The young couple from the farm fights back

At the beginning of the new year, everything is reborn, firecrackers are blasted, and the whole family is happy.

Zhou Chunfeng and Jiang Li stood in the corridor of the front hall, looking at the firecrackers that the children lit in the yard. The air was filled with smoke and red plum blossoms. Aowu was having fun in the smoke and snow.

It was as if he had returned to that New Year's Day more than ten years ago, and the scene of the courtyard back then seemed to reappear before his eyes. The children were frightened by the firecrackers and hid in Jiang Li's arms. Only Awoo accompanied him to set off firecrackers outside the courtyard.

Jiang Li closed her fingertips, tightened her grip on Zhou Chunfeng's hand, and exchanged a smile with him: "I've waited for you all these years, year after year, and this year our family is finally together to celebrate the New Year's Eve."

Zhou Chunfeng smiled lightly, glancing at the person beside him with a hint of meaning: "Reset, renew, and start over. The past is just a prologue, and everything in the future is something to look forward to."

At this time, Lan Jieer came to her parents with a smile on her face and handed them a few red plum blossoms in her hand: "Daddy~"

Zhou Chunfeng raised his eyebrows in surprise, then took it with an understanding smile, saying that his daughter was his little cotton-padded jacket, unlike those boys who had their own companions when they grew up and no longer cared about him as their father.

He then handed Hongmei to his wife and said, "Our daughter is sensible and takes after her father."

Jiang Li glanced at him with a smile, feeling bad to spit at him for being shameless during the New Year.

At this time, Ming Ye came hurriedly in the snow and wind: "Master, Madam."

Ever since Jiang Li stepped down from the position of island master, and with Zhou Chunfeng's title of Champion Marquis, other people's way of addressing Jiang Li has also changed.

The couple looked up and saw two guards following behind Mingye. Yian was standing in the yard with his hands behind his back, watching his brother and Xingdou set off firecrackers. Seeing this, he couldn't help but look down the corridor.

Since he took over the responsibility passed down by his mother, the young man gradually learned to care about the affairs of the island.

However, with his parents around, there wasn't much for him, a child, to worry about. Just then, Sister Ming and Sister Lan arrived, and Yi An put his thoughts aside and called back the frolicking Ao Wu, lest the little one run around too much and hurt Sister Lan.

Zhou Chunfeng lowered his gaze and asked the visitor, "Is there something urgent on the first day of the new year?"

Ming Ye bowed and said, "My Lord, the guards sent by Madam earlier have found Miss Cheng's whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, the couple looked at each other, then at the two guards behind them, and a foreboding premonition came over them.

If Cheng Yi is really found, the guards cannot return to the island alone, unless -

Sure enough, Mingye continued, "But, Miss Cheng..."

Jiang Li held Zhou Chunfeng's hand tightly, took a deep breath, and concentrated his expression.

Seeing this, Zhou Chunfeng patted the back of her hand and glanced at the newcomers: "Let them come and report."

"Yes." Ming Ye stepped aside to make way for the two guards.

"My Lord, Madam." Two guards came forward and bowed, then one of them took something out of his arms.

After just one glance, Jiang Li closed her eyes silently. It was the Qilin pendant that Jiang Li had made for each child.

"Madam, I rushed to the Guanzhong area just as a plague was sweeping through the area. The people inside and outside the city were suffering, and the land was full of starving people."

The Guanzhong area is currently controlled by the descendants of the King of Huai and the King of Wei. As the imperial court is about to enter a new era, Emperor Xiao has temporarily held his troops in place, but it will only take time to recover Guanzhong.

"I found this jade pendant in the hands of a homeless beggar. He later told me he had taken it from a corpse in a mass grave outside the city. However, when I arrived at the mass grave, local soldiers had already burned the corpses to ashes to prevent the epidemic from worsening. I hope Madam will forgive me, it was my incompetence that failed to complete the important task you entrusted to me."

Jiang Li sighed slowly and wanted to say something, but her throat felt a little sore and unbearable.

