Chapter 294 Chapter 294 Lord Qin's Birthday
Children are playful and want everything. Even when the vegetables in the yard are in bloom, Xiaobao will sometimes pick them and put them in his pocket. Although it won't make you sick if you eat them even if they're not clean, you still have to be careful. Every time Fang Zixi sees him putting everything in his pocket, she can't help but say a few words to him.
Fang Zixi appeared at the kitchen doorway at some point, holding a few tomatoes. She excitedly called out to Xu Yunfan, "Yunfan, you said you could eat these tomatoes once they turned red. Today, I went to the farm and saw a few that had turned red. I picked them up. Are these fruits?"
The bright red tomatoes looked delicious. Fang Zixi didn't know why, but she felt greedy just by looking at them, and her saliva was unconsciously secreted excessively.
Xu Yunfan continued beating eggs. Qin An and the other two had already gathered around him, curiously looking at the tomatoes in the basket. Xu Yunfan glanced at them and said, "This thing is both a fruit and a vegetable. If you want to eat it, just wash it and you can eat it."
Xu Yunfan asked the tenant farmers to plant a lot of tomatoes of many varieties. Other varieties were not yet ripe. There were no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or ripening agents here, so Fang Zixi, a pregnant man, could eat whatever she wanted.
Fang Zixi washed a few tomatoes and gave them to the three children one by one. Then she took a bite and immediately looked very satisfied. "It's delicious, Yunfan. This thing is delicious. It's juicy, sweet with a hint of sourness. It tastes good."
Tomatoes are rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid and potassium, which are not only good for pregnant women, but also for the fetus.
Thinking of this, Xu Yunfan saw that there were still many in the backpack. "Ang'er, find a bag and put some in it to send to Dad. By the way, go to the West Market and buy a few pounds of beef brisket. We will have beef brisket stewed with tomatoes for lunch. If Dad likes tomatoes, ask him to come over to our house for lunch."
Qin An tilted his head and asked, "Brother, if Grandpa and the others also like to eat, should we invite them over for lunch?"
Xu Yunfan choked and quickly admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry, it was Gefu who said the wrong thing. We should all come together. We shouldn't have just called one person. It's Gefu's fault. Don't follow his example."
Fang Zixi was eating a tomato and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when she heard this. This was also a good thing about Xu Yunfan. He didn't put on airs in front of the children. He corrected his mistakes as soon as he knew them and apologized when he should. If it were any other man, he probably wouldn't be able to lose face. No wonder the children in the family would say "I'm sorry", "Excuse me", and "Sorry" when they accidentally met strangers outside. They didn't feel embarrassed at all. Those wives and husbands often praised the children in the family for being sensible.
Qin An brought back several pounds of beef brisket. Fang Zixi prepared all the meat and vegetables for lunch, and when Qin Run came back, Qin Run took charge of the cooking as usual.
Since Qin Feiyu and Fang Zixi, both pregnant women, loved to eat tomatoes, Xu Yunfan asked Qin Run to make a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Qin Feiyu had a serious reaction during pregnancy. She vomited almost everything she ate. Grandma Xiao and the others were very anxious. However, they didn't know how to replenish Qin Feiyu's body even though they wanted to. They could only watch Qin Feiyu eat and vomit, eat and vomit, and become thinner and thinner.
I thought Qin Feiyu would be the same today, but it turned out that this pregnant man who was said to vomit everything he ate and Fang Zixi were like starving ghosts. Several pounds of beef brisket stewed with tomatoes were barely enough to fill their teeth, and there was not even a mouthful of soup left. That was not all, the two of them also finished a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and ate a big bowl of rice with the soup, and then touched their stomachs with satisfaction.
Lord Qin and his companions were holding their bowls and chopsticks, staring in amazement. Xiaobao was even so fascinated that he didn't even bother to eat. Xu Yunfan put down his bowl and chopsticks and wiped his face.
Fang Zixi's pregnancy reaction is relatively good. Xu Yunfan makes different kinds of health tea for her every day. Fang Zixi has not lost weight at all. On the other hand, Qin Feiyu. Xu Yunfan hasn't been to the Qin Mansion for a while. When he saw him today, Qin Feiyu was so thin that his eyebrows and eyes became deeper, while Xiao Hengzhi looked a little rounder.
Tsk tsk tsk, this guy Xiao Hengzhi is not very good. I heard that he brings his mother and various nourishing soups to the Qin family every day, but Qin Feiyu still looks so thin.
Lord Qin looked at Fang Zixi and then at his own brother. There was no comparison, and there really was no harm.
Second Lord Qin: "Zixi, have you been vomiting a lot recently?"
"I don't vomit much anymore." Fang Zixi shook her head. "Although I still feel nauseous, I don't vomit as much as before. Yunfan makes fruit tea for me every day, which I love. I vomit less now."
