Wu had been staring at it all afternoon, and she knew exactly what Lin Yuxi had ordered from the town.
"Old man, are we really not going to go tomorrow? I see that prodigal Lin Yuxi bought a lot of meat, so it would be a good idea for us to go and have a couple of meals."
Chen Mingyi said angrily, "We can't have meat at home, right?"
"It's not like we can't afford to eat. Doesn't this save money at home? Zhongda spends a lot of money studying."
"If you don't go, he will move tomorrow. He will be embarrassed if I'm not around. Even if he wants me to go, he has to come and invite me in person." Chen Mingyi really looked for opportunities to prove his status.
As everyone knows, they don't care at all whether he goes or not.
The weather was fine on the 28th. It was God's blessing. Chen Zhongqian and Lin Yuxi took their children back early in the morning and cooked a pot of glutinous rice balls at home, which meant that everything was perfect.
After breakfast, Mrs. Wu brought people to the door to help. There were not too many guests today, so Lin Yuxi didn't look for food from the town, so she could do it herself.
The newly built house is nice and spacious. There are tables in the yard, and the cooks are choosing vegetables and cutting meat. Everyone has their own work to do. It is already bustling before noon.
They live far away, but they can see the smoke rising so high in the village, and if they sniff, they can still smell the fragrance.
It was approaching noon, and the Wu family was still looking at the mountainside at the door. There were really a lot of people there today.
She wanted to eat meat, but was afraid of being scolded by the old man. After waiting for a while, she saw a carriage coming from the entrance of the village and going straight to the mountainside.
Mrs. Wu has seen the man sitting on the carriage shaft. Isn't this the manager Wang that her old man knows? Why is he here?
She quickly ran back into the house, "Old man, that manager Wang is here. What I just saw seems to have gone to Zhong Qian and his friends."
Chen Mingyi immediately raised his head, "Did you read that correctly?"
"Of course not. Didn't we meet Zhongda during the last exam? I really remember it. Do you want to go and see what he was doing there?"
Having said this, Chen Mingyi also became curious. He had always known that Chen Zhongqian had some relationship with the Wei family, but he didn't know how. What was Manager Wang doing here today?
He asked Mrs. Wu to pick up a basket of eggs, but she was not allowed to go. Instead, Chen Xiuyun was asked to go and see what Manager Wang was doing there.
Mrs. Wu instructed, "When you go, sit down and have a meal before you come back. If there is anything good, don't worry about eating it yourself. Bring some back."
Chen Xiuyun timidly said, "How to take it? It's not easy to take..."
"You're such an old man, but you don't know how to do this. After all, you're a member of the family, so you can't even bring something back. It's your cousin who's hosting the wine today. What are you afraid of?"
Chen Xiuyun said nothing, Wu waved her hand, "Go quickly, I guess it's almost done."
Chen Xiuyun didn't want to go. She originally wanted to congratulate her, but her grandfather told everyone in the family not to go, so she didn't dare to say anything.
After she left, Mrs. Wu curled her lips and said, "Xiuyun is really poor and not impressive at all. How can she marry into a wealthy family?"
"Our Xiuyun logo." Chen Hongchang said with a smile, "Mom, what did dad say about that?"
Wu glanced into the room, and then pulled Chen Hongchang aside, "What else can your father say? He must be concerned about Zhongda's future. I thought about it and found that this is indeed a problem. No matter how much you say,
Ten taels of silver are not as important as Zhongda's future."
Chen Hongchang regretted, "That's such a pity. I heard from the matchmaker that there is a good household, and he might be able to get it for fifty taels. That person is only in his early thirties, and he only has one wife and one concubine. Xiuyun can still get by if he gets in."
Good times.”
"It sounds pretty good," Wu said.
Chen Hongchang immediately patted his chest, "Of course, that's my daughter. Could I be the one who harmed her? If she wasn't a good girl, I wouldn't give it to Xiuyun. I thought that if I gave birth to a daughter with such a mark, I couldn't marry a poor girl.
What a waste, boy."
"Although being a concubine has a bad reputation, there is a lot of money, and Xiuyun will live a good life in the future. Once she has established herself and can help the family, what else will there be to worry about? Zhongda will not be short of money to study.
"
Wu thought it was true again, "I don't think your father is that opposed to it. I'll talk to him again."
"Okay." Chen Hongchang was very happy. His family was almost depleted. He had not been able to eat meat for many days. It was time for him to make some money.
Steward Wang arrived at the place after a long jolt, but the carriage couldn't get through, so he had to ask the boy who drove the carriage to take down the gifts. The boy couldn't take so many, so he carried two more boxes himself, and the two of them took a small road to Chen Zhongqian's house.
Manager Wang scolded his mother all the way, and good things could not happen to him. It was this kind of unprofitable job that could happen to him.
I'm really full of food to come to this quiet place to give gifts to people. Why doesn't Butler Wei come?
When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he raised his smile again, and waited for Chen Zhongqian to come out before saying, "Is this Chen Langjun? My young master learned that Chen Langjun's family moved to a new house today, so he specially ordered me to send a congratulatory gift, and also invited Chen Langjun
Take it."
Chen Zhongqian did not recognize him, but he did recognize the driver. He was from the Wei family.
"Young Master Wei is so polite. This gift is too valuable for me to accept. I accept it with your heart. Please thank Mr. Wei for me."
Steward Wang remembered Steward Wei's instructions and must let them accept the gifts, so he tried to persuade all the guests in the courtyard to come and watch.
Lin Yuxi came out and smiled, "Mr. Sir, I came here specially to send you a congratulatory gift. There is no reason not to accept it."
Then he said to Manager Wang, "Please thank Mr. Wei for us. We will also sell the good medicinal materials to the Wei family in the future. There is no need to be so polite."
Manager Wang didn't care about this. He just had to finish the work anyway. He stood at the door. Chen Zhongqian and Lin Yuxi invited him in for a banquet. He waved his hand and said, "I'm still busy at home, so I won't interrupt."
When he was far away, he snorted. He had no eyesight at all, and he didn't give any reward. Today's trip was really in vain.
Before the two of them reached the carriage, Chen Xiuyun came towards them. The road was only so big, so Chen Xiuyun stood in the ground and waited for them to pass before walking.
Manager Wang turned around and kept staring at Chen Xiuyun.
It's similar, it's really similar.
The boy said, "Manager Wang, why don't we go back?"
"Return."
When Chen Xiuyun arrived, the banquet had already started. Lin Yuxi didn't even ask why the Chen family didn't come, and just pulled Chen Xiuyun to sit down.
"There's a lot of delicious food today, just sit down and eat in peace." He took Chen Xiuyun's hand and patted it, "Grandpa and grandma are so polite. If there is something going on at home, just don't come. We juniors won't take it seriously.
I even prepared a basket of eggs, which really touched me."
After saying that, he wiped the corners of his eyes, looking really touched.