I trade in both worlds

Some people are fishing by the river, quietly waiting for the fish to bite.

Some people gathered together to recite poems, chanting the beauty of spring.

Some people also fly colorful kites.

Farther away, some people were busy having a picnic, with smoke rising up and drifting in the air, bringing waves of tempting aroma.

Xu Xu and Xu Ziqing found a piece of grass and sat down.

Xu Ziqing couldn't help but sigh: "This peach blossom forest is really beautiful."

Xu Xu smiled and nodded: "The peach blossom forest here is a famous scenic spot in Guoyue County. Every year during the Shangsi Festival, many people come here to enjoy the flowers."

Xu Ziqing said with a sense of loss: "In modern times, many people don't even know what the March 3rd Festival is."

Xu Xu looked at her in surprise: "There is no Shangsi Festival in modern times? I thought the festivals on both sides were similar."

"Yes, but in ancient times." Xu Ziqing explained: "Shangsi Festival was no longer celebrated hundreds of years ago. Maybe some ethnic minorities still celebrate it."

"Pity."

The two walked around the peach blossom forest, but felt there was nothing left to photograph, so they set off to go back.

Xu Xu had to rush back to Xu Jizong's house to have lunch, as today was the third day of the birth of Xu Youyin's son.

When we arrived at Xu Jizong's house, it was still early and the guests had not arrived yet. Only a few aunts from the clan came over to help with cooking.

After greeting everyone, Xu Xu went straight to Chen Lihua's house.

As soon as Xu Xu walked into the house, he heard Aunt Xu's hearty laughter.

"Second Aunt, what are you so happy about?" Xu Xu asked with a smile.

Aunt Xu turned around when she heard the voice and saw that it was Xu Xu. She hurried over to greet her: "Hey, Xu Xu, come quickly, come in and sit down."

Xu Xu followed Aunt Xu into the inner room and saw Chen Lihua lying on the bed with a swaddled baby in her arms. That was Xu Youyin's newborn son.

The baby's face is red, his eyes are closed, and he is sleeping soundly.

Chen Lihua raised her head and saw that it was Xu Xu. A smile appeared on her face: "Sister, you are here."

Xu Xu walked to the bedside and looked at the baby carefully: "This little guy is so handsome, he looks a lot like Youyin."

"I think he has silver, too." Second Aunt Xu replied with a smile.

"Have you chosen a name?" Xu Xu gently touched the baby's face with his index finger.

"The baby hasn't been given a full name yet, so we've given him a nickname, Tuantuan." Chen Lihua looked at the swaddling clothes with fondness on her face.

"Tuantuan, it's a good name." She took out a pair of silver bracelets from her sleeves and handed them to Chen Lihua. "This is a small gift for Tuantuan. I hope he will be safe and healthy."

Chen Lihua took the silver bracelet and put it on Tuantuan: "Tuantuan, thank you for the bracelet, it looks so beautiful when you wear it."

Xu Xu smiled, then turned to Second Aunt Xu and said, "Second Aunt, you have been very hard-working during this period. It is really not easy to take care of Lihua and this little guy."

Second Aunt Xu waved her hands and said with a smile, "Oh, it's not that hard to take care of your own grandson. I'm so happy to see this little guy growing up day by day."

Seeing Chen Lihua's sleepy face, Xu Xu said, "Lihua, take a rest if you are tired. I will go out first."

"I'll go out with you and let Lihua have a good rest." Aunt Xu went out with Xu Xu.

At this time, many people had gathered in the yard, they were all from the close families in the clan.

When everyone saw Xu Xu coming, they all greeted her.

The three large tables in the yard were filled with a variety of delicious food and fine wines.

Xu Youliang and Lin Erya were busy inviting the guests to take their seats.

Suddenly, Xu Xu was hugged by someone. She was stunned, and then she relaxed when she saw that it was Xu Jizong's daughter Xu Haitang.

"Haitang, when did you come back? I didn't see you just now." Xu Xu asked with a smile.

Xu Haitang held Xu Xu's arm and said, "I came back early this morning. I was in the kitchen the whole time."

Second Aunt Xu came over and patted Xu Haitang: "Hurry up and take your sister to eat. Everyone is seated, but you are still standing here chatting with Xuxu."

Xu Haitang wrinkled his nose at Second Aunt Xu and smiled at Xu Xu: "Sister, let's sit together."

"Okay." Xu Xu found an empty seat next to each other and sat down with Xu Haitang.

After dinner, Aunt Xu carried Tuantuan in her arms and walked around every table, then prepared to start washing the three dishes.

It is a sunny day today, and the midday sun makes people feel warm, so the third day bath is also held in the yard.

According to the customs of the Dayun Dynasty, washing the baby on the third day after birth is a ceremony held to wash away the dirt on the baby and pray for his healthy growth.

Lin Erya brought a basin of clean water and placed it in front of the midwife. There were some mugwort and flower petals in the basin.

The midwife stretched out her hands to Aunt Xu Er: "Come, give me Tuantuan."

Aunt Xu carefully handed Tuantuan to the midwife.

The midwife took Tuantuan and said gently, "Don't be afraid, little Tuantuan. I'll give you a bath and make you clean and comfortable."

The midwife put Tuantuan into the basin and gently wiped his body with a soft cloth.

Tuan Tuan seemed to enjoy the process very much. He opened his big eyes, looked at the midwife curiously, and occasionally made "hmm" sounds.

The midwife chanted auspicious words while washing: "Wash your hair, and you will become a prince; wash your waist, and each generation will be higher than the previous one; wash your eggs, and you will become a county magistrate; wash your gutters, and you will become a prefect."

Every time a part was washed, the midwife would recite a sentence, which implied good wishes for Tuantuan's future.

Xu Xu and Xu Haitang stood nearby, unable to help laughing at Tuantuan's adorable appearance and the midwife's skillful movements.

The midwife continued to bathe Tuan Tuan, singing as she did so: "Wash, wash, rinse, the baby will be healthy; wash, wash, rinse, the baby will have a long and blessed life."

After washing, the midwife took Tuan Tuan out and wrapped him in a soft cloth.

Then she handed Tuantuan to Xu Jizong, implying that she was entrusting the family's hope and future to him.

Xu Jizong took Tuantuan and said loudly: "Thank you all for coming to my grandson's third day bath today."

In mid-March, the two rough stones auctioned by Xu Ziqi were sold for a total of 17.5 million yuan. After deducting the 10% handling fee, the brother and sister each received more than 7.8 million yuan.

After getting the money, both of them wanted to lie down and didn't want to work anymore.

However, it is impossible to just lie down and do nothing. The best you can do is to take fewer orders and take more rest.

It just so happened that Xu Xu had to supervise the people planting sweet potatoes and corn, and didn't have much time to take orders.

Xu Ziqing simply delayed the delivery time to forty-five days, and even handed over the shipment to Xu Xu, and then stayed in Beijing to be busy dating Lin Feng.

Facts have proved that as long as you don’t care about the business in the store, you can still live a carefree life.

After Qingming Festival, spring ploughing was basically completed, and Xu Xu began to catch up with the orders that had been accumulated.

Xu Ziqing also began to edit the videos he had shot previously.