"Wake up, it's time for you to get hot water."

In my daze, I seemed to hear the princess calling me.

Hey, how did I get to bed last night? I seemed to be practicing calligraphy last night, and then I fell asleep while practicing.

"Don't be stunned, it's time to go."

yes, what do you want to do so much, let's hurry up and get to work.

"Got it, mother-in-law, I'll go right away."

I walked forward with the barrel, I probably didn't sleep well last night, and I kept yawning on the way there.

Suddenly, a hand slapped me on the shoulder, almost scaring my bucket away.

When I looked back, it turned out to be Sister Xin, who was looking at me quietly with a faint smile at this time.

"Sister Xin, you almost scared me to death just now."

"Xiao Qing'er, you were too excited last night because you were going out of the house today, and then you didn't sleep well, I see that you have been snorting."

"Not anymore, I'm..."

"What is it?"

I suddenly remembered that Wang Po said that I can't spread the word about my literacy, so I had no choice but to do it.

"I accompanied my mother-in-law to make winter clothes last night, and it was late when I was careful, so I didn't sleep well."

Sister Xin was skeptical of my statement, but she didn't continue to dig deeper.

"By the way, what are you going out to do today?"

I thought about it carefully, what the young master said last night.

"The young master said that he went fishing by the river outside the city, and he also prepared kites, and his mother-in-law also prepared some pastries."

When I talk about kites, Sister Xin is thoughtful, as if she is missing something, remembering something.

Soon, we went to separate places and returned to different courtyards.

The young master hardly let people serve him, he got up on time every day, ran around the yard, and then washed, as long as I prepared the hot water, I went to help Wang Po in the kitchen.

This morning it was pumpkin porridge and then served with xiao long bao.

First, put a bowl for the young master, and then it was for me and the princess.

Three plates of xiaolongbao were served, almost one plate per person.

My first xiaolongbao was stuffed with shiitake mushrooms, then with pork, cabbage, fish, and finally with bean paste.

You can't tell what's inside it at all, and it's only the moment you enter it that your sensitive tongue tells you everything.

It's like a surprise, and you don't know what it's made of, but you're still looking forward to the unexpected joy that comes with your entrance.

After eating, change your clothes and set off. The young master is in the forefront of the white brocade moire clothes and black boots today, and he is full of spirit.

And Wang Po walked in the middle wearing a dark blue dress, carrying a food box with some pastries in it, and Wang Po also pinned a silver hairpin on her head.

I'm the yellow dress, silently following behind.

Although I was excited, I restrained myself.

When they reached the gate, a steward stood there with two or three servants, not knowing what they were doing.

Because the clothes worn by the steward are different from those worn by ordinary domestic servants, they can be distinguished.

Seeing that we were approaching, the steward said in a strange manner: "Third son, early in the morning, where have you been?" ”

The young master said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Steward Li, where am I going, it seems that I don't need to report to you." ”

"Third son, you are right, how can I be qualified, but my master wants to ask clearly, in case you die outside in an unknown way, who can afford this responsibility."

"Don't worry, my life is hard, ordinary people can't take it away, I just go fishing outside the city, I can't die, thank you for your concern."

"I'm relieved, come here, go and open the door for the third son.

Third son, you have a good journey. ”

There were two carriages waiting outside the door, and they stopped quietly.

Seeing us coming out, an honest man came up to us.

He led us to the carriage on the left, and as he waved the reins, the carriage moved, followed by the carriage next to it.

This is my first time riding in a horse-drawn carriage, I have only ever ridden an ox cart before, and the ox cart is very slow and steady.

And the first feeling that the carriage gave me, except for shaking, was still shaking, although fast.

Even though it was morning, all the people in the city got up, and the streets began to be full of people.

I lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked curiously at everything in the city.

The carriage soon left the city and came to a good place with abundant water and grass and beautiful scenery.

I got out of the carriage and gulped greedily for the fresh air that I hadn't seen in a long time.

In front of me was a lake, the lake was so large that I could only roughly see its borders, and the water was very clear, and there were all kinds of aquatic plants growing around the lake.

Occasionally, white waterfowl passed by, leaving us with afterimages.

There was a carriage behind it, which was delayed for a while on the road, so it took a while to arrive after us.

The carriage was the first to come down were three young men, a younger brother, and then an ordinary-looking woman.

When Wang Po saw that they had finally arrived, she was very happy and stepped forward to hug them one by one.

And they were also very happy to see Wang Po, and they took the initiative to hug it, except for the older two, who should be shy.

So they should all be the grandsons of Wang Po, and that woman should also be Wang Po's daughter-in-law, and it was Wang Po's son Zhao Shi who drove me before, and I later learned that another coachman was the younger brother of Wang Po's daughter-in-law, and he was an honest farmer.

When Uncle Zhao saw that everyone had arrived, he instructed his children to take down all the things behind the carriage, and he also followed to help.

Three fishing rods, three fishing baskets, a stool, two iron pots, an iron kettle, a bag of tea, some fresh vegetables, two pig's trotters, all kinds of spices, two thin cutting boards, flint and fire folds, a small axe, a jar of wine, a small bag of rice, and chopsticks for eating, and two kites on the roof of the carriage.

I don't understand how I can fit so many things.

The young master first got a stool and fishing gear, and then by the lake, he began to fish leisurely.

I'm washing vegetables not far away, and I really don't envy it at all.

Hey, this lake is so cold.

Wang Po and her daughter-in-law were working on pig's trotters, Uncle Zhao was building a simple stove, and the four Zhao brothers were looking for firewood in the woods with their uncle.

After being busy for a while, the dishes were washed, Uncle Zhao's three stoves were also set up, and the fire was lit.

I filled the iron kettle with cold lake water, put in the tea leaves, and then put it on the fire to heat it up.

On the other side, the princess is stewing pig's trotters, while her daughter-in-law is washing rice by the lake.

The firewood collectors also returned, and each of them carried some firewood, while the youngest Zhao Tie was holding an axe.

Finally, Wang Po and her daughter-in-law were busy at the stove.

The other two adults, finding a stone to sit on, also began to fish leisurely by the lake, and there was wine next to it, and they took a sip every once in a while.

Regarding kites, Zhao Jinge said that he was too old to play anymore, so he stopped fighting with us, took an axe, and went to collect some firewood.

So the kite is one for Zhao Yin and Zhao Tong, and one for me and Zhao Tie, so it's distributed.

Two people take turns to fly, and at the same time, they will compete to see who flies the kite higher and farther.