Chapter 501, Feeding
Because of Yan Wenxiu's protection, when Daohua and the other two returned, the people in the Yan family did not notice anything unusual.
However, because they had eaten hot pot at Xiao Yeyang's place, the three of them didn't eat much at the New Year's Eve dinner.
Mrs. Li noticed this and couldn't help asking, "Why aren't you three eating?"
Yan Wenkai smiled and replied, "I ate too much rice cake this afternoon."
Mrs. Li immediately smiled unhappily and continued to pick up food for Old Lady Yan and Yan Siyu without saying anything more.
After dinner, Madam Li, Yan Siyu, Sun, and Wu played cards with the old lady, while the three brothers Yan Zhigao and Mr. Xiao, who stayed at the Yan family for the New Year, drank tea and chatted, talking about their plans and intentions for the new year.
Seeing Daohua and the other younger generations sitting there bored, Yan Zhiyuan said with a smile, "I asked the servants to buy some firecrackers. Wenxiu, take your brothers and sisters out to set them off."
Hearing this, Yan Wenkai suddenly became happy: "Second Uncle, why did you just tell me? Where are the firecrackers?"
Yan Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I forgot about it for a moment. Ask Butler Sun to get it."
Yan Zhigao warned, "Wenxiu, keep an eye on your brothers and sisters. Be careful."
Yan Wenxiu nodded and said, "Don't worry, father." Then he took Daohua and others out of the yard.
"Brother, where are we going to put it?"
"Let's go to the back door. It's spacious there, and you can see the bustling scene on the street."
Yan Wenxiu: "Then let's make it clear in advance that you are not allowed to run around. There is no curfew in the city during the New Year, and it will be difficult to find you with so many people coming and going."
Yan Wenkai: "I know, I know. I'll keep an eye on them."
Yan Wenxiu snorted: "The one I'm most worried about is you."
Yan Wenkai curled his lips. When he saw the firecrackers that Butler Sun took out, he immediately stopped talking to his eldest brother and ran over quickly: "Let's go and set off the firecrackers."
Having seen modern fireworks, Daohua had no interest in ancient firecrackers. However, there were very few entertainment activities in ancient times, and it was boring to stay at home, so she joined everyone in setting off firecrackers.
"Cousin Yiyi, these firecrackers are a bit loud. You'd better stay away from them so as not to shock your ears. I'll help you set them off."
When Yang Hongrui saw Daohua was going to light the fire herself, he immediately walked up to her to stop her.
Daohua directly refused: "I'm not afraid." Then she lit a firecracker.
"Bang!"
Sparks ignited, followed by a deafening roar.
The sound was indeed too loud, and Daohua quickly covered her ears and ran back.
Yang Hongrui followed with a smile: "I told you that the sound of these firecrackers is very loud, but you still don't believe me. Come, let me help you set off the remaining ones in your hand. You just stand aside and watch."
Daohua really didn't want to set off the firecrackers, so she gave him the firecrackers in her hand.
At the side, Yang Xiujun saw her brother constantly circling around Cousin Yiyi and smiled silently. Seeing Yan Yile seemed to want to go over, she quickly pulled her aside and said, "If you want to talk about beautiful things, the firecrackers in the capital are still the most beautiful. Every New Year, the palace would set off those firecrackers that fly into the sky and then explode. The light is so bright that most of Kyoto can be seen."
Yan Yile: “Really?”
Yan Wenkai interrupted, "I know about that. Those firecrackers were specially supplied to the royal family by the Ministry of Works. Some princes and nobles also set them off, but they cost a lot of silver to buy."
Yang Xiujun smiled and nodded: "Cousin Wenkai is right."
Yan Yile's interest was piqued: "I really want to see it."
Yan Wenkai: "Ours isn't bad either, at least it's loud enough. Come on, come here quickly, I'll play it for you."
Seeing that Yan Yile's attention was successfully diverted, Yang Xiujun turned around again to look at her brother who was still setting off firecrackers for her cousin Yi Yi, and joined in setting off firecrackers with a smile.
Not only Yang Xiujun but also Xiao Yeyang who was more than ten meters away was paying attention to the rice flowers.
Looking at Daohua holding her ears with a bright smile, talking and laughing with the young master of the Yang family, Xiao Yeyang felt very irritated and uncomfortable, and immediately wanted to go over and separate the two.
However, after taking two steps, he stopped again.
What right did he have to prevent outsiders from approaching Daohua? Moreover, the young master of the Yang family was Daohua's cousin.
Daohua was nice to him, but compared with the young master of the Yang family, he was obviously an outsider.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang's bad face, Defu hurriedly said with a smile: "Master, Miss Yan and Master Yan are setting off firecrackers. Let's go over there too. It's fun to watch."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at him expressionlessly and said, "If you want to go, go by yourself." Then he turned and left.
On the other side, Daohua, whose ears were hurt by the sound of firecrackers, didn't want to stay here any longer and walked over to Yan Wenxiu: "Brother, I want to go back."
Yan Wenxiu nodded. He also wanted to go back, but he still had to look after his younger brothers and sisters.
"Then I'll go back." Before leaving, Daohua looked up at the street and saw Xiao Yeyang and Defu merging into the crowd. "Xiao Yeyang?"
Daohua wanted to take a closer look, but unfortunately the person was gone.
"Brother, I'm going to the street to buy some things and will be back soon." After saying that, he ran towards the street.
