Around the end of the morning hour, Xu Lanyin, accompanied by Qin, Xu Lanzhou, and Xu Lanting, went to Fifth Grandfather's house. Because she was going to meet Miss Min, Xu Lanyin dressed up, without a scarf on her head, and wore a newly made fine cloth dress.
The donkey cart from Fifth Grandpa's family was already parked at the gate of his yard, and they all got on it.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Fifth Grandpa, please wait for my eldest brother and his wife. They also want to go with us."
Fifth Grandpa was very happy today. The Xu siblings hired the car for 40 cents, which was a few cents more than he usually earned from driving a car, and they also gave him a lunch. He smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry."
Xu Lanyin tightened the cloth around Qin's head and wrapped Xu Lanting in a thick coat. Qin was afraid of the wind, so she put on her thin cotton waistcoat.
Fifth Grandpa chuckled and said, "Smells great! Are those the snacks you brought for the county magistrate's daughter?"
Xu Lanting answered crisply, "Yes, my eldest sister makes butterfly cakes and pear and osmanthus double flowers. They are both delicious and beautiful."
Grandpa Wu smiled and said, "It smells good."
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "I'll make it some other day and give it to Fifth Grandpa to try."
Grandpa Wang smiled and said, "That's great."
At this time, Xu Jindou drove out of the yard of Xu Lizheng's house next door. In order to send Gu Wangchen to the county town, a shed was specially added.
Xu Jindou asked, "What are you doing?"
Xu Lanzhou smiled and said, "We will take my mother and brother to the Qianjin Clinic for treatment, and then we will drop by to give some snacks to the eldest daughter of the county magistrate."
Li Jindou raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You are quite good at scheming."
The carport had no windows. Xu Lizheng poked his head out from behind the curtain and asked suspiciously, "Are you going to deliver snacks to the county magistrate's daughter? You must be kidding."
Xu Lanzhou replied, "Even if we were brave enough, we wouldn't dare to make such a joke."
The ox cart of Xu Lizheng's family slowly moved towards the Gu family.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Dashi and Li came trotting over. "Sorry to have kept Fifth Grandpa waiting for so long," they said with a smile.
After they got on the cart, Fifth Grandpa drove the donkey cart towards the west end of the village. At the entrance of the village, they met Xu Lizheng's ox cart, which had already picked up Gu Wangchen.
The two cars were moving forward one after the other, and Xu Jindou curiously asked about the snacks delivered by the Xu siblings.
Xu Lanzhou tried his best to satisfy his curiosity. "Last time, we heard that the county magistrate's eldest daughter particularly likes flowers. My eldest sister happened to find one in the mountains, so she sent it to the county magistrate's housekeeper, Tang. Unexpectedly, Miss Min liked it very much. She gave us some silver and a lot of other gifts, and said that if we find anything interesting in the future, we can go directly to her. We didn't expect to be given so many things for just one flower, and we felt very sorry. My eldest sister happened to make some rare snacks these days, small and beautiful, and thought the young lady would like them, so she sent some to her. It also happened that she took my mother and brother to the clinic..."
He also expressed his gratitude to Xu Dashi for the selflessness of the judge and for not taking advantage of the people.
After Xu Jindou praised the county magistrate's noble character for a few times, he smiled and said, "Sister Lan Yin is becoming more and more capable now." He also suggested, "Since the snacks are so good, give some to Aunt Gu when you get home tonight."
Xu Lanyin didn't want to say much, but now that things had come to this, she had to speak. "Auntie Gu doesn't like snacks. She only likes meat and pears. Last time, she told me that the pears at Second Grandfather's house were ripe and asked me to get some. I didn't have money to buy them, and I was too embarrassed to ask for them, so I didn't agree."
The word "弄" is emphasized.
The second grandfather she was talking about was Xu Lizheng's father, the head of the Xu family. She spoke seriously, but secretly laughed at herself. "I let you do this in secret, and today is the perfect time to make this clear."
Xu Lanyin's words made Xu Jindou feel embarrassed for Gu Wangchen in the car. He thought, how can this girl be smart? Or is she just so stupid that she dares to say anything.
He smiled hurriedly and said, "Oh, Aunt Gu likes to eat pears. I will send some more when I get home this afternoon." His family had sent a basket of pears to the Gu family yesterday. After hearing this, he had to send some more today.
Gu Wangchen's voice rang out from the car, "Brother Jindou, you're too polite. My mother must have just said it casually, but I took it to heart." He added, "We don't want to keep the county magistrate waiting for too long. Brother Jindou, can you please hurry up?"
After hearing this, Xu Jindou quickly whipped the old ox a few times with his small whip. When the ox cart passed the donkey cart, he gave the family a big eye roll.
They were so stupid! They gave money and gifts, especially this silly girl, who was so attentive that she didn't even care about my dignity. Finally, when Mr. Gu became successful, they kept making trouble and wanted to cancel the engagement. They were probably retreating to advance. Maybe Mrs. Gu had bad intentions, but Mr. Gu didn't, or at least they didn't show it. They didn't know how to curry favor with Mr. Gu and get married quickly, and now they're fighting with him. Go ahead, go ahead, make a fuss, and really ruin this marriage. I'll see if you don't cry to death...
Arriving at the county seat, the donkey cart first went to the Qianjin Medical Clinic. Qin and Xu Lanting got off, and Li also got off, leaving her to care for the sick mother and child. The cart then continued on its way to the backyard wall of the county government office.
Xu Lanyin, Xu Lanzhou and Xu Dashi got off the donkey cart and asked Fifth Grandpa to wait for them at the clinic.
If she wanted to meet Miss Min directly, she could ask the maid Hongluo, whom she had met before, but Xu Lanyin decided to ask Butler Tang to meet her. She even wrapped some snacks for him in oil paper. This would not only please Butler Tang but also leave a deeper impression on him.
Housekeeper Tang heard they had made another beautiful doll and brought snacks for his daughter and himself. Regardless of whether the snacks would please the daughter, he felt they were good people. Housekeeper Tang asked Xu Dashi and Xu Lanzhou to wait for tea while he personally took Xu Lanyin to Minnan's courtyard.
The courtyard is not big, with only four upper rooms. The corridor is filled with chrysanthemums, and there are several clumps of bamboo and two banana trees planted around it.
Min Shan, his wife, and Min Shan's wife, Shen, were all in Min Nan's room. Shen had married the previous year and was now heavily pregnant. They were gathered around a set of exquisitely crafted flying bird chess pieces. In a few days, Min Shan would personally deliver the pieces to the Minister of State Min's residence in the capital.
Hearing that the person who sent the flying chess had made something interesting again, Min Nan was very happy and said, "Let her in quickly."
Xu Lanyin followed Butler Tang in.
A ten-year-old girl lay reclining on the bed, one leg resting diagonally on the bed's wooden frame. She was quite pretty, though a small, light red scar on her chin marred her overall beauty.
She is Miss Min Nan.
Next to Min Nan sat a beautiful woman in her forties, Min Shan sat on the chair on the left, and next to him sat a pregnant young wife.
Xu Lanyin thought to herself that this gift of hers really touched their hearts and was definitely a great gift.
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