Manager Luo also said that he would ask Luo Yuan to go to the capital tomorrow. It just so happened that the old marquis had a letter to send to the capital, so he should take care of both public and private matters and bring a letter to Luo Mingyuan. If he hurried, Luo Yuan would be able to come back in five days to see how many people Yang Mingyuan could introduce to the restaurant.
Chen Shi will return to Dingzhou Prefecture on the tenth day. As soon as he returns, he will first look for a shop and get a contract. If there are not enough people, he will hire a few more people. Everything will be ready, and the restaurant will be officially opened in about next month. On the opening day, it is best for Chen Ming, Chen Ye and Manager Luo to go to Dingzhou.
The name of the restaurant was decided to be Xinglong Restaurant.
Everyone was very happy and the dinner was even more lively. The old lady was especially happy because her three sons had opened a restaurant together and were all rich.
In the evening, Chen Afu wrote a letter to Yang Mingyuan. Since she had only studied cultural courses with Chen Ming for less than a year, she had not "learned" many words. So, she "asked" Dabao or Chen Ming for advice while writing, and finally finished the letter, which was five pages in total. Although the words were average, she still expressed what she needed to express clearly.
The next morning, Shanzi was asked to deliver the letter to Manager Luo's house.
Around 9:00 p.m., Wang, dressed in new clothes, followed Chen Ming to Xianhu Village. She had never been back home since she married into the Chen family sixteen years ago. She was so nervous about her hometown that she was shaking with excitement.
She wore her best outfit today, a pea green floral brocade double-breasted cotton jacket and a dark green satin horse-faced skirt. She wore a jade hairpin and a silver hairpin on her head, a gold bracelet on her wrist, and a pair of gold cloves on her ears. The jade hairpin and gold bracelet were bought for her by Chen Ahfu years ago, and the gold earrings were secretly given to her by Zhang, and Chen Ahfu also gave her a pair.
However, no matter how well she dresses, she cannot hide her old age caused by excessive worries.
Chen Ahfu only had balm but no rouge, so she asked Aunt Zeng to lend her rouge to put on her makeup. She thought that she was careless, and even if she didn't use it, she should still have a set of cosmetics at home, just in case.
Wang blushed and said, "Mom, you're so old and still wearing makeup. People will definitely say you're an old witch."
Aunt Zeng at the side said with a smile, "Look at what Aunt Chen said, in a wealthy family, even a 70-year-old lady has to wear makeup."
Because Chen Ming was not allowed to call them Master and Madam, servants like Aunt Zeng followed the younger generation and called them Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen.
Chen Afu was very stubborn and wanted to put some light makeup on Wang. Wang always listened to her daughter. Although she was reluctant, she still sat down and let her daughter play with her face.
Chen Afu only drew her eyebrows, put a little powder on her face, put a little light rouge on her cheeks, and put a little rouge on her lips.
Even though it's very light, it still makes me look a little younger and more energetic than without makeup.
Chen Ming smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits, and he kept saying, "This is good, this is good."
The gifts they brought this time were also very valuable. In addition to two loins of pork, a leg of lamb, five pounds of apples, two bags of candy, and two pieces of silk for Wang's eldest uncle's family, they also gave a loin of pork and a bag of candy to each of the relatives who participated in the fight against Ding.
Chen Ming and Wang Shi took a carriage, accompanied by Aunt Zeng and Xue Dagui, to Xianhu Village. The carriage was borrowed by Guan Tangyuan.
Now that the family has a driver, Chen Afu thinks that he should buy an ox cart after the New Year.
After they left, Chen Afu, his mother and A Lu were invited to Tangyuan. They played there for a whole day and Chen Afu cooked two meals.
The old man also saw the legendary "martial arts" for the first time. When Chen Ahfu led Miss Chu, Dabao, the Luo siblings, two younger girls and the animals to practice martial arts, the old man pulled his beard and laughed loudly, thinking it was more lively than watching a big play.
Miss Chu thought her grandfather was laughing because he saw how well she was practicing, so she twisted her fat butt even more vigorously, and the sound was much louder than before. She could only follow the lyrics of the song "one, two, three, four, two, two, three, four", so when she counted these numbers, the sound was surprisingly loud.
This made the old man even happier.
After practicing "martial arts" and starting to play with building blocks, Chen Dabao was caught by Chu Lingxuan in the yard and taught to do horse stance, saying that boys should practice real martial arts.
I also told him, "You are a little man, don't play girls' games all the time, don't act like a girl and act like a spoiled brat to your mother, it's embarrassing!"
Dabao defended himself, "My mother said that I am a child and should act like a child. It's okay to act a little coquettishly. When I grow up, I will become a real man." After saying this, he clenched his little fists.
The previous sentence was indeed said by Chen Ahfu. She had always cherished Dabao for living too cautiously and too precociously. She wanted to give him more motherly love and guide him properly when he grew up.
Chu Lingxuan shook his head and said, "No matter how knowledgeable a woman is, she has her limits. She doesn't think that once a habit is formed, it's not easy to change it. From now on, when I come back, you will come to Tangyuan to learn martial arts with me. Your mother is a woman, and her main job is to teach Yan'er."
Dabao knew that Uncle Chu was a capable general and was willing to learn martial arts from him, so he nodded and agreed. But he still defended his mother, "My mother is very capable and knowledgeable."
As they were talking, Chen Ahfu brought the red-faced Ah Lu over and said, "Master Chu, please teach my brother too."
Chu Lingxuan nodded and said, "When I return to Tangyuan, I will let Dabao... and Alu practice martial arts with me."
Chen Ahfu nodded. She also believed that boys should interact with men more. Although there was Chen Ming in her family, there were also a few male servants, but Chen Ming was introverted and simple, and it was not easy for male servants to give too much advice to their master. If Chu Lingxuan was willing to help teach Dabao and Alu, it would be even better.
Chen Afu and his friends didn't even go back to Lu Garden for lunch break. Dabao and Alu slept on the Luohan bed in the living room. Chen Afu, Wei, and Song Mama chatted quietly in the west room. After the children had their lunch break, he took them to practice "martial arts" before going to the kitchen to cook dinner.
The old marquis had eaten hot pot for two days in a row and had a sore throat. In the evening, Chen Ahfu made mung bean porridge, a few stir-fried dishes, scallion pancakes and crispy pancakes, and went back to Luyuan to get a plate of Korean kimchi. This was made by Chen Ahfu a few years ago. Due to the lack of raw materials, he didn't dare to make it too spicy, so it was not very authentic. However, due to the special water at home, the improved kimchi tasted very fresh and delicious.
As long as Chen Afu stayed in Tangyuan for dinner, Chu Hanyan would eat at the same table with Chen Afu. So two tables were set up in the living room. One table was for the Chu family's grandparents, Dabao, Alu and other men, while Chen Afu and the little girl Chu ate on a small table on the Luohan bed. There was another small table on the ground, where Zhuifeng, Wangcai, Qiqi and Huihui ate.
The old man liked the spicy cabbage and the refreshing black fungus very much. He said that he had eaten too much spicy cabbage, and eating these two dishes would be more refreshing. He also asked her to make more spicy cabbage, and he would take some to the capital.
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