Chapter 19 Preparing a Birthday Gift for the Old Lady
The next day, Li and Shen An called three dolls to congratulate the old lady on her birthday, and gave them a rough idea of the basic situation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info It stands to reason that there is no need to explain this kind of thing to the three children of the Shen family, but the Li family didn't want to treat them as children all the time, so they wanted to take this matter out and talk about it.
"In three days, the old lady's birthday, I discussed with your father, thinking that I would draw twenty taels of silver from the monthly income, and I should give the old lady a birthday, do you think it's good?"
As soon as Li's words fell, Shen Biyao's delicate voice sounded: "Ah Niang, Ah Yao feels that twenty taels of silver is too little, and the old lady will definitely be laughed at by Eminem and Sister Zhen in the big house!" It's not that our family can't afford to pay silver now, so just take a hundred taels of silver out, A-Yao bets, Eminem's eye beads will fall out haha! ”
"One hundred taels?" Li Shi was surprised and hesitated, "Although our family is in a better situation, one hundred taels is not a small amount!" ”
"Humph! What's this? Auntie and Daddy, haven't you forgotten Eminem's face when she came to our house last time? Those eyes floated out of countless eyes, shouldn't we give ourselves a long face this time? Shen Biyao still remembered the last time when the Wang family was on top and Shen Zhenzhen's exquisite clothes, and every time she thought about it, she gritted her teeth. Now that the family has money, and she has added four or five sets of clothes, which is the most fashionable at the moment, she must give Shen Zhenzhen something to take a look at.
Shen Nianqing shook her head and smiled after listening to Shen Biyao's words: "Sister Yao, don't make trouble, we can't be those laymen!" The money for the old lady's birthday, I think this matter has to be considered. ”
"Oh?" As soon as Shen An heard Shen Nianqing say this, he felt that this girl was afraid that she had an idea, "Sister Qing will tell Auntie and Daddy." ”
Shen Biyao was interrupted by Shen Nianqing, and her anger was a little uncomfortable, but she also wanted to hear her ideas.
"Daddy and Auntie, according to Qing'er, not only can't you give a hundred taels, but these twenty taels are too much!" As soon as Shen Nianqing's words came out, the two couples were confused.
"Twenty taels is more?" Li frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Sister Qing, although what you Eminem is doing is not authentic, but to that old lady, we are juniors after all, and it is not too much to give twenty taels, right?" ”
Shen Nianqing waved her hand when she heard this, and replied: "A-Niang misunderstood, it's not that Qing'er is reluctant to spend this bit of silver, but if we give these twenty taels, I'm afraid that the follow-up will be troublesome!" ”
Shen Yuanheng listened to it sincerely, and after hearing Shen Nianqing say this, he understood what she meant: "Sister means that if we give twenty taels, I'm afraid it will cause Eminem's suspicion and concern and cause trouble for our family?" ”
Shen Nianqing smiled and nodded to Shen Yuanheng, this younger brother's mind was really clear.
"Brother is right, Eminem came to the house that day and said that he wanted ten taels for the old lady's birthday, so we sent it out noisily. After a few months, if we send twenty taels, how can we not make Eminem suspicious and jealous? At that time, I am afraid it was not so easy to dismiss. ”
Hearing Shen Nianqing say this, Shen An and the Li family reacted. That's true, if you really send twenty taels, I'm afraid the trouble won't stop at that time.
"Sister Qing is thoughtful, Daddy and Auntie almost dug a pit for us to jump on!" Shen An slapped his thigh and suddenly realized.
Li was also a false alarm in his heart, and almost got into trouble. Speaking of which, she wasn't afraid of the Wang family, but the villain caused too much trouble, and if she didn't do anything, she would make the family uneasy.
