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Chapter 11 Toys
Mrs. Hu went out to spread the word, and asked someone to bring the breakfast of the two Shen girls to Yufang Pavilion.

When breakfast was brought over, usually Xiaodong ate alone, so of course it didn't matter where she ate, even if she was too lazy, Mrs. Hu could still sit on the edge of the kang and feed her.Since there are guests, Xiaodong can't be casual, and Xiaodong sits obediently at the table.

As soon as the gaiwan was lifted, Xiaodong's stomach gurgled with the smell of the fragrant and hot rice porridge.

Shen Fang took a look, there was no other ingredients in this porridge, it was boiled white rice, but it was soft and smooth in the mouth, with a warm rice fragrance.

"This porridge is really good."

Mrs. Hu fed Xiaodong porridge with a spoon, while Xiaodong held a bun in his hand, his hands and mouth were greasy.

Shen Qiang also took a sip, squinting her eyes to savor it: "Well, this is better than fragrant rice."

Mrs. Hu said: "This is tribute rice, and there is another name called Zhimi. In our palace, there is only the prince, the prince and the princess have this share."

Shen Fang was startled, and asked softly: "Mother Hu, what do we eat..."

"It's from the county owner's job. She couldn't eat all of it even if she was a little person."

This is also the first time for Xiaodong to know that what she eats is still official food—well, so to speak, her food and clothing are probably provided by the royal family, and she seems to have vaguely heard that she should have I have an annual salary, but I don't know how much it is.

Alas, no wonder there are so many dandies in the clan and official families. They have acquired things that others may not have in their lifetime. In such a life, how can there be any motivation to struggle.

The two sisters from the Shen family were not restrained, they just had breakfast, and they really did their duty, spending time with Xiaodong.After listening to them talking for a while, Xiaodong realized that these two cousins ​​were not biological sisters, but cousins, and they usually had a very good relationship at home, and this time they even came to the capital together.

Shen Qiang was very lively and talkative, so she asked Xiaodong, "Shall we play with bamboo?"

Xiaodong didn't understand, and turned to look at Mrs. Hu.

This, Hu Shi did not understand either.

Shen Qiang smiled and said: "We often play this at home, I don't know if there are any in the capital." She sent her maid Xiuyun to say: "Go and get the box in the package."

Xiaodong is also a little curious, usually Hu takes care of her meticulously, but he doesn't play with her.She couldn't go out, couldn't read books, and couldn't hear many new things. The Shen family sisters came just in time.

Xiuyun returned after a while and took a flat bamboo box.The box was about a foot long, and when the cover was pulled off, there were copper buckles and thin bamboo tubes inside the box, which made Xiaodong's eyes shine.

This... This bamboo is actually a different kind of ancient building blocks, right?
The bamboo tube can be inserted into the copper buckle, and then spliced ​​into various shapes, square, rhombus, multi-faceted - whatever you want!
Shen Qiang picked up the three-hole copper buckle, inserted the bamboo tube into it, and neatly put together a square shape: "Look, this is how you play."

Hu was very surprised, picked it up and looked at it, and praised: "This thing is really interesting."

"That's right. When I was at home, my third elder brother used this to build a boat with a sail attached to the mast. Everyone praised it."

It was really interesting.

Xiaodong also smiled and took the bamboo tube with the copper buckle and began to work together, but her fingers were short and fat, the copper buckle was small, and the bamboo tube was slippery, so it was not so easy to insert it accurately.Shen Qiang sat down to help her fight, and Shen Fang also came over, but she watched too much and didn't do much.

"Is it fun?"

Xiaodong nodded vigorously: "It's fun."

This is much more interesting than puppets, snare drums, balls and the like.

There were no other children in the palace to accompany her, so Xiaodong saw a swing, but Mrs. Hu would never allow her to play on that.The weather was getting colder every day, and Hu was even more reluctant to let her out of the house.

This bamboo can be said to be a very educational toy, which not only cultivates hands-on ability, but also allows people to give full play to their imagination and creativity.

Hu said: "I haven't seen this in the capital, it probably only exists in the east of the river."

Shen Qiang raised her head and said with a little pride: "This is what third brother thought of, of course there is no other place."

Huh?Xiaodong turned to look at her.

Mrs. Hu asked: "Is it something Shen Sangong came up with?"

Ah, then this Shen San is really amazing.

How old is he—

The movements of Xiaodong's hands stopped, and for a moment she was thinking: Could it be that Shen San is also a person who traveled through time?

Cough, think too much.

She laughed secretly in her heart, she was probably influenced by time-traveling novels, it seems that invention and creation are only the expertise of time-traveling protagonists, in fact, the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated, there are many things, the ancients are better than the modern people, just in the long time In times of war and disputes, many good things have been lost.

The room was warm, Xiaodong was playing seriously, and he was sweating unknowingly.

The things Shen Qiang brought were not only picking up bamboo, but also throwing rings.Also made of bamboo, the rings vary in size, a set of nine, wrapped in colorful cloth.The big one is as big as a small basin, and the small one is only a little bigger than the mouth of a teacup.Hang the ring indoors, a few steps away, draw a line, and stand in front of the line to cast.Let the small sachet in your hand pass through the ring to win.

Xiaodong thought, this probably evolved from the play of throwing pots, but it has more boudoir characteristics.Both the rings and the sachets used for throwing rings were very delicate. The sachets brought by Shen Qiang were made of various colors and materials. The ribbons are tied together, and when you throw them, you can see a colorful stream of shadows, and the ribbons are flying in the air. Even if you don't play, just watching others throw is very pleasing to the eye.

Xiaodong is Xiaoliwei, and Shen Qiang took the largest ring, and it was easier to throw the apricot stones in Xiaodong's sachet.Six or seven out of ten shots hit the target, which made Xiaodong laugh from ear to ear.

As long as someone is with you, you don't have to worry about having fun.Even if there is no novel game, it is still very interesting to play blind man and elephant on the ground with thick felt with a veil tied over the eyes.Sisters from the Shen family, Mrs. Hu, and the maidservants all joined in. Everyone sat in a circle, covered one person with a cloth handkerchief, dragged it around a few times, and let her touch it, touch its eyebrows, nose, mouth and nose, and guess who it was. who is it.In this game, Shu Xiaodong's maidservant, Hong Ling, can guess the most accurately, and when it's her turn to guess, she almost never misses it.Shen Qiang was not very good at it, she seemed a bit sloppy, she didn't remember the names of Xiaodong and other maids very well, she guessed wrong eight out of ten times.Xiaodong also guessed once, coincidentally, what she was touching was Hu Shi, there was no need to touch it at all, she could already smell Hu Shi's body, she was so familiar.

Xiaodong had a great time, but didn't feel bored at all.

But calm down at night and think about it—these sisters from the Shen family really came prepared.

I don't know what Wang An told the Shen family in the letter, but the Shen family sisters prepared so well and professionally, they specially prepared and brought the utensils for connecting bamboo and throwing rings.Moreover, Shen Fang is gentle and amiable, Shen Qiang is lively and active, and the two sisters join forces, this combination is really unfavorable—anyway, Xiao Dong feels that he has nothing to resist.Even though she was once a mature adult, Xiaodong enjoys her current life very much.

Wealthy, comfortable, no need to worry about food and clothing.

Joyful, carefree and well-loved.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, it snowed.

After the snow stopped, Xiaodong entered the palace for the second time.

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Looking for all kinds of care and maintenance tickets~~~
Lively and Immortal did not give up, but stopped temporarily to sort out his thoughts, and he will definitely finish writing.

(End of this chapter)