Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

After finishing his work, Chen Afu wanted to go to the village to visit the old lady Zhao.

She held Hong Fei's hand and led Luo Fang's wife and two guards out of Luo Family Manor. We walked all the way to the west, walked slowly, and arrived in the village in half a quarter of an hour, stopping in front of the second courtyard.

This is an old courtyard with a green brick wall. The wooden door is half open, and you can see a corner of the brick wall with black tiles.

Chen Afu looked around and found that this small courtyard was one of the best in the village.

Luo Fang's wife stepped forward and opened the wooden door, giving an unobstructed view of the courtyard.

There are three wing rooms in the upper room, and wing rooms on the left and right. There is a willow tree planted in the yard, and the leaves have turned yellow. An old lady was leaning on a wicker chair with her back to the door, basking in the sun, and a tall and strong woman was hanging clothes to dry.

The yard was so quiet that the crow of chickens in the backyard could be clearly heard.

That woman had been working as an errand in Chen's mansion long ago and knew Chen Afu. She was a little surprised that her eldest aunt came to visit the old lady in broad daylight, because since the old lady moved here, only the master, his wife, and the eldest young master had come a few times, and they came after dark at night. She was also told not to reveal the old lady’s true identity.

She knew that this aunt had a problem with the old lady, and the old lady would curse her to herself almost every day. The mother-in-law was very puzzled and stood there confused for a moment.

The old lady's ears worked fine and she could hear sounds from behind, but she couldn't move around enough to turn her head. He said, "Are you here to borrow needlework or rice noodles again? Let them go. Our house is not a charity house." He cursed to himself again, "That dead dog didn't look after the house properly and ran out again. Wild."

Only then did Mrs. Yu react, and she quickly saluted and said, "Old slave, I have met my aunt."

Old Mrs. Zhao's body stiffened, and she did not expect Chen Afu to come. The last thing she wanted was for Chen Afu to see her in such a desolate state, so she cursed, "Get that damn girl out of here, I don't want to see her."

Chen Afu walked into the yard and came to the old lady.

The old lady wore a semi-new dark green muslin gown and a thin black cotton waistcoat. Her hair was all gray and sparse. It was pulled into a small curl on the back of her head, with only a silver hairpin inserted. The face is extremely thin, and both cheeks are sunken, making the cheekbones appear higher. His mouth was half open, with a trace of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Her head couldn't be raised completely, it was half hanging, looking at Chen Afu with cloudy eyes.

Chen Afu looked at her condescendingly and felt that she was so boring that he couldn't even say anything. He only said, "People are doing it, but God is watching. Old lady, if you have the strength to curse, why not chant more sutras and recite Buddha's name, not for your children and grandchildren, but only for your next life."

After saying that, he held Hong Fei's hand and walked around the old lady.

I just heard an angry curse coming from behind, "Damn girl, it's you who hurt my son and me, but those old immortals took it out on me. And Hui Yatou, that heartless bad girl, it's all in vain I love her so much, I'm unlucky that she didn't come to see me..."

Chen Afu ignored her and walked out of the door. He could still hear the old lady's vague curses.

Mrs. Yu then sent it out and said, "Thank you, aunt, for still thinking about the old lady. I will take good care of the old lady."

Does she miss the old lady? Yes, she was thinking about it first, wondering why the old lady didn't die. But at this moment, she no longer had such thoughts. It was easy to die, but not easy to live.

Chen Afu winked at Xiao Mo, and Xiao Mo handed Mrs. Yu a purse containing silver coins.

Chen Afu and others slowly walked eastward. Several villagers' children stood at the entrance of the village, looking at them eagerly. Chen Afu asked Xiao Mo to treat the children to some candies.

In the afternoon, Chen Afu took his children and Zhuifeng's family to bid farewell and return to Fucheng. Mr. Chu is in the house, and they can't live outside for long.

On September 10th, Chu Hua came with Brother Heng. On the 11th, Fourth Master Luo and Grandma Luo also came with their daughter Luo Ying. They did not come to Chu Mansion in Dingzhou Prefecture, but went directly to Luojiazhuang in Jitou Village on the outskirts of the city.

These people will stay until the two brothers' first birthday party before leaving.

Liao Chen must be very happy to have a daughter, a grandson, a nephew from her mother's side, and a childhood playmate to accompany her, right?

Chen Afu was inconvenient and busy at home, so he did not make a special trip to visit them. Chu Lingxuan went to Zhuangzi to stay for one night. He came back and said that Liao Chen was very happy and in a much better mood.

On the 14th, all three members of the Chen family came to the Chu Mansion to give birthday gifts to the little girl, and also brought wealth and ingots.

Chen Ming and his wife did not want to appear in public at the same time as Chen Shiying and his wife tomorrow, so they sent the gifts in advance. What they gave as a gift was a set of clothes that Wang personally made for the little girl. They were very beautiful.

Chen Shi and Mrs. Zhang gave the little girl a set of clothes and a pair of shoes. The fabric must have been given by Chen Aman. They were extremely gorgeous.

What Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye gave as gifts was a small silver lock and a set of small cotton-padded jackets and cotton trousers.

Every time Chen Afu looked at Mrs. Zhao, he would look high at Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen is also a widow and has raised three sons. She also has small thoughts and calculations, and sometimes the things she does are annoying. But she didn't destroy her conscience, she didn't think about killing people in exchange for money, and she tolerated the original owner and Chen Dabao, who were not related by blood...

Chen Afu saw that they wanted to come to have a banquet tomorrow, so he smiled and said, "You can come to the house for a banquet tomorrow. We specially invited a troupe to sing in the hall. They are all famous actors."

Mrs. Chen smiled with a smile on her face and said, "Ah Fu, you don't think we are vulgar and embarrass you. Let's come and experience the birthday banquet of a rich family and then watch the big show. Don't worry, I won't bring Mr. Hu's Come on, bitch, she has no door shut."

Chen Shi also wanted to come and make more friends with noble people, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

Chen Afu stayed with the three family members for dinner. When Chen Ming's family left, they still left Wangcai and Yuanbao here to play for two days. It’s okay not to stay, because the two dogs have already gone to play in the back garden with the children and Zhui Feng’s family.

Chen Alu also stayed in Chu Mansion, and he will help his brother-in-law entertain the guests tomorrow. This is Chen Afoti's request. He should not only study hard, but also learn to treat others.

On the 15th, Chen Afu got up early and went to the kitchen to cook some noodles, including fried soybean noodles, shredded chicken mushroom noodles, seafood noodles, and some sweet soups. Breakfast is placed in the west room of the upper room, and the children will come here to eat today.

At the right time, except for the two little brothers, several children came. Dabao, Chu Lingzhi, and A Lu gave the little girl a small Fanren doll, a small bamboo flower basket, and pink porcelain flowers and birds that they bought on the street. Even Xiao Li Xuan gave a wooden deer sculpture.

Since last night, the little girl has been accepting gifts softly, smiling and saying thank you with crooked eyebrows.