Duke Xu emphasized it again, but after waiting for a long time, no one answered.
He turned his head to look at the person writing at his desk. After a while, he found a step for himself and said, "I'm really busy lately. I'll talk to you after I'm done."
"Brother, please feel free."
Seeing that he remained calm, Duke Xu wanted to ask, "If I have time after I finish my work, do you have any ideas?"
Xu Yuejia put down the ink pen, raised her eyes, and said seriously: "Brother, I am really busy."
Duke Xu: "......"
I'm really busy, okay?
Duke Xu coughed twice, "Since you still have official business to attend to, I will not disturb you."
He had to go back and think carefully about when he could go there without being sent back directly.
Wen Ye completely fell in love with this place. Sometimes she wondered why the Duke's Mansion was not built in Xiquan Mountain.
It was such a pity that I couldn't be with my partner when I experienced love for the first time.
On the seventh day after arriving at Xiquan Mountain, Wen Ye asked Manager Wu for a reclining chair. The yard outside where they lived was quite large, and there happened to be a small stream flowing down, passing through the corner of the yard next to their residence.
Wen Ye had a lounge chair placed next to the stream and a sunshade built on top so that she could lie on it for the entire afternoon.
In order to prevent Lu from saying anything about her, Wen Ye also gave her one.
Just to her right, between two lounge chairs, there was a round tea table, on which was placed the fruit tea that she had been making every day in recent days.
Lu was not used to it in the first two days, but later on, without Wen Ye's reminder, she would come here and sit for a while after waking up from her nap.
Drink tea, eat snacks, enjoy the cool summer breeze, and enjoy the mountain scenery.
Wen Ye also asked Manager Wu's eldest daughter-in-law to help salt a pot of duck. She had prepared the salt before she came.
Pure five-spice flavor, not spicy at all.
The ducks were the ones that Manager Wu raised on his farm, and Wen Ye used local materials directly.
After blanching, wait about an hour before eating. It will be more flavorful if soaked.
The aroma wafted for several miles, and Mrs. Lu was called over by her youngest son to take a look.
The time was almost up. Wen Ye took out a duck leg and asked Bai Mei, Lu's maid, to help her cut the meat. Then she personally brought it to Lu and said, "Sister-in-law, you taste it first."
Under everyone's gaze, Lu took a sip and said, "Not bad."
Wen Ye's eyes lit up immediately, and Xu Jinglin and Xu Yuxuan, who had been waiting for a long time, had the same expression as her.
The slightly serious expression on Mrs. Lu's face was dispelled by the three of them at this moment. She smiled and said, "Eat if you want to. Now that it's done, don't waste it."
Wen Ye said happily: "It will definitely not be wasted."
One pot seemed like a lot, but she asked Manager Wu's eldest daughter-in-law to take two plates back home, and they would divide the rest among themselves, so there was actually not much left.
There weren't many marinated duck legs, so Wen Ye picked a few and put them on a plate, then had someone bring it to the round table by the stream.
Among the duck dishes, Wen Ye likes to chew duck necks, duck wings and duck feet. This time she gave the chicken legs to Xu Yuxuan.
Wen Ye sat on a recliner, gnawing on a duck neck in her hand, drinking a pot of fruit tea.
At this moment, she felt that she could stay here for the rest of her life and never get bored.
After eating a salinated chicken leg, Mrs. Lu stopped eating, but she didn't say anything about Wen Ye.
Wen Ye also discovered that although Lu said she had to behave herself, she didn't say much about the fact that she was chewing the thing directly with her hands.
Later she thought about it and realized that it was probably because they were now on the farm and there were no outsiders around, so it was not a big deal for Mrs. Lu to relax a little.
In fact, Lu was not a person who demanded rules in everything, otherwise she would not have been able to raise two sons, Xu Jingrong and Xu Jinglin.
She is very strict with herself, but never forces others to be like her.
After this trip, Wen Ye had a better understanding of the Lu family. He felt more at ease while chewing on the duck neck.
After Xu Yuxuan finished gnawing on a halm duck leg, Wen Ye took out a halm duck claw and asked him to slowly grind his teeth on it. His little stomach was shaking from running, so he couldn't eat any more.
Wen Ye had someone add some lotus root slices and vegetables to the remaining broth to make a vegetarian broth, which was a perfect add-on dish for dinner.
