Chapter 157, Two Lonely People
After drinking chicken soup and eating snacks, Daohua filled herself up and didn't want to move anymore. She curled up in front of the stove and leisurely warmed herself by the fire.
It was still early at this moment and there was still some time before dinner.
Daohua could sit still, but others couldn't.
"It's boring staying in the house. Let's go out for a walk. I just saw that there seems to be a martial arts training ground in the palace. Should we go there and take a look?"
Yan Wenkai said loudly.
Seeing that Daohua had no interest at all, Xiao Yeyang simply shook his hand and said, "If you want to go, go by yourself."
"No, it would be boring if I go alone." As he said that, Yan Wenkai hurriedly looked at his elder brother, hoping that he could accompany him.
Unfortunately, Yan Wenxiu was just a weak scholar and had no interest in swordplay. He shrugged at Yan Wenkai, indicating that he didn't want to go either.
Yan Wenkai had no choice but to turn his gaze to his uncle.
Li Xingnian smiled and said, "I'll go with you." Coincidentally, he also wanted to see what the royal martial arts training ground looked like.
Yan Wenkai was immediately happy and pulled Li Xingnian out of the house.
As soon as the two left, the room became quiet.
Xiao Yeyang rarely took the initiative to ask, "I have a lot of books in my study. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Daohua became interested: "Do you have a storybook?"
Yan Wenxiu immediately said, "Didn't mother tell you not to read storybooks anymore?"
Rice flower pouted, stood up and then shrank back.
Although she doesn't like being controlled too much, she still has to give her cheap brother some face outside.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang was a little amused and looked at Yan Wenxiu: "The books here are all local customs and travelogues, it's okay to take a look."
Yan Wenxiu didn't say much.
Xiao Yeyang winked at Daohua, signaling her to hurry up and follow.
Daohua immediately stood up again and raised her eyebrows, as if to say, "You are really smart."
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yeyang felt happy and took the two of them to the study with a smile.
"Wow, you have so many books here!"
When she entered the study, Daohua was shocked by the rows of bookshelves filling the room.
You have to know that this is ancient times. There were no printing presses in ancient times, and books were very precious. It would take a lot of effort to collect such a large room of books.
Of course, then again, it’s not surprising that there are so many books in this royal palace.
Daohua looked at the rows of bookshelves, then turned to Xiao Yeyang and asked, "There are so many books, how many have you read?"
Xiao Yeyang pointed to the front rows and said, "I've finished reading the books on military strategy and geography."
Daohua was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that Xiao Yeyang had read so many books.
Beside him, Yan Wenxiu also looked amazed.
The strength of a family's foundation can be seen from the collection of books in the home. For example, the Yan family has accumulated so many books that they can't even fill the two bookshelves here.
Even though he studied hard, his knowledge was not as good as that of the children of wealthy families.
Afterwards, Daohua went to find her favorite storybook.
Yan Wenxiu and Xiao Yeyang picked up a policy paper and started discussing it.
At this time, Yan Wenxiu was surprised to realize that the young prince, who majored in military science, had such extensive knowledge and learning, and many of his arguments and insights were very novel and unique.
At this point, Yan Wenxiu became more aware of his academic shortcomings.
In the past, he always thought that he was knowledgeable, but after getting to know the young prince, Dong Yuanxuan, Zhou Chengye and other young men from wealthy families, he realized that there are always people better than you.
The reason why he was so outstanding before was that he was in a very small circle. After he stepped out of the circle, he found that the world was so vast and there were so many talented people.
After discussing with Yan Wenxiu for a while, Xiao Yeyang discovered that Daohua was fiddling with his chessboard. He immediately put down the strategy paper and let Yan Wenxiu look at it himself, while he walked towards Daohua.
"Why, you can play chess?"
When Daohua was checking whether the chess pieces were made of jade, Xiao Yeyang's joking voice came from above her head.
Daohua raised her head and saw Xiao Yeyang looking at her with a half-smile, as if to say, "If you don't understand, why bother pretending to understand?"
"Who said I can't do it?" His tone was a little weak.
Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows: "Really? Then let's play two games?"
"Come on, who's afraid of who?" Daohua sat down directly.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang also sat down.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang's confidence, Daohua felt a little unsure. She only knew how to play Gobang, and it was just for fun. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll decide the rules."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and made a very gentlemanly gesture of invitation.
Soon, Daohua explained the rules of Gobang.
Xiao Yeyang laughed and said, "So simple? I thought you were going to tell me some complicated rules!"
Daohua: “.” She suddenly had a premonition that she would be abused badly.
This is indeed the case.
Yan Wenxiu sat aside with a book in his hand, glancing at the two of them from time to time.
