Like all children with normal nutrition and no illness, Ji Xiangruyi and their sister Xiao Hong were chubby. Their arms and legs were like lotus roots, white and tender as they slept.
Jun 'er and Pan' er, who were much older than them, slept on their sides. Pan 'er was hugging a cartoon pig pillow that was slightly bigger than her.
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan returned with their younger siblings, people began to come out of their beds. The two people's grandparents, Wang Juan's parents, and Zhang Xiaobao's mother were all dressed neatly. Their gazes swept over Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, then focused on Xiao Bei and the others.
"You're all back?" Zhang Xiaobao's grandmother was the first to speak.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan hurriedly brought their younger siblings to kneel down and kowtow. The old men and women waited for them to finish kowtowing, then came over and pinched them one by one, afraid that they would be injured.
This time, six direct relatives suddenly came out of the family, and they were worried sick. They were afraid that Xiao Bei and the other three wouldn't be able to endure the hardships outside, and even more afraid that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo would be in danger. As for the other five, after all, they weren't blood-related, so it was only natural.
Wang Juan's father grinned at the side. He hadn't shown his feelings like this for a long time, and was no longer like before, when he felt like a rich man. After all these years, he had learned well. No matter what, he was still a Rank 1 official. Although it was a Rank 1 official in name, he was still a Rank 4 official in reality.
When he saw his daughter and son-in-law return, he immediately took out a 'letter of appointment' from the imperial court and opened it for them to see.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan leaned over to take a look. Sure enough, it wasn't a small official. He was in charge of military equipment, a rank four official. Furthermore, his name had been changed to Wang You, Hou Zai.
The two looked at each other and understood what this meant. As their status in Tang rose, their father planned to be more tolerant in the future.
"Dad, did Li … His Majesty change his name?" Wang Juan looked at her grandparents and asked.
It was not necessary for one's parents to come up with a name. Those who were not capable would usually find someone with knowledge to come up with a name, and then give them money or things. However, once the name was given, it was not easy to change it. The person who changed the name would have a lower status, just like how one's road to riches in the future would not be easy.
Wang Youqing nodded, "That's right. A few days ago, when you were fighting in the west, I wanted to go back and take a look at the land in Zhuangzi. Traveling by boat was slow, and I could see the scenery on both sides. Behind me, there were a few boats shouting that they were high-ranking officials. They asked me to move aside, so I did."
"Father, who is so bold? High official, tell your daughter, how high is his rank? "Wang Juan didn't wait for her father to finish speaking. Her eyes widened and her eyebrows began to rise.
She didn't like to bully others, but she would not allow her family to be bullied. If someone shouted from behind and asked her to move aside, she would smile and move aside. Her family was not allowed. In Tang, there was someone who dared to ask her father to move aside. How bold was the other party?
"It wasn't a high official, just a Secondary Class 3 official. He was a provincial governor of some province. I only found out after he kowtowed to me and apologized. He went to Sanshui County to learn advanced administrative experience and was anxious. It's my fault, I didn't use our family's flag. When we met again in the county, he found out that I was your father and then asked for forgiveness.
I told him that it was fine, but he was still worried and accompanied me around Zhuangzi for two days. Everything was fine. The land at home was fine, and the villagers were fine. However, a few of the older ones had passed away. I had already sent people to help with the burial. When I went to take a look, the people at home were all good. However, when I saw that the familiar faces were gone, I felt a little disappointed.
Their corpses were first sent to the medical school for future generations to study. After that, they were cremated according to your request, placed in small boxes, and buried in coffins.
Zhuangzi was still so beautiful. This year, 11 people were stripped of their lowly status, but more people refused to do so. Even if their families were rich, they were willing to continue being villagers with our two families. Those who were stripped of their status would become officials. It was against the rules to keep a lowly status.
After two days, that provincial governor also followed and ran to His Majesty to ask for forgiveness. I also went to help plead for leniency. What was the point? Oh, the palace was also different. His Majesty renovated the palace very beautifully. Then, His Majesty gave me a new name and punished that provincial governor with half a year's salary. Now, half a year's salary was not small. He also heard that I was not busy, so he arranged for me to be in charge of the weapons and told me to watch over the weapons.
I am busy all day. I only got better in the past few days. The war in the beginning was too successful, so he stopped providing weapons and couldn't ship them over. Usually, I go to the Ministry of Works to eat with Yongcheng. Otherwise, he would come over. Now, he is researching some semiconductor. He has a box and says that he wants to make a radio station. Every day, he will play music for the people who have the box and tell them what to do. He is very busy. "
Wang You rambled on to his daughter for a long time.
Only then did Wang Juan return to her previous expression. Zhang Xiaobao also smiled. Just now, he had narrowed his eyes. Daring to ask his father-in-law to make way was not giving face to the Zhang Family and Wang Family.
Not to mention a provincial governor, even if it was a prince chasing after them, he would only have one choice, and that was to invite his father-in-law to follow him and not overtake him. Unless there was a special emergency, he would still have to give a proper greeting.
It seemed that the provincial governor really didn't know. After he found out, he was frightened. Li Longji had to give an explanation. Half a year's worth of salary was a light punishment. If he didn't, people would think that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan weren't around and that they had fallen out of favor.
