There is a small pond in Yue Jiuyue's courtyard, but it's not for raising fish, as she dislikes the fishy smell. The pond is for growing flowers.
The lotus flowers in the pond are for eating the lotus roots, while the lotus flowers in the yard are for decoration; you can see the delicate pink blossoms just by looking up.
To be honest, Yue Jiuyue's home is not short of flowers. From the roses on the wall to the flowers of various fruit trees covering the hillsides, as well as wildflowers, and various flowers that Yue Jiuyue specially planted, such as roses, Chinese roses, camellias, chrysanthemums...
Yue Jiuyue liked those brightly colored flowers, which looked lively and festive, and brought her a sense of happiness, making her feel good every day.
However, since her third son specially bought her a koi fish, it was a sign of his filial piety, and she had to accept it.
"Let's keep them in the pond."
Hearing Yue Jiuyue say this, Lin Chaonan was very happy, but retorted:
"Mom doesn't like the smell of fish, so let's not keep them here. Let's put them in the lotus pond behind the house. There are already plenty of fish in there."
"Isn't it a problem that we have to dig lotus roots in the pond every year?"
Yue Jiuyue asked him in confusion.
"Hmm, it should be fine. Last year, digging lotus roots didn't interfere with fish farming."
That's true. Some fish are disobedient. They probably think the water is too shallow and it's inconvenient for them to swim around, so they jump around randomly. Some of them accidentally jump out of the lotus pond and die because no one notices.
These things couldn't be told to Yue Jiuyue, so Yue Jiuyue really didn't know. She thought what Lin Chaonan said was true, so she listened to him and put all the koi in the lotus pond.
Moreover, one of the reasons she agreed to Lin Chaonan's approach was that even if koi were difficult to raise, she had ways to increase the koi population. At worst, she could just buy a group of small koi from the system store and put them in the lotus pond; she was familiar with that kind of work.
Yue Jiuyue followed behind, holding an oil-paper umbrella, joining in the fun to watch them release the koi. Lin Chaonan originally didn't want to go, but seeing Yue Jiuyue follow, he followed as well.
The roads were slippery from the rain, and it was a mountain road, so he was worried about Yue Jiuyue.
The koi were poured into the lotus pond. With a flick of their tails, they darted under the lotus flowers. With the lotus leaves all around, it was really hard to see them.
Raindrops gathered on the lotus leaves in the pond. Eventually, the lotus leaves could not bear the weight of the rain, and with a sway, the raindrops on the lotus leaves spilled into the pond.
The rain wasn't heavy, otherwise Yue Jiuyue wouldn't have come out with them. She used to like rainy days when she was little, but with light rain like this, she would always get soaked for a while before going back to the classroom.
Now, perhaps because she's getting older, she always feels that everything is damp on rainy days. The original owner had arthritis, and Yue Jiuyue felt very uncomfortable whenever the weather was like this. Unfortunately, the plasters she bought from the mall didn't work, which made her gradually dislike rainy days.
"Mother, let's go back."
"good."
Lin Chaonan helped Yue Jiuyue back to her courtyard. He then returned to Dongling, took a hot bath, drank a bowl of ginger soup, ate a few bites of rice to fill his stomach, and then lay down to sleep.
He's always been quite busy—busy decorating the shop, busy training the managers and shop assistants, busy finding suppliers…
It's about starting everything in Huandong Town all over again.
Since I've done it once before, it's not difficult; the main problem is that there are too many trivial matters.
Moreover, he had heard about Lao Si and his wife crying to Yue Jiuyue. After all, he was now in charge of the household and knew all the big and small things. However, there were too many trivial matters, and he also heard that Yue Jiuyue had given Lao Si a lecture the next day, so he was not in a hurry to come back.
When he was on his way back this time, it hadn't started raining yet. It started raining halfway there, but it wasn't heavy. Because there were two buckets of fish on the carriage, the carriage wasn't moving fast, and he missed lunchtime when he got home.
Seeing Lin Chaonan leave, Yue Jiuyue didn't try to stop him. Where couldn't he eat? He could eat and sleep in his own courtyard—how comfortable!
She was in a hurry to check on the fish release and overlooked the fact that Lin Chaonan might not have eaten lunch. However, it's not a big deal. He'll know to eat when he's hungry; he's not stupid.
Yue Jiuyue was in a pretty good mood at the moment. She asked her maid to make her a pot of milk tea. Everyone had some, and she asked for a cup for herself. She then closed the door and bought some toppings like pudding and coconut jelly from the mall to add to the tea before drinking it with a straw.
Getting a little bit of topping is a pleasant surprise, and getting lots of toppings is an even bigger surprise!
Finally, after finishing the milk tea, the happiest moment is when you slurp up the toppings at the bottom of the cup with precise slurping using the straw.
The weather is getting warmer, and the Dragon Boat Festival is here again.
Time to wrap zongzi (sticky rice dumplings).
In the past, to save money, farmers didn't dare to make too many zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and they would mix glutinous rice with regular rice or millet, wrap them up directly, and then cook them.
Now that every household has earned some money, the variety of ways to make zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) has also increased. Originally, people would at most put a dried-up date inside the zongzi, but now they put in many more things, such as meat, salted egg yolk, and even pickled vegetables...
Some people like to eat it, while others don't. People are used to eating the original flavor or the sweet flavor, so most people can't stand eating this kind of zongzi with its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty taste.
Yue Jiuyue couldn't eat it.
She only loves jujube-filled rice dumplings.
The most common type of rice dumpling made at home is jujube rice dumpling, but other flavors are also made. The maids and servants are free to be creative, as long as nothing is wasted in the end.
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