The snow stopped for the moment, but it was still cold.
Everyone standing in the courtyard felt the cold wind blowing into their necks. Their clothes and skin seemed to be separated into two different extremes, with no intention of warming each other.
Logically speaking, whether it was Ye Daowen, Fang Yan, Ye Fengsheng, or the Ye family's servants, everyone here practiced martial arts and had strong resistance to the cold. There was no reason for them to feel so cold.
However, after hearing Fang Yan say "I'm here to see Ye Rou", they suddenly felt that the cold was hard to resist.
Ye Fengsheng quickly signaled to Fang Yan with his eyes and said, "Didn't you say you were going to kowtow to our ancestor? Do you think our ancestor will see you? Hurry up and go back. It's snowing heavily right now, and our ancestor won't see outsiders — — "
Ye Daowen frowned slightly. His sharp eyes swept across Fang Yan's face, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
This arrogant and conceited guy said he was here to see his daughter in front of his father — — Isn't he afraid that I'll beat him to death and bury him in the courtyard as fertilizer?
What's his relationship with Ye Rou? Did something unpredictable happen in Ye Rou's trip to the City of Flowers?
Fang Yan looked at Ye Shengsheng gratefully and said, "I originally wanted to say that I'm here to thank the Ye family, but I know that it would be more solemn and respectful if grandpa said it. In Uncle Ye's eyes, I'm still a child, just a junior."
"I do want to kowtow to the ancestor. After going out for so long, it's natural for me to kowtow and say some blessings to the old man after coming back. It's also a courtesy that a junior should perform. However, I came to the Ye family to see Ye Rou. I didn't come to challenge her, nor did I come to fight her — — we've been fighting for more than ten years, and I've also been beaten by her for more than ten years. I just want to say thank you — — I really am very grateful to her. "
Fang Yan chose to tell the truth.
Fang Yan was a smart person, so he knew from a young age that it was best to be frank and direct when talking to smart people. Most importantly, do not think that you are the smartest person in the world, because you do not know who is smarter than you.
He didn't think that Ye Daowen was more stupid than him, so he didn't dare to lie in the slightest.
If he said that he was here to thank the Ye Clan for their kindness, then Ye Daowen would have waved his hand and sent him back. He couldn't see Ye Rou at all.
"Why?" Ye Daowen's brows knit together, and the worry in his heart grew even stronger. His daughter was at the most critical stage of her life, and he did not want to be affected by a love entanglement with a young boy.
Most importantly, he didn't want that person to be Fang Yan.
Fang Yan looked at Ye Daowen with a calm expression. There was no inferiority complex, no shame, no complacency, and no embarrassment.
His expression was calm, his eyes pure, as if this matter was reasonable.
"A person who is willing to continuously beat his defeated opponent for ten years — —" Fang Yan said with a smile. "I don't think it's easy. It's also something to remember and be grateful for. "
Ye Daowen's brows relaxed, and a rare smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He said: "Do you understand?"
"I understand." Fang Yan said.
"The Fang Clan has produced an amazing talent." Ye Daowen said with emotion. He turned around to look at Ye Fengsheng, and said: "Go to the Warm Pavilion and ask the ancestor if she is willing to let the Fang Clan's boy go in and kowtow to her."
Ye Daowen glanced at Fang Yan, then turned around and left.
Ye Fengsheng quickly walked in front of Fang Yan, punched Fang Yan's chest, and scolded: "You bastard, I was almost beaten to death by you just now — —"
"Didn't I also lie still and let you punch me a few times to vent your anger?" Fang Yan said with a smile.
"At least you still have some conscience. This was clearly your plan, why did you put it on me? What do you mean by stupid? Would I come up with such a stupid plan? "Ye Fengsheng said in annoyance.
"It's also to increase credibility. Besides, if I said I came up with this plan, what would uncle Ye think of me?"
"He would think you're a despicable person." Ye Fengsheng said. "If you say I came up with this plan, what would he think of me?"
"He would think that there's something wrong with your IQ. But it shouldn't be because of your character. So you're more suitable than me to take this blame. "
Ye Fengsheng rubbed the sore part of his face and angrily said: "Are we really good friends? Why do I feel like I'm the one who treats you as a friend, but you don't treat me as a friend at all? "
"If I didn't treat you as a good friend, would I trick you?" Fang Yan softly comforted: "Of course not. Those who aren't my good friends don't have the right to be tricked by me. "
"You tricked Bai Xiu."
"— —"
"You tricked Bai Li Lu."
"— —"
"You tricked Lu Jing."
"— —"
"You tricked Li Xiaotian."
"— —"
"Don't tell me you treat them as good friends?"
