At the end of the 22nd year of Jianchang, old man Xu passed away in Zhongyi Bofu at the age of 78.

There was a smile on his face when he closed his eyes, with absolutely no regrets.

What other regrets are there?

The great-eldest grandson had just graduated from high school and married into a good wife. The great-eldest granddaughter also married well, and the following great-grandsons and great-granddaughters all did well too.

He has traveled south and north in his life and experienced too many things, and with his living witness, the Xu family has reached its current position step by step. When he got there, he was completely confident to meet his ancestors.

At the beginning of the next year, Mrs. Xu also left.

The descendants of the Xu family took care of the funeral arrangements of the two elders and buried them together in the Xu family cemetery on the hillside of Xiaoxi Mountain on the outskirts of the city. They sat facing north and looked to the south in the distance.

Xu Yinyin and Fang Congyun first expressed their condolences to Old Man Xu and attended the funeral, then rushed back to Yiyang Mansion to attend to Mr. Fang's funeral, and then rushed back without stopping to see Old Mrs. Xu off.

In the past two or three years, four kind old people, first Fang Bai and finally Mrs. Xu, passed away one after another. Although they all died at a healthy age, Xu Yinyin could not help but feel sad in her heart.

But despite her sadness, Xu Yinyin had to cheer up and deal with the wedding of her eldest daughter.

The eldest daughter Fang Wanxi made a marriage arrangement with Ye Mingwen, the eldest son of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice, when she was 15 years old. The two were talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven, and everyone in the capital secretly praised their marriage.

Now two years have passed, Ye Mingwen has been admitted to Jinke High School and officially entered the Hanlin Academy.

The marriage between the two families was about to happen, and Xu Yinyin was so busy that she was still afraid of making mistakes in everything.

For the first time in her life, she was marrying a daughter. Xu Yinyin felt indescribable in her heart. She could truly understand the feelings of her parents back then.

Xu Yinyin just wants to wait for her daughter to get married and make time to spend time with her parents who are no longer young anymore.

In the autumn of the 23rd year of Jianchang, the eldest daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Princess of Jiacheng got married. The whole capital was bustling with red makeup, and she married into the Mansion of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and married Xinke Tanhua Ye Mingwen.

The two were childhood sweethearts and had a deep relationship. They got married only three years ago and gave birth to a son and a daughter.

In the autumn of the 24th year of Jianchang, Xu Dajun, then Minister of Industry, and Xu Qingning, the eldest daughter of Dong Qinghua, married Fang Zhiyuan, the eldest son of the second princess Tong Fang Wenhe.

In the spring of the 26th year of Jianchang, Xu Yinyin and Fang Congyun's son Fang Zerui became the top scholar in high school. The emperor granted him a marriage and betrothed him to Princess Changle, the second daughter of the prince.

In the winter of the 29th year of Jianchang, the emperor passed away and the whole country mourned. Hundreds of officials and their families went to the palace to mourn.

Emperor Jianchang, who reigned for 29 years, worked hard to govern and loved the people. During his reign, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the world was at peace. History books commented that Emperor Jianchang was a wise emperor through the ages.

The following year, the prince ascended the throne, changed the year to Yonghe, and made the grandson the prince.

In the eighth year of Yonghe, the traces of time have also appeared on the face of 53-year-old Xu Yinyin. She is also getting older. Although people around her still respectfully call her princess, when she goes out and meets people she doesn’t know, she can always hear a cry. old lady.

Old lady, Xu Yinyin couldn't help but want to laugh when she heard this.

No, she went out to Mahayana Temple to offer incense that day. As soon as she entered the temple gate, someone caught up with her and shouted hurriedly: "Old Madam! Old Madam! Please stay!"

Xixin, who was 56 years old at the time and had half white hair, still took the lead and reacted quickly to block the situation. However, the young girl who was running and shouting to catch up was stopped by the guards a few feet away.

Xu Yinyin is now a grandmother. Seeing that the little girl is as old as her granddaughter, she can't help but feel compassion. She let her go and asked softly: "My child, you are Why are you calling me so urgently?"

"Excuse me, is the old lady the Princess of Jiacheng?" The little girl was wearing clothes that had been washed white, and her black hair was combed into a long and thick braid. She looked very strange, but Xu Yinyin felt very strange when she looked at it. Somewhat cordial.

She couldn't help but nod, "I am Princess Jiacheng, what do you want from me?"

She thought that this child was dressed simply, and it looked like he was from a poor family. She thought that he heard her good name and wanted to ask her to help him make a living. She thought that if this child was good, it would not be impossible. .

