Chapter 9: Meeting My Elder Brother

From then on, she lived her days relying on the memories of her childhood.

"Miss, we have arrived at the military camp."

Yu Niang's voice pulled her out of her memories.

"Oh, let's get off the carriage!"

This was not Tang Wanqiu's first time here; she frequently followed her mother's orders to bring food to her two elder brothers. From top to bottom, everyone here knew her. Therefore, their carriage could enter the military camp directly.

The two of them jumped down from the carriage. A burly officer spotted them and walked over with a smile to greet Tang Wanqiu.

"Third Miss is here again to bring something delicious to the two young masters!"

Tang Wanqiu recognized him. His name was Li Erhu, and he was her father's right-hand man.

"Uncle Hu! Is my brother in the barracks?"

Li Erhu said, "You've arrived at just the right time; training just finished. They should have headed back by now! Shall I lead you over?"

The family's coachman also departed from here, so he naturally knew what time to come to find them. How could it not be "just the right time"? She only asked out of politeness.

"I wouldn't dare trouble you, Uncle. We can go there ourselves," Tang Wanqiu said politely. "Uncle Hu, please go back to your business!"

Li Erhu was somewhat surprised. After not seeing the Third Miss for a few days, how had she suddenly become so much more sensible? She had never been this polite before.

Tang Wanqiu didn't care what Li Erhu was thinking; she and Yu Niang walked straight toward her two brothers' barracks. Returning here after so many years, looking at the familiar yet strange barracks before her, she couldn't help but feel a sense of trance. She didn't even notice she had reached the destination.

"Third Sister!"

Tang Zifeng, who was wringing out water in the courtyard, saw his sister arrive. He set down the water bucket and ran over with a smile. Just as he always did, he scooped his sister up and spun her around in a circle.

"Big Brother! Giggles..."

Tang Wanqiu also giggled just as she always did. However, her mood at this moment was completely different from usual. No one knew how excited she felt right now. This was a scene she had missed even in her dreams!

"Third Sister is here! And Big Brother didn't even call for me."

Just as the eldest brother set his sister down, the second brother, Tang Ziyun, refused to be outdone and spun his sister around twice. Tang Wanqiu laughed until tears came to her eyes. She had never thought she could possess such joy once again.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, Mother made your favorite osmanthus cakes and asked me to bring them to you."

"Wow, great! I was just getting hungry enough to feel lightheaded."

Upon hearing there were osmanthus cakes to eat, the second Young Master Tang immediately let go of his sister, turned around, and snatched the food box from Yu Niang. Before long, the two brothers were grabbing the osmanthus cakes and devouring them ravenously.

Tang Wanqiu and Yu Niang were long accustomed to the eating manners of these two brothers. Knowing they wouldn't have time to attend to them until they finished eating, Yu Niang set to work tidying their room and washing their dirty clothes in the process.

General Tang had placed them in the military camp to temper their willpower, not to truly make them common soldiers. Thus, although they ate, lived, and trained alongside the other soldiers, there were differences. For instance, the two of them had a private courtyard. Besides training, they also had teachers to impart other knowledge to them.

Only after they finished eating did the two Tang young masters have time to show concern for their sister.

"Third Sister, I heard from Father that you have become a disciple of Doctor Lin?" the eldest Young Master Tang asked first.

"Mhm!" the Third Miss Tang nodded gently.

"But why would you want to study medicine?"