And so, Liu Cuifang dealt with her mother-in-law with trepidation and managed to get through a peaceful night.
Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.
"Grandpa, I..."
Leng Feng walked in with a gloomy expression.
"Has the master sent a letter?"
Wu Chen guessed it immediately.
"How did you know?"
Leng Feng was completely baffled. Had his master also sent him a message?
"I'm guessing. What did Master say that he wants you to go back?"
Wu Chen guessed.
"Yes, you guessed it all. He said you're fine now and have family to take care of you. He wants me to go back to the camp before the New Year because things will be more chaotic and there will be more things to do during the New Year period."
Leng Feng looked unhappy. He had only been here for half a month and thought he could stay until after the New Year.
"If we go back before the New Year, it's still early. How about staying for another five days?"
Wu Chen knew that Leng Feng didn't want to leave.
"I want to go home again and visit my family."
Leng Feng is homesick too; he doesn't know when he'll have time to go back again.
"Okay, when are you planning to set off?"
Wu Chen thought that since Leng Feng had taken care of him for so long, he should prepare a small token of his appreciation for him to take home.
"Tomorrow, the weather's been nice these past few days. Oh, and I might be taking the carriage with me."
If you need a carriage, may I go to town this afternoon and buy one for you?
This carriage is specially trained and is more suitable for long-distance travel. If it is for home use, ordinary horses will suffice.
"Okay, I'll go with you this afternoon to take a look and choose a gentle, young one."
Wu Chen nodded. The horse that had driven back was quite old, but it was a good horse. Letting Leng Feng ride it would allow it to play a greater role.
"Yu Yan, Leng Feng is leaving tomorrow."
At noon, when Wei Yuyan returned from picking vegetables, Wu Chen told her the news.
"So sudden? You're not spending the New Year here?"
Wei Yuyan was a little surprised, thinking that Leng Feng would be spending the New Year here.
"Yes, the military camp needs to be on guard during the Spring Festival and is short-handed. He wants to go back before the Spring Festival. He said he wants to leave early, go home and visit before going."
Wu Chen put down the book in his hand and replied to Wei Yuyan.
"Alright then, let him wear the new clothes back then."
Wei Yuyan nodded; Leng Feng hadn't even had a chance to wear the new clothes she made for him yet.
"This afternoon, Leng Feng and I are going to choose a horse. We'll keep it at home, and Leng Feng will ride the horse we brought."
Wu Chen continued.
"How much does that horse cost? Do you want it from me?"
Wei Yuyan didn't know if Wu Chen had any money left, nor had he mentioned it.
"A horse costs about seven or eight to ten taels of silver. I have some money here, which should be enough."
Wu Chen took out his money bag, which contained more than ten taels of loose silver that he had left over.
"Um".
Wei Yuyan nodded and went to cook. She didn't want to have too much interaction with him; it was too awkward.
In the afternoon, Wu Chen and Leng Feng brought back a horse.
"Didn't you buy any carriages?"
Wei Yuyan was curious; why was the horse completely naked?
"That carriage is for you. I don't need a carriage by myself. We added a carriage because of my leg injury. I'm more comfortable riding a horse by myself."
"Cold wind explained."
"I want to ride."
Qianqian looked at the horse and felt a little tempted to ride it.
"Cold Wind, let's take Xiao Lei and Qian Qian for a ride."
Wu Chen's legs are still not up to strenuous exercise; otherwise, he would love to teach his younger brother to ride a horse himself.
"Yay!"
The children happily followed behind the cold wind.
"Yu Yan, I want to discuss something with you."
Wu Chen scratched his head, unsure how to begin.
"What's up?".
Wei Yuyan thought it probably wasn't anything good.
"Do we have anything in our house that would be suitable for letting cold air blow into the house? I was going to buy him some things today."
However, if he doesn't want the carriage, it won't be convenient for him to bring cloth and pastries.
Wu Chen actually had his eye on Wei Yuyan's cured pork and cured fish.
"At home, we have cured pork, cured fish, and cured intestines."
Wei Yuyan looked up at the cured meat she had dried. It was a beautiful golden color, glistening with oil.
It's fine for the cold air. During the time the cold air has been at home, it has basically been doing any work that comes its way, never slacking off, and is very diligent.
"Then I'll trouble you to prepare it."
Wu Chen looked at Wei Yuyan tenderly; he knew she would definitely agree.
The next morning, Leng Feng, carrying cured meat and fish and dressed in new clothes, rode off into the distance amidst the farewells of the crowd.
Wei Yuyan thought this would probably be the last time she saw Leng Feng.
"I'll go up the mountain to find some herbs later. You can cook your own lunch."
Wei Yuyan packed two steamed buns and prepared to leave. Xiao Lei and Qianqian had also officially started their vacation and no longer needed to go to school.
"You're going alone? Isn't that too dangerous?"
The eldest sister, Wei Yuhan, was a little worried and wanted Chen Yu to go with her younger sister, but Chen Yu had to go to help out at the steamed bun shop in town that afternoon and go to the market the next day.
"Yes, why don't you let Xiaolei go with you?"
Wu Chen also felt that it was inappropriate for her to go alone.
“There’s nothing to worry about. I’ve been to this mountain many times. I don’t go far, and I wouldn’t dare to go far alone.”
Wei Yuyan felt that taking care of Xiao Lei meant worrying about whether he would run around, and she preferred to be alone.
"Then you need to come back on time. If you don't come back on time, we'll worry too."
Wu Chen was still somewhat worried.
"Okay, I promise I'll be home before dark."
Wei Yuyan went out with her basket on her back.
From the moment Wei Yuyan left, Wu Chen's heart was in his throat.
The afternoon felt particularly long. He waited and waited, and when the sun went down and they still hadn't returned, Wu Chen became anxious.
"Why hasn't this girl come back yet?"
Wei Yuhan stood at the gate, holding Yueyue, constantly looking around.
"Big sister, you stay home, I'll go out and greet her."
Wu Chen took out his cane and prepared to go out.
"I'll go with you."
Xiao Lei had just finished feeding the chickens when he heard his older brother say he was going to find his sister-in-law, so he followed him.
Wei Yuyan was lucky today; she saw a beehive at the foot of the mountain and was starting to crave honey.
So she was sitting on the floor trying to figure out how to safely bring the honey home.
"Sister-in-law~".
"Yu Yan~".
Wei Yuyan was completely baffled and hadn't found a good solution when she saw two figures, one tall and one short, approaching.
"Oh, what brings you all here?"
Wei Yuyan stood up and walked towards them.
"Sister-in-law, why are you sitting here instead of going home? Your brother was worried about you, so he came to check on you."
Xiao Lei made a point of speaking up for his older brother.
"It's not dark yet, but I actually came down the mountain a long time ago. Look, there's a beehive here. I want to knock it down, but I haven't thought of a safe way yet."
Wei Yuyan explained.
"Oh, this is dangerous, sister-in-law. We'd better not provoke it."
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