Chapter 15 The Villa
The house on the village is three three-entry houses connected by a long corridor. The Wang family knew that the owner was going to stay in the village for a while, so they had already cleaned the house inside and out and smoked the room with mugwort. When they entered the house, there was a faint fragrance of herbs.
Master Yan Wu, who sent Mrs. Yan and others to Zhuangzi, observed it everywhere and found that it was very appropriate everywhere. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "The house is very neatly tidy, and the old lady lives here. You must serve him well." He asked the entourage to give twenty taels of silver to Zhao Zhuangtou.
Zhao Zhuangtou repeatedly refused, "This is something that the young man should do, and he dare not ask for the fifth master's reward."
Master Yan Wu smiled and said, "This is what you deserve. Take it and serve the old lady, the young master and the young lady."
Zhao Zhuangtou then took the money.
Master Yan Wu waited for Mrs. Yan to settle down and had lunch with his mother. He left more than a dozen guards in the village and rode back to the city with a few other guards.
For Yanhu, Yan Zi and Yan Tongfeng, there is no big difference between living in a village and living at home. It is just to eat, drink and sleep in a different place. However, for Yan Qin and others, it is much easier. They don’t have to read or practice calligraphy, and they don’t need to learn etiquette and suck the Yaoqin.
In the early morning, after breakfast, Yan Tongxiu smiled and said, "Grandma, we want Uncle Zhao to take us to the mountain to hunt." Yan Tongwen and Yan Tongming looked at Mrs. Yan nervously, afraid that she would disagree.
"I want to go hunting!" Mrs. Yan thought for a while, "Then go, but don't go deep into the mountains."
"Thank you grandmother." Yan Tongxiu and the other two smiled happily.
"Brother takes me there, take me there." Yan Tongfeng rushed over quickly and hugged Yan Tongxiu's calves.
Yan Tongxiu looked embarrassed. They were not old and it was okay to take care of themselves. He was only over two years old and could not walk steadily on the road. He was really unable to do so!
"Tenth brother, don't go, there are many insects on the mountain, and it hurts to bite." Yan Huo relieved his cousin.
"Chongchuang." Yan Tongfeng retreated.
"Let's go to the stream to catch fish and fry the fish at noon." Yan Huo smiled.
Yan Tongfeng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped, "Fried fish and fried fish and fried fish and fried fish and fry them." Yan Tongxiu blinked at his cousin gratefully.
The Yan brothers and sisters were divided into three groups. Yan Tongxiu and the other two followed Zhao Zhuangtou to hunt. Yan Qin and the other four followed Zhao Zhuangtou's wife to the orchard. Yu Fangfei, Yan Hu, Yan Qi and Yan Tongfeng went to the stream to fish.
"You are fishing on the shore and you are not allowed to go into the water." Mrs. Yan instructed.
Yu Fangfei and the other two agreed, but Mrs. Yan was worried, "Mu Yuan, go with me and take a look at these three little monsters."
"Yes, old lady." Mu Yuan replied with a smile.
The young lady who is pampered and has some fish to catch? It’s just a fishing fisherman playing in the water. The one who is catching fish is Zhao Sanniu, the grandson of Zhao Zhuangtou. Although Zhao Sanniu is only ten years old, he is very tall. Moreover, he is not fishing, he is a fishing fish.
Zhao Sanniu held up a fork and poked into the water, splashing water. Then he raised the fork and there was a big fish jumping around on the fork. Yan Tongfeng dragged the fish basket over, "Brother Sanniu, put it in, put it in."
"I have some fish soup to drink! I have some fish soup to drink!" Yan Qi said excitedly.
Not only were there fish soup at noon, but the Yan Tongxiu brothers also gained something. They caught a pheasant and added a braised pheasant. Before lunch, everyone made plum wine together. Wash the plums picked by Yan Qin and others, dry the water, then cut the plums with a knife, put the crossed plums in a clean jar, put a layer of plums and a layer of white sugar, fill a can, pour one third of the white wine in, seal the jar, and place it in a cool backlight place.
