EBE Chapter 472 Does your 9th brother look like someone who's short of money?
Chapter 472 Does your 9th brother look like someone who's short of money?
Yinzhen was obsessed with being a burrowing fairy every day. What could Yinzuo, as his older brother, do? Life was so peaceful anyway, wasn't it nice to have someone to play with?
"Hey Ninth Brother, why don't we just give up? This fish food isn't cheap, and you're just wasting it by dumping dozens of basins of it into the lake every day..."
Is Yinzhen short of money? Hearing this, she glanced at Yinzhen sitting next to her, raised her hand and gave this troublesome younger brother a big potsticker on the back of his round head.
"Tenth Brother, have you forgotten what Sixth Brother said about me before? If you can speak, then speak; if you can't, then shut up. Does your Ninth Brother look like someone who's short of money? It's just a dozen or so bowls of fish food; I can afford to throw them away."
Well, so now it's my fault. Fine, shut up, huh? Okay, I'll give you one more piece of advice: let me be mute in my next life.
After being scolded by his ninth brother, Yinzhen decided to ignore it and got up angrily, asking someone to bring him a chair to sit next to Yinzhen. He then picked a bunch of leaves and covered his face with them.
"Are you angry? Alright, you know your Ninth Brother has a temper like that. Why bother arguing with him? Come on, let's ignore him and let him feed the fish here. Sixth Brother will take you over there to pick peaches."
The Mountain Resort is planted with a large number of ornamental flowers and trees. Peach trees, which can be enjoyed for their flowers and bear fruit, are of course plentiful. Other trees such as pomegranate, pear, apricot, and even hawthorn are also plentiful.
A few days ago, when Yinzhu accompanied Kangxi for a stroll in the garden, he had already been eyeing the peaches on the tree that were almost ripe. Now that so many days have passed, the peaches should be ripe by now.
The flowers, plants, and trees in the resort are all taken care of by dedicated staff, so the peaches are really quite good, each one white with a hint of pink, looking very delicious.
Whether it was Yinzhuo or Yinxi, neither of them had been well-behaved since childhood. Climbing trees was child's play for them. Neither of them were the type to be ashamed. Look, one a prince and the other a duke, they just rolled up their sleeves and climbed a tree in public.
"Xiao Shi, don't pick every peach you see. Pick the big ones, the ones that feel a little soft. Those are the sweet ones. Look at what you've picked! Half red and half green, they'll taste astringent."
Although Yinzhen was very enthusiastic about his work, he lacked common sense. He started picking things indiscriminately without distinguishing between good and bad, which made Yinzhen frown. Helpless, Yinzhen had to stop what he was doing, climb down from the tree, and call Yinzhen over to give him some guidance.
It's true that there's a difference between a learned monkey and an uneducated one. After climbing the tree again, Yinzhen was completely different from before. He had practiced martial arts for many years, so his body was more agile than Yinzuo's. He quickly filled the basket hanging on his body with fruit after twisting and turning in the tree.
"Sixth Brother, it's hot right now. Give me that basket you're carrying. Come down from the tree and find a place to sit and rest for a while. Once I've filled it up, we'll go back."
It was indeed quite interesting to climb the tree and pick peaches himself, but the weather was really hot. Since someone was willing to help him, Yinzhuo was naturally happy to do so. Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo readily took off the basket from his body, threw it to Yinzhuo, and then quickly climbed down to the ground.
The two large baskets of peaches were far too much for the two brothers, Yinzhuo and Yinzhen, to finish. Yinzhuo picked out the largest and prettiest ones and filled a small basket with them, while Yinzhen took the rest to share among the brothers.
"Father, look what good things I brought you! Let me tell you, these peaches were picked by me and Xiao Shi from the tree ourselves. Aren't they big and beautiful? They look delicious!"
As the emperor who ruled the entire country, peaches were naturally nothing special to Emperor Kangxi. However, it was quite different when his son personally climbed the tree to pick the peaches for him.
"Hmm, they look quite good. Liang Jiugong, go and wash these peaches. I must have a good taste of these peaches that Yinzhu picked for me personally."
It's a good thing Yinzhen wasn't here, otherwise his face would have been incredibly dark. What's wrong, Father? Are you selectively deaf? Didn't you hear what my sixth brother said earlier? We picked those peaches together, so how come it's all his credit in your mouth?
The peaches were quickly washed, peeled, and chopped and brought over. Yinzhuo picked up a piece with a small silver fork from the plate, put it in his mouth, chewed a few times, and immediately squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
"Father, you should try it too. This is truly the best I've carefully selected. It tastes really good and is very sweet."
Seeing Yinzhuo's satisfied expression as he ate, Kangxi reached for the fork on the plate, picked up a piece of peach, put it in his mouth, tasted it, and nodded slightly.
"The taste is not bad. If Yinzhu likes it, I will have someone pick more of the best-looking ones from the garden and put them in the freezer for you to eat slowly. Alright, eat less now, it will be lunchtime soon. If you eat too much now, you won't be able to eat anything later..."
Watching the plate of peaches in front of him being taken away, Yinzhu clicked his tongue with a hint of regret, reached out and took the handkerchief handed to him by Liang Jiugong, wiped his mouth, and casually tossed it onto the small table beside him.
“Father, when will you be able to find some time? We’ve come all the way to Rehe for a summer vacation, but you don’t look much more relaxed than when we were in the capital. We’re not made of iron, how can we withstand this kind of strain? How about this, we ask Second Brother and Fifth Brother to go back to the capital to help Third Brother and Fourth Brother?”
Well, you've really gone all out for your dad, even risking your brother's life. What, you think you're the only one who knows how hot it is in Beijing? Your second brother's perception isn't any problem either.
As the saying goes, timing is everything. As soon as Yinreng entered the door, he overheard his troublesome younger brother giving his father terrible advice: send him back to help. How could he even think of that?
"Well, Xiao Liu, you always say you're closest to your second brother, so this is how you treat me? The temperature in the capital is so high right now, and you're just pushing your second brother into a fire pit like this. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Does Yinzhuo feel any remorse? Haha, he's clearly thrown away his conscience now. Look at him, he's still not convinced even after his second brother knocked him on the head.
"Second brother, what are you saying? I have no choice. Eldest brother is good at being a military general, but I'm afraid he can't handle the intricacies of court politics. As for me, needless to say, I'm a good-for-nothing. My head aches just looking at the memorials. As for Xiao Qi, the child has finally come out for a while. Can you bear to let him go back?"