At noon, even Lin Yue and his wife, who had lived in the county for a long time, came back and took Lin Wen with them, and they also took a day off.
In order to provide more seating space, Lin Changshu specially placed the dining table in the backyard.
There are gardens and canals here, the environment is pretty good, and there are four large tables inside and outside.
Today, Zhao and Sun cooked together, and the cook from next door came to help. A total of twelve dishes of various sizes were prepared.
Each dish was generous in portion.
There are many people today, and the seats are divided into men's and women's tables.
There were ten people at the men's table, including five from the Lin family, three godfathers, Jiang Xinian, and Geng Haokang.
There were ten people at the women's table, including the five daughters-in-law of the Lin family, three godmothers, Xu Guling, and Xiao Lingling.
Originally, Xiao Lingling was supposed to go to the children's table, but because she was the birthday girl today, she was taken to the girls' table.
There were many other children at the table, thirteen in total.
In addition to the five brothers of the Lin family, there are Song Qianzhong, Sun Yongxuan, Wu Tongtong, Qin Yu, Qiaomei, Chen Shuxu, Damao and Erdan.
The last remaining table was placed in a remote area, and was reserved for Chen Zhe from next door and a few other cooks who came to help.
Even the coachman and servants that Song Jie and his companions brought with them had a share.
As soon as the yard was packed with people, a lively atmosphere emerged.
Little Lingling's eyes were filled with the food on the table.
I have to say that everyone really put a lot of thought into today.
All the ingredients were specially prepared, even a lot of shrimps that Xiao Lingling likes to eat were prepared.
Zhao found it funny to see her being so greedy. Normally, the food at home had been pretty good since they moved into the new house.
I can’t say that there is meat every meal, but there is meat every day. Why is this child still so greedy?
However, there is still important business to do before dinner.
Zhao turned Xiao Lingdang's face over and said, "Xiao Lingdang, today is your birthday.
Grandma has also prepared a gift for you. It may not be expensive, but it is grandma's love.
Come and see if you like it?"
Little Lingling looked curiously at what Zhao was holding. She saw a pair of sky-blue shoes with thousand-layer soles, embroidered with lotus leaves and lotus flowers. They looked very beautiful.
"Wow, these shoes are so beautiful. Grandma, Little Bell likes them so much."
Hearing that she liked it, Zhao was extremely happy. It finally paid off that she had been secretly working on it at night for the past half month.
"These shoes are a little bigger than your feet, so you can wear them for a while. When they get smaller, grandma will make you another pair!"
Baby Bell took the shoes and gestured at her little feet for a long time.
"Mmm, it's so beautiful. Thank you, grandma."
"Okay, if you like it, I'll put it away for you. Whenever you want to wear it, just take it out and change into it."
Xiao Lingling nodded repeatedly and watched eagerly as Zhao put the shoes away for her.
The next one was Sun, who gave a set of clothes. Although not as expensive as what Song Jie gave, the clothes were lighter and more convenient for running around in the village.
The skirts Song Jie gave me are a little cumbersome to wear on a daily basis, and they’re easily scratched when worn up the mountain, so I guess each has its merits.
This dress is made of fine cotton and is embroidered with patterns, which shows that a lot of thought went into it.
Afterwards, both Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Li gave jewelry as gifts. Each of them gave a pair of silver hairpins, one pair in lotus pattern and the other in hibiscus pattern, both very beautiful.
Fang gave two small backpacks that she made herself.
Xiao Lingling particularly likes to use this kind of backpack. She carries one wherever she goes. It is much more convenient than a purse to carry some scattered things.
Then we started to move on to the big items.
Jade pendants, the finest four treasures of the study, four sets of Tianshui silk skirts, superior body and footwork exercises, a notebook on acupuncture points...
Any one of these items can be said to be of great value, and some of them cannot even be bought with money.
Not only that, Xu Xiuyuan also sent gifts on behalf of those senior brothers who were absent.
Such as century-old ginseng, century-old snow lotus, and even some elixirs collected by several senior brothers, such as beauty pills, body-tonifying pills, etc.
Of course, these are nothing compared to what Xiao Lingling had seen from the hands of the gods and fairies before.
But the drug effect is already very strong.
For example, beauty pills can beautify and nourish the skin. Taking them for a month can whiten the skin, replenish qi and blood, and make you three to five years younger.
In the capital, it is something sought after by all the ladies and young ladies from prominent families.
The effect of the tonic pill is even more obvious for people who practice martial arts. It can repair many old hidden injuries. Any one of them can attract countless people to fight for it.
This is also the reason why Jiang Xinian’s apprentice is so successful outside.
Because they have real skills.
Although he may be unable to come in person due to some matters, he still cares very much about his only junior sister.
They hadn't even eaten yet, but Xiao Lingling's face was almost frozen from smiling, and her hands were almost cramping from being unable to hold anything.
This is not the end yet.
After the adults had finished delivering their gifts, the children began to take their turns.
What, calligraphy copied by myself, a small wooden horse carved by myself, a small dragonfly woven with foxtail grass, a handkerchief embroidered with koi, etc.
Although it may not be worth much if you put it outside, the thought behind it is already precious.
Even Qiaomei and Chen Shuxu prepared gifts for Xiao Lingdang.
One was a wooden whistle, and the other was a woven necklace.
The table was filled with gifts of all sizes, and little Bell couldn't let go of each one.
"So many gifts! Thank you all for the gifts you gave me. I really like them all and will definitely treasure them!"
Little Bell is really happy.
As a koi fish, she had received many offerings and some casual gifts from gods, but this was the first time she had received something so sincerely and carefully prepared.
This feeling is fresh, unique and happy.
For a moment, she felt like crying.
If she had known that the world was so good, she would have come earlier.
With so many gifts, she didn't know how to give back.
Little Bell jumped down from the stool and said, "Wait for me, I have a gift for you."
With so many gifts, she is not a Pixiu who only takes in but never gives out, so she has to express her gratitude in some way.
After saying that, he stood up and ran into the room.
Zhao quickly called out to her, "Hey? Where are you going? It's almost time for dinner, come back quickly, you don't have to return the gift!"
The little bell didn't listen at all. He quickly returned to the room, locked the door and entered the space.
She has so many treasures, wouldn't it be easy to collect some as a return gift?
In a short while, she sorted out a large box.
Just as he opened the door and was about to go out with the box, he bumped into Qin Yu who had just arrived at the door.
"Little brother?"
Qin Yu's ears felt slightly hot. "Well, I have a gift for you too."
Little Bell's eyes lit up, "Gift?"
Qin Yu nodded awkwardly and handed the thing in his hand to Xiao Lingling...
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