Zhou Chunfeng knew that she was on good terms with the Liang family, so he sighed inwardly for the child and took the jade pendant. "Okay, thank you very much."

"I dare not." The two guards quickly lowered their brows and responded respectfully.

Zhou Chunfeng gave Ming Ye a wink, and Ming Ye understood and retreated with two guards.

Yuan Niang overheard a little and looked at her master Jiang Li worriedly. Seeing the sadness in her eyes, she wanted to persuade her but didn't know how to start, after all, the Marquis was there.

Zhou Chunfeng put his arm around Jiang Li's shoulders and said soothingly, "Some things are beyond the control of others. Madam, please don't be too sad."

Jiang Li thought of Cheng Yi, the well-behaved and sensible child, and said slowly, "Does Duke Rong know about the affairs of the Cheng family?"

Zhou Chunfeng was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Before leaving the capital, your husband let you know a few things. When Madam Liang returns to the capital, the Duke will naturally inquire about my sister personally."

Thinking of General Cheng, Jiang Li couldn't help but show a bit of coldness on his face: "No matter how capable a general is, if he doesn't manage his family well, how can he bear the honor and disgrace of the head of the family?"

If it weren't for Deputy General Cheng's repeated foolish filial piety and indecisiveness, how could his wife and children at home have encountered dangers in the inner house so many times?

"I know Madam loves the child. The dead cannot be resurrected. Someone will take care of the Cheng family when they return to the capital."

Jiang Li knew that as the sister of the late queen and the duke, it was time for the Cheng family to pay the price when Liang returned to Kyoto.

Zhou Chunfeng didn't want Jiang Li to dwell on this matter, so he gathered the thick cloak on her shoulders and said, "It's very cold outside, you shouldn't stand for long. I will accompany you back to the house to warm yourself by the fire."

Jiang Li glanced at the children competing in the courtyard. Lan Jie'er and Yu Ming were clapping and judging. She nodded and said, "Okay."

Upon seeing this, Yuan Niang hurried into the hall and heated a pot of warm tea for the two masters.

It was such a bummer to let the master know about this bad thing on the first day of the new year.

The couple sat on the Arhat chairs at the top and took the teacup handed to them by Yuan Niang. Jiang Li couldn't help but sneer when he thought of Deputy General Cheng's scheming plan.

"It is said that Deputy General Cheng wants his eldest son to marry the Duke's daughter."

puff~

Zhou Chunfeng almost spit out the hot tea he had just taken a sip of.

My goodness, how dare Deputy General Cheng think of this!

He used to seem like a normal general, but now his brain is so messed up that he is not even half as good as Xiao Chao's.

Jiang Li handed him a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, "You think it's funny too, right?"

Zhou Chunfeng shook his head helplessly and laughed. It was not only ridiculous, but also beyond his ability.

At the beginning, Xiao Ce kept Deputy General Cheng in Yanzhou City probably because of his wife and the relationship of brother-in-law, so he hoped to keep the potential person until the end.

Cheng Yi Zhong has simply played a good hand of cards badly. When he returns to Beijing this time, if his wife reports what happened in the mansion to Emperor Xiao, I'm afraid that even the position that Emperor Xiao has assigned to the Cheng family will not be kept.

Besides, with Liang Qing's temper, if he knew what his nephews and nieces had suffered at the hands of the Cheng family over the years, it would be strange that he could easily forgive the Cheng family.

Speaking of children's marriages, Jiang Li couldn't help but think of his eldest son Yiheng's age. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Our brother Heng will be seventeen after the New Year. You must carefully consider his marriage. In my opinion, since we have a father like you, the Marquis, we don't need to worry about political marriages. It's best to choose a reliable family that the child will like."

Although it was an arranged marriage, Jiang Li hoped that her children could make decisions about their marriages. After all, their future path depended on them.

Zhou Chunfeng nodded: "Of course, I will follow your arrangements."

Zhou Chunfeng's idea was consistent with Jiang Li's. People like them relied on real swords and guns to gain their achievements. Now that the world is just beginning, they, as military generals, should abide by the rules and avoid arousing the fear of the one above.