There was naturally no problem with the gifts Yang Jing selected. Apart from the painting "The Longevity of the Turtle" by Zheng Banqiao that he chose for his grandparents, the other gifts were also absolutely presentable.
For example, the gift from my aunt was a painting of "One Hundred Longevity Pictures", which was painted by a famous painter in the early Qing Dynasty. This painting is his authentic work.
What I prepared for my parents was a Hetian jade Zigang plaque. Although this Zigang plaque is not the work of Lu Zigang, it is also an old object, which was made by a Suzhou carver named "Chen Jue" in the early Qing Dynasty.
The birthday gift prepared for my aunt was an ivory Ruyi from the Qing Dynasty. This ivory Ruyi was white with yellowish color and had a simple style. One could tell at a glance that it was definitely from a wealthy family, and it might even have come from the imperial palace.
The gift prepared for my uncle was quite valuable. It was a gold-inlaid jade ornament, a jade sculpture of a God of Longevity holding a longevity peach in his hand. However, this jade sculpture stood on a base made of rosewood and gold.
The birthday god is about 25 or 26 centimeters tall. He holds a cane in his left hand and a big birthday peach in his right hand. He has a big smile on his face and looks very naive.
The God of Birthday is standing on golden auspicious clouds, which are of course made of gold. The golden auspicious clouds are connected to the rosewood base at the bottom. The three together form this large ornament.
This birthday god is carved from a whole piece of Hetian jade. Although it is not the best material, the carving is quite good. It is also an old item. According to Yang Jing's appraisal, this birthday god is a large ornament from the Prince Chun Palace of the Qing Dynasty...
Although my uncle is the youngest in his generation, he is the eldest grandson in the family tree of the old Li family. Even though he has two cousins, the two sons of Yang Jing's second uncle, Li Long is the eldest grandson in the family tree of the old Li family.
As the eldest grandson, his second uncle was celebrating his 80th birthday, so his uncle, as his nephew, had to give the most expensive gift, so Yang Jing prepared such a gift for his uncle.
As for the gifts for Yang Jing and his eldest cousin Sun Qiaozhe, they were much simpler. The second uncle had two hobbies, one was drinking tea and the other was raising birds, so Yang Jing gave him a set of five-head plum blossom Zhoupan pots, and the gift for his eldest cousin Sun Qiaozhe was a rosewood birdcage inlaid with gold.
These two gifts look simple, but they are actually not simple.
The set of five-piece plum blossom-shaped pots given by Yang Jing is the work of Master Wang Yinchun, one of the "Seven Masters of Zisha". If this set of pots were to be auctioned, the starting price would be at least two million.
Sun Qiaozhe's bird cage may not look very impressive, but it actually came from the Qing Palace. It was a bird cage used by Emperor Qianlong to raise birds...
These seven gifts naturally made Yang's mother very satisfied. Just kidding, how can I be dissatisfied? Yang Jing didn't tell his mother the value of these gifts, but his uncle knew.
When my uncle quietly told him that the total value of the seven gifts from my second sister exceeded eight figures, my mother was also a little dumbfounded...
However, Yang's father was very open-minded. After he told his wife the reasons and his son's current wealth, Yang's mother stopped talking.
No matter what, these seven gifts are definitely presentable and very appropriate for the occasion.
It was around eight o'clock in the morning when Yang Jing picked up his parents and their group. By the time he took the family to his second uncle's courtyard house on East 41st Street, it was already around half past nine.
Because the alley in front of my second uncle's house was very narrow, the car did not drive in. Instead, it was parked outside and the family walked in.
When they reached the gate, Yang Jing's eldest uncle, the eldest son of his second uncle, Li Long's eldest cousin Li Yuhua and his wife were already waiting at the gate to greet him. As the eldest son of his second uncle, Yang Jing's eldest uncle had to stand at the gate to greet guests on this occasion, even if the guests today were all relatives, this rule could not be abolished.
Yang Jing's great uncle is 60 years old this year, but he is already the grandfather of two grandchildren. Yang Jing met the great uncle's eldest grandson Li Xiang a few years ago and gave the little guy a Hetian jade Bodhisattva pendant. Now the little guy is also in his teens. However, the great uncle's son, that is, Yang Jing's cousin, gave the great uncle a granddaughter last year, and the little girl is still breastfeeding...
When Li Yuhua saw his uncle's family coming towards him in a mighty procession, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he pulled his wife to greet them.
These are real uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, and the relationship is extremely close.
After a round of greetings, the whole family walked into the yard under the guidance of Li Yuhua.
As soon as we walked into the yard, we were amazed. It was as lively as a rural market. Dozens of people were busy inside. Some were busy setting up tables and chairs, some were busy doing miscellaneous things, and more were busy chatting.
Today is the youngest person of the Li family’s generation turning 80, so all the younger generations of the Li family who could come came.
Speaking of my mother's family, the population is very prosperous. Yang Jing's grandfather has four brothers and sisters. Although Yang Jing's great aunt passed away a long time ago, she has three sons. In addition, Yang Jing's great aunt is still alive, so his great aunt is also a family of four generations living together. There are nearly 30 people on his great aunt's side alone.
Yang Jing's second great-aunt had even more family members. Compared to her first great-aunt, Yang Jing's second great-aunt got married earlier, at the age of 16. Now her great-grandson has become a father, so her second great-aunt and her grandfather have five generations living together!
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