jdhmnovel Chapter 122 Return to the Village
Chapter 122 Return to the Village
Erzhuzi was just about to talk to him about the changes in the village in recent years, but unexpectedly the carriage door behind him suddenly opened and a round head popped out.
After being trapped in the space for several months, Xiao Ruixue finally got out for some fresh air. Seeing strangers, she was extremely curious.
He lay on Xiao Li's legs, staring curiously at Erzhuzi who was driving the ox cart, "Daddy, who is that?"
This means asking who Erzhuzi is.
Er Zhuzi had never expected to see such a beautiful little baby. Just like the legendary fairy child, his heart melted. "Fourth Brother Xiao, is this your baby? He's so cute!"
Erzhuzi had never seen such a beautiful little baby in the village!
Before, his grandmother had always said that she would marry him off and have children, but he didn't care at all at that time. But now, looking at this fairy-like little baby, he suddenly felt a sense of regret.
If he had known that the baby in Fourth Brother Xiao's family was so cute, he would have gotten married and had children earlier. Maybe he could have let his own baby play with the little fairy boy.
As for other things, such as arranging a marriage for children, he didn't dare to think about it.
Even though he didn't know what Fourth Brother Xiao was doing in the capital now, he knew that with Fourth Brother Xiao's abilities, he would definitely be able to make a name for himself. Fourth Brother Xiao's children would definitely be treasured in the future. His children would not have the blessing of trying to eat swan meat. He still had this self-knowledge.
Xiao Li held little Ruixue on his lap, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said, "This is my youngest son, nicknamed Baobao."
As he said this, he waved towards the carriage, "Jing'er, come out for a moment."
After a while, a three-headed little guy walked out of the carriage. Unlike the smiling little Ruixue just now, this little guy had a serious face and looked exactly like the former Fourth Brother Xiao.
Little Ruijing glanced at Erzhuzi, whose eyes were shining brightly, and turned his gaze back to Xiao Li with an expressionless face, "Daddy."
Xiao Li raised his chin towards Erzhuzi and told them, "This is your uncle Erzhu, a distant cousin of Daddy."
"Uncle Erzhu." Little Ruijing looked at Erzhu, thought for a moment, and then bowed. This was the etiquette he had learned.
Erzhuzi didn't expect the kid to be so particular at such a young age, so he quickly imitated him and bowed, "Hey, hey, hey, your name is Jing'er, right? My name is Erzhuzi, you can just call me Uncle Erzhu. This is your father's hometown, and it's also my hometown. If you want to go anywhere, you can find me, Uncle Erzhu will take you there to play."
"Thank you, Uncle Erzhu." Little Ruijing neither agreed nor refused, but just thanked him softly, looking like he was well-educated.
After answering Erzhuzi's questions for a while, he asked to leave, saying that he wanted to go back to the carriage to accompany his little father.
Erzhuzi then remembered that Xiao Li's husband was also from their Yangliu Village, and he was the most handsome boy in their Yangliu Village!
"Brother Xiao Si, you brought your brother-in-law back this time? I thought you only brought two babies back!" Erzhuzi laughed, then lowered his head to drive the ox cart.
The sun is still a little strong now, and we must not let the little fairy boy in Fourth Brother Xiao's family get hurt by the sun, otherwise Fourth Brother Xiao will be so heartbroken that he will die.
"Well, my husband wanted to come back and visit, so we came back." Xiao Li directly attributed the reason for coming back to his husband.
In the outside world, people would only think that Xiao Li dotes on her husband, but in Yangliu Village, it was different. They would think that Xiao Li valued Lu Yuan very much, and they might even think that the reason Xiao Li reminded Yangliu Village to make preparations was because of Lu Yuan's reminder.
After all, no matter how you look at these two people, Xiao Li doesn't seem like the kind of person who would care much about his parents.
This is indeed the case. If it weren't for the nagging of his elders and if his husband hadn't missed him, he probably wouldn't have made this trip in person.
If he had not made this trip, Nan'an County would not have recovered so quickly, and the surrounding villages would not have been able to return to their former tranquility so quickly.
A flash of surprise flashed across Erzhuzi's face, but he soon smiled as if nothing had happened, "Fourth Brother Xiao has always doted on my husband, and this hasn't changed at all."
In fact, after they left with their family, there was gossip about them in the village.
