noffsinger Chapter 495 Don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?
Chapter 495 Don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?
Insomnia? Keep that a lie to fool ghosts. Yinqi and Yinreng didn't believe a word of Yinzuo's obviously nonsense. They would rather believe a pig has insomnia than believe Yinzuo's rubbish.
Whether he believed it or not didn't matter. Having found a plausible excuse for his good afternoon nap, Yinzhu quickly forgot about his earlier embarrassment.
"Brother, what's that on your table? It smells like chestnut cakes. I'm feeling a bit hungry right now..."
Well, it's confirmed that Yinzhu was a pig in his past life. Goodness, he can not only sleep but also eat. Have you ever seen a good person wake up and immediately devour a plate of pastries?
"Little Six, I think what you said before was absolutely right. You're really lucky to have been born into a family like ours. Otherwise, with your habit of eating and sleeping all the time, most families really couldn't afford to support you..."
Regarding his elder brother's complaints, Yinzhuo felt that what he said was right. He should really thank the god of time travel for giving him such a good background. Otherwise, if he had arrived in this cannibalistic ancient world with no clue whatsoever, he probably wouldn't have survived even one episode and would have had to be reincarnated.
Yinti and his men had already spent the afternoon at the restaurant. Now that Yinzuo had woken up, there was no need for them to waste any more time there. The brothers talked for a while, and after Yinzuo woke up, they dressed and led their men back to the Tangquan Palace.
The first thing Yinzhuo did after returning from his trip was to go to Kangxi's place to report for duty. After having dinner with his father, Yinzhuo took Dexi and the others back to his own courtyard.
Having slept for so long in the afternoon, Yinzhuo was naturally not sleepy at this moment. Since he wasn't sleepy, he had to find something to do to pass the time. There was a hot spring pool in the courtyard, so Yinzhuo had some fruit and tea prepared, then changed his clothes and went into the water.
"I love taking a bath, the turtle falls down, Ah-Oh Ah-Oh, watch out for fleas, lots of bubbles, Ah-Oh Ah-Oh, the submarine is praying, I love taking a bath, my skin feels so good, Ah-Oh Ah-Oh, put on a shower cap and sing and dance, Ah-Oh Ah-Oh, the mermaid wants to escape..."
Yinzhu was happily washing himself, when he heard an uncontrollable burst of laughter from the side. Without even looking up, Yinzhu knew from the sound that his troublesome older brother had come again.
"Brother, don't you know that people can be terrifying? Why aren't you sleeping in your own yard this late at night? What are you doing here?"
Putting aside everything else, Yinzhuo has definitely developed a thick skin over the years. Based on the principle that as long as I don't feel embarrassed, then it is others who are embarrassed, Yinzhuo took the initiative to speak first.
Yinqi ignored Yinzuo's obvious attempt to change the subject, laughed enough, and then had someone fetch him clothes to change in the back room. He only spoke after getting into the pool.
"You think I wanted to come here so late at night? It's only because the hot spring pool in my courtyard is so tiny. Ninth and Tenth Brothers fill it up. Unlike yours, where the pool is big enough to swim in. The flesh on the palm and the back of the hand are definitely different..."
Yinti saw the tray floating in front of Yinzuo, reached out and pulled it over, took a piece of fruit and put it in his mouth, then leaned back against the pool's arm, contentedly squinting his eyes as he ate the fruit plate.
Yinzhuo dared not speak out against his elder brother's bandit-like behavior, after all, their fighting skills were not on the same level. If he tried to snatch the fruit plate, it would be no different from taking food from a tiger's mouth.
Yinti sat there leisurely eating fruit, while Yinzuo was not idle either. He swam around his large hot spring pool several times until he was really tired, then stopped, swam over to Yinti, and found a place to sit down.
"Brother, please have some mercy! I only got this one watermelon, and I haven't been able to bear eating it for days. Today I finally mustered up the courage to cut it open, and you're treating this precious thing like it's your meal? You should leave some for me!"
In April of the 52nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the emperor bestowed a batch of watermelon seeds upon the governor of Fujian, instructing him to attempt to cultivate them in Fujian and Taiwan. By July of that year, the watermelon seeds had been successfully cultivated in Taiwan. The governor of Fujian, Manbao, then carefully selected some of these watermelons and sent them to the capital to present to the Kangxi Emperor.
Taiwan has a relatively high winter temperature, so watermelons can be produced all year round. Since then, Manbao has sent a batch of watermelons almost every winter. Although there are very few watermelons left after they are transported to the capital, as Kangxi's favorite son, Yinzhuo will naturally not be short of his share, no matter how little there is.
"What are you shouting for? Didn't I save this for you? Do you really think I don't know? Your father loves you so much, how could he only give you one watermelon? Tell me honestly, what other good stuff do you have? Bring it up for your older brother to try."
Well, not only did he eat his watermelon, but he also had designs on his other good things. If he weren't so weak, Yinzhuo would have picked up his elder brother and kicked him out right now.
"Look at what you're saying, brother. Oh, there's such good stuff. By the way, Father also had two pineapples sent over. Don't you dislike that stuff? If you want some, I'll have someone get them for you right away."
Pineapples at this time were not like those of later generations; even when soaked in salt water, they were still very sour. Yinti couldn't stand this stuff, so upon hearing this, he waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it, and then picked up the watermelon from the fruit plate in front of him and started eating.
Unable to win in a fight or snatch it away, Yinzhuo was now experiencing the same helplessness Yinti had felt that afternoon. Well, it was just half a watermelon anyway, might as well eat it. At worst, he could just go to his father for more after he finished it.
Watermelon is very juicy and makes you feel full. Even though Yinti has a big appetite, he had just eaten not long ago. After eating half a watermelon, he felt a bit stuffed. He dragged Yinzuo around in the pool several times until his stomach felt better, and only then did he let Yinzuo, his companion, go.
Swimming is a physically demanding activity. Yinzhu had been splashing around in the pool for a long time, and then Yinti had dragged him along for a while. After coming out of the hot spring, he had only one feeling—hunger. Well, tonight's dinner was a waste.
After a quick wash and change of clothes, and seeing off his troublesome elder brother, Yinzhuo was completely dejected. He beckoned Dexi over and gave him instructions.
"Dexi, go to the small kitchen and see if there's anything left to eat. If not, bring over a plate of snacks. We've been swimming in the pool for so long, our stomachs are really empty..."