Congrats to the boss and his brother

Early the next morning, before Chi Jingyao woke up, someone knocked on the door.

He dazedly called Second Brother, and when he opened his eyes, he realized that it was Rong Niang.

"Breakfast is ready, you're still in bed." Rong Niang held two new cotton robes in her hands, and said to him, "I made them for you early in the morning, and I just want to try them on today."

Chi Jingyao hurriedly sat up and took it over, and said to Rongniang, "Thank you, mother."

"Your second brother got up early, probably because he was afraid of disturbing you, so he ran to the front yard to play with guns all morning." Rong Niang said.

"I don't even know when he got up." Chi Jingyao said with a smile.

"Put it on quickly and see if it fits?" Rong Niang said.

Hearing this, Chi Jingyao got busy and tried on the new cotton robe.

Now the Pei family is no longer as hard-pressed as before, and the house is also burned with earth dragons, so the winter is not as difficult as it used to be.

Rong Niang waited for him to change clothes, glanced at the new quilt that was put aside and said: "It's unnecessary to prepare an extra quilt for you, I didn't expect you two brothers to sleep in the same quilt."

"The room is quite warm, the bed is not spacious at all, and the two quilts are crowded together." Chi Jingyao said hurriedly.

"Okay, then I'll put away your second brother's quilt first, so as not to get in the way in the room." Rong Niang said and carried away the untouched quilt.

Chi Jingyao let out a guilty sigh, then hurriedly tidied himself up and went out to wash up.

After Pei Ye finished training in the morning, he went to feed the horses.

The two horses they rode on their return were tied up near the chicken coop in the backyard.

When Chi Jingyao found him, he was feeding horse fodder.

"Is there still fodder at home?" Chi Jingyao asked in surprise.

"I borrowed some from Old Uncle Qian's house." Pei Ye said.

"Fortunately, his family has it, otherwise our horse would be hungry." Chi Jingyao said.

"There is always something to eat. Just find something and you can make it." Pei Ye patted the dust on his hands, then rubbed his hands on himself, and then stepped forward to help Chi Jingyao tidy up placket.

"Mother made you a body too, why don't you try changing it?" Chi Jingyao asked.

"Are you so beaming too? She looks like a New Year's doll." Pei Ye said.

Chi Jingyao heard him teasing himself, frowned and said, "Isn't it good-looking?"

"You look good, you look good in anything you wear." Pei Ye couldn't help pinching his hand as he said.

"Second Uncle, Uncle!" Pei Ning's voice came suddenly.

Chi Jingyao was startled, hurriedly shook off Pei Ye's hand, and took a few steps back.

The two turned their heads and saw Pei Ning walking towards them with small steps, followed by Pei Yuan.

"I have to look for you early in the morning." Pei Yuan laughed.

"Come on, uncle will feed you to the horse." Chi Jingyao leaned over and hugged Pei Ning, subconsciously glanced at Pei Yuan, with a slightly guilty face.

Fortunately, Pei Yuan's expression was natural and nothing unusual could be seen.

"Uncle rides a big horse!" Pei Ning said in a childlike voice, "Second uncle also rides a big horse!"

"When you grow up, uncle will teach you how to ride a big horse, okay?" Chi Jingyao said with a smile.

"Okay!" Pei Ning said with a smile, "Uncle and Uncle will teach together..."

Although the little guy is less than two years old now, he can speak very fluently.

"Uncle... Where's the monkey?" Pei Ning looked at the horse for a while, then couldn't help asking.

"Do you still remember the monkey?" Chi Jingyao said in surprise, "When I saw it last year, you were less than one year old!"

Pei Yuan on the side hurriedly said: "A few days ago, Dr. Yang and Ruan Baozi came to the house to see it together. They brought your monkey with them. Pei Ning likes to tease that monkey very much, so I remembered it."

"So that's how it is." Chi Jingyao hurriedly said, "In a few days, uncle will bring the monkey back and let it play with you."

"Thank you uncle!" Pei Ning said, hugged Chi Jingyao and rubbed him affectionately.

Before Chi Jingyao and the others left, they entrusted the boss to Yang Yue and Ruan Baozi.They came back in a hurry yesterday, and when they went to Daying, Yang Yue and the others happened to take the monkey boss out, so Chi Jingyao saw neither people nor monkeys.

He and Pei Ye are planning to take the time before the New Year to go back to the camp and bring the boss back.

"What are your plans?" Pei Yuan asked.

Chi Jingyao was startled when he heard the words, feeling a little guilty for some reason.

