Three years later, Jinyang County Government

Mu Tou was checking the homework of his two sons in their study.

"There are three mistakes in the characters I wrote today. Dayuan, tell me why there are ink marks on them. Xiaoyuan, you have more questions. Why are there two missing characters?"

Mu Tou looked at his two sons seriously, and the two brothers looked back at him with the same big eyes as their father.

"Dad, I accidentally got some ink on my hands when I was grinding the ink, and then it got dirty when I pressed the paper. I won't do it again next time."

Mu Tou's expression eased a lot, "Da Yuan has found the reason, and will learn from it next time. What about Xiao Yuan?"

Xiao Yuan said confidently, "I just counted wrong. I thought I had finished writing. Then I will ask my mother-in-law to help me count next time."

Mu Tou had a dark look on his face.

"There are only five large characters on the page. You could already count to tens when you were two years old. How come you can't count now?"

"Dad, my aunt said that everyone makes mistakes, so we should be more tolerant towards the children."

Liu Niang happened to pass by and burst out laughing.

Mu Tou looked at Liu Niang awkwardly and glared at his youngest son.

"Now Daddy will teach you the correct way to write it. Big circle, small circle, read carefully."

After saying that, Mu Tou sat on Dayuan's desk, first holding Dayuan and writing, and then teaching Xiaoyuan.

"First, correct yesterday's homework. Dad will come to teach you new ones in fifteen minutes."

Before leaving, Mu Tou decided to reason with his sons.

"You are lucky. You can read and write at the age of three and have no worries about food and clothing. When your father was young, he not only had no books to read, but he also had trouble getting enough food to eat. So you should cherish the opportunity to study."

Seeing his father's serious face, Dayuan responded first.

"Dad, I know."

When Xiaoyuan saw her father looking at her, she immediately pouted and responded.

"My son knows."

"Well, everyone, go sit in your seats. Correct the typos first, and then copy it three times."

"Got it~"

Mu Tou looked at the two faces that looked exactly like his own, and his heart softened. These were his children, and he would give them the best.

Su He was lying on the kang reading a storybook at the moment, and Liu Niang walked in with a distressed look on her face to complain.

"Lotus, you should take care of Mu Mu. Da Yuan and Xiao Yuan are still so young. They study in the morning and in the afternoon. Their hands are swollen from writing. They are only three years old. Why should you be so strict? You should teach them step by step."

Su He got off the kang and went to the study room of the two little kids.

I saw two little kids, each sitting at a small table, practicing calligraphy seriously.

Xiaoyuan's little hands were stained black by ink.

The two little kids saw their aunt come in and greeted her happily.

"Aunt, father said Xiaoyuan missed two pieces and needs to be repaired."

Xiaoyuan looked at her aunt pitifully, "Brother also made a mistake in writing."

Su He took the two people's homework, looked at it, and nodded.

"Well, it's OK. Auntie remembers that last month, Dayuan only got three words right, and Xiaoyuan only got one right. Both of us babies have made progress. Okay, take a rest first. Auntie will take you to eat something delicious."

The two little kids quickly stood up and looked at Su He expectantly.

"Aunt, Daddy told us to finish writing."

"It's not a big deal. If he has any complaints, come to me. I was the one who asked Dayuan and Xiaoyuan to leave. If your father asks, tell him. You need to combine work with rest."

Su He took her two cute little nephews, one by one in each hand, to the kitchen, and after washing their hands, she asked them to sit down.

Each person gets a cup of milk, plus mung bean cake and brown sugar steamed buns.

Dayuan and Xiaoyuan were shaking their little feet and laughing from time to time, obviously they were in a good mood.

Suddenly, Dayuan sniffed with his little nose, and excitement flashed in his eyes.

"Aunt, do you have roasted sweet potatoes?"

Su He was turning sweet potatoes into the fire. When she saw her nephew asking, she replied with a smile.

"Yes, we'll eat together later. In winter, we have to eat roasted sweet potatoes. When you are older, you can also drink milk tea."

Liu Bai took a large bowl, put the sweet potatoes in it, used chopsticks to remove the burnt black skin on the outside, and then changed to a clean bowl to put the yellow sweet potato flesh in.

