Chapter 666: Not Afraid of Being Choked
After returning to Ningmen Mansion, Daohua received the news that Mrs. Jiang and her daughter had returned to Beijing.
She was very happy about this.
Through the incident of the loss of military rations, she could see how arrogant and crazy the Jiang family was.
Not to mention dealing with the Yan family, they knew that the grain was to be sent to the northern border, but they still dared to steal it. They had no regard for the national interests at all. They were truly lawless.
Now that their family is gone, the Yan family can breathe a sigh of relief.
After recuperating for a while, Old Lady Yan has recovered. Daohua plans to return to Taohua Village in the next two days. She asked Wang Maner to pack up her things, and she went to the main courtyard to talk to Madam Li about this matter.
When they arrived at the main courtyard, Daohua saw Madam Li with a frown on her face. She immediately smiled and asked, "Mother, what are you worried about?"
Seeing that it was Daohua, Madam Li asked her to sit down, and then she said, "Your second sister-in-law just came to me and told me that they plan to leave for their hometown on the first day of September."
Daohua raised an eyebrow. "I thought they would wait a few more days before leaving." He smiled and said, "It's wise to go back now. It's late autumn now, neither too cold nor too hot, so the journey won't be too difficult. After returning home, we can say we're going back to check on this year's harvest, and then find a reason to stay. That way, we'll have both money and respect."
Madam Li nodded: "The time should be set by your second sister-in-law."
Daohua agreed. "Second uncle and second aunt won't want to go back home. For them, they'll just put it off as long as possible. Second brother has been studying all the time and doesn't know much about household affairs. So it can only be Second sister-in-law."
As he spoke, he looked at Madam Li.
"Did my second sister-in-law say anything that made mother embarrassed?"
Madam Li: "It's not your second sister-in-law, it's your second aunt. She said they can go back to their hometown, but Yihuan and Yile have to stay."
Daohua immediately understood Madam Li's concerns. If Yan Yihan and Yan Yile stayed, Madam Li would be in charge of their future marriages.
If it was the third house, Madam Li probably wouldn't hesitate, but for the second house, Madam Li had the experience of arranging a marriage for Yan Wenjie, and she really didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the second house because it was too easy to be blamed.
Zhu Qiyun is good enough, but Sun is still not satisfied. These two days, she complained to Madam Li that she was a jinx and that her marriage caused the second house to be separated.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li didn't know what to say.
Daohua: "If mother doesn't want to, just tell her directly."
Madam Li sighed, "Mother may not care about your uncle and aunt's opinions, but she has to consider your grandmother. Sending your uncle and his family back to their hometown has already made the old lady feel bad enough. If I don't agree to let Yihuan and Yile stay, I'm afraid she will blame me."
Daohua pondered for a moment and said, "Mom, I'll go talk to grandma and ask her to let Yihuan and Yile go back to their hometown with their uncle and aunt to live for a while. Let them see how other girls live at home."
"Over the years, Yihuan has been put aside, but Yile has always taken for granted everything our eldest wife has brought her. Not only is she not grateful, but she has also been quite critical of us."
"Let them go back to their hometown to experience it for a while and temper their temperament. When they are ready to get married, we can bring them back."
Mrs. Li thought about it and nodded in agreement.
As a daughter-in-law, there are some things she is not comfortable talking about, but her daughter does not have this problem, and the old lady is more receptive to her daughter's opinions.
Daohua thought for a moment and said, "Mother, considering the character of Second Uncle and Second Aunt, we can't just send the Second Branch family back home. We have to send someone to keep an eye on them to prevent them from causing trouble again."
Madam Li: "Your father and I have discussed this matter. We will send a group of people to accompany your second uncle and his family back. Your father will also instruct Wenjie before they leave. I will also find a chance to talk to Qiyun and ask them to keep an eye on your second uncle and aunt."
Daohua nodded, then thought of her second uncle's concubine and his wife. She hesitated for a moment and finally did not ask. No matter how her family dealt with them, it had nothing to do with her.
After finishing all the family matters, Daohua returned to Taohua Village.
As soon as she returned, she started to busy herself with the autumn harvest and asked Yan Shouhou to bring her this year's harvest accounts.
Daohua silently calculated the amount of grain in his hand. If he wanted to donate grain to the court, the amount must not be too small. If it was too small, it would not attract people's attention at all.
"One million dan of grain should earn the Yan family a good reputation, right?"
However, she does not have that much food now, and of course, now is not the best time to donate food.
