AWB Chapter 231 Return
Chapter 231 Return
Song Qin often woke up in dreams at midnight, thinking of her son's uncertain life or death on the battlefield. Those barbarians killed people as easily as chopping melons and vegetables. No matter how powerful he was, he was just a half-grown child. His thin arms and legs were not even enough to be hit by a single blow from the barbarians. Sometimes Song Qin even wondered if his great abilities would indirectly harm him.
"If only he were an ordinary person, he wouldn't have gone to the battlefield and made his parents worry for nothing."
Chen Yuer felt that this statement did not make sense. She still did not understand why Song Chunlin was not an ordinary person?
In the evening, Song Daha helped Chen Yuer go home, and Li Gensheng followed them. Although he didn't say anything, he was also worried about Song Chunlin.
"Dad, Mom, tell me, why did Brother Chunlin go to the battlefield?"
Song Daha didn't say anything. Chen Yuer touched her son's head and didn't say anything either.
The three of them returned home in silence. Chen Yuer sat on the bed, packing the small clothes in the basket, smiling gently.
After Song Daha and his son finished washing up and returned to the room, he saw his wife gently folding the small clothes and putting them away. The candlelight flickered, and Song Daha walked over and sat down, helping her pack the clothes.
"It's a little thing that's not even the size of a potato, but it has more clothes than I have." Although Song Dahao was complaining, his hands were as gentle and careful as his wife's. He held those little clothes as if they were some treasures.
Chen Yuer grabbed the clothes with a smile: "How can you, as a father, be jealous of your child?"
"Why are you jealous? It's been less than three months, and look how many clothes you've made for him. I only got two, but Gensheng still has five or six."
Chen Yuer was speechless: "Okay, okay, I'll buy you some new clothes tomorrow. It's almost the winter solstice, so I'll make you two new cotton-padded clothes. Isn't it said that the cotton yield in the fields this year is more than last year?"
Speaking of cotton, Song Dahe also curved his eyebrows and said, "Hey, you're right. My brother said that the yield per mu is 30% higher than last year. I won't make cotton clothes for now. I'll make a few small quilts for the children first, just like Yuanyuan's."
Song Dahao was over 30 years old when he had his own child, so he was naturally very excited and wished he could give birth to the child tomorrow. If Chen Yuer had not said that he could not make it public before the baby was three months old, he would have gone out to show off as soon as possible.
The couple talked about the child for a few words, and finally Chen Yuer told Song Dahao about the doubts in her heart.
"You said Chunlin is a good kid, how could he not think of going to the battlefield? Big brother and big sister let him go, it's a good thing he didn't get hurt, if he really got hurt, what would big brother and big sister do?"
Song Daha didn't know what to say to him, so he could only hold his wife's hand silently and shake his head slowly.
Chen Yuer was a smart person. She immediately understood that her husband meant not to ask any questions. Even though she still had many doubts in her heart, she could only swallow them all down at this moment.
Song Chunlin, who was in a hurry on the road, was snoring in the carriage. In the space, Dabao was still working diligently on the farm with his butt sticking out. After a trip to the border, the space seemed to have become a little bigger. Of course, the biggest change was that he could finally enter and exit the space with his normal body size.
"Hey~Hey~Hey~Hey~" Dabao was dragging a large basket of bright red strawberries through the strawberry field. He had just picked them. The strawberries in the field were big and sweet. One bite filled the mouth with the aroma of strawberries. The strawberry jam made from them was also sweet and delicious.
Strawberry jam cannot be made in this space, so Dabao just picked them and piled them in the storage area. Now there is a small mountain of strawberries there, which looks quite spectacular from a distance.
Dabao looked at his achievements with satisfaction. He poured the freshly picked strawberries on the strawberry hill and then climbed onto the stacked boxes. The boxes were stacked next to the strawberries. Dabao lay on them and could reach out and grab a strawberry to eat.
Dabao was eating strawberries while curling up his little feet. His life was so comfortable.
When Song Chunlin woke up, he entered the space to look for Dabao as usual, and saw this guy sleeping soundly on the box, with strawberry juice at the corners of his mouth and hands, and his belly was bulging. Then he looked at the strawberry mountain, which was obviously missing a corner.
