Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

The second daughter loves to laugh and never cries or makes a fuss. When she is hungry, she cries a few times, but listens when she is fed and eats and drinks obediently. Usually, she is placed on the couch, and her father reads a book in one hand and hands the other to his youngest daughter to play with. Her mother embroiders a wedding dress for her eldest daughter Wangshu beside her. It is an ordinary and warm life, and it is also worry-free.

Following suit, when the second daughter was a hundred days old, Ji's father and his wife discussed it with their daughter and decided to let her go to the city to teach at a private school.

Today happened to be Ji's father's day off, so he clapped his hands and left his second daughter to Qin Xiuyuan, who, apart from studying and practicing martial arts, helped his daughter keep accounts. He then accompanied his frustrated wife to deliver spring rolls to the relatives on both sides.

The fat second child, Ji Wangle, was held in the arms of his future brother-in-law, looking at the fat puppies playing around on the ground, his neck straightened and giggling. Amidst the puppy's childish "woof woof" and his sister's "giggle" laughter, Wangshu was doing the accounting.

All the recipes were sold and the manpower was dispersed. Now Ji Shou focused on making pickled cabbage, and Taotao occasionally helped out. Business was much slower. Wangshu put down his pen, and his brain for thinking about new dishes was frozen like the ice and snow, and the seeds were slow to germinate.

At this time, Ji Shou's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, son-in-law, Lord Li Xin is here to visit."

Li Xin rushed in in a hurry. The study room with floor heating was warm as spring. His former boss was wearing a summer round-necked robe and was leisurely playing with the baby and the dog. The beauty beside the desk stood up and saluted him. The three curved skirts wrapped her tightly, but she looked graceful.

"You are here." Qin Xiuyuan skillfully and naturally put the fat baby into Wangshu's arms, and then took Li Xin to the living room.

"Tsk tsk, to an outsider who doesn't know the inside story, who wouldn't say this baby is your daughter!"

Li Xin received a roll of the eyes from Qin Xiuyuan, but couldn't help but say meaningfully: "This Miss Ji looks good!"

The words sounded pleasant, but his expression was vulgar. Qin Xiuyuan didn't want to pay attention to his sarcastic tone, "What are you doing here?"

Li Xin coughed and took out the invitation from his pocket. "Five days later, my family will prepare some light wine and snacks. Please come and visit us with your family."

When I opened the invitation, I saw, "...a perfect match...a perfect home...a match made in heaven..."

It turned out to be a wedding invitation.

Although he felt hurried, Qin Xiuyuan still nodded, "Brother Li, congratulations! Brother Li!"

Li Xin's face showed no joy of getting married. He waved his hand, wanting to say something but not saying it. "Starting a family is just a matter of course! But you know how to enjoy it. Who knows, maybe good things will happen soon!"

There is always something obscene and suggestive in his words.

"Xiuyuan's wedding was initially scheduled for August of this year, which is about half a year away."

Li Xin chuckled, "I originally planned it for the first month, thinking that since he would be on the battlefield, I would take care of things at home... But when the Fourth Young Master left, banquets were banned, and it has been delayed until now..."

He spread his hands out embarrassedly, his tone a little smug, "If she wasn't... ahem... a twin... ahem, I wouldn't be in such a hurry!"

Qin Xiuyuan stopped drinking tea and looked at his friend in the army, with whom he had a good personal relationship, and said, "At this moment, you should at least be careful in what you say and do." This includes abstaining from women. Moreover, it is extremely shameful for an unmarried couple to have sex before marriage and get pregnant.

Li Xin knew the seriousness of his friend's heartfelt words, so he quickly whispered, "How could outsiders know? You're my brother, so I'm not hiding it from you. I'm also reminding you not to follow my example and get caught in this dilemma. Alas, who knows? It'll only happen a few times!"

His face was filled with grief and his tone was quite proud, as if he had achieved success after only a few attempts, and that letting his wife-to-be carry a baby showed how capable he was.

