The population of Hexi County is increasing, and the city is slowly expanding. Because the General's Mansion is located outside the West Gate, some families come here to build courtyards. Otherwise, Xu Rao would not have thought of building a courtyard here and making an underground granary under the courtyard.
Xu Rao had already thought it through. When he had more money later, he would repair the western city wall properly and, ideally, enclose some more land. The city wall wouldn't be as exceptionally sturdy as the one at Yanmen Pass, but at least it wouldn't be easy to breach the city gate. If Yanmen Pass were to fall, this city wall could still hold out for a while, giving the people in the city more time to evacuate.
Xu Di left with Wei Lang, and Zhang Zhaoci lost his appetite for breakfast. Xu Rao saw this and said, "You're all teenagers now. It's not like you've never been separated from us before. Why are you acting like this?"
Zhang Zhaoci said, "Back then, we all knew the child would be safe, but look at us now, going to the deep mountains and forests in the north. Old Xu, do you think there are any wild animals in those mountains?"
Xu Rao said, "There are so many people, you don't need to be so anxious and scared. We need to trust the child. Besides, there's Wei Lang and the others, more than a hundred strong men."
Zhang Zhaoci sighed and said, "Just yesterday, I suddenly felt that I was a very selfish person. When Xu Di was a child, we were both busy with our own careers, and the child was left to take care of himself. Later, the child even had to take care of us. I didn't remember when I made breakfast for the child. I feel that I have let the child down."
Xu Rao sighed and said, "That's what I think too. Although our child is obedient, I just think he's easy to take care of. I haven't thought about why he's so obedient. Others even envy us for having such a good child. Thinking about it this way, it's actually because we've been too irresponsible, forcing our child to grow up."
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