I can only sigh in my heart, this family is very hidden.
After lunch, everyone chatted for a while.
Since they had saved their lives, in addition to visiting to express their gratitude, the Pei family also planned to hold a banquet to invite the Duan family to visit. After agreeing on a date when the Duan family would come to visit, the Pei family left with satisfaction.
Qiao Lan took the younger members of the family to send the Pei family to the door.
Before leaving, Qiao Lan and her guests got closer and discovered the reason why Mr. Ning's head was always lowered. There was a big black circle under his left eye socket, as if he had been beaten.
Qiao Lan was an outspoken person, so she immediately expressed concern, "What's wrong with these eyes?"
The young master of the Ning family hurriedly covered his eyes with his hands and explained with a smile, "I'm fine! It's fine!" The other half of his uncovered face immediately turned red, and he looked dumb.
The uncle of the Ning family seemed to have remembered something, his face darkened for a moment, and then he immediately put on a friendly smile and said: "My son was careless and bumped into a pillar at night, thank you for your trouble."
Can a collision be like this when hitting a pillar?
Qiao Lan saw through it but didn't say anything, and said a few words of concern, "Then you have to be more careful in the future, so as not to get hurt again."
"Thank you for your help!" The Ning family couple thanked each other.
The young master of the Ning family also thanked him, "Thank you, Nujun, for your concern."
After seeing off the Pei family, Qiao Lan originally planned to go back to her house to rest for a while.
It's quite tiring after a day of greeting guests.
Qiao Lan returned to her yard, and before the mat under her butt was warmed, she heard from her servants that Mrs. Wang was here.
"Mom, this is the gift list sent by the Pei family." Mrs. Wang handed over the list and said.
The Pei family has been officials for generations and has a rich background. When they heard that the Duan family saved their grandson, they prepared a lot of gifts.
Most of these gifts were unique copies of gold, silver, and jades. Qiao Lan took a look at them and realized that perhaps the Pei family had sent someone to inquire about them. They had prepared several sets of jewelry for girls, as well as jade pendants and seals for boys.
Since it was a gift from the Pei family, it should be awarded to the children in the family.
"You pick out the pieces of jewelry cloth and let Tong'er and Feiyan share them. If they are more expensive, you can help Tong'er put them away first and add them to her dowry later. The rest that are not needed should be registered and sent to the warehouse.
..." Qiao Lan said, flipping back and finding a land deed, which turned out to be a Zhuangzi.
"This Zhuangzi..." Qiao Lan looked at the land deed. The land area of the Zhuangzi was written on the deed. It was about twenty acres of land, which was not considered large. The Duan family had several Zhuangzi with more than a hundred acres.
Mrs. Wang suggested: "Mom, this land deed was given to me privately by Mrs. Pei San! She said this is a hot spring village."
spa!
Qiao Lan raised her head slightly when she heard this!
The capital is cold in winter and is not suitable for farming. Qiao Lan had the idea of farming in hot springs a long time ago.
It's just that there is only one mountain in the capital with hot springs. A royal palace has long been built on the mountain, and the little land left at the foot of the mountain has been divided up by wealthy families.
It belongs to Zhuangzi who can't buy it with money. Occasionally, a Zhuangzi sells it, and the Duan family doesn't know about the transaction.
Based on Qiao's memories, in the eyes of the powerful people in the capital, both the Duan family and the Qiao family were poor, and even in Qiao Lan's own opinion, they were not much different.
They are indeed poor, so poor that they don’t even have a hot spring resort!
So Qiao Lan is really attracted by the hot spring where vegetables can be grown in winter!
Seeing that the old lady was silent for a long time while looking at the land deed, Mrs. Wang knew that the old lady had taken a fancy to this village, so she spoke for the old lady: "Mother, if this village is not in your hands, even if Tong'er gets married in the future, she will not be able to bear it."
You can also come to Zhuangzi to play..."
Qiao Lan shook her head: "Call Tong'er and Feiyan over and tell them about the Zhuangzi. Their names are still written on the deed. But I still want to take over this Zhuangzi for farming, and I also
If they are not white, I will pay the annual rent."
Although we are a family, this account cannot be confused. Since it is a thank you gift from others, the gift should be given to whomever it should be given.
"Mom, Tong'er is a filial child, you should remember it in your own name..." Ms. Wang advised.
Qiao Lan said resolutely: "That's it! I won't be able to farm this land for a lifetime. If it's recorded in my name, I won't get a share of it a hundred years from now! Share it now to save trouble later!"
Zhuangzi has about twenty acres of land, and Qiao Lan doesn't plan to use all of it for farming!
Just grow enough vegetables to feed your family!
The rest of the time is soaking in hot springs and admiring flowers, whatever you should do.
Wang followed Qiao Lan's instructions and called Duan Sitong and Feiyan to the front.
What Qiao Lan meant was that the village had their names written on it, and both of them had contributed to it. By the way, she also said that she wanted to farm in the village.
Hearing that grandma wanted to farm in this village, Duan Sitong refused to take it, even Feiyan next to him shook his head.
"Grandma, my granddaughter doesn't like to soak in hot springs, so Zhuangzi, you'd better keep growing vegetables. I'd rather have more vegetables grown by grandma in the winter!" Duan Sitong said obediently.
The biggest use of this Zhuangzi in her hands is to take a bath, but how many times can she take a bath in a year?
Perhaps because she was afraid that her grandma would take care of her, Duan Sitong added, "Grandma, my granddaughter wants a bigger village. If grandma really wants to give it to me, she will buy me a bigger village in the future, and I will also follow the farming!"
Although Feiyan was ignorant, she also knew that hers was not the child of the Duan family. She ate and used the Duan family's food. How could she have the nerve to take another Zhuangzi? She shook her head and said, "Feiyan doesn't want it either! Feiyan can stay with her grandma."
!”
One has an excuse to want a big one, the other just doesn't want it.
The children were all good, but Qiao Lan shook her head with a smile, and one of them patted her shoulders, "If you don't want it, it's your business, and you have to give it what you deserve. Zhuangzi, I will help you take care of it first, and I will make money later."
I will use the money to buy Dazhuangzi for you."
Selling some winter vegetables is always possible, and Qiao Lan is very confident in her farming skills.
-
The day when the Pei family invited the Duan family to the banquet was very close, and the day of the banquet arrived in a few days.
Today is a private banquet in the Pei family. Only the Duan family is invited to be guests, and the son of the Pei family and the third wife's natal Ning family are also invited to accompany them.
Qiao Lan slowly walked towards the inner courtyard under the guidance of the eldest wife of the Pei family, looking at the Pei family's yard as she walked.
In winter, the grass and trees are withered, so there is no good scenery. The courtyard is green with green bamboos, tall pines and cypresses, and there are also winter plums dotted with snow. The fragrance moves with the cold wind. Every stone and tree is carefully placed.
The window offers a view of the backyard, which is dotted with water pavilions and terraces. The lake beside the water pavilion has long been frozen, and except for the thick layer of snow particles accumulated on the ice surface, there are no snowflakes visible on the rest of the stone slabs on the roadside.
Qiao Lan glanced at it and sighed in her heart!
This is the background of a wealthy family!!
After entering the back room, the warm wind carrying the scent of incense blew into her face, and Qiao Lan felt as warm as spring.