In my mory, Third Uncle Mu’s family and Uncle Zhou’s family were very good to our family. During the most difficult years, they helped us a lot.
Outside the door, a crowd of people from Mu Family Village was already gathered.
Mu Family Village is remote and isolated, with few outsiders visiting the village; it’s no wonder that a well-dressed young man riding a high-headed big horse would attract everyone’s attention.
"Yo, where did this young man co from? What’s he doing at the Empress’s old residence?"
"Young Master, may I ask who you are in relation to the Empress’s family?"
The villagers warmly greeted , and in the crowd, I imdiately spotted Third Uncle Mu, who looked noticeably older. Even though we hadn’t seen each other for more than ten years, I could still recognize him accurately.
"Third Uncle!" I called out to him.
Third Uncle was taken aback, pointed at his own nose, and said, "This gentleman, are you calling ?"
I bowed and said, "Third Uncle, I’m Chong Wen! Mu Chongwen from the Mu Family at the west end of the village. It’s been more than ten years. Don’t you recognize ?"
"Oh my, are you the eldest son of the Scholar’s family?" Third Uncle stared at with wide eyes, utterly surprised.
Even though my father is now a top-ranking official and the current Emperor’s father-in-law, the villagers still habitually call him the Scholar or Mu Second Brother.
"That’s right, it’s . I’ve co back for a visit!"
As soon as my identity was revealed, the crowd imdiately erupted.
"Oh my, Wen’er has grown so much. Tsk tsk, how ti flies. When you left, you were just a snotty little kid, and now you’re an adult."
"Wen’er, how are your Dad and Mom? Why didn’t they return? Is the Empress well? I heard your Second Sister married the Great General and beca a Madam; your family is truly blessed..."
"Wen’er, have you married yet? Whose daughter did you marry? Why didn’t you bring your wife back for everyone to see?"
Facing the enthusiastic villagers, I was a bit overwheld, so I could only answer one by one: "Thanks to the blessings of everyone, my Dad and Mom are doing well, and the Empress is also well. They are all very busy, but when they have ti, they will co back to visit everyone."
The part about whether I’d married or not, I automatically ignored. Fortunately, the villagers didn’t press on, and continued their warm conversations with .
A young man of short stature squeezed to the front of the crowd, scratching his head, looking a bit embarrassed, and said, "Wen’er, do you still rember ? I’m Niqiu, we used to catch crickets together when we were little!"
Of course, I rember him. This guy was mischievous when he was young, often getting into trouble.
"Niqiu, of course I rember you. It’s been more than ten years, how have you been?" I asked him with a smile.
Mu Niqiu, hearing that I still rembered him, imdiately grinned widely and said with a cheerful smile, "Good, all good, thanks to the Empress’s blessings. The Prefect of Bianzhou Prefecture built a road for our village. More than ten years ago, when the Empress ca back once, she left us a lot of good seeds. Everyone planted the seeds given by the Empress, and the harvests have been two or three tis more than before every year. So, our Mu Family Village is now affluent, and all the famous girls from neighboring areas are competing to marry into our village. Now, except for your uncle’s two brothers and Mu Erlaizi, all the n in our village have wives..."
Before Niqiu could finish his words, Third Uncle Mu coughed, and then he vigorously winked at Niqiu, probably afraid that I would feel unhappy hearing about my uncle’s two brothers.
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