Chapter 125 Chapter 125 Three Years Later
Three years passed in a blink of an eye, and Miao Ying's life did not stagnate. They kept moving in the same direction, heading in the direction they wanted.
"Brother, you'll only be gone for three days. There's no need to prepare so many things." Huo Xiaobao was now in the voice-changing stage. He looked at Miao Ying preparing things for him and smiled helplessly.
"It's better to be prepared when you go out." Huo Xiaobao passed the examination for a student at the beginning of this spring. As there was a provincial examination this year, the teachers in the school suggested that Huo Xiaobao give it a try to gain some experience in advance.
Miao Ying has been quite busy lately and is unable to accompany Huo Xiaobao to the provincial capital, so Huo Xing has to take him there. Xiao Lin is worried about him and wants to go along too, after all, the little brother is attentive and can take care of them.
"Brother Xiaolin will take care of me, don't worry." Huo Xiaobao took out the coat that Miao Ying had put in her bag. "Let's not take this one. It's not cold yet."
"Your brother Xiaolin should take care of you." Miao Ying tapped his forehead. "Boys should take care of themselves and their families, just like your brother Xing."
Huo Xiaobao doesn't look alike to Huo Xing. Huo Xing is resolute and stern, while Huo Xiaobao has become more and more like a graceful scholar since he grew up. I don't know who said when he was young that he wanted to be a hunter like his brother Xing, but now I'm afraid he can't even pull a bow.
"I understand, brother."
They were tidying up in the room when Xuetuan ran back from outside and hugged Miao Ying's legs, "Little Daddy!"
Miao Ying picked him up. His hands were restless and messed up everything they had prepared. Miao Ying patted his butt gently.
Xuetuan pouted: "Where is my little uncle going?" He was only three years old, but he could speak very fluently. He knew how to pack his luggage. His little uncle packed his luggage once a month.
"Let's go to the capital." Huo Xiaobao picked up Xuetuan and said, "Can you bring her some delicious food when you come back?"
Xuetuan hugged his neck and nodded: "Okay."
After much picking and choosing, they finally managed to pack a large bag. They would leave tomorrow, and Li Hongying would cook dinner for them. Fu Lingyou and Lingzhi also returned with their son. After all, this was Huo Xiaobao's first time in trouble, and his family took it very seriously.
Lingzhi's child was born two years ago, a boy, whose full name is Fu Yishen and nickname is Shengsheng.
Shengsheng was born with difficulty and was a little weak. Fortunately, the Fu family was well-off and they managed to raise Shengsheng safely until he was two years old.
Shengsheng doesn’t come to our house very often, but every time he comes, he doesn’t want to leave. A two-year-old child doesn’t know what freedom is, but is willing to follow his own heart.
At the dinner table, only Fu Lingyou imparted his experience to Huo Xiaobao, after all, the rest of the family had never been to school.
Huo Xiaobao listened very carefully, as if he wanted to remember every detail that Fu Lingyou said.
"I only participated in it once, and I can't remember a lot of things." Fu Lingyou only participated in the scientific examination once when he was young, and then went into business, so he doesn't have much experience.
Here, Miao Ying and Lingzhi were preparing food for the two children. Miao Ying asked Huo Xing to make a dining chair for Xuetuan. Later, Lingzhi came once and thought it was very good, so she asked Huo Xing to help make another one. They took one back to their home in the county town and kept the other in the village for them to use when they came back.
The two little ones sat obediently on the dining chairs waiting for their meals. Miao Ying had become very experienced in making complementary foods for Xuetuan in the past two years. The food he made was delicious and tasty. Shengsheng, who originally didn't like to eat much, ate more when he came here than he did at home.
"We're just trying it out. There's no need to put so much pressure on us." Fu Lingyou said, and he looked at Huo Xing again, "If you want to go, you can use my carriage."
Huo Xing wanted to refuse, but Lingzhi said that the ox cart had to stay at home for use, and the two little ones couldn't walk to the city like he did, so he had no choice but to agree.
The day of their departure soon arrived. According to Fu Lingyou's experience, they could not go too late, otherwise all the convenient inns in the surrounding area would be booked, so they had to go early.
Miao Ying took Xuetuan to send them to the village entrance. The Fu family's carriage was waiting there early, and Xuetuan was held by Huo Xing all the way.
"Daddy, will you miss me?" Xuetuan rubbed Huo Xing's face.
"I will miss you." Huo Xing used to be very quiet and taciturn, but now he would answer every question Xuetuan asked. "Will you miss your daddy?"
Xuetuan nodded solemnly: "Yes, my little daddy and I will miss you together."
Miao Ying walked beside him and glanced at Xuetuan: "I don't miss him with you."
Huo Xing hugged Xuetuan and glanced at Miao Ying with a chuckle. Xuetuan was the first to be dissatisfied: "Huh, you were standing at the door waiting when Daddy went out."
Miao Ying patted Xuetuan's butt and said, "Next time, if you want me to buy you milk cake, I won't buy it for you."
Xuetuan quickly rubbed from Huo Xing's body to Miao Ying's: "Little Daddy..."
Miao Ying held him over and said, "Don't forget who is the boss in this family!"
Huo Xiaobao and Xiaolin were walking in front. Huo Xiaobao was now almost as tall as Xiaolin. It was estimated that in another year, he would be taller than Xiaolin.
"Brother, do you think I can pass the exam?" Huo Xiaobao asked.
Xiao Lin turned her head and looked at him: "Ask me if you can pass the exam?"
