Chapter 176

Fang ruxiu was worried that because of the heavy snow, the flavor of the new year would become lighter, but it didn't. at noon, she still heard many people in the village set off firecrackers, and Fang ruxiu's family was no exception. Early in the morning, Fang Changfu took Fang Yizheng's three brothers to worship gods and ancestors in the ancestral hall.

At noon, we went to the old house to eat the group new year's dinner. We haven't gone to the old house for a long time. Fang ruxiu is really not used to it.

Especially now Fang Changheng and Zhang Shi are back, and Fang Changheng who hasn't appeared for a long time stays. In the old house, the small table was set up again, but the eating rules were different from before. Fang Weicheng and Yu Shi sat at the top of the big table, his son and daughter-in-law sat below, and the children sat on the small table. And this time, we don't have to fight over two pieces of meat anymore. The table is full of vegetables, chicken, fish and duck.

The chicken is raised by Yu's family. The meat, fish and ducks are provided by Fang ruxiu's family. The lunch is cooked by Li and Liu together. Everyone's division of labor and cooperation is pretty good.

"It's the first time we've had dinner together after the separation." Yu said to the people, "today, thanks to everyone's blessing, it's a fat year. Let's have a drink first."

"Speaking of it, I haven't had such a big reunion dinner for a long time. It's thanks to my second son." Yu said with a smile: "Of course, the other sons and daughters-in-law have also worked hard. I think it was right for our family to separate at the beginning, and now your brothers are all doing well. Needless to say, I was most worried about the fourth. I didn't expect to have a good year with the help of the second. Changfu, you did a good job. If you didn't develop yourself, you forgot your brother."

After hearing Yu's words, Fang Changfu quickly said, "of course not. If my brother thinks highly of me, I will help if I should help within my ability. Of course, if there are unreasonable requirements, I can't do it and can't help. The fourth brother is a very smart man. I'm really glad to see you making such progress now."

"Second brother, brother, I really appreciate you. Come here. I won't say anything else. I'll toast you." Fang Changheng stood up and raised his glass to propose a toast to Fang Changfu.

Fang Changfu naturally responded. Next, they talked about some unimportant things. Of course, the last and most important thing is to eat!

After dinner, he chatted with Yu for a while. Fang Changfu and others were busy. Fang Yizheng and their cousins also talked. Fang ruxiu also drank two cups of wine at noon. She felt a headache and went home to have a rest. She fell asleep at noon, but Xiaoya ran over and said that someone was looking for her.

"Who?" Fang ruxiu opened her eyes impatiently and asked.

Xiaoya couldn't say it. She only said that she hadn't seen the man. She didn't look like a village man, and she came with a carriage.

When Fang ruxiu heard the word "carriage", the first thing she thought of was Zhao Yecheng. Besides him, she didn't know anyone who was pulling the carriage, but Zhao Yecheng didn't send something here long ago. Now he's here again. What's wrong with him? She wants to Host Zhao Shiwen here?

Thinking like this, Fang ruxiu still didn't have a clue. She simply put on her shoes, put on her coat and ran out with Xiaoya. It turned out to be a carriage she didn't know. The person waiting outside the carriage was a uncle in his forties, dressed in navy blue silk and satin. It looked like being in charge. However, this is not the point. The point is that Fang ruxiu didn't know him at all.

"Hello, who are you looking for?" Fang ruxiu asked with some doubts.

"This girl must be Fang ruxiu," the man asked.

Fang ruxiu nodded. She was sure she didn't know the man.

"My childe asked me to send you some new year's gifts." the man said, so he stepped aside and let Fang ruxiu see the full carriage behind him, "where can I unload things for you?"

"Wait a minute, who is your childe?" Fang ruxiu asked again.

The man did not speak, but took out a thick letter from his arms: "you'll see."

Fang ruxiu looked at the drum letter. When she received it, she signed Lin Jin'an.

Well, just now she wanted to break her head, but she didn't think it was him. It was someone else in the capital. Fang ruxiu didn't think so much. The other is that she hasn't thought of this person for a long time. Unlike Fang Yicheng's thinking about Zhao Shiwen all the time, Fang ruxiu has been busy forgetting Lin Jin'an.

How can I still be so moved when I receive his gift now?

Fang ruxiu opened her mouth with the letter, but said nonsense, "is this what your childe asked you to send?"

"Yes." the steward was still smiling, and he bowed with great respect.