The two travel books she brought were now in Lu's hands. Wen Ye took a glance and saw that Lu had almost finished reading both books, but she didn't even understand what they were about.
Wen Ye ate the duck neck and then the duck paw.
When Lu was tired of watching, he would lie down to relax for a while or have a snack or drink a cup of tea.
Two different kinds of comfort, rarely harmonious together.
Xu Yuxuan was taken by Xu Jinglin to see the ducklings raised by Manager Wu's daughter-in-law.
It was not far away, just on the other side of the stream, separated from them by a wall.
The little ducks love to stay in the water in summer, so Zhang, the daughter-in-law of Manager Wu, drove them to the stream.
The little ducks are furry and yellowish, and are raised to be plump and chubby.
It swam around in the water, quacking from time to time.
Xu Yuxuan sat on a small stool and stared at them for a while. Somehow, he suddenly imitated a sound, "Ga!"
Some of the ducklings heard his call and turned their heads back.
Zhang was terrified. She looked at Nanny Ji nervously, not knowing what to say.
This was the first time that Nanny Ji had encountered such a thing. As she was considering the matter, she heard the second young master say to the youngest young master, "Brother Xuan, how can you imitate the quacking of a duck?"
Xu Yuxuan pointed at the ducklings in the stream and said, "They quack too."
Xu Jinglin affirmed: "Because we are human beings, we speak words, and they are not human beings, they are ducks, so they have to quack."
Children have their own logic.
Xu Yuxuan didn't understand and said, "Second brother, you are also 'ga'."
Xu Jinglin: “…”
Nanny Ji stepped forward and said, "Young Master, people and ducks are different. Think about it, what if Mr. Xu also used duck sounds to play the word recognition game with you?"
This is a method she learned from the second wife.
The little boy is still young, and some things cannot be explained to him from an adult's perspective.
Xu Yuxuan thought about it for a moment, then shook his head: "Then Xuan'er doesn't understand!"
Nanny Ji smiled and said, "Yes, so does the young master still want to learn to quack like a duck?"
Xu Yuxuan nodded and said seriously: "Learn!"
Aunt Ji: “???”
Xu Yuxuan was excited and eager to try: "I have learned it. If the teacher doesn't understand, then Xuan'er wins!"
......
After finishing my craving for Wen Ye, I picked up a large cup of fruit tea and drank it slowly.
Suddenly, she heard a series of sharp and clear cries of ducklings.
Wen Ye turned his head and saw a group of ducklings swimming in along the stream.
Xu Yuxuan followed him all the way, and after returning to the yard, he walked straight to the stream. The little ducks were not afraid of him at all, and came ashore one after another and followed him.
Wen Ye was just wondering when he heard Xu Yuxuan quack a few times without any warning. After hearing it, the little duck followed even closer.
Wen Ye: “…”
Do they think Xu Yuxuan is their mother?
Lu obviously noticed this as well. She stood up and looked over. She caught a glimpse of the group of little ducks behind Xu Yuxuan and was speechless for a long time.
The little ducks walked slowly and unsteadily, so Xu Yuxuan would take two steps and stop every two steps, waiting for them.
I would also look back from time to time to check if anyone had fallen behind.
Xu Jinglin returned to Lu first and said with a little frustration: "Mother, I couldn't stop Brother Xuan from imitating duck calls."
Lu choked for a while and said, "This is not your fault. Your brother is still young. When he grows up to your age, he will understand."
After watching the children's excitement, Wen Ye turned his gaze back and said, "Yes, Xuan'er is still young, and all children are like this."
What she was curious about at the moment was how the ducklings' old mother would feel when she found out that her ducklings had been kidnapped.
As a result, the ducks did not wait for their old mother, but instead waited for a fierce swan.
It swam in from the other side of the stream, rushed ashore at lightning speed and ran straight towards Xu Yuxuan, biting his calf tightly.
The little ducks were frightened and running around, flapping their wings. Xu Yuxuan's cries were deafening.
When Wen Ye saw this scene, before anyone could react, he quickly jumped up from the recliner, ran over and pried open the goose's mouth with his bare hands.
At this time, the frightened Nanny Ji and others finally took action and hurried forward to drive the goose away.
During this time, Nanny Ji asked Rendong to go back and get the medicine.
He Xiang and others tried to chase the goose, but the goose refused to leave. It bit people and then tried to go in the direction where the ducklings were escaping.
Lu ran over here without caring about her appearance, and asked with great concern, "Where are you hurt?"
