Chapter 1026: Elderly Mothers
Gu Jian wrote a letter to the emperor, asking Xiao Morong and others to return to Beijing, and he did not hide it from Xiao Yeyang and Daohua.
While the emperor had not yet replied, Xiao Yeyang took Daozi and Xiao Moleng to the Ganzhou Horse Farm, and then took the two little guys to inspect the Twelve Military Towns. Finally, they went to the Gobi Desert to see the salt lake mining.
After Daozi and Xiao Morong came back, both had unsatisfied looks on their faces.
"Mom, the horse farm in Ganzhou is so big, with so many fine horses. Dad even took my fourth brother and me hunting. Unfortunately, I wasn't strong enough to catch anything, but my fourth brother did catch a rabbit, and we even had a roasted rabbit for dinner."
After knowing that the horse farm was built by Xiao Yeyang, Daozi felt very proud and proud.
"Mom, my dad is really awesome. Fourth brother said that after we build a military town and repair the border wall, the Hu people in the north won't be able to attack us anymore."
"Mom, I want to be as powerful and capable as Dad in the future."
Daozi danced with joy and told Daohua and Gu Jian about what he had seen and heard along the way.
Xiao Morong was also deeply touched. At first, he was not very willing to come to Xiliang, as he felt that it would delay his studies. But after coming here, he found that he had made the right decision.
The things that Uncle Wang showed him in the past month alone were enough to broaden his horizons.
There are some things that you won’t feel much about unless you see them with your own eyes, not to mention Uncle Wang’s occasional pointers. These are not things that can be learned from books.
In mid-July, the Du and Chang families received letters from the second prince and his men, asking them to send Xiao Mobao and others back to the capital.
At the same time, Daohua also handed the letter from the Fourth Prince to Xiao Morong.
Xiao Morong had been mentally prepared for a long time. He knew that his father asked him to return to Beijing. Although he was a little reluctant, he was not surprised.
Daohua smiled and said, "You came here in mid-July last year. It's been exactly a year now. Although Xiliang isn't as prosperous and bustling as the capital, every place has its own customs and people. Just think of it as a relaxing trip."
When Daozi heard that Xiao Morong was also going back to Beijing, she said with reluctance, "Fourth Brother, can you not go back? Don't you like our family very much? Why don't you stay here forever?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Morong looked embarrassed.
Daohua pulled Daozi to her side and explained, "Your fourth brother came to Xiliang to see the old ancestor. Now that he has seen it, he naturally wants to go back."
"Think about it, your fourth brother's parents, brothers and sisters are all in the capital. If he stays with us all the time, he will miss home so much."
Daozi pouted and kept silent. After a while, she looked at Xiao Morong and said, "Fourth brother, will you come to play with me again in the future?"
Xiao Morong moved his lips but didn't dare to promise. Whether he could leave the capital was not something he could decide. At least before he came of age, he had to obey his grandfather and father.
Daohua smiled and said, "Your fourth brother doesn't necessarily have to come to Xiliang. You can also come back to Beijing. Then you can still have fun together."
Daozi's eyes lit up: "Yes, I have a royal palace in the capital waiting for me to inherit." Then, he ran towards Xiao Morong, took his hand and said, "Fourth brother, we can still play together in the future."
Xiao Morong touched Daozi's head, smiled and nodded: "Yeah."
After consultation between the Du and Chang families, it was decided to send Xiao Mokuan and others back to Beijing on July 26.
As usual, Daohua prepared gifts for Xiao Mokuan and others, and prepared more for Xiao Morong.
Daozi gave Xiao Morong her favorite storybook, 'Calabash Brothers,' and said, "Fourth Brother, when you return to Beijing, remember to write to me. I can write quite a bit now, and I'll write back to you."
Xiao Morong took the storybook with a smile. This book was hand-illustrated by his aunt. Daozi treasured it so much that he didn't expect her to be willing to give it to him. "I will write to you."
