When they woke up the next day, the two brothers of the Ye family had gone home early, and only Ye Xiaosen was still having breakfast at Tang's house.
There were still some fried chicken legs and crispy pork left from last night. Ye Xiaosen and Tang Silong each grabbed a chicken leg in each hand and started gnawing on them.
"Cousin, the things you made are so good. I really want a snack..." Ye Xiaosen's mouth was full and he spoke incoherently.
"Then you can come here often." Tang Sanfeng smiled.
After breakfast, Ye Xiaosen didn't want to go home, so he followed Tang Silong to find other people to play with.
A group of children in the village were playing under a big banyan tree. The child who had just climbed up the tree suddenly said, "There are so many people coming over here..."
As he spoke, the child slid down from the tree. "They still have swords hanging from their waists and are wearing the uniforms of officers and soldiers!"
The child has been to the town and seen the clothes of the officers and soldiers in the yamen. Although they are different, they are very similar.
"Soldiers? Is anyone from our village going to be arrested?"
"Are you going to be caught and beheaded?!"
"I...I don't want to play anymore. I want to go home!" said a timid little boy tremblingly, and then he ran away.
"Then...then I'll go home too."
Soon, the group of children who had gathered under the banyan tree scattered in all directions.
In the end, only Tang Silong, Ye Xiaosen and Tang Dahu were left.
"A bunch of cowards!" Tang Dahu had some disdain in his eyes for those people who ran away in fear when they heard that the soldiers were coming.
"How could they randomly arrest people if they haven't committed any crime?" Tang Dahu looked at Tang Silong and Ye Xiaosen, "You two want to go home too?"
His expression was like "If you say so, it means you are also cowards", which made Ye Xiaosen want to beat him up.
"What a joke! How could I be as timid as you? Come on, cousin, let's go and take a look!" Ye Xiaosen waved his hand arrogantly, pulling his cousin's clothes and leaving.
Tang Dahu blushed after being scolded for being timid. "Ye Xiaosen, this bastard, is so rude that he will never get married!"
After hearing what Tang Dahu said, the children behind him looked at each other without saying anything.
Although Ye Xiaosen is a bit rude and likes to fight with them, it is undeniable that he is very good-looking and can't get married...
Maybe they wouldn't be able to find a wife, but they didn't believe at all that Ye Xiaosen couldn't get married.
Finally, Tang Dahu, who didn't want to lose to Tang Silong and Ye Xiaosen, also followed with his brothers.
On the other side, listening to the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, Tang Silong hesitated and whispered, "Little cousin, why don't we go back?"
"Why go back?" Ye Xiaosen didn't even look at him, staring at the large group of soldiers coming towards them from a distance. "We haven't done anything bad, they are definitely not here to arrest us."
"Look, look, they are coming! There are so many of them!" Ye Xiaosen pulled Tang Silong's clothes and jumped up and down excitedly.
"Let's move to the side and don't block them." Ye Xiaosen said, pulling Tang Silong aside.
At this time, Tang Dahu and his friends also came over.
Looking at the large group of soldiers slowly approaching, Tang Dahu felt his legs go weak.
Each of those people looked expressionless, with a big knife hanging on their waist or holding a red rifle in their hands, looking a little scary.
At least the few kids who came to see the excitement were frightened and huddled around Ye Xiaosen and Tang Silong.
Even Tang Dahu, who had always been at odds with them, was as quiet as a chicken at this moment.
After finishing breakfast, Tang Mingan stayed in the study with her husband and vaguely heard her little son's shouting outside.
Soon, even Ye Qingyu who was standing beside him heard it.
"What's wrong with Silong?" Ye Qingyu put down the book in his hand.
"Let's go out and take a look." Tang Mingan put down the brush in his hand.
When Tang Ming'an came out, he immediately saw his father-in-law standing in the middle of the courtyard with a dustpan in his hand.
There was a row of soldiers standing on both sides of the courtyard, and there was also a large group standing outside the door.
The three siblings who had been staying in the small study also came out. Seeing this scene, Tang Sanfeng hid behind his father in fear.
Tang Yihai and Tang Erhai stood next to their father.
"Daddy!" Tang Silong's eyes lit up when he saw his father, and he ran over with his little cousin. Tang Silong, who had found a backer, grabbed his father's clothes and hid behind him.
"Captain Tang's residence is really hard for us to find." The father-in-law shook off his whisk, smiled, and glanced at Tang Silong who secretly poked his head out.
Their eyes met, and Tang Silong suddenly retracted his head and hid back.
Tang Mingan naturally felt his son's actions and said, "Don't blame me, grandpa. The children at home are a little naughty."
My father-in-law just said it casually. It's not necessary to argue with a child, especially since he is the son of Captain Tang.
Without continuing to chat, the eunuch stepped forward and began to announce the decree, and everyone present knelt down.
The content of the imperial edict was very literary, and Tang Sanfeng didn't quite understand it, but he knew the general meaning.
The general idea is that during the five years that Tang Ming'an spent at the frontier, he made many military achievements and saved the sixth prince during an enemy attack.
Therefore, Tang Ming'an was appointed as the commander of Yangcheng.
Tang Sanfeng guessed that the rank of Duwei was equivalent to the commander-in-chief of a local military region in modern times.
