At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind - it's over!
Ye Yunfeng spoke with difficulty, "That would be too much trouble for you, sister. How about we go to Lanyue Tower to eat? I haven't eaten there for a long time, I really miss it..."
As he said that, he turned around and ran with Xiaowu in his arms.
Ye Chutang asked loudly:
"Afeng, don't you want to eat at home?"
Ye Yunfeng barely stopped walking: "...No."
Ye Chutang waved his hand, "Then go inside and take a rest first. Your Third Brother and Xiaowu have specially prepared gifts for you. Hey - wait a minute, it seems to be blurry. I'll go check it out first."
As she said this, she picked up the spatula and went back to the kitchen.
Ye Yunfeng stuffed Xiao Wu into Ye Jingyan's arms and rushed over quickly.
"Sister! Let me do it!"
Ye Chutang refused, "How can that be possible? You haven't been home for so long. You must be exhausted after traveling thousands of miles from Longcheng to Beijing. Or -"
"I'm not tired! I want to do it!" Ye Yunfeng's eyes were determined. "Sister and Xiaowu haven't tasted my cooking skills for a long time. How about seeing if I have improved?"
Seeing how persistent he was, Ye Chutang finally gave in, "Okay then."
Ye Yunfeng let out a long sigh.
Ye Jingyan and Xiaowu both looked at him with gratitude and gave him a thumbs up.
——My dear ones!
…
At the dinner table, the siblings who hadn’t seen each other for a long time had a pleasant conversation.
Ye Chutang took a bite and sighed in disappointment, "I'm really still not very good at cooking."
I know there are some things that I shouldn't force myself to do.
Ye Yunfeng brought the burnt dish to himself and ate it all.
"I like everything my sister makes!"
"Hey——" Ye Chutang wanted to stop him, but he moved too fast and swallowed it all in one gulp.
After eating, he gave Ye Chutang an affirmative smile without changing his expression, "Although it's a little mushy, it still tastes delicious!"
Ye Jingyan looked at it and was silent for a while. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Afeng, are the conditions in Xiacheng so difficult?"
Ye Chutang: “…”
Xiao Wu: “…”
Ye Chutang felt as if she had been scolded, and the scolding was very ugly, but she had no evidence.
But she had a vague feeling that if Afeng hadn't snatched the shovel from her hand, her authority in this house would have been completely gone tonight.
Ye Yunfeng filled another bowl of rice and said carelessly, "Well, a small border town can't be compared with the capital! Sometimes I have to go out on patrol and guard for days and nights. I rely on the two pieces of naan in my arms. They are delicious!"
Actually this is still good.
Most of the time, I don’t even have time to eat. I’m so hungry that I can eat anything I can find.
Ye Jingyan's expression suddenly became complicated.
Xiaowu also felt that the food in his mouth had no taste. He looked at Ye Yunfeng with eyes full of heartache and gave him all the meat in his bowl.
——Fourth brother really suffered a lot over there!
Ye Yunfeng didn't take it seriously. "It's nothing, actually. Xiacheng is sparsely populated. Sometimes we can catch a few wild rabbits and goats, kill them and stew them. They taste much better than the ones in the capital!"
As he was speaking, his bowl of rice was empty.
The boy is in the period of growing up, and with the experience at the border, his appetite has increased a lot compared to before.
Ye Chutang nodded, "You seem to have become much stronger."
Ye Yunfeng smiled and said, "It's okay, sister! It's enough to have me at home! I'll probably stay in Beijing for a while this time. If I'm free, I'll definitely come back!"
Hearing this, Ye Jingyan realized something, "During your time in Beijing, you didn't live at home?"
"Stay here today!" Ye Yunfeng said with a smile, "King Yannan specially gave me a day off so that I could go home and visit. I have to go back early tomorrow morning!"
Although he is Feng Zhang's soldier, King Yannan is Feng Zhang's superior, so now he is under the jurisdiction of King Yannan.
Ye Jingyan understood, "Returning to the barracks?"
"Yes." Ye Yunfeng nodded.
Since you have joined the army, you must naturally obey orders in every move.
Ye Jingyan's lips moved slightly, but he finally looked at Ye Chutang.
It was not until this moment that he finally realized clearly that Afeng had really changed.
He has become a real soldier!
Ye Chutang didn't seem surprised by this, and the corners of his lips curved slightly, "Okay. After dinner, go try the new clothes I prepared for you to see if they fit you. If they don't fit, I'll take them to have them altered."
Ye Yunfeng smiled, "Thank you, sister! I knew that you love me the most!"
Ye Chutang glanced at his bowl and asked, "Would you like some more?"
…
After dinner, Ye Yunfeng looked at the gifts prepared for him by Ye Jingyan and Xiaowu respectively, and then tried on clothes, which took him quite a while.
Finally, he told Xiaowu a lot of interesting stories about the border until the little girl closed her eyes and fell asleep.
"Is Xiaowu asleep?"
Ye Chutang stood at the door, glanced into the room, and asked softly.
Ye Yunfeng tucked the quilt for Xiaowu. Xiaowu smacked his lips, not knowing what he was dreaming about.
"I guess he's dreaming about eating delicious food."
Ye Yunfeng walked out quietly with a teasing smile on his face.
"I just promised her that when I have the chance in the future, I will definitely take her to taste the goat meat at the border to see if it is more delicious."
Ye Chutang: “…”
Sure enough, eating is someone's strongest motivation.
Now she probably has no time to feel sorry for her fourth brother. She is probably just catching sheep everywhere in her dreams.
Ye Chutang withdrew his gaze and quietly looked at the young man in front of him in the moonlight and the light from the corridor.
In just a few months, he grew taller, his skin became darker, and he became stronger.
More importantly, his former flamboyant temperament has now been restrained and he has become more calm and steady.
It's truly a transformation from the inside out.
It would be a lie to say that I don't feel sorry for him. After all, I raised him myself. But I feel more relieved and proud.
Ye Yunfeng felt a little strange and touched his face.
"Sister, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I've become rough because of the wind and sand in Xiacheng? I'm not as pretty as before?"
"You just keep talking nonsense."
Ye Chutang scolded him without any politeness.
Ye Yunfeng chuckled.
Ye Chutang raised his chin and said, "Follow me."
…
study.
Looking at the sand table in front of him, Ye Yunfeng was stunned, "Sister?"
Ye Chutang said, "Replay the battle of Longcheng for me."
Ye Yunfeng had actually guessed what she was thinking, so he simply agreed, "Okay!"
He pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then told the story.
"That day I received a letter asking for help, so I went to find Lord Feng Zhang..."
Ye Yunfeng recounted all his plans and experiences in detail, and when it came to the battle in Longcheng, he even practiced it directly on the sand table.
Ye Chutang listened quietly without saying a word from beginning to end.
Until the end——
"Logically, it would be easiest and most convenient for them to escape from the west gate. Seeing that the situation was not right, Tuoba Yu deliberately chose to go through the east gate, and ended up running into me."
Ye Yunfeng lightly touched the location of the city gate on the sand table, and raised the corner of his lips.
"If it's delivered to your door, why would you miss it?" (End of this chapter)
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