"This is perfect, Iāve been missing Mom and Dad."
"Mom, are we going home?" In the past few days, Lele and Yangyang had been on holiday, and as they played nearby, they overheard their parentsā conversation and asked a question.
"Yes, weāre going home, back to Yangshu Village."
"Is Yangshu Village beautiful?" Yangyang asked another question.
"To me, Yangshu Village is the most beautiful place." Yangshu Village, a small village, naturally could not compare with a county town, but that place gave one a sense of belonging that no other place could offer.
"Then, does Yangshu Village have a river? Does it have a river as beautiful as Yanghe?"
Yanghe was the most beautiful river he had ever seen, even surpassing Lanjiang River, with its flower-like characters, various colored stone animal carvings, rockeries, and colorful pavilions. The surface of Yanghe River also had many water lilies, how beautiful they were.
"Yangshu Village doesnāt have Yanghe, but it does have the ocean. The drunk crabs, drunken shrimps, and the scallops in your scallop porridge all come from the sea." She touched the silver lock with a black pearl embedded in his necklace, adding, "There are also pearls in the sea, and the one youāre wearing around your neck comes from there."
"Wow, so there are so many treasures in the sea?" Yangyang exclaimed, "Mom, when we go back to Yangshu Village, can I go boating on the sea?"
"Of course, you can."
Upon hearing this, Yangyang was thrilled, "Then, when we go home, I want to go boating on the sea with Uncle Qingtong." Yang Qingtong had spent most of the past half year in Mianyang and had returned to Funan in September. Here, Yangyang had formed a very deep bond with him, often mentioning him fondly.
"Mom, why canāt we go home right now?" Lele asked.
"We have to wait for your dad. The new county magistrate sent by the court to replace your dad hasnāt arrived yet, so we need to wait a bit longer."
"Oh."
Yangyang then ran over and pulled at him, "Brother, letās go treasure hunting at sea when we get home. There are even pearls in the sea; we should try catching some."
At that, Lele rolled his eyes and thought to himself that you canāt just scoop up pearls as if they were stones.
Seeing Lele ignore him, Yangyang started to tickle him.
"What are you doing?"
Yangyang crossed his little arms and said, "Thatās for ignoring me."
"Hmph, Iām going to ignore you even more." Little Lele turned his head and darted away, but Yangyang chased after him.
The two little ones were tugging and pulling at each other.
"Madam, First Madam Li has sent someone with a gift."
"What is it?" Yang Chuxia asked casually.
Sister-in-law Li, upon hearing this, looked rather troubled as she said, "Madam, they said they brought ganoderma, but we didnāt dare to open it and donāt know whatās inside. However, considering ganoderma is quite a precious item, I thought I should ask you first if you want to accept it."
"Did they send it alone, or was it sent with other gifts?" Yang Chuxia pondered for a moment before asking.
"It came with the New Yearās gifts, but the person who brought it seemed to make a point of saying there was ganoderma among them."
"Our New Yearās gifts havenāt been sent out yet. Since thatās the case, go to the storeroom and take out a ginseng, and wrap up some of the blood swallows from the Capital City to include with our return gift." After a pause, she added, "If there are any New Yearās gifts from other families, make sure to report to me immediately if thereās anything particularly valuable on the list."
"Yes, madam, I will go and take care of it."
After Sister-in-law Li left, Ye Ziāan asked, "Why would the Li Family send such a valuable gift?"
"Itās all for the sake of her son."