Chapter 543: I'll compensate you with ten! Stop talking!
Xu Yu smiled noncommittally and said yes, then he tucked Sang Zhixia's hand into his cloak to cover it, and walked towards home against the growing snowstorm.
After not returning home for half a month, Xu Yu first went to pick up Sang Zhixia. Without even changing his clothes, the first thing he did when he entered the house was to see the two little kids who had grown a lot.
Xiao Nuonuo and Xiao Yuanbao are being taken care of very well. The five-month-old babies are becoming whiter, plumper, and more tender, with delicate little noses and big eyes, which makes them particularly cute.
What's rare is that he has a good temper. He grins brightly when he sees people, and anyone who sees him can't help but want to hug him and tease him for a while.
Of course, the people favored by the little guy did not include the naughty Xu Yu.
Xu Wenxiu ordered Xu Yu to change into cold clothes and wash his hands clean of dust. Only then was Xu Wenxiu willing to send the child to the North Courtyard.
Nuonuo, who was originally trying hard to show a toothless smile, saw her biological father outside, and her chubby little face immediately showed displeasure.
Xu Yu smiled and extended his hand: "Nuonuo, come here, Daddy."
Nuonuo blinked and looked at her father, her smile quickly disappeared, and she babbled and reached out to Sang Zhixia.
Xu Yu was disappointed and turned to look at the little Yuanbao, who was staring with puffed cheeks. "Yuanbao, come and see daddy."
Yuanbao grinned, spat saliva all over Xu Yu's face, excitedly kicked his legs and stepped on Sang Yanyou's stomach, and then his body was suspended in the air without any warning.
Xu Yu grabbed Xiao Yuanbao's clothes with one hand and lifted him up. He looked at Xiao Yuanbao in the air, trying to smile: "You little brat, your sister is a little bit timid, but why are you showing off?"
"Come and let me, your father, give you a good rub and see if you have grown any weight at home."
Little Yuanbao was suddenly trapped in the devil's clutches and couldn't break free. His big black and white eyes quickly became tearful, but he looked around and found that no one could save him. He could only pout in grievance and let Xu Yu rub his lips.
Sang Yanyou, the uncle, couldn't stand it any longer and glared at her, saying, "Sister, look, your brother-in-law is bullying Yuanbao again."
Little Yuanbao hummed in agreement, which earned him the simultaneous tilt of the heads of Sangzhixia and Nuonuo.
Nuonuo smiled contentedly, her eyes curved. Sang Zhixia felt helpless but was more lazy to care: "Aren't they always like this?"
Sang Zhixia herself was helpless.
During the day, the child was mostly looked after by Xu Wenxiu and Madam Xie with two wet nurses. If Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu were at home, the child would be sent to the north courtyard after nightfall and left to the care of the couple themselves.
The two little guys grew up from being born to now. In Xu Yu's hands, they grew from soft little lumps to the jade dolls they are today. Xu Yu personally took care of them a lot of the time.
Whether it was dressing and bathing, changing diapers, feeding vegetable puree and coaxing the baby to sleep at night, Xu Yu did it all with great skill. He could do it himself and would never wake up Sang Zhixia at night.
Logically speaking, since Xu Yu did everything himself, the two little ones should be very close to their father, but the reality is quite the opposite.
The two little ones were always used and discarded by Xu Yu. When they were hungry or sleepy, they would cry and call for their father. After they were cleaned up, they would smile and look for their mother.
Xu Yu was happy that his child was close to Sang Zhixia, and he worked hard for her without complaint, but he could not get close to others.
The father is narrow-minded and always rubs the baby.
The more he rubbed them, the more dissatisfied the two little ones became, and then Xu Yu rubbed them even harder...
Seeing the tears in Yuanbao's eyes about to fall, Sang Zhixia said with a headache: "Come and take your daughter away. My hands are sore from pressing her."
Xu Yu contentedly held the fat baby in one hand, finally no longer having a hand free to rub the child. Sang Zhixia breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
Sang Zhixia sent Sang Yanyou, who kept looking back, outside to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. After they were gone, she asked, "Did you see any movement from Peng Yuanliang during your time out?"
Although Sang Zhixia was in charge of the village, he did not forget what was happening outside.
