Chapter 947 Just returned home, and left home again.
When Li San Niang returned home from her shift, she saw Li Da Sao crying her eyes out.
Li San Niang was still a little puzzled. Li Da Sao was never a person who showed her emotions outwardly. Even if she was worried about Li Da Lang, she would only say it. No matter how worried she was, she would never show it on her face.
This was the first time Li San Niang had ever seen Li Da Sao so emotionally expressive, but when she saw Li Da Lang's appearance, she understood why Li Da Sao was acting this way.
Having grown up amidst falls and bruises, Li Dalang naturally had many scars on his body.
Even Brother Li's body was covered in scars, something Li San Niang had seen since she was young.
But they must have been lucky before, because neither Brother Li nor his son Li Dalang had any scars on their faces.
Just by looking at his face, he seems like a perfectly good person.
Li San Niang knew, of course, that Li Da Lang must have had scars on his body from the years he spent working hard to make a living away from home.
But as long as the injury isn't on the face, at least you can deceive yourself and convince yourself that your son is alive and well, with no missing limbs.
"Elder brother! You..."
Looking at the long scar that flew from the corner of Li Dalang's eye to his temple, Lu Zhu'er could guess how formidable the enemy Li Dalang had encountered back then must have been.
Li Dalang grinned as he looked at his little girl, Luzhu'er, whom he had watched grow up and who was now a young woman. "Did I scare you? Big brother has become ugly. Does Luzhu'er still love big brother?"
From a young age, Dewdrop loved beautiful people the most. Among women, she liked Qi Zhidie from Shihualou the most, and among men, she liked Xu Jingzhen the most. Later, after meeting Mr. Bu Ke, who was dressed in white, she also liked Mr. Bu Ke, who was so pure and otherworldly.
"Why would Pearl be afraid?"
My elder brother and Dewdrop were equally handsome when they were young!
The scar didn't make my elder brother look bad at all; on the contrary, it made him look even more manly, like a true hero!
When it comes to coaxing people, Lu Zhu'er is truly second to none; no one in the Li family can match her.
"Haha, my Dewdrop knows how to say nice things!"
Looking at Li Dalang, who was already laughing and joking with Luzhu and the others, Li Sanniang thought to herself, "If there are such obvious scars on his face, there must be countless scars on his body."
Li's mother paid for three tables of food from outside, as a way to welcome Li Dalang, who had not been home for a long time.
Secondly, to entertain Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping, who came to visit again with gifts;
These are all comrades-in-arms who have shared life and death with Li Dalang, and they deserve a feast to be enjoyed.
Thirdly, Li Dalang's return was sudden, and the family really hadn't prepared anything. Moreover, given the current state of Li's mother and sister-in-law, they certainly didn't have the energy to prepare a banquet.
When the banquet was all set up, Brother Li, who had finally managed to ask for leave early, finally returned home.
The father and son met, and it only took two sentences.
"Father, your son is back!"
"Good! It's good that you're back!"
Brother Li also noticed the obvious scar at the corner of Li Dalang's eye. After a moment of surprise, he said nothing, but simply raised his hand and patted Li Dalang's shoulder, everything understood without words.
That night, all the men in the Li family were drunk and staggering, even the usually health-conscious father, Mr. Li, drank quite a bit.
The last time Li's father was this happy was when Li San Niang was granted an official position.
Li San Niang and Lu Zhu'er closed the door for Li's parents, and then the two of them went back to the main hall hand in hand.
Seeing that the two brothers, Li Dalang and Li Erlang, were already asleep with their heads embracing each other on the low couch in the side hall, she smiled and said to Jiang Shengnan, "Let them sleep here, don't worry about them."
Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping had already been escorted to the guest rooms at the front by Li Erxiong and Li Sanlang.
Previously, because Bao Ya had grown up and could no longer live at the Li family's house, Li's mother arranged for Wu Qiaolan and Bao Ya to move into the Women's Assistance Association next door.
Mr. Qin is there, so the three of us would keep each other company, which would be nice.
