Although it was already Shenshi, the city gate had not been closed yet. Under Chen Xu's urging, the carriage ran out of the city and headed straight for Qinghe Villa.

At the end of August, I arranged for people to go back to Xiaohe Village to bring my father, mother and Han Xin’s mother and Xiaomi to Xianyang to celebrate the Cold Clothing Festival, but I didn’t expect that my father and mother would not be able to bear the land on the river beach and wanted to complete the winter sowing before leaving.

Chen Xu had no choice but to write a letter to ask his servants to take good care of their parents and set off for Xianyang after the family had made arrangements. Unexpectedly, this delay lasted for more than a month.

Ten days ago, he received a letter saying that he had already set out and was on Dongfang Road. Chen Xu speculated that it would take at least two days, but he didn't expect it to arrive so soon.

When Chen Xu arrived home, the yard was already full of lively.

"Sister Xing'er, this cucumber is so delicious!"

Xinger, Yu Ji, Xiaomi, Chen Xi and another eleven-year-old boy are gathering together to eat cucumbers.

The little boy's honest face is somewhat similar to Niu Dashi. It is Niu Dashi's younger brother Niu Xiaochun. Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye. A snot-nosed baby has grown into a half-grown boy. He is wearing clean and brand new clothes and his hair is neatly combed. He can no longer see the malnourished hunger and cold image he had before. However, his eating habits have not changed much. A cucumber is chewed with juice, and the dripping clothes are everywhere. He will wipe his mouth with his sleeve while eating. It looks familiar.

The housekeeper was directing a group of servants to carry many items piled up on the carriage to the warehouse. They were busy everywhere, because there were more than ten four-wheeled carriages coming with them. In addition to the items produced by mahjong porcelain, white paper, ink strips, Qinghe wine and other items specially used by Chen Xu in the town workshops, there were also many local specialties such as chestnuts, yam, candies, persimmon cakes, bamboo shoots, dried fish and bacon. They were all the wishes of the villagers of Xiaohe Village and Qinghe Town. There were five or six carts in total, and the number was no less than two thousand kilograms.

The water was gentle, Fan Caiying and Meng Wan with a big belly, Ying Shiman surrounded Chen Jiang in the middle like stars holding the moon. Chen Jiang was holding Fan Caiying's daughter in his arms, his eyes were full of love. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gathered together to chat and tease the baby. Han Tianshi stood beside him and chatted and talked with Han Xin, while Chen Hu stood beside him and a young man of the same age as Chen Xu, watching everything in Qinghe Villa everywhere.

When Chen Xu's carriage drove into the villa, all the servants stopped to greet him, while the rest gathered together.

"Dad, mom, aunt~" Before the carriage could stop, Chen Xu pushed open the car door and jumped out of the car, saluting and greeting Han Tian.

"Xu'er..." Chen Jiang excitedly handed her daughter to Fan Caiying. After walking to Chen Xu and looking up and down, her eyes began to turn red. After a long time of separation, she hadn't seen each other for two years. Her son became taller and stranger in her eyes, and she was a little afraid to recognize each other.

"When we meet, we cry, what kind of morality!" Chen Hu walked up and grabbed Chen Xu's hand and looked up and down, left and right several times, nodding with satisfaction: "It's not bad, it looks much more majestic when he became the left prime minister. Fortunately, your grandfather brought someone to help me steal your mother back, otherwise how could my Chen family have the current glory!"

"Puff~" Chen Jiangshi wiped the corners of her eyes and couldn't help laughing, "You are proud at home every day. Xu'er is the left prime minister but has learned the teachings of immortals. What does it have to do with you!"

"Why has nothing to do with me? If I hadn't gone out to pee that night, how could I have met you peeking..."

Before Chen Hu finished speaking, Chen Jiangshi spat and retreated in shame. Chen Xu walked forward with a smile and cried and hugged Niu Dashi, punching each other a few times and said, "How is it? Is the road going smooth?"

"It went smoothly. Pedestrians on the road would take the initiative to give way when they saw the flag of Qinghe Hou Mansion in the convoy. Passers-by enthusiastically helped to push the road uphill and downhill. When they arrived at the service station, they would give them free food and drink..."

After not seeing each other for two years, Niu Dashi also looks much more mature and steady. He is wearing a gorgeous robe with exquisite workmanship, a jade belt around his waist, a jade pendant hanging, and his hair is neatly combed and his jade crown. His speech becomes steady and clear.

Several years have passed, and the young men in Hei Skinny Mountain Village who could not cover their important locations at the time can no longer see any trace of the past, and have become a handsome young man.

"Dad, mom, Dashi, Aunt Han, it's windy outside. First go to the inner hall to rest. Have a good dinner later. I will take you to the city and Cuju venue tomorrow, and then I will visit the emperor and Doctor Meng..."

