Chapter 960 Chapter 960, Peace
After Laba Festival, Gu Jian pushed the rice out several times. Daohua saw that the old man and his son were in high spirits, and there were servants taking care of them. Sometimes Chu Lang would follow them, so she did not stop him.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, Daohua becomes busy preparing New Year gifts and counting the year's harvest and expenses.
Xiao Yeyang still goes out early and comes back late. The power in Liangdu is much more complicated than that in Ganzhouwei. Officials dare not oppose Xiao Yeyang openly, but they use many means in private.
As long as their interests are harmed, they will stop it without hesitation, even if the policy is good for Xiliang and the people.
Xiao Yeyang also acted decisively. As long as he found evidence of an official's crime, he would arrest him and put him in jail, which shocked many people.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Dusi began to have holidays, and Xiao Yeyang could finally rest.
"Xiao Yeyang, come and give your son a bath!"
In the purification room, several charcoal braziers were burning vigorously. In the steaming bathtub, the naked rice was happily splashing in the water. The splashing water soaked the rice flowers and Guyu's clothes, and the surrounding ground was also wet.
Xiao Yeyang strode in and saw that Daohua's hair was covered with water droplets. He immediately smiled and said, "Let me do it. Go change your clothes quickly to avoid catching a cold."
Daohua checked the time, stood up, and warned, "Pay attention to the water temperature and don't let your son play for too long."
Children like to play with water. Every time they take a bath, they play for a long time.
Xiao Yeyang had never bathed his son before, so he nodded immediately. Looking at his son splashing around in the tub, he smiled and said, "The tub is a little small. Let's get a bigger one next time so we can teach him how to swim."
Daohua wiped her hair with a handkerchief and said, "If he wants to take a bath, then take a bath. If he really wants to learn how to swim, wait until summer comes and dig a swimming pool in the empty yard and teach him."
Xiao Yeyang nodded in agreement: "Pay attention to this, I will teach you personally when the time comes."
Daohua: "Do you have time? It's best not to make promises you can't keep. Don't think your child is too young to remember. If you break your promise a few times, your child will definitely be disappointed."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "I still have time to teach my son how to swim. I won't break my promise." As he said that, he started playing with his son.
Daohua ignored the father and son and turned around to go out to change clothes.
After a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yeyang came out with his son wrapped in a small quilt and put him into the warm bed.
Daohua quickly picked up the clothes and put them on her son.
Rice nestled in her mother's arms, letting Rice Flower dress herself while she said, "Mom, let's sleep together."
Looking at her son's pouting mouth, Daohua smiled and kissed his cheek: "Okay, let's sleep together tonight."
Ever since the small kang was ready, every night after Daozi fell asleep, Xiao Yeyang would carry his son to the small kang and let him sleep alone.
At first, the little guy protested strongly several times, but later, I don’t know if he got used to it or felt that protesting would not stop him from sleeping on the kang, so he stopped making a fuss.
Xiao Yeyang took off his slightly wet coat and lay down on the kang. When Daozi saw this, she automatically crawled under Xiao Yeyang's arms and lay down with a comfortable look on her face.
"You stinky boy!"
Xiao Yeyang pinched his son's nose.
Daozi said with full energy: "Dad, tell me a story."
Xiao Yeyang: "Let's wait for your mother to come. Dad is not like your mother. She has read so many novels."
Daohua immediately said, "My son asked you to tell him a story because he wants to interact with you. He is not even two years old yet, how can he understand anything? He wants your company as his father."
After hearing this, Xiao Yeyang racked his brains and thought of some things he did as a child and told them to his son.
Unfortunately, the rice didn't buy it and looked at the rice flowers eagerly: "Mom, tell me."
Daohua patted her son's head and said, "Next year is New Year's Eve. My uncle and aunt are coming over. I have some things to take care of. Let Daddy play with you."
Daozi glanced at his father with an expression of disgust on his face.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "You little bastard, how dare you despise your father." As he said that, he lifted his legs and put the rice on them.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang lifting his son with his feet, Daohua was startled: "Please be quiet, don't let your son fall."
Xiao Yeyang: "Don't worry, you won't fall."
Looking at her son shouting excitedly, Daohua shook her head and turned to go outside.
