Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

When Feng Nian's coffin was brought back, someone hurried to the river to inform Old Lady Feng. Old Lady Feng's eyes went dark and she fell directly into the river.

By the time everyone fished him out, he was no longer breathing.

Everyone says that Fengnian has a good fortune. When he came, his mother brought him with her, and when he leaves, his mother will follow him.

And because he died while saving the general, the general specially brought his widow and orphans to the capital.

In order to appease them, General Ouyang Changfeng even adopted Fengnian as his adopted son and bought a house opposite the general's mansion to accommodate them.

The Ouyang family was quite dissatisfied with Ouyang Changfeng's actions. They believed that it was an honor for a soldier to die for the general. Wouldn't it be enough to give his family one or two hundred taels of silver?

Why should we take the commoner's eldest son back and adopt him as our adopted son?

The general's wife even went there specially under the pretext of expressing her condolences. When she saw the pale-faced woman lying on the bed and several crying babies, she laughed at herself, thinking that her worries were unnecessary.

That woman's appearance was not even as good as the maids in the mansion, and she had given birth to so many children. How could the general possibly fall in love with her?

After she left, Rou Niang sat up with the help of several children, "Is she gone?"

"Don't worry, mom. He's gone far away. It was my eldest brother who sent him there."

"Women in this capital are so jealous. I am just a country widow, and I can still attract her attention."

When Rou Niang heard the news of her husband's death, she wanted to follow him.

But when she thought about how so many children would survive if she passed away, she forced herself not to follow her.

Originally, she had not considered General Ouyang's suggestion, but her daughter's words made her think. Her husband was gone, and her mother-in-law was gone too. How could they, an orphan and a widow, survive there?

So she hesitated for a few days, and finally agreed to the general's proposal and brought her children to the capital.

Unexpectedly, the general adopted his eldest son as his adopted son and bought a house for them, which made her feel flattered.

There were wars every year and people died every time, but they were the only ones who received preferential treatment.

She didn't know what the general was after, but she was already an old woman and was not even as good as a cleaning girl in the mansion. Was it just because the general was a kind and righteous man?

Feng Xi looked at her mother with a frown on her face, and felt a little worried. She really didn't want to stay there. They were an orphan and a widow, and the towns over there were all reorganized. The people there came from all over the world, and there was no one from the same clan, so no one would protect them.

Her mother was too beautiful and her brothers and sisters were still young. She could imagine what difficulties the family would face in the future, so she persuaded her mother to agree to the general's request.

Some of my mother's worries should not come true. The general's wife came to see us just now, and she seemed to be in a good mood when she left. Does that mean they are safe for the time being?

Thinking of this, Feng Xi said, "Mom, don't worry so much. When you get better, we will continue to make hand-rolled noodles, and then save money to buy a shop and open a hand-rolled noodle restaurant. We have nothing to do with the general's mansion, we can just live our own lives behind closed doors."

Rou Niang nodded, "Okay."

Feng Yang and Feng Yao are still in pain. They just lost their aunt, and then their father and grandmother. Why is God so cruel to them?

Fengchuan sighed, and he finally figured it out. Ever since his father and elder brother were taken away to serve in the army, he had been mentally prepared. He just didn't expect that his grandmother would go with them.

Besides, being brave and righteous is a tradition in our family. Dad has never regretted it. He had made preparations in advance, so he is not too sad now.

Otherwise everyone will be sad, and who will take care of these three little brats at home?

However, he found that his sister had been in a low mood ever since she knew her aunt had passed away. Now that her grandmother and father were gone, her sister was even more depressed.

When Fengnian came back, the atmosphere in the room was a little subtle.

Rou Niang waved, "Qi'er, come here."

Feng Nian walked over and sat beside the bed, "Mom."

"Qi'er, tell me if your father is in pain."

Feng Qi pursed his lips and said, "No pain, one kill."

Rou Niang covered her chest and sobbed softly, "Okay, okay, it's good that there's no pain. Don't look at his size, he's actually very painful. If he gets pricked by a sewing needle, he'll scream. I can't imagine how much pain he'll feel if he gets chopped by a knife this big."

"Mom, Dad doesn't feel any pain. There's no pain."

"Yeah, I know, it's good to be without pain."

The mother and son suffered again. Rou Niang wiped her tears and said, "Qi'er, although you are the adopted son of the general, we are of humble origins. Mother hopes that you will be careful with your words and actions and not contradict those nobles. Also, be polite to the general's biological sons."

"Don't worry, mother. I know. The general has told me that I usually stay in the barracks and won't have much contact with them."

"I've wronged you."

"Mom, I don't feel wronged. This is the future that Dad fought for me. Here, my brothers and sisters will also have good marriages in the future, and our family will be able to escape the bottom of society."

Rouniang nodded. She was very conflicted. No one wanted to live at the bottom of society forever, but this kind of upper-class life was fought for with one's life.

"By the way, Qi'er, what's the lady's name?" Rouniang was somewhat interested in Ouyang Changfeng's wife. Since she was willing to come and ask about herself, she should also get to know her better.

Otherwise, her son would have to arrange for her to deal with these little things, wouldn't that be a hindrance to her son?

"Feng Qiangwei is the second daughter of the Prime Minister, and her eldest sister is the Empress."

Rou Niang's hands were shaking with fear. "What?"

She originally thought that the general's wife came from an ordinary official family, but it turned out that her mother's family was so powerful.

"Qi'er, will your future be difficult? Why don't we go back to Ping'an Town? I can support you by selling hand-rolled noodles."

"Don't worry, mother. Madam is very concerned about us. She said she would send some supplements to you after returning home."

"But......"

Feng Qi waved his hand, "Don't worry, mother. They don't care about us at all. I'm just an adopted son. To put it bluntly, I'm just a soldier in the mansion. I'm no threat to them."

Before Rou Niang was thinking about what to say, Feng Qi stood up. He had finally got a platform and didn't want to give up just like that.

At the same time, Feng Qiangwei, who had just returned from visiting Rouniang across the street, ran into Ouyang Changfeng who was drinking tea in the front hall.

Seeing Feng Qiangwei, Ouyang Changfeng put down the teacup, stood up and supported her, "Where did you go, Madam?"

"Let's go across the street. Rou Niang is still not feeling well. Should we ask the imperial physician to take a look?"

Ouyang Changfeng refused directly, "Madam, what are you talking about? How can she be qualified to use an imperial physician? Just ask the court physician to take a look."

"General, you..." Feng Qiangwei couldn't understand. She didn't care, but adopted someone else's son. She also cared, but didn't care about the other person's widow.