"Auntie Zhao, how long will it take to drink this wine?" Yan Miao asked.
"It will take more than forty days to drink." Zhao Zhuangtou's family smiled.
Yan Miao pouted, "It will take so long! That's not that it's impossible for them to live in the village for so long.
"Just bring the wine jar back when you go back," Yan Xiang said with a slant.
"Yes." Yan Miao was happy again.
On this day, Yan Hu led his cousin to drill into the cornfield and broke the tender corn. He didn't ask for help. The three of them made their hair messy and their bodies dirty. The sound of horse hooves stopped from far to near. Yan Huo crawled out with two corns and looked up at the person sitting on the horse. "Cousin Fu." He turned his eyes to see the people behind him, "Cousin Li, Cousin De, Cousin Bai, Cousin Jiang, why are you all here?"
Fu Zhixing turned over and got off the horse, looked at the little girl with muddy face, reached out to lift her up, squinted her eyes and asked, "It's fun?"
Yan Huo smiled and said, "It's fun." The corn is sweet and delicious. Of course, in order not to show his foodie nature, I won't say this anymore.
Fu Zhixing took out the handkerchief and helped Yan Huo wipe the mud off his face, "Go to see the old lady with me."
"Cousin Fu, let me down, I'm dirty." Yan Huo knew that Fu Zhixing had a vicious habit, and he was wearing a brocade robe with orchid embroidered on white background.
"I don't dislike it." Fu Zhixing carried Yan Hu into his arms and walked slowly into the village. Tang Li and the other four looked at Fu Zhixing's back and all smiled playfully.
Mrs. Yan took a few granddaughters to drink tea in the yard. Fu Zhixing and others went in and met. Since this was the case, Mrs. Yan simply did not let the granddaughters avoid it. Yan Xiang saw Tang Li and his eyes lit up. After waiting for the five people to greet Mrs. Yan to sit down, he personally brought tea to Tang Li, "Grandson, please drink tea. This is tea made from the clear springs on the mountain."
The old lady Yan stared at Yan Xiang, her eyebrows slightly frowned. Yu Fangfei had a faint regret in her eyes. Why didn’t the prince of Chu come?
"Thank you, Miss Yan." Tang Li knew that there were thirteen ladies in the Yan family. The lady he was most familiar with was Yan Huo. He couldn't figure out which Yan Xiang ranked.
"You're welcome to the grandson." Yan Xiang pursed his lips and smiled, lowered his head and retreated to his seat, and sat down.
"You little dirty cat, hurry up and wash your face." Old Mrs. Yan pulled Yan Huo over. The girl's face was covered in mud, and she rubbed Boy Fu's clothes dirty.
Mu Yuan took Yan Huo down to wash his face. After a while, he combed his hair again. Yan Huo, who had changed into clean clothes, was taken out by Mu Yuan. She was wearing pink clothes, her face was white and tender, with a pink hairband tied on the head of the bag. She was jumping and the silver bell dinged as she moved.
Fu Zhixing waved, "Xiaoxiao, come here to have tea."
Yan Huo walked over, leaned against him, and drank a sip of tea with his hand, "Thank you cousin."
Fu Zhixing smiled and touched her head, and fed her a few more sips. Seeing that the cousins were so close, Mrs. Yan's eyes flashed and she laughed silently. The two were nine years apart, which should be the relationship between brother and sister.
Fu Zhixing and the other five had lunch in the village before leaving to do their business.
After staying in the village for a few days, it was May 19th. On the summer solstice, the emperor presented ice as usual and rewarded court officials to relieve the heat. The Yan family also dug an ice cellar, which contained more than 3,000 pieces of ice. The next day, the emperor took the queen, Lifei and others to the Jing Palace in Daxi Mountain to escape the summer heat. The emperor ordered King Rong, King Xin, Duke An Guo, Taifu Yan, Taifu Jiang, Shoufu Wu and others to accompany him.
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Chapter completed!