Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1024 I should be able to rest easy now.
My wife is so hypocritical. She doesn't want me to go on a long trip and wants me to come back soon. She should just say it, instead of making up such a clumsy excuse.

What impact would it have to leave this crop unharvested? The sweet potatoes from the first two batches have already been mixed into seedlings and planted. We'll have to deal with the rest one by one.

Like wheat seeds, the wheat grown in this area is winter wheat, and there is still a long time before the second half of the year is sown. "No rush, let's accumulate seeds first. I will be very free after the autumn examination."

When the time comes, you can just stroll around the fields and no one will be watching you. Not to mention, you can even find a piece of land to fence off and let the village head use it as an experimental field.

"That's all, just leave it for now. I'll get to it quickly. But you absolutely mustn't touch it; I'll just consider it a mark."

Is your real purpose in the last sentence?

Zhou Banxia chuckled, "You can rest assured, at least I won't have a chance to make a move for the next two months."

Only when you're at home or in your room will Mai Huang and the others not stick to you like glue. Besides, they are your own children, and it's completely different from taking care of your younger siblings.

Although there are people to help take care of the child both day and night, I still can't help but worry that the child might suffer if he/she is not under my watchful eye.

I always want to check if anyone has been too rough and left handprints on my child, whether their clothes are clean and fresh, and whether their bottom is red.
Similar worries are all over the place; I never knew I'd ever feel uneasy if I didn't hear my child cry much.

Gu Wenxuan tried his best to suppress his laughter, thinking that it was not surprising. How could taking care of your younger siblings when you were just a little kid be the same as taking care of the child you carried for ten months?
Otherwise, I would strongly support Aunt Lan in finding a wet nurse for the child as soon as possible. Isn't it because it's too hard for you to take care of the child yourself, and the child you gave birth to isn't as appealing?

How wonderful it is now! You can easily have a postpartum period without having to worry about not liking your son anymore.

"That's why people say that hearing other people's children cry is a real headache, but when it's your own child crying, the first thing you think about is what's wrong with your child."

very good!

After being a good wife and a good daughter-in-law, you will become a good mother!

Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "That's why people say this person's heart is malformed."

“That’s right!” Zhou Banxia clapped her hands in agreement. “Since having a child, I’ve become so rational that I can’t help but be troubled by my own heart and emotions.”

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the past. Whenever someone gave me a fun little toy, I would give it to my sister-in-law and older sister without the slightest hesitation.

Things are different now. You have to hesitate for a moment, thinking about how many identical ones you have left, and at least keep two for your own children.

Why keep two identical toys? I even thought of giving one to someone else's child. How could I not keep one for my own child?

"I think if I don't adjust my current mindset, I'll become so stingy that I won't even be willing to give away half of what I have, let alone a single one."

Gu Wenxuan laughed loudly.

You're so easy to please, you're overjoyed. It's clear your son is extremely important. Look how much your wife dotes on him. Now you can finally leave the house with peace of mind, right?
It's impossible to say that he's 100% at ease, but Gu Wenxuan is much more at ease now. It's comfortable to spend more time at home with his wife and son, but he should also make an effort.

For the sake of my wife and son, I should also make a trip to visit my elders, see my old friends whom I've known for over a year, and reconnect with them.

No matter how many letters you exchange, nothing compares to a face-to-face chat. Laughter and banter bring you closer, and you can also observe the level of your competitors in this year's autumn examinations.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. I dare not hope for the top six in the imperial examinations, but I must strive to be the top scholar in this year's autumn examinations. I will do my best to bring the top scholar title back to my son.

So, after the Qingming Festival ancestral worship ceremony the next day, Gu Wenxuan naturally accompanied his father-in-law to escort his brother-in-law to Zhoujia Village to meet up with the others.

Along the way, besides the three of them—father-in-law, son-in-law, and brother-in-law—as well as Gu Dahua and others who traveled south with Zhou Yujiang, County Magistrate Cheng also accompanied them.

Compared to his habit of hunting rabbits while cutting grass—a trip with all sorts of random purposes—the purpose of Cheng County Magistrate's travels couldn't be simpler and clearer.

Upon hearing from Gu Wenxuan, who had also requested leave, that his Uncle-Master Cheng was unwell and had returned to his residence to recuperate, Magistrate Cheng immediately decided to rush to the prefectural city to see his eleventh uncle.

If Gu Wenxuan hadn't been quick to stop him, this man would have immediately seized his horse and rushed to the prefectural city. He wouldn't have waited an hour to reach the foreign exchange contract bank in the north of the city.

Even though Gu Wenxuan repeatedly stated that his Uncle Cheng had recovered and only needed to rest for a while longer, Gu Wenxuan was still so anxious that he wished he could "spread his wings and fly away".

Gu Wenxuan, who had finally managed to get a vacation, felt a pang of guilt. He was guilty of making the old man sick with worry.

Fortunately, he was an old man who had once served as a county magistrate. No matter how concerned he was, or how easily he lost his composure, he managed to stay calm in the end.

However, this move also makes people realize that the relationship between him and his master Cheng seems to be more than just that of an ordinary uncle and nephew.

really.

When it came to the final leg of the journey, at the intersection ahead, turning left would lead to the prefectural city, while continuing forward would take you to Zhoujia Village. At this point, there was no way to coax him; he insisted on going ahead.

In fact, there were couples' estates along the way where they could rest, and the speed of correspondence was faster than traveling by carriage. By the time they arrived here, they had already received a personal reply from Uncle Cheng.

In his reply, Uncle Cheng stated that he had already recovered when he received the letter and had returned to Jingshan Academy to resume normal teaching three days prior.

That means it's not too serious at least. What difference does it make whether you arrive half a day earlier or half a day later? On the contrary, if you rush to the prefectural city now, the city gates might already be closed.

This stubborn old man, anyone who didn't know better would think you were trying to curry favor with Uncle Cheng to gain some benefit. There's no other way but to send a few more people to escort you.

If he really missed the city gates closing time and wanted to take a detour to Jingshan Academy, his guards could at least escort the stubborn old man safely to the academy.

With everything arranged, Gu Wenxuan watched as Magistrate Cheng and his entourage disappeared from the left side of the official road. Finally, he was able to ride in the same carriage as his father-in-law and brother-in-law.

"You regret using that excuse to go out, don't you?"

Despite the fact that Magistrate Cheng spent the entire journey scaring himself with his wild thoughts and worries about how serious the illness of Headmaster Cheng might be, it didn't stop him from being a teacher in the slightest.

He said that his third brother-in-law had made a mistake this time.

As his brother-in-law had predicted, Magistrate Cheng made the decision decisively. However, with the autumn imperial examinations approaching, and since they were traveling together, Magistrate Cheng could not afford to miss this opportunity to test his brother-in-law.

"With Dad around, you've gotten so bold! Not only did you leave me behind and run away, but you even teased me! Quick, get me a glass of water, I'm dying of thirst."

Even without Gu Wenxuan saying anything, Dajiang had already reached out to pour tea and hand it over. How could he not be thirsty after all that persuasion?