Chen Xiucai sent letters home one by one, and every few days there would be some silver tickets in the letters, all of which were put away by Xuejiao and neatly placed in the box.

As soon as the first day arrives, it ushers in the hottest time of the year, knowing that the day is calling, and the sun is becoming more and more vicious. Chen Xuejiao was born in the hottest day of the year, I don't know if it is because of the birth season, she is most afraid of heat, take a bath three or four times a day, still hot and sweaty, at the foot of the bed at night also have to put a basin of deep well water to cool down, and the fan in her hand is even more shaking.

There were still three days before her birthday, and Chen Xiucai handed over the letter, and along with the letter, there was a large box.

There were complete sets of clothes in the box, the head, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. The head and face are for the Li family, the clothes are for the three girls, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are naturally for the two sons. They are all good silk in the south of the Yangtze River, which is many times more expensive than the silk shop bought in the town last time, and even the big families in the town do not wear such good materials.

Three girls, each with three sets of summer clothes, all of them are silk and satin. Needless to say, the three sets of clothes such as Xueru and Jinghao are all popular styles for women in Jiangnan, and they are all snow silk skirts woven by silkworm ice silk. When the Li family pulled out Xuejiao's clothes from the separate baggage, he couldn't help but gasp, and said that the most exquisite family in Xuzhou Mansion was the Jiang family, and went back to Yunlong Temple to invite Guanyin, and met the rare Jiang family girl in the temple to burn incense, and hurriedly glanced at the Jiang family girl through the carriage curtain. The handwork has never been seen, the quiet embroidery is good, but the design is obviously inferior in front of this skirt, the garnet red eight Hunan skirts, densely embroidered with fluttering butterflies, the gold thread hooks out a large group of three-dimensional roses, and the waist of the jacket is a lot.

Under the skirt was pressed a pair of delicate shoes. The flat-headed small flower shoes are half embroidered with each butterfly, and together they become a whole butterfly that is ready to fly.

Cai's sighed when he saw it: "Big brother really loves his daughter, this one is enough for the crops to spend for a year." She stretched out her hand to touch it, but she was afraid that her hands would hook the material, this light and thin gold flower cloud satin skirt, the wind blew lightly and dazzlingly. Flesh can be seen in the light.

Such expensive clothes were given to Xue Jiao. Li was still afraid of Xueru and Jing delicious, and added: "If it weren't for her birthday, she wouldn't have to wear such luxurious clothes as a child." ”

Xue Ru and Jing Hao don't feel unfair. With a smile, she pulled Xue Jiao to change into this dress, she was young, and she was indescribably lively and agile when she wore such clothes.

Cai Shi said on the side: "Xue Jiao is wearing this well-dressed young lady." ”

Under the shoes are jewelry, a box of high-quality Luo Ying pendants. Several pairs of red jade beads were brought by the little girl. Needless to say, it was for a few girls.

When Li Shi pulled out the two heavy heads below, and at first glance they were real gold, Cai Shi covered his chest on the spot and said with envy in his mouth: "Sister-in-law has caught up with the noble lady in the city." ”

The gold and silver noodles that Li originally married were all used as subsidies for the family. Now the beaded flowers on the head are copper-plated, and the hairpin for daily hair pulling is made of mahogany. These two heads are dotted with emerald and ruby. A pair of white jade inlaid with red coral beads double knotted Ruyi hairpin, ruby red dripping blood. The white jade is transparent in color, and when it is held in Li's hand, the whole room is full of pearlescent.

Xue Jiao took the pair of white jade inlaid red coral beads and put it on Li's head, and a flush flew on Li's face, and he hurriedly took it off, wrapped it in silk cloth and locked it in the box. She knew Chen Xiucai's temperament, she was not such a stingy person, she didn't have any money in her hand, she didn't have any money before, she didn't hold on to the money tightly, and she was the most generous to her wife and daughter. Chen Xuejiao's clothes don't know what kind of fabric they are, they are extremely rare, and her two heads may cost forty or fifty taels of gold to beat, plus the beads and gems inlaid in them, it will cost hundreds of taels of silver, to say the least. Li Shi was happy in his heart, and he didn't show it on his face, and her husband didn't want to think about whether a rural woman like her could wear it.

The bottom layer is pressed with some fragmentary hairpins and beads, the style is generous and simple, and there are jasmine, roses, and roses carved on the top, and there are a lot of them. Li looked at it and smiled, these things are good, but they seem to be worn every day. There were also a few rulers, and Li took them out together, spread them out, and the whole room of gold and silver was lit up. There is a brocade with white flowers on a blue background, different from others, Li knows that this is for her to tailor, pull it on her body and make a comparison, Xue Ru inserted a jasmine silver pearl hairpin for her mother, Xue Jiao has already brought a mirror tree in front of Li: "It's still my father who understands my mother, and this material is generous and young when I wear it." ”

Li ripped the fabric off his body: "You will praise people." ”

Jing Hao smiled and walked forward, picked up the material again and gestured towards Li's body: "Big concubine, I'll cut it for you when I go back, this material is most suitable for making treasure pattern clothes." ”

Such valuable clothing and jewelry are usually not worn, how to do work after wearing such clothes, the silk on the top will be broken as soon as it is hooked. Lee sorted them together and locked them in a cabinet.

In the days when Chen Xiucai was not at home, the furniture he had made friends with was busy helping, harvesting wheat, planting corn, and inquiring about news, and the Li family was grateful, sorting out the cloth and pearl hairpins, and planning to send them to Wenying, Niangjia, Zhao family, Han family, and Qingyu. Pulled out a magenta cloth and gave it to Cai's, such a valuable material, Cai's didn't dare to reach out to touch it, I was afraid that a rough hand would take off the flower structure on the material.

