Nong Mang was busy building houses and rushing to place orders for festival gifts. Even the cats and dogs in Chenjia Village were obedient and not annoying. After working in the fields during the day, he rushed to make the things needed for the orders at night.

When they brought the young man and girl from the Yu family there, they were truly amazed to see that the small village was flourishing.

That day, Yu San received the old man's instructions. He returned to the temple early the next morning to convey the old man's intention, and asked the immortal Yu to borrow a few disciples to go down the mountain together.

Yu Ba immediately rode on horseback to meet them after receiving the order. Although the young men and women were enjoying themselves along the way, they did not dare to delay them any longer, so Yu Ba met them in just one day on his fast horse.

"Xu~~~"

Yu Ba reined in his horse, dismounted, bowed to the newcomer, and said, "Yu Ba has been sent by my adoptive father to escort you young men and women."

Seeing Yu Ba coming to greet them, several young men dismounted and returned the greeting, "Uncle Ba, you've had a hard time on this journey. We're not far from Ruyi County. Why did Grandfather feel so uneasy that he asked you to come all this way?"

Yu Ba smiled and said, "It's not that my foster father is worried about you, so he asked me to come and greet you. Besides, my foster father has been tired recently, so now that the young men and women are gone, my foster father can rest assured and recuperate."

When they heard that Mr. Yu was unwell, they were all anxious.

"Uncle Eight, is Grandfather in serious condition? What did Mr. Ma say?"

Yu Ba blinked a little unnaturally, and then said in a difficult manner: "Mr. Ma has examined it and said that it is a recurrence of an old illness. I need to rest more."

"Hurry up and get on your horses. Let's hurry up." Several young men were anxious and worried about the old man's health.

Yu Ba didn't say much and led the way and ran quickly.

"What's going on? Why are you driving the horses so fast?"

The driver, whipping his horse whip, followed closely behind. Hearing the girl's question, he replied, "Young lady, the news from the front says that the old general is unwell and has sent eight young men to fetch us. The young men are worried about the old general's health and asked us to hurry up."

When the girl in the carriage heard this, she became anxious and urged the driver to go faster.

"Don't worry, young lady. The old general is under the watchful eye of Mr. Ma, who will definitely not let anything happen to him."

The girl in the carriage glanced at the maid, unable to conceal her worry, and said, "May Grandpa be safe and sound."

After two days of rapid travel and a rest in the county town at night, the group headed straight for Chenjia Village the next morning without any delay.

Entering the village naturally caused quite a stir, not to mention the extraordinary appearance and bearing of these young men, which was already eye-catching.

There was another huge procession of horse-drawn carriages, which made the villagers stare at them for a long time.

"Uncle Eight, doesn't grandpa live in the mountains? How did he get into the village?" The person asking the question was Yu Xian'an, the eldest grandson of Grandpa Yu.

"You may not know, Dalang, but my adoptive father and Mr. Ma have long since moved down the mountain to live in this village. Not only that, they even built a new house when they heard you were coming."

The younger ones were a little flattered. When did their grandfather value them so much?

"We're here. Young men, please dismount. The horses and carriages will be placed in the village threshing ground." Yu Ba led everyone to the front of the house and arranged the carriages.

The few of them stood in front of the thatched hut, feeling lost. This was where people lived? Grandfather and his family lived here? So wouldn't they have to live here too? Suddenly, they started to hesitate.

Yu Ba did not urge them and went into the yard. Seeing that there was no one in the house, he knew that everyone was busy. He turned around and just said to them to wait while he went to look for them and left.

"Brother, do grandpa and the others live here? Can they withstand such a strong wind?" Yu Jinan found it unbelievable.

"Jinhuai, do you think grandpa did this on purpose? Knowing we came without saying hello, he got angry so he deliberately found a thatched house - no, a shed - for us to live in." It seems that the kids still understand their grandpa.

"Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. If my grandpa can live here, why can't we? Besides, didn't my eighth uncle say that he built a new house especially for us? It's just that it hasn't been completed yet. Isn't there one under construction not far away?" Meng Jinhuai didn't care.

The ones who frowned the most were probably the brothers Guo Xinjun and Guo Xinming. They had been truly spoiled in wealth since they were young. If their biological father had not forced them to come this time, they would not have been willing to come at all.

"Sister An, how will you get used to living here?" Guo Xinming was worried about Guo Xian. She was just a little girl, and General Yu was reluctant to give up his own granddaughter.

Guo Xian also had a headache and could only look at his maid Shuqing helplessly in silence.

There were six of them. Meng Jinhuai was the second oldest child in the family, and he had a younger sister who was only three years old. His parents were reluctant to let his younger sister work hard. Yu Xian'an, Yu Jin'an, and Guo Xian'an were all grandchildren of Yu. The two daughters had married into the family with the second son of the Shangshu family. Guo Xinjun and Guo Xinming were the two sons of the Shangshu family's Dalang branch, and they had been forced to come here.

They didn't have to wait long before they saw Old Man Yu coming back. He was wearing a straw hat and a coarse linen shirt, with his sleeves rolled up and his trouser legs rolled up. He walked with a breeze under his feet, and it didn't look like he had suffered a relapse of an old injury.

The little ones all understood that they were tricked by the old man, but they didn't know why he tricked them here so anxiously.

When the person arrived, several people bowed and greeted him. Old Man Yu nodded calmly, and even seemed to be a little disgusted.

"Since you are here, just stay here with peace of mind. This place is not like home where there are no servants to serve you. You have to do everything by yourself. If you can't bear this hardship, you can go back." After saying this, he looked at them with such solemnity and majesty that the younger ones dared not refute him.

"Grandfather, we have suffered a lot." As soon as Yu Xian'an spoke, the others nodded.

"That's still okay. Go change your clothes and follow me to the fields to work. An'er, don't go. You should take a rest after the long journey. After you've rested, go to Chen Qingning's house in the village to find Qingning. You can just stay with her."

As soon as she arrived, she made all the arrangements for them. The boys didn't dare to say much and were still envious of her sister.

"An'er, listen to grandpa. Are you feeling better now?" Guo Xian'an was probably the only one with a smile on his face in Mr. Yu's family. He didn't react for a moment when he heard Xian'an ask this.

He looked at Yu Ba doubtfully, and Yu Ba touched his nose guiltily and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Old Master Yu understood and said, "Grandfather is fine. He's in better shape now. Even if something happens, there's still Old Ma. Our An'er is filial, unlike you guys."

He then changed the subject and spoke with disdain towards the boys. The boys felt very aggrieved but did not dare to retort and could only lower their heads in silence. However, they had been used to it since they were young, and the old man's strictness with them was for their own good.

"Okay, hurry up and change your clothes. No matter how many guards and followers you brought with you, come and work with me." After hearing the order, the group of people did not dare to be lazy. They quickly changed their clothes and followed him to the fields.

Guo Xian and his maid packed their luggage. The large thatched hut didn't have any partitions, so Shuqing and he found some cloth to separate it, making it a small room. After packing and resting for a while, the two of them followed Mr. Yu's instructions and went to the village to find Chen Qingning.

The two of them left the yard and asked a villager for directions. When the villager heard that they were looking for Qingning, he was very enthusiastic and called his children to lead them there.

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