Chapter 80: Birthday Gift (1)
In June, the flowers are heavy and the branches are numerous, and now the people who love the treasure phase flowers, are the people who have a little identity in the whole dynasty also take the lotus as the elegance, not to mention the large and small lakes and rivers in the capital, every time at this time, there is a warm scene of the lotus leaves infinitely blue and the lotus flowers are different red.
Wu was born in June and celebrated his 33rd birthday this year. When she was young, her appearance was one of the best in the capital, but now because she is too worried about her mind, her appearance looks older than her age. Especially compared with Grandma Yue, who is younger than her and has nothing to do every day, her face is more haggard.
Returning to the house to hold a birthday banquet today, because there is still an old lady there, it is a relatively low-key event on Wu's birthday, except that the family sits together to eat and listen to music. Others are the people of the Wu family who came to join in the fun, and then there are the congratulatory gifts offered by the shopkeepers of Angelica Pavilion all over the country. As for the home family, I don't know if it's because it's far away or something else, but only people send birthday gifts, but people rarely arrive.
However, the Wu family has never cared about this, she knows in her heart that including the old lady, their family members have always looked down on her, or they don't look down on them. Among the family members, there are many people who are officials in the court, and there are also those who are parents and officials in the local area, only they are businessmen who take care of the head shop, although the lord Gui also donated an official in the court, but after all, it is not as good as those who are justifiable.
The master's birthday banquet, the kitchen of each courtyard was busy the day before, and the kitchen of the public middle school set up a table in the banquet hall, and the old lady was first seated by the old man, and then the second son helped the Wu family surrounded by the maids to sit down, and then the big guys sat down one by one.
"The son returns to Bonian," the eldest young master returns to Bonian's waist pole is straight and elegant,
"Son returns to Zhongqing," the second young master returned to Zhongqing, and the hippie smile in his eyes was Chicheng,
"The son returns to Chu Yu," the eldest lady returns to Chu Yu, with a gorgeous appearance and a soft posture,
"Congratulations to my mother on her birthday, I wish my mother a long life and eternal youth." The three of them knelt down in unison.
Gui Bonian took the lead in offering a birthday gift, which was a picture of a loving mother and godson, which attracted the praise of the old man again and again, and Wu smiled and drew a good picture.
"The eldest young master's painting skills are really beneficial," Grandma Yue rarely sang against her tune today, and came to her cousin Gui Master's side to evaluate this painting together. The old lady was happy to see that the family was happy, and she laughed again and again, and her voice was loud.
"Mother, this is Qing'er's birthday gift to you," Second Young Master Gui Zhongqing took out a small ordinary jujube mahogany box and handed it over with a smile.
"Hey, Second Young Master, your birthday gift is too perfunctory." Grandma Yue covered her mouth and smiled.
"Nonsense!" Gui Lao was worried about his hippie smiling face, and he was almost deceived by him when he celebrated his birthday, this kid is still so improper.
"What are you anxious about, Qing'er's birthday gift to his mother is in the box, and it's not this box, before it is opened, teach your son, are you such a father?" The old lady loves her young grandson, and Gui Zhongqing is the most sweet in the day, coaxing the old lady to be obedient to him, listening to her son training her baby grandson without a head or brain, the old lady is not dependent.
Wu glared at the son funny, opened it with a smile, but saw that it was a yellowed piece of rice paper, and then opened it to take a look.
"It's!" Wu's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then he said angrily: "How did you get this?" ”
"Mother, don't worry about it, in short, I'll take down this shop for you." Gui Zhongqing smiled comfortably.
Master Gui took a look at it and asked, "What is this?" ”
"This is a shop in the Jinzhou Wei Mansion, over the years, the Angelica Pavilion has been opened all over the country, only in this Jinzhou Wei Mansion was deflated, but I didn't expect Qing'er to do it." Jinzhou Wei Mansion is close to the sea, and the local rich businessmen have ships to go to sea to trade with small countries such as Goryeo and Fusang, which is because Jinzhou Wei has been prosperous and rich since ancient times, but the government and businessmen there are very strict requirements for shops stationed in other places, especially those who have the strength to suppress local counterparts like Angelica Pavilion, and they have refused for many years.
Wu Shi couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, Gui Zhongqing scratched his head embarrassedly, and said at this time, he was also grateful for the help of his second uncle and cousin Yi'an, Qing'er didn't dare to take the lead, and said that he arched his hand to Wu Yi'an, who came to congratulate his aunt on her birthday, Wu Yi'an smiled slightly, and the little maids who were waiting on the side immediately blushed.
This is Wu Yi'an, the most outstanding young master of the Wu family, he was a famous genius prodigy when he was a child, and when he was six years old, he wrote an article and sold it to a rich young master with eighty taels of gold, and the rich young master took the article to participate in the examination and won the first place in one fell swoop. The examination was graded by the Ministry of Rites, and this incident caused a sensation in the entire Ministry of Rites. The head of the Wu family severely punished him and personally went to the palace to ask for the guilt, but fortunately, the Wu family was a royal merchant and had several concubines, plus Wu Yi'an was too young at that time, so the matter was settled.
However, since then, Wu Yi'an's reputation as a prodigy has spread all over the world, and it is said that it may not be good to be young, but Wu Yi'an ten years later has never danced and written again, but he must have a name in the business field, plus he is extremely handsome, and he is a popular object of conversation among women in Beijing over the years.
