Chapter 128 Chapter 128 Mid-Autumn Festival
Miao Ying had already made preparations to spend this year's Mid-Autumn Festival alone with just the three of them, but when the sky darkened and the moon hung high in the sky, he couldn't help feeling a little lost. In the usually bustling home, there were only the three of them.
Li Hongying didn't cook much because Miao Ying didn't like leftovers very much. She had just put the food on the table when she saw Miao Ying taking Xuetuan out.
"Where are you going, Xiaoying?" Li Hongying followed him to the door and saw Xuetuan running after Miao Ying with his little arms and legs.
"I'll take Xuetuan out for a walk." Miao Ying said without even turning his head.
Li Hongying sighed. In fact, it was not only Miao Ying who was not used to it, she herself was not used to it either. The house that was always bustling with people suddenly had only three of them left. So Miao Ying probably wanted to go to the village entrance to see if he could wait for them to come back.
Miao Ying didn't expect that they would actually come back tonight.
"So you're coming back today?" Miao Ying also ran up. Xuetuan hugged Huo Xing's legs, and Huo Xing hugged Miao Ying.
Huo Xiaobao quickly jumped out of the carriage and picked up Xuetuan, who was lying beside Huo Xing's legs. Xuetuan was a generous child. Even without a father to hold him, it would be the same if his uncle held him. He put his arms around Huo Xiaobao's neck and said, "Uncle."
Huo Xiaobao carried him directly on his shoulders, and Xiaolin carefully protected him on the side, fearing that he would fall.
"They all want to come back. We'll go back after Xiaobao finishes the exam." Huo Xing saw that the younger one had walked a long way, and he couldn't help but put his hand on Miao Ying's shoulder and kissed him firmly.
Miao Ying came to this world and was much more reserved. Now outside, Huo Xing had lost all the reserve of the ancients and just pulled him to bite him.
Although Miao Ying was a little distracted by the biting, the children were still ahead. He bit Huo Xing's lower lip, and Huo Xing finally let him go. He took his hand and let him get in the carriage: "Let's go home."
Li Hongying was also startled by the sudden return of the few people. She patted Huo Xiaobao's shoulder vigorously and said, "Why did you come back today? We all thought you wouldn't be able to make it back."
Just as Huo Xing unloaded the carriage, added fodder to the horses, and brought back all the things he had bought, he saw only two simple dishes on the table.
Huo Xiaobao also saw it. He put the snowball down and said, "Mom! It's a festival, and this is all you're going to eat tonight?"
Li Hongying quickly said, "There are only three of us. Why do we have to do so much? I'll do some more. You guys take a rest first."
Xuetuan had already seen what they bought, and now she was sitting in Huo Xing's arms, watching him put out the things he bought one by one.
He wasn't interested in the fabric of the clothes, nor was he interested in the toy hairpin. Only when he saw the snack box did he crawl forward and ask, "Are all of these mine?"
"Can you keep it all to yourself?" Miao Ying asked him with a smile.
Xuetuan said "oh" and counted on his fingers: "To Daddy, to Grandma, to Fatty Brother, and to Shengsheng Brother."
He pouted, "But I shared everything, so I don't have much left."
Miao Ying looked at him with a smile: "What should we do with Xuetuan?"
Xuetuan clenched his fists and said, "Then I'll eat less. Will Daddy buy me delicious food in the future?"
Miao Ying nodded, feeling that the boy was teachable: "Of course."
So from then on, Xuetuan sat there alone to distract himself. He could now count one, two, three, four.
Li Hongying added several more dishes. Since there was usually meat at home, she made a meatball soup and stir-fried pork, which was just enough for her family.
Huo Xiaobao was serving outside, but after returning home, he was still like that little kid, wanting to tell his family everything. He had been mumbling since the beginning of the meal: "It was really urgent back then. If we couldn't find a place to stay, we would have to sleep on the street! And now, someone suddenly appeared..."
Xuetuan on the side used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat for Huo Xiaobao.
Miao Ying and Huo Xing exchanged a glance, and Huo Xing continued, "We stayed at the escort agency."
Huo Xiaobao: ...
"Brother, let me speak." Huo Xiaobao said quickly, "You're not saying it well."
Huo Xing blocked his mouth with a piece of meat and said, "Eat."
Xiaolin also laughed: "You've been talking all the way, let's take a break."
Seeing that no one was listening to him, he angrily ate the meat in the bowl.
Seeing him calm down, Huo Xingcai said, "If Xiaobao can pass the exam, he can go to Ruoming Academy."
Miao Ying looked at him. He didn't know which academy was good. In fact, Huo Xing didn't know either. He looked at Huo Xiaobao and said, "You decide."
Huo Xiaobao chuckled, "Now you want me to tell you, huh."
He talked about the situation of several academies and finally said, "If you have the opportunity to go there, it would be great."
Miao Ying nodded: "Now our family is not short of money. As long as you can do well in the exam, you can go to school there."
Miao Ying thought for a moment and said, "But can you go by yourself? The city is so far away, and you've never left home."
"It's okay, brother." Huo Xiaobao said, "I'll just live in the academy when I get there. I'll come back during the holidays."
At this time, Xiao Lin spoke up: "I can go with him. If he goes to the academy, I can do some small business in the capital."
