Chapter 964 Chapter 964, Sweet Potato
After Daozi's birthday, the weather in Liangdu became hotter day by day.
"mother!"
Ever since Xiao Yeyang played wooden ball with Daozi, Daozi became obsessed with it. Every day, he would ask his maid to accompany him to play in the yard for a while before he would stop.
Daohua caught her son who rushed towards her and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief: "The sun is beating down hard at noon. Don't run outside anymore."
The rice twisted its body, seeming a little reluctant.
Daohua smiled and pinched her son's nose: "Mom will play with you in the afternoon."
After hearing this, Daozi immediately became happy: "Okay."
The little guy has a very good memory. After lunch, he took a nap. As soon as he woke up, he asked Daohua to accompany him to make a doll.
The so-called making of small figures means that Daohua asked the maid in the kitchen to make some colored clay with flour, and taught Daozi to make them into various shapes to cultivate her son's hands-on ability.
Daozi took her mother to her special toy room, then found the clay mold from the small table in the corner, and sat down in front of her small table with the mold.
Daohua would consciously let her son organize the things in the toy room by himself. After teaching him several times, although the toys in the toy room were placed in a mess, her son could always quickly find the toys he wanted.
Daohua smiled and sat on a small stool. She took the colored clay handed to her by Guyu, put it on the small table, and asked her son with a smile: "What are we going to make today?"
"Make a puppy." Daozi immediately took a ball of black clay, then found a puppy model from the mold and started tinkering with it.
The last time his mother taught him to make a puppy, he still remembered it.
Daohua watched with a smile and corrected him from time to time.
Just then, Lixia walked in: "Princess, my second uncle is here."
Daohua was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Second uncle is coming to Xiliang?"
Ever since the Li family's business got on track in Xiliang, my second uncle rarely came here, leaving only my third cousin to take care of it.
Seeing that her son was having fun, Daohua knew that if she interrupted him now, the little guy would definitely not agree. So she asked Fangniang and the maid to watch over him and went to the hall to see Li Xingnian.
Daohua was very happy to see Li Xingnian. After arriving in Xiliang, she had less contact with her family. Although she received letters and festival gifts from home every year, it was still more joyful to see her relatives in person.
"Second uncle!"
Daohua stepped forward and saluted: "How are you these days, Second Uncle?"
Li Xingnian smiled and said, "Okay, it's fine."
Daohua asked again: "How are my uncle, aunt, and cousins at home? Are they all okay?"
Li Xingnian said with a smile: "Everything is fine. It's amazing that you still remember them. By the way, how about you and Yeyang? How are you and Yeyang doing in Liangdu?"
Daohua smiled and said, "I'm fine, but Yeyang is quite busy. You may have to wait until he leaves the government office before you can see him."
Li Xingnian said quickly: "Yeyang will be in charge of the entire Xiliang, he must be very busy, there is no need to worry about me."
Daohua smiled and chatted with Li Xingnian about family matters for a while before asking, "Second uncle, third cousin is managing the business very well. Why are you here?"
Li Xingnian: "Earlier this year, I went to Nanhai again and met with Wen Kai in Yuezhou. A few years ago, didn't you ask me to tell him to plant double-season rice in Yuezhou?"
Daohua's eyes lit up: "Double rice cropping success?"
Li Xingnian smiled and nodded, "Isn't it a success? Double-season rice has now been promoted in Yuezhou and surrounding prefectures. Wen Kai has made great contributions because of this and is now a third-rank lieutenant general."
Daohua's face showed surprise: "Good Fourth Brother, he didn't even bother to write a letter to let me know when he got promoted, so I could congratulate him."
Li Xingnian: "The promotion was not announced until the spring. He met me and asked me to bring you some specialties from the south and let you know."
Daohua smiled and asked, "How are my fourth sister-in-law and my little nephew?"
Li Xingnian smiled and nodded. "Your fourth sister-in-law is very good. Wen Kai is often away training troops and fighting against Japanese pirates. She takes care of the children and the household affairs in a tight and orderly manner."
As he was speaking, Li Xingnian had someone bring in a basket of things. "This is what your fourth brother seized from the Japanese pirates. I heard that some of the natives on the islands eat this, and the yield is quite good. I know you like it, so I asked me to bring it to you."
Seeing the sweet potatoes in the basket, Daohua stood up excitedly.
Sweet potatoes are one of the highest-yielding crops, and they are not picky about the soil they grow. Even people in areas with poor soil can have enough to eat by growing them.
Seeing Daohua so excited, Li Xingnian asked with a smile: "Why, do you know about sweet potatoes?"
Daohua nodded: "I've seen it in a storybook."
Another storybook?!
Li Xingnian sighed, "Before, I thought storybooks were all irrelevant books, but now it seems there's no harm in reading more."
Daohua's expression froze, fearing that Li Xingnian would let the children at home read storybooks after returning home. She quickly said, "Second uncle, storybooks are not read randomly. I only read biographies of people and local customs. I almost never read stories about talented scholars and beautiful women."
Li Xingnian nodded in agreement. "If you read too many stories about talented scholars and beautiful women, your temperament will change." He smiled and said, "On the way here, I saw that many places were repairing roads."
Daohua smiled and said, "Xiao Yeyang said that if we want to attract more businessmen to develop here, we have to build a road first."
Li Xingnian hummed, "Indeed, I still remember the first time I came to Xiliang. The roads were so bumpy and uneven that they almost shook my bones. I can say I can endure hardships, but even so, I didn't want to come again."
"Mother~"
As soon as Li Xingnian finished speaking, the sound of footsteps came from outside the house, and then Fang Niang and two maids ran in chasing the rice.
"Mom, my puppy!"
Daozi excitedly showed the black puppy in his hand to Daohua.
Daohua looked at the puppy made by her son and praised him, "Daozi made it so lifelike." Then she immediately led Daozi to Li Xingnian.
"This is my second uncle, you haven't called anyone yet."
Daozi looked at Li Xingnian and immediately called out with full energy, "Hello, Second Uncle."
Li Xingnian was immediately amused and patted Daozi's head: "This kid has a really loud voice. It's true that a tiger father will have a dog son."
As he spoke, he took out the jade Pixiu that he had prepared long ago from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Daozi.
When Daozi saw it, he took the Pixiu with a smile without any hesitation.
But Rice Flower said, "Second Uncle, Rice is still young, this is too precious."
Li Xingnian: "This is a gift from me as your uncle. Daozi is so lovely, I even think the gift is not enough." As he said that, he touched Daozi's head again.
"Next time Uncle comes over, bring another gift for Daozi, okay?"
Daozi nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Li Xingnian immediately smiled: "Boys should be like this, open and honest."
Daohua was at a loss for words: "Daozi, you accepted the gift from your uncle, what should you say?"
Daozi immediately said loudly to Li Xingnian: "Thank you, uncle."
Li Xingnian praised him again: "This kid is really smart. He will definitely be as capable as his father when he grows up."
(End of this chapter)
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