The Buddhist lady travels through ancient times to live a leisurely life

Chapter 212 What do you want?

In the afternoon, Yun Xi and his group left the farm in a mighty procession. This time they did not waste time on the road, and when they returned home, it was almost dark.

Lezai has now started an unpleasant sleeping pattern, going to bed very early every night and getting up very early in the morning, just like the free-range chickens in the countryside.

I only noticed this pattern after I arrived at the farm.

Chickens raised in later generations are kept in cages and fattened up, which is actually not in line with the natural life pattern of chickens.

You know, chickens are birds that can actually fly. At this time, free-range chickens will fly to trees to sleep in the evening before it gets dark, and lie on branches all night. The next morning, before dawn, around four o'clock, they will flutter down from the trees.

Lezai follows this schedule. He goes to bed in the evening, when the chickens start to fly up the trees, and gets up before dawn, when the roosters start to crow. He doesn’t even take his night milk. He takes two short naps after breakfast and lunch.

The unpleasant thing about this schedule is that after he gets up in the morning, he will pull Yun Xi to get up with him. In the morning, they will light the lights and play.

Neither the maids nor the wet nurses can do it, so he can only bully his own mother.

When I got home, Lezai had already fallen into a deep sleep and there was no need to wake him up.

Even when Mu Jinyan happily rushed over and called him brother, he didn't wake up.

"Brother is asleep?"

"Well, he goes to bed very early at night. You can play with him tomorrow morning."

"Uh-huh."

Yun Xi carried the child back to the room and put him on his own crib.

Mu Jinyan followed like a little tail.

Yun Xi reached out and picked him up. Mu Jinyan was born in winter. When Yun Xi first came into this world, he was about three and a half years old. Now he is almost six years old.

Mu Jinyan was very happy. It seemed like he hadn't been held like this for a while. Daddy would hold him on and off the horse, and would also hold him in the carriage, but that feeling was different from being held like this.

He liked being held like this, feeling like he was still a little child, being held in his mother's arms, enjoying her love and affection.

The little boy rubbed his head against her, it was so cute. Yun Xi couldn't help but kiss his little face.

The two were enjoying themselves warmly when something happened to spoil the mood.

"Come down, you're so big, why do you still want me to hold you?"

Yun Xi ignored him and held the child tightly, "I just like to hold him, why do you care? How old is he? Why can't I hold him?"

Mu Jinyan’s depressed mood recovered in a second. He leaned on Yun Xi’s arms and looked at his father provocatively.

Mu Sheng: "...Just hold her for a while and come down. Your mother must be very tired from the journey."

Mu Jinyan nodded. He was very obedient. He came down on his own initiative after a while.

Mu Sheng added: "It's late today, go to bed early and go to the upper room tomorrow."

"Do my parents know that I'm coming back today? Why don't you send someone to tell them?"

Mu Jinyan said: "Grandpa and grandma know, I told them."

"Then I'll send someone over to tell them. Ah Yan should go back to bed early, too." Mu Sheng said.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going back now. You guys should get some rest early."

"Yeah, that's good. Go ahead."

Yun Xi took a hot bath to relieve her fatigue and planned to have a good sleep. After all, she had been away for more than ten days and there might be some things to deal with at home, so she had to get enough rest.

But obviously, Mu Sheng didn't intend to let her go to bed so early.

After finally finishing all the work, she just fell asleep when Lezi, who had woken up early, climbed over to her from the small bed and pulled her hair.

Yun Xi: "..."

She really didn't want to move at all.

In a daze, she said to Lezi, "Go find your father."

Then, Mu Sheng was woken up by him.

Mu Sheng: “…”

He resigned himself to his fate and climbed out of bed, taking the child to the couch in the outer room to play with him.

It just so happened that he had to go to court today, so he simply didn't want to sleep.

She played with her son until it was time for him to go to court, then handed the child to the maid and told Lezi, "Your mother is sleeping, don't disturb her. If you want to play with someone, go find your brother, he's about to get up. Got it?"

