At midnight the next day, Li Mushuai's army set off from the camp, and in about two hours, they came to Yunwu City. Zhang Liao, Deng Zhi, Li Hui, Zhang Ji and others went out of the city for ten miles and came to greet Li Mu and his party. The people of Yunwu City put down the New Year's goods in their hands and flocked to greet them.

When Li Mu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Deng Zhi and others saw each other, they naturally had to ask for warmth, and everyone entered Yunwu City happily. Li Mu and his entourage came to the Taishou Mansion, everyone sat down, Deng Zhi reported on the government affairs and civil affairs of Jincheng County in the past month, and the buildings in the north and south of the new city have been completed by one-third, and due to weather conditions, the work has been suspended half a month ago. Zhang Liao reported on the recruitment of troops in Jincheng County, and the 8,000 new troops were all young and strong men who had been selected.

When Li Mu heard this, he immediately praised Zhang Liao, Deng Zhi and others. Li Mu issued an order to reward the civil and military officials of Jincheng County, reward all the Han soldiers in Jincheng County, and generously compensate the Han soldiers who were killed in battle and seriously wounded. Li Mu discussed with everyone again how to deal with the seized grain, grass, ordnance, horses, cattle and sheep, and then got up and returned to Taishou Mansion.

Li Mu just entered the street, and saw a red and a pink figure at the door of the Taishou Mansion from a distance. Li Mu hurriedly stepped forward, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi also saw Li Mu, and were about to go down the steps excitedly. Li Mulang shouted: "Cicada, Mi'er, stand still, I'll come over!" ”

Diao Chan and Zhen Mi stopped, supporting each other, their eyes staring at Li Mu for a moment. After a few breaths, Li Mu came to the two, gently hugged Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, kissed them on the cherry lips, and said with a gentle expression: "Cicada, Mi'er, let you worry, it's cold and slippery outside, how dangerous it is, why don't you wait in the house......"

Diao Chan and Zhen Mi choked up and said, "We...... Would love to ...... I really want to ...... Amu."

Li Mu nodded and said, "I also miss Cicada and Mi'er!" Let's go inside and talk. ”

Li Mu helped Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, and cautiously came to the back hall, the three of them naturally poured out their lovesickness, and Li Mu took a while to make the two happy. In the next two days, Li Mu accompanied his two pregnant wives, amused them, and told them about the expedition against the Qiang people, of course, skipping the bloody scene. Now, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi are used to sleeping with Li Mu, and every night, Li Mu has to bully them several times.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Jincheng County was immersed in a peaceful and festive atmosphere. Li Mu wrote a few Spring Festival couplets on colored Ming Xuan paper. Diao Chan and Zhen Mi saw it, and naturally had to ask, Li Mu told them: In ancient mythology, it is said that there is a world of ghosts, among which there is a mountain, and there is a big peach tree covering three thousand miles on the mountain, and there is a golden rooster on the treetops. The gate of the ghost domain is located in the northeast of the peach tree, and there are two gods standing by the door, named Shen Tu and Yu Lei. If the ghost did something unreasonable during the night, Shen Tu and Yu Lei would immediately find out and catch it, tie it up with a rope made of mango reeds, and send it to feed the tiger. Therefore, the ghosts of the world are afraid of the gods and gloom. So the people carved their appearance with peach wood and placed it at the door of their house to ward off evil and prevent harm. Later, people simply carved the names of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on the peach wood board, believing that this could also suppress evil and eliminate evil. The Spring Festival couplets have the meaning of suppressing evil spirits, the second is to express their good wishes, and the third is to decorate the portal for beauty.

As a result, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi worshipped their husbands more and more, and the civil and military officials of Yunwu City also imitated Li Mu's Spring Festival couplets and pasted Spring Festival couplets on their own courts. In this way, it was passed on ten to hundreds, and some people even pasted the Spring Festival couplets after the third day of the Lunar New Year.

