After dinner, Chu Lingxuan said to Wang Cheng, "I have to go back to the government office tomorrow. Uncle should stay at home with my mother-in-law and report to the army in half a month..."
Chu Lingxuan's barracks were divided into two places, a small number of soldiers and his yamen in Dingzhou City, and a large number of soldiers outside the city. Wang Cheng was arranged to the yamen in Dingzhou City, where the conditions were better and it was easier for Chu Lingxuan to take care of him.
When it comes to Wang Cheng's job, a practical problem arises. Wang Cheng is working in Dingzhou Prefecture, where should he live?
Wang was reluctant to leave her brother, so she said, "Just buy a piece of land and build a house near my home so that I can take care of my brother and sister-in-law. Chengzi will be like my son-in-law, and come home when he has a day off."
Chen Afu disagreed and said, "My uncle is not in good health and cannot ride a horse for a long time. He can only go home in a carriage. If we settle down here, it will be inconvenient for my uncle to go home on his days off."
Riding in a carriage is much slower than riding a horse, and it is indeed inconvenient to go back and forth.
Wang Cheng thought about it and agreed. He said, "Then let's settle down in the city neighborhood of the prefecture. It's cheaper to build a house there, and it's convenient for me to go home." He also said to Wang, "During the long holidays, my brother and his family will come to bother my sister and brother-in-law. If my sister and brother-in-law have nothing to do, they can also come to my house to play."
Chen Afu smiled and said, "Uncle doesn't have to live in the suburbs. I will buy him a small courtyard in the city."
Wang Cheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Ah Fu. You have already spent so much money on me. I don't want to let you spend more money..." Then he told her the solution he and Wu had discussed.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Keep your uncle's money and use it slowly. Your niece will give you a small courtyard as a gift."
Wang thought her daughter had a lot of money, so she smiled and advised Wang Cheng, "Chengzi, accept it. Your nephew is not short of money."
After the discussion, Chen Afu talked about the gifts he brought. Most of them were for Chen Ming's family, and some were for the eldest wife, as well as people with whom he had a good relationship, such as Hu Laowu and Wu Carpenter, and he asked Chen Ming to help deliver them.
Afterwards, Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu led the children, Qiqi, Huihui, and Zhuifeng's family back to Tangyuan. Wangcai was reluctant to leave Zhuifeng's family and sent them to the gate of Tangyuan before returning.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said to it, "The two houses are close, Wangcai often comes to play."
Miss Chu and Dabao also followed to Yanxiang Pavilion. It was time for Li Xuan to rest, and the little guy whined and refused to sleep, so Chen Afu had to go to the west wing to coax him.
Dabao and Yan'er didn't want to leave their mother, so they stood at the door hand in hand, waiting anxiously for Xiaoxuanxuan to fall asleep quickly so that they could return their mother to them.
At this moment, there were suddenly a few murmurs of swallows. Chu Hanyan's eyes lit up and she said happily, "Brother, Jinbao is back."
Dabao was still a little confused and asked, "Sister, are you sure it's Jinbao?"
Chu Lingyan nodded and said, "Yeah, I can still smell it." She looked up and looked around and said, "Jinbao, please come out soon. Don't play hide-and-seek with us. My brother and I miss you so much."
Dabao shrugged his nose a few times and said, "Why can't I smell it?"
As soon as the words fell, a swallow flew in from the window, stood on Chu Hanyan's shoulder, and chirped, "Stinky Dabao, Little Yanyan, we meet again."
Dabao certainly didn't understand what it said, but he recognized it. He saw that it was really Jinyanzi, so he grabbed it and said happily, "It's really Jinbao, you are finally back, my sister and I miss you every day."
He didn't know how to control the strength of his hands, and he squeezed Jin Yanzi so hard that she rolled her eyes.
Chen Ahfu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jin Yanzi coming back. He smiled and said, "Come quickly, Jin Bao. Xiao Xuanxuan has been waiting for you and won't go to bed."
After hearing this, the golden swallow broke free from Dabao's clutches, flew away and landed on Li Xuan's pillow. When Li Xuan saw it, he grinned.
Chen Afu finally got away and took Dabao and Yan'er back to the upper room.
Chu Lingxuan saw the two little creatures following him again and frowned, "It's getting late now, you should go back to your own yard and rest."
When the two little guys heard this, they hurriedly hugged one of Chen Afu's thighs and looked at Chu Lingxuan with a common hatred for the enemy.
Chu Hanyan said softly, "Mom, I can't bear to let you go when you come back."
Dabao said loudly, "Mom and Dad have slept together for so many days, it's time for them to sleep with me and my sister for a night."
This kid, his words are too dirty.
Chen Afu was both angry and amused, while Chu Lingxuan just stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say. Hong Fei and Xiao Mo, who were on duty, held back their laughter and went to the side room.
Chen Ahfu poked his little head with his finger and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about."
Dabao said to Chen Afu with tears in his eyes, "Mom, don't you miss me and my sister? We have missed you for a long time."
Miss Chu also added, "Well, my brother and I are going to sleep with mother."
Chen Afu was reluctant to let them go, so he discussed with Chu Lingxuan, "How about letting them sleep here today, just for one night."
As soon as Chen Afu finished speaking, the two little guys jumped up happily.
Chu Lingxuan really wanted to say, can’t we let them sleep here tomorrow?
But seeing the two children so happy, he had no choice but to endure it. He said, "Remember, you two can only sleep here for one night, and go back to your own yard tomorrow."
Seeing the two children nodding vigorously, he added, "However, Dabao is a boy and Yan'er is a girl, so they cannot sleep in the same bed. Yan'er and mother will sleep in the warm room, and Dabao and father will sleep in the big bed."
Chen Afu also said, "That's right. Anyone who disagrees should not sleep here."
Dabao was about to object, but after hearing what his mother said, he dared not object. He could only say, "We should listen to mother's story together, and then go to bed separately after listening to the story."
This request was not excessive, so Chen Afu nodded in agreement.
After washing up, they put on their soft satin lapel pajamas. Their pajamas were all made by Chen Afu himself, and except for the color and embroidery, the styles were basically the same.
Chen Afu's is pink with jasmine flowers, Chu Hanyan's is Yang Fei's color with swallows, Chu Lingxuan's is lake blue with cloud patterns, and Dabao's is sky blue with little tigers.
The two little guys climbed onto the big bed first, and Chen Afu also sat on it. Chu Lingxuan sat on the outside, leaning against the head of the bed to read a book.
Today was the first day that Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu slept here, so the bed was decorated very festively, with red curtains embroidered with rich peonies, and colorful brocade quilts and pillows with auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns.
Nanny Li looked at them and laughed, "They are really not from the same family. They are all as pretty as the people in the Moon Palace."
Mother Song also laughed and said, "It's true. They don't look like they are sitting on the bed, but rather like they are sitting in the Moon Palace."
Just as Chen Ahfu was about to start his lecture, Chu Hanyan crawled over and snatched the book from Chu Lingxuan's hand, pouting and saying, "Mom said that we can't do two things at once. Daddy needs to concentrate and is not allowed to read."
Chu Lingxuan laughed and said, "Okay, listen to my daughter and listen carefully to your mother's story."
Dabao was so anxious that he put Xiaopang's finger to his mouth and said, "Shh, silence, silence."
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