"Little Mantou, Little Guozi, uncle is here to see you—huh? What are you doing?" Yu Jie walked through the garden and passed the lotus pond when he saw two three-headed little Douding squatting beside the pond, thinking I broke into a cold sweat.
A pair of big eyes like a little steamed bun, like mother and concubine, with round eyes open, showing a cute smile: "Uncle Shitou, we are teaching chickens to swim."
Xiao Guozi was at the side, squinting her long and narrow phoenix eyes, with a look of contempt: "Second brother is so stupid! I told you, chickens can't swim, but ducklings can!"
"No, we need to teach it! Don't you know it after you learn it?" Holding the little steamed bun of the fluffy chick, he looked like he was about to throw the chick into the water. The poor little chick seemed to have foreseen its own destiny, trembling in his hands.
Xiao Guozi rolled her super cute eyes, and said sharply, "Can you? You can't swim yourself, how can you teach the chicken? If you want to teach the chicken to swim, you have to learn it yourself first!"
Yu Ge was overwhelmed by his nephew and niece, why is he so cute? Especially the little niece, who looks serious and reasonable, exactly the same as the second lady when she was young. However, what she said didn't seem to make much sense. Even if Xiao Mantou has learned how to swim, she can't teach a chick to swim.
"Zhu Yunxiao! Did you go to the chicken coop in Dongkuayuan to steal chickens again?!" Zhu Yunxuan, the son of Xu Wang who came back from the outside, was already nine years old. He looked like his father when he was not smiling. same.
Dongkuayuan was originally a huge garden, but later it was changed into a pastoral scene, with unique thatched pavilions, thatched houses with earthen walls and thatched roofs, rippling green fish ponds, lush green vegetable gardens, and wheat fields with good harvests... So all this was done because of a worried word from the princess, "I'm really afraid that the children will not work hard and the five grains will not be distinguished", so the garden was flattened, the vegetable garden was opened, and the wheat was planted. The three children of Prince Xu's Mansion, although the two younger ones are only over four years old, all have to participate in field labor. Of course, the two younger ones are more of a disservice.
In order to cultivate the love of the children, a chicken coop was specially set up next to the vegetable garden, and a group of chicks were hatched for the children to raise. It is said to be raised by them, but in fact, it means taking time every day to add a handful of food and water. There are dedicated servants responsible for cleaning the chicken coop.
Today, after Zhu Yunxuan came back from racing horses at the racetrack, he went to the chicken coop to feed the chickens millet, but found that another one was missing. Since the younger brother had a similar criminal record, he went directly to the lotus pond. Sure enough, in the palm of the younger brother, the missing chick was found.
"Didn't I tell you? Chickens can't swim! If you throw it down, it will only kill it. Have you forgotten the little black mouth? Didn't you drown it?" Zhu Yunxuan quickly Cried stupidly by my younger brother.
"But..." Xiao Mantou pouted, wanting to say something else.
"No but! Now, immediately, immediately, send Xiaotuanzi back to me!! You are not allowed to catch chickens to play with again! Do you hear me?" Zhu Yunxuan paused every word, his plump lips pursed into a line.
Little Mantou knew that Big Brother was upset, although he was full of reluctance, but because of Big Brother's power, he had no choice but to respond: "I heard..."
Because he knows that if he sings against his elder brother, he will suffer in the end. When he was about to finish his porridge, he would find a fat worm at the bottom of the bowl; there would be a hole in the back of his clothes, and the white meat on his butt would be teased by his friends; "Accidentally" got ink on it and was asked to rewrite...
There are many similar things like this. When he went to sue his father, queen, mother and concubine about his elder brother, his elder brother was praised instead. Over time, the lesson of blood told him that the elder brother cannot be offended, and he must listen to what the elder brother says, otherwise it will be very miserable.
As much as he wanted to teach Chick a new skill, the plan had to die. The chick named Xiaotuanzi escaped unharmed.
Seeing that the younger brother is so well-behaved, Zhu Yunxuan hit a sweet jujube with a stick: "If the writing has improved recently, and the thousand-character prose has been memorized, Zama can last for half an hour. I will help you persuade the concubine mother to agree to you raising a duck." Be a pet. However, you have to take care of this duck yourself, and you can't ask for help!"
As soon as Xiao Mantou heard it, he immediately got excited: "Brother, I can already recite the thousand-character prose. Listen—the world is mysterious and yellow, and the universe is wild. The sun and the moon are full, and the days and nights are listed... I practice calligraphy seriously every day. The king praised me for my talent. Also, and... this morning, I held on for half an hour, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Xiao Wuzi." Xiao Wuzi is his personal servant, ten years old, very clever a little guy.
Xiao Mantou is very envious of his mother and concubine raising two "big dogs" as pets, and has always wanted to have a pet of his own, regardless of the type.
Yu Ge, who was watching the interaction between the little nephews, laughed in his heart. It is not good to keep any pets, but ducks must be kept. He was looking forward to it. After the duckling jumped into the water, the little nephew looked anxiously jumping on the shore.
