Looking at the smug Yinzuo in front of him, if this was not his own son, Kangxi would have slapped him. He did not see his excellent chess skills, but he did see his thick skin.
"Hmph~ If your second brother hadn't deliberately let you win, would you have been able to win this game? You still have the nerve to show off like this? Stay aside. I feel a headache just looking at you now..."
What's that saying? As long as the result is right, the process is unimportant. It doesn't matter if Kangxi sees Yinzuo having a headache, as long as Yinzuo sees that he doesn't have a headache.
"Father, you're so stingy! I think you're just jealous of me. Why are you envious that I have a brother who loves you? It's okay. Your son is good to you. Come, let's calm down first. Your son will help you take a walk in the garden outside to stretch your body. What do you think we should have for lunch today? I wonder if the kitchen has made my favorite roast lamb chops..."
Although Kangxi was extremely angry with Yinzuo, he did not struggle when Yinzuo pulled him down from the kang. He dragged him to the garden for a walk, and then the three of them, father and son, walked towards the dining room.
Yinzuo and his friends came here just for the hot springs. They didn't have to do anything else, but they had to soak in the hot springs. After eating and drinking to their heart's content and dazed for a while, Yinzuo asked someone to invite his eldest brother and others over, then asked them to pack up their things and asked everyone to go outside.
The same place, the same people, even the clothes and appearance are exactly the same as before, but twenty or thirty years have passed in the meantime.
"It's a pity that Fourth Brother didn't come this time. Otherwise, if the seven of us Calabash Brothers were all together, we could go and save Grandpa again. Sigh, I remember the last time I came, I was only this tall. When I came down from the pond, I could only sit on the steps above. And it's been thirty years in a flash..."
The saying "time flies" was embodied at this moment. When they first sat in this pool to soak in the hot spring, Yinreng and Yinzhi were still handsome young men, and Yinzuo and the others were even little kids. But now, in the blink of an eye, they have grown up and grown old.
"Who said it wasn't? I remember the first time we came here, Seventh Brother was too timid to go in the water, so I had to pull him in. You were braver than Fifth Brother back then, and you obviously can't swim, but he dove right in. If your second brother hadn't been quick enough to pull you in, you would have definitely drunk a bellyful of water..."
Recalling the past, everyone's eyes unconsciously showed a few smiles, and they talked about each other's appearance in their memories. The atmosphere was very lively for a while.
The pool that could accommodate several brothers taking a bath together was naturally not small. After Yinzuo swam around the pool a few times, he calmed down a little. He sat on the stone steps near the shore, wiped the water off his face, and called Dexi who was waiting on the side.
"Dexi, go get someone to bring some snacks, tea, and fruit. Although there aren't many hot springs here, it's not advisable to soak in them for too long. Big brother, second brother, third brother... why don't we go upstairs and eat something and rest for a while before coming down again."
Because of the large hot spring pool, the yard was much warmer than outside. When Yinzuo arrived, he asked someone to prepare blankets. As soon as everyone got ashore, someone brought blankets to cover them. So even though they were not wearing any clothes, none of Yinzhi and the others felt cold.
Thanks to Kangxi, Yinzuo's place always had a rich variety of fruit snacks. Even though Yinzhi and his friends didn't feel hungry, they still ate a lot of food unconsciously after trying this and that.
It was freezing cold outside, and soaking in a hot spring was undoubtedly the best way to digest food. Yinzuo felt that he had rested enough, so he stood up and walked towards the pool. He threw his blanket to the edge of the pool and jumped into the water with a splash.
"Big brother, second brother, what are you still dawdling about? Come over here quickly, come and watch carefully, I will show you the butterfly stroke..."
Yinzuo was very eager to perform today, Friday. He went from butterfly stroke to breaststroke, then backstroke to freestyle, and finally gave a free dog paddle. It can be said that he was quite liberated in nature.
Isn't there a saying that the speed of a train depends entirely on the locomotive? With a troublemaker like Yinzuo leading the way, not to mention the restless ones like Yinzhen and Yinzhi, even Yinreng, who was usually calm, learned a few tricks from Yinzuo in the pond.
After all the hard work, although they felt a little tired physically, Yinzhi and the others felt more relaxed than ever before. The brothers sat in a row on the stone steps beside the pool, looked up at the sky, cleared their minds and were all in a daze for a while, then they couldn't help laughing.
But no matter how much they laughed or made noise, they still remembered their identities. Their noise today was a bit out of line. If their Khan saw it, they would definitely be scolded.
"Alright, alright, if you've had enough, then don't sit here any longer. Don't forget that Khan Ama lives in the yard next door. If we make such a fuss and he comes over, we'll inevitably get scolded again..."
Since people are afraid of hot springs, they inevitably have to take a bath after coming out of the hot spring pool. Therefore, there is not only a hot spring pool in the yard, but also a large white marble pool in the back house for people to bathe.
After leaving the hot spring, the temperature dropped immediately. Yinzuo and his group of grown men naturally didn't care too much. The pool was big enough, so they just took a bath together, although this was also a relatively novel experience for them.
"They say this hot spring water is so smooth and creamy. Brother, you've been soaking in the hot spring for so long, but why haven't you become any whiter?"
There was no sunscreen in that era. Yinzhen spent all day either working hard in the training grounds of the camp outside Beijing, or in the horse farm or cloth warehouse. It would be strange if he could get white skin.
"Of course, big brother can't compare to you. I've been working in the military camp with a bunch of rough guys all day long. I don't have the leisure time like you. Look at me, my leather is so shiny and sleek. It's really more eye-catching than that girl..."
Well, Yinzuo shot himself in the foot this time, but he didn't care. He accepted his elder brother's words without hesitation.
"Look at what big brother is saying. If you feel you are busy, go talk to Khan Ama. Maybe he will lock you up at home if he is happy. Then you will have plenty of time. Big brother might even be able to grow up white."
In response to Yinzuo's suggestion, Yinzhi declined. He felt that he preferred freedom to the white skin. If he was really locked up at home, he would definitely go crazy.
"Forget it then. Big brother thinks it's good to be a little black. We have a playboy like you in our family, which is enough. If I am included, I'm afraid Khan Ama will be furious..."
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