eurekapd Chapter 502 Do you think I can just sit still?
Chapter 502 Do you think I can just sit still?
Jiang smiled and said, "We're a family, so what's the big deal? I've made you three pairs of shoes. I've asked Jinshu to put them in your room. I don't know if your feet have changed in size. Try them on later. If they don't fit, I'll make some alterations."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Thank you, mother." He turned to look at Mrs. Hu and said, "Grandma, my cousin's wife should have given birth too, right?"
Mrs. Hu smiled and nodded. "It's a baby girl. Your aunt is so happy. Liangping is now of marriageable age. Your aunt has been busy taking care of her grandson and looking for a matchmaker to find a wife for Liangping. She's been busy all day long."
Song Yuntang smiled, "Maybe my aunt is enjoying it."
Seeing her descendants grow up one after another, Mrs. Hu was very happy.
"Isn't it?" Then he sighed, "I don't know if grandma can hold on until you have another child."
Song Yuntang looked at her and said, "Grandma, you should stay in the capital for a while this time. I can help you recuperate. There are servants at home to take care of you, so it won't be too much trouble."
Mrs. Hu smiled and nodded.
"Okay, it's up to you."
Xu Wencheng stepped forward and held Hao Ting in his arms clumsily.
Jiang was worried that he would drop the child, so she kept the child by her side.
"Be careful."
Xu Wencheng looked at the child in his arms and had a wonderful feeling. Unknowingly, he was now an elder.
He touched Hao Ting's face carefully.
"Mom, Hao Ting looks quite similar to my sister-in-law."
"Yes." Jiang smiled as she looked at Hao Ting in his arms. "His eyebrows and eyes resemble your sister-in-law, and his nose and mouth resemble your elder brother. He will definitely be a handsome young man when he grows up."
Hao Ting opened his eyes wide, looked at his uncle, then at his grandmother, and suddenly grinned.
Xu Wencheng's face was full of excitement.
"Mom, Hao Ting smiled at me!"
Seeing the bustling atmosphere in the house, Xu Yuande and Hu were beaming with joy.
After dinner, several people were arranged to rest in the yard.
In order to make it easier to take care of him, Song Yuntang arranged his grandparents and parents to live in the same courtyard. Xu Wencheng had to practice martial arts on weekdays, so in order to prevent him from disturbing the elders, he was arranged in a separate courtyard.
Fortunately, the courtyard at home is spacious, and after some arrangements, several rooms are still available.
In the evening, after Xu Qingye came back, the family had a reunion dinner.
After dinner, he called Xu Wencheng to the flower hall.
I don’t know what the two brothers talked about. Song Yuntang chatted with several elders in the main hall for a while. Seeing that his grandparents were not in good spirits, he asked the servants to help them to rest.
When I returned to the room, Xu Qingye was not there yet.
Perhaps they were tired from traveling these days, so after the elders returned to the yard, they turned off the lights and there was no sound after a while.
The yard returned to silence again.
Song Yuntang washed up, put on a cloak and came to the west wing to accompany his son. The child, who was more than four months old, already had rich expressions and could interact with adults.
He has a round head and shakes his head when you talk to him. He is so cute.
Song Yuntang told the child a story and chatted with him for a while, and did not leave the west wing until the child fell asleep.
When he was about to go out, Xu Qingye just came outside the house and raised his hand to push the door. When he saw Song Yuntang coming out of the house, his raised hand froze in mid-air for a moment.
"Hao Ting is asleep?"
"He's already asleep." Song Yuntang turned around and closed the door. "Have you finished talking with Wencheng?"
Xu Qingye took her hand and walked towards the main house with a clear voice.
"It's been a while since we finished chatting."
Song Yuntang glanced in his direction.
"How are you going to arrange Wencheng's matter?"
Thoughts raced through the man's eyes, and his tone was neither hurried nor slow when he spoke.
"Prince Heng is currently in the Northern Frontier. I plan to have him first acclimate himself to the command of General Zhenxi. The Western Regions are restless and constantly experiencing wars of varying sizes. He can also gain military merit there."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"That's fine. Prince Heng is too treacherous. If we fight under him, if he learns of your relationship with Wencheng and develops evil intentions, we won't be able to stop him. However, I've heard that people from the Western Regions are skilled in poison techniques. We need to prepare Wencheng's equipment thoroughly before he sets out."
After a moment of silence, the man spoke again.
"The war in the northern border has been stalemated for years, and has almost drained half of the national treasury. If a war really breaks out in the western region, food and fodder will be a major problem. I'm afraid the situation won't be good by then."
This is also the reason why there are so few soldiers in the western part of Daxia.
After the two entered the house, Song Yuntang, who was walking behind, turned around and closed the door.
She and Xu Qingye stood opposite each other.
"If it's because they're short of silver and food, we should be able to help. You know the yield of sweet potatoes. This year's harvest is great, and we've added several granaries to the farm. Donating these sweet potatoes to the battlefield might help alleviate their immediate needs."
Xu Qingye suddenly had an idea.
"If sweet potatoes could be grown in the northwest, people could farm in their spare time and wear armor in times of war. This way, not only could we achieve self-sufficiency, but the excess food could also be sold to earn money for military supplies, killing two birds with one stone."
Those who can go to the battlefield are all strong men.
The Northwest region is vast and sparsely populated.
If used in combination, it would be a good idea.
Song Yuntang was only thinking about providing food to the battlefield, and didn't think so deeply about it.
Hearing him say this, with admiration in his eyes, "If you go to the battlefield, maybe you will become a famous general in the future."
The man shook his head.
"When Wencheng went to the battlefield alone, his parents were already extremely nervous. If both of us go, they will be the first to get restless."
Song Yuntang glanced at him lightly and walked towards the bed.
"You think I can sit still?"
She took off her cloak and hung it up before climbing into bed, grabbing the covers and draping them over her legs.
Xu Qingye was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up at her, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Wencheng hasn't married yet, so naturally he has nothing to worry about. I have a wife and a child now, so of course I don't want to be separated from them."
Song Yuntang looked in the man's direction with a smile on his face.
"Wencheng wants to go to the battlefield because it's his dream, but the battlefield is not your best choice. You want to shine in the officialdom in the future."
Then he said, "I don't know what the climate in the northwest is like. Maybe we can try your method. But you have just established yourself in the Hanlin Academy, so I'm afraid we can't do this on our own."
The relationships among officials in the capital are complicated. Recently, she has occasionally attended banquets in various mansions in the capital. Although she keeps a low profile, she has secretly heard a lot of excitement.
Shoot the first bird.
She didn't dare ask Xu Qingye to take the spotlight.
Xu Qingye is not a reckless person, so he naturally understands this principle.
"The Western Regions are dry and rainless, with severe winters and food shortages. There will inevitably be constant friction between the people of both sides. The current climate is not suitable, and the soldiers have no time to take care of them. There's no need to be impatient. It won't be too late to make plans after Wencheng has established a firm foothold there."
As he spoke, he took off his clothes and got into bed.
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