Qiu Yan refused without hesitation, "No way!" She had never taught her younger brother to ride a horse.
Furthermore, she was worried.
Faced with his sister's refusal, Qiu Xu stopped talking, but he still wanted to ride a horse to and from school alone.
He felt that doing it this way would save time and effort.
Fifteen minutes later, we arrived at the door.
Next to the Qiu family's courtyard, a small thatched hut appeared, built by the two Wu brothers themselves, for them to rest temporarily at night.
At the new house, the two Wu brothers are learning how to build a house. Under Qiu Dafu's guidance every day, they have already learned a lot.
As soon as Qiu Yan and her siblings returned home, they saw their second uncle, Li Zheng, and Zhao Shan sitting and drinking tea, chatting idly about their future lives.
"Xiaoyan, Axu, you're back." Qiu Dafu stepped forward, took the horse, untied the carriage, and took out some vegetables and other items that Qiu Yan had bought.
Zhao Shan also said, "Qiu Yan, many of your medicinal seedlings have already sprouted. Take some time to go and check on them tomorrow."
Zhao Shan was also quite interested in Qiu Yan's medicinal herb field. If it was profitable, he would like to grow medicinal herbs on his own land.
After all, these herbs are much more valuable than crops.
Qiu Yan smiled and replied, "Yes, I'll go over and take a look first thing tomorrow morning."
"Master." As soon as Qiu Xu returned, he went to find Li Zheng.
After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, Li Zheng said:
"Ah Xu, let your master see if you've made any progress lately." After saying that, he and Qiu Xu left the courtyard one after the other.
Qiu Yan then went to find Zhang the carpenter.
Upon seeing Qiu Yan arrive, Zhang the carpenter stopped what he was doing.
"Qiu Yan, I made quite a few of these lunch boxes. What do you think?"
He made some lunch boxes of the same size, but not yet the number Qiu Yan requested.
Qiu Yan picked up a round lunchbox. The lunchbox was exquisitely made, simple and practical. She was very satisfied with Zhang the carpenter's craftsmanship.
These lunch boxes are made from materials such as persimmon, apple, and pear trees, which are hard, dense, and not easily moldy or rotten.
The lunchbox is coated with natural lacquer, giving it a smooth appearance.
"Uncle Zhang's cooking is quite good."
Zhang the carpenter was pleased to receive Qiu Yan's approval. "I was slow at first, but now that I'm more skilled, I'll be able to make a hundred lunch boxes in a few days."
Before leaving, Qiu Yan took away all the lunch boxes that Zhang the carpenter had made so far—only thirty.
Many others were either unpainted or only half-finished.
At this moment, in front of the stream in the old courtyard, Li Zheng is demonstrating moves to Qiu Xu.
Looking at Li Zheng, Qiu Yan unconsciously stopped and lingered. Every move he made was powerful and vigorous.
When Ye saw Qiu Yan return, she walked up to her, supporting her lower back. "Xiao Yan, has Xiao Ran returned? Has he caused any trouble lately?"
Qiu Yan shook her head: "Xiao Ran is very well-behaved. I found him a personal maid to take care of his daily life. Auntie doesn't need to worry."
When Ye thought of Xiao Ran, she thought of Gu Qian and shook her head.
"Xiaoyan, come on, I'll take you somewhere."
"It's getting dark, let's go tomorrow."
“I didn’t know. You’re leaving early tomorrow morning. It’s probably still half an hour before it gets dark. Let’s go now.”
Ye led Qiu Yan to the foot of the mountain, not far from Qiu Yan's medicinal herb field.
Here, a tight fence surrounds the area, and inside, besides two thatched huts, there are quite a few animals.
There were wild boars, rabbits, deer... Although there weren't many animals, they were all lively and energetic.
Some of them were munching on grass, while others were drinking from the stream.
This land was just purchased by the Li couple.
Qiu Yan looked at the livestock and smiled slightly. "Uncle Li is quick on the uptake."
In just a few days, Li Zheng had accomplished all of this.
When Li Zheng was mentioned, Ye's eyes were full of smiles.
"Your Uncle Li said that this winter, he won't go hunting; he'll stay home with me."
After checking on the livestock, Qiu Yan went to see her medicinal herb field, where some of the seedlings had already sprouted tender shoots.
However, it was getting dark, so she couldn't see clearly.
In the blink of an eye, Qiu Yan saw an elderly man with white hair, his body hunched over, also looking at this medicinal herb field.
He walked along, saying, "It's so good, so good."
Behind him, Zhao Yougui jogged after him, "Uncle, I've been looking for you for so long, why are you running around again?"
Old Zhao looked around, "The girl is lost, I can't find her."
His eyesight was poor, and he didn't see Qiu Yan in the distance.
Qiu Yan jogged a short distance and called out softly, "Great-Grandpa."
When Old Zhao saw Qiu Yan arrive, he hurriedly asked, "Young lady, have you seen Qiu Yan? I haven't seen her for quite some time. The medicinal seedlings have all sprouted, but she hasn't come back. I miss her terribly."
"Great-Grandpa, I am Qiu Yan." Qiu Yan knew that the old man liked this medicinal herb field even more than she did. She had only been gone for a little over ten days; it hadn't been that long.
"Are you Qiu Yan?" Old Zhao looked at Qiu Yan's appearance carefully, and after a long while, a smile appeared on his lips.
He pulled Qiu Yan along to inspect the medicinal herb field, saying, "Look, look, the seedlings have all sprouted. That's wonderful, wonderful."
"Great-Grandpa, it's getting dark, we can't see anything anymore, let's go home."
"Good, good." Old Zhao smiled, his eyes crinkling. Before heading home, he glanced once more at the medicinal herb field behind him. Now, he had something on his mind.
Zhao Yougui helped Old Man Zhao home. Because the old man was too old, he now lived in their house.
However, because he inherently dislikes troubling others and is rather muddle-headed, he always prefers to go home, which causes Zhao Yougui and his wife a lot of worry.
Ye walked up from behind with a smile, and Qiu Yan saw that she was holding her waist the whole time, so she quickly went forward to support her.
Qiu Yan: "Auntie, do you prefer a daughter or a son?"
Madam Ye stroked her lower abdomen, smiling happily. "Auntie loves daughters and wants to have another one. In the future, Auntie will find a son-in-law to live with her family."
She missed her Shu'er, and if she could, she would like to go find her.
In a daze, she could already see her daughter and son-in-law twenty years later, enjoying each other's company.
Ye and Qiu Yan also returned home.
Meanwhile, Qiu Xu was still practicing martial arts with Li Zheng. Li Zheng was increasingly pleased with his young apprentice.
Considering that Qiu Xu had just returned, he stopped his movements.
“Ah Xu, you are just as talented as Qian’er.”
Qiu Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a few deep breaths.
“Master, I want to join the army like my senior brother in the future.”
Li Zheng paused slightly, "Your senior brother is enough to join the army, you should focus on your studies."
Upon seeing Ye Shi not far away, Li Zheng quickly ran forward and helped her up.
"Aren't you tired from walking such a long way?"
"I'm not tired, and it's not far. Xiaoyan told me to walk around more."
As Qiu Yan watched Li Zheng and Ye Shi leave, she understood what it meant to be both tough and tender-hearted, and she envied their relationship.
Although it's ordinary, we are intertwined and share a deep connection; it's very heartwarming.
Without realizing it, Qiu Yan thought of Gu Qian's smiling face.
"Report—General Gu, there is enemy activity."
Gu Qian, who was leisurely gazing into the distance from the tree, heard his subordinate's report and immediately flew down to the tree.
"explain!"
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