"Second sister, did grandma ask if we were on the way back?"
"Say it'll be two days later." Xu Ning took out some snacks and ate them while curled up in the quilt.
"Why? Aren't we already on our way back? Why don't you just tell grandma?"
"Tell grandma I'll probably be waiting at the intersection every day. Instead of making her anxious every day, it's better to tell her when we're sure we're going to arrive. That way, she'll have a definite surprise."
"But Second Sister, if we had told Grandma earlier, wouldn't she be happier for longer?"
"No, being happy is just a momentary thing, but worrying is constant." Xu Ning didn't want Old Lady Xu to worry about them every day. He hoped that this thing could be realized as soon as possible, otherwise it would just be torture over time.
"Second sister, I don't quite understand."
"Let me tell you this. If you were not with me now, but with Grandma, and I told you that I was leaving the capital and returning home, and I brought you a lot of delicious food and fun things, would you be very happy?"
"Yeah, I guess I won't be able to sleep every day because I'm so happy!"
"Little friend, you're overthinking it. Your excitement will only last a few days at most. If I'm delayed on the road for ten days or half a month, you won't be happy anymore. Think about it, isn't that right?"
Xu Feng thought about it seriously. He realized that if it was really as his second sister said, then he should be anxious. "Second sister, I think I understand a little bit."
"So, you're not a child. Her happiness and excitement will only last shorter than yours. So the longer I delay coming back, won't she be sadder?"
"Second sister, please don't say anymore. Let's tell grandma the news when we get to Shanglu County." The more Xu Feng thought about it, the more worried he became. Fortunately, he did not mean well but end up doing something worse, and told grandma about going back in advance.
Wancheng is ten days' journey from Pancheng, where Shanglu County is located. Although a carriage is faster than walking, considering the injury of the Minister of Agriculture, Xu Ning and his party finally took more than ten days to return to Shanglu County.
When Xu Ning and his group arrived at Shanglu County, it was almost dawn. The city gate was closed and they could not enter the city. Xu Ning and his group thought that it was only a few hours before dawn, so they rested outside the city and waited until dawn.
As soon as the sun rose, Xu Ning asked Xu Feng to pass the news home, and then he immediately set off for home!
Xu Ning sat by the carriage window, holding the hot buns that Pei Jiao bought from the roadside. For a moment, she felt homesick.
"Xiaobao, we've been out for so long, I really want milk."
If Xu Ning hadn't mentioned it, Xu Feng wouldn't have noticed it, because he had been with Xu Ning almost all the way. Now they were about to get home, and Xu Ning suddenly brought it up, which almost made Xu Feng's nose sore.
Xu Ning couldn't help but sniff. Since she traveled to the Daqing Dynasty, this was the first time she had been away from Old Lady Xu and the others for such a long time.
Even with the convenience of a treasure box, we can keep in touch every day, but it’s not the same.
As the sun rose higher, carriages slowly drove into Xianyu Village and headed towards the bamboo forest that belonged to the Xu family.
"Boss, Boss's wife, I'm going to the intersection to check. Why do I hear Daya and Xiaobao's voices?"
"Mom, how can it be that early? Didn't Xiaobao say he just left? It must have taken at least an hour or two."
"Oh, Xiaobao might not have explained clearly. He might have already arrived. I have to go check. Why do I hear the sound of a carriage?" Old Lady Xu opened the door and made a move to leave. Zhang stepped forward helplessly to hold her back. "Mother, the sun will be high soon. You can't wait outside the bamboo forest in silence all day like you did the day before yesterday!"
"I know, I know. I'll go and take a look this time and I'll be back in half a minute." The day before yesterday, when Old Mrs. Xu got the news that Xu Ning was about to come back, she waited outside the bamboo forest early in the morning and waited for the whole day. In the end, it was Old Man Xu who persuaded her to go back!
"Grandma Xu! Grandma Xu! I'm back! I'm back!" Pei Ni, the little girl from Pei Chen's family, had just returned from fishing with Pei Dazhuang when she ran into the carriage of Xu Ning and his group. Her mother told her to run faster and run back to the Xu family to tell Grandma Xu the good news!
"What? Is Daya back?" Old Mrs. Xu couldn't help but get anxious, and couldn't wait for Pei Ni to run to her. She ran a few steps quickly, but before she heard Pei Ni's reply, the monkey she had been longing for day and night appeared in front of her, leaning out from the slowly approaching carriage, waving at her vigorously!
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