Xiping stood up quickly and walked out the door, saying, "I'm going to be on duty."
Zhao Xiping ran away as if he had been stung by a wasp. The little cub laughed out loud twice. He jumped to Sui Yu and asked in a whisper: "Mom, is my dad shy?"
"Why are you shy?" Sui Yu asked with a smile.
"He's already that big." The kid gestured randomly and was about to lift his legs to climb onto Sui Yu when he suddenly froze. Then he reacted and said, "My dad should go find his mom! You are my mom!"
Sui Yu laughed first, then she stroked the child's head and said, "Your hair is too long. I'll trim it for you later."
"Okay." The boy thought of something else. He pulled Sui Yu out and said, "Mom, take me to see the long boar tusks and the big fish."
"Wait a minute." Sui Yu held him back and explained sternly, "Your father and I are husband and wife. He's the husband and I'm the wife, so we can kiss and sleep in the same bed. Because of him and me, you were born. It's just as normal for me to kiss him as it is for me to kiss you. In this world, besides your parents, only your future wife can kiss you. Do you understand? Similarly, just as your grandparents can kiss your father, I can kiss him too."
The cub could understand and accept it, but he corrected it by saying, "Uncle can kiss me too."
"Yes, that's right." Sui Yu kissed him and said, "Your father is older now. If others knew that I kissed him, he would be shy. So let's not tell anyone else about what happened today, not even your uncle. Can we do that?"
The kid nodded seriously and stretched out his little finger to make a pinky promise.
"This is a secret that belongs only to our family of three." Sui Yu said mysteriously.
The boy got excited when he heard this, and he warned him in return: "Don't let your uncle know."
"Okay. By the way, kid, let's make another agreement." Sui Yu taught him, "From now on, when you enter a room, if there's someone inside, we'll call out first or knock on the door. Whether you're going into your uncle's room, going to see your aunt Ah Shui, Ah Qiang, or Hua Niu, you should call out before entering. Look, you caught me kissing your dad today, and didn't your dad run away in shame? What if he wasn't your dad? Would he be angry? Would he dislike your recklessness?"
The kid hesitated and said nothing.
"I'm telling you the secret of our family of three. If Dazhuang suddenly pushes the door open..."
The wooden door creaked in response. The boy looked back vigilantly and saw that there was no one outside. He leaned out to check, and only closed the door and went into the house after confirming that there was no one outside.
Sui Yu smiled at him.
"Okay." The cub agreed, "Mom, take me to see the wild boar's tusks."
"Come on, there are two, one for you and one for your uncle." Sui Yu got up and went out with him.
When he walked out the door, the kid saw Dazhuang. He was a little suspicious, wondering if Dazhuang had gone in and left again, after all, he often did this.
"Mom, I also want to teach Dazhuang to call out before entering the house, as well as my uncle and Aunt Ashui. She can't peek at me changing my pants." said the kid.
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