As she spoke, Qin had already helped Chaoge insert the silver hairpin at the back of her head. However, when she looked at Chaoge's low bun, a hint of surprise flashed in Qin's eyes. She wanted to ask something, but she didn't know how to start.
Yunxuan looked at his virtuous wife, who treated his nephews and nieces like this, and the tenderness in his eyes became even more intense.
He knew that the silver hairpin that came with her as a dowry was his wife's favorite and best piece of jewelry. It was a gift from her dear aunt as a dowry accessory, and she would never wear it on other days.
"Sister, Fourth Aunt really loves you.
The gift that Fourth Aunt gave me when we first met was a silver peanut. It was the first time I had ever seen silver in my life. I never thought Fourth Aunt loved you so much that she even gave you a dowry!"
Yun Chaoyu smiled and said, her tone was full of envy without a trace of jealousy. She also felt that her elder sister had suffered a lot outside and was happy for Chaoge to be favored by her relatives.
"Are you envious, little girl?
You are now old enough to get married, and Fourth Auntie has promised you that when you get married, she will give you a silver hairpin as a dowry, okay?"
"No, no, no, it's time to get married, but I don't want to get married so early. The silver hairpin is too expensive. You and Fourth Uncle both live in this county town, and the expenses are much higher than in the village. Fourth Aunt, please don't spend money."
Qin was a gentle and virtuous woman. She did not look down on her country relatives just because she was born in the county town. Chaoge was no longer restrained even though it was the first time he met her.
"Thank you, Fourth Aunt. Chaoyi has been taken care of by Fourth Aunt and Fourth Uncle during this period of time in the county. We came here empty-handed. How can we be embarrassed to do this?"
“No need to be polite. We are all family. Even though we have separated, the Yun brothers have taken such good care of your fourth uncle that you can’t even count them on your ten fingers.
Don't say such polite words. Without the Yun family, your fourth uncle wouldn't have the reputation of a scholar, and I wouldn't have met your fourth uncle."
Chaoge nodded and looked down at the child in her arms tenderly. They were fair and tender. Although their clothes were a little bleached from washing, both children were dressed neatly and cleanly.
"What's your brother's name?
So cute, with eyes like yours and a tall nose like yours."
"Yun Yian, I hope you are well, and I hope he will be well forever."
Chaoge bit her lip and nodded: "Well, our family will be fine."
Seeing that Chaoge's eyes were almost red from laughter again, Qin looked up at Yunxuan and said, "Don't just stand there, go to the private school and ask for leave today, and spend some time with your third brother and Xiaogezi.
They just had a fright yesterday, go buy some good food, get a pot of wine, and have a couple of drinks with Third Brother."
Yunxuan nodded and was about to go out. Chaoge stood up holding the child and said, "We haven't been to the county town yet. Why don't we go shopping together, Aunt Fourth?"
Qin nodded happily: "Alright, I haven't been out for a long time. I can't go out with two children. Chaoyi, you and your father should have a good rest. You stayed up all night last night, so don't go out.
Let your fourth uncle take you to the room to sleep. I have already made the bed."
Yun Chaoyi had not yet recovered from his cold and was covered in wounds. He felt dizzy and even though he wanted to accompany Chaoge to the street, he was powerless and did not refuse.
Chaoyu helped to hold the child. She did not forget that her elder sister was still pregnant and was not suitable for overwork. Qin took her daughter by the hand, and Chaoge and the vegetable basket went out.
There are actually very few women on this street. Apart from men, almost all the others you can see are country girls or maids helping with shopping for their families.
Qin came out, also wearing a veil. Chaoyu looked like a little girl, and she was from a country family, so she didn't have to be so particular.
After a stroll in the vegetable market, when Qin and Chao Ge were almost full, Yunxuan came rushing over.
"Why did you buy so many eggs? I think we still have some at home. And this meat, we can't finish it today, right?
It’s convenient to buy food in this county town, so we can just buy fresh food tomorrow.”
Seeing that Qin's hands were barely able to lift, Yunxuan quickly took them and said.
He didn't blame his wife for wasting money, he just felt that there was too much food to finish.
Qin looked at Chaoge with resentment: "You are just a little pigeon. When you saw a girl of about ten selling eggs, you bought all of them from her and told her to go home early.
Look, there are two chickens, both old hens, in the backpack of the auntie at the back.
Little Pigeon said that I looked pale and thin, and that I must have not eaten anything good during the confinement period. Now I have to breastfeed the baby, and my qi and blood are not good. She insisted that I go back and make chicken soup.
As for the meat, she said that since the weather is cold, it won’t go bad if we cut some more and hang them in the cellar.
I......"
Chaoge feels that giving gifts like these to his relatives is the most practical.
His fourth uncle is thin, and his fourth aunt, who just gave birth to a child, doesn't look very well, so it would be better to buy more food so that they can have a good rest.
But Qin didn't expect that when Chaoge asked to go to the vegetable market together, she would not only rush to pay the money, but also force him to buy so many delicious food for their family.
Even though their lives were better than those of the Yun family in the countryside, they still had to live frugally so that they could save money for Yunxuan to have money for the imperial examinations. When had they ever been so extravagant?
"Forget it. Little Pigeon feels sorry for your Fourth Aunt, so just buy it. I'll go back and kill a chicken and have one for dinner today so that you can all have some tonic."
Yunxuan didn't know why Chaoge became so rich by being a maid, but when he thought about how she could ask for two guest rooms at only one or two taels of silver without blinking an eye, he thought that these things would not be much of a burden to her.
If relatives keep pushing each other around, it would really become awkward.
Anyway, he didn't treat them as outsiders.
"Fourth uncle is still straightforward, look, fourth aunt, you are still distant with me.
Let's give the things to our fourth uncle and let him go back first, and then we can continue shopping."
Yunxuan nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, your fourth aunt usually has no one to take care of the child, and she rarely goes out, unless I am on a day off. Today, since you are all here, you can help your fourth aunt look after the child and go for a walk.
Uncle Si will go back and prepare the food, and you guys will be responsible for coming back to eat later."
Chaoge didn't expect that the ancient saying that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen was not true at all for their fourth uncle.
And looking at Qin's natural look, it seemed that the life of the couple was not as he had imagined. His fourth uncle only knew how to read besides teaching, and he must be a good man who helped his wife share the housework on weekdays.
Such a man, who is not too macho, is really rare in the ancient times when scholars were rare and precious. His fourth uncle Yunxuan in their family is really rare.
"It seems that Fourth Uncle treats you well, Fourth Aunt. I didn't expect Fourth Uncle can also cook."
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