HLnovel Chapter 173 Big Sister, Do You Hear the Pigeons Calling?
Chapter 173 Big Sister, Do You Hear the Pigeons Calling?
Shi Mingzhu's smile faded slightly and she glanced at the old Duke secretly, wondering if her grandfather had guessed her little thoughts and was therefore deliberately favoring Shi Yao.
Did grandfather deliberately humiliate Shi Yao for her own good?
Otherwise, why is Shi Yao the only one who is special?
Shi Mingying snorted, then surrounded Shi Mingzhu and comforted her: "Zhuzhu, don't be ashamed. It's just a piece of cake. It's not a big deal. It's not worth making a fuss about..."
The brothers all came to comfort Shi Mingzhu.
The old Duke smiled slightly and sighed secretly in his heart.
The grandchildren have been separated from Shi Yao for more than ten years and have spent less time together, so the affection between them cannot be compared with that between them and Zhuzhu.
Get along with each other slowly, play and joke around, and the feelings will develop.
He also felt that a piece of cake was a trivial matter not worth mentioning. The second girl's big reaction was a bit of an exaggeration, and his true feelings coming from the mouth of Xiaowu Mingying made people feel uncomfortable.
No one thought about where he felt uncomfortable, not even the old Duke.
From beginning to end, no one blamed Shi Mingzhu, nor did anyone think of blaming Shi Mingzhu, let alone doubt whether she did it on purpose.
Shi Yao was too lazy to think deeply, because even with her toes she knew that Shi Mingzhu did it on purpose!
Otherwise, Shi Mingying was neither the elder nor the younger here, so why didn't Shi Mingzhu pick on others to share the cakes, but picked on Shi Mingying who had provoked her several times?
Not long after, Shi Yao's lunch was served, and the meat and vegetable porridge in the big pot was also cooked.
Shi Yao picked out her favorite dishes and placed them in front of herself. She moved the ones she disliked to the old Duke and said with a smile, "Grandfather, your granddaughter is honoring you!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to return to his seat and started eating with relish.
The brothers looked at her eagerly, hoping that Shi Yao would share some food with them.
I was already tired of eating this meat and vegetable porridge, and now compared with Shi Yao's rich and exquisite meal, I felt that the meat and vegetable porridge in the bowl was dry and tasteless, and I couldn't swallow it. It was like pig food.
Shi Mingzhu had been meticulously nurtured in her past and present lives, but after taking just one bite, she wanted to spit it out.
Seeing that her grandfather and brothers were eating porridge with no strange expressions on their faces, she did not dare to show any strange expression and forced herself to swallow it.
Shi Yao ate half her meal and when she looked up, she saw Shi Mingzhu's expression as if she had swallowed a fly.
She suppressed a laugh.
For a lady from a noble family like Shi Mingzhu, this is the "suffering of the world", right?
Shi Jianan was so angry that he almost died!
Shi Yao, this unfilial daughter, knows how to respect her grandfather, but doesn’t she know how to respect her own father?
Where can he, his biological father, put his face?
He made his son and nephews laugh at him for nothing!
During the whole meal, only Shi Yao and the old duke were enjoying their meals. The others had no appetite. If they had not been afraid that the old duke would have scolded them for wasting food, they would not have finished a bowl of rice.
Shi Mingzhu ate the least. She only took three mouthfuls of porridge. It took her a whole meal's time to hold them in her mouth and swallow them.
After lunch, Shi Mingkui felt sorry for his sister who had never eaten such rough food, and was about to urge Shi Mingzhu to go back and cook for herself, but Shi Yao first took Shi Mingzhu's arm and said pitifully:
"Big sister, there are a few questions that grandpa talked about that I don't understand. Can you answer them for me? My brothers and the others are ignoring me."
Shi Mingkui frowned: "Second sister, you can ask me if you have any questions."
"I dare not ask you, Fourth Brother, you are the most fierce one!" Shi Yao shook Shi Mingzhu and said coquettishly, "Big sister, big sister, you are the most gentle and kind, please help me, okay? Grandfather will ask questions in the afternoon, and if I can't answer them, he will punish me again!"