On the contrary, Pei Ye said very calmly: "I will return to the army after the new year, and he will be with me. But now I am free to come and go in the army, and I can come back to see you at any time."

"I thought Ah Yao would go back to the clinic." Pei Yuan said.

"I can go back to the medical clinic occasionally. I voluntarily went to the army to be a military doctor. General Yang said that I don't have to follow the rules of the army too much." Chi Jingyao said hurriedly.

Pei Yuan nodded when he heard the words, and said nothing more.

The family had breakfast together, and Father Pei said that he planned to go to the county town to do some shopping.

Although there are still some days before the Chinese New Year, some New Year's goods can be purchased in advance.

Especially now that Pei Ye and Chi Jingyao are back, they will have a better life this year.

Chi Jingyao hadn't been to the county seat for a long time, so he naturally wanted to follow.

When Pei Ye heard that he was going, he went with him, and took Pei Ning with him.

Although Pei Ning is young, he is very obedient.

Along the way, she nestled in Chi Jingyao's arms without crying or making trouble.

Chi Jingyao liked him so much that he took him to buy a lot of gaudy gadgets when he arrived in the county.

Pei Ye had no choice but to work hard and follow behind as a temporary "buddy" carrying things.

Later, the two went to the shop that used to sell leather and bought a small leather jacket for Pei Ning.

The shopkeeper also recognized Chi Jingyao and the others, and was very enthusiastic to see them.

Then the two went to the medical clinic again. The staff in the medical clinic were very happy to see Chi Jingyao come back, and invited him back to Zhuangzi for the New Year.

"I won't go there during the Chinese New Year, but I can go back and have a look in a few days." Chi Jingyao said.

He didn't know what to think of while talking, and subconsciously glanced at Pei Ye, and saw that Pei Ye was also looking at him.

Now there is still a month before the Chinese New Year. Although Chi Jingyao and Pei Ye have established a rule, they should not be presumptuous at home.

But now they are still newly married, and being together every day is somewhat unbearable.

It happened to be a few days in Zhuangzi, and I could also take the opportunity to get close.

That day, when they returned from the county seat, it was already dusk.

Rong Niang, Pei Yuan and Ding Xiaowan cooked a meal together at home, and the dishes looked very rich.

"Peining, come here, mother will feed you." Ding Xiaowan said to Peining.

Pei Ning has been held by Chi Jingyao since returning home, and he doesn't seem to want to let go after hearing this.

"Uncle...can you feed me?" Pei Ning said in a childlike voice, "I'm very obedient."

Hearing this, Chi Jingyao hurriedly said, "Yes, uncle will feed you."

As Chi Jingyao said, he scooped up a mouthful of porridge and blew it cool to feed him. Pei Ning drank it obediently, looking really good to feed.

"This child is very close to Ah Yao. He was only a few months old when we separated last time, and he didn't recognize his birth after such a long separation," Pei Yuan said.

"Ah Yao pleases the children." Rong Niang said with a smile: "Anyway, you are married now, and after the New Year, you will bring him back and have a child as soon as possible, so that you can still be with Pei Ning when the time comes, that would be great. "

Pei Ning seemed to understand, and quickly clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay!"

Chi Jingyao's complexion couldn't help changing when he heard the words, and he subconsciously glanced at Pei Ye.

Pei Ye's face was gloomy and he didn't look at him, but Chi Jingyao could feel that he was not very happy.

"By the way, I didn't even bother to ask you. How old is the girl you married? If she is too young, you can wait. Women who are too young to give birth are not good for their health." Rong Niang said.

Chi Jingyao smiled awkwardly and said, "Twenty."

"Four years older than you? About the same age as your second brother." Rong Niang said with a smile: "It's good to be older, female junior, holding a gold brick, when I grow up, I will feel sorry for others."

After all, Rong Niang cared about Chi Jingyao, so she also showed extra concern for his marriage.

After asking her age, she suppressed a smile and asked again: "You went to the capital in such a hurry, did you consummate your house before you left?"

"Mother!" Chi Jingyao blushed, feeling a little embarrassed.

"What are you afraid of? I'm your mother, not an outsider." Rong Niang said with a smile: "Mother is just thinking, maybe after the new year..."

"Mother." Pei Yuan laughed and said, "Ayao is only sixteen, and will only be seventeen after the new year. You are rushing too much."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm so happy." Rong Niang said and hurriedly brought food to Chi Jingyao, signaling him to eat more.

Chi Jingyao was full of thoughts after eating this meal.

The more Rong Niang expressed concern about his marriage, the more disturbed he became.

If Rong Niang found out the truth in the future, she would be so disappointed.

