Chapter 54: The tenant is happy to receive the gift, while Liu Fu is upset to be rejected

Liu Fu paced back and forth in the room thinking of a solution. Looking at the two pairs of eyes staring at him blankly, the anger in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

"Why are you all looking at me? Are you thinking of a solution?"

Yang's body was shaken by the roar.

"Master, it's not that serious, isn't it? You just heard it from someone, right?"

Liu Fu nodded at Yang and said, "Woman's opinion, didn't you see that all the prominent families in the county went to the Xu family to give holiday gifts? Do you think those people are fools?"

Liu Wangfu glanced at his father and said, "Why don't you write another letter to my sister?"

When Liu Fu heard this, he slapped his head and turned to go to the study. He had to write another letter to his daughter-in-law. If he had known this, he should not have written the first letter.

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At this time, the Xu family was sorting out the holiday gifts sent by each household today. Xu Nian felt a little dizzy looking at the long gift list.

"These cakes are piled so high, how can we finish them all? It would be a shame if they were spoiled."

"Yes, and these wine and cloth will last us a long time."

Wang was also very worried, especially about the cloth, as she was afraid it would fade due to improper storage, which would be a real pity.

Because the holiday gifts for Wanying Village had already been delivered, it would be inappropriate to make another trip just for the cakes. In the end, Father Xu thought of his own tenants.

In the past, when we lived in Dahe Village, families would not afford to buy cakes and pastries before the New Year, let alone these tenants.

Wang also had the same idea as Old Man Xu.

"Since you're giving them away, don't just send those boxes of cakes. We have a lot of meat at home, so give each family five pounds of meat and ten pounds of grain."

Zheng prepared ten holiday gifts as Wang had asked and gave them to Uncle Zhang. Uncle Zhang was very happy for his tenants and he harnessed his cart to deliver the gifts to each household.

The tenants all lived near the manor, not far away. As soon as Zhang Bogang arrived at the row of thatched houses, he saw several tenants sitting outside weaving straw sandals.

When the tenants saw that the visitor was Uncle Zhang from the landlord's household, they hurried over to greet him.

Uncle Zhang smiled and waved his hands.

"Everyone, stop busying yourself and call the heads of the households who are not here over here."

The tenants saw that Uncle Zhang had a constant smile on his face and thought it was probably nothing bad, so they hurried to call for help.

After everyone had gathered, Uncle Zhang asked people to move the things down.

"This is a holiday gift prepared by the host for everyone. New Year's Day is coming soon. I hope everyone can have a good year."

The tenants were stunned at first and then cheered happily.

Some of them had been tenants for decades, and this was the first time they received a holiday gift from their landlord.

"The master is kind-hearted, and we should be grateful. Manager Zhang, why don't we all go and kowtow to the master?"

"That's right. You should kowtow to me."

“…”

Zhang Bo lowered his hand to stop the crowd from talking.

"You don't need to kowtow. Spring will come soon after the New Year. When the time comes, everyone should work hard on the fields and strive for a good harvest this year. This will be the best way to repay the master."

"Don't worry, we will do our best..."

After Uncle Zhang drove away on his donkey cart, everyone took their gifts home. When they opened them and saw that there were not only expensive cakes but also a large piece of meat, they were even more grateful.

As a tenant farmer, after paying the rent every year, it is difficult for the family to fill their stomachs, let alone eat meat. It seems that this year we can have a good year.

The afterglow of the setting sun quietly enveloped the world, a layer of golden and soft light shone on the jumping children, and waves of laughter spread farther and farther...

On the second day, Uncle Zhang took his two sons to visit each household in the county to return gifts.

The Xu family also welcomed an unexpected guest, who was Mr. Liu Fu, who had been thinking hard all night.

Because Uncle Zhang was not at home, it was Xiu'er's mother who answered the knock on the door. When she opened the door and saw that it was Liu Fu, she quickly closed the door.

She did it completely out of instinct. She hesitated for a moment before opening the door again and asked stiffly, "Who are you looking for?"

Liu Fu, who had just been rejected, said angrily: "As a servant, do you have any manners? When a guest comes to your house, why don't you welcome him in and close the door?

Hurry up, go in and tell them I'm here to give you a holiday gift."

Seeing that the servant in front of him did not move after he had said a lot, Liu Fu became even more angry and said angrily: "You delayed my business, are you responsible? If a servant like you was in my house, he would have been sold hundreds of times."

Xu Nian and Zhang Xiu'er, who came from the backyard, happened to hear these words.

Xu Nian said coldly: "My servants don't need to bother Master Liu to lecture me. I wonder what you are doing here."

Liu Fu saw that it was the girl who had been in class before, and he felt a little depressed, but he still smiled and said, "I'm here to give you a holiday gift. How about we go in and talk?"

"Mr. Liu, you are so forgetful. Your precious son just smashed our stall and injured our family members. Now he comes to give us a holiday gift as if nothing happened. If I remember correctly, there is no relationship between our two families."

Liu Fu was embarrassed to be scolded by a little girl, and said with a frown: "Don't you have a head of the Xu family? Can you let a little girl like you make the decision?"

Xu Nian looked at Liu Fu and sneered, "I advise Master Liu to save some face for himself. The words you threatened my father are still fresh in my mind. It's better not to force yourself to come close to me now. After all, you are the father-in-law of the Tongzhi."

Liu Fu's face turned pale and blue, and his teeth were grinding with anger.

"I can't enter your Xu family today?"

Xu Nian rolled his eyes fiercely, turned into the yard and ordered:

"Auntie Zhang, close the door. Don't let anyone in who can't understand what people say."

Liu Fu looked at the door in front of him closing again, gritted his teeth, shook his sleeves and got into the carriage.

He decided to write a letter to his daughter as soon as he got home, telling her that no matter what method she used, she must not let the Xu family rise up, otherwise his Liu family would be in danger!

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. The rise of the Xu family was not something they could stop. This is a story for another time.

Seeing Xu Nian coming in, Wang asked curiously, "Big girl, what was that noise just now outside?"

"It's okay, grandma. There was a biting dog here, but I drove it away."

Wang laughed angrily, "That was clearly a man's voice, how could it be a dog's?"

Xu Nian chuckled and then told her about Liu Fu coming over to give her a holiday gift.

After listening to Xu Nian, Wang said angrily: "Bah~ Who wants his things? How shameless! His useless son will be given a pot of wine when he is old."

Old Man Xu also nodded in agreement.

"It's right to chase him away. If we really let him into our house, even if we confiscate his things, it will easily ruin our family's reputation. People like him won't last long. The retribution is still to come."

For the first time, Wang found her old man's words so pleasing to the ear, and she smiled and gave him another cup of tea.