Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Inside the house, Cheng Wan pressed hard on the tooth mark on Gu Yan's right hand, stared into Gu Yan's eyes, and said seriously: "You'd better be safe, otherwise I will forget you soon. Don't think that I will only guard you for my whole life."

Gu Yan smiled.

Gu Yan suddenly hugged Cheng Wan and held her tightly in his arms.

"I know, I will protect myself, you have to be fine too, we all have to be fine!"

Gu Yan left.

As usual, he said goodbye to Old Lady Lin and others gently and patiently, hugged Gu Yu, and left with Shao Qing.

"Why are you leaving again? We can have dinner soon.

What's going on? Why are you so busy? "

Old Mrs. Lin looked at the backs of Gu Yan and Shao Qing as they rode away on horseback, and kept complaining.

A snowflake fell, white and cold.

Cheng Wan looked up at the fluttering snowflakes and reached out to catch a few.

The snowflakes melted as soon as they touched my hand, leaving nothing behind except for some barely noticeable water stains.

"It's snowing. Don't stand outside. Come inside." Old Mrs. Lin invited everyone to go home.

"Ah Wan? Ah Wan?"

Cheng Wan came back to his senses and looked at Old Lady Lin.

"It's snowing. Don't stand there like an idiot. Let's go home."

Cheng Wan raised the corners of his lips, curved his eyes, took Gu Yu from Cheng Daniu's hands and rubbed him, laughing crisply and happily: "Let's go home!"

Cheng Daping's return home made the Cheng family, which usually had a good atmosphere, laugh all the time, except at night.

But the laughter came to an abrupt end after breakfast on the fifth morning.

Wang's movements of cleaning up the dishes froze instantly. She turned her head to look at Cheng Daping who was also cleaning up the dishes. She couldn't force a smile on her face: "Leaving in a while? Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't he just come back yesterday?"

"Really? You just came back yesterday, why are you leaving today?" Old Mrs. Lin frowned and the smile on her face disappeared.

Cheng Daping continued to clean up the dishes with his head down, his voice gentle: "I'm a new soldier, it's not easy to come back and stay for one night, I'll find a chance to come back later."

There was silence in the room.

Cheng Wan lowered her eyes and wiped Gu Yu's mouth carefully: "Mom, prepare some food for big brother, so that he can eat while on the road."

"Hey! I'll go right away!" Wang turned sideways, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and quickly left the dining table.

"This...this, I, I'll go too!"

Old Mrs. Lin slapped her thigh and went after Wang with red eyes.

Cheng Daniu, who had been cheerful but quiet since Cheng Daping returned home, came over and patted Cheng Daping on the back.

"Dad told your mom last night that you have made great progress since you came back this time!

Work hard, Dad is counting on you!

Be sure to protect yourself when you are outside!"

Cheng Daping grinned at Cheng Daniu and chuckled twice.

There were so many people, so they packed up quickly.

The main thing is that we can’t pack too many things because Cheng Daping can’t carry them all, and even if he does, he might not be able to enter the military camp.

At the gate of Cheng Wan's house, Cheng Daping, carrying a bag on his back and leading the good horse given to him by Gu Yan, stood face to face with Cheng Wan and others.

Old Mrs. Lin, Wang and others were talking back and forth over and over again, repeating the same things they had repeated countless times.

Cheng Daping just smiled and nodded, his eyes gentle and calm.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it seemed like only a short time had passed.

Cheng Daping took two steps back, knelt down facing Old Lady Lin, Wang and Cheng Daniu, and kowtowed three times.

"I'm leaving now. I will protect myself well. Once I have the chance, I will definitely find a way to let you know I'm safe."

After saying that, Cheng Daping stood up, mounted his horse and left.

"Daping! Take care of yourself! Nothing is more important than life! Don't forget to write home and let them know you're safe when you get a chance!"

Old Mrs. Lin chased Cheng Daping for a distance, just like she did when she first sent him away from home, and then she stopped crying.

Wang looked at the direction Cheng Daping left without blinking, her eyes full of worry and reluctance for her child to leave home.

"Another one is gone..." Cheng Wan buried his head in Gu Yu's soft and warm neck and sighed silently.

After Cheng Daping left, the Cheng family suddenly became quiet.

Cheng Xiaoyu, who used to be the most noisy, also lost her energy and leaned quietly beside Cheng Wan, not knowing what she was thinking.

"What are you thinking about?" Cheng Wan smiled and pinched Cheng Xiaoyu's face.

Cheng Xiaoyu looked up at Cheng Wan, her clear eyes full of confusion: "Sister, I don't know why, I always feel that something is wrong with my brother, feeling, feeling..." Cheng Xiaoyu scratched her head, "I can't explain it, anyway, I feel something is wrong."

Cheng Wan paused and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Cheng Wan turned his head and looked at Old Lady Lin, Wang and others.

She and her elder brother seemed to have overlooked one problem.

Even Cheng Xiaoyu noticed something was wrong, so what about others?

What about the other adults?

As the child's parents, nanny..., don't you have any feelings at all?

Cheng Wan pursed his lips tightly, and his heart seemed to be pulled tight.

So the grandma and the others obviously noticed something, but they just didn't want to make the child worry, so they tacitly didn't show anything...

After a while, Cheng Wan suddenly laughed.

This is what real family and relatives are like.

Rely on each other, care about each other, and protect each other.

I don’t know what’s happening to those away from home, but those at home have to go on with their lives as usual.

Yesterday, Xu Zhinian and Xu Zhishu came to Cheng Wan's house to pay New Year's greetings. According to the agreement, it is Cheng Wan's turn to go to Xu Zhinian's house to pay New Year's greetings today.

The so-called New Year's greetings mean giving gifts, chatting and having a meal.

By the way, you can also receive New Year’s money.

Xu Zhuocheng was originally busy at the Xingnong Yamen, but because Cheng Wan went home to pay New Year's greetings today, Xu Zhuocheng made a special trip back at noon.

"There will be a lot of things to do tomorrow. Be prepared, don't ask too many questions, and just do your job well."

Xu Zhuocheng taught Cheng Wan what to pay attention to when on duty on the sixth day of the first lunar month tomorrow.

Cheng Wan nodded seriously: "I heard that the main force will set out on the seventh day of the first lunar month?"

"That's right, and the vanguard has been on the march for two days. They will be able to enter Yunzhou tonight."

The southeastern border of Liangzhou connects with the northeastern border of Yunzhou, and the capital is located in the southern part of Yunzhou.

Cheng Wan nodded again in understanding.

Xu Zhuocheng took a sip of tea, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Wan girl, do you think... Prince Rui has a good chance of winning?"

As soon as he asked the question, Xu Zhuocheng regretted it. It seemed like he asked a stupid question.

No matter how powerful Cheng Wan is, he cannot determine the outcome of this war.

Cheng Wan looked at Xu Zhuocheng in surprise and said with a smile: "Uncle Xu, we must trust His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

The battle hasn't even started yet, so we can't let down our guard in the slightest.

Moreover, Cheng Wan had made a rough calculation and she felt that Prince Rui had a good chance of winning.

The other two have been consuming each other for more than half a year and have lost the support of the people.

King Rui had been preparing for war for many years, and he had built a subway system in Liangzhou, which allowed him to attack or defend.

The most important thing is that King Rui cannot lose, and will not let himself lose.