It's not just that he can't give birth to a grandson or granddaughter, even Pei Ye can't.

That night, when he came back after washing, he saw Pei Ye standing on the porch, looking unhappy.

"Second brother." Chi Jingyao walked over, took his hand and squeezed it.

Pei Ye turned to look at him for a while, then suddenly said, "I hurt you."

"Second brother?" Chi Jingyao was startled.

Then Pei Ye said again: "If you marry well and have children, you won't even be disqualified as a father."

"Why do you think so?" Chi Jingyao said.

"Isn't it?" Pei Ye said, "If I didn't provoke you back then, you wouldn't have understood anything at all, and you wouldn't have thought that way about me."

Chi Jingyao frowned and said, "That's not the case, Second Brother."

He moved to Pei Ye's lips, kissed him, and said, "I don't know how to tell you, but I don't want you to think so."

"I'm afraid you'll..."

"I won't." Chi Jingyao interrupted him: "If you say it again, I'll take it as your regret."

Hearing this, Pei Ye stretched out his hand to hold him in his arms, and said, "Stop talking, it's my fault, I shouldn't be thinking wildly."

"Second brother, you can accompany me to Zhuangzi in a few days." Chi Jingyao whispered in his ear.

Pei Ye didn't know what he thought of when he heard the words, and his mood improved a lot in an instant.

On the second day, Chi Jingyao got up early.

But after breakfast, he felt sleepy again, so he went back to sleep for a sleep.

It was noon when he woke up again, and when he came out of the room, he saw Pei Ye sitting in the yard, busy with a piece of wood and a carving knife in his hand.On the side, Pei Ning was sitting on the ponytail, watching intently.

"Uncle!" Seeing Chi Jingyao, little Pei Ning rushed over happily and plunged into his arms.

"What are you doing?" Chi Jingyao picked up the little guy and asked.

"Second Uncle said he wanted to make me a wooden sword." Little Pei Ning said.

"It's a coincidence that your second uncle has a hand. He even made me a slingshot before." Chi Jingyao said.

Pei Ning asked curiously, "What is a slingshot?"

"That's it." Chi Jingyao quietly took out the slingshot from the storage space and showed it to him.

Seeing this, Pei Ye was a little surprised, and asked, "Do you still keep it?"

"Of course!" Chi Jingyao said, "This is the first thing you gave me."

Hearing this, Pei Ye couldn't help but smile a little in his eyes, and took a deep look at the young man.

"Where are you guys here?" Rong Niang stood at the gate of the courtyard and said to Pei Ye, "Second brother, come out."

Hearing this, Pei Ye put down the half-made wooden sword in his hand, told Chi Jingyao and Pei Ning not to move the sword randomly, and then got up and went over.

"There's a guest at home, go and greet me." Rong Niang said.

"What guest?" Pei Ye asked casually.

"Don't you know when you see it?" Rong Niang smiled.

Suspicion flashed across Pei Ye's face when he heard the words, but he followed the other party to the front yard.

Chi Jingyao and Pei Ning waited in the small courtyard for a while, seeing that Pei Ye was not coming back, they couldn't help but carried Pei Ning to the front yard.

As soon as he approached the front yard, he heard a commotion in the front hall. It seemed that many people were joking.

"Sister-in-law." Chi Jingyao stopped Ding Xiaowan who was passing by, and asked, "Why are there so many people?"

"Hey, they are all here to say goodbye to your second brother." Ding Xiaowan said: "When you were away, there were always people coming from the family. Now I probably heard the news, so they all came today!"

Chi Jingyao: ...

"It's a good thing you're married, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hide." Ding Xiaowan teased.

Chi Jingyao forced a smile, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Did mother find it?" Chi Jingyao asked.

"No." Ding Xiaowan said: "Why would mother find someone to come without authorization? These matchmakers are all paid to do things, and they all rush to find your second brother. Mother has refused many times before, but it should be Those who come still come, you can’t close the door and drive people out, right?”

Ding Xiaowan sighed and said: "Your second brother is also a marquis now, we are afraid of offending others and tarnishing your second brother's reputation. So since they are here today, we might as well let your second brother meet, if he If you don't like it yourself, you can make these people give up."

Chi Jingyao didn't speak for a long time after hearing the words.

He originally wanted to take Pei Ning back to the courtyard and stay there, out of sight and out of mind.

But then I thought it was wrong, the person who came here was to say goodbye to his second brother, he had to go and see!

After all, they are already a married couple, how can they sit idly by?

