Chapter 233 Xiao Chunwen (9)
Facing his praising gaze, Shi Jianli wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and praised him with a smile: "Well, Xi'er is great. Go change your clothes and don't catch a cold."
Ming Yanxi obediently went to change his clothes, and when he came back he asked, "Did Aunt Lanxing help me deliver the letter?"
"It has been sent out, young master." Lan Xing replied.
He nodded and went back to practicing calligraphy and memorizing.
Shi Jianli took her daughter out and did not disturb him. She took her daughter for a walk and then left her in Minghuayuan.
When she returned to Langgan Courtyard, Ming Yanxi had already changed into riding clothes and was waiting for her with a small bow on his back.
Shi Jianli patted his head and said, "Wait for mother to change her clothes."
"good."
After changing into riding clothes, the mother and son went to the martial arts field, where Shi Jianli taught him archery.
Recently, the private school of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion needs to be renovated. In addition, Ming Yanxi is the only child over six years old in the mansion, and Ming Yanxi likes his parents to teach him. Therefore, Shi Jianli and Ming Zhao personally teach him the basics of riding and archery.
When it was time for lunch, Shi Jianli led him back to the courtyard and asked, "Are you tired?"
"I'm a little tired, but I shouldn't feel tired after my nap. Will I be as good at archery as my mom and dad in the future?"
Shi Jianli wiped the sweat off his face and pinched his little arm, "Yes, Xier is very talented."
After taking him back to Langganyuan to change his clothes, the two went to Minghuayuan for lunch.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Mingyuelin following two little girls walking hand in hand.
Seeing Shi Jianli, Ming Yuelin greeted her, "Sister-in-law."
Shi Jianli nodded with a smile, "When did you come back?"
"It's been a while. Mother told me that you were going to teach Xi'er archery, so I've been waiting here."
Ming Yanxi bowed and said, "Aunt."
Ming Yuelin bent down and rubbed his face, then asked with a smile, "Xi'er, you just finished practicing archery. Are you hungry?"
Ming Yanxi was very good-tempered and let her do whatever she wanted. "I'm a little hungry, so I came to Grandma's place with my mother for lunch. Aunt, where's Ah Xu?"
"She's staying in the house with your grandmother. I guess the kitten on the letter was drawn by Xi'er, right?"
"Auntie guessed right."
Ming Yuying saw his mother and rushed over to hug her legs: "Mom~"
Ji Ningyuan looked up and imitated her: "Aunt~"
Shi Jianli bent down, smiled and pinched the faces of each of them, holding each of them by the hand, "Little Ying, be good, Little Yuan, be good too."
Ming Yuelin followed her and said, "Sister Li, summer is here, shall we go to the villa to escape the heat? Let's go to the hot springs."
"Okay, let's go on a day when we have a long day off."
Ji Ningyuan raised her hands and said actively: "Mom, I'm going too~"
Ming Yuelin said maliciously: "I won't take you with me."
She pouted, her eyes red: "Bad mother."
Ming Yuelin laughed twice and rubbed her head, "Okay, I'll take you there."
Anyway, the servants are there to take care of them, so they won’t be disturbed from having fun.
Shi Jianli looked at Ming Yuelin helplessly and said, "You just love to play with Xu'er and Xiao Yuan. Do you want to stay for two days?"
"Children are just having fun at this time. Stay, leave a message for Ji Gudong. If he doesn't come, he can stay at the Fuguogong Mansion by himself."
Ming Yanxi walked ahead and saw Ji Cixu sitting next to Yuan Yuhe eating cherries. He called out to him, "Ah Xu."
"Cousin!" Ji Cixu turned around and waved at him with a smile on his face, completely unlike his father who had a stern face. He handed the bowl of cherries to his little cousin: "Cousin, do you want some?"
Ming Yanxi took one and put it in his mouth. He sat opposite him and asked Yuan Yuhe, "Grandma."
