Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 734 - 687: Returning Home, The Sulking Couple (2)
Guoguo lifted her skirt and ran forward, "Xiao Yu, wait for me."
"These kids run so fast!" Chai Eying waved to Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu, then went after the children.
When Mu Yuanxiu and Li Yuzhu returned this time, because there were many horses and a big commotion, they alarmed Uncle Gui in the house and Prince Luling in the study hall.
Both were surprised by the horses brought back.
"It’s Yuanxiu’s achievement," Li Yuzhu said with a smile.
"Yuanxiu, where did these horses come from?" Prince Luling noticed that the horses Mu Yuanxiu brought back were not ordinary horses but warhorses!
Mu Yuanxiu replied, "Father, it’s a long story. These are warhorses from Beiyang."
"Beiyang warhorses?" Prince Luling was very surprised.
The father-in-law and son-in-law started talking about the warhorses on the side.
Li Yuzhu and Chai Eying talked about the children.
They entered the house with the children, and at this moment, Li Yuwen came towards them, "Third sister, you’re back?"
Li Yuzhu smiled and called out, "Elder sister, you’re home? When did you return?"
"Oh, I’ve been back for several days." Li Yuwen waved her hand with a hint of displeasure, "I went to Liangzhou City. What fun things did you bring? Let me see your carriage."
She called Zhou Zhaodi to open the carriage door for her to see.
Her little maid greeted Li Yuzhu, "San Niang," and followed to take a look.
Li Yuzhu was surprised, why did Li Yuwen look unhappy?
Chai Eying noticed her confusion and whispered, "Yu Wen and Brother-in-law Pei had a tiff."
Li Yuzhu blinked, "A tiff? Weren’t they reconciled?"
Chai Eying shrugged and laughed, "Little couples, when don’t they have tiffs?"
Li Yuzhu asked again, "Sister-in-law, how long has elder sister been back?"
"Since after the Lantern Festival, she’s been here for four months."
"Four months?" Li Yuzhu was even more shocked; this wasn’t just an ordinary tiff, was it?
The Zhou family mother and daughter working at the Li Family told the events at the courtyard gate to Princess Consort Luling in the North Courtyard Main House.
Princess Consort Luling laughed and called for the Zhou family mother and daughter to start moving things.
Mu Yuanxiu distributed the gifts one by one, occasionally chatting with Li Yuzhu.
His eyes were gentle, his tone gentle.
Li Yuwen turned her face away, keeping a stern expression.
Li Yuzhu took out a box of Northern rouge sent by Second Madam Baili and walked towards Li Yuwen with a smile, "Elder sister, this is for you, personally picked out by Xiao Rui’s mother."
Li Yuwen took it in her hand and sighed, "Thank you, third sister."
"What’s with you? Why the long face?" Li Yuzhu looked at her face, "Right, where’s brother-in-law?"
"He’s dead!" Li Yuwen said irritably.
Li Yuzhu held back a laugh, "Don’t say that. If he really were dead, you’d be crying."
"I won’t cry!" Li Yuwen gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes with a cold snort, "He’s been in the Capital for four months and hasn’t written to me! Is he not dead?"
Li Yuzhu held her hand, "Maybe brother-in-law is busy recently? Besides, the Capital is quite far from here, sending letters isn’t convenient."
Li Yuwen glared at Li Yuzhu, "You and Yuanxiu were away for more than half a year. Liangzhou is four thousand miles from Zhen An Prefecture, much farther than the Capital. You both sent letters back, but he didn’t! It’s too much!"
Li Yuzhu linked her arm, "Maybe the letter he wrote got lost by the messenger? It’s just four months without a letter, it’s nothing."
"Nothing? Easy for you to say, you don’t know..." Li Yuwen bit her lip, her eyes red, and stopped talking.
"What’s wrong? What don’t I know?" Li Yuzhu looked at her face.
Li Yuwen’s eyes were already red, what kind of grievance had she suffered?
"Forget it, it’s nothing major. When he comes back, I’ll see how I deal with him!" Li Yuwen said through gritted teeth.
Li Yuzhu smiled with pursed lips, "Right, wait for him to come back and give him a piece of your mind. What’s the big deal?"
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When Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu left the Li Family, the luggage filled only half a cart. But when they returned, it took up an entire cart. Not only was the carriage full, but the mule cart was also loaded with two large bags.
What they brought back included gifts from Baili Mansion and Sky Wolf Village, and additionally, things Li Yuzhu bought on the way when she saw something good.
Although Sky Wolf Village was a poor village, they lived off hunting and had no shortage of animal pelts.
Xiao Shan gave them a good number of mink furs, fox furs, and even a bear skin.
Seven or eight pelts were rolled up into a big bundle.
When the weather was nice, they could be aired, impurities removed, and then used to make several sets of winter clothes and boots for the three children at home.
Zhou Zhaodi’s mother, Song Chunniang, moved the luggage into the house with her three daughters, helped by Uncle Gui and Nanny Jiang.
The large items were moved by Li Xingmao and Mu Yuanxiu.
Finally, they began to settle the horses.
Currently, in the Li Family’s stable, apart from Mu Yuanxiu’s mule, there were two horses, one mule belonging to Chai Eying, and two cows.
Plus one ewe.
After Guoguo was weaned, the ewe’s milk was given to Li Yu to drink.
There were too many horses and nowhere to place them.
Li Xingmao and Mu Yuanxiu temporarily tied the horses under the trees in the backyard.
The weather was clear, and in April in Zhen An Prefecture, people had begun wearing light clothing. The horses sleeping on the straw mats under the trees wouldn’t be too cold.
They planned to build a large stable after today.
Li Jing was excited to see Guoguo after being apart for more than half a year. He kept asking her about Liangzhou Prefecture.
Now, Guoguo was almost three years old, a talkative child.
Like telling a story, she spoke of the interesting things in Liangzhou City, and the heavy snow there.
Though small, she narrated vividly and vividly.
Zhen An Prefecture is in the southernmost part of Zhao Country, where snow does fall in winter, but it’s very light, just enough to cover the ground lightly. The thickest snow barely covers the soles of boots, and you can only make a mini snowman not even the height of a broom.
Snowball fights are hard to enjoy; before you can grab a handful of snow, it melts by the next day.
Sometimes, when it’s rain mixed with snow, you only see snowflakes in the air without any white piling up on the ground.
Because the snowflakes would melt into the water on the ground.
Li Jing had read in some books that children in the north could build snowmen taller than people, and stepping down, the snow could cover their calves. He was quite envious of the heavy snow days.
Listening to Guoguo talk about the heavy snow in Liangzhou City, Li Jing was full of longing.
Li Yu couldn’t understand what they were talking about, but he liked playing with his older siblings.
While they chatted and played, Li Yu would bring a small stool and sit obediently among them, listening and watching. When they laughed, he laughed along.
Sometimes, he even tried to say a few words along with them.
Chai Eying watched the three children play harmoniously and felt deeply satisfied.
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As Mu Yuanxiu distributed the gifts, Princess Consort Luling pulled Li Yuzhu aside to ask about the affairs at Baili Mansion.
