Gao nodded and said, "I will have to trouble my eldest brother and the others with the land at home."
Wang nodded and said, "It's no problem for a family. Besides, it's just work. It doesn't matter who you work for. And the wages you pay are much higher than other places."
Cui also echoed, "That's right, that's right, just leave this matter to your elder brother and the others, and don't worry!"
After saying this, Wang took out a brocade box from her room. In the box was a pair of small but delicate pure gold earrings. She said, "This is a gift from me. Please help me bring it to Dayong's wife."
Gao looked at the pair of earrings with some hesitation. Seeing this, Wang said, "Take it quickly. This is for Dayong's wife. Don't worry, Yunfu's wife also has one."
After hearing this, Gao took the brocade box with confidence.
An Ning's two aunts also took out the gifts they had prepared and handed them to Gao, asking Gao to help deliver them to the bride. After lunch, An Dashan drove a mule cart to Gao's uncle's workplace and picked them up. After agreeing to come to An's house the next day, An Dashan drove a mule cart and took An Ning and the others home.
The next morning, Uncle Gao and his men arrived at the An family, and An Dashan and his men had prepared things for the journey. Knowing that An Ning had a storage space, An Dashan asked An Ning to put all the food and valuables into the space, leaving only some necessities.
After saying goodbye to Uncle Gao and the others, An Dashan set off on his mule cart. Because of the little An Rui, they drove very slowly along the way. They stopped the cart after a while to let little An Rui get off for some fresh air. They traveled the mountains and rivers along the way and finally arrived at the border at the end of March.
Although An Yong knew that An Ning and the others had arrived at the border, he didn't know the exact day, so he sent Wang'er's father to wait at the city gate every day.
Wang'er's father, who had been waiting for several days, saw An Dashan driving a mule cart towards the city gate from a distance. He trotted all the way to An Dashan's cart and shouted, "Master, the general sent me to wait for you here. Did you have a smooth journey?"
An Dashan nodded and said, "It's going well. Get in the car and let's go back quickly!"
Wang'er's father said, "Master, you have worked hard on this journey. Let me drive the carriage!"
An Dashan did not refuse, and handed the horse whip to Wang'er's father, then got into the carriage. Wang'er's father drove the mule cart towards home, and when he got home, Wang'er's father said, "Master, we are home."
An Dashan lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage first, then turned around and helped An Ning and Gao out of the carriage. At this time, Wang'er's father also knocked on the door, and An Dashan led a few people into the yard.
Gao looked at the magnificent courtyard and sighed, saying, "This courtyard is so magnificent, much more magnificent than the landlord's house in our neighboring village."
An Ning smiled and said, "Mom, how about we build such a grand courtyard when we go back?"
Gao shook her head and said, "The yard we live in now is very good, why spend that money?"
An Dashan interrupted and said, "The emperor has also granted us a house in the capital. I will take you to the capital when I have the chance to see our house there."
Gao smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, when An Rui grows up, we'll go to the capital for a visit."
They walked towards An Dashan and Gao's yard while chatting and laughing. Little An Rui could crawl now, Gao put him on the bed, and he stretched his arms and legs comfortably on the bed, then started crawling around.
Gao looked at the furnishings in the room and said, "The furnishings in this room are quite exquisite. They must have cost a lot of money!"
An Ning looked at the newly renovated room and said, "This should be rearranged by Big Brother. It wasn't like this when we left last time, but it does look nice now."
At this time, the kitchen maid, Wang'er's mother, came and said, "Master, Madam, Miss, the hot water is ready. Do you want to take a bath now?"
The dust from the journey really needed to be washed off, so An Ning said, "Bring some water over here."
Wang'er's mother replied yes, then asked the other servants to bring in the hot water, and then said to An Ning, "Miss, the hot water has been placed in your yard."
An Ning nodded and said to Gao, "Mom, I'll go back and wash myself first. I'll come back when I'm done."
Gao said, "Go quickly, you are not needed here."
An Ning nodded and went back to her own yard.
After everyone had bathed, changed into clean clothes and rested for a while, they all gathered in the main room.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Gao stood up, walked to the door, looked out, and said, "It's so late, why hasn't Dayong come back yet?"
An Ning looked at the time and said, "Mom, don't worry. My eldest brother just got off work at this hour. It will take some time for him to come back."
After hearing this, Gao sat down again.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, An Yong came back. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Wang'er's father report, "General, the master and his men have arrived and are sitting in the main hall right now."
When An Yong heard this, he quickened his pace and said, "Is the food ready in the kitchen?"
Wang'er's father said quickly, "It's ready. Shall we set the table now?"
An Yong nodded and said, "Well, let's serve the meal!" Then he strode towards the main room.
An Yong arrived at the main hall and saw several people teasing little An Rui. He shouted, "Dad, Mom, and little sister."
The three of them looked towards the door together. Gao put her youngest son in An Ning's arms and walked quickly to the door. She looked at An Yong carefully before saying, "It's darker again, but it looks stronger."
An Yong smiled and said, "Mom is still the same. She hasn't aged at all."
Gao was very happy to hear this and said, "Your sister is really capable. I don't have to worry about anything at home."
An Yong smiled, walked to An Ning, pinched little An Rui's cheek, and said, "This is my little brother, why is he so fat?"
An Ning laughed out loud when he heard this and said, "Brother, you don't know, this kid eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats, it would be strange if he doesn't get fat!"
An Yong also laughed and said to An Rui who was opening his arms to ask him to hug him, "Wait for big brother to change his clothes and then I will hug you." Then he went back to the room.
After a while, An Yong changed into casual clothes, then took little An Rui and held him in his arms.
At this time, Wang'er's mother came and said, "General, the food is ready."
An Yong said, "Dad, Mom, and little sister, come and have dinner!" while carrying An Rui towards the dining room.
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