Then, he gave him the name and courtesy name to tell people that it wasn't that Wang Juan's father was a coward, but that he was magnanimous and didn't pursue the matter. He promoted him to the position of the Military Weapons Supervisor. This proved that even if Xiao Bao and Cuckoo weren't around, the Zhang Family and Wang Family were still standing strong.
"It's been hard on Uncle Emperor." Xiao Bei, who had also analyzed the situation, said. Then, she began to go into the room. She woke up Jun 'er and Pan' er on the first floor and told them that it was time to eat. How could the two little ones be in the mood to eat? They surrounded Xiao Bei and began to talk happily.
They talked about how they missed them, how they told the four babies Hong 'er, Ji Xiang, and Ruyi stories, what games they played with them, and complained that the babies didn't like to listen to stories. They didn't cooperate well when playing games, and they always liked to sleep.
"You were the same when you were young, so you must know how to be grateful. Quickly go and wash up. I'll go up and see them." Xiao Bei acted like an adult and rubbed Jun 'er and Pan' er's heads. Then, she began to climb in circles to the second floor. There was no other way. There were no stairs. Xiao Bao's babies could climb up or down. Xiao Bei hadn't used this room for many years, so she really missed it. Although, she couldn't remember the things that happened when she was younger.
The temperature in the room hovered between twenty-three and twenty-five degrees. In the summer, it was twenty-three degrees, and in the winter, it was twenty-five degrees. It was neither too hot nor too cold, making people feel very comfortable.
When Xiao Bei came up, Xiao Hong woke up first. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the person who suddenly came in. She was stunned for a moment before revealing a smile and shouting, "Big Sister Xiao Bei?"
"Yes, it's me. How is our family's Hong 'er?" Xiao Bei was very happy. It was good that Xiao Hong could recognize her.
"Good, my ears." Xiao Hong reached out and pulled out two ears from under the pillow. Then, she skillfully put them on her head. This made it easier for her to listen.
"Ah, our family's Hong 'er is beautiful again." Xiao Bei squatted down and pinched Xiao Hong's face.
"Big Sister is beautiful too." Xiao Hong replied with a smile. She couldn't remember many things from the past. She just knew the person in front of her and felt at ease and cordial.
While the two of them were talking, the four Xiao Bao's babies woke up almost at the same time. They were woken up by the sound and cried together with one of the children.
After crying a few times, without waiting for Xiao Bei to coax them, they all stopped crying and made various poses. They opened their eyes wide and curiously looked at the person who appeared in their house. Their expressions were both dazed and cute.
Xiao Bei sighed helplessly. "I knew you wouldn't remember who I am. I'm your Big Sister Xiao Bei."
"Big ~ Sis ~!" A little guy followed and turned to look at Xiao Hong. Obviously, they, who could speak, knew to call Xiao Hong 'Big Sister'.
"Yes, Xiao Hong is also a big sister. I'm … I'm your Big Sister Xiao Bei, Xiao ~ Bei ~." Xiao Bei pointed at herself.
"Oh ~ No ~!" The baby who spoke just now followed suit.
Xiao Bei slapped her forehead. "I knew it was like this."
After she finished slapping her forehead, the baby who spoke also came over and slapped her forehead. The other three little guys rolled over, stood up, walked over, crawled over, and slapped Xiao Bei's forehead.
"Alright, alright, I'm scared of you guys. Your little hands are really strong. Hahahaha, let's go down and eat with Big Sister." Xiao Bei covered his eyes and endured a few pats. He chuckled and climbed down.
The babies followed behind her, laughing. They somersaulted from time to time and were as cute as they could be.
The height of the adults allowed them to see the situation on the second floor. They were all laughing. Xiaoyuan and the other eight could only feel anxious. They wanted to go in but were afraid that they wouldn't be able to come out because of the crowd.
After waiting for a while, the babies followed Xiao Bei to the first floor. Immediately, a maid carried them out to bathe and change their clothes. It didn't take long before Xiao Hong and Ji Xiangruyi were carried back. They had changed their clothes and looked more energetic.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went forward and each of them carried a baby. There were words on the chest of their clothes. Zhang Xiaobao was carrying Xiao Ru while Wang Juan was carrying Xiao Yi. Both of them were little girls. Xiao Ru was born to Wang Juan's mother while Xiao Yi was born to Zhang Xiaobao's mother.
The two little guys were white and tender. They didn't make a fuss even when they were being carried. However, there was a curious look in their eyes. They turned their heads and moved their bodies. They found everything interesting.
When the elders of the Zhang Family and Wang Family saw all the children in front of them, they smiled until their wrinkles squeezed together.
Xiao Hong's mother also rushed over. She was also happy to see her daughter.
Xiao Bao's babies still needed to drink milk, but Xiao Hong was weaned off milk first. She drank from Zhou Zhou and could eat some small buns.
The two families ate at the entrance of the mansion and didn't go in. Xiao Bei told them what happened along the way. After eating for half an hour, the streets began to fill up and everyone entered the mansion again.
Xiao Bei and the others wanted to rest and stay at home. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to go out and see the situation in the capital. After sleeping for the whole morning, they rode out after lunch to see where the other train station was.
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