The mountain road is rugged, but it cannot stop the laughter from filling the air. The sound of the wheels of the carts is like the unique rhythm of the countryside.
As they walked back, Uncle Chang and Aunt Chang greeted the villagers who were walking towards them from time to time, and wherever they passed, they left behind shocked expressions.
Chang Bo was humming a folk song in a low voice. The old woman was proud. She held the hand of Zhao Min, who was a little restrained. Then she looked at Gong Chenying who was holding Xiao Wu on the other side. Her face was already full of joy.
If others don't know, they might really think she has several daughters-in-law
Especially when someone stood up in the field or walked towards them, looking at the other person's face full of disbelief, the old woman introduced them to Zhao Min and Gong Chenying in a loud voice.
This is Li Yan's second aunt, that is Li Yan's cousin, whose new daughter-in-law is this, etc...
Especially when she talked about whose daughter-in-law that was, she emphasized her tone, and occasionally a hint of hope appeared on her face as she looked at the two girls.
Li Yan pulled a cart of wheat easily, with Li Wei and Xiao Yu following on both sides of the cart. One of them was on each side, supporting the wheat stack with a steel fork as the cart moved forward.
Li Yan looked at Zhao Min, who was walking somewhat stiffly in front of him, and laughed in his heart.
"You, the immortal family, have never seen the enthusiasm of the villagers in the countryside. You insist on experiencing the life of mortals, but this time you asked for it yourself."
Zhao Min felt like she didn't know what expression to make. She wanted to laugh, but she couldn't laugh naturally. When the old woman held her hand, she didn't feel uncomfortable because of the old woman's rough skin. Instead, she felt a warmth flowing from her palm.
For a moment, she didn't know what to feel. She just felt that the old man's hands were very warm and kind, and a feeling that she had forgotten for a long time arose in her heart - relaxation. However, she didn't know how to express her emotions and could only remain silent.
Gong Chenying was a little less aloof. Xiao Wu, who was in her arms, would whisper in her ear from time to time, talking about things that he thought were important.
"Sister, the day before yesterday, Xiao Yaozi secretly took some old wine from our home. He even drank a sip in front of us, but... but... but fell to the ground. Later, he was... carried back by Uncle Bai and spanked..."
"Sister, look at Aunt Sanpang in the field. She's the worst. Yesterday, she said I looked best... best in a bellyband, and she took off my pants. Finally... finally, Si Ya... they... they saw it. It was so embarrassing."
"elder sister… "
As Gong Chenying listened, a smile gradually appeared in his eyes, and he asked Xiaowu softly about the things in the village from time to time.
Little did they know that although they were cold in their bones, outsiders thought that this was the coolness they should have. After all, they were the daughters of high-ranking officials in the court, as described by Uncle Chang and Aunt Chang.
On weekdays, even the young ladies and gentlemen from several wealthy families in the county town, when they saw each other from a distance, all looked like strangers approaching and very noble, with their faces extremely tense.
Soon, the group arrived at the entrance of the village. At this time, many people had gathered at the entrance of the village. They all stretched their necks to look into the distance. When they saw Li Yan's family from afar, they began to point and talk louder.
"I say, can you guys please behave yourself and not act as shameless as you do at home, or else people will gossip about Li Yan when he returns home."
Li Guoxin stood in front of the crowd with a slight anger on his face. When he spoke, the surroundings suddenly became much quieter.
When he was resting at home, he was thinking about how many days it would take for the farm work of the villagers to be completed and then go into the mountains to hunt. Unexpectedly, several loud exclamations were heard in the village.
The mountain village is not very big to begin with, and a loud shout can spread throughout the entire village, let alone several people shouting at the same time.
When Li Guoxin walked out of his yard, he saw a figure running towards him, shouting.
"Uncle Guo Xin, Li Yan is back, and he brought two fairies with him..."
Li Guoxin quickly found out what happened and couldn't help but feel happy.
