August is the harvest season.
When Murong Shu was bored, he received an invitation from Xiaotuanzi. The invitation said that they could go to a farm in the suburbs of Beijing to collect lotus roots and catch fish. Perhaps afraid that his sister Mu would refuse, Xiaotuanzi also invited Song Yanran and Liu Ruyan.
Murong Shu thought that his sixth brother also needed outdoor exercise, so he simply took him with him to the appointment.
The sixth day of August is a good day to travel.
Murong Shu took his sixth brother out early in the morning. Before leaving, Mu Si told his son Mu Siyu to "protect his sister well."
Although news has come from the Taoist priest in the Valley that Wen Jing and Murong Shu are destined to live and die together, Mousse is still unhappy. Anyone who competes with him for his niece is a bad person.
Mu Siyu felt that if he really encountered any trouble, it would definitely be his fifth sister who would protect him. He felt that his fifth sister was very powerful, so why was she like a piece of paper in his father's heart?
"Don't worry, Daddy. Yu'er will definitely protect his sister!" Although he complained in his heart, Mu Siyu still agreed respectfully. He was afraid that his father would go crazy, so he followed him today.
After the carriage left smoothly, Mu Siyu breathed a sigh of relief. Murong Shu looked at him with amusement and asked with a smile, "Sixth brother, is there anyone scary at home?"
"Fifth sister, of course...no...anymore!" Mu Siyu's eyes were a little evasive, because he blushed whenever he lied.
"Little kid, don't sigh all day long, or you won't grow tall. Fifth sister will take you fishing today, okay? There is also a super cute little boy, you can play together then."
Murong Shu thought of Wen Yu's cool personality and thought that if his sixth brother had more contact with Wen Yu, perhaps he would become more cheerful.
"No one is as cute as the fifth sister." Little Mu Siyu did not accept any rebuttal. Upon hearing this, Murong Shu pinched her sixth brother's face. He is a typical sister-con. So cute.
Murong Shu, her cousin Song Yanran and Liu Ruyan agreed to meet at the city gate. Wen Jing and Wen Yu had already gone to the farm two days ago. In view of the shadow of the previous incident with the former Prince Ding, the Liu, Song and Mu families all sent some servants who knew martial arts to follow them.
When Murong Shu and his sixth brother arrived at the city gate, Song Yanran and Liu Ruyan had already arrived, and even the people sent by Wen Jing to pick them up had arrived early.
Seeing Murong Shu's carriage, Liu Ruyan and Song Yanran got off the carriage directly and wanted to share the carriage with Murong Shu, but they found Mu Siyu in the carriage. After saying hello, they could only return to their own carriages.
Although the Wen family's farm was on the outskirts of the city, it was not far away. The carriage arrived in about a quarter of an hour. Wen Yu and Wen Jing were waiting at the door early.
"Sister Mu, you are finally here. Yu'er got up early in the morning to wait for you." Little Tuanzi went to greet Murong Shu's carriage as soon as he saw it.
"Yu'er is great. Babies who wake up early get snacks. Sixth brother, bring the snacks we brought for Yu'er." After praising Wen Yu, Murong Shu called Mu Siyu down and gave the snacks to Wen Yu, hoping that the two children could get along well when they met for the first time.
"Sister Mu, Yu'er likes this brother. Is he your younger brother?" When Wen Yu heard that he was Sister Mu's younger brother, Mu Siyu blushed because of her love for him.
"Yes, he is my sister's sixth brother. Could you please trouble Yu'er to take care of his brother today?" Murong Shu touched Wen Yu's little head and negotiated gently.
"Don't worry, Sister Mu!" When Wen Yu heard that it was the person Murong Shu asked to help take care of, he ran to Mu Siyu's side familiarly. Then several people heard the voices of Mu Siyu and Wen Yude. Most of the time, it was Wen Yu who asked questions, and Mu Siyu occasionally answered a few words.
"Brother, my name is Yu'er, and I'm 6 years old."
"Brother, are those snacks made by Sister Mu in your hand?"
"Brother, which academy are you studying in? My third uncle is very powerful. Can you come to my house and study with me?"
"Brother, do you like lotus roots? My family grows a lot of them. Let's go watch the uncles dig lotus roots and catch fish together."
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Wen Jing admired his little nephew at this moment. His elder brother and sister-in-law did not have such personality. Why did their Wen family produce such a community leader? But then he thought about it and it didn't make sense. It seemed that his second brother had such a personality.
"Shu'er, do you want to go now, or take a rest first and then go after lunch?" Wen Jing was afraid that Murong Shu would be tired, so he asked for their opinions first.
"Let's go now. We want to have the lotus roots and fish we dug for lunch!" Murong Shu knew Song Yanran's restless personality too well.
"Yes, let's go now!" Sure enough, Song Yanran agreed to go immediately.
"I'll go with you!" Liu Ruyan also refused to rest.
When we arrived at the lake where lotus roots were dug, we looked from afar and saw green lotus leaves spreading out their broad leaves on the lake, like parasols, providing a cool world for the lotus roots under the water.
Murong Shu felt much cooler. The air around him was filled with the fresh scent of soil and lotus leaves, and occasionally a breeze blew by, bringing a hint of coolness. Although he did not go into the water himself, watching the farmers dig lotus roots was a kind of enjoyment in the summer.
Wen Yu and Mu Siyu were more interested in catching fish. Murong Shu felt that boys should have this kind of happiness, so he let them go into the water to catch fish. This is what childhood should be like.
This was the first time that Mu Siyu experienced this kind of life, and he was even more grateful to his fifth sister. If it were anyone else in the Mu family today, they would definitely say, "Yu'er, you're not feeling well, don't go into the water, what if you get sick?"
But his fifth sister would never tell him that he could not do it. She always told him, Yuer, you are very good, you are great, you can try it, and keep going.
Lunch was made with local ingredients, including stir-fried lotus root slices, glutinous rice with osmanthus, lotus root and bone soup, fried lotus root boxes, lotus leaf chicken, etc. For some dishes, Murong Shu had to tell the cook how to make them, and only then did everyone have the chance to eat them.
The most popular one is the glutinous rice lotus root with osmanthus. Children and girls like it, and Wen Jing, who loves sweets, naturally likes it too.
When returning, Wen Jing asked people to pack two baskets for each family and sent a horse-drawn carriage to deliver them back. In addition, he also secretly gave Murong Shu a box.
"Shu'er, this is something I made myself. I'm giving it to you!" Wen Jing blushed when he said these words. Murong Shu was extremely curious about what was inside.
On the way back in the carriage, Murong Shu couldn't help but curiously open the box, and a beautiful orchid wooden hairpin appeared before his eyes. The orchid was lifelike, and one could tell at a glance that the carver had put a lot of effort into it. Thinking of this, Murong Shu felt sweet in his heart.
"Miss, Miss Song's carriage hit someone." Xiao Tao's voice interrupted Murong Shu who was admiring her new hairpin.