Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 1098 - 721: The Yun Family Makes Preparations

Chapter 1098: Chapter 721: The Yun Family Makes Preparations

Yun Family rear courtyard.

Maids walk briskly through the corridors, chirping like happy larks.

"The third young master is back!"

"The third young master is back."

"..."

Immediately, from the rear courtyard to the pavilions, doors and windows are pushed open. Maids and old women glance around, followed by madams and young ladies stepping out to see. Seeing that imposing figure in red armor beneath the rear archway, some can’t help but greet him with smiles, rushing forward.

"Ah, it’s the third brother back. You hardly get to come back. You look so spirited. Your aunt made a great soup, come, come, come to my yard and taste my cooking." Madam Liu of the third household invites her nephew zealously, almost excessively.

Beside her is a beautiful young lady, the third household’s unmarried daughter, ranked tenth among the Yun Family juniors. Seeing her mother’s over-enthusiasm, she blushes, tugging her mother’s sleeve,

"Oh, Mother, third brother is now a General, he’s impressive and dignified, why are you pulling him?"

Saying this, she properly salutes her third brother, "Yun’er greets third brother!"

Madam Liu turns, pinching her daughter’s arm, a bit annoyed, "You little girl, your stubborn mouth, what do you understand? Your third brother’s been leading troops outside, so hard, can’t I as his aunt care for him a bit?"

Then she turns back, her face quickly returning to smiles,

"Third brother, why not come in for a seat, I’ll call your uncle back, you two can chat well."

Yun Tiansheng faces his aunt’s enthusiastic greeting, his expression unchanged, his tone as firm as iron,

"Thank you, third aunt, but the General granted me half a day of rest, the time is tight. I specially came to pay respects to grandmother, won’t be going inside!"

Madam Liu hears this, not feeling the tone of her very capable nephew to be inappropriate, knowing his temperament, thinking it’s just right instead, 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Ah, third brother is really capable, I heard you’ve been particularly busy lately, it’s an honor to get that Great General’s special approval."

"The Old Mistress will surely be delighted to hear you’re back, you’re now a Colonel, bringing honor to our family!"

"Let’s tell the Old Mistress this good news first, let her be happy a while earlier, let’s go, let’s go."

Madam Liu laughs, turns and pulls her daughter, along with a group of maids and old women, moving further into the rear courtyard.

Soon after, Yun Tiansheng hears the bustling commotion in the rear courtyard, raising his hand to signal his accompanying personal guards to stay at the courtyard’s entrance.

Thereupon, removing his heavy armor and tossing it to his guards, dressed in silver-white Feiyu clothes, he heads towards the Old Mistress’s yard.

Not long later, in the innermost quiet yard of the rear courtyard, under the eaves of the main hall, copper bells ring chaotically, footsteps clatter along the walkways, maids with towels and hot tea shuttle back and forth, the screen’s corner is lifted by the wind, revealing a room full of hairpins and shadows.

In the hall, the revered Old Mistress of the Yun Family is assisted to the high-place Taishi Chair made of pear wood. Her hair white but meticulously combed, her eyes squinting joyfully. Soon after, the excited voices of maids and old women sound from outside.

"Old Mistress, the third young master is here."

In the hall, the elderly lady looks up hearing this, catching sight of Yun Tiansheng’s sturdy figure stepping into the threshold, her turbid eyes spark bright, gripping her cane to rise, her mouth repeating with a laugh, "My good grandson is back."

"Old Ancestor, don’t hurry, look at how happy you are." Others assist, letting the Yun Family’s Ancestor sit well.

Seeing this, Yun Tiansheng strides forward, kneels on the red carpet, loudly saying, "Grandson pays respects to grandmother!"

"Get up, get up." The Old Mistress quickly stretches her hand to help, eyes full of love, saying:

"You’re a good son of the Yun Family, these knees are more precious than gold, this old bone of mine now can die in peace."

With these words, her aged, wrinkled hand tenderly caresses her grandson’s frost-marked face,

"Our grandson has worked hard for this family."

"I heard you’re now a Mountain Colonel, very capable, but Tiansheng, remember to follow your General sincerely, that one stands tall and strong, born a hero, you mustn’t bring shame to your family’s General."

This is the earnest expectation from this elder of the Yun family, Cloud from Dragon, Wind from Tiger, he hopes this most promising descendant of the Yun family understands this truth, not forgetting his roots.

Yun Tiansheng replies, "Grandson understands."

Old Mistress beams with happiness, then playfully appears angry, looking to one side, stamping her cane.

"Look at you all, clueless ones, my grandson has come home with difficulty, not even a sip of tea received, just staring idly."

Instantly, the hall is filled with laughter and chatter, maids serve tea and fruits, a few aunts jest and accompany leisurely. The young ladies and gentlemen from several households look somewhat constrained, the young ones hide behind their mother’s, shyly observing this brother cloaked in glory and imposing aura; the older, marriageable young ladies, poised and graceful, bow politely, eyebrows shy and admiring, "Greetings, third brother."

The entire room bustling with jewels and laughter, mixed with the women’s teasing and the Old Mistress’s gentle nagging, the time passes comfortably and quickly. In less than the time of one pot of tea, the current Yun Family Patriarch Yun Chuxiong arrives happily to find his son, saying there’s business to discuss.

The father and son bid farewell to the elderly lady. The Old Mistress knows her grandson is about important tasks, only reluctantly lets him go, then they go to Yun Chuxiong’s study.

In the study, the father and son sit opposite each other.

Yun Chuxiong laughs and scolds, "You boy, still know to come back, you’re such a busy person, even your father rarely sees you."

"Son is entrusted by the General, responsible for the First Mountain, forming a new army, should have no time to return, but having worked all day yesterday, the General is compassionate, gave me half a day’s holiday, so I came home to visit, also to ask father about the resource preparations?" Yun Tiansheng responds.

The provisioning is a matter of gearing up for military operations, not to mention the deep binding of the Yun Family with the Ninth Mountain, needing full effort. Now Yun Tiansheng as the First Mountain Colonel reorganizes the establishment, resources face quite a shortage, with the current strategy of other mountains being the Overseers bearing part, the rest self-sourced.

The Yun Family’s task now, not only needing full commitment to preparation but also finding other families in Jingguan City, under the name of military welfare, to support the Overseers with equipment. This matter is handled by Yun Chuxiong, the current Yun Family Patriarch.

Yun Chuxiong laughs,

"Don’t worry, your father won’t lose face in front of you, this affair has always been pushed with full force by the Yun Family, General Chen has already handled these people thoroughly, taught them enough lessons, now the trend is set, no one opposes this proposal, soon things will be delivered to Yunding Mountain."

"The current issue is the more or less of what these forces offer, this measure takes time, I’ll handle it."

Yun Tiansheng hearing this nods, suddenly recalling earlier matter,

"Earlier, a pair of father and daughter came outside, did you see them?"