Seeing that his father and mother understood the truth, Shen Nianqing continued: "Daddy, Auntie, ten taels of silver is the first step. Second, we also need to remember that the clothing must not be extravagant, try to keep it the same as before, and the new jewelry and accessories are also not wearable. ”
Speaking of this, Shen Biyao exclaimed: "Why? Sister, why can't you wear a few new clothes? My mother just made me a new dress, and I was going to wear it to the old lady's birthday party! ”
Shen Nianqing saw that Shen Biyao was unhappy, so she patiently explained: "Sister Yao is good, just listen to Sister Yao's persuasion, as long as Sister Yao agrees to dress a little more low-key on the day of the birthday banquet, Sister Yao will buy you more new clothes?" ”
Where is Shen Biyao willing to follow, after listening to Shen Nianqing's words, she was aggrieved and lost the golden bean, crying and making trouble: "Sister, Ah Yao wants to dress up beautifully on the day of the birthday banquet, and Sister Ah Yao will follow Ah Yao!" "I prepared so many new clothes, just to wear them in front of Shen Zhenzhen on the day of the birthday banquet, how could I just let go of this opportunity to show off!
Shen Nianqing saw that Shen Biyao was crying pitifully, and suddenly didn't know what to do, like Shen's father and Li's eyes asking for help.
When Li saw that his youngest daughter was crying so sadly, his heart was also painful, so he said to Shen Nianqing: "Sister Qing, Sister Yao is young, and it is not too much to dress brightly under the birthday banquet of the elders. I looked at it or pick the goose yellow cloth gauze skirt, the color is fresh and tender, and it won't look too bright. ”
As soon as Shen Biyao heard Li speak for herself, she hurriedly echoed: "What A-Niang said is reasonable, if we are dressed in tatters, we will not be said to be disheveled and disrespectful to our elders in front of Eminem." ”
Shen Nianqing saw that what the two said was not unreasonable, so she didn't insist anymore, nodded and said: "In this way, let's pick a few plain new clothes to wear, and choose some jewelry that is not so bright." Sister Yao, do you think it's good? ”
As soon as Shen Biyao heard that she could wear new clothes, where was there any reason to say no, she nodded her head and said yes.
Shen Nianqing smiled and nodded, and said to Father Shen: "Daddy, Ah Qing Jue, in addition to the ten taels of silver longevity, we also have to bring a small gift to Sister Zhen and Brother Fu." Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, so it's inconvenient for Eminem to say something ugly at the birthday banquet, Daddy looks good? ”
Father Shen nodded when he heard this: "I also talked to your mother last night, but I couldn't think of any suitable gifts." ”
Shen Nianqing replied: "Brother Fu is a playful person, let's ask Uncle Shi to make some small objects such as wheels and carts for him to play with." As for Sister Zhen, the little girl is in love with beauty, why don't you take some materials to make a dress? ”
Li shook his head after hearing this, and replied: "The clothes are either bad, or there are only three days before the birthday banquet, and I'm afraid it's too late to make clothes." As...... Why don't I bring some rouge to Sister Zhen? A few days ago, I just tried to mix a few colors of rouge, I picked a few looks, isn't it good to bring them to Sister Zhen'er? ”
"A-Niang is right, rouge is not very valuable and thoughtful, Sister Zhen must be happy!"
How did she forget that Li's maiden family was originally a rouge shop, and things like making rouge were not easy to come by! It seems that it is not his own brain, and it is still not good enough, Shen Nianqing smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"A-Yao also wants A-Niang to make rouge! A-Niang hasn't made rouge for A-Yao for a long time! When Shen Biyao heard that she was going to make rouge for Shen Zhenzhen, how could she let it go.
"Eh, since I arrived at this old mansion, I have been worrying about my livelihood every day, where can I take care of this?" Li sighed, and then thought of the current situation and was relieved: "But now it's okay, with your father's skill, we don't have to worry about those buckets of rice every day, can my mother make rouge for you every day?" ”
"Good, good! The rouge made by A-Niang is the most beautiful! ”
Shen Bayao thought that there would be a beautiful rouge in the future, and she couldn't help jumping up happily.