Chapter 197 Go home
After Li Jie left Fengyang City, he almost rushed to Dingyuan County. He was a time traveler and had no concern for this era, but it was the family affection between Li and Di'er that made Li Jie realize that he belonged to this era and slowly integrated into this era, so he had long regarded himself as the real Li Jie.
However, when Li Jie came to Dingyuan County, he suddenly realized that he did not know his hometown at all. But it was not a big deal about Li Jie. Not to mention him, even if Li Jie came back, he probably didn't know his home, because since Li Shanchang followed Lao Zhu to conquer the world, most of his descendants lived in Jinling, and only some servants were sent to take care of his hometown, and few people would come back.
Fortunately, Li Shanchang's name is almost everyone in Dingyuan County. If you ask someone to find out where the Li family's old house is, they all showed shock when they learned that Li Jie was going to the Li family's old house, because since Li Shanchang fell, few people have dared to go to the Li family.
After learning about the location of his hometown, Li Jie also ran over again. Speaking of which, Li Shanchang was confiscated, but only the Korean Duke Mansion in the capital was confiscated. The ancestral home and some ancestral fields in his hometown were left behind. In addition, although Li Shanchang's family was gone, the Li family is still a large family in Dingyuan County and has a considerable influence in the county.
Soon, Li Jie came to the door of the Li family's ancestral home and saw that the ancestral home covers a large area and the houses inside are very new. Some of them can even be seen in some repairs. Because when Li Shanchang was alive, he thought about returning to his hometown to maintain his hometown because of Li Zhu's persuasion, so he sent someone to repair the old house. Unfortunately, the old house was repaired and his death date was also here.
Li Jie dismounted and went up to knock on the door in person. He did not notify anyone before he came, just to give his parents, Dier and others a surprise.
Soon, I heard a sound of footsteps coming from inside. Then an old servant opened the door, squinted his cloudy eyes and looked at Li Jie before asking, "Who are you looking for?"
"My name is Li Jie. Are my father and others at home?" Li Jie smiled and told him to go out of the house.
The old servant was stunned when he heard Li Jie's name, and then opened the door with a look of surprise and shouted: "Young Master is back, please come in quickly, I'll report to the master!"
The old servant said that he let Li Jie into the house, and then hurried to the inner house to report the news. However, because he was old, the old servant had a hard time running, which made Li Jie worry that he would never fall.
After the old servant ran into the inner house, Li Jie looked at the ancestral house. Because it had just been repaired, there were servants who often took care of it, so the entire ancestral house looked quite neat. A small garden was built in the front yard, and the flowers and plants inside were blooming beautifully.
Bypassing the small garden in front, behind is the living room for guests. Several servants were cleaning. When they saw Li Jie walking in, they were stunned. The old servant just now was just concerned about reporting the message and did not inform others of Li Jie's identity.
However, I soon heard a burst of rapid footsteps in the inner sect, and then I saw Li Zhu and Mrs. Li walking quickly. When I saw Li Jie, I also showed an ecstatic expression and shouted: "Jie'er, why are you here!"
Mrs. Li said as she walked up to hug her son, tears couldn't help but shed. Li Zhu also looked at Li Jie, her eyes were slightly red, but he was embarrassed to lose his composure in front of his son, so he could only take a long breath to relieve his emotions.
At this moment, there was another cheerful footsteps coming from the inner house. Then Di'er trotted over with her skirt. When she saw Li Jie, she screamed and jumped onto Li Jie and shouted: "Brother, I miss you so much!"
Li Jie also picked up Dier and laughed happily. At this time, Aunt Zhao also ran over from behind and wiped her tears when she saw Li Jie. The family had shared hardships, so their feelings were no longer different from each other.
After finally waiting for Mrs. Li to stop crying, Dier also excitedly asked Li Jie for gifts, which made Li Jie laugh, and then ordered people to send all the gifts, which were divided into several portions, including those given by Zhu Biao, those prepared by Liu Ying and his son, those purchased by Li Jie himself, and some even those prepared by Li Qi and his wife.
"How are your fifth uncle and the others?" Li Zhu immediately asked Li Jie when he saw the gifts sent by Li Qi and his wife. Li Qi and his wife were arranged to live in Jiangpu and could not leave easily. Li Zhu was also worried about him, so he once told Li Jie to go to Li Qi and his wife more.
"Uncle Wu is not in good health. He has been seriously ill since he moved to Jiangpu. Although he has recovered now, he is still a little weak. The imperial doctor said that he is depressed, so it is not easy to treat." Li Jie sighed and said to the truth. As long as he is in the capital, he will often take time to go to Li Qi's place to walk around. This time, Li Qi also specially prepared a lot of gifts for Li Jie to hand over to Li Zhu and his wife.
