Chapter 260 261. Birthday Celebration
The small courtyard where Li Cuicui and her family live now has not changed much, except that two more rooms have been added on the side for Mrs. Song, who comes to take care of their daily life, to live there.
A group of people were chatting and laughing, and soon a child from the village came to report that a car was entering the village.
"How many carriages have arrived?" He Mei asked curiously.
The child who came to report the news scratched his head and said, "It was just an ox cart. We saw it was Uncle Shi..."
Before he could finish his words, Shi Dayong came in with his family, smiling, "I wish my mother-in-law good fortune and a long life!"
Gu Yuanfeng and his children also began to wish her a long life, "I wish you a long life, good health and happiness!"
"It turns out that son-in-law Shi is back," Liu Tian said with a smile, "Old sister-in-law is really blessed, with so many grandchildren, the family is prosperous!"
Li Cuicui also smiled and said to her, "You are not bad either. Look at your Heizi, who gave birth to your third child in just two years. Now every family is saying that your family has good feng shui, and that auspicious signs of dragon and phoenix have come to your house."
Thinking of her sturdy twin grandchildren, Liu Tian grinned, revealing her missing front teeth, "Our village has good feng shui. No one in the surrounding area has a better life than ours."
Now, people in Gaoling Village don’t have to look for work outside. They can go to the soap workshop in the county town or the tofu shop in the village. There is always endless work and they can get high wages.
In the past two years, the young men in the village have no trouble finding wives. As soon as they reach a certain age, they are targeted. Because of this, the population in the village has increased rapidly in the past two years, making these old men and women happy all day long.
So there is a rumor in this area now that Gaoling Village occupies a Feng Shui treasure land and will really become prosperous in the future.
"Mom, it's almost time. Do you want to wait a little longer for the seventh brother?" Xie Ruyi came over with two personal maids and asked.
"Let's wait a little longer! Given the weather, we might have been delayed on the road." Li Cuicui stretched her neck, feeling a little anxious. The seventh brother's wife was pregnant, and she hoped she wouldn't be delayed on the bumpy journey.
Xie Ruyi watched the other sisters-in-law come in one after another, and went over to ask them how their arrangements were going.
On the road outside the village, several horse-drawn carriages were slowly approaching.
"This carriage is really nice," Chu Dongnan stroked his beard and exclaimed again in the second carriage.
"This kid is really good at hiding things," Ouyang Bing, who had followed him here, lifted the curtain and looked at the icy and snowy ground outside. "I don't know what's wrong with his brain. He can think of using chains to prevent wheels from slipping."
"Don't you think that this carriage is not bumpy at all when driving on such a small path?" Chu Dongnan looked around but couldn't figure out how it was set up.
"The wheels are moving on the snow and not directly hitting the rocks, so isn't it normal that there are no bumps?" Ouyang Bing didn't understand. Even if the wheels stepped on the ice, they wouldn't bounce back.
Chu Dongnan shook his head. "Did you forget? This chain was installed when we were driving on this country road. It wasn't installed on the official road before?"
Ouyang Bing turned and looked at Mu Tou, "Is that so?"
Mu Tou, "The young master fell asleep before, that's indeed the case."
Ouyang Bing: "..." Is there an outsider here? Mu Mu is still Mu Mu, and he still speaks so directly.
"Yes, you fell asleep earlier. Do you think this carriage is comfortable? I have been sitting for so long, and I don't feel back pain like before.
If I had a carriage like this, I wouldn’t have to worry about going out for medical consultations anymore.”
"We can discuss this," Ouyang Bing said with a sour tone, "I believe that with Gu Wenheng's current financial resources, he may not care about this."
"That won't work. It's one thing, it's another. I can discuss with him about using this carriage to pay for the medical expenses. If he feels he's losing out, I can add some more silver." The more Chu Dongnan looked at the carriage, the happier he was. He almost changed the name of the carriage.
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Jin Qianqian leaned on a few quilts and said, "You are exaggerating. It's just a trip back to the countryside, but you brought the doctor with you."
Gu Wenheng looked innocent, "They are just curious about the local customs here, and they insisted on following us."
"If Doctor Chu heard this, he would spit at you." Jin Qianqian snorted, "If you said Ouyang Bing insisted on following me, I would believe it."
"No matter what, they have come with us on this trip." Gu Wenheng didn't feel that he had treated Doctor Chu unfairly. He offered the hundred-year-old ginseng he had prepared earlier as long as it could ensure Qianqian's safe delivery.
Jin Qianqian couldn't help laughing as she watched people running back in the distance. "These kids are running really fast. They must be going back to report the news."
Gu Wenheng opened the curtain again and only saw a shadow. "I don't know whose kid he is, but he's really fast."
But the family members were faster. As soon as their carriage turned into the village, a large group of people came out to greet them.
"Seventh Uncle, Seventh Aunt," Gu Ledi was the first to run to the carriage and went straight to the outside of the carriage where Hong Tianbao was serving.
"Ledi, it's so cold, why are you all out here?"
It was not convenient for Gu Wenheng to stay in the carriage at this time, so he jumped out first and then carefully helped Jin Qianqian down.
"Wenheng is back," Gu Yuanjin strode over, nodding to Jin Qianqian and saying, "You've worked hard along the way, sister-in-law. It's too cold outside, let's go inside quickly."
After Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian asked everyone one by one, they were surrounded by everyone and walked forward.
"Mr. Gu, you have forgotten about us." Ouyang Bing stood at the front of the carriage and shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention.
Being stared at by so many people, Ouyang Bing was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he grinned and greeted everyone with a big smile, "Hello, fellow villagers! Brother Wen Heng specially invited me to attend the birthday banquet."
Chu Dongnan had already stuck his head out, but seeing how high-profile he was, he quickly retracted his head.
Gu Wenheng: "..." This guy is so shameless. It's obvious that he is the one who relied on him.
Jin Qianqian, "..."
Everyone in Gaoling Village: “…” How should they react and what should they say?
Ouyang Bing saw that no one paid attention to him and did not feel embarrassed. I jumped directly from the carriage and walked directly to Li Cuicui who was surrounded by everyone.
"You must be the old lady, right? I am here to wish you a long life and a bright future."
Li Cuicui responded quickly, "Thank you for coming all this way. Please come in."
Mu Tou held the birthday gift he had hastily prepared before leaving and handed it to Butler Fu, who looked familiar to him. "This is a small gift from our young master. I wish the old lady good luck, wealth and health."
(End of this chapter)
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