Lin Chaoxi sat at the village chief's house for a while, and then went to sit at the homes of several other clan elders. Before he knew it, the day had passed.
When he got home, Lin Chaoxi collapsed onto Yue Jiuyue's recliner.
Dealing with people is exhausting! He doesn't even know what to talk about!
In the end, he would only answer one question after another.
It's so much more comfortable in the military camp!
It's very comfortable at home!
Lying on Yue Jiuyue's recliner is the most comfortable!
Lin Chaoxi was reluctant to get up. For a moment, he even thought that staying at home would be nice, with his mother, brothers, nephews, and nieces by his side...
However, he was a soldier, and in the end, he would have to return to the border town.
It is because of countless people like him in the border town that his mother, his brothers, and his nephews and nieces can live such a peaceful life now.
It was only after being away for a day that Lin Chaoxi learned that the reason he was the only one eating breakfast with his mother in the morning was because his eldest brother and third brother had gone to look at the shop, while his fourth brother had gone back to his parents' home with his wife.
Yesterday was a holiday, so everyone was there.
Today is no longer the Mid-Autumn Festival, so everyone has gone about their own business. Only he and his fourth son and his wife are left at home, having dinner with their mother.
As for the two younger ones, especially Xiaoman'er, she'll definitely have to play to her heart's content during this rare holiday. Anyway, they won't go hungry at home, so they can go wherever they want as long as it's safe.
Yue Jiuyue is not a lonely old woman who needs companionship. Perhaps she hasn't reached that age yet, or perhaps there are too many servants in her family, making her not feel lonely. In any case, she is quite happy when she is alone, and she also feels good when she has someone with her.
"Mom, I heard you found the sweet potatoes in the mountain gully? How come I never saw them before? And those flat peaches, I've never seen them before either. Everyone says that only the gods in heaven eat flat peaches, and they don't look very appealing. They're not even as tasty as yellow peaches. And those nectarines, they don't even have fuzz! I've never seen a peach without fuzz before!"
Lin Chaoxi went out today to chat with the clan chief and elders. Besides talking about his experiences in the border town, he also talked about his mother. He hadn't expected her to be so formidable and daring! She actually dared to eat sweet potatoes she'd never seen before. Wasn't she afraid of being poisoned?
He knew that his mother did that because she was starving; otherwise, who would dare to eat something they didn't recognize?
Now, when he talks about it, everyone only praises their mother; he was genuinely terrified.
He almost lost his mother!
But it's no use talking about those things now, since several years have passed. So he only focuses on the present and talks about where the nectarines and flat peaches in his house came from.
He was genuinely curious.
"Hmm? The peach trees at home were all bought from other villages, and some were even propagated by cuttings. I don't really know the specifics, but they're all peaches, and they're all edible. Who cares where they came from or what they were for? Maybe the process was different from before, and that's how they mutated."
This was an excuse that Yue Jiuyue had thought of long ago. However, since no one had ever seen Yue Jiuyue do anything unusual, and no one was curious that the peaches could grow in different ways, as long as they were edible, Yue Jiuyue never needed to explain.
This was the first time Yue Jiuyue had spoken out the explanation she had prepared long ago. Fortunately, she hadn't forgotten it, or rather, she suddenly remembered it.
Otherwise, it really wouldn't be clear how it's explained.
"oh?"
Lin Chaoxi neither said he believed it nor he didn't.
Believe it or not, Yue Jiuyue wouldn't panic or lose her composure. Everyone could see that the fruit tree had suddenly changed on its own, and it had nothing to do with her, Yue Jiuyue.
She was just mixing her own fruit into the cuttings; she meant well, she was doing a good deed, and she wanted to enrich everyone's fruit selection.
Anyway, they were all bought peach trees, hers were bought too, and she didn't lie to anyone.
"Yes."
Yue Jiuyue nodded, without any guilt.
Lin Chaoxi raised an eyebrow.
He didn't doubt Yue Jiuyue; he was just curious. What can't you buy with money? Peach trees can mutate, it's just that he's not very knowledgeable about them. He's heard of such things before, but he never expected to see it in front of him. It's a pity he didn't get to witness it firsthand.
"What do you want for dinner? We just started raising crayfish at home this year. Although they're not as delicious as they are in the summer, we can still have some. And lotus root, how would you like it? Lotus root and pork rib soup? Or lotus root sandwiches?"
Since it's rare for her child to come home, Yue Jiuyue naturally wants to make sure he's comfortable, lets him try some new food from home, and feels the warmth of home.
"Okay, let's try them all."
Crayfish? Are they shrimp?
He remembered that there were shrimp in Nanhu Lake, but what was the difference between crayfish and shrimp from Nanhu Lake? Why didn't his mother suggest eating river shrimp?
And lotus root?
Lotus roots are something that rich people grow to look nice, right? What, they grow them at home too?
However, thinking about how my home is like a sea of flowers, with flowers everywhere, it doesn't seem like having lotus flowers is such a big deal.
So, his mother likes flowers and fruits too?
He only brought back banknotes this time, which were all saved up over the past few years. He had previously thought that he had brought a lot of money, or that it might be life-saving money to transform his family.
Now, it's not quite presentable anymore.
Otherwise, go out and see if there are any flowers that aren't at home, and buy two pots for his mother.
Or we could ask around to see if there are any fruit trees that we don’t have at home, and buy a batch for our family.
"Okay, Xiaoxue, go and tell the kitchen to make a few extra dishes so your second brother can try them all."
It's normal for a mother-in-law to occasionally ask her daughter-in-law to run errands.
"Mom, this is the money I've saved up over the years. It's not much, but I see you really like flowers and plants, and you also really like those fruits. But I don't have time to look around for you anymore, so I'm just giving you this money. You can buy whatever you like yourself. If you don't like it, I'll ask my older brother and the others to find it for you!"
He was about to leave; otherwise, he really wanted to find a beautiful flower and a delicious fruit tree for his mother himself.
"Hmm? You're leaving so soon? When are you leaving?"
Yue Jiuyue immediately became anxious. This brat! Why didn't he say so earlier? She thought he would have a month or two of vacation! Or that he would just retire and come back.
"Mom, keep the money. Buy whatever you want."
Lin Chaoxi and Yue Jiuyue had different focuses. He was originally going back to the border town and just wanted to spend these two days with his mother. There was no point in talking about when he would leave.
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