Chapter 3, No One Can Pass
Yanjia Village.
Yan Family Compound.
Daohua sat in the main room, carefully recording this year's harvest.
Old Mrs. Yan sat beside her, looking at her with a loving face. Seeing her granddaughter record the harvest clearly, her face became more and more satisfied and proud.
She knew that the villagers and clansmen had often said in private that she was partial, that she didn't love her grandson but loved a little girl to the core.
But those people didn't see that her rice flowers were so attractive.
Not only is she good-looking, but she is also very prosperous.
As soon as she was born, her eldest son, who had failed the imperial examination twice, passed. The following year, he was on the list of successful candidates, ranked among the top three and was appointed as a seventh-rank county magistrate.
After that, his family, which was only considered a middle-class family in Yanjia Village, began to get better and better every year and gradually became prosperous.
In addition to these, the girl is also very warm-hearted, so warm that it can melt one's heart.
The child's father died early, and she became a widow at a young age. In order to raise four children, she had to work day and night. Over the years, her health was severely depleted.
The year her eldest son was appointed county magistrate, she felt that she could finally explain to the child's father, and the tension that had been pent up in her heart suddenly eased, and then her health deteriorated.
Since then, she has been unable to do heavy work, and she is often out of breath and has to take medicine all the time.
When the eldest son took office, the rice flowers were left in his hometown. One reason was that his granddaughter was still young at the time and it was not convenient for her to travel long distances; the other reason was that the rice flowers were fair, tender and well-behaved, and the eldest son saw that he liked them, so he specially left the rice flowers to entertain her.
When the girl was five years old, she heard a piece of news from somewhere that a monk from a mountain temple more than ten miles away could cure her illness, so she secretly followed the people from the village who came to the temple to ask for medicine.
The hot sun in the dog days of summer would burn on adults, and even adults would feel pain, let alone such a small child.
When she saw Daohua running dozens of miles and stumbling back with the medicine she had begged for, her heart had never been so soft.
Strangely enough, since then, her health has really improved day by day. Now, when she goes out, everyone says that she is in good health and spirits. Even ordinary young women may not be able to outrun her.
This girl is her lucky star.
"Grandma, do we have to send the harvest from our more than 200 acres of land to Linyi County?" After calculating this year's harvest, Daohua looked up at Grandma Yan.
Linyi County is the county where her father took office.
Old Lady Yan nodded and said, "Many prefectures in the north suffered from drought last year. Linyi County is located to the north, and although the drought wasn't severe, the harvest wasn't very good either. We'll send some grain over there, so we can keep some for our own use and exchange some for some money."
Daohua sighed and said in a mature manner, "It seems my father's life is not very easy."
Natural disasters are not so easy to prevent and control even in modern times.
Old Lady Yan said: "Now you know how difficult it is for your father. When you get to Linyi County, you must get close to your father."
Her granddaughter has never been with her parents since she was born, and she rarely mentions it. She is very worried about this, fearing that her granddaughter will become estranged from her parents.
She is old, and her granddaughter will have to rely on her parents in the future. After arriving in Linyi County, she will have to spend more time and effort to build a closer relationship between her son and granddaughter.
Daohua curled her lips and said, "Father has a precious daughter by his side. He may not care about me."
Old Mrs. Yan glared at her granddaughter unhappily: "What? Do you think you can't compare to the daughter raised by the concubine?" Although they are all granddaughters, sorry, she is partial to her. No matter what her eldest son wrote to her about the twins born to the concubine, in her eyes, no one can surpass the rice flowers.
Daohua stood up immediately, raised her head, and said angrily: "How can I not be better than her? I just don't want to compete." It's so embarrassing to compare with a little kid!
Although her body is now that of a little baby, her inner self is that of an adult who is almost 30 years old.
Old Madam Yan looked at her granddaughter who was pretending to be majestic with amusement, and comforted her: "Don't worry, you are the eldest granddaughter of the Yan family, no one can surpass you."
Daohua threw herself into Old Lady Yan's arms, her eyes and eyebrows full of smiles: "Big brother can't get over it?"
"You clever bastard!" Old Madam Yan reached out and tapped Daohua on the forehead. "He's your eldest brother, and you're still jealous of him?"
"Anyway, grandma's favorite can only be Daohua." Daohua buried her head in the old lady's arms and smiled mischievously.
