The two cages were large. One was filled with silk and satin, and the other contained small wooden boxes neatly arranged. Geng Xingshuang opened them one by one and found that they contained exquisite and unique gold, silver, and jade ornaments, or various kinds of jewelry. There are various types of clay and wood carvings, including figures, houses, cars and boats, which are dizzying for everyone to see, and there are also complete sets of pens, inks, papers and inkstones.
Ruan said repeatedly: "These are too valuable, too many!"
At the bottom of the cage, there are two rectangular wooden boxes, containing two century-old ginseng plants.
Mother and daughter looked at each other.
"This kid, didn't he come back with your second brother? Your second brother brought nothing back except a bag with a few changes of clothes. Why did he come back with so many things? Didn't they come back on horseback? Of?"
Geng Xingshuang knew this.
"The second brother decided to go back home at the last minute. Most of his things are still in Pingcheng. Brother Yang had long planned to go back to Ningdu City for the autumn examination, so he asked the escort team leaving Ningdu City to transport the things in advance. came back."
Geng Xingshuang liked opening and looking at gifts. The mother and daughter and two maids worked in the inner room for nearly an hour before registering everything one by one.
Although the things were numerous and valuable, since Yang Qingmo had sent them, neither Ruan nor Geng Xingshuang had any intention of returning them.
The gift is given to the future son-in-law (husband-in-law), not to some other unrelated person, so naturally it cannot be returned.
Ruan has already begun to plan where all these things will go. "These will be added to your dowry list when the time comes. These two large boxes are much larger than the ones we prepared. They should be able to hold four more dowry boxes."
"Mom, didn't you just say that? Let's all share some of these fabrics and make two sets of clothes for you, dad, and second brother each. Give some to third aunt and seventh sister, and give one to fifth sister!"
Since Geng Xingyu had a rash on her face, Geng Cheng wanted to cure her as soon as possible and gave her to Liu Ergong as a concubine. He hired many doctors, but it was of no use. The rash on Geng Xingyu's face showed no sign of disappearing.
Later, Geng Cheng was injured and the second house was turned upside down. In order to pray for Geng Cheng, Mrs. Bo took the children and grandchildren of the family to Yaowang Temple to offer incense. Even Geng Xingshui went there, except for Geng Xingyu.
Because Geng Xingshuang really has no respect for Geng Cheng, his second uncle, and it can be said that he hates her very much. Although mother and daughter Yao and Geng Xingbing have not provoked her recently, Yao used to rely on Mrs. Bo's housekeeping and was very affectionate towards her mother. During the run, Geng Xingbing did one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. From Geng Shuhuai to Geng Xingshuang, everyone suffered her losses.
Therefore, Geng Xingshuang almost never sets foot in Yinghe Courtyard now, and I don’t know how Geng Xingyu is doing now.
Ruan didn't go there again, "But I heard from your third aunt that the fifth girl's face hasn't healed yet."
"Third aunt went to see fifth sister?"
Ruan shook his head, "That's not true. It's Brother Step. He found out about it from Brother Ji."
The three brothers Geng Shuyin, Geng Shuji and Geng Shuyin all studied in Qingxi Academy.
Ruan looked at all the fabrics and said, "They are all good materials. The cheapest one here probably costs several taels of silver."
Now that she had to give away three horses at once, she was a little reluctant to give them away.
Geng Xingshuang laughed, "Mom, you have forgotten that we still have Mingshang Pavilion. We sell clothes ourselves. How many pieces of fabric are you reluctant to part with?"
Ruan gave her an angry look, "Can it be the same?"
Although Mrs. Ruan was reluctant to part with them, she still picked and selected three pieces of fabric suitable for Mr. Jiang, Geng Xingchen and Geng Xingyu and sent them over.
Geng Xingshuang picked out a few more sets of pens, inks, paper and inkstones and sent them to Geng Shuyin, Geng Shuji and Geng Shuyin.
She was going to wait for tomorrow to let Geng Xingchen come over to pick out a piece of jewelry and wood carvings.
