Chapter Eighteen: Moving into the New Residence

  "Big brother, you're back, right?"

  When Old Man Yang was introducing the things he brought back, four uncles each brought their wives and two daughters, carrying things to Yang Heng's home.

  "Uncles, you've arrived. How did you know that my father is coming back today?" At this time, not only was the old lady puzzled, but Yang Heng was also looking at his uncles with a confused expression, clearly seeing that they were rushing to see their father, and even noticing the things they were carrying in their hands, which were obviously prepared for moving into the new house. This was something that Yang Heng and his mother had already agreed on, that they would wait until his father returned before moving into the new house together. However, at that time, the uncles also knew about this plan, and they had decided to bring the whole family along to celebrate Yang Heng's family moving into the new house after his father returned.

  "Sister-in-law, you didn't know this, but since your house was built, we've been asking around when brother would come back. Until one day, we heard that if there's no war or if brother isn't assigned to go to Chang'an, he'll arrive home this morning. We also heard that those who are newly recruited as imperial guards won't be sent to Chang'an for the first training session. And during this time, we haven't heard of any wars either. So, we didn't need to ask if brother has returned or not, and just brought your younger siblings and kids to celebrate."

  These uncles, having learned of Lao Ye's return time, actually still want to give Lao Niang and Yang Heng mother and son a surprise, this is indeed surprising and delightful.

  "Uncles, these are all younger siblings, right? Come on, younger siblings, come inside and sit down. It's cold outside, but warm in the house. I burn the kang every day, it's really warm inside."

  Yang Heng saw his mother like this, and he naturally wouldn't fall behind. "You're all younger brothers and sisters, right? Come on, follow big brother to the house, it's warm inside, and big brother will treat you to dried meat." Unfortunately, Yang Heng's charm wasn't that great, these younger brothers and sisters didn't give him face, they all hid behind their fathers, holding onto their fathers' hands, peeking out at Yang Heng.

  "You kids, hurry up! At home, you all said you wanted to play with your brother, now that he's here, you're actually shy!"

  "Little one, hurry up and take your younger siblings to play, I'll help your uncles tidy up some things, then we can move into the new house. Look at you two, can't you just move in directly? Do you have to wait for me to come back before moving?"

  The old man said with a smile on his face, but no matter how he looked, he didn't seem to be angry. It seems that he has found the feeling of being the master of the house.

  "You're Yang Heng's brother, how can you be so ugly? But don't worry, Yang Heng's brother, I'll definitely play with you and won't think you're ugly." A little girl around five years old ran over and said something that made Yang Heng smile wryly. At this time, Yang Heng also understood why his younger siblings didn't dare to approach him - they were all afraid of him because he was too ugly. Only then did Yang Heng remember that he still had a face full of burns.

  "Who are you? Don't say it out loud, let me guess. Are you the little uncle's daughter, sister? Did brother guess correctly?" Yang Heng said mysteriously.

  "Ah, really, Brother Yang Heng you actually know who I am, then keep guessing who this brother is." As she spoke, Niu Zi pulled over a boy slightly bigger than her, apparently Niu Zi and he were quite familiar with each other.

  "Let me guess, let me guess." Yang Heng naturally knew that these children had heard many times when talking to their uncles, and they already knew what habits and hobbies these children had. However, Yang Heng still wanted to pretend to be mysterious.

  "Haha, Brother Heng, you didn't expect this, did you?" It can be seen that Niu Zi is the most lively child among these younger brothers and sisters, just like Uncle said.

  "Let me guess, you're the little brother of Wu Uncle's family, right?" "Ah, yes! Brother Yang, how did you know?" Niu Zi widened her eyes and curiously stared at Yang Heng. Even Xiao Chong looked at Yang Heng with curiosity. He was very calm, and compared to Niu Zi, it seemed like he was the girl and she was the boy.

  "Stupid, Niu Zi you're really stupid, Brother must have secretly looked at us, so he naturally knows who we are, right, Brother?" One of the older kids walked over with a cool expression, it was clear that there was some small conflict between him and Niu Zi.

  "You're the stupid one, stinky egg! Brother Heng definitely didn't secretly watch us. Brother Heng, you must know whose child this stinky egg is, right?" As expected, these two kids have a conflict.

  "Let me guess, you're the egg from Second Uncle's house, right?"

  "Ahh, yes, Brother Heng, he's indeed the stinky egg, but how did you know?"

  "Silly, you've already said it out loud, of course I'd know that my name is Egg!"

  "You're the silly one! You didn't say I was Second Uncle's kid, so who is this little kid? I won't say, and Brother Heng will definitely know too."

  The little girl pointed to the doll following her and said, "Little friend, who are you? Let me guess." Yang Heng saw the small girl following behind Egg's back, holding onto Egg's clothes.

  "You're Egg's sister, Little Girl, huh." Second Uncle is really lazy, actually giving the little girl a direct name of Little Girl, it's just that in this era, even if you don't give her a name, she'll still be called Little Girl. Perhaps it's the sorrow of women in this era, a title based on birth order will follow her until marriage, and even in her natal family, she'll be called that for life, without having her own name. However, this Little Girl isn't just any Little Girl, but is called according to the ranking of their close relatives, perhaps Second Wife or Third Wife, though Yang Heng has never figured out whose family is close to Second Uncle's.

  "Brother Heng is really amazing, there are some people in the village who don't know who Xiaoniang is, but Brother Heng knows. Did you really sneak a peek at us in the village?"

  "Brother, brother, what about me? Do you know who I am?" A little kid around three years old ran forward and pulled on Yang Heng's clothes, saying. It seemed that he was watching Yang Heng and Niu Zi talking very enthusiastically, and wasn't afraid of Yang Heng's ugliness anymore, so he rushed forward to join in the fun.

  "Hey, let me guess, you're Chou Chou, the second son of San Shu's family, right? And that one over there is your brother, Hu Zi." "Yes, yes, yes, how did you know?" Nianzi was getting anxious on the side, Yang Heng had actually guessed all six children's names.

  "This is naturally what your father said, otherwise how would I know you?" "I knew it, brother must not have guessed, this was all said by our fathers."

  "Hum, stinky egg, Brother Heng must have guessed it. You know our dads can't paint, I bet Brother Heng has never seen our portraits." Is this the legendary opposition for opposition's sake? It's clear that these six kids are divided into two factions: Egg and four others on one side, and Niu Zi and Xiao Chong on the other, with Niu Zi as the leader.