"Is it from the capital? Or is he nearby?" Fang ruxiu asked again.

"This is specially sent from the capital. Our childe chose it himself." the steward replied.

Fang ruxiu nodded and looked up again, but he recovered his normal color: "please go in and have a seat in the cold and have a cup of hot tea."

Fang ruxiu said to Xiaoya beside her, "go and make me a cup of hot tea."

"Yes." Xiaoya turned and left.

"No," the steward said just now, but Xiaoya still ran away.

"Please." Fang ruxiu smiled and led the steward inside.

When the steward saw this, he could only respond, and then led the horse to follow Fang ruxiu inside.

There is a special place for horses to enter at the side door. Fang ruxiu asks the steward to enter through the main door, and then goes out with him to pull horses from the side door.

There is a thick layer of snow on the ground, and the horse is also very laborious. Fang ruxiu takes the horse to the backyard, and then asks Xiaoya to go to the old house to help call Fang Changfu and them back to accompany the guests. After all, now there are women's dependents in her home, and she herself leads the steward to the main house for tea.

"Don't bother, I'll just sit down and go." the steward is not used to Fang ruxiu's enthusiasm. Although she is just an ordinary peasant woman, she is the one her childe likes.

"It doesn't matter. It's too cold this day. Don't be so anxious." Fang ruxiu poured a cup of tea for the steward, and then began to ask about Lin Jin'an.

"How's your childe doing recently?"

"Very good." the steward answered casually. He's just a steward. How can he know so much.

Next, the steward drank all the tea Fang ruxiu poured him, and then was ready to leave. Before leaving, Fang ruxiu gave him a pot of wine with a belt, "there's nothing else. A pot of muddy wine. Warm up on the road."

"Thank you, thank you." the steward was flattered. He took the bag of wine and left.

But this pot of wine was confiscated by Lin Jin'an when he returned to the capital to recover his life.

"Did Miss Fang ask you to bring anything?" Lin Jin'an asked three times, and the steward answered no twice. On the third time, he took out the bag of wine in fear. "This is what Miss Fang gave to the slave when she left."

"Hmm?" Lin Jin'an is a little unhappy. It doesn't make sense that a messenger can get gifts. Doesn't he get a letter writer? He took the wine and said directly, "OK, give me the wine. Go to the accounting room and get ten liang of silver."

Of course, this is later. Just after the steward left, Fang ruxiu patted his head: "Oh, I forgot to write a letter and let him take it back by the way. Forget it. Next time I'm free, I'll write a letter directly to the capital."

When Fang Changfu and ye came back, Fang ruxiu was sitting alone in the hall. Fang Changfu saw it from a distance and called, "ruxiu, just now Xiaoya said, there are guests in our family. What about the guests?"

"Gone," said Fang ruxiu.

"Oh." Fang Changfu felt that all his words were brought back to his stomach by Fang ruxiu, so he choked.

Hearing Xiaoya's words, he hurried back. Well, the guest had left.

Ye followed Fang Changfu and saw that Fang Changfu was silent. She sat down and asked, "who is it?"

"The man sent by Jin'an." Fang ruxiu replied.

"Jin'an? Who?" ye thought for a moment, then patted his head, "Oh, it's the child. He still remembers us."

Fang ruxiu nodded, then stood up and said, "he gave us a new year's gift. Let's go and have a look."

Then he led them to the side door.

There are a lot of things on the corridor of the west room. The loving aunt is there to guard these things. Seeing Fang ruxiu and others, she said, "the master's house is coming. This is what the steward just sent."

"So many." Fang Changfu was surprised. It was full and scattered all over the ground. There were countless big and small boxes, "what are these?"

"I don't know." Fang ruxiu shrugged.

"Boy, why do you buy so many things? It's really expensive." ye went to clean up while nagging.

"Such as embroidery." Ye Shi picked up a box and found a piece of paper pasted on it. Just a few nights ago, she learned how to write the names of the whole family, but now it is in use.

Fang ruxiu came to have a look when she heard Ye's words. Only then did she find that there were words on some boxes here, which explained who he was going to give as a gift.

"Ruxiu, this is what Jin'an gave you." ye said with some surprise. She handed the box to Fang ruxiu, and then continued to look in the pile of things.

"Yizheng." Ye picked up another box and was talking. Fang Yizheng appeared in front of her, "Mom, why do you call me?"

But then he saw things all over the ground and shouted, "who sent so many things?"