She was already extremely skilled at acting coquettishly and making fun of this old lady who was the first person she saw when she opened her eyes and who later raised her hand in hand.
"Yes, this crazy girl of yours is what I like most." Old Mrs. Yan shook her head lovingly but helplessly.
"mother!"
Just then, Yan Zhiqiang and his wife walked in.
Daohua came out of the old lady's arms, greeted her uncle and aunt, and sat aside obediently.
The Yan family had a county magistrate, and the rules in their family were more numerous than those in the village.
Although younger people don't need to avoid speaking when their elders are speaking, they can't interrupt them at will.
Yan Zhiqiang: "Mom, we have already loaded the food."
Old Madam Yan nodded. San'er was always careful and thoughtful in his work, so she didn't need to worry about anything. "Okay, you can set off tomorrow."
Yan Zhiqiang hesitated a little: "Mom, how about I stay and go with you?"
Old Madam Yan glared at San'er and said, "If you stay, who will look after all this food?"
"Then I'll stay." Mrs. Wu quickly replied.
The grain had to be transported by water first, but she and the head of the household had already left, leaving their mother, Daohua and Wentao on the road alone. If something happened on the road, how would they explain to their eldest brother?
Old Lady Yan waved her hand and said, "Wenhui is still young and needs your care. Daohua, Wentao, and I will go together, and Old Sun and his wife will accompany us. We will take the official road all the way, so nothing will happen."
Seeing that his mother had made up her mind, Yan Zhiqiang didn't say anything more.
The old lady raised four siblings by herself and also supported a county magistrate. She always kept her word and it was difficult to change her mind once she made up her mind.
The next day, Yan Zhiqiang and his wife set off for Linyi County with their 6-year-old son Yan Wenhui.
Many people from the Yan family came to see him off.
"Zhiqiang, you must come back more often to visit us old guys in the future."
"Third Grandpa, don't worry, we will come back every year. Have you forgotten that we still have to worship our ancestors?"
"Zhiqiang, if you become rich in the future, don't forget your fellow villagers."
"I can't forget it. I can't forget it."
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Amidst everyone's reluctance, the carriage carrying Yan Zhiqiang and his wife and the food went farther and farther away.
At the same time, in the Yan family compound, the clan leader's granddaughter Yan Yunxi looked at Daohua enviously as she was packing up her things.
"Daohua, after you go to Linyi County, you will be the county magistrate's daughter."
Daohua was amused by the little girl's words and turned around and said with a smile: "Even if I don't go to Linyi County, I am still the county magistrate's daughter."
Little girl Yan Yunxi choked and pouted.
As the granddaughter of the clan leader, all the children in Yanjia Village would fawn over her, but there was one person she could never get past.
This person is Yan Daohua in front of you.
Looking at Daohua's rosy, tender and delicate cheeks, Yan Yunxi felt a surge of sourness in her heart.
I don't know what this girl looks like. She likes to run wild in the fields whenever she has nothing to do, but her skin never gets tanned, which is really enviable.
You know, she and other little girls in the village will get tanned as soon as they go out.
In terms of looks, I can’t compare;
As for her family background, her grandfather is the head of the Yan family, but her father is the county magistrate.
She was really outshined from head to toe.
Every time she stood next to Daohua, she felt inferior, which made her very uncomfortable. Therefore, she didn't like playing with Daohua at all, and didn't let other children in the village play with her.
If her grandfather hadn't forced her to say goodbye to Daohua this time, she would not have been willing to step into the Yan family compound.
Thinking of what her grandfather and father had said in private, Yan Yunxi couldn't help but say jealously, "Daohua, I don't think you, the county magistrate's daughter, will be able to hold on for much longer. My grandfather said that your father has been re-elected as county magistrate for three consecutive terms, and county magistrates also have to be evaluated. If they fail, they will be dismissed."
Daohua stopped packing and turned to look at the little girl.
Never underestimate the little girls in ancient times. Their little thoughts are so subtle that even an adult like her would have to admit defeat.
"Don't worry about my family's affairs. My father will surely have a prosperous career in the future. Do you have anything else to do? I still have a lot of things to pack, so I won't see you off."
After saying this, he left the little girl with a dashing back view.
(End of this chapter)
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