Chapter 225 He's Grown Taller
“Girl, Second Madam Lian just said that. Actually, I think she was just embarrassed. Originally, she and Mr. Yuan had agreed that after the vegetables in our greenhouse grew, she would have someone come to our house every day to ask for vegetables to eat, but Mr. Yuan disagreed.”
"Mrs. Lian compromised and asked for the seedlings to grow at home. She was afraid that if she asked for the seeds, she wouldn't be able to grow them at home and it would be a waste, so Mr. Yuan agreed. Mrs. Lian was concerned about her reputation and didn't want to say that she wanted them herself, so she made up the excuse that a family member wanted to grow them for fun."
That day, when Wang Xifeng asked for the vegetable seedlings, Tingyue was present. Seeing that Daiyu was somewhat displeased, she quickly explained a few words on Wang Xifeng's behalf.
“That’s more like it. If we let them plant it for fun, that would be a waste. You can sow a seed in spring and reap ten thousand in autumn! When we went to the west city before the New Year, so many people were poorly clothed and starving, while those rich young masters were using grain as a pastime.”
Daiyu looked rather unwell. Ever since her trip to the West City last year, where she witnessed firsthand how a bowl of porridge and a cornbread could save several lives, she had reflected on her actions and now could not bear to see her family wasting food.
Daiyu's daily meals are now mainly small and exquisite. She does not have the habit of letting the maids eat leftovers. The portion size of each meal is not large, but the variety is quite large.
Even now, the Lin family still donates grain and other supplies to the charity every month, but Daiyu has seen the expenses and they are almost the same as when they lived in the Rongguo Mansion.
Daiyu had experienced firsthand the extravagance and wastefulness of the Rongguo Mansion.
She had also heard Granny Yuan remind Sister Feng, but Sister Feng was in a very difficult position.
Everyone knows this is a huge expense, but reducing it is extremely difficult.
If the Duke's mansion had to be careful with its food, even the finest dishes, and couldn't afford to be extravagant, then they would truly lose face.
Xueyan, Jiuhua, and the others each took a cloth bag and poured the seeds from the bag into their palms.
In the checkerboard pattern of the seedbed, two seeds are placed in each square, arranged in rows, and a small paper flag is inserted at one end. The label on the cloth bag is taken off and pasted on the small flag.
This way, even if there are twenty or thirty varieties, there won't be any confusion when the seedlings emerge.
Daiyu found it interesting and took some cucumber seeds to start her own seedlings.
Seeing that Daiyu was doing it herself, Lan Su quickly handed the seeds to the person next to her and followed closely behind Daiyu, afraid that she might accidentally fall into the seedbed again, which was full of mud and it wouldn't look good if she fell in and got covered in mud.
The middle of the seedbed was a bit far away, so Jiuhua took a thick wooden board that was placed to the side and placed it on top of the seedbed, thus creating a small "log bridge".
Daiyu was eager to cross the log bridge when Lan Su pulled her back.
"Girl, please move away a bit, your clothes are all splattered with mud. There's not much left, let them clean it up, let's go back and change first."
Daiyu glanced at it and saw a few drops of muddy water on the hem of her skirt.
"Then let's go back."
Based on her original personality, she would definitely have changed her expression immediately. However, in the past two years, her health has improved, and she has started practicing boxing, which has made her personality much more mischievous.
She immediately stood up, washed her hands, and glanced at Xueyan and the others beside her. Daiyu flicked her fingers, and before Xueyan could even wipe her hands with a towel, the water from her hands splashed onto the faces of Xueyan and the others.
"Girl!" Xueyan stamped her foot.
Daiyu laughed heartily, turned around, and ran out of the greenhouse.
The maids hurriedly followed after them.
Lan Su was the fastest; in a flash, she was in front of Daiyu, and with an outstretched arm, she blocked Daiyu's path.
Before Daiyu could dodge, Lan Su wrapped her arms around her waist. Before she could react, Lan Su leaped up and carried Daiyu directly to the Dragon Plum Tree.
"Sister Lan, I was wrong, please let me down. Sister Lan, I will never dare to do it again..." Daiyu begged for forgiveness with a smile.
The branch wasn't thick, and Lan Su was able to stand on it by herself, lightly touching the tree with her toes. Daiyu, however, didn't have that ability, so she begged for mercy repeatedly.
Lan Su only wanted to tease Daiyu, not scare her.
Hearing her plead for mercy, Lan Su floated down from the tree with her.
Plum blossoms drifted around, and Daiyu slowly floated down amidst the falling petals...
This scene stunned Jia Baoyu, who was standing not far away:
Lin Daiyu truly fell from the sky!
As soon as Daiyu's feet touched the ground, she saw several people walking towards her.
However, it was the three sisters of Rongguo Mansion and Baoyu and his companions.
"Hello, Sister Lin! Have you learned to fly yet?" Xichun practically ran over, pulling Lin Daiyu around in amazement, looking her up and down.
"Hello, Sister Xichun. I can't fly. Sister Lan took me up there," Daiyu said with a smile.
She was a little scared at first, but when Lan Su floated down with her, she found it so much fun that she wished Lan Su could take her down again!
Xichun looked at Daiyu with great envy.
"Sister, can I fly once too?"
Lan Su looked up at the side.
What a joke! She's a martial arts expert, how could she be playing around with a child like that? She was just trying to tease Daiyu.
Don't even think about it now!
If people found out that she used her "lightness skill" to amuse children, wouldn't she lose face?
"Xichun, don't be silly. It's one thing for you to play around, but this plum tree in Longyou might not be able to withstand your weight." Tanchun said with a smile, and greeted Daiyu.
Yingchun laughed and said, "We've been hibernating the winter just the same, but your clothes have gone up two sizes since the beginning of winter."
Lin Daiyu looked at Xichun and asked in confusion, "Xichun, you've grown so fast, did you eat some kind of magic pill?"
Xichun pouted, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Tan Chun covered her mouth and laughed, "The length remains the same, but the width has been increased."
The people around burst into laughter, and the Lin family's servants also covered their mouths to suppress their laughter.
Upon hearing this, Daiyu paused for a moment, but seeing Xichun's embarrassment, she quickly said...
"Fourth Sister is so carefree and plump, my nanny would love for me to be like that too!"
"Really?" Xichun asked hurriedly.
Daiyu nodded, "My nanny said that last year she finally managed to fatten me up a little, but this year I've grown so much that there's not enough meat to go around."
Xichun read the book carefully and noticed that Daiyu was indeed taller than herself.
Xi Chun used to be about the size of Daiyu's mouth, but now she only reaches about the size of her chin.
Judging from this, I haven't grown at all, while Sister Lin has grown quite a bit taller!
Xichun was even more frustrated.
"Sister Lin, what do you usually eat? How can I grow taller but not heavier like you?"
"I've never missed a day of three meals a day, plus snacks and desserts, but I've always insisted on practicing Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade) every morning. Do you still do it now?"
The group shook their heads. When Daiyu first left the Rongguo Mansion, they persisted for a few days, but later…
I forgot about it later.
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