Unexpectedly, Mingxiu had barely finished speaking when two exclamations came from the side.
"Vegetable Garden"
"Growing vegetables"
Yinreng and Yinzhi exclaimed in surprise. Mingxiu picked at her ear and said, "Are you two making such a fuss? It's just farming."
During this time, Kangxi developed a liking for farming and was eager to try it out. Kangxi wanted to farm in his space, but Mingxiu felt that since they couldn't take the crops out of the space, they might as well farm them outside so that everyone could still eat them.
Kangxi agreed with this and simply rented a piece of land outside, where he planted many kinds of vegetables. This way, besides spending time with Mingxiu and teaching, he had a place to vent his energy, and Kangxi was quite happy with what he did.
“No, my father farms. Aren’t you surprised?” Yinreng said, looking at Mingxiu who didn’t seem to find it surprising at all.
Yinzhi nodded with a complicated expression. Come on, who is his father? Does he have anything to do with farming? Not at all!
"What's so surprising? Your dad's a person too. Besides, we're just ordinary folks now. Isn't it good to farm and support ourselves? Otherwise, what will we eat?" Besides, vegetables we grow ourselves are much safer to eat, and most importantly, we can grow whatever we want to eat.
As she was saying this, she waved her hand to tell someone to hurry up and go, but Yinreng stopped her: "Wait, Mother, it's like this, I think we shouldn't do farming either. So, there's no need for anyone to notify us, I'll go directly. It's been a long time since I've seen my father," Yinreng said excitedly to Mingxiu with a big wave of his hand.
"Yes, yes, yes, I haven't seen my father in a long time either. My second brother and I will go together, and we can find someone to lead the way." Yinzhi was also very excited. His father was farming, what an amazing thing!
Seeing the excited looks in their eyes, Mingxiu knew exactly what they meant. She nodded and had someone take them over. Yinreng and Yinzhi walked out excitedly, not forgetting to take Hongxi and Fubao with them. Their father's farming was such an unforgettable experience that more people should see it.
Mingxiu, Guarjia, and Yierjuelogen watched them leave before turning back.
Mingxiu looked at Yierjueluo Genshi and smiled, "How is your mother now? Didn't she come with you this time?" When Mingxiu and Kangxi went back last time, they should have made a rule that as long as the princes came of age and left the palace to establish their own residences, they could take their mothers with them to live out their days in luxury. Therefore, Consort Hui had already gone to Yinzhi's residence before they left.
When Mingxiu mentioned Consort Hui, Lady Yierjueluo smiled and said, "It's fine. Mother Consort originally planned to come with us this time, but she caught a slight cold before leaving, and since there was no one to take care of the younger ones after we left, she stayed behind to help us take care of them." She and Yinzhi had been married for many years, so they naturally had more than one child, Fubao. However, the others were all too young to bring along, so they didn't bring them.
Mingxiu nodded. She thought that Consort Hui must be very happy these days.
The mother-in-law and daughters-in-law chatted inside the house. Guarjia had a good relationship with Mingxiu since she married into the family, and their relationship improved even more because of the handover of matters in the palace. Yierjuelogen had become more familiar with Mingxiu during the months they spent at sea, so the atmosphere of their conversation was very pleasant.
Here, Yinzhi and Yinreng followed Qingzhun toward the vegetable garden where Kangxi was.
As soon as I arrived at the vegetable garden, I saw a person wearing a dark blue coarse cloth coat standing in the garden, bending over and doing something, with a small child following closely behind.
"Father!" Yinzhi and Yinreng were watching in surprise when Yinreng shouted, startling them.
Emperor Kangxi, who was working in the vegetable garden, was startled. He almost tilted the hoe in his hand and quickly put it down, looking at the person who had called him.
Like Mingxiu, Kangxi was not often called "father." Only Yinzhi called him that when they were at sea, but not often. If Yinreng's voice hadn't been so familiar, Kangxi wouldn't have been sure that it was him being called.
Turning his head, he saw Yinreng and Yinzhi standing on the shore, looking at him excitedly, with his eldest grandson and granddaughter beside them. Kangxi said helplessly, "Why are you here? Didn't I say that I would just have someone send the things over?"
"How can that be the same? How can we not be there for your important matters? Father, what are you doing? Is this fun?" Yinreng excitedly moved closer to Kangxi.
Kangxi sighed helplessly, "Can't you tell? You're hoeing the ground, what brings you here? Even if you're here, you should be in your residence."
"Master, Madam said to pick more vegetables so we can have a welcome dinner for the young master and the others when we get back," Qingzhun quickly interjected from the side.
Kangxi nodded: "Alright, then you can pick them first."
"Grandpa, can I pick them?" Hongxi asked curiously, tugging at Kangxi's trouser leg.
Kangxi looked down at his beloved grandson and said with a smile, "Of course, come on, let me introduce you." Kangxi patted Little Stone's shoulder and said with a smile, "Little Stone, these two are my grandson and granddaughter. You can call them brother and sister. They just arrived today and don't know what vegetables are. Can you take them to pick some?"
Little Stone nodded excitedly. He had never had any close friends, so he was naturally happy to have one now.
"Hello, older brothers and sisters, my name is Little Stone." Little Stone greeted Hongxi and Fubao shyly.
“My name is Xibao, this is my sister Fubao, and hello little stone brother,” Hongxi said, blinking his eyes.
After getting to know each other, Xiao Shitou took Hongxi and Fubao to pick vegetables in front.
Looking at the three figures in front of him, Yinreng nudged Kangxi with his elbow and asked curiously, "Father, what's going on? Where did this little stone come from?"
Seeing Yinreng's curious expression, Kangxi turned his head and saw Yinzhi, who was also looking curious, and sighed: "Alright, since you two are here, I have some left over. Hurry up and help me with the work, and we can talk as we work."
As Kangxi spoke, he ordered someone to bring over a hoe and hand it to the two men, instructing them to work. He was planting corn, and there was just a little bit left to harvest.
Yinreng and Yinzhi took over the work, listening to the gossip while they worked. By the time they finished listening to the gossip, the work was done.
Yinreng turned his head, looking at the long line behind him, and thought: 'This work is quite stress-relieving. It's just digging and scraping, you don't even need to think, and it's done, and I feel really relaxed.'
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