Chapter 11

Sun Shi was from a military family, and her body had been exercised since childhood, and she was very healthy, and she had some strength.

But she, an adult, wanted to stop her little son's hand, but it was somewhat strenuous.

"Jing-ge, your strength is great; be careful with your mother."

Xiao Dan, a maid standing to the side, hurried to say.

Sun Shi looked at her little son who was begging with a smiling face somewhat helplessly.

"You little brat, wait. I'll have Xiao Zhu find her father and make a small saddle for you."

"Mother, my sister and I want one too."

Sun Shi looked over: "You two only know how to compare with your younger brother."

However, she didn't deny it.

The next morning, behind the screen, the disabled horseman was summoned by Sun Shi and said some words.

Although the Yongyi Hou Fu had declined somewhat, it wouldn't be too slow to make a saddle.

On the third day, the maid followed Xu Zaijing with a small saddle.

In the stables, there was an eight-year-old little servant who had been following the disabled horseman, and the scars of frostbite on his face could no longer be seen.

He was wearing a well-fitting new suit of clothes.

The horseman saw Xu Zaijing enter the stable courtyard in the distance, and he said to the little servant beside him:

"Qingyun, this suit of clothes was made by the maid beside Madam herself.

In the future, you will follow the Zhang Zhang Sanlang, which can be considered a future."

"Yes, Uncle."

Seeing Xu Zaijing come over, he was sent over by the horseman.

The foal had already been bridled, and Qingyun started to pull the foal, which was stubborn, out of the stables with some difficulty.

That foal originally struggled with Qingyun, but after being pulled out of the stables, it didn't struggle anymore when it saw Xu Zaijing walking over. It shook Qingyun and

then accelerated and ran over, even pulling Qingyun down.

Taking the saddle from the maid, Qingyun began to tie it to the foal's back.

Xu Zaijing was feeding grass under the horse's head, and the foal rubbed its head affectionately against Xu Zaijing.

"I heard from Mother that you will be mine from now on, right? Your name is Qingyun?"

"Replying to Zhang Zhang Sanlang, yes."

"Good."

Xu Zaijing patted Qingyun's arm in a way that didn't fit his age; his shoulder was a bit high, and he couldn't reach it.

A few days later, Sun Shi took her five children back to her maiden family to celebrate her mother's birthday.

Unlike previous years, besides the three carriages of the Hou Fu, there was a foal tied behind the last carriage. The foal was fully equipped with a bridle and saddle, happily following the carriage as it stopped and went.

There was also a little servant named Qingyun wearing clean clothes following in the carriage team. Qingyun looked at the city wall of Wansheng Gate in the distance, his eyes full of memories.

Arriving at the gate of the Sun manor near Xishui Gate, Sun Shi got off the carriage, looked at the carriages in the alley that were somewhat excessively luxurious with some surprise, and then walked into the gate of her maiden family with understanding in her heart.

The maids and servants holding the gifts followed Sun Shi into the backyard.

After greeting her mother and sisters-in-law, she learned that several sons of the Cao family's third branch had arrived at the Sun manor.

The father of the Sun manor's master and the third master of the Cao family's third branch were very good friends, a friendship that could be trusted with life.

The Sun family did not widely publicize this relationship and only said to the outside world that there was some old friendship.

The Cao family produced an Empress, and the Sun family did not go to cling to or borrow the Cao family's power to do anything, but it made the Cao family cherish this relationship even more.

In the military and officialdom, they took care of the Sun family a lot. Although there was no high rank and great power, there were quite a few low-ranking positions with real power.

Such a relationship could be entrusted with life on the battlefield!

Sun Shi's mother was already a grandmother and was having a full birthday, so the Cao family came to celebrate.

The five Xu family brothers and sisters entered the backyard. The eldest, Xu Zai, Xu Zaihang, and Xu Pingmei were at the front, and Xu Zaijing and Xu Anmei were at the back. They knelt respectfully on the ground in the room and said in unison:

"Maternal Grandmother, happy birthday! Wishing Maternal Grandmother happiness as vast as the Eastern Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountain!"