"Our sister is polite, your brother instructed in the letter, pick up good materials for you, Xuewa, and Sister Yan'er to make clothes." Li stuffed the material to Cai's, and Zhang, who flashed past the door, beckoned to Xuewa and put a silver magpie bead on her head.

In another box was a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for his two sons, all of which were made in Huizhou. There was also a cigarette pouch inlaid with mutton fat jade, and Li knew at a glance that it was given to Old Man Chen.

Since the matchmaker entered the door of Li's house, Li had a thorn in his heart, and he had never stepped into the upper room these days, and the thorn was still sharp in his heart. Bringing things that were not ungiven, Li cleaned up, took the cigarette pouch and the delicate small box containing the cigarette pouch, and walked towards the upper room.

Despite the fact that it was a few steps from the north wing to the upper room, the Li family still changed into new clothes, inserted a new beaded hairpin, Xuejiao followed behind, also a new dress, holding a cigarette pouch in her hand, and the mother and daughter went to the upper room with joy.

Zhang glanced at the door curtain, retracted his head and said to Mrs. Chen, "Come to our house in the room." ”

Mrs. Chen leaned on the kang obliquely, sewing a middle coat in her hand, in previous years, her clothes, shoes and socks were made by the Li family, and after the separation, it fell on the head of the Zhao family, and the Zhao family went to Xuzhou Mansion, and the old lady Chen was not worried about Zhang's craftsmanship, so she had to do it herself.

These days, the Zhang family and Mrs. Chen are having a hard time, Chen Zichang went to Xuzhou Mansion, took advantage of the momentum of Ding Mansion to set up a shop to sell all kinds of dry goods, and handed the letter back to ask Chen Zigui to come over to help. Chen Zigui went for a few days, then went to the Qinglou to drink, and was injured on the head by a rich son, not to mention, but paid the other party thirty taels of silver.

In order to make a fortune with Chen Zichang, Chen Zigui didn't know what method he used, and took out Mrs. Chen's thirty taels of silver to make the capital, but he lost a sum of money instead of earning it.

As soon as Zhang heard that his man was injured, he made trouble every day behind the back of Old Man Chen and Old Lady Chen at home. didn't dare to ask Old Man Chen to know the details, and only said in front of him that the brothers had made a fortune.

Li entered the upper room, Mrs. Chen still had a drooping face, and Zhang handed over a bowl of tea with a smile on her face. Xue Jiao took the cigarette pouch out of the box, and the glittering jade at the top shook Zhang's eyes straight.

"Dad, this is what Qi An's father specially found for you in Yuhang." Li took it from Xue Jiao's hand, held it in both hands and handed it to Old Man Chen personally.

Old Man Chen's face was smiling, he didn't care about the value of the cigarette pouch, even if it was a piece of wood and grass, it was the boss's mind, no better than the second and fourth children, saying that he made a lot of money in Xuzhou Mansion, but he never sent it home.

Mrs. Chen glanced at the jade, her heart was not a taste, the wrinkles on her face were stiff, the second child went to the city to enjoy the happiness these days, but she didn't even bring back a thread.

"Qi An's father said in the letter, asking his father what he wants to eat and what to use, although he told him that he will bring you everything he has." Li's words deliberately pierced Mrs. Chen's heart, and sure enough, Mrs. Chen's face turned green, and she didn't have any good words when she opened her mouth: "Is the cigarette spit out by the jade cigarette pouch a flower or what?" ”

Chen Xuejiao didn't like this very much, and immediately covered her sleeves and smiled: "The cigarette pouch that spits out flowers is only waiting for the second uncle and the fourth uncle to bring it to the master." ”

Old Man Chen said: "I like this cigarette pouch." "Immediately put on the tobacco leaves, swallow the clouds and spit out the mist.

Mrs. Chen was so stabbed that she couldn't speak, and she didn't have a good face at all.

Zhang was in the yard just now, and saw that Li gave Cai's a piece of cloth and Xuewa a hairpin, and then the big horn said: "Sister-in-law gave the third sister-in-law a piece of cloth and a hairpin, why don't you give it to your mother?" ”

Li Shi just didn't hear this, Mrs. Chen took a look at the insert on Li's head with her eyes, the beaded hairpins are all new, it seems that the boss has really made a fortune, and he curses in his heart at the moment, he can't hide from the first day of the new year but can't hide from the fifteenth, and a scholar runs outside every day, so he doesn't believe that all the waves don't have eyes.

After sitting down for a while, Mrs. Chen suddenly smiled on her face and said to Li: "It's hard for the boss to think about your father, let's eat here at noon today." ”

Chen Xuejiao and Li glanced at each other, when did this old pious woman change her temperament, she just returned a stinky face, how can she change her skin. Li excused himself and took Xue Jiao back to the north wing, and Mrs. Chen went to the pot house and gave a bowl of chicken for Zhang to bring over.

Zhang couldn't help but complain when he came back: "Why did my mother give them a bowl of meat?" We are reluctant to eat at home, so why should we return it to them, they don't think about us now that they are rich. ”

Mrs. Chen raised her eyebrows and scolded: "Why did you please such an idiot, Xiucai left the shit and made a fortune, I see that he is a good man, now let's take a look at the big house, wait for him to come to the house, let the second and fourth children follow him again, how much silver can't be earned." ”

The second and fourth children are doing business in Xuzhou Mansion, because of the beating of people, the silver has lost a lot, and Mrs. Chen's thirty taels of silver are enough for the crops to live for a few years, and now they are all folded in, and they have to find a way to find it. (To be continued)