But unexpectedly, the little girl's eyes lit up, she stared at her expectantly and nervously, and said, "I wonder if Princess Jiacheng knows about Haidilao and KFC?"

Haidilao and KFC?
Xu Yinyin was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes twitched slightly. Could it be the Haidilao and KFC she knew?

She looked at the little girl's simple ponytail again and had a premonition.

Afterwards, he took the person into a secluded Zen room and drove away the people around him, including the Xunyan who was guarding him in the dark.

"who are you?"

When the little girl saw her acting like this, she was already very sure and started talking hurriedly.

But it turns out that this little girl also came from later generations. However, unlike Xu Yin who has become a native here, this little girl just came here not long ago, because there are cosmetics shops, cake shops, and barbecue shops in the capital. When she found out about Princess Jiacheng, she suspected that Princess Jiacheng was the same as her, so she squatted every day hoping to see Princess Jiacheng.

As the saying goes, when a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, his eyes well up with tears. Xu Yinyin couldn't help but become happy, and pulled the little girl to ask questions.

After asking, I found out that their family had been here for nearly 40 years, but when the little girl came here, it was actually the same year that they came here.

This fact made Xu Yinyin feel incredible. Could it be that the decades here were just like a dream for them?No matter how long the dream lasts, in reality the most that has passed is just a sleep.

But everything here was so clear that it was not a dream at all. Xu Yinyin felt a little emotional for a moment. She knew that the body the little girl wore was just an ordinary person. Her parents died early and she lived with her uncle and aunt. Her life was very hard.

But before she wore it, the little girl was a bank manager, working nine to five, with a high salary, and living a comfortable life. This gap is really not that big.

Xu Yinyin couldn't help but ask her: "Do you want to go back?"

But the little girl shook her head excitedly, "No! I've had enough of the boring life of three o'clock and one line every day, and I've long wanted to change my life! I don't have any relatives there, so I came here. No worries, just right!
And look, I still have a fellow countryman like you here!You are the princess!I've heard people say that you are amazing!The Queen Mother treats you like her own daughter, and the Emperor is also very kind to you. Your husband and sons are all high officials, your brother is also a high official, your son-in-law is also a high official, and a bunch of relatives are all great. I will follow you. , who dares to bully me here? "

Xu Yinyin couldn't help but shake her head and laugh when she heard her beaming words. Yes, she is quite powerful now. It is not a problem at all to help a little girl.

"What do you want to do yourself?"

The little girl thought for a while and said: "I want to travel around the world, see all the scenery of the ancient dynasties! But I don't have a penny, so I can't take advantage of you in vain, right? I don't know anything else, so why not Help you with your business?

Do you want to open a bank, or a money bank?Let me help you open a bank that will spread all over the world!In this way, I can travel all over the world! "

Bank?
Xu Yinyin thought about her current status and background, and the wealth in her hands. Not only could she have all the money in the world, but she could have half of it.

We are all fellow villagers, so there is no harm in helping this kid.

She nodded and smiled.

After that, someone helped her get out of the home where her uncle and aunt were treating her like a cow and a horse, and gave her the identity of a manager of Xuji Trading Company, a start-up capital, and several protectors.

The girl named Chen Cheng set off with high morale.

Within a year, a bank named Huitong opened in Beijing.

Then, Tongzhou, Jeju, and Qingzhou.
One after another, in just ten years, Huitong Bank surpassed Litong Bank, the original leading bank in Dayan, and became the number one bank in Dayan.

In another ten years, Dayan no longer had Litong, only Huitong, which spread to all prefectures and counties.

Chen Cheng did what she said, and also traveled all over the country, happy to miss Shu.

Xu Yinyin once wrote to her asking if she wanted her to help her find a good marriage?

Chen Cheng replied, getting married?What's so good about being married?Isn’t it great to have fun alone?
At that time, she was planning to go to a nomadic tribe. She wanted to see the scenery of the ancient grasslands with her own eyes and see the bluer and greener blue sky grassland.

Xu Yinyin read her reply and was impressed by her chicness and spontaneity.

For a woman in the new era, getting married is indeed optional.

However, looking back at the majority of her life, she had no doubt about her love for her husband. He loved her and respected her, and her children were filial. She lived a happy life and lived a wanton and happy life, which was enough for Yu Yuan.

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In the 15th year of Yonghe, the 78-year-old Xu Chunshan was already gray-haired and had to use a cane every day.

