Chapter 268 Climbing High

Hearing the third child's suggestion, the fourth child chimed in, "Yes, yes, let's have a drink with Mom. We're all grown up now, we can have a drink with Mom."

Song Chunxue smiled, "Alright, go get the wine."

There was a jar left over from the last housewarming, I think it was still apricot blossom wine.

This is the first time I've ever drunk with my sons.

After the effects of the alcohol she drank in the morning wore off, Song Chunxue poured herself a glass.

Apricot blossom wine, with its fragrance of apricot blossoms and a hint of bitter almond flavor, is Song Chunxue's favorite.

She liked the slight bitterness, just like life; if only sweetness remained, it would be quite unsettling.

"Mother, let me toast you."

Sanwa held up the wine with both hands, grinning like a silly goose.

"May Mother have many more years like this, living freely and doing as she pleases."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it down, his brows furrowed deeply.

The fourth son followed suit, saying, "May Mother's wishes come true, and may she have this day every year."

Song Chunxue drank a glass; the feeling of being toasted by her own son was quite peculiar.

"Well, as long as you two don't cause me any trouble, I'm fine now. I haven't worked in the fields day and night for a long time, and the flesh on my waist has loosened up. Life is much more comfortable than before."

Sanwa poured himself another glass of wine. His rosy cheeks were fair with a hint of red, like a ripe crabapple.

The fourth son wasn't much better off.

They were all like his father, not good at drinking.

Song Chunxue's face hasn't turned red yet.

"Mom, let's have a drink. I don't know how to play drinking games, and I'm not someone you can talk to about anything."

Song Chunxue clinked her glass together, saying, "I'm so happy to have you being so thoughtful."

"You're still young, drink less. They say drinking alcohol can damage your brain."

Sanwa gritted his teeth, tilted his head back, and drank a cup. "Hmm, I'm not drinking anymore."

He felt a burning sensation in his stomach, which quickly spread to his limbs and bones. His neck and face were burning hot, and the flesh on his cheeks was throbbing.

He quickly finished the chicken noodle soup in his bowl.

"Mother, I..." His vision began to blur, "I'm dizzy, I can't drink."

"Bang!"

The next moment, his head hit the table, and he lost consciousness.

“…” Song Chunxue frowned. She was drunk after just two cups?

Hahahaha!

The fourth brother pointed at the third brother and laughed loudly, like a quail that had just laid an egg and saw it rolling down the mountain.

"Sanwa's alcohol tolerance is really too low. I'm better than him."

Song Chunxue raised her chin. "Sanwa drank two cups, and you only drank one."

The fourth brother immediately stopped laughing. "I had a drink with you this morning."

"Drink it first, I'll watch." Song Chunxue held her chopsticks with both hands. "Let me see your alcohol tolerance."

The fourth brother reluctantly poured himself a glass, smacked his lips twice, and then gulped it down like he was taking medicine.

"Ha~" he stubbornly insisted, "It tastes pretty good."

The next moment, he stared blankly at Song Chunxue.

Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh.

"You're being stubborn, aren't you? Look, even two cups won't do you."

The fourth brother felt weak all over, picked up a piece of chicken and ate two pieces, saying, "I'm not drunk yet."

Seeing that Lao Si's face was as red as Guan Yu's on the stage, Song Chunxue didn't expose him.

After eating two pieces, the fourth brother couldn't sit still any longer.

"Mother, I'm so sleepy. You can help Sanwa back now. I don't want to trouble you." The fourth son, holding onto the door frame, staggered down the steps.

Song Chunxue walked out the door and watched as the fourth brother stumbled into the house. After his two shoes fell to the ground, she turned to look at the third child.

Sigh, they all get drunk after just two drinks; they'll suffer for it later.

She already knew that Sanwa couldn't hold his liquor, but she didn't know he could drink this badly.

The fourth brother used to be able to boast for an hour while drinking with people, but now that he's young, he can't do that anymore.

However, she was already very surprised that they were willing to celebrate her birthday for her.

