It was the first time that Xiao Yao had experienced a night of four people sleeping in the same bed. She thought about it silently and thought that everything else was okay, except for the feeling of being increasingly crowded.
I used to wonder why the beds in Yiyuan were bigger than those in other places. Now I finally understand.
The space required by the mother and daughter is not enough for an ordinary bed. Looking at herself in the corner and her third uncle sleeping at her feet, she deeply felt that she should ask the carpenter to come again.
After waking up, Yuan Yutong sincerely apologized to Xiao Yao, "Ruyi is such a naughty child. She pushed Ping'an into a corner. When she wakes up, Aunt San will definitely teach her a lesson."
"No... I'm fine." How could a niece have the nerve to expose Third Aunt's lies? She just pretended she had never heard it. Xiao Yao put on her clothes, shoes and socks with the help of the maid. She turned around to look at her sister who was sleeping deeper than a pig and asked Third Aunt, "Should I wake you up?"
Yuan Yutong thought Xiao Yao wanted to play with her sister for a while before leaving. Thinking that the next time the two sisters would meet would be during the Chinese New Year at the earliest, she made up her mind to use force to wake her daughter up.
"Aunt San, don't scream... just... carry her away."
Yuan Yutong hugged Xiao Yao. Girls are very considerate. After returning home, she asked her husband to work hard to have another daughter.
After breakfast, Xiao Jingmin and his wife said goodbye to their family one by one. Xiao Yuan, who was wrapped in a quilt, woke up at this time. Seeing the sunshine and blue sky, she waved her little hands excitedly.
The carefree little girl, unaware that the time of separation was approaching, was babbling hello to everyone she knew.
"The two sisters are companions, how can you bear to separate them?" General Xiao was reluctant to part with his chubby granddaughter and regretted why he agreed to let them take the child away yesterday.
"Or, I'll take them both away." Xiao Jingmin suggested fearlessly.
"It's not enough that you kidnapped my granddaughter, you want to take her all away. Someone bring me a military stick."
"No! I just said it casually, casually."
"Third brother, let me tell you, Ping An is the apple of my father's eye, just like fourth brother is the apple of my mother's eye. You can't talk about him, let alone touch him."
Xiao Jingtai looked like he was saying, "I'm doing this for your own good. You have to listen to my advice, otherwise the consequences will be serious."
No matter how reluctant she was, the time to depart had come, and she had to leave. Xiao Yuan pointed at the carriage with a smile, then turned back to call out to her sister, "Ah, ah!" Xiao Yao lay on Tong Mingyu's shoulder, tears falling uncontrollably. She quickly buried her face in her mother's neck. Her little body twitched, but she refused to cry.
General Xiao resisted the urge to snatch his granddaughter back, and kept looking in Xiao Yao's direction with heartache. He was so angry that he had nowhere to vent it, and finally yelled at the coachman: "Didn't you say you were leaving? Then why are you still dawdling? Go, go." Who wouldn't be scared by the general's yell? The coachman didn't care whether the reluctant masters had said goodbye or not, and waved his whip and drove away quickly.
Xiao Jingkang patted his daughter's back tenderly, wondering how long it would take for her to feel happy again. His brothers were also distressed; even Xiao Yang kept looking back, reluctant to leave.
"Everyone, go away. I'm getting annoyed just seeing you." General Xiao was furious at everyone he met, his eyes agape. The sons and grandsons, helpless, quickened their pace. They couldn't afford to offend, so they decided to hide. In a matter of moments, all the men, big and small, had left.
"Ping'an, grandpa will take you to see the lambs, okay?" General Xiao coaxed his granddaughter with the gentlest tone he had ever used in his life.
Xiao Yao was in a low mood and had no interest in looking around, but her grandfather's worried look made her unable to refuse. She opened her arms and threw herself into the arms of her grandfather with a fresh breath.
"Let's go see the sheep." Xiao Yao said softly, not forgetting to put on a smile.
