Chen Ahfu led the children and the two parrots to play for a whole day. Today's stewed food was very appetizing, and if they behaved well, he would use a small toothpick to pick up a small piece (grain) for them to eat. This stewed food was most suitable for Qiqi's appetite. He always wanted to eat more than others, so he recited more hard and his voice became much louder.

At twilight hour, Chen Ahfu got off work. After leaving Yiran Courtyard, he left with a guilty conscience amid the loud crying of the little girl. This happened almost every time. He couldn't bear it, but he had no choice.

When Chen Afu returned home, he saw Chen Ming's face beaming with joy.

He said that the banquet was very well organized. Except for Wu Changsheng, all the invited guests came. Later, Manager Luo asked Chen Agui to invite Yu the landlord and Yu Lizheng from Guqiao Village. Manager Luo and his son, Constable Xia, Yu the landlord and other distinguished guests were all very happy with the meal.

Chen Ye felt proud and was very happy. He even drank too much. Dabao and Alu's performances were also noteworthy. Especially Dabao, when he went to toast on behalf of his mother, he was not nervous and was very good at speaking. Manager Luo and others said that he would have great fortune in the future...

Chen Ming laughed, "...Oh, it turns out that Constable Xia's eyes have grown to the top of his forehead. This time he looked at my eldest brother and me very warmly, and even said that he would invite Manager Luo and my brothers to his house in the county town for a drink some other day."

Ah Lu also said, "It turns out that Hu Laowu saw my father's arrogant attitude towards others, so he came to toast my father several glasses of wine today and his attitude was extremely good."

Chen Ahfu flattered him, "Dad is now a well-known person in the neighborhood. After a while, people will call you Landlord Chen."

Everyone laughed, but Chen Ming's laughter was even louder.

Chen Ahfu praised Ah Lu and Dabao again, "You two are not bad, little men, you can help daddy and grandpa entertain guests."

The two little boys smiled so hard that they pursed their lips.

In the evening, Chen Afu showed Wang the patterns of two sets of clothes he designed for Xiu Lou. The two discussed the matching of styles and colors, made some minor modifications, and then began to cut the clothes.

This is a set of stand-up collar, double-breasted quilted jacket with a horse-faced skirt, and a set of stand-up collar, slanted jacket with a pleated skirt.

There were also stand-up collars in this era, but they were only used on the middle garments, while the outer garments were round-necked or cross-necked. Moreover, the stand-up collars were made of two or three layers of cloth, and they became soft after two washes.

The stand-up collar she designed this time was made by starching several layers of cloth and then sewing it. This not only makes it smoother and more beautiful, but also makes it easier to wash and soften.

The jacket with a standing collar is made of silver-red multicolored floral jacquard brocade, with a black satin edge, a pair of large golden phoenix buttons under the collar, and a row of silver-red pipa buttons below. The standing collar is silver-red satin embroidered with golden phoenix flowers. It is paired with a dark purple horse-faced skirt embroidered with bamboo leaves.

The small jacket with a stand-up collar and a slanting opening is made of lake blue satin, with a circle of green plum blossoms embroidered on the collar, a moon-white satin edge, and a row of spring-colored flower basket buttons. The stand-up collar is relatively high, made of moon-white satin with a gold cloud pattern, and a circle of lace/silk edges. It is matched with a goose egg green pleated long skirt.

These two sets of clothes are similar to those of this era, except that the collars have been greatly improved to make them suitable for autumn and winter, and the style also emphasizes the buttons.

Of course, the clothes were made by the skilled embroiderer Wang, with Chen Afu as her assistant. Making these two sets of clothes was quite troublesome, with the troublesome buttons and embroidery, and it would take at least half a month to complete them.

October 3rd came in a flash, and it was Chen Ahfu's day off. Fearing that the little girl would not be used to it, she made some extra golden silk cakes and sweet-scented osmanthus biscuits and placed them in Tangyuan the day before.

After breakfast, Chen Ming hurriedly carried a bag of candy to Gao Lizheng's house and asked Gao Lizheng to go to the bush to measure the land. That was the boundary of Xiangluo Village, and beyond that, it belonged to Shangshui Village.

About half an hour later, Chen Ming returned home and said that the land was seven mu and three fen in total. Gao Lizheng said that it was seven mu. The wasteland was two taels of silver per mu, so seven mu was fourteen taels of silver. The three mu and five fen on the east side next to Tangyuan was registered under Chen Afu's name, and the three mu and five fen on the west side was registered under Chen Ming's name.

Chen Ahfu took out 15 taels of silver and gave them to Chen Ming. 14 taels were for buying the land, and the remaining 1 tael was for Gao Lizheng to take to the county government to handle the deed. He also said that in a few days, it would be the off-season for farming, so he would hire more people to clear out the bushes. Now Chen Ming didn't have to do anything else but this.

She calculated in her mind that she only had 112 taels of silver, 40 taels of gold ingots, and more than ten taels of broken gold. She still had to earn more money. Thinking about the two sets of clothes, she wondered how much money she could earn.

Chen Afu took Zhuifeng to Guqiao Village to buy meat, and after returning they were busy preparing lunch.

Before lunch, Chen Ye came with Old Lady Chen, followed by Mrs. Hu. They came here after hearing that Chen Ming had bought the land. They already knew that Chen Ming and Chen Afu wanted to buy the land to build a house, but they didn't expect that the two families would buy it separately. The two had taught Chen Ming so much before, but he still didn't listen.

The two complained to Chen Ming that the place was far from the village and they let Ah Fu and Da Bao live alone. What would they do if something happened? They looked like they were thinking about Chen Ah Fu.

Chen Ye said, "Second brother, my brother and mother will not harm you. Why don't you discuss such a big matter with us first before deciding it?"

Chen Ming kept it a secret because he was afraid that they would not agree.

Seeing that Chen Ye was a little angry, he quickly explained, "The money for buying the land and repairing the house was all paid by Ah Fu. Ah Fu said that the place is close to Tangyuan and we are not afraid of being bullied by others..." What he meant was, whoever used the money to buy the land, of course you have to listen to him.

"It's close to Tangyuan! Can Ah Fu teach the young master of Tangyuan for her whole life? Can Tangyuan protect them both for her whole life? The young master will grow up and get married." Chen Ye said after taking two puffs of cigarette.

Old Mrs. Chen also said, "Yes, Ah Fu is good-looking, and Da Bao is too young. It's really worrying for them to live alone in such a big yard."

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma, don't worry, uncle, when I earn more money in the future, I will buy two servants. We will be fine."

Chen Ye and Old Lady Chen were shocked again when they heard that the man even mentioned buying a servant. In the whole Xiangluo Village, only Gao Lizheng's family had two old servants.

Chen Ye clicked his tongue twice, gave Chen Afu a thumbs up and said, "Afu, good, you have made progress."

He did not continue to talk. He thought to himself, after all, she is Mr. Chen's biological daughter, like her biological father, smart, really has a great future. Such a person must not be offended.

When Mrs. Hu heard that the second branch was going to buy servants, she was so envious that her eyes turned red. She started to talk about how Chen Ye sacrificed himself for his brothers. At the end, she said, "Second uncle, you are going to buy servants, and you can't watch your eldest brother work so hard at such an old age."