Ding Changhe asked Dashan to prepare a lot of ingredients and send them over. An Ran and Sister Chen prepared for the entire afternoon and cooked a lot of Xiao Shitou's favorite meals.
When it was almost time to go to bed, Xiao Shitou didn't come back, so An Ran couldn't sleep at night.
Ding Changhe watched An Ran twisting and turning and couldn't help but pull her into his arms, "Stop moving. I will definitely come back tomorrow. It's really irresponsible."
"My son is my biggest concern."
But An Ran didn't move this time. Ding Changhe's body felt like a stove, really warm.
The next day, An Ran asked Sister Zhang not to come over to help. With just these few people, she and Sister Chen could handle it.
Ding Changhe was sitting in the main room, drinking tea slowly, watching An Ran busy in the courtyard, but the book he was holding in his hand had not turned a page.
He couldn't help but think of the scene when he was with his grandfather. My grandmother was like this at that time. She had to do everything at home by herself, especially my grandfather’s food, clothing, housing and transportation. She had to personally arrange it. ?.?????.???
But my grandmother left early, and my grandfather became less and less fond of going home. He spent more time in the military camp than at home.
While he was thinking about it, his expression changed, he put down the book and walked out.
He said to An Ran, "It should be Xiao Shitou and the others who are back."
An Ran and Sister Chen immediately put down what they were doing. An Ran glanced at Ding Changhe and turned towards the door.
When we arrived at the door, there seemed to be the faint sound of horse hooves, and An Ran stood at the door and looked around.
Just as Sister Chen was about to come over, she saw Ding Changhe walking out with An Ran. She pursed her lips and returned to the kitchen.
After a while, I saw three fast horses running towards this side. From a distance, this figure looked like his son, and An Ran's eyes were red.
Xiao Shitou ran closer and closer, and saw his mother standing at the door from a distance. When they were far away, he reined in his horse, jumped off, and ran towards his mother.
"Mom, Mom, you are really here." He ran closer and picked up his mother and spun her around.
This time his father didn't bluff him.
An Ran's eyes were a little blurry, and she blinked hurriedly, "Hurry up, let me down, really, let me see."
Xiao Shitou put his mother down and looked at his mother with a big smile in front of An Ran.
An Ran looked at her son's bright smile and full of vitality, but she still shed tears unsatisfactorily.
Inadvertently, her son has grown so old.
Ding Changhe stood aside with a straight face. Neither of the two women saw him standing here, so they couldn't help coughing.
An Ran grabbed Xiao Shitou and said, "I'll see your dad soon."
Xiao Shitou straightened his clothes in a decent manner, went to his father and hugged his fists, "I've met Dad."
There really wasn't a word more. Ding Changhe said "hmm" and glanced at the little stone.
At this time, Jiang Li and Ding Shi came over and said, "Sir, we are back and we have met Madam."
An Ran knew Jiang Li and Ding Shi and nodded to them.
Ding Changhe said: "You two come with me, Xiao Shitou, help your mother back to the house first."
Ding Changhe took the two of them to nowhere, while Xiao Shitou helped his mother back to the house.
"Mom, that man is willing to let you come here with him. He hasn't bullied you during this time, right?"
"Be careful what you say outside. He is your father. Don't let others find fault in your words and deeds."
Xiao Shitou chuckled, "Mom, I understand, I'm doing well outside."
An Ran shook her head and smiled, "Tell me where you have been and why it took you so long."
Xiao Shitou perked up and said, "Mom, my eyes have been opened. It turns out that fighting is not that simple. I followed the training, but my father is not merciful at all."
An Ran touched her son's head and said, "You think the fight is between you and the village children. Drink a glass of water first and talk to your mother slowly."
Xiao Shitou took the water his mother poured and drank it all in one gulp. "Mom, not far from here is a training base at Black Tiger Camp. Usually no outsiders come here. I didn't expect my father to ask you to come with him."
An Ran asked: "Your father said that Black Tiger Camp is under his control."
Xiao Shitou thought for a while and said: "Mom, Black Tiger Camp is not a military camp. It can be said to be the Ding family's private army or secret guard camp. I heard from the brothers in the camp that the ancestor of the Ding family and several brothers took care of the brothers who died in the battle. The family was small, and the Black Tiger Camp slowly selected those with strong abilities. Over the past thirty or forty years, the number of people in the Black Tiger Camp has increased, and of course a lot of people have died."
An Ran thought about it, this was Old Man Ding who was training people for himself, and of course he had to take care of other people's families.
"You have been to this village before."
Xiao Shitou shook his head, "I have only been in Black Tiger Camp for a short time. I only heard that there is a place like this. All the old and seriously injured people are kept here. If no one cares about them, they will die if they go out."
"So where did you go after being out for so long?"
Xiao Shitou smiled and said, "Mom, we have gone to many places. I didn't know there were so many new things outside."
An Ran looked at her son's smiling face, she still had to go out and see more of the world, Xiao Shitou would never be worse than others.
An Ran felt a little distressed when she saw that Xiao Shitou's clothes were covered with dust and his hair was a little tangled.
"Mom has made several sets of clothes for you. Change into this dirty one. Come over here and I will get it for you."
Xiao Shitou had just taken two steps and said, "Mom, take it out for me first. I'll wash it and put it on in a moment."
"Okay, Mom will bring it to you in a moment. It's the Chinese New Year, so we little rocks have to be in good spirits."
Jiang Li and Ding Shi reported the situation along the way to Ding Changhe, "Sir, it's a bit dangerous further south, so we
