Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

Watching Ling Qingxuan's carriage going away, Xia Chuntao calmed down and returned to Daxi Village with several carts of things she had purchased from the capital.

When she arrived in Xiyang County, she had asked Chunsheng to inform her family, and the children all knew that their mother was coming back. When her carriage arrived at the entrance of the village, she saw the children, Zhang the head of the village, Li Yue'e, Tiedan's mother, and Zhao Dasao waiting at the entrance of the village.

"Mom! It's Mom's carriage!" Alai shouted the loudest.

"Mom!" Niu Niu and Xiao Bao ran towards Xia Chuntao with their short legs, and An Zi and A Lai also ran towards the carriage.

"Children, do you miss your mother?"

"Mom, why did you come back just now?" Niu Niu hugged Xia Chuntao tightly, and tears flowed down her face as she spoke, which made Xia Chuntao feel distressed.

Alai and Xiaobao also shed tears. After all, Anzi was the older brother and was embarrassed to cry in front of his younger siblings, but his eyes were also red.

Xia Chuntao held the little ones in her arms, and the mother and her children were finally reunited.

"Don't cry. If you cry, mom will cry too." Xia Chuntao wiped the tears of the children.

Xia Chuntao also missed her children, but she certainly didn't have the same concern for her children as a real mother would. After all, she was still a virgin before she traveled through time.

Seeing how much the children missed her, she still felt a little guilty.

Anzi said, "Mom, you've worked hard on the journey. Let's go home first."

Look at this guy, he does it very well.

"Mom has been delayed for a while this time, but I bought a lot of things for you. Do you want to see them?"

Sure enough, the crying atmosphere was instantly shifted.

"What did mom buy for Niuniu? Did you buy any pretty flowers?"

"Yes! Not only are there flowers, but there are also fun things and delicious things, lots of them! Let's go back and open the presents, okay?"

"Okay!" several children said in unison.

"Chuntao, is the capital city fun?" Li Yue'e took Xia Chuntao's arm and asked as they walked.

"It's not bad. Actually, there are more people and houses than here, and things are more expensive than here..."

"Chun Tao, are you doing things smoothly in the capital?" asked the head of the village, Zhang.

"It's good. With the help of the prince, everything is going smoothly."

As for saving the princess and meeting the emperor, Xia Chuntao had no intention of telling anyone about it. Some things don't need to be publicized, and being too high-profile is often the beginning of bad luck.

"That's good, that's good!" The village head knew that Xia Chuntao was doing well, so he felt relieved. Now Xia Chuntao was no longer the widow of the Chen family, she was the pillar of the village, and no matter what happened to others, nothing could happen to Chuntao.

In the afternoon, after distributing gifts to a few friends, I took the children home to have a reunion dinner.

Speaking of which, this meal was quite special. It was the meal that the children prepared themselves to welcome Xia Chuntao home.

Originally, Mrs. Zhao wanted to ask Xia Chuntao to take the children to her house for dinner, but the children didn't want to, and they just wanted to stay with their mother for a while. Mrs. Zhao also fulfilled their wishes and prepared some easy-to-cook ingredients for the children, letting them cook. Anyway, Xiaoqing was there with them, so there was no need to worry.

"Mom, try this braised fish. How does it taste?" Anzi picked a piece of fish, carefully removed the fish bones, and put it in Xia Chuntao's bowl.

Xia Chuntao picked it up and tasted it slowly, then nodded and praised it endlessly, "This fish is well cooked, not fishy, ​​salty and fresh, goes well with rice, delicious! Did you make this?"

Anzi nodded embarrassedly.

Xia Chuntao gave a thumbs up, "Great! Our An Zishu is a good student and a great cook."

An Zi blushed slightly when he was praised, "If you like it, I will cook it for you often in the future."

"I love it! But next time I have a chance, I'd like to try boiled fish. I like that more."

Xia Chuntao is not polite. Why should she be polite to her own child?

She is not from this era, and of course she does not have the concept of "a gentleman should stay away from cooking". What's shameful about being able to cook? Scholars can't just read books!

"Okay!" Anzi was visibly happy. His mother had never asked him for anything, but now she directly asked for the boiled fish he made. He was very happy and felt closer to her.

"Mom, this is what I made, please try it!" Alai pointed to a dish of scallion fried eggs and introduced it to Xia Chuntao.

Xia Chuntao picked up a piece of food with chopsticks. It was a little salty, but not bad!

"This is the first time that Mom has eaten the dishes cooked by our Alai. Although it is a little salty, it is fragrant and delicious!"

"I think it's delicious too!" Alai smiled proudly, with a missing front tooth. He seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly covered his mouth.

"Huh? Alai has started to change his teeth." Of course Xia Chuntao saw it.

A Lai nodded and asked Xia Chuntao: "Mom, when will all your teeth be replaced? I don't even dare to smile like this now."

"Smiling is also laughing. Who told you to smile with such a big mouth? Are you a big-mouthed monkey?"

Alai:?!

The children were amused by their own imagination and laughed non-stop, which made Alai very angry.

"Mom, what are you talking about? How can you talk about your own son like that?"

"Okay, okay, I won't say any more. My son is very handsome, much more handsome than the big-mouthed monkey!"

Alai: ...I always feel like it’s not a good thing to say.

Xia Chuntao took the opportunity to change the subject, "What did Niuniu and Xiaobao do for mother?"

"I made this shrimp and egg custard!" Niu Niu patted her chest, very proud.

"I made this fermented glutinous rice and egg soup!" Xiaobao was not willing to be left behind.

Xia Chuntao:......

So, are you guys fighting with the eggs? Do the hens in the yard know about this?

But it's still necessary to praise them. Xia Chuntao tasted the soup made by Niu Niu and Xiao Bao and started to flatter them.

"The shrimp and egg custard made by Niuniu is so tender and delicious! How come you are so amazing!"

Niu Niu was so proud that the little bun on her head swayed.

"How did Xiaobao know that mom likes fermented glutinous rice and egg soup? I haven't eaten it for a long time. It's well done!"

Xiao Bao was a little embarrassed, "We don't know how to light a fire, so our eldest brother helped us to light the fire, and our second brother helped us to prepare the ingredients."

"Yes!" Niu Niu also agreed.

Of course Xia Chuntao knew! What can a little kid do? She wasn't bragging, but her kids were already pretty good.

Anzi turned nine the following year, and he acted like a big brother, even more attentive than Xia Chuntao. Although Alai was more of a straight man, he would also protect his younger siblings.

As for Niu Niu and Xiaobao, children of this age can eat and dress themselves, and can also help sweep the floor and feed the chickens at home. This is already very good. What else do they want?

"You brothers didn't do that when they were your age. We are a family, so we should help each other. Look, this table of food is so delicious. This is all thanks to your cooperation."

Xiaobao tilted his head and thought about it, well, mom is right!