"..." Qin Xiuyuan couldn't say that he strictly followed the rules, nor could he understand Li Xin's smugness. After all, Wangshu would occasionally interrupt his hand that tried to cross the line and would say, "Put yourself in my shoes. You're the one who's putting someone in a pig cage."

Pig cage immersion is an extremely cruel punishment used in Hangzhou County to punish unfaithful women. In public, women are stuffed into bamboo cages and paraded through the streets regardless of their pleas and tears. Finally, they are thrown into the river and drowned.

Therefore, he and Wangshu were very self-conscious and only tried a little and never went beyond the line.

Joining in the fun was not Wangshu's nature, but attending the wedding banquet might be helpful for her to update her dishes which had been exhausted today, so she followed Qin Xiuyuan to Li Xin's house in the more remote northwest corner away from the good place of Jiangjun Street.

Common people don't care much about food. Qin Xiuyuan presented a pair of braised pig's trotters, fragrant and full of fat and lean meat.

The Li family only has two bungalows, and the houses are crowded with people.

Wrapped in a green fur coat to avoid the cold, Wangshu curiously observed the wedding. It was just a mildly lively gathering of food and drink. Farmers and soldiers, with their families and children, all bundled up, chatted and exchanged greetings. Children eagerly grabbed a piece of candy or a dried date, sucking on it while watching the chicken and pork cooking in two large pots set up nearby...

It was just a simple stir-fry with a bunch of soaked dried vegetables and tofu. Even the staple food was mainly steamed buns and whole grains...

Wangshu instantly realized that he was too naive. Li Xin's family was not living a good life.

The snowy road was muddy, and the soles of the boots were inevitably stained with dirt and mud. Wangshu held Qin Xiuyuan's arm and rubbed the mud against the big tree in the yard. Li Fugui was sharp-eyed and ran over to say hello, waving his hand.

"Miss Ji is here too?"

After the trip to the southwest and Li Laoer's full-moon celebration, Li Fugui had become completely at ease. He found a stick and was about to bend down to scrape Wangshu's shoe soles when Qin Xiuyuan stopped him with a look and took the stick to wipe the mud off.

"How's the errand going lately?"

The two people talked about things in the military camp.

Li Xin found a table in the house for the brothers. The table and chairs were cleaned. Wangshu sat down next to Qin Xiuyuan and hid his hands in his fur coat to keep warm.

As expected, the situation on the front lines was tense. The two veteran generals were mobilizing troops and were ready to respond to orders at any time. Li Xin and Li Fugui had received notice yesterday to stand by.

"Zhao Er was among them. The boy didn't want to go, so he begged his sister, but the eldest master rejected him. Tsk!"

One of the two adjutants beside the second son of the Qin family died, while the other was seriously injured. The Xuanwu army now completely followed a defensive strategy, using delaying rather than fighting.

“…The Da clan has come out in full force, with its elite troops charging in the front!…This number!…” Li Fugui quietly raised two fingers, while Qin Xiuyuan lowered his head to drink tea. It seemed that Qin Wu had suffered a considerable loss.

"Crackle... crackle..." The auspicious time has arrived. Two strings of firecrackers are set off at the door. The matchmaker helps the bride, who is wearing a veil on her head, into the house. A group of children follow her, clamoring to see the bride.

"Bow to the heavens and the earth, and your descendants will be blessed!"

The bride was supported by someone and turned around staggeringly. She and Li Xin, who was also a little confused with a big red flower hanging on his head, bowed to the altar.

"Bow twice to your parents and sit in the hall, may you live a life of wealth and prosperity forever!"

Li Xin's father and brother were both dead, and the two of them were a little flustered. They hurriedly turned around and knelt down to pay their respects to the blind mother. The blind mother cried out at the sound, her face still stern.

"Husband and wife bow to each other and love each other!" The two of them were not far apart, and their foreheads hit each other when they bent down to bow, and the onlookers burst into laughter.