Kaifeng Prefecture, Taikang County.

September 29 is the 55th birthday of Mrs. Gu. The son was not around, and the old lady was very interested and had no intention of making a big deal. However, the eldest lady Fang, who has a good relationship with her step-mother-in-law, and her family is well-off, took the initiative to hold a birthday banquet for her mother-in-law, and posted around early, which means to do it bigger. The stepdaughter-in-law works so hard, and Gu Zhixian's wife Li is even more lazy.

Looking at the bustle of the big house, the heart of the second old lady Tang was extremely unhappy. She is one year older than Mrs. Gu, she is old, but no one is there to help her. The sour-eyed sister-in-law had a daughter-in-law to serve, and she was troubled for many days, and finally couldn't hold back the anger in her heart, and forced the second old lady to send a letter to Jinling.

obviously asked his daughter-in-law to come over to celebrate her aunt's birthday, but in fact, she wanted to tie her daughter-in-law to her home.

Gu Yushi's wife, Xie Shi, smiled contemptuously, mother-in-law is doing this, tsk. Thinking that he hadn't seen his parents for a few years, Xie replied to Taikang and returned the same day to congratulate his aunt on her birthday. Jian Zhang's sister, that is, Gu Zhixian's sister, got the letter, and immediately packed up and followed back to Taikang.

Mother and daughter meet, hugging and crying. With the arrival of her daughter and grandson, Mrs. Gu finally smiled a little. At this time, the next person came to report: "The second master's birthday gift has arrived!" ”

The children in the two rooms and one room stared at the box together, and they really didn't know what good things Wanping could send there.

The mother-in-law who came to the Gu family for the first time kowtowed to the old lady when she entered the door, and the old lady Gu said strangely: "How do you know which one I am?" ”

The mother-in-law smiled but did not answer, opened the big box, took out the first item, and replied in a standard Beijing accent: "This colored clay figure was made by adults who painted dozens of paintings and invited the best craftsmen in Wanping to make it in half a month." The old lady looks at this clay figure, is it familiar? ”

Old Madam Gu's eyes were a little flowery, and before she could see clearly, Jian Zhang's on the side stepped forward and hugged the clay figure, looked at the clay figure, and then looked at the old lady, and said happily: "This is really like my mother, when I leave, I will take it away." ”

As he spoke, he was about to leave with the clay figure in his arms, but was stopped by Mrs. Gu. The old lady snatched back the clay figure and said in a trembling voice: "No one will give it, this is what my son gave me!" ”

Thinking about his younger brother who he hadn't seen for several years, Jian Zhang sniffed, walked to his mother-in-law's side, and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

The mother-in-law doesn't know which one the Zhang family is, but she can grab things with the old lady, and she thinks she is the one who can ask. The mother-in-law replied smartly: "Yes." ”

In addition to the clay figures, there are also Suntian's special dried fruits, which are all common rituals. In addition to these, the mother-in-law finally took two things and said, "Wiping the forehead and this birthday sticker are the congratulatory gifts from the five girls to the old lady." ”

Mrs. Gu fell in love with the bright forehead at a glance, and the two of them held the colored clay figure in their hands, so they called the girl: "Girl, you take a look at A-Niang." ”

The forehead stitches are neatly neat, and the board is like his own son's childhood. Through the dense and regular stitches, the old lady seemed to see the little girl doing embroidery with a straight face. The old man sighed and asked his mother-in-law: "This forehead is made by your five girls, the color matching, it's not her, right?" ”

The mother-in-law looked puzzled and asked, "How did the old lady guess?" The color matching is the idea of an excellent embroidery girl in the village, and the needlework is made by the five girls themselves. ”

The old lady didn't answer, sold a small pass, and only ordered someone to open the longevity sticker.

