Crown Prince

Nianxing was fighting with his wife, his son-to-be, Li Ying, had already thrown his little burden into the bullock cart very happily, and climbed up with his chubby buttocks, his face was full of spring waved at Cui Wenyuan.

"Brother, I'm leaving! Don't miss me too much!"

Cui Wenyuan maintained a pitiful smile, and clearly heard the cough of a certain wife behind him.He sighed helplessly, and stuffed a pack of snacks he had prepared early in the morning into Li Ying's hands, and stroked his hairy head: "Why are you still frizzy after staying in the academy for so long? Remember to eat snacks at noon, Don’t get out of the car and wander around casually on the road... Also, remember not to be playful when you get home, there are a lot of big characters every day, but the elder brother will check at that time, and come back early—”

Li Ying looked at him with twitching corners of his mouth and said, "Master...Brother, I will only stay at home for four days..." As for it, it looks like he is going to travel far... Also, it's a statutory holiday, okay? , It's not that he's the only one going home, everyone can rest on the emperor's birthday! ! !

Cui Wenyuan paused, a little blush appeared on his fair face.He realized that he seemed... a little exhorted, and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"Anyway, I wish you the best of luck." He stammered in a low voice.

Li Ying looked at his slightly red cheeks and couldn't help but smile.I didn't expect the master brother to be shy... Sure enough, young people are more tender-skinned.

"I'm leaving, see you later!" He said hello at last, and let the driver drive away.This time he didn't hire a carriage. The carriage dealers in the county town had already been hired by the students in the academy when the emperor celebrated his birthday. When he went, there were only cheaper ox carts left.Li Ying counted the copper coins in his purse, and felt that although the ox cart was inferior to the horse cart in terms of shape and speed, it was more expensive because it saved money... Besides, Baoquan Township is not far away, even if it is slower, it will not waste much time .

At this time, it has not yet entered the late autumn, which corresponds to the saying that autumn is high and refreshing.Sitting in the rickety bullock cart, Li Ying raised the tarpaulin curtain, only to feel a gust of cool wind blowing in from the window, swirling the fallen leaves on both sides into the car, but it didn't look desolate.When he thought that he could go home soon, he became even more excited, and he felt that the scenery outside the window was very beautiful.

'I don't know what's going on with the family... My mother's letter will only say that everything is safe at home and that I need to study hard, and there is no way to get any useful information from it. He lay on the edge of the car window and thought, "It's been a long time since I broke up last time... But then again, even if Li Ying came to see me every day, he wouldn't take my house. Circumstances tell me...'

On this point, Li Ying's heart is very bright.Although he couldn't guess that Nianxing and himself would have a father-son relationship, he could tell that Nianxing attached great importance to him.The most important thing is that Li Ying can also see that this man has a perfect appearance and supernatural powers. The only thing that makes people not like him-his possessiveness is too strong-combined these two points, Li Ying thinks As long as possible, let alone help him contact his family, I'm afraid he will seize any opportunity to abduct himself.

"Alas..." Li Ying suddenly became listless again, listlessly resting his chin on his arms.The yellow leaves floated down silently and touched the tip of his little nose, causing a slight itching.The morning sun was not strong, but his good mood just now disappeared with the thought of that man.

Life since rebirth has not been smooth.

At a quarter of an hour, he finally saw a large wheat field with white spikes in Baoquan Township.Anyway, he has never understood the cultivation of crops in this world.It was neither spring wheat nor winter wheat, and it was supposed to be planted in September and October in the north, but when he came back, the crops in the wheat field had already produced ears and blossomed. , compared to before the severe winter, everyone can harvest wheat again.

Li Ying poked his head out, and saw the small river to the east of the wheat field in the distance, reflecting the sparkling water in the bright sunlight, making people feel a bit cold.But at this time, the temperature has not yet dropped to the lowest level. Although the water flow of the small river is slow, it will not reach the point of freezing.

That's great... finally back!Li Ying couldn't help but show a big smile, her chubby little face raised in the academy looked like the cheese steamed buns in Taste Pavilion, very delicious.

"Da Lang is back?" The farmer with the hoe saw the fluffy head protruding from the car window, and smiled heartily on his weather-beaten face: "Hurry back and see your father and mother, my son, don't you?" I'm going to panic my parents at home... Take this home and make soup, it's very nourishing when the weather is cold!" The farmer uncle said, and gave Li Ying a few skewers of fresh fish in his hand.

"Got it...you go slowly!" Li Ying wanted to wave his hand foolishly, but then thought of the fish skewers in his hand, so he gave up.He smiled and looked down at the fish in his hand. It seemed that he caught it in the big river on the other side of the mountain. There was no such big fish in the small river at the east end.Mother's milk was not enough. When Erlang was very young, he often went to the river to catch some small fish to make fish soup for Erlang... Let him cook himself this time when he goes back! !

After turning around a small hill, the bullock cart quickly drove into the bamboo forest, walked along the gravel road, and finally stopped at the gate of the fenced yard of Li Ying's house.The crisp sound of the camel bell rang all the way, so when Li Ying jumped out of the ox cart, he saw Wang Han and Hui Niang waiting beside the ox cart, and Hui Niang let out a shrill sob and rushed up with her jade arms outstretched.

