Chapter 194, Rice Flower is a Little Sun
Daohua left the glass mirror to Old Lady Yan. As the old lady was old and her eyesight was not very good, she could see more clearly when dressing herself with the glass mirror.
The glass wine utensils and rice flowers were given to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li usually has a lot of social engagements. Coincidentally, her family brews wine, which is just right to be served in glass cups, making it more prestigious to use it to entertain guests.
Main courtyard.
When Daohua brought the glass wine set over, Madam Li refused. "This set is exquisite and compact. You can keep it for yourself. I have a set of fine Dehua kiln white porcelain here. It's more than enough for entertaining guests."
Daohua asked Wang Man'er to put the box down and said with a smile, "Mom, you should keep it. Otherwise, I might accidentally break it and ruin it."
Madam Li laughed and said, "It's not that easy to break. Just be careful."
Daohua shrugged and quickly changed the subject. Seeing a plate of snacks she had never seen before on the table, she immediately picked up a piece and tasted it: "Mom, did you ask the kitchen to make new snacks again? This tastes pretty good!"
Madam Li smiled and said, "It wasn't made in the kitchen. It was your father. He had someone send it over. He said he liked it and wanted me to try it too. If you like it, you can take some back later."
Daohua paused as she put the snack in her mouth. "Is it from my father?"
Mrs. Li smiled and nodded.
Thinking of the incident when housekeeper Sun gave her the blood bird's nest cake during the day, Daohua sneered: "You gave the blood bird's nest cake to your father, and he gave you two plates of snacks bought from outside. This is a good deal." After saying that, she put the snacks in her hand back.
Madam Li glanced at her daughter. "What do you mean by your father? He sent me some snacks because he was thinking of me. How did that become a business deal?"
Daohua moved her lips, wanting to tell Madam Li that her stepfather had given the blood swallow's nest cake to Aunt Lin, but when she saw her happy face, her throat became stiff and she couldn't say anything.
Mrs. Li exclaimed in surprise, "How did you know I gave the blood swallow cake to your father?"
Daohua looked away and lowered her eyes, saying, "I heard it from Butler Sun."
Mrs. Li didn't care after hearing this.
After that, Daohua became a little depressed. Mrs. Li thought she was tired, so she said, "You've been busy all day. Go back and rest."
Daohua nodded, stood up and left with Wang Maner.
After walking out of the room, I vaguely heard the voices of Madam Li and the maid Pingtong talking in the room.
"The eldest girl is really filial. She gave away such good things as the glass mirror and glass cup without blinking an eye, and didn't even mention keeping them for herself."
"That girl is very generous." Madam Li's voice was filled with a smile. "Put this set of glass wine utensils aside. It will be useful for Master to use when he entertains guests in the future."
"Madam always thinks of Master, but Master also thinks of Madam all the time. When he tasted the delicious snacks, he immediately asked someone to send them to Madam. I heard from Butler Sun that the one in Shuangxin Courtyard doesn't have these snacks, which shows that Master treats Madam the best."
Daohua didn't listen to what was said afterwards and quickly walked out of the main courtyard with Wang Maner.
On the way back, Daohua kept thinking about the smile on Mrs. Li's face, and felt indescribable irony and sadness in her heart.
When passing by the pavilion where he played chess with Xiao Yeyang, Daohua frowned and stopped for a while.
What I said to Xiao Yeyang today, on the one hand, was because I felt sorry for Madam Li, and on the other hand, I was also worried about my own future.
In ancient times, even if she could make money and support herself, the secular world and her family would not allow her not to marry.
When she thought about marrying a man like her stepfather in the future, her heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness.
She has been in the ancient times for more than ten years. Although she has been trying hard to integrate into this era, she can never forget the modern people's thoughts that are deeply rooted in her bones. Of course, she is unwilling to forget them.
Limited by the rules of the times, sometimes she lived a very entangled and twisted life. On the one hand, she had to try hard to adapt to this era, and on the other hand, she could not be like the native ancient women who were willing to devote themselves and sacrifice themselves for their families.
"Why"
Rice Flower sighed, hoping that time would pass more slowly and she wouldn't have to grow up so quickly.
At home, she was protected by her grandmother and mother. Even though her stepfather favored his concubine, he still indulged her. Now, she could still live as she pleased, but she had to get married.
Thinking of her violent temper and her unwillingness to be bound by constraints, she could already imagine how chaotic her life would be after marrying an ancient man.
Behind him, Wang Man'er looked at the rice flowers worriedly.
She could feel that the girl was in a very low mood.
It's really heartbreaking to see someone who is usually so cheerful suddenly become depressed.
"Girl, let's go back quickly. The parrot the young prince gave us is waiting for you to feed it!"
Hearing the parrot, Daohua's attention was diverted a little: "Oh, I forgot about this little thing. Let's go back."
Rice Flower Pavilion.
When Daohua brought Wang Maner back, Guyu and Lixia were playing with the parrot. Unfortunately, the parrot was too arrogant and didn't say a word to them.
"Girl, you're back. This parrot has been silent since it came to our yard. It's so arrogant." Lixia said quickly with a smile.
Daohua walked over with a smile: "Really? Let me take a look. This parrot must have become mute."
"Who is mute? You are the mute!" The parrot immediately fought back.
"Oh, you finally spoke up. The girl still has a way." Guyu and Lixia immediately laughed.
Daohua walked to the eaves, stood opposite the parrot with a smile, and touched its little head.
The parrot turned around quickly as if it was offended, leaving its butt behind Rice Flower.
Seeing this, everyone burst into laughter.
"You're just like the person who raised you. You have a ridiculous temper." Daohua smiled and tapped the parrot on the head with a spoon. She took the sunflower seeds that Wang Man'er had just brought out from the house and said with a smile, "If I can't control him, can I still discipline you, little guy?"
"Come on, say something auspicious. If you make me laugh, you'll get plenty of sunflower seeds. If you don't say it well, I'll starve you for two or three days."
The parrot had already turned around, looked at the sunflower seeds, then looked at the rice flowers, and decisively said: "Rice flowers are so cute!"
"I know this myself, I don't need you to tell me."
“The rice flowers are so beautiful!”
"I know that, too."
"Rice Flower is a little fairy!"
"Haha, this is a bit exaggerated, but it sounds pretty good. Come, I'll give you something to eat. Continue!"
"Rice Flower is a lovely, pretty little fairy."
"Are you still arguing? No, change the words. It's boring if you hear it too much."
"Rice flowers are like little suns, giving light wherever they go."
"Hey, that's a good point, you deserve a prize!"
Behind them, Wang Man'er and the others watched Daohua and the parrot chatting with each other, and they were all very happy.
Guyu covered her mouth and laughed, "Is this parrot a flattering parrot?"
Wang Maner smiled and replied, "This is an amusing parrot. The young prince gave it to the girl specially to entertain her." As she spoke, she glanced at the rice flowers.
Seeing that her brows had relaxed again, I felt relieved.
She thought to herself, as expected, the little prince understands the girl better, and the gifts he gives her are the most pleasing to her.
'The rice flower is a little sun!'
Wang Maner smiled. The little parrot would definitely not be able to think of such words. It must be that the little prince told it that and it picked it up.
(End of this chapter)
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