Chapter 20, Acting Skills
After arriving in Linyi County, Daohua settled down with her parents.
Although life is not as free and easy as it was in Yanjia Village, it is still warm.
Perhaps out of guilt for not raising their eldest daughter since childhood, both Madam Li and Yan Zhigao were very nice to Daohua.
On the tenth day after Daohua and his friends arrived, Yan Zhiyuan and Yan Zhiqiang returned.
Main courtyard, left wing.
"Your second and third uncles had been waiting for you for a long time, and were worried that something might happen to you on the way, so they offered to pick you up. Unfortunately, you didn't meet them."
Mrs. Li smiled and told Daohua the reason why Yan Zhiyuan and his brother were away, while she put an exquisite pearl flower in Daohua's hair. After putting it in, she pulled her up and looked at her for a while with a satisfied look on her face.
Daohua was helpless about this.
It seems that every mother loves to dress up her daughter.
These days, almost every day, Mrs. Li would personally ask about her dressing.
Seeing her daughter dressed appropriately, Madam Li smiled lovingly and said, "Come on, follow me to the old lady's courtyard to pay respects to your second and third uncles."
As soon as the mother and daughter arrived at Songheyuan, they heard someone crying.
"Mother, it is my unfilial son who has made you suffer."
In the main room, Yan Zhiyuan was kneeling on the ground, hugging Old Lady Yan's legs, crying loudly.
The honest and kind Yan Zhiqiang stood aside, looking at his mother with red eyes.
When Daohua came in and saw this scene, she immediately had the urge to reach out and grab the head.
Her honest third uncle, why don’t you go up and show your filial piety to him!
Look at the second uncle, he was crying with snot and tears mixed together. How filial he is and how much he misses his mother!
And what about him, just standing there watching?
If you don’t know, you might think he doesn’t care about his mother.
"Mother, after leaving Linyi County, I've been following the official road towards the prefectural capital, searching everywhere along the way. I didn't miss any inns or temples, but I still couldn't find you. I'm incompetent!"
Yan Zhiyuan cried and sobbed as he told everything he had done along the way, describing in detail his physical tiredness and the anxiety in his heart.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, during the conversation, he only mentioned himself and did not mention Yan Zhiqiang at all.
Old Mrs. Yan was deeply moved by what she heard and personally wiped the tears and snot from Yan Zhiyuan's face.
Rice Flower looked on with admiration.
What a loving mother and filial son!
If her dear third uncle hadn't been standing there stupidly, she might have been moved by the deep affection between mother and son.
It's time to show some real acting!
Daohua let go of Madam Li and pinched her thigh fiercely. In an instant, tears welled up in her almond-shaped eyes. Then she quickly ran towards Yan Zhiqiang and cried out affectionately, "Third Uncle, Daohua misses you so much."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Yan and Yan Zhiyuan, who were originally acting in a loving and filial manner, paused and looked up at Yan Zhiqiang, who had been ignored by them.
The other people in the room were also startled and looked over.
Here, Daohua wrapped her arms around Yan Zhiqiang, her eyes misty with tears: "Uncle San, why have you lost so much weight? We've only been apart for less than two months. Have you not been eating and sleeping well?"
After hearing this, the expressions of some people in the room became a little strange.
Seeing Daohua looking at him with a distressed expression, Yan Zhiqiang was very happy in his heart. He felt that his love for his niece was not in vain. He reached out and rubbed her head, smiling and said, "Third uncle is fine. He will be back in a few days."
Daohua squeezed out a few drops of golden beans and said, "I know, Third Uncle is so exhausted because he went to pick up Grandma, me, and Third Brother. Tonight, Daohua will make you some dumpling soup."
Yan Zhiqiang's dark cheeks instantly broke into a smile: "That's great, you have to do more, Third Uncle has a big appetite and can eat a lot."
"And me, and me!"
Yan Wenhui, who is only 6 years old this year and has a chubby face, rushed over and looked up at his big sister: "Sister, Wenhui also wants to eat dumpling soup."