Xiaolin has grown a lot in the past few years. He is thin and no matter how much his family takes care of him, he seems unable to gain weight. However, he looks very good, with curved eyebrows and eyes. He has a good temper and personality, and looks more gentle.
He is already fifteen years old, which is old enough to get married according to the conventions of this world.
Not long ago, a matchmaker came to propose marriage. Even though Miao Ying had already declined, he kept on talking and was finally driven out by Huo Xiaobao who had just returned.
Xiaolin has been a little anxious since that day, especially when Miao Ying came to him in the evening and told him that she had saved a lot of money for him. He cried very sadly for the first time.
"Brother, I don't want to leave home."
Miao Ying was startled by him and quickly comforted him: "Who asked you to leave home?"
Xiaolin's eyes were swollen from crying, and she sobbed, "But why are you telling me this today? Is it because you want to marry me off?"
Miao Ying was helpless and raised his hands in surrender: "Xiao Lin, I swear to God, I just came here to share my happy things with you."
Xiaolin kept confirming with him that she didn't want him to get married. Only after receiving countless affirmative answers from Miao Ying did he stop crying.
As a result, after Miao Ying came out of his room, Huo Xiaobao stared at him intently.
"Then brother, please encourage me." Huo Xiaobao put his arm around Xiaolin's shoulders.
"No, this is your own business." Xiao Lin pulled his hand away and saw the Fu family's carriage in front of him from a distance.
When they arrived at the carriage, the Fu family's coachman said he wanted to go with them, but Huo Xing refused. In the end, the coachman had to return to the county town alone.
Xuetuan rolled around in the carriage, and finally when they were about to leave, he started crying with his mouth pouting. Huo Xing couldn't bear it, so he stopped and hugged him and comforted him for a long time, delaying the original departure time for a while.
Miao Ying couldn't stand the clinginess between the father and son. He had to coax Xuetuan until lunch time. Sometimes the family still needed a strict father. He took Xuetuan away with a stern face and said to Huo Xing, "Let's go quickly."
He looked at Xuetuan again: "Say goodbye to Daddy and Uncle."
"Goodbye, Daddy. Goodbye, Uncle." Xuetuan waved to them with his nose wrinkled.
Miao Ying glanced at Huo Xing and said, "Let's go, or it will be late."
Huo Xing got off the carriage, covered Xuetuan's eyes in Miao Ying's arms, and kissed Miao Ying on the lips: "Let's go."
"I want one too!" Xuetuan pushed Huo Xing's hand away and looked at him anxiously, "Daddy, what did you give me? I want one too."
Huo Xing had no choice but to kiss him on the cheek: "Stay at home and listen to your little daddy."
Seeing that the two were about to start rambling again, Miao Ying kicked Huo Xing and said, "Let's go." Then he looked at Xiaolin and Huo Xiaobao in the open car window and said, "Be careful on the road. Xiaobao, stay calm. We're just testing the waters this time."
The two children nodded and waved to them, and Huo Xing drove the carriage away.
After watching the carriage leave, Miao Ying put Xuetuan down and said, "Let's go home."
"Little daddy, can we go to Feng Amo's house?" Xuetuan held Miao Ying's hand and made the request with red eyes.
Miao Ying nodded: "Okay, let's go."
Xuetuan is a clever kid. He knows that everyone likes him and his favorite thing to do is to hang out in the village because every time he does, he gets to eat a lot.
They arrived at Ye Feng's house. Ye Feng hadn't gone out yet. When he saw Xuetuan, he quickly put down the work in his hands, hugged Xuetuan and kissed him. Xuetuan didn't get angry and kept smiling.
The two elders of the Qin family also took out food from the house and kept stuffing it into Xuetuan's arms.
"Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma."
Ye Feng moved a stool for Miao Ying, and Xuetuan sat next to Miao Ying and ate quietly.
"The more I look at your Xuetuan, the more I like him." Ye Feng sat next to Xuetuan, holding his chin with his hand and looking at Xuetuan.
"Then have another one." Miao Ying also smiled.
"I will. In two years, my son Erniu will be able to have a baby." Ye Feng sneered.
Erniu has been working in Huo Xing's oil press in the past few years. Now he has learned how to press oil and has a skill, which will be an advantage when he comes to find a marriage partner in the future. What's more, Erniu has developed a strong physique in the oil press, and Huo Xing pays him a high salary, so Erniu will definitely have no trouble getting married in the future.
"Hey, your Xiaolin." Ye Feng looked at Miao Ying, "I heard a matchmaker came to your house the other day."
Miao Ying sighed: "Xiao Lin, I will stay for a few more years."
"Xiao Lin is fifteen now, right?" Ye Feng remembered when Xiao Lin first came to his house. He looked so young, but in the blink of an eye he has reached the age to get married.
Miao Ying nodded: "It's going to be sixteen after the New Year, and I'm still worried. I keep everything in my heart and only speak out when I can't bear it anymore. The older a child's thoughts are, the harder it is to guess."
"What do you mean? What kind of family do you plan to find for Xiaolin in the future?"
Miao Ying shook his head: "If he doesn't want to get married, then he won't marry. It's not like his family can't afford to support him."
"I was thinking about trying to match him up with my Erniu. Our two families are so close, and he won't be wronged if he marries into my family."
"It's not my place to make decisions for the child," Miao Ying said. "It's up to the child to figure it out. Don't let him cry to me again."
Xuetuan peeled the peanuts and placed them one by one into Miao Ying's palm, smiling sweetly at him: "Daddy, eat them."
Miao Ying touched his hair and glanced at Ye Feng: "With such a treasure, are you willing to marry him to someone else's family?"
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