Chapter 484: As Close as Sisters
"Of course, I know what you are thinking." Li reached out and touched Cheng Ruize's forehead, smiling dotingly, "Okay, you just talked for so long, and you caught a cold outside, you should take a rest."
"Go to the small ancestral hall to see Aunt An first, and then eat together after the meal is ready."
Whenever Li came to visit Cheng Ruize, she would always go to the small ancestral hall and stay there for a long time.
Every time I came out of the small ancestral hall, my eyes were red and swollen.
This is not surprising. Before becoming a concubine, Aunt An was Li's dowry maid.
The two grew up together, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as close as sisters in private. Even though Li married into the Cheng family and had many maids and old women around her, the only one who served her closely was Aunt An.
Normally, if Li was unhappy or couldn't figure out something, she would only listen to Aunt An.
In theory, a personal maidservant can leave the mansion and marry freely when she reaches a certain age, but Aunt An was unwilling to leave the mansion and only wanted to stay with Li. Li also wanted Aunt An to be by her side all the time, so after much discussion, Aunt An was finally exonerated and became a concubine.
Not long after, Aunt An became pregnant and gave birth to Cheng Ruize the following year.
Aunt An was originally thin and petite, and Mrs. Li took such good care of her during her pregnancy that the fetus in her belly grew too large. At the time of delivery, the fetus' head was too large and difficult to deliver.
After enduring a day and a night, Cheng Ruize was finally born, but what followed was that Aunt An suffered from postpartum hemorrhage and passed away that night.
When he was born, he didn't even have a sip of his mother's milk, never saw her face once, let alone his aunt. Cheng Ruize became a child with only a father but no mother.
Li was saddened by the passing of Aunt An, and felt even more sorry for Cheng Ruize's misery. Since Cheng Ruize was born, she had brought him up by her side and taken good care of him. Even at night, she never let the wet nurse take care of him alone, and she always had the wet nurse by his side.
These were all told to him by Cheng Ruize's grandmother, Old Madam Cheng.
Ever since he could remember, Cheng Ruize could feel Li's love and care for him. There was a time when even his eldest and second brothers would argue about what was so dislikeable about them.
Therefore, Cheng Ruize has great respect for Li.
Now that Li proposed to go to the small ancestral hall, Cheng Ruize remembered what he had heard from Old Lady Cheng about the friendship between Aunt An and Li, and his heart warmed up even more. "Well, go ahead, mother."
"You should take a good rest for a while." Li stood up and a maid beside her put a cloak on her.
Li lifted the curtain and went outside.
After the curtain was lowered, it shook for a moment, then was raised again.
Li showed half of her face from behind the curtain. "Rest well in the warm room. Don't go out."
"Okay." Cheng Ruize leaned on the soft couch and picked up a book from the table next to him to let Li know that he was not going out.
"Reading is tiring, put it down quickly." Li said again.
"Then I..."
"Close your eyes and lie down quietly." Li said.
Seeing that Cheng Ruize seemed not to want to listen to her, she was about to take off her cloak and was about to come over and force him to lie down.
Cheng Ruize, "..."
I was probably unhappy in my heart, but since it was my mother who spoke, there was no reason for me to disobey.
Cheng Ruize had no choice but to do as Li said, lying down obediently and closing his eyes.
"That's it." Li smiled, then let down the curtain with peace of mind, walked out of the house and went to the small ancestral hall.
Having the maid wait at the door, Li went into the small ancestral hall alone.
When she looked up and saw An's tablet placed neatly on the table, Li's eyes turned red.
"Qingyun, sister is here to see you..."
Li was choking up with sobs, and she was now unable to speak. —— "Sister Qingyu, Madam asked you to pick something to send to Shopkeeper Zhuang. What do you want to pick?" Fang Hou smiled attentively.
"Why are you asking this?" Qingyu glanced at him. "The things that Madam asked me to pick out, as Madam's things, can they not be expensive?"
"Put your mind at ease for now. The shopkeeper is the lifesaver of the Third Young Master. As for this thing, I will definitely follow Madam's instructions and pick the best one to give to you."
Fang Hou couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
This is what he is worried about, okay?
According to Madam's personality and Qingyun's taste, the gift must be the most plain and simple...silver.
Silver chopsticks, small silver bowls, silver cups, silver spoons. If the gift is for a girl, I'm afraid she'll want to give some silver hairpins, silver bracelets, etc.
Just when Fang Hou was in a daze and curled his lips, Qingyu found a brocade box from the box that he had brought today, opened it and showed it to Fang Hou, "How about this, a lucky lock. Didn't you say just now that the shopkeeper of this village has a sister? This lucky lock is just for the shopkeeper's sister."
The peace lock looks delicate and exquisite, and the small silver bell hanging underneath looks very beautiful.
"Not bad." Fang Hou nodded approvingly.
"Look, I told you to put your mind at ease. Madam has always been so thorough in everything. How can you find fault with her?"
Qingyu glanced at Fanghou and said angrily, "Do you really think that Madam only knows how to give gifts of gold and silver?"
Fang Hou was stunned.
Why does this sound a bit weird?
Isn't this Ruyi lock made of silver? But it's okay, it's simple and unpretentious...
I just don't know how Shopkeeper Zhuang reacted when he saw these things? "Didn't Shopkeeper Cheng thank us before? Why do you want to thank us again?" Zhuang Qingning said in surprise as he watched Fang Hou and Qingyu unloading things from the carriage.
"Please forgive me, Shopkeeper Zhuang. Last time it was from the Third Young Master, this time it is from our Madam."
Qingyu bowed to Zhuang Qingning and said crisply, "Madam learned about the Third Young Master's situation and came to visit him. She heard that it was Shopkeeper Zhuang who saved the Third Young Master's life and felt grateful, so she asked me to send some things to Shopkeeper Zhuang to thank him for his kindness."
I see.
I've heard Cheng Ruize mention before that although he was a bastard's son, his parents loved him very much. Now seeing that Mrs. Cheng specially sent something to express her gratitude, it was obvious that she valued and cherished him very much.
"I appreciate Madam Cheng's kindness. Doctors are compassionate and it is our duty to treat and save lives. Madam, there is no need to be so polite." Zhuang Qingning declined politely.
Cheng Ruize is favored at home. This time it was Mrs. Cheng who sent something, and next time it was Master Cheng, and then it would be Cheng Ruize's elder brother and second brother? Thanks to "tmelaine", "Lemon Flavored Little Round", "Book Friend 20210407130210393" for the monthly votes, thank you for your support~ (End of this chapter)
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