Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1041 Each Has Their Own Path to Walk

How could there be such good parents in the world, especially his parents? He is so lucky that he no longer has to worry about the problem of "pacifying the country before resisting external threats".

Gu Wenxuan, who had stood up first, smiled before saying anything. As soon as Ma Shan approached, he gave a thumbs up and said that he could already smell the delicious aroma and color even before tasting it.

You've completed your apprenticeship, elder sister.

Gu Erlang shook his head and laughed. "Given how enthusiastic your sister-in-law is about learning to cook lately, if you keep praising her, your brother will inevitably have to 'test the poison' for his wife again."

Watching Ma Shan turn and leave, saying that the child was still in Bao Ya's courtyard, Liu Shi didn't stay long. Hearing her youngest son say that she would go to the old courtyard to pay her respects the next morning, she followed him out.

She had been away for some time, and it wouldn't be right not to visit the old family home upon her return. Regardless of her own feelings, she had to fulfill her duty of courtesy. Since her youngest son understood, she felt at ease.

She decided to make room for the three of them to have a good chat, and she also wanted to visit her youngest daughter's courtyard. After the children finished eating, they could take a walk together and sit in the west courtyard.

Chatting with Sanya will make her feel that time is passing faster. Staying cooped up in the house all the time is really boring, and Sanya is the kind of person who can sit still.

It's getting lively outside.

Not to mention this side of the market, the other side of the river is full of people from morning till night every day, and the village weaving workshop has also brought back all the old ladies.

"...There are many relatives visiting, but only Sanya is in postpartum confinement. Otherwise, many relatives would come to visit. Even so, it's because your parents and I aren't home every day."

Coincidentally.

Gu Erzhu's thoughts were not much different from those when Liu left. At the dinner table, he talked about how lively the village was while his youngest son was away.

Even if he hadn't said it, Gu Wenxuan could have imagined it. What family wouldn't want their daughter or granddaughter to learn weaving for free? Now that they had this opportunity, why not go back to their parents' home?

He's out of his mind.

"Is it Sister-in-law going to the weaving workshop now, or Bao Ya?"

"Bao Ya".

Gu Wenxuan thought so too. Even if his wife visited his sister-in-law three times to beg her to take charge of the weaving workshop, his elder brother would secretly sabotage it.

“Your sister-in-law has no patience for delicate work, let alone learning accounting. And these accounts aren’t like our own; even if we make a mistake, it won’t benefit outsiders.”

That makes sense!

It's like they're saying the family is short of an accountant!
"Furthermore, judging from your current academic performance, our village will eventually be unable to keep you two. In the future, your sister-in-law and I will have to stay at home to take care of our parents—"

"Wait, wait!" Gu Wenxuan didn't even put down his chopsticks before raising his hand to interrupt, "What do you mean you and your sister-in-law still have to stay home with our parents?"
Do you really want us brothers to live in different places, and our parents to only be able to choose one son to live with? If I really move away, where will we live? Do you still want to stay?
What are you dreaming of? Our parents only have two sons, you and me. How can you bear to make things difficult for them and let your brother be all alone out there struggling to make ends meet?
No matter how old you are, don't even think about separating us as a family. If you won't stand by me through thick and thin, are you still my older brother? Dad, beat him up! Your eldest son has gone mad!

"You're the one who's being stupid."

"Hey, wanna fight?"

"See, you've done something foolish again. Knowing I can't beat you, why would I fight you? If you don't believe me, ask your father. Tell me, which of us brothers did the foolish thing?"

Gu Erzhu laughed heartily, never mentioning which son had acted foolishly. It was good that he had this intention, but he was afraid that when one of his sons actually moved away, he would be powerless to do as he pleased.

Many things can't be done the way you want them to be. A tree grows tall and branches out, and a family grows old and separates. No matter how close the two sons are, there's still the generation of grandchildren to come.

He dared not hope that, as his youngest son had said, no matter how old his eldest son was, the two sons would not be separated, and why should they not be tied together?
Everyone has their own path to walk.

If it could reach the grandchildren's generation, it would be good if the cousins ​​could still support each other. Why does the whole family have to be mixed up together?
Putting that topic aside, Gu Erzhu picked up his wine cup, took a sip, put it down, and tapped the table with his fingers, interrupting his two sons' rambling. "Tomorrow, I won't go to the old house. You two can go. If anyone asks why I didn't go there, just say I had to rush to the city."

Gu Erlang nodded in understanding, explaining to Gu Wenxuan across from him why their father had made up this excuse: "If Dad hadn't been in a hurry to get into the city, we wouldn't have been able to get back for a while."

Our grandpa doesn't speak well of my uncles anymore; he's all over our dad now. Whenever he sees him, he grabs him and insists he eat before coming back.

"..." The old man's sudden change was so drastic that it startled his father. Gu Wenxuan felt he didn't know how to respond.

“Our grandfather saw our father at our great-grandfather’s place yesterday. Later, I went to the old courtyard to look for our father when it got dark, and only then did our grandfather let our father come back.”

What should I do if I suddenly feel like laughing? Gu Wenxuan quickly cleared his throat and asked, suppressing a laugh, "Are you feeling unwell and want someone to keep you company?"

Gu Erlang shook his head, "At first, I was just like you, worried that our grandfather was getting old and might not know how to talk about it, and that he would only feel at ease when he saw our father."

I was afraid that my medical skills were not good enough, so I asked my master to take my grandparents' pulses. My master said that my grandfather could live for another fifty or sixty years without any problem.

Although that's an exaggeration, there's no need to worry about Grandpa's health right now; he's one of the best-preserved people his age.

"Like his legs, our grandfather was only a few years younger than my second grandfather, who couldn't compare at all. Our grandfather could walk all the way to town without even needing a cane."

clear.

The injury has healed.

But why go to town?

Gu Wenxuan asked, puzzled, "It's not like we don't have a carriage at home. Who angered him so much that he wouldn't even take a carriage and walked all the way to town?"

"Ask your father."

"It's not like your father angered your grandfather." Gu Erzhu rolled his eyes at his eldest son, annoyed. "Who knows what your grandfather was up to by going out to see your aunt so early in the morning without even saying goodbye."

"Your aunt didn't even tell you?" Gu Wenxuan was surprised. He knew that his aunt and father had the best relationship. "Could it be that you went to your aunt on behalf of my uncle, wanting her to talk to you about something?"

And then suddenly there's this "you" in polite formality, are you afraid your old man will be bullied?
You silly boy, you guessed right again!

Gu Erzhu glared at him, both amused and exasperated, "Why do you need to know so much!"

Got it!
I can't ask anymore.

"In the end, it's still your grandfather who's too nosy. He even cares about whether Erniu's wedding will be grand or not. No matter how little our family interacts with your eldest uncle, can we not show up on Erniu's wedding day?"

Just for this?
“It’s different, Dad. Grandpa is probably worried that my brother and his wife won’t show their faces again.”

Enemy!

"..."

You're so clever!

Gu Erzhu listened speechlessly, then looked at his youngest son who was nodding repeatedly, and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

It's not that he's unfilial.

Is this guess always right?
Old man, how could you possibly hide your little schemes from your two grandsons?