The village's prosperity over the years was all thanks to the belt that Li Yan brought back that year. This made him feel even more sorry for Chang Bo. No matter how he asked for help, he couldn't find any information about Li Yan. Unexpectedly, good luck came to his door today.
As the news spread, the village was in an uproar.
Li Guoxin frowned as he watched, but he also knew that people in the mountains were like this. If he directly restrained them, no one would disobey him. But the village was too quiet at that time, and the atmosphere was lost, so he finally did not speak again.
As they approached the mountain village, the path under their feet turned into a bluestone road. Stepping on the smooth bluestone slabs, Li Yan felt a very familiar feeling in his heart.
I walked barefoot countless times when I was a child. Every pit and pattern on the bluestone slab is so familiar, everything seems like yesterday...
The sound of carriage wheels was heard. Through the gaps between the figures of his parents in front of him, Li Yan saw many familiar faces and some strangers under the old locust trees at the entrance of the village.
Most of the strangers were young women, many of whom were holding children in their arms.
The first person was a big and strong man with muscular body. He had a smile on his square face and was looking at Li Yan with burning eyes.
After seeing this, Li Yan hurriedly parked the car on the side of the road, straightened up, walked over quickly, and in an instant passed several people and arrived at the village entrance first.
"Uncle Guo Xin!"
Looking at the big man who was still as strong as a tiger, Li Yang bowed respectfully.
"Hahaha, it really is Brother Yan. How can I dare to recognize him now that he looks like this?"
Li Guoxin looked at the young man who was half a head taller than him and couldn't help but sigh.
"Uncle Guo Xin, I haven't seen you for several years since we parted at the military camp. You are still the same as before."
Looking at the big man in front of him, Li Yan felt emotional. It was this man who sent him to the military camp. It could be said that all the cause and effect were caused by him. It was like they met again in this life.
"Well, well, well, I haven't seen you for a few years. You have learned a lot. I guess even the scholars and juren are not as knowledgeable as you.
You came back today and your parents have finally stopped missing you. Otherwise, I would have felt that I had let them down. Hahaha..."
Li Guoxin couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Yan's respectful attitude.
At this moment, a somewhat hesitant voice came again.
"Yan...Brother Yan!"
Li Yan looked over when he heard that, and saw a huge man like a black tower in the crowd, looking over here hesitantly, as if he wanted to come over, but didn't dare to.
"Li Shan?"
Li Yan looked at the vaguely familiar look in the eyes and spoke hesitantly.
"It's me, Brother Yan!" The big man in black tower couldn't help scratching his head when he saw Li Yan looking at him.
"Haha, it's really you. With such a change in appearance, I almost couldn't recognize you."
After Li Yan smiled at Li Guoxin, he strode towards the crowd.
Li Shan was delighted to see that Li Yan was not at all arrogant. He had heard from other people that Li Yan was back, but when he saw Li Yan's attire, he didn't dare to approach him for a moment.
Li Shan squeezed out of the crowd and came in front of Li Yan. Li Yan grabbed his hand. Looking at the big man who was as strong as himself, Li Yan smiled slightly.
"Li Shan, you must have been doing well in the past few years, otherwise how could you have grown so strong and robust? By the way, where is Li Yu?"
Seeing that Li Yan was so familiar with his attitude, Li Shan felt more relaxed and grinned.
“Li Yu, he’s still in the city, he’s a chef now, he can’t get away easily.
This time I was here because the village was having a harvest, and many of the farm tools in the village were made by my master, so I sent them back together. By the way, after a few days, I took back the broken farm tools and repaired them. "
"Oh, that's a pity. I thought I could meet Li Yu this time."
Li Yan lightly punched Li Shan in the chest.
"Hehehe, that's nothing. This time I also used my master's two fast horses to pull the farm tools back. I will ride to the city to call Li Yu later. I think he will come back no matter what."
Li Shan chuckled.