"Fruit tea?" Lord Qin frowned slightly. What kind of tea is fruit tea? Why had he never heard of it?
After Xu Yunfan explained that drinking fruit tea could not only relieve pregnancy reactions, but also supplement some nutrients that they couldn't understand, they looked at Fang Zixi, whose face was rosy. The two masters of the Qin family fell silent, and no one knew what they were thinking.
Qin Run glanced at them and said nothing. He just picked up a piece of meat for Xu Yunfan and said, "Hurry up and eat."
After lunch, the Qin family went back and Xu Yunfan continued to work on his tasks. As for the arrangements for the restaurant, Qin Run and Xiao Hengzhi were responsible for them.
It was the birthday of the head of the Qin family, and many people came to celebrate. Qi Xiu Ze and others who were far away in Qingfeng Academy did not forget to send a gift. Xu Yunfan felt warm in his heart about this. Some friendships can indeed override family ties and have nothing to do with blood.
There are quite a few people coming tonight, and I won’t go into details about the valuable birthday gifts they gave me.
Almost everyone who was supposed to come had arrived. After they took their seats, for some reason, everyone looked at Xu Yunfan in tacit understanding.
They have all given birthday gifts, so there is no reason why Xu Yunfan, the grandson-in-law, would not give one. Today, they want to see what birthday gift the Qin family's foreign grandson-in-law, who comes from overseas and often makes strange and bizarre things that are not available in the Great Yan Dynasty, will prepare for Lord Qin.
Qin Run looked at Xu Yunfan. He had told Xu Yunfan before that it was enough to just show his appreciation and there was no need to think too much about it.
Xu Yunfan agreed with some "hmm" and "uh" in his mouth, but after two days, Xu Yunfan spent obviously more time in the study. He thought that Xu Yunfan must not have listened to his words.
To be honest, he was also very curious about what Xu Yunfan had prepared for his grandfather.
Xu Yunfan took out a ball with a diameter of about one foot from the table beside him. The ball was covered with a special white paper, and the whole ball was placed in a semi-arc white paper frame. There was a small object under the semi-arc paper frame.
What is this? A paper thing like this is given as a birthday gift??!
Besides, it's a birthday party, and you're giving something white or made of paper. What does that mean?
The ancients believed that this was an ominous sign.
Immediately, the expressions of the guests present turned strange.
But just as Xu Yunfan "touched" the handle, the small thing under the semi-arc paper frame actually emitted a layer of light. The white ball dragged by the semi-arc paper frame slowly turned, and the lanterns and LEDs in the entire restaurant went out instantly.
"ah!!!"
Someone exclaimed, screaming, "Ah, look, what is that?"
This person was obviously amazed by what appeared.
"What is this? A figure?"
"Where did they come from?"
"Oh my god, what the hell is this? Even a shadow can't be this real! I've lived for over ten years and have never seen anything like this."
"This...isn't this General Qin and Lord Qin?"
"Yes, that's them. Didn't you see the jade pendants they wear around their waists to show and prove their identities?"
The jade pendant worn on the figure's waist looks like the real thing, and the word "Qin" on the pendant is so clear.
Even if he had never seen Lord Qin when he was young, he could guess the identities of the two men just by looking at the jade pendant.
Not to mention, Lord Qin hasn't changed that much since his youth. He's still as handsome as ever, but with a more kind and steady demeanor that comes with the passage of time.
"No, is that what you're curious about? Am I the only one who's curious? How on earth was this done? How can a paper-mache ball create two human figures? How is this done?"
"That's a good question, but we're not the kind of people who rack our brains to think of things we can't figure out. Didn't you see this? This is what Master Xu took out. How many of these things did you see before, and how many of them do you know how to make?"
"Yeah, instead of thinking about these things, it's better to think about whether we have the chance to have such a thing."
"Don't think about it. Want it? Go back and cover yourself with a quilt to have a good sleep. You can have anything in your dreams. Master Xu is very busy and has no time to satisfy you." If he could make a move, there would not only be light strips in the Food City, but also Xu Yunfan's unique one, and the lanterns in the hands of Xiao Qin's children that are envied by other children. Toy cars are no longer unique things.
What kind of situation would cause the visitors to be so shocked and talk about it?
Suddenly, two figures appeared in the empty space in front of me.
One of them was riding a tall horse on the grass, with his high-tied horsetail flying. The man on the horse smiled freely and youthfully. He extended his right hand as an invitation to the boy with tender eyes, his clothes fluttering and his three thousand black hair flying.
After a while, the figures of the two people disappeared, but in the blink of an eye, as the ball rotated, countless mottled lights gathered again into a shocking scene, and the figures of the two people appeared again, and this time, the scene changed again.
It was a study. A young man turned his head and smiled as he sat at the desk by the window. He was looking up at the man behind him who was putting a cloak on him.
