After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 698 Farewell
Haitang got up in the middle of the night.

The lights in the second courtyard and the main courtyard were bright. Hai Xiya and Ma got up early to have breakfast with her adopted son and grandson. Ma even made her grandson's favorite pastries with her own hands, fearing that he would not be able to eat her cooking for at least a year. She felt sad when she thought about it.

Mrs. Hu also prepared dry food and pickles for her husband to eat on the road. She kept talking to her son and Hai Changan, and the worry on her face unconsciously emerged. Hai Changan could only comfort her softly and called her son by his full name: "Chang Baoyan, you are not a child now. You will grow up in a few years. Now your father is not at home, and your brother is going to take the military examination. You are the only grandchild left in the family. You have to take responsibility, be filial to your grandparents, take good care of your mother and sister, and don't let them worry about you, understand?"

Little Stone had a serious face and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Dad, I will take good care of the family."

Haitang checked the horses and the luggage on their backs for her uncle and brother in the front yard, then returned to the upper room in the main courtyard and said to her uncle and brother who were having breakfast, "Bring everything. Don't forget to bring water and dry food. The felt hats and scarves to block the wind and sand, and the large cloaks to keep warm are all placed at the end of the kang. It's still early, and we still have more than 25 minutes to leave the city gate. You can eat slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Haijiao looked over and smiled at Xiaomei. Hai Changan also said, "Thank you Tangtang, you are a reliable child!"

Ma reminded them again: "Hide the large banknotes close to your body, and put the small banknotes and loose change in a place that is easy to take but not easy to drop. After arriving in the capital, if General Tu invites you to stay at his house, you can stay there for a few days first, and then find a house to move out after you have understood the market situation in the capital. Don't go to those messy places, and don't eat and drink casually! Chang'an, keep a good eye on Baoshun, don't let him do anything reckless; Baoshun, you should also take good care of your second uncle, don't let him get angry when he sees the enemy, and rush over without caring about anything else."

Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao agreed obediently. They have heard this kind of talk countless times recently, but every time Ma mentioned it, they still had to agree. There was no other way. No matter how long-winded Ma was, it was for their sake. How could they live up to her kindness?
After the uncle and nephew finished their breakfast, they were ready to go out. When Ma thought that they would be gone for at least half a year, her nose couldn't help but feel sore and tears were about to fall again. Hai Xiya was afraid that the children would be sad, so he hurriedly pulled his wife to comfort her in a low voice. Before Hai Chang'an had time to comfort his mother, he turned around and saw that his wife Hu had already shed tears, so he had no choice but to comfort his wife first.

Seeing this, Haijiao simply put on his cloak and then his felt hat. Haitang walked up to him, pretending to tidy up his brother's clothes, and reminded him in a low voice: "After my brother goes to Beijing, he will be alone, and there will be no one around to discuss those things with you. You must stay calm, and don't think that you can control the overall situation because of what happened in your previous life, and take risks easily. You must remember what the real purpose of your trip to Beijing is, and don't make trouble and delay your own business."

For example, if my brother met those people who killed him in his previous life again, he would not be impulsive...

Haijiao laughed when he heard this and gave his younger sister a deep look: "Silly girl, who do you think your brother is? I have lived for more than 30 years in two lifetimes. I am no longer an impulsive and reckless young man. I can tell the difference between the important and the unimportant. Even if I meet an enemy, I know what I should and should not do and I will not do anything stupid."

He is still young and has a bright future. As long as he lives long enough and climbs high enough, he will have plenty of opportunities to avenge his past life. How could he easily ruin his future before achieving his goal? In his past life, he knew nothing and would not make such a mistake, let alone him now?
No matter how reluctant they were, they couldn't stop the journey. Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao quickly got ready to go out.

Hai Xiya and Ma supported each other and sent the children out of the door. Seeing Hu covering her face and crying again, Ma's eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

When Hai Chang'an sighed and started to coax his wife again, Haitang noticed a carriage parked across the street with a lantern with the word "Zhuang" hung under the eaves, so she guessed that it was Zhuang Minyi who came to see her brother off.

She gently pulled Haijiao's sleeve and motioned him to look across: "Sister Zhuang is here, brother go say goodbye to her." Haijiao looked at the "Zhuang" lantern, was slightly startled, and quickly ran to the carriage. Then a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted, faintly revealing Zhuang Minyi's fair little face, her face full of reluctance and worry. Haijiao stood by the carriage window and talked in a low voice with Zhuang Minyi face to face. On the other side of the Hai family, Ma had stopped crying and was staring at the children across the street with concern. She whispered to her husband: "What do you think the two children are talking about? Should we get closer? We can't hear anything here."

Hai Xiya looked helpless: "My wife, don't be curious about this kind of thing. Give the children some dignity."

Haitang secretly suppressed her smile and turned her face away.

She suddenly found that there was someone beside her, and was immediately surprised: "Brother Jin? When did you come?"

Jin Jiashu smiled at her and said, "I heard some noise outside and came out. Brother Hai is going on a long journey, how could I not come and see him off?"

He turned around naturally to greet Hai Xiya and Ma, and said some words to Hai Chang'an wishing him a safe journey. He even had the leisure to comfort Xiao Shitou before returning to Haitang.

He looked at Hai Jiao and Zhuang Minyi across the street, and asked Hai Tang in a low voice, "When will Brother Hai and Miss Zhuang get married? I thought Brother Hai would get married before he came to Beijing."

Haitang also answered in a low voice: "Grandpa Zhuang and Uncle Zhuang are reluctant to let Sister Zhuang go, so they have been reluctant to discuss their wedding date with my grandfather and grandmother. However, Grandpa Zhuang will complete his six-year term next year, and he will definitely return to Beijing to report on his work. When the time comes, our two families will meet again in Beijing, and we can arrange the wedding for my brother and Sister Zhuang. My grandmother gave my brother a sum of money specifically for him to buy a house in Beijing. If my brother can successfully pass the military imperial examination and be awarded the position of a military officer in Beijing, he can marry Sister Zhuang in a grand manner."

Of course, even if Haijiao failed the imperial examination, the marriage would still go ahead, except that Haijiao lacked confidence in front of his future in-laws.

Zhuang Shitong is old and has the intention to retire, but considering that Wumen Gusheng is now short of manpower and his arch-enemy Sun family is still in power in the court, he probably won't retire so soon. When he returns to Beijing to report on his work, his old friends, classmates and classmates will naturally persuade him to at least serve another term in Beijing and witness the fall of the Sun family before he can consider retirement.

If the Zhuang family stays in the capital from now on, Haijiao must work harder to stand up straight in front of the Yue family in the future, and strive for a higher official position and a better future, so that he can confidently say that he will definitely let Zhuang Minyi live a good life!

(End of this chapter)