On the evening of the thirtieth day of the lunar month, Li Mu ordered the kitchen to make dumplings, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi saw it, and asked again, Li Mu told them that this was the food of his hometown, and the two said that the people in Fujun's hometown really knew how to eat. Li Mu, Diao Chan, and Zhen Mi ate the reunion dinner, started the vigil, and only went to rest after the hour. Starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, visiting relatives and friends began, and the civil and military officials of Jincheng County naturally had to pay a visit. Li Mu also took Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to their parents' house.

Happy times always fly fast, and in the blink of an eye come to February 19, 184. I saw that the maids of the Taishou Mansion were busy before and after, in front of the door of Diao Chan's room, Li Mu was clenching his fists and walking around anxiously, Zhen Mi sat on the chair on the side, looking at Diao Chan's door with an anxious face, there was already a thin sweat on his forehead, and Qiu Ju wiped Zhen Mi's sweat from time to time. Li Mu and Zhen Mi have been waiting for an hour.

Li Mu said in horror in his heart: Wu Anjun, if the destiny of heaven is in me Li Mu, please bless Diao Chan to give birth to a child smoothly, and the mother and child must be safe!

Suddenly, Dongmei's hands were covered with blood, and she opened the door in a panic and came out, and said in a trembling voice: "Big ...... My lord...... Big Lady ...... I'm afraid it's a difficult birth......"

Li Mu was shocked, staggered, and roared in a deep voice: "Mrs. Bao! Just go! Dongmei turned around and staggered into the house.

Zhen Mi was already full of tears, her face was pale, and she muttered, "How can this be...... Zhen Mi ...... Sincere...... Sacrifice the fetus in the womb...... Please, gods...... Bless Sister Cicada...... Mother and child are safe ......"

Li Mu stepped over to Zhen Mi and said in a choked voice, "Mi'er...... You're pregnant, don't be too sad...... You and the cicadas...... There are also two children...... It's all my heart...... I'm going to see the cicadas...... Take care of yourself! ”

Li Mu turned around and pushed open the door of the house, and Yang staggered up to meet him, sobbing and said, "Dingguo...... Xiu'er said she wanted to ...... Protect your child...... What to do...... What to do......"

Li Mu helped Yang sit down, and said in a firm tone: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, it's important to save Xiu'er first, the child will have it later!" ”

Li Mu came to the bedside, only to see that Diao Chan's face was pale, his head was covered with sweat, his hair was dripping, and even the quilt on his body was soaked. Li Mu grabbed Diao Chan's hand, his eyes were red, tears were dripping from the corners of his eyes, and he said in a choked voice: "Cicada...... You hear me...... I'm Amu...... Hold on a little longer...... The child will have ...... in the future."

Diao Chan tilted his head slightly, and said weakly: "Amu...... Protect your child...... Cicadas are useless...... Can't help Amu anything...... Can put Amu's bones and blood ...... Stay...... The cicadas can also look at ......"

Li Mu wiped the tears on his face indiscriminately, choked his throat and said, "Cicada...... Don't talk nonsense...... I won't leave the cicada behind......" Li Mu turned his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Mrs. Bao, if there is anything wrong with Mrs., I will let your whole family be buried together!" ”

Wen Po was so frightened that she agreed, Diao Chan shook her head gently, and said weakly: "Amu...... Cicada ...... ......I won't feel at ease."

Li Mu choked his throat and said, "Cicadas are better than children...... More importantly! ”

Just when Diao Chan's heart was sweet and desperate, Wen Po said happily: "Madam, you use a little more force to see the baby's head!" ”

Diao Chan and Li Mu listened, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts, and Li Mu said anxiously: "Cicada, hold on, take a deep breath, and use some more force!" ”

Mother's love is victorious, perhaps it is the connection between mother and son, when Diao Chan used up his last strength, he only heard a "wow".

Wen Po hurriedly wrapped the child, hugged it to Li Mu, and said, "Adult, it's a little boy!" ”

Li Mu glanced at it and said, "Go down and receive the reward!" ”

Wen Po responded with a surprised expression, and said in her heart: Lord Taishou really loves Mrs. Taishou, and there are hundreds of people who have delivered babies by himself, the first time I met Lord Xianbao, and the first time I met a man who didn't even hold a child and went to take care of his wife.

