novelaction Chapter 636 Da Bao's Wedding
Chapter 636 Da Bao's Wedding
As the group entered the village, the villagers immediately came forward to greet them.
"Why didn't you take a carriage? You walked back."
Liu didn't speak, but Du Mingxian stepped forward and explained with a smile, "That carriage belongs to a friend. Yesterday they just brought us back. Today we went to the county with them, and after seeing them off, we came back on our own."
"Si Lang's wife is not used to it now that she's back. When you left, your family had a horse-drawn carriage and a donkey cart. Now you have to walk everywhere. It's really suffering."
Du Mingxian retorted with a smile, "Auntie is right. At your age, it's really tough to have to walk everywhere. I'm young and it's alright. I used to always take a horse-drawn carriage when I went out, but now it's quite comfortable to walk around."
The auntie curled her lip and said, "Who would be uncomfortable riding in a horse-drawn carriage? I think that's just bragging."
Du Mingxian didn't explain, she just stared at the aunt. Eventually, the aunt felt uncomfortable and silently looked away.
There were gossipy people, but there were also those who cared about Ling's mother.
"Now that you're back, your mother's condition should be much better. She was perfectly healthy; those bandits were truly wicked."
"Mom was very happy to see us back."
"That's good. It's getting late, hurry back and keep your mother company."
After briefly greeting the villagers, they left together. When they arrived at their house, Da Bao and the other children didn't go inside, but stood at the door and hesitated.
"What's wrong? Why aren't they going in?" Du Mingxian was quite surprised to see the children like this.
While Du Mingxian was talking to the villagers, the children had already gone home, but they all stopped at their doorsteps.
Da Bao and the others glanced at Du Mingxian with a troubled expression.
Liu explained from the side, "Ever since Mother came back, she can't stand seeing too many children. She gets nervous when there are too many children. The doctor said Mother is a little afraid of children, so Da Bao and the others want to see Mother, but they can't go in together and have to go in separately."
Du Mingxian felt sorry for this family, for Ling's mother, and for these children.
"How about we go in separately?"
Liu glanced at it and said, "I'll take the two maids inside first. Da Bao, you take the other younger brothers to Third Aunt's house to do a quick cleaning. I'll be right back."
"Okay, Third Aunt."
After Da Bao and the other boys left, only the two girls in the house remained.
Liu gave a wry smile, "Let's go."
The group went inside together. Ling's mother and father sat in the courtyard. Ling's father was silently chopping firewood, while Ling's mother sat on a small stool and watched him.
The mute woman is cooking.
"Mom and Dad, we are back."
Upon hearing Du Mingxian's voice, Ling's mother was so happy that she stood up from the stool and hurriedly took a few steps forward. Seeing the child in Ling Silang's arms, she rushed forward and took the child, exclaiming, "Oh, little baby!"
"Mother," Liu called out from the side.
Ling's mother was also happy to see Liu Shi, "Third son's wife, why are you with Seventh Girl? Where is your second sister-in-law?"
"My second sister-in-law went back to her parents' home for some business, and it's inconvenient for her to take Seventh Girl with her. I'll take care of her for the next couple of days."
"Oh, then you take care of it. You're meticulous and good at taking care of children."
"Ah."
After An'an returned, Ling's mother's attention was diverted. Du Mingxian went to the kitchen first and said, "Grandma, make some extra later. I'll send some over to the neighbors. The children at home are back."
The mute woman nodded quickly.
Du Mingxian glanced around the house and realized there wasn't much rice or flour left; she had forgotten to bring some back today.
"There are many people in the family, so please cook more, mute woman. I'll buy some rice and flour tomorrow."
The mute woman, who had been looking worried, now relaxed and nodded hurriedly.
After sitting for a while, Liu hurried back home because she was worried about her mischievous sons causing trouble. She took two maids with her, and Ling Silang sat in the courtyard with his mother.
Ling's father, who had been chopping wood, sat down to talk.
When Du Mingxian came out of the kitchen, they were sitting there, all three of them surrounding An'an.
“I just remembered that all the children in the family have names that start with a number followed by a treasure. Our An’an must be the ninth treasure in the family.”
"Yes, the nine treasures in the family can be called An'an or Jiu Bao. We can choose their formal names later. The other children in the family also have formal names."
Upon hearing this, Ling's father hurriedly said, "I'll find someone to name Jiu Bao tomorrow."
"it is good."
The laughter of several children playing came from the neighboring yard. Ling's mother was clearly not in a good mood, but she still held back.
"Mother, Da Bao and the others are back. Would you like to see them?"
Ling's mother shook her head in a panic, and seemed to tense up as if she had thought of something. Du Mingxian hurriedly reached out and grabbed her hand.
“Mother, Da Bao and the others are our children. You are their grandmother. They won’t do anything bad, much less harm you,” Ling Silang said, trying to reassure her.
Ling's mother was still very nervous.
Du Mingxian found it strange. Her mother was afraid of older children like Da Bao, but why was she so nervous and fond of Bao Bao, a baby she could hold in her arms?
Dinner was served quickly. The mute woman used all the flour in the house to make pancakes. Ling's father and mother went inside first, and then Ling Silang went to the kitchen to deliver food to the neighbors. Du Mingxian did not follow them.
An'an woke up; she was being breastfed.
Soon, exclamations of surprise came from next door, indicating that they really liked the food.
After dinner, Da Bao brought Liu Bao over and they played in the yard for a while. Ling's mother gave them a few words of advice before letting them go home.
After Da Bao left, Ling's mother started to cry.
Du Mingxian was startled by this scene. "Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Ling's mother took Du Mingxian's hand, her eyes filled with heartache. "That poor boy, Da Bao, had a hard life. He was already engaged, but for some reason, the woman disagreed. My poor grandson, just like that... just like that, his engagement was broken off."
“In our village, if a marriage has been broken off, it becomes much more difficult to find another one.”
Du Mingxian didn't know about this, but the woman must have had a reason for breaking off the engagement. "Mother, you don't need to worry about this. Since the other party broke off the engagement, it proves that they are not on the same path as our family, and they are not destined to be with Dabao. There's nothing to regret."
Ling's mother turned to look at Du Mingxian, her eyes clearing for a moment before becoming cloudy again. "That girl is quite nice, and Dabao likes her too. I just don't know why the engagement was called off. Our family's conditions... are not very good, but your eldest brother's family has a yard, enough for them to live in."
Du Mingxian knew that Ling's mother was a little confused. "Mother, I'll ask about this tomorrow. If it's possible, we can ask Da Bao. But if it's not possible, we won't force it."
"well."
"Mother, it's getting late. Let me help you inside to rest."
"well."
Du Mingxian helped Ling's mother inside, and then lit some calming incense in the room. This incense was specially made by Ling Silang when he entered the space.