Chapter 101 Picking Beans

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Xie Ciyan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Why do my sister-in-law's words... sound a bit like gloating?

Could it be that the fairy's cooking skills are not very good?

But... the little fairy's barbecue skills are so good, how bad can her cooking be?

My sister-in-law is picky about food. I’m afraid she won’t be able to swallow it if the food is not cooked enough, right?

After comforting myself in this way, Xie Ciyan felt relieved for the time being.

It was not as lively as the food on the pleasure boat here. On the boats slowly swimming by, everyone was smelling the aroma wafting from the pleasure boat, and they couldn't help but look over and swallow their saliva.

If it was an ordinary family's boat, others would dare to use the rules of the lake cruise party to compare poems and ask for a taste of it. However, this was the pleasure boat of Princess Yongning, who was not easy to mess with, and no one had the courage to step forward.

I wanted to catch some fish and grill them myself, but the fish seemed to be in trouble today. There were a lot of fish swimming on the surface of the lake. I cast the hook and put enough bait on it, but there was not a single fish willing to take the bait.

These scholars and elegant people can afford to eat fish at home, so they naturally would not just use a net to catch them to avoid being laughed at. The ladies of wealthy families would not be so shameless as to do such a vulgar thing.

Thus, a lake cruise and poetry writing event that should have been of great significance ended early, leaving behind the fragrance of the lake and resentment in many people's hearts.

After we had enough fun and filled our stomachs, the pleasure boat slowly came to the shore.

In order to keep the grilled fish taste fresh, Jiang Wanrong managed the time well and put away a portion of steaming hot grilled fish just when she got off the boat. Yuan Ye immediately arranged for someone to deliver it to the palace as quickly as possible.

Chu Lange looked at Jiang Youning reluctantly as he gave his instructions for the tenth time.

"Jiang Youning, please treat me to free meals for three consecutive days. Don't forget it!"

"Okay, okay, you can eat whatever you want starting tomorrow, but bring some money with you, because I'm charging for my foie gras caviar."

Jiang Youning waved to Chu Lange happily, then looked at Jiang Li.

"Third brother, the Lin Mansion and Jiang Mansion are not on the way. My sister and I are tired, so please take the person there."

"But Zhao Yi and I came here on horseback, so we can't send Miss Lin back."

Jiang Li frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.

"That's easy. Let Miss Lin ride the horse and you just lead the way."

Zhao Yi patted Jiang Li's shoulder and chuckled.

Seeing that Jiang Li seemed to be in a difficult situation, Lin Qingyan bowed slightly.

"It's okay. Mr. Jiang has helped Qing Yan a lot today. It won't be good to trouble Mr. Jiang any more. Qing Yan can walk back by herself."

"From here to the Lin Mansion, not to mention whether it is safe for a girl like you to walk on this road outside the city, even if you walk back, it will take several miles. How can you do that?

How about... you and I take you back?"

After listening to Jiang Youning's chatter on the boat and knowing that this Miss Lin was Jiang San's sweetheart, Xie Ciyan also chose to come over and interfere.

Jiang Li's face suddenly turned dark.

It is obviously impossible for a girl to walk this distance alone, and this bastard Xie Ci Yan has been being courteous to the fifth sister on the pleasure boat today, and now he actually wants to ride in the same carriage with Miss Lin and ruin her reputation?

He is such a piece of shit!

"No need, I'll take it."

As everyone wished, Jiang Li glared at Xie Ciyan fiercely and slowly uttered five words.

The people around laughed with satisfaction. Lin Qingyan couldn't get on the horse by herself, so Jiang Li had to help her up.

After touching the girl's hand, Jiang Li's face turned completely red like a monkey's butt.

"Third brother, don't be too bored on the way, talk to Sister Lin.

You are the scariest when you are silent. It's OK for you to scare us normally.

Sister Lin was already frightened today when she fell into the water. You are going to scare her to the point of making her sick.

Wouldn't you feel guilty and lose sleep at night?"

As Jiang Li pulled the horse and started moving forward step by step, Jiang Wanrong smiled and gave another reminder.

Jiang Li's back stiffened for a moment, but he finally said, "I understand."

"Let's go, let's get in the car, let's go home and find our own mothers~"

Having accomplished another task, Jiang Youning climbed onto the carriage while suppressing his laughter.

[Look at the face of the third brother. I really want to throw him into the pile of monkeys and see which one is redder, his face or the monkeys’ butts.]

[Ah... Can Third Brother get his beauty home sooner? I want to hide under the bed and listen carefully to what Third Brother, this taciturn guy, has to say.]

In an instant, several eyes swept towards the carriage where Jiang Youning was.

Xie Ciyan himself was a reckless person, he did not think there was anything wrong with what Jiang Youning said, instead he snickered and began to imagine the scene after Jiang Li was thrown into the pile of monkeys.

Qing Qianxue frowned slightly. Zhao Yi had no idea what he was thinking about. His face flushed and he silently repeated "disgraceful" several times in his heart.

Jiang Wanrong's brows were deeply wrinkled.

Originally, she wanted to ask her mother to hire a nanny to teach her sister, but her sister seemed to be very resistant to learning, so she finally gave up.

But now... my sister actually wants to wait until my third brother gets married before crawling under the bed?

Jiang Wanrong decided that starting from today, she would take some time every day to personally teach her sister what not to do.

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The carriage drove back slowly.

The gate of Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Youning and Jiang Wanrong came down one after another, followed by Jiang Heng and Xiao Wukong.

Xiao Wukong had already taken off his wig and obediently returned it to Jiang Youning, while Jiang Heng let his hair down and randomly found a ribbon to tie it up again.

It's just the skirts that the two people are wearing, which cannot be changed for the time being.

Fortunately, the gatekeeper was sensible. He glanced at Jiang Heng and Xiao Wukong, then turned his head without hesitation and pretended not to see them.

Everyone returned to their own yard.

Nothing happened in the end. Jiang Heng and Xiao Wukong were carefree and naturally thought that nothing was wrong. They lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

An hour later.

There were two more girls with delicate faces in Jiang Heng's yard.

The girls, young and old, not only wore pearl flowers on their heads and beautiful skirts, but also had their faces painted with exquisite makeup.

Especially the flower ornament between the eyebrows is the perfect finishing touch.

Two girls were kneeling in front of a small table. On the table was a basin bigger than their faces. The basin was full of water. Half of the basin was filled with sand at the bottom of the water. A few small green beans could be vaguely seen in the water.

Jiang Heng, who was already accustomed to being punished, lowered his head and dared not say a word.

The little Wukong, who was punished for the first time in the Jiang family, cried out pitifully.

"Dad, Mom, Third Brother, it's too hard to pick beans out of the sand. Can you change the punishment?"

"Or... you can pick sesame seeds from the jar. Mom can change a pair of chopsticks for you."

Lin Xiangyin took out two blunt embroidery needles from her sleeves with a smile.

"I think it's too easy to pick beans this way. I should put the basin in the ice cellar and freeze it for two hours before picking."

Jiang Huaian's face turned pale and his tone was gloomy.