This Sun family's Old Madam's surname was Gu, and she was of the same ancestor as the Ningyuan Hou Fu and the Xiangyang Hou Fu, but the ancestor was a concubine-born son of the Gu family, so there was not much wealth.

She married into the Sun family, which was a match in social status. She didn't expect that the military Cao family, which was close, would produce an Empress.

She also didn't expect that her daughter would be proposed to by the new Marquis of the Daizhou Xu family, who was adopted.

Looking at her daughter's five children, the Old Madam's eyes were full of love and pride.

"Good, good, good, good children, all get up."

Sun Shi was the tenth in her family and was called Tenth Daughter in her maiden family.

Besides an older sister, the Sixth Daughter, the rest were all older brothers.

Among them, two older brothers died of illness when they were children and didn't grow up.

That is to say, Xu Zai and the others had six maternal uncles.

The six maternal uncles also had quite a few children, plus the children brought by the relatives who came together. This time, for the Sun family Old Madam's birthday, the children had to set up five or six tables.

The girls could listen to their mothers' conversations in the room, but the boys were led out to play by their cousins after paying respects.

A group of boys, some children of the same age as Xu Zaijing, had to call him "cousin-uncle" because that was his uncle's grandson.

Yes, Xu Zaijing's maternal grandmother was already at the "old grandmother" level in the Sun family.

A group of boys, some older ones who studied literature were exchanging learning experiences, while those who practiced martial arts and prepared to enter the military were sparring with each other.

The Sun family and the Cao family were both from military backgrounds, so naturally, more practiced martial arts.

The sons of the Cao family who followed changed clothes with the descendants of the Sun family of the same age and started wrestling in the open space.

There were also those wearing leather armor, holding blunt swords and shields, attacking and defending each other.

Xu Zaijing walked to a stone lock, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he lifted a stone lock with one hand.

Although Xu Zaijing felt that no one saw him, actually, on the second floor of the courtyard, the second legitimate son of the Cao family's third branch was drinking tea with a tea cup in his hand, but he was frightened by Xu Zaijing's performance below.

When he called a Sun family brother to see it, Xu Zaijing had already put down the stone lock and went to play pitch-pot on the side.

Looking at the children playing happily in the courtyard, one of Xu Zaijing's uncles said: "Brother Cao, you must have seen it wrong; how could my nephew lift a stone lock?"

"You, I, this, I really didn't see it wrong. Wait for me to go down, find him, let him... forget it, forget it. This action, if the child comes again and loses his strength, it won't be good."

Si hour (9-11 am)

The guests had almost arrived. The Sun manor set off firecrackers and fireworks, and the birthday banquet started.

At the men's table, that Cao family young master was drunk and, taking advantage of his drunkenness, told everyone at the table about Xu Zaijing's matter.

The Cao family were relatives of the Emperor, and their status was noble. Coming to the Sun family to celebrate the birthday, they were sitting at the main table.

Hearing this, most of the people sitting there didn't believe it; only the Sun family's old master sitting in the main seat had surprise in his eyes.

Although the Cao family young master was drunk, he was not yet drunk. Seeing the old master's expression, he said:

"Uncle, what have you thought of?"

"Cao Si Lang, you said this, but I thought of an ancestor of the Sun family who had outstanding strength. He once served under a general under the Taizu Emperor of our Great Zhou. When attacking a county town under Xinzhou, he fell into someone else's trap."

The old master drank a sip of wine and looked at the gazes looking at him at the table and the surrounding tables.

"This was said by the ancestor's comrade-in-arms. It is said that they fell into someone else's trap there. Fortunately, the leading general who entered the city first saw the clues of the fake surrender, but at this time, the thousand-jin gate in the city gate cave was about to fall."

The person called Cao family Cao Si Lang also showed surprise. The old master continued:

"That gate was a thousand jin heavy, smashing a cavalryman off his horse, and it looked like he wouldn't survive, and it also smashed onto the horse. The ancestor was on the side. He looked, but regardless of his own safety, he drilled under the gate and actually carried it for more than ten breaths. Other comrades in the army hurried to set up shields and stuck them under the gate, which allowed others in the gate cave to escape."

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