"Uncle Shitou, are you here to see my mother and concubine? At this time, she should be in the small study in Jiale Hall." Every day at this time, as long as the father is in the mansion, the mother and concubine will give the father "red sleeves to add fragrance" , one to study ink and one to practice calligraphy.
Practicing calligraphy is false, but cultivating feelings is true. The three children of Prince Xu's Mansion are already used to the clinginess of their father to their mother and concubine. At the beginning, Xiao Mantou and Xiao Guozi protested against their father's frequent robbing of their mother and concubine. But after repeated protests were ineffective, they could only accept their fate.
Yu Jie nodded, patted the eldest nephew on the shoulder, rubbed the head of the little mantou, squeezed the cheek of Xiao Guozi, and said with a smile: "Uncle, go talk to your mother and concubine first, and come play with you later. Little Baozi, take good care of your siblings!"
Seeing that Zhu Yunxuan's face, which was very similar to Xu Wang's, wrinkled into a ball, Yu Jie snickered in his heart. He did it on purpose, knowing that his eldest nephew was most displeased when people called him by his baby name, he just wanted to see a face similar to the guy who snatched his second sister, and show a helpless expression.
"Uncle Shitou has come to rob my father and concubine again, my father is so pitiful!" Xiao Guozi sighed after eating a piece of candy that her uncle brought from the candy shop. However, can you restrain yourself from that expression of watching the show on your face
Little Mantou opened his mouth and asked his sister to send a candy into his mouth, and said vaguely: "My father always robs us of our mother and concubine, and now the retribution has come?" This damn child, if your father hears you Speaking of him, he doesn't know who the retribution will fall on
"Both of you, it's time to review your studies. Go to the outer study with elder brother. Be careful that you will be beaten by the master for being late!" Zhu Yunxuan went all the way to the outer courtyard with his younger siblings who wanted to follow along to watch the excitement.
Xiao Guozi rolled her eyes and showed a pitiful expression: "Brother, Xiao Mantou dragged me today and insisted that I watch him teach the chicks how to swim. I haven't eaten my afternoon tea snack yet, I'm so hungry..."
"Don't you have candy in your hand? Eat two pads first, and have dinner together!" Zhu Yunxuan was used to seeing his sister's little tricks, and said indifferently.
Xiao Mantou handed the chicken in front of the eldest brother: "Brother, before going to the study, you should send the little dumpling back first, right? If the husband finds out, he will throw it out. Then it will be a Poor stray chickens, beggar chickens, so pitiful!"
"Little Wuzi, send the chicken in Second Young Master's hand back to Dongkua Courtyard!" Zhu Yunxuan's tone didn't fluctuate at all, and without pausing in his footsteps, he carried two little beans to the outer courtyard.
Little Mantou opened his hands and wailed: "Brother, I got chicken cakes on my hands, it stinks! Go back to the room and wash it before coming back, okay?"
"There is a washbasin and hand sanitizer in the outer study." Zhu Yunxuan's tone was unquestionable. My younger siblings are very smart and quick learners, but they just don't like learning. Ever since he was enlightened at the age of three, he would fight wits and courage with his husband every day, trying to get away with it.
Although my husband is very knowledgeable, but he has a rather pedantic temper. Many times, these two little guys skipped classes and succeeded. After listening to the husband's cry, the mother and concubine handed over the task of supervising the studies of the younger siblings to him as the eldest brother. With this time, he might as well read one more book, or practice a set of boxing techniques with the martial arts master.
Ever since, the situation just now has to be repeated every day. The two little guys will do everything possible to try to escape from the classroom, or delay entering the classroom, and he will foil their little tricks one by one—ah! Being a big brother, I feel so tired!
Throwing the two little guys into the outer study room, Zhu Yunxuan warned the two people whose eyes were rolling around and who made up their minds at a glance: "You two, be honest with me! If I hear my husband complaining, I will say that you are not good! Tonight , Little Steamed Bun and Worm will serve you a big meal, and Little Fruit will stop eating sweets for a month!"
"Ah—no, big brother—" the two little bean dings wailed. Although Xiao Mantou is a boy, he is most afraid of things like soft bugs. It is said that a small caterpillar landed on his nose when he was a child, and he was frightened.
And Xiao Guozi, like many children, loves to eat sweets, especially when the concubine mother is in the mood, the cakes made by herself are her favorite. Fearing that she would damage her teeth, the imperial concubine stipulated that she could only eat two pieces of candy and one cake a day, and she had to brush her teeth after eating.
Zhu Yunxuan grasped the weakness of his younger brother and sister, even if they were Monkey King, they could not escape his grasp. Uh... I don't know about the parent-child story time tonight, will the mother and concubine continue to talk about "Journey to the West" yesterday? Really been waiting!
"Disciple rules, sage instruction. Filial piety first, trustworthiness second..." The sounds of younger brothers and sisters reading were heard in the room, and Zhu Yunxuan turned to the next room, listening to his father's former subordinates with great interest, explaining the art of war to him and strategy.
He likes to read, but he prefers to listen to his father and second uncle tell about the ups and downs on the battlefield. His father said that when he was ten years old, he would be brought into the Xishan camp to experience life in the barracks. Before that, he had to make full preparations, not to embarrass his father...