"Grandpa will do nothing today, just accompany Ping An."
General Xiao let his granddaughter sit on his shoulders and put away the gloomy look on his face. He no longer had to go to court every day and had plenty of time.
"Father, let the maid hold Ping An. How can you let her sit on your shoulders?" Tong Mingyu was terrified. This was not only the apple of his eye, but also the apple of his eye!
"Just do what you should do and don't block our way." General Xiao walked around his two daughters-in-law and strode away proudly, carrying his little granddaughter on his back.
"Sister-in-law, I've decided to rely on Ping An from now on."
Although the backer is a little small now, he has a strong aura.
If anyone in the family dares to sit on the father-in-law's shoulders, they will flatter the old man.
Tong Mingyu worried that if things continued like this, her daughter would become spoiled and willful, what would happen? After the Lunar New Year, her daughter would be two years old. She should slowly learn some things, like memorizing the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic. She also needed to gradually teach her some of the proper etiquette for a daughter. She didn't expect her to become famous in the capital, but she did want her to become a well-mannered and kind person.
Boys and girls require completely different approaches to upbringing. The boys in my family were born one after another, all healthy. They learned martial arts at three, and started elementary school at five... everything followed a consistent pattern. As for Ping'an, the first of three generations, her upbringing required considerable consideration and deliberation. Reading and calligraphy were essential, but so were needlework, cooking, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting... Adding all that in, there was a lot of preparation to go through.
Tong Mingyu perked up. Even though her daughter was still young, there were many things she needed to consider. She had to list them one by one and prepare them thoroughly so that she would be prepared for any eventuality when her daughter needed them.
Li Jiaoying is worried about not having a daughter, but she has no fewer things on her mind than Tong Mingyu. Her mother-in-law has recovered and the Fang family's problems have been resolved. Does this mean that she can spare some time to dress and look good?
Make a new dress with a thousand-word pattern on it for my mother-in-law to get rid of bad luck; make a few new headwears for myself and my sister-in-law, and make sure they are the latest styles; give the men new cloaks embroidered with elegant new patterns; and most importantly, make clothes and custom jewelry for my future supporter, and dress up the treasures of the whole family more beautifully. Yes, it was a happy decision.
The sisters-in-law, each with their own concerns, returned to the backyard side by side. Although Tong Mingyu was worried about her daughter, she still put family matters first. Li Jiaoying returned to Qingyuan, wondering where to start.
The grandparents and grandchildren not only saw lambs and calves, but Xiao Yao also petted a fawn and a rabbit. The cows and sheep that had come from afar gradually adapted to their new environment, and their milk was already on the table.
Unfortunately, her family was not keen on it. Xiao Yao happily accepted the milk and drank a small cup every morning and evening. For this reason, Xiao Jingkang secretly consulted Dr. Sun, and only after being told that there was no problem did he dare to let his daughter drink it with confidence.
The boys were required to drink a bowl of it every day. Xiao Yang and Xiao Jun frowned as if they were drinking medicine. For brothers bound by a shared fate, every ten minutes at dinner felt like a painful journey to execution. Most of the goat's milk went to the men my grandfather brought back; no one at home would drink it because of its strong taste.
Xiao Yao was afraid that these people would want to eat mutton after drinking goat milk, so she planned to use goat milk to wash their faces and even take a bath!
When the time comes, bring your beauty-loving aunt along to enjoy a milk bath together. It will definitely feel great!
So today she acted like she really liked dairy sheep, hoping that her grandfather would love her as well and leave her more dairy sheep so that she would have the opportunity to realize her wish when she grows up.
He's still too young! If he were four or five, he could be directing the cook to make pastries and dishes with milk or goat's milk, even fluffy cakes... Don't reveal any of these ideas and plans now, or he might be mistaken for a monster. Once he learns to read, just say he saw it in a book or heard it from someone else. Isn't that how it's written in novels?
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