Boss Cheng came out of the mansion in a state of embarrassment.
People often pass by the entrance of this courtyard, and they immediately gather around in surprise.
"Ah, isn't this that person from Chengjia Village? Didn't he follow Cheng Zhao to the capital to enjoy the blessings? Why did he suddenly come back?"
"Why is there water all over my body and my face is so ugly? What happened?"
"Maybe he was driven back from the capital, and then kicked out of the yard by Dashan Niang..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Boss Cheng straightened his collar and puffed up his chest and said, "My son is a high official in the capital and has never forgotten the kindness of Chengjia Village, so I came back to take care of everyone in the clan for my son."
He shook off his wet sleeves and got into the carriage.
Zhao Dashan asked people to load the special gifts and other things that the Cheng family bought in the capital into the carriage, and followed them to Chengjia Village.
Everyone in the village stared at the carriage and kept talking, wondering why Boss Cheng came back from the capital...
At this time, Cheng Wanwan walked out of the yard. Behind him, Cheng A and Cheng B were carrying a big box. The box was opened and it was full of various snacks, shortbreads and candies.
"These are all fashionable snacks bought from the capital. The big families in the capital love to eat them. I brought them here specially for everyone to try." She smiled and asked the villagers to help themselves. "Take more for the children. I There are still several boxes at home.”
The things she bought the most in the capital were books and food. A few boxes were specially distributed to the villagers for a taste, two boxes were taken to the workshop to distribute to the workers, and one box was kept at home to eat slowly. There were many children at home. You won’t have to worry about finishing a box of it.
"Not to mention, the shortbread in Beijing is just better."
"Such expensive food must cost a lot of money. Dashan Niang is very generous."
"Anyway, there is meat to eat with Dashan Niang. Let's get to work quickly after getting the food. Stop gossiping here."
The villagers came one after another, and some people didn't come, so Cheng Wanwan asked the maid to deliver food to her door.
After the gifts in the village were distributed, she had people carry the boxes to Lao Zhao's house.
Today's Lao Zhao's family is different from before. In the few months since she left, Lao Zhao's family hired someone to expand the yard, and they used blue bricks, which looks luxurious. There are stone tables and benches in the yard. She bought a big tree for shade and borrowed grape seeds to plant it. It was somewhat similar to her previous yard.
"Auntie, you're here!" Donghua came out with a smile on her face, "There are tea and sweet water at home, which one would you like to drink?"
Cheng Wanwan noticed that the girl had grown taller and her face had grown wider. She was wearing clean clothes and looked more agile.
She smiled and said, "Just boiled water."
Donghua ran in and poured a glass of boiled water out.
Qiuhua quickly brought out the best chair in the house and put a piece of cloth on it for Cheng Wanwan to sit down.
Chunhua and Xiahua were not at home. One went to Dahe Banquet and the other was at Cao's Embroidery Workshop. Dawang and Erwang were not here either. One followed Ergou to inspect the branch, and the other was studying seriously in the school.
"Uncle, please eat some melon seeds." Wang Damai came out with a plate of sunflower seeds, "These are the melon seeds grown by Grandma. They are very fragrant when fried."
Cheng Wanwan cracked melon seeds for a while. After waiting for a while, no adults at home came back, so she stood up and said: "In that box are the gifts I bought for you in the capital. Your grandpa and grandma will be back later." , then open the box and divide it."
Donghua had seen the contents of the box a long time ago and had restrained herself from asking. Now that Cheng Wanwan mentioned it, she suddenly jumped three feet high: "Grandpa is packing cabinets at Grandpa Zhou's house, and grandma is strolling around in the soap workshop." , Auntie, wait a minute, I will go and call grandpa and grandma back."
Without even taking a cup of tea, Donghua called everyone back. The two elders of the Zhao family, Zhao Youyin, Zhao Youcai, Wen family and Sun family were all neatly arranged, and everyone's eyes fell on the cage. superior.
Old man Zhao coughed and turned to Cheng Wan: "Boss and wife, why did you buy these? Aren't you tired of traveling all the way back and forth?"
"You old man, weren't you still guessing yesterday about what the eldest daughter-in-law had bought and what she was pretending to be like?" Mrs. Zhao rolled her eyes at him.
Old Man Zhao: "..."
We are an old married couple, can't you save some face for him?
Cheng Wanwan laughed and said, "I bought the things a long time ago, but I came back a little late. Come and see if you like them?"
She opened the box to reveal the contents, the top one being a hand warmer.
"This is a hand warmer used by some elderly ladies in the capital. I also bought some silver wire charcoal. In winter, I put a small piece of charcoal in it and it can burn for a day. This small box of charcoal should be able to use four or five moon."
"Isn't my dad working as a carpenter now? He often has to take measurements, but his eyesight is not very good. I specially found someone to bring back a pair of glasses. They were passed down from abroad. After wearing them, I can see things close by clearly. , dad give it a try."
Old man Zhao had never seen this kind of thing before. He immediately took it and put it on. The moment he put it on the bridge of his nose, he felt a little dizzy. After a while, he could see everything in front of him clearly.
"This thing is too rare and useful. I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money."
These are actually reading glasses. She heard that some people sell them in this era, but because they are imported from overseas, they are expensive and have no market. So she bought one from the mall, which cost only more than 100 yuan, which was very cheap. Of course, this She certainly couldn't tell.
She smiled and said: "Dad, it fits just right. It's not expensive if you make the best use of it. You must put it away carefully. If the lens is broken, you can't use it..."
"Also, these pieces of cloth are all good fabrics suitable for ordinary people. I bought seven or eight pieces, so that each person in the family can make several sets of clothes."
"Here are the things I bought for the children. The ones for you two in Donghuaqiuhua are recipes. I bought a dozen books for you. Study them slowly."
"I heard from Master Yu that Erwang's studies were okay, so I bought this boy the Four Treasures of the Study that people in the capital like to use."
"As for Xuanxuan, who is still young, it is inevitable that he will have bumps and bruises. This ointment is good and can remove scars..."
Cheng Wanwan introduced everything in the box. Everyone in Lao Zhao's family got a gift and smiled happily.
"It's better to be sister-in-law." Sun's gift was a jade bracelet. She liked it very much, and she spoke as if she had brought honey with her. "From now on, sister-in-law will do whatever she says. If you ask me to go east, never to the west, call me You will never kill a chicken before you kill a fish.”
Donghua hugged Cheng Wanwan's thigh: "I want to be my aunt's daughter..."
"A-aunt..." Zhao Mingxuan said inarticulately, "A hug..."
Seeing her son and daughter reaching out to Cheng Wanwan, Mrs. Sun felt sour, but she didn't mind that her son and daughter had a good relationship with Cheng Wanwan.
Old Mrs. Zhao spread her grandchildren apart: "I'll ask my second son to go to the city and buy some good meat and wine. You can eat here today..."
Cheng Wanwan surrendered directly: "I have to go to Dahe Academy, so I'll leave first."
She turned around and left quickly. She really couldn't bear the enthusiasm of the old Zhao family.
