Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Meeting Gift
Li Juhua quickly pulled the boy to her side, fearing that Gu Jiayue would be frightened, and hurriedly explained: "Jiayue, don't be afraid, this is your second brother. He...he won't hurt anyone, he just accidentally injured his head, and his mind remains at the age of eight."
"Don't worry, mother. Wangshu has already told me that I won't be afraid." Hua Chao looked at the boy in front of her who was much taller than her. He was looking at her with a pair of innocent eyes.
"Hello, second brother, I'm your sister, Jiayue!"
The boy tilted his head, searching his not-so-clever brain for a moment, then shook his head helplessly. "I don't remember having a sister like you."
"Remember this from now on." After saying this, Gu Jiayue called out to Hua Chao.
Hua Chao quickly took a food box from the carriage, which contained more than ten kinds of fruits. "Here, this is yours. This is a gift from my sister."
After distributing the contents of the food box to several children, Hua Chao turned and walked to the carriage, directing several servants to move things down from the carriage.
Gu Jiayue took a box, opened it and said, "This is a gift I prepared for my grandparents and all the uncles and aunts."
A pair of solid gold bracelets were prepared for grandma. They were wide, thick and heavy. The style was simple and unpretentious, without too much carving or decoration. You could tell at a glance that they were made of pure gold.
She couldn't help laughing when she recalled the surprised look on the boss's face when she proposed making such a pair of bracelets at the Treasure Pavilion.
The nobles in Kyoto naturally looked down upon such a simple style, but Old Mrs. Gu from the countryside loved it the most.
Look, the old man’s eyes are narrowed into slits because of his smile.
Grandma took the gold bracelet and looked at it again and again. The sunlight shining on it made her unable to open her eyes. She wiped it again and again with her sleeve, and marveled in her heart: Wow, I never thought that an old country woman who couldn't even afford to eat would one day see such a large piece of gold.
"No, no, it's too valuable. How much is it worth? Girl, keep it quickly. When you are short of money in the future, you can pawn it for emergency use." Grandma struggled to move her eyes away from the gold bracelet and tried to push it back.
"Grandma, don't worry about wearing it. The old ladies in Kyoto all love these. They say that if the elderly in the family wear gold, the whole family will become rich." Gu Jiayue said, and put the bracelet on her grandmother's wrist.
Mrs. Gu looked at the gold on her wrist and could no longer say no. "Well, I'll keep it for you first. If you need it later, I'll give it to you."
That's right, she was not greedy for money, but the second girl was still young, and it was not safe for her to hold such valuables. It would be safest to put them in the hands of an old lady like her.
Yes, that's it.
Gu Jiayue looked at the old lady's appearance and almost laughed out loud.
In fact, the nobles in Kyoto do not favor pure gold jewelry. They always like to carve dragons and phoenixes on them, and inlay some gems and agates as embellishments. The elderly ladies prefer jadeite.
Then, Gu Jiayue turned around and took the two boxes. "These are for the two aunts."
The two aunts' eyes lit up. They didn't expect that there would be a share for them.
After some refusal, they took it shyly, opened it and saw a pair of silver bracelets inside.
Although it is not as valuable as grandma's gold bracelet, it is exquisitely designed. The small bracelet is carved with dragons and phoenixes, and you can tell at a glance that it is made by a famous artist. The workmanship alone must have cost a lot of money.
There were also several pairs of earrings, some hairpins and hairpins placed below.
"This is for my sisters, and this is for my cousin's wife. Please keep it for her, cousin."
The beaded ornaments I prepared for my sisters were novel, elegant, and luxurious, all in the style popular in Kyoto. Though small and delicate, they were perfectly suited to their status, and would not look out of place or look like nouveau riche when worn daily.
However, since my eldest cousin is getting married next year, the gift I give her is a little more expensive.
As for the gift for Li's mother, it was even more valuable. However, Li's mother was now only thinking about her children and had no time to check it. After receiving it, she handed it to her youngest daughter Gu Zhigeng to take back to the room and put it away. Her eyes were unwilling to move away from Gu Jiayue for even a second.
After delivering these, Hua Chao brought in more cloth from the next carriage, with each family receiving at least ten pieces. "I don't know the preferences and body shapes of the elders, so I didn't make the decision on my own and bought the cloth. My aunt and sisters are very skillful, so if they like any style, they can make it themselves."
"This red cloth is specially prepared for my eldest sister. It is most suitable for sewing wedding dresses." Gu Jiayue stuffed the red cloth into her eldest sister Gu Chunyan's arms. She blushed with shame and dared not look up.
Then he took out various snacks and candies, piling them all over the table. "These are snacks for my younger brothers and sisters at home."
The children in the family were all stunned. They looked at the gifts in their hands and then at the candies on the table. They were in a dilemma. If they ate the candies, they couldn't take the gifts, and if they took the gifts, they couldn't eat the candies.
Hey, why can’t I grow another hand?
After the distribution, one of the carriages was almost empty, and the remaining items were prepared for other relatives in the village and the village chief's family.
The servants carried these things down and piled them up to fill half the yard.
"Jiayue just came back and is not familiar with the village. Grandma, please take me to distribute these things to relatives in the village and let me get to know them." Gu Jiayue was very satisfied with the reaction of the Gu family.
In preparing these gifts, she not only did so out of courtesy, but also with the intention of testing others.
If the Gu family showed any greed during conversation or when giving gifts, she would choose to stay away from the Gu family and return to the capital with all her belongings.
After all, the system's requirements are only in the poorest southwest.
In the southwest, it's difficult to travel anywhere.
Fortunately, the Gu family did not disappoint her. When they received the gifts, some were happy, some were surprised, but none of them were greedy.
This is great. In this way, Gu Jiayue doesn't mind leading her whole family out of poverty and into prosperity.
"No problem. Most people are working in the fields at this hour. I'll take you there later."
The grandmother looked at her granddaughter and sighed in her heart: She is worthy of being raised by a nobleman in Kyoto. Every thing she arranges is flawless and there is nothing wrong with it.
The fact that the granddaughter of the Gu family had made a mistake with the nobleman from Kyoto was no longer a secret in this small mountain village.
Those who loved to gossip were all waiting to see the Gu family make a fool of themselves. They said that they had raised someone else's granddaughter for more than ten years for nothing, and when she was about to get married and could earn some dowry for the family, she was taken back by someone else, while their own daughter was not returned.
The Gu family's efforts were in vain.
The old women who had the worst relationship with her even composed folk songs and sang them to curse her.
It really pissed her off!
Now, not only has Gu Jiayue returned, she has also brought so many good things and thoughtfully prepared gifts for her relatives at home.
When she walks around the village with these gifts, everyone will know that her granddaughter has returned. Then we'll see what those gossipers have to say.
"You can't just give gifts to relatives, you have to give gifts to your neighbors too. After all, you'll see them every day. If you have a good relationship with them, you can look after each other on a daily basis."
Gu Jiayue acted as if she had suddenly understood something and said, "Grandma is really thoughtful. Hua Chao, go pick out a few more gifts."
In fact, how could she not have thought of these things? She was just following the old man's wishes.
After spending an hour with them, she felt that this family was easy to get along with and that her grandmother genuinely cared about her.
In this case, what's wrong with coaxing the elderly?
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