บท 156: The Desire to Survive
AnAn's response was to hug Gulan tightly, then suddenly left his mother's arms as if he remembered something.
"Dad, you must be hungry. There's some food warming on the fire. Uncle Jin, Daya and I prepared it." As he said that, he pulled his mother towards the tent.
Gulan followed her son obediently and cast a grateful look at Xiang Yunjin who was standing at the entrance of the tent. Although the little guy is sensible, he must be very noisy when he finds that she is not around. Xiang Yunjin must have spent a lot of effort to calm this kid down, which is really hard for this precious young man.
"Brother Jin, thank you." Gulan stopped when he walked to Xiang Yunjin.
"What did you call me?" Xiang Yunjin looked mysterious.
"Brother Jin..." Gulan didn't understand the meaning of Xiang Yunjin's words for a moment.
"You calls me brother, so why are you still so polite? After all, this kid also calls me uncle. Isn't it normal for an uncle to take care of him for a while?" Xiang Yunjin raised his sword-like eyebrows after being abused.
"It's my fault. Brother Jin is right." Gulan, who was slightly stunned, suddenly reacted and smiled brightly. Her almond-shaped eyes curved into crescents, and stars twinkled in them.
The glittering light in his eyes almost blinded Xiang Yunjin's triangular eyes. Somehow, at this moment, he felt that Gulan was inexplicably pleasing to the eye and even more handsome.
"I'm glad to know. Go in quickly. AnAn has been talking about you all the time. He is even absent-minded when reading. He is either looking at the fire or the door." Xiang Yunjin glanced at AnAn.
"Uncle Jin, how could I?" Looking at Uncle Jin who was complaining openly, AnAn glanced at her mother guiltily. He was so afraid that his mother would be angry. Although his mother loved him, she was very strict when it came to studying and would not allow him to be distracted. If she found out, she would spank him. He is so old now, how can he be spanked by his mother? Does he still have any dignity?
AnAn looked at Uncle Jin with resentment. He didn't expect that Uncle Jin, a grown-up, still loved to complain. It was so unlovable. AnAn immediately decided to unilaterally ignore Uncle Jin for two days, but he thought of Uncle Jin who had been with him and comforted him in the early morning despite his physical discomfort. Okay, then just ignore it for the day, the little guy decided immediately.
Then he secretly made a face at Xiang Yunjin, and under Gulan's suspicious gaze, he quickly pulled his mother into the tent, "Dad, don't listen to what Uncle Jin says. He's just jealous that I left so many delicious food for you." AnAn explained as they walked.
Xiang Yunjin, who became jealous of the food, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He thought that as a prince, he had eaten all kinds of delicious food, so why would he be jealous of the food made by a child who hadn't even grown all his hair yet? The little guy probably doesn't know the consequences of offending him. He is very vindictive.
I have decided that I will give the little one more encouragement when it comes to studying, using Gulan's strictness, hehe...
Xiang Yunjin looked sinisterly at the little guy who was dragging Gulan away.
AnAn was walking when he suddenly felt a chill behind him and shivered unconsciously.
"What's wrong? Are you cold?" Gulan, holding her son's hand, felt her son shivering at the first moment. She touched her son's clothes to check if he was wearing too little.
"It's not cold, maybe it's the wind." AnAn was also puzzled by the shiver just now. It happened just for a moment, really strange.
Thinking about how windy it was when they came back, Gulan nodded. She touched her son's clothes and found that he was wearing quite a lot. Sanhe and Sihe, who were practicing calligraphy seriously in the tent, would have followed "Uncle Gu" out if the task had not been completed. When they saw Uncle Gu coming back, they quickly stood up and looked at him with admiration.
"Be good, you guys continue," Gulan said, pointing at the words on the ground. Then, with the help of her son, she sat down next to the fire and smiled at Daya and Erya who had been following her.
The two half-grown children felt embarrassed when they were suddenly praised as "good boys". Their faces turned red and they quickly sat down to continue learning to read.
"Dad, you see there is meat porridge and vegetable cakes. They are all made by me and Uncle Jin and Daya. Um... they cooked the rice, and I shredded the meat and the vegetables." AnAn felt a little embarrassed when he talked about the latter part, but he really did it. It was just that Uncle Jin and Daya didn't let him get too close to the hot pot.
"You are worthy of being my son. It's great that he can help to cook." Gulan held her son's shy little face and rubbed it gently. If there weren't so many people in the tent, she would have kissed him.
Although children from poor families have to grow up early, it is already very good for a five-year-old child to be able to do all these and be so sensible. This desire to share burdens with family must be encouraged and praised.
After Gulan's training, although AnAn has become much more thick-skinned now, the little guy still feels a little embarrassed in front of so many people.
"Da..d...ea...t.." The little mouth that was rubbed by its mother uttered two strange words, which not only amused Gulan, but also Daya and Erya beside them lowered their heads and laughed, and Xiang Yunjin's mouth corners also rose.
"Okay, Dad will eat it," Gulan said after understanding.
Daya swiftly helped her master take out the dishes and chopsticks, which were then taken over by Gulan
"Go learn to read. I can do it myself."
Seeing this, AnAn quickly ran to his seat and said, "Dad, I'm going to study." He looked like he was very well behaved and was studying hard, and his desire to survive was overwhelming.
Gulan suppressed her laughter and nodded to her son, then began to pay tribute to her own internal organs. After a busy night, I'm really hungry.
On the other side, Guo Yi came to the young lady's carriage and reported the situation to her across the carriage.
"Thank you for your hard work. You've been busy all night. We will temporarily suspend road clearing today. Chief Minister Guo, please take a rest." Wen Ai's clear voice came from the carriage.
"It's not hard. This is what I should do. It's just that I frightened the young lady last night. I failed in my duty."
"This was an accident. We were not frightened. Sergeant Guo did a good job. Don't blame yourself. Go and have a rest."
"What's wrong?" Not hearing any response, Wen Ai spoke again.
"My men seized a box of silver bills from the bandits' lair. Please take a look, young lady." Guo Yi put the wooden box on the carriage.
Wen Ai smiled faintly in the carriage. She felt dizzy at what Guo Yi did. He could have kept this from her.
"No need. The box will be handled by Sergeant Guo. It's hard work for you to eliminate so many bandits." Wen Ai said it tactfully, but she knew that Guo Yi could understand.
In fact, Guo Yi did understand. A smile flashed across his eyes. He didn't expect that the young lady actually understood all this. She was worthy of being the master's most beloved daughter. For a military commander of a low rank, supporting his family with his own salary is not a problem, but it is impossible for him to live a good life.
Soldiers and low-ranking guards and attendants were even more financially strapped, so things like capturing bandits and confiscating their property were actually their favorite things to do, even though there was also great uncertainty in suppressing bandits. It is an unspoken rule that one can keep some of the confiscated items for oneself as long as they are not excessive.
"Yes, I'll take my leave then." Guo Yi took back the wooden box with a smile and left. It is impossible to rest for the time being, as there are so many corpses in the woods that must be dealt with in a timely manner.
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