Chapter 132, Birthday
"It's such a waste!"
Xiao Yeyang told the imperial physician how the Yan brothers used the medicine bag. The imperial physician immediately became furious and said, "Young Prince, I have checked. This herbal bag is very effective. If it is boiled over a fire, it will be enough for at least three people to take a medicinal bath at a time."
"The two young masters of the Yan family are such spendthrifts. Even if they invite their fellow martial arts students to take a bath together, it would be better than wasting it!"
The medicine bag contains all precious medicinal herbs. The old doctor felt very sad when he thought that so many precious medicinal herbs were wasted.
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang's cheeks twitched. He imagined the scene of several grown men taking off their clothes and soaking together, and he shuddered.
The Imperial Physician said, "Young Prince, let me prepare your medicine. After you have soaked it, I will ask the other two people to do the same. Who do you think we should call?"
Let others make the medicinal soup you have made yourself.
Xiao Yeyang felt that it felt a little dirty.
The imperial physician looked very serious, knowing that this herbal bag was indeed very good for the body. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Ask Defu and Zhao Ergou if they are willing to help."
"Of course they are willing. The young prince always thinks of them when he has good things to do. How could they not be willing?" The imperial physician said as a matter of course, then hurriedly turned around to make a medicinal bath.
The next day, there were a few more energetic people on the martial arts training ground.
The coach learned that the young prince and Dong Yuanxuan became like this after using the medicinal bath bags given by the Yan brothers, and he looked at the two brothers several times.
He originally thought that the Yan family came from a poor family and had risen to prominence by chance by attaching themselves to the young prince. He didn't expect that they themselves had some background.
He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so he naturally knows how precious a good medicinal bath recipe is!
Many recipes of martial artists are passed down from generation to generation.
Xiao Yeyang knew that he had to ask Daohua about the prescription, and was thinking about when to go to the Yan family again. Unexpectedly, Zhou Chengye gave him an opportunity when get out of class was over that day.
Zhou Chengye sent invitations to Xiao Yeyang and the others: "My grandfather's birthday is next month, and I sincerely invite you all to come and join us."
Xiao Yeyang took the invitation, looked through it, and then gave it to Defu behind him: "It's Old Master Zhou's birthday, we should go and celebrate."
Yan Wenkai smiled and continued, "It's a good opportunity for us to go home and take a look."
Everyone: “.”
This stubborn guy, why does he have to say some things out loud when it’s better for him to keep them in his heart?
Zhou Chengye smiled and shook his head, not minding.
He couldn't bear the hardship of practicing martial arts, so he focused on liberal arts. During this period, he and Yan Wenxiu had become familiar with each other, and they often got together to discuss and ask questions. He also understood the personalities of the Yan brothers.
Yan's backyard.
Daohua also accepted the invitation from Zhou Jingwan and asked as she opened it, "What's the matter that bothered you personally to deliver it? Hey, is Grandpa Zhou celebrating his birthday?"
Zhou Jingwan smiled as she ate the fruit in Daohua's house. Her family had plenty of fruit, but she always felt that the taste couldn't compare to the fruit in Daohua's house. "Yeah, what gift are you going to give my grandfather?"
Daohua rolled her eyes at Zhou Jingwan, handed the invitation to Wang Man'er, and asked her to give it to Madam Li. Then she looked at Zhou Jingwan and said, "Why are you so shameless? How can I ask for a gift on my own initiative?"
Zhou Jingwan said as if it was a matter of course: "I'm doing this for your own good, don't be so ungrateful! Think about it, when you give someone a gift, shouldn't you give them something they really like?"
"As Grandpa's favorite granddaughter, I know exactly what he likes. Tell me about it so I can help you with some advice!"
Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan with an expression that said, "Keep performing."
Zhou Jingwan didn't care at all. She pointed to a pot of lush green chrysanthemums in the Rice House and said with a smile, "I think this pot of green chrysanthemums is good. It's getting colder now, and it's about to snow. It's perfect for viewing this kind of green flowers."
Daohua rolled her eyes: "You have good taste!"
Zhou Jingwan stopped eating the fruit and sat down next to Daohua, shaking her arm. "Good Daohua, there are no chrysanthemums of this color in my garden. If you give it to my grandfather, he will be very happy."
Rice Flower looked embarrassed.
For the sake of her grandfather, Zhou Jingwan was willing to lower herself. For most of the next day, she was humble and flattering to Daohua, and finally persuaded Daohua to agree.