When Shi Mingzhu heard the word "gentle and kind", she shuddered all over, but she had to maintain the image of a "good sister", so she could only nod in agreement.
Shi Yao cheered, then pulled Shi Mingzhu and asked her questions one after another.
Shi Mingzhu is well-read and, although not fully erudite, is much better than Shi Yao, who is only half-baked, and can answer Shi Yao's questions easily.
In my heart, I secretly despise the shallowness of the time traveler, who only cares about money and doesn't care about poetry or books.
The brothers stood around and listened for a while with eager eyes, and when they saw that Shi Yao did not make things difficult for her beloved Zhuzhu and left a bowl of hot porridge for Shi Mingzhu, they went away to take a rest.
Shi Yao held Shi Mingzhu's hand and talked for half an hour, when Shi Mingzhu's stomach suddenly made a rumbling sound.
Shi Yao exclaimed, looked around, and asked in confusion and excitement: "Big sister, did you hear the pigeons? Go and look for them, maybe we can roast them tonight!"
Shi Mingzhu despised her vulgarity and felt embarrassed. Her face turned red and she became angry out of shame - Shi Yao must have done it on purpose!
"Second sister, I'm afraid you heard it wrong. It's getting late and Grandfather will be giving a lecture soon. I'm leaving now so as not to delay your class."
Shi Yao held her arm, and while listening to the cooing, she reluctantly said, "Big sister, you are so gentle, so kind, and so knowledgeable. You are such a good sister. I really don't want to leave you.
By the way, next time you come back, bring more cakes and don’t ask Fifth Brother to share the cakes. Otherwise, if there is nothing left for me, I will think that you are deliberately partial to me and don’t want to share any with me.”
Shi Mingzhu could hardly keep up the fake smile on her face. She didn't notice it when she was talking just now, but her stomach started to growl and she felt dizzy:
"Okay, I won't ask Fifth Brother to divide it next time. I have something else to tell you. The day after tomorrow, we will go to the Spring Outing together. You haven't gone out to play since you came to Beijing. The Spring Outing only happens once a year and will end after February. You can't miss such a fun time."
Shi Yao smiled and said, "Okay! Sister is still good to me and thinks about me all the time. I will accompany sister to the spring outing!"
Shi Mingzhu didn't care about her words.
Seeing her stand up, Shi Mingkui hurried over to see her off. Shi Mingzhu was afraid that her brothers would hear the rumbling sounds of her stomach, which would damage her image as a lady from a noble family, so she hurriedly told them not to see her off.
After leaving the ancestral hall, she leaned against the wall and retched.
The meat and vegetable porridge, Shi Yao, her grandfather's favoritism, and her brothers' attention to Shi Yao all made her feel sick - her brothers did play tricks on Shi Yao, but they played tricks on her because they paid attention to her.
She hoped that her brothers would ignore Shi Yao, or would kill her without a burial place with one strike.
This kind of minor quarrel will not hurt Shi Yao. Instead, it will make people see Shi Yao's cleverness and will promote the relationship between her brothers and Shi Yao.
She had to do something quickly, marry Shi Yao off quickly, and not let her brothers fall in love with her.
At dinner, Shi Yao ate and drank to her heart's content alone, and generously gave the food she didn't like to the old Duke. After dinner, she reported to the old Duke about the spring outing.
The old Duke waved his hand and said, "I'll give you a day off!"
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In a blink of an eye, it was the day after tomorrow. Shi Yao put on new clothes and went out to attend the spring outing with Shi Mingzhu, her third sister-in-law Tao Ziyi, and her fifth sister-in-law Qi Wan, escorted by her third brother Shi Mingzhen.
Although it is called a spring outing, there is actually no fixed group or fixed location. It is just a term for people to go for an outing in February.
The whole month of February can be a spring outing.
This is the day when the rich and powerful go out for fun, and it is also the day when small vendors have a booming business.
Shi Yao believes that the spring outing promoted economic development, which is why this unwritten festival has been preserved to this day.
When taking a break halfway through the journey, Shi Yao spotted a familiar figure among the guards and was delighted. Wasn't this her good mynah bird?
Coincidentally, when she arrived at the foot of Wuyun Mountain, she saw Ge Qiuheng getting off the Ge family's carriage.