Happy pastoral sturdy little lady

Chapter 353 Surprise 1
Xiang Xi rolled his eyes at him, frowned and said, "You don't intend to take a concubine, if it's just a woman, naturally there won't be so many nasty things happening!"

Yun Shan: "I'm worried that that woman will use those moves to deal with her nieces and nephews. All in all, I don't like women with too many thoughts, I like simple and simple girls!"

Xiangxi was a little dumbfounded.Perhaps, Yunshan was frightened by his own experience?Alas, what a wrong step, wrong step!Back then, if he hadn't been greedy for the governor's daughter, wouldn't the situation be different today?

Hearing that Xiangxi was going back to Shanqian Village, Shui Liuli suggested to her husband, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law's younger brother is going back to his hometown. I want to take this opportunity to visit my eldest brother and his sons and daughters!"

Lian Tinghan thought for a while, and said: "Well, I'm relatively free during this time, and I don't have much to do in the yamen. How about this, I'll go with you!"

Shui Liuli was both surprised and delighted: "Are you going with me? It will take at least twenty days to come and go. Can you invite such a long vacation?"

Lian Tinghan: "This time, Daddy will also go together, and I will take care of Daddy along the way! Holidays are not a big problem, if you don't go this time, you don't know when you can go! Let you go on the road alone with those men, It’s so inconvenient, it’s much better to be with me!”

Shui Liuli: "Okay, since the father-in-law is going too, why not ask the mother-in-law to go with her and bring a few children with her. Also let the children get to know the children of the elder brother, otherwise, even if they meet on the street in the future, they will be afraid." We met each other and didn't know each other. Besides, my mother-in-law hasn't left the capital for decades, so let's take this opportunity to go out for a walk, and treat it as a vacation!"

Lian Tinghan's eyes couldn't help but brighten up: "Okay, that's it! I'll go talk to my parents right away!"

Shui Liuli pursed her lips and smiled, happily went to open her own small warehouse and went to pick out gifts.

Lian Tinghan went to find his father, and Lian Zhenggang finally agreed with his glib tongue: "Alright, let's take your mother and a few more children with you!"

The wife is also pitiful, she has never been out of the capital in her life, she is so pitiful.Now, since the son and daughter-in-law have this kind of filial piety, they might as well fulfill it!

Even the old lady was filled with joy and excitement when she heard about it.

Going out of the capital city and looking at the scenery elsewhere, this is what she yearned for and longed for since she was a girl.It's a pity that there was no chance like that once. What I didn't expect was that there would be such a chance at a very old age.

Both son and daughter-in-law are filial and good children!
There are still ten days until the Dragon Boat Festival.

Da Ya went to the market in the mountains by herself in a carriage, and bought back two large baskets of red bayberry, two large baskets of plums, five large baskets of zong leaves, and one basket of various wild vegetables. fruit.

I went with my sister Erya.

Erya asked in surprise, "Sister, why did you buy so many zong leaves? There are so many zong leaves, maybe there are more than 1 pieces? If you buy so many, you won't be able to use them up in a few years!"

Da Ya said: "We only leave half of the baskets for the zong leaves, and the rest will be taken by the caravan of Tasting Building to Taste Building, which is on the border with the northwest, and then handed over to the caravan of Daoxiang Village to bring to elder brothers and sisters-in-law!"

Er Ya: "Why? Are there no zong leaves for sale in the Northwest? Is it necessary to give so much to Big Brother?"

Da Ya: "Yes, in the northwest of Languo, there are indeed no zongzi leaves for sale. People there don't wrap zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival. Those zongzi leaves are given to the elder brother, so that the elder brother can wrap the zongzi for the border soldiers to eat. The border marshal He likes to eat zongzi very much. He has been in Border Gate for nearly ten years. It is said that he has only returned home three times in ten years, and each time he can only stay for five or six days before returning to Border Gate. He misses his old mother very much. It’s so pitiful that I can’t ask for zongzi!”

