After the gourds became refined, farming made a fortune and exploded in another world

Chapter 426 Two Cousins
Ji Yao sat in the carriage, quietly, just watching the old lady tell her how much she had missed her all these years with runny nose and tears.

Ji Yao sighed softly, "Grandma, don't cry. Am I back? My life in the country is also very good. I have no shortage of food, clothing, and money. Yulian also takes good care of me. There’s nothing uncomfortable about it.”

Everyone really regarded her as a country girl.

In fact, she was working in the countryside, so she had to go to Zhuangzi to work.

Staying at home is too boring, and she likes to grow crops and study them, so she often lives on Zhuangzi.

In recent years, she has been able to grow the high-yielding rice on Zhuangzi, as well as the fruits that others cannot grow, and make them bear fruit.

Many strange fruits are produced on her farm.

Many fruits are even offered as tribute.

When her parents saw that she liked to tinker with things on Zhuangzi, they all followed her wishes, as long as she was happy.

Living in Zhuangzi like this, she became what others called a wild girl from the countryside.

"Jiaojiao, don't say those words to comfort grandma. Is farming in the countryside not hard? There's nothing wrong with it. Food is the most important thing for the people, and there's no shame in farming! It's just a pain for Jiaojiao. It should be The young lady who was raised in a noble and pampered way was lost to your careless mother."

"Over the years, when I think about the Jiaojiao I raised suffering outside, I wish I could beat your mother!"

Over the years, she has directly cut off contact with her daughter, and she is not allowed to visit her.

If it weren't for Jiaojiao's sake, she would have severed the mother-daughter relationship with her.

The old lady chattered all the way, feeling sorry for what Ji Yao had experienced in these years.

Aunt Liu was also wiping her tears in distress, "Yes, Jiaojiao, you were so well-behaved and cute when you were a child. When your grandmother first brought you back to the house, she was so hungry that she didn't have the strength to cry. Fortunately, at that time Your second cousin is still young, and I still have milk/water, but I couldn't bear to leave you to the wet nurse, so I just happened to feed you together. Fortunately, you lived up to your expectations. It didn't take long for you to become chubby and not make trouble. I have already treated you I treated her as my own daughter, and when she could walk, she followed me and called her aunt one after another. My heart almost melted, but she is much more well-behaved than your two cousins."

The eldest aunt Liu has two sons. The eldest cousin Zhou He is now working as an errand in the Gyeonggi camp. The second cousin Zhou Xiang is only three months older than her and is still studying at Bailu Academy.

The second uncle is not in the capital now. He is an official sent abroad and has taken his wife and children to other places.

Now there are only a few masters at home in the entire Duke Protector's Mansion.

Ji Yao felt the enthusiasm of the two people, and a smile slowly appeared on her face. They really felt sorry for her.

"Actually, I don't even remember what happened before."

She had no memory of what it was like to be in the Protector's Mansion before. What could a two-year-old child remember?
"It's okay if you don't remember. Don't be shy when you get home." The old lady kept holding Ji Yao's hand and didn't let go all the way.

The Protector's Mansion was indeed much larger than the Marquis' Mansion, and it also looked much nobler.

The servants were all respectful and did their own thing without looking sideways.

The scenery inside the Duke Protector's Mansion is also very elegant. It doesn't look like a military commander's mansion, but more like a residence for literati.

"Your two cousins ​​heard that you are coming back today, so they are all waiting for you at home." The eldest aunt held Ji Yao's hand affectionately and couldn't get enough of it.

If she had such an outstanding daughter, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.

This child is a delight to look at, well-behaved, white and tender. Even the ladies in the capital cannot compare to this child's case.

"Why are you so sure that I will come back today? Isn't it a matter of delaying my brothers?" Ji Yao was a little flattered.

They must all have their own things to do, but they would rather put down what they were doing to wait for her to come home.

It was in sharp contrast to the deserted look of the Houfu.

She still likes the people here compared to those in the Hou Mansion.

"What can happen to them? You should wait for your sister to come home. Your grandfather is not in the capital, otherwise he would be waiting for you at home." The old lady said with a smile.

Her Jiaojiao is back, and everyone should be waiting for her.

Ji Yao felt warm in her heart.When everyone arrived at the old lady's Ci'an Hall, they saw two young men standing in the courtyard, looking around.

These two should be her two cousins.

The two cousins ​​are easy to recognize. Although the eldest cousin is a military commander, he has a bookish air.

The second cousin looked a little immature, grinning and showing his big white teeth.

"Grandma, is this my sister? So beautiful!" Second cousin Zhou Xiang ran two steps quickly and came to Ji Yao.

Seeing Ji Yao's chubby and red face, she couldn't help but poke her, "Little sister, you are so cute!"

Then came the hearty laughter of my second cousin.

The eldest aunt slapped him on the back of the head and said, "You brat, what should you do if you poke your sister? You are no longer a child. You have to be careful. Look at you, your face is red."

Mrs. Liu felt distressed and wiped Ji Yao's face with a handkerchief, as if there was something dirty on her face.

Ji Yao looked at Zhou Xiang funny, this second cousin was quite interesting.

At this time, the eldest cousin came over and said, "Little sister, do you still remember me? You nibbled on me a lot when you were a kid. At that time, whenever I hugged you, your face was covered with your saliva."

Zhou He is six years older than Ji Yao. When he first saw Ji Yao, he liked her and thought this little girl was so soft.

So whenever I have time, I go to the old lady to coax the little girl.

He still remembered the delicious milky smell of his little sister, which made people want to take a bite.

Now the little girl has grown up, but she still looks as soft and waxy as she did when she was a child.

Ji Yao blinked her big, watery eyes. Did she nibble on her cousin when she was a child?
"Cousin, I must have been hungry at that time." Ji Yao said with a blush.

Puff ha ha ha ha ha.

She was greeted by roars of laughter from the whole room.

The eldest cousin also laughed so much that she cried, and touched her head gently, "Yes, yes! Everything my little sister says is right."

"My little sister also chewed on me!"

Zhou Xiang said not to be outdone.

Ji Yao was a little embarrassed and blushed like a big persimmon.

Was she so naughty as a child?
"That's right! Jiaojiao's hobby when she was little was to nibble on other people's faces. She would nibble on the face of anyone who held her."

The old lady also laughed so hard that she burst into tears.

She couldn't be happier seeing her children and grandchildren playing around.

Looking for Jiaojiao these years has been her heartache. Now that the child is back, her heartache is gone.

There was joy and laughter in Ci'an Hall.

There was also a lot of fun at the dinner table. The old lady took a jade pendant from her neck and put it on Ji Yao, "Jiaojiao, if you wear this jade pendant, you don't have to kneel when you see the emperor with this jade pendant."

This is the jade pendant given by the Empress Dowager to thank her for saving her son, so that she can avoid kneeling when meeting the king.

"Grandma, this is too valuable." Ji Yao thought about returning it to the old lady.

The old lady stopped her from taking it off, "Take it, it's useless for grandma to wear it. It was originally meant to be reserved for Jiaojiao."

Now the old lady's heart and eyes are full of Ji Yao, and her grandson has long been forgotten.

(End of this chapter)