Chapter 2, Tire Puncture
"You still remember to come back!"
As soon as he stepped through the door, Daohua was hit on the forehead.
"Oh, Third Brother, help me, Grandma doesn't like rice flowers."
A clear and pleasant girl's voice rang out in the yard.
Then, there was chaos in the yard.
"You crazy girl, you're going to tear down the roof tiles if you don't get a beating for three days. You're not afraid of getting sunburned in such a scorching sun, and you run outside every day. Is there gold or silver in the rice fields that attracts you so much?"
"There's gold! Grandma, look at those golden rice grains, don't they look just like gold?"
"Bullshit gold! My daughter would rather stay in the house all day and night, but you, on the other hand, won't feel comfortable unless you get tanned into charcoal, right?"
"Grandma, I'm being unfair. I don't want to get tanned. I'm running outside because I know I can't get tanned. It's because I inherited your naturally beautiful skin."
"Don't talk nonsense to me. No matter how good my skin is, it won't be ruined like this."
In the yard, the little girl in green was running around the yard like a rabbit. Behind her, an energetic old lady with neatly combed hair was chasing her at the speed of light.
"Yan Daohua, stop right there."
"No, Grandma, stop first."
"I don't believe that I, an old woman, can't catch you, little girl, today."
".Grandma, I was wrong. I will never go out at noon again."
"You have no future."
"No~"
Seeing the old man and the child chasing each other without blushing or breathing hard, everyone under the eaves was amazed.
"Mom's health has been getting better and better over the years." Yan Zhiqiang, the third son of the Yan family, smiled as he watched the two people playing in the yard.
His wife, Mrs. Wu, smiled and said, "That's right. As long as Daohua is here, there's no time for me to sit idle. When I move, my spirits naturally improve."
Yan Wentao looked speechlessly at his parents who were watching the fun and not minding the trouble: "Dad, Mom, please try to stop them. The sun is so strong, be careful of heatstroke."
Hearing this, Yan Zhiqiang quickly put away the smile on his face, walked quickly into the yard, grabbed the red-cheeked rice flower, and looked back at the old lady: "Mom, I'll grab the rice flower for you, let's go into the house and teach her a lesson."
Looking at the bulging muscles on Uncle San's arms that couldn't even be covered by his clothes, Daohua knew the situation well and didn't struggle. She looked pitifully at the old lady who was walking towards her quickly, a little out of breath.
"Why are you trying so hard? She's so small, how can she withstand you lifting her like that?"
Seeing her eldest granddaughter being held in San'er's arms, the old lady immediately became unhappy. She glared at him unhappily and quickly took the person from his hands.
Yan Zhiqiang touched his nose awkwardly, looking helpless.
He knew this would be the result. In the whole family, Daohua was the most precious to his mother. She could teach people a lesson, but if anyone dared to touch Daohua, she would immediately refuse.
"Come on, follow me into the house."
Old Mrs. Yan glared at her eldest granddaughter, then took her hand and walked towards the main hall.
Daohua stopped making a fuss this time and snuggled up to the old lady affectionately: "Grandma, I won't dare to do it again in the future."
Old Madam Yan snorted coldly: "Even if you dare, you won't have the chance in the future. Your parents have written to you. They will teach you personally in the future. Let's see how you can still be so wild."
Hearing this, Daohua's smiling face immediately fell: "Grandma, can we not go? We can just stay in Yanjia Village. I think that's great."
Old Lady Yan reached out and tapped her granddaughter's forehead, feeling somewhat disappointed: "You, some people want to live in the county town but don't even have the chance, but you are a freak and you refuse to go even when I ask you to."
Daohua curled her lips and said, "How can the county town be as free as the village?"
Old Lady Yan knew her granddaughter's temper, so she didn't try to persuade her. She pulled her to the basin and wiped her face with a handkerchief herself. "You're only born well-dressed and not too dark. Otherwise, if you were so wild every day, how would you get married when you grow up?"
Hearing the word "marry", Daohua shuddered and looked at the old lady sadly: "Grandma, what do you mean by marrying or not? I'm still young!" It was not easy to make a living in ancient times. She had to think about getting married in the future when she was only a few years old.
Seeing her granddaughter's exaggerated expression, Old Lady Yan smiled. "What's so special about being young? You're already nine years old this year, and it's time for you to learn some rules. In previous years, your mother wrote to her wanting to take you home, but you always used me as an excuse to get away with it. This time, your parents want to take us both in. I wonder what excuse you have?"
"What?" Daohua shook the old lady's arm and said angrily, "I didn't use grandma as an excuse. I just can't bear to leave grandma."
"Stop shaking, it makes me dizzy." Old Mrs. Yan pulled her granddaughter to sit down.
Daohua looked at Old Lady Yan and reassured, "Grandma, are we really leaving? Do we really have to go?"
Old Lady Yan nodded affirmatively: "You must go. You, I don't know what's going on in your head. Growing up in the village, you'll be a country girl in the future. If you go to the county town, you'll be a lady from an official family. Think about it yourself."
Daohua knew that she had to leave this time, so she didn't dwell on it. Instead, she asked, "What about Third Uncle and Third Aunt?"
Old Lady Yan said, "They're going too. Your father wrote to me saying he might run for re-election this time. Your mother bought some land there, and your third uncle and his family are going over there to help look after it."
Daohua held her cheeks with both hands and asked in confusion, "Why hasn't Dad been promoted yet? He has been the county magistrate for three consecutive terms!" It seems that his ability is not good enough!
Old Madam Yan glanced at her granddaughter, her expression darkening. She was clearly worried about her eldest son. She sighed and said, "Your father came from a poor family, with a weak foundation. He had no one to support him in his career. How could he have easily gotten promoted?"
Daohua didn't know how to respond to this.
Although she lived one more life, she had never been exposed to officialdom.
Seeing that the old lady was in a bad mood, he quickly changed the subject: "What about these things at home?"
Old Lady Yan's attention was immediately diverted. "I've already made up my mind. We'll rent out our farmland to those families in the clan who are struggling financially. As for the house, the fifth son, Zhixin, broke his leg while saving someone last year and can't find any work to supplement the family income. So, let them live in and help look after it."
Seeing that Old Lady Yan had planned everything, Daohua completely gave up: "Then when are we leaving?"
"After the autumn harvest!" Old Lady Yan saw her granddaughter's face showing reluctance to leave and rubbed her head. "You, you are so ungrateful for having been born into such a blessed life. You are so reluctant to go see your father, the county magistrate."
"I'm not reluctant."
Daohua muttered that she just didn't know how to get along with them.
When she was transported through time and space, her parents in this life were not as old as her parents in her previous life!
(End of this chapter)
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