Then, he saw that his sister's face became darker and darker, while the little prince smiled more and more, and the smug look on his face was a bit dazzling to him.
"I'm not going to play anymore, it's so boring!"
He was killed more than ten times in a row, and died not long after each game started. Looking at his own record, Daohua began to doubt whether his IQ was negative.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua's chouxouchou face and touched his nose embarrassedly.
It seems like I've played it before!
Should he give in to her?
Xiao Yeyang thought for a moment and said, "You play chess without any rules, just doing whatever you want. It's strange that you can win. Come on, continue. I'll teach you how to play."
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang was not so proud anymore, Daohua turned her gaze back to the chessboard.
"Don't take this step, you have to take this step."
"Stop. When playing chess, you have to think three steps ahead, or even further. If you make a move here, I can block you with two more moves. Do you see?"
Listening to Xiao Yeyang's nagging, Daohua found it quite interesting. The two of them took turns playing with one piece, and they almost filled up the chessboard.
"Are you going to the provincial government tomorrow?"
After Daohua was able to do it on her own, Xiao Yeyang started talking about other topics.
Daohua nodded: "Yeah."
Xiao Yeyang: "When will you be back?"
A seed fell from the rice flower: "After the Lantern Festival."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang suddenly fall silent, Daohua thought that he was thinking about spending the Lantern Festival alone. She thought for a moment and said, "When I was back home, whenever I felt lonely, I would keep myself busy. When I was busy, I wouldn't think about those messy things."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang's eyes flashed. He looked up at Daohua and saw that her attention was all on the chessboard, as if what she had just said was just a casual remark.
This guy has learned to play charades with him.
But, was she just trying to comfort herself?
Xiao Yeyang dropped a piece, blocking Daohua's path. Seeing her pout, he immediately smiled and said, "Don't you still have your grandmother with you back home? How could you still feel lonely?"
Daohua didn't look up, staring at the chessboard closely: "Of course."
How can others understand the spiritual loneliness that comes from traveling from modern times to ancient times?
Her grandmother was very good to her, and her third uncle and aunt were also very caring towards her, but the huge generation gap that spanned time and space was still clearly visible between them.
Most of her thoughts and ideas are incompatible with this era.
In order to live well and fit into this era, she can shrink herself away, but human thoughts cannot be extinguished. Over time, she will be surrounded by a sense of spiritual loneliness.
If you are suppressed for a long time, there will be resistance.
When she was in her hometown, she lived a relatively comfortable life because the people she interacted with were simple and kind, and the interests involved were not many.
But after she moved in with her parents, as more and more people surrounded her and various interests became involved, some of their opinions and views went against what she thought, and she was unwilling to be assimilated, so she couldn't help but want to rebel.
As a result, a series of things happened, including her talking back to her biological father and disrespecting her elders.
On the opposite side, Xiao Yeyang was suddenly stunned. He seemed to really see loneliness and desolation in Daohua's eyes.
Daohua's emotions faded quickly: "Everyone has emotions and desires. Everyone has frustrations. At this time, you can't let yourself get stuck in this bad mood. You have to learn to release it."
"For example, whenever I feel unhappy, I like to run to the fields, look at the crops and the scenery of nature, and my mood will immediately brighten up."
Xiao Yeyang seemed to be thinking about something. He was silent for a while and then said, "In my whole life, I have never seen any young lady like you who likes to run to the fields so much."
Finally, Daohua found an opportunity and blocked Xiao Yeyang's path. He dropped a piece and said, "What's wrong with this? People eat grains and cereals. No matter how noble your status is, you can't leave the land under your feet."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that she's a little different from the average lady from a wealthy family."
Rice Flower asked back: "I am me, the only one in the world, why should I be the same as others?"
Xiao Yeyang was stunned and forgot to put down the chess piece in his hand.
Daohua started talking. She had been holding back some words for a long time, so she couldn't help but continue, "I know that in this world, there are many things I can't control. So, I will just grab what I can."
"I like tending to the land, so I'll buy more farmland and grow crops, flowers, and medicinal herbs. When I can be self-sufficient, I won't have to pay any attention to others just because I'm different from them."
Listening to Daohua's words, Xiao Yeyang's heart was shaken.
He always knew that the girl in front of him was a little different from others, and had her own ideas and opinions on how to behave and do things, but he didn't expect that she could say such words.
When you can be self-sufficient, you don’t have to worry about other people’s opinions!
Xiao Yeyang chewed these words over and over in his mind, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
Yes, so what if the father is not close to me, so what if the mother abandons me?
As long as he is strong enough, why should he care about all this?
On the side, Yan Wenxiu was also shocked by Daohua's words and didn't even notice that he was holding the book upside down.
He found that he really didn't understand his sister very well.
(End of this chapter)
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