After a while, the scene disappeared again, and in the blink of an eye, the two people were still there.
I saw two people sitting in a pavilion by the lake. The handsome boy was gently stroking the strings of a musical instrument, while next to him, a man was lying on a soft couch in a slightly unruly manner, with one leg bent and a wine glass in one hand.
No matter which scene it is, every detail of the two people is so real, the accessories on their bodies, every strand of hair, every corner of their mouths that turn up in a slight smile, even the emotions in their eyes can be seen clearly.
These two people were none other than the young Lord Qin and his husband Qin Qian.
Lord Qin, Qin Qian and others all looked at it with their eyes wide open, their mouths wide enough to fit an egg.
Lord Qin took two deep breaths, covered his lips with his hands, and tears of excitement welled up in his eyes.
Seeing this scene, he seemed to see the time when he and Qin Qian were young. That was the sweetest memory that he didn't want to forget the most and recalled countless times.
He felt very sorry that such beautiful memories might one day be gradually forgotten as they grew older, and he had no way to do anything but watch those young people go further and further away, and finally disappear in the long river of time.
But now, he seemed to have a way to keep them.
With this, does it mean that when his memory is fuzzy, he can watch it over and over again, thereby deepening his impression, and finally engraving these memories that he doesn't want to forget into his bones and never forget them again.
This is the amazing thing brought by intangible cultural heritage.
Xu Yunfan took a few steps forward and stood beside Lord Qin. He placed his hands gently on his shoulders and said affectionately, "Grandpa, do you like this gift from your grandson-in-law?"
"I like it." Lord Qin almost cried. This thing was more appreciated by him than those gold and silver jewels worth a thousand gold coins. He patted the back of Xu Yunfan's hand and said, "I like it. Grandpa likes it very much. Thank you, Yunfan. Grandpa thanks you, child. You are so thoughtful."
Old Madam Xiao and the other ladies and husbands who came to celebrate the birthday were envious. Xu Yunfan was not the kind of person who would show favoritism. He went to coax Old Madam Xiao and Second Master Qin, "Grandma, Grandpa, when you have your birthday banquet, I will make one for you too."
"Okay, okay, grandma really envies your grandpa. I like you so much, kid." Old Lady Xiao was happy.
The Second Lord Qin pinched Xu Yunfan's face with admiration, "You kid, you really make me admirable."
Fang Zixi stood beside her mother and saw the envious look on her face when she looked at Lord Qin. She couldn't help but feel sad, "Mom, do you like it too?"
Fang's mother said without hesitation, "I like it, how could I not like it?" If she also had such a thing, she would never get tired of looking at it every day.
Hearing this, Fang Zixi didn't say anything, but secretly thought in his heart that he would go back and ask Xu Yunfan to see if he could teach him. He also wanted to satisfy Fang's mother. He didn't want his mother to envy others like this. As a child, he would feel sad.
As for the brothers of the Fang family, they were just careless. Their minds were completely focused on the figure and they didn't even remember their own mother.
Xiao Hengzhi looked at his brother-in-law who was surrounded by a group of women and uncles, and saw Xu Yunfan coaxing his father-in-law and his mother with a smile, and suddenly he felt a pang of anger, "This brat, is really..." He makes people love and angry at the same time!
Damn, this is his brother-in-law.
There is really no harm without comparison.
After Xu Yunfan did this, the elders no longer see him as their brother-in-law/son, but only see Xu Yunfan. This has made him feel very low in status.
This scheming boy is neither sensible nor honest. He is stealing the limelight from his father-in-law at this time. Does he think he is too kind and gentle?
He had asked Xu Yunfan what he wanted to give as a gift before, but the boy avoided the question and said he hadn't thought about it yet. But he actually did this secretly. Even he wanted this thing, so how could his father-in-law still remember him?
Xiao Hengzhi gritted his teeth, and suddenly his palms felt warm. Qin Feiyu looked at him for an unknown amount of time, but smiled without saying a word.
The smile, like the warm sunshine, made people calm down for no reason. Xiao Hengzhi shook hands with her back and smiled with satisfaction.
After the shocking moment, it was time for dinner.
Everyone was eating and drinking in the restaurant. The children ate quickly and soon gathered together to play.
It was not time to eat cake yet. He had just eaten and needed to move around to digest the food. Xu Yunfan returned to the carriage and pushed a few large boxes over in a homemade wooden cart.
Xu Yunfan shouted and waved his hand, and a group of children were summoned and ran over immediately.
"Brother Xu~"
"Uncle Xu~"
"Goff~"
"Father~"
A group of children were shouting in a mess. Xu Yunfan responded, opened a wooden box, took out a few fairy wands from it and distributed them to them.
When he saw two adorable-looking kids who looked about seven or eight years old, Xu Yunfan was surprised for a moment, leaned over, and asked curiously, "Who did you brothers come with?"
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