Chapter Forty-Five Another New Year Arrives
"Haha, my dear wife, I finally get to see you. This little brat's rules are really something, the master of the house wants to see his own wife and has to go through so much trouble." "Shh, keep your voice down, don't scare the baby."
Before the old man's voice fell, the old lady first blocked his voice and said, "Big brother is back, Ahlian, isn't it time for a walk? This nephew is considerate, arranging such comfort for us pregnant women. When this child is born, he must be good to them, this big brother. Let's go, you accompany me for a walk." Seeing the big brother come in, obviously with many words to say to his sister-in-law, Xiaojie very consciously called out to Lianjie and supported her as they walked out.
"What's going on, daughter? You're still taking a walk. This stinky little brat, how can he cause so much trouble for you? I'm going to go find him." Old Dad said angrily.
"What's wrong, Lang Jun? Sit down and let me take a look. You're so angry this time when you came back, did something happen to you outside?" The old mother carefully pulled the old father to kneel on the kang.
"No, no, this time I didn't get angry at all. On the contrary, I was even promoted! This time I was promoted to be a hundred-man commander! How about that? Your husband is quite impressive, right? Now my subordinates can manage up to a hundred people!" The old man's eyebrows danced with excitement.
"What's this, isn't it just some rules that Heng'er told you about? You say this time being promoted to officer, is it related to what Heng'er said?" "Mmm, yes, yes, now that you mention it, it really is like that," The previous hundred-man commander, the company commander's words were that he was always out of sync with others. This was still okay during training, but if they were fighting and couldn't keep up with the beat, then his over a hundred men would be handed over to the enemy to kill. And I, on the other hand, could quickly grasp the company commander's intentions and lead my own fire team as if it were one person, so they demoted the previous hundred-man commander to fire commander and promoted me to hundred-man commander. Wife, you say, how come our son is so cunning? The things he says are actually quite reasonable, and just with a few words, I became a hundred-man commander!" Old Dad said with great frustration, feeling that he couldn't discipline his own naughty little boy anymore, and it was unbearable to see him being so smug.
"Fool, why are you arguing with your son? Don't forget that he is your own flesh and blood. Although his inheritance will be passed down to me, he is still your biological son, which is an unchangeable fact. Besides, we have another child on the way. You know how the children of our relatives have been saying that this time it's going to be a boy? They were right! When my second brother's wife was pregnant with their second child, they all said it would be a girl, but no, it really was a boy. And if we go further back, when my younger sister-in-law was pregnant, those kids were all shouting that they wanted a little sister, and they even got my younger sister-in-law all upset, thinking that what they said didn't count. But in the end, wasn't it true? It really was a girl! This time, none of them have said that we're having a girl, not even the youngest one has said that. You know, she's not just anyone who can be taught to say such things."
Indeed, no one could teach the little girl how to speak, only Yang Heng could make her change her words. However, Yang Heng did not understand these things, so he didn't give any instructions beforehand. This is a very mysterious thing, whether in the past or present, people will believe what children say first. There's no explanation for this, it's not that children can predict their fate, you know, even fortune tellers aren't always accurate when it comes to these things.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about these things anymore. You've worked hard, daughter-in-law. What do you mean by those rules?" "Ah, you're referring to the rules? Of course, it's our good son who set them. This is for my and little sister's own good. We can't even begin to describe how comfortable we are these days. We don't fear people, we don't fear anything happening, everything is taken care of by Ah Lian on the outside. It's much better than when I was pregnant with Heng'er in the past. Every day, I would worry about this and that, sometimes being accidentally bumped into, and then worrying for many days, fearing some kind of injury. And also, the other sisters-in-law have said that when they get pregnant again, they will do it like this too, and even borrow Ah Lian's example. There are some other things I don't quite understand, but since Heng'er is doing it for our own good, I don't need to know." The old mother stroked her belly contentedly, speaking happily.
"That stinky kid, he only knows so much about the Tao, does he really understand how to have children? Don't listen to him, be careful or something bad might happen." "Lang Jun, why are you like this, always arguing with Heng Er, do you think I and your younger siblings don't know what's good or bad? Be quiet, don't say these things, talk about yourself instead. This time's training was smooth, hopefully there won't be any battles." Old Mother said worriedly, being a soldier is a dangerous profession in any era, perhaps only in Yang Heng's past life were soldiers the most comfortable, once war breaks out they would absolutely not be on the front lines and it would all be done with just a flick of their fingers, no bloody face-to-face battles.
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With the return of Lao Die, the construction speeded up a lot. In the next month, all the buildings were completed, including five large granaries in the warehouse, each capable of storing 10,000 jin of grain without any problem. The granaries also allowed for categorization and layered storage, and the ventilation facilities inside were excellent, ensuring that the grain would not sprout or become damp.
Four uncles' homes, each with a wooden courtyard wall, one main house and one wing room. The main house is for living, the wing room is for cooking. Naturally, in their home, there won't be situations where children sleep on the same kang as their parents. Instead, all the kids live in the west wing. Although they don't have a heated kang in the west wing, it has a firewall that keeps them warm throughout winter, even without covering themselves with quilts.
With these buildings, they are already much better than the homes they used to live in, so for now, these buildings are sufficient. There are some other buildings that can wait for a while.
In the following days, Old Father and his brothers, as well as Uncle Feng and Brother Da, continued to clear the remaining land. This was a simple task, with each family's wood being stored separately, while leaves and weeds were piled together in one place. They would wait for the right time to turn these materials into charcoal, which they could then scatter on the fields when planting crops to absorb sunlight, warm the soil, and promote healthy growth. Before long, Spring Festival was approaching once again. Meanwhile, the children had all learned the Thousand Character Classic by heart, able to recite and write it fluently. This was the first book that the children had mastered. Next, Yang Heng planned to study the Book of Songs with them.