"Dalang——!!!"

Hey-yo-...

Li Ying only felt his slender neck being pulled by a fierce force, and then his very round body was embraced by a soft embrace with a warm fragrance, and his feet were lifted off the ground... His eyes were blind. God looked at Niang Hui's half-exposed pink breasts in front of her eyes.

"Mother's big man, I miss you so much!!" Niang Hui tightly hugged her son who had been away from home for half a year, her beautiful face kept rubbing against her son's chubby little face, tears kept streaming down her face : "It's really hard for Dalang—mother's poor son—"

Li Ying's two little paws thumped towards Wang Han speechlessly - Daddy!If you don't save the poor child—the child will be suffocated to death in such a shameful way by his mother's chest attack! ! !

Because Wang Han was immersed in the joy of reuniting with his eldest son after a long absence, he did not receive the painful eye signal from a certain cub at all.He happily watched his wife and children "hug" together in "joy", and even took a bunch of his own dried vegetables and gave them to the driver of the ox cart as an extra thank you.

After a while, Hui Niang finally calmed down a little and let her son loose.Li Ying put his hands on his mother's shoulders feebly, tears running in his heart: I'm so lucky to be alive XXX... Just as he was about to struggle to get off the ground, he felt his feet being pulled and pulled again.

"Brother...Brother..." Erlang's soft voice came from under his feet.

Li Ying lowered his head and found that his younger brother was looking up at him with his little head up, his small fists like pearl balls were still holding on to his toes, those watery amber eyes looked like he was in the academy Some kind of crystal candy I've eaten...

"Brother..." Erlang persistently tugged on his elder brother softly, and shouted in a soft voice.Hui Niang gave a chuckle, followed his strength and put Li Ying down, allowing the two brothers to reunite.

Li Ying hurriedly tidied up her clothes, and then was struck by lightning in her heart—Nima! !Did this kid take Shenma growth hormone? Why hasn't he grown so much in half a year? ! !

Wang Erlang... Baozi, biting his white little finger, looked at his brother with a sad and angry face in confusion.His little black hair can be tied up, his little face is round, his eyes are not only big, but the color is also inherited from Hui Niang's light amber color, so he looks delicate and tender, and all emotions seem to be Can't hide.So although the little thing is still expressionless, the emotions in his eyes are much richer than half a year ago... The biggest change is his height, cough, a certain cub has already felt a strong threat.

His dignity as the eldest brother has been seriously challenged——

"...mother...mother...mother..." Li Ying gestured quietly again, and turned around uncontrollably and rushed towards the beautiful little mother. The silk on the two bags on her head seemed to be To float up.He flung himself into Niang Hui's arms, twisting and twisting, his little buttocks swaying dynamically: "Why Mao Erlang grows so tall so fast—mother gave my little brother some delicious food!!!"

Li Ying wailed in his heart while pretending to cry.This guy is only two years old and three years old, and he is - well, it's still a little short - but this momentum is faster than him, hey!Could it be that he eats meat every day in the academy and is not as good as this fellow who drinks soup and milk every day to make up for it! !

Hui Niang looked down at her chubby baby son in astonishment.this…

Wang Han laughed very unkindly.He hugged the eldest son who was still awkward, patted the little guy's buttocks and said with a smile: "Da Lang, look at that story book, scholars have always been powerless...you are in the middle of the day all day long." Sitting there and reading, how can you compare with Erlang? He can already go up the mountain with Dad!"

When Li Ying heard this, the jealousy mode immediately turned on.Grandma, he didn't get his father to agree to take him up the mountain by rolling and coquettish like he was back then... How did this kid do it with such a big ass? !

As for Li Ying, even though he is thirty, and even though he has raised his younger brother like shit...but basically, this younger brother is similar to the kittens and puppies he wanted to raise before. Before, Erlang hadn't reached the point where he could fully express his will as a person, so Li Ying could be nice to Erlang, but if Wang Han Huiniang was too nice to Erlang... Li Ying would be jealous.

No way, Wang Han and Hui Niang sometimes turn their hearts towards Li Ying seriously. Even though he is the older brother, they dote on him. On the contrary, Erlang, who was born later, often suffers under the brilliance of a certain cub. to ignore.

Wang Han saw the narrow-mindedness of the eldest son, not only did not get angry, but turned his son upside down happily, rubbed his young face with his beard, and finally put him down, and taught him a serious lesson: "Da Lang can't be jealous of your younger brother." , Erlang loves brother very much, there is not a day that he does not miss you..."

The father just said a few words casually, but Li Ying suddenly felt guilty after hearing it.He thought that he, a big man, would be jealous of a two-year-old baby... He then recalled the cute appearance of Erlang clinging to him in the past, and even brought him his schoolbag, and felt even more embarrassed.

