Chapter 22: Give My Cousin a Brain Booster
Ming Zhouqing saw it and asked, "What is this? You brought it here specially."
Ming Zhou opened the bag and cracked the walnuts skillfully, "Walnuts."
When Shi Jianli heard this, she picked up a cup of tea and drank it, then lowered her head.
"Why didn't I see you like eating walnuts before?"
"Compendium of Materia Medica says walnut kernels 'benefit the kidneys and clear the brain.' Didn't my cousin get hit on the head by a fish? It's good for her to replenish her."
Shi Jianli thought that there was no need for him to mention this matter again, as everyone knew now that she was hit on the head by a fish.
It's a bit embarrassing.
Ming Yuelin reached out and grabbed a handful. "Then I'll help peel it too. I'm the culprit, and I have to atone for my sins."
Ming Zhouqing laughed unkindly and looked at Shi Jianli, "Cousin Li, are you okay?"
"Okay." Shi Jianli nodded, then looked at Ming Zhouhe, "Cousin, I don't need to supplement my brain anymore. I didn't become stupid after being hit by a fish."
"I've already bought it, let's just eat and have fun."
Yuan Wan glanced at Shi Jianli, then looked at Ming Zhouqing, and said thoughtfully, "Third cousin is really good to sister Li."
Ming Zhouhe glanced at her and said, "My cousin is pitiful. I am her only brother. If I don't treat her well, not many people will treat her well."
Ming Zhoushi stared at Shi Jianli for a while, rubbing his fingers on the lines on the teacup, and then looked away before Shi Jianli looked over.
Ming Yuelin deliberately said angrily: "Third brother, don't you treat me as a human being? I am also good to Sister Li."
"Just because there aren't many people means there are some. Don't wrongly accuse me." Ming Zhou and Cuo Yan looked over and said, "You are the best at putting accusations on others."
"That's right. She gave me a hat the day after my second sister came back from Runan." Mingzhao revealed the secret.
Mingyue wrinkled her nose at him, "Stingy guy, bringing up something that happened so long ago."
"Well, I won't talk about it anymore in the future." Mingzhao continued to agree with her.
The maids came over and served fruit wine.
Yuan Wan suggested, "Since we're all drinking, why don't we have a drinking game? Anyone who can't catch the drink will be fined. Just for fun, one drink for men and half a drink for women. This stuff isn't intoxicating."
"I have no objection." Ming Zhouqing said.
Others agreed.
Shi Jianli was fined a few cups, and finally Yuan Wan won the championship.
Meeting Mingyuelin's puzzled gaze, Shi Jianli smiled at her.
Shi Jianli understood that Yuan Wan was the protagonist today, and she couldn't be too prominent.
Yuan Yuhe, Qiao Ruoying and Mrs. Yuan stood by the window outside the garden, watching the excitement inside with a smile. The old lady also came over to see her grandchildren laughing and making noise.
Yuan Yuhe said with a smile: "Wan'er's poetry and calligraphy are extremely brilliant."
Madam Yuan replied, "Wan'er has put a lot of effort into her studies. She must have learned something. Otherwise, wouldn't she be dull?"
The old lady nodded after hearing this, glanced at Qiao Ruoying, and said, "He'er is indeed a man who loves his sister very much."
Qiao Ruoying's eyes moved. "You heard what he said too. If he doesn't love his sister, who will? When Li'er came here that year, she was in such a miserable state. Just thinking about it makes me so heartbroken that I want to cry every time."
"These three girls walked all the way here from Duzhou. I don't know how much hardship they endured. They are so thin that they look like monsters."
The old lady thought of Shi Jianli's frail and pitiful appearance back then, and then thought of how well-behaved and sensible she had been in recent years, and pity welled up in her heart.