Yuan Yuhe nodded, "Are you hungry? Grandma asked them to serve the food."
"good."
When Ji Cixu saw Shi Jianli coming over, he also greeted, "Hello, auntie."
Shi Jianli smiled and responded, "Did mother call my second brother and his wife over?"
"I've sent someone to call them. Lin'er went to your grandmother's place and she said she'd be here soon." Yuan Yuhe looked up and saw someone coming in from the door. She pointed and said with a smile, "Look, isn't your aunt here?"
"Are you whispering about me?" Qiao Ruoying sat down and jokingly hugged the two little girls leaning on Shi Jianli's knees. "Second Grandmother hasn't seen Yuan'er for a long time. Does Yuan'er still remember you?"
"Remember~ Second Grandma, eat some fruit~" Ji Ningyuan handed the cherry that he had just grabbed to Qiao Ruoying.
Qiao Ruoying opened her mouth and ate, "Thank you Xiaoyuan for feeding me the fruit, it's so sweet."
"This child has such quick hands. I thought she was eating it herself." Yuan Yuhe, who was staring at her, breathed a sigh of relief. Cherries have pits, and she was afraid that she would choke if she swallowed them whole.
Ji Ningyuan chuckled at her grandmother.
When Zheng Leyun, Lin Tingwan and the old lady arrived with their children, the children huddled together, chattering, and the yard became lively again.
After the children went to rest, Shi Jianli leaned on Qiao Ruoying's shoulder and listened to her chatting with Yuan Yuhe and the old lady.
In the afternoon, Su Xingyu came with his younger brother Su Xingchuan, and Yuan Hehui came with his three younger brothers and sisters. Later, Yu Xian'an also came.
Su Xingyu and Yuan Hehui are ten years old this year, Su Xingchuan is five years old, and Yu Xianan is a few months older than Ming Yanxi and is also six years old.
Several children came over, greeted their elders and started playing hide-and-seek. The clever Xiaoqi asked the oldest one, Yuan He, to go back and look for people, while the other children hid.
Yuan He looked back at them and saw that they were all very excited. He agreed, but he made four rules: "No climbing trees, no leaving the house, no going near water, and no entering the elders' houses."
All the little radish heads responded well.
The two youngest girls also wanted to join in the fun, hugging their brothers' legs and acting coquettishly: "I want to play too~ I want to play too~~"
Ming Yanxi's heart softened immediately: "Okay, brother will take care of little Yingzang."
Su Xingyu also took Ji Ningyuan's hand: "Cousin will take you."
So, everyone enjoyed a game of hide-and-seek.
Shi Jianli waved her hand and asked the servants to stay in the dangerous area and not let the children get close.
After Mingzhao and his brothers returned, they came to Minghuayuan and asked with a smile, "Why is the mansion so quiet today?"
Usually when they come back, a group of children will surround them and ask to be hugged.
"Playing hide-and-seek, I don't know where I'm hiding, waiting to be found." Yuan Yuhe replied.
Ming Yuelin propped up his chin and asked them, "Big brother, second brother, third brother."
The three of them nodded, sat down and chatted, waiting for dinner.
Mingzhao also asked, "Has the troupe arrived?"
"We're here. Let's have dinner early tonight and then watch a play. When it gets dark, let's show shadow puppets to the children." Shi Jianli responded.
Mingzhao peeled some roasted melon seeds for her and nodded.
Mingzhao and the others had just sat down when Ji Rangzhou, who had returned to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion, came looking for them to find that the courtyard was empty.
At the end of the afternoon, dinner was ready and the children, who had been playing and sweating profusely, were found.
Shi Jianli took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat off the two children, and then took them to change their clothes.
Spring nights are cool, and the wind can dry out sweat, making it easy to catch a cold. Children love to play, and after sweating, they have to change their clothes several times a day.
Ming Yuelin looked at the children who occupied half the yard and smiled, "Fortunately, none of them are troublemakers, otherwise there would be no peace in this mansion for a moment."
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