Jiang asked Wulang to come over to entertain the guests, and called Lihua, asking her to run errands: "Lihua, go and tell your father and grandfather to come home quickly. Just say you are home."
Lihua responded crisply: "Hey! I'll go right away!"
She smiled at Li Gan and the others, then turned and walked out. The young grandson, lying on Li Gan's shoulder, was stunned again when he saw her beautiful smile.
The crown prince whispered to Li Gan in what he thought was a quiet whisper: "Uncle Li, she looks so beautiful when she smiles! She looks almost the same as you without your face scarf!"
Xia Daohua couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard this, thinking to herself, "Children's words are innocent. When children like someone, they are absolutely and unconditionally partial to them!"
Lihua turned back before leaving the yard. When she saw Xia Daohua, she couldn't help but glare at her:
"Daohua, you are such a troublemaker, but you saved me a lot of energy!"
After saying that, he laughed again.
It turned out that as soon as Lihua walked to the gate of the courtyard, she met Old Man Xia and Xia Youtian.
The father and son came back with their trouser legs rolled up, carrying straw sandals and hoes, and were walking hurriedly into the yard!
The news that Xia Daohua invited Li Gan and the others to her home for dinner in front of Mr. Shen Qi spread from the moment she took Li Gan and the others away.
At this moment, in less than two incense sticks of time, the news had spread throughout the village.
Xia Daohua actually always knew that perhaps because there were too few entertainment activities, gossip in the village spread very quickly.
But this speed still surprised her a little.
However, since Beiguan Village is located on the border, it has been more or less influenced by the customs of the northern barbarians.
So even though Grandpa Xia and Xia Youtian came back to entertain the guests, they didn't do anything to make Jiang and the children avoid them - although farmers also have certain obsessions with etiquette, they never play tricks.
Ever since Li Gan left the Dongxiang Marquis's mansion with such a tough attitude, he'd seen a lot of human warmth and coldness. It was easy for him to keep people at a distance, but it was just as easy for him to get close to them.
But today his ability failed, or rather, he encountered a small accident.
During the meal, Li Gan made the adults, including Old Man Xia, Xia Youtian, and Jiang, let down their guard without saying a few words.
However, Lihua, Daohua, Wulang, and Linghua, who was busy eating, all had some reservations about Li Gan.
The more Xia Daohua looked at his face, the more uncomfortable she felt.
She even began to vaguely suspect that this guy had undergone the legendary disguise.
Looking at the appearance of the people around him and listening to the tone of their voices, I always feel that they don't look like Tartars. Whether it is the South Yue or the North Barbarians, their accents are not as pleasant as that of the Great Chu.
Looking at the way these people were having dinner, I always felt that their speech and behavior were not like those of ordinary people or businessmen who peddled goods, but rather had some of the air of dignitaries.
Listening to them speak, one can sense a mixture of Jiangnan accents and Central Plains Mandarin, suggesting they are likely residents of the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty. This characteristic is particularly pronounced when they are speaking to their own people.
Thinking about that fair and tender baby again and the words she had blurted out earlier, Xia Daohua was already 70% certain: the monkey in front of her had definitely changed its appearance! At least it had put on makeup!
If he was wearing makeup, it would be understandable why his skin color looked like this.
However, can I judge whether this person can be trusted based solely on what I have observed so far?
Xia Daohua couldn't help but frown slightly.
She herself didn't care. Even if she made a wrong judgment, the worst that could happen was that she could hide in the space supermarket, change the map quietly, and start over.
But the Xia family wasn't bad to the original owner, they have a big family!
If anything goes wrong, it will be no joke!
Li Gan and the others saw Xia Daohua frowning.
Among these people, even the youngest grandson knew how to read people's expressions. What's more, Li Gan had been paying attention to Xia Daohua intentionally or unintentionally, and his attention was not distracted too much by other people in the Xia family.
There was something about this child that Li Gan couldn't explain, which made him pay special attention to her.
She is special.
But he didn't know what was special about her.
Maybe it was because the kid had been secretly observing him?
Li Gan is a martial artist after all.
At first, he didn't pay much attention to Xia Daohua's gaze because she was just a teenager. But after so many times, he couldn't even pretend he didn't see it!
Besides, the meal was indeed delightful.
Different varieties of wild vegetables, no matter how much, are inevitably a bit bitter, but each has its own unique and delicious taste.
The Crown Prince and the Grand Prince were both very satisfied with the meal.
It seems that what they taste is not wild vegetables, but the vitality of spring returning to the earth.
Li Gan paid sincere attention to the crown prince and the grandson, while at the same time dealing with the topics that Old Master Xia and Xia Youtian had painstakingly brought up in a friendly and easygoing manner. At the same time, he observed with a little surprise the Xia family's children, who all had a certain degree of vigilance and distrust towards him, and from time to time he glanced at Xia Daohua's various expressions...
He keeps his eyes and ears open, and his heart is divided into eight parts, so he is always busy.
Xia Daohua suddenly raised her eyebrows and smiled.
She took advantage of the fact that Old Man Xia and Xia Youtian were at a loss for words and interrupted:
"I've seen the person in that portrait before."
Li Gan and his group immediately became excited, especially Li Gan. He knew that this little girl must have a reason for arranging to treat them to a meal!
But why did this kid only bring it up now? Could it be...
Li Gan paused briefly. Seeing that the Crown Prince and the Grandson had put down their chopsticks, he fished out a gold ingot from his bosom and handed it to Xia Daohua: "Little girl, this meal is just as delicious as you said. This is for you. Keep it and play with it!"
Mr. Xia, Xia Youtian, and Jiang were all panicked for a moment. He was definitely not an ordinary person to casually take out a gold ingot!
They hurriedly humbled themselves:
"No! No! Don't torture her!"
"You are so kind! This is too expensive! We can't accept it."
"They are all delicious wild food, they don't even cost a few copper coins, why would you spend so much money?"
Seeing that Xia Daohua was unmoved, he calmly took the gold ingot and hurriedly called out to her to stop:
"Daihua, why are you so ignorant?"
"Daohua, my dear child, stop it! Don't be greedy! Return the gold ingot to the owner!"
"Daohua, we really can't accept this gold! Not to mention that this meal didn't cost much, even if it cost a lot of money, since we're treating people to a meal, how can we ask the guests to pay for it?"
Xia Daohua looked at Li Gan with a smile that was quite meaningful.
Li Gan hurriedly said, "Everyone, everyone, listen to me."
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