"Then I'll take it back to show my grandpa today!"
"Wait!" Daohua hurriedly stopped Zhou Jingwan who was about to move the flower pot. "If you take it away now, I will go to Grandpa Zhou's birthday empty-handed."
Zhou Jingwan waved her hand: "We are so familiar with each other, there is no need to care about those empty formalities."
Daohua refused: "No, this is a gift I prepared. I want to give it to you myself. I won't ask you to please Grandpa Zhou."
Zhou Jingwan: "Good rice flower, isn't it the same whether you give it to me or not?"
Daohua was fed up with her nagging, so she thought for a moment and said, "I can give you the flowers today, but on Grandpa Zhou's birthday, I'm going to go to your garden and pick out a flower that I don't have here. If you agree, you can move the flowers away. If not, just go back quickly from where you came from."
Zhou Jingwan curled her lips and said, "You really don't want to suffer any loss at all. Okay, I agree, but let me make it clear first, you can't touch the pots that my grandfather likes most."
The goal was achieved, and Daohua nodded with a smile.
Soon, it was the day of the Zhou family’s old man’s birthday.
On that day, the gate of Zhou's mansion was extremely bustling with activity. It was said that many officials from the provincial government came in person.
This time, everyone in the Yan family participated.
The main hall in the backyard of Zhou Mansion.
After meeting Mrs. Zhou, Daohua was worried that Mrs. Yan would feel uncomfortable sitting among the ladies, so she pulled Zhou Jingwan aside and said, "My grandmother and I will go to your garden to take a look."
Zhou Jingwan nodded. "Okay, I'll have my maid accompany you." She had to entertain the young ladies from various families and couldn't accompany them in person. "By the way, my family has invited a troupe of opera singers today. You can go and see the opera after you finish exploring the garden."
Daohua: "Okay, go and do your own thing. I'll ask the maid to tell you if there's anything." She had been to the Zhou family several times and was quite familiar with them.
After saying something to Mrs. Li, Daohua took Old Madam Yan out of the house.
Sun took a look, thought about it, and decided not to let her two daughters follow. Now that the ladies of each family were there, it was the time for her daughters to show their talents.
Yan Yishuang also took a look, but didn't say she wanted to go. She sat quietly beside Mrs. Li, looking well-behaved and obedient.
Before she left, her aunt told her to behave well in front of the ladies of the various families, which would be beneficial for her marriage prospects in the future.
Thinking of her marriage, Yan Yishuang's cheeks turned slightly red. She lowered her head and began to listen carefully to the conversations of the ladies from each family.
The Zhou family's garden is very large and is carefully taken care of. Now it is November, and there are still many flowers blooming in the garden.
"Hey, isn't this a sunflower?" Daohua looked at the sunflowers in the corner of the garden in surprise.
The Zhou family maid smiled and said, "Miss Yan has a good eye. This flower was brought back from overseas by the old master through a friend. The flower is indeed very beautiful, but the blooming period is a bit short."
Daohua nodded and said that she had never seen sunflower seeds in her hometown, Linyi County, or Xingzhou City. It turned out that sunflowers are now only regarded as ornamental flowers.
Daohua smiled and said to Old Lady Yan, "Jingwan said that this time I can choose a flower from their garden to take away, and I'm going to choose this one."
Old Madam Yan hesitated a bit. "That's not good. Didn't they say that Old Master Zhou asked someone to bring it back from overseas? It should be very valuable, right?"
Rice Flower: "It's okay, I already have several plants. Once I've grown them, I can just give them back more."
After strolling around the garden for a while, Daohua, led by her maid, helped the old lady to the stage to listen to a play.
Daohua is not very fond of ancient opera, but that doesn't stop her from appreciating beautiful women.
In ancient times, opera singers, regardless of gender, all had amazing looks and figures, and were a pleasure to watch.
After that, some more people came, including an elderly lady.
These people are all smart people. When they see Old Lady Yan, they know that she is the mother of the Xingzhou prefect, so they always mention her when talking to her.
Old Mrs. Yan lost her husband at a young age and raised several children alone. Naturally, she is good at dealing with people and talking. The two sides chatted with each other and the atmosphere was quite good.
When Daohua saw someone chatting with her grandmother, she focused even more on appreciating the beauties on the stage.
"Bang!"
Just when Daohua was watching with great interest, suddenly, she felt a light tap on her forehead. When she looked up, she found that it was Xiao Yeyang!
(End of this chapter)
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