On this day, it was the wedding banquet for granddaughter Fang Wanxi's eldest son to get married. Xu Chunshan and Zhang Xiulan, who were on crutches, attended and witnessed their great-grandson's marriage ceremony.A few days later, before dawn, Xu Yinyin from Fangge Mansion in Cheng'anfang received an urgent message from her brother Xu Dajun and hurriedly drove to Lin'anfang.

Xu Yinyin, who was already 60 years old, could no longer move her legs and feet. Her son carried her on his back and hurriedly rushed to Songheyuan. Xu Chunshan was already breathing his last breath on the bed, waiting for her to come.

"father!"

Seeing that his daughter had finally arrived, Xu Chunshan smiled and was about to take his last breath.

At that time, Xu Yinyin's heart was full of reluctance for Xu Chunshan to leave. Looking at Zhang Xiulan on the side, she also had a bad look, as if she was going to follow Xu Chunshan as soon as he let go.

"Mom and dad, let me take you back!"

Go back, go back over there, my parents are not even sixty yet!

Xu Yinyin didn't want to think too much and immediately called up the golden round button that was pressed under the system mall panel and started the time shuttle.

Only Xu Yinyin could see it. Two golden haloes enveloped Xu Chunshan on the bed and Zhang Xiulan sitting at the head of the bed respectively. The apertures rotated at an incredible speed. After more than ten breaths, the golden apertures disappeared——

"Father! Mother!"

In the autumn of the 15th year of Yonghe's reign, Zhong Yibo and his wife died on the same day and were buried in the Xu Cemetery in Xiaoxishan.

Fang Congyun was afraid that his old wife wouldn't be able to bear the shock of her parents' death, so he couldn't help comforting her.

But he didn't know that Xu Yinyin felt sad that she couldn't see him again, but she didn't feel sad.

Mom and dad have gone back. Even though they will miss everything here, they can still live well for another ten to twenty years. This is what she is most satisfied with.

Perhaps Xu Yinyin is getting older and is now particularly afraid of death. She doesn't want to see her relatives around her die.

But death is the most common thing in the world, and she is powerless to save others.

One after another, Xu Yinyin sent away her former good sisters and acquaintances.

Then, after a cold winter night, it was dawn and the sun came out, but Fang Congyun, her husband who had been sleeping with her for 50 years, never woke up again.

Xu Yinyin was devastated, but with the company of her great-grandchildren, Caiyi Yuqin, she managed to survive.

But the next year, her younger brother Xu Dajun died of illness. Xu Yinyin was extremely sad and could no longer hold on. She passed away the same night she learned the news.

In the fifth year of Hongguang, the legendary Princess Jiacheng passed away. Emperor Hongguang ordered a grand burial for Princess Jiacheng, and all the princes, ministers and dignitaries from the capital came to express their condolences.

Xu Yinyin was floating in the air, watching familiar faces coming to express condolences in front of her soul. She also saw her eldest granddaughter who came out of the palace incognito at night and cried uncontrollably in front of her soul.

The granddaughter she brought up by herself is pretty like her grandmother's granddaughter. She is now the crown princess of a country, virtuous, virtuous, generous and dignified. In the future, her mother will be the best in the world, and she will definitely become a virtuous queen.

Xu Yinyin has been floating in the air, watching the people who expressed condolences to her one by one, watching her son and daughter-in-law and their grandchildren busy preparing for her funeral.

After seeing her coffin buried together with that of her husband Fang Congyun, she felt an invisible pull invading her insubstantial body. Then, a white light flashed and she disappeared.

-

"Duk, Tuk, Tuk"

There was a knock on the door, disturbing one's sleep.

The person on the big white bed turned over, climbed up with difficulty, walked to the door with half-squinted eyes, raised his hand, and opened the door.

There were two Dabai standing outside the door. Seeing her opening the door, one said: "Your quarantine meal."

Another said: "Open your mouth and do nucleic acid."

Xu Yinyin, who was half asleep, woke up completely when she heard the sound. She mechanically opened her mouth to accept the greeting from the cotton swab, mechanically took the lunch box, and mechanically closed the door.

As soon as the door closed, Xu Yinyin ran back to the bed, took out her phone from under the pillow, unlocked it a little unfamiliarly, clicked on WeChat, clicked on the first contact interface, and started a video call.

After dialing the number, he was quickly picked up, revealing a round face.

"Yinyin, have you also made nucleic acid? Today's breakfast is steamed buns with soy sauce and meat. It's your favorite. Do you have enough for two? If you don't have enough, come to the window. I'll ask your dad to use a clothes hanger to carry two for you. , you continue."

Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone and looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar face on the other end of the phone, Xu Yinyin's eyes suddenly turned red, and she felt that all this was like a dream, "Mom, your favorite ruby ​​head and face are coming to me. It’s for your great-granddaughter.”

Another familiar voice came in, accompanied by a bearded face, "What ruby ​​head and face? Yin Yin, what time did you read the novel again last night? Dad told you, don't stay up late, don't stay up late, what did you do? You always don’t listen? You’re stupid for staying up all night, aren’t you? Where’s the great-granddaughter? I haven’t even expected a granddaughter yet.”

Xu Yinyin burst into tears suddenly.

It's all a dream, it's all a dream, is it her dream?
On the other end of the phone, Xu Chunshan and Zhang Xiulan were so anxious when they saw their daughter crying like this, "Yinyin, what's wrong? Why are you crying like this? What happened? Was it too uncomfortable to do the nucleic acid test just now? It's okay, okay, again If you do it twice, it’s no problem and we can go out. When the time comes, dad will cook you a table of delicious food."

A few days later, Xu Yinyin's family ended the quarantine completely and returned home with their luggage.

Xu Yinyin continued her somewhat unfamiliar but familiar life of commuting to and from get off work. She had already determined that her parents, including her younger brother, had no memory of Dayan. Dayan's time travel seemed to be just a dream of her own.

Although the dream was too real, the land she was stepping on now was even more real. She had to believe that it was just a dream.

Within a few months, the epidemic prevention and control was completely over, and gradually, people no longer wore masks when traveling.

The novel "A Dream in Ancient and Modern Times", which Xu Yinyin devoted herself to after get off work, was also successfully submitted and officially published and sold. It was only two months after it was put on the shelves and it has been loved by a large number of readers.

That day, when Xu Yinyin returned home from get off work, she saw her younger brother Xu Dajun sitting on the sofa holding her copy of "A Dream in Ancient and Modern Times". That's great! Even if I can have a beautiful young lady in your book as my fiancée, I can also take the test of being a flower!"

Xu Chunshan, who was wearing reading glasses and reading a book written by his daughter, also grinned, "What's the point of looking for flowers? I'm still an uncle!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but look at his daughter, "No, you think too highly of your brother. He is such an idle guy who only plays games. If you ask him to help in the store, he spends three days fishing and two days drying nets. He Can you take the imperial examination and become an official? I'm afraid the sun is already out in the west!"

Xu Yinyin couldn't help laughing, but in that real dream, the sun was really going to come out in the west.

Xu Chunshan complained about his son and then talked about his daughter, "Tell me, you know that you are assigned a number one scholar as your husband in the book, but why are you not anxious in reality? Your uncle Li came to the store yesterday carrying his granddaughter and was jealous. Here I am, you said I am so old and my eyesight is blurred, why is it so difficult to have a grandson?
I don't have any hope for your brother. With his kind, what girl can like him?But you are different. You have a degree and a job. You are good at everything. How can you still not find a good marriage? "

Xu Yinyin/Xu Dajun:
Zhang Xiulan on the side answered, "Yin Yin, do you know Aunt Zhang downstairs? She told me today that she wants to introduce you to someone. She said that this man graduated from graduate school, passed the civil service examination, and is also serving the country. It’s safe to say that she’s pretty talented and her family is in good condition. I’ve already agreed with her that we’ll meet her at the cafe on Chunxi Road this Saturday!”

Just when Xu Yinyin was about to refuse, Xu Chunshan played the bitter card, "Yinyin, my dad is old and he wants to have a grandson!"

Xu Yinyin: You have hugged more than one of them. You even hugged your great-grandson, but you just don’t remember.

"Dad, I don't want to get married, you'd better urge my brother!"

Xu Yinyin sneaked back into the room, and she heard her father outside turning the fire on her younger brother. She was very happy with the words "father is kind and son is filial".

Getting married is enough if you have tasted it in this life.

If you find him again, it won't be that person, so what's the point.

Xu Yinyin opened the drawer, took out the scroll carefully placed inside, and unfolded it. On it was a family portrait.

The young woman was wearing a green dress, and the equally young Fang Congyun next to her was wearing a sky-blue dress. They held hands together and sat side by side on the Arhat couch.

Eight-year-old Fang Wanxi and six-year-old Fang Zerui sat beside them, lying on their knees.

A family of four enjoyed themselves happily.

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