Therefore, the front medical hall became empty, which was just right to accommodate Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping.
I carefully cleaned up the cups, plates, and bowls from the three tables of food, because the restaurant will be coming back to collect them tomorrow.
The advantage of booking a banquet is that you don't have to wash anything; you can just stack them up and put them away.
Li Sanlang only had two drinks tonight. He's grown up now and has taken on the responsibility of taking care of his father and brothers.
Fortunately, the Li family members were all quite tall. The eldest brother had drunk too much tonight, and it was only with great difficulty that the second brother and the third brother, who were both half-sober, helped him back.
Li Silang and Li Wulang had already conscientiously tidied up the table and wiped the floor, and even went to the kitchen to boil water.
Seeing that the whole family was well-organized, even Xiao Liulang knew to stay by Li Dalang and Li Erlang's side to prevent them from vomiting at night.
Only then did Li San Niang feel relieved and take Lu Zhu'er, Qiu Xiang, and Lao Shi back to her own home.
On the way back, Dewdrop, unusually, didn't chatter away to share with Li San Niang what had happened at school that day.
Instead, she moved closer to Li Sanniang rather unusually, hugged her arm, buried her head in Li Sanniang's shoulder, and took two deep breaths of what she called "the scent of her mother." Then, with a buzzing sound in her nose, she said to Li Sanniang, "Brother must have suffered a lot. Just look at his face; he must have many injuries on his body."
Having grown up in the Li family since childhood, Lu Zhu'er naturally has a deep bond with Li Dalang and the others.
“Your elder brother has his own desired future, and all the family can do is support him and prepare everything we can for him. Your elder brother’s ability to achieve this is his own merit.”
What people seek is nothing more than high-ranking official positions, generous salaries, and the privilege of having wives and children—it's all about fame and fortune.
Mother is the same. However, if Mother becomes an official, she won't have to fight on the battlefield. But if this goes wrong, Mother is afraid it will implicate you and the family.
It's a good thing that your elder brother has aspirations; don't be sad. As you said before, those scars only make your elder brother look more heroic.
But Li Dalang had only been at home for a little over ten days when he was suddenly met with a military order to transfer to another post.
There was a minor skirmish between the border town and a foreign tribe, so Li Dalang and his companions, who were on leave, were urgently transferred back to Shule.
We have to leave within three days!
Moreover, Li Dalang's official rank was finally promoted thanks to his merits in Champa, becoming a fifth-rank military officer, and now he could also be called a "general".
In this hurried departure from Chang'an, Sister-in-law Li packed a lot of things to take with her and asked Jiang Shengnan to go with her.
“In the past, you were always out there and no one knew where you were. Now that there are no major events in the south, you will be working in the border city from now on. So let Shengnan go with you.”
Husbands and wives should not be separated; you should stay together happily.
If Shengnan is willing, you can leave her at her parents' house. It's inconvenient for a woman to be alone all the time. You can rest assured that she can do her job well in front of her father and brothers.
If you need anything, just write a letter. Your aunt's friend, Mr. Xing, has business in the Western Regions. If there's anything important, you can use your aunt's connections to help out.
Don't worry about us. Erlang will take care of things at home. We're still young; it's not your turn to be filial yet. In the future, your father and I will definitely live with you."
No matter how much you have to say, there will eventually come a time when you've said it all.
Sister-in-law Li and her mother saw them off all the way to the city gate. Dewdrop had taken a special leave to come out and see off Li Dalang and Jiang Shengnan.
"Sister-in-law, take this. This is what I've saved up. You must come back to Chang'an someday!"
No, I will definitely visit you in the border town someday!
Jiang Shengnan looked at the heavy purse that Lu Zhu'er had stuffed into her hand, and she immediately hugged Lu Zhu'er, who was about to cry.
Li San Niang didn't cry. She had long expected this day to come. She simply opened a small wooden box and carefully explained to Li Da Lang what kind of medicine it contained and when to take it.
"Your aunt believes in you; you can raise Shengnan well!"
From now on, my aunt will take Dewdrop to Shule to visit you!
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