Xu Jinglin squatted down and looked at his legs, and asked worriedly: "Brother Xuan, does it hurt?"
Wen Ye took off Xu Yuxuan's pants, revealing his white and tender calf, which had an obvious scar, with the skin broken and some blood seeping out.
Xu Yuxuan nestled in Wen Ye's arms, her eyes were red from crying, and she cried out, "Mother, it hurts~"
"The ointment is here." Honeysuckle panted as she trotted back with the ointment in her hand.
Wen Ye carried Xu Yuxuan back to the house. Taozhi fetched some warm water and first cleaned Xu Yuxuan's wound before applying medicine.
Xu Yuxuan cried until he had hiccups and his eyes were swollen.
Mrs. Lu was worried and said, "Let's go back to the city and ask the doctor to prescribe a new prescription."
How can you just apply some medicine on such a big wound?
Wen Ye had no objection to returning to the city since he had been out for more than ten days anyway.
The most important thing right now is the wound on Xu Yuxuan's leg.
She thought more, geese shouldn't have rabies, right?
After Lu made the decision, she asked her servants to pack their bags and return to the city immediately.
During this time, Manager Wu and his wife came with their youngest son and daughter-in-law to apologize, and only then did Wen Ye and Lu understand the reason.
It turned out that when Zhang saw the little ducks following Xu Yuxuan into the yard, she had no work to do, so she turned back and drove out the other dozen little geese.
Who would have expected that the mother goose was ferocious. When she saw Zhang taking the goslings away, she flew out of the fence and mistook the ducklings for her own.
Then it swam over and bit Xu Yuxuan.
At this point, Lu didn't want to blame anyone. After all, the fault was not entirely Zhang's. She asked Zhang to be more careful in the future and let Manager Wu and his family go back.
On the way back to the city, Xu Yuxuan kept nestling in Wen Ye's arms, sobbing.
Wen Ye held him the whole time, mainly because Xu Yuxuan only allowed her to hold him now.
She patted the child on the back and said, "It's okay. The mother goose has been caught and locked up."
Xu Yuxuan sobbed: "Goose, bad!"
Wen Ye nodded: "Yes, it's bad, very bad."
Xu Yuxuan choked up again and said, "Close it, don't let it go~"
Wen Ye responded: "No, no, I'll keep it locked up forever."
Xu Yuxuan cried and fell asleep in Wen Ye's arms. Seeing this scene, Lu's eyes became red for some reason.
She pressed her eyes and turned to look out the window.
After hurrying for a while, the carriage finally entered the city before the sun set.
After a while, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Lu asked through the curtain: "Why did you stop?"
The driver replied, "Madam, it's the Duke and the Second Master."
Hearing this, Lu stepped forward, opened the curtain, and looked not far away.
Really.
The two brothers came over on horseback.
Duke Xu dismounted first, stepped over and asked, "Madam, why didn't you play for a few more days?"
Lu glanced at Xu Yuejia who was following him slowly, then returned her gaze to him and said, "Xuan'er was accidentally bitten on the leg by a goose on the farm. There are no good doctors near the farm, so my sister-in-law and I are worried."
With Xu Yuxuan's injury in her mind, Lu forgot to ask the two brothers where they were going.
When Duke Xu heard this, he immediately asked worriedly, "Is the wound serious?"
Lu replied: "Xuan'er is crying because of the pain, what do you think?"
After she finished speaking, she asked Lord Xu to help her get off the sedan chair, and at the same time said to Xu Yuejia, "Mother Ye carried Xuan'er all the way. Second brother, go up and take a look."
She went to her son's carriage.
Xu Yuejia frowned slightly, said "hmm", and got into the car.
In the carriage, Wen Ye had been holding Xu Yuxuan for so long that her arms had become stiff.
Fortunately, as soon as Xu Yuejia came in, she said to her, "I'll do it."
Wen Ye unceremoniously handed the half-asleep child to him and said, "It was the first time I was bitten. I cried all the way."
As if she noticed that someone else was holding her, Xu Yuxuan's mouth twitched slightly.
With his eyes half closed, he saw Xu Yuejia's face and muttered, "Father?"
Xu Yuejia replied softly, "It's me."
After hearing the familiar voice, Xu Yuxuan closed his eyes again and fell asleep.
Perhaps in Xu Yuxuan's subconscious, his father has the same special meaning to him as his mother.
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