Chapter 976 Letter
"Mom, mother, third uncle said that daddy will be back soon. Mother, is it true?"
As soon as the two buns entered the flower hall, they murmured anxiously, which was far different from the past pretending to be domineering and cold-blooded.
Xia Zihan's eyes lit up, "What did your third uncle say? What else did you say?"
"Dad has a letter. Grandfather has read it, and so has third uncle, but he won't show it to Jie'er. Jie'er wants to read it, but third uncle won't let him. Third uncle said that daddy is coming back." Chu Yijie took the opportunity to sue his third uncle. One condition.
With that said, Chu Yijie's little body climbed onto the kang smoothly. Nuanyu knelt down and took off his shoes, and helped him straighten his clothes a few times.
Perhaps Xia Zihan has taken good care of them. The two little buns are still more than a month away from being two years old, but they are taller than other two-and-a-half-year-old children. They look like three-year-old children, and their bodies are Also very strong.
Since the two children started learning martial arts from the third child, they can run much faster than before and like to run and jump everywhere. However, Xia Zihan will keep them in the room for an hour every day to read, read and follow calligraphy.
According to Xia Zihan, although the Chu family abandoned literature and followed martial arts, they could not be brave and ignorant warriors.
A man who is good at literature and martial arts, has courage and strategy, is a rare and handsome man.
Chu Yijie pestered Xia Zihan and asked, "Mom, what the third uncle said is true. Is dad coming back?"
Xia Zihan put down the needle and thread she had just picked up, stretched out her hand to hold her son in her arms, and coaxed her son, "Mom hasn't seen your father's letter yet, and she doesn't know. Wait a minute. Wait until mother reads your father's letter." I’ll tell you later after receiving the letter.”
Knowing that her two sons were looking forward to Chu Jingqi's return day and night, their eyes were almost filled with anticipation. Therefore, she did not dare to accept her son's words without knowing the exact time of Chu Jingqi's return.
Chu Yixuan also climbed onto the kang and wanted to snuggle into Xia Zihan's other leg. Before he could reach Xia Zihan, he was grabbed by Zhuo's hand and said, "My grandson, please tell grandma that you Dad really wrote a letter and said he was coming back?”
"Third uncle said it," Chu Yixuan said.
"How can your uncle's words be accurate? Don't believe him." The luster in Zhuo's eyes dimmed immediately. After seeing the disappointment in the eyes of her two precious grandchildren, she added, "But, count the time, It’s time for your father to come back.”
Chu Jingqi is the imperial envoy who is digging water channels for the people in the south of the Yangtze River. His mission as an imperial envoy will not be completed until the water channels are dug. If he wants to come back, he will have to wait until all the water channels are opened and inspected before he can Return home.
Last year, due to the plague, the work of digging water channels was delayed for several months. Later, after the plague incident, Chu Jingqi organized 200,000 soldiers to dig water channels together with the people.
Now, it is already March, and food has begun to be grown in the places where water channels have been dug in the south of the Yangtze River. As for some remote places, after these few months, the water channels should also be dug.
"Grandma, I miss daddy. Daddy hasn't seen me and my brother for a long time. Does daddy still know me and my brother?" Chu Yixuan asked pitifully.
The child is growing older and pretending to be mature, but after all, he is still a child less than two years old. In their hearts, day and night, they are looking forward to the early return of the father that their mother talks about every day.
Their impression of Chu Jingqi has long been blurred, and they don't even remember what their father looks like. A few months ago, Xia Zihan drew a portrait of Chu Jingqi and hung it in the small study room she renovated for her child. The child reads every day When tracing the copybook, when I looked up, I could see Chu Jingqi's portrait, and I was much more impressed by him.
Seeing that her grandson's eyes were full of expectation, Ms. Zhuo hugged her eldest grandson tightly and said, "I know each other, I must know you. You two look exactly like your father when he was a child. There is no difference at all. If your father sees You can recognize them at a glance." The corners of Chu Yixuan's lips curled up, very happy.
Chu Yijie struggled out of Xia Zihan's arms, climbed into Zhuo's arms, and sat on one thigh with Chu Yixuan. He asked happily, "Grandma, when dad comes back, you and your mother will take my brother and me to the city gate to greet dad. Okay?”
"Okay, when the time comes, grandma will take your second and third uncles with her." He said enthusiastically, "This time your father has done a great thing for the people and made great contributions. This contribution is not He is younger than he who conquered the Tatar Japanese pirates. You must know that from now on, there will be no more droughts and floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people will have a good life in the future."
The more Zhuo talked about it, the happier she became, and she told her two precious grandsons one by one about Chu Jingqi's great achievements in the war.
Chu Yixuan and Chu Yijie loved hearing about Chu Jingqi's war. They heard it a lot from Chu Xuanyu's mouth, but they still loved hearing it and couldn't get enough.
Until the third child came in holding a letter and handed it to Xia Zihan with a smile, "Sister-in-law, this is the letter from eldest brother to you."
Xia Zihan's heart skipped a beat. He took the letter and couldn't wait to tear it open and read it.
The letter said that the task of digging the water channel has reached the final stage and will be completed by the end of March. He, Chu Yuexi Fox and others will first take a boat back to Beijing from Yunzhou. The 200,000-strong army will be composed of several generals. The leader returned to Beijing by land.
I returned to Beijing from Yunzhou City at the end of March. I calculated that I would be back in time to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and also in time for the banquet for Liang Baozi's second birthday.
Last year, when the two buns were one year old, Zhuo didn't hold a first-year banquet for them because Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan were not in the capital.
This year, Xia Zihan was at home, and Mrs. Zhuo had already told all the ladies in charge in the house that she was planning to prepare a two-bao-filled second-year-old wedding banquet.
"Mom, mom, what did dad say? Is he coming back? Mom, the child misses dad. When can dad come back to visit the child?"
Chu Yijie crawled over, grabbed Xia Zihan's clothes and said pitifully.
Xia Zihan's eyes were red, she hugged her son into her arms and said, "Your father will be back in more than a month, and he will be back in time to attend your second birthday party."
"Great, brother, I'm about to see daddy?" Chu Yijie's face was bright and bright, and his dark eyes were full of joy.
Chu Yixuan also blushed with excitement and looked at Xia Zihan expectantly, "Mom, can you and grandma take my brother and me to pick up daddy? Grandma has agreed."
"Little cunning, your grandmother has agreed, can I not agree?" Xia Zihan pinched his soft little face and gave him a rare kiss on the cheek.
Chu Yixuan's face turned red and he grinned.
In the evening, Chu Qing and Chu Meng came back, and they brought back news about the Yamen.
(End of chapter)