Shrewish wife

  Before long, Yang Xu followed over and saw the children playing happily. He was delighted to see this and after having roasted meat, he took the initiative to take the children to the fields to see how farmers cultivate the land. At the same time, he also labored with his own hands, letting the children experience the hard work that goes into every grain, lest they couldn't even tell the difference between seedlings and weeds, which would be a joke!

  Rong Yi and Yang Hao, Yang Mai and others worked together in the fields, getting covered in mud without complaint, having a great time. Rong Yi even caught a water snake to scare Yang Shan, who was disgusted and started wailing loudly.

  Rong Yi didn't leave until after lunch.

  The next day, Yang Lan did not go out and stayed in the house to paint the scenery she saw yesterday on paper. She made a spring painting and planned to take it back to let Master Minghui evaluate it.

  Yang Lan excitedly held up her finished painting and showed it off to her mother, "Mom, look! Isn't my painting good?"

  He Hui nodded with a smile, "Not bad! It's better than before. Did you have fun playing yesterday?"

  "Great! I like being on top of the Zhuangzi, feeling free and unrestricted! At home, we have to follow rules and consider this and that. Mom, can we come again in the future?" She looked up at her mother with a cute face.

  Yang Lan really enjoyed the village life, eating fresh vegetables in the morning with dew still on them, and tender wild greens. The original flavor of the farmhouse food, the endless fields of rice paddies, gave her a sense of fullness and satisfaction that she couldn't experience in the mansion.

  He Hui naturally understood her daughter's meaning, stroking her daughter's tender and smooth little face. "Yesterday, Ming Hui Master sent someone to say that she wants to go out to collect alms, asking if you want to go or not?"

  Yang Lan's eyes suddenly sparkled, as if a bright flame of expectation was burning, but it went out in an instant. She lowered her head and said, "I don't want to leave my mother, besides I still have to learn my skills!" Unconsciously pouting, she felt some hesitation in her heart.

  He Hui thought it was a good opportunity, and it's rare to let her daughter be happy and broaden her horizons. Her daughter's family would also be free for the next few years. After thinking about it, she said: "I think it's a good thing, Ming Hui is a talented woman, and no one knows more about palace etiquette than her! She will learn everything she needs to know and become even more proficient. You can go with her! It just so happens that your brother is going on a business trip to the south, and there will be someone to protect you. You can also take a look around and have some fun. Later, when you're older, you won't have this opportunity!"

  Even as a princess, she has to follow the rules, and when she's over ten years old, she won't be so free anymore.

  Yang Lan still has high expectations. But she also knows that there are still many restrictions on women in this era. Even if the customs of the Great Chu are open, it is still the same. Women are ultimately a vulnerable group.

  "Mother, can I really go? Then you come with me, okay?" She didn't want to leave her mother.

  He Hui gazed at her daughter with a warm and gentle smile, "Foolish child, I need to stay in the capital to take care of your father and your brother! The mansion can't be left unattended. It's just as well that these past two years have been filled with disputes over the establishment of the crown prince, I think it's better for you to leave, lest some narrow-minded person targets you."

  Yang Lan thought for a moment and felt that her mother's words were right. It was rare to be able to go out and take a look, so she raised her eyes and asked: "How long will we be gone?"

  "Ming Hui said that about a year ago, she went to the temple in Huangshan, Anhui to meditate. You like painting, don't you? The scenery in Huangshan is very beautiful, and it will also broaden your horizons! Ming Hui still hopes her daughter can go out and take a look. Expanding one's mind, increasing knowledge, most importantly, with the famous Master Ming Hui leading the way, others wouldn't dare to gossip about her daughter's reputation."

  Moreover, Ming Hui has also received guidance from a superior in the field of medicine. If his daughter can learn a thing or two and return home, she will be able to sit securely within the inner quarters.

  Yang Lan thought for a moment and felt that one year was still okay. She raised her head excitedly and replied, "When will the master set off? What do I need to prepare?"

