Chapter 128: Farewell
The weather is getting colder and colder, so General Xiao didn't let the family send off his daughters on the day of departure, and after breakfast, the father and son of the Xiao family, who had packed up, still didn't see the sisters to say goodbye, and they were stunned for a while and had to set off.
At the gate of the city, the Nine Emperor Princes, Yun Yichen, and Mu Fengwu were waiting there to see General Xiao off.
"I look forward to General Xiao's early return, and the three of us will definitely come to the city gate to greet Uncle Wang and the general." Yun Yifan respectfully saluted General Xiao.
"Old man, if my grandfather allows me, I really want to go with you, but it's a pity!" Mu Fengwu had a look of hesitation, but he had to give in.
It's not a pity at all, General Xiao thought to himself, I don't want to help you clean up the mess every day, your grandfather's decision is simply too wise.
"General Xiao take care, I hope you and my father can return safely as soon as possible." Yun Yichen clenched his fists and bowed deeply to General Xiao. He looked at the old man in front of him and felt a burst of guilt in his heart, General Xiao is already in his sixties, he is no longer a young man, but he has to travel long distances and take risks to help his father, is it a little too selfish to do this, but it is really difficult to find a more suitable candidate than General Xiao for a while!
"Look, whose carriage is that?" I don't know who shouted, and everyone turned their heads to look in the direction where the voice came from.
After the carriage stopped, the curtain was quickly lifted, revealing a small pink face, and she searched the crowd with her gaze, and when she locked on to the target, a sweet, innocent smile appeared on her face.
"Grandfather, we've finally caught up with you." After saying this, Xiao Yao opened her arms, Xiao Jingkang ran over quickly, hugged her daughter, and carried her out of the car.
"And me, uncle." Xiao Yuan then got out of the carriage, and her sister was moving too fast today, and she couldn't keep up at all. What she didn't expect was that most of the time on weekdays it was Xiao Yao who was accommodating her speed, and today the situation was special, and Xiao Yao couldn't take care of her anymore.
"Come on, big brother hug." Xiao Lang was ready to hug his heavyweight sister, although he already had psychological expectations, when Xiao Yuan rushed into his arms, the seventeen-year-old Xiao Lang was still shaken by his sister, and almost didn't catch anyone, Xiao Lang secretly thought that this girl who didn't have enough to eat really didn't dare to pick up!
General Xiao, who had just squeezed over, saw that the two granddaughters were snatched away, he glared at his son and grandson several times unhappily, these people became more and more blind, and hurriedly and obediently sent people to Lao Tzu! Are you waiting for me to ask you?
"Grandfather, Ruyi and I have gifts for you and your second uncle." Xiao Yao, who had already gone to the ground, said as he untied a purse from his waist, a plain brocade, oval shape, with a long tassel hanging on it.
"This is ......" General Xiao was a little excited, his granddaughter actually made a special trip to give him a gift, it didn't hurt in vain, it really didn't hurt in vain.
"My sister sewed it herself, and we also made the tassels ourselves, how about it, do you like it?" Xiao Yuanlai refused to come down in Xiao Lang's arms, for no other reason, the eldest brother has broad shoulders and can shield himself from the wind.
"Second brother hug me, I want to hang my grandfather on the belt with my own hands."
"Okay." Xiao Yi held his grandfather and father's eyes and picked up his sister so that she could easily reach her grandfather's belt.
"You two children! Why bother to make this thing, each person sews two stitches, and the rest of the part is just let the embroidery lady do it, no wonder you are often not seen these days, it turned out to be to do this, and you are not allowed to do it again in the future? "My granddaughter is distressed, and General Xiao is only distressed when he is moved.
"Don't! You've got it, and we're still empty on our waists! Xiao Rui patted his waist, he also wanted his sister's handmade purse.
"Looking for an embroiderer."
"Buy it yourself."
"Dare to let Ping An and Ruyi embroider it for you, see if I don't hit you."
Xiao Jingkang, Xiao Jingtai, and General Xiao opened their mouths to reprimand Xiao Rui together.
No one sympathizes with him among his elder brothers and younger brothers, who doesn't want a purse made by Ping An himself! It's right that you have this thought, but it's wrong that you shouldn't mention it in front of your grandfather and the two elders. It's okay now, not only are you in the soup, but ours is gone, it's really a guy who has more than enough success and more than failure.
Yun Yichen and several people were used to seeing this kind of scene, and they had long been surprised, and slowly they were no longer shocked and incomprehensible. While they sighed at their ability to accept it, they also re-realized that the people who the Xiao family could not offend the most were the two little girls.
"Second uncle, I'll help you hang up, I've practiced several times, it's absolutely no problem." Xiao Yuan patted his small chest and reassured.
"Okay, hang up the second uncle as you wish." Xiao Jingtai raised his arm and exposed his belt, no wonder his wife always envied her sister-in-law and younger siblings, it would be good to have a daughter! Some people are distressed, some people remember, after the son gets married, the grandson has a few that he can not care about, but the granddaughter must have.
"Grandfather, you must take care, eat well on the way, rest well, and return safely, okay?" Xiao Yao desperately held back the tears in her eyes and didn't let them fall.
