Gu Shi and Gu Zhenshan turned their heads to look, and saw Grandpa Yun, Xiao Xitian, Yun Xiaobao, Yun Erman, and Jin Xiaolou all piled on the ground, stacked like a hamburger, one layer on top of another...
Grandpa Yun shouted, "Daughter, daughter, hurry up and get up, you're crushing your dad!~"
Xiao Xitian giggled, "Daddy, Xiaobao is pressing me, you let him get up first!"
Yun Xiaobao, with a helpless expression, said, "..."
His father and Xiaolou were on his back, heavy, he couldn't get up!
Gu Shi couldn't help but laugh, glared at Grandpa Yun, and chided, "At your age, you have no sense of propriety!~"
Saying that, she quickly walked forward and pulled them up from the ground.
Gu Zhenshan also chuckled heartily.
The Yun family's life was so warm, no wonder his sister didn't want to leave...
In terms of seniority, Gu Zhenshan was Grandpa Yun's brother-in-law, and should call him brother-in-law.
Seeing this countryman with a pipe tucked into his belt, wearing coarse linen clothes, his face full of wrinkles, and his hair messy, he looked like a rustic villager...
Gu Zhenshan smiled, stepped forward, and bowed, "Brother-in-law, thank you for taking care of my sister all these years!~"
He hoped this brother-in-law wasn't a gambler, drinker, or womanizer.
Grandpa Yun scratched his head and chuckled, "Why be so polite? What husband doesn't take care of his own wife?"
He had been with Gu Shi for so many years and had hardly ever argued...
No matter what big or small matters the family encountered, Gu Shi made the decisions. She was smart and wise. Even living in the countryside, she insisted that the children must study, read, write, and calculate.
Think about it, how many village women would let their children strive for official positions?
Gu Shi's idea was different from theirs. Even if they didn't succeed, it wasn't shameful; at least they could read, and weren't illiterate...
Gu Zhenshan and Grandpa Yun looked at each other for a few seconds, and suddenly had nothing to say. It was awkward.
He squatted down, scooped up Xiao Xitian and Yun Xiaobao, and smiled, "What should you call me?"
Xiao Xitian's eyes curved, and she sweetly called out, "Hello, Uncle!~"
Yun Xiaobao was more troubled. What should he call his paternal grandmother's brother?
In desperation, he secretly looked at his grandfather and winked at him...
Grandpa Yun smiled and said, "Calling me maternal granduncle or maternal great-uncle is fine!"
Yun Xiaobao's eyes lit up, and he imitated his little aunt, calling out crisply, "Hello, Maternal Great-uncle!~"
"Oh, these two little ones, haha!" Gu Zhenshan's face was full of smiles, he liked them immensely.
Because his concubines couldn't have children, he particularly liked little children around four or five years old...
Soft and tender, rosy and plump, like big porcelain dolls, they were adorable no matter how you looked at them.
"Here, take this!~" Gu Zhenshan untied his money bag, took out two taels of silver, and put them into Xiao Xitian's and Yun Xiaobao's arms respectively.
"I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring any gifts. You can use this silver to buy candy!" Gu Zhenshan said with a smile.
Xiao Xitian looked down. Two taels of silver was quite a lot...
Her uncle was truly generous!
"Grandma!~" Yun Xiaobao looked at Gu Shi eagerly, asking with his eyes if he could accept the silver.
Gu Shi pursed her lips and smiled, "Your maternal great-uncle gave it to you, so you should accept it. Hurry up and thank your maternal great-uncle?"
So Xiao Xitian and Yun Xiaobao bowed to Gu Zhenshan separately, "Thank you, Uncle, thank you, Maternal Great-uncle..."
These two children were only a year apart, but their titles for Gu Zhenshan differed by several generations.
Gu Zhenshan truly envied his sister for being able to have a young daughter in her old age. What kind of fortune was this?
"Who is this child?" Gu Zhenshan looked at Jin Xiaolou standing at the door, his face full of curiosity.
With blonde hair and blue eyes, and a high nose bridge, this was clearly a foreigner...
Gu Shi explained with a smile, and finally added, "He's a homeless child. He looked pitiful, so I let him stay at our home!~"
After hearing this, Gu Zhenshan untied his money bag again, intending to give him money.
Jin Xiaolou repeatedly shook his head, "I don't want it. Sister Xitian has already paid me wages!~"
After speaking, he pulled Yun Xiaobao out to play.
Gu Zhenshan was surprised, "Wages?"
Did his little niece already know how to do business?
Grandpa Yun rubbed his hands, "My daughter delivers milk to the gentlemen in the county town every day. Xiaolou helps her, and in a month, she earns more than farming..."
Gu Zhenshan heard this and became even more fond of Xiao Xitian, "Oh my, that's amazing. She knows how to make money at such a young age. What will she be like when she grows up?"
The children of his sister were all more outstanding than the last!
He really hoped that when his concubines got pregnant, they would also give birth to chubby little girls...
"Zhenshan, Zhenshan!~" Grandpa Yun hesitated for a long time before saying, "Since you've come all this way, and we haven't entertained you properly, why don't you stay another night? I'll have Erman go to the county town to buy some vegetables later, and we must have a drink!~"
According to the Yun family's style, guests were always treated well...
Gu Zhenshan hadn't even had a bowl of porridge in the morning, so he couldn't let him leave hungry.
"No, no. Ask my sister to steam more steamed buns for me to eat on the road. The border situation is tense, and I can't delay for a moment!~" Gu Zhenshan said seriously.
Eating and drinking were minor matters; protecting the country was important.
Seeing Grandpa Yun's troubled expression, Gu Shi advised, "Let Zhenshan go. Since he knows the way, he can come anytime...~"
After speaking, Gu Shi quickly put on her shoes, got off the heated brick bed, called Du Tieshan, Zhao Guihua, and Jin Huaihua, and started kneading dough to steam buns.
The homemade pickles were also packed into two jars. Things like pickled mustard greens, salted radishes, salted cucumbers, salted duck eggs, and sticky bean buns stored in the vegetable cellar were all packed up.
When Xiao Xinling left last time, she had almost cleared out the Yun family's salted duck eggs and salted goose eggs. These duck eggs were newly pickled and not too salty yet, but they could still be eaten as side dishes...
"Sister, if you ever want to go to the capital, you don't need to write to me. Just go directly. Here is my jade pendant, Sister, please keep it safe!~"
Gu Zhenshan, on horseback, untied the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Gu Shi.
"Okay, travel safely. Don't rush to the front lines when you're fighting. You're a general, you need to protect yourself...~" Gu Shi instructed with tears in her eyes.
Gu Zhenshan smiled and nodded, "Got it, Sister, I'm leaving!~"
He winked at Xiao Xitian again, then waved his whip, leading Steward Cao and his subordinates away from Dashui Village.
During wartime, Steward Cao was Gu Zhenshan's deputy general. In peacetime, he served as the steward of the general's mansion...
"He's leaving already?" Yun Xiaobao looked disappointed, picked at his fingers, "I wish I could go with him too!"
Grandpa Yun heard this and poked his little head, "Take you to the battlefield to mix mud!~"
As soon as he said this, the whole family burst into laughter.