Chapter 250: Chapter 232: Courage and Strategy_1
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“Big sister, since Big Brother and the others have lost their allowances, you must help us out.”
After leaving Grandma’s room, Yan Wenkai quickly cornered Daohua.
Behind him, Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wentao also looked at Daohua with hopeful faces.
There was no choice, among the younger family members, only Daohua had achieved financial independence. For them, being at the Academy without a single piece of silver was truly inconvenient, to be honest.
Whether it was buying more writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, or going out with classmates, all of these required spending silver.
Daohua would not comply; her three brothers had run off to Fenxi on their own without notifying the family beforehand. No matter how you looked at it, what they did was wrong, and she wasn’t about to encourage their misbehavior.
“Absolutely not! Although you have your reasons, the family was genuinely worried. When you do something wrong, you should be punished, right, Big Brother?”
Seeing Daohua looking straight at him, Yan Wenxiu’s expression stiffened.
In the past, it seemed he often lectured his big sister in just this way.
Now, so quickly, this girl had used his own tactic against him.
Yan Wenxiu quickly regained his composure. Getting the whole family worried was indeed their fault, and accepting punishment was appropriate: “Big sister is right. Our Yan Family’s household virtue is to accept punishment for our wrongs.”
Yan Wenkai glanced at his older brother glumly. Big Brother was such a pushover—big sister only had to say one thing and he’d surrendered, leaving him no room to exercise his own skills of persuasion.
Realizing he wouldn’t get any silver, Yan Wenkai then pulled Daohua into a corner, looked around, and then whispered like a thief, “Big sister, I won’t ask for silver, but you must give me some of that sleeping powder and itch-relief pills you gave to the Little Prince.”
That stuff was a shady person’s ultimate tool!
If the Little Prince hadn’t let it slip, he would’ve never known that such impressive items were crafted by his own sister.
The reason they were able to luckily destroy a bandit lair in Fenxi was largely thanks to these two items.
Daohua looked speechlessly at her fourth brother, who already drew attention with his robust build and now acted as if proclaiming his mischief to the world; she didn’t even know what to say.
Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wentao also appeared too embarrassed to watch.
Initially, the second brother and the others hadn’t noticed them, but after seeing the fourth brother’s antics, everyone just stood there, not leaving.
Yan Wenkai, belatedly aware of his blunder, fiercely said to the others, “What are you looking at? I’m having a private talk with big sister.”
With that, he took Daohua’s hand and quickly walked away.
Daohua let herself be dragged along until they were a good distance from everyone else before she pulled her hand away.
Yan Wenkai hastily said, “Big sister, did you hear what I just said to you? I want…”
Daohua cut him off briskly: “I heard you! I’m asking you, did Xiao Yeyang tell you about this?”
Yan Wenkai shook his head, then nodded: “The Little Prince initially didn’t want to say, but he accidentally let it slip while showing off.”
Daohua ‘hmphed’ in response: “Who else knows about this?”
A young lady having sleeping powder and itch-relief pills in her possession, if word got out, it would not be a good look at all.
Yan Wenkai: “… Just us few, me, Big Brother, Third Brother, the Little Prince, Dong Big Brother, and Wu Hongda did ask several times, seemingly wanting the recipe, but we’ve kept it well hidden.”
Daohua felt relieved to know that only people they were familiar with knew. She was aware of who Wu Hongda was, a good friend of Brother Zhou and coming from a medical family; his grandfather was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau. It was natural for him to want the recipe, but certainly, Xiao Yeyang would not have given it to him.
Daohua pondered for a moment before warning: “I’m telling you, it’s fine if you guys know, but don’t let it get out, lest it ruin my reputation.”
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Yan Wenkai nodded repeatedly, “Don’t worry, it definitely won’t happen. The Little Prince and my elder brother have reminded me several times, my ears are calloused from listening.”
As he spoke, he tugged on Daohua’s sleeve again.
“Good sister, what do you say, after all? Will you give us that thing or not?”
Daohua thought for a moment and said, “Tell me everything that happened after you reached Fenxi, and I will prepare one for you.”
“Deal!” Yan Wenkai immediately agreed and then started recounting their adventures in Fenxi with great animation.
As they walked and talked, Daohua listened intently, her heart lifted when she heard how Xiao Yeyang and the others had ventured alone into the bandit’s lair.
“Big sister, let me tell you, it was only this time that I truly got to know the Little Prince. He is not only brave and strategizing, but he also has a particularly big courage.”
“From the moment we set our sights on the bandit’s lair, he planned to lead a team there alone to disrupt it. Afterward, he was always thinking three steps ahead, with a perfect psychological strategy against the bandits. You wouldn’t know, but when he led us, he really looked like a general.”
“I used to think that Dong Yuanxuan and Su Hongxin obeyed the Little Prince only because of his status, but now I realize that aside from his status, they also admire his talent and abilities.”
Daohua silently nodded her head.
The first time she saw Xiao Yeyang, he struck her as someone defiant.
Defiant people usually have something they pride themselves on.
From Xiao Yeyang’s everyday speech, it was clear that he was not only diligent in martial arts but also delved into various academic fields. Even the panda she had embroidered on her fourth brother’s purse, he had seen in the county annals of Bashu.
Afterward, Yan Wenxiu and his two companions stayed at the Yan Family’s home for one night before leaving the next day.
When they left, Daohua provided them with five purses, each containing some sleeping powder and itching powder pills.
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Wangyue Academy.
Xiao Yeyang and Dong Yuanxuan quickly snatched a purse from Yan Wenkai’s hands.
After inspecting the sleeping powder and itching powder pills inside the purse, Dong Yuanxuan smiled, “Yan sister has finally not forgotten about me this time.”
He was elated, but Xiao Yeyang was dejected. Originally, these things were exclusively his, but now, everyone had one.
Xiao Yeyang flipped through the purse and, seeing that it wasn’t made by Daohua, lost interest. He put it away and turned to Yan Wenkai, “Did you ask about what I told you to?”
Yan Wenkai had wanted to show off that it was only after great effort that he managed to get these for them, but when Xiao Yeyang questioned him, he suddenly froze.
Seeing his reaction, Xiao Yeyang knew this guy must have forgotten, so he rolled up his sleeves and walked over, “Did you forget?”
Yan Wenkai gave a sheepish laugh, retreating as he chuckled.
He hadn’t been practicing martial arts as long as the Little Prince, and besides, the Little Prince had the Imperial Physician for special care and several Instructors to guide his martial skills, so he was progressing much faster.
He wouldn’t dare fight him!
“Little Prince, does it not all amount to the same thing whether you ask or not? After all, you’ll have to wait until your birthday to possibly find out what my big sister prepared for you!”
Xiao Yeyang was frustrated; of course, he knew he had to wait until his birthday to possibly know what present Daohua had for him.
The reason he had sent Yan Wenkai to inquire was not to learn about the gift in advance but to remind Daohua.
That girl was quite forgetful. What if she forgot to prepare a gift for him?