"Dad, I want more!"
"Hehehe~"
The laughter of the rice slowly stopped until the rice flowers lay on the kang.
The next morning, Daohua got up and washed up, then woke up Xiao Yeyang and his son.
As long as Daozi gets enough sleep, he will be very well behaved when he wakes up. He won't make a fuss or cry. Every time this happens, Daohua will be glad that her son doesn't get grumpy when he wakes up.
Daohua quickly took out the new clothes that had been prepared long ago and put them on her son. The clothes, pants, hat and shoes were all red, which looked very festive.
When Daohua was dressing up her son, she also gave Xiao Yeyang a set of clothes of similar style: "You should change into them too. When you go out later, others will know that you two are father and son at a glance."
Xiao Yeyang looked through the clothes and recognized that they were made by Daohua himself. He smiled and asked, "What about you? My son and I have new clothes. Do you have any?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Of course, you all have it, so how can I be without it? Master has it too, as do Mother and Uncle Chu. I don't know what they like, so I just sent the materials over."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang standing still, he urged him, "Hurry up and change, your brother and sister-in-law will be here soon."
There were only Yan Wenxiu and Han Xinran in the Yan Mansion, and it was too quiet, so Daohua invited them to come over for the New Year reunion today.
When Yan Wenxiu and Han Xinran arrived at the palace, it was neither early nor late. Daozi was an active boy, so Daohua and Xiao Yeyang took him to wait at the gate of the main courtyard.
Looking at the happy family of three, all dressed in bright red, Han Xinran smiled and said, "If you go out like this, others won't have to ask to tell that you're a family."
After entering, she took a closer look and said, "I love this dress. Look how cute our rice is. I will make it for my two children next year."
Daohua looked at her son and smiled: "Daozi, call me uncle and aunt."
Daozi yelled at the top of her voice: "Uncle, aunt!"
Yan Wenxiu laughed and said, "Can Daozi speak so fluently?"
Daohua supported Han Xinran and walked into the yard, saying, "You can only say two or three words."
Yan Wenxiu: "The child is still young, and it's already very good that he can speak like this."
After entering the hall, they saw Gu Jian, Guo Ruomei and Chu Lang were all there, so Yan Wenxiu and Han Xinran hurried forward to wish them a happy new year.
Gu Jian smiled and gave red envelopes to the two of them. Guo Ruomei, who was also an elder, also gave red envelopes to the two of them.
Afterwards, everyone was talking excitedly, and the rice was running around, making noises here and there, creating a very warm atmosphere.
After dinner, Xiao Yeyang picked up Daozi and said, "Come on, Dad will take you to the city wall to watch the fireworks."
Yan Wenxiu looked surprised: "Where did you get the fireworks?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Ministry of Works, the Western Liao was driven away this year. I specially applied to the Ministry of Works for this, and it was delivered a few days ago."
Gu Jian didn't like these things very much and didn't go. Guo Ruomei and Chu Lang did leave the house, but not with Xiao Yeyang and the others. In the end, only Daohua and the others arrived at the city wall.
The news that Liangdu would set off fireworks on New Year's Eve had spread long ago, so many people gathered near the city wall to watch the fun.
Looking at the dark crowd below, Daozi was very excited.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
Brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky, and the people cheered deafeningly.
Rice flowers were worried that Rice would be frightened by the noise, so they tried to cover his ears.
Unexpectedly, the little guy just waved her hand away and looked at the fireworks in the sky with bright eyes, not scared at all.
"Your son is really brave." Han Xinran said to Daohua with a smile.
Daohua laughed and said, "He is just a fool and audacious."
Looking at the cheering people under the city wall, Han Xinran sighed: "The people can celebrate the New Year so happily because my brother-in-law defeated the Western Liao Dynasty and freed them from the threat of war. It was my brother-in-law who brought them peace."
"In Xiliang today, who wouldn't speak well of King Weiyuan when he is mentioned?"
Daohua turned to look at Xiao Yeyang, and seeing him smiling brightly and talking to his son in a cheerful manner, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Xiao Yeyang noticed Daohua's gaze, looked over, and took Daohua's hand with his free hand. The two smiled at each other, and then looked at the gorgeous fireworks in the sky together.
(End of this chapter)
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