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Spring rain awakens the spring, clear and bright in the valley.

Song Chunxue is a farmer who likes to count the days according to the twenty-four solar terms.

Each solar term lasts fifteen days, two solar terms last thirty days, and twelve thirty-day periods make up a year.

Since learning to read and how to write the twenty-four solar terms, Song Chunxue has become even more amazed by the wisdom of her ancestors.

The next day, Lao Si and Sanwa returned from the fields and said that someone was already tilling the land, but Mei Yang was not there.

However, Mei Yang bought the medicinal herb seeds that Song Chunxue wanted, and the two brothers calculated the price and paid the full amount before returning.

After Grain Rain, the fourth brother went to the caravan of Old Man Zhang, which Yao Man had mentioned.

Song Chunxue also went, and she even had Lao Si pay for everyone to have a drink, as a way of building good relationships with everyone so that she could ask them for help in the future.

Summer is here, with the awns in full bloom and the heat of summer lingering.

After the start of summer, apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, and pear blossoms bloom one after another, all the grains grow rapidly, and everything is lush and green. The leaves of the poplar trees have fully grown.

The peonies in the courtyard were in full bloom, one red and one white, with the white peony having a more intense fragrance.

In the evening, a gentle breeze blows, and the whole yard smells wonderful.

If it were Xia Mulan's face, which is prone to blushing, she definitely wouldn't be able to withstand this flower; her face would break out in red bumps.

The little donkeys have grown up, and the small donkey pen is a bit crowded with three donkeys.

Song Chunxue sent someone to tell her that the eldest son should come and take away one of the donkeys, otherwise she would sell one of them.

The two donkeys produced enough manure for her to add to the kang (heated brick bed) when she was cold.

Otherwise, she would have sold them.

She doesn't plan to raise pigs this year. With such a nice yard, if she raises a pig, the food will smell terrible in the summer.

The farmer's butterfly digs some peonies for her; they are already in bloom during the Lesser Fullness of Grain season, and they are incredibly delicate.

During this period, Mei Yang stopped bothering her, and Song Chunxue was happy to have some peace and quiet.

She was never idle; she was always tending to the vegetable garden, the flowers, or checking on the crops.

That day, she wanted to go to Peach Blossom Mountain outside the city.

Peach Blossom Mountain is the most famous mountain in the area, and various temples have been built on it.

However, there are no peach blossoms on Peach Blossom Mountain; instead, there are mostly apricot blossoms.

According to the "Commentary on the Waterways Classic", Peach Blossom Mountain was named after its red color, which resembles that of a peach.

In her past life, she had always heard others say that there was a temple fair with opera performances on Peach Blossom Mountain on the 19th of June, which was the busiest time for farming. She had never been there.

Today, she especially wanted to go up and see what it felt like to stand at the highest point of Peach Blossom Mountain.

She started climbing from the north side, the stone steps winding and turning, with a temple at each corner. She looked around and decided which temple to light incense at after reaching the top.

She worked hard all year round and was very nimble. When she encountered young men or lovers meeting secretly, she always left them far behind.

In less than half an hour, she reached the top of the first mountain.

She was sweating, so she casually found a rock to sit on and rest.

I inadvertently glanced at the grass nearby and saw a jade pendant lying there.

Although it's not big, it looks very transparent.

Looking around, there was no one there.

Song Chunxue was curious, so she picked it up to take a look. The patterns on it were very beautiful.

It's possible that someone climbing the mountain accidentally fell down.

Song Chunxue waited for almost half an hour, but no one came looking for her.

She then tucked the item into her bosom and continued climbing.

Half an hour later, she climbed to the highest ridge.

There was a pavilion on the ridge, and she sat inside. The wind was strong and fierce, blowing her all over.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of weapons clashing and people arguing in a low voice not far away.

One of the voices sounded very familiar.

Song Chunxue had no intention of meddling in other people's business.

But the next moment, she saw someone being pushed out of the pavilion and rolling down the hillside.

P.S.: Sorry, only two chapters today.