As soon as Chen Afu walked out of the main courtyard, he ran into Chen Yuhui and her two sisters.
Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia's eyes were red. They stepped forward and hugged Chen Afu's arm, saying, "Sister, will Daddy be okay?"
Chen Ahfu said vaguely, "Dad is a good official, nothing should happen to him." He then reminded, "Mother is not in good health, you should be more considerate to her."
The two sisters nodded.
Chen Yuhui stepped forward and asked, "Big sister, will Dad get promoted? I heard that Dad would be promoted to a minister, but now he can't be promoted, right? At worst, can Dad keep his current position?"
Chen Ahfu was so angry that his face darkened. He said in a cold voice, "Who told you that Dad would be promoted to the position of Vice Minister? That's a rumor. Don't spread it to harm Dad." He added, "Whether Dad can keep his official position or not, he is a father worthy of our respect."
Chen Yuhui said angrily, "You are so easy to talk about! You have already married a good family, why don't you think about us sisters? If Dad is no longer an official, we..."
"Girl Hui," Jiang came out and shouted coldly, "How can a girl like you say that? Go back and copy the "Instructions for Women" fifty times."
Chen Yuhui stamped her feet in anger, but when she saw Jiang's cold gaze, she wiped her tears and returned to her yard.
This bad girl was as vicious and selfish as that wicked old woman. Her father was in trouble, but she didn't think about how to make him suffer less. Instead, she was afraid that her father would lose his official position and affect her marriage.
Chen Afu hurried back home. Before he even entered the house, he heard Yuyu and Mingming crying loudly.
Chu Hanyan was standing at the door wiping her tears. When she saw Chen Afu coming back, she came forward and cried, "Mom, my two brothers are hungry. I can't stop crying."
The little girl felt very sorry for her younger brother and would cry every time she heard him crying.
Chen Ahfu led her into the house and fed the two boys. After eating and drinking, the two boys lay on the bed and moaned with satisfaction.
Chen Ahfu hugged Chu Hanyan into his arms again, wiped her little face clean, and said with a smile, "Yan'er is such a good sister."
Chu Hanyan's lips pursed again, and she said softly, "When I heard my brother crying, I felt very sad and wanted to cry too."
Chen Afu smiled again and bent down to kiss her little face.
At noon, A Lu told Chen A Fu that he had taken a fifteen-day vacation and would go to the capital with his parents tomorrow to see his cousin A Man off to get married.
Chen Dabao pouted and was very unhappy. He said to Chen Afu, "Mother, I am Aunt Aman's nephew, and I am also her family. Why can't I go to the capital to marry Aunt Aman?"
Just as Chen Afu was about to do the work for him, Chu Lingzhi said, "We should go back to the capital to celebrate the New Year next month. Let Brother Alu play in the capital for a while longer, and when we return to the Marquis' Mansion, we will invite Brother Alu to visit the Mansion."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dabao smiled brightly and nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, did you hear that, uncle? You have to wait for us in the capital. Fifth uncle said that the Marquis's Mansion is much bigger than the General's Mansion, so please come and play with your grandpa and grandma."
Looking at this young master who was smiling happily, Chen Afu felt helpless. Not to mention the capital, they didn't even dare to let him go outside the north gate of Dingzhou Prefecture. The Chu family was on high alert now because of him.
Entering the twelfth lunar month, the temperature was already very cold, the wind was biting, and it snowed, but not heavily. The climate seemed to have suddenly turned from autumn to severe winter. Many elderly people or children with poor health fell ill, and some even died.
Chen Ahfu thought that it would be better if the old lady Chen died now. Chen Shiying was in mourning, so it was hard to tell whether he was demoted or not, and it would save his face. After three years, the negative public opinion would not be as strong as it is now, so he could be reinstated.
As the old saying goes, bad people are reborn a thousand years later. Even in this bad weather, I heard that the old woman is still in good health, able to eat, sleep and curse.
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, all the members of the third branch of the Chen family returned. On the eleventh day, Chen Ming's family held a banquet and invited all the members of the third branch to attend, and also brought a letter to Chen Ahfu.
Because they had something to discuss today, Chen Afu did not bring Chen Dabao and Chu Lingzhi who were going to school, and took a few children to Chen Ming's house.
As soon as she entered the house, Wang came to greet her, stretched out her hands to hold Ming Ge'er in her arms, and said with a smile, "Grandma misses you so much, grandma."
Entering the upper room, the men were sitting in the living room, while the women and children were in the east room.
Old Mrs. Chen waved and smiled, "Ahfu, take the child to the kang quickly. It's warm there."
Chen Ahfu listened to them talk about how lively the wedding was, how rich the Yang family was, and how blessed Chen Ahman was...
Mrs. Hu then said to Chen Ahfu, "Ahfu, you and Ahju have been friends since childhood, and your relationship is much better than that with Ahman. Please help this sister find a good husband. You don't have to open as many big restaurants as Master Yang, just one or two will be enough."
This is nonsense. Chen Ahfu said, "My aunt thinks highly of me. I don't have that ability." Then he asked with a smile, "Where is my third aunt?"
Wang smiled and said, "Uncle San said your Aunt San was sick from exhaustion."
Wang took Chen Ahfu and the children into the east room, which was also their bedroom, and closed the door, shutting out the noise outside.
Wang whispered to Chen Afu, "Your grandma said that your eldest aunt is confused and wants Aju to live in the third room and be raised by your third aunt. Your third aunt didn't want to, and said that she was tired from taking care of Aman and was sick." She added, "If it were in the past, although Hu was unreasonable, the mother-in-law was fair, and the eldest uncle was not like now. Comparing everything, your third aunt might be willing to help discipline Aju. But now, your third aunt won't interfere. Your grandma hinted to me a few more times today, but I pretended not to hear it. Whenever I think of how you were often beaten and scolded by Aju and Hu Cuicui when you were a child, I feel uncomfortable..."
The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and then Chen Ahfu told Wang that they would leave on the 15th. He had already prepared a yard for Chen Ming's family and asked them to move in on the 14th...
Originally they wanted to leave a few days later, but looking at the current weather, they were afraid that it would get colder and the snow would get heavier. Their family is composed of old and young people, and the road would be even more difficult to travel.
After returning home, Chen Afu called Yang Zongguan and Zeng Shuang to make detailed arrangements. Before that, Chen Afu had already asked people to prepare enough firewood and charcoal, and the food in several large warehouses was enough for the people in the mansion to survive. Fuyunlai Trading Company had stored a lot of food, and Chen Afu did not allow Zeng Shuang to sell food at a high price at any time, but he had to ration it every day. At certain times, he also had to...
Some time ago, Wang Laowu was officially promoted to Dabao's long-term attendant. The excuse was that he couldn't grow vegetables in winter, and Wang Laowu was idle anyway, so he was made Dabao's long-term attendant. If he was useful, he would always follow Dabao. After entering the mansion, Wang Laowu was much cleaner, except for his less hair, he looked like a good young man.
Chen Afu was busy packing up and delivering New Year gifts to some families including the Chen Mansion, Fu Mansion, Qin Mansion, and Liu Mansion.
On the 13th, Jiang came to the General's Mansion and brought a lot of things to Chen Shiying, including clothes, various supplements, and Chen Shiying's favorite food. Because Chen Shiying was in trouble, their family could not go anywhere, including the capital.
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