For Gui Zhongqing's gift, Wu was excited, but others had other bad ideas. Grandma Yue can't hide her jealousy, this woman is just lucky, she can't help but have a cousin who loves her, and even her son is so filial and outstanding!
And the old lady and the old lady don't think like this, their expectation is that Gui Zhongqing can study as hard as his eldest brother, and business is always the last, and now he is like this, hasn't he already explained his choice? Master Gui couldn't help frowning, but he was afraid of ruining his wife's interest, so he had to eat tea sullenly.
Let's say that Wu's two sons gave gifts, and it was the turn of the eldest lady to return to Chu Yu, to say that he and Gui Chu Yu were also a figure who was in the house and was loved by thousands of people, but unfortunately for some reason Wu Yi'an hated her the most. Four years ago, Gui Chuyu had just returned to Guifu, and happened to meet his cousin Wu Yi'an, who was as handsome as a fairy, and couldn't help but bump into the deer in his heart.
Gui Chuyu can't hide her excitement when she can see her cousin Wu Yi'an again now, although she has already had a relationship with An Peiqing, but when she sees Wu Yi'an, who is becoming more and more charming, she can't help blushing.
"Mother, this piece of big sleeves and long shoulders is sewn by Yu'er herself, and the stitches are rough, and I hope my mother will not dislike it." What Gui Chuyu presented was a gold-embroidered peony and Hangzhou silk mouse gray shoulders with piping all over the place, and the workmanship was also good, and it seemed that he had worked hard.
"Okay, well, Yu'er's shoulder is my mother's favorite, Yu'er has a heart." Wu's was very happy, Yu'er rarely called her mother, such intimacy made her eyes almost red, thinking that it was her years of hard work that influenced her daughter.
Gui Chuyu pursed his lips slightly, and gently glanced at his cousin Wu Yi'an, who was sitting with his second brother, and saw that he was also smiling, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seemed that this gift was given correctly.
After the three children of the Wu family were dedicated, several nephews and nephews of the Wu family and several sons of the West Courtyard were presented.
When it was Yuan Zhiheng's turn, he also sent a painting, which was the prosperity of the capital, but the eye of the painting was the Angelica Pavilion where business was prosperous and people came and went.
"Heng'er's painting skills are becoming more and more like your mother......" Wu slowly stroked the painting, his eyes full of remembrance. She and Yuan Zhiheng's mother used to have a handkerchief, but unfortunately they married in Hangzhou when they grew up. However, after Yuan Zhiheng and Yu'er made a marriage, the two families originally exchanged letters very closely, until Yu'er was lost, and the Wu family was sad in those years, and they knew little about the later changes of the Yuan family.
Wu looked at Yuan Zhiheng lovingly, he was the one who listened to several lecturers praise him the most, and saw that he was dignified and personable, and he was the top among several sons, even standing next to Wu Yi'an, who was born dazzling, was not inferior, and his eyes were more praised.
Wu's mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law's eyes, so that Bai Ye and Gui Zhongqing, who were with Yuan Zhiheng, couldn't help but squeeze their eyebrows, Yuan Zhiheng was calm that he had always been thick-skinned and not twisted, which made Wu seem to like it more.
Several sons also sat down, almost tall, and they all looked good, but the maids present were blushing, and Grandma Yue laughed and said some naughty things to make the old lady happy. And the only red flower in the field, Chu Yu's eyes couldn't help but look over there.
"Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan, you see that Miss Guigui is looking at you again, why are you still patronizing and eating, but it gives people a response." Bai Ye is the most eventful, even Yin Chang, who has been quite unlucky recently and has been silent as soon as he came, saw it, smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Zhiheng sandwiched a chopsticks of perch tart, and after eating it, it was better to eat it in autumn and the perch, and he didn't look up and just said, "I'm afraid Miss Gui is not in the next place." ”
"It's not you, who is it?" Bai Ye was taken aback, wouldn't it be me, I already knew not to wear such a heroic and handsome ......
Wu Yi'an, who was sitting next to him, understood it, and he actually couldn't detect the blazing gaze, so he had to frown a little helplessly and a little disgusted, and he also lowered his head to eat tea and said nothing.
After three rounds of drinking, Grandma Lu reminded Wu in Wu's ear that it was time for the people of the various courtyards to give gifts.
Every year on the birthday of the wife, the subordinates, craftsmen and workers of each courtyard will give gifts again, the kitchen is a dish, the embroidery room is a dress, and the flower room is a flower...... In addition, the workshop presents the most exquisite and novel jewelry of the year, and the shop also offers jewelry, but it is the most popular one that is sold.
This is not only to congratulate Wu's birthday, but also to give subordinates, craftsmen, and guys the opportunity to compete for the top.
"Serve food in the kitchen of the east courtyard," Grandma Lu sang loudly while standing at the door.
The east courtyard is really the courtyard where the lady is, and her food preferences are much clearer in the kitchen in the east courtyard than in the courtyard next to it.
But to say that they can win steadily, it's hard to say, there is still Aunt Xing in the West Courtyard is their strong opponent, Aunt Xing is a blind wonton every year, but the taste of this wonton is different every year, so every year Aunt Xing's wonton has become a program for the masters to find out.
What is Aunt Xing's wontons this year, no one can say, everyone in the kitchen in the west courtyard doesn't dare to leak it, even Gui Chuyu asked Xiaomei curiously, and the maid was all stumped.