Jiang Shuyuan took out the contents of the food box. There was an empty plate and a plate with four or five pastries on it.
Jiang Shuyuan raised her eyebrows and turned to look at the maid beside her.
"Have Taotao been to other places before coming here?"
"I heard that the young lady went to the second lady and the old man's yard this afternoon."
"By the way, the direction that the young lady came just now seems to be the direction of the yard where the young masters live."
The maid didn't understand why Jiang Shuyuan asked, but she still nodded, indicating that Jiang Shuyuan's guess was correct.
The young lady indeed came to see Madam after going to other places.
"Ma'am, what's the problem?"
Aunt Wen looked at Jiang Shuyuan doubtfully and asked curiously.
How did the madam know that the young lady had been to other places?
"It seems like this is a pastry that everyone has."
Jiang Shuyuan whispered in a disappointed voice.
She thought she was the only one.
It seems that I think too much.
Although she found out that the cake Su Taotao gave her was not the only one, Jiang Shuyuan was a little disappointed.
But something is better than nothing.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shuyuan was not disappointed, but picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite to taste it.
"It is too sweet."
Jiang Shuyuan swallowed the cake in her mouth and commented seriously.
"It's easy to get tooth decay if you eat something so sweet."
Jiang Shuyuan was a little worried about Su Taotao's teeth. Children will start to lose their teeth when they are about six years old. Taotao is over six years old this year, which is the age when her teeth are lost.
"You have to talk to your siblings about this matter."
Jiang Shuyuan still has a little bit of self-awareness. Su Taotao will definitely not be willing to listen to her preaching, but let He Zhixin talk about it, and Taotao might listen.
Jiang Shuyuan accepted the cakes sent by Su Taotao and reciprocated the courtesy. Jiang Shuyuan also wanted to take advantage of the situation and send something to Su Taotao.
This also has a ready excuse, so don’t worry that Taotao won’t accept it.
"What has Taotao been doing lately?"
Jiang Shuyuan probably knew that Su Taotao was playing around with her brothers all day long, but what exactly they were playing in, Jiang Shuyuan was not very clear about.
Because Su Taotao and the others almost change the same game every day and never repeat it every time.
"I heard from the eldest young master yesterday that the young lady seems to want to play on the swing."
"Swing?"
Jiang Shuyuan immediately had an idea. The swing thing was simple. She would go find some powerful craftsmen later and ensure that she would make a unique swing frame for Su Taotao.
"I heard that the little lady is very lucky. The last time she helped the old people in the village collect firewood, one of the old people's family happened to have a grandson who knew how to make a swing, so he agreed to make a swing for the little lady."
"So that's it."
Jiang Shuyuan nodded. Originally, she wanted to take this opportunity to give Taotao something to make Taotao happy. Since someone has solved the swing issue, she can change it herself.
"Right."
Jiang Shuyuan lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something.
"I remember Taotao complained a few days ago that she couldn't go to the mountains, and her brothers and sisters were not allowed to go down the river. There was no fun place. How about I work on this?"
Jiang Shuyuan thought for a while and then spoke tentatively.
"What do you think of Cuju?"
"Cuju?"
Aunt Wen did not expect that the first thing Jiang Shuyuan thought of was Cuju.
"Madam, the little lady is a girl."
Aunt Wen reminded Jiang Shuyuan that as far as she knew, Cuju was only played by boys, and girls did not like this game.
After all, girls can’t keep up the physical strength of running around chasing Cuju. Over time, Cuju has basically become an exclusive game for boys.
"But Taotao has good physical strength."
Hearing what Aunt Wen said, Jiang Shuyuan lowered her head and smiled. How could she not know that Taotao was a girl?
But Taotao may have had amazing physical strength because she grew up in the mountains.
She noticed that every time the siblings went out to play, Taotao was still in high spirits when they came back, as if she hadn't had enough fun.
As for Su Hexuan and the others, except for Su Silin and Yang Hongzhi, none of them were so tired that they could hardly walk.
That is to say, they are obsessed with saving face in front of Taotao. As long as Taotao turns around, they all pretend to be nothing.
It seemed that she wanted to laugh but was afraid of exposing their disguise and hurting their self-esteem.
"Girls don't play Cuju not because Cuju is not fun, but because their physical strength cannot keep up. This is not a problem at all for Taotao."
"It happens that there is a lot of space in the countryside. I will discuss it with the village chief later and it won't be a problem to carve out a piece of unused land for Taotao and the others to play Cuju."
At worst, I'll just pay for it and rent it when the time comes.
"If Madam thinks it's good, then let's do it."
When Aunt Wen heard what Jiang Shuyuan said, she also felt that Jiang Shuyuan's suggestion was very good, so she stopped trying to persuade her.