Some people say that they will definitely not have enough food or clothes if they go out, and they may come back one day when they can’t make it out there.
Some also said that Lu Yuan was a boy from the village, and when Xiao Li arrived in the capital and met those handsome boys outside, he would definitely abandon Lu Yuan, and then Lu Yuan would not know what would happen to her.
Some people even said that their family was ungrateful. They had become rich but ignored their poor relatives in the village. If they were willing to lend a hand, perhaps many people in the village would be able to live in big houses in the city.
In short, there are a lot of rumors about their family, but after receiving Xiao Li's reminder letter, many people are embarrassed to continue spreading rumors.
After that, when the drought really happened and their Yangliu Village became the most prosperous village in the surrounding area, those who had gossiped about their family were eager to express their gratitude to the Xiao Li family, and when they mentioned Lu Yuan, they no longer made fun of him or her with sarcasm, but praised him utmost.
Erzhuzi did not tell Xiao Li about these things. He didn't want Fourth Brother Xiao, who had finally come back, to be upset because of this.
Xiao Li did not respond to him, mainly because whether he doted on his husband or not was his own business and had little to do with others.
He didn't respond, but it finally gave Xiao Ruixue a chance to speak.
He sat on Xiao Li's lap and looked at the big bull curiously, "Uncle Erzhu, what is that?"
As he spoke, he stared at the cow eagerly. Erzhuzi saw it at a glance, smiled and told him: "This is a cow. What Uncle Erzhu is driving now is called an ox cart."
After a pause, afraid that he didn't understand what she meant, she thought for a moment and then explained, "This cow is just like the horse you see now. Your father is driving a horse-drawn carriage, right? Uncle Erzhu is driving an ox-drawn cart now. It's actually the same idea, but a horse-drawn carriage is more comfortable than an ox-drawn cart."
In fact, Erzhuzi had never ridden in a comfortable carriage. When he was at Xiao's house, he also learned how to drive a carriage from the shopkeeper Ma, and occasionally helped transport goods, which was not comfortable at all.
However, compared to the slow ox cart, the horse carriage is faster and more convenient whether it is delivering goods or transporting people.
Little Ruixue's eyes lit up when he heard this. He would glance at Xiao Li with his big eyes from time to time, and his thoughts were clearly expressed, "Daddy~ It's Niu Niu~"
"I know it's Niuniu." Xiao Li pinched his face and shattered his fantasy with amusement, "Don't even think about it. You can't ride in an ox cart, let alone drive an ox cart, nor can you ride an ox. In short, no matter what little thoughts you have, put them away, okay?"
"Oh~" Little Ruixue responded reluctantly, still looking at the cow eagerly, but she was calling out: "Uncle Erzhu~"
Erzhuzi had never been spoiled by such a pretty and adorable little fairy child before. Hearing this, he couldn't remember what Xiao Li had just said. He immediately asked him, "Baby, why are you calling Uncle Erzhu? Is there something you need Uncle Erzhu's help with?"
Xiao Ruixue:!!!
The little guy probably didn't expect him to agree. He was stunned for a moment, staring at him with burning eyes, and stretched out his two little arms, "Uncle Erzhu, hold me~"
Erzhuzi didn't expect him to react like this. He subconsciously reached out to him with the stick in his hand, wanting to catch him in his arms from a great distance. "Okay, okay, Uncle Erzhu, hold the baby. Don't worry, Uncle Erzhu will be right here."
As he spoke, he really looked like he was going to stop and pick up the child, which made Xiao Li's eyes darken.
He pressed the little guy's arm down, shook his head and said, "Don't worry about him. He's just a curious baby who's interested in everything. Don't spoil him, or he'll annoy you to death."
Erzhuzi said in bewilderment, "Huh?" "No way?"
He looked at the pretty little fairy child and thought to himself, how could such a cute and lovely little thing be so annoying?
No, no, this must be Brother Xiao Si lying to him. If he had such a cute little girl at home, he would want to pamper her and love her dearly. Whatever the little girl said was his, so how could he be annoyed to death? It definitely wouldn't happen.
Little Ruixue knew that her father was saying bad things about her. She pouted unhappily, turned around in his arms, and snorted at him very loudly.
He seemed unsatisfied, and then the little guy said, "Hmph!!!"