Chun Yu: “…”

What do you know? He is just a little boy. This should be said to us.

So, she replied: "Don't worry, sir, we will keep an eye on the young master and not let him disturb Madam's rest."

Only then did Mu Sheng leave with peace of mind.

When Yun Xi woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

She gave up and got up slowly, washed up, and ate breakfast.

Then he asked Lezi: "Are you hungry? Did you have milk this morning?"

Chunyu was speechless, and thought to herself, "You don't feel whether you have eaten or not, it's obvious that you haven't eaten." But seeing that Yunxi really didn't seem to realize this problem, she replied, "I haven't eaten. I don't want to disturb you before I leave."

Yun Xi: “!!!”

You are too dogmatic, if the child is hungry, you still have to bring him to eat. She quickly took the child and fed him. Except when he was just born, Lezi hadn't eaten so much for a long time.

After eating, he burped and milk flowed out from the corners of his mouth.

Yun Xi: "..."

Is this the legendary "eating to the throat"?

She held her son and patted his burp, then held his armpits with her hands and let him step on her legs to play for a while. When he was no longer so full, she said, "Let's go pay our respects to grandma. You haven't seen her for several days."

The old lady was a little excited when she saw them.

"Finally I'm back. I felt a little uncomfortable when you two were away these days. Take me with you next time you go out."

As she spoke, she took Lezi over, held him in her arms, and asked, "Lele, do you miss your grandma?"

To be honest, Yun Xi was speechless and overwhelmed when she heard this question. She really couldn't understand everyone's obsession with this question.

Fortunately, the old lady didn't really expect a baby to respond. She just asked out of habit.

She answered the old lady's first question: "If we kidnap you, Dad will have a problem with us, right? Besides, family matters cannot be separated from you."

The old lady said nonchalantly, "He has been very busy recently. Didn't Mu Sheng's military school start classes? He went to teach, and he was full of energy every day. You didn't see that he was showing off."

Yun Xi asked with great interest, "Dad, are you here to help temporarily, or will you be a teacher there for a long time?"

"It seems to be long-term. He thinks he is very capable and wants to pass on his experience."

"That's a good thing. It's so boring to stay at home all day."

"Yeah, I'm also bored staying at home."

"No way, the general's family is huge and you are in charge of it. You are so busy that you can't even take care of it. How can you have time to be bored?"

This was of course just nonsense, she had no idea how big the general's fortune was.

As expected, the old lady rolled her eyes and said, "How big can the general's family business be? It's just a few farms and shops, and they are all managed step by step. I don't have much to do in normal times. We don't have many relatives and friends, so there are limited things to do when we welcome and see off guests. I am also very bored."

"Well, there's nothing wrong with being bored. At least it's leisurely. I wonder how many people envy your life."

That being said, it’s really boring to stay at home every day.

"You live on the farm. What do you do every day?"

"There's not much to do. I just take walks in the fields in the morning and evening, take the kids to see the scenery and learn about the crops. I take Lezi swimming at noon, and the rest of the time I just play around."

"He can swim now? How can Lele be so good at it?"

"Yes, he learned it after a few splashes in the water. He can swim well now. Last time when I took Ah Yan there, I wanted to let them learn together, but we were busy harvesting wheat at that time, so we couldn't stay and came back after a few days, so they didn't learn."

"It's good to be able to swim, it's also a skill. When Mu Xuan was learning, Mu Sheng tied a rope around his waist and kicked him into the lake. He wasn't afraid of the rope around his waist, he learned it after a few struggles."

Yun Xi was shocked: "...Are you sure he is not afraid? What if he is afraid but is too embarrassed to say it? Ah Yan is still young, there is no rush. When he learns, he will not let Mu Sheng teach him. I will teach him instead."

Some people are born afraid of water because they feel like they are floating in the water. Some people like this feeling, while others are afraid of it.