They peeled five in a row and Liu Niang was called over to eat.

"The sweet potatoes are still hot. They need to be cooled down."

Su He placed two bowls of sweet potatoes in front of the two little buns.

Dayuan scooped a little bit with an iron spoon, blew it hard to cool it down, and then carefully put it into his mouth.

"Auntie, it's delicious."

Xiaoyuan also followed his brother, but he was a little impatient and ate it after only blowing on it a few times.

"Aunt, my mouth hurts!"

Xiao Yuan tearfully asked her aunt for help. Su He and the other two looked at Xiao Yuan helplessly. This child would still get scalded every time they reminded her.

A quarter of an hour later, all five of them had finished their meal.

Su He took his two little nephews back to the study.

I accompanied them to correct the mistakes they made yesterday, and then went to the study to show it to Mu Tou.

"Very good, both of you have made progress. In the afternoon, you..."

"Forget about it in the afternoon. The children also need to rest. Dayuan and Xiaoyuan, let Granny Liu and Uncle take you out to play. Each of you can have a candied haws."

Dayuan and Xiaoyuan secretly glanced at their father, and Su He also looked over.

Mu Tou nodded helplessly, "Okay, you two can take a rest this afternoon."

The two little kids immediately hugged each other and cheered.

"Okay, Granny Liu is waiting for you outside, Dayuan and Xiaoyuan go ahead."

Dayuan took his brother's hand and said goodbye to the two of them.

"Aunt, Dad, the children have left."

"it is good."

Su He waited for the door to close, then turned and spoke to Mu Tou.

"I plan to take Dayuan and Xiaoyuan to Tianyuan Village to celebrate the New Year."

"then what do I do?"

Mu Tou looked at his sister resentfully, "If you go there, Miao Miao will definitely go with Kai Xin."

"Since we're gone, it's just right for you and Aqiao to spend some time alone together. I'm going to go back and see my grandparents. We won't be back until spring."

Ever since Dayuan and Xiaoyuan were born, Su He has been staying in Jinyang City, and she misses the people in Tianyuan Village.

Mu Tou also thought it was true when he heard it. His grandparents were so old, and he had never been back since he became an official.

"I want to go back, too."

Mu Tou felt very sorry, "The Emperor directly asked me to stay in office. I guess I will be here for the rest of my life."

"It's okay. Next time you return to the capital to report on your work, apply to the emperor in advance. After you finish your report, go home and stay for a few days to visit your elders."

"It can only be the."

Mu Tou sighed and continued to review the documents.

Two days later, Su He and a group of people followed the escort team.

A month later, we arrived at Changshui Wharf.

When they arrived at Changshui Wharf, it was still early, so Su He hired a carriage and headed directly to Tianyuan Village.

Just after Shen Zheng passed, a group of people arrived.

Xiao Guozi got off the car first, turned around to take Dayuan down first, and then picked up Xiaoyuan.

Then there was Su He, and Miao Miao was happy with her one and a half year old daughter.

Shuisheng stood by the avenue, rubbed his eyes, and shouted excitedly to the people at the tea stall.

"It's Sister Lotus who's back!"

The guests who were eating at their seats saw everyone at the tea stall rushing out.

Some old customers knew who the lotus they were talking about was and explained it to their companions with a smile.

"He's their boss. The prefect of Jinyang City is her brother."

"Oh, it's an important person, let's go and meet him quickly."

The old customer laughed and said, "Do you think you can squeeze in?"

When everyone looked over, they saw that Su He's family had been surrounded by people, and the most popular ones were the three little kids.

Dayuan and Xiaoyuan were already dizzy and confused. Within a few minutes they were passed around by more than a dozen people.

"Da Yuan, call me uncle grandpa!"

"Xiaoyuan, call me grandpa."

..........

"Oh, this is happiness, right?"

Shuisheng came close to Miaomiao, looked at Kai Xin with pigtails, and shouted behind him in shock.

"Brother, Uncle Yu Zhi, Sister Miao Miao was born happy and looks exactly like Sister He Hua!"

Everyone in the audience fell silent at once.

The next second, they all crowded towards Miaomiao.

