Chapter 411 Arrangement
As soon as Chen Afu walked out of the main courtyard, he met the three sisters Chen Yuhui.
Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia's eyes were red. One of them stepped forward and hugged Chen Afu's arm and said, "Sister, will daddy be okay?"
Chen Afu said vaguely, "Dad is a good official, so nothing should happen to him." He also warned, "My mother is not in good health, so you should be more considerate of her."
The two sisters nodded.
Chen Yuhui stepped forward again and asked, "Sister, will dad be promoted? I heard that dad will be promoted to minister, but now he must not be promoted? If nothing happens, will dad keep his current official position?"
Chen Afu was so angry that he darkened his face and said in a cold voice, "Who did you hear to say that dad will be promoted to minister? That's a rumor. Don't slander dad with false rumors." He added, "Whether dad can keep his official position or not, he is worthy of it." A father we respect."
Chen Yuhui said angrily, "You can stand and talk without hurting your back! You have married into a good family, why don't you think about us sisters? If dad no longer serves as an official, we..."
"Girl Hui," Mrs. Jiang came out and shouted coldly, "Is this what a girl like you can say? Go back and copy the "Female Commandments" fifty times."
Chen Yuhui stamped his feet angrily, but when he saw Jiang's cold gaze, he wiped his tears and returned to his yard.
This bad girl is just as vicious and selfish as that evil old woman. Her biological father was unlucky. She didn't think about how to make her father suffer less, but she was afraid that her father's loss of official position would affect her marriage.
Chen Afu returned home in a hurry. Before they even entered the door, they heard Yu Yu and Ming Ming crying loudly.
Chu Hanyan was standing at the door wiping her tears. When she saw Chen Afu coming back, she stepped forward and cried, "Mom, my two brothers are hungry and can't stop crying."
The little girl felt very sorry for her brother. Every time she heard her brother cry, she would shed tears.
Chen Afu led her into the house and fed the two boys. The two boys, who had eaten and drank enough, lay on the bed and said "Ah" contentedly.
Chen Afu took Chu Hanyan into his arms again, wiped her little face clean, and said with a smile, "Yan'er is such a good sister."
Chu Hanyan's little mouth closed again, and Nuo Nuo said, "When I hear my brother cry, I feel very uncomfortable and want to cry."
Chen Afu smiled again and lowered his head to kiss her little face.
At noon, Alu told Chen Afu that he had taken a fifteen-day leave and would go to the capital with his parents to marry his cousin Aman tomorrow.
Chen Dabao pouted and was very unhappy, and said to Chen Afu, "Mother, I am Aunt Aman's nephew and can be considered her biological family. Why can't I go to the capital to marry Aunt Aman?"
Just when Chen Afu was about to do work for him, Chu Lingzhi said, "We should go back to the capital next month to celebrate the New Year. Let brother Alu play in the capital for a while. When we return to the Hou Mansion, please invite brother Alu to the Hou Mansion." Play."
When Chen Dabao heard this, he smiled brightly, nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, uncle, did you hear that? You have to wait for us in the capital. The fifth uncle said that the Hou's Mansion is much bigger than the General's Mansion. Please come and play with grandpa and grandma."
Seeing this young man smiling happily, Chen Afu felt helpless. Not to mention the capital, even outside the north gate of Dingzhou Prefecture, no one dared to let him go. The Chu family is on such high alert now because of him.
Entering the twelfth lunar month, the temperature is already very cold, the wind is biting, and it is snowing, but not too much. The climate seems to have suddenly entered the harsh winter from autumn. Many elderly people or children with poor health got sick, and some even died.
Chen Afu thought badly, it would be better if the old lady Chen died now. It happened that Chen Shiying and Ding You couldn't tell whether he was demoted or not, and he looked good. Three years later, the bad public opinion was no longer as strong as it is now, and it just happened to revive.
As the saying goes, bad guys will last a thousand years. Even with this bad weather, I heard that the dead old woman is still in good health, able to eat, sleep and curse.
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, all three members of the Chen family came back. On the 11th, Chen Mingjia hosted a treat and invited everyone from the third room to the house. He also brought a letter to Chen Afu.
Because he had to discuss something today, Chen Afu did not take Chen Dabao and Chu Lingzhi to school, but took several children to Chen Ming's house.
As soon as she entered the house, Mrs. Wang came up to her, stretched out her hand to hug Brother Ming into her arms, and said with a smile, "Grandson, grandma misses you very much."
Entering the upper room, the men were sitting in the hall, while the women and children were in the east room.
Mrs. Chen waved and said with a smile, "Ah Fu, please lead the child to the kang. It will be warm on the kang."
Chen Afu listened to them talk about how lively the wedding was, how rich the Yang family was, and how lucky Chen Aman was...
Mrs. Hu said to Chen Afu again, "Afu, you and Aju have been in a much better relationship than Aman since you were young. Please help this sister find a good husband. You don't have to have as many cards as Uncle Yang." Just open one or two big restaurants.”
This is nonsense. Chen Afu said, "My eldest uncle thinks so highly of me. How can I not have that ability?" Then he asked with a smile, "Where is my third aunt?"
Wang laughed and said, "Third uncle said your third aunt is tired and sick."
Mrs. Wang brought Chen Afu and several children into the east room, which was also their bedroom. Close the door and shut out the noise outside.
Wang whispered to Chen Afu, "Your grandma said that your aunt is confused and wants Aju to live in the third room and be raised by your third aunt. Your third aunt didn't want to, saying that she was tired from busying Aman's affairs and was sick." She added, "If it was in the past, although Hu was not reasonable, the mother-in-law was fair, and the uncle was not like now. Your third aunt might be willing to help train Aju. But now, your third aunt will not interfere. Your grandma hinted to me a few more times today, and I pretended not to hear it. I feel uncomfortable whenever I think of you being beaten and scolded by Aju and Hu Cuicui when you were a child..."
The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and Chen Afu told Wang that they would set off on the 15th. They had already prepared a yard for Chen Ming's family and asked them to move in on the 14th...
Originally, they wanted to leave a few days later, but looking at the current weather, they were afraid that it would get colder and the snow would get heavier. Their family was old and young, and the road would be even more difficult to walk.
After returning home, Chen Afu called Yang Zongguan and Zeng Shuang to make detailed arrangements. Before that, Chen Afu had people prepare enough firewood and charcoal, and the grain in several large warehouses was enough for the people in the mansion to survive. Fuyunlai Merchants had stored a lot of grain. Chen Afu did not allow Zeng Shuang to sell grain at a high price at any time, but it must be fixed every day. At certain times, it is also necessary...
Some time ago, Wang Laowu was officially promoted to Dabao's long-term attendant. The excuse was that vegetables could not be grown in winter, and Wang Laowu was idle anyway, so he was made Dabao's long-term attendant. If he was easy to use, he would follow Dabao in the future. Wang Laowu, who entered the mansion, was much cleaner. Except for less hair, he looked like a good young man.
Chen Afu was busy packing things and sent New Year gifts to some families such as Chen Mansion, Fu Mansion, Qin Mansion, and Liu Mansion.
On the 13th, Jiang came to the General's Mansion. While sending New Year gifts, she also brought a lot of things to Chen Shiying. Clothes from inside to outside, various supplements, and food that Chen Shiying liked. Because something happened to Chen Shiying, their family could not go anywhere, including the capital.