Xue Ding opened a cage and picked up the tiger like a cat. The tiger purred and showed great dissatisfaction.
"The thing is quite grumpy, please calm down!" Xue Ding jumped towards the tiger's head.
The tiger suddenly became quiet, and its eyes were confused. This was because Xue Ding had withdrawn his strength. If the master used his full strength, even a brain jump could kill the tiger.
"This is the kind of cat a boy should play with!" Xue Ding carried Tiger and took out another piece of clever wooden armor from the carriage behind him. He walked towards the general's mansion with a smile.
"Kaier, move all the stuff to my grandson's place. Zheng Lin and Shan, you can take it for yourself. I'm thinking of taking a tiger cub back. You Ming, please hurry up and get busy. I want to accompany you." My grandson, hey, it’s not easy to be a grandfather!” Xue Ding walked to the door and turned around, looking proud.
"Xue, don't be arrogant. My grandson is already pregnant. Just wait, I will be a grandfather in half a year!" Xu Youming said angrily, but he suddenly thought of something and his eyes dimmed.
"Hey, but you old thing can't see... These three tiger cubs should be the last thing I can do for you..." Xu Youming felt melancholy in his heart. Only he knew how much it cost to get these three tigers. not easy…
After a while of busy work outside the door, the wooden armor, swords and iron cages were moved into the general's mansion.
After Xu Youming and Xue Kai said goodbye, they left the General's Mansion and walked outside the General's Mansion. The quartermaster, who was over fifty years old, turned around and looked inside the door. His eyes were full of melancholy and he said to himself: " When the general returns to the general's mansion at the end, will the general still be there?"
Xue Kai and the three of them also had sad faces. Xue Ding all told them that the day was getting closer.
In sharp contrast to them was the joyful atmosphere in the backyard of the General's Mansion. Xue Ningguan danced happily when he saw the tiger, wooden armor and wooden sword brought by Xue Ding, and shouted excitedly: "Grandpa, you are so good. ! This is a tiger, much more powerful than a cat!"
Xue Ding said with a proud smile: "Grandpa didn't break his promise. When we went to war that day, grandpa promised to bring you back wooden armor. Now I have got a big cart for you, enough for you to play with until you grow up. I want Grandpa Cat to give it to you directly." Get some Yingzhou tiger cubs, be happy!"
"Happy, happy, Ningguan likes grandpa the most!" Xue Ningguan smiled from ear to ear, immediately put on the wooden armor, and took the wooden sword to ride on the tiger cub.
The tiger wanted to resist, but was frightened by Xue Ding's gaze. It drooped its head and stopped resisting, letting Xue Ninguan manipulate it.
Except for the tiger, everyone present was very happy. Ning Guan played for a while and suddenly pouted and said: "Grandpa, I have a tiger and an armor, but my brother doesn't have one yet!"
Xue Ding was stunned when he heard this, then looked at Lu Feidi and said, "Are there again?"
Lu Feidi blushed and said, "Dad, it's okay. After Brother Yang brought Zhou Lin back yesterday, Ning Guan fell in love with this kid so much that he regarded Zhou Lin as his own brother!"
"Oh? That's great! Then I'll feel more at ease as a father!" Xue Ding suddenly realized, he said with a happy face.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Ding lifted Ning Guan up and said, "My dear grandson, Zhou Lin will be your biological brother from now on. You are not allowed to bully him! Of course grandpa also prepared tiger cubs and armor for him!"
Xu Ningguan cheered happily: "Grandpa, you are so kind. It's too late for me to like Zhou Lin. How could I bully him!" Xu Ningguan kissed Xue Dingda's face hard, and Xue Ding hugged him. Turned in circles.
The warm atmosphere seemed to sweep away all the gloom.
After Xue Kai and others arranged the things that Xue Ding brought back, they also went to the backyard. The family just enjoyed the happiness in the house.
Xue Ding's face became increasingly pale. On the evening of the second day, he asked his servants to prepare wine and food at the Huxin Pavilion.
With no servants to serve and no other family members to accompany him, Xue Ding took his husband's hand and walked to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Not close to the Huxin Pavilion, Xue Kai and others were hiding their tracks and looking at the Huxin Pavilion. With Xue Ding's strength, he had naturally noticed it a long time ago, but he didn't do anything.
The couple sat next to each other. Xue Ding filled the two wine glasses with wine, and then said with a smile: "Madam, there is no one else here today. You and I, husband and wife, have a good time drinking together!"
Mrs. Xue's expression was sad. She forced out a smile and raised her wine glass and said, "Husband, I respect you!"
Xue Ding looked a little stunned. He also raised his glass and said, "I haven't heard the word 'husband' for husband in a few years. Let me think about it. It seems that my wife started calling me Lao Xue when Kai'er was three or four years old." , madam, take one for the word 'husband'!"
The two clinked glasses. Xue Ding raised the glass and drank it in one gulp. Mrs. Xue slowly poured it into her mouth. She frowned and looked very painful, but she still stubbornly wanted to finish the glass of wine.
Seeing this, Xue Ding grabbed the wine glass and said with a distressed look on his face: "Madam, do what you can. My husband also knows that you can't bear to drink. I just want you to chat with me."
