The two of them carried two plates of dumplings and placed them on the stove.
"Tian, you guys are really fast!" Grandma Ye greeted her with a smile.
"Aunt Tian, Sister Wu, Happy Winter Solstice," Ye Panjiu said with a smile.
Liu repeated it as well.
Tian waved her hand, "Happy Winter Solstice! You don't know, my rooster crows so early that no one can sleep in. In the dead of winter, who gets up so early like me! I'm going to slaughter it and eat it someday."
Wu, the wife of San Tian, laughed when she heard this. Her mother had been saying this for years, but she hadn't seen anyone make a killing.
Grandma Ye glanced at Madam Tian and said, "Give me a break, I'm sick of hearing that."
Ms. Tian pursed her lips, then her gaze was drawn to the pile of dumpling filling. "Why are you making so many kinds of fillings this year?"
Ye Panjiu explained, "The more you eat, the better it tastes."
Add some vinegar and chili oil, and wow, she swallowed hard.
Tian admired her, saying, "Sister Luo, you are so lucky to have married two wives, one who cooks well and the other who is good at sewing clothes. You also have a daughter who can make money. You must be smiling in your dreams."
Grandma Ye smiled so much her eyes narrowed into slits. "There's no need to dream. Wu is excellent in every way. You're quite good at choosing a wife."
Madam Tian asked, "Speaking of your daughter-in-law, where is Jiaojiao?"
Ye Panjiu pointed outside, "Taohua took her to play in the snow."
She couldn't beat Heng Tong by herself, and in her anger, she dragged one person after another to help her. She'll probably end up being beaten so badly that she has to acknowledge Heng Tong as her master.
In the front yard of the Ye family, Ye Taohua glared angrily at the person opposite her.
They'd been having a snowball fight for almost half an hour, and she still hadn't even touched Heng Tong's clothes.
Heng Tong simply moved around lightly and casually, without even running, and dodged all the snowballs.
Meanwhile, almost everyone standing on her side got covered in snow from head to toe after Heng Tong threw snowballs at them.
Ye Lei watched, sighing inwardly.
He didn't want to humiliate himself any further, but he also felt he couldn't just leave Ye Taohua unattended.
Wang Jiao was quite happy. If she couldn't hit Heng Tong, so be it. She could just use snowballs to hit Ye Lei.
He couldn't dodge it at all, it was so much fun.
Ye Guihua was carefully brewing the tea, wanting everyone to enjoy it.
Ye Taohua said to the people beside her, "You two take one in each hand and throw two at a time, and I'll throw four at a time. I don't believe she can dodge them!"
Ye Ling'er's bell-like laughter never stopped, "Sister Peach Blossom, you can definitely do it!"
As she spoke, she threw two snowballs out, one after the other.
Heng Tong didn't move, so the snowballs didn't hit her.
Ye Taohua glanced at Ling'er silently, "Ling'er, you can do it too. Try to throw together and aim more accurately."
"Mmm, watch me!" Ye Ling'er was not very energetic, and the snowball she made was loose and scattered as soon as it left her little hand, splashing herself and Ye Taohua's faces.
Wang Jiao laughed so hard she bent over, while Ye Lei covered his mouth, not daring to let Ye Taohua see his laughter.
Laughter could still be heard coming from inside.
Ye Taohua calmly wiped the snow off her face, her gaze fixed on Heng Tong. She refused to believe this was true today!
She turned her eyes and called out to the person sitting next to Ye Guihua, "Brother Yan, come and play with us too!"
Heng Tong's unchanging face changed; she raised an eyebrow and looked at Yan Yu.
Yan Yu was the first to drink the tea, although he had drunk the imperial tea before while following Su Yan.
But this time it was different, though I couldn't quite put my finger on why.
After finishing his tea, he remained motionless, pretending not to have heard Ye Taohua's words.
"Brother Yan, please help Tao Hua," Ye Guihua said.
Yan Yu glanced at the empty cup; she felt indebted to someone who had given her a gift…
He nodded, lifted his robe, and walked towards Ye Taohua.
Heng Tong snorted, becoming much more serious.
After all, Yan Yu's martial arts skills are very strong.
Yan Yu looked at Ye Taohua; the little girl's smugness was barely concealed.
"Isn't it bad for us to outnumber the enemy?"
Ye Taohua called out, "Sister Hengtong, do you have a problem with that?"
Heng Tong replied calmly, "It's alright."
Yan Yu raised her right eyebrow slightly, casually picked up a clump of snow with her foot, put her two fingers together, and the snowflake flew straight towards Heng Tong like an arrow.
Ye Taohua's eyes widened in disbelief. How was that possible?!
Immediately, my eyes were filled with fervor.
Hengtong finally stopped just walking around and bent over, grabbing snowflakes with both hands and throwing them straight at Yan Yu.
Although they were snowflakes, they made a clanging sound in the air, piercing through the air.
Ye Taohua picked up Ling'er and jumped back. Ye Lei and Wang Jiao, who were a little further away, immediately sat down next to Ye Guihua when they saw this.
Ye Taohua quickly let Ling'er go over as well, while she watched closely herself.
The goose feathers moved incredibly fast, leaving trails behind them. Snowflakes, like flying knives, struck the ground but never touched the hem of the goose feathers' garments.
He even dodged while constantly stirring up snowflakes that flew towards Hengtong.
The peach blossoms and leaves are dazzling.
Heng Tong's body was very light and agile. She flipped backward, bent over, and rolled to the side with neatness and speed, looking even more agile than a cat.
The two exchanged several blows, and Ye Taohua, while watching and trying to dodge, was hit several more times.
In the end, Yan Yu was outmaneuvered. She dodged two snowflakes, but couldn't avoid the third, which hit her trouser leg with snow.
Heng Tong raised the corners of her lips slightly, so as not to embarrass her master.
Yan Yu smiled and bowed to her, saying, "I admire you."
Heng Tong turned and left.
Ye Taohua hurriedly went up to chase after her, "Sister Hengtong, dear sister, wait for me!"
Heng Tong walked even faster.
Over here, Ye Guihua looked at Ye Lei and Wang Jiao with anticipation.
The two had just finished drinking tea when Ye Guihua stared at them, and they exchanged a glance.
There's nothing on my face...
Ye Guihua asked directly, "Brother, sister-in-law, what do you think of this tea?"
Ye Lei frowned, thinking carefully, "It tastes pretty good."
Wang Jiao nodded in agreement, "I think so too."
Ye Guihua nodded. "That's good."
Yan Yu's eye twitched, and she pushed her cup back towards him.
Ye Guihua poured him another cup, saying, "Brother Yan's martial arts skills are truly superb."
Yan Yu waved her hand, "It's nothing, the tea you brewed is excellent."
Ye Guihua smiled shyly and picked up her teacup to serve Ye Panjiu and the others.
Just as the dumplings were finished, Ye Panjiu respectfully accepted the teacup and took a sip.
It has a sweet and mellow taste upon entry, with no astringency, a slight aftertaste, and leaves no sticky residue in the throat.
"This is truly excellent tea."
Ye Guihua nodded vigorously.
This little secret, which only the two of them could understand, made Ye Guihua feel much closer to her aunt.
Ye Panjiu patted her head. "Come on, let's go pay our respects to Dong."
"Okay, I'll call Peach Blossom and Ling'er to go." Ye Guihua said and walked away.
Perhaps it was because she had a particular love for calligraphy and tea ceremony, but she walked much slower and became very steady. The lively spirit she had before entering the academy was nowhere to be seen.
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