Chapter 407: Flattery (4000, Two Chapters Combined)

On the 16th day of the winter month, Chu Lingxuan went to the capital with several witnesses. General Fu knew that something had happened to Chen Shiying, so he gave Chu Lingxuan enough convenience.

Today, Chen Afu is going to add dowry to Chen Aman, because Aman will leave for the capital tomorrow to get married and will marry into the Yang family on the 30th day of the winter month.

The day before, Chen Afu asked for leave for Dabao and Alu. They both have a good relationship with Chen Aman and want to go out for a day. The two of them did not go to school, and Chu Lingzhi also had a holiday, so they went out to play together.

At the time of Si, Chen Afu took all the children and the animal home in the family to Chen Shi's house.

At the beginning of this month, Chen Shi and Zhang came to borrow 100 taels of silver from Chen Afu, saying that it was a box of silver for Chen Aman, and it would be returned after Chen Shi got his dividends at the end of the year. They also said that they would rent a courtyard house in the capital for Aman to get married. Originally, Yang Mingyuan wanted to give them a house for A-Man to wait for marriage, but Chen Shi was unwilling, saying that it was unreasonable for a girl to wait for marriage in her son-in-law's house.

Chen Afu thought that he had a three-story house in the capital, and let them live there, which was economical and beautiful.

Chen Shi and Zhang were very happy and kept thanking Chen Afu.

Chen Afu smiled and said, "We are all relatives, don't be so polite. A-Yu is capable, A-Tang is studious, and A-Man is filial. The good days of uncle and aunt are in the future."

Zhang said happily, "Amitabha, aunt borrows your good words."

Zhang was wearing the silk clothes that Chen Afu gave her two years ago, which had turned white from washing. She was also wearing the silver hairpin that Chen Afu gave her at that time, but she was not as good as Hu. Chen Shi was the owner of the restaurant, so he was dressed brightly. Compared with the two, it seemed that Zhang was several years older than Chen Shi.

Now, Zhang not only hated Hu, but also had a lot of complaints about Old Lady Chen and Chen Ye.

The third house did earn much more money than the first house, but their expenses were also much greater. They said they were rich, but they were still hungry. The first house said how poor they were, but they kept buying fields and land, and even bought houses.

Because the second house had Chen Afu, the first house didn't dare to offend him, but had to curry favor with him. And because Chen Ming secretly gave a hundred taels of silver as private money, the first house felt that Chen Ming was much more generous than Chen Shi, and respected the second house even more. The first house was not as polite to the third house as to the second house, and the whole family didn't think there was anything wrong with eating and living here. Especially Hu, who looked like she should eat them.

Because of these, Zhang and Chen Shi had a lot of quarrels.

Fortunately, the first house finally had its own yard in the city. After coming to the city a few days ago, she didn't live in the third house, but in her own home.

Before the carriage that Chen Afu and his friends took arrived at the entrance of the alley, they saw Chen Atang leading Chen Dahu standing there waiting. Seeing the carriage of the Chu family coming, Chen Atang asked Chen Dahu to run home to report the news, and he got into the carriage of Alu and his friends.

When the carriage arrived at the door, Chen Shi, Zhang, and Ayu were already waiting at the door to greet them. Ayu came back specially to pick up Aman. Tomorrow, Aman and Zhang will go to the capital together. On the 25th, Chen Shi will take Atang to the capital again.

Chen Afu's family is an absolute honored guest of Chen Shi's family. They welcomed the honored guests into the house with a smile. Not only Chen Shi's family, but also the guests bowed and greeted.

There are many guests in the Chen family today. The first and second rooms have already come, as well as some guests from the prefecture, as well as Zhang's family members, and even Hu Laowu and his wife have come.

A few days ago, the first and second rooms moved into their new homes and invited guests. Because Chen Afu was busy with Chen Shiying's affairs, he only sent gifts but did not go. As long as Chen Ming and Wang lived in the new home, Alu would also go home to live.

In order to prevent people from disturbing Chen Afu's peace, Chen Shi and Zhang specially cleaned up a room in the east wing for Chen Afu's family to rest.

Chen Afu asked the two mothers to carry the twins and Li Xuan to that room, and she took A Lu and other children to add makeup for Chen Aman.

Because Chen Afu has always liked Chen Aman and has a good relationship with the Yang family, the amount of money for the makeup is relatively large. Two pieces of brocade, two colorful cotton satin quilts, two red gold hairpins, and fifty taels of silver. Of course, this is just the makeup money for Chen Aman. The gift to congratulate the Yang family is much larger, and it will be sent by Luo Guanshi in the capital on behalf of Chu Lingxuan and his wife.

A Lu and Dabao, Chu Lingyan, and Chu Lingzhi also added two taels of silver each, and Luo Mama added ten taels of silver on behalf of the Luo family.

Chen Aman wore a pink half-sleeve and a water red long skirt. Her young and beautiful face was full of shyness and happiness.

She thanked him with a blushing face.

