Chapter 51
When they got to the mountain, everyone was amazed by the pear orchard. All I saw were plump yellow pears hanging on the branches, almost bending them. It makes people salivate.
Huo Rui and the other children couldn't help but let out a cry, and ran excitedly to the pear tree like birds released from a cage.
Seeing this, Yin Miaoshan smiled and said, "It feels like we are back to when we were little."
"That's not true!" Fengli laughed, "The young lady used to like to go to the mountains and take us to pick fruits and bird eggs."
Shu Lan was afraid that the young masters would fall down after climbing up the tree, so she wanted the guards to carry them to pick pears.
Luo Chaoyan waved her hand and said, "It won't be fun for them that way. Just have someone watch from the side." With Huo Rui's personality, he wouldn't want the guards to carry him to pick the fruits.
Huo An was dumbfounded, he also thought it was very funny, he pointed to a pear tree not far away, looked at her and said: "Mom! Eat!"
Yin Miaoshan thought he wanted to eat it, so she walked to a pear tree, locked onto a shorter pear, jumped up, grabbed it and pulled it down.
Let Shulan pour some water from the water bag, clean it and hand it to him, "Eat!"
Huo An shook his little head gently and said in a baby voice, "Pick it! Eat it!"
Yin Miaoshan looked confused.
Luo Chaoyan said, "He wants to pick them and eat them himself."
She looked at Huo An and said, "You are still young, let Feng Li hold you and pick them."
"Mom! Hug me!" Huo An looked at her and said.
Luo Chaoyan looked at her body, then at his chubby body, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she refused, "I can't hold you!" There was no shame on her face, and she had no sense of being a mother at all.
“Puff!”
Yin Miaoshan couldn't help laughing. She felt a little sympathy for the little fat boy who had such a heartless stepmother.
Huo An also felt that Luo Chaoyan disliked him for being fat, and he immediately became unhappy. He angrily accused, "Mother! You are bad!"
Luo Chaoyan poked the puffy little face and said with a half-smile, "Have you been picky about food again recently? Look at your chubby face, it's even fatter than before."
Huo An was very shrewd, his eyes rolling around, afraid that she would know that he only ate meat and not vegetables at his great-grandmother's house. He quickly grabbed Pineapple's hand and asked her to carry him to pick pears.
"Cousin, your skills in raising children are improving!" Yin Miaoshan said with a smile.
Luo Chaoyan rolled her eyes at her and said, "Let's go pick some too and bring some back to the farm later."
By the time they finished picking the pears, it was almost noon.
When they arrived, they saw a shallow stream, so Luo Chaoyan asked someone to spread a piece of burlap on the open space near the stream in preparation for an outdoor picnic.
She asked two guards to go nearby to see if they could hunt some prey.
She looked at Huo Rui and the other kids and said, "You guys, ask two of them to go with Fengli to get some firewood, and two of them to go over there and see if they can catch some fish."
"Madam, we are still children." Huo Yu said.
Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "What's wrong with the child? The child doesn't want to eat? Didn't the teacher teach you not to eat food given out of pity? It's just right, everyone should do some work, we can't eat for free."
Huo Rui gritted his teeth. Ever since this woman went to school, she always liked to use these big principles to lecture people, leaving them with no way to defend themselves. It really pissed him off.
Huo Ze and Huo Shun didn't think it was a big deal and nodded, "Then let's go find firewood for Sister Pineapple."
As he said that, he followed Pineapple to find firewood.
"Woman, what are you going to do?" Huo Rui was unconvinced.
Yin Miaoshan smiled and said, "My cousin knows how to grill fish, and it's delicious. Of course, you have to catch the fish to have a chance to taste it."
Huo Rui's anger subsided when he heard this. The vegetables this woman grilled were so delicious, so she thought the grilled fish would be good too. Thinking about this he began to feel hungry.
He snorted coldly, looked at Huo Yu and said, "Let's go!"
Huo Yu nodded.
Seeing them go empty-handed, Luo Chaoyan looked at Yin Miaoshan with a smile, "How many do you think they can catch?"
"Two?" Yin Miaoshan raised two fingers. They should each get one.
Luo Chaoyan shook her head and said, "I bet there's not a single one."
"Let's go and take a look." He laughed at the same time.
The two of them took a few sweet potatoes and walked towards the stream.
Huo An's chubby face was also full of curiosity, and he let Shu Lan hold his hand and follow behind.
The stream was very shallow, just above Huo Rui and the others' knees.
This was Huo Yu’s first time trying fishing and he found it a bit new. He clearly saw a fish resting at his feet, but when he reached out to grab it, the fish ran away. After trying several times in a row, he not only failed to catch any fish, but was also exhausted.
Huo Rui was not much different from him. Every time he was about to catch a fish, he would lose his grip and let the fish slip away from his hands.
Luo Chaoyan looked at them with a smile and said, "I knew it!"
"Cousin, you are doing this on purpose." Yin Miaoshan couldn't help but laugh. She clearly had a way to teach them how to catch fish, but she didn't tell them, leaving them working in vain.
"Ha ha!"
An undisguised laugh was heard.
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and saw that it was the two young masters of the Liang family. They were followed by several guards and some maids and old women.
What is hard to ignore is a woman in a white dress and a hat.
Liang Chumo stood by the stream, pointing at Huo Rui and the others, mockingly saying, "Huo Rui, you idiot, how can anyone catch fish like this?"
"Amo!" Liang Chuxun frowned.
Luo Chaoyan looked at them carefully, and when she saw that Liang Qianyi was not there, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cousin?" Yin Miaoshan looked at her puzzledly.
Luo Chaoyan whispered in her ear, "They are the young master of the Duke of Liang's mansion. The woman should be Shi Mengdie, the cousin of the eldest wife. There is a very brainless girl in their family named Liang Qianyi. She always likes to show off in front of me like a peacock. It's so annoying. I'll let you see her again when there's a chance."
Shi Mengdie had seen her before, so she naturally recognized her. Even though she was dressed as a man today, she could still recognize that she was the young lady of the Huo family.
She walked over, lifted her hat, saluted Luo Chaoyan, and said, "Young Madam!"
"Amo, Axun, come here!"
Liang Chumo and Liang Chuxun came over. They were quite impressed by this young lady. Liang Chumo thought she was a person of her word, while Liang Chuxun thought she was quite smart.
"Mrs. Huo!"
The two of them bowed to her.
Luo Chaoyan looked at them with a smile: "Are you guys out here for fun?"
Liang Chumo replied, "We came out hunting and passed by here."
hunt? Luo Chaoyan looked at Shi Mengdie. How could such a talented woman with a bookish air have anything to do with hunting? Or is she the chosen one who not only looks great, but is also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and even martial arts? This is too jealous.
As if she saw her confusion, Shi Mengdie said calmly, "I don't know martial arts, I just happened to be living in a nearby farm and followed them for a walk."
Luo Chaoyan nodded.
Liang Chumo walked to the stream and said to Huo Rui and the others excitedly, "Hey! Huo Rui, do you want to have a competition?"
Huo Rui rolled his eyes at him. He could not help thinking that this guy was still thinking about the last time he lost to them. This is to avenge the previous humiliation. It's a pity that he's not stupid. They haven't caught a single fish yet. If they lose, wouldn't that make this guy very proud?
"What? Are you afraid of losing?" Liang Chumo said with his small body straightened.
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