Chapter 28

From the kitchen, they gathered some old and worn-out farming tools that are not usually used, along with two large water buckets that have been used for almost ten years.

There were also some miscellaneous items that were useful for daily living. Tan Anjun looked at the pile of old goods on the ground, his face expressionless.

He quietly arranged for his attendants to tie the water buckets to the horse's back and put the small items inside.

They carried the farming tools while he grabbed Yang Lan'er's bamboo basket and carried it on his back. The group then left the courtyard and headed towards the interior of the Dachong Mountain.

Yang Lan'er looked at the horse walking ahead and glanced at the man beside her, asking in confusion, "Why didn't we see this horse before?"

"At the beginning, the horse was grazing on the mountain, and we had to retrieve it with the help of the guards," Tan Anjun replied casually while looking ahead.

If Yang Lan'er had not asked a question, it would have been hard to imagine that the man was actually responding to her. She didn't say anything more, and an awkward atmosphere lingered between them as they unconsciously quickened their pace.

Along the way, Yang Cunyi chattered on about what had happened after Tan Anjun and the others left. He also had some ulterior motives, which was to make Tan Anjun more aware of the difficulties Yang Lan'er faced at home.

Then, he seemed to remember something and stood in the middle of the road, anxiously asking, "Brother-in-law, what about my elder brother? How is he now? Didn't he come back with you guys?"

It was only then that Yang Lan'er realized that the elder brother of the original owner had been conscripted to the border. Although she had never met this so-called elder brother since she transmigrated and didn't have a deep emotional attachment to him, she still looked at Tan Anjun with concern.

Stared at by the big eyes of the siblings, Tan Anjun's stern expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied, "He's doing well. He's already a Captain of the Shao Wu in the military camp."

Upon hearing that her elder brother was doing well, Yang Cunyi was relieved. As they arrived at the cliff where Yang Lan'er had previously found the small spring, she said to the group, "Let's take a break here. It's already past noon, so let's fill our stomachs before we continue."

Ignoring whether or not they agreed, she couldn't stand her hunger any longer. Yang Lan'er asked her fourth brother to take out the wild chicken and rabbit, while she asked Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu to help clean them. She instructed Xiao Jiu to collect some firewood.

She herself sat on a rock and rested, feeling relieved that she, as a beautiful woman, could finally take a break with so many men around to help out.

As Yang Lan'er sat on the rock, enjoying her rest, a shadow suddenly cast over her. She was annoyed that she couldn't even have a quiet moment to herself. Pouting and making a face, she glared at the person responsible.

Sitting beside her, Tan Anjun watched his little wife with her watery eyes and angry expression. He sat next to her helplessly, and after a while, Yang Lan'er thought he wouldn't speak. She was about to stand up and help out when his deep voice suddenly spoke up, "Lan'er, you've worked hard in these past few years."

Yang Lan'er shifted to the side and smoothed her hair, "I didn't feel it was hard, it's all in the past." It wasn't her who suffered, but her predecessor. She had been waiting for this sentence for years, but in the end, she never heard it. It could be said that she regretted it for the rest of her life.

At this moment, Yang Cunyi came over, roasting the wild chicken and smiling, "Sister, when we go back later, our parents will be very happy to see their Son-in-law. These past few years, they have been most worried about the two of them. If they know that elder brother is doing well and brother-in-law has returned safely, our parents can finally sleep peacefully. Hehe, don't you think so, sister?"