442 Homecoming
The morning light is breaking.
Sun Sicheng, Ping An and his party bid farewell to the Marquis and set out on the journey back to the city.
The military camp is only half a day's journey from the city.
In the afternoon, they returned to the Sun Mansion in Minzhou City.
The first thing Sun Sicheng did when he got home was to take Ping An to check on the old shopkeeper and his son.
Both father and son recovered well, and both were able to get out of bed and move around freely.
"Old shopkeeper, your health is fine now, but your foundation is damaged. You can go home today and continue to recuperate. You don't have to worry about the clinic before the end of the year. But after the new year, I will take them back. You have to guard this place for me. Don't make the same mistakes again.
You are an old shopkeeper, how could you do such a thoughtless thing? To be honest, I am surprised.
As for Chengwang, your body has recovered very well. From now on, you should no longer think of yourself as someone who can be knocked down by the wind. You are not that weak. You are just scaring yourself.
If a person doesn't move often, his body will only become weaker and stiffer. Your father is the owner of a pharmacy, but he doesn't even know this medical knowledge?"
The old shopkeeper blushed and said, "It is indeed my fault. I was too worried about his health. I won't do it again in the future."
"Okay, take a rest tonight, and go back to your own home tomorrow. If you are late, your house will be sold by your nephew. It's a good thing I asked Wanli to come here early."
"Yes, we almost lost our lives, not to mention the wealth we have saved for a lifetime. Thank you, young master."
The old shopkeeper took his son and kowtowed three times to Sun Sicheng.
Sun Sicheng also suffered.
He stood up and walked out with Ping An: "We just came back and are exhausted. We are going back to wash up and eat. You guys clean up."
"Yes, my Lord."
Li Chengwang looked at the backs of the eldest son and Young Master Ping'an for a long time without moving.
"Don't look at it anymore. Just stay here and work hard with your father. I'm old, and my health has deteriorated a lot after what happened. I can't live without you. Next year, when you're fully recovered, I'll find you a girl from a good family, and you can get married and live a good life."
Li Chengwang lowered his head. He knew that he and his father depended on each other for survival. His father was in his thirties when he had him. How could he possibly follow the eldest son and his family around without any scruples?
Before Ping'an returned to his room, he received letters from Daniu. There were letters from his father, his husband, Awu, Chu Feng, and his mother. There was also a letter from Master Qin from the village. It was a thick stack of letters.
Of course Sun Sicheng also received several letters, but he still felt jealous. Awu wrote a letter to this brat but not to him.
"It seems that Xiao Ping'an is more respected than Master."
"Master, you have received quite a few letters. I am going back to my room now. I have already written the replies to these letters before the New Year. Please bring them back to me when the time comes."
"You little brat."
Sun Sicheng first read the letter from his wife. In the letter, his wife told him about Chang Qing and said that Hu Jijiu of the Imperial College was willing to marry his only daughter to Chang Qing.
The whole family is very satisfied with the Hu family. The girl is a nice person, quiet and good-looking. The lady hopes that he can rush home to help Changqing get engaged. He will be eighteen years old next year.
It was also said that Zhiyuan from Sun Yat-sen's family had already been engaged, and the girl was the daughter of a person in charge of the Dali Temple, and both families were very satisfied with each other.
He asked about Ping An and talked a lot, and he forgot to ask him how he was doing now.
Sun Sicheng was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Sun Yat-sen's letter indeed mentioned Zhiyuan's marriage, and the meaning revealed by Awen in the letter was very clear, that is, satisfaction.
In this case, it is right for Awen to become an official, otherwise this marriage may not be successful.
Without Awen, he really failed. Before, Awen had to worry about many things, and he didn't have to worry about anything at all. Things were arranged properly one by one.
Wanli is not bad, but compared to Awen he still lacks the skills of a housekeeper. At least there are some things that he does not handle as properly as Awen. He Jin is even worse. He made a lot of mistakes in Ping An's matter this time.
In the letter, Sun Yat-sen showed great concern for Ping An's studies. Half of the words were spent asking him to let Ping An study as much as possible while he was young, pass the imperial examination and become an official as much as possible, etc.
He had forgotten to mention him from beginning to end, and Sun Sicheng slammed the letter heavily on the table.
It’s outrageous. It’s really outrageous.
Ping'an returned to the room and first opened Awu's letter.
The little girl wrote beautiful small characters and asked him if he had any difficulty acclimatizing in Minzhou. She also asked him if he could draw a picture for her when he saw the sea.
He also told him some trivial things about the capital, including how his grandparents praised the delicious dishes sent from his farm.
Ping An smiled.
Although she was a little nagging, she was very cute, a bit like a child, and had a bit of the dreamy feelings of a girl, which suddenly made his heart unspeakably soft.
Among the letters from my mother, one was written by herself, and she also talked a lot about her younger brothers and sisters at home. In the end, she told him to be careful about safety and avoid going into the sea as much as possible, because the sea is not as solid as the ground, etc.
Dad's letter was much more straightforward. He asked about him and Wanxiang, and finally told him to study hard, cherish the days of studying at Wang's house, and not to miss home.
The whole letter from the gentleman asked him about his studies and chatted with him about his reading experience. At the end he just said, "Be careful when you are out."
Ping An was happy and these letters made him feel warm and comfortable.
The father's letter was very long. He made no secret of his longing for his son and his worry for him. He gave many instructions and only mentioned studying at the end, as if casually saying that the son must study hard with Mr. Wang and ask if he did not understand.
Ping An knew that his father, like his teacher, cared the most about his studies, but his father was talented and understood the psychology of young people. He was afraid that the more he urged him to study, the less he would study.
Many people have the rebelliousness of youth, but not him.
He knew very well that although he loved medicine and surgery, he had to study and could not let people say that he was uneducated.
As for how far the imperial examination will go, he really hasn't figured it out yet, so he can only take it one step at a time.
Chu Feng scolded him harshly in the letter, saying that he had actually forgotten such a good friend. He asked him in the letter whether he was better with Fu An or with him.
Ping An was speechless.
Chu Feng is so naive. Which one is better?
Fu An's maternal family is here, his mother and sister are here, and his father agreed to let him come.
How could Chu Feng be the same?
He is the only male in the eldest branch of Duke Jingguo's family and the only seedling in a thousand-mile rice field. Can you just take him out?
What's more, something like that happened before. How desperate must he be to drag him into this?
After reading all the letters, he suddenly felt eager to return home. He wished he could follow his master back to Yong'an to see his family, and go to Jia'anzhuang to visit Master Qin and the others.
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