Seeing that Aunt Wen agreed with her idea, Jiang Shuyuan immediately asked someone to make arrangements.
It just so happens that the rain has stopped at this moment. If we can get things done early, we can also give Taotao a surprise. I hope Taotao will like this gift.
Su Taotao still didn't know that it was only because of her grandfather that she sent the cakes to Jiang Shuyuan, but she could actually get such a gift for herself.
If she knew, Su Taotao would feel that it was worth giving away this pastry.
But she couldn't care about these things now. The weather was fine the next day, and Su Taotao, who had been locked up at home all day because of the rain and couldn't go out, was very depressed.
When I woke up and saw that the weather was so nice, I immediately took everyone out to play together.
When Su Taotao goes out, her brothers, junior senior brother, and junior senior brother are inevitably followed behind her.
It rained all night yesterday and the ground is still wet.
Moreover, small puddles appeared where the ground was uneven.
A group of people went out together. Originally, Su Taotao was going to take a look at her swing, but before she reached her destination, she saw someone gathering together. She didn't know what they were doing.
Several friends from the village gathered together, and they could be heard shouting words like "come on" from a distance, which made Su Taotao a little curious.
"Brother, what are you playing at?"
Su Taotao walked over and asked with curiosity in her eyes.
"Jump into the puddle."
The boy pulled by Su Taotao turned around and saw that it was Su Taotao who was well known and loved by everyone in the village recently. He immediately told Su Taotao what they were doing.
"Jump into the puddle?"
Su Taotao tilted her head and looked at them with some confusion. What is jumping into a puddle?
"It means jumping from one side to the other without falling into the puddle or stepping into the water. If you fall in, you will fail. We are competing to see who can jump more times."
Seeing Su Taotao's confused look, the other party quickly explained the rules of their game.
"It's very fun, Taotao, do you want to come?"
He also enthusiastically invited Su Taotao.
Su Taotao looked sideways and saw clearly that the puddle they were jumping into was about half a meter wide. Su Taotao felt that if she came by herself, she could do it.
"No, thank you for your kindness. Taotao doesn't want to play."
Su Hexuan grabbed Su Taotao back.
Taotao doesn't play this kind of game.
The youngest of the people who were playing in the puddles was seven or eight years old, and the oldest was in his early ten years.
This puddle is not too difficult for them, but for Taotao, this puddle is too big!
Taotao is only six and a half years old this year, and Taotao is shorter than other children of the same age. In other words, Taotao has short legs.
Let Taotao jump into this puddle. Let alone jump over it, it would be good if he doesn't slip and fall into the puddle.
"But I want to play."
Su Taotao blinked, she actually wanted to play, it didn't look difficult at all.
"No, you don't want to."
Su Hexuan covered Su Taotao's mouth without changing his expression and corrected him.
This game is not fun at all.
"Oh, although you are Taotao's brother, you can't make the decision for Taotao."
The boy who was originally rejected thought that Su Taotao really didn't want to play, and felt a little disappointed.
Later, when I heard that Su Taotao and Su Hexuan had different opinions, they seemed to have seen an opportunity and quickly intervened.
All the children in the village want to play with Su Taotao, because Su Taotao is cute and everyone likes her.
But Su Taotao's brothers are all here recently, and Su Taotao is surrounded by a large group of people, so they are not needed at all.
Now Su Taotao comes to your doorstep and wants to play together. How could you let such a good opportunity pass?
"If Taotao wants to play, just let Taotao play. You can't be so stingy and don't let Taotao play with others. Taotao can also make friends on her own."
"Are you worried that Taotao will find you boring after playing with others and won't play with you in the future?"
Su Hexuan looked at the boy who said he was stingy.
To put it bluntly, he was just jealous that Taotao was his biological sister. Compared with them, Taotao was more willing to play with them as brothers and sisters.
Don't think that the method of provoking generals will work, and he will not be fooled.
"That's not true. Big brother will always be big brother. Taotao will definitely play with big brother."
Su Taotao looked at the two people who were about to quarrel for no reason, and quickly expressed her attitude.
For her, it is clear who is more important, her friend or her brother.
"Big brother, can we play together?"
Su Taotao took Su Hexuan's hand and raised her face, her big watery eyes full of expectation.
"Uh... Okay."
Su Hexuan wanted to refuse in his heart. After all, he was not good at this. If it were Su Silin, he might still like it.
It's a pity that his mouth didn't obey his command, and he was actually seduced by Taotao's smile, and he nodded stupidly and agreed.
When he realized what he had promised Su Taotao, there was no way he could go back on his words.
"Little brother, can I join with my brothers?"
When Su Taotao heard that her eldest brother had agreed, Su Taotao knew that they would definitely agree without asking, so she directly ignored this point and asked the person who invited her if her brothers could also participate. This chapter has been completed!