Thanks to the sufficient supply of Yan Chenxiang and the regular check-ups and dressing changes by good doctors, Chen Dabao's legs recovered very well. After mid-August, he could walk without crutches and even run and jump. But Chen Afu would not allow him to walk casually. It would take a hundred days for the injured bones to heal, so he was allowed to move freely after three days.
On the evening of August 22, Chu Lingxuan, who had not been seen for many days, finally came back. It was already late when he came. The old marquis had already returned to Tangyuan with Chu Hanyan and Chu Lingzhi. Dabao was writing big characters under the lamp, and Chen Afu was sitting beside him doing needlework.
Chu Lingxuan came in wearing a purple robe and with wet hair. He gave Dabao a few oil-paper bags, which were Liaocheng's special snacks, including pine nut candy, pine nut cake, and sesame sticks.
Dabao said politely, "Thank you, Daddy."
Chen Ahfu stood up and said with a smile, "Master, you haven't eaten yet, right?"
Chu Lingxuan nodded and smiled, "No, I've been holding back because I want to eat the wontons you made."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Master, please sit down for a moment. I will go and prepare. Today, Manager Luo just bought some live shrimps, and they are still being raised. I will make you seafood wontons."
Chen Dabao quickly said, "Mom, I want to eat seafood wontons too."
Chen Ahfu said, "Okay, do it for Dabao too."
She asked Aunt Zeng to go to the kitchen to make wontons, while Chu Lingxuan checked Dabao's homework in the room.
Wontons are not tasty if they are stuffed with shrimp only, they need pork filling to be delicious. She chopped half a pound of pork, then chopped about one ounce of shrimp, added soy sauce, salt, chives, and cooking wine, and stirred. It was a pity that there was no oyster sauce in this era, otherwise it would taste even better. There happened to be half a pot of chicken soup left, and the wontons were more delicious when cooked with chicken soup.
Soon, the wontons were ready. He scooped out two large bowls, one for Chu Huai, and then scooped out two more wontons in a small bowl and filled it with half a bowl of soup.
After carrying two bowls of wontons, one large and one small, to the dining room on a tray, Chu Lingxuan came over holding Dabao.
They both exclaimed, "Delicious, delicious." Dabao wanted more after he finished eating, but Chen Afu refused, saying, "You can't eat too much at night, it's hard to digest."
Dabao just watched Chu Lingxuan eat with eager eyes.
Chu Lingxuan raised his head and said, "Daddy also has to listen to your mother. If she says you can't eat anymore, then you can't eat anymore."
Dabao said "Oh", but fearing that he would be driven away, he moved closer to Chu Lingxuan and said, "I haven't seen Daddy for a long time. I want to talk to him more."
After dinner, they talked for a while. Dabao accompanied her the whole time, which made Chu Lingxuan feel helpless. He had been thinking about her for so long, and it was not convenient for him to say what was in his heart, let alone hold her hand.
After they talked for a while, Chu Lingxuan was about to leave. Chen Afu stood up to see him off. Dabao wanted to follow him on crutches, but Chen Afu disagreed, saying that it was dark and he was afraid he would fall.
Dabao wanted to say, "Mom, you can hold me if you're afraid I'll fall." But seeing that his mother didn't mean to, and seemed a little unhappy, he didn't dare to say it, and watched them walk out of the house.
Chen Afu and Chu Lingxuan walked out of the yard, and Chu Huai followed behind.
Seeing that his master was standing in front of the courtyard gate without moving, Chu Huai walked forward on his own with a discerning look.
Seeing Chu Huai walking away, Chu Lingxuan took out a palm-sized diamond-shaped mirror from his arms and handed it to Chen Afu, saying with a smile, "This is a glass mirror that I asked someone to buy from the foreigners. I'm giving it to you."
Glass mirrors were very rare in this era, and they were in short supply, so even if you had money, you couldn't buy them. Chen Ahfu had only seen them twice in his long time of traveling through time, once in Miss Chu's room in the General's Mansion, and once in Jiang's room.
Hearing that it was a glass mirror, Chen Ahfu happily took it and said with a bright smile, "Thank you, sir."
Just as she was about to take a look, Chu Lingxuan grabbed the mirror and said, "You can't look in the mirror at night. Wait until tomorrow."
That's right, even in the past, many people were afraid to look in the mirror at night, not to mention the feudal ancient times. Chen Ahfu smiled and nodded, lowering his hand holding the mirror.
Her smile was as beautiful as a flower, more charming than the bright moon in the sky. Chu Lingxuan looked at her steadily and murmured, "The moon is bright, and the beautiful people are in the sky. The beautiful people are in the sky, and the beautiful people are in the sky..."
Although this gentleman was like a junior high school student when it came to love, Chen Ahfu was still touched. He lowered his head slightly and listened to him praise him for a few words before reminding him, "Uncle, it's time to go back."
Chu Lingxuan seemed to have just come to his senses. This was outside the gate, not the place to say such things. Moreover, if a man and a woman stayed in the dark for a long time, they would be easily criticized. His face was slightly hot. Why did he lose his composure when he saw Ah Fu? He spoke and acted like a young boy.
He said hurriedly, "Okay, I'm going back, you should go back too. I have to go to the military camp again tomorrow morning and won't be back until a few days later."
Chen Afu nodded, watched him leave, put the mirror in his arms, and turned back to the yard.
The next day, Dabao woke up and saw a glass mirror on the table. He played with it curiously for a long time. He seemed to have thought of something, put the mirror down and asked, "Mom, is this the mirror that Dad gave you yesterday?"
Chen Ahfu replied, "Yes, that's right."
Dabao added, "Dad is very kind. He knows that women love beauty, so he bought this lovely little mirror for mom. When I become successful in the future, I will definitely buy a bigger one for mom."
"Okay, mother, wait for me." Chen Afu said with a smile.
A few days later, Wangshan Village also had a good harvest of corn. Although the taste did not change much, the yield increased significantly, and Chen Shiying personally took several officials there again.
It was the afternoon of the 26th, the sky was clear, the autumn wind was refreshing, and the weather was pleasant. Chu Hanyan took Luo Mei and other girls to play in the children's playground, and Qiqi, Huihui, Zhuifeng and Sasa also joined in the fun, and their giggles could be heard from far away.
The laughter and dog howling reached Lu Garden, making Caiwang so angry that he started barking wildly.
Chen Afu was making cucumber facial masks for Wang and himself in the west room of the upper house.
She used a watermelon peel mask with egg white and honey in it. Jin Yanzi, who was coaxed by Chen Afu, would occasionally give her some Yan Agarwood leaves, although they were as small as her eye boogers, but with these leaves, the quality was improved by dozens of levels.
Now that the watermelons are gone and the cucumbers are almost finished, Chen Afu gritted his teeth and started making facial masks using the few cucumbers he had at home.
Perhaps it was because of the addition of Yanchenxiang leaves, or perhaps the watermelon and cucumber in the store were good products in themselves, the mask was very effective. Chen Afu even felt that it was better than the masks of those high-end brands in his previous life.
They applied the mask every five days for more than two months, and now Wang's skin has improved a lot. There are fewer wrinkles and dark spots, and it is much whiter. Although the skin is still relatively rough, it is much stronger than before, and it seems to be several years younger.
Chen Afu's skin is even better, delicate, white, tender, and as smooth as a baby's, and it seems to be glowing.
After they washed their faces, Wang said, "Ahfu, don't use these things to make facial masks in the future. It's a waste of so many delicious foods. Mother can't sleep well at night. It hurts my heart."
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