Chapter 175: Gift-giving
Chen Afu opened the small wooden box, and on the purple flannel was two light blue pearls the size of the tip of his index finger. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info is so big, it should be Dongzhu. Even Dongzhu is a rare sight. Later, it was set on a headdress or earrings, and it was rich and beautiful.
There's no woman who doesn't like beautiful jewelry. Chen Afu's eyes smiled even more crookedly, and when he had seen enough, he closed the lid, carefully put it aside, and opened the big box again.
The big box contains a set of colorful porcelain plum pattern tea sets, one of which is a teapot with six sets of tea bowls, which is very delicate and beautiful.
Chen Afu happily took out a set of tricks and played with them. I have used this kind of tea set, and my quality of life has jumped to a new level. Thinking about how elegant and comfortable it would be to sit in a carved house and enjoy tea leisurely with such a tea bowl when I moved.
She likes both of these things very much, and thinks that the two levels of leaders are also quite generous.
I just don't know what kind of thing the bearded old marquis is sending. It seems that sending those two things is not like his style, so he should give ginseng and bird's nest. Or, he gave the silver ticket?
"Mother, these things are so beautiful. Dabao said on the side, "In the future, I will buy more beautiful ones for my mother." ”
"Okay, my mother is waiting for that day. Chen Afu said, and put everything into the box and put it in the box.
The next day was the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and Chen Mingxian asked Aunt Mu to go to the big house to help with the work.
After breakfast, Chen Ming took Wang, Ah Lu, and Wangcai to the big house first, and they were going to grave the ancestral grave of the Chen family.
Before, Chen Afu and Dabao had never followed the Chen family to the grave, Chen Afu was because "she was sick", and Dabao was known by everyone that he was not a child of the Chen family.
Regarding whether their mother and son would go to the grave today, Chen Ming and Chen Afu also quietly discussed it in the morning, because Chen Ming saw that Dabao had especially wanted to go to the grave since he was sensible. It turned out that the reason why he didn't bring Dabao was because he was afraid that Hu and Chen Aju, who had bad mouths, would say bad things, which would make the sensitive Dabao sad. The second is that Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye were quite dissatisfied with Chen Ming's adoption of Dabao, so they naturally didn't want him to add to the blockage. Now that Chen Afu is stronger, the people in the big house should no longer say those unpleasant words.
Chen Afu refused without even thinking about it. It turned out that he had not been allowed to go, but now many people know his identity, neither of them is the Chen family's species, and there is no need for their mother and son to go.
Every time at this time, Dabao was a little injured. Seeing Chen Ming and the others go out of the gate, he hugged Chen Afu's waist and pouted, "Mother, I haven't been to the grave." Uncle Xiao went, Dahu also went, and Xiao Shi and Sister Yan'er would definitely go to the grave, but I couldn't go. ”
Where is the ancestral grave of an orphan without roots?
Chen Afu was a little sad. It is oneself who knows where the ancestral grave of this body is, and it is not only here to seek warmth and shelter.
Chen Afu touched his little melon skin hat and said in a low voice, "The ancestor in the ancestral tomb of the Chen family is not the ancestor of the two of us, so we don't need to go to the grave." ”
Dabao is precocious, and there are some things that still need to be made clear to him. In the future, someone will definitely talk to him in front of him.
Dabao was a little stunned and asked, "Isn't it the ancestor of my mother?"
"No," Chen Afu said with him in his arms again, "The Chen family and his mother are not related by blood. Dabao kept this matter in mind, don't say it, let alone say it in front of grandma. However, your grandfather gave my mother and Dabao a warm home, and the Chen family has sheltered us for so many years. We must honor your grandfather, and we must also remember the love between your grandmother and grandfather. ”
Dabao was a little confused, but he still nodded and didn't bother with going to the grave anymore. He went to the table and sat down and ate melon seeds in a muffled voice, ate one for himself, and fed Qiqi and Ash to eat one.
It's far from the village, and Ah Lu doesn't think it's fun if he's not in Dabao. Hearing the sound of firecrackers coming from time to time in Tangyuan, Chen Afu smiled and said, "You take Chasing Wind, Qiqi and Ash to Tangyuan to play with Yan'er...... Oh, she hasn't gotten up yet, so let's go play with Ming Boy. Remember to come back early, we are going to grandpa's house for a reunion dinner. ”
Dabao smiled at the corners of his eyebrows, and went out with Chasing the Wind, Qiqi, and Ash.
Chen Afu led several women to be busy in the kitchen, and after eating lunch in the big room, he would still come back for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Thinking that today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Chu family will not come over to eat, and she has prepared an extra set of some good dishes, and will send one to the Chu family at that time.
At about the beginning of noon, Chen Dabao came back with Chasing the Wind. He said, "When Grandpa Chu saw Qiqi and Ash Ash, he beckoned them over. ”
Chen Afu nodded, with the old man who likes birds, the status of Qiqi and Gray in Tangyuan will rise even more.
Chen Afu's mother and son took Chaifeng, Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu to the village. Xue Da Niu and Chu Xiao Niu carried a big back Lou alone, and it contained a New Year's gift for the big house.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a group of children playing there under the old locust tree, Xiao Shi, Da Hu, and Si Xizi were all inside, and Xiao Shi and Da Hu, who had a good family background, were setting off firecrackers, and the other children were watching with interest.
Dabao saw it and ran over happily. He also has a lot of firecrackers in his purse, and he can only watch others put it, but now he can also put it on his own.
When they arrived at the big room, Chen Afu asked Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu to take the back basket directly to the upper room and take out the gifts one by one. There is no gift list for New Year's gifts in the countryside, so you can take out the gifts directly and dry them.
The New Year's gift is full of food and clothing utensils, sufficient quantity, and good quality, at least worth more than a dozen taels of silver, which made Chen Ye and Hu smile widely.
After that, Chen Ming gave the old lady 600 yuan, and Chen Afu gave the old lady two taels of silver. Six hundred yuan is the pension money that must be given to the old lady every year, and two taels of silver is filial piety. Wang also gave the old lady two sets of silk clothes and two pairs of mille-feuille shoes made by himself, and also gave the old lady a few bags of snacks and candy.
The old lady took it with a smile and said with a smile, "Yo, my mother has enjoyed your blessings." He said to Chen Afu again, "Milk has also enjoyed the blessing of Afu." ”
After giving the gift, Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu left with the empty basket on their backs. Chen Ye and Chen Agui wanted to keep them drinking, but they refused with a smile.
When Hu heard that the man's son said that he wanted to keep those two people, he was so frightened that his heart suddenly hung up. Those two people were so big that they didn't know how much meat they were going to eat. Seeing that they refused, my heart relaxed.
Chen Afu saw that Chen Aman especially liked the big red satin and a few juan flowers in the New Year's gift, and whispered to her, "There are also yours, and you will give it to you before you go back to Fucheng." ”
Chen Aman smiled and scratched her palm.
During the meal, Chen Aju smiled at Chen Afu and Dabao rarely, and gave Dabao two pieces of meat. She must have seen a few things she liked in the New Year's gift.