Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

By the time everyone was settled, it was already the end of Shenshi. Fortunately, in May, the days are relatively long and the sky outside is quite bright. Mingyu ordered a banquet to be set up in the flower hall in the front yard, and Wenhan and others went home to pick up their wives and children. In this way, the whole family gathered in the capital.

The old man and the old lady looked at the people present. Wen Han led his wife Xiuyun and held the Xu family's first grandson, Xu Hongbo, in his arms. At this moment, Xiuyun's belly was bulging, and she should be at least six months pregnant.

Pengcheng was holding a boy, naturally it was Yue Junhao. Jingya also held a child, a girl. This was their second child, named Yue Xiangning.

Yunfei and Jingwan were the funniest couple. Each of them held a child, and they turned out to be twins. Two identical boys caught everyone's attention on the spot. The two little ones were named Qi Mingsi and Qi Mingzhe.

These children who left home now have children of their own, and looking at their looks, you can tell that their lives are not bad. The old man felt so relieved. He looked at each of them with pink makeup and beautiful looks, like little dolls made out of dough. He was so happy that he didn't know what to say. "Okay, okay."

The old lady was naturally also happy. She took out the greeting gifts she had prepared at home and distributed them to the children one by one. Each person has a silver necklace with a gold piece falling underneath. Each one has a name on it, and the child's birth date is engraved on it. "Come on, as an ancestor, I don't have anything good, so I just think it's just a thought."

Wen Han and others each stepped forward, took something for the child, and thanked the grandmother.

The old man refrained from smoking, "It's just Lao Wu's family and Zixuan, otherwise our family would be considered together."

Zhixin smiled and said, "Isn't that right? But Zhixiang and Zixuan are both officials from the same parent and cannot leave their duties. There is nothing we can do about it." It is said that the official body is not free, especially local officials. If you leave without authorization and someone finds out, it would be a big mistake.

By this time, the banquet had been set, and Mingyu invited everyone to sit down and eat. "Grandpa and grandma, for the sake of my marriage to Jingxian, Mingyu feels very sorry for having you come all the way here. Grandpa, Mingyu would like to propose a glass of wine to you, and to everyone here. From now on, we will be a family. If you have anything to do, just ask. If Mingyu can do it, I won’t refuse.”

After hearing Mingyu's words, the old man burst into laughter, "Okay, just to say this to you, we have to drink this glass of wine." The old man felt so beautiful. Among the girls in the family, except for Jinghe and Jingshu, who are young and have not announced their marriage, the remaining four are better married than each other. The old man is becoming more and more satisfied with these grandsons-in-law.

"Come on, let's all drink this glass of wine together. It's rare that the old Xu family has not been able to gather together like this for a while. You are all grown up. In the future, you will be able to live in all directions. Where are you going? Let's have a good time today. We won't come back until we get drunk." The old man was full of pride and drank the wine.

The juniors below all picked up their wine glasses and drank the wine.

Everyone was talking and laughing, eating and drinking. While they were talking and laughing, a boy came to Mingyu from outside and whispered something in Mingyu's ear. Mingyu stopped his chopsticks and said, "Grandpa, grandma, my eldest brother is here. Wait a moment, I will go out to greet you."

Mingyu's eldest brother is the emperor. When everyone heard this, they all immediately panicked. Even though Li Mingrui lived in the Xu family for a while before, no one knew his identity at that time, so they naturally had no scruples. Now that we know that he is actually the emperor, is this okay?

The old man was a little panicked, "Well, Mingyu, do we all have to kowtow to the emperor?"

Mingyu was just about to get up and walk out when he heard this. Before he could answer, he heard someone outside saying, "Grandpa Xu, Grandma Xu, I am still the same Sanlang Li from before, you don't need to treat me like an emperor. "It turns out that Li Mingrui has already come in.

Mingyu hurried forward, "Brother Huang, why are you interested in coming to my place today?"

"I have to come over to see my benefactor for saving my life, right? Besides, we will become relatives from now on, and I have to come over to see my elders. You are my only brother, and we don't have any elders, so I won't He's your elder, isn't he?" Li Mingrui, dressed in ordinary clothes, followed by two young eunuchs, also wearing ordinary clothes, entered the house.

Wen Han and others quickly stood up and wanted to come over and kneel down. Li Mingrui waved his hand and said, "Today is a gathering of relatives. Didn't you see that I am dressed up as usual? Just think of me as Mingyu's eldest brother. We are not outsiders." In Xu In front of his family, Li Mingrui didn't want to act like an emperor.

Mingrui looked at Wencheng and Zhiming, "I have never been able to thank you two for saving my life back then. Today, Mingrui is polite here." As he said this, he bowed his hands to the two of them.