It was not long ago that the various provinces collected food and sent it to the northern Xinjiang. There is no shortage of food in the northern Xinjiang at all, so donating food now will have no effect at all.
Daohua looked at Yan Shouhou and asked, "Have you planted the second crop of potatoes?"
Yan Shouhou nodded and said, "I've planted it. Although the harvest from the reclaimed land on the barren mountain is not as good as that from the flat land, the yield is still quite good, about 10 dan per mu. When the land is fertilized in the future, the harvest will be even higher."
Rice Flower: "I heard a lot of people want to buy potato seeds?"
Yan Shouhou nodded again: "The master has started to promote potato planting. The people have seen the high yield of potatoes, so they all want to plant some."
Rice Flower: "If someone comes to the village to buy potato seeds, tell them to exchange them for grain. Wheat or rice is fine. Go back and calculate how to exchange them. Remember, follow the market price."
Yan Shouhou nodded: "I understand."
He had some understanding of the girl's personality. She never made money from the people by selling grain. The high-yield grain produced in the farm was always sold at the price of ordinary grain. Naturally, he didn't dare to do anything wrong in this regard.
On the first day of September, the second branch of the Yan family set out for their hometown, and Daohua came back to see them off. They accompanied them all the way to the city gate, where they stopped.
As they watched the second wife's carriage go away, the people from the first and third wives had complicated expressions.
Yan Zhi had something to do at Gao Ya, so he went back first. Madam Li led the others behind.
On the way back to the city, Madam Li saw Han Xinran looking curiously outside the car, and said to Daohua with a smile: "Your sister-in-law hasn't had a good look around Ningmen Mansion yet. You can accompany her for a walk later."
Daohua smiled and said, "Okay."
When they arrived at the main street, Daohua took Han Xinran out of the carriage and started walking along the street.
"Although Ningmen Mansion is not as prosperous and bustling as the capital, it has its own unique characteristics."
"Different places have different cultures and customs."
It was almost noon when Daohua pulled Han Xinran into the restaurant. "The shrimps and crabs here are very well cooked. They are my favorite. Sister-in-law, you must try them later."
Han Xinran smiled and said, "Well, I also like to eat crabs very much."
When the two of them went to the private room, they unexpectedly met Mrs. Guo and Guo Xueming who were also at the restaurant for dinner.
Seeing the rice flowers, Mrs. Guo said directly, "So it's Grandma Yan and Miss Yan. It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Why don't we have a meal together?"
Daohua was not very happy about it, but Madam Guo had already invited her, and since she was Xiao Yeyang's aunt, she couldn't refuse directly: "Then I'd better obey your command."
After arriving at the private room, Daohua discovered that Mrs. Guo looked at her strangely, as if with a bit of scrutiny and also with some contempt, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
Guo Xueming was also looking at the rice flowers. After returning from the provincial government, his mother had focused on investigating the interactions between his cousin and the Yan family over the years. Although she didn't find out anything, she learned from Chen Jiarou that his cousin had always been very concerned about Yan Yiyi's affairs.
Han Xinran felt that the atmosphere was not right. After the dishes were served, she took the initiative to greet them: "Mrs. Guo, let's eat quickly. I'm hungry after walking around for most of the day."
Mrs. Guo picked up her chopsticks calmly and said, "Let's eat!"
During this time, Han Xinran may not be used to the food here, he choked and started coughing immediately.
Daohua handed her some water, and after drinking several sips, Han Xinran finally felt better.
Seeing Han Xinran's face flushed from choking, Mrs. Guo spoke up, "It seems that Grandma Yan is not suitable for eating the food here. If it's not suitable, don't force yourself, or you will choke again later."
As he spoke, he looked at the rice flowers with a smile.
"People need to know themselves and understand what's right for them and what's not. If you try to reach something that doesn't belong to you, you'll end up falling."
"Just like what happened to Grandma Yan, she choked after eating food that wasn't suitable for her. That's still a mild case. If it's serious, it could be an allergic reaction that could be life-threatening."
"Miss Yan, don't you think so?"
Daohua looked at Mrs. Guo, then at Guo Xueming, and thought of something. She smiled faintly and said, "You won't know if it suits you until you eat it."
Mrs. Guo's face looked unhappy: "Aren't you afraid of choking or choking?"
Daohua smiled and said, "How could I be so careless? I'm usually very careful when enjoying delicious food. I won't choke or choke." Then, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Mrs. Guo, we're full. We'll take our leave now."
Han Xinran quickly stood up, bowed to Mrs. Guo, and left with Daohua.
(End of this chapter)
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