Three days later, Jingkou, Liujia Village, Liu Yu’s former residence.
Liu Xingdi sat in the main room where Xiao Wenshou once sat, with a calm expression. There were only two of her and Liu Yu in the room. Looking at the simple farm tools around and the old spinning wheel in Xiao Wenshou's house, she sighed softly. He took a breath: "Back here in the old house, it feels like before. Dad, my daughter is home."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Dad is very grateful that you are willing to come back this time. He asked you to move back to your hometown from the well-off Xu family to support dad's policy of opening a prefecture. You have helped dad again."
Liu Xingdi shook his head: "The Xu family is not a wealthy family. Whether it is the father-in-law or the husband, they still maintain the same style as when they were in their hometown in Jingkou. They are still different from those wealthy and wealthy aristocratic families. To be honest, those I have been to a social gathering for young gentlemen and noble ladies twice, and I don’t want to go there again. It’s better here. My daughter grew up here, and she is still from Jingkou at heart. The same goes for the Xu family.”
Liu Yu nodded and said sternly: "Jingkou and Jiankang are hundreds of miles apart. The distance between us and the aristocratic family may be further than this. In the past, the high-ranking families of the aristocratic family pressed down on us countrymen and gave orders. After the establishment of Yiyi this time, we finally took control of the political power, and we can feel proud. But you also know that Dad’s great cause is not to make himself like them, to ride on the heads of the people and dominate, as long as As soon as I came to power, I didn’t want the people of the world to be bullied, nor did I want the Han compatriots to be driven by foreigners. This original intention has not changed to this day."
Liu Xingdi smiled slightly: "Dad has been my daughter's most admired hero since she was a child. Although as a daughter, I have much less family happiness than others, but being Liu Yu's daughter is my blessing. If I can help It is the duty of a daughter to live in her father's place. You want your daughter to go to school again and read a book again, she wants it!"
Liu Yu sighed: "If it weren't for the difficult situation, dad wouldn't want this. You are already married and will be criticized by some people if you return to your hometown. It would be better if Kui Zhi came with you, but now he is also busy with official duties, Jiangbei It was very hard for him to immigrate there and collect grain, so please be more considerate."
Having said this, he cast his eyes on Liu Xingdi's slightly bulging belly: "You are now one month pregnant, and it is not suitable for you to walk more. This is a prelude, but I have to take the lead in letting my family go to school. In this way Only then can all the old brothers be mobilized to follow. You must also understand this truth. If you are uneducated and illiterate, you will not be able to control political power. You can only conquer the world immediately through military exploits, but ruling the world is a long-term matter. , if we don’t study and are uneducated, we will eventually take back the power to the children of the aristocratic families who have inherited our family knowledge. At that time, it will not be that you want to go back to Jingkou to relax and stay for a few days, but that they will drive us away. go back home!"
Liu Xingdi said sternly: "My daughter will never forget my father's teachings. When my father was rarely at home, he would read and study in the dead of night. At that time, my daughter knew the importance of this culture. My daughter had no chance to go to school when she was a child. The words she knows now , half of it was taught by my mother, and half was taught by Kui Zhi. It is my daughter’s blessing to have this opportunity to go to school again.”
Liu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "After all, you are pregnant now and it is inconvenient to move for a long time. When starting the ceremony this time, you can go there a few times at the beginning. The main thing is to take care of the baby later. Dad will arrange the car." I’ll take you to school in the city.”
Liu Xingdi smiled and waved his hand: "Dad said before that we should keep the simplicity of Jingkou, but now we are doing something special for our daughter. Here in Jingkou, even if a woman is pregnant, she has to wait until she is seven or eight years old. She didn't go to the fields until she was three months pregnant. Before that, she still had to farm and weave as usual. This is our tradition in Jingkou. When grandma was pregnant with her second and third uncles, didn't she work until eight months before she could have a baby?"
Liu Yu sighed: "I used to be too poor and couldn't do anything about it, and I was always worried. Your grandma is..."
Liu Xingdi shook his head and said seriously: "These are fates and cannot be avoided. Just like dad, you are now the number one minister in the Jin Dynasty. If there is a big war, can you hide behind it? I will go back to Jingkou , I have to eat, live and work together like other Jingkou people. Otherwise, what would I do if I came back? If my daughter can walk, she will go to school by herself. Besides, this Liujia Village and the one next door There are twenty-seven families in the two townships who are eligible to go to school. We all go together as usual, and there are people to look after us on the way."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "As expected of your mother, you have inherited all her character. Brother Xing, your mother came back a few days ago."
Liu Xingdi's mouth twitched, turned his face, and said quietly: "Isn't she even willing to look at me now?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "You also know her current situation. She is afraid that after seeing you, she will never want to go back. Dad has no way to keep her. I'm sorry."
Liu Xingdi murmured: "This is all life, all life."
Liu Yu took out the hundred-knot shirt from his arms, put it on the table, and said seriously: "This dress, every piece of cloth, every stitch, was made by your mother herself. Dad used to take care of it." The clothes are close to the body. Whenever I wear them, I can think of the day and night with your mother. When she leaves, take this clothes with you, saying that you miss people when you see things, and leave a memory of me. Brother Xing, Your mother said that this dress will be passed down to you from now on. If there are any unworthy descendants in the Liu and Xu families, show them so that they will not forget the hard work of their predecessors."
Liu Xingdi's eyes were already sparkling with tears. She took the Baina shirt with both hands, tears streaming down her face, and her voice was trembling: "Mother, this is what you want me to see, thinking of her." , thinking about dad."
Liu Yu closed his eyes, not wanting his daughter to see his tears, and said in as calm a voice as possible: "I will do my best to bring your mother back as soon as possible. Brother Xing, don't worry, your mother is my favorite in the world. I will protect her with everything I have."
As he spoke, he stood up and walked out. Liu Xingdi's voice sounded behind him: "Father, please take back your mother and daughter before you attack Nanyan. My daughter doesn't want you to turn against each other on the battlefield!"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and continued to stride forward: "Do your best and obey fate. You have a good rest. Tomorrow at Chenshi, I will lecture all the old brothers in Jingkou at the Beifu Military Camp. You will come too!"
