Chapter 366 - 365 - s: The Joy of the New Year
Nanny Jin, who had escaped from Duke An’s Mansion just over a year ago, had already adapted to the life of an ordinary citizen. She, who had once seen it all, squinted with joy at the sight of firecracker debris scattered all over the ground. On the one hand, she was looking after Qi Jiajia; on the other, she said to Song Ping, "No need to sweep, leave it be. It’s festive this way, shows our family is thriving."
Hearing this, Ye Xinyan’s mouth twitched with amusement. Nanny Jin was being a little too unreserved. Glancing around the village, even without the debris, just by looking at her courtyard, her house, and the imposing buildings stretching north along the main road outside her door, it was clear that her family was doing the best.
It wasn’t just Nanny Jin who felt this way; Nanny Liu also smiled and chimed in.
In the starlight, Jinrong looked towards the cowshed and dairy workshop and asked Qi Younian, "I was so busy with setting off firecrackers here, I faintly heard some from the direction of the cowshed and dairy workshop, but they didn’t sound very loud? They seemed quite muffled."
Qi Younian replied, "When they were purchasing firecrackers, they specifically chose ones that weren’t very loud. Ye Zi said she was afraid of scaring the dairy cows. If we blast loud ones just for the sound and it affects milk production, it wouldn’t be worth it."
"Is that so?" Jinrong was astonished.
Qi Younian, who also found it unbelievable, chuckled quietly and explained, "Ye Zi said, it’s like how women in confinement are afraid of being startled or upset. Perhaps it’s the same with cows, being careful can’t hurt. So they had Fan Zhengyuan and Xie Chun pick out the quieter, less popular firecrackers to buy."
While Qi Younian laughed, he also glanced in Ye Xinyan’s direction and continued, "Fan Zhengyuan, after buying the firecrackers, chuckled all the way home. He even asked the sellers which firecrackers made the least noise and tried them out. He really did end up buying the ones with the quietest and most muffled sounds, leaving the sellers staring in astonishment, completely puzzled."
