Ma Wazi ran away carrying the shovel. He was late and had to wait for the next trip. A fruit tree cost five cents. It was a delay in earning money!
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Li Qiusui was far away from home when he saw two carriages parked in front of his house. Several familiar old ladies were walking around the carriages, pointing and talking.
There are only ox carts, mule carts, and carriages in the village in Fucheng. I want to buy one. I remember that I am just a commoner from home. I have to go to the county government to register first. When I am qualified, I have to pay taxes first. It is very troublesome. Give up.
Over there, Zheng Fu saw Li Qiu Sui coming towards him at a glance, and hurriedly got rid of the old ladies surrounding him, and raised his voice: "Miss Li, my wife asked this old slave to send you the Dragon Boat Festival gifts!"
Li Qiu Sui waited until he came closer and then said: "I'm sorry, my aunt is worried. She also said that she has made rice dumplings at home and will send them to Fucheng tomorrow for her to try."
It sounded nice, but in fact, she never thought about giving gifts during the Dragon Boat Festival. In previous years, when the Zheng family gave gifts to her family, she would always come to the house and bring them back. When she went back, she would get some wild products, game and the like to take back. , this is the first time for me to give gifts seriously like this.
Liu and Li Sanzhu were still on the mountain, and Li Qiusui was thinking about how to return the gift...
Over there, Zheng Fu added: "...the three young masters Li who were studying at Songyun Academy came back together. Before, my wife asked the old slave to go to the academy to ask, and I happened to meet someone."
This is about Li Changhe, Li Changgen, and Li Changqing.
In the past two years in Fucheng, because of the incident involving Zheng Bin, Mr. Zheng went to the academy to say hello. No one harassed Li Changgen and Li Changhe, and their studies were going smoothly. In addition, Li Qiusui went to the academy frequently. They were carrying things back and forth. Although the two of them had never visited the Zheng family's door, the Zheng family knew of their existence.
Mrs. Zheng had no intention of quarreling with Li Qiu Sui, and was naturally considerate and considerate in every way. This was the point that made people helpless. Li Qiu Sui thought that he would not be afraid of anyone because he was very experienced in confronting each other, but it was so obvious. Befriending you makes it difficult for people to start.
Li Qiusui said: "Thank you for your thoughtfulness! My father was still talking about his eldest cousin yesterday and didn't want to come back with him today... After traveling for a long time, he went in first to drink water and let Hongying give him a bite. "
"Well, I'm sorry to bother you!" Zheng Fu didn't hesitate and agreed readily.
Li Qiu Sui settled down with Zheng Fu, and wanted to call Mrs. Liu back to prepare a return gift. Everyone was still on the mountain, so he asked Xiao Shitou to call for people.
The Dragon Boat Festival gifts from the Zheng family, including pen, ink, paper and inkstone, are indispensable every time. The Zheng family is a scholarly family, so these are the most indispensable things, as well as rice dumplings, various pastries, and five poisonous blessing packages.
Bits and pieces, not very valuable, but a lot of thought.
Zheng Yan, in particular, specially prepared a gift and embroidered the Five Blessings purse with her own hands. She told Li Qiu to wear it on her body during the Dragon Boat Festival, saying it could ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. She wrote many words of advice.
It was still needed on the Dragon Boat Festival, so Li Qiusui directly hung his purse on his body.
The rice dumplings at home have just been wrapped, and they haven’t even had time to be put into the pot to cook. If they were put into the pot now, Zheng Fu wouldn’t be able to cook them even in the time it took him to eat a whole meal!
I dug out a jar of realgar wine from the backyard and got the recipe from Divine Doctor Yang. I came home last year to try brewing it, and then buried it in the backyard. No one thought of digging it up to drink it. Now it’s just right to dig it out and give it away.
In addition, I went to the warehouse and brought out a jar of preserved eggs. They had only been stored for less than ten days, so it would be best to leave them for two days before eating them.
Add some pills to relieve summer heat and delicacies picked from the mountains, and the return gift is almost complete.
Li Qiu Sui has almost prepared the return gifts. Liu and Li Sanzhu are deleting them as appropriate when they return. Since people are serious about giving gifts at their door, they cannot be rude to others no matter what they do.
This matter of being the head of the family should be discussed behind closed doors. People have really made up their minds. People don’t know about it. No serious head of the family comes out to speak out and pretends that they don’t take him seriously!
Li Qiusui was waiting for Li Sanzhu and Liu to come back and see off the chief steward of the Zheng Mansion.
The head of the Li family, Li Changqing is the eldest grandson of Li Guangping's family. Like most families, they all value their eldest grandson.
The eldest grandson finally came back from Fucheng, and a whole family was talking around...
Li Changqing was still patiently talking to his elders, and then he remembered what he heard at the door of Li Qiusui's house.
Asked his father: "Grandpa, what are all the people in Uncle Sanzhu's family doing so busy talking about?"
Li Sanzhu kept the matter of Li Qiu Sui's house in Fucheng a secret. Not even his biological father, Li Guangmao, said a word about it. On Li Guangping's side, since the two families had a quarrel, they only had to call each other when they met. Of course, such important things will not be disclosed to them due to their friendship.
As for Li Changqing, neither Li Changgen nor Li Changhe knew about the house, so he naturally had no way of knowing.
So, when Li Qiu Sui brought back so many servants, what Li Changqing asked about was these people. Li Guangping thought they were the people in the village who helped Li Sanzhu's family plant fruit trees. He said: "Your Uncle Sanzhu's family is great now. The people behind his family are You know, Zuoshantou... He has been bought by his family now, and the seeds have just been put into the ground. The people in the village are busy planting fruit trees for his family, saying that they will give him money to start the work. The work in the field is almost as busy, but not just They all went to work for his family!"
"Are they all from the village?"
But Li Changqing didn't think they looked familiar, and wanted to ask again...
Li Zhenzhen listened to her grandfather and her brother talking, and knew that the conversation was going off the rails, so she hurriedly interjected: "Brother, those people you are talking about were seen at Li Qiusui's house, right?"
Li Changqing attaches great importance to his sister. Although this girl is just a girl, she is very smart and has a very upright idea. What's more, her ability cannot be ignored - she can predict events almost like a god.
Take the snowfall last winter, at the crossroads leading to the next village. She said there would be landslides there, and asked people from the two villages not to pass there. Although everyone didn't mind it, they subconsciously avoided it. Later, they didn't There was a landslide. How many people came over to the house to express their gratitude. They said that if it hadn't been for his sister, he might not have been killed. They were all grateful in their hearts.
With so much on his mind, Li Changqing nodded to his sister immediately, and said to Li Guangping, "I followed the Zheng family's carriage back today. I said it was to send a Dragon Boat Festival gift to Uncle Sanzhu's family. That girl Qiu Sui." They are highly valued by the Zheng family. In the academy, I heard that Mr. Zheng went there to say hello, and Li Changgen and Li Changhe are quite favored by the dean."
Li Changqing pondered and suggested, "Sir, you think...should we find an opportunity to mend our relationship with Uncle Sanzhu's family?"
Li Changqing heard what his family members said about why the two families were not on good terms, and he agreed with what his grandfather and sister said. If it wasn't their family's matchmaking, could Li San wish that his family could have the good life they have now?
Don't burn bridges, don't let you feel grateful from the bottom of your heart, at least respect him on the surface.
(End of chapter)
