The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1141 - 964, Sweet Potato

After Daozi’s birthday, the weather in Liangdu got hotter each day.

"Mom!"

Ever since Xiao Yeyang played woodball with Daozi, Daozi got hooked on it and insisted on playing with the maids in the yard every day.

Daohua caught her son who dashed towards her and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, "It’s very hot at noon, don’t run outside anymore."

Daozi twisted his body, seemingly unwilling.

Daohua smiled and pinched her son’s nose: "In the afternoon, mom will play molding figurines with you."

Upon hearing this, Daozi immediately became happy: "Okay."

The little fellow had a good memory. After lunch and a nap, as soon as he woke up, he clamored for Daohua to play molding figurines with him.

The so-called molding figurines involved Daohua asking the kitchen maids to make some colorful clay and teaching Daozi to mold various shapes, cultivating his crafting skills.

Daozi led his mother to his dedicated toy room and then went by himself to find the clay molding tools from the little table in the corner, taking the tools and sitting at his own small table.

Daohua consciously let her son organize the things in the toy room. After a few teachings, although the toys were scattered all around, her son could always quickly find the toy he wanted.

Daohua smiled and sat on a small stool. She received the colorful clay Guyu handed over, placed it on the small table, and asked her son with a smile, "What shall we mold today?"

"Mold a dog," Daozi immediately took a lump of black clay, then found a dog mold from the tools and started working on it.

The last time, his mother taught him to mold a dog, and he still remembered.

Daohua watched with a smile from the side, occasionally correcting him.

At this moment, Lixia walked in: "Princess Consort, second uncle from Li Family has arrived."

Daohua was stunned for a moment and then joyfully said: "Second uncle came to Xiliang?"

Since Li Family’s business had been on the right track in Xiliang, the second uncle rarely came here, leaving only the third cousin to manage this side.

Seeing her son was engrossed in playing, disrupting him now would surely make the little fellow reluctant, so Daohua let Fanger and the maids watch him and went to the hall to meet Li Xingnian.

Seeing Li Xingnian, Daohua was very happy. After arriving in Xiliang, her contact with her family had decreased, and though she received family letters and holiday gifts every year, seeing her relatives in person was even more joyful.

"Second uncle!"

Daohua came forward to greet him: "Second uncle, how have you been recently?"

Li Xingnian smiled: "Good, very good."

Daohua also asked: "How about home? First uncle and first aunt, second aunt, and the cousins, are they all well?"

Li Xingnian laughed and said: "They’re all doing well, it’s tough on you to still remember them. By the way, how about you? How are you and Yeyang doing in Liangdu?"

Daohua smiled: "I’m fine, but Yeyang is quite busy. You might have to wait for him to finish his official duties before you can see him."

Li Xingnian quickly said, "Yeyang is managing all of Xiliang, he must be very busy, no need to bother about me."

Daohua chatted with Li Xingnian about family matters for a while, and then asked: "Second uncle, third cousin has been managing the business quite well, how come you are here?"

Li Xingnian: "Earlier this year, I made another trip to the South Sea. I met with Wenkai in Yuezhou. A few years ago, you asked me to tell him to plant double-season rice in Yuezhou, right?"

Daohua’s eyes lit up: "Was the double-season rice successful?"

Li Xingnian nodded with a smile: "Indeed, it was successful. Now double-season rice has already been promoted in Yuezhou and surrounding provinces. Because of this, Wenkai has gained merit and is now a third-grade general."

Daohua exclaimed in surprise: "Good for fourth brother! He got promoted and didn’t even bother to write a letter to inform me, I would have liked to congratulate him."

Li Xingnian: "The promotion was only announced after the start of spring. He met me and asked me to bring you some specialties from the south and to pass the message to you."

Daohua smiled: "Are your fourth sister-in-law and my little nephew both well?"

Li Xingnian nodded with a smile: "Your fourth sister-in-law is doing very well. Wenkai is often out training troops and combating pirates, and she manages the children and household affairs tightly and orderly."

During the conversation, Li Xingnian had someone bring in a basket of items: "These are captured from the pirates by your fourth brother. It’s said that natives on some islands eat this, and it yields well. Knowing you like them, he specifically asked me to bring them to you."

Seeing the sweet potatoes in the basket, Daohua excitedly stood up.

Sweet potatoes are one of the highest-yielding crops, and they aren’t picky about the soil—they can even feed the people on poor land.

Seeing Daohua so excited, Li Xingnian asked with a smile, "What, do you know about these sweet potatoes?"

Daohua nodded: "I’ve read about them in storybooks."

Storybooks again?!

Li Xingnian exclaimed: "Before, I thought storybooks were not serious books, but now it seems that reading them more does no harm."

Daohua’s expression stiffened, worried that Li Xingnian would allow the children at home to read storybooks indiscriminately, she quickly remedied, "Uncle, storybooks should not be read carelessly. I read ones about biographies, local customs, and the like. The kind involving talented scholars and beautiful ladies, I almost never read those."

Li Xingnian nodded in agreement: "Reading too many of those kinds of storybooks about scholars and beauties can indeed change one’s temperament." He then smiled, "On the way here, I saw many places constructing roads."

Daohua smiled: "Xiao Yeyang said he wants to attract more merchants to develop here, and without constructing roads, it can’t be done."

Li Xingnian hummed: "Indeed, I still remember the first time I came to Xiliang, the roads were bumpy and uneven, rattling my bones to pieces. I’m used to hardship, but even then, I didn’t want to come a second time."

"Mom~"

Just as Li Xingnian finished talking, the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside, and soon, Fangniang and two maidservants followed Daozi running in.

"Mom, my puppy!"

Daozi excitedly showed the black puppy in his hands to Daohua.

Daohua looked at the puppy molded by her son and praised: "Daozi made it very lifelike." Immediately, she led Daozi to Li Xingnian.

"This is your uncle, you haven’t greeted him yet."

Daozi looked at Li Xingnian and loudly exclaimed, "Hello, Uncle!"

Li Xingnian immediately laughed, touched Daozi’s head: "This boy’s voice is really loud, truly a chip off the old block."

Saying so, he took out a prepared jade Pixiu from his sleeve and handed it to Daozi.

Daozi accepted the Pixiu without hesitation and smiled broadly.

However, Daohua said, "Uncle, Daozi is still young, this is too precious."

Li Xingnian: "This is a token of my affection as an uncle, and Daozi is so adorable, I still find the gift too light." Saying this, he patted Daozi’s head again.

"Next time your uncle visits, he will bring other gifts for Daozi, is that alright?"

Daozi nodded with a broad smile: "Okay."

Li Xingnian immediately laughed: "That’s how a boy should be, open and generous."

Daohua was both laughing and crying: "Daozi, you have received a gift from your uncle, what should you say?"

Daozi immediately said loudly to Li Xingnian: "Thank you, Uncle."

Li Xingnian praised again: "This boy is really straightforward. When he grows up, he’ll definitely be as capable as his father."

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