Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1100 3:45 AM
At 3:45 AM, the morning dew had not yet dried.

The back garden of the west courtyard.

Two people are locked in a standoff.

One person and one wooden sword.

Yes, that's right.

A real wooden sword.

They say swords have no eyes, and even unsheathed swords are forbidden. And to make matters worse, there's Aunt Lan, whom she invited to be the referee.

Sure enough, while the referee called a stop, he still sat on the side, saying she had won, and someone else immediately followed suit and conceded defeat.

Zhou Banxia was truly impressed by the level of understanding between her husband and Aunt Lan. The fact that neither of them felt awkward made her feel ashamed for them.

"Stop playing."

Finish the calf!
Aunt Lan, don't run away!

“You’re not just playing around, you’re learning really fast! At this rate, you’ll be able to go to the training ground and challenge someone to a duel in less than a month.”

"Haha~"

That laugh is chilling! Seeing that things were not going well, Gu Wenxuan quickly turned around and waved his hand behind him, "Quick, quick, your second mistress is sweating."

"Coming, coming, Second Master, this servant is coming right away. Second Madam, you truly are a genius, nothing is beyond your capabilities, this servant is completely dumbfounded..."

Looking at Mai Dong, who was carrying a copper plate in both hands and taking small steps towards her, Zhou Banxia couldn't help but chuckle as she spoke and looked at her with admiration and worship.

You guys are all pretty good actors.

Based on your performance, I almost mistook myself for a martial arts prodigy who could shake mountains with his fists and stop the sun and moon with his kicks in just two days!
However, it is indeed necessary to get up so early to move around. I feel much better. It seems that I should go to bed early and get up early to stay healthy.

"Let's wait another hour or so. We've already eaten something before we came out, so let's wait for Second Master to come back from the training ground before having breakfast together in the main courtyard."

After Zhou Banxia gestured to Gu Wenxuan to go to the training ground and attend to his business, she had just asked Mai Dong to inform Mai Xiang when she saw Mai Xiang come out from the moon gate in front.

Sure enough, with guests around, her father-in-law couldn't sleep in. It seemed that the original plan to go to the old house with the family at 9 am would have to be moved up.

"...The eldest madam also sent someone to deliver a message, saying that she will not be coming to the west courtyard this morning, and that the second madam should go to the main courtyard after you finish your work, where she will be waiting for you."

Zhou Banxia thought that would be the case. Since the dowry had already been given, there was no need to discuss with her what gifts to bring to the old mansion, especially since there were also female relatives from the second branch of the Tian family at home.

Ma Shan knew that her mother-in-law usually didn't get up too early, so she sent someone to deliver the message because she planned to go to the main courtyard to pay her respects and accompany her mother-in-law to the guest courtyard first, letting her take her time.

like!

Good sister-in-law!
Since her mother-in-law already had her daughter-in-law with her, and her mother-in-law also sent someone to say there was no rush and that she could go to the main courtyard after she finished her work, Zhou Banxia did not slow down her pace.

The child should be waking up soon, and I need to hurry up with the embroidery work; the weather will be too hot to work on it in a few days. May, June... October, there are only a few months left. I should finish the two paintings, one large and one small, before the centennial birthday celebration of the late Duke of Liang.

My eldest nephew is almost three months old. He's the only nephew my family has now, so we should prepare the 100-day celebration gifts early and send them to the capital as soon as possible.

My second brother will definitely have to get married before the end of this year. Even though my aunt and in-laws haven't chosen an auspicious date yet, I, as his sister, should carefully select a wedding gift.

Furthermore, since Uncle Xu is fifty-nine years old this year, and due to the floods in Jiangnan, it is not advisable to hold a lavish banquet to celebrate in the second half of the year, his niece should prepare a gift in advance.

The Xu family has been incredibly generous with their connections, even giving a large sum of money for the engagement with Dajiang. It's not good to act rashly and embarrass your aunt.

There are countless similar favors to be made, and these are just the relatives from her mother's side. If the relationship is more distant, such as the "classmates" from Xuanzi Jingshan Academy, it would be difficult to leave anyone out.

There's no such thing as a favor that's never repaid, son. Now that your parents have accepted the gifts, it'll be your turn to repay the favors when you're in charge. So enjoy your happiness!
Zhou Banxia chuckled and pointed at Yuan Ge'er's chubby little hand that was trying to grab the Western pocket watch. "Isn't it pretty? It's shiny and has a ticking sound."

This was specially sent by your great-uncle Xu to show you something new. He said it has pictures of Western dolls on it for you and your brother Tuanzi to play with.

Look how much your great-uncle Xu dotes on you. Even though your brother Tuanzi has everything, your great-uncle Xu is so afraid that you haven't been treated unfairly that he even sent someone to deliver it.

"Let's stop playing now, let's go pay our respects to your grandparents. Your older brothers are with them, but they're not here."

My brother is with Grandpa and Grandma. He's outside. I know, I know, Mom understands. You can't be kept inside. We're going outside now.

What? What language are you speaking now? This is so hard for your mother! Huh? What are you looking at? Oh, you want to find your father, not your brother?
"You should grow up a bit more and chat with your mother, stop babbling like that. And stop kicking your little feet, or I won't take you outside."

You little rascal, you even know which direction your daddy is in when he's inside the house!

Watching his son energetically stretching his little arms to grab things in his wife's arms and kicking his little feet, Gu Wenxuan could no longer hide his laughter.

Zhou Banxia was almost startled. "When did you get back? I didn't hear you at all. Hurry up, hold your son yourself, or I'll really beat him up."

Gu Wenxuan quickly snatched his son away, "At first, when you picked up our son, I could hear you two chatting happily from outside."

"Good son, don't kick your little feet first. Daddy will carry you outside to find your brother. Let's save our energy so you can kick your brother's daddy with your little feet, okay?"

You're such a great father!

Zhou Banxia chuckled, "We've seen our parents and elder brother and sister-in-law. Is Uncle Tian's family in the main courtyard now?"

"I'm not really sure. I hadn't been to the main courtyard before I came back. I only heard Zhi'an say that my third uncle, third aunt, and old uncle went to the old courtyard early in the morning, before it was even light."

About half an hour ago, my aunt didn't even bother to go to the old courtyard; she just went out and brought her son and daughter to our place first.

"It's normal. My aunt and my eldest aunt just had a fight not long ago. The day before yesterday, when my aunt went to do Erniu's wedding, my eldest aunt didn't seem to be in the wrong at all."

What a great opportunity it was the day before yesterday! Guests are welcome when they come to visit. If my aunt had just been a little more friendly, held my aunt's hand and said a few nice words, she would have been a perfect friend.
My aunt still acts like she's the eldest sister-in-law, putting on airs in front of my aunt. And even if she's putting on airs, she's still incredibly warm and friendly in front of my mother.

The contrast is too stark; I feel embarrassed for my aunt. It's no wonder she was able to lend a hand this morning; she only went because of the old lady.

That's why Xiaotian is so incredibly stupid. She's been outmaneuvered by her brother-in-law and his wife again. What's wrong with not lending them money when they're such an elder sister-in-law?
"Alright, let's not talk about them anymore. I'll accompany you and your son to the main courtyard first. If you ask me, since our son is still young, you don't need to go to the old courtyard today."