Song Chunlin couldn't help rubbing his brows, not knowing what to say about this little thing. It was so small, but its appetite was as big as that of a strong man. Not only could it eat a lot, but it was also picky about food. It would not eat anything that was not produced in the space, and would not eat anything that was not delicious. It especially loved strawberries, cherries, and green grapes, which were all expensive. Even Gu Fengyue couldn't help but sigh when she knew about it:
“You really know how to eat.”
Now this little thing just sleeps when he is full. Song Chunlin cursed him in a low voice and asked him to turn into a fat pig.
He poked a little pig and took out some strawberries. After washing up, he found Gu Fengyue with the strawberries in his arms. The two of them put their heads together and shared the strawberries. The scene was so warm that people passing by couldn't help but sigh.
"Oh my god, can't they go back and eat behind closed doors?"
"That's right, but why do they have so many fruits to eat? It seems like they can't finish them all."
"Who cares how much he has? We don't have any feelings for each other, so let's just go eat the big pot of noodles."
A group of people came and left arm in arm. Today's breakfast was mutton noodles. The cook had just learned how to eat this dish, so if he didn't hurry he would miss it.
The return journey was easier than the coming journey. Song Chunlin ate and slept all the way, and time passed like water. On the way, he was even more sticky with Gu Fengyue, and they were even closer than when they came. Anyone with eyes could understand what the relationship between them was.
However, some people in the military camp were still unclear about Song Chunlin's identity, and thought that Gu Fengyue was cutting off her own path. They thought that Gu Fengyue would kick Song Chunlin out when she arrived in the capital, and find another young man from a wealthy family to marry.
Gu Fengyue naturally also heard these rumors. Some people who knew the inside story wanted to explain, but were stopped by Song Chunlin.
"Let them talk. When we get back to the capital, I'll transform myself and scare them to death!"
Song Chunlin comforted Gu Fengyue, and then took people back to the carriage to prepare some special meals. The so-called special meals were just happy water for the fat house. After a hard journey, Song Chunlin found various ways to reward himself and Gu Fengyue, feeding them delicious food from time to time. Gu Fengyue often felt as if she was being treated like a pig by Song Chunlin.
However, seeing how Song Chunlin was enjoying it, Gu Fengyue decided to increase his exercise while Song Chunlin was sleeping. He remembered that Song Chunlin loved his abdominal muscles, and he must not let them disappear because of gaining weight, as that would be counterproductive.
At the same time, Gu Fengyun had already started sending people to renovate the new house for his brother next door. The house next door was not actually Gu's, but after knowing his brother's thoughts a few years ago, Gu Fengyun went to the palace to ask the emperor to grant this courtyard to Gu Fengyue. The decree had not been issued yet, but the house deed had already been in Gu Fengyun's hands.
The yard originally belonged to a first-rank official, but that person sided with Prince Ru'an a few years ago, and his entire family was convicted and imprisoned. The yard has been abandoned for several years, and now it is overgrown with weeds and the roof is broken. It will take a lot of time to repair it. Gu Fengyun loves his younger brother and wants to give him the best, so it is estimated that the house will not be repaired before Gu Fengyue's wedding.
In addition to repairing the house, various gifts needed for the engagement had to be purchased. This was the first time that Gu Fengyun had organized such an event, and he wanted the best for everything. Those who didn't know the inside story thought that Gu Fengyun was about to get married. For a time, the aristocratic circles in the capital were all speculating about who could marry Gu Fengyun.
In addition to guessing this, many people came to propose marriage to Gu Fengyue, with the reason being that Gu Fengyun was about to get married, so his younger brother's marriage could also be put on the agenda. Among them, the most excited ones were several uncles from the Gu family.
Several newly appointed heads of the Gu family specially brought gifts to Gu Fengyun and gave him earnest advice.
"Xiao Er is eighteen years old this year, and he has made military achievements. His wife must be a girl from a prominent family, so she is worthy of his status."
Gu Fengyun didn't react much after hearing this, he just responded faintly.
Several family heads looked at each other, and the oldest one of them coughed lightly and said, "The Marquis and the Second Young Master were orphaned when they were young, and there was no elder in your family to take care of your marriage, so you have only just settled your lifelong affairs now. This is the dereliction of duty of our elders. But now that the Marquis has found a beautiful woman, the matter of the Second Young Master can no longer be delayed."
The people around him also echoed: "Yes, yes, Lord, my wife's family has a cousin who is only fifteen years old this year. Your father also knows her. She is a third-rank official. This family is a good match for the second young master."
