Chapter 129: Good News Comes from Abroad
In addition to his daily work, he cultivates his skills. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Although his martial arts skills are among the best in the sect, for the entire **** continent, he can only be regarded as a small sapling, or, not even a small sapling. The mainland, strong hands are like forests, he is only a person with 70-level martial arts, he is really not a powerful person, he knows this deeply. Therefore, he is willing to endure the white eyes and humiliation here, in order to become a strong man on the continent one day after completing his studies-the figure who can call the wind and rain and dominate the storm.
However, when Cui Ying was there before, he was in a happy mood every day, so his skills improved quickly, although he had to spare most of the day to accompany Cui Ying every day, but in just a few hours, he was able to complete the day's homework, and the efficiency was simply amazing. Now without Cui Ying by her side, although she has a lot of time, she always feels depressed and can't lift her spirits, so the speed of cultivation has slowed down. It's been almost a month, and his skills have only improved a little bit. This annoyed him.
However, the person who was even more unhappy than him was Cui Ying. Since Mrs. Cheng punished Meng Fanchen for cleaning the toilet and did not allow him to see Cui Ying, Cui Ying seemed to have lost her soul all day long, always looking listless and depressed. Mrs. Cheng saw it in her eyes and remembered it in her heart. She thought, this girl is older, and she should find her in-laws, or stay at home, sooner or later she will be sick. Fortunately, she and that Meng Fanchen didn't do anything, if something unseemly happened, how could Cui Ying get married? Also, she can't explain to her husband.
As soon as she thought of this, she especially looked forward to Cheng Yanjin coming back soon.
Seeing the flowers in the yard blooming and thanking, especially the white begonias by the courtyard wall, the flowering period has already passed two months, and now the flowers have borne a lot of green fruits, the fruits are small and round, as if a string of jade beads is scattered on the ground and then inlaid on the flower branches.
Seeing Begonia, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but feel a little sad. She remembered that when the master left, these begonias were still very small, and now, the flowers have bloomed for three years, and the plants of these begonias have grown more than three feet high, and the master is the person who likes begonia flowers the most, and he must be very happy if he sees these flowers grow so strong.
Mrs. Cheng was sad in the courtyard, and suddenly heard Ah Fu panting and running to report, "I heard that the master is back, and the fast horse scout just went to the palace to report the news, saying that the team has arrived ten miles outside the city, let the palace send someone to pick it up." Ah Fu said breathlessly.
"What a happy event!" When Mrs. Cheng heard this, the corners of her mouth rose with joy, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes obviously gathered into a pile.
"Huh? I said Ah Fu, is your message accurate? Don't let me be happy for a long time, it turned out to be fake news. I'm so old that I can't afford to toss this big up-and-down. Mrs. Cheng was worried that she would be happy in vain, so she wanted to confirm the reliability of this source.
"Madam, don't worry, this news is absolutely accurate. Li Ergou of the next door, isn't his uncle on an errand in the court, it was his uncle who told him personally, this can't be wrong. "Ah Fu is an honest servant, and when he heard that the master had returned, he was happier than anyone else. Because the master has been gone for three years, the family is taken care of by the lady up and down, seeing the increasingly haggard face of the lady, Ah Fu is more anxious than anyone else, he **** hopes that the master can come back as soon as possible, so that the lady can have a good rest.
When Mrs. Cheng heard this, her husband could be regarded as coming back this time. With this excitement, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. Husband and wife are separated for three years, and they can only rely on letters to convey their feelings, if they are put on hold now, they have nothing to call or send a text message, and then they can't voice and video can shorten the distance between each other, how can there be this communication equipment at that time. So as soon as she heard that Cheng Yanjin was back, Mrs. Cheng immediately burst into tears of joy.
Seeing this, Ah Fu was a little at a loss, could it be that he said something wrong and made his wife unhappy. So, he asked cautiously, "Madam, what are you......?" Did I say something wrong that upset you? ”
"Why, I'm happy." Mrs. Cheng wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, then raised her head and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to clean up the courtyard, and then clean up the master's weapons room, so that the master will not be happy when he comes back to see that his precious weapons are in a mess." Also, after a while, you go to the market and buy some fresh beef and mutton, and then buy some crucian carp and vegetables, remember, the vegetables must be fresh, and those that are wilted should not be bought. As for the fruit, buy some bayberry, at this time the bayberry has just come down, and it is the freshest. How long will it take for you to get home? ”
Ah Fu remembered the things given to him by his wife in the same way, and Leng Buding was asked by his wife, and he didn't react much for a while. When he realized that Madame was asking him, he raised his thin eyes and looked at Madame Cheng suspiciously.