Zhang narrowed her eyes and said exaggeratedly, "Oh, my uncle and aunt are grateful to Ah Fu." She bowed her head and said to the children, "Thank you, brothers and sisters from a wealthy family, for coming to add makeup to my Ah Man. It's a face."

When Hu saw Chen Ah Fu coming, she pulled Chen Ah Ju to follow her in to see her makeup.

Seeing so many good things, and five large silver ingots of ten taels, Hu's eyes were almost unable to be pulled out. She giggled and said, "Ah Fu is so generous that he even gave so much to several children. Ah Ju, you should learn from Ah Man, curry favor with your sister Ah Fu, and if she lets go of her fingers, it will be enough for you to live for a lifetime."

This was too vulgar and explicit, and Zhang and Chen Ah Man blushed in anger. If they admitted it, it would be confirmed that they curry favor with Chen Ah Fu for money. If they didn't admit it, they were afraid of spurning Chen Ah Fu's kindness.

Chen Ahfu frowned and said hurriedly, "Aman and I are sisters with deep affection, there is no such thing as flattery."

Old Lady Chen also followed in and scolded Mrs. Hu, "You stinky woman, don't talk if you don't know how to talk, it's embarrassing." She smiled and said to Chen Ahfu, "Ahfu, don't laugh at your aunt, she is just a rough woman."

Chen Afu had nothing to say. She wanted to relax and talk quietly with Chen Amanqing today, but there were so many noisy people in the room. Many strangers secretly stared at her and Miss Chu. There were also a few women who had nothing to say and wanted to have a relationship with her. She had to get up and lead Chu Hanyan to her cabin.

Mrs. Hu pulled Chen Aju into the hut again, but was blocked by Luo's mother. They watched helplessly as Chen Afu and others left the house with Mrs. Wang.

Chen Aju had never been convinced by Chen Afu from the bottom of her heart, but she was forced by my mother to follow Chen Afu shamelessly, which greatly damaged her self-esteem. Now that she was blocked from the outside, she was so angry that her eyes were red, and she tried her best to break away from Hu's hand and walk away. opened.

Madam Hu was also angry and ran over to complain to the old lady, "That Madam Zhang is really looking down on others. She prepared a separate room for Ah Fu, but did not prepare a separate room for her mother-in-law."

Old Mrs. Chen scolded, "This is how the third daughter-in-law knows how to behave. Now that Ah Fu is a nobleman, and with such a delicate brother and sister, he naturally wants to be quiet. My old lady is just a country woman, and she wants a separate house. Can you become an immortal? The third child's life is easy, not only because my third son is shrewd, but also because he married a good wife who knows how to look good and make plans. Oh, my poor eldest son, who has sacrificed the most for his brothers, why did he marry such a fool like you? "Women. You are greedy, unscrupulous, and stupid as hell." She pointed at Hu Laowu, who was joking with someone in the distance, and said, "You and Hu Laowu are still brothers. If you treat Hu Laowu's Even if you learn a little bit about shrewdness, your family will not live like this. The eldest son’s family is better off, and I have already gone to the second room to enjoy the blessings..."

Mrs. Hu was wronged by being scolded. She knows more about current affairs now, okay? Knowing that Chen Afu could not be offended, she did not dare to say anything about Chen Afu behind his back. She even respected Mrs. Wang. She is the eldest sister-in-law, and her husband has raised two younger brothers. Is it possible that she has to provide for both younger siblings?

It is already the middle of winter, the weather is not very cold yet, and the sun is shining brightly. So far, there has been no snow this year, which has not happened before. Several children were playing with the Animal House in the yard, which made Li Xuan in the house very envious and wanted to go out.

Chen Afu took him out and told Atang and Alu to take care of him so that no one could scare him.

Started to eat.

There is a single table in Chen Afu's room. Only Chen Afu, Wang and their children eat here. It can be seen that the most exquisite food is piled on this table, and the most exquisite dishes are also laid out.

Although Chen Shi's family does not have such high praise for Chen Afu, Chen Afu's impression of them will not be bad. However, Chen Afu was undoubtedly extremely happy to be respected in this way. Mrs. Wang was even more happy, feeling that they remembered their feelings and gave Chen Ming face.

Mrs. Hu also wanted to drag Chen Aju in to eat, but was blocked by a servant. Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang both pretended not to hear.

Madam Hu is now not only trying her best to please Chen Afu, but also asking Chen Aju to please Chen Afu. In her opinion, Chen Aman got that noble marriage all because of Chen Afu. Chen Afu also added so much makeup that if he were left in a country house, he would last a lifetime. I have established a good relationship with Chen Afu and will not suffer any loss.

Chen Afu was helpless. His mother was stupid and delayed the child. Chen Aju is much more diligent now, but her temper is still a bit awkward. If I am more trustworthy, and with my increasingly stronger family, life will not be difficult in the future. Fortunately, Mr. Gao is smart and can handle things clearly. Dahu, Daya, and Dalong will not be delayed like Chen Aju.

