idyllic tranquility

From Uncle He's detailed narration, He Ning found that he had really underestimated the cruelty of war in the cold weapon era.

Are there eggs under the overturned nest?

Wherever the flames of war spread, even the powerful ministers in the court could not sleep as if they were walking on thin ice, let alone ordinary people who were struggling in dire straits every day.

The difference is that what the former seek is to increase the bargaining chips of one's own faction in the political reshuffle in order to gain greater power. If they succeed, they will have great power; Even if he lived, he would just continue to live with devastation, and if he died, he would just leave this purgatory on earth.

As an ordinary farming family in an ordinary village, the He family is also an inconspicuous family under the banner of survival.

Yes, He Ning has contributed to the Three Princes, and it can even be said that he has contributed a lot.

No one can deny He Ning's impetus in this war, from the improved cotton to the hand spinning machine, to the high-yielding crops found.

But so what?As long as the He family wants to live peacefully in Beili Village, the benefits of these contributions cannot be made public.

Otherwise, how would the He family explain to the villagers that they were exempted from military service during the war and still had surplus food in times of famine?

Even though the eyes of these villagers are negligible compared to the life and death of their own family members, they can live in peace and enjoy the road paved for them by He Ning comfortably.

However, are all forces blind?How can the He family who can live in a place where they have been fighting for many years be an ordinary family.When the time comes, how many times will the He family, which has no bunkers and no armed forces, and the He family who lives in the envy of the surrounding villagers, escape in the face of inquiries from all sides?

Several princes of the enemy forces can't join forces with the third prince. It's enough to be aggrieved. The He family is going to check their presence now. Is it because they want to help test the spy forces in the Central Plains? Is it really too long?

Therefore, no matter how hard it was to endure, Uncle He gritted his teeth and vowed to advance and retreat with fellow villagers in the same village. Even a few years before the famine began, he never mentioned to anyone in his family how to escape from Li's house.It wasn't until one time that he really couldn't go on, and couldn't stand it anymore, so he sent He An to secretly borrow food from Li's house.

Relying on the wisdom of life accumulated over decades, Uncle He, as the head of the family, justifiably chose a bumpy road that would not harm future generations.

As the ultimate beneficiary, He Ning has no position to blame anyone, and he is to blame himself.

If he hadn't thought about the peaceful pastoral life in Beili Village, but had directly accepted the protection of the third prince's forces, his family would not have had to endure these years of suffering.

It would be fine if he didn't have the strength to protect his family, but there were obviously better choices at the time. It was he who didn't think carefully and made his family fall into suffering that they didn't need to endure time and time again.

Self-blame instantly overwhelmed all the excitement when meeting his family, He Ning lowered his head dejectedly, his bony palms covered his usual gentle and confident eyes.He didn't dare to look directly at the joy and relief in Uncle He's eyes, and he didn't even dare to look directly at the selfish and self-righteous self deep in his heart.

He Ning's sudden outburst of negative emotions made Uncle He a little confused. I don't know why he just talked about his grandson who was so happy when he was wandering outside, but he was so sad when he heard about the situation at home.

"Grandpa's good grandson, what's the matter? Are you still afraid that we will suffer at home? Hey, the family has lived well these years and has not suffered much. Compared with the suffering you suffered when you went out, it's okay. But it's a fairy day!"

Compared with other families in the same village, Uncle He's family suffered less during the famine years.After all, they are one of the few families in the village who don’t have to endure the pain of watching their family members starve to death in front of them. Fortunately, they don’t need to experience the despair when they receive the news of the death of their men who participated in the war.

However, Uncle He's hearty and seemingly unremarkable tone did not comfort his grandson. Instead, he saw strings of crystal tears dripping down He Ning's fingers, and the teardrops fell on the ground and broke into eight petals. My heart seemed to be broken into eight petals, and the pain was unbearable.

"Hey, what's the matter with Grandpa's good grandson, did he get wronged outside? Come on, tell Grandpa, is Ningning suffering outside!" Uncle He murmured comforting words in his ear, Those rough cotton-like palms seemed to have magical powers, running down his hair tirelessly over and over again, soothing his self-blame and guilt.

When he came out of Uncle He's room, He Ning was calm on the face, but he was too embarrassed to raise his head in his heart.

Really, the two lifetimes add up to thirty or forty years old, how can you still cry in front of the elders?

Fortunately, Uncle He knew that his good grandson was thin-skinned, and he was embarrassed to be found out that he had lost the golden beans, so he kindly sent Mrs. He and his daughter-in-law, who were eager to see through the door, to the kitchen, saying yes, good grandson to eat outside If you are suffering, you must make a good meal to make up for it.

Mrs. He, who hasn't taken a closer look at her grandson, naturally doesn't want to be dismissed by Uncle He with a few words, but she has seen her grandson grow tall and thin like a stick over the years, and she has become a lot darker , Mrs. He was already distressed, and she didn't dare to pull He Ning to ask for warmth. She hurriedly ordered the eldest daughter-in-law to go to the kitchen to pack the ingredients, and the second daughter-in-law went to buy meat nearby. Even the little girls were ordered to wash and choose vegetables.

In front of him, Mrs. He's command of "slamming Fang Qiu" made the He family's yard quickly heat up and become lively.The warmth of home that He Ning is familiar with makes his heart soften.

"Da Lang, we are tired from the journey, let's go back to the house and freshen up."

Looking back, He Ning saw the person whom he had thought about countless times in these years, standing behind him holding a basin of hot water with his head bowed.His voice was a little deeper, not as clear as before, and his appearance was much darker and thinner.