  "It will probably be June when I leave and come back next year."

  Yang Lan slightly frowned, "Doesn't that mean we can't spend New Year's together?"

  "It's nothing, your father has already agreed. Besides, it's not easy to celebrate the New Year either. You have a high status and will have to enter the palace for the celebration, who knows if you'll be comfortable? In previous years, you were young and far away in Guangdong, so I didn't mention these things to you. Now that you're older, from now on, every year during festivals, you'll have to dress up and go to the palace to pay respects. It's tolerable in summer, but it's a real suffering in winter! The food is all cold, it's not even worth coming back!" Hui had grown up in the palace since she was young, so naturally, she knew that enjoying wealth and nobility also came with a price.

  Yang Lan heard that her parents had agreed, she would no longer decline. "Alright then, I'll send you gifts after the New Year and write to you about folk customs!"

  "That's great, let's also experience the outside world." He Hui wasn't worried at all, with her eldest son following closely to protect her, there was nothing to be afraid of.

  It was decided that the whole family would return to the Hou Mansion together after resting at the Zhuangzi for three days. When they left, Yang Lan was reluctant to part with it and kept looking back, bringing a pair of snow-white little rabbits back to raise.

  Before leaving, they also brought some local specialties from the village, such as dried vegetables and fermented fish, which surprisingly filled up two big carts!

  After returning to the Hou Mansion, Yang Lan didn't mention to anyone that she would be leaving with Master Ming Hui soon, not even her personal maid knew about it.

  Days went by as usual, Yang Lan took her painting to show Master Ming Hui, got a few words of comment, and then brought back a painting from the previous dynasty's master to study and learn.

  Every now and then, Master Minghui would ask her to copy some famous calligraphy and paintings. Yang Lan benefited greatly from this, discovering that Master Minghui's collection was vast and mostly consisted of rare and precious solitary editions, and each time she critiqued them, it was as if a knife had cut through the noise, leaving her in awe.

  Under her infatuation, Master Minghui sometimes had a good mood and would teach her something else. One time she saw her reciting the Shen Nong Ben Cao, and couldn't help but laugh, "What's the use of you reciting this? Can you even recognize all the medicinal herbs?"

  Yang Lan shook her small face and shook her head, "I couldn't tell them apart, similar medicinal herbs were placed together and I always got it wrong, that's why I was desperately memorizing!"

  Master Ming Hui thought for a moment and said, "Alright! From now on, you can follow me. Every month, I'll set aside a few days to treat illnesses for poor families nearby. You can help me sort out the herbs and do some odd jobs!"

  Yang Lan immediately nodded like a small chicken pecking at rice, this was a good opportunity to learn about pharmacology, and naturally couldn't be missed.

  Master Minghui often travels around, relying on his medical skills to relieve the world, and has gained a lot of good karma. This time he went to Anhui was also invited by the abbot of the temple, monks value the heart of the world, universal salvation, which is beneficial for Minghui's practice.

  Yang Lan was busy like a spinning top, Zhang Yiniang stopped participating after hearing that Minghui Master would explain pharmacological knowledge, and only occasionally taught her some private tactics for house fighting, Lin Fuzi mainly explained some fragrance knowledge, and the rest Yang Lan all learned from Minghui Master.

  Yang Lan spends her free time following Ming Hui to work, while doing so she accepts the master's interrogation and learns about medicinal materials knowledge, helping with cutting herbs and learning how to process medicinal materials.

  To illustrate that Master Hui is indeed a talented woman, her studies are extensive and she has her own unique and incisive views on politics, which are even more profound than those of Lin Fuzi. As the two masters asked and answered each other, Yang Lan silently memorized these in her heart, and she admired Master Minghui even more.

  Unconsciously, June has arrived. At this time, you can take off the thick padded jacket and wear a beautiful skirt. Yang Lan is also about to set out with her elder brother's master to go to Anhui. Unexpectedly, this matter was met with difficulties by the old lady.