Chapter Ninety-Two: Return Gift
"Girl, come back." Mother Chang pulled the excited Lin Zhu out of the kitchen, "Didn't the Wang family father and son say that this is a potato seed just now?" If you eat it, what will you seed in the future? Lin Zhu thought about it, this sack of potatoes looks like a lot, but he has no experience, and there is no guarantee that he can live all of them, so it's better to save some and wait for next year to grow them and eat enough. So Lin Zhu put down the potatoes and put a sack of potatoes into the vegetable cellar, the potatoes should be buried with some sand, but not now, waiting for an opportunity to bring back some sand from outside.
After the two of them had collected the seeds, Lin Zhu and Chang's mother opened the two boxes. The first box was sent by Dr. Zhang, open it and see, neatly stacked a few pieces of fabric and two mahogany carved boxes, the first box is placed with all kinds of small jewelry, are silver bracelets, silver hairpins, silver earrings and the like, count about twenty or thirty pieces, although the price of each piece will not be very high, but because the style is good-looking, they can not be bought in Song County, so Lin Zhu also likes it, I can't wear it now, and I can wear it after I keep it. Lin Zhu happily asked Chang's mother to put it away, and Chang's mother took it and took a look, "Girl, these things are for you to give away." ”
"Mother Chang, how do you know the truth?" Lin Zhu looked at it and found that there were any marks, how did Chang's mother know the purpose of this box of things? "Girl, you see, the style of these things is not for a little girl like you, who is not even able to use it, but for a woman who has become a pro-woman after a match. It's not for you to give it away. The old gentleman was thoughtful, and it was much more convenient to use these to make the contacts in the village in the future. ”
Lin Zhu didn't understand the woman's makeup requirements at this time, but since Chang's mother said so. That's definitely right. Besides, she doesn't like the jingle on her head, so she doesn't have to wear it. Another box was opened. This dazzled her eyes, and inside was actually a pair of glittering head jewelry. Whether it is hairpins or earrings, bracelets and the like, there are some jewelry that she can't name, and there seem to be some red gems on it, and Chang's mother also leaned over to take a look, "The old gentleman's hand is bigger." ”
"Mother Chang, this is not good, the things sent by Grandpa are too valuable. I deserve it, and I don't have anything of value to give, so I can't afford such a big gift. Lin Zhu grimaced. If you want to talk about the silver jewelry just now, she will accept it, anyway, it is not worth much, and there is no psychological burden at all when she accepts it. But this set of gem-encrusted gold heads was a little embarrassed to accept it.
"Girl, just the pot of Xia He Mei you sent is more than the money for this pair, now at this time, you can't find a few flowering Xia He Mei, and besides, you also sent special watermelon seeds, if the watermelon grows, then sell it to Muyue Trading House. Not to mention a pair of such heads, ten pairs also came out. Take it with peace of mind. Listening to Chang's mother say this, she is no longer entangled. I fiddled with that head face seriously for a while, and I couldn't put it down, women are born with no immunity to this kind of thing.
"It's beautiful. It's a pity that I can't wear it now, so I can only press the bottom of the box, which is a pity. Lin Zhu sighed and handed it over to Chang's mother, asking her to put this and the box of silver jewelry together first. Wait a moment and put it away. Lin Zhu has two small boxes with locks, one for silver coins. One is for jewelry, but it's just for pretending. When she needed to, she opened it and pretended to take something from it, but in fact, the valuables had already been put into the space. Now it's empty, and it's hard to let Chang's mother put things.
For a long time, except for the daily money, all valuable things were collected by Lin Zhu, and Chang's mother never wondered where she put it, so she didn't feel strange about Lin Zhu's requests.
After reading the two boxes, there are all kinds of fabrics left in the box, one by one taken out and put on the table, there are as many as ten horses, except for a blue color woven dark flower bamboo leaf brocade and two plain soft brocade, the others are muslin, Songjiang flying cloth three, Songjiang three shuttle cloth four, the color is mostly tender color suitable for Lin Zhu to make clothes to wear, but there is also a blue blue three shuttle cloth, which is given to Chang's mother.
