The wooden house has doors and windows, and the inside is covered with thick straw.
The wild geese were kept in captivity, and Lu Yan took meticulous care of them every day.
The following March, when spring was in full bloom, Cui Yanqing returned from Qinghe County and went to the backyard to see the two geese. He fed them with a food box and remarked, "They are growing so well."
Lu Yan chuckled, "Of course, I often feed them millet. Is Qinghe County cold?"
"It's very cold. Now that I have the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), my parents and I have discussed it and decided that I will study in Wanzhou from now on and will not live in Qinghe for long."
Lu Yan had never been to Qinghe County, but her second brother had told her that it was in the north.
She asked, "Do your parents agree?"
Cui Yanqing had a handsome face, and when he smiled, it was like the thin snow behind the house being illuminated by the spring sun, so radiant that it was impossible to look away.
Lu Yan stared at the person intently.
Cui Yanqing's ears turned slightly red, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Look what they're doing!"
The two men huddled together in front of the fence and watched as the two geese dug out grass roots and piled them up in a corner.
"This, this is building a nest?" Lu Yan was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly went to the back gate of the stable to find some dry grass and stuff it in.
The two geese were no longer afraid of people. They carried grass to build their nest. Lu Yan found it amusing and added a few dry tree branches. Suddenly, a box was handed to her from the side.
Lu Yan looked over.
Cui Yanqing blushed and said, "I brought it for you."
Inside was a jade hairpin, pure white, with a lotus flower and seedpod carved lifelike at the end, making it very beautiful.
The two squatted outside the fence and watched for most of the hour. Qin Xiaozhou peeked at them several times from the rooftop not far away and was speechless. These two kids were so stupid.
In mid-April, two geese hatched five bald goslings.
Every morning when Qin Jinrong got up, he would go to check on the geese. Little Fatty pointed to the geese in the nest that hadn't yet opened their eyes, and pulled Zhao Fang over, saying, "Let's make a fire and roast them."
Lu Yan cherished these geese very much and scolded, "You're not allowed to eat them! We have so many chickens, ducks, and rabbits at home, isn't that enough for you? All you want to do is eat goose meat!"
Qin Xiaozhou stuffed her third sister into Qin Jinxiu's arms and told her to take her to school. She pinched the little brat's nose and said with a smile, "Serves you right for being greedy, you got scolded now."
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