At this moment, Qiu Ju helped Zhen Mi walk in, and Zhen Mi sobbed: "Amu...... It's not a good ...... Sister Bao Cicada......"

Li Mu hurriedly explained: "Mi'er, Cicada should be fine, I'll check the pulse again." Li Mu hurriedly checked Diao Chan's pulse, and let out a long breath, fortunately, Diao Chan was just too tired and fainted temporarily. Yang came to the bedside with the baby in his arms and asked anxiously, "Dingguo, Xiu'er...... She ......"

Li Mu hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, Xiu'er is too tired, and she will wake up in another hour." "Yang's heart is finally settled.

Zhen Mi finally put her mind at ease, slowly walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, took out a handkerchief, and wiped Diao Chan's sweat. Li Mu turned around and came to the table, prescribed a prescription, and asked Dongmei to grab the medicine.

Yang handed the baby to Li Mu and said with a smile: "Dingguo, hug the little boy." ”

Li Mu took the child, his heart was angry and loving, he smiled bitterly, and said: "You little villain, why are you so uneasy, you almost lost your mother's life, you have to be filial to your mother in the future, you know?" The baby cried again.

Although the Yang family is a rural woman, she also knows that the mother is more expensive than the child, and she is afraid that Li Mu will be angry with the child, and then angry with Diao Chan, so she hurriedly said: "Dingguo, the little boy and Xiu'er are also considered to be immortal, and they must also be blessed lords." ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "What my mother-in-law said is that Cicada Mother and Son, Mi'er Mother and Child must be blessed people!" ”

Everyone waited anxiously for more than an hour, and Diao Chan woke up slowly, glanced at Li Mu and Zhen Mi beside the bed, and asked anxiously: "Amu, Mi'er, where is the baby?" Isn't it ......"

Zhen Mi looked overjoyed, and hurriedly replied: "Sister Cicada, the baby is fine, Aunt Yang is holding it, it's a little boy!" ”

Yang hugged the child to Diao Chan, and Diao Chan carefully took the child with a look of love and joy. Zhen Mi untied Diao Chan's clothes so that the child could feed. Diao Chan looked at the baby and said softly: "I'm scared to death, my mother thinks I'll never see the baby again." ”

Under the careful care of everyone, Diao Chan's body is getting better and better day by day, and in a blink of an eye it came to the full moon day of the baby.

That night, Li Mu and Zhen Mi chatted with Diao Chan. Diao Chan said softly: "Ah Mu, did you name the baby?" Don't call it a baby! ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "What the lady said is that the nickname is 'Xiong Da', and the child born to Mi'er is called 'Xiong Er'." After Li Mu finished speaking, he couldn't straighten up with a smile.

When Diao Chan and Zhen Mi heard this, they were not happy, how could their children be called "Xiong Da, Xiong Er", the two glanced at each other, smiled slyly, Diao Chan looked like she was about to cry, and said; "Does the husband dislike Cicada and Mi'er?"

Li Mu couldn't see Diao Chan and Zhen Mi being wronged, so he quickly stopped laughing, coughed lightly, and said; "Cicada, Mi'er, don't cry, in fact, the name has been thought of a long time ago. The big name is Li Huang, and the word 'Huang' indicates light and light. I hope that the baby's life will be bright. The nickname is 'Huang'er'. As for Mi'er's child, I also thought about it, if it is a boy, it will be called 'Li Jiao', and 'Jiao' indicates a fire and is vigorous. I hope that the upcoming baby will have a prosperous life. The nickname is '爝儿'. Good no good? ”

Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, if you think about it carefully, these two names do have profound meanings, and they are both next to the word fire, and they are brothers at first glance. The two of them were overjoyed, coquettish, and said sweetly: "Husband, it's so powerful...... Li Muzhi felt that his bones were about to be crispy.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to April 26, 184, and Taishou Mansion ushered in another little son, this child seemed to be really Fuwang, and he didn't toss his mother Zhen Mi much.