Miao Ying let Xuetuan finish the rice in his bowl, then said, "You are still young. How can I let you two go out alone?"
Xiaolin laughed: "Brother, I'm not a kid anymore, I'm already fifteen."
Miao Ying disagreed: "Is fifteen years old too old?" In modern times, fifteen is the age to start junior high school, so how can you go so far away from home? "I won't let you go."
Finally, Huo Xiaobao said, "I'm not sure I'll pass the exam. It's too early to think about that now."
Then everyone was silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Huo Xing and his companions were tired from their journey. After they all worshipped the moon together, they were told to go to bed. Li Hongying picked up Xuetuan, who looked at her with sparkling eyes, "Grandma."
"How about sleeping with Grandma tonight?"
Xuetuan hugged Li Hongying and thought for a while, then nodded: "But grandma, you have to share a piece of your snack with me."
Li Hongying laughed and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you. All of grandma's things are yours."
The two of them went back to their room to sleep. Miao Ying was cleaning the kitchen. He glanced at the carriage they had brought back and stroked the horse's mane. "Was the journey tough?"
Huo Xing hugged him from behind: "I didn't do anything. The aunt in the escort agency is taking good care of them. Xiao Lin is also doing a lot. I didn't do anything."
Miao Ying turned around and hugged him: "You've worked hard too."
Huo Xing laughed: "Then you must be very hard-working at home, taking care of Xuetuan, running the shop, and taking care of mother."
"That's enough." Miao Ying patted his back. "Let's go back. The wind is still quite cold at night."
As the number of animals in the family has increased in recent years, Miao Ying built a shed on one side for Mantou to live in, and Wotou lived on the other side.
They closed the gate, turned off all the lights in the yard, and returned to the room.
Although Huo Xing had been driving for several days, he was not tired at all.
He pressed Miao Ying without changing his movements. More than a month of longing made the blood of both of them boil.
Miao Ying was unable to get up the next day. Xuetuan used to jump on Miao Ying's body every day, but today Huo Xing took him out early in the morning and went up the mountain with Mantou and Wotou.
Huo Xing always remembered Miao Ying's words, that is, to take the children to get in touch with nature more, so he was willing to take Xuetuan to climb the mountain more often.
"Xuetuan, our cabin is over there." They reached a slightly flatter area on the mountain and pointed over there. "Xuetuan, that's our great-grandmother."
Huo Xing did not take him there. Li Hongying once said that children's souls are still unstable and they cannot go to temples or visit graves.
They bowed to each other from a distance, and then the sun came out. Huo Xing let the two dogs go for a run in the mountains, and he returned home with Xuetuan.
Lingzhi came back at noon. They did the same thing every year. They stayed at home on August 15th and came over on the 16th.
"I thought they wouldn't be able to come back." Lingxia looked at the bustling yard, "I didn't expect them to come back."
Shengsheng found Xuetuan as soon as he got out of the carriage. Xuetuan took his hand and went to the room to get some snacks. The snack box that Huo Xing bought was divided into several portions. "This is yours, Shengsheng."
Shengsheng was small in stature and had small hands, so he felt a little overwhelmed holding a pile of snacks. Lingzhi came in and helped him wrap the snacks with a handkerchief, and then watched the two children play together.
Fu Lingyou asked Huo Xiaobao some details about the college entrance examination, and listened to them talking about going to Ruoming Academy. Fu Lingyou said that if he could go to Ruoming Academy, he would definitely go.
Huo Xiaobao felt a little embarrassed: "I'm actually not sure."
"I know one of your teachers. He said that you are a good student and have learned well. Even if you can't do it this year, you will definitely be able to do it in two years."
Huo Xiaobao scratched his head: "Which master is it?"
"Master Cheng."
Huo Xiaobao's expression changed. He had never heard Master Cheng praise him in the academy!
Fu Lingyou smiled and said, "He never praises others in front of students, for fear that you will become proud."
"Forget it if he doesn't praise me." Huo Xiaobao curled his lips. "He said my handwriting looks like chicken chop and my reading is like chanting scriptures."
"Let's put it another way, studying is really like reciting scriptures." Miao Ying came out and laughed at him.
After a while, Lingzhi pulled Miao Ying back into the room: "Xiao Ying, I have something to give you."
Miao Ying looked at him: "What?"
Lingzhi took out a contract from his arms: "Do you remember the contract you gave me before I got married? You said it was my confidence."
Miao Ying unfolded the deed and looked at the traditional Chinese characters on it. After some effort, he recognized that this was a shop in the county town. He quickly handed it back and asked, "What are you doing?"
"This is the money my brother earned. To be more precise, it was because of you," Lingzhi said. "My brother gave you too little at the time, and he always felt bad about it, so we bought this shop for you."
"I don't want it." Miao Ying refused firmly, "I still prefer to make money myself."
"If you don't accept it." Lingzhi took the deed back, "I will find someone to help you open this shop, and all the profits will be given to you."
"No, Lingzhi." Miao Ying was a little helpless.
"You can't do everything for me, can't I do something for you?" Lingzhi stood up. "If you don't want it, this is for Xuetuan. It will be Xuetuan's dowry from now on."
"You can't control me anymore."
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