But despite this, Tang Sanfeng was still stunned.
She never thought her father was so powerful!
Captain, wouldn't she be a second-generation official in the future? Thinking of this, Tang Sanfeng felt a little dazed.
And this will also be beneficial to the Tang family.
In this way, the reborn girl and the Prince of Huai'an will no longer be able to kill their family quietly.
After the decree was announced, the eunuch left his things and left with his men.
After they left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The villagers who were originally watching from a distance outside also came over and asked questions curiously.
Li Zheng and the village elders also came over, and Tang Mingan waited a long time before letting them go back.
However, Uncle Tang and the people from the Ye family were still there. After they had left, Tang's mother asked, "Son, what did it say?"
"They just gave me an official position." Tang Ming'an said simply.
"What kind of official is he? Is his position high?"
Tang Mingan answered the family's questions patiently.
On the other side, Tang Silong and Ye Xiaosen finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on their chairs.
Before the two of them could relax for long, Tang Silong suddenly heard his father calling him. Tang Silong stood up suddenly in shock, and Ye Xiaosen beside him also stood up in shock.
"Dad, you...you called me?"
Before his father could say anything, Tang Sanfeng saw his brother's guilty look and asked suspiciously, "Did you two... do something bad?"
"This...that..." Tang Silong could never lie, hesitating and not daring to say it out loud.
"So, you two really did something bad?!" Tang Sanfeng said in disbelief.
She didn't believe at all that her sweet, naive and honest brother would do anything bad.
"Well..." Tang Silong smiled at them embarrassedly.
"What did the four dragons do?" Tang Ming'an was a little curious.
"It's just... when they asked for directions, I pointed them in the wrong direction." Tang Silong said embarrassedly.
Ye Qingyu, who was standing by, was somewhat helpless after hearing what her son said, "You are too courageous, kid."
"It's not my cousin's fault," Ye Xiaosen muttered in a low voice, "Who made them look so fierce and ask, 'Kid, do you know where Tang Mingan's home is?' How could we know if they were here to arrest my uncle?"
"Yes, yes, and then I wanted to trick them into going to the other side of the mountain ravine, but who knew they insisted on taking us with them, and in the end Tang Dahu betrayed us." Tang Silong nodded.
After hearing what Tang Silong said, everyone was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Don't do this next time. What if they really are bad guys?" Ye Qingyu warned.
"I understand, Father." Feeling the atmosphere had eased, Tang Silong ran to his father and gave him a flattering smile.
Such a big thing happened today, and people in Tangjia Village are talking about it.
However, the change in Tang Ming'an's identity also made the people in the village become cautious when facing the Tang family, especially Tang Ming'an.
Among them, Tang Silong was deeply touched.
Tang Dahu, who used to dislike him, would now greet him awkwardly when he met him.
After becoming the commander of Yangcheng, Tang Mingan's life did not change much. He just went to the barracks to train soldiers or handle affairs on time every day.
Tangjia Village is a small village in Yangcheng, located in the middle east, and happens to be very close to where he works.
A few days later, Tang Ming'an and his family moved to the Duwei Mansion.
However, after living in the Duwei Mansion for more than ten days, the family moved back to Tangjia Village.
Finally returning home, Tang Sanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, "Sure enough, home is still comfortable."
Although he lived in the Duwei Mansion and had servants to serve him, Tang Sanfeng always felt uncomfortable.
Nanny Fang was also bought by their father to help with the housework, but Tang Sanfeng was very natural when getting along with Nanny Fang.
And when facing the servants of the Duwei Mansion, she would always pick it up unconsciously.
And most importantly, their family all lived alone in a courtyard in the Duwei Mansion, so it took a lot of effort for them to see each other.
It’s not like at home, where I can see my family members doing things in the yard as soon as I step out of the house, and I can find my second brother or my grandfather in just a few steps.
"Will we live in that big house in the future?" Tang Silong said hesitantly, "I don't like living there."
After living there for more than ten days, Tang Silong felt that he was no longer happy.
No matter what he did, there were always little brothers and sisters telling him no, he couldn’t do this or that.
He wanted to go play with his sister, but someone told him that they were getting older and should pay attention to the differences between men and women and not always go to play with his sister.
The second young master's hand is still injured and he needs to rest. Don't disturb him.
The eldest master should concentrate on his studies and try not to get close.
Tang Silong's mind was completely confused by all the chatter.
Tang Yihai and Tang Erhai on the side also felt the same way. They also liked this small courtyard more.
Tang Yihai still prefers to hear his younger brother's exclamations or sighs of praise from time to time when he is reading.
It's better than him reading so much that he gets dizzy, and the yard is still quiet.
The same was true for Tang Erhai. He felt too repressed in the Duwei Mansion. No matter what he did, there would always be voices of disapproval and opposition.
He didn't like it.
"If you don't like it, then don't go." Tang Ming'an looked at the children's different expressions and knew that they really didn't like it.
"It's true that I feel more comfortable at home." Ye Qingyu, who was standing next to her husband, also sighed.
After getting off the carriage, Tang Silong pushed open the door impatiently and shouted inside, "Madame Fang, we're back!"
The author has something to say: I feel that it is easier to develop the plot of Volume 2 from the children, and the male protagonist has become a background board (/=_=)/~┴┴