"Mother Chang, when do I have to wear these clothes?" Although Lin Zhu got a lot of money selling watermelons, she rarely spent money on herself except for buying land, and rarely bought clothes and jewelry. "Hehe, it's not much, make a few sets to change and wear, and besides, the girl has to be long, and it won't take much time to wear it. Don't worry, Chang's mother will definitely make it beautiful for you. Chang's mother's craftsmanship has finally come to use, these materials are enough for her to work for a while, and now Chang's mother has calculated in her heart what kind of clothes this cloth should be made of, and what flowers should be embroidered on it.
Lin Zhu helplessly looked at Chang's mother, who was still imagining, and turned around to open another box. The first thing that catches your eye is actually a small wooden horse, which is just right for Fu Douer to ride on and play, and there are two small handles on the horse's head to hold. Lin Zhu took it out and looked at it carefully, the workmanship was fine, and the materials were also exquisite. The whole body of the Trojan horse is very smooth and free of any burrs. The horse's head is also done vividly. Lin Zhu liked it at first sight, if it weren't for the fact that this Trojan horse was too small and only suitable for Fu Dou'er, she would have liked to try it.
Put it on the Trojan horse, and look at other things, there are also several boxes inside, Lin Zhu opened one of them, and there were some wooden boards inside, and there were seven wooden blocks and the like, and there was a board, "Isn't this a tangram?" After Chang's mother put the fabric away, she came to Lin Zhu's side and looked at what she was holding in her hand and said. It's all gadgets for Fu Douer, and girls can also play with it, but it's just to relieve boredom, and you must not lose your mind with playthings. Fu Douer can't give him more to play with. ”
Lin Zhu didn't care about Chang's mother's words, although she was kind, but Tangram is a puzzle toy, and playing more with Fu Douer when he was young helped him develop his brain, and it was a very good toy.
She was dumbfounded when she opened the other small boxes, how playful my family Fu Douer was to get so many toys, one was returned in a nine, and one was not recognized, in short, it was composed of more than a dozen wooden strips. There is also a pair of Go, Lin Zhu took the Go and looked at it, this is okay. It seems that they are all puzzles, so Lin Zhu generously forgave the person who gave Fu Douer so many toys in his heart.
After taking out all the toys that are in the box. Lin Zhu saw that there was another thing wrapped in cloth underneath. When I opened it, I saw a wooden sword with fine workmanship. The whole sword body is not long, and the tip of the sword is polished very smooth. Fu Douer will definitely like it. Thinking that he would be defeated by Fu Dou'er's sword countless times in the future, Lin Zhu was depressed. However, she was still very satisfied with the gift given by the Kizuki Trading House. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have imagined that there would be so many educational toys here, and of course, I don't know where to buy them, they gave them at the right time.
At the bottom of the box, there is also a flat carved plum blossom wenge box, Lin Zhu is a little tired, and his heart said, how many toys do you want to send to finish, I don't want to open it again, but Chang's mother doesn't think this box is like a toy. Persuaded, "Let's open it and take a look, right?" ”
Lin Zhu finally opened the box, and inside was actually a pair of jade bracelets and a pair of jade pendants. Look at the jade quality and warmth, it must be of extraordinary value, and the real gift is this. There was also an envelope, Lin Zhu opened it, and took out a silver ticket and a page of letters from inside. Let Chang's mother look at the letter, "Girl." The letter said that these toys were given to Fu Dou'er for his first birthday, and the silver tickets were used to buy those prescriptions. The jade pendant and the jade bracelet are given for you to wear and play, and the jade pendant also has a piece of blessed beans. The silver ticket is one thousand taels. ”
Lin Zhu looked at those things. I have a better opinion of the people of Muyue Trading Company in my heart, and I also have expectations for the next meeting with them, and it seems that they are full of sincerity. "Chang Mom. Put the little wooden horse on the couch for Fu Dou'er first, and let him play when he wakes up after a while. The others are still stored in this box first, which happens to be a big box. Put other Fu Dou'er toys in it as well. ”
Whether it is a jade bracelet or a jade pendant, it is not suitable for Lin Zhu to wear it now, so she put these in the box and received them in the space when Chang's mother is not paying attention.
After packing up their things, the two of them were also tired, so they made this simple meal, took a bath, and the two took Fu Douer to play and chat on the couch.