Daohua smiled and nodded the little guy's head: "Don't worry, our lovely Wenhui will be there."
"Then mine can't be left out. I also like the dumpling soup made by my sister." Yan Wentao also walked over with a smile.
"What's this dumpling soup?"
Yan Wenkai came over with a curious look on his face.
Yan Wentao immediately introduced it to him with a proud look on his face: "Let me tell you, the dumpling soup made from rice flowers is delicious, extremely delicious. My third uncle said it's so delicious that you can even swallow your tongue."
Yan Wenkai looked skeptical: "Is this true?"
"It's true, really." Yan Wenhui raised his hand to testify.
Yan Wenkai made a quick decision: "Then I want to eat too."
Yan Wenhui: "And my mother, she also wants to eat."
Yan Wentao: "And my grandmother, she has bad teeth, so she also needs to eat dumpling soup."
Yan Wenkai immediately responded: "And my eldest brother, he reads books every day, he also needs to nourish his brain."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wenxiu frowned.
Where did his silly brother hear that dumpling soup can nourish the brain?
Other people in the room:
Isn’t it a touching scene of mother and child reuniting?
How come the style of painting changed so suddenly?
Yan Zhiyuan stood beside Old Lady Yan and looked carefully at his niece whom he had rarely met.
Very good. She diverted everyone's attention from him with just a few words and also pointed out the filial piety of the third brother. This niece is really smart.
Old Mrs. Yan smiled as she looked at her grandchildren playing around, then waved to San'er.
Yan Zhiqiang immediately walked over: "Mom!"
Old Lady Yan looked at San'er, whose cheeks were shaved, and patted his hand: "Thank you for your hard work."
Yan Zhiqiang grinned: "It's not hard, I just didn't pick up my mother, so I'm sorry for the trouble."
Old Lady Yan: "Mother didn't feel any pain. Wentao carried her all the way here."
Afterwards, seeing that the mother and her two children had almost finished their conversation, Madam Li pulled Daohua over to Yan Zhiyuan and said, "Daohua, come and meet your second uncle."
Daohua sighed in her heart.
Well, I have to kneel again.
In ancient times, she could tolerate everything else, but she couldn't accept being asked to kneel at every turn.
Unfortunately, the situation was stronger than people, and she had to bow her head.
"Daohua pays respects to Second Uncle. He has worked hard on the journey."
Yan Zhiyuan helped Daohua up with a smile on his face and looked her up and down: "This is Daohua, you are really beautiful, and you look even better than that noble lady from aristocratic family."
Madam Li frowned slightly. "Second Uncle, you are too kind. How can a little girl like Daohua be compared with a young lady from an aristocratic family? Don't say such things in the future."
It is not a good thing for a woman to be too beautiful without a strong family background.
Although the master is only a seventh-rank county magistrate, there are far too many officials higher than him.
Sensing Mrs. Li's displeasure, Yan Zhiyuan smiled and said yes repeatedly.
Yan Zhigao spoke up at this time: "Second brother, third brother, why did you come back so late? What happened on the way?"
Yan Zhiyuan immediately turned around and walked towards Yan Zhigao: "Brother, it's true. After we arrived in the city, while looking for mother, we heard a piece of news that the court had sent people down to provide disaster relief, so we stayed in the city to inquire about it."
Yan Zhigao nodded: "I already know about this. The county government received the news a few days ago."
Yan Zhiyuan laughed again and said, "Brother, do you know how high-ranking an official the court sent to provide disaster relief?"
Yan Zhigao: “Huh?” He really didn’t know this. He didn’t have many connections in the officialdom and was somewhat isolated from the news.
Yan Zhiyuan was a little excited: "It's the emperor's younger brother, Prince Rui."
Yan Zhigao immediately stood up in shock: "What?!" It was a rare thing for a prince to come down in person to provide disaster relief!
(End of this chapter)
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