The young couple from the farm fights back

Chapter 186 Xie Dislikes Xiao Ying

Without asking, she knew what Xiao Ying had done when she entered General Zhou's tent. Her tone was filled with unbearable displeasure: "Little sister, you are an unmarried woman, how can you casually enter and leave the soldiers' tents? If word gets out, wouldn't it damage your reputation?"

Xiao Ying maintained a slightly stiff smile on her face. She didn't like her second sister-in-law, and she looked down on her for marrying her second brother at such an old age.

She heard that if Governor Jie had not been a man who knew when to advance and when to retreat and had good vision, and had not pleased the eldest brother, the second brother would not have married this old woman.

"Second sister-in-law, your words really hurt me. The soldiers of the uprising army have worked hard for our Xiao family. As a member of the Xiao family, what's wrong with me sending a cup of tea to General Zhou?"

Xie didn't care about this. She knew that her sister-in-law looked down on her for marrying the man of the family, but after all, when she was a girl, she was not as shameless as Xiao Ying.

The rebel army was at a critical juncture. If Xiao Ying angered General Zhou and caused the rebel army to lose morale at this critical juncture, she would definitely skin this woman alive.

"Really? It seems that my second sister-in-law misunderstood me. It makes sense. The girls of our Xiao family are the most dignified and sensible. They shouldn't learn those unpresentable and shameful behaviors that only make outsiders laugh at them."

Xiao Ying was stunned by the retort. She gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the anger in her heart. Her hands holding the tray were so tight that their roots turned white.

"Second sister-in-law is right."

No matter how dumb Xiao Chao was, he seemed to sense the tension between his wife and his younger sister, and quickly interrupted to save the situation: "Ah, yes, your second sister-in-law is right. Ying girl always knows her limits. Go back to your own tent if you have nothing to do."

After hearing what her second brother said, Xiao Ying wanted to stay away from Xie, a woman. She pursed her lips angrily, and when she passed by Xie, she glared at her with resentment in her eyes.

Even if others couldn't see it, how could Xie not see it? She had to think carefully about the interests involved. After thinking about it, she called the man in charge.

"Second Master, it's windy outside. Let's take the child back to our tent."

"Oh, that's fine." Xiao Chao, who had a son in his old age, held his son in his arms happily and went back to the tent with his wife.

After a while, Xiao Chao's loud voice came from the tent.

"what?"

The soldiers guarding outside the tent could not help but look at each other, and at the same time look at the fallen curtain.

In the tent, Xie rolled her eyes and unhappily took her son from the arms of the man in charge, fearing that his loud voice would scare her son.

"Keep your voice down, or people outside might hear you."

Xiao Chao was shocked for a long time. After a moment, he was dazed: "My little sister, she--"

How can it be!

Xiao Chao was skeptical. Why would his sister like Lao Zhou? Everyone in the rebel army knew that Lao Zhou had a wife and children.

Could it be that Ying's head was stuck in the door? Did she want to be a concubine in the Zhou family?

That's absolutely impossible. Before my parents left, what they were most concerned about was their brother and sister who were taken hostage to the palace. How could they allow their own children to become concubines?

Xie interrupted, "It's good that you know about this. You can go talk to her yourself later. It would be best to stop Ying's behavior before things get to the worst."

Xiao Chao nodded repeatedly, his eyebrows burning with anxiety: "I will go talk to that girl right away. She knows what she has done. If it weren't for the help of the Zhou family's wife, she and my third brother would never have been able to be exchanged out of the palace."

"What?" Xie was puzzled when she heard Xiao Chao's words.

She had never heard the head of the household mention this matter, but the key now was not to dwell on the past. She kindly reminded him, "Talk to her nicely. Your sister is very proud, and you won't be able to be harsh with her. It will only backfire."

Xiao Chao knew his sister's character very well. After all, she was his father's late-born daughter. When her parents were alive, they loved her like the apple of his eye, so naturally she was spoiled.

Changsheng Island, Jianglin Pavilion.

Jiang Li was concentrating on writing a medical book in the study when he heard a knock on the door in front of him.

Looking up, I saw Yuan Niang holding a letter and a small black box in front of the open door.

"Miss."

Jiang Li guessed at a glance that it was a token sent from the northern border, and hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and put down his pen and ink.

Yuan Niang handed over the letter: "General Zhou sent someone to deliver a letter and a gift for you."

Jiang Li took it with a smile on her face: "Okay."

She first opened the box, and inside was a piece of fine red chalcedony with a line of words carved on the edge.

【Eleven years apart, our love remains unchanged.】

Over the years, Zhou Chunfeng would go from various places to get her a nice item every year as a token of their love.

Yuan Niang saw that red chalcedony was very valuable. She knew that General Zhou had been marching and fighting outside for many years and had never forgotten Lady Li. She put a lot of effort into the gifts he sent back every year.

Jiang Li gently stroked the words on the face with her fingertips, her heart was tender, her eyes were moving, and she liked it very much.

She thought that Zhou Chunfeng knew how to save some money for her to live on. If the family fell on hard times in the future, these things would be valuable.

She placed the gem back into the box, closed the lid, and handed it to Yuan Niang: "Send it to the storeroom and put it in my private cabinet."

"Yes, ma'am."

After Yuan Niang left, Jiang Li opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.

In the letter, Zhou Chunfeng first expressed his longing for her, and also asked about the number of children in the family.

Finally, he said that the war in the north was nearing its end, and afterwards he would lead the troops with Zhou Erye to Jinzhou to meet up with Uncle Xiao.

Zhou Chunfeng promised her in the letter that once the rebel army had quelled the conflict in the world, he would immediately return to Changsheng Island to pick her and the child up and take them to the capital.

Although Jiang Li has become accustomed to living on Changsheng Island, she is also reluctant to be separated from Zhou Chunfeng again.

Before long, the couple and their child were finally reunited!

"Mother~"

Lan Jie'er's voice brought Jiang Li back to his senses.

Jiang Li couldn't hide the smile in her eyes and asked softly, "Is school over?"

In a blink of an eye, Lan Jie'er is already ten years old. Her appearance has become more and more mature, with dark eyebrows and watery eyes. When she smiles, she looks a bit like Jiang Li.

Maybe because he loved to practice martial arts with his brothers in the morning since he was a child, he is taller than a ten-year-old girl.

At first glance, she is a well-educated and well-mannered young lady.

"Yes, Madam Fang said that mother was in the study, so I came to find her." The clever and lovely Lan Jie'er stepped forward and took her mother's hand.

When she came in just now, she saw her mother holding a letter in her hand, and her mother's face was visibly happy. She knew without asking that it was a letter from her father.

Lan Jie'er always wondered what her father looked like. Was he a big, strong, bearded man like the generals described in the storybooks, or was he a heroic man with extraordinary bearing?

"Your sister Ming didn't give you any homework today? How did you have time to come and see mother?"

Lan Jieer smiled with her eyes curved. "I have homework to do, and Mommy has to watch over me too. I just want to watch over her all the time."

Jiang Li was amused by her daughter and smiled angrily. She reached out and pinched her chin: "You mischievous little thing, you have such a sweet mouth."

Lan Jie'er buried her face in her mother's arms without any shame, rubbing against her.

I thought to myself, she was telling the truth, she loved her mother the most.

Stroking Lan Jie'er's little head, Jiang Li couldn't help thinking that when Zhou Chunfeng saw the little girl he had been thinking about for a long time one day, he might not be able to recognize her.