Chapter 383 From today on, Huiniang’s surname is Zheng!

"Okay, okay! Sister Ran is the best! Lan'er loves Sister Ran the most!"

The childish words made everyone present laugh.

Zheng Lin scolded: "Lan'er, don't be ridiculous. Your sister Ran has to go up the mountain to catch that fish. It's very dangerous. Don't let your sister take risks."

After hearing this, Lan'er thought for a while and said seriously: "Sister Ran, I'd better not eat this fish. Lan'er doesn't want her to take risks."

Qiao Ran smiled and said: "It's not dangerous. Auntie, I go up there often. Mountain climbing is nothing to me."

"That won't let you suffer from that."

Qiao Ran smiled and said nothing more.

She planned to dig a pond in a few days, and then divert the water from the green water pool into the pond and raise some green water fish in the pond.

If you raise more of such delicious fish, you can eat it in the future without going up the mountain. Then I will often give some to grandma and the others.

"Grandma, why did you return to the capital so quickly? It was a hard journey, wasn't it? Why didn't you send someone to inform you that we would go to the General's Mansion to see you?"

Qiao Ran thought about how far away Qingzhou Mansion was from the capital city. When they fled the famine, it took them several months to walk with their family in tow. Now, it only took half a month for grandma to arrive by carriage. This shows that they must have been in a hurry along the way.

And grandma is so old (well, in fact, for modern people in later generations, around fifty is still middle-aged, but in ancient times when marriage was early and childbearing was early, she was already an old person with great-grandchildren), sitting on the road. How hard it must be to ride the carriage bumpyly.

Chen Huiniang also looked at her mother worriedly: "Yes, mother, please ask someone to inform you. I'll let Ranran drive the carriage by herself, and we can just go to see you ourselves. Why do you have to work so hard to come here by yourself? We're going into the mountains now." The road has not been repaired yet and is full of potholes. It is very uncomfortable to ride on the bumpy road."

Mrs. Zheng Lin also said helplessly: "My mother just returned to the capital yesterday evening. She was eager to see you as soon as she came back. I tried my best to dissuade you, so she let my mother have a good night's rest. I said that I would come here early this morning." Come here, but she didn’t let me ask someone to pick you up. Didn’t someone prepare gifts and rush here early in the morning? "

"How can I be so delicate? After all, I have guarded the border with your father and grandfather. What is this hardship? I have been separated from my daughter for 33 years, and I can't wait for a moment longer. Girl, you Take the children back to live in the mansion. Regardless of whether you are married or not, the General's Mansion will always be your home. I have always had your yard cleaned and tidied up, so you can move in at any time."

Mrs. Zheng said, then turned to Mrs. Qiao and said:

"Dear dear, there is an empty courtyard in our mansion. You and your children can come and live there! Our General's Mansion is just too deserted. I wish it would be more popular and lively. If you feel uncomfortable, I will Let’s buy a house that’s closer to the General’s Mansion. From now on, we two old sisters can often chat together.”

Mrs. Qiao smiled and declined: "Thank you for your kindness. However, we are all farmers who are used to farming. We can't farm in the city! Besides, although the city is prosperous, the tranquility in the countryside is also quite good. Old sister, our village is building a house, and Ran Ran said that we will build a courtyard house with blue bricks and large tiles. When the time comes, you can come and stay often when you have time, and experience the life of our villagers."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zheng turned from disappointment to joy.

"Okay! Then I will come to bother you more often! To be honest, I envy you, sister, for having so many grandchildren. It's so lively and chattering every day! And I used to follow our old man. When I was stationed at the border, I also worked in the fields and planted crops and vegetables. This kind of simple, quiet and peaceful life was actually pretty good."

Mrs. Zheng said with a look of nostalgia on her face. She probably recalled the cruel scenes of swords, swords, flesh and blood, and separated corpses she had seen at the border, as well as the days when there was no war, when she followed the military family members to open up wasteland and farm land. .

Seeing that the old lady was about to think of something sad, Qiao Ran quickly interrupted her thoughts.

"Grandma, our house has a three-story house in the big yard. I will reserve a bedroom for you on the first floor and live next door to my grandma, so that you two can often chat together."

Mrs. Zheng smiled: "Okay, okay, grandma can't wait to move in with you. However, the house has not been repaired yet, so you have to go back to live with grandma. When your grandpa comes back, our house will have to We laid out dozens of banquet tables in a grand manner and invited all the prominent families in the capital to attend the marriage recognition banquet, letting everyone know that the eldest lady of our General’s Palace is back!”

"At that time, you have to ask your grandfather to go to the Yamen and change your mother's surname. From today on, Huiniang's surname is Zheng, not Chen! Huiniang is the eldest daughter of my Zheng family, and you are my Zheng family My grandsons and granddaughters are half of my Zheng family’s blood! I want those people to know who they are, but I can’t let you be bullied!”

Qiao Ran looked at her mother, it was better for the elders to make the decision in this matter.

Chen Huiniang, oh no, Zheng Huiniang turned to look at her mother-in-law again.

Mrs. Qiao smiled and said: "Hui Niang, you and your mother have only met each other after decades, so you must have a lot to say. Just go back to your mother's house to live for a while and spend time with your mother. She will come to you." It’s not easy after so many years of searching. As for home, you don’t have to worry. The second son, the third son, the third daughter-in-law and Madam Qin are all at home. They will take care of everything. You can rest assured to stay with your mother at the General’s Mansion. Let’s get together!”

Zheng Huiniang thanked her mother-in-law gratefully: "Thank you, mother! Then I will take Ranran, Dong'er, and Bei'er back to the General's Mansion to stay for a few days. I will ask the third younger sister and Mrs. Qin to take care of the family affairs."

Lin Guizhen and Qin's natal family quickly said that these were what they should do, so that she could stay with her natal family for a while with peace of mind.

After lunch and chatting for a while, the afternoon class in the school was about to begin.

Qiao Dong and Qiao Bei went to ask for a few days' leave from Master Sun. Then they took their school bags, got into the carriage with their mother and their sister, and went to their grandma's house to visit.

The road out of the mountain is really difficult to walk. Although there have been many carriages going back and forth, the unbuilt road is overgrown with weeds and bushes and has potholes.

The horse walked very slowly, and the people sitting in the carriage still felt pain in their buttocks from the jolts, and their heads were shaking uncomfortably.

Qiao Ran thought that the rainy season was coming soon, and the road had to be repaired quickly to make it easier for carriages to enter and exit.

Otherwise, it will be very inconvenient to travel during the rainy season. Soon the desks and chairs in the carpenter's shop will be ready and will be sent to the mountains. There will also be bricks and tiles for building houses. The first batch will be needed soon. It's been delivered. If the road is not easy to walk, it will be troublesome.