Manager Luo entered the carriage and whispered to Chen Afu, who had a sullen face, "The man just now was the head of Zhaojia Village and the cousin of Old Madam Chen, the mother of Master Chen Shiying. He came to Tangyuan the day before yesterday to give me a note, inviting my father and I to Zhaojia Village for a buffet."
It turned out to be Chen Shiying’s mother’s cousin.
Chen Ahfu asked Aunt Mu and Shan to get off the car first, and whispered to Manager Luo, "Thank you, Uncle Luo, for protecting me and my mother. I also heard some rumors in the village that my mother was a child bride in her early years. But it was not my mother's fault. She was forced to do everything she did... Uncle Luo, aren't you afraid that our family will bring trouble to you and cause a rift with the prefect?"
Manager Luo said, "Don't worry, Ah Fu. My master and Lord Chen don't interfere with each other and won't be afraid of anyone. Ah Fu and your family are all kind people. Not to mention that my sister can't leave you, even my master and master praise you highly. We, the Luo family, are willing to associate with you. As for the Zhao family, not to mention my master, even I don't take it seriously."
That's right. If Manager Luo was afraid of Chen Shiying's mother, he wouldn't dare to slap Zhao Lizheng in the face. Slapping Zhao Lizheng in the face would be the same as slapping Chen Shiying's mother in the face. Manager Luo could help her so clearly, it must be Chu Lingxuan's instruction. Now that she has the Chu family as a backing, she, Chen Ahfu, is no longer afraid of that old lady Chen...
Manager Luo saw Chen Ahfu bowing her head and thinking that she was afraid, so he said, "Don't be afraid Ahfu. The people of Zhaojia Village cannot represent Lord Chen, and neither can Old Lady Chen." He added meaningfully, "My uncle said that Lord Chen should be a good person. There are some things that he may not know..."
Whether Chen Shiying knew about it or not was none of her, Chen Afu’s business. She just wanted to protect Wang and herself.
Chen Ahfu said bitterly, "My mother is the victim. They killed my mother and didn't even want to give her a chance to live. They are too evil." He raised his head and asked, "Uncle Luo, do you have any servants with good martial arts skills in your mansion? If so, give one or two to my family. As for the monthly salary, I will pay according to the standard of the Lieutenant General's Mansion."
Although they have the Chu family to back them up, she is afraid of emergencies, afraid that something will happen before the people from Tangyuan arrive. Just like the last time when Ding's mother and son came to her house, if she was not at home, Wang would suffer. When Jin Yanzi hibernates in winter, there should be a strong man with good skills at home. It is always better to prepare for a rainy day.
Manager Luo nodded and said, "There are many strong men with good skills in the General's Mansion. I will talk to my master when I get home and ask him to pick one or two people to come over." He added, "Sing the songs that suit the hilltop. When they go to your house, everything will be done according to your wishes. Give the servants the conditions that the master gives. There is no need to worry too much. They are not at a loss by following you. You are so smart, and even though Dabao is young, I can see that he will become a great man in the future. Life will always be better for our family."
Chen Ahfu nodded and whispered gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle Luo."
Soon, Wang and Luo Yuan came back. Wang handed the three slave contracts to Chen Ahfu and said with a smile, "My Ahfu also has servants now."
Chen Ahfu hugged her arm and said with a smile, "I am pregnant, which means that my father and mother are pregnant." He also instructed Wang, "There are many people in the family. If mother wants to go to the village or a distant place in the future, she must bring someone with her."
Wang thought her daughter was trying to guard against Ding and her son, so she nodded in agreement.
After returning home, Chen Afu boiled water in a big pot and let Aunt Mu and her son take a bath.
After that, she started to cook braised vegetables. After the vegetables were braised in the pot, she fried a few shredded radish cakes. To make it delicious, she cut the radish into shreds, soaked it in her special water for a while, and then took it out and wrung it dry.
It was almost done, so I cut the last bit of garlic sprouts in the pot and fried them into dried tofu.
I thought, if I can make Chu Lingxuan more picky and get closer to him, I won't have to worry about that old witch Chen doing bad things. Thinking that I have a backer in the army, I feel a lot more relaxed.
She looked at the specially built earthen oven in the kitchen, which she hadn't used yet. When she had time, she would make some of the snacks she liked in her previous life. She heard that the Chu family had a sweet tooth for generations.
After everything was ready, she put the two small bowls and a plate of vegetables and cakes into the food box. Fearing that the food would get cold and not taste good, she also wrapped a small mattress outside the food box and carried it to Tangyuan.
Before leaving, she asked Wang to soak more red dates, and after dinner she made some glutinous rice and sweet dates for the two to take to the nunnery and Dingzhou. It was not difficult to make this little snack, she had been very busy these two days and did not want to make trouble.
It was already getting dark, and smoke was rising from the roofs of the houses in the distant villages. If we sent the food there, it would be just in time for them to have dinner.
She was helpless. Her diligence and caution were no less than her diligence and caution towards Liu Xudong in her previous life. It was just that this time she was trying to please him for a protective umbrella. In her previous life, she was trying to please him for the love she longed for.
When he arrived at the corner gate of Tangyuan, he handed the food box directly to Fang Bo, who was guarding the gate, and wanted to go to Luo's house to find Dabao.
Fang Bo smiled and said, "Master Chen, Dabao has been playing with my sister in the inner courtyard."
Chen Ahfu listened and thought that Dabao would definitely go home after dinner. She had just turned around and walked a few steps when she heard Dabao's voice, "Mom, wait a minute."
Chen Ahfu turned around and saw Dabao running out with Ergou. He ran to Chen Ahfu and said with a smile, "Mom, I heard from Grandpa Luo that our family bought servants and piglets?"
When Manager Luo returned to Tang Garden, he went to the outer study to report today's events and Chen Afu's request to Chu Lingxuan.
Chu Lingxuan said, "I will send a few people over when I return to Dingzhou tomorrow..." He then said coldly, "That Zhao family member is really impatient with life. If he dares to speak nonsense and point fingers at Tangyuan again next time, I will slap him in the face harder."
Manager Luo bowed and responded.
It was almost time for dinner, so they went to Yiranyuan together.
Dabao was playing with building blocks with Chu Hanyan, and Liaochen asked him to stay for dinner. But when he heard Manager Luo say that his family had bought servants and piglets, he didn't want to eat anymore and ran away, causing Chu Hanyan to cry. Behind him, she cried sadly, "Dabao, wuwu... Dabao..."
Dabao was in a hurry to go back, but he couldn't bear to see his sister Yan'er cry. He had to go back and patiently coax her for a while. Only when he saw that she stopped crying did he run out of Yiran Courtyard.
Chu Lingxuan felt very upset when he saw his daughter was so useless. It would have been fine if his daughter couldn't leave Chen Afu, but now she couldn't leave even Chen Dabao, a brat who was still wet behind the ears. This really pissed him off.
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