Chapter 231 The Qin Village People Bid Farewell!
The next day, Qinjia Village became bustling with activity at dawn.
Many villagers had gathered in front of the Qin family's door. They all came to see Qin Zhizhi and his group off.
The clan leader stood at the front with a cane, and the village head was beside him. The eldest and second uncles explained things to Old Man Qin with red eyes.
The village women's baskets were filled with food and some wild mountain products.
"Auntie, this is the glutinous rice cake I steamed this morning. I remember Qingyuan loved eating this when he was a child. You can take it with you on the way."
The glutinous rice cakes made by the second master's daughter-in-law were the most delicious, and Qin Qingyuan liked them the most when he was a child.
She got up before dawn today to steam glutinous rice cakes, just so they could eat fresh glutinous rice cakes.
"Aunt, thank you for your hard work. Your glutinous rice cakes are the most delicious."
Qin Qingyuan was very touched. No matter whether it was the people from the eldest uncle's family or the second uncle's family, they all loved him and his siblings very much.
"Be a good official in the capital, and when you and the princess get married, we will all go to help."
Now everyone in Qinjia Village knows that the emperor has granted him a marriage with the princess.
The princess is such a precious person. The Qin family has discussed privately that Qin Qingyuan’s wedding must be held in the capital, and they will all go to the capital to help.
"When the time comes, be sure to send invitations to the people of our Qinjia Village in advance."
Qin Qingyuan took the glutinous rice cake from his aunt and was deeply moved.
"Aunt Qin, these are the chickens we raise ourselves. They're all free-range. Zhizhi said this kind of chicken is the most delicious. I caught a few. Take them with you and eat them when you get to the capital."
"I also boiled some eggs for you to take with you on the road."
"These are the mushrooms I picked in the mountains. They're all dried. You can take them to Beijing and enjoy them slowly. They're delicious when cooked in soup or roasted with chicken."
"These are the bamboo shoots I dried. You can take some too."
"These are the dates from the old date tree at the entrance of our village. I dried them specially and saved them for you."
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The people in Qinjia Village were vying to bring some of their belongings to them, and Mrs. Qin and her daughter-in-law were simply unable to take them all.
"Thanks for everyone's expense. There's enough food. You can take the rest back and save it for later."
"We have these in our Qinjia Village. You are far away in the capital, and it's not easy for you to come back once. Bring more."
Everyone ignored Qin Po's advice and rushed to stuff the things into the carriage.
Each child held a paper lantern with blessings written on it.
They came to see off Zhang Xiucai, Qin Qingyuan and others.
"Master Zhang, Brother Qin, Brother Gu, please come back and visit us more often!"
Mr. Zhang rubbed the children's heads, his eyes full of reluctance and relief.
Qin Qingyun took out copper coins from his sleeve and distributed them to them. He had specially prepared these last night.
Qin Qingyuan and his companions walked up to the clan leader, their voices choked with sobs.
"Chief, village head, and fellow villagers, we will serve diligently and live up to the high expectations of our fellow villagers."
"Good children, today the whole village is here to see you off!" Several people, led by the clan leader, stepped forward and raised a bowl of rice wine above their heads.
Qin Qingyuan and his companions respectfully took the wine bowls from the clan leader, the village head, and the old man, drank three sips respectfully, and spilled the remaining wine on the ground.
"The auspicious time has arrived!" With the shout of the village head, the sound of firecrackers resounded throughout Qinjia Village.
The whole village, young and old, came out to see them off, and the villagers stretched from the gate of the Qin family's courtyard to the official road outside the village.
The Qin family walked all the way from the village to the pipeline, and the people of Qinjia Village shouted, "Come back often to visit..."
Everyone is very reluctant to let them go, but this is a good thing and they must support it, so we just hope they come back often.
The carriage went onto the official road and moved forward slowly. Qin Qingyuan lifted the curtain and looked back.
Qinjia Village gradually became blurred, and the dense crowds of people were still waving.
Looking at the things sent by the villagers on the carriage, several people felt a tightness in their throats.
Qin Qingyuan didn't lower the curtain until they had gone a long way and could no longer see anything.
At that moment, he suddenly understood what the patriarch had said: "No matter how far you go, this is your home."
All the tribesmen are their strongest support.
Everyone's mood was affected, and it wasn't until lunch that things got a little better.
Ning Ning and Ning Xuan were quite shocked. They didn't expect the people in Qinjia Village to be so simple, kind and enthusiastic.
They had lunch at the inn. Qin Zhizhi felt that there was no urgency and she could go back slowly.
They also chose to have some fun along the way.
So the journey that was supposed to take less than two days ended up taking them four days in order to take care of the elderly, children and have fun.
In the capital, the old lady, the eldest princess and Gu Ting were tormented every day as they waited for their return.
At the Gu family's dinner today, Gu Ting was eating the food in his bowl absentmindedly.
The old lady looked at her listless son and asked with concern, "What unhappy things have you encountered?"
"No, mother. I was just wondering why Jing Huai and the others haven't come back yet. The food doesn't taste good without them here."
"My dear husband, don't worry. I wrote back two days ago saying that I'm ready to leave. I think I'll be able to reach the capital in the next two days."
"It's such a short distance, why does it take so long? I ask the butler to pick me up at the city gate every day, but he always fails."
Gu Ting wished that they could grow wings and fly back.
"Mom misses them too, but they have their own plans. There's no point in worrying about them. Just wait patiently."
Although the old lady missed them very much, she respected them even more.
"Maybe they are traveling all the way back to Beijing, Jing Huai and the others are not in a hurry, it's a rare opportunity for them to go out and have fun."
The eldest princess felt that if she had such an opportunity, she would not rush back.
"Your Highness is right. They rarely have time, so they can just go back later."
Although the old lady and the eldest princess missed the children, they were not as impatient as Gu Ting.
"Okay, then I'll wait for them for two days."
Gu Ting answered very reluctantly, and the old lady and the eldest princess smiled helplessly.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law smiled at each other and thought, "If they don't come back, let's see what you can do!"
Of course, they only dared to say such things in their hearts. If they said it in front of Gu Ting, he would definitely make trouble.
Gu Ting and the eldest princess accompanied the old lady to finish dinner, and then they walked back to the princess's mansion together.
"Your Highness, I feel so empty without the children here."
The originally bustling home suddenly became quiet, and Gu Ting, who loved the hustle and bustle, was very uncomfortable.
He loves every child in the family and dotes on them very much.
"Okay, husband, maybe they will be back tomorrow, so don't nag them, otherwise they won't feel at ease playing outside."
"Well, it's a good thing that Yunfei married into the Qin family, otherwise I wouldn't be willing to let her go."
Hearing this, the princess smiled and asked, "Then are you willing to marry into the Qin family?"
"It's so close, and we have a good relationship with the Qin family. We can go anytime we miss our daughter."
"My husband is right. You must be nicer to Qingyuan from now on."
"That's a must. I must protect my son-in-law."
The eldest princess smiled happily when she heard this. She was really afraid that her husband would be upset. Fortunately, he was satisfied with Qingyuan, otherwise it would be too difficult to deal with his father-in-law.
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