Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

Chapter 199 A family reunion

She looked around the city. It was no longer in ruins. The streets were much cleaner, the houses were arranged in an orderly manner, and were much denser than before. There were even more people on the streets.

"Second brother, why do I feel like something is different here?" Tian Xing'er knew about the changes in the city, but there was also some different feeling that she couldn't put her finger on.

“Everything here is brand new, how can it still be the same!” Tian Yuheng replied with a smile.

"No, second brother, I know that everything has been renovated, and there are many new houses. There should be other differences."

"Oh, I didn't see that."

After listening to Tian Xing'er's words, Tian Yuheng looked around carefully again, and finally he also felt something strange, "There seem to be a lot more yamen runners on the street, and there seem to be some soldiers."

"Yes, I said it was different. There shouldn't have been these people before, right?" Tian Xing'er pointed to where several yamen runners were standing and said.

"Let's go home first and see how Dad is doing. I'm afraid our Yingzhou Prefecture is also on alert now."

Soon they returned to the Tian Mansion. The Tian family did not live in the government office, and they bought a house and land on their own. However, their house was not far from the government office, just across the street, so they didn't even need to take a carriage.

As soon as Tian Xing'er and his companions arrived at the prefectural city, the city guard informed the prefect Tian, ​​and Mrs. Tian had asked the servants to prepare for the two of them. Because the situation was tense recently, the prefect Tian only sent someone back with a message, saying that he would leave the court as early as possible tonight.

"Sister, second brother, why did you take so long to come back? Dad said that it's a mess outside and the family was very worried about you. But it's a good thing you're back. I heard from Dad that martial law will be imposed outside the city soon, and not everyone can come in at will." Tian Fuer said to his brothers and sisters excitedly.

"Hao Fu'er, we are fine. How is your home? Has there been any change? How are our cloth workshop and farmland?" Tian Xing'er asked busily about her own cloth workshop. Obviously, she was the one who started it, but she just started it and then ran away. She felt a little guilty.

"Don't worry, sister. We have done everything well for you. Now in our city, our family's work is all about money. Everyone wants to do it, so who dares to make trouble?

And with Dad here, no one dares to bully us."

Tian Fuer has grown a lot in the past six months. He has learned to help with the family's accounts and business, and every day is fulfilling.

There are more and more people coming here recently, and the security in the city has become a little unstable. In addition to dealing with the impending war, Prefect Tian has been arranging arrangements for the people in the city these days and has added a lot of yamen runners to patrol. So there are no major problems for the time being.

"Okay, stop chatting for now. Come on, your father is back, let's have a good meal together as a family." Mrs. Tian came in happily and asked everyone to go to the dining hall together.

In addition to taking care of the household chores throughout the year, Mrs. Tian also had to manage Tian Xinger's dyeing workshop and various shops, so she was very busy every day. However, today her daughter was coming home, so she had to put everything aside. She prepared a large table of food, fearing that her daughter had not eaten well in the past six months.

As soon as Magistrate Tian came in, he stopped Tian Yuheng and Tian Xing'er and asked them about their experiences over the past year.

The old father was extremely happy to finally see his children come back. Although he had sent people to escort them back before, he was still somewhat worried because the two of them had not returned yet. Now that he saw them in front of him, he was extremely happy.

"Okay, if you have anything to say, let's talk after we get back for dinner. You guys really have endless things to say. Xing'er and Yuheng, you guys, please stop running around now that you're back." Mrs. Tian found it a little funny to see them talking nonstop. Afraid that the food would get cold, she interrupted a few of them with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to my wife and eat. Let's eat first."

The Tian family has experienced a lot over the past year, and the opportunities for the whole family to get together are very few and far between. When Tian Xing'er and others returned home, Tian Yuyu and Tian Yuze had not been seen yet, which made Mrs. Tian somewhat worried.

However, on this rare good day, she didn't want to spoil her family's fun.

After dinner, Prefect Tian called Tian Yuheng and Tian Xing'er to his study room alone.

"You've heard about what's going on outside, right?"

"Yes, father, we also met General Li Yun's eldest son when we came back this time."

"Well, I heard that General Xiao Li also went to your place. He must be going to pick up his elder brother. I didn't expect you to meet each other."

"Yes, I heard that General Zhou Feng has started to take action. Dad, what should we do here?"

"What are you afraid of? Don't we still have General Li Yun here? I have planted a lot of grain for General Li Yun. How dare he lose his own granary?"

"Dad, that means our Yingzhou Prefecture should be fine, right? With General Li Yun's two sons here, Zhou Feng can forget about getting his hands on our Yingzhou Prefecture." Tian Xing'er also interrupted and said.

"Well, but we can't rely on others for everything. We still have to protect ourselves. Who can guarantee that who will have the last laugh in the end?"

Tian Xinger felt that her father's words were full of ulterior motives. "Dad, are you hiding some power or something? Are you going to take advantage of the conflict between the two sides?"

"You are the only one who can play tricks. Am I that kind of person? I just leave enough people to protect our family and keep you away from disasters."

Tian Yuheng listened to what his father said, thinking that his father and elder brother might have other plans, which they might not be able to tell them, so he helped his father to divert his sister's attention.

"By the way, Dad, how are Grandfather and my younger brother doing in the capital now?"

"Your eldest brother wrote to me before. He said that he would meet up with your grandfather and the others. If anything happens, he would take them away. You guys, don't worry too much. You have your eldest brother. It was your father who sent someone to pick you up, but he reminded you.

You two, now that you're back, help Dad deal with all the affairs in the city. There have been too many people coming in recently, and I've been a little overwhelmed. Now that you two are back, Dad can have a good rest for a day."

Magistrate Tian looked at his two children with a smile, wondering how he could be so happy. All his children were so capable, he was comfortable in his job as an official, and his eldest son was leading the planning.

Don't worry even in troubled times.

When Tian Xing'er heard what her father said, she made a bitter face and started to act miserable, "Dad, my second brother and I have experienced many twists and turns along the way. We just came back, why are you asking us to work? I don't want you to, I want to have a good rest."

"Hmph, you devilish girl, how can I not let you have a rest? I am your father, an unkind person. All I meant was that you should help me after you have had a good rest. You are complaining before you even start working. How come you are even lazier after going out? This won't do. You should go out less in the future. No, you can't go out. Let your mother keep a good eye on you.

It’s time for me to find a good family to marry into.”