Chapter 356: Peach Forest in the Back Mountain
After eating, Jia Cong had someone bring a sedan chair over.
"Grandma, the peach blossoms in the back hill are in bloom. Let's go enjoy the flowers!" Jia Cong said to the old lady with a smile.
Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and said, "Well, then I will accompany my grandson and granddaughter to have fun together today!"
"I'm tired, so I won't go with the old lady." Mrs. Wang said. Although Aunt Xue and her sister had already fallen out, it was not easy to expose it directly, so she said she would rest at home .
Grandmother Jia did not say much, but just nodded. Then, everyone went out. The old lady got on the sedan chair, and the others followed on foot. Jia Cong and Baoyu accompanied the sedan chair on both sides and headed towards the back mountain.
The journey was not far. After walking for less than two quarters of an hour, we saw peach blossoms everywhere.
Xiangyun couldn't help but exclaimed, then stepped forward and grabbed the old lady and shouted, "Old lady, I want to go to the woods to play!"
"Keqing, Yuanyang, Zhuge's wife, you all should bring your mothers-in-law and maids to look after them. Make sure nothing gets bumped or hurt." said Grandmother Jia.
Hearing Lady Jia's response, Xiangyun immediately cheered and pulled Baoqin, Xiao Xichun and Xiao Que'er directly towards the peach forest ahead.
Keqing and others hurriedly followed with their maids and servants, while Yingchun and Tanchun were also worried and followed directly.
Only Baochai, Daiyu and Xing Xiuyun still followed.
After walking forward for a while, everyone stopped at a small pavilion.
The old lady got off the sedan chair and went directly into the pavilion. Then she said to Jia Cong and the others, "Don't be restrained here by me, the old lady. Just go to Gaole."
"I'll have someone bring snacks and tea !" Jia Cong said with a smile, "Madam, we'll eat here today. We'll have someone grill some meat later. You can eat whenever you're hungry."
Seeing Jia Cong leave, Daiyu looked at the peach blossoms all over the mountain, and then said, "Grandma, I will go find them too."
"Go, all of you go together!" said Grandmother Jia with a big laugh.
Baochai stood up, bowed to the old lady, and left, taking Xing Xiuyun and Daiyu with her. Seeing this, Baoyu hurriedly followed.
In the peach forest, the kids were having a blast!
Little Xichun took Xiao Que'er, Baoqin and Xiangyun to run around everywhere. Keqing, Yuanyang and Li Wan hurriedly led the maids to protect them, fearing that any of them would be scratched.
Tanchun held Yingchun's arm and looked at the lively scene with a smile, "Second sister, our family has become more and more lively in the past two years! It was rarely so lively before. Especially fourth sister, how cold and quiet she was before? Now that she is spoiled by third brother, she plays all day long and is no longer like before."
"It would be great if it could always be like this!" Yingchun said happily.
Tanchun remained silent. The joyous scene would eventually fade away, just like all the sisters! All the sisters knew what Baochai and Daiyu were thinking, and the third brother had also expressed his opinion. In addition, the old lady could only acquiesce. I think there will be no changes in the future.
But Xiangyun, Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan and others will eventually get married, including me and my second sister. Now they are of marriageable age. Even if my third brother protects them, how many years can they stay? At most two or three years, they will definitely have to leave the house. It is only because little Xichun is still young that she can stay in the house for a few more years.
In the past, Tanchun was looking forward to getting married, even though that was an unknown future, but it was much better than living a dull life in the mansion. However, as Jia Cong's status became higher and higher, she became more and more reluctant to leave this home. Compared with the confusion and fear of the unknown, this home now made her happy and at ease.
Under the protection of her third brother, she no longer needs to worry about the future fate of her family or worry about trivial matters.
"Ah!" Tanchun couldn't help but sigh softly. Looking at the merriment in front of her, she felt a sense of sadness in her heart...
After a long while, the children were sweating. Yuanyang and the others hurried forward to hold them back, "You should take a break first, otherwise you might catch a cold! Go have some refreshments and continue playing later. Anyway, the master said that we can play all day today, which is enough time for you to run around."
Several people dragged Xiao Xichun and others to a corridor not far away and sat down. They wiped everyone's sweat and asked the maid to bring them tea and snacks.
"It's a pity that the opera troupe from the Taoist temple didn't come with us. Otherwise, it would !" Baoqin said while eating.
"In my opinion, it would be best if we write poetry together!" Yingchun said as she helped Xiangyun wipe the sweat off her face.
Xiangyun laughed and said, "What's the big deal? When Third Brother comes, let him fight with us, and we'll have a drink and barbecue. Isn't that more interesting than watching a play or writing poetry?"
"Yun girl, stop making trouble. Third brother is the marquis of the championship. How can he fight with us?" Tanchun said, tapping Xiangyun's forehead.
Xiao Xichun looked at the two of them and said, "Sister Yun, if you want to watch boxing, then you can stay in our East Mansion. Third brother always gets up early to practice boxing."
Xiangyun glared at Xiao Xichun fiercely, "Fourth sister is not a good person either. I am not Sister Lin or Sister Bao."
"Wouldn't it be better if Sister Yun also married Third Brother?" Xiao Xichun asked doubtfully.
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this. Xiangyun's face turned red at what Xiao Xichun said, "Tsk, I don't want to get married! I want to be like my second and third sisters and never get married!"
"And me, and me!" Baoqin was busy shouting. Although little Xichun didn't quite understand, she also shouted along, "I won't get married either. I'll stay with my sisters."
Yuanyang and the others couldn't help laughing when they heard the children playing.
"Xiao Que'er, let's continue playing in the woods later!" Xiao Xichun said while pulling Xiao Que'er. Now the relationship between the two was closer than that between anyone else.
Xiao Que'er ate some snacks and said, "Sister Yuanyang asked me to take good care of the fourth girl and not run around all the time."
As they were talking, everyone saw Baochai, Daiyu, and Xing Xiuyun coming hand in hand, and Baoyu followed them.
Little Xichun rolled her eyes and ran up, dragging Baochai and Daiyu to the pavilion as well. "My dear sisters-in-law, Xiao Que'er won't play with me. Let her play with me."
With just one sentence, everyone burst into laughter, and Baochai and Daiyu blushed!
"Fourth sister, who taught you to say that?" Baoqin asked.
"It was my third brother who told me that if there was something happy going on, I could just call Sister Bao and Sister Lin like that and they would definitely agree."
Daiyu covered her face with a handkerchief and grabbed Xiao Xichun, "Fourth sister is so naughty, I will definitely teach you a lesson today!"
