kingnovel Chapter 388 Winter passes and spring comes
Chapter 388 Winter passes and spring comes
Winter passes and spring comes.
The ice and snow are melting.
The family, who had been enjoying good food and drink in Pei's mansion, was finally ready to head north at the urging of Pei Shizong.
After several years of hardship, Xiao Wen finally managed to live a life of luxury again in her third brother's home. Now she had to give it all up and return to her farm in the countryside of Shengjing. This was more painful than taking her life.
"I do not go!"
She held on to the quilt in the room and refused to let go.
"There's nothing on the farm, and I have to work in the fields when I go back. How can I, the wife of a marquis, have such a hard life? Why should I be treated like a slave, doing the work of a servant? I won't leave! If you want to leave, go ahead!"
Pei Shizong took a puff of his pipe and looked at his wife's disappointing appearance, wishing he could go up and beat her to death.
He stepped forward and kicked Xiao Wenshi, saying angrily:
"What a mouthful of shit! As if it's not embarrassing enough, get up! Go!"
Spring is about to arrive, and so many farmlands on the farm need to be cultivated. If I go back too late and miss the sowing time, I will go hungry this year.
Heng Ge'er said that if you don't go back, the farm will be given to someone else.
He knew his son well enough, and he was a man of his word. Especially after what he had experienced, Heng Ge'er would definitely not indulge them anymore.
"Take it back if you want! I don't want to do it anymore!"
Xiao Wen cursed, and she felt angry again when she thought of Pei Shizong's kick on her.
"You've grown wings, haven't you? You thought you had someone backing you up, but you actually hit me!"
Pei Shizong had completely lost his feelings for Xiao Wenshi. He gave Xiao Wenshi a cold look, picked up his bag and left.
At the gate, Third Aunt and Pei Xin were already waiting.
These great gods have been eating and drinking for free at home for several months, and it is finally time to send them away.
"Mom, can I still eat meat every day when I go back? I want a big chicken drumstick for every meal!"
Bing'er kept pestering Gu and refused to get in the car.
He is obviously an 11-year-old boy, but he looks as silly as a pig and cannot do anything without his mother.
Tuan Ge'er is different.
When he heard Bing'er say this, his face flushed slightly, and he saluted to his third aunt and Pei Xin and said:
"Thank you for disturbing Third Grandmother for so long."
He had seen the whole family living off the fat of the land at Third Grandmother's house, feeling incredibly embarrassed. Now, this was the only way he could express his gratitude.
The third aunt touched Tuan Ge'er's head lovingly. The child had a kind nature since childhood. He always felt out of place when standing with his second uncle's family, as if he had a genetic mutation.
She truly loved Tuan Ge'er and felt sorry for him having to suffer at such a young age with this unreliable family.
"Tuan'er, you're a good kid. Go back and study hard. Don't get discouraged or be misled by others. As long as you work hard and make progress, you'll be able to make it in the future."
This is all she could say. How much he could understand depended on Tuan Ge'er's luck.
Tuan Ge'er did not disappoint her, he pursed his lips and nodded seriously:
"Third Grandmother's teachings are true. What happened in the past was due to the misconceptions of my grandparents, father and mother. I will definitely learn from this and will not repeat the same mistakes. Third Grandmother, don't worry. I will work in the fields during the day and study and practice calligraphy at night. I will not slack off for a moment."
As long as he works hard, his fate will change one day.
Third aunt nodded.
In this noisy family, only Tuan Ge'er is relatively clear-headed.
Pei Xin breathed a sigh of relief after finally sending them on their journey.
Turning back, Pei Xin said:
"Mom, I saw you packing Dad's luggage. Is Dad going on a long journey?"
"Well, your father plans to go around and inspect the water supplies before the rainy season comes."
"Mom, please let me go with Dad this time! I can broaden my horizons!"
"Nonsense! What's so good about the embankment? Besides, it's exposed to the wind and sun, and there are only men there. Aren't you ashamed of yourself as a girl?"
Uncle San has never stopped studying rivers and lakes in the south since he came to Lin'an.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he became even busier after he submitted a management strategy for the overall water conservancy construction in the south.
Except for a few days during the Chinese New Year, he spent the rest of his time either in the government office or on the road to various places inspecting flood control and supervising the construction of dams. He had few days of rest throughout the year.
"What's the big deal? Isn't my sister out in the world every day helping her mother-in-law, Madam Qian, run the business? Aren't there enough men in the business world?"
Pei Xin was straightforward and carefree like a boy. She pestered her third aunt and said:
"And... my eldest sister-in-law, she manages the huge Duke Dingguo Mansion by herself, and also has to handle so many businesses across the country, but I don't see my eldest brother restraining her. Mother, times have changed. Women can also hold up the sky."
"Besides, don't I still have my dad? I'll just follow him everywhere, that's all right, right?"
"You! You're so sharp-tongued, I can't argue with you! You can go, but it's the same. Once you get there, you have to listen to your father!"
"understood!"
Pei Xin doesn't want to be just a lady in the boudoir. She wants to travel the world like a man. If she can make a career for herself, that would be the best.
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As for the Pei family, they were very slow along the way and had to rest after walking more than ten miles a day, which made the guards of Duke Dingguo's Mansion roll their eyes in secret.
But they accepted the order from Duke Dingguo to keep a close eye on them along the way, especially Pei Yan, who had to be closely followed.
After walking only a few miles, Wenshi and Binger started complaining about back pain from riding in the carriage and wanted to rest. Helplessly, everyone had to set up camp again.
Pei Yan kept looking up at the sky.
Damn it, why isn’t it raining?
Counting the days, the rainy season is almost here!
In that life, floods ravaged the three southern states. Many levees had fallen into disrepair, riddled with holes from rats and termites, and the floods burst them all.
All the newly planted crops were drowned, turning the south into a swamp. The people were left homeless, and having missed the planting season, they had no harvest. Bandits were rampant in various places.
Driven by pressure to make a living, many honest citizens turned to banditry, and the banditry in the south became a scourge that plagued the Qi Dynasty for many years. Later, when a new emperor ascended to the throne, Prince Kang defected. While rallying his former subordinates, Prince Kang also won over the bandits, successfully proclaiming himself emperor in the south.
Li Gan was troubled by this matter for many years.
As Li Gan's confidant, he gained a lot of benefits by playing both sides.
But this time, he no longer stood on Li Gan's side. He wanted to replace King Kang, disrupt the south, and become the king of the south!
"Son! You've been so absent-minded lately. Is there something on your mind?"
Little Wen came over cautiously.
Pei Shizong was no longer reliable, and her son was her only support in this world. Xiao Wenshi thought about it and decided to mend the relationship between mother and son so that she would have someone to rely on when she got old.
Pei Yan looked at the setting sun in the sky and turned to glance at Xiao Wenshi.
"Mom, I told you I'll definitely be able to make a name for myself in the future. Do you believe me?"