Ruan was a little hesitant, "Would you like to give the eldest young master a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones?"
Geng Xingshuang snorted lightly, "I don't want to give it away."
Naturally, Mrs. Ruan didn't want to, and she sighed: "I'll discuss it with your father later."
Geng Xingshuang felt that her father was in danger. Was her mother setting a trap for her father?
Yang Qingmo naturally wanted to stay for lunch. Geng Xingshuang didn't know what the three of them talked about. When they came out of the inner room, Geng Shuhuai looked angry, Geng Wen looked hesitant, and Yang Qingmo looked calm. Before Geng Xingshuang, When he looked over, he smiled at her, his smile as warm as the sun, but Geng Xingshuang was sensitive to the apology and guilt in his eyes.
Have you had it before?
Geng Xingshuang found that she had only focused on looking at his face and how to cover up her shyness, and had not noticed whether there were other deep meanings in his eyes.
Geng Xingshuang smiled back at him. Different from the previous avoidance and reservedness, this smile was very generous and bright.
"Sister Shuang, I haven't seen you in the past two years. You have grown a lot taller!"
This seemed to be the first thing they said since meeting.
But Geng Xingshuang doubted the authenticity of his words, but she was still very happy after hearing it.
"Brother Yang Liu, how are you doing with your studies? Qiu Wei doesn't have long left."
Geng Xingshuang felt that she had to say something serious in front of her parents and brother.
"Eh... tsk..." Before Yang Qingmo said anything, Geng Shuhuai had already curled his lips and said in disgust: "Sister Shuang, you are so young, how can you speak so old-fashioned? When you first come up, you ask people how they are doing in school. When I was in school What I hate the most is when people ask me how I studied, how my test scores were, and what my test scores were. I don’t want to pay attention to anyone who asks me that question..."
"That's you!" Before Geng Shuhuai could finish speaking, Yang Qingmo had to interrupt Geng Shuhuai's chatter in front of Geng Wen and Ruan before Geng Xingshuang was provoked by his words and went berserk again.
"Don't worry, my studies are okay. When I return to Ningdu this time, I will go to Licai Academy to study for two months, so I won't be in Ningdu most of the time, but I will definitely come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Geng Xingshuang thought of a sentence in his previous letter, "Although we bear the spring flowers, we can enjoy the autumn moon together!"
She immediately understood the meaning of Mid-Autumn Festival that he would come back.
"Master, Madam, Mother Qiao is here!" When lunch was approaching, Geng Wen was preparing to invite Geng Yan to come over to accompany the guests, when he heard the report from the maid outside.
Geng Wen frowned slightly and looked at Ruan. Ruan's expression was unwavering. The main courtyard sent someone over at this time, and he didn't know what trouble was going to happen.
"Let Mama Qiao come in!"
As soon as Mother Qiao entered the hall, her eyes were attracted by Yang Qingmo, who was sitting below Geng Wen and Ruan and opposite Geng Shuhuai.
In the morning, she heard the little maids in the yard discussing with laughter, saying that the future sixth uncle was very handsome, and they had never seen such a handsome man before.
She thought to herself that she had met Mr. Yang Liu before. He was indeed handsome, but not as exaggerated as the little maid said.
But now that she saw them, she really felt that those little maids had never read books and were really not good at describing people. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the person in front of her was a Zhilan Yushu, with a fairy figure and a beautiful face. Not only his appearance, but also his temperament. There is calmness in his flying spirit, and elegance in his bravery. It is no wonder that as soon as the uncle met this person, he felt that this person would be very successful in the future, and wanted to restore the old relationship between the second bedroom and the first bedroom of Mrs. Uncle.
"Mother Qiao, what are your orders, Mrs. Uncle?" asked Ruan.
Mother Qiao quickly looked away from Yang Qingmo. She lowered her head slightly and said, "Back to the eldest madam, my uncle and his wife asked their servants to come and report that they have held a banquet in the main courtyard. Please invite the eldest master, eldest wife, Master Yang Liu, Second Young Master, and Miss Six will go to the main courtyard to have dinner together."
(End of chapter)