Erya felt sad when she heard it: "What? In ten years, you have only been home three times? So pitiful?"

Da Ya: "Yes, my sister-in-law and I are both in the northwest, and my elder brother can only go home once every three months. You can stay at home for at most three days."

Er Ya: "Oh, I see, no wonder the elder sister asked the elder brother to retire from the army! The elder brother has been in the border for so many years, if the elder sister-in-law is not virtuous, if the elder sister is not helping the elder sister-in-law, I am afraid that she would have caused chaos in the family! Good job, brother, good job!"

Luckily, Niang always talks about Eldest Sister behind her back, saying that she hinders Eldest Brother's future, otherwise, Eldest Brother might be able to become a first-rank official.Now that he is so young, he is already a general of the fourth rank. It is a pity to retire from the army!Originally, she also felt that it was a pity, but after hearing what the elder sister said, Er Ya completely sided with the elder sister.

The eldest brother is in the military camp, and he can only go home once every three months. Not to mention, he always has to go to the battlefield, and his swords and guns have no eyes. If something goes wrong, she will lose her eldest brother!Sister-in-law and nephews and nieces will have no husband and no father!
Erya: "Sister, leave the Zongye matter to me! I will personally send it to the Taste Building in the county, please hand over the treasurer of the Taste Building to the people in the caravan!"

Da Ya: "Okay, I'll leave it to you! Remember to dry the zong leaves a little, otherwise, they will all be moldy in the northwest!"

Er Ya: "Understood, eldest sister! Don't worry about my work, I'm not a mother! I'm very reliable!" She said this because she had resentment towards her mother in her heart. Big brother's future!snort!
Da Ya glanced at her sister, although she didn't understand why she said that, but she guessed it, it must be something Mother did or said that made Er Ah unhappy.

Alas, this cheap girl, Da Ya thought she had changed!It seems that it is still not very reliable!
Wrap zongzi for your own home. The zongzi leaves don’t need to be dried. You just need to wash them and soak them for a while.Before the Dragon Boat Festival came, Da Ya was wrapping up the rice dumplings, planning to send them to the master and the head of the academy in advance.

The children also come to join in the fun. Although they don't know how to wrap zongzi, it's always okay to learn, right?However, what kind of zongzi will a child who is only a little bit older be wrapped in?It was purely here to make trouble, not to mention crumpling the leaves of the zongzi, and spilling the rice on the ground.

If there are other families in Shanqian Village, the adults will order the children to be scolded, and they may even beat them up.However, Da Ya still smiled and encouraged: "Good boy, take your time, don't rush. When you grow up a bit, you can wrap rice dumplings for your mother to eat! Go wash your little hands and play by yourself!"

Wei Lan and Ling Bo learned how to wrap zongzi for a long time, and they also played with it, and they knew that they were doing a disservice.I was worried about being scolded, but my mother was so kind, so they all gave her a sweet smile, ran out of the hall hand in hand, and went to play hide-and-seek in the garden.

Erya: "Sister, you are so kind to the children! If it's Yinyin like this, I'm going to scold her, look how much this rice dumpling is wasted? This rice is also spilled everywhere."

Da Ya: "Children, we need encouragement. At Weilan and Lingbo's age, it would be great if they can do small things like sweeping the floor and handkerchiefs! Wrapping rice dumplings is really difficult for them. They are curious and caring. If you want to help, even if it's not helpful, you can't reprimand the lesson. For children, education and encouragement should be the main thing. Rebuking and teaching cannot make children grow up!"

Er Ya stuck out her tongue: "Hey, big sister, don't tell me you haven't hit a child?"

Da Ya nodded: "It's true that I haven't been beaten, and I rarely scold you. Unless there is a big disaster, I won't scold you."

Erya was surprised and said: "Isn't it? I haven't hit you before, I seldom scolded them, how can I teach Tian Tian such well-behaved and sensible children?" She expressed her disbelief. , otherwise, it will be demolished!

