Chapter 118
Shen Jin integrated into the village but was isolated by using such a tough method as fists and red dates. Especially after the village chief went back to warn those families, some families were dissatisfied and climbed over the wall into the yard in the middle of the night, wanting to teach Shen Jin and the others a lesson. However, they were taught a lesson instead. Yue Wen directly captured all of them, tied them up with ropes and hung them on the old tree at the entrance of the village. Although these people were not in danger of life, they were not feeling well either.
From then on, even the scoundrels in the village didn't dare to come here. They watched from afar every day. Yue Wen and his friends would go to the mountains from time to time to get some things and bring them back. They also bought a lot of things through the village chief, such as the village's own vegetables, chickens raised at home, and a lot of eggs.
I don't know if it's because the village is too leisurely or for some other reason, but compared to before, Shen Jin looks much better. The chickens raised in the village taste good. Jiayi and the others often go to the town to buy a lot of fresh things.
At the same time, Chu Xiuming, holding his son Dongdong in his arms, looked at the child standing stiffly in the middle of the hall. The child looked thin and small, like three or four years old, but Chu Xiuming knew that the child was at least five years old. From the child's ungrown eyebrows and eyes, no one doubted that this was a child of the Chu family, because this child looked somewhat like Chu Xiuming. As soon as Chu Xiuming saw the child, he knew in his heart that this was his nephew. If he was only somewhat similar to himself, then he was at least eight points similar to Chu Xiuyao when he was a child.
Dongdong looked at him curiously. Chu Xiuyuan could not hide his excitement. Even Aunt Zhao beside him had red eyes. The child took a few steps back because of everyone's gazes and hid behind the legs of the guard who brought him back.
General Lin, General Jin, and General Wu were not with their troops, so Steward Wang could not help but say, "It's Master Xiu Yao's child, it's Master Xiu Yao's child!" Steward Wang had watched Chu Xiuming and Chu Xiu Yao grow up, and at this moment, tears were streaming down his face, "God has eyes!"
Dongdong turned his head slightly to look at Chu Xiuming, "Father?"
Chu Xiuming stood up holding Dongdong and walked to the child, then squatted down. He resisted the urge to hold both children in his arms and just said, "Dongdong, this is your brother."
Dongdong blinked his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, looked at Chu Xiuming, then looked at the dark-skinned brother, stretched out his chubby little hand, and was about to touch the child, "Ah."
When the child saw Dongdong, he didn't hide, but he didn't let Dongdong touch him either. He was very dirty. Dongdong moved his little hands, stretched out his little arms, and said in a baby voice, "Ah, hold me."
Chu Xiuming did not stop him. Instead, he let go of Dongdong and let him walk towards the child. He hugged the child and said, "Well, hug him!"
The child was hugged this time, and he carefully looked at the people around him. He looked thin, but he had strength because he had been working since he was a child, and he was not overwhelmed by the fat Dongdong. Seeing that the people around him did not show any disgust or reprimand, he carefully reached out and hugged Dongdong. Dongdong kicked his calves and tried hard to climb onto the child's body, making the child look very embarrassed. He sat on the ground without standing firmly. The guards gently blocked him and did not let the child fall. Dongdong opened his eyes in surprise and found that it was much easier to crawl, so he rubbed and crawled into the child's arms, then looked at Chu Xiuming proudly and said, "Ah."
Chu Xiuyuan didn't know what to say, but he could see that Dongdong's annoyance had made the child less cautious and wary at the beginning.
Chu Xiuming didn't let them sit on the ground for too long. He picked up both children. The child was startled, but subconsciously hugged the Dongdong in his arms tightly. Dongdong laughed heartlessly. Chu Xiuming lowered his eyes slightly, and then said, "I'll take the children back first. I'll leave the rest to Xiuyuan."
Chu Xiuyuan nodded. He also realized that with so many people around, the child would easily get nervous. And there were some things that Chu Xiuming had to say to the child carefully, which were not appropriate here. "Brother, don't worry."
Chu Xiuming responded and said to Aunt Zhao, "Go and boil some goat milk, and..."
"Cake!" Dongdong shouted immediately, "Eat!"
Madam Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, I will prepare it right away."
Chu Xiuming nodded, then glanced at the guard. Nanny Zhao also understood what Chu Xiuming meant, and asked Nanny Zhao to ask about the child's condition and the food and daily necessities along the way, so as to prepare meals for the child.
The child turned his head and looked at the guards uneasily. The guard he was most familiar with was the one who brought him here. The guard smiled and nodded, and the child was taken away obediently. He didn't know what happened, he only knew that the guard said that he was sent here to meet his relatives.
So is the one holding him a relative? He looked at the chubby child again. Is this his younger brother?
Could it be that he was mistakenly identified? If it is found that he was mistakenly identified, will he be sent back?
Dongdong had no idea what the little brother was thinking, and suddenly started crying, "Mother..." His brother was here, why hadn't his mother come back yet?
Chu Xiuming was about to ask Dongdong what was wrong, but when he heard Dongdong's words, his heart ached and he said softly, "Don't cry, Dongdong, dad will bring mom back soon, okay?"
The child listened to Chu Xiuming soothing the crying Dongdong with gentle words. Father? Mother? Is the person in front of him his father?
