Chapter 565 My Son is a Hero
Ding'an has experienced several years of great rule, and the governance foundation laid by Xun Yu has made the city jump from a city with a population of tens of thousands to 160,000 now, and the city walls have been expanded outwards. twice.
A post road has also been specially built in the city for emergency information. Now you can go straight back to Su Mansion without the crowds on the street.
From a distance, I saw my father Su Congfang leaning on a cane and being supported by my mother Xiao Wei, with a large family standing behind him.
Among the crowd, Su Chen also saw a familiar figure holding a child in the crowd.
It's Jiang Wan and her daughter Su Ying.
It seems that during this period, my mother used some method to get the two of them into the house, but this is good, so as to save the mother and daughter from being alone in that small house. Living life, if something happens, no one will lend a hand to help.
In front of the gate of Su Mansion, the old woman looked forward eagerly. When she saw her son's honor guard entering the street outside her home, she grabbed Su Congfang and grinned in excitement.
The old woman is older than before, and her face is full of wrinkles when she smiles.
Su Congfang stood next to his old wife like a foil, but when he saw Su Chen getting off the carriage, his old face was no less wrinkled than his old wife's face.
Thirteen was also in the crowd. This time Su Chen came back and found that he had gained weight.
Xiao Wei took the willow branch unceremoniously and brushed it carefully over the two of them. However, the name "Fat Xu" made Xu Chu's eyes almost pop out of his sockets.
This is treating them as one of our own.
Sister-in-law Yin Suhuan took the willow branch from Chunmei and handed it gently to her mother-in-law. The old woman waved it up and down Su Chenzhou deftly.
Su Chen just came back from the battlefield, where corpses were everywhere. Before entering the house, he always had to sweep away any bad luck.
"Mom, you're so old, don't drink!"
"Su Huan, get the willow branches quickly!" Xiao Wei, as before, asked Su Chen's sister-in-law Yin Suhuan to bring the willow branches that had been prepared in advance. , and the brazier was brought over.
"Chen'er, you didn't eat on the way back, did you? Mom has already asked the kitchen to prepare it. Go sit in the front hall for a while, and the banquet will begin soon."
Holding mother's hand , Su Chen walked into the central hall of the front yard, joking with her. The round table for the banquet had been laid out, and Lu Bu and others took their seats in the side hall to rest for the time being.
"General Dian, you are bigger than Fatty Xu, you need to sweep more!"
It just looks more sloppy.
"Why are you staring? Wait a minute. I will have another glass of wine with General Xu!"
Soon, he called Lu Bu and others over. The old woman was familiar with these generals. It couldn't be more familiar, and there was no polite tone, but Lu Bu and others were extremely benefited from it.
A few pretty maids brought tea to wait on them, while Su Chen, his parents, his eldest and second brothers, as well as Su Ting and Shi San were having family time in the middle hall.
"Third brother, the news has come back. Those Western barbarians really chopped off all their heads and left no one alive?" Su Ting is not young. He also got married last year. Among the relatives , his status is the highest.
Then he happily led his whole family into the Su Mansion, chatting and laughing along the way, which was quite lively.
"These things will be left to the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law to take care of from now on. Don't do everything yourself. You are not young anymore."
Su Chen stepped over the brazier with a smile, Lu Bu, When Zhao Yun and others were about to cross over, Su Chen turned his head and came back, helped his nagging mother to his side, greeted his eldest and second brothers, and then his eyes fell on Jiang Wan and her daughter behind the crowd, and he calmly returned the favor to her. Su Ying, who was a few years old, blinked.
"Of course none of them will be left behind. These guys are eating people. What are you doing here?" Su Chen didn't hide anything. Anyway, the war in the Western Regions was over. There was no need to keep it a secret. Just treat it as a conversation piece and let the family hear it. That’s okay too.
"The West is so barbaric? They actually use people as food." Su Yong put down his two-year-old son, "This time, we will suffer heavy casualties, right?"
"Not big." Su Chen smiled, put down the teacup, and glanced at Su Congfang's worried eyes next to him, "This group of Western barbarians basically walked on foot, and were beaten by several generals under my command, using the technique of fatigue. , first wear down their physical strength, and then slowly take care of them."
Su Lie praised this style of play, and then raised his chin towards his elder brother Su Yong.
"I said before that the generals under Third Brother's command will definitely have a way to deal with this group of barbarians. How about it? I guessed it right."
The family talked and laughed around the Western barbarians. Soon, the food was prepared in the kitchen. The Su family sat at a table. Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Qin Qiong, and Ma Chao also gathered around and took their seats in the middle hall. Even a few military lieutenant generals came to join the Su family. The relatives sat together.
The atmosphere at the banquet was lively, and everyone didn't admit it. After all, this kind of scene happens once a year. Generals from the army often come to Su's house, and everyone is very familiar with it.
After noon, the banquet was coming to an end. After having a good meal and drink, the military generals were arranged to stay in the side rooms of the mansion in twos and threes. Su Chen also took his father Su Congfang to the pond in the atrium for a walk to eat.
"Is it tiring to be an emperor?"
The old man broke his leg in the first half of the year and is still not very good at walking. Coupled with his age, he can walk slowly even with a cane.
“It’s a lie to say I’m not tired.”
In front of his father, Su Chen didn't say so many false words. He took the old man's hand and walked out of the corridor, and sat down on a stone by the pool.
Looking at his father who was beating his knees, Su Chen asked with a smile: "Why did dad suddenly ask this?"
"My father never became an emperor, but he became the emperor first. I am curious. I want to ask." Su Congfang also joked.
For a moment, he sighed: "You are the most misguided father in my life."
"Mistaken? That's an underestimate."
"When I say you are mistaken, you are mistaken." Perhaps the older a person is, the more childish he becomes. Su Congfang patted her knees twice, "Your brother Su Yong is gentle and honest, and he is upright. He can see through it at a glance; there is nothing wrong with your second brother. Block it, and it will lead you to the end.
And you, a bastard, hang out on the street all day long, hanging out with people from all walks of life. Sometimes, my father thinks, this may be the case for the Su family.
I didn’t expect that among the three sons, the one who caused the most trouble and was the least favored actually conquered the world and became the emperor. I, the old man, suddenly became the supreme emperor.
It’s true. The dream that I have never dared to dream for several lifetimes has actually come true in the hands of my son."
Su Congfang let out a sigh of relief and looked at the rippling water, "Chen'er, you think my father is. Aren't you a loser? The Marquis didn't defend his house well, and he didn't dare to resist even with the sword on his neck. Without you, the Su family would have been broken up from that day on. "
Su Chen stayed silently beside the old man. He picked up a stone and gently threw it into the pool, making a 'dong' sound.
"Under your wings, the child will not have to grow up through wind and rain. In my eyes, dad is the greatest."
Soon, Su Chen also asked: "What about dad? Look at me?”
“You? You bastard!”
Su Congfang laughed while leaning on his crutches. After laughing a few times, he gradually subsided and looked at the pond in a daze. , sighing softly, still with a smile.
"My son...he is a hero!"
"Haha, the kid thinks so too!"
Su Chen put his arms around his father's shoulders and sat together on the rocks beside the pool, bathing in The winter sunshine, laughing loudly.
(End of this chapter)