There is a dragon burning in the house, and a charcoal stove is burning, and it is as warm as spring. Lu Man wore a thin jacket and sat on the kang to tell Jiang Yue a story.

Xiao Yue'er held pea yellow in her arms, listened to "Little Red Riding Hood" again, and shouted, "I still need a hat." Then he said viciously, "Beat, beat, beat, break ......."

"Let's change it, my mother will talk a lot." Lu Man discussed.

"No, hat, yes." Xiao Yue'er shook her head firmly, and threatened her mother, "Find your wife." ”

Lu Man tapped her little head with his index finger and talked about "Little Red Riding Hood" a few more times, until Jiang Jiu came.

While eating, Liu Chun suddenly returned. He was dressed in a new uniform, grinning and baring his teeth, and he was in a much more energetic state than when he came back.

It was Jiang Zhanwei who sent him back to report that Xie Jiajun had arrived outside Changcheng, which was more than 200 miles away from the capital, yesterday. On the eleventh day of the winter month, that is, the day after tomorrow, the army will arrive at the outskirts of Beijing, and set up camp there, and enter Beijing on the morning of the twelfth.

Thinking that he was about to see his brother who was thinking about it day and night, Jiang Zhankui's brother and sister screamed and jumped up with joy. Jiang Yue also understood, knowing that his father was coming back soon, and he also jumped, but his feet couldn't leave the ground, and he looked like his little belly was straight, and his little butt squatted.

Lu Man asked again, "Is the third master injured?" Is Lu Fangrong good? ”

For that man, Lu Man really couldn't call him "Dad". However, in front of the eldest princess and other elders, as well as outsiders, she still didn't dare to be so presumptuous.

Liu Chun said with a smile, "The third master was slightly injured, but there is no major problem. General Lu is not very well, he was seriously injured in the thigh, and he is still unable to walk. I heard that the third master used all the Huang Kelai in his hand on him, so he could be regarded as saving his leg. ”

Lu Man nodded. Knowing that Lu Fangrong was not dead, she began to hate him again. There's no way around it, people are so contradictory.

Liu Chun said again, "General Lu couldn't ride a horse because he was injured, so he came back in a carriage. It was impossible to follow Xie Dashuai and the third master into Beijing that day, and after the army entered Beijing, he would take the car directly back to Lu's house. ”

Lu Man rewarded Liu Chun with twenty taels of silver, and asked Lu Aya to lead him to the outer courtyard to find Uncle Ming, and after drinking, he hurried back to rest. He should have hurried back in the middle of the night, it was cold and snowy, and it was hard enough. However, when he came back this time, he didn't need to go back to the camp to join Jiang Zhanwei.

Lu Man didn't dare to tell the eldest princess immediately, for fear that she wouldn't sleep well, but he asked people to go to Yuqing Courtyard to tell the He family. He was so happy that he forgot about the unhappiness with his daughter, and came to Donghui Courtyard in the snow.

Jiang Zhankui and Jiang Jiu didn't sleep, and talked with Lu Man in the landlord's side room. Although Lu Man's mood was a little contradictory, he was still more happy than afraid. After all, the man came back safely. At the beginning, he went to war with the ambition of becoming a benevolent man if he did not succeed, and the sky had eyes, and he came back alive in the end, and he also realized his lofty ideal - success and fame.

It wasn't until the end of the day that Lu Man took Jiang Jiu and Jiang Yue, as well as He Shi, as well as a cat and two dogs, to Heming Hall. People sit in sedan chairs, while cats and dogs roll in the snow, scattering laughter all the way.

As soon as he arrived at the verandah of the main courtyard, Jiang Yue slipped down from Li's mother's arms, staggered to the door of the room, and shouted loudly as he ran, "Mrs., Mrs., daddy back, daddy back ......"

Her voice immediately turned the silent courtyard into an uproar.

The birds that were dozing off with their necks shrunk chirped, and the people who were clearing the snow in the yard straightened up and said with a smile, "Congratulations to the third grandmother, congratulations to the happy sister".

Xiao Nizi entered the hall and continued to scream, and the eldest princess was helped out and asked, "Is it true?" Which day exactly? ”

When the army began to return, Xie Dashuai would send people to Beijing every five days to report to the emperor where the army was going, so they probably knew the movements of the army. Now that I heard that they were coming back soon, the joy was different.

Lu Man said Liu Chun's words with a smile.

The eldest princess clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, after two years of absence, Zhan Wei is finally coming back." He said to his subordinates, "Let the kitchen add more dishes, invite the aunt's wife, mother and son, and Zhanwei's daughter-in-law to eat here, and also open a few tables for the subordinates, and the master and the subordinates are happy." ”

The old horse's mouth opened, and he wanted to say that he was a concubine, and what if he came back. But these days, Changting is talking to him all the time, and he can't scold Wei Wei anymore, Wei Wei not only beat away the Tartars, but also made a great contribution to the continued prosperity of this family, and it will also be a strong help for this family in the future. Although his brain is not bright, he still hopes that his family will prosper and that his children and grandchildren will help him more. So, very wisely, did not say hateful words.

He stretched out his hand to Jiang Yue and smiled, "Great-grandson, go, go play with grandpa." ”

The news that Jiang Zhanwei was going to enter Beijing on the twelfth of this month was like wings, crossing the snow and wind, and quickly spread to every corner of the eldest princess's mansion. The masters at home all came to Heming Hall, family orders and other subordinate officials, as well as decent subordinates, also came to Heming Hall to congratulate the eldest princess and kowtow to her old man.

The first one to come to congratulate was Jiang Zhankun. A few days ago, he had been arranged to go to Dali Temple as a secretary, although he was a petty official of the eighth grade, but the department was good, and the background was hard, and the sesame seeds would definitely blossom in the future. Because the whole court and the central government have been busy welcoming the return of Xie Jiajun recently, he will only go to Yali at the beginning of the month.

Jiang Zhankun ran so much that the tip of his nose was sweating. He gave the eldest princess a long bow and said with an exaggerated smile, "Congratulations grandmother, congratulations grandmother, your old man's heroic grandson is coming back." Reward, reward. ”

The eldest princess was amused and said with a smile, "Go, take ten taels of silver to reward this sweet little monkey." ”

Mama Qian playfully took out an ingot of ten taels of silver, and Jiang Zhankun hurriedly put it into her arms.

It made everyone laugh.

Then, he said hello to Lu Man.

Lu Man got up with a smile and curtled his knees and said, "Tongxi, Tongxi." ”

Jiang Zhankun is very lively, Jiang's temperament is also likable, and Lu Man now gets along well with the two of them.

The Heming Hall has been lively and lively until dinner, and everyone accompanied the eldest princess to talk and laugh for a while, and then dispersed.

Outside the hanging flower door, there are many small sedan chairs.

The snow had stopped, the cold wind was solemn, the silver glow was cold, and the eyes were white.

A few small sedan chairs sent Lu Man and the others back to Donghui Courtyard, and the other two small sedan chairs continued to send He's mother and son to Qingyu Courtyard.

He Cheng asked the mother-in-law carrying the sedan chair to stop, and he came down and asked Lu Man quietly, "Liu Chun didn't say how that person is now?" ”

Lu Man said in a low voice, "I'm not dead, my leg is seriously injured, and it's not easy to walk now." This is how good people do not live long, and disasters last for thousands of years. ”