Hu'er covered his head and approached Xu Qingye.

"My younger cousin is also very good, but I still think my uncle is more powerful."

"Hey!"

Xu Wenben originally wanted to pick up Huer and give him a complete childhood, but he saw Xu Qingye pulling the child into his arms.

"Come on, you're already an adult, why are you competing with a child?"

Seeing his adored uncle protecting him, Hu'er made faces at Xu Wencheng.

"Your younger uncle is afraid of your uncle, and you still refuse to admit that your uncle is better than you. Our ancestors said that those who know the times are heroes."

Xu Wencheng was so angry that he put his hands on his hips and stared blankly.

Xu Qingye scratched Hu'er's nose and looked at him with a smile.

"You know that a man who knows the times is a hero? Do you understand what this means?"

"What I mean is... that is..." Hu'er really wanted to show off in front of Xu Qingye. He bit his hand and thought hard for a long time. Suddenly, an idea came to him, "I know my own weight."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xu Wencheng laughed mercilessly.

Hu'er scratched his head embarrassedly and looked up at Xu Qingye.

"Uncle, am I wrong?"

Xu Qingye's face was gentle. "That's not entirely wrong. Hu'er is still young, and it's already amazing that he has such an understanding now."

For children, encouragement is always more effective than suppression and ridicule.

Sure enough, when Hu'er heard this, he immediately became very excited.

"Is what my cousin said true?"

Xu Qingye affirmed, "Of course."

Hu'er was extremely happy, but he imitated Xu Qingye and pretended to be calm.

"Can I become as powerful as my cousin in the future?"

Xu Qingye thought about it, then looked at him seriously.

"Maybe he can be even more powerful than my uncle."

Hu'er couldn't hold back any longer and jumped up happily.

"Great!" He smiled and ran towards Xu Yongfu, "Grandpa, my uncle said I can be more powerful than him in the future."

Xu Yongfu laughed heartily.

"Then you have to work hard. There aren't many people in the entire Cile Town who can surpass your cousin."

Zhang also laughed and said, "Look how happy this silly boy is, he actually took it seriously."

Just at this time, Jiang and Song Yuntang brought the food into the house together.

Looking at the conversation between Xu Qingye and Hu'er, Jiang thought that when Qingye and Tang'er had children in the future, maybe they would be as smart as Hu'er.

Even this grandson, I don’t know when I will have him.

She had been looking forward to their wedding since last year, but it had been a whole year and there was still no news, and she had no idea what was going on with the couple.

Jiang put aside the thoughts in her mind and looked outside the house.

"Mom and Dad, Big Brother and Sister-in-law, let's eat first. Big Brother and Xu Yongwang and his son haven't eaten for lunch, so they must be starving."

As he said that, he went to the kitchen again and brought the food that had been served separately to Nian'er's room.

Xu Yongwang stayed at home for the first half of the year and bought some blue bricks to add two more rooms to his home, which was just enough for Xia Ning and Nian'er to have one room each.

Xu Yongwang glanced at the table and chuckled.

"Dad, big brother, wait a minute, I'll go get something good first."

Soon, a jar of wine was brought over and a bowl was poured for each of them.

"This is what my daughter-in-law brought back from the farm. I tasted it this morning when she brought it into the house. You can't buy it anywhere else."

Song Yuntang smiled.

"I still have quite a bit on my farm. If you like it, you can bring a jar over to drink later."

Xu Yongfu, who had just taken a sip, laughed and said, "Since my niece-in-law has already asked for it, I won't be polite."

"We are all family, uncle, there is no need to be polite to me."

After a while, Jiang came into the room after bringing food to Nian'er and chatting with her for a while.

"Yongwang drinks without restraint. It would be good if you could take a jar back with you, so he doesn't have to spend all his time in the wine jar."

When Xu Yongwang heard this, he looked a little embarrassed.

"What nonsense! How could I possibly stay in the wine vat with you watching me?"

Hu glanced at him.

"You also know that your wife is watching you. You should be thankful that you have such a sensible wife. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to manage this family."

Xu Yongwang's face was full of agreement.

"Mom is right. Zhilan has indeed worked hard these years."

Jiang looked a little embarrassed. "Don't say anything sentimental. Let's eat."

……

After dinner, the uncle and grandparents left. Song Yuntang washed up early and went to Nian'er's room.

There was no light in the room, so the light was a little dim.

Nian'er sat on the bed hugging her knees, her still red and swollen eyes looking a little empty.

Seeing the door being opened, Nian'er looked towards the door hesitantly. When she saw Song Yuntang, she asked in a hoarse voice, "Why is my cousin here?"

"I came to see you." She raised her hand and touched Nian'er's head. "It's my fault for not being considerate enough and not being able to protect you well."

Nian'er hurriedly shook her head.

"Don't blame my cousin's wife. It's my own fault for not being alert enough. I didn't expect my parents to suddenly appear halfway between Lushan Village and the village."

Her cousin's wife was good enough to her.

If she hadn't thought about this, she wouldn't have had the courage to survive after being seen naked by Master Lu.

Song Yuntang sat down beside her bed.

"Don't dwell on the past. We have more important things to do. I'm going back to the county town in two days. Do you want to come with me?"

Nian'er looked at her.

"Sister-in-law, do you have anything to arrange for me?"

Song Yuntang nodded.

"Your cousin will be going to the capital next month. Anyang County suffered from drought last year and a locust plague this year. The clinic may be busy in the future. You have to help me with business matters."

"Then I will naturally go to the county town with my cousin's wife." Nian'er put aside the unhappy things for the time being, "Cousin, haven't you decided to go to the capital before the results are announced yet?"

"Tang Lao was also going to the capital, so he wanted him to come along, saying that if he wanted to take part in next year's imperial examination, it would be more suitable for him to study there." Song Yuntang smiled, "I thought it would be good for him to go earlier so that he could learn more, so I agreed."

Nian'er looked at her.

"Is my cousin's wife going to the capital with my cousin?"

.

While Song Yuntang and Nian'er were talking in the room, Xu Qingye came to Xu Yongwang and Jiang.

"Dad, Mom, after the results are announced next month, I might go to the capital with my teacher. If I make the list this year, I'll take the palace exam next year and come back. If I don't make the list, I might not be able to come back until later."

Xu Yongwang and Jiang looked at each other.

"What about Tang'er? Have you told her?" Jiang looked at him and said, "You have a wife now. You have to discuss everything with her. Don't make all the decisions on your own."

Xu Qingye nodded. "I've already told her. I wanted to take her with me, but she said she wanted to wait until the situation in Anyang County stabilized before making any decisions. She asked me to leave with the teacher first."

Hearing this, Xu Yongwang sighed.

"Dad and Mom are still young. You went to the capital to study, and we have no objection. But you have been married for so long, and your daughter-in-law is still pregnant. If you leave, won't it be even more difficult for your mother and me to have a grandson?"

"Actually, this isn't Tang'er's fault," Xu Qingye said. "I just didn't want to delay the scientific expedition because of these things."

Jiang smiled.

"No one knows a child better than his mother. I've seen clearly how you feel about Tang'er. You're a very opinionated child. If you weren't interested in her, I wouldn't have agreed to marry her. But now it's been a year since we got married, and there are some things you should pay attention to."

Xu Qingye nodded calmly.

"I know it well."

Jiang stood up.

"Okay, wash up and go back to the house. It gets dark early today, and if you wait any longer you won't be able to see the road."

……

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