Chapter 1571 Vacation 1
Mr. Zhuang was just worried when Bai Dalang came back wearing a bamboo hat.
He had just gotten off the carriage and was about to cross the courtyard back to their own yard, but the gate on this side was wide open...
Well, it is normal for the courtyard gate to be wide open. Unless it is at night, all the courtyard gates are open, especially the courtyard where Zhou Wulang and his family live. Because Fang and Lu are there with their children, they often come in and out, so of course it is impossible to close the courtyard gate.
He was about to walk over when he vaguely heard the voices of Mr. and Bai Er talking, so he came in.
Mr. Zhuang has been obsessed with the Chongwenguan Library recently and hasn't been out for a long time. When he saw the bamboo hat on Bai Dalang's head, he took a closer look and asked, "Why are you wearing this?"
Bai Dalang laughed and said, "The weather has been getting hotter lately. I don't know where this trend came from, but men are wearing bamboo hats when they go out, and women are wearing curtains."
Mr. Zhuang didn't care about these things and asked, "What have you been busy with recently? Why are you running out all day?"
Bai Erlang turned to look at Manbao, who then turned to look at Bai Shan. She found that Bai Shan was also looking up at her. Manbao thought for a long time, then pointed at her nose and said uncertainly, "Me?"
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang turned their heads to look at Fang who was busy in the kitchen, without saying a word.
Bai Dalang didn't notice their interaction. He bowed to Mr. Zhuang and sat down on the railing himself. He also picked up Ba Tou, who was trying to stand up, and helped him sit on the railing together. He then replied to Mr. Zhuang, "Nothing much. I just made some new friends. The Enke exam is over, right? They didn't pass, and are waiting to take the Jinshi exam again in August, so I just wanted to discuss poetry and prose with them."
Everyone looked up at the sun, which was not even halfway up in the sky, with a look of surprise on their faces. Bai Erlang asked, "Brother, aren't you guys going to have lunch before coming back from the party?"
Bai Shan asked, "Cousin, did you have a fight with someone?"
Bai Dalang: "Can't you just think of me a little bit?"
He said, "It was a hot day and I just didn't want to drink with them, so I made an excuse and came back."
Mr. Zhuang nodded approvingly. "Although the wine is good, you shouldn't drink too much. Besides, it's such a hot summer. You're right to come back."
Bai Dalang took a look at the herbs that Bai Shan and Zhou Lijun were pounding and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
Manbao said, "Make ointment. Bai Er even said he would give you a bottle, specially for applying on your face."
Bai Dalang touched his face and asked, "Is there something wrong with my face?"
"No problem..." It was a hot day and there was nowhere else to go. It was still a little cool in the corridor, so they just sat there and chatted while pounding the medicine.
Manbao and Baishan asked for their reward, "You said that as long as I cure His Majesty's illness, you will take me to Liu Huan's farm to play."
When the emperor was ill, Bai Shan, in order to encourage her, promised to take her to the farm to pick melons if she could cure the emperor's illness.
But last time they were on holiday, they went to a wedding. This time, during the summer break, they went to a wedding yesterday as well, and today is half over...
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Daji to deliver a letter to Liu Huan. I'll go tomorrow."
Bai Erlang immediately said, "I'm going too!"
Zhou Lijun was not interested at first, but when she heard that Liu Huan's cousin would probably be going, she immediately said, "Aunt, I want to go too."
Manbao looked at Baishan.
Bai Shan, who only wanted to take Manbao with him, was silent for a moment and then said, "Okay."
Since so many people have already gone, Bai Shan doesn't mind inviting more people. "Sir, would you like to stay at the farm for a night? It's always cooler here."
Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, but I won't go with you. I'm going to Mr. Jiang's farm in the western suburbs to relax. It doesn't seem too far away."
Not only is it not far away, it's actually very close.
There are many small farms in the western suburbs, all of which belong to powerful families in the capital. The people believe that they are the vegetable gardens of high-ranking officials.
Many families grow their vegetables in their small farms in the western suburbs. Mr. Jiang also has a small farm in the western suburbs, not far from the Liu family's farm.
I don’t know where Feng Zongping and the others heard that they were coming to the village to escape the summer heat, but they were waiting at the gate of the village early in the morning.
Yesterday, Manbao and his friends were busy making ointment. They worked all night to make the ointment, mixed it with refined sheep fat, and then hung it in the well to cool it down.
When I pulled up the bamboo basket containing the ointment early in the morning, the ointment inside had already cooled down and felt cool to the touch.
Manbao picked up a piece and rubbed it on his hand, then smelled it. After making sure there was nothing wrong, Zhou Lijun took out a few exquisite small wooden boxes and put some of it in.
These wooden boxes are used to store earrings. They can be used after cleaning.
Zhou Lijun packed five wooden boxes, then gave the rest to his aunt. He took the five boxes and went to the farm with Manbao.
After leaving the capital, there were more green shades on both sides of the road. Everywhere you looked, you could see lush green trees. Some lush trees stretched out to block the sunlight on the road, and it became much cooler when the carriage passed under them.
Manbao and his friends did not take a carriage, but rode horses instead. They deliberately chose a shady place to walk in. With the wind blowing, it was quite comfortable.
Bai Dalang also came along and was feeling a little drowsy sitting in the carriage.
In his drowsy state, he thought that it was more comfortable to live in a manor. It would be great if his father could also buy a manor in the suburbs of Beijing.
He was just thinking that Bai Shan had already gone back to discuss with Daji, "Let's go ask around and see if there are any farms for sale, or ordinary people selling their land. No matter how much, we can buy it first. Even if it's only seven or eight acres, it's enough to build a summer farm."
Daji agreed, but still warned, "I'm afraid it's hard to buy."
Bai Shan certainly knew that it would be difficult to buy, otherwise his grandmother would not have bought the farm near Yongzhou.
That was more than ten years ago. Back then, you couldn't even buy good farmland. It's probably even harder to buy one now.
But they are now studying and living in the capital, so it would be better to have a Zhuangzi that is closer.
Arriving outside the Liu family's farm, Liu Huan was the first to jump off his horse and said to the headman who ran up to greet him, "Are all the rooms ready?"
"Yes, I packed it up yesterday afternoon after receiving the young master's letter. Would you like to go to your room and rest for a while?"
Of course, we have to put down their luggage first, right?
So a group of people rushed in.
Mr. Zhuang followed him in, but soon Mr. Jiang from the next door sent someone to pick him up. Bai Dalang felt that he had no business talking to a group of little brats, so he left with Feng Zongping, Yi Ziyang and the others...
Zhou Lijun also struck up a conversation with the ladies of the Liu family on the way. They were very interested in the rouge on her hands, so they pulled her to their room.
So, when Manbao and his friends packed their luggage and came out happily, they found that they were the only ones left among the huge group of people who came.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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