"I don't dare, I don't dare. It was just a small effort that day and I don't deserve His Majesty's thanks." Zhiming said quickly.

"How can I not deserve the great favor of saving my life? It's a pity that Mingrui can't give another reward for such a great favor. I hope you two can forgive me." Jinghan received all the credit for the original contribution. Naturally, Zhiming and Wencheng There is no way to award any more rewards.

"Why do I need any reward? Now my two daughters are well married, and that is enough. As a parent, as long as your children are good, that's enough." Zhiming smiled, he had never expected any reward. In other words, it can be said that the entire Xu family has no intention of receiving any reward, and it is good enough not to cause trouble.

When Mingyu saw this, he quickly asked someone to add chairs and a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Li Mingrui, "Brother, today is a family banquet, and it will definitely not be as good as the banquet in the palace. If you don't mind, eldest brother, come and have some with us." "Okay." It's not good for everyone to stand here and talk. It's better to have something together, which will make the atmosphere better.

Li Mingrui smiled and nodded, "Well, I haven't had dinner yet, so I'm just going to join in the fun with everyone. To be honest, I've never seen such a harmonious family." He was also not polite. , and sat down directly. "Everyone, sit down. Today we are just a family gathering. There is no status. Come, Wenhan, Pengcheng, Yunfei, let's drink."

The Xu family was still a little unhappy, but at least they all sat down and ate their food slowly. The atmosphere was certainly not as lively as before. Mingyu also found out, and quickly poked Wenhan and the others, "Brother, what should we do, don't make others angry."

After all, Wen Han and the others had often seen the emperor and had long been used to it, so they all tried their best to liven up the atmosphere. Everyone looked at the emperor and he didn't have any airs about him. In addition, everyone was simple and simple-minded, so it didn't take long for it to become lively.

Li Mingrui listened to everyone's conversation and asked from time to time how the situation was at home. Zhixin and the others just talked about some of the current events, and just like that, it was considered a pleasure to have a meal.

After they had had enough wine and food, the people were divided into several groups. The old man, Zhixin, and Mingyu Wenhan were of course accompanying Li Mingrui to chat. And all the women gathered in the room next to them, chattering non-stop.

The Jinghan sisters had not seen each other for two years, and they had been busy just now. It was hard to find time to talk together. Everyone was very excited. They each handed their children to the maid next to them. Some of the children were sleepy anyway, so they could just be coaxed to sleep.

Jinghan looked at Jingxian carefully. Today's Jingxian is no longer the little girl she was before. The stunning face becomes more and more gorgeous, but not vulgar. He speaks and behaves elegantly, and every move he makes is generous and appropriate. Jinghan nodded secretly when he saw it, thinking that Jingxian had learned a lot in the past two years to develop this kind of temperament. Yes, Mingyu is the prince, Jingxian must be able to match the status of the princess. However, only with such an identity can she not live up to her stunning appearance, right?

"Jingxian, how have you been in the capital these two years? Are you okay?" Jinghan couldn't help but ask.

"Second sister, I'm very good. Mingyu hired a lot of people to teach me things like chess, calligraphy and painting. Although I'm not proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, it's enough to fool outsiders. The eldest sister, third sister and sister-in-law taught me some things about housekeeping. I'm very busy with things every day." Jingxian saw her relatives, as if she was back at home again, and said softly next to Jinghan.

"Second sister, you don't know how hateful those ladies in the capital are. They knew I was Mingyu's fiancée, and then they heard that I was a farm girl, and they all looked down on me. One time, they were doing something like flower viewing. Yes, and then they asked me to write a poem or something. Hahaha, even though our family is a farmer, none of us have been reading since childhood. What does it mean if you don’t see it? The way they looked at that time was so funny. "Jingxian despised those ladies from famous families. They pretended to be ladies on the outside, but they didn't know what they were doing behind the scenes.

Jinghan smiled, of course she could imagine that kind of scene. Jingxian is a woman who is both beautiful and intelligent, and among the sisters in the Xu family, she is also the most educated. She learned to read and write from Wenhan at the age of four. Jinghan was born in two lifetimes, and she didn't have the mood to recite poems correctly, so she didn't worry about it in this life, she was just busy with other things. But Jingxian is different. She is young and simple-minded, so she is very talented in this area.

"Well done, let them look down on farm girls again. What's wrong with farm girls? Farmers can also fly out of the golden phoenix. However, these things that are right to recite poetry can be done occasionally, and living a real life is the best. I don't think Mingyu likes you because of this dish, so there's no need to put too much thought into it." Jinghan thought it was funny when she thought of the stunned looks on those people's faces, but she still had to say something.