The fragrance of medicine is alluring, the farm elder sister is cool and cool

Ye Xiuying didn't sleep, she sat in the room watching over the solitary lamp, wearing a coat, patting Wen Yuxue who had just finished crying. She heard the sound of horse hooves and people talking outside the door, her eyes lit up, could it be her eldest daughter coming back?

When Qingcheng left, she said she would come back to celebrate the New Year. She waited from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month until New Year's Eve, thinking of many possibilities. Was it because of the heavy snowstorm that she was delayed on the road, or was there something else? She was restless and couldn't sleep.

Ye Xiuying ran out while putting on her coat. She saw Xiao Hei wagging his tail desperately at the gate. To be cautious, she asked quietly, "Who is it?"

"Mom, it's me, open the door." Wen Qingcheng said.

The bolt was pulled and the door opened. When Ye Xiuying saw so many people coming, she was stunned at first. Then, when she saw Mo Jinghong was also there, she was surprised and happy. She hurriedly opened all the doors and let them in.

"Auntie, Happy New Year." Mo Jinghong was very affectionate when he saw Ye Xiuying.

Ah Falcon, Cang Lu, and Ying Ge also greeted him, "Meet the Madam."

Ye Xiuying smiled. She recognized Ah Falcon. She didn't know the other two, but she knew they were Mo Jinghong's men. She said hurriedly, "Happy New Year, everyone. Come in quickly. It's not easy for you to have come this far."

Wen Qingcheng broke away from Mo Jinghong and took Ye Xiuying's arm and went into the house. The stove in the house was burning brightly and it was very quiet. If Wen Qingcheng and the others didn't come back, Ye Xiuying would inevitably feel lonely.

"Is Zicheng asleep?" Mo Jinghong asked. In the past, Zicheng would have run over to him in high spirits when he saw him.

"I just went to bed. I asked him to stay up all night, but he fell asleep as soon as the hour of Hai arrived. He was still thinking about you guys at night."

"Let him sleep. We'll give him a surprise tomorrow." Wen Qingcheng pulled Ye Xiuying to sit down, and the three of them talked around the stove.

Ah Falcon and Yingge brought in the New Year's gifts they had brought back from the carriage. Ye Xiuying looked at the colorful gifts piled high and kept saying, "I am happier than anything that you can come back to celebrate the New Year. Our family is well off now and we don't lack anything."

"These were all carefully selected by Qingcheng. The silk, gold and silver are all rewards given to Qingcheng by the palace." Mo Jinghong said.

Ye Xiuying was shocked, "Given by the palace?"

Wen Qingcheng smiled and said, "Yes, there are a lot. The carriage can't carry so much, so I brought back a little less, intending to share it with my third uncle's family and the people in our Wen's donkey-hide gelatin shop."

Then he talked about her being appointed as a senior pharmacist by His Majesty. Ye Xiuying's hands were shaking with excitement. She had never thought that her daughter would achieve such an achievement in her life.

Wen Qingcheng used to be a mute girl. Wen Liang was afraid that she would not be able to find a good husband in the future and would be bullied, so he picked up Mo Jinghong, who was still a fool, as his son-in-law. At that time, Wen Liang disappeared and Ye Xiuying was seriously ill and dying. She thought that the family would break up, but unexpectedly, their lives got better and better. Now when she thinks about the past, Ye Xiuying still feels like a dream. Winter used to be very cold. She was shivering all winter, and her hands and feet were all frostbitten. Now I know that winter can be so comfortable.

All these blessings were brought by her Qingcheng. Ye Xiuying hugged Wen Qingcheng and patted her gently with her warm hands. "Qingcheng, my good daughter, you are my pride. I will get up early tomorrow morning to make dumplings for you."

"Let's make dumplings together with mom." Wen Qingcheng said happily.

Ah Falcon also said, "We are here, there is no need for Madam to do anything, just sit and eat."

"You have been traveling all the way and must not have had a good rest these days. Sleep a little longer tomorrow morning. I will go to light the stoves in the two rooms of the east wing. You should go to bed early." Ye Xiuying said as she was about to light a fire, but was held down by Mo Jinghong. A Falcon took Yingge Canglu and the others to the east wing.

After chatting for a while, at midnight, Ye Xiuying cooked some dumplings for a midnight snack. They stayed up together to celebrate the New Year, wished each other a happy New Year, and then went to bed.

The next morning, firecrackers were heard in the village. Wen Qingcheng got up and saw a new set of clothes neatly folded at the head of the bed. It was a bright red skirt, a white brocade embroidered top, and a white fox fur scarf on top.

Wen Qingcheng looked outside and saw that it was already dawn. She looked out the window and saw smoke rising from the kitchen roof in the yard. She knew that Ye Xiuying had already gone to make dumplings. This new dress must have been prepared for her by Ye Xiuying and quietly put into her room early in the morning.

Mo Jinghong had already customized new clothes for her in Kyoto. Although this set of clothes was not as good-looking as the ones she bought in Kyoto, Wen Qingcheng didn't want Ye Xiuying to prepare in vain, so she got up, changed her clothes and went downstairs.

Mo Jinghong had already gotten up and was sitting in the outer hall.

"Good morning, Zicheng, are you up?" Wen Qingcheng asked.

"not yet."

Wen Qingcheng walked to Zicheng's door, pushed it open a crack and saw Zicheng turned over, then she opened the door and went in and sat down beside the bed.

Zicheng felt someone coming in, and called out in a daze, "Mom..."

"Hey." Wen Qingcheng responded, and then burst into a giggle.

When Wen Zicheng heard the wrong voice, he opened his eyes suddenly and saw the familiar face. He was stunned. At this time, Mo Jinghong pushed the door open with one hand and stood at the door smiling at him, "Boy, get up and eat."

Zicheng rubbed his eyes and opened them again. Wen Qingcheng's beautiful face was still in front of him. Only then did he confirm that it was Wen Qingcheng who had returned, along with his Chuyi.

Zicheng was instantly overjoyed, but tears fell from his eyes. He lay in Wen Qingcheng's arms and cried uncontrollably.

Mo Jinghong walked in and exchanged a smile with Wen Qingcheng. Mo Jinghong ruffled Zicheng's hair and said, "You are so old, and you are still crying."

Zicheng then wiped his tears, came out of the bed, giggled, and hung on Mo Jinghong like a monkey.

The family had breakfast, dressed up, packed their things, and went to their third uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings, carrying Wen Yuxue, who was now dressed in new clothes.

The arrival of Wen Qingcheng and Mo Jinghong made the originally deserted home lively in an instant. Wen Yuxue didn't recognize Mo Jinghong for a while, but she was still very close to Wen Qingcheng and kept clinging to her for hugs. Ye Xiuying and Mo Jinghong went to the third uncle's house together with the gifts brought back by Wen Qingcheng.

"Uncle San, sister-in-law, are you home?" Ye Xiuying walked to the gate and shouted towards the yard.

Soon the door of the room opened, and Song Jiao and Wen Zhuo came out. Seeing so many people coming, including Wen Qingcheng and Mo Jinghong, they walked out quickly in surprise.

"Second sister-in-law. Happy New Year. When did Qingcheng come back? Chuyi is here too." Wen Zhuo said with a smile.

"We just got back last night. These were brought back by Qingcheng from Kyoto." Ye Xiuying said.

Song Jiao pushed back, "We are so happy that you are back. What are you going to get?"

"Uncle, aunt, the Wen family has been relying on you to help me run the business during the time I'm away. I wasn't able to come back early to send you New Year's goods. These things are not much, so please don't despise them." Wen Qingcheng said.