Chen Xu brought Chen Hu, Chen Jiang, Han Tian, ​​Niu Dashi and others into the living room, arranged for the maids to serve to wash and brew tea. The kitchen had already started preparing meals, and the strong smell wafted in the evening breeze to fill the entire courtyard.

Since becoming the Left Prime Minister, Chen Xu has not returned to Qinghe Town for two consecutive years. First, his identity is different from the past. This time, it will inevitably be a hustle and bustle of ceremonial guards. All the officials of all counties and counties along the way have to arrange early to greet them. Not only does it cost the people and the money, Chen Xu does not want to be so high-profile, because every time he goes back, the entire Nanyang County will almost be in trouble for a long time to stabilize. It is indeed a glorious return home, but it also makes Chen Xu very worried.

Also, although many things in the Secretariat of the Secretariat were already arranged in an orderly manner after becoming the Left Prime Minister, the court had been very busy in the past two years from the rebellion of Xiang to the conquest of Lingnan. He was not only a matter of doing things in his position, but now that he has become the Left Prime Minister, he not only has to implement various new laws to reform the Qin Dynasty, but also has to handle the national government affairs for the emperor, so he has no excuse to ask for leave.

According to the "Law on Establishing Officials", no official cannot leave without special reasons. It is natural to ask for leave, but there must be legitimate reasons. For example, parents and other direct blood relatives are seriously ill or die. However, Chen Xu's parents are alive and lively and very well. The Chen family is now incense, and there are no other uncles, so there is no reason to ask for leave. Although Chen Xu forced his leave to go back to play, the emperor would still agree, but he would definitely be very depressed. Chen Xu became the left prime minister in the first year and went home for two months. The emperor sent several groups of messengers and commissars to greet him. It was obvious that he, the left, was quite incompetent, which made the emperor feel very unhappy in his work.

Two years have passed, Chen Hu and Chen Jiang and Han Tian seem to be more energetic, and they are in a good mood without worrying about food and clothing. Therefore, they all look much younger, but they are still around forty years old. Just as they are young and strong, it is normal that Niu Dashi has not changed much, but Niu Xiaochun and Xiaomi have changed a lot. Xiaochun is already eleven and Xiaomi is already eight years old.

After a lot of noise, the food was ready and the family got together for a sumptuous dinner. Han Tian and Chen Jiang were taken to the backyard by Shui Qingrou and a group of women, while Xiaochun and Xiaomi and Xing'er and Yu Ji went to another room to play chess.

Chen Xu and Han Xin accompanied Chen Hu and Niu Dashi to play mahjong and chat. Niu Dashi talked about the huge changes in Qinghe Town, Zhi County and Wancheng in the past two years. Chen Hu also talked about the training situation of the Young Musket Team. Han Xin talked about a lot of the situations in the process of conquering Lingnan. The changes in Xianyang are the topics that Niu Dashi and Chen Hu are most interested in.

Because the story of Cuju Commercial Plaza in Xianyang has been circulating all over the country and is almost well-known. The grand occasion of the competition and the lively commercial buildings are thriving with the coming and going business travelers and newspaper publicity. If you come to Xianyang to watch a Cuju competition or go shopping in the commercial square, it will definitely be the same as never before. When passing by Cuju Plaza today, although you didn’t go up close, the strange appearance and majestic and atmospheric layout are enough to make everyone fascinated.

In the next few days, Chen Xu didn't go to court much. He mainly accompanied his family and Niu Dashi Niu Xiaochun to visit Cuju Commercial Plaza, Waterwheel Mill, Academy of Sciences Experimental Factory, and the library under construction. In order to open his eyes, Liu Bang was specially invited to arrange a Cuju competition in a few days.

Meng Yun and other groups of playboys knew that Chen Xu's parents had arrived in Xianyang, so they all gathered together to invite Chen Xu's family and Niu Dashi's brothers, and also held the most famous glider performance on the river beach, which caused hundreds of thousands of people near Xianyang to cheer warmly. This huge bird that could soar dozens of feet high also opened Chen Hu and Niu Dashi's eyes, and they all opened their mouths and were stunned.

After the Cuju competition, Chen Xu took Chen Hu, Chen Jiang and Meng Wan to visit Meng Yi and his wife, and gave many local specialties from Qinghe Town. Meng Yi and Chen Hu met for the first time, but there was no stranger to the in-laws. Although Chen Hu was a little nervous and restrained, with Chen Xu's encouragement, he still put Meng Yi on the table to the ground. Before leaving, Meng Yi held Chen Hu's hand in disheveled clothes and refused to let go. He was drunk and said that he had to drink another three or five hundred cups to count. In the end, Meng Yi was forcibly dragged back by Meng Yun and a group of wives and concubines, otherwise Mr. Meng, who supervised civil and military officials in the world, would take off his clothes and go crazy on the street.

"The in-laws' alcohol tolerance is not good!" On the way home, Chen Hu reached a conclusion with unfulfilled satisfaction.