Qiao Ruoying glanced at the old lady secretly, and then continued, "I was looking for a wife for He'er, and when he heard about it, he asked me to find him someone who also loves his sister."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuhe said, "He'er is a good child. He knows how to cherish his sisters at home. He has a compassionate heart, so he will naturally have compassion for the people. This is very good."
Qiao Ruoying listened and said, "Zhao Huan and Qing Er aren't either? Zhao Huan was away from home all year round, so he doesn't talk about it. But Qing Er, she knows what Lin Er is thinking with just one look."
Madam Yuan glanced at the cheerful old lady and said with a smile, "You two sisters-in-law should praise each other. The old lady will be grinning from ear to ear."
Qiao Ruoying flicked her handkerchief and smiled triumphantly at the old lady, "I'm telling the truth, mother. Which of our children isn't filial to their elders and loving to their brothers and sisters?"
"Yes, all the children in our family are good children." The old lady nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go somewhere else, otherwise they won't be able to have fun if they see us."
The three of them naturally responded.
After seven rounds of competition in the garden, Mingyuelin suggested playing the game of pitching pots.
The game of throwing pots originated from archery rituals and later became a form of entertainment.
The pot has two ears and one mouth. The way to play is to stand six feet away from the pot. Each person shoots ten arrows, and two points are scored if they hit the mouth. If they enter the ear, it is called "piercing the ear" and counts as one point. The points can be added up and doubled.
The first arrow is called "Youchu" and counts two points.
Each subsequent throw counts as one point, and if the arrows hit the pot continuously, it is called "continuous hits".
The last arrow hitting the pot counts as three points, which is called "the end".
If every arrow hits the target, it is called a "full pot".
If none of the moves go right, it is called a "bad pot".
Other situations include "scattered arrows", "brave arrows", "continuous hits through the ears", "leaning on a pole", etc.
Mingzhao also pointed at one of his attendants and said, "Tianyu, you keep score."
"Yes, sir." Tianyu, who was leaning on the side and eating melon seeds, straightened his back and straightened his clothes.
"How can I beat you guys at tossing pots?" Yuan Wan looked around at everyone present, her eyes stopping at Ming Zhaohuan, her eyes full of smiles. "Especially my eldest cousin, he should be able to throw the whole pot."
"It's all about fun, participation is what matters." Ming Yuelin drank some tea to subdue the taste of the fruit wine, then continued, "You're already the champion of the Feihua Order, why don't you give way to those of us who aren't as good at it?"
"Also, why did my cousin find someone she plays best with? Isn't that just a blow to herself?"
"That's right, I was wrong." Yuan Wan also smiled and picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
Shi Jianli quietly picked a cherry and ate it, his eyes swept over Yuan Wan without moving, and he had some thoughts in his heart.
He looked at Ming Zhouqing again and saw that he was only busy drinking and talking with Ming Zhou.
Looking at the bright light again...
His sight was caught.
Mingzhao paused with a look of surprise, then smiled at her slightly.
Shi Jianli lowered her eyes, picked up a cherry and brought it to her lips.
Ming Zhouhe saw that she liked cherries, so he pushed the basket of cherries to her.
Ming Zhouqing asked, "Who will come first?"
Yuan Qingchen smiled and pointed at Ming Yuelin, "Whoever proposed it goes first."
"Okay, I'll go first. The last one will have to drink three cups as a punishment!" Ming Yuelin stood up and went to get the arrow.
"sure."
The others also stood up and followed.
Seeing that Li didn't move, Ming Zhouhe turned his head and asked, "Cousin, aren't you going?"
"Let's go later. I just had a drink and I'm a bit too lazy to move." She blinked and said gently.
"Okay, then you sit down." Ming Zhouhe brought several plates of her favorite cakes and nuts to her before leaving.
Out of the corner of her eye she noticed a figure diagonally opposite her. When Shi Jianli raised her eyes, the other person also looked over.
After staring at each other for a while without anyone saying anything, Shi Jianli took the initiative to ask, "Why aren't you going, cousin?"
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