"Lotus, Kai Xin is your child, right? Why are you hiding this?"

Su Yuzhi rushed over first to see, hey, this little girl is a little replica of Lotus.

"Uncle Yu Zhi, don't talk nonsense."

Su He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Miaomiao was not angry at all. Instead, she raised her little head proudly.

"Happiness is the one I gave birth to for my sister."

Everyone laughed and said that Miaomiao was beautiful.

Wang Fugui and others rushed over after hearing the news and drove everyone back to the tea stall to work.

"Lotus, come back this time and celebrate the New Year before leaving."

Wang Fugui asked happily while holding Dayuan.

"Yes, uncle, let's wait until spring comes. The children may be hungry, so let's go home and have a meal first."

"Come on, get on the carriage, we have to hurry, there are dishes available."

Wang Fugui drove the carriage himself and drove all the treasures in the carriage back home with a smile.

That night, Su He and his group had dinner at Wang Fugui's house.

Su He was very surprised when he looked at the table full of dishes.

"Uncle, you cooked so many dishes today?"

"Haha, no, most of them were sent by people in the village. Each family sent a plate, that's all. These are all gifts from everyone. Lotus, Miaomiao, Xiaobai, Xiaoguozi, Liu Niang, you guys eat quickly. Your aunt and I will bring Dayuan and Xiaoyuan to eat."

Wang Yueran was happily sitting beside the lotus and chattering.

Su He looked at the people around her and smiled happily. No matter where she was, this was her warmest harbor.

After dinner, Xiao Guozi went to Wu's room to sleep. Everyone in the room was there.

Xiao Guozi greeted them one by one.

"Grandma, uncle and aunt, second uncle and second aunt, parents, eldest brother......"

Yanzhi looked at her daughter, who had become much more confident, with complicated eyes. She had to admit that Hehua was better at raising a daughter than she was.

She looked at Xiao Guozi and thought of her eldest daughter, with whom she once depended on for survival.

She now understands that she did make a mistake.

She thought that if her daughter came back, she would never have a stern face again.

In the blink of an eye, year after year, three years passed.

There was still no news about Tiantian, and Yanzhi couldn't help but write a letter to Suhe, asking her to help find out.

Su He actually pays attention to it every year, because besides Tiantian, there is also the Seventh Prince and that entire ship of people who have not returned.

Two years passed in a blink of an eye, and Yanzhi was completely desperate.

Her daughter will never come back.

When Xiao Guozi was 18 years old, Yanzhi was seriously ill, and she rushed from Jinyang City to take care of her mother.

The mother and daughter reconciled in this way. After feeding Xiao Guozi the medicine, she went out to chat with her little sister Baoer. Baoer married Wang Zhun's grandson and was pregnant at the time.

"Hey, who is it? Who dares to hit me?"

"Run, we've been discovered."

Xiao Guozi looked back and saw a group of bad boys, led by Wang Liang's son Xiao Gangbi.

"Stop! You little coin! I'm going to beat you to death!"

Xiao Guozi lifted her skirt in rage and chased after him. She had been practicing martial arts with Liu Bai since she was a child, and she caught up with the brat in no time.

She kicked the coin away and then punched the boy's butt hard.

"How dare you hit me? I think you are quite brave. Come on, follow me to find your grandfather and ask him to beat you up again."

"I was wrong, I was wrong, sister, please forgive me."

Xiao Guozi didn't listen at all. He grabbed Xiao Gangbian by the collar and lifted him up and walked away.

When little coin saw that he was in trouble, he burst into tears sadly. If his grandfather found out, he would be doomed.

"Little fruit."

Xiao Guozi stood there in a daze, staring blankly at the carriage in front of him.

A very strange woman got out of the carriage. She was wearing pointy red shoes and a dress that looked like an upside-down lotus pod. Her hair was actually curly.

She had seen people dressed like this in books. They were called strangers.

But why does this person know her?

"Xiao Guozi, I'm your elder sister."

The person who came showed that familiar smile. Xiao Guozi threw the coin aside and rushed over to hug her sister.

"Sister, have you finally found happiness?"

Tiantian smiled and hugged back, "Yes, sister found it."

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