latelenovela Chapter 337 Visiting Grandmother
Chapter 337 Visiting Grandmother
After New Year's Eve, the weather becomes warmer.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a group of children came to the Xiao residence in new clothes to pay New Year's greetings. The elders gave out New Year's money until their hands were soft, and the smiles on their faces never faded.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, every family makes plans to go out and play.
Ye Tang is in confinement and cannot go out. Her child is still young, so she can't go out either.
During this year's Spring Festival, Tian'an Prefecture held many activities, including temple fairs, food festivals, dragon and lion dances, etc. People had fun from day to night and were still not satisfied.
Qingquan Village and Wenggang Village also held some small activities to highlight the joyous atmosphere of the New Year.
Every time Xiao Jingxuan came back from outside, he would tell Ye Tang about those wonderful programs, which stimulated Ye Tang.
"I want to go out and play, too!" Confinement is so hard to endure.
After more than ten days, the full moon banquet finally arrived.
Ye Tang, who was finally able to leave the confinement period, sang a song excitedly.
"You are my little apple, no matter how much I love you..."
There were many things to worry about on the day of the full moon banquet. Even though the clansmen had arranged everything, Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan were still exhausted, and Xiao Yunting was busy crying because there were too many guests.
Almost everyone from the two villages came. Even if the Xiao family did not invite them, those people came to give gifts.
The small full-moon banquet had more than a hundred tables. Master Xiao Wu was so happy that he even invited a lion dance troupe and a hybrid dance troupe and built a stage for the performances. The scene was indescribably spectacular and lively.
After tossing and turning all day, by the evening, Jamel Xiao didn't want to move at all.
"Wow wow wow!!!"
As soon as he lay down on the bed, Yunting in the crib started crying loudly.
Jamel Xiao stood up with a somersault, picked up the child and smelled him.
"You're pulling it again!"
Ye Tang opened the door and walked in: "I'll change him, you take a rest."
Jamel Xiao waved his hand: “No, I’ll do it. You don’t have as much experience as me.”
He quickly took off Xiao Yunting's pants. Xiao Yunting looked at him with his bare legs and giggled.
"Don't move, if you poop on me, I'll spank you."
"Giggle!"
Jamel Xiao had just cleaned the child and was about to change the clean diaper.
"Pfft!"
Xiao Yunting pulled again and made a mistake for Jamel Xiao.
Jamel Xiao: “…Ugh!”
Ye Tang hurried over to take over: "Go wash your hands quickly, I'll do it, I'll do it."
"Hehe." Xiao Yunting gave a toothless smile.
Jamel Xiao washed his hands, returned to the room angrily, hugged Xiao Yunting and tickled him.
"You're allowed to shit all over the place!"
"I'll let you bully me!"
Xiao Yunting felt nothing.
Ye Tang smiled and said, "Be careful, don't move too much. He just had his milk, don't make him vomit."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Yunting vomited, and it was the kind of spray. The sour and smelly milk sprayed directly on Xiao Jingxuan's face.
Jamel Xiao jumped up: "Ahhh!! You little bastard, you did it on purpose, you did it on purpose, I will fight you!"
The cool moonlight shone through the window, and the room enveloped by the warm yellow candlelight was in chaos.
After three days of rest after the full moon banquet, Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan packed up their things and went to Yuncheng with Ye Peng, Ye Ping'an, Shangguan Zhenhua, Gui Dao and some guards and servants.
It takes a month to drive from Tianan Prefecture to Yuncheng, and the road is particularly difficult to travel.
In order to reduce the pain of the bumpy ride, Jamel Xiao redesigned the carriage, adding a folding bed, making a secret compartment, and laying soft cushions in the carriage. Because the weather was still a bit cold, he also prepared a small heater.
Ye Tang was originally worried that Xiao Yunting was too young and would not be able to adapt to the long journey, but he never expected that the little guy was very well-behaved throughout the journey, he did not cry or make a fuss, and he did not get sick.
A month later, the carriage slowly arrived at a ferry.
Ye Tang and his companions got off the carriage and looked at Longjiang in front of them.
Longjiang was the largest and longest river in the Yuan Dynasty.
On the other side of the river is Yuncheng.
They need to go across by boat.
Shangguan Zhenhua said: "Let's get on board!"
Including guards and servants, Ye Tang's group consisted of forty-six people in total.
The boats at this ferry are not very big, and the largest one can only accommodate fifty people.
Shangguan Zhenhua ordered people to find a houseboat that could accommodate fifty people and carry only their family.
Everyone got on the boat and the boat moved slowly.
Ye Tang held the child and walked around the boat: "This boat is quite sturdy."
Shangguan Zhenhua came over and just happened to hear this, and said, "This is a passenger ship built by the Han people. Although the Han people are a bit arrogant, their shipbuilding ability is still good."
He continued, "Most of the ferry crossings during the Yuan Dynasty were built by the Han people, and the boats were also built by the Han people, as well as the weapons."
He paused, and suddenly thought of the woodworking factory he saw in Qingquan Village: "Tangtang, Grandfather never had the chance to ask you, what is the Xiao tribe's woodworking factory? I have seen the wooden ox made by Xiao Wenhai. That ox can pull a millstone. Its craftsmanship is not inferior to that of the Han tribe."
Ye Tang did not tell Shangguan Zhenhua about the Xiao clan in detail.
Ye Tang asked the servants to leave, walked up to Shangguan Zhenhua and said, "Grandfather, do you know the ancient Xiao clan?"
Shangguan Zhenhua's pupils trembled: "Could it be..."
"Yes." Ye Tang nodded: "Jing Xuan said that there is no need to hide this matter from our family anymore, so I told Grandfather, but it is still not allowed to tell outsiders casually, so please don't tell anyone."
"Am I the kind of person who would say nonsense?" Shangguan Zhenhua concealed the shock in his eyes and sighed softly: "I can't believe that the Xiao clan actually... Good, really good!"
"This is your fate with the Xiao clan."
In less than three quarters of an hour, the boat reached the shore.
After walking out of the ferry, Ye Tang and his group finally saw the city gate of Yuncheng.
After entering the city, Ye Tang and others could still see the long river from inside the city.
There are big willow trees on both sides of the river.
The mansions of the Shangguan and Ye families in Yuncheng still exist and are guarded and maintained by servants.
As long as there was no war and nothing happening in the capital, Shangguan Zhenhua would come to Yuncheng every year.
"It will take about a quarter of an hour to walk to the destination. Let's not look for a carriage." Shangguan Zhenhua said to Ye Tang and others.
As he finished speaking, he noticed that there was something wrong with Gui Dao's expression.
Gui Dao looked around, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
"Qianbai, what's wrong with you? Did you remember something?" Shangguan Zhenhua asked expectantly.
Ghost Blade shook his head: "No, it's just that from the moment I got on board, I felt that everything was familiar, the familiar Longjiang River, the familiar willow trees, the city gates, the streets..."
Shangguan Zhenhua smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't remember. Yuncheng has changed a lot over the years. The ferry, the city gate, and the streets have all been renovated. The shops and the clothes of the people are all very different from before."
He patted Gui Dao's shoulder and said, "Although Yuncheng has changed a lot, the Shangguan family and the Ye family have not changed at all. The two houses are still the same as before."