After Xiao Morong and the others left, Daozi became bored without his playmates. Seeing this, Daohua gave him a set of storybooks and asked him to tell stories to the twins.
Rice frowned: "Mother, can rice seedlings understand?"
Daohua: "Why not? Your father started to teach you when you were still in your mother's womb."
Not wanting Daozi to feel burdened by telling stories to her siblings, Daohua said with a smile, "Don't you like telling stories to your classmates? Think of telling stories to your siblings now as practice. When you go to the academy later, it will be easier for you to do it."
Daozi thought it made sense and nodded. He took the storybook and imitated the teacher in the academy, reading the story to the twins in the cradle while shaking his head.
With something to do, Daozi was no longer bored. In addition, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang continued to let him go to the academy to study. With his classmates as companions, the little guy soon stopped thinking about Xiao Morong and the others.
Daohua balanced her time taking care of Daozi and the twins. Xiao Yeyang also often took Daozi out for horseback riding. Feeling the care of his parents, Daozi's smile returned, and he no longer felt that his younger siblings had taken away his parents' love.
In addition, Daohua intentionally guided Daozi to interact with the twins. After the twins were able to sit and crawl, she would let Daozi take care of them from time to time, which gradually allowed Daozi to find the feeling of being an older brother.
Time flies and it is December. As the year draws to a close, Daohua is very busy every day as she has to check accounts, prepare New Year gifts, and other things.
After the academy was closed for the holidays, Daohua set her sights on Daozi, the child laborer: "Daozi, mother wants to prepare New Year gifts for your grandfather and your maternal grandparents. Can you help mother look after your younger brothers and sisters?"
Daozi was solving a nine-ring puzzle. When he heard Daohua's words, although he was a little reluctant, he still climbed onto the kang nimbly and started playing with the twins who were crawling all over the kang.
Sometimes he used a rattle to attract his active sister Dao Mang, and sometimes he used a red rag doll to tease his motionless brother Dao Miao. He was so busy that he was sweating profusely.
He was a little tired, but seeing his brother grinning at him and his sister crawling over and throwing herself on him, Daozi felt very happy.
Especially when his younger brothers and sisters were crying, neither the wet nurse nor the maid could comfort them, but as long as he went over and hugged them, they would stop crying immediately.
Every time at this time, Daozi feels particularly satisfied and proud.
Look, how much his younger brothers and sisters like him as an older brother!
On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the day of Little New Year, Daohua handed a letter to Xiao Yeyang, who was playing with three children on the kang, with a somewhat unnatural look.
Xiao Yeyang didn't answer: "Whose letter is it? Just tell me directly. Can't you see that I'm holding my daughter in my arms?"
Daohua took her daughter from him and said, "You should look at it yourself."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua, opened the letter and started reading. Soon, his expression became extremely complicated.
Daozi noticed that his father's face looked unhappy. He pulled his hand back from his brother's, wiped his saliva, and quickly crawled to Xiao Yeyang's side: "Dad, are you unhappy?"
Xiao Yeyang forced a smile: "Dad is not unhappy." Then, looking at the rice, he said, "Next year you may have another uncle, are you happy?"
Daozi was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding: "What little uncle?"
Looking at his son's confused eyes, Xiao Yeyang didn't know what to say.
Daohua thought there was nothing wrong with talking about it, so she smiled and said, "Your grandmother is pregnant, so you'll have a little uncle or aunt next year."
Daozi didn't feel these things too deeply. She said "oh" and went to stop her brother from biting her feet.
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang was feeling a little down, Daohua put her daughter on the bed, sat next to Xiao Yeyang and comforted him, "Mom actually really wants to give Uncle Chu a child."
Xiao Yeyang: "I know, but she is so old now."
Daohua was silent. Her mother-in-law was already in her forties, a true elderly mother. She took Xiao Yeyang's hand and said, "I still have a lot of nourishing herbs here. I'll send someone to deliver them to mother in a couple of days."
(End of this chapter)
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