"He An"

He Ning blurted out a soft call, and He Ning clearly saw that He An's hands holding the washbasin were clenched tightly, and the corners of his mouth were even pursed into a line.

He knew a long time ago that his every action, every word and deed can always be easily responded to by the other party, sometimes it is a trembling, sometimes it is a subconscious clenching, and sometimes it is an uncontrollable moan...

He also knew that his fiery gaze would make him nervous, shy, and overwhelmed, but he loved getting responses from him, those cute responses from him.

"He An, don't you miss me? Why don't you look up at me?" He Ning stretched out his hand to caress He An's clean chin, and slowly lifted it up.

Although some small reactions from his lover seem cute, but after years of longing and longing, He Ning finally met the Lord, and He Ning was not satisfied with such a response.He wanted He An's eyes to look at him, and he eagerly wanted to prove and explore whether those bright black eyes were as full of longing as he is now.

"Da Lang, I... Let's go back to the house and clean it first, shall we?" He An's words were very eager at the beginning, as if he wanted to deny something, but in the end the words he spoke were full of pleading.

"……it is good."

The lover's state was very wrong, and He Ning even saw sadness in those struggling eyes.

When the two returned to the house, He Ning thought that a private space would allow He An to open up and be honest, but every time he asked questions, He An awkwardly avoided them.

Seeing He An pretending to be busy coming and going in the room, He Ning couldn't bear to ask.

"Okay, don't pack it up, you have changed that coat five times." He Ning's joke made He An freeze when he took the coat, "I won't press you until you really believe me It’s never too late to tell me.”

He Ning's reassuring words made He An stand up abruptly, turned around and denied in a hurry: "I don't, I don't believe Da Lang. I, I'm just... (afraid)"

The last two words were not uttered.

He Ning didn't force him, just walked over, hugged He An gently, and rubbed his cheek against him, "Okay, I know, I know, I know..."

He Ning's consolation has always been He An's panacea, but today the panacea has failed.On the contrary, the gentler he is, the more flustered He An feels.

From his tighter and tighter arms, He Ning clearly felt the fear and anxiety in his heart.

The heart seemed to be squeezed by a pair of big hands, but He Ning could only kiss He An's eyes lightly, giving silent encouragement and support.

After the two of them packed up and returned to the lobby, He Ning naturally blended into the joyful atmosphere of his family, acted like a baby to Mrs. He, told the wonderful world outside to his three younger sisters, and acted as if he didn't know that there was another child at home. Be careful to hide from your own people.

It wasn't until after the lively dinner that He Ning helped the women in the family clean up the dining table, and the family talked for a long time around the table, that Yue Shangzhi was willing to leave and go back to their rooms.

He Ning and He An also scrubbed a little and went back to the room to rest, the space between the two of them was a little silent, He Ning changed his clothes early and lay on the bed.

The moonlight is not bright tonight, He Ning can only vaguely see the figure of He An who is still busy scrubbing, tidying up the face towel and washbasin, feeling sleepy in a hazy way.

When he was about to fall into a deep sleep, a body with a little coolness got into the bed naked. He Ning woke up with a jolt, and turned around to embrace his lover in his arms, but he didn't expect that the other party was uncharacteristically like a octopus He entangled him like a fish, and a pair of callused palms were fiery around with flattery.

"Hiss" Even if there is no skill, when the opponent clumsily holds He Ning's heat, He Ning clearly feels how excited he is.

However, in terms of the skills in his hands, He An is really pitiful. Seeing He Ning swell in his hands, he didn't know what to do next. In desperation, he got under the quilt and carefully used his soft tongue to please him.

I haven't seen him for a few years, but He Ning is no longer the He Ning he was back then. He An's body fluid wets his obscene pants, and the outline drawn is shocking.

He Ning was caught off guard by He An's sudden enthusiasm, but at this point, he could no longer suppress the volcanic desire in his young body.

A pair of powerful arms directly dragged the irritated guy out of the quilt, He Ning counterattacked, and controlled the panting He An under his body, and He Ning clamped the irritated palms with one hand , pressing down, sucking, licking/licking with fiery lips and tongue, unscrupulously leaving imprints on He An's rapidly rising body temperature.

"Hmm...ha, Da Lang." He An was knocked out by a violent attack, and he didn't know where his reserved and shyness had been thrown away by him, and the groan that he accidentally revealed was still vaguely crying .

"He An, my baby, what's the matter, huh?" He Ning sensed the uneasiness and fear hidden behind the enthusiasm of the other party, but he didn't dare to ask, fearing that the scars of the other party would be torn apart, so he could only Kissing every inch of skin everywhere, gently comforting with silent skin-to-skin kisses and love words that were not often used in the past.

"Baby, don't be afraid, no matter what, I'm here." He Ning kept reassuring, and He An who was below was calm for a moment, but when the crystals came out from the corner of his eyes, he suddenly greeted him more enthusiastically.

"Da Lang, hurry... Come in" He An's hands were controlled above his head, but his legs were spread out from the side, and he eagerly climbed onto He Ning's waist//limbs, sending himself to the heat of the other party, "Da Lang Lang, can you go in, Da Lang~".

He An's last tactful begging with a crying voice devoured He Ning's remaining rationality. After a quick test, he felt the moistness of his mouth, so he no longer held back.

In the dark night, He Ning's ears always echoed He An's call, sometimes restless and urging, sometimes mellow and crying, sometimes hysterical...

He Ning also responded to him with a baby voice, only when the love was strong, only the two people's heavy breathing remained in the room.

It wasn't until the dawn light shone through the paper window on He An's drowsy face that was still dripping with tears, that He Ning put his arms around He An who had been washed a little, and whispered in his ear, "Don't be afraid, Baby, I'll always be..."