"Everything has two sides, you're different from them — —" Fang Yan hurriedly explained. "You're the Fatso with the most sense of justice in my heart."
Ye Fengsheng sighed and said: "Wait here, I'll go to the Warm Pavilion and ask for you."
"Wait!" Fang Yan shouted.
He ran to the living room and took out the large pile of gifts from the table, stuffed them all into Ye Fengsheng's arms, and said: "Tell the ancestor, just say that this is my filial gift to her — — be more subtle, don't say it too bluntly, it's like we're showing off."
Ye Fengsheng helplessly shook his head and said: "How could she refuse you like this?"
"Then don't refuse," Fang Yan said with a smile.
The Warm Pavilion was very large, made up of several connected rooms.
There was a fire dragon burning under the room, so the room was as warm as spring, very comfortable. And because the ground heating was very dry, there were many green plants planted on the left and right sides of the main room. Red peppers, green cucumbers, and a ground full of big watermelons, looking red and green alternating, growing delightfully.
In one of the rooms, an old lady was picking cucumbers on her toes, Ye Rou was carrying a small basket next to her, the basket was already half full of tender cucumbers. Wash them with snow water, take a bite, or mix them with sauce, they were all excellent dishes to go with wine.
The maid, Xi 'er, was standing on the side, chattering, reporting what she had just seen to the ancestor and the Eldest Miss.
"Originally, no one paid attention to him, I also thought he would feel bored after a while and leave by himself — — I didn't expect Young Master Feng Sheng to leave. Young Master Feng Sheng chatted with him for a while, I don't know what they said, but Fang Paopai and Young Master Feng Sheng started to fight, it seems that Young Master Feng Sheng insulted him, and also scolded him — — hmph, isn't he Fang Paopai? People in Swallow Dock all call him that — — "
"Later, the Eldest Master came out, he asked Siquan and Ye Ming to separate them, and now he is talking with Fang Paopai — — I saw Fang Paopai glanced at me, and then he ran away quickly."
The ancestor picked a cucumber with a small flower and put it in the basket, glanced at Ye Rou who was carrying the basket, and said, "In order to force his grandson to work hard, grandpa provoked our Ye Family for ten years. Since you defeated him for the first time, your father and the others were ready to ignore this matter — — but you couldn't stand the provocation, so you competed with him for ten years. "
"In this way, you got yourself a bad reputation of barbarism and violence, but you were still entangled with the Fang Family and couldn't get away. When people talked about the Ye Family, they would inevitably mention the Fang Family. When the Fang Family was mentioned, they would inevitably mention our Ye Family — — The competition between you two every year became an interesting story outside. "
"Because of this, your father and his two brothers were very angry — — Why did they entangle with the Fang Family for no reason?"
Ye Rou opened her mouth slightly, but she didn't say anything in the end.
She didn't like to explain!
The ancestor didn't need her to explain!
She quietly carried the basket with an indifferent expression and lowered her eyelids. The white snow outside the window reflected her snow-white cheeks, making her whole body covered with a layer of white light.
She was like the white plum tree in the yard, which was still silently blooming in the wind and snow. From a distance, it was a tree of snowflakes, but when you walked closer, you would find that there were one or two countless white flowers blooming on the pitch-black branches.
They were as white as the snow, but the snow lost the fragrance of the yard.
"Whoever planted the crops, who harvested the millet. Whoever planted the seedlings, who picked the melons and fruits. If you had stopped after winning the first competition ten years ago, there wouldn't have been such a thing later. Since you have been fighting with him for ten years, it is also fate, and you have to end these things by yourself — — "
The old lady's hair was thin and silver, like the fishing line used for fishing. Her skin was dry without any moisture, but the smile on her face was warm and peaceful.
She had lived for a hundred years, been exposed to wind and rain for a hundred years, and witnessed the changes of the world for a hundred years. Her eyes were sharper than everyone else's, and she was more accurate in judging people.
Ye Rou still didn't speak!
Dong, dong, dong — —
Ye Fengsheng trembled as he walked in. Seeing the ancestor who was picking cucumbers, he carried a large pile of gifts and ran over, saying: "Ancestor, Fang Yan went out for a trip, and today he came to visit, saying that he wants to kowtow to you."
He used his chin to point at the gifts in his arms and said: "These are all sent by him, saying that they are gifts for the ancestor — — Eldest Uncle told me to ask the ancestor, do you want him to go into the Warm Pavilion and kowtow to you?"
After saying that, he handed the gifts to Xi-er beside him, and then waited expectantly for the ancestor's reply.
The ancestor picked another cucumber and held it in her hand. She used her rough palm to stroke the fine thorns on the cucumber, then turned to look at Ye Rou and said: "Whether to see him or not, it is up to you to decide."
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