Chen Ahfu opened the small wooden box, and on the purple velvet were two light blue pearls as big as the tip of an index finger. They were so big, they must be Dongzhu. Even if they were Dongzhu, they were rare. In the future, I would inlay them on my headdress or earrings, which would make me rich and beautiful.
There is no woman who doesn't like beautiful jewelry. Chen Ahfu's eyes curved even more with laughter. After looking enough, he closed the lid, carefully put it aside, and opened the big box again.
The big box contains a set of colorful porcelain plum blossom pattern tea sets, including a teapot and six sets of tea bowls, which are very delicate and beautiful.
Chen Ahfu happily took out a set and started playing with it. Now that he was using this kind of tea set, his quality of life had reached a new level. He thought about how elegant and comfortable it would be to sit in a house with carved railings and painted buildings and drink tea leisurely with such a tea bowl after moving.
She liked both of these things very much and thought that the two levels of leaders were quite generous.
I just don't know what the bearded old marquis sent. It seems that sending those two things is not in his style. He should have sent ginseng or bird's nest. Or was it the silver note that he sent?
"Mom, these things are so beautiful." Dabao said, "I will buy you more beautiful ones in the future."
"Okay, Mom will wait for that day." Chen Afu said, and packed all the things into boxes and put them in the box.
The next day was New Year's Eve, and Chen Mingxian asked Aunt Mu to go to the main room to help with the work.
After breakfast, Chen Ming took Wang, A Lu and Wangcai to the main house first. They were going to visit the Chen family’s ancestral tomb.
Before, Chen Afu and Dabao had never followed the Chen family to visit the grave. Chen Afu went there because "she was sick", and Dabao went there because everyone knew that he was not a child of the Chen family.
Chen Ming and Chen Afu had discussed quietly in the morning whether they would go to the grave today, because Chen Ming saw that Dabao had wanted to go to the grave since he was old enough to understand. It turned out that the reason why Dabao was not taken was, firstly, because he was afraid that the foul-mouthed Hu and Chen Aju would say something unpleasant, which would make the sensitive Dabao sad. Secondly, it turned out that Old Lady Chen and Chen Ye were quite dissatisfied with Chen Ming and his wife adopting Dabao, so they naturally didn't want him to add to the trouble. Now that Chen Afu has become powerful, the people in the first house should no longer say those unpleasant words.
Chen Ahfu refused without a second thought. She had been forbidden to go before, and now many people knew her identity. Neither of them was from the Chen family, so there was no need for her and her son to go.
Every time this happened, Dabao felt a little hurt. Seeing Chen Ming and the others leave the door, he hugged Chen Afu's waist and pouted, "Mom, I haven't been to the grave yet. My uncle went, Dahu went, Xiao Shitou and sister Yan'er will definitely go to the grave, but I can't go."
For an orphan without roots, where are the ancestral graves?
Chen Ahfu felt a little sad. Even if he knew where the ancestral grave of this body was, he would still have to seek warmth and shelter here.
Chen Ahfu touched his small melon-shaped hat and whispered, "The ancestors in the Chen family's ancestral tomb are not our ancestors, so we don't need to visit the tomb."
Dabao is precocious, so some things still need to be made clear to him. In the future, someone will definitely talk nonsense in front of him.
Dabao was a little stunned and asked, "Isn't he my mother's ancestor too?"
"No," Chen Ahfu hugged him in his arms again and said, "The Chen family and mother are not blood relatives. Dabao, remember this matter in your heart, don't say it, and don't say it in front of grandma. But your grandfather gave mother and Dabao a warm home, and the Chen family has sheltered us for so many years. We must respect your grandfather, and remember the kindness of your great grandmother and great grandfather."
Dabao was a little confused, but he nodded and didn't insist on going to the grave anymore. He sat at the table and ate melon seeds quietly, eating one himself and feeding one to Qiqi and Huihui.
This place is far from the village, and Dabao doesn't feel fun when A-Lu is not here. Hearing the sound of firecrackers coming from Tangyuan from time to time, Chen Afu smiled and said, "Take Zhuifeng, Qiqi and Huihui to Tangyuan to play with Yan'er... Oh, she hasn't gotten up yet, you can go play with Ming. Remember to come back early, we are going to have a reunion dinner at my great grandfather's house."
After hearing this, Dabao smiled and went out with Zhuifeng, Qiqi and Huihui.
Chen Ahfu led a few women to work in the kitchen. After having lunch in the main room, they would come back to have the New Year's Eve dinner. Thinking that today was New Year's Eve and the Chu family would not come to eat, she prepared some more delicious dishes and sent one to the Chu family when the time came.
Around noon, Chen Dabao came back with Zhuifeng. He said, "Grandpa Chu saw Qiqi and Huihui and called them over."
Chen Afu nodded. With an old man who loves birds, Qiqi and Huihui’s status in Tangyuan will rise further.
Chen Afu and his mother took Zhuifeng, Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu to the village. Xue Daniu and Chu Xiaoniu each carried a large backpack containing New Year gifts for the eldest wife.
As soon as we arrived at the entrance of the village, we saw a group of children gathered under an old locust tree and playing. Xiao Shitou, Da Hu and Sixizi were among them. Xiao Shitou and Da Hu, who came from wealthy families, were setting off firecrackers, and the other children were watching with interest.
Dabao saw it and ran over happily. He also had a lot of firecrackers in his purse. In the past, he could only watch others set off firecrackers, but now he could set off his own.
When they got to the main room, Chen Afu asked Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu to take the basket directly to the upper room and take out the gifts one by one. In the countryside, there is no gift list for sending New Year gifts, so they just take out the gifts and let them hang out.
The New Year gifts included a complete set of food, clothing and utensils, with sufficient quantity and good quality, worth at least ten taels of silver, which made Chen Ye and Hu very happy.
Afterwards, Chen Ming gave the old lady 600 coins and Chen Afu gave her 2 taels of silver. The 600 coins were the annual pension for the old lady, and the 2 taels of silver were a token of filial piety. Wang also gave the old lady two sets of silk clothes she made by herself, two pairs of thousand-layer sole shoes, and a few bags of snacks and candies.
The old lady took it with a smile on her face and said, "Oh, mother is enjoying your blessing." She then said specifically to Chen Ahfu, "Grandma is also enjoying Ahfu's blessing."
After giving the gifts, Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu left with their empty backpacks. Chen Ye and Chen Agui wanted to keep them for a drink, but they smiled and refused.
When Mrs. Hu heard that the man's son wanted to keep the two people, she was so scared that her heart suddenly hung in the air. The two people were so big, and she didn't know how much meat they would eat. When she saw that they declined, she felt relieved.
Seeing that Chen Aman particularly liked the red satin and some beautiful flowers in the New Year gift, Chen Afu whispered to her, "There's one for you, too. I'll give it to you before you return to the city."
Chen Aman smiled and scratched the palm of her hand.
During the meal, Chen Aju smiled at Chen Afu and Dabao, which was rare, and even picked up two pieces of meat for Dabao. She must have seen that there were a few things she liked in the New Year gift.
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