Mrs. Xue said with a stubborn look on her face: "Husband, although you and I know that today, I just want to leave no regrets."
Xue Ding smiled when he heard this, and smiled very happily. He stretched out his hand to rub his husband's head, and said with a doting look on his face: "Isn't it just death? What's the regret? You and I have been together for more than thirty years. Now, not only do we have children, I am already married and have a grandchild, which I could not even imagine when I was young."
Mrs. Xue stared at Xue Ding affectionately, with memories appearing on her face. She said with a smile: "You were a reckless man when you were young. You know how to fight and kill. Apart from practicing martial arts, you just think about what to do." I have performed meritorious service in battle, and I don’t know what evil possessed me back then, so I risked my life to marry you.”
"Look at you, there were young talents like me in Ningguan City back then..." Xue Ding was proud, but was interrupted by Mrs. Xue: "There are many!"
Xue Ding was a little embarrassed, but he recovered quickly. He took Mrs. Xue into his arms and said softly: "Indeed, when I was twenty years old, I first came to Ningguan City. My parents died early and left only I was all alone; I wanted to learn and cultivate myself, and I had never been to a private school, and I didn’t even know a few Chinese characters at that time; I wanted a career, and I joined the Taichu Army just to make ends meet, and having an official position and a half-time job was very important to me at that time. It’s all an extravagant hope; even if I’m skilled in martial arts, I’m only half-assed.”
Mrs. Xue leaned on Xue Ding's chest, feeling the temperature of Xue Ding's body. Her nose became sore and she shed tears silently. She tried hard to control herself not to make any sound.
Xue Ding, who was still reminiscing about the past, did not notice it. He continued: "Madam, you are completely different. You are the daughter of the richest man in Ningguan City. From a life of fine clothes and fine food, you have the best teachers in your family to teach you. We are people from two worlds."
"My husband still clearly remembers that day, the first time you and I met. You were so beautiful then!"
"What, isn't my family beautiful now?" Mrs. Xue said with some resentment. No matter what age a woman is, she is very concerned about other people's comments about her appearance, and Mrs. Xue is not immune to this.
"Beautiful, of course you are beautiful. In my husband's eyes, even twenty years later, you will still be the most beautiful woman!" Xue Ding said firmly.
"Listen to me, I didn't know what you liked about my husband back then, and you wanted to be with me no matter what. My husband has always been very curious but didn't dare to ask you, how did my stubborn old father-in-law agree? When I asked you about our marriage, you always said no."
"I didn't care what I liked about you. I thought you were good at that time. I once suspected that you had bewitched me! As for how my father agreed, what else could he do? He cried, made trouble, and hanged himself. "Mrs. Xue said with a tearful smile. She turned sideways and punched Xue Ding's chest with her fist angrily.
Mrs. Xue has no talent in martial arts and has practiced martial arts since she was a child. Her strength is very limited, so it naturally doesn't hurt at all if she hits Xue Ding. Xue Ding allows her to beat her without any dissatisfaction.
But when Xue Ding looked carefully at Xue Fulao's face, he was a little surprised and said, "Madam, are you crying?" He used his sleeves to wipe away Madam's tears.
"It's already this time, aren't you allowed to cry? You are a man and you are open-minded. I am just a woman. I only know that my husband is gone and I will collapse!" Mrs. Xue said with some dissatisfaction.
Xue Ding hugged his wife and said tenderly: "Cry, although as the commander-in-chief of an army, my husband has long ignored life and death, but when it comes to this, even I am afraid."
Mrs. Xue hugged Xue Ding tightly and began to sob violently.
The two were silent, with a heavy look of reluctance on their faces.
As time passed, Mrs. Xue gradually calmed down. She looked at Xue Ding's face and immediately exclaimed: "Husband, don't scare me!"
Xue Ding's face was pale at this time, covered with a layer of death, and he looked like he might die at any time.
But he still smiled freely and said: I, Xue Ding, have the opportunity to enjoy the happiness of love in my life. I have a virtuous wife, a son who can now take charge of his own affairs, a smart and lovely grandson, and a strong and loyal army. , this is the life that many people can’t get,”
"Xue is very grateful to my wife for seeing her off today. After my husband's death, Ningguancheng will still have to rely on my wife to look after Kai'er and the others."
"Husband, don't worry, we will do our best!" Mrs. Xue said solemnly.
"Okay, now you and I will have a good drink." Xue Ding laughed heartily. Judging from his state, there was no hint that he was about to die.
The two of them exchanged cups and drank with great enthusiasm.
Although Mrs. Xue only drank a little each time, she had already drunk too much.
"Drunk? It's okay to be drunk!" Xue Ding shook Mrs. Xue vigorously to make sure that Mrs. Xue had fallen asleep. He toasted to himself, drank it himself and said, "If you don't drink some, you won't have a chance!"
When there was no movement in the middle of the pavilion, Xue Kai and others hurriedly boarded the pavilion.
Mrs. Xue was just drunk and fell asleep on the table, while Xue Ding lay on the stone table as if he was asleep, but everyone discovered that the Ningguan guard general had already lost his breath...
