Chapter 15 - 15 Chapter 15: Full Moon_1 (1/2)

15 Chapter 15: Full Moon_1

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In the blink of an eye, a month had passed and the twins had reached their first month.

Jiang Sanlang organized a full moon banquet for his two little sons, inviting relatives and friends to partake in the feast.

Those who came to offer their congratulations mostly brought their little boys and grandsons. With not enough room on the six tables, Jiang Sanlang constructed an open-air tent in the courtyard and arranged a few more banquet tables.

“Sanlang, congratulations,” said one of the villagers, who had brought several eggs as a gesture of good luck. He teased, “Who would have thought you’d go from having no children to suddenly having two sons! We call that saving the best for last, a true surprise, haha!”

Jiang Sanlang laughed heartily and bowed to the villager, “You flatter me, you flatter me. Please come in, the banquet will begin shortly.”

“Alright, you’re busy, you’re busy!”

The villager walked into the hall, placed his gift in front of the account book, and asked Jiang Erlang, who was keeping the accounts, to register it.

At this time, a few more guests arrived and Jiang Sanlang rushed forward to greet them…

In the kitchen, the women of the Jiang family, along with Chunniang and her sisters-in-law, were busy cooking and the whole place was bustling. A few of the neighboring women sat on small stools, chatting casually as they washed and chopped the vegetables.

The children ran around the courtyard, laughing and playing.

For a while, there was a constant stream of people in and out of Jiang Sanlang’s house. It was lively.

Inside the house, Yingbao was watching over her two little brothers’ cradles, spinning a rattle drum for them to see.

Little Xiaolu lay obediently at her feet, watching everything with big, innocent eyes while chewing on his food.

Dani, Erni, and Yuanbao also gathered around the cradle, craning their necks to observe their identical little cousins.

“This is the eldest, Jahrriery, and this one with the round face is his younger brother, he’s called Jiang Wu.”

Yingbao patiently introduced the twin brothers to everyone who came to visit, helping them tell one from the other.

Yuanbao blinked his eyes, still confused. “But their faces are all round.”

Dani, smacked his little brother, “Silly! One has a round face, the other doesn’t.”

Erni giggled and added, “Exactly!”

A puzzled Yuanbao rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a little wronged.

After not much time, Jie in the cradle began to squirm and cry, quickly followed by little Wu.

When the two babies started crying, their three siblings panicked and rushed off to get the Third Aunt.

Yingbao, however, was unruffled and slowly comforted her brothers, whispering gently, “Little Jie and Dawu are hungry, don’t be in such a rush. As soon as your mother comes, you’ll have something to eat.”

Chunniang hurriedly arrived, picked up one of the babies, and began to feed him.

The other one cried even louder, as if deeply unsatisfied.

With no other choice, Chunniang had to feed both sons simultaneously.

Fed and full, the two little ones fell into a peaceful sleep.

Old Madam Jiang came in and told her third daughter-in-law, “You should rest with the children. You just had a baby, don’t overexert yourself. Your sisters-in-law can handle the affairs outside.”

Chunniang, indeed feeling tired, nodded in agreement. “Alright, I’ll lay down for a while. I’ll leave the kitchen to my sisters-in-law.”

Old Madam Jiang grunted in agreement, turned and pulled Yingbao up, “Yingbao, go out and play with your brothers and sisters. Your mother is here with your brother.”

“Okay.”

Seeing her young mistress leaving, Xiaolu quickly scrambled to his feet to follow.

Hence, Yingbao, followed by a deer and flanked by Dani, Erni, and Yuanbao, went off to play outside.

There wasn’t much to do outside. The weather had turned cold, even the tree leaves had completely fallen, and the bugs and ants were nowhere to be seen. It would probably snow soon.

But the children didn’t see it this way. They could happily run around all day using bamboo sticks as horses.

Not long after they left the house, the village children came rushing over, all jabbering about Xiaolu, some even reached out to touch him.

Yingbao reminded them, “Don’t touch his backside carelessly. Be careful not to be kicked by Xiaolu.”

Nowadays, Xiaolu had grown quite tall and was far larger than an ordinary deer, exhibiting a robust physique with strong hooves. He looked as if he was almost a small pony.

If saddled and bridled up, the kids could even ride it like a horse.