Chapter 470 Visit
Starting from the second day of the Chinese New Year, Chu Lingxuan went out early and came back late, and even didn't go home at night.
Chen Afu couldn't go back to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year. One reason was that she was not full-month old, and the other was that Chen Shiying's family returned to the capital. Chen Ming's family and Chen Shi's family also returned to their hometown to celebrate the New Year and drink Chen Aju's wedding wine.
Chen Aju found a husband's family, who was a big landlord and lived in Sanqing County. It is said that the family has thousands of acres of fertile land and opened two shops. The young man is 18 years old and looks average. Even if he looks average, he will not be interested in the eldest wife of the Chen family and Chen Aju. That family still likes Chen Afu's power and the bright future of the second and third wives.
Chen Ye and Hu Shi were not very satisfied at first, thinking that this family was not as rich as the Yang family that Chen Aman found, and was still in the capital. The young man was dark and fat, and was far less handsome than Yang Mingyuan.
Old Mrs. Chen was very satisfied. She advised Chen Ye that, whether he admitted it or not, the first house was far inferior to the third house, so why did they have to have the same conditions for selecting a son-in-law? Even this family was marrying up. Besides, Chen Aju would be seventeen next year, and it would be even harder to find a son-in-law if he delayed any further.
Chen Ye thought about it and it made sense. Whether he was convinced or not, their first house was no longer as good as the second and third houses, so he listened to his mother's advice. Even though Mrs. Hu wiped her tears and refused, saying that she had wronged her daughter, she still couldn't win over her husband and mother-in-law, so she had to agree.
Because Chen Aju was older, the marriage was decided in July last year, and the wedding was held today on the eighth day of the first lunar month.
The Chen family went back to drink the wedding wine, and Chen Afu also asked Chen Ming to bring her dowry. The dowry was the same as the one given to Chen Aman, fifty taels of silver, two pieces of brocade, two quilt covers, and two red gold hairpins. Except for the fifty taels of silver, the other things were two levels compared to the one given to Chen Aman.
At the same time, fifty taels of silver were also brought back for the Hu family, so that Hu Wei could marry on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Although Chen Afu did not like Hu Wei, he still gave this great gift because Hu Laowu was a good person.
Chen Afu also asked Song to go to the house of Manager Luo to visit Manager Luo on her behalf, and sent two hundred taels of silver and many tonics such as ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, and Panax notoginseng.
Miss Chu was stimulated and pulled Chen Afu's clothes anytime and anywhere, and could not leave for a while. Seeing his sister like this, Dabao also stayed with her.
Chen Dabao stuck to the little girl and Chen Afu at the same time. Chen Afu let him pull and hug her, and felt very reluctant. Once the ninth prince established the crown prince, it meant that Xiaoyi would soon leave him and go back to recognize his ancestors.
Chen Afu spent much more time with Dabao than with Chu Lingxuan and his own children when he came to the other world. They had been together through thick and thin for nearly four years, and it was hard to let them go.
She stayed in the house with three children, while the two little brothers would go to Luomei Temple to accompany Lechen every morning and come back for lunch. They would not go in the afternoon because the two little brothers were too naughty to stay quietly and gave Lechen a headache. Moreover, after that incident, Lechen had more time to study Buddhism.
On the seventh day, Xiao Yuer was one month old, and Chen Afu did not want to make a big fuss. Because Chu Lingxuan was not at home, and due to the special circumstances, no one from the capital and Shizhou Prefecture would come, so he only invited a few good families and his uncle's family to have dinner.
This day, Chen Afu finally came out of confinement and took a comfortable bath early in the morning. After breakfast, she put on a cotton jacket, a cloak, and Zhaojun suit, and took the children to Luomei Temple to visit Lechen. Since they met once on the day Lechen entered the mansion, they have not seen each other until today.
This time, Xiao Yuer was also brought along. Not only did they wrap her tightly with a quilt, but they also put a piece of thick velvet on her face.
It was snowing heavily outside and the wind was biting. Chen Ahfu, who had been locked up for a month, liked it very much. She stood up and raised her head, letting the snowflakes fall on her face and feeling the snowflakes melting on her face.
Li Ma said quickly, "Grandma, you just came out of confinement, don't do this, don't catch a cold."
Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er also raised their heads like their mother, and shouted loudly, "Come on, Xuexue, come on, Xuexue."
The two mothers were so scared that they stopped them and said, "Oh, brother, don't get wind."
The two little guys heard it and ran again with their short legs, shouting, "Go see grandma, go see grandma..." They were wearing red cotton jackets and cotton pants, like red bell peppers with two legs.
The two boys were tall and strong, they could jump and run, and they didn't allow anyone to lead them. Suddenly, Ming Ge'er fell down, rolled in snow, and got up by himself, laughing twice at the sky.
Yu Ge'er saw it, and also deliberately fell down and got up, and laughed twice at the sky.
Miss Chu and the servants didn't help them. This was Chen Afu's instructions. As long as the fall was not serious, let them get up by themselves.
When they arrived at the Fallen Plum Courtyard, they saw the red plums blooming in the yard, standing proudly in the wind and snow, very beautiful.
Chen Afu felt that compared to the crabapple flower, Liaochen was more like this red plum, proud, dazzling, stubborn, and too self-insistent.
They went directly into the east wing, because the upper room was the Buddhist hall, and Liaochen would practice Buddhism there.
The east wing was Liaochen's living room and bedroom. They sat in the east room for a while, and Liaochen came over after practicing Buddhism. She was much thinner, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were more clear. The days of Chu Houye's forbearance were coming to an end. I don't know what the result will be for this old couple.
As soon as she saw the children, a smile appeared in her originally sad eyes.
Chen Afu stood up with the children and bowed to Chen. Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er bowed and ran over to hug their grandmother, shouting proudly, "Grandma, sister, sister is here."
Liaochen touched the tops of the brothers' heads and said, "Sister is here too? Grandma, come and see."
Mother Li brought Xiao Yu'er to Chen, and Liaochen reached out to take the child.
The last time Liaochen saw Xiao Yu'er, the little girl was sleeping with her eyes closed, but now she has opened her eyes. She is not shy, she smiled at her grandma and said "ah" twice.
Lechen smiled, with tears in her eyes again, and said, "What a pretty little girl, so lovable. Look at this little appearance, she is even more handsome than Huaer when he was a child."
She sat on the kang with Xiaoyuer in her arms, and the two little brothers leaned on her side, chatting with her, "Sister, you are pretty."
Lechen nodded, "Yes, you are pretty."
"Sister's stinky stinky, it doesn't stink."
Lechen pretended to be surprised, "Really? How can stinky stinky not stink?"
The two little brothers nodded firmly, "It doesn't stink, I've smelled it."
Lechen was very happy, "Oh, that thing doesn't stink and can't be smelled."
One said again, "Our sister, the bad guy stole it."
The other hurriedly said, "Kick him out, don't steal it."
Lechen said, "The bad guy who stole our sister should be beaten out." She didn't know that the bad guy the two little brothers were referring to was the third wife.