Chapter 431, Changing Houses
"Man'er, let's sleep together tonight!"
After returning to the house, Daohua discovered that there was no heated kang in the house. Her heart sank immediately. She felt that the temperature in the Northeast Fort was definitely below zero degrees. Without a heated kang, people would be frozen to death.
Wang Man'er nodded. She also felt that it was very cold here. Although Defu had lit several charcoal basins in the room, she didn't feel very warm. "Miss, you warm yourself by the fire first. I saw a stove in the yard. I'll go boil some water for you to soak your feet."
Daohua nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, burn more and you can soak it later." Even after roasting the fire for so long, her feet still haven't warmed up.
Wang Man'er quickly turned and left the house. After a while, she returned with a pot of hot water. She poured it into the basin and said with a smile, "This is what Defu made for the young prince. I got it first. Come on, young lady, wash it quickly. When you're done, I'll have to boil another pot."
Daohua quickly took off her shoes and socks and soaked her feet in hot water, only then did she feel less cold: "It was a mistake to go out this time." When she went out, she thought that it was only October and was far from as cold as the coldest days of winter. They didn't wear very thick clothes, so who knew the temperature here would be so low.
As she spoke, Daohua curled her lips and said, "Third and fourth brothers are both rough and rude, and they didn't even remind me."
Wang Maner smiled and said, "Third Master and Fourth Master probably didn't expect us to stay here overnight."
Daohua nodded, bent down and soaked her hands in the hot water.
Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.
Wang Maner quickly got up and opened the door.
Then, Daohua heard Xiao Yeyang's voice, "Is Daohua asleep?"
Wang Maner smiled and shook her head: "Not yet, little prince, is there anything you can do? Oh, do you need a kettle? Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon, wait for the girl to make it."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Yeyang walked into the house. As soon as he entered, he saw Daohua soaking her feet.
Looking at the pair of slender, white and tender lotus feet in the basin, Xiao Yeyang's ears turned red. He was stunned for a moment, then turned his back quickly and said awkwardly, "I didn't know you were here. I'll come over later." After saying that, he fled out of the house.
Looking at Xiao Yeyang who was rushing back and forth, Daohua was puzzled: "What is this guy doing?"
Then, she saw Wang Man'er slam the door shut, then looked at her as if she had done something wrong, and said hesitantly, "Miss, I'm sorry, I didn't stop the little prince. I didn't know he would come in so soon."
At first Daohua didn't understand, but when she saw Wang Maner looking at her feet soaking in the basin from time to time, she was speechless and remembered that in ancient times, women's feet were not allowed to be looked at casually by others.
"It's okay, this is just an emergency." Daohua said nonchalantly.
Wang Maner saw that her daughter did not blame her, and she blamed herself even more. She promised solemnly, "Don't worry, daughter. I will never make such a mistake again in the future."
Daohua didn't say any more about this issue. She reached out and picked up the kettle, poured all the hot water into the basin, and then said, "Go and boil another pot for Xiao Yeyang, and ask him what's going on."
Wang Maner nodded, reached out to take the kettle, turned and left the room.
In the next room, Defu was carefully applying medicine to Xiao Yeyang: "Master, the golden medicine Miss Yan brought this time is really effective. This morning, your wound was a little red, swollen and bleeding, but now it has begun to scab over."
Xiao Yeyang was a little absent-minded, nodding in confusion. After a moment, he said, "Go find Man'er later and tell her to let Daohua move to my room tonight. There's no kang in that room, and she's a girl, how can she stand it?"
Defu blamed himself and said, "It's all my fault. I forgot that the chimney of the kang in the next room was blocked. I will have someone clear it tomorrow morning."
After applying the medicine, Defu was about to go find Wang Maner when he heard Yan Wenkai's loud voice coming from outside the house.
"Big sister, there's no kang in your room. Quickly clean up and sleep in our room."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang hurried out of the house. Seeing Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao standing at the door of the rice flower room, he walked over quickly and asked, "What are you arguing about so late at night?"
Yan Wenkai: "No, we can't heat the kang in this room. We came to switch rooms with my sister."
Xiao Yeyang frowned and said with some disdain: "Forget about that doghouse for you two. Daohua can sleep in my room later."
At this time, rice flowers came out.
Xiao Yeyang subconsciously glanced at Daohua's feet. Seeing that she was wearing shoes and socks, he looked away awkwardly. Without waiting for her to speak, he said, "I've asked Defu to change the quilt. You can sleep in my room."
Daohua hesitated: "But you are still injured. I think I should go to sleep in the room of my third and fourth brothers. They are in good health."
As soon as she finished speaking, Daohua saw Xiao Yeyang's face darken and he glared at her unhappily.
"It's settled. Daohua will sleep in my room." Xiao Yeyang made the decision directly. After a pause, he looked at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, "Since you two are in good health, you can sleep in this room. I'll sleep in yours."
Without waiting for the three siblings to react, he strode towards the room where Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao lived.
It was not until Xiao Yeyang entered the room that the three siblings looked at each other in surprise.
Daohua smiled and said, "Third brother, fourth brother, you two should sleep side by side tonight!" After that, she turned around and went back to the house to pack up, then she took her things and hurried into Xiao Yeyang's house.
She won't be polite as long as there is a warm room to sleep in.
My two brothers are strong and healthy, so it’s okay for them not to sleep on the kang.
Watching Daohua enter the house, Yan Wenkai said to Yan Wentao quietly, "I think we two are at a disadvantage tonight." Even if they didn't come to change rooms, their sister would have a warm bed to sleep on.
Yan Wentao patted his shoulder and said, "The result is the same, there's nothing to lose." Then he went straight into the room.
Yan Wenkai followed up: "Of course it's a loss. We were originally going to change the room for the eldest sister, but now it's good enough that she's swapped rooms with the little prince. With the little prince's health, it's no big deal for him to be cold for a night."
Just when Daohua and the others fell asleep, Wu Jingyi was still directing his men to explore the valley.
After a night of exploration, Wu Jingyi was sure that the gold mine they were looking for was here.
"I was wondering why I couldn't find it. It turns out it's hidden at the bottom of the river."
"Immediately fence off this valley and don't let anyone get close."
After giving these instructions, Wu Jingyi was still somewhat excited. He had finally found the gold mine he had been looking for for so long, and he no longer had to run around the mountains.
The weather is getting colder and colder now, and finding things in the winter is an extremely painful job.
Thinking of the rice flowers he shared with Xiao Yeyang, Wu Jingyi sighed, "I never thought that the credit for finding the gold mine would actually go to that girl in the end."
"We must quickly report the matter of the gold mine to the emperor." After saying this, he turned around to deliver the message.
Dear book friends, Happy New Year and good luck in the Year of the Ox!
(End of this chapter)
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