At this moment, Chang Bo and his group had already walked over, but the moment they arrived, the place suddenly fell into deathly silence again.
Uncle Chang and Aunt Chang had long been accustomed to this familiar scene, and a hint of childish pride appeared on their faces.
Aunt Chang spoke even more hurriedly, as if she was afraid that someone would interrupt her.
"My old fifth son is finally back today. Look, he is now in North... North what? Look at my memory. He is working for Marshal Zhao! And, and, this is Marshal Zhao's daughter."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel annoyed with her own memory. The old man had mentioned the place where Lao Wu was several times along the way, but she just couldn't remember it.
She gently helped Zhao Min forward, then pointed to Gong Chenying, who was holding Xiao Wu at her side and was also very cool and stunning.
"This is the daughter of the Imperial Physician Gong."
Everyone had already heard from the people who had returned earlier that Li Yan had brought back the fairy.
Although I had been looking forward to it, when I actually saw the two girls, their tall figures, their cool and elegant temperament, and their skin as smooth as a baby's, everything combined was so beautiful that I couldn't imagine.
They were still stunned until Aunt Chang spoke. Suddenly, there were gasps from the crowd.
Especially the young men, each of them had an astonished look in their eyes.
All this fell into the eyes of their wives. Although they still had smiles on their faces, they quietly stepped forward, grabbed their husbands' hands or waists, and spun them hard. For a moment, the sound of inhaling became louder, but they didn't know whether it was out of surprise or pain.
"This...this...are all your wives?"
As everyone was surprised, Li Shan stared at Li Yan blankly and asked.
"This... this..., cough cough cough..."
After hearing this, Li Yan patted Li Shan on the shoulder and coughed a few times.
"How dare you ask such a question, you idiot!"
At this time, a young woman holding a one-year-old child walked out of the crowd and kicked Li Shan directly on the calf.
Although this young woman was not very pretty, she was very pretty. With a blush on her face, she smiled at Li Yan.
Li Shan felt pain and couldn't help but shout.
"How come..."
But when he turned around, he saw the pretty young woman. His voice immediately disappeared, and he put on a smiling face. Then he turned to Li Yan and spoke.
"Brother Yan, I've already got a wife."
After saying that, he used his big hands to pinch the face of the child in the young woman's arms. The child was obviously in pain and started crying immediately.
The girl couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she saw this.
"You are such a shameless bastard. You treat your own child like a piece of iron. If you go to the city this time, don't come back."
After saying that, he glared at Li Shan fiercely, bowed to Li Yan, and then hurried to the side to coax the child.
Li Yan's face was full of smiles as he looked at Li Shan, while Li Shan stood there frozen with a depressed look on his face.
After this commotion, the crowd suddenly became lively, and voices of praise continued to come out from the women's mouths.
Many people came up to Aunt Chang and talked to her, making clicking sounds from time to time while looking at the two girls closely from a close distance. For a while, the place was very lively.
Li Yan glanced at the two girls and saw that Gong Chenying's face was obviously flushed after hearing what Li Shan said. Zhao Min was stunned. After glancing at Gong Chenying, her body was a little stiff. She still let Aunt Chang hold her hand and said nothing.
Seeing this scene, Li Yan smiled in his heart.
"Okay, okay, everyone doesn't need to go back home to cook tonight. Just like the New Year's Day, we will gather at the village entrance. Everyone should take out the monster meat and good wine they have hidden. Don't let the distinguished guests think that we villagers are petty.
You... you... and you... went to the fields and called everyone back together, and asked them to put down all their work!"
Li Guoxin waved his hand, spoke loudly, and then pointed to three old locust trees at the head of the village with thick leaves covering the sky and white flowers exuding fragrance, meaning that they should gather there. He raised his hand again, pointed to two or three more people and told them to arrange to search for the people and bring them back.
After hearing what Li Guoxin said, the village became more lively for a moment. Li Yan saw the dazed looks of Gong Chenying and Zhao Min and couldn't help laughing.