The longevity word coated with gold powder is shining; And each big "longevity" is composed of ninety-nine small "longevity" words, which are long and long, and the meaning is excellent. If Meng Shan was here, he would definitely say: "Grown again!" ”

The old lady didn't understand how to read, so she pointed to the post and asked Xie: "Third nephew and daughter-in-law, can you read the word five girls?" ”

The Xie family is a descendant of the Taikang Xie family. Although the Xie family is not as beautiful as thousands of years, the background is there, Xie stepped forward to take a closer look for a moment, and said with a smile: "The regular script is upright, the book is elegant, and the words of the five girls are good." ”

Jian Zhang has learned a lot from his younger siblings in the past few years, and then said: "This word is better than me." ”

As soon as her words fell, the eldest lady Fang said: "I don't know how to read, but I look at this very beautiful." Another one, ninety-nine small characters are arranged into one big character, Sister Yao must have put a lot of thought into it. ”

Hengzhi She only gave birth to an uncle, Gu Heng, and had no biological daughter, and she praised the little uncle's concubine for a few words, so that she could win the favor of her stepmother-in-law, how could there be any reason not to agree? When the old lady heard this, she smiled plainly. also looked at his granddaughter-in-law's belly meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Old family, you can't be called a sister." ”

Xiao Fang's face blushed and he didn't dare to squeak.

The house is full of women, and the face of Li's wife, who is alone in the county, is not very good-looking. She has two sons and a daughter, and her daughter is the youngest, so she is inevitably pampered. Compared with the two girls in the third room, they are a little behind. At this time, compared with my sister, I am a little inferior. The girls of the Gu family are generally old, and when they say they are married, won't their daughters be wronged?

Thinking like this, Jian Zhang's name: "Second brother and sister, the fifth girl is ten years old this year, but?" ”

"Yes."

"The five girls are the birthday of Layue, but?"

You know, what else to ask! Lee's hard-nosed and should be again.

Li didn't understand what Jian Zhang meant, but the old lady already understood. Suddenly, according to the Taikang custom, the whole life of nine is not ten, and the whole life of every ten is a year in advance, that is, the birthday is celebrated according to the age of the virtual age. The old lady understood, so she said: "Ten years old, let's give some money to celebrate your niece's birthday." ”

Jian Zhang's said boldly: "Okay, I will pack the four treasures of this child's study for the coming year." ”

Starting from Jian Zhang's head, Fang's Xie immediately expressed his position, and Xiao Fang's also whispered a salute. In desperation, Li's mother-in-law had to hold back the fire in her heart, and also took out a private room to celebrate her daughter's birthday.

Not to mention how the little sisters of the Gu family were envious of Gu Yao, they only said that Gu Yao was really startled when he received the birthday gift.

Four sets of four treasures of the study produced by Jiangnan Wenxuan Pavilion, six pieces of cloth, are Shu brocade Su brocade, red and yellow silk, blue and green Luo; There are several kinds of jewelry, gold, silver and jade, full of gold, silver and jade, and half a kang is placed.

Mrs. He was stunned.

Gu Yao had no intention of cleaning up these things, only one Shu brocade and the four treasures of the study, and let Hanxiang put away the rest. This is not intended to be used, including those jewelry.

The autumn harvest has ended, and a few catties of ground cornmeal have been sent from the Zhuangzi. Mrs. He baked a few pieces of cake, and the Gu family tasted it a little. Although the taste is not as good as white noodles, it is occasionally eaten, but it is also sweet and delicious. Moreover, in these days, it doesn't matter whether it is delicious or not, and it is most practical not to starve.

What's more, corn yields are high.

Wanping corn experimental field is 1,000 mu, and the average yield per mu is twice that of wheat. Among them, Song Haitang's experimental field yields two stones and eight buckets per mu, just like this, she still complains that there is no compound fertilizer and the yield is not enough. The 400 acres of Zhongtian in Ruanjiazhuang have an average yield of two stones and one bucket, and the 500 acres of Shangtian in Songlin Village have an average output of two stones and two buckets.

These three, the Begonia Experimental Field is the worst thin field, the least sown grain, the highest yield, Song Haitang became famous in one fell swoop at the same time, Wanping's average yield, is also slightly higher than Daxing. Gu Zhixian, who should have been happy, has a big head at this time.

The envoy from the capital has set off, and it is expected that Layue will arrive in Shuntian Mansion and live in the imperial city of Beijing. The main hall is under repair, and the holy driver can only temporarily live in the former Wanshou Palace. The Wanshou Palace, but it is in the territory of Wanping.

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