"Oh, when there is a big change in the family, your fifth uncle will certainly be unable to think about it. Stop talking about him, your father often has nightmares!" At this time, Mrs. Li sighed and said, "The Li family survived, and Li Jie and his family are fine. After all, they are not very close to Li Shanchang, but Li Qi is Li Shanchang's favorite son, and he will definitely not be able to easily get out of this blow of extermination.
"Father, Uncle Wu's physical condition is second-hand. The key is that he is also very decadent. If this continues, I am worried that Uncle Wu will really have problems!" Li Jie also said to Li Zhu again at this time.
"What should I do?" Li Zhu was panicked when he heard this, and asked, grabbing Li Jie's arm with both hands.
"Father, I think the best way is to persuade Uncle Wu in person. It is best to accompany him through this most difficult time. After all, you are his brother. With you, Uncle Wu will definitely feel better!" Li Jie thought for a while before speaking. He actually wanted his family to go back to the capital. After all, it is not a solution to always separate two places.
After hearing Li Jie's suggestion, Li Zhu turned his head and exchanged glances with Mrs. Li, then nodded and said, "Okay, then let's find some time to go back to the capital, and then I'll persuade my fifth brother!"
"That's great!" Li Jie slapped his thighs excitedly when he heard this, but then he felt a little strange again, because he thought it would take some slight talk to persuade his father and others to return to the capital, but he didn't expect that he would agree so easily?
"Ah! My favorite snack!" Di'er, who was searching for gifts, suddenly screamed, picked up a large bag of snacks and jumped and jumped. Aunt Zhao seemed to think that Di'er was too rude to flip the gifts around, and at this time she wanted to snatch the bag in her hand, but this girl just didn't let go, and Aunt Zhao's face turned red.
When Li Jie saw Dier's appearance, he laughed. Then he went to the pile of gifts and took out the gifts to his parents and Aunt Zhao. In addition, he prepared a lot of red envelopes and called the in charge and asked him to distribute them to the servants at home. This also made the servants at home praise Li Jie, the young master who had just returned. Mrs. Li also specifically ordered people to buy wine and meat to improve the food for the servants at home.
After the gift was distributed, Li Zhu took Li Jie to sit down and chat. Mrs. Li and Aunt Zhao were also very interested in cooking and wanted to make a sumptuous welcoming banquet for Li Jie. Di'er had already run away with her snacks and snacks. This girl is a hamster. As long as there is something delicious, she will definitely hide it and eat alone.
Li Zhu first asked Li Jie about some details about Li Qi and his wife, and then asked about Li Jie's situation before going to Goryeo and Japan. However, Li Zhu only knew that Li Jie went to sea, and did not know where he went, nor did he know what Li Jie did overseas. Li Jie did not explain this in detail, but only said that he had made contributions and Lao Zhu made him the best of Jinghai Bo.
Li Zhu was even happier when he learned that his son had become an earl at a young age. Then he asked about Liu Ying and his son, as well as some situations in the court, and Li Jie also answered one by one.
Mrs. Li and Aunt Zhao personally cooked and soon made a sumptuous banquet. Di'er was also mentioned to the front hall by Aunt Zhao. Then the family sat together and chatted happily. Li Jie also felt a little dazed. He remembered that the last time the family ate like this, it was the night before his parents were about to leave Beijing. He saw his parents off at home that day.
"Jie'er, you are already an earl now. When will Your Majesty let you marry the princess?" Mrs. Li asked anxiously at this time. Since Zhu Yuning saved their family last time regardless of safety, Mrs. Li has identified this daughter-in-law, and even more anxious to marry Zhu Yuning than Li Jie.
"I can't say this, but in my opinion, when I come with the prince on a tour, Your Majesty will let us get married, right?" Li Jie thought for a while and replied.
Li Jie had also tested Lao Zhu's words before, but Lao Zhu was fine. Fortunately, Zhu Biao was easy to talk to, and Zhu Biao also intended to let Li Jie and Zhu Yuning get married as soon as possible. After all, according to custom, Li Jie and Zhu Yuning are both old to get married.
"That's great. It seems that we really have to go back and prepare early. In addition, you must be kind to the princess after marriage. Never neglect others. A kind woman like her can't find her with a lantern!" Mrs. Li was happy first when she heard this, and then reminded Li Jie again.
"I know, mother, don't worry!" Li Jie nodded helplessly. As long as he talked about Zhu Yuning, his mother would definitely remind him like this, and even wrote a few words.
"By the way, since I'm back, are you going to worship at the ancestral tomb?" Li Jie looked at Li Zhu again and asked.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Li Jie's words, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, but he quickly returned to normal and said: "Sacrifice must be for worship, but there is no need to be so anxious. You have just come back, so it's not too late to take a break for two days before going!"
Chapter completed!