He was not worried about what kind of marriage Pei Ye really agreed to, but he was afraid that Pei Ye could not bear his temper and offend others.

"We have not only people from the county town, but also people from the county town." A matchmaker laughed and said, "If Master Hou is worried, we all brought portraits. Master Hou can take a look first before we talk about it."

After speaking, someone brought some portraits over, intending to show Pei Ye.

Pei Ye frowned, and said coldly: "Thank you all, I have no such plan for the time being."

"Master Hou is not young anymore." Another matchmaker said: "Before we all thought that Master Hou would be able to get married in the capital, but we didn't expect that Master Hou would still be willing to return to Qizhou. How are we girls from Qizhou Prefecture..."

Impatient expressions soon appeared on Pei Ye's face.

Rong Niang said: "Second brother, if you don't like something, don't force it, let's not worry."

The implication is that if Pei Ye is unwilling, he can refuse.

"There are so many girls, all of them are in good spirits, Master Hou will know after looking at them." One person said.

Pei Ye took a deep breath, his patience was obviously exhausted.

Pei Yuan had mentioned this matter to him in a letter before, saying that these days their family was disturbed by these matchmakers.

In the current situation, if he just casually refused, the next wave of people would come in a few days.

He is not good at throwing people out of the country.

Thinking of this, Pei Ye said: "Everyone may know that Pei has just returned from the capital, and he also knows that His Majesty did not marry him... Do you know the reason for this?"

Everyone shook their heads when they heard the words, and asked, "What's the reason?"

"That's because in a certain battle before..."

Just as Chi Jingyao walked to the door, he planned to eavesdrop, but he just heard this passage.

He immediately realized what Pei Ye was going to say, rushed in and interrupted Pei Ye: "Second brother!"

Pei Ye frowned and looked at Chi Jingyao.

Everyone in the room also looked at the two of them, all with surprised expressions.

"Second Brother..." Chi Jingyao pulled Pei Ye and said, "Come out with me..."

Pei Ye stood still and said in a low voice, "I've already thought about it."

"Come out with me!" Chi Jingyao grabbed his hand, ignoring the eyes of others, and whispered, "Second Brother..."

Pei Ye hated seeing him like this the most, and immediately couldn't bear it, so he could only let the other party drag him out of the front hall.

Everyone in the room looked out curiously.

"Is this Doctor Chi?" someone asked.

"You are so handsome, but unfortunately you are already married." Another person said.

Rong Niang said unhappily at the side: "It is a great thing for my son to get married, what's the pity?"

"Yes, yes, look at my mouth." Just now the matchmaker hurriedly said: "Doctor Chi is so handsome, the girl he will marry must be very good."

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Chi Jingyao took Pei Ye to a corner and said anxiously, "How can you tell them this?"

"If you don't tell me, they will come every now and then." Pei Ye said.

"It's a big deal to find other excuses, there's no need to say that about yourself." Chi Jingyao said: "It's hard to escape a catastrophe in the capital, and now you want to say that to them...I don't want you to say that."

Pei Ye said: "Are you afraid that I will lose face?"

"I don't want to hear them arrange you behind their backs." Chi Jingyao said, "You are the hero of Dayu, and I don't allow them to speak ill of you."

"I don't care." Pei Ye said.

"I care." Chi Jingyao said, "Wouldn't you be unhappy if someone else spoke about me behind my back?"

Pei Ye's heart moved when he heard the words, and he finally calmed down a little.

"I'll go and tell them." Chi Jingyao said, "Just say you don't want to get married and tell them not to come."

Pei Ye took a deep breath and said, "I'll go by myself."

The two returned to the front hall one by one, and as soon as they reached the door, they heard Pei Yuan's voice from inside.

"Our second child's marriage has indeed been decided. I originally thought that I would wait for the capital's decree to arrive before we tell the outside world." Pei Yuan explained to the crowd: "I didn't expect you to come today. Since we can't hide it now, let's Please go back and tell each other that my second brother's marriage will not bother you."

Pei Yuan left room for what he said, he only said that he was waiting for the capital's decree to arrive, but he didn't say that it was the capital's "decree to refer to the marriage", so he was playing a trick, and it was not a lie to report the decree when he really pursued it.These matchmakers would not think that he dared to joke about such a thing, so they all believed it, and no one noticed the loopholes in his words.

"Which family is the girl from?" Someone asked.

"Let's talk about this matter later when the dust has settled, otherwise something is wrong." Pei Yuan said.

Everyone was curious and disappointed when they heard the words.

Pei Yuan laughed along with Rong Niang and sent people out the door one by one.

