Because Tang Baozhu didn't cause them any trouble and didn't try to force anyone into their lives while they were pregnant, her two daughters-in-law were quite filial to her.
They would send things to Tang Baozhu, her mother-in-law, every now and then. Later, they were all from well-known kind families in the capital.
Tang Baozhu became a grandmother at the age of 40, which was a little earlier than in the first world. However, the children who grew up in the palace at that time were taught to be too disciplined and were not as fun as they are now.
After the children were born, Tang Baozhu secretly gave them many of the beneficial pills, hoping to give them a head start in life and ensure they remained intelligent from childhood to adulthood.
When Tang Baozhu turned 45, her sons and daughters all had several children, and she no longer wanted to stay in the capital. After discussing it with Li Jun, they decided to return to their hometown.
Actually, returning to her hometown was only temporary. Tang Baozhu wanted to travel all over the world. Although her children disagreed, feeling that the elderly couple should stay at home and enjoy their retirement, they couldn't persuade Tang Baozhu and Li Jun otherwise.
In this day and age, being in your 30s is already considered old, after all, you're already a grandmother. What's more, Tang Baozhu is 45 and Li Jun is 48. In another two years, they'll be great-grandmothers, which makes people think it's time for them to retire at home.
Before they left, the two of them distributed all the silver they had, except for 500,000 taels of silver notes that they kept for themselves. They even put the princess in charge of managing the hot spring estate, and gave their share to their eldest son and his wife.
Tang Baozhu kept the good stuff in the family storeroom for herself, but distributed the rest.
Li Jun must know that so many things are missing from the house, and he can't hide it from her, but he won't ask, so Tang Baozhu won't tell her either.
The four puppets that helped watch over the barren mountain had long been taken away by Tang Baozhu. She ordered them to go to other places to collect unclaimed jewels for her, such as jade mines and jadeite, as well as medicinal herbs from deep in the mountains. As long as it was something good, they would plunder it for her.
The couple were preparing to return to their hometown, so they brought along the puppet named Xiaoqiangzi who practiced martial arts. With such a puppet, they didn't have to worry about being robbed anywhere they went, not to mention that Tang Baozhu herself was also skilled in martial arts.
At least the wood-type ability is top-tier; wherever there are flowers and grass, vines can be sprouted to repel enemies. Having a puppet at hand would at least help them drive the carriage.
To make the journey more comfortable, Tang Baozhu asked craftsmen to build a particularly large carriage, the kind drawn by four horses.
It's the kind of carriage where you can sleep and rest, or even read and drink tea if you want. Plus, it has lots of drawers, so you don't have to worry about having too much stuff and not having enough space.
The bottom layer of the carriage was hollowed out, and all the planks could be lifted up to store blankets and autumn/winter clothes. It took almost three months to build such a large carriage.
The horses pulling the carriage were also carefully selected, four good horses. In order to make them travel long distances, Tang Baozhu went to great lengths, feeding them a lot of elixirs and conditioning the horses to be in excellent health. Presumably, they could travel non-stop from morning to night.
Of course, she didn't forget to take care of Li Jun's health. After all, they had been together for so many years and still had feelings for each other. She secretly gave him a lot of things to strengthen his body.
Li Jun actually sensed something was wrong. After all, he knew his own body best. He had some discomfort before, but it gradually disappeared, and he became more and more energetic. He knew there must be something wrong.
No one suddenly becomes exceptionally strong for no reason. Thinking about how mysterious his wife was, he already suspected that she had given him some kind of special food.
Seeing that his wife didn't want to talk about it, he didn't press the issue, didn't ask anything, and pretended not to know anything.
Tang Baozhu and Li Jun spent the New Year with the children. All the children had arrived and stayed at home for several days. The next generation of children already numbered more than ten.
They've taken such good care of their health that if Tang Baozhu hadn't decided against having more children, they probably would have had more than four. The children themselves seem to enjoy having kids, after all, they grew up in this era, and the idea that having many children brings good fortune is ingrained in their genes.
They had a child, and thankfully Tang Baozhu gave them so many good things, including some elixirs. She didn't show favoritism towards her two daughters-in-law, but simply told them that the good things were given to them by a divine doctor she had met before.
Fortunately, none of them were too stupid. They all knew to keep a little bit of good stuff to themselves, and apart from their respective spouses, no one told anyone else.
After the New Year, Tang Baozhu and Li Jun prepared to set off. They brought along the puppet to teach Xiao Qiangzi martial arts, as well as other useful items, and then they set off.
The children were actually quite worried about the elderly couple, but when they saw that the person driving the carriage was the second son's master, they had nothing to worry about. They had been learning to dance with him since they were little, and they were very confident in his skill level. He was practically capable of taking on 100 people at once, and could be said to be invincible.
After leaving the capital, Tang Baozhu was actually quite happy. After staying in the capital for so many years, she still didn't like it. She felt it wasn't free enough. She preferred to travel all over the country and see the scenery along the way.
Seeing that his wife seemed much more relaxed after leaving Beijing, Li Jun felt quite happy. He realized that he had been so busy with his career, buying barren mountains and shops, that he had neglected his wife.
Things will be better from now on; I'll have plenty of time to spend the rest of my life with my wife.
The couple traveled almost all over China, going south for the winter when it was cold and north when it was hot, and even went to the sea.
She swam in the ocean and ate seafood. The swimming skills she learned in her previous life could be used in this life. She even went to the sea to dig for pearls. She didn't go back once during that time, until Xiao Ping'an's son was about to get married, at which point she prepared to go back.
Life was so comfortable outside that time flew by without us even realizing it. Even Xiao Ping'an's son is getting ready to get married.
I went back to attend their wedding, then shared the good things I had received from outside with them, and then left again.
I stayed for about half a year, but I got used to the free life outside. How could I stand staying in the small city of Beijing? Half a year was the limit, so I left again.
Although the two of them are in their sixties or seventies, they have eaten so much good food that they still look like they are in their forties or fifties and don't look old at all.
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