After the meal, Mrs. Wang hugged Brother Yu and Brother Ming for a while, and kissed Chen Dabaoxiang for a while, before Chen Afu was about to leave.

Originally, they were planning to leave after dinner, but several children got sweaty from playing. Although they wiped them with dry cloth, they still wanted to go back and take a shower to prevent them from getting sick. In addition, Mrs. Hu would lead Chen Aju to get close to her from time to time, and Chen Aju looked unhappy, which made people upset.

When Mrs. Wang saw that Chen Afu was about to leave, she said, "Afu will go to our new house to have a look. Let the children take a bath in my house and play until they have dinner before going back."

Chen Afu had long wanted to visit their house and nodded in agreement.

They said goodbye to Chen Shi's family and left. Chen Ming didn't leave, he wanted to stay here to help entertain the guests.

Seeing Mrs. Hu pulling Chen Aju to follow her again, Ms. Wang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you should help entertain the guests here and learn how to marry a girl."

Mrs. Hu said, "I've already married a daughter, why do I still need to learn?"

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "When I married Alan, my sister-in-law's family was just a mess. Now she is a landlord and a boss. How can we be the same?"

Ms. Zhang, who was seeing off the guests, also smiled and said to Ms. Hu, "Yes, Ah Ju won't look for trouble in the future. My sister-in-law should also let her learn how to deal with people in the city."

After hearing this, Mr. Hu gave up.

Seeing the envious faces of Atang and Dahu, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Dahu, just come and play with us. When the uncle and sister-in-law go home in the evening, they take a detour to my house to pick him up. Forget it about Atang, you can't do it today." To entertain guests.”

This place is relatively close to Chen Ming's house, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to take a carriage.

This is a curved three-in house. The location is also relatively good, it's quiet in the middle of the hustle and bustle, and right out of the alley is the lively North Street.

The yard is relatively large, planted with trees and flowers, there are shaped rockeries in the front yard, and there is a small pavilion in the back yard, which has been repainted to make the house appear newer. Only relatively wealthy families can afford to live in Dingzhou Prefecture.

Chen Afu looked around, smiled and nodded, saying that it was good, even if Alu married a wife in the future, it would be enough to live in.

Wang smiled and said, "On the first day we moved in, your father said that he had never dared to dream of having such a big yard in Dingzhou Prefecture. He was blessed by Ah Fu."

Everyone went into the west room of the upper house and asked Aunt Mu to lead people to boil water and give the boys a bath. Except for Miss Chu and the two little boys sleeping in the room, Ah Lu, the host, led the other boys to play in the backyard.

There were no outsiders here, and Wang asked about Chen Shiying's situation. Chen Ah Fu was afraid that she would worry, so he only said a few general words and told her not to worry.

Wang also said that in a few days, Chen Ming and she would take Ah Lu to follow Chen Shi and his son to the capital, not only to send Ah Man to marry, but also to broaden their horizons in the capital.

Chen Afu said, "Don't play too long in the capital, come back early. We will return to the Marquis' Mansion in the middle of the twelfth lunar month, but I don't want to take Dabao back. Some people in the second house of the Marquis' Mansion are not very friendly to me. Dabao is sensitive and thoughtful. I don't want him to be wronged. After my parents come back, they will live in the General's Mansion. Dabao won't be too lonely, and I will be relieved."

It's the New Year, and Chen Afu must take her children and the old Marquis back to the Marquis' Mansion in the capital to reunite. This is not only because the whole family must reunite during the New Year, but also because she has to take the eldest grandson of the Chu family to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and because of the hint of the brocade bag. It is very likely that in the twelfth lunar month of this year, the first lunar month of next year, and the second lunar month, there will be major events related to the fate of the Chu family.

But they can't take Dabao back. Although Chen Afu is very reluctant, she must do this for Dabao's safety.

She is afraid that Dabao will be lonely, and for his absolute safety, she has to ask Chen Ming's family to accompany him to the General's Mansion for the New Year.

Originally, she could wait until the end of the twelfth lunar month and return to the capital with Chu Lingxuan. But the old monk said, "The snow is heavy at the end of the year." The old marquis was afraid that if he left too late, the weather would be bad and the old and young would get into trouble on the road. Now the river has been blocked, so they can only go back by carriage. Besides, she was also worried about Chen Shiying in the capital.

Wang was surprised and said, "Dabao is a thoughtful child. You leave him here alone. Will he be willing?"

Chen Afu sighed, "He will definitely not be willing. I have to comfort him. Wait until I have sorted out the relationship in the marquis's mansion, and then take him back."

Wang said, "Then you have to coax him before you leave."

Chen Afu nodded.

Today, two chapters are combined into one, only one chapter, and tomorrow will start with two chapters. Some relatives said that there are too many things about the Chen family, and Qingquan will pay attention to writing less. For the development of the plot in the future, there will definitely be some involvement, but not much.