Dongdong sniffed and sobbed as Chu Xiuming coaxed him to drink the honey water that Anping had just brought. Dongdong was very much like Shen Jin in that he loved sweet things. Children’s tempers came and went quickly. Dongdong stopped crying after a while. After drinking his own cup, he stared at the cup in his brother’s hand, smacked his lips, and then smiled very sweetly. He got out of Chu Xiuming’s arms and ran to his child who was sitting on the chair, grabbed his legs and shouted, “Brother…”
The child looked at Dongdong hesitantly. Because it was the first time for him to drink such sweet water, he drank very slowly, with more than half a cup left. Seeing Dongdong's expression, he wanted to hold the cup to feed Dongdong. Chu Xiuming smiled and said, "Don't give it to him. He can only drink one cup a day."
Dongdong looked at Chu Xiuming angrily. The child looked at Chu Xiuming and then at Dongdong. After thinking for a while, he drank the rest in one gulp and said, "No more."
"Ah." Dongdong puffed up his cheeks, without getting angry, and grabbed the child's pants and tried to crawl into the child's arms.
An Ping looked at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming waved his hand and told her to get off. Then he went over and carried Dongdong to the chair. Then he took some cushions and stuffed them in for the two children. The chair was big and the two children were small, so they wouldn't feel crowded when sitting up. Dongdong was really happy. Chu Xiuming sat next to the two children and said, "I'm your fourth uncle."
The child didn't say anything. Dongdong lay on him and he just felt warm and soft. Are all children so fat?
Chu Xiuming asked, "How should I call you? Do you have a name?"
Is Goudan considered a name? The boy didn't want to say, so he shook his head. Chu Xiuming's eyes darkened and he didn't ask any more questions. He said, "Your father is my third brother, Chu Xiuyao, and your generation is the Chen generation. Dongdong is called Chu Chenhui, and you should be called Chu Chenbo." The word Bo was mentioned by Chu Xiuyao at the beginning. At that time, they started chatting. Chu Xiuyao said that he wanted his son to be named Bo because he wanted his son to be knowledgeable and talented.
Chu Chenbo looked at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming reached out and dipped his hand in water to write down his name on the table. He could not read, but he thought these three words were very beautiful. Children can best feel good and evil. He found that Chu Xiuming had no ill will towards him and was very gentle, so he asked, "Where is your brother?"
Chu Xiuming wrote down the three words "Chu Chenhui" again.
Chu Chenbo took a look and found that the first two characters of their names were the same, "My name is Chu Chenbo."
Chu Xiuming wrote down Chu Xiuyao's name and his own name and said, "Your father's name, my name." Chu Xiuming pointed to the top one, "Chu Xiuyao, your father." Then he pointed to the bottom one, "Chu Xiuming, mine."
Chu Chenbo looked at it carefully and nodded. Chu Xiuming said, "We don't know whether your father is alive or dead, and I don't know who your mother is. I only learned about your existence some time ago, and then sent someone to find you..." Chu Xiuming did not hide anything because of Chu Chenbo's young age. Instead, he told him the whole story in detail, even the entanglement between him and Xue Qiao. It's just that the child didn't understand some parts, so he used simple words to describe them.
Dongdong yawned out of boredom, then began to pick at Chu Chenbo's fingers. Chu Chenbo had been listening quietly, and when Chu Xiuming finished speaking, he asked, "So it's not that my parents don't want me?"
"No." Chu Xiuming said, "Your father loves children the most. He will definitely be very happy if he knows you exist."
“But I…” Chu Chenbo wanted to say that he was not born as expected, but was born because his father was plotted against, but he couldn’t continue.
Chu Xiuming's eyes flickered. He saw what Chu Chenbo meant and said, "It's not your fault. You can't choose where you were born. Since you were born, your father has the responsibility."
"Then can father come back?" Chu Chenbo asked cautiously.
Chu Xiuming pursed his lips and said, "I will be back." Whether he is alive or dead, he will bring his brother back.
Chu Chenbo breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Xiuming smiled and asked, "Use something in a while. Take a rest. I'll take you to take a shower."
When Dongdong heard the word "take a bath", his eyes lit up. He ignored his listless look and kept shouting with joy. Chu Chenbo smiled shyly.
Chu Xiuming opened the door and asked Anping, who had been waiting outside, to go to the kitchen to bring some food. After such a long time, Nanny Zhao should have prepared everything. However, she didn't bring the food immediately because she knew Chu Xiuming had something to say to the child. After Anping went over to urge her, the food was brought in soon. In addition to almond goat milk, there were also some cakes that children like to eat. Nanny Zhao didn't know Chen Bo's preferences yet, so she could only pick and choose.
Seeing the food, Dongdong was carried to the chair beside him by Chu Xiuming, and then he was allowed to eat by himself. The milk was already warm and would not burn the child. Chu Chenbo looked at Chu Xiuming, who rubbed his head and said, "Eat it. Do you want me to feed you?"
Chu Chenbo blushed and lowered his head to eat quickly. Dongdong had already grabbed the pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, then looked at the almond goat milk and made two "ah" sounds at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming smiled and sat beside him and fed him a spoonful, and Dongdong was satisfied.
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