"Your second brother is really engaged?" Rong Niang asked after seeing off everyone.

"You also saw it today, he doesn't like it." Pei Yuan said, "It's better to block it for him."

"If I knew this earlier, I would have said so in the first few years, and it would save people from visiting every now and then." Rong Niang said.

Pei Ye smiled faintly, and said, "In the first few years... we didn't know he was not happy."

"That's true." Rong Niang said: "Anyway, our second child doesn't have to worry about not being able to marry a wife. If you don't like it right now, just wait."

As she spoke, she picked up Pei Ning and went to the backyard.

Pei Yuan stood in the courtyard for a while, looked at Chi Jingyao and Pei Ye who were not far away, and couldn't help sighing.

"Brother..." Chi Jingyao leaned over guiltily, and asked in a low voice, "You..."

"Father and mother are all worried about you, they have no other thoughts, so don't take it to heart." Pei Yuan said.

Chi Jingyao subconsciously looked at Pei Ye when he heard the words.

Pei Ye looked at Pei Yuan and asked, "You know everything?"

"I wasn't sure at first." Pei Yuan said, "You wrote a letter from home saying that Ah Yao was married, but the letter never mentioned who he married. I thought it was strange at that time. It was even more strange when you came back together. How can anyone just leave his new wife behind and come home to celebrate the New Year by himself?"

Pei Yuan looked at Chi Jingyao, and said again: "You have been sensible since childhood, you can't do this kind of thing."

Chi Jingyao's face turned red when he heard the words, he lowered his head and dared not look at Pei Yuan anymore.

"Also, Pei Ye has made such great military exploits, but he went to the capital and did not intend to give a marriage. Our family has been talking about marriage a few years ago. There are so many nobles in the capital, and you are so young and handsome. There is no one to recruit the handsome Lord Hou?" Pei Yuan looked at Pei Ye, and couldn't help but sighed, "I was just guessing, but looking at you these days... I also guessed a lot. gone."

Pei Yuan watched the two grow up, so he could naturally see the changes between Pei Ye and Chi Jingyao clearly.

In addition, his mind is delicate, once he has a guess, and then he looks at the two of them, his eyes and movements are full of flaws,

Pei Ye heard the words: "That's right, I didn't mention the person who married him in the letter because that person was me."

"Are you quite righteous?" Pei Yuan glared at Pei Ye, and said, "Let's talk about it after the new year. Parents are happy now. Let them be happy for a few more days."

"En." Chi Jingyao nodded when he heard the words, his eyes turned red immediately.

He didn't expect that Pei Yuan would see the clue without waiting for them to say.

What surprised him even more was that Pei Yuan didn't criticize at all, and even took the initiative to smooth things over for them in today's matter.

"Why are you crying?" Pei Yuan stretched out his hand and tapped Chi Jingyao's shoulder lightly, and said, "If he wants to cry, he should be the one to cry. Looking back to the new year, your parents will beat and scold you, and your second brother will suffer. "

Pei Ye couldn't help chuckling when he heard this.

"Still laughing?" Pei Yuan glared at him again, then turned to leave.

"Brother?" Chi Jingyao choked up and asked, "Don't you blame me?"

Pei Yuan turned to look at him, and said, "When you were on the front line, I often had nightmares. Sometimes I woke up in the middle of the night, and I thought, as long as you can come back alive, even if you are missing an arm or a leg, we will recognize it." , as long as you live."

"Now both of you, your arms and legs are fine..." Pei Yuan's eye circles were also a little red, and he said, "Brother is quite content."

Chi Jingyao burst into tears uncontrollably when he heard this.

Seeing this, Pei Ye reached out to hug him, but after thinking about it, he held back and only squeezed his hand lightly.

"Don't cry." Pei Yuan patted Chi Jingyao on the shoulder, and then asked Pei Ye: "I was in the room just now, what did you want to say?"

Pei Ye thought for a while, and said, "It's inhumane to say that I was injured on the battlefield."

Pei Yuan suddenly said, "This is a good idea."

He thought for a while, and then asked with some worry: "You are not really hurt, are you?"

"Fake." Pei Ye said helplessly.

Hearing the words, Pei Yuan sized Pei Ye up carefully, as if he was not at ease, but his eyes were still a bit worried.

"It's true or false." Chi Jingyao hurriedly explained for Pei Ye.

"Is it real or fake?" Pei Yuan frowned and asked.

"Fake." Pei Ye said again.

Pei Yuan nodded, hesitated to speak, and finally gave Pei Ye a complicated look before turning around and leaving.

Pei Ye: ...

What is his brother's expression?