"Fu Dou'er, is the little Trojan horse fun?" Lin Zhu asked him while holding his back with his hand, "Play, heh, heh." "Fu Dou'er can't clearly express her meaning now, and can only simply utter one or two words." General Fu Douer rode over. Lin Zhu said as he watched him wield a wooden sword on the "horse". Fortunately, although Fu Dou'er waved indiscriminately, he was not aimed at people, only at the dozen or so cloth tigers on the couch, otherwise Lin Zhu would not let him play with the wooden sword.
"Mother Chang, has the piece of land that Uncle Chang bought been cleaned up?" Lin Zhu remembered that two months ago, Chang Shi took Chang Tianlei to buy the land in the middle of Song County and Qingluan County, which was completely in accordance with Lin Zhu's requirements, that is, there were mountains and water. There was a mountain on the back of the mountain, but there was a large canyon between the two mountains, which was so gray and steep that it was impossible to pass, and no one dared to go down to the bottom of the canyon. But a small river flows out of the canyon, which can be used to water the land in front of the mountain. Although the land is good and bad, such a place is indeed what Lin Zhu wants, and it is suitable for building a manor. This is one of her dreams, a manor with mountains, water, meadows and castles. However, the castle is not suitable for building here, so it can only be converted into pavilions.
"It should be good, but it's only fifty acres of land, and the last master wants to harvest the harvest in the field, so I'm afraid that we will be left with a little bit of it, and the harvest will be clean." Chang's mother said.
"Then let's put it first, and when we have time to go there one day, let's talk about how to arrange it, we have so many rice seeds, we have to see where they are planted." Leave some places to come. Lin Zhu thought for a while and said, "What does the girl want to do there?" Aren't they all used for farming? Chang's mother asked curiously.
"Well, I want to build a big house there, a house that we can all live in." Lin Zhu made a big gesture. "But I haven't figured out what I want yet, and I don't have enough money now, so I'll wait until next year to build it."
"The girl has so many ideas, and they are so new. Then we are blessed. Chang's mother smiled and hugged Fu Dou'er as she spoke, "It's time to sleep, Fu Dou'er, come, go." ”
At this time, Fu Dou'er was still a little excited, and she was still dancing in Chang's mother's arms, but fortunately, Chang's mother had already taken down his wooden sword, and Fu Dou'er without weapons was not dangerous. Lin Zhu held Fu Dou'er's general tiger in the back and teased him back to the house.
As soon as the autumn harvest came, Lin Zhu took Fu Douer and Chang's mother back to the kang where the things were moved, and now the fire is not afraid of the heat, and it is warm and comfortable to sleep on.
In the Zhang family in the capital, Dr. Zhang was admiring the pot of summer plums, and his second son Zhang Weize came in. "I've seen my father."
"What's the matter? It's rare to come back so early. "Doctor Zhang, it's still early outside." Father, are you familiar with Lu Da of Muyue Trading House? Zhang Weize asked anxiously.
"Why do you ask this?" Doctor Zhang put the orchid down and turned his head to ask him.
"My son wants to find some novel objects, and I heard that there are always some unexpected things in the Muyue Trading Company, but they are very strict, and there are very few people who know the Tao. So if you know Lu Da, this thing is much easier to do. Zhang Weize said with a smile.
"I know him, but why do people give me this face and let me see other people's secrets?" Doctor Zhang asked rhetorically, his second son is very active, good at drilling, and always wants to get promoted to the rank by currying favor with his boss. In this way, Dr. Zhang is very unaccustomed to it, the eldest son inherited his mantle and became a doctor, diligent and diligent in the Tai Hospital, with a good reputation, and he doesn't have to worry about it, but this second son is impetuous, which makes him worry the most. This time he hurriedly came back from Linjia Village, also to stay at home and save him from jumping up and down everywhere.
"Father, this is an opportunity, the seventieth birthday of Lord Lin's mother, as long as the birthday gift I give meets her old man's eyes, I can have a good relationship with Lord Lin, and then my son will have a chance to be promoted." The more Doctor Zhang looked at it, the more angry he became, and he stood up and looked at him with a straight face, "Although I didn't serve in the previous dynasty, I also know that this official is not promoted if you want to, and no one can have the final say, can't you see the small actions of the people below when you are the emperor?" Can items that are not sold to the public in the Kigetsu Trading House be cheap? Do you want to bribe Lin Fengquan without fear of being caught? Dr. Zhang flicked his sleeves and turned to leave. And Zhang Weize stood there unwillingly, and after a while, he showed a resolute look on his face and walked out. (To be continued......)