Chapter 233: Looking at the sky with bare buttocks, blind
Chen Zhancai nodded repeatedly at what Old Lady Chen said. "Mom, you are absolutely right. The things they did before were too conscienceless. Even if they were offered 500 taels of silver, I would not forgive them."
"That's right, these wicked bastards, no amount of gifts can appease the anger in my heart."
Old Mrs. Chen said one thing and meant another. If Chen Qingqing could forgive her, let her live in a big house with three entrances and three exits, and eat white flour buns for every meal, she would be willing to kneel down and kowtow to Chen Qingqing several times. However, it is impossible to repair a sunken boat, but it is impossible to recover from spilled water. She regretted it too much.
"Okay, Mom, don't be angry on such a happy day. Just go up and say hello." Seeing that she was in a daze, Chen Zhancai hurriedly reminded her.
"Okay." Old Mrs. Chen calmed down, forced a smile and greeted them, "Hey~~ Zhanshan, Xiumei, you're here, come in and sit down."
Chen Zhanshan and Lin nodded coldly and awkwardly to Old Lady Chen as a greeting.
Seeing that they were indifferent, Old Lady Chen snorted in her heart, but instead of making herself look bad, she glanced at Chen Qingqing behind her.
She knew that Chen Qingqing was in charge of the finances of the eldest wife's family, so she went straight to Chen Qingqing, bypassing Chen Zhanshan.
"Qing girl is here, hurry up and do the accounts first, the banquet will start soon."
Chen Qingqing glanced at her sideways and ignored her. She walked straight up to Wu Baoan and placed the box on the table. "Uncle Village Head, please write my father's name on this for me."
Wu Baoan's eyes were full of admiration. This girl was sensible. Although it was her credit that Chen Zhanshan's family was what it is today, she knew how to maintain her parents' face.
He smiled and said, "Okay, how much gift money do you plan to give?"
As soon as Wu Baoan finished speaking, Old Lady Chen's eyes widened.
She wanted to see how much money Chen Qingqing could give her. If she gave him a hundred or eighty taels of silver, she would be rich.
Even if we don't have these, the least we have to do is three or five taels of silver. No matter how you look at it, this banquet is not a loss.
Chen Qingqing shook her head and smiled, "Since it's a celebration of passing the imperial examination, wouldn't the gift money seem too tacky?"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen was stunned at first, and then she was ecstatic. Since such a big box did not contain money, it must be some other treasure, maybe a big gold nugget.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Chen Qingqing open the box, and then took out several small boxes from it and opened them one by one.
Wu Baoan nodded in approval, "This is a good gift, and it has a meaningful meaning."
The smile on Old Lady Chen's face froze instantly. She was extremely disappointed and couldn't help but blurt out, "How much can this broken thing be worth!"
Chen Zhancai was also full of expectations, but when he saw the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. He thought Chen Qingqing would give him a few dozen taels of silver as a gift. As long as he had the money, he could move back to the town and continue to live lavishly.
But I didn’t expect it to be the Four Treasures of the Study. What is the use of this thing?
He frowned and glared at Chen Qingqing fiercely.
Chen Qingqing had anticipated their reaction.
She specially went to the town to buy a set of four treasures of the study. Although this set of four treasures of the study may seem ordinary, they are actually the best writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone of the Daning Dynasty. They come from the [Imperial Pen Pavilion] and are used by dignitaries in Kyoto. It is a symbol of status.
This set cost her a hundred taels of silver.
They had originally planned to give it to Chen Han as a gift, but after thinking about it last night, the siblings decided that Chen Zhancai would look down on it, so they wanted to piss him off.
As expected, Chen Zhancai was gritting his teeth at this moment. Chen Qingqing smiled and said slowly,
"Though these four treasures of the study are not valuable, they symbolize the perseverance of writing and the achievement of learning. How can they be measured by money?"
Wu Baoan also glanced at Old Lady Chen, feeling dissatisfied. "Auntie, what did you just say on such a happy day? How much is it worth? I think Qing girl gave a very good gift. Some things can't be measured by the amount of money."
"No matter how good it is, it can't be eaten." Old Mrs. Chen said sarcastically.
Chen Zhancai also curled his lips. "We have plenty of study treasures at home, so we don't need this stuff. If Qing girl isn't really giving this as a gift, you should just take it back and give it to Chen Han!"
Chen Qingqing looked amused and said, "Since Mr. Scholar doesn't like the gift I gave him, I'll change it."
As she spoke, she took out two strings of copper coins that she had prepared in advance from her pocket and handed them to Wu Baoan.
Wu Baoan said loudly, "Chen Zhanshan's gift: two strings of copper coins."
Two strings of copper coins are equivalent to two taels of silver, which is much better than the four treasures of the study.
Mrs. Chen's face immediately lit up with smiles. "Okay, okay, please come in. The meal will be served soon. Please eat more."
Chen Qingqing retrieved the four treasures of the study from the gift table and handed them to Chen Han. "Xiaohan, Master Xiucai doesn't like the four treasures of the study. This limited edition set of the [Imperial Pen Pavilion] four treasures of the study is yours."
"Sister, thank you." Chen Han laughed happily, "Master Xiucai, thank you for your kindness and for letting me pick up such a great bargain. Chen Han thanks you again."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhancai's face turned blue and red, and it looked so ugly.
I secretly blamed myself for being blind. I was like a person looking at the sky with my bare butt, without any vision.
That is the limited edition of the Four Treasures of the Study from Yubi Pavilion, and every scholar dreams of owning a set.
The most common set of Four Treasures of the Study in [Imperial Pen Pavilion] costs fifty or sixty taels of silver. This limited edition set is conservatively estimated to be over eighty taels of silver. Even if it's sold second-hand, sixty taels of silver is a steal...
At this moment, he regretted it so much that he stared at the box in Chen Han's hand, wishing he could snatch it back immediately.
Seeing her son's grim expression, Old Lady Chen was a little confused and asked hurriedly, "Zhancai, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Zhancai lowered his voice and said, "Mom, that set of four treasures of the study is very valuable, at least seventy or eighty taels of silver. I really don't know the value of gold and jade!"
"Oh my, that broken thing is so valuable!" Old Mrs. Chen grimaced when she heard it, stamped her feet in regret, and muttered, "What kind of thing is this!"
Just when the situation was a little awkward, someone outside the courtyard shouted, "Son-in-law, my good son-in-law, your father-in-law is here to see you."
This voice caused everyone to turn their heads and look at them, and then they whispered to them,
"Yo~~ What do these people do?"
"Didn't you hear what that old man was shouting just now? The old man in front is Chen Zhancai's father-in-law, Liu Dashan."
"Oh, really? This is the first time I've seen this. I heard people say this old man is not a very nice person."
"That's right. I have a relative from their village. I heard that this old man is a piece of shit. He's almost as bad as the old couple from the Chen family. Not only is he full of evil, but he also looks down on others."
"It's really like a dragon finding a dragon, a shrimp finding a shrimp, a turtle finding a turtle, and the evil people just get together."
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