At the end of the month, Little Shitou arrived home on time, riding his pony and calling for his mother from the avenue.
An Ran didn't go out for the past two days, just waiting at home for his return.
The door of the house was open, and Xiao Shitou jumped off his horse and tied the foal to the door, then ran in and threw himself into his mother's arms.
Xiao Shitou hugged An Ran's waist, picked up his mother, and turned her around twice before putting her down.
An Ran smiled and looked at her energetic son, who seemed to have grown taller again.
Sister Chen also came out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "The young master is back. Aunt Chen has prepared delicious food for you. I will ask you Grandpa Ding and Grandma Ding to come over soon."
Xiao Shitou shouted loudly: "Aunt Chen, I will call Grandpa Ding and the others later."
Sister Chen said, "No, I'll call you later. You can talk to your mother for a while. You don't even know how much your mother misses you."
After finishing speaking, Sister Chen cleaned up the kitchen work and went to the small house to leave space for the couple to talk. ?.?????.???
An Ran made a pot of tea from the kitchen, pulled her son to sit in the courtyard, and said, "Mom has been worried that you are not used to living there and will be bullied. Looking at your current situation, you are not aggrieved."
Xiao Shitou grinned and said, "How could I be wronged?"
An Ran poured out two cups of tea, and Xiao Shitou took them, "Mom, I'll do it."
"Hurry up and drink. You must be thirsty after running all this way."
Xiao Shitou picked it up and took a sip, smacking his lips and saying, "The man brought this, I guess. I drank it in his study, and it was better than what we usually drink."
"Don't be so unruly."
Xiao Shitou curled his lips and said, "Mom, I heard that he has been living here during this period. He didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
His mother didn't know that when he left, he thought that the man would leave too, but he didn't expect that he would still live here. When he found out, he wanted to come back, but the guard told him that he would come back after his injury healed.
If you don't want to go back to his house to recover from your injuries, why would you come here to find work for your mother? After hearing this, he felt very unhappy.
But he returned home a few days ago. In the study, his father taught him the art of war. Only then did he realize that the man's injuries were not fully healed.
At that time, he pretended to be filial and showed some concern, but in the end he said that he would have to practice harder in the future to avoid being plotted like his father in the future.
How could Ding Changhe not hear that this boy was laughing at him.
Xiao Shitou lowered his voice and said, "Mom, Aunt Han's son is gone."
An Ran was stunned for a moment. She only heard that the child was born prematurely and was too weak. Could it be that the conditions in Fucheng were not so good to raise him well?
"Mom, Aunt Han cried like hell, but I heard that another Aunt Jade seemed to have given birth to a child."
It seems that Ding Changhe is really not idle, but I have never heard when she was pregnant.
"Mom, you are right not to go back to Ding's house. There are a lot of things going on in their house every day. There are also people in the second uncle's house. Several women are quarreling around. I don't know how they are so free and still living here. It’s comfortable to wear.”
An Ran looked at his son with a smile, "You live in the front yard, how come you know so much about the backyard."
"Our friends who went to school and practiced martial arts together were members of the Ding family. They heard about it from home and told me about it."
Xiao Shitou poured another cup of tea for his mother and himself.
"But mother, some colleagues are sending women to my father again. My father surrounded them in the yard and ordered the housekeeper to send them away in two days. You said they won't give anything else, just give them something valuable, okay? A woman still has to support her, thank you."
An Ran looked at his son amusedly, "Don't worry about this matter. It's not something you can interfere with. Remember it."
"I didn't bother to ask. I fell ill just two days after arriving. I had to see a doctor and take medicine."
What An Ran didn't know was that Xiao Shitou was in the study with Ding Changhe at that time. When the housekeeper came to tell the time, Ding Changhe only asked for a doctor and sent them all away when they recovered, and then continued to teach Xiao Shitou the art of war.
After finishing his studies, Xiao Shitou said to his father when he left, "If you take concubines in the future, you have to carefully select them, feed them and provide them with medical care, and money cannot be picked up on the road."
Ding Changhe was so angry that he kicked him out and warned him that if he dared to talk nonsense, he would be punished.
"Then have you heard anything else about Ding Mansion?"
Xiao Shitou thought about other things for a while, "I seem to have heard that my grandfather is going to the capital to reply. The mansion is currently preparing for the third uncle's wedding, and there is nothing else."
At this time, Xiao Shitou remembered that he had brought cakes to his mother and hurriedly brought the package over. He took out a box and said, "This is a famous snack in Fucheng. I ate it and it was delicious. Mom, try it."
After the little stone took it out, he said: "Mom, I will go to the village first to see Da Zhuang, Grandma Hua and the others, and bring them some candies. I won't play for a long time, and I will be back soon."
An Ran smiled and said, "Go ahead, Da Zhuang asked you twice, don't miss your meal."
Xiao Shitou wrapped the package, picked it up and ran out.
When Sister Chen and the other three came over, Little Shitou had not come back yet.
Several people prepared the food, and as soon as it was put on the table, the little stone came running back with a roar.
"Mom, I'm not too late, I'm watching the time."
"It's just right. Go wash your face and we'll start dinner right away."
Old Dingtou and Mrs. Ding were so happy looking at Little Shitou that they kept picking up food for him.
Sister Chen scooped a bowl of fish soup for him.
An Ran looked at her son and smiled, he was always so energetic.
"Grandpa Ding, I'll do it myself. You eat the meat, which will be stewed until it's rotten. Grandma Ding, you also drink the soup. The soup is nutritious, so you should drink more."
Sister Chen said: "When our eldest young master comes back, he feels that the food is delicious."
Xiao Shitou chuckled and said, "Yes.
