Chapter 251: Return Gift
Listening to Dabao's words, Chen Afu laughed out loud, and seemed to be looking forward to that scene. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info said, "Okay, mother is waiting for that day." So, it's not just your mother who likes her son, it's not just your sister and Chu ...... Daddy, there will be more and more relatives who love you and rely on you. Isn't it?"
Dabao nodded, pursed his lips and smiled sweeter.
Coax the bear child and let him go to bed for a lunch break.
Chen Afu packed up his things, took some vegetarian snacks and vegetarian dishes to Luyuan, and added vegetables to them in the evening.
As soon as I went out, I saw a carriage parked at the door, and it was Qingfeng who got out of the car.
She came over and saluted Chen Afu and said with a smile, "The lord and the lady sent slaves and maids to congratulate the eldest girl on her birthday." ā
Chen Afu smiled and invited her into the house, please sit, and serve tea.
Qingfeng didn't dare to sit on a chair, she only sat on an embroidered pier, and she took out all the gifts given by the masters.
Chen Shiying and Jiang gave a pair of gold silk inlaid beads, Chen Yulan gave a delicate horn comb, and Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia each gave a handkerchief embroidered by themselves. The handkerchief embroidery is very good, and Chen Yuxia's handkerchief should be embroidered with the help of Aunt Green.
Chen Afu smiled and thanked him, and asked Qiu Yue to accompany Qingfeng to eat, and Old Man Zeng to accompany the coachman to eat, arrange a place for them to stay, and send them away tomorrow.
After finishing his work, Chen Afu went to Luyuan.
There was a busy scene in the garden, and many women came to help. Gao's and Wujia's concubines were helping Aunt Mu cook in the kitchen, Chen Aju was lighting the fire, and even Hu Laowu's daughter-in-law, Gao Lizheng's daughter-in-law and Mrs. Chen were sitting in the yard picking vegetables and washing vegetables.
As soon as Chen Afu entered, everyone smiled and congratulated the birthday star.
Chen Afu smiled again and expressed his gratitude.
The courtyard is very harmonious, except for the Hu family. She sat under the tree and looked at the roof in a daze, her face was uncomfortable, so angry that Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Hu glared at her from time to time.
Wang took the teapot and filled several tea bowls on the stone table with water, and said with a smile, "Don't be busy, stop and drink water." He called Chen Afu into the house again and whispered, "That Hu family is really angry, who will you show that face?" Hmph, the birthday gift that your grandmother and Dafang gave you, let's take it with heavy hands. Don't accept it, I'm afraid of your milk and big Peter's heart. Take it, look at the Hu family, you're about to throw that face to the ground. ā
It turned out that Mrs. Chen discussed with Chen Ye and Chen Agui for a long time yesterday, and felt that the big house had made a lot of money by relying on Chen Afu, and Chen Afu had climbed into such a good family. It was unanimously decided to give a better birthday gift this time. The old lady rushed to the town and bought an open silver bracelet for two or five dollars of silver, plus a pair of silk embroidered shoes made by Gao for Chen Afu, which was a very decent birthday gift.
Hu Shi was unhappy, she had never worn a silver bracelet at such an old age. Besides, the girl and the second room slammed the door tightly, and they didn't remember it at all, the big restaurant only gave the big house a share, and the second room only bought them a cow after making so much money. Then he said, "It's not that the girl is very rich, why do you want our poor people's things when you have money." I raised my second uncle with hard work, and they haven't said to give me a bracelet yet. ā
Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen scolded again. Hu didn't dare to squeak, but he still brought it out without feeling happy, and he couldn't suppress it.
Chen Mingdao, who followed up, said, "My sister-in-law is a stupid woman who only goes in and can't leave, and Afumo is as knowledgeable as her, so it should be in front of your grandmother and uncle." He blamed Wang again, "What are you doing with these trivial things to bother your daughter?"
Chen Mingcai went to invite the subordinates who had a good relationship between Steward Luo's family and Tangyuan's family, as well as Liu Lizheng from Shangshui Village, Yu Landlord and Yu Lizheng from Guqiao Village to come to Luyuan for a drink.
Chen Afu was puzzled, "Steward Luo, they will invite them, if you don't invite, they may also take the initiative to come." Why do you still invite those few lizheng and landlords here? I don't have much contact with them in normal times. ā
Chen Ming smiled, "Dad didn't plan to invite them first. This morning, I heard that those people sent someone to the village to ask about our family's treat. Dad thought, since they want to come, let's take the initiative to invite, these people are all face-saving people in the neighborhood. He pinched his beard very proudly, thinking that he Chen Ming was already a person who the big people in the neighborhood were vying to befriend.
Chen Afu nodded, talked for a while, and then went back to Fuyuan, and beckoned Dahu and Daya to go to Fuyuan with her to play. Chu Lingzhi had already come, and was pulling Dabao who had just gotten up to the backyard, and several children went to the backyard to play.
At the end of the Shen period, the men all went to Luyuan one after another. The countryman has a loud voice, and the laughter can be heard clearly even by Fuyuan.
Not long after, the Chu family also came to Fuyuan. Old Man Chu listened to the crowds in the courtyard next door, and Chen Afu said that those were all people who lived for themselves.
The old man said to Chu Lingxuan, "Ah Fu is a girl's family, so it's not good to greet these men. Let's go sit down and talk to them. In the future, grandpa will live in Tangyuan for a long time, and he should also have a good relationship with the local snake here. ā
Chu Lingxuan nodded and went over with Chen Dabao. Dabao is Chen Afu's son, and he would have gone over to accompany the guests in the evening. Chu Lingzhi saw it, and he also followed him.
As soon as the old marquis of Chu and the others passed, they were so frightened that they all stood up. Except for Xia Zhutou, Hu Laowu, and Liu Lizheng, the others couldn't even speak, including Chen Ming and Chen Ye.
Old Marquis Chu talked to them with a haha, told them not to be nervous, and said thank them for taking care of his future granddaughter-in-law Chen Afu and great-grandson Dabao in the past.
The old man took Dabao to stay for dinner. Chu Lingxuan didn't like this kind of occasion, so he took Chu Lingzhi back to Fuyuan.
Chen Afu said to Mrs. Chu embarrassedly, "It's a bit noisy here, Mrs. Chu is not used to it, right?"
Mrs. Chu San smiled heartily, "When I was at the border with Chu Lang, those rough men made even more trouble. I'm used to this kind of sound. ā
In the evening, seeing off the Chu family, Chen Afu began to prepare a return gift.
Because she went to Chen's mansion to recognize her relatives in a hurry, she did not prepare to give Chen Shiying and Jiang's filial piety, as well as a meeting gift to Chen Yuqing's three sisters and brothers. This time, they were sent together, embroidered satin slippers were given to Chen Shiying and his wife, panda dolls were given to Chen Yuqing's sisters, and a satin gown was given to Chen Yulan. The slippers and dolls were samples she had prepared for the embroidery workshop, and the small gown was intended for Chen Alu, and the gown was a little long, and Chen Yulan, who was half a head taller, could just wear it. Tomorrow I'll get more home-made snacks and fruit cucumbers.
The cheongsam that Chu Lingxuan wanted last time had already been made, and she made another purse to match. Old Man Chu will also live in Tangyuan for a while, and then make him a set of clothes. As for Mrs. Chu San, the women who grew up in the palace are not short of good things, Chen Afu thought about it for a long time, and then gave her a green leaf agarwood. Just give Chu Lingzhi a panda doll.
Something was ready, it was already midnight.