Wang Maner and Bishi hurriedly followed.
Yang Hongrui also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Yan Wenxiu: "Cousin, you are not familiar with the capital city. I will let Wenkai and Wentao go."
After saying that, he called Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao over.
Yan Wenxiu whispered to the two of them, "The young prince seems to be on the street. You two should go over and take a look. Remember to bring the eldest sister back as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao did not dare to delay and quickly chased after him.
On the street, Xiao Yeyang became more and more angry when he thought of the scene of Daohua and the young master of the Yan family chatting and laughing. His steps became faster and faster, and Defu, who was following behind him, had to jog to keep up with him.
Suddenly, Xiao Yeyang felt someone pulling his sleeve. Just as he was about to throw it away in anger, he heard, "Xiao Yeyang, it's really you!"
Xiao Yeyang turned around quickly and saw Daohua bending over, looking at him breathlessly.
Daohua panted for a while before straightening up: "Xiao Yeyang, why are you walking so fast? I'm so tired."
Xiao Yeyang reached out and held the man back: "I didn't know you would catch up."
Rice Flower: "So, you saw us just now? Then why didn't you go over?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at her and said sourly, "I see you and your cousin are having so much fun, how can I have the nerve to go over and disturb you?"
Daohua's eyes widened. "I'm having fun? My ears are still buzzing. You said I'm having fun, but is there something wrong with your eyes?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang couldn't help but curl up his lips: "So, you don't like playing with your cousin anymore?"
Daohua was speechless: "Who plays with him? It's only today, New Year's Eve, when all the brothers and sisters are home, that we get together to light firecrackers. I don't see him very often on other days."
After hearing this, Xiao Yeyang's anger completely disappeared. Seeing that there were many people on the street, he was afraid that someone would bump into Daohua, so he quickly pulled her back to the side of the street: "Why are you chasing me?"
Daohua's eyes wandered around for a while before she said, "I just came to confirm if it was you."
Xiao Yeyang smiled: "Then you are confirmed now."
Daohua asked back, "Then why did you come out?"
Xiao Yeyang: "It's so lonely staying in the house, so I want to go out for a walk and see what's going on."
Daohua was silent for a moment and said, "That's great. I want to take a walk too." Then she took the lead and walked forward.
When Xiao Yeyang saw this, he lowered his head and smiled, then quickly followed.
On New Year’s Eve, the streets and alleys are decorated with lights and are very lively.
The two of them walked and stopped, sometimes watching acrobatics, sometimes watching shadow puppet shows.
Daohua didn't dare to walk too far, but she didn't want to go back immediately, so she could only slow down her pace. Seeing a vendor selling sweet soup on the street, she said to Xiao Yeyang, "How about we have a bowl of sweet soup?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the vendor, then looked at Daohua: "Are you hungry?"
Daohua shook her head: "I just want to eat something."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang turned and looked at Defu.
Defu immediately trotted towards the carriage not far away, and then came back carrying a bamboo basket.
Xiao Yeyang took the bamboo basket, looked around, and pulled Daohua to the less crowded bridgehead, where there happened to be a corner pavilion.
Rice Flower looked at the bamboo basket and asked, "What's in the basket?"
Xiao Yeyang placed the bamboo basket on the stone table, opened the lid, and revealed bright red strawberries. "This is a kind of fruit tributed from a foreign country, called strawberry. I know you like these, so I brought them here for you."
As he said that, he picked up a strawberry and handed it to Daohua's mouth.
"Try it and see if it tastes good."
Daohua took it and took a bite. The sour and sweet juice flowed into her mouth and she smiled: "Delicious."
Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, Xiao Yeyang also smiled, pulled her to sit down, and pushed the bamboo basket towards her.
Daohua ate several of them before stopping. Seeing that Xiao Yeyang hadn't eaten any, she immediately picked up one and handed it to him: "You eat it too."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua, but didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he lowered his head and bit the strawberry directly into Daohua's hand.
Daohua quickly let go of her hand and glared at Xiao Yeyang. Seeing Defu, Wang Maner and Bishi were all staring at the strawberries, she grabbed a few for each of them.
"Thank you, girl!"
"Thank you, Miss Yan."
There were no strawberries in Daxia, so the three of them happily took the strawberries, then walked aside and started eating them happily.
Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. Seeing them eating happily, Daohua couldn't help but start eating again. Seeing Xiao Yeyang didn't move, she urged him, "You should eat too. There's a basket here. When I grow more next year, we can eat as much as we want."
Xiao Yeyang: "This thing is not easy to grow. The emperor's uncle also likes to eat it, but the people in the imperial farm have been growing it for several years and the yield is very low."
Rice Flower raised her chin and said, "Just because they can't grow it doesn't mean I can't."
Xiao Yeyang smiled: "Yes, yes, you are the best."
Daohua picked up a strawberry and handed it over: "Then you should eat it quickly."
Xiao Yeyang: "How can I eat it if you carry it so far away?"
Seeing that he wanted to feed her again, Daohua immediately ignored him and said, "Eat it if you want or not."
Afterwards, Daohua saw that Xiao Yeyang really didn’t want to take it himself, so she sighed, picked up the strawberry and handed it to his mouth.
Only then did Xiao Yeyang eat it with a smile.
After being fed several strawberries in a row, Xiao Yeyang also picked up a strawberry and put it near Daohua's mouth.
Daohua glanced at him and ate the strawberry helplessly.
(End of this chapter)
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