Mrs. Cheng knew that he didn't hear clearly, so she asked again: "How long do you say the master will be able to get home?" ”
Ah Fu blinked, silently calculated the time in his heart, and then replied: "Madam, I think that if the lord does not accept the invitation of those princes and ministers to go out to dinner, then he will be home in less than two hours." ”
"Oh, then you hurry up and get ready, according to the master's character, he will come home first. I'm going to look for Cui Ying now, I guess she doesn't know her father is coming back. ”
Mrs. Cheng left in a hurry, and Ah Fu thought as she walked, the courtyard was cleaned every day, and it was already very clean. There is also the master's armory room, which is also cleaned every once in a while. But since Madame has commanded it, let the servants clean it again.
When he returned to the house, he called all the subordinates, and Ah Fu arranged all the work one by one, "I will go to check in an hour, if there is anything that has not been done, be careful that I will deduct your wages." Ah Fu said majestically.
The subordinates were all given tasks to go to work, and Ah Fu paid 100 taels of silver from the account and went to the market to buy fruits and vegetables.
When Mrs. Cheng arrived at Cui Ying's room, she saw that Cui Ying was showing off her girl, looking very serious, and she didn't even notice her mother coming in. Mrs. Cheng secretly glanced at it and saw that her daughter was showing off a purse.
"Your female celebrity still looks the same as before, and she hasn't grown much." Mrs. Cheng said slowly.
"Mother? When did you come in? Cui Ying listened to Mrs. Cheng's words, and hurriedly raised her head, but she forgot that she was still holding a needle and thread in her hand, and accidentally, the embroidery needle pricked her finger, and she reflexively said "ah", and saw a small bead of blood oozing out of her finger. She frowned slightly, put her finger in her mouth and allowed it, Mrs. Cheng saw it in her eyes, and felt a little distressed.
"Why are you so careless, she's such a big girl, and she still does things roughly." Mrs. Cheng said angrily. The footsteps below took two steps to Cui Ying, and took the punctured finger to look at it.
The finger was wet, and there was no sign of bleeding. Mrs. Cheng wiped it with a handkerchief, then put it down and said, "Ying'er, your father is coming back." ”
"Really? Daddy is coming back? Cui Ying's eyes flashed with joy.
"Yes, you hurry up and pack up, and follow me to meet your father outside the door. Ah Fu said that his troops had reached ten miles outside the city, and that they would be home in less than two hours. ”
"Hmm." Hearing that Cheng Yanjin was coming back, Cheng Cuiying was naturally very happy. She put down the work in her hand and followed her mother to the door.
The streets are full of people, and it is very lively. Because it was still early, the two of them stood for a long time and didn't see Cheng Yanjin's carriage and horse. I saw Ah Fu holding a large pile of fruits and vegetables he had just bought, walking in the direction of Chengfu.
When I got closer, I found that there was a Meng Fanchen behind him.
It turned out that when Ah Fu went out, he happened to see Meng Fanchen cleaning the courtyard there. Ah Fu thought that he would definitely not be able to take it alone if he bought so many things, so he called Meng Fanchen to go with him. Although others had irresponsible remarks about Meng Fanchen, he still liked this young man a lot. He knew that the reason why those people didn't like Meng Fanchen was mostly because he was jealous of his good martial arts and was favored by the young lady. As a normal man, who doesn't want to be favored and favored by young ladies. didn't expect these honors to be taken away by Meng Fanchen alone, and of course these people were jealous. Therefore, when I heard that Meng Fanchen was punished by Mrs. Cheng to clean the toilet, of course I was very gloating.
Cui Ying hadn't seen Meng Fanchen for a long time, and when she saw it today, she was very happy, but she couldn't say anything because of her mother's face, but the joy in her eyes had long been clearly seen by Ah Fu.
Meng Fanchen also discovered Cui Ying and Mrs. Cheng. He didn't dare to raise his head, nor did he plan to speak, he just wanted to bow his head and quickly pass in front of Mrs. Cheng's eyes.
Seeing Meng Fanchen so low and pleasing to the eyes, Mrs. Cheng was very satisfied. When Meng Fanchen passed by her, she coughed deliberately, and then asked the housekeeper loudly: "Ah Fu, have you bought all the vegetables?" ”
"Yes, ma'am. I will ask the kitchen to pick out the dishes and wash them, and start frying them as soon as the master enters the yard. ”
"Hmm." Mrs. Cheng nodded with satisfaction.
When the two entered the mansion, Mrs. Cheng and Cui Ying also followed. knew that the master would not come back so soon, but he still ran to the door to see in a hurry, but of course the result was in vain.
Outside Chang'an City, ten miles in front of the slope.
Looking at Chang'an City, which had not returned for three years, Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but burst into tears. After two hours, I saw my wife and children after a long absence, which made a man with a strong iron bone can't help but have mixed feelings. As a soldier, it is his duty to obey orders, since the establishment of Li Tang, for the stability of the border, he Cheng Yanjin has not been in Chang'an for a day, leaving his wife and children and going directly to the border. Now he has come and gone in the wind and rain, and finally survived to the day of family reunion, how rare it is.