Because she didn't want others to see her swollen and red lips, Yu Tanqi always ate alone.
Except for Jiang Shi and Linlang, everyone else thought that Yu Tanqi really cared about her appearance and didn't want others to see even a pimple on her face.
If it were anyone else, it would seem pretentious.
But after spending these few days together, everyone in the village knew that Miss Yu was a kind and generous girl. She was born into a noble family but did not act superior to others. She was also beautiful, so no one would dislike her.
Mrs. Liu even found some ointment for her: "Miss Yu, my husband and I also had acne for a period of time when we were young. Later, a very good doctor prescribed two prescriptions for us, one for internal use and one for external application. The effect was very good. Within half a month, the acne on our faces disappeared, and we haven't had acne since then."
"Look at my son. He's at an age where he's prone to acne. However, even though his face isn't white, he doesn't have a single acne. That's because I gave him an oral prescription. If you don't mind, you can try these two prescriptions."
Liu was so enthusiastic that Yu Tanqi didn't know how to refuse.
Damn it, she hated taking medicine the most.
She couldn't help but glare at Jiang Shi.
But she never expected that Jiang Shi was looking at her. After receiving her complaint, he curved his lips and smiled helplessly and apologetically, and said to her, "Mother Liu, thank you for your kindness, but I also have a prescription written by Doctor Xu. I have already given it to Tan Qi. I believe her face will be better in a few days."
Liu then remembered that Xu Mubai had been accompanying Jiang Shi for so many years. She smiled and said, "I forgot that Doctor Xu has been at the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. In that case, I will not disturb the prince and the young lady anymore. I will take my leave now."
After Liu left, Jiang Shi looked at Yu Tanqi and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, Tanqi, it's all my fault."
The boy's expression and tone were serious and sincere.
But there was no regret in his eyes, and there was even a hint of satisfaction in his smile.
Of course he was satisfied, it wasn't him who had the sore lips.
Yu Tanqi looked at his bright red lips and regretted not biting him harder last night.
"To express my apology, I will give you a surprise tonight." Jiang Shi said gently.
"Why at night?"
"You'll know when the time comes."
His smile was so gentle and beautiful that Yu Tanqi couldn't help but look forward to the evening.
Night falls quickly.
The moonlight is like water, gently spreading in every corner. Fireflies dance lightly in the grass, their soft light blending with the quiet night, like dancing moonlight lanterns.
Yu Tanqi looked at the beautiful scene in front of him in amazement and exclaimed: "There are so many fireflies, what a beautiful sight."
She stretched out a hand and tentatively tried to touch the fireflies flying in the air. Unexpectedly, one of them actually landed on her fingertips.
She looked at the firefly curiously.
Its body is slender and flat, with a bright yellow-green glow at the end of its abdomen.
Jiang Shi was holding a lantern in his hand. The bright candlelight did not dim the light of the fireflies. Instead, it attracted more and more fireflies to fly over and linger around them, like stars surrounding the moon.
Yu Tanqi turned around and looked at Jiang Shi with sparkling eyes: "Did Zian catch all these fireflies?"
Jiang Shi smiled and shook his head: "No, they live here and were attracted by our movements."
Yu Tanqi was a little curious: "How do you know they live here? And they are not scared away by us, but are attracted to us instead?"
Jiang Shi explained: "Fireflies like to live in warm, humid, watery weeds, ditches, rivers and reed areas. They hide under mud or rocks in the water during the day and come out to look for food at night."
Yu Tanqi only knew that fireflies like to come out and glow at night, but he didn't expect that they like to live in places with water and grass.
"No wonder there are so many fireflies here. It turns out it's because of the dense grass and the river."
She looked at the flying fireflies and felt a little itchy.
Jiang Shi then added, "Fireflies feed on snails that damage crops. They reproduce once a year. It takes ten months for a larva to grow into a firefly, but its lifespan is only three to seven days."
There are also many fireflies resting on the green leaves.
"Fireflies that can fly are all males. Female fireflies cannot fly."
Yu Tanqi looked at him in surprise: "You know so much about fireflies."
Jiang Shi smiled slightly: "These are all written in the book. I just read it a few times and wrote it down."
"I want to raise fireflies." She looked at him eagerly, "Zi'an, do you have any ideas?"
There must be one, right?
In her eyes, he was almost omnipotent.
"Of course there is a way, as long as Tan Qi wants to."
This was indeed not a difficult task for Jiang Shi.
"As long as we provide the fireflies with a moist, warm grass environment and water source, they can quickly settle down." The Marquis's Mansion can have such a place.
"Then let's start catching fireflies. Catch a few more so that they won't be too lonely." Yu Tanqi was a little excited.
"good."
There are so many fireflies here that you can catch one just by reaching out your hand.
Jiang Shi had already prepared two small jars to hold fireflies.
He and Yu Tanqi each took one.
The jar made of colored glass is clear and beautiful. Even if a firefly falls into it, you can still see the light. It looks like a glowing colored glass jar.
Yu Tanqi caught twelve fireflies and put them into a glass jar. Looking at the glittering glass jar, she couldn't help but sigh: "The glass jar looks so beautiful from this perspective, like a glass lamp."
The light of the fireflies shone through the glass jar onto the girl's fair face. Her features under the veil were unclear, but her round eyes were bright and dazzling.
She looked at the sparkling glass jar in front of her seriously and attentively, not realizing that in the eyes of the people around her, she was also a dazzling beauty.
"Very beautiful." His gaze followed her beautiful eyes and slowly fell on her lips covered by the veil.
His Adam's apple rolled and his eyes dimmed slightly.
It must still be red and swollen because he was too indulgent last night.
"Yes, it's very beautiful." She thought he was talking about the glass jar and looked at the glass jar in his hand with a smile. "Zi'an's glass jar is also very beautiful. How many fireflies did you catch?"
"Ten."
"I have two more than you, a total of twenty-two, which should be about right. We should have both male and female fireflies. I hope they will like the new environment we have prepared for them and reproduce well into a large family. Then the night view of the Marquis' Mansion will be very beautiful."
Her eyes sparkled, and she was looking forward to the night view of the mansion in a few years.
Jiang Shi looked at her, his heart softened, and he suddenly thought of something inappropriate.
In a few years, he would surely have married her. By then, he would be able to hold her in his arms and watch the fireflies as a matter of course, instead of just being able to watch her from the side like he is now, not daring to touch her easily.
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