Chapter 161 The Third Young Master's Transformation and Return Home (Part 1)
Lu Qiniang took a bite of Xiao Yan's hand and said, "No, it's quite sweet!"
"Really? Then let me taste yours."
Xiao Yan naturally took a bite of the sand apple in Lu Qiniang's hand.
"How about it?"
"Yours tastes better."
"Then you can have it!" Lu Qi Niang generously exchanged with him, "It all tastes the same to me. I eat everything. I'm not picky."
When Erya saw the curve of Xiao Yan's mouth, she couldn't help but curl her lips, and then she couldn't help laughing.
On the other hand, Yun Ting's return home swept away the recent low pressure in the Duke's Mansion.
Because the ancestor was happy, the whole mansion was filled with joy.
"Grandma, this is a donkey. Have you seen it?" Yun Ting led his donkey, oh no, Xiao Yan's donkey, and proudly introduced it to the old ancestor.
The old man laughed and said, "How could I not have seen it? I went out when I was young and saw things on the street. Do you really think I have never seen anything?"
Yun Ting had the donkey led away, and reminded him, "Feed it well!"
If anything were to happen to this donkey, Xiao Yan would be furious.
The servant quickly agreed.
"You've definitely never seen this before!" Yun Ting pulled out a clay sculpture of an old man of longevity from his arms and placed it on the table beside the old man. "Because I made this for you!"
"You know what, it's really beautiful!" The old ancestor's face was smiling like a flower.
Everyone complimented the ugly old centenarian against their will.
"Ting'er, what's wrong with your hand?" The old ancestor suddenly saw Yun Ting's hand, the palm of his hand was red, and asked nervously.
Her eyesight wasn't very good, so she didn't see it clearly. She just thought the redness was abnormal.
Yun Ting quickly retracted his hand, "Nothing, I just got red from holding the reins when I came here."
If the ancestors saw the blisters on her hands, no one would have to eat dinner tonight and just listen to her cry.
"Mom, look who's back?" Duke Yun pulled in his second nephew from the eldest house, Yun Rui, Yun Ting's second brother.
Yun Rui is considered a promising person in this generation. He passed the imperial examination and became a juren. Although he was the last one in the exam, it was still a success, wasn't it?
Then Duke Yun helped him find a job outside, where he stayed for almost two years as a stepping stone, and was transferred back this year.
In order to give the ancestor a surprise, I had kept it a secret from her.
"Yun Rui pays his respects to grandma." Yun Rui knelt on the ground and kowtowed as he came in.
"Get up, Rui'er, get up quickly." The old ancestor said happily, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. You don't know, I always scold your uncle for sending you so far away. I miss you and hope for you every day, but I can't see you..."
Although she likes Yun Ting the most, she is also very close to her other grandchildren.
"My uncle has been planning for me wholeheartedly," Yun Rui said, standing up. "That's why I can return to the capital now."
He was a juren, and he couldn't find any good job in the capital.
Go out and gain experience for two years, praise your achievements in office, and then it will be much easier to return to Beijing.
"Look at your second brother," Duke Yun pointed at Yun Rui and scolded his own son, "After two years of experience, he has become more measured in his actions. Look at you—"
"I'm not good at anything I do, and I'm never satisfied with what I eat." Yun Ting used the words Erya used to scold him to mock himself with a playful smile.
As long as he lies down first, he won't be afraid of others knocking him down.
Duke Yun was so angry that his beard was shaking.
Yun Ting escaped under the pretext of going to the bathroom.
——He was really annoyed that his father always used others to suppress him.
Although he is indeed not that good, does he have no shame?
Compared with Daya, doesn’t Erya have more problems?
When did Qi Niang compare two people in front of outsiders?
The maid held the curtain for him, and Yun Ting subconsciously said, "Thank you."
When he said it, he was stunned for a moment.
In fact, he would not say such polite words.
But Erya always scolded him, saying that he didn't know etiquette, and that when he went out, no one owed him anything, so he should learn some etiquette.