Da Ya: "Hitting can't solve the problem. If the child does something wrong, you have to be patient and reason with her. There is also a more important point, which is to teach by example. Parents should set a good example for their children by example! What kind of parents will generally teach what kind of children, this is a wise saying."

Er Ya listened, and nodded thoughtfully.

On this day, Da Ya and Er Ya, Aunt Liang, Aunt Liang, Cha Guo, Tian Tian, ​​and Shan Cha wrapped a total of [-] rice dumplings.Every zongzi is pocket-sized. When buying zongzi leaves, I specially bought small zongzi leaves.

Da Ya was instructing the guards to send zongzi to the academy when a large group of distinguished guests came to the house.

"Princess, Lord Rao is back!" Chu Qi suddenly came to report.

Da Ya: "Lord Rao? Oh, you mean Xiangxi?" If it is Xiangdong, people usually call him General Rao.

"Yes, Princess! There are a lot of people here, including the prince's younger sister's family!" Chu Qi knew Shui Liuli's family.

Da Ya was taken aback: "Isn't it? There's no letter, so you just come here?" Isn't this a surprise attack?

Before I could think about it, Xiangxi had already appeared in Da Ya's sight: "Elder sister, Er Ya, I'm back!"

The warm, clear, and pleasant voice came into the ears of the big girl.This voice belongs to Xiangxi!
Da Ya and Er Ya hurried up to meet her, and Er Ya shouted in surprise: "Second brother, why didn't you write any letters, and you came back suddenly! If you write, we can go to the entrance of the village to pick you up!"

Xiangxi: "Eldest sister, the emperor sent us here suddenly this time, and we were too hasty to write a letter." He told the cause of the incident to Da Ya: "The other officials are now arranged to stay in the Taste Building. , Come back to listen to the elder sister's lecture in two days. However, the whole family of brother-in-law's sister has come, and now they are in the hall of the front yard."

Da Ya and the others are in the restaurant in the backyard at this time.

Da Ya hurriedly said to Chu Qi: "Hurry up and go to the academy and call the prince back!"

Chu Qi bowed and answered "Yes", and hurriedly loaded two baskets of rice dumplings into the carriage parked in the front yard, and left quickly.

Da Ya and Er Ya took the children to the living room in the front yard, Chu Jiu was entertaining guests, Shui Qingqian's younger sister Shui Liuli and the legendary sister-in-law finally met!
"I'm sorry, there is no welcome! Everyone has worked hard all the way!" Da Ya said to the visitor with a smile.

Shui Liuli got up from her seat and looked at Da Ya excitedly: "You are the sister-in-law, right? I am Liuli, Tian Tian's aunt!"

Da Ya nodded and smiled at her, then looked at a couple in their fifties sitting in the middle: "Yes, I am your sister-in-law. This is Uncle Lian and Aunt Lian, right?"

Shui Liuli quickly introduced: "Yes, this is my father-in-law, and this is my mother-in-law." Then he introduced the man in his thirties to Da Ya: "This is my husband, Lian Tinghan!" Looking at his son, grandson and granddaughter, he solemnly bowed to the big girl: "I have seen the princess, the princess is lucky!"

Da Ya was taken aback, and without hesitation, she quickly stretched out her hand to support Mrs. Lian and Lian Zhenggang: "It's absolutely impossible, you just treat me as a junior!"

Lian Tinghan and the three children knelt obediently.

Da Ya hurriedly said: "Please get up quickly, there is no need to give a big gift, the prince and I are very easy-going, and I don't like people kneeling back and forth!"

Shui Liuli's face turned red. In fact, when seeing princes and concubines, one doesn't necessarily have to kneel down and salute.The so-called "kneel on the ground and kneel to the emperor", that is to say, in addition to meeting the emperor, you must kneel, but you don't have to kneel when you meet other people.

(End of this chapter)