"Hey, Uncle Han, Auntie, these are the festival gifts that Silang brought back. It looks like there are quite a lot of things. It's different when you become an official. You can also enjoy a good life with me."
"Yes, who in He Village is as lucky as Uncle Han and Aunt Han? Silang is also the first official in our village. He is a role model for our villagers."
Now that the Han family is prosperous, there are many people who flatter them. Although they all have their own little thoughts in secret and not all of them are sincere, no one wants to offend the Han family again. Even if some people murmur that Han Yu is today because of the blessing of the Yue family and his wife, they will not shout it out loud to the past, but only say it in private. The people do not fight with the officials. They can't afford to offend the officials, otherwise they will be arrested and sent to the government like the previous ones, and they don't know when they will be locked up.
Being flattered by everyone, not only Old Man Han and Mrs. Yang, but even the eldest family felt proud. Mrs. Liu was rare and generous enough to treat everyone to tea and even took out a bag of melon seeds.
"We are all neighbors, please don't be polite. We don't have anything to offer you, so please feel free to do as you please."
When Yang looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, she felt for the first time that she was presentable and did not embarrass her this time.
Liu's awareness was indeed high this time. Han Yu was an official, and as the eldest sister-in-law, she was also half an official's wife. Naturally, she couldn't be too stingy and make people laugh at her. Moreover, when she saw the bags of things that Xiaoxi and the servants brought in just now, as well as several exquisite boxes, she didn't know what valuable things were in them, so she was willing to give her this small favor.
"Aunt, I see Silang has brought back a lot of holiday gifts this time. This is the first time we see an official giving gifts. You can take a look at what Silang has brought back so we can broaden our horizons." Everyone saw the servant sent by Han Yu bringing in a bag of things, and they were all curious about what was inside.
Someone proposed this idea, and everyone followed suit, asking to let them take a look and broaden their horizons. Old Man Han and Yang declined twice, but it was not good to be too much, so they reluctantly agreed. At this time, Han Quan and Han Lin's family also came over to the big house.
"Since the villagers all mean this, and there's nothing shameful about our house, let's open it and take a look."
Xier, who was listening, immediately agreed. The lady had taken the trouble to send so many things, and she was happy to let everyone know how good her lady was and how filial she was to the elderly.
Xier first opened the package and took out the clothes that Shuxiang had made. Because Han Yu was an official, Su Wenyue thought that her parents-in-law should also have two sets of decent clothes, so these clothes were made of silk cloth. Shuxiang's craftsmanship was good, and silver thread was used on the collars, which made these clothes look even more luxurious.
As soon as the clothes were taken out, not only the villagers who were watching, but even Old Man Han and Yang were dazzled: "This, this is too expensive. It's really a waste to use such good material to make clothes for two old guys like us!"
"Uncle Han, Aunt Han, this dress is really beautiful. Try it on and see if it fits you."
"Try it? Let's try it!" Old Man Han and Yang had never worn such beautiful clothes in their lives. Being coaxed by others like this, they also felt a little thoughtful.
Old Man Han and Yang were surrounded by several familiar neighbors. They went back to their room to change their clothes and came out after a long time. Their hair had been combed again and Yang even had a half-worn silver hairpin on her head, which made her look much more energetic.
The old couple felt a little uncomfortable wearing such nice clothes. They were afraid that they would accidentally get the clothes dirty or wrinkled, and it made them look a little awkward when they walked. However, the clothes really fit them well, as if they were tailor-made, with the size exactly the same, no more and no less. Everyone who saw them only praised them.
"It's because the fourth daughter-in-law is filial. Ever since she married into the Han family, I, an old woman, have been having new clothes all the time. I don't know how many lifetimes of blessings I have accumulated to have such a good daughter-in-law." Yang praised Su Wenyue generously in front of everyone. Even if she was partial to her son, she knew that such clothes must have been made with the heart of her daughter-in-law. Only the fourth daughter-in-law would remember the sizes of the old couple so carefully and make clothes so fitting. This was more valuable than giving them gold and silver.
"That's right. Silang's wife is really filial. I heard that she got pregnant within half a year. She has a good fortune. She will definitely bring good luck to the Han family. Now the Han family is getting better and better."
Yang felt more comfortable after hearing this. She thought to herself, that's exactly the case. The fourth son's wife was born with a good fate. She was born into a wealthy family like the Su family. Now she has also brought good fortune to her husband's family. She never thought that her son could become an official before. All this is thanks to the fourth son's wife.
"Hey, Uncle Han, Aunt Han, why are the patterns on your clothes shining brightly under the light? Can you see that?" A villager pointed at the clothes of Old Man Han and Aunt Yang and said in surprise.
"It's true! This is really strange!" The villagers were not very experienced and were amazed at the situation.
After Xiaoxi had studied them enough, she said openly, "This is nothing special. When the embroiderer embroidered the collar of the clothes, she used silver thread. The silver thread was shining brightly under the sun, and it looked very beautiful."
"So it was silver thread that was used. That's a very expensive thing. It's made of silver, no wonder it's so beautiful and shiny. Wow, Silang's wife is really generous to you, the parents-in-law." No one thought it was because of Han Yu, they were all praising Su Wenyue. After all, Han Yu had not been an official for a long time, and even if he had the ability, he would not make money so quickly. Everyone knew that Silang's wife had a generous dowry, but she had to be generous to take out the silver thread to embroider clothes for her parents-in-law. Who wouldn't envy having such a filial daughter-in-law?
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After looking at the clothes, everyone looked at the boxes of mooncakes for a while, admiring the ingenuity of the rich people who could make mooncakes in so many different ways. They didn't know how much money these boxes alone would cost. Xiaoxi didn't explain this time. Everyone thought that the mooncakes were bought from the most famous dim sum shop in the city. Who would be willing to eat such beautiful and exquisite mooncakes?
Yang and Liu were afraid that people would break such a delicate mooncake box, so they simply protected it and could only look at it but not touch it. They were also very careful when they handled it. Everyone understood their behavior and believed that such a precious thing should be handled with care. They would not feel bad if it was broken. Han Jincai and Han Hu, father and son, were more generous. They felt a little embarrassed to see the two women being so careful and said a few words.