bayedsolid Chapter 245 On the Way Back to Jiangnan
Chapter 245 On the Way Back to Jiangnan
Chapter 245 On the way back to Jiangnan
On the day he left the capital, Nangong Youcheng looked pitifully at his parents and siblings and said aggrievedly, "It's not fair. I also want to go back to the old house with you."
“No,” Nangong Wenrui said seriously. He was only ten years old when he took over as the young master of the family, and now Nangong Youcheng is a twelve-year-old man. What’s there to be coy about?
Nangong Youcheng was unaware that in his father Nangong Wenrui's eyes, he was already a grown man, yet he still looked at Wen Yuxia with a face full of childlike longing, "Mother, I... I want to follow you,"
Wen Yuxia calmly said, "My son, the sky is high enough for birds to fly and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap. We'll part ways here. Remember to come home often."
Pfft, Nangong Youling couldn't help but laugh out loud. The semblance of farewell that Nangong Youcheng had tried so hard to maintain was completely destroyed by her. Nangong Youcheng glared at her angrily.
Nangong Youling wasn't afraid of him at all, and said with a grin, "Mother and son, don't listen to the young master Nangong's nonsense. He's been showing off lately, how could he possibly be going to Jiangnan with us?"
With Nangong Youling taking the lead, Nangong Youyu also began to expose Nangong Youcheng, "Big brother said that he is the master of the small world and the black market. If we want to go to the black market, we must please him. Big brother also said that he is the most beloved child of our parents and we are not allowed to compete with him for their favor. Otherwise, we will not be allowed to go to the black market."
Nangong Youqi nodded repeatedly. Although he didn't say anything, his actions proved that what Nangong Youyu said was true. Wen Yuxia said "Oh," and turned to look at Nangong Youcheng.
Nangong Youcheng was a little annoyed. His warning against going to the black market was just a joke; he couldn't take it seriously. Their parents' affection was evenly distributed among the four siblings. Why did Nangong Youyu say he wanted to have all of their parents' love for him?
“Mother, I didn’t say that. Hehe, not all of those words were mine,” Nangong Youcheng wanted to deny what the Nangong sisters had said, but then he suddenly remembered that he had indeed said those words; it was Nangong Youqi who had lured him into saying them.
Knowing he had been tricked by his younger siblings, Nangong Youcheng stopped feigning pitifulness, put on a smile, and said gently, "It's getting late. Father, Mother, and siblings should be on their way..."
The quadruplets had a telepathic connection, and their mother, Wen Yuxia, knew their intentions. She understood that the four siblings were just being playful, and she gently patted Nangong Youcheng's head.
"Cheng'er, Nan Yi, Nan Er, Bei Yi, and Bei Er, these four will stay with you for now. Nan Wulin and the others will return to the capital to find you in a while."
Nan Wulin and the others are the children of Nan Yi and his family. They are the bodyguards that Wen Yuxia trained for her four children. Currently, Nan Wulin and the others are still in Wen Yuxia's space, practicing martial arts at a speed of 1:10.
Wen Yuxia wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way, so she declined Nangong Youcheng's suggestion to use the small world to send them directly back to the Nangong family mansion. The group then traveled further and further away along the official road in a carriage.
Nangong Youcheng nodded in agreement. Watching his family's carriage gradually disappear into the distance, he silently turned and left. From now on, he would be the only master in the vast princess's mansion. Nangong Youcheng felt a little sad.
Of the four siblings, Nangong Youling was the most active. During the lunch break, she excitedly ran up to Wen Yuxia and said, "Mother, I want to go up the mountain with Bei San."
"Go ahead, be careful," Wen Yuxia casually instructed her child, who was equally adept in the living room and the kitchen, capable of hunting in the mountains and fishing in the river.
Nangong Youqi and Nangong Youyu, who were standing nearby, naturally wanted to go up the mountain as well. Inspired by them, the families of Bei San and the others also went up the mountain.
Down the mountain, besides Wen Yuxia and her husband, there was only one caravan. Wen Yuxia rolled up her sleeves and personally started washing and cooking rice, while Nangong Wenrui sat to the side, leisurely washing vegetable leaves.
Having been married for many years, Nangong Wenrui knew that Wen Yuxia treated Bei San and the others like family. This time when he returned to Jiangnan, Nangong Wenrui left all his guards at the princess's residence, only taking Bei San and the others and their families with him.
"Auntie Bei, are those fruits edible?" Nangong Youling asked, her eyes lingering on the dense clusters of dark red fruits on the tree ahead.
"Yes," Bei San had never seen this fruit before, but she saw birds pecking at the pulp in the treetops. If birds can eat it, then people can too.
Bei San leaped up and landed on a tree, quickly picking several fruits. He then jumped to the ground and asked everyone present, none of whom recognized the fruits.
Bei San handed the fruit to Bei Si, saying, "Your lightness skill is the best. Go back and ask your master if it's edible."
Since this concerned the three young masters, Bei San dared not be careless and decided to go back and have Wen Yuxia assess whether it was safe to eat.
Wen Yuxia smiled as she looked at the fruit in Bei Si's hand. It was a fig, her favorite fruit in her previous life. This was the first time she had ever seen a fig since transmigrating to the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Figs are good for moisturizing the lungs, relieving coughs, clearing heat and detoxifying. They are very sweet and have a milky aroma. They are also delicious in jam. You can pick more," Wen Yuxia said with a faint smile after eating all the figs that Bei San brought back in one go.
"Bei Si is back," the master said. "The ripe ones can be eaten directly, and the unripe ones can be picked to make jam." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone rushed to the fruit trees, and in no time, all the figs on the more than ten trees were picked clean.
"You all go back first, we'll go hunting," Nan San said, pointing to Nan Si, Nan Wu, Nan Liu, and Nan Qi, indicating that they should stay on the mountain with him to hunt.
Bei San nodded and instructed the others to carry the figs down the mountain, basket by basket.
When Nan San and his companions returned down the mountain with pheasants and rabbits, they saw everyone processing figs. Some were peeling and slicing them, some were crushing the fig slices with sugar, and others were cooking jam in large pots.
Seeing them return, Wen Yuxia said calmly, "Figs don't keep well, so everyone is busy making jam. You guys will be in charge of the barbecue."
Nan San nodded in agreement, then led Nan Si and the others to the riverbank to prepare the game. Wen Yuxia took out several clean, large jars from her spatial storage, filled them with jam, and then put them back into her spatial storage.
Whether it was the wives of Nan San and the others, or the husbands of Bei San and the others, they all knew that their children were learning martial arts in a special place. The owner of that special place was Wen Yuxia. Therefore, Wen Yuxia could use the space openly in front of them.
"Dinner's ready," Nangong Youling's melodious voice rang out, and everyone headed toward the bonfires over the barbecue.