Chapter 29: Ancient Characteristics

After the dim sum was ready, Jiang Yishi packed a food box for Wu Yougui and Shui Ling to send to Mengjiazhuang. Shui Ling had been wanting to kowtow to the old Duke to express her reverence, so she was given a chance.

For the vegetarian feast, Jiang Yishi is not going to make high-grade vegetarian dishes, Sister Wu is no match for the royal cooks, and the estate doesn’t have that many high-grade ingredients. Just do a few kinds of meat-free, nunnery and can not eat garlic seedlings, leeks and other vegetarian dishes can be, not easy to eat things are good things.

Wu You Gui and Shui Ling came back and brought back a return gift from the Meng family – a beautiful brocade chicken.

Wu You Gui laughed, “I didn’t see it, Shui Ling is very good at what she does, kowtowing to Master Husband is honest, and her words are also pleasant, Master Husband and Meng Shizi both like it.”

Shui Ling smiled with arched eyebrows and took out the silver ingots that the Meng family’s grandchildren had rewarded her with.

“Old Master and Shizi both know my father, and said I’m a good ninny, and told me to serve the girls well and be a loyal slave like my father. Big Brother Lianshan and Big Brother Tingshan and Big Brother Qingshan also knew my father and told me to go to them when I had something to do. When the second master comes to the manor, please ask him to help the slave girl bring this silver to grandfather.”

Saying that, she knelt down again and kowtowed to Jiang Yishi, “The slave girl has become a maid for the girl to have such good things, I didn’t even dare to think about it before.”

Sister Wu laughed, “Tsk, anyone would love to hear these words. I told you earlier that Shui Ling is not naive, and is clearer than a shrewd maid.”

Shui Xiang also laughed, “Aigoo, Shui Ling has so much to rely on, we won’t dare to mess with her in the future.”

Shui Qing chimed in, “Not only do we not dare to mess with her, but we also have to flatter her.”

Shui Ling smiled so much that she couldn’t see her teeth. With no place to use her strength, she ran to the front yard to chop firewood.

At the beginning of the afternoon, Li Zhenbao came in a carriage, bringing a dozen guards and a few nuns with hair.

Li Kai did not come, but there is a beautiful little boy.

Li Zhenbao was already able to walk, and she walked in holding the child.

“Jiang Er Sister, this is my nephew Li Qi. My big brother went on a trek to the mountains with someone and dumped this little troublemaker on me.”

Li Qi was three years old and was Li Kai’s only son.

He gave Jiang Yishi a bow and called out, “Auntie.”

Jiang Yishi laughed, “What a handsome little brother.”

Li Zhenbao’s brows wrinkled again, “Eh, don’t say short words in front of a short person, don’t say words like handsome, pretty, good-looking in front of me, I get irritated.”

Jiang Yixi cried and laughed.

Li Qi frowned and glanced at Li Zhenbao, saying helplessly, “Here comes the bird again.”

Li Zhenbao patted his head, “I’m in pain and I’m not allowed to talk? Little brat, you think I talk too much when you can’t even speak clearly.”

Li Qi touched his head, his eyebrows wrinkled tighter, “A girl’s family, fart ah fart ah, how difficult to green.”

Li Zhenbao bulged her eyes and snatched her words, “My father and your father are not serious at their age, but you are a prude at your young age. You can’t even say ‘listen’, but you’re still ‘green’. Less care about me, your dad doesn’t even dare to care.”

Li Qi beeped, “Even dare not control aunt, aunt is not happy, your father, even father to beat. Hmph, a loving father loses more geese.”

Li Zhenbao saw that red little mouth, words are not clear and still want to pretend to be old, love individuals. Picked him up and kissed him vigorously a few times, “Little Zhengtai, auntie loves you to death, come and give me a kiss.”

Li chair hard neck to avoid her mouth, did not avoid being forced to kiss a few times.

Jiang Yishi was greatly amused by their aunt and nephew.

Li Zhenbao had just put down Li Qi when she was attracted over by the triangular flower and said aloud, “Ya, isn’t this a trillium, there is this kind of flower here too?”

Jiang Yi shi said, “This is a gift from Elder Duke Meng, he said it’s from outside the country, it’s called the Triangle Flower.”

Li Zhenbao ran over and admired the trillium for a long time, then took a look at the other several pots of flowers and said, “The most beautiful thing is April day, let’s talk in the courtyard. Alas, after coming here for so long, today is the only day I have this kind of leisure.”

Jiang Yishi had people bring out chairs and tables, and took out home-made snacks and candies bought in the county town to entertain them.

Li Qi was instantly attracted to the rose crystal cake and took a small spoon to eat it.

“Auntie, even like seven this kind of cake.”

Jiang Yiqi liked this child very much and smiled, “Auntie made a lot, if you like it, take some back to eat.”

Li Zhenbao was also surprised to see the rose crystal cake, “It’s like jelly, there’s still this stuff here, how do you make it?”

Jiang Yishi gave an overview.

Li Zhen Bao’s little eyes rolled, it was still different from the jelly she wanted to make.

Li Qi ate two pieces of crystal cake and was again attracted to the brocade chicken tied in the corner.

Li Zhenbao quietly said, “Isn’t my nephew pretty?”

The little girl was overbearing, she could say “pretty”, but no one else was allowed to say it.

Jiang Yishi nodded and said, “Yes, very …… cute.”

Li Zhenbao added, “Alas, but a poor child, at a young age, no mother. With me this …… Oh, like me, my mother also died because she gave birth to me.”

Jiang Yi shi sighed, “A woman giving birth to a child is to pass through the gate of ghosts, my mother also died because she gave birth to my brother ……”

There was also Meng Shizi’s mother, who seemed to have died because of giving birth to him.

Li Zhenbao said, “I found a characteristic in ancient times, young women died more than young men, oh, I mean accidents and illnesses, not counting strong men who died in wars. By the time a woman passes that hurdle and gets a little older, older women live longer than older men.”

Jiang Yishi knew that Li Zhenbao would often say some strange things, and didn’t bother to dwell on the word “ancient”, but felt that her words made some sense. She said, “It seems to be true that many young women die early after giving birth to children or getting sick, while most older women live longer than older men.”

Li Zhenbao said, “This is because, young women not only have to give birth to children, but also have to suffer from their husbands and mothers-in-law and family, and being pressured by several major mountains, women with bad health and not tough-minded will not live long. As for the men, most of the rich family is because they are good at sex, and they do not love themselves when they are old, and they empty their bodies, so they naturally die early. Poor people do too much manual labor, of course, not long to live.”

The words “empty body” made Jiang Yishi’s face red.

Seeing Jiang Yishi like this, Li Zhenbao giggled and said, “You’re still shy. **Have you gotten engaged?” Seeing Jiang Yishi shaking her head, she added, “Do you have a favorite man? Or rather, is there a man who likes you? You’re very pretty and belong to the category of deathless beauty, so you should have many suitors. A fair lady, a gentleman’s son, the ancients were also bold and unrestrained in their pursuit of love.”

Jiang Yishi’s handsome and cold face and those godless eyes appeared in front of her eyes all of a sudden. Often dreaming of him, was it because she liked him? No, it was because of the kindness he had once shown her. As good as he was, that home was one she didn’t want to go back into. Besides, if his eyes were healed, he would certainly be a man that all the little ladies in the capital would want to marry ……