[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

"Ugh!" Lady Yan clenched her teeth and flicked Wei Chaoyan's forehead a few times with her slender, white fingers.

"Ouch! Aunt Yan, why did you hit me? It hurts so much~~ I didn't say anything wrong!" Wei Chaoyan pouted and protested.

"You silly boy, where are you going? Huh?!" Madam Yan removed her finger from Wei Chaoyan's forehead and pointed to the carriages behind them. "Are you sure you want to take such a large group of people to explore such a dangerous deep forest? Besides Old Wang's group, your three precious younger brothers are also in this group! Are you willing to let them go on this adventure? Huh?! Are you really going to let a bunch of old and weak people go back to town alone without getting them safely back? What are you always so anxious about? Huh?!"

The last "Ah" from Madam Yan was almost a whispered shout right next to Wei Chaoyan's ear. Wei Chaoyan's breath caught in her throat from Madam Yan's questioning, and she mumbled guiltily, "Um, I forgot about that! I, I, I was just thinking that since we're already here, we might as well get everything sorted out here and there, to avoid the hassle of going back and forth. After all, the town is quite far from town! Besides, I was thinking that the New Year is coming soon, so if we get these miscellaneous things sorted out early, Aunt Yan and I can have a peaceful New Year, right?!"

Madam Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then shook her head with a complicated expression: "Fine, fine, you're always right, alright! Hurry up and wake your three precious younger brothers. Breakfast is almost ready; it's getting cool, so eat it while it's hot." As she spoke, she tapped Wei Chaoyan's slightly flushed forehead with her finger. "After breakfast, take the people and New Year's gifts to say goodbye to your grandfather and the others. Then we'll hurry back to town, settle them in, and then bring the people out again. Do you understand, hmm?"

Wei Chaoyan chuckled and nodded, then turned and trotted back to her carriage to call for someone.

After a short while, Wei Chaoyan led the three little ones, who were dressed in thick and warm clothes, toddling over. At this time, the white egrets were gradually rising in the sky. It was almost dawn, and the whole world was much brighter, which made the firelight of the still blazing bonfire seem somewhat dim.

A large group of people who had already washed up sat around several bonfires in twos and threes. The cooks brought out the steaming, fragrant dishes and placed them in front of each person in an orderly manner. They did not stand on ceremony and chose their favorite dishes according to their own preferences and began to work hard.

Seeing the lively scene of people eating by the fire, Wei Chaoyan, not to be outdone, grabbed her brothers' hands and quickened her pace to sit down next to Yan Niangzi. As soon as they sat down, someone brought out the food.

Wei Chaoyan smiled and thanked him, then naturally chose the food her three younger brothers liked and placed it in front of them for them to eat on their own. She then picked up a bowl of meat porridge and slowly fed Qingyan, who was drooling with desire.

Seeing this, Wei Ying and Qi Ye obediently picked up their bowls and ate. However, perhaps because Wei Ying had cried too hard yesterday, his throat was a little dry and hoarse, so he swallowed the food a little slowly.

Noticing this, Wei Chaoyan said, "Aying, if your throat is sore, don't eat the buns. Finish the buns in your hand and then have some meat porridge. The cook is very good, and the meat porridge is delicious. As for the buns and sesame cakes in your bowl that you haven't eaten, just leave them there. Your older sister will eat them after feeding your younger brother."

Wei Ying didn't try to be brave. He swallowed the bun in his hand little by little with the warm meat soup that Qi Ye handed him.

As for the netizens who got up early to go online in the live broadcast room, seeing the streamers eating so deliciously made them drool with envy. Those who had the means got up and went to the kitchen to cook breakfast themselves, while those who didn't or were too lazy either got dressed, grabbed their keys and went out to find food or took out their phones and opened the all-powerful food delivery app to choose their breakfast from the colorful and varied interfaces.

After Wei Chaoyan and her online friends had finished eating, Yan Niangzi's subordinates had cleaned up the temporary camp. At that moment, the sun shone brightly above the horizon, eagerly radiating its light and heat. In the nearby Wei Village, people were bustling about, their voices rising and falling as villagers, having finished their meals, emerged from their homes to begin their day's work.

Without needing any further urging from Madam Yan, Wei Chaoyan casually handed the empty bowl in her hand to the person waiting nearby, wiping her mouth with a handkerchief as she said, "Aunt Yan, I'm going to the village now. Please wait for me; it won't take too long."

"Would you like your aunt to come with you?" Lady Yan suggested, somewhat worried.

“No need!” Wei Chaoyan waved her hand in refusal. “Grandpa is a reasonable man and he won’t make things difficult for me.”

Seeing that Wei Chaoyan understood, Madam Yan said nothing more. She waved her hand and a person behind her stood next to Wei Chaoyan with a large pile of New Year's gifts, saying generously, "These are New Year's gifts that your aunt prepared for your grandfather. Don't think they're too simple!"

No, such a huge pile of things, including fish, meat, cloth, and pastries, and you call it simple? Wei Chaoyan stared wide-eyed, standing there dumbfounded, secretly thinking to herself, "The scale of a nouveau riche is beyond the imagination of us commoners!"

With a look of utter shock, Wei Chaoyan pointed with difficulty at the pile of things, swallowed hard, and asked, "Ah, this, I can't possibly carry all of this!" As she spoke, she looked down at her short paws with difficulty.

"You don't need to carry it!" Madam Yan waved her hand magnanimously, raising her chin and pointing at the person carrying the things, "He's here, he'll go with you!"

"Oh, isn't this a little inappropriate?" Wei Chaoyan hesitated.

Lady Yan glared at Wei Chaoyan, who was about to refuse, and said without room for argument, "Just listen to me. Go early and come back early. Don't dawdle for too long! Go now!" She sounded impatient at the end and directly reached out to urge Wei Chaoyan to leave.

Unable to resist Lady Yan's insistence, Wei Chaoyan, looking dejected, picked up Qingyan and walked hand in hand with Wei Ying and Qi Ye towards Village Chief Wei's courtyard. Of course, a servant carrying a large pile of New Year's gifts followed behind them.