If you kick a person who is afraid of water in, it might scare him or her and leave an indelible psychological trauma.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that boys are brave enough to overcome the fear. But who can guarantee this? It is always an uncertain factor.

The old lady thought that boys should be beaten up if they needed to be beaten up: "It's okay, you're a man, you don't need to be so careful."

Yun Xi had a literary discussion with the old lady, then went back with Le Zai in her arms.

Interpersonal relationships are like this, most of the time they are just nonsense literature seminars. When it has no impact on you, what you say depends on what the other person likes to hear.

On the way back, she kept talking to Lezi:

"Lezi, I have a big house. What do you think? I should transform it into a private club? Or a children's playground? Let the children go in to play games, and the ladies can drink tea, chat and do beauty treatments? How do you think?"

As she spoke, she felt that her idea was a good one. Even if no one came, after the renovation, it could be used as Lezi's private amusement park.

Or find a new piece of land and start from scratch? It is said that her father donated a harvester and a thresher, and the emperor still owes a reward? So can she ask him for a piece of land?

"Son, let's go back and write a letter to your grandpa. Mom needs his help. I'll build you a fun place so you can have fun in the future."

She didn't care whether the child would respond to her or not, she just kept nagging.

At noon, when Le Zai was sleeping, Yun Xi began to think about the playground. She thought about it and decided to build a small one in her yard first. Anyway, her main purpose was to let her children play, and making money was secondary.

Slides and trampolines, which children in later generations played with, were all arranged. A room had to be vacated. For the safety of children, the amusement facilities had to be soft-packed, and the floor had to be covered with carpets, so it was better to make them indoors. Considering the lighting, the windows had to be modified.

Although it is a small project, there is a lot of work to do.

Just do it at home, don't bother your dad. Find someone to do it yourself.

In the evening, Mu Xuan came back first. When he heard that Yun Xi had returned home, he immediately came to find her.

"Sister-in-law, you already know about the iron mine, right? The court was informed yesterday, and people will be sent to investigate the site soon. After the final confirmation, you, as the one who came up with the idea, will also be rewarded."

"And my share?"

"Of course. In this matter, your role is equivalent to that of a key staff member."

Yun Xi: "...Then I am really amazing."

Mu Xuan: “…”

I feel like there is nothing to talk about.

He asked, "Sister-in-law, if there is a reward, what do you want?"

Yun Xi became interested: "Can I choose?"

"Who knows? Let's try."

"You're right. If you can't find any, you'll have to try your best. If you can't find any, you won't suffer any loss."

Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "I want a piece of land, an open space where I can grow crops and build a house. Of course, I'm also fine with a farm. It should be close to the city, but not too far away. It would be even better if it's near mountains and rivers. My father's farm is far away, and it's not convenient for me to go there. I also want a group of people, the kind that are particularly capable, preferably those who can both farm and do accounting, who can take the initiative to innovate and strictly follow orders, and not act recklessly. The more people like this, the better. I also want a full set of work tools, so that I don't have to prepare them again."

"Let me think about what else I want to order." Yun Xi said as she pondered.

Mu Xuan: "...I think what you want is already quite a lot. Apart from anything else, it's not easy to gather such a group of people. Let's talk about the rest next time. What do you want these for?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I'm always ready. When the time comes, I can do whatever I want."

Mu Xuan was speechless. This person had no idea what he wanted, or he didn't want anything at all, and he was just talking nonsense here.

He reminded: "Can you think about it, is there anything you want in particular?"

Yun Xi thought about it and found that her mind was blank: "It seems not."

She frowned and said sadly, "I don't seem to lack anything. I don't want anything in particular. If it were you, what would you want?"

Mu Xuan thought about it and said uncertainly: "Get promoted and make money? But I don't think I'm pursuing this too much. Read widely? This can't be obtained by asking others, I have to work hard on my own."

Yun Xi was speechless: "Look, you're not much better than me."

Mu Xuan: “…”

Oh, life, how come it has become like this? I can't even figure out what I want.