Kneel down and beg to return to the field

"Mom, I'm back." Thousands of words can't match this sentence.

We haven't seen each other for seven years. Wei Lai has turned from a teenager to a young man. Except for a very inconspicuous scar on his forehead, he looks taller and more elegant than when he left home.But for Aunt Wei, these seven years have brought her from middle age to old age very quickly, and the face full of vicissitudes can still vaguely see the beauty of her youth, but it is also impossible to ignore the growing more wrinkles.

Wei Lai's mother's old age was somewhat unexpected, and she suddenly felt a little guilty.She stayed in the capital for too long, and she pestered her for too long on the return trip. It has been four months since the triumphant return of the Dingbei Army, and it took her four months to come back!Obviously after returning to Beijing, I only need to ask for leave, and I can hurry back, and I can talk about other things before visiting my mother. In that case, half a month's work would not be needed, but she spent four full months... …

Aunt Wei's eyes were already red at this time, but she couldn't restrain a smile on her face. She didn't seem to know what to say for a while, and finally she just kept saying: "Okay, okay, just come back."

Seeing Aunt Wei like this, Wei Lai really wanted to rush over to hold her and cry.Seven years are not seven days, and the battlefield is not just any place. Only she knows how much Wei Lai has suffered, how many injuries she has suffered, and how many grievances she has suffered.She thought about her mother and home, and wanted to come back. This obsession has supported her until now, and when she finally saw her relatives, she had a tendency to break the embankment.

Fortunately, reason still exists, so even though the circles of her eyes were red and tears were already rolling in her eyes, she couldn't help but not cry.Her lips trembled slightly, and her voice became hoarse: "Mother, the child is not filial..."

Seeing Wei Lai's appearance, Aunt Wei felt even more sour in her heart, and finally couldn't help but secretly wiped away her tears.It was just that there were many neighbors watching around, and she didn't want Wei Lai to show a weak posture in front of outsiders, so she interrupted her and said, "Okay, Lai, I'm home, let's talk about things when we go back."

"En." Wei Lai nodded with red eyes and did not object, but muffledly responded, seeming to have forgotten the horses and carriages still parked in the crowd behind him, and was about to follow Aunt Wei into the door.

It is normal to reunite with relatives after a long absence and forget everything else for a while, and Wei Lai's behavior is not too much.But at this moment, the coachman, who was still blocked by the crowd outside the yard, suddenly became anxious when he saw it. The honest man who had been silent all the way couldn't help shouting: "Hey, General Wei, wait, and my lady!"

It's a very normal sentence, but it sounds like a lot of information to the ears of the people around you.First of all, the word "general" can be regarded as breaking Wei Lai's identity. After so many years of expeditions, she came back on horseback, and she really became a prosperous.The second is "Miss", regardless of whether the two are married or not, but since he has followed Wei Lai back to his hometown, it proves that everyone's previous gossip is probably inseparable.

The Wei family is not the only military household in Changning Town, but there hasn't been a single general in the town for 300 years!The biggest official people here have ever seen is the county magistrate, but the general is older than the county magistrate, right?

The people around were astonished after being amazed, and even more enthusiastic after that.The people who were about to leave soon turned back and surrounded the small courtyard of the Wei family again, just wanting to see Wei Lai one more time... or, to put it another way, wanting to see the legendary Wei Lai. What kind of generals are you looking for?

The coachman probably didn't expect such an effect. After being stunned for a while, it took a lot of effort for the boss to finally break through the encirclement with the carriage and squeeze into the fairly spacious courtyard of the Wei family.

Wei Lai calmed down after hearing the coachman's shout. Seeing that the carriage and horses had finally entered the yard, he stood up and spoke politely to the people at the door, and promised that he would treat the neighbors to dinner later. Only then did everyone get sent away.When she closed the courtyard door and turned around again, she saw her old lady who was hesitant to speak, and she felt a "click" in her heart...

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It's a long story to say goodbye.In addition, when He Zhi got out of the carriage, Xi Qiu followed her into the house, even though the coachman was still in the yard, there were many outsiders in the house, and there were some things the mother and son said that were really inappropriate to say in front of other people.

On the other hand, since He Zhi got out of the carriage, Aunt Wei has been staring at her for a long time, even the most insensitive person can detect it.He Zhi naturally found out, and she also knew that Wei Lai's mother was curious about her identity, but if Wei Lai hadn't confessed, she could confidently say that she was Wei Lai's fiancée, or she could pretend to be her future daughter-in-law, and then Get along with Mrs. Wei like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.But now what can she say besides saying hello to the elders?

I thought I had figured it out and started to learn to let go, but I was just deceiving myself.

Ms. He was a little melancholy, but she still greeted Wei Lai's mother respectfully with a polite smile on her face: "Hello, Auntie, I'm sorry to bother you when I come here this time."

Aunt Wei saw that He Zhi was a little restrained like this, she didn't even know the identity of the other party at the moment, and naturally she didn't know how to deal with it.So apart from telling her not to be polite, there is nothing else to say.

After a long while, Aunt Wei suddenly thought of something, and said, "It's just noon, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go and make some for you." After speaking, she hurried to the kitchen without waiting for the others to respond. .

Seeing this, Wei Lai hurriedly followed, without caring about anything else.

The fire that had been raised at lunch had not been completely extinguished, and it was easy to regenerate.After Wei Lai entered the kitchen, he took a casual glance, but felt that the kitchen hadn't changed from seven years ago. He was a little bit emotional, but he consciously squatted on the edge of the stove to light a fire just like seven years ago.

When sparks started and the fire grew stronger, Aunt Wei cooked the rice, and Wei Lai consciously went to the chopping board to cut vegetables. She has been wielding knives and guns for seven or eight years. Among other things, she is very good at knives.

"Alai, that Miss He, who is she?" There were only mother and child in the kitchen, and Aunt Wei finally asked.She still remembered what Yang Dahu said before, "Uncle Wei brought his wife back", and also felt that Wei Lai brought a girl who had not left the court with him when he came home, which was a bit outrageous, and it was not simple no matter how you looked at it.

Wei Lai's hand trembled when he was cutting the radish, and he almost missed it.Afterwards, he came back to his senses and quickly withdrew the knife, but there was a moment of silence.Because at this moment, she didn't know how to explain He Zhi's identity to her mother—is she the eldest lady of the He family, Minister of the Ministry of Officials?Or is she Wei Lai's engaged fiancee?The already complicated matter seemed to become more complicated because of her confession.

After hesitating for a long time, Wei Lai still spoke carefully: "He Zhi is the only daughter of the official secretary's family. She...betrothed me when she was in the capital..."

With a crisp "pop", the plate in Aunt Wei's hand fell to the ground and shattered.