"My Lord, my maternal grandfather is related to the Duke of Fuguo. I can ask my maternal grandfather to help me make a connection with the second young master. It is said that the fourth young master of the Duke of Fuguo is very handsome and will only be sixteen this year."
Several grown men introduced their own candidates at once, and finally they mentioned seven or eight boys and girls of appropriate age. These people all thought that the candidates they recommended were good, and they argued for a long time. Finally, they all turned their eyes to Gu Fengyun, who had been sitting in the main seat without any reaction.
Gu Fengyun raised his head and glanced, and found that no one was talking. Then he slowly put down the teacup in his hand. The teacup tapped lightly on the table, and the subtle sound frightened everyone so much that they dared not speak.
"Why, don't continue?"
Just a few words made everyone present feel cold. They seemed to be too complacent just now and even forgot that this master killed people without spilling any blood. It can be said that without Gu Fengyun's nod, they would not be able to sit on the position of the head of the family now. Even this so-called head of the family is nothing but an ant compared to the Marquis' Mansion.
Gu Fengyun glanced at everyone and smiled nonchalantly.
"Now that everything has been said, it's my turn to speak."
Several family heads looked at Gu Fengyun's half-smile and straightened their bodies unconsciously, pricked up their ears and listened attentively.
Gu Fengyun was very satisfied with these people's understanding, but he still needed to criticize them when necessary.
"Who told you that I was going to get married?"
Several people were all stunned. The oldest one among them whispered: "You have been preparing things for your wedding recently, and everyone is spreading it..." Looking at Gu Fengyun's gloomy face, his voice gradually became smaller and finally could not be heard.
Everyone then realized that, yes, they only saw Gu Fengyun buying things, but did not hear him mention whose girl or boy he was going to marry, let alone hear him say that he was marrying for himself.
But Gu Fengyun is almost thirty years old and he is not married yet. Could it be that those things were bought for Gu Fengyue?
That's against etiquette. How can an elder brother let his younger brother get engaged before his elder brother gets married?
But is Gu Fengyun the kind of person who would take etiquette and laws into consideration?
That is absolutely not the case.
So he just asked the crowd, "Who sent you?"
Several people all pretended to be quails and didn't make a sound.
Gu Fengyun sneered: "You want to use my brother's marriage to control me? Who gave you the courage?"
Gu Fengyun threw the fine cups and plates on the ground. He stood up and looked down at everyone.
"Go back and tell those people that there are no elders in my family, so I am my brother's elder. My brother's marriage cannot be decided by outsiders. You should listen carefully and stop letting me hear those rumors outside. Do you really think that my Gu family is extinct?"
Several people denied it again and again: "No, no, how could that be possible? We will go home now and control the younger generation and servants. We will definitely not let those rumors spread out of our mouths."
"That would be best. Remember how those people before you died. Do I need to explain more?"
"Yes Yes Yes."
Several people were sweating profusely, and their backs were soaked in this late autumn weather. When they walked out of the marquis's mansion, they suddenly felt weak in the arms and legs, and could only let their own servants support them back.
After seeing off the ignorant relatives, Gu Fengyun rubbed his brows tiredly, and the old butler beside him poured him hot tea.
"My Lord, in fact, they are right about one thing. Since ancient times, it is not reasonable for a younger brother to get married before his elder brother. You were worried that your body would not survive, but over the years, your body has gotten better year by year. Many doctors said that you would not survive, but now you have survived, haven't you?"
The old butler couldn't help but well up in his eyes when he thought of how weak his master once was.
"Now that you are getting better and the second son has grown up, it's time for you to think about your own affairs. If the old marquis and his wife knew that you are still alone at such an old age, wouldn't they be so angry that they would come up from below and beat you up?"
Gu Fengyun's face darkened when he heard this: "You are making it sound too serious. My parents won't be willing to beat me."
The old housekeeper was speechless: "If they knew that you are almost thirty and have not given birth to any children for the Marquis's Mansion, do you think they would come and beat you up?"
Gu Fengyun: “…”
Seeing him like this, the old housekeeper also advised him earnestly: "If the Marquis really doesn't want to marry, you can first take in a few concubines in the mansion. When you come back in the future, you will have someone who understands you. Isn't that good?"
Hearing about taking a concubine, Gu Fengyun shook his head frantically: "I can't learn this. I have nothing to do with so many beautiful girls in the backyard. When they fight and pull their hair, who will I help? I don't want to help anyone. Forgive me, I can't bear this blessing."