After finishing his work, Chen Afu got up and wanted to go to the village to see the old lady Zhao.

She held Hong Fei's hand and took Luo Fang's daughter-in-law and two guards out of Luojiazhuang. Walk slowly all the way to the west, and in half an hour you will come to the village and stop in front of the second courtyard.

This is a half-new old courtyard, with a blue brick courtyard wall, and the wooden door is ajar, and you can see a corner of the brick wall and tiles.

Chen Afu looked around, this small courtyard was one of the best courtyards in the village.

Luo Fang's daughter-in-law stepped forward and opened the wooden door, and the scene in the courtyard was unobstructed.

There are three rooms with ears in the upper room, and there are side rooms on the left and right, and a willow tree is planted in the yard, and the leaves have turned yellow. An old lady was reclining on a wicker chair with her back to the gate basking in the sun, and a tall, strong woman drying clothes.

The yard was so quiet that the cooing of chickens in the backyard could be heard clearly.

That mother-in-law had been on an errand in Chen's mansion earlier and knew Chen Afu. She was a little surprised how the eldest aunt and grandmother would come to visit the old lady in the blue sky and daylight, because since the old lady moved here, only the old lady and the eldest young master had come a few times, and they still came after dark at night. She was also told that she must not tell the old lady's true identity.

She knew that the eldest aunt and grandmother had a holiday with the old lady, and the old lady would scold herself almost every day for a while. This mother-in-law was very puzzled, and she couldn't understand it for a while.

The old lady's ears were fine, and she heard a voice behind her, but she couldn't move and turned around. said, "This time I'm here to borrow needles and threads, or rice noodles? Let them go, our family is not a good house." Then he scolded himself, "That dead dog, who is not good at home, ran out into the wild again." ”

Mrs. Yu reacted and hurriedly saluted, "Old slave, old slave has seen my aunt and grandmother." ”

Old Lady Zhao's body stiffened, and she didn't expect Chen Afu to come. She didn't want Chen Afu to see her down-and-out appearance, and scolded, "Let that dead girl go, I don't want to see her." ”

Chen Afu walked into the courtyard and came to the front of the old lady.

The old lady wore a half-old dark green muslin gown, covered with a thin black cotton shoulder. The hair was all gray and thin, and a small curl was tied behind his head, with only a silver hairpin inserted. The face is extremely thin, and both cheeks are sunken, making the cheekbones appear higher. The mouth is half open, and there is still a trace of saliva flowing from the corner of the mouth.

Her head couldn't be fully raised, half-hanging, and she looked at Chen Afu with cloudy eyes.

Chen Afu glanced at her condescendingly, and suddenly felt bored, and even had to speak. only said, "People are doing it, and the sky is watching." Old lady, if you have the strength to scold, it is better to chant more sutras and recite Buddha, not for your children and grandchildren, but for your next life. ”

After speaking, he took Hongfei's hand and walked around the old lady.

I heard an angry scolding from behind, "Dead girl, you hurt my son and me, but those old immortals are angry with me." And Hui girl, that bad girl with no conscience, I hurt her so much in vain, I was unlucky, she didn't even come to see me......"

Chen Afu ignored her and walked out of the door, and could still hear the old lady's muffled cursing.

Mrs. Yu followed and said, "Thank you, aunt and grandmother, who still think about the old lady, the old slave will take good care of the old lady." ”

She was worried about the old lady? yes, she was thinking about it first, thinking about why the old lady didn't die. But at this moment, she doesn't have this mind anymore, it's easy to die, but it's not easy to live.

Chen Afu gave Xiaomo a look, and Xiaomo handed Yu Pozi a purse containing a silver bill.

Chen Afu and the others slowly walked east, and there were a few villagers standing at the entrance of the village looking at them with blank eyes, and Chen Afu asked Xiao Mo to take candy and invite the children to eat.

At the next morning, Chen Afu took the children and the Chasing Wind family to bid farewell to the city of Fucheng. Old Man Chu is in the mansion, and they can't stay outside for a long time.

On October 10, Chu Hua led Brother Heng here. On the 11th, Luo Siye and Luo Si's grandmother also came with their daughter Luo Ying. They didn't come to Chu Mansion in Dingzhou Mansion, but went directly to Luojiazhuang in Jitou Village on the outskirts of the city.

These people will stay until after the first birthday party of the little brothers.

Lichen must be very happy to have a daughter, a grandson, and a nephew, as well as a playmate from her childhood, right?

Chen Afu was inconvenient and the house was busy, so he didn't make a special trip to visit them, but Chu Lingxuan went to Zhuangzi to stay for one night. He came back and said that Lichen was very happy and in a much better mood.

On the 14th, the three rooms of the Chen family came to the Chu Mansion to give the little girl a birthday gift, and also brought prosperity and ingots.

Chen Ming and his wife didn't want to appear in public at the same time as Chen Shiying and his wife tomorrow, so they sent gifts in advance. They gave her a set of clothes made by the Wang family for the little girl, which was very beautiful.

Chen Shi and Zhang gave the little girl a set of clothes and a pair of shoes, the fabric should have been given by Chen Aman, which was extremely gorgeous.

Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye gave a small silver lock and a set of small cotton jackets and pants.

Whenever Chen Afu looked at Mrs. Zhao once, he would look up to Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen is also a widow and has raised three sons. She also has careful thoughts, small calculations, and sometimes she does things that make people angry. But she didn't extinguish her conscience, she didn't think about harming people in exchange for silver, and she also tolerated the original owner and Chen Dabao, who were not related by blood......

Chen Afu saw that they wanted to come to the banquet tomorrow, so he smiled and said, "You guys come to the mansion tomorrow for a banquet, we specially invited the opera troupe to sing in the hall, all of them are famous actors." ”

Mrs. Chen smiled with a wrinkled face and said, "Ah Fu doesn't think we are rude and embarrassed to lose your face, let's come to see the birthday banquet of the rich family, and then watch the big show." Don't worry, I won't bring that Hu girl, she didn't keep the door open. ”

Chen Shi also wanted to make more friends with nobles, so he smiled and nodded.

Chen Afuliu's three families had dinner. When Chen Ming's family left, they still left Wangcai and Yuanbao here to play for two days. It doesn't work if you don't stay, because the two dogs have already gone to the back garden with the children and the chasing family.

Chen Alu also stayed to live in Chu Mansion, and tomorrow he will help his brother-in-law entertain guests together. This is Chen Afuti's request, he not only has to study hard, but also learn to deal with others.

On the 15th, Chen Afu got up early in the morning and went to the kitchen to cook a few kinds of noodles, including fried noodles, shredded chicken and mushroom noodles, seafood noodles, and a few sweet soups. Breakfast is served in the west side of the upper room, and the children will come here to eat today.

Chen Shizheng, except for the little brothers, several children came. Dabao, Chu Lingzhi, and A Lu respectively gave the little girl the little dolls they bought on the street, small bamboo flower baskets, pink porcelain flowers and birds, and even Xiao Li Xuan gave a fawn wood carving.

Since last night, the little girl has received the gifts softly, smiling and saying thank you.