So Li Ying took his little bundle from Huiniang's hand, and found the snacks that his elder brother gave him in it.At noon, he only ate a little because he was too excited. These snacks are soft, sweet and delicious, and they won't stick to the teeth. The little baby can eat them.

"Erlang, come over to my brother... my brother brought you delicious food!" Li Ying took the credit of a certain senior brother without any psychological burden, and coaxed the little guy to rub against him.

"Yeah, Erlang... eat." Wang Erlang muttered in his small mouth, his eyes fixed on the brightly colored and fragrant pastries in Li Ying's hands.

"Okay, brother feed me." Li Ying fed the little bun with long-lost patience, and didn't dislike Baozi's licking until his fingers drool.It's better to make a quick decision, because he himself doesn't know when his weird patience will suddenly disappear.

Knowing that Li Ying would go home for the holidays, Niang Hui tidied up his cubicle early in the morning, washing and drying the mattress.It just so happens that autumn is here, and everyone goes to the mountains in groups to collect wild goods. The various ingredients at home are the most abundant time of the year.Both of them are busy these days.In addition to their own wheat field at the foot of the hill, they also need to clean up the prey that Wang Han brought back. The pickled ones, the dried ones, and the mushrooms, wild vegetables and wild fruits they collected have to be processed, so that when the mountains are covered by heavy snow in winter, they will have enough. something to eat.

"It's still some time before the lantern is held, Dalang might as well sleep for a while first," Hui Niang waited on Li Ying to wash his face and feet with hot water, then carried the little chubby Dun'er to the bed and covered him with a quilt: "Mother, cook It's not too late to call you, go to sleep."

Li Ying also felt a little sleepy, and obediently lay on the bed and looked at Hui Niang. "Mother... take my younger brother up, let's sleep together."

Hui Niang looked at the little son who had been lying on the bed watching his brother refuse to leave, nodded, took off the little guy's tiger shoes, and carried him to bed.The little guy seemed to know that his brother needed to rest, so he shrank obediently beside his brother, like a small dumpling.

Li Ying smiled, turned sideways and hugged her younger brother, and sighed in her heart: Is it true that children have a higher body temperature...Human-shaped warm baby. (Father Long touches his chin: My son is also very warm... Is it because he is still young?)

He soon fell asleep, and he snored softly in his dream.Everything around him smelled familiar to him, the smell of wood and sweat from Wang Han's body... and the fragrance of acacia on Madam Hui's hair, and the slight smell of the stove... Well, it seems that there is still a smell belonging to the little boy. Baby's milk fragrance...

Li Ying kicked her little feet comfortably, with a sweet smile on her face.

In a hazy dream, he felt as if he had floated out—no, it seemed that he was flying—flying over the yard of the small bamboo house, flying over the endless wheat fields in his hometown...and then flying past the building that had entered and exited countless times. The next tallest building...the bar...the working building...Li Ying looked down, and under the clouds became a strange ancient city——

Each of them has a familiar or unfamiliar appearance...living in different worlds that keep flashing like slides, and then with different people...

so tired…

'My son...'

It seemed that a gentle and deep person was calling him, and then Li Ying floated intoxicated—flew over, whimpering, and slid into someone’s palm like a puppy seeing its master—— Li——……==

In the palm of your hand—? !

"...!!" Li Ying sat up abruptly, his forehead was glistening with sweat.He stared at the low wooden cabinet in front of him, on which was an earthenware snake-necked vase with bare wintersweet stuck in it—he stared at it, as if he could immediately stare out the flower buds of flowers that had not yet reached their blooming period.

Damn it! !Did he just have a magical dream?

At this moment, Hui Niang just opened the curtain and came in, and was surprised to see him awake.

"Is Da Lang still asleep?" She touched Li Ying's sweaty forehead, and hurriedly put on his clothes: "Hurry up and wipe it off, don't catch the wind and cold."

In a daze, Li Ying let his mother wipe his face and neck for him, his mind still immersed in the strange dream just now.He dreamed of Baoquan Township, this is no problem, and dreamed of the small high-rise building where he lived in his previous life and Jie's bar, this... is also understandable.But the question is, what happened to those ghost places in the dream?He seems to have seen the Qing Dynasty, and also the very stylish Qin Dynasty, all in black... There are more places where he can't tell the dynasty, there is a person...he always sees...who is it?It seemed quite familiar in the dream, it was that person back and forth, sometimes they looked the same, sometimes they looked exactly like me?

Nima, no, he has actually time-traveled many times, which is the one-day-a-day dressing method on JJ, right? !

"What's wrong with Da Lang?" Wang Han put the bowl in front of his eldest son, but his son was still in a daze with blank eyes.

Niang Hui didn't pay much attention, she quickly picked up the pancakes with tongs and put them on the plate, and then brought them to the table together with fresh fish soup: "Maybe it's a nightmare, because I can't recover from God, it will be fine in a while .”

Li Ying immediately reacted when he heard the word "Nightmare", blinked innocently and looked around.Forget it...it's just a dream, why should you care so much?Because of this, he deliberately didn't think about the scene in the dream that woke him up -- at the end of the dream, it seemed that he couldn't even keep his human form.