"Yes, grandfather promises you." Seeing his granddaughter's eyes red and full of tears, General Xiao didn't want to leave, he wanted to hug Xiao Yao, but he was afraid that the child would really cry, and the veteran general suddenly became helpless in the face of his beloved little granddaughter.
"And the second uncle, you not only have to take care of your grandfather, but you also have to take care of yourself, do you know? Don't forget that the second aunt, eldest brother and Ah Qi are all waiting for you at home. Xiao Yao turned into a nagging aunt, and after making an agreement with her grandfather, she told her uncle again.
"Second Uncle knows." Xiao Jingtai walked up to his little niece and gave him a side face, what he meant was self-evident.
Since her sixth birthday, Xiao Yao has rarely kissed her family, but today is different, her grandfather and second uncle are going to leave home and go to a distant place, and they should kiss her. Xiao Yao raised her head to prevent tears from flowing, hugged Xiao Jingtai's neck, and didn't care that there were outsiders beside her, so she kissed him heavily.
Even if he is as bold as Mu Fengwu or the like, he is also frightened by Xiao Yao, and there are still outsiders here! Uncle and nephew just play kissing, do you think it's appropriate?
"Ahem, my grandfather didn't want to ask for it, but I can't be cheap for nothing, others aren't." General Xiao opened his arms, Xiao Yi happily sent his sister over, Xiao Yao concocted a heavy kiss on his grandfather according to the law, and rubbed his little face on his grandfather's weather-beaten cheek.
"Grandfather, I don't allow you to get hurt, I don't want you to get thinner."
"Grandfather is not injured and he is not thin."
"Don't lie."
"Don't lie."
"Father, it's time to go." Xiao Jingtai urged, he didn't want to disturb the grandparents and grandchildren to say goodbye, but it was not too early, and it was really time to go.
"May I ask my grandfather one last question?" Xiao Yuan grabbed Xiao Jingtai's sleeve and shook it non-stop.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." General Xiao stroked Xiao Yao's back, returned her to Xiao Yi, bent down to pick up Xiao Yuan, and asked with a smile.
"Who gave my sister and me the milk names?"
"Of course it's grandfather, does that sound good?" General Xiao wanted to show off, and the people around him turned their heads one after another, if it is a poetic name, you can show off and show off, we can also understand one or two, but this "peace" and "wishful", how can we open our mouths to echo it!
Especially "peace", such a good-looking little girl, how embarrassed are you to put such two words on her! Ask for an explanation.
"I haven't paid attention to the purse if I don't embroider it, I just found out that the name of the two of us is embroidered, and the peace is like a good embroidery, you see my hands, they are all holes when embroidering the word Ruyi, which is not fair."
Everyone looked down at the purses on the waists of General Xiao and Xiao Jingtai, and found that the front and back of each purse were embroidered with the words "peace" and "ruyi" with red embroidery thread.
"Did you two embroider it by hand?" General Xiao asked in surprise, how old is the little granddaughter, and she can actually embroider, she is really smart and capable.
"That ......" Xiao Yuan lowered his head to his fingers and said slowly: "My sister's name was embroidered by herself, is it mine?" It was too difficult, so I embroidered the first word of the name, and my sister helped to complete it. β
"That's amazing, too, grandfather loved the gift." After General Xiao finished speaking, he looked at his second son and hurried his attitude.
"The second uncle also likes it very much, and he must bring it with him every day."
"If I knew that you were going to embroider your own name, my grandfather should have given each of you a name that was easy to write and called, in fact, my grandfather also prepared a name called auspicious, by the way, it is auspicious and easy to write or wishful thinking." General Xiao asked shamelessly.
"Father, it's really too late, let's go." Xiao Jingkang urged his father, your old man is safe and happy here, and in the end even the auspiciousness came out, what you know is that you named your granddaughters, and those who don't know think that our family is giving? γThe name of the restaurant!
"Ah Yi, send your two sisters home well, the Nine Emperor Princes, Yun Shizi, and the old minister has taken his leave." General Xiao turned over his horse neatly, he turned to look at his granddaughter a few times, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and galloped away.
At the moment when Xiao Yao's grandfather's figure disappeared, her tears could no longer be suppressed, her tears did not fall one by one, but slipped down in strings, really like beads with broken threads.
Yun Yichen happened to see the scene of Xiao Yao crying, he felt that the tears seemed to fall on his heart, making him breathe heavy and his heart was sour, so that many years later, he still remembered the scene at that time vividly and unforgettable.
"Peace and goodness, don't cry, grandfather will be sad if he knows that you are so sad, you don't want your grandfather to be sad, right, my sister is the most obedient and sensible." Xiao Yi gently coaxed Xiao Yao, and his distressed hatred could not be replaced by his body, and he transferred his sister's uncomfortable mood to himself.
"Sister doesn't cry, didn't we say yes when we came from home? No one is allowed to cry. Xiao Yuan also persuaded with tears in his eyes.
"Ping An is a good sister, you must do good things with your sister, otherwise you will be laughed at by your sister?" Xiao Yi persuaded again.
Xiao Yao wiped away her tears with the clothes on her second brother's shoulder, took Xiao Yuan's hand and walked towards her carriage, without looking at Yun Yichen and the others from beginning to end.
This little girl must be angry with herself, Yun Yichen thought sullenly.