The general stayed at Zhou's house for one night and left early on the third day of the New Year.

General Song and his men also returned home on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

After breakfast, "Two Xiangs" and Uncle He were loading things into the car, while Ang'er said goodbye to everyone one by one.

An Ge'er first hugged his aunt's neck and whispered, "Aunt, An Ge'er is gone. You must miss An Ge'er! An Ge'er will miss you too."

Then she thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, my sister is too lonely. Please give her a little brother. Then she won't be lonely anymore."

This made Chen Xiuying's eyes well up with tears. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Good child, take good care of yourself. Auntie promises you that after the mourning period is over, I will give birth to a little brother or sister for your sister."

After instructing his aunt, An Ge'er ran to hug Zhou Dajiang and said, "Uncle, An Ge'er is waiting for you in the capital. You must come here as soon as possible to take the exam."

He is not very old, but he has a lot of things to worry about. Zhou Dajiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to agree: "Okay, okay, uncle will study hard and strive to enter the capital as soon as possible."

Finally, Anger held Zhou Sisi's hand. The little guy thought about the past few months. It was always his sister who held his hand, accompanied him to study, taught him to draw, taught him to do aerobics, went to the mountains with him to collect folk songs, and played games with him...

This will never happen again. Tears could not help but fall down, "Sister, you must miss me! I can't let Chen Nan and Chen Bei forget me just because Dabao and Erbao are born! Remember to write to me, and I will write to you too."

Zhou Sisi was also feeling bad. The little guy had been following her since he came to their house, and she was used to taking him wherever she went. Now that he suddenly had to go home, she felt extremely reluctant to let him go.

She hugged Anger's little body and said, "Don't worry, I will miss you and write to you. You should also be obedient and write to us frequently to tell us how you are doing."

Song Tingye, who had been silent, also said, "I will write to you too."

Zhou Sisi...it's good to have two more pen pals for no reason.

Tietou, Suotou, Hehua, Dabao, Erbao, Chennan and Chenbei heard that their friend was leaving, so they came over to say goodbye to Ang'er. Tietou also put Ang'er's Xiaohui in a cage.

On the other side, General Song, the old lady, and Mrs. Fang also said goodbye to Chen Xiuying and her husband, Master Chen, his mother, and Zhou's mother.

Uncle He's car was also loaded. It was winter, and there wasn't much to bring back. Vegetables wouldn't keep well, so Chen Xiuying had to cook some food for them on the road. She also packed the remaining bacon, chili oil, pickled mustard greens, toothbrushes, two sets of picture books, a stuffed doll, and Ang'er's small wooden sword and clothes.

Lou Ji and the other three followed suit. Their original mission was to protect the young master, and now that he was gone, it was time for them to rejoin the group. Chen Xiuying also packed a bunch of food for them to take away.

After seeing everyone off and returning home, Zhou Dajiang and his family of three felt a sense of emptiness as most of the people were gone.

In the days that followed, Zhou Sisi would receive letters from Beijing every now and then. Some were from An Ge'er, telling him about his life in Beijing and some of his new friends. Zhou Sisi would always reply carefully, telling him about the latest news at home and interesting stories about her and her brothers.

Song Tingye would also write to Zhou Sisi from time to time, and the two would exchange their thoughts and feelings about the album through words.

As time went by, the relationship between the few people did not become distant due to distance, but instead became deeper due to communication through letters. Of course, this is all later.

After the fifth day of the first lunar month, all the relatives who were supposed to leave had left, and on the sixth day of the first lunar month, Mr. Chen’s small class began.

Because Lou Ji and the others had returned to the team, Zhou Dajiang was unable to find Master Wu for a while, so he led the children running every day.

Then, as usual, Master Chen taught the children how to read and count in the morning. In the afternoon, besides drawing time, they would go to the greenhouse to weed and kill insects. In the evening, there were still small classes, but Zhou Sisi, her father, and her uncle were in trouble.

Because the private school had not yet started, Chen Mingyuan was also brought to the small classroom by his father.

Master Chen taught the three of them separately, but his daughter simply ignored him because she could recognize most of the characters anyway.

Chen Xiuying also said that she still had to read the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" given by her master, as well as the "Outline of Agriculture and Sericulture". She was also very busy, so she simply decided not to study.

Because of Zhou Sisi's show-off on New Year's Eve, her grandfather made her the focus of attention.

Mr. Chen said that apart from the essays for the imperial examinations, she didn't need to learn anything else, such as poetry and songs. Although he didn't know much, it was still no problem for him to teach his child the basics.

Son-in-law, you too should calm down after the New Year. Although the exam is still two years away, after two years, you should not only take part in the academy exam, but also the provincial exam!

It doesn’t matter that my level is limited. I have a classmate in Yunlai Academy in the capital. He can study with me for a year this year and then go to study with him next year.

Chen Mingyuan was even worse off. Master Chen not only tested what he had learned in the private school over the past six months, but also asked him to take part in the county and prefectural examinations this autumn.

After studying for so many years, it’s time to take a test.

The factory and Zhou's mother's small processing workshop officially started operations on the eighth day of the first lunar month. The new factory also started operations on the eighth day because it was just the beginning.

Zhou Dajiang first went to the factory and construction site to check it out. Seeing that everything was normal, he returned home. Because he had wanted to buy land and a shop before, he went home, got a car, and went to the town to see if there were any suitable shops.

The bustling downtown area of ​​town is only that big, and the shops around it are also in short supply, with no vacancies at all. There are some shops in slightly more remote areas, but they lack the customer traffic, and it's difficult to rent them out even if you buy them, so it's better not to buy them.

So, in the end, Zhou Dajiang had to give up, went to the pastry shop, bought two boxes of the girl’s favorite cloud cakes, and then went back.

When passing by the pharmacy, he met Quan Dali who was getting medicine, so he gave him a ride.

"Is your grandmother feeling better?" Zhou Dajiang asked.

Quan Dali smiled and nodded, "Yeah, much better. I can walk now."

Zhou Dajiang: "That's good. Old people have fragile bones. You should support her more when she walks on the ground. She will suffer if she bumps or gets hurt."

"Hey, listen to my second uncle, I will pay more attention."

Zhou Dajiang thought that they were from the same village, and he felt embarrassed for not going to see his grandmother when he knew she was sick. Before they parted, he gave Quan Dali a box of the cloud cake he had bought, asking him to take it home for his grandmother to eat, and he also hoped that the old lady would recover soon.

Quan Dali happily thanked Zhou Dajiang again and again.

Zhou Dajiang originally thought this was just a small matter, but who would have thought that just in the evening, Quan Dali came to Zhou Dajiang crying.

Chen Xiuying was cooking at home. She was startled and hurried to the greenhouse to call back the head cook.

Zhou Dajiang was also confused for a moment. It had only been a short time since they last met. He hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"Second uncle, you have to make the decision for me!"

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