Chapter 153: Live and Learn
At the gate of the Yan Mansion, everyone in the Yan family breathed a sigh of relief after watching Xiao Yeyang and his group leave.
"Jingwan, there is still a lot of venison left. I'll give you some. You can take it back and cook it yourself." Daohua said to Zhou Jingwan.
Zhou Jingwan was about to nod when Zhou Chengye smiled and refused: "Sister Yan, no need. The young prince also gave me one, and I had someone send it home earlier."
Hearing this, Daohua smiled and said no more.
Zhou Chengye bowed to Yan Zhigao and Madam Li, "Uncle Yan, Aunt Yan, we've been bothering you all day. It's time for Jingwan and I to go back."
Madam Li looked at the sky, smiled and nodded, "We won't keep you any longer. You just came back from the academy, and I'm sure the elders at home are worried about you. Go back and check on them so they can be at ease."
Zhou Chengye said goodbye to Zhou Jingwan and everyone in the Yan family, then got on his car and left quickly.
"Let's go back too!"
As soon as everyone left, Daohua prepared to help Mrs. Li back to the house. It was very cold standing at the door in the middle of winter.
But after just a few steps, Yan Yile caught up with her: "Big sister, I winked at you just now, why didn't you pay attention to me?"
Daohua turned her head and said in surprise: "You made eyes at me? When? I didn't see it. Why didn't you just call me?" She was busy talking to Xiao Yeyang about the prescription just now, so she had no time to pay attention to anything else.
Yan Yile pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "I did it so obviously, how could you not see it? I think you are deliberately ignoring me and don't want me to apologize to the little prince."
Hearing this, Daohua opened her mouth wide and looked at Yan Yile speechlessly.
Yan Yile continued: "You must be jealous of me. At lunch, you saw the little prince picking up food for me, and you were unhappy, so you..."
"stop!"
Daohua couldn't bear to listen any longer and quickly reached out to stop Yan Yile. She had eaten too much roasted venison before and she was afraid that she would vomit if she continued listening.
"Fourth sister, your brain is a valuable asset. When you go out or talk, please take it with you. Don't let it hang around your neck, lest it rust."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Madam Li, "Mom, let's go back to the house quickly. There are too many people who take things for granted these days. If you stay for too long, you will be infected."
Mrs. Li glanced at Yan Yile indifferently, then looked at Yan Zhiyuan and Sun behind her, said nothing, and left with her daughter.
At this time, Yan Yile also reacted. The elder sister just said that she was brainless. She was immediately furious. When she saw the person leave, she immediately looked at Yan Zhigao: "Uncle, look at the elder sister, she is too much."
Yan Zhigao glanced at Yan Yile, ignored him, and turned to look at Yan Zhiyuan: "Second brother, come with me."
This time when the young prince came, these people from the second house were really annoying. They could not be left alone any longer and had to be properly disciplined.
Especially the girl Yile. I didn't realize it before, but now I find out that she speaks without any scruples. She offended the young prince without knowing it. Now she is making trouble for the eldest daughter unreasonably and has no etiquette or rules.
Daohua didn’t know what her stepfather had said to her second uncle, but after that day, the people in the second house became well-behaved.
She was happy to see this.
In ancient times, it was not like modern times. If you didn’t like a relative, you could just stop associating with him.
People in ancient times valued family and reputation, and believed that everyone prospers and suffers together.
Before my stepfather passed the imperial examination, my second uncle had made a lot of contributions to the Yan family. In addition, my grandmother is still alive, so my stepfather will not separate our family unless they have committed something unforgivable.
Now that they have quieted down, she can finally have some peace and quiet.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Madam Fang, who was sent to the capital to deliver New Year gifts to Yan Siyu, returned.
As soon as she came back, Old Lady Yan couldn't wait to call people over and anxiously asked how Yan Siyu was living in the Yang Mansion.
Mrs. Fang was afraid that the old lady couldn't bear it, but she couldn't lie, so she could only try to speak more tactfully.
But how could the old lady who had lived for most of her life not understand what she heard? She burst into tears and kept saying sorry to her daughter.
Seeing her grandmother crying so sadly, Daohua was very anxious. The old woman was old and could not bear such crying.
"Grandma, in the past, the gap between our family and the Yang family was quite large, so the Yang family dared to bully my fourth aunt. Now, our family has gradually risen, and they will no longer treat my fourth aunt the same way as before."
"Grandma, don't be sad. Let's be more diligent in sending gifts to Fourth Auntie on festivals in the future so that the Yang family will know how much we value Fourth Auntie."
"grandmother."
As Daohua's comforting words continued to reach her ears, Mrs. Yan's mood calmed down a little.
Mrs. Li was also present and repeatedly assured her that she would communicate with her sister-in-law frequently, which persuaded the old lady.
"That bastard Yang Boyi, what did he promise me when he proposed to Siyu? If I see him in the future, I will definitely give him a good beating!"
The old lady said angrily.
Daohua quickly took over the conversation, "Grandma, there will definitely be a chance. Let's not talk about father. Think about big brother. He is well-educated. It's only a matter of time for him to pass the imperial examination. Maybe he can even get you the first, second, or third place in the imperial examination."
"I've heard that the top three candidates in the imperial examinations will all stay in the capital to serve as officials. If that happens, won't our family have to follow them?"
The old lady wiped her tears. After being interrupted by her granddaughter, she felt less upset. However, after hearing her granddaughter's words, she said unhappily, "Do you really think your grandmother is an old country woman who knows nothing?"
"The first, second, and third place exams, can anyone get in?"
Daohua smiled awkwardly: "Grandma, we have to have confidence in our eldest brother!"
The old lady was not without experience: "Although our family has produced your father, a Jinshi, we are still far behind those scholarly families. Families like that may not be able to produce a top scholar in several generations, let alone our family."
Daohua scratched her head awkwardly: "If that eldest brother can't do it, don't we still have the third and fourth brothers? They studied martial arts and can also take the martial arts exam!"
The old lady said, "I don't even dare to think about it. Practicing martial arts involves wielding swords and guns. If you're not careful, you can get hurt. As for me, I'd rather your third and fourth brothers do nothing than take the exam for the title of martial arts champion. It's too dangerous."
The rice flowers lowered their heads silently.
Well, she had nothing to say.
Since the old lady had some free time, she liked to ask Grandma Sun to go out and find out all kinds of interesting things, and then come back to tell her about them. She knew more and more, unlike when she was at home, where she only cared about her own little piece of land.
Alas, it is becoming increasingly difficult to fool people nowadays.
When the old lady saw that she had silenced her granddaughter, she felt a little proud and the depression in her heart dissipated a lot.
What did your granddaughter say?
It seems like you never stop learning as long as you live.
She didn't think much of it before, but the more she thinks about it now, the more she feels that this is absolutely true.
After arriving at her eldest son's side, in order not to embarrass him, she privately learned everyone's etiquette and rules, and also asked her mother Sun to inquire about the news of each family.
Last time at the birthday party of the old man of the Zhou family, she was able to say a few words to the other old ladies.
Thinking of her youngest daughter who was far away in the capital, the old lady sighed. She didn't know if her eldest daughter could move up one step further. If not, she could only rely on Wen Xiu and others to support their aunt.
(End of this chapter)
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