Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

But hearing my mother talk about the situation at home often really makes me worried.

There are four brothers and sisters in my mother's family. My mother is the eldest daughter. She married early and had a low status, so she didn't have to worry about the future.

After my uncle got married, he kept a completely low profile in the capital and basically didn't interact with other families, just to avoid offending the people above him.

As for my second uncle, after he passed the imperial examination, he chose to be transferred to another place without hesitation. Although it was a bit hard, it was better than enduring it in Beijing.

As for her only aunt, she was even more miserable when she got married. She couldn't even find a second son in the capital like her mother did, so she could only marry a juren from another place.

Nowadays, even if the family meets, it is only my mother and my uncle's family. The entire Rong'an Earl's Mansion seems deserted.

Of course, this is all in the past!

Since Zuo Qing'an's marriage was settled, the happiest people were his uncle and aunt.

This meant that the emperor had completely let go of his previous prejudices, and his family could finally move around in the capital.

Therefore, when my sister got married, my uncle gave her a lot of dowry to keep her in good shape.

Fortunately, my uncle's family was still very sober. Even though they were happy in their hearts, they were only happy for themselves. When their family came to their house, they did not act too wildly.

After all, their family has been suppressed for too long, and now they finally have a chance to turn things around, so they are naturally very happy.

But if you violate the taboo at this critical juncture and cause displeasure to the people above you, it will be more trouble than it is worth.

Therefore, the family celebrated the New Year in moderation, and things will only get better from now on.

However, at the banquet, the aunt-in-law kept praising Zuo Qing'an and Zuo Zhizhi. After all, her only son was about to get married.

I was originally worried about who I should become relatives with so that I wouldn't appear low-key and wouldn't bring disgrace to the family. Now that I have so many choices, I should naturally be very grateful.

Throughout the Chinese New Year, Zuo Zhizhi remained very low-key. To be more precise, the entire Zuo family was very low-key.

Apart from the usual visits to relatives, we don’t go out to play very often.

Not to mention visiting other people's houses to wish them a happy new year, they had completely cut off contact with them because their family had moved to a villa in the suburbs.

Only then did Zuo Zhizhi realize that her family actually had so much real estate. In addition to what she had given as a dowry for her sister, there were also so many good things.

Now, in order to avoid the interpersonal interactions in the capital, not to offend others, and not to please others, I simply moved out.

Just tell others that the family should enjoy the happiness of family life. Although everyone has some ideas, this is also human nature.

After all, they are completely descendants of the Fifth Prince, but the Fifth Prince has no power in the court. So no matter who he has a relationship with, it would be considered a betrayal.

Rather than this, it would be better to end it cleanly and decisively.

Anyway, even if you can get on board by force, it will just be a means of transportation for others and there will be no benefit.

Just stay here honestly. Although they cannot gain the merit of following the emperor, no matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, it will not be difficult for them.

After moving to the villa in the suburbs, Zuo Zhizhi was like a mouse that had entered a rice jar, and she immediately found the fun.

After all, the villa is very beautiful in winter, especially when it snows and everything is white. But for the sake of elegance and beauty, various kinds of plum blossoms are planted in the villa. It is indeed a beautiful thing to sit under the eaves, drink hot tea and appreciate the plum blossoms at this time of year.

Moreover, in winter, although large animals had disappeared, there would occasionally be one or two rabbits running out. Zuo Qingyu took Zuo Zhizhi to look for prey. Although they didn't get much, they had a lot of fun.

"Brother, I want more. I want to make a whole cloak!"

Zuo Qingyu shook the bow and arrow in his hand, and immediately patted his chest and promised, "Leave it to me!"

Although Zuo Qingyu is only 12 years old, he has learned horse riding and archery for several years. Although he cannot catch large prey, he can still catch one or two rabbits.

Zuo Zhizhi was young and had almost never held a bow and arrow, so she just stood by and pretended to be there.

But seeing the bravery of others, I couldn't help but be tempted. There were many of my family members around, so I just learned to draw the bow and shoot arrows like them.

Even though it was the lightest bow and arrow, it was still a little difficult with my current strength.

He struggled to pull the bowstring, but the bow and arrow did not obey him at all. The arrow flew out like a drunk, running around in all directions, and was a million miles away from its destination.

Zuo Zhizhi looked at her own results dejectedly. The contrast between the two was too stark.

But she quickly took out another bow and arrow and continued to work hard. If nothing else, she had to at least aim at the tree she wanted to shoot.

Just another arrow was shot out, and it was one meter away from the one he just shot!

"Hahaha! You can't even shoot at such a close distance! This is killing me!"

Zuo Zhizhi turned her head and saw Zuo Qingyu holding his stomach and laughing. His laughter was completely ungraceful. He threw the bow and arrow in his hand to the ground and laughed loudly while holding his stomach.

Zuo Zhizhi was so angry that she threw the bow and arrow aside, then ran to Zuo Qingyu and stepped on his leg.

She used all her strength in this kick. Although she was young, she used all her strength and it was enough to overwhelm the opponent.

Zuo Qingyu finally reacted and quickly begged for mercy, saying, "Good sister, I won't laugh anymore, I won't laugh anymore. Look, this is the rabbit I shot! And I picked all of them pure white. The cloak made from them will definitely be exquisite and beautiful!"

Seeing Zuo Qingyu presenting the rabbit like a playful joke, Zuo Zhizhi reluctantly let him go.

After all, it was my poor shooting skills that made me laugh. I must practice hard next time!

Zuo Zhizhi secretly made up her mind.

The two of them went back together and sent the rabbit to be processed. Although they certainly couldn't wear the cloak for a while, the rabbit meat was still fine.

The family gathered together and enjoyed the fruits of Zuo Qingyu's hard hunting today.

Today they were the only ones out hunting, while their parents sat in the front hall drinking tea and playing chess.

My eldest brother and sister-in-law took a leisurely walk in the plum forest, only caring about love and not understanding the fun of winter at all.

After eating the rabbit, the family went back to rest.

Coming to a villa in the suburbs not only allows you to escape the troubles of the outside world, but also increases everyone's feelings. It does have many benefits.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival, the festival that Zuo Zhizhi had been looking forward to for a long time.

After all, in ancient times, people did not have much time to go out, and temple fairs at various times were the most common time for ancient women to go out.

After all, this is everyone’s shopping festival and everyone’s favorite time!