Then it seems that, slowly, habit becomes second nature.
The maid was so frightened after hearing his words that she dared not move.
Was there something wrong with her ears just now?
How did she hear the devil say "thank you" to her?
She must have heard it wrong, how could that be possible?
There must be nothing wrong with her ears, otherwise she can't stay in the ancestral house.
Yun Ting didn't need anyone to follow him. He carried a lantern and strolled in the garden.
The long corridors in the house were lit with palace lanterns everywhere. At first glance, it looked like beautiful beads strung together, which was very pleasing to the eyes. Suddenly, an inappropriate thought emerged in Yun Ting's mind.
——Waste of lamp oil.
With so many lamps, how many kilograms of oil would be needed per night? How much does a kilogram of oil cost? If you calculate it over a month, wouldn’t it cost dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver?
But at night, there were not many people watching in the garden. Only the old women who were responsible for adding lamp oil gathered in the corridor to play mahjong.
Yun Ting did not disturb them and went back quietly.
The good news is that his father took a look at him and finally ignored him and stopped trying to turn over this salted fish of his.
The bad news is that the second brother, who has always been sensible and filial, brought back a rare gift for the ancestor today, which is a hundred times better than his ugly old birthday star.
Yun Rui brought back a parrot for his ancestor.
Unlike the common green parrot, this is a red parrot, said to have been brought back from Siam. It is a size larger than the green parrot, with golden eyes, light red beak and claws, red feathers, and is very smart and clever.
"Ancestor, a guest is coming!"
"Little hoof, don't be lazy!"
The parrot kept talking, making the old man laugh until tears came out.
Yun Ting was also very interested, especially the parrot, which actually called out "little hoof".
He wanted to ask his grandmother for it so that she could go back and argue with Erya on his behalf.
But on second thought, he felt a little guilty.
He brought nothing back for his grandmother, but he only wanted what belonged to her.
It was obvious that my grandmother also liked the parrot.
It was obvious that Yun Rui had someone teach the parrot what he wanted to say with all his heart. It paid its respects to the ancestor and then scolded the little maidservant in a lively and cheerful manner, which was what the ancestor liked.
In comparison, he thought that no matter what he gave, his ancestors would be happy.
This was indeed the case, but he just felt a little guilty.
The whole family gathered together for dinner, with men and women separated. On the women's side, the grandmother sat with the eldest lady and the two granddaughters-in-law of the eldest wife, while several concubines and maids stood by to serve them.
On the men's side, Duke Yun was sitting with his two nephews and Yun Ting.
Duke Yun discussed the family business with the eldest brother Yun Han, and the officialdom with Yun Rui. Yun Ting was ignored, but he was not idle either. He ate the food on the table voraciously.
Duke Yun frowned as he watched.
He originally wanted to scold him, but when he saw Yun Ting's tanned hands, he felt distressed and whispered to the servant beside him to ask the kitchen to add two of Yun Ting's favorite dishes.
Yun Ting ate quickly and felt a little sleepy. After all, he had worked in the morning.
But his grandmother was still in high spirits, so he couldn't leave just yet.
He looked around boredly and suddenly saw Yun Han's illegitimate daughter, Yun Zhen, who was only six years old this year, staring at the food on the table with her eyes wide open, her mouth almost watering.
But the wet nurse serving behind her did not pick up her chopsticks.
This is……
Yun Ting suddenly remembered that his eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Dong, believed that children should not eat too much and should be hungry for a while so that they would be easier to raise. So, not to mention concubines' daughters, even her own legitimate daughters were only given a bite of food the size of cat food at night.
Dong also said that women should have a slim figure and a thin waist so that they can please their husbands in the future, so she became increasingly strict with girls' diet.
This is an era where thin waist is considered beautiful.
Yun Ting thought that this was simply stupid.
My eldest sister-in-law comes from a noble family, but she is not as good as Lu Qiniang, an uneducated country woman.
Look at San Ya, she was raised like a calf, and she is invincible in the eight surrounding streets. How exciting!
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