Chapter 773 She knew she had it all.
"Thank you, Grandpa..."
Ran Qingxuan had clearly called out this before, but at this moment Chen Huai turned his face away, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and nodded. Gu Feng also noticed Chen Huai getting off the carriage at this moment, and immediately walked quickly forward.
The two had not seen each other for many years. After learning that the new emperor had given him a long vacation, the two talked all night long.
On the second day, the Gu family held a grand banquet. Not only did the entire Gu family gather together, but the families of Chen Chengping, Xiao Hongyi, and the families of the two clan leaders were also invited. The yard was decorated with lights and laughter was heard constantly.
Gu Yanchen solemnly read out Qi Mingjing's imperial edict before the banquet.
When they heard that "Chen Chengping was appointed as the chief agricultural engineer, promoting sweet potatoes and corn throughout the Northern Qi Dynasty" and "Xiao Hongyi was reinstated and appointed as the prefect of Cangzhou", the wine glasses in the hands of the two parties fell to the ground with a "bang".
"This...this...we have only told this matter to one person..." Chen Chengping stuttered, his face pale.
"Qi... Young Master Qi is actually... the Emperor?"
Xiao Hongyi: "A few months ago, when the sweet potatoes were harvested, I patted your Majesty on the shoulder and called him my nephew when we were drinking together...
He said that if we can be reinstated, we will definitely lead the people of Cangzhou to live a better life..."
Thinking of his own rebellious behavior, Xiao Hongyi almost sat down in the grain drying basket.
Everyone covered their mouths and laughed when they saw this. Gu Yanchen helped Xiao Hongyi up and hurried to comfort him.
"Don't worry, Uncle Xiao. Our Majesty is not someone who cares about these things. He has entrusted you with the important task, which means he trusts your abilities."
At the banquet, Gu Feng personally poured wine for everyone. Several daughters-in-law brought out farm dishes. Although not as exquisite as those in Beijing, they were full of the taste of home.
Shen Huai avoided the crowd and sat next to Ran Qingxuan, slowly reaching out his hand and gently patting the back of her hand.
"Thank you, Ran Qingxuan!"
Ran Qingxuan felt a sour taste in his nose, but he didn't move away.
After three rounds of drinking, when Chen Huai went back to his room to rest, Ran Qingxuan sat in the corridor and watched the scene in front of him...
The Gu brothers were singing little ditties with their arms around each other's shoulders. Chen Chengping and Xiao Hongyi gradually recovered from their shock and began to discuss enthusiastically how to promote the new crops.
Qu Feng and Pan Shaonan had a drinking contest with some young people they knew. Kang Yihang was still underage, so after a few drinks he fell asleep while hugging a pillar...
Her vision blurred at this moment, and the memory of her loneliness in her previous life overlapped with the warmth in front of her.
An unprecedented feeling of happiness filled my heart, and unconsciously, a tear fell uncontrollably.
"Why are you crying?"
Gu Yanchen sat next to her without her knowing when. He raised his hand to wipe away her tears, and his voice was so soft as if he was afraid to disturb her thoughts.
"Nothing, just... very happy." She wiped the corners of her eyes and smiled at Gu Yanchen.
"I'm really happy now, and I'm glad you're not afraid of me!"
Gu Yanchen knew what she meant and held her in his arms with pity.
"In fact, even if you are a monster, I will not let you go. I will only recognize you in this life, the next life, and the next life..."
Ran Qingxuan just felt disgusting, but she knew she already had everything.
The two of them sat in the corridor whispering sweet words. Pan Shaonan, who was drunk, insisted on performing the "fire dragon breathing" trick, which ended up burning Qu Feng's sleeves.
Kang Yihang, who was still drunk, applied medicine to him and muttered: "Burn ointment... two taels... WeChat or cash..."
This sentence made You Wei and the others burst into laughter. Amid the noise, Ran Qingxuan looked at the people talking and laughing in the corridor and leaned in Gu Yanchen's warm embrace.
Gu Yanchen smelled of pine and alcohol, and his fingertips brushed across her wet eyes: "Our friends are so funny, don't you get tired of looking at them?"
"I'm not looking at them, I'm looking at...home!" She held his hand on her waist and gently placed it on her bulging belly. The two of them quietly felt the baby's fetal movement.
The breeze blows by, bringing with it the fragrance of rice.
In the distance, a child from an unknown family was singing: "The crescent moon shines over the nine provinces, some are happy while others are sad..."
In the Gu family's yard, there was only laughter and joy.
It was hottest in Yongfeng Village at the end of July.
The situation in the Gu family compound was even more tense. Women from several families were coming in and out carrying hot water, and cries of pain could be heard from the delivery room.
"Third sister-in-law, try harder! I see the end!" Ran Qingxuan's voice came from the side room.
Gu Yanjing paced back and forth in the yard, with more sweat on his forehead than his wife Chen Wan'er who was giving birth.
Gu Feng sat on the stone bench, seemingly calm, but the teacup in his hand had been empty for half an hour without a refill.
"Wow..." A loud baby cry suddenly broke the sky.
The people waiting outside were instantly overjoyed.
"Congratulations, father! Mother! My third brother's wife gave birth to a big fat boy. It's a cause for celebration!" Zhou Furong came out holding the swaddling baby, with a big smile on her sweaty face.
Gu Yanjing rushed forward and took the child tremblingly.
The baby's face was red, his cry was loud, and there were a few wrinkles on his forehead, making him look like a little old man.
"He's my child, my son..." Gu Yanjing, who became a father after he turned 30, was as happy as a child at this moment.
"How about calling a male of the Le generation Le Bang? It means to stabilize the country."
Gu Feng seemed to be stroking his beard as he made the suggestion calmly, but tears of excitement were gleaming in his eyes. This was a name he had thought of a long time ago.
After the Gu family was vindicated, this is the first grandchild born, which means a lot to everyone.
"Gu Lebang...is a good name!" Gu Yanjing nodded repeatedly and carefully carried the child to Chen Wan'er who had just packed up.
"Wan'er, look, our Lebang..."
Chen Wan'er smiled weakly and reached out to touch the child's face gently: "Like you, with a broad forehead."
When the good news that the third daughter-in-law of the Gu family had given birth to a child spread, the Gu family held a grand banquet in the village for three days.
However, what was even more surprising was that within half a month, Zhou Furong and three other sisters-in-law were diagnosed with pregnancy.
Old Madam Gu was so delighted that she couldn't stop smiling. She immediately decided to give every household in Yongfeng Village a big red envelope containing ten kilograms of pork and five taels of silver.
"The Gu family is going to expand!"
The villagers knew that the Gu family had everything they needed, but they still brought decent gifts to congratulate them.
Second sister-in-law Chang Yue'e took out the recipe she had collected for a long time while she had nothing to do while she was still in the early stages of her pregnancy.
"I want to open a restaurant in Zixi County," she announced to her sisters-in-law.
"I want to live a more meaningful life, not just revolving around my children..."
Ran Qingxuan held her increasingly round belly and joined the discussion: "All the fabrics I took out earlier have been made into clothes. Why don't we open a clothing store together while my second sister-in-law is opening a restaurant?"
Duan Ling, who came to congratulate, had her eyes light up: "I've known for a long time that my good sister used the good fabrics in her hands to make clothes, and today I finally heard about it from you guys."
"Speak openly, let's discuss it carefully..."
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