After the little fellow finished speaking, he turned back, showing his unhappiness clearly.
"However, Xiao Li did not indulge him. He patted his little butt in annoyance and said, "Who are you whining to?"
"Hmph!" the little guy was angry, but he answered every question, and at the end he didn't forget to say to him, "Hmph!!!"
Xiao Li: "..." Okay, it's my fault that I'm at the bottom of the food chain.
He made a soft "tsk" sound, then rubbed the two little tufts of hair on the little guy's head in an unpleasant manner, which earned him an unhappy glare from the little guy in return.
Xiao Licai was not afraid of him, but he did not continue to provoke the angry little guy.
In the carriage, Lu Yuan also lifted the curtain and held little Ruijing in her arms as they looked outside at a familiar yet not very familiar place.
Probably because of the drought, many places that were once lush with trees have become bare, but the mountains are better and do not seem to have been affected too much.
Whenever they passed a familiar place or saw something familiar, Lu Yuan would point it out to Xiao Ruijing and tell him what it was, what it was used for, etc.
Outside the carriage, Xiao Ruixue was still angry with her father, but she expressed her love for Erzhuzi, "Uncle Erzhu, I like you~"
Erzhuzi was flattered and subconsciously glanced at the "unwelcome" Fourth Brother Xiao. Seeing that he showed no signs of anger, he smiled happily and said, "I like it, I like it. Uncle Erzhu really likes our baby. The baby is the most beautiful baby Uncle Erzhu has ever seen. When everyone sees the baby, they will definitely like the baby as much as Uncle Erzhu does!"
Erzhuzi was so sure of what he said that Xiao Ruixue also believed it without a doubt, shaking her head happily, "Yes! The baby is the most beautiful!"
From childhood to adulthood, little Ruixue has basically heard nothing but compliments. Although they were all true, it is undeniable that they also made the little one a little cocky.
Xiao Li didn't say anything, just looked at him with amusement.
I don’t know how good-looking the little guy will have to find in the future to make him willingly marry someone.
Well, the guys here can also get married, and they don’t have to have children themselves. Should I instill some ideas about getting married in the little ones?
The little guy who was happily chatting with Uncle Erzhu didn't know that his father had already started to think about his future marriage when he was only three years old.
But there is no way around it, because in this era there is a species of guy who can not only make girls pregnant and give birth to children, but also allow them to marry men and get pregnant and give birth to children themselves.
How can I put it? The world is so vast and full of wonders. If you live long enough, you'll see everything.
During the pleasant conversation between the little guy and Erzhuzi, Xiao Li didn't hear anything about the village, only a bunch of children's talk.
Because traffic has resumed in Nan'an County, many people in the village are moving around, no longer having to stay at home all day living in fear as before.
Not long after, they met other people in the village. They were surprised to see Erzhuzi coming back, but when they saw Xiao Li in the carriage, they were all stunned.
"Xiao Si?"
"Is this Xiao Si?"
"Xiao Si, you're back?"
"Hurry up and tell the clan leader that Xiao Si is back! Our village's benefactor is back!"
"I'll go right away!"
"I'll go home and tell grandpa and grandma that Xiao Si is back!"
"Xiao Si, who are you holding? Is it your son?"
As more and more people gathered, Xiao Li had to stop to deal with the overly enthusiastic villagers.
"I am back."
"This is my youngest son, nicknamed Bao Bao, and my older son is Jing Er. They are twins."
"Don't bother the elders, I'll just go see them."
"I will visit you all when I have time. Now I am going to meet the elders first. Please make way for me."
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After a lot of dealing with it, the way was finally cleared. Erzhuzi had been squeezed out of the crowd long ago and was now waiting not far ahead.
Seeing him, Erzhuzi smiled a little embarrassedly, "Brother Xiao Si, I didn't mean to leave you alone in there. You know that people in the village are like this. I can't stop them."
Earlier, when he was injured while trying to stop those people, the villagers were overly enthusiastic. They wanted to refuse but couldn't, leaving him with no choice.
Hearing this, Xiao Li said "It's okay" and looked past him at another group of people rushing forward.
The little guy in his arms did the same, stretching his head to look forward, extremely curious.
Xiao Li pinched his little face hard and said, "Hold on tight to Daddy. If you fall down, Daddy won't carry you up."