She had previously extorted such a large sum of money from Peng Yuanliang, and there was no way this man would let it go.
Xu Yu forced his face against his daughter's soft cheeks. Amidst her dissatisfied murmurs, he said delicately, "He's making a big move. Those idiots in the Chamber of Commerce are eagerly waiting to open up new horizons with him."
The scale of the Chamber of Commerce has gradually matured. Peng Yuanliang has been laying the groundwork for a long time, and it is finally time to show his strength.
It's obvious that this person can't be honest.
Sang Zhixia tapped the tabletop lightly with her fingertips. Xu Yu made a face that made his daughter laugh. He said happily, "The passage has been opened. The first caravan left yesterday."
"So soon?"
Sang Zhixia asked in surprise, "Does he trust Deputy General Wu and the others?"
"What does it matter whether I believe it or not?"
Xu Yu said disdainfully, "He wants a way to get through the border, not to make friends with these people."
Once the charge of opening the border without permission is proven and the evidence is firmly in his hands, this man will no longer be so polite to Deputy General Wu and others.
Sang Zhixia thought so too, and with a playful look in her eyes, she said, "For the first batch of goods, he probably wouldn't dare to ship anything else, right?"
Xu Yu nodded in appreciation, and when his nose was grabbed by the soft little hand, he smiled innocently, like a foolish father without a brain: "The first few batches of Deputy General Wu and others wanted to investigate, so he didn't dare to make any small moves."
"So we can be patient and wait a little longer."
Sooner or later the fox will reveal its tail, and you won't have to worry about not being able to catch its fur.
Sang Zhixia relaxed his back and leaned back in his chair. Thinking of Deputy General Wu and the others who were also sharpening their swords, he chuckled and sighed, "He probably thought he had everything under control. Who knew this was the real mantis stalking the cicada?"
Peng Yuanliang was really wrong to think that he could take advantage of the convenience of the border to cause trouble in the northwest.
After all, there are so many people living in the Central Plains. How many of them would hate the foreign races outside the Great Wall who constantly start wars and plunder as much as the people here do?
Not to mention the soldiers who paid countless blood, tears and bones to guard the border...
Even though there is nothing wrong in serving each other, being a ghost in a border area with countless heroic souls is a matter of time before one becomes an evil ghost.
The wind and snow outside the house were getting stronger, and the various aromas in the air above the village were gradually becoming stronger as the wind whistled.
Festive red lanterns were lit in front of every household, and the festive atmosphere spread from the diffused red color. However, the comfort and tranquility in this world could not break through the wind and snow.
At the Beicheng County Court, Lord Liu sniffed and took a deep breath. He squinted at the person sitting still, his eyes twitching. "Deputy General Wu, the county government won't be killing chickens today."
Deputy General Wu: "..."
After a brief silence, Deputy General Wu covered his face with his hands in exhaustion. "Master Liu, let's just say that people should be kind and virtuous. How about I compensate you with ten chickens?"
"I'll give you ten! Stop talking!"
Lord Liu, who had harbored such hatred for so long, finally got his revenge. A satisfied smile spread across his face. He shook his snow-stained collar and said, "Then why did you come empty-handed?"
"Where's the chicken?"
Deputy General Wu said weakly: "They are being raised on the Sang Dong family's farm. Next time I go there, I will personally fatten them for you."
"I heard the farm is distributing meat today. They're not just getting chickens, they're also getting all sorts of goodies. I guess they're all getting ready for the New Year's Eve dinner and making dumplings?"
Lord Liu was silent for a moment, frowning inexplicably. "As the temporary commander of the Northwest Camp, and as a general in charge of a frontier, Lieutenant General Wu, aren't you a little too..."
"A general can live on his ambitions without having to eat, right?"
Deputy General Wu said angrily, "I've been negotiating with that grandson of Peng for a long time, and I've even drunk a bellyful of rice wine and haven't had a proper bite to eat. What's wrong with a few complaints?"
Speaking of his grandson named Peng, a sharp gleam flashed in Lord Liu's gentle eyes.
Deputy General Wu said with a forced smile, "I came here today to tell you, sir, to persuade Peng Yuanliang to buy more wasteland at tomorrow's banquet."
“The more the merrier.”
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