allonlinenovel Chapter 466 Yun Ting Wants to Fly to the Sky
Chapter 466 Yun Ting Wants to Fly to the Sky
Su Yinghuai's birthday was originally going to be a simple one, but people from the surrounding villages somehow found out about his birthday and insisted on holding a grand celebration for him. Su Yinghuai didn't have to worry about anything at the birthday party, as the villagers had arranged it all.
It so happened that Shangguan Tang's entire family was in Qingquan Village, so they worked together to make the birthday banquet a lively one.
Shangguan Tang came to Su Yinghuai with the new robe he had made himself.
"Grandfather, this is the clothes your granddaughter made for you. Please try it to see if it fits you."
Su Yinghuai had no shortage of clothes to wear, but the new clothes made by his granddaughter were different. He took them with great joy. Just as he was about to go to the back hall to try on the clothes, he saw Shangguan Zhenhua walking in under the guidance of Shangguan Ping'an.
"Old man Su, why don't you come and greet your most distinguished guest!" Shangguan Zhenhua said in a loud voice.
Su Yinghuai frowned in disdain: "Why are you here?"
Shangguan Tang ran over in surprise: "Grandfather!"
Nangong Jingxuan also came in from outside and respectfully called out to Shangguan Zhenhua.
Shangguan Zhenhua laughed: "I came at the right time. It's really lively today."
He walked up to Shangguan Tang and said, "I have already made an agreement with the Emperor that I will come to Qingquan Village to retire. My dear granddaughter, you have to build a house for me."
Shangguan Tang smiled and said, "Why build a house? My house is big enough for grandpa to live with us."
Shangguan Zhenhua waved his hand: "No, no matter how close we are, we can't live together every day. You have your family."
Shangguan Ping'an immediately said, "Grandfather, you can live with me. My house is almost finished, just opposite the Ye residence."
He pointed to the new house being built opposite the Ye residence and said, "The house I'm building is so big that both dad and grandfather can live there."
Shangguan Zhenhua nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, grandpa will live with you."
Shangguan Tang said: "You can't live with me, but you can live with my brother."
Shangguan Zhenhua smiled and said, "You have a lot of people there, but your brother has few people here. Your grandfather is also here, so we can keep each other company."
Su Yinghuai snorted: "Who wants to keep you company, you warrior!"
Shangguan Zhenhua refused to give in: "You are a scholar, having me as your companion is a blessing you have cultivated for several lifetimes. Be content!"
Shangguan Zhenhua's arrival made the birthday banquet more lively. During the meal, Shangguan Zhenhua finally met Yun Ting and Guo Jiaojiao.
Yun Ting is the king of children in the surrounding villages. Those who came to celebrate his birthday today include not only people from Qingquan Village and Wenggang Village, but also people from other villages. Students taught by Su Yinghuai also came. There are so many children that they cannot be counted, and they are running around in the village. Only Yun Ting can control them.
When Shangguan Zhenhua came, Yun Ting took the children to play in the open space on the back mountain, and only came back when the banquet started.
A group of children rushed into the table, their chattering louder than that of sparrows.
The adults, however, were grinning from ear to ear.
Shangguan Zhenhua smiled and sighed: "This is the atmosphere of fireworks that is not found in the capital!"
The people are healthy, well-fed and warmly clothed, have many children and grandchildren, and live a beautiful life.
This is what he has been fighting for many years to protect.
He raised his eyes to look at Guo Jiaojiao who was beside Shangguan Ping'an.
After arriving at Qingquan Village, Guo Jiaojiao was diagnosed as being one month pregnant. She had been resting in the backyard because she was not feeling well, and she only now regained some energy.
Shangguan Zhenhua took out a jade pendant from his bosom and said, "This is warm jade. This jade is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is good for women to wear it. Granddaughter-in-law, you keep it. This is a gift from your grandfather."
Guo Jiaojiao took it flattered: "Thank you, Grandpa!"
Shangguan Zhenhua added, "You and Ping An's wedding was hastily held, and many things were not well prepared. It was really unfair to you. Grandfather also prepared other gifts for this visit. I had them moved to Xiao's house before coming here, and I will have someone send them to you tomorrow."
"Oh, by the way, your father-in-law has also prepared a lot of things for you. He wants you to live a peaceful and comfortable life without worrying about anything else."
Guo Jiaojiao was deeply touched. None of her husband's family members disliked her and they were really nice to her.
"Thank you, grandfather and father-in-law!" said Guo Jiaojiao.
Shangguan Ping'an reached out and quietly grabbed Guo Jiaojiao's hand from under the table.
Guo Jiaojiao smiled back at him.
The couple smiled sweetly.
When the guests left, it was already dark, and every household in Wenggang Village lit up lanterns and started their night market life.
Since the road was rebuilt, traveling between the surrounding villages has become much more convenient. With the increase in population, many inns have been built on the interconnecting roads. Villagers set up stalls to sell goods and are busy until dark.
In the past, they were only busy farming and working from sunrise to sunset. Now that life is better, everyone has learned to enjoy life and knows how to earn money.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants used to have the lowest status. Although they had money, many people looked down on them. But now it is different. With the implementation of new policies, the status of merchants has been improved little by little, and they are no longer looked down upon as before.
Because of the relaxation of policies and the gradual strengthening of the Yuan Dynasty, more and more people embarked on the road of business, more and more people set up stalls and opened shops everywhere, and newly built houses and restaurants could be seen everywhere.
Shangguan Tang and his family played in Wenggang Village until very late, and only returned to Qingquan Village when they were really tired.
Shangguan Zhenhua's house had not been built yet, so he followed Shangguan Tang to Xiao's house. Shangguan Ping'an and Guo Jiaojiao also lived in Xiao's house during this period.
In the carriage, Shangguan Zhenhua gently coaxed Yun Ting to sleep. Yun Ting was indeed too excited to sleep: "Great-grandfather, are you really not going back to the capital?"
"I'm not going back." Shangguan Zhenhua: "Tian'an Prefecture is a good place. My great-grandfather wants to live here in his old age."
Yun Ting's eyes sparkled as he said, "Tian'an Prefecture is indeed great. I have many, many friends here, and there are so many mountains here that I never get tired of playing there every day. Great-grandfather, do you still remember Xiao Qi?"
"Remember, it's your mother's black panther."
"Xiao Qi got married and had many descendants. His sons all got married and had grandchildren!"
"And Junjun, he and Meimei ran to Ziyan Mountain, and their offspring all flew away, flying everywhere, and no one knows where they went. I wish I could fly too, so I could fly to the capital, and then to Haicheng, and go wherever I want!"
Yun Ting became more and more excited as he spoke: "Great-grandfather, I will make a pair of wings and show them to you when I get home."
"Okay, okay, then great-grandfather will be looking forward to it. The wings made by my great-grandson must be magical."
"It's amazing. It can take me up to the sky."
When they arrived at Xiao's house, as soon as they entered the door, Shangguan Zhenhua was pulled by Yun Ting to the backyard to see the mechanical wings he had built.
The wings are very large, more than one meter high, and shaped like an eagle's wings, but they can't fly at all.
Yun Ting took apart a part of the wing to show Shangguan Zhenhua: "Once I modify this part, the wings will be able to fly. I will fly it for my great-grandfather to see tomorrow."