It wasn't until before going to bed that night that Xiao Yunying had time to open the thank-you gift sent by the Chen family.
The first small box was so heavy that it almost blinded her when she opened it.
The top layer was filled with gold and silver jewelry, piled up haphazardly, while below were several brocade boxes, suggesting they were not ordinary jewels.
She took them out and opened them one by one.
They were all uncarved raw stones.
There was a note at the bottom of the box that read: "Custom orders are available if needed."
Xiao Yunying understood: "Madam Chen was afraid that I wouldn't like the design she chose, so she directly gave me the raw stone to make it myself."
Luo Xin, standing nearby, curiously picked up a rough stone larger than her palm: "Mom, why did Brother Yuancheng give you a stone?"
Xiao Yunying tapped her little nose: "This is no ordinary stone. The one in your hand alone is probably worth more than a thousand taels."
If made into jewelry, the price would be much higher.
Luo Xin didn't know exactly how much a thousand taels was, but judging from her mother's expression, it must have been a lot.
Then she carefully put the rough stone back, not daring to touch it again.
Xiao Yunying smiled and opened another, much smaller wooden box.
The wooden box was very light; when I opened it, I found that it contained only a few thin sheets of paper.
At the very top are five silver notes worth one thousand taels each.
Below were the deeds and land deeds for two shops and a small house.
She then realized why Chen Yuancheng had said that everything his mother had prepared for her was useful.
If the shop wanted to start a business, Old Madam Chen had already prepared the funds.
Even if you don't want to run a business, renting it out is a stable source of income.
Xiao Yunying didn't intend to return it this time and decided to accept it.
The fact that Madam Chen prepared such a generous gift for her was probably not only to express her gratitude, but also to put her mind at ease.
She packed her things, pretending to put them in the cabinet, but actually put them in the supermarket.
These are truly valuable assets; it would be good to keep them as a dowry for Xin'er in the future.
The next morning, when sending the children onto the carriage, he asked the farmhand who was driving the carriage to ask the manager of Huiweilou Restaurant for five black-boned chickens to bring back.
Not long after, Mu Lianrong arrived with her entire family.
As soon as he entered the door, he pulled Zheng Yunwan aside and started talking about becoming godparents.
Zheng Yunwan was stunned: "Recognize them now? But I haven't prepared the recognition ceremony yet..."
When a younger person is adopted as a godparent, a gift must be prepared. The man will buy some good wine and meat, while the woman will usually make a set of clothes for the godparent.
When Sister Yunying spoke to her last night, she didn't say she would admit it today.
She hadn't even had time to cut the fabric.
Mu Lianrong pulled her aside and said, "It's alright, our family doesn't care about this."
As he spoke, he slipped a heavy silver bracelet onto her wrist and shoved the cold boiled water that Zhang had just brought out into her hand: "Come on, kowtow."
Xiao Yunying was also shocked. Was it really that hasty?
Didn't the ancients pay the most attention to etiquette and details? She was all prepared to be busy all day.
Zheng Yunwan, somewhat confused, kowtowed and accepted the title of godparent with two glasses of cold water. They had lunch together, and the ceremony was considered complete.
After dinner, Zheng Yunwan rushed to clear the table, which gave Xiao Yunying time to whisper to Mu Lianrong.
"Mom, isn't this ceremony for recognizing godparents too simple? Is this a proper ceremony for recognizing godparents?"
Mu Lianrong said, "The parents of both sides should meet each other. Yun Wan's parents are worse off than no parents at all. It's better not to invite them."
"Doing the rest doesn't matter; we country folk don't have that many fuss over things."
"……All right."
Anyway, I don't understand it, so I'll just go with whatever my mother says.
After seeing off her family in the afternoon, Xiao Yunying picked out a butterfly gold hairpin from the jewelry that Old Madam Chen had given her the day before and gave it to Zheng Yunwan.
Zheng Yunwan initially didn't want to accept it, but Xiao Yunying persuaded her to do so.
And so, some time passed uneventfully.
In early May, fast-growing vegetables like chives in the garden were ready to be harvested.
After the weather warmed up, the transplanted seedlings grew exceptionally fast, and the cucumbers and tomatoes are growing well; they will be ready to be harvested in two days.
Xiao Yunying strolled around the vegetable garden, watching Uncle Dai and the others digging up the weeds.
After making a round of inspections and finding nothing amiss, I went home.
As soon as I entered, I was greeted by two dogs.
During this period, Walnut and Pine Nut grew incredibly fast, as if they were blown up by air; they are clearly large breeds.
Compared to the two dogs, the orange cat next to them looked exceptionally small.
When Xiao Yunying had nothing to do, she would train them, holding up one finger: "Sit down."
The two dogs sat obediently on the ground with their tongues hanging out.
Seeing that no one was around, she reached out and took out two pieces of dried meat from the supermarket.
He gestured in the air and gave the command, "Spin."
The two dogs were spinning around in unison.
Xiao Yunying gave them the jerky, patted the two dogs' heads, and said with a smile, "So good, so smart."
Overjoyed, Songzi raised her head and cried out, "Awoo..."
With a soft slap, Xiao Yunying gave him a light tap on the head.
"Don't shout like that, what if you scare someone?"
She was having a great time playing with the dog and didn't notice that Luo Sheng was standing to the side watching her.
"Your two dogs don't seem like ordinary dogs."
Xiao Yunying was slightly startled, but fortunately she had gotten used to Luo Sheng's quietness over this period of time and was not frightened.
"It's probably the offspring of a stray dog from the village and a wolf from the mountain."
Luo Sheng's voice held a hint of surprise: "You knew?"
"My dad said that the two of them usually keep their tails down, and only wag their tails when they see us."
They like to eat meat but dislike vegetables, rice, and noodles; these are habits unique to wolves.
Including their appearance, they grow big and fast, and their fur and eyes are more like wolves.
My dad told me he'd heard before that wolves and dogs mating could produce unique wolfhounds, a rare and excellent breed. These two are probably one of those.
Even if her father hadn't said anything, Xiao Yunying could have figured it out.
These two dogs used to bark all the time, but lately they've been running into the mountains a lot. They've probably awakened their inner wolf, and their barks sound like wolves now. They don't look like ordinary dogs at all.
Wolves and dogs don't usually mate easily, but it's not uncommon.
It is possible that the old, weak, sick, or disabled wolves in a wolf pack, unable to find a female wolf in her prime, will mate with dogs in order to reproduce.
"Were these two wolfhounds also found for you by that young master Chen?"
Xiao Yunying stood up: "No, Luo Li picked them up at the foot of the mountain."
Luo Sheng said, "He's lucky; he actually found two wolfhounds that are priceless."
Xiao Yunying's eyes widened for a moment, and then her gaze towards the two dogs changed.
What is that?
These two dogs are worth a fortune?!
Without realizing it, she blurted out what was on her mind: "If I sell both of these, won't I become rich?"
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