The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi shook her head helplessly. You know, she was very afraid of katydids at first, but since Cheng Youning had been dealing with these little creatures all day, she gradually became numb and indifferent. In her opinion, all katydids looked the same, except for a little difference in size, there was no difference.

Shang Xi took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Cheng Youning's face, and said earnestly: "Cheng Youning, your little grandfather is back, why don't you go out to greet him? Everyone else in the family has gone, but you are the only one missing."

Cheng Youning pouted and muttered reluctantly, "Humph, who asked him to send his men to send me back?"

Shang Xi patiently explained, "Haven't I told you several times that it was your grandmother and I who meant it? How can you keep having fun in the military camp? Have you forgotten what you looked like when you came back? You had dark skin and looked like a wild child."

Cheng Youning stood there in silence. Shang Xi saw this and gently brushed the dust off his knees. She said in a negotiating tone, "Let's go to the hall and see your grandfather."

Cheng Youning had no choice but to follow.

As soon as he entered the hall, Wan Lianxing saw Cheng Youning and waved to him with a smile, "Come here, let grandpa take a look."

Cheng Youning looked up modestly and ran towards Wan Lianxing. Wan Lianxing pulled Cheng Youning and let him lean on his legs. "My dear grandson, where did you go just now? Why didn't you come out to accompany grandpa?"

Hearing this, Cheng Youning curled her lips and muttered, "It's because Grandpa sent someone to send his grandson back."

Wan Lianxing explained, "Oh, that's not what Grandfather meant! According to Grandfather's intention, he would have kept you with him all the time. Unfortunately, your grandmother and your mother wrote to me one letter after another asking for your release. And it was Chinese New Year, a time for families to get together. How could Grandfather leave you in the barracks?"

After hearing this, Cheng Youning was still angry, snorted in dissatisfaction, and retorted: "Even if that's the case, after the New Year, Grandpa didn't send anyone to pick me up!"

Wan Lianxing tried to hold back his laughter and caressed Cheng Youning's little head lovingly, "If you want to go to the camp, wait a while and I'll take you with me when I go there."

When Cheng Youning heard this, his originally tense and stern face instantly revealed a bright smile, his eyes curved into a pair of crescents, and then he gave Wan Lianxing a flattering kiss on the face.

After hearing this, Madam Wan scolded them: "Neither of you is allowed to go. What's so interesting about fighting?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Lianxing hurriedly comforted her, "Sister-in-law, what you said makes sense, but Lianxing will have to leave in a few days, as the war is not over yet."

Madam Wan said, "In my opinion, this war is an endless thing. I have lived for more than half of my life and have seen a lot. No war between two countries can be ended in a year or two. They are all protracted tug-of-war. There will be no truce unless there are countless casualties."

Wan Lianxing smiled and agreed, "Sister-in-law, what you said is absolutely right, and every word makes sense. However, with a powerful enemy at hand, Lianxing cannot sit idly by."

Madam Wan raised her eyebrows and glared at Wan Lianxing: "Stop talking nonsense to me. Neither you two are going to the border. How can such a spoiled person like you go there?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Sister-in-law, the battle is imminent, and I have to go."

Madam Wan snorted coldly and rolled her eyes at Wan Lianxing: "Don't keep saying 'imminent' and 'extremely urgent' all the time. Do you think your sister-in-law is ignorant because she is a woman? You have so many soldiers under your command, any one of them can fight for you. Do you really have to do all these things yourself?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Sister-in-law, what you said is right, but it really won't work if Lianxing doesn't go. If sister-in-law doesn't believe it, you can ask Dongqing."

At this time, Ge Dongqing spoke up. He nodded solemnly and agreed, "Brother, what you said is very true. Morale is the most important thing in a war. And you have a high reputation in the army. As long as you go to the battlefield in person, you can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers. Once the soldiers are full of fighting spirit, why should we worry about not being able to win the battle and achieve success immediately?"

Upon hearing Ge Dongqing's impassioned speech, Madam Wan stopped talking. She looked between Ge Dongqing and Wan Lianxing alternately, then said, "I can't argue with you on this, but when do you plan to let Feng'er come back?"

Wan Lianxing turned his head slightly to look at Ge Dongqing, pretending that he knew nothing, and asked, "Where did you sell the pearls that Feng'er took away?"

Ge Dongqing said: "We first arrived at Taichong Country, and then went to Yan Country in the south. We have sold more than half of the goods, and all at high prices."

Madam Wan said, "Don't ask about the high price or low price. Our Wan family doesn't lack this little money. I just want to ask when this person will come back."

Ge Dongqing said: "Sister-in-law, Cheng Feng is going out to sell goods this time not for the Wan family, but for the people of Fengying. Since everyone knows that pearls can be cultivated, every household in Fengying has started to raise river clams at home. If Cheng Feng can find a market this time, it will be a blessing for the people of Fengying."

Madam Wan rolled her eyes at Ge Dongqing and said, "Dongqing, it was you who came up with the idea of ​​letting Feng'er go out to sell goods."

"Business."

Madam Wan said, "You are always giving bad advice. I only have Feng'er as my son, and I expect him to stay by my side to take care of me and his father in our old age. But you insist on letting Feng'er go out to sell goods. Besides, has Feng'er ever been out before? How can he sell so many goods? Don't you see what goods you brought him?" Madam Wan counted on her fingers, "Pearls, sugar, cloth, sweet potato flour, and it seems that there are also several carts of plates and bowls. What are these? Are they groceries?"

Wan Lianxing couldn't help laughing.

Madam Wan glanced at Wan Lianxing and said, "Don't be so playful. Send a message to Feng'er and ask him to come back."

Wan Lianxing said: "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Listen to Lianxing's detailed explanation. This idea was indeed proposed by Dongqing at the time. The purpose was not to let Fenger go out to sell goods, and it was even more impossible to train. It was because the emperor of Dalang was incompetent and liked to listen to the slander of villains. He suspected that I was going to rebel several times, so Dongqing guessed that this emperor would definitely deal with me. To deal with someone, you have to find the opponent's weakness. Our Wan family has a lot of money, and I have a lot of soldiers, but our Wan family is the only one with a small population. Dongqing is good at guessing people's hearts. He said, I As long as the emperor is threatened, he will capture a hostage. Unfortunately, I, Wan Lianxing, have no offspring, so there is no doubt that they really targeted Cheng Feng and Cheng Youning. Fortunately, Dong Qingqi was one step ahead and figured this out, so he reminded me to send Feng'er away and bring Cheng Youning with me. As long as we don't have a weak spot, he can't do anything to me. By the time the emperor sent a team of guards to ask for me, Feng'er had been gone for quite a while, and Cheng Youning faked his death, so they had no way to deal with me at all."