In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 876 Teaching the Daughter

Chapter 876: Chapter 876 Teaching the Daughter

Taohua Valley covered a not insignificant area, nestled in the center of a mountain valley, surrounded by layers of mountain ranges, cliffs and precipices, rarely visited by humans!

Old Xue’s Master’s Master had stumbled upon this Taohua Valley years earlier and found it especially suitable for planting many precious medicinal ingredients. After several generations of development, Taohua Valley was lush with various medicinal herbs. Along with the medical tradition passed down from generation to generation, by the time of Old Xue, Taohua Valley had already become renowned far and wide.

Unfortunately, whether it was Old Xue’s Master or his Master’s Master, they were indifferent to fame and fortune and had always been unwilling to associate with people from the Imperial Court. It wasn’t until Old Xue inherited the mantle that he aspired to expand the medical tradition grandly, which led him to take in many famous apprentices, some of whom even joined the Imperial Medical Bureau and became Imperial Physicians. The remaining apprentices either traveled as physicians according to the sect rules or stayed in Taohua Valley to manage the sect’s affairs.

At the moment, it was rare to have so many people gathered together in such a festive manner, everyone huddled together, talking and laughing, waiting to eat the whole roast lamb.

The whole roast lamb was not yet done, but the two wild rabbits had been stewed in soup, with radishes of nearly equal size cut into squares, and accompanied by locally grown vegetables, everyone ate to their hearts’ content.

Seeing Old Xue leading Su Pan’er and Qin Yi to their seats, Little Yanyan was the first to come over and take Qin Yi’s hand, "Daddy, Yanyan wants to sit with Daddy."

"Alright, just sit beside Daddy, be good, no fussing, understand?"

"Understand..."

Little Yanyan nodded obediently, slightly embarrassed, she lowered her head, "Daddy, Yanyan won’t be naughty again."

"Good, that’s my girl."

Qin Yi said no more but picked her up and set her down beside him. Everyone hurriedly served the rabbit stew and also brought over some vegetables.

Su Pan’er was not hungry but still picked up her chopsticks.

Qin Yi didn’t rest, he kept serving dishes to Su Pan’er and Little Yanyan, while discussing medicinal ingredients with Old Xue.

Old Xue clearly knew a lot about the topic, often hitting it off with Qin Yi so well that many times when Qin Yi had only said half of what he intended, Old Xue could finish his sentences for him.

As the night deepened, Su Pan’er saw that the whole roast lamb was almost ready and spoke up, "How long has this whole roast lamb been cooking? It seems about time, right?"

"It should be about ready, the fire is strong, I reckon it’s thoroughly cooked inside. Let’s take it down and have a look."

Amid the lively laughter and chatter, the whole roast lamb was finally taken down, cut into pieces and served as a delicious feast.

"This mutton is warming, and eating it during winter indeed helps to warm the body and stomach, but since the mutton is roasted, the ugly girl should just taste a little and not eat too much to avoid indigestion. Also remember to drink some warm water after eating, don’t drink cold water and hurt your stomach," Old Xue, seeing Qin Yi cutting the mutton for Su Pan’er, hurriedly cautioned.

Since waking up with a poor appetite, Su Pan’er heaved a sigh of relief at these words, nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Old Xue speaks wisely, rest assured, I have taken it all to heart. I will only taste a little."

Qin Yi, who was initially cutting the mutton, paused for a moment, then placed the cut pieces into the small bowl in front of Little Yanyan.

Little Yanyan was overjoyed, her smile so wide her eyebrows disappeared.

Two personal soldiers were clearly experienced in roasting lamb, and although the flavor of the roast lamb could not match that made by Su Pan’er, it was nonetheless top-notch!

Everyone enjoyed the lingering taste, faces lit up with smiles, extraordinarily delighted.

It wasn’t until around the second watch that everyone had finished sharing the roast lamb and settled down for the evening.

Little Yanyan wanted to rest close to her parents, but Qin Yi forbade it.

"You grow older by the day, when can you still act as willful as when you were a child? Father is not without compassion for you, but as your age advances, how can it be the same as when you were little? Go back to your own room now!"

The words made Little Yanyan’s tears swirl around in her eyes, yet she dared not speak another half a word.

Seeing this, Su Pan’er’s heart could not bear it: "In the past, it was always Little Yanyan who slept with me, and we had no extra room. How about, just for tonight, we move the temporary bed from next door over here, and let Little Yanyan rest for the night?"

"Spare the rod and spoil the child!"

Qin Yi glared and scolded, "You just keep indulging her! Think of her former willfulness, yet it caused you so much suffering, so much hardship. Although she is young, shouldn’t you reflect on yourself? It is ultimately because you spoil her too much! Soon, as New Year passes, she will be six. Boys and girls at seven should not share the same bed, and now is the proper time to teach her rules!"

Qin Yi spoke righteously, and Su Pan’er looked at him deeply, but she read something else in his eyes.

This man must think that Little Yanyan is a hindrance by his side, and is resolute in wanting to send Little Yanyan away, isn’t he?

Years of battles had added countless shares of vile air to Qin Yi’s demeanor!

The moment he spoke sternly, even if Little Yanyan was reluctant to part from Su Pan’er, she had no choice but to step back while sobbing.

"I, I can sleep on the small bed, alright? Mother..."

She secretly tugged at Su Pan’er’s sleeve, shaking it.

"No! When I say no, it means no!"

Qin Yi was adamant, leaving no room for negotiation.

Little Yanyan wanted to say more, but Qin Yi did not give her the chance to speak further. He had already instructed the old woman to make preparations. Little Yanyan had no choice but to take her little pillow and look back three steps at a time as she went to the outer room.

As soon as Little Yanyan left the door, Qin Yi slammed it shut with a bang, then turned around with a smile on his face to pick up Su Pan’er: "It’s getting late, Pan’er, it’s time we rested."

"Oh, you... Why do you have to be so competitive with your own daughter?"

Su Pan’er was truly caught between laughter and tears.

"How is your husband being competitive? Considering she’s with you day and night, now that we husband and wife are finally together, why should she stick around here? Besides, she truly is not that young anymore, and it’s time for her to have her own room."

Qin Yi continued as if he had more reasons in his favor.

"But you shouldn’t bring up past issues to make a point."

After a moment of silence, Su Pan’er sighed and added, "Because of that incident, Little Yanyan wouldn’t talk or eat for two months straight. It took me quite a while to coax her out of it."

"Why coax her? Where she deserves to be spoiled, we’ll spoil her. But where she is wrong, you should also make her correct it... Speaking of which, Yan Yan is extremely clever; it’s just that her cleverness is not always applied in the right way."

"Who told you she doesn’t apply it in the right way?"

At this, Su Pan’er couldn’t help but laugh: "These days, she’s already familiar with the ’Three Character Classic’ and ’Hundred Family Surnames.’ She also follows Old Xue in and out. Old Xue says she has a knack for medical skills and is considering taking Yan Yan as his closed-door apprentice, depending on how she progresses."

The matter of becoming a closed-door apprentice, Old Xue had mentioned before. Su Pan’er hoped Little Yanyan would choose for herself, which is why she had delayed this matter.