Chen Xu curled his lips and hugged Meng Wan in his arms and said, "It's not just because he doesn't have enough alcohol, but also because he doesn't have enough alcohol..."

"Husband, don't bury my father, okay? It's just that my father-in-law is too good to drink. My father doesn't usually look like this when he drinks!" Meng Wan covered her mouth and angrily looked at Chen Xu.

"Hehe, what I'm telling is the truth. Your father likes to talk nonsense as soon as he drinks. He was drunk at Qinghe Hotel and shouted everywhere that I'm taking off your clothes..."

"Husband, stop talking~" At this time, my parents-in-law were all in the carriage. Looking back on this past, even if Meng Wan is now married and wants to be a mother, she still feels shy. Her cheeks instantly turn red and arches in Chen Xu's arms like mosquitoes.

"Okay, don't say it!" Chen Xu smiled and comforted Meng Wan, then turned to look at Chen Hu and said, "Dad, how should Dashi and Xing'er be arranged?"

Chen Hu immediately sat down, stroked his beard and remained silent for a long time and said, "The marriage between Dashi and Xing'er was promised by me and Dashi's parents at the beginning, so we must count it. Moreover, everyone in the village knows that you invited Dashi together this time for this matter. Dashi is now twenty-one years old, Xing'er is fifteen years old, and he is already at the age of marriage. If you hadn't been dragging it on, the marriage would have been done two years ago. Although our family is no longer an ordinary family, this matter cannot be changed. After returning, let's explain this matter clearly to Xing'er Dashi!"

"Xu'er, your father is right. Your father didn't come back a few years ago. If it weren't for the Dashi family's help, I wouldn't know if I could support you and Xing'er. Although our family is getting better now, you have helped Dashi a lot, but love is apart. You still have to listen to your father's marriage in Xing'er, otherwise your parents will be infamous in Xiaohe Village and Qinghe Town in the future!" Chen Jiang, who sat next to him, nodded and wiped his tears, obviously remembering the lonely and helpless years.

"Since my parents think so, that's best. Dashi and I grew up together, and they are like brothers. In order to wait for Xing'er to not marry now, I never urged him. A few years ago, I was worried that Xing'er would suffer when she was too young, but Xing'er was fifteen years old. It was indeed the age to get married. If this marriage was not done, it would be bad for Xing'er. Therefore, I called Dashi together this time, just to negotiate the marriage and then choose a good day to finish the wedding. However, the older Xing'er is, the more independent her character is. In addition, after living in Xianyang for many years, the things and ideas they come into contact with are different from the past, so I worry that she will disagree..."

"Hmph, parents' orders and matchmakers' words, marriages have always been like this since ancient times. She doesn't agree with her turn. Your mother and I are still here. You don't have to worry about this matter. I will do it well. If you agree or not, you have to marry me!" Chen Hu snorted coldly and his face became stern in an instant.

"Dad, my sister has suffered since she was a child and is very obedient and well-behaved. In the years she has been in Xianyang, the people and things she has come into contact with are completely different from those in Xiaohe Village and even Qinghe Town. I don't know how many princes and princes in Xianyang are, and there are countless noble children who are interested in her. Even the emperor mentioned it, but I rejected it. First, this matter was a marriage made by my parents and Dashi's parents. I don't want to transgress. Second, I also hope that my sister can marry Qingrouwan'er like I am, and let her marry a man she really like..."

"Fart fart, how can I regret the marriage I decided? If she doesn't agree, I will break her leg. Don't make any troubles in this matter!" Chen Hu glared at Chen Xu with dissatisfaction.

"Dad, although marriage is indeed a big deal, I think it's better to let Xing'er decide by herself!" Chen Xu couldn't help laughing and crying.

"I'm talking nonsense. If you make arrangements like you, the world will not be messed up, so what's the use of parents?"

"Dad, you and your mother didn't make a private life for themselves. Xiaohe Village and Yingzui Cliff Village fought hard, and they haven't had any contact with each other for more than ten years..."

"You... were different at that time. Your grandfather wanted to marry your mother to a fool and lame guy. Your mother was so beautiful and weak. How could I watch her jump into the fire pit? Do you understand if your father is a hero or righteous person..."

Chen Xu:...

OK, Daddy, you won!

Chen Xu sat down with a twitch and decided to wait until he got home and listened to Xing'er and Dashi's opinions before making a decision.

But what my father said is right. The current situation is different from the beginning. Niu Dashi is not only a brother who has been playing with her bare ass since she was a child, but also a child-friendly marriage to Xing'er since she was a child. The two have also grown up together since childhood, know each other better, and have a childhood sweetheart. However, Xing'er has grown up in Xianyang in recent years and is far away from Niu Dashi, but every time they meet, they are still relatively harmonious.

Maybe I am really worried too much!
Chapter completed!