390 Family Reunion
Ping'an and Erqiang took Xi'er to the backyard. Mei Niang had already gotten up when she heard the noise in the front yard.
Her baby had just turned one month old the day before, and her husband asked her to stay in confinement for two days, but she was unwilling and finally reluctantly agreed to forty days.
Her son was supposed to be back in mid-June, but today, the eighth of July, she only heard some noise in the front yard.
"mother."
"Gu."
Mei Niang looked at the two tall boys walking towards her, her mouth grinning from ear to ear: "You still remember to come back? We have been waiting for you for these days."
"Aunt, I heard from Lengshui that you gave birth to a little cousin. Can we go and see him?" He had already prepared a gift for the child in Yingtian.
Ping An put Xi'er down: "Mom, what's your brother's name?"
Mei Niang laughed and said, "Your father called him Xiaobao, but your uncle gave him the full name Wan Pingxuan."
Ping An nodded: "Yes, Uncle Grandpa has a good name, Ping Xuan, it sounds nice."
He himself is a naming expert. The name Pingxuan is indeed nice, but if you ask him to name a few, he can't say a single word.
Mei Niang said happily, "It's safe. Erqiang, I'll take you to see Xiaobao. He's asleep, very well behaved, not making any noise."
Xier took the lead and walked into the room, her steps were light, and it was obvious that she doted on this little brother very much.
The fair and clean baby is sleeping soundly in the cradle, his pink little mouth moves occasionally, as if looking for food, he is so cute that it can melt your heart.
"Erqiang, your brother also had a son, more than three months old. We will go back after the results of the Ping An test come out."
Er Qiang grinned widely, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh out loud, which was extremely funny.
Ping An couldn't help laughing.
"Mom, I brought gifts for you all. They are in the front yard. I'll give them to you later."
Mei Niang smiled and agreed: "When you come back from outside, just bring some food for the two children. Don't waste money."
Erqiang took out three things from his arms, which he had prepared in the car.
"Aunt, I bought these for the three of you at the silver shop. The silver hairpin is yours, the pearl hairpin is Xi'er's, the lock is Xiaobao's, and your uncle, grandpa, and Sanqiang also have some. Theirs are in the front yard."
Mei Niang was so happy that her face was full of smiles. The gifts her son and nephew gave her were filial and different from the ones she bought herself.
"Er Qiang, too. Why spend so much money? Don't allow it in the future."
Xier happily put the hairpin on her head.
"Auntie, I'll go to the main house to pack my luggage and come over for dinner."
"Go ahead, tell them to come over for dinner."
Ping An said, "Mom, they will eat alone in the main house. This time, the master picked a few people from the Medicine Valley for me, including five girls. They can all cook. With eight more people, including Erqiang and the others, there will be two tables of people. There is no room here."
There is really not enough room for eighteen people.
"Okay then. I'll ask Lengshui to deliver the vegetables and rice, and teach them where to pick the vegetables on a daily basis. There's no shortage of things for the main house."
Wan Changsheng and Sun Hongyu did not return until dusk. They had to go and pick up the top three students. July was supposed to be a long vacation, but the academy gave these students who were about to take the college entrance examination an extra half month of classes.
The family members were naturally happy to meet each other, especially Wan Changsheng, who was simply bathed in spring breeze. Ping An was amazed, is a son so important to a man? He was not so happy when Xier was born.
Ping An really didn't wrong Wan Changsheng. He was extremely surprised at the birth of his youngest son. He had clearly given up hope, but suddenly he had this precious egg. How could he not go crazy?
Joy is not enough to describe his mood this month; the only word that can be used is crazy.
Ping An took out the gifts he had brought for them.
The one given to my stepfather was a box of silver needles, the one given to my great uncle was a very beautiful pipe, which he would occasionally smoke, and the one given to my mother was naturally two fine pearls and a gold hairpin inlaid with pearls.
Xier's was a pearl pendant, Xiaobao's was a small gold lock, and Sanqiang's was a set of inkstones.
This time he brought back a whole basket of inkstones. The price was more than half cheaper than what he would get in a normal shop, and the quality was good.
"Ping An, we registered you and the top three in June, and the exam is in about 20 days, so just focus on studying during these days and don't worry about anything else."
"Dad, I know."
Erqiang also distributed the gifts, "Uncle, when Ping An and the others' exam results come out, shall we really go back to our hometown?"
"Of course, bring Xiaobao along, and your uncle too."
Sun Hongyu asked about the health of the old abbot and the old man of the Wang family.
Ping An told the abbot about his condition: "He is recovering well now. We can't wait any longer. It would be more reassuring if we rest for a few days. The old man is in good health. He can eat and sleep well and can teach me lessons."
Sun Hongyu said enviously: "After such a major surgery, a 70-year-old man can recover to this state. It's really enviable."
Ping An said with a smile, "Grandpa and Mr. Wang practice Tai Chi and Five Animals Exercises every day, but Uncle always practices sometimes and sometimes not at home. This won't do. Starting tomorrow, let my dad practice with you."
Wan Changsheng laughed and said, "Ping An, your father is only in his thirties. Isn't it too early to practice now?"
Mei Niang interrupted, "What do you mean early? It's never too early to exercise. Mr. Wang can accompany the old man for morning exercises every day, so why can't you accompany your uncle?"
"Got it, got it. I'll start practicing from tomorrow."
Sun Hongyu raised the corners of his mouth. With such a virtuous hostess like Mei Niang, the whole family lived a very comfortable life.
Sanqiang asked, "Ping An, you were delayed for more than two months on your journey. Did you not delay your studies?"
Ping An looked at his concerned cousin and said, "No, I also read on the way. San Qiang, I will lend you Mr. Wang's lecture notes later. They should be useful."
The three powerful men were delighted: "Thank you Ping An, of course it is useful, Mr. Wang is a great scholar."
The next day, Sun Sicheng asked someone to bring a letter to Ping An, asking him to study hard. He would go to Huainan Prefecture and Huaibei Prefecture during this period, but would definitely come back before the exam.
In fact, Shopkeeper Ge told him that the second young master had sent him a letter a few days ago, asking him to go there after he returned, but he did not say what it was specifically about.
From the second day of peace, he concentrated on studying in the study. The teaching of Mr. Wang and the old man in the past few months gave him great confidence. He was determined to fight for the top three prizes no matter what, even for the sake of his master and teacher.
He only flipped through the book the abbot gave him for a short while before locking it together with the Taoist's book. He did not have time to study this book right now as it was too profound and more difficult than the formation.
The formation is different. The Taoist priest taught him twice in his dreams. The time in the dream space is very mysterious, as if it is endless and there is no years.
But the abbot didn't have any energy to teach him.
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