On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qiu Yan, accompanied by Ling Qi, took her three children and New Year's gifts to Xiajia Village to visit her aunt.
Guo was naturally delighted when her nephews and nieces came to offer New Year's greetings.
She looked much younger than before, and her legs were much more agile.
Several children gathered together and went outside to play Cuju (ancient Chinese football).
Inside the room, Guo took out the new clothes she had made for Qiu Yan's third daughter last year.
"Xiaoyan, things are chaotic outside right now, so you need to be extra careful when you're out."
Qiu Yan nodded, looking at the clothes Guo had given her, and said, "Yes, I know." Although there was chaos and turmoil, their lives were not affected much.
Speaking of this, Madam Guo thought of her own Minhan again. "I wonder how Minhan is doing now."
She heard people talking about war every day.
They said that Dongjin was about to engage in a life-or-death battle with Northern Qi.
On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes.
"I wonder when this war will end." Ever since Xia Minhan went away to join the army, Guo has been missing him day and night and has been unable to sleep.
"It will be soon, Aunt. The day Minhan returns will be the day Dongjin is victorious. Cousin Minhan is the pride of the Xia family."
Guo smiled and wiped away her tears. "Yes, Xiaoyan, you're right. Minhan has also done his part for our Dongjin Kingdom."
"Mother, Brother Lingqi said that he will be back soon."
Xia Minxin's voice arrived before she did.
She ran closer with a smile, speaking in a very serious tone.
"Really? I hope you're telling the truth."
“It’s true,” Xia Minxin affirmed.
Ling Qi told her that her eighth brother Ling had also gone to the military camp and should have returned long ago.
At this moment, Ling Qi was leaning against the porch of the Xia family's house, wearing his signature smile, but his heart was heavy with worries.
In order to inquire about Ling Ba's recent situation, Xia Minxin found that the little girl who was usually afraid of him was no longer afraid of him today.
I wonder what the situation is like at the border camps.
I wonder... how is she?
I wonder what his child, whom he has never met, looks like, and who he will resemble when he grows up.
Please don't let him be like his mother, cold and aloof, with no warmth at all.
Counting the days, she'll be giving birth in about a month.
General, please, for the sake of our past relationship as master and servant, have mercy on them and don't mistreat the mother and child.
Ling Qi was lost in thought when suddenly, a man dressed in a light blue ink-wash robe and looking like a scholar appeared abruptly.
He had a duck and a goose hanging around his neck, and carried flour and vegetables in his hands. This attire was completely out of place for a scholar.
The person who arrived was Zhou Bin.
Zhou Bin was visibly taken aback when he saw Ling Qi.
Upon stepping back, I realized it was Xia Minmin's house. It was definitely her home.
"Excuse me, who are you...?"
"Young man, I've never seen you before?" Ling Qi raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing Zhou Bin in front of him.
“I…you…” Zhou Bin looked around, searching for Xia Minmin.
"Alright, come on in, Xia Minmin is in the kitchen." This man was clearly a suitor of the Xia family's daughter.
Ling Qi ignored Zhou Bin and continued to drift off into her own thoughts.
He wasn't from this village, and he didn't know anyone here except the Xia family.
"Brother Zhou, you've come looking for my sister again?" Xia Minxin ran out with a smile.
Zhou Bin returned the greeting, "Xin'er, where's your older sister?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Minmin had already appeared behind him.
"Zhou Bin".
Xia Minmin greeted him, and Zhou Bin turned around, but he accidentally tripped on the uneven ground, causing the ducks and geese around his neck to flap their wings.
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