Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 409 Gift Giving [Thank you! Goodbye! words owed]

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Everyone came out of the warehouse.

The three wooden boxes that Nanny Cui had just ordered were also delivered.

In front of Qingcao, Yunxiang and Huaxiang, Nanny Cui put the jade hairpins they had chosen into a wooden box filled with cotton wool and silk.

"Mammy, I think these are enough!"

Qingcao said.

Aunt Cui had a good impression of Qingcao, who was cautious and smart. She smiled and nodded and said, "It's cold in winter to discuss marriage. Since it's Jing'er, you should show your affection. Let's take a look at the leather material!"

"Yes! Mammy is still thoughtful!"

Qingcao replied.

Aunt Cui smiled and waved her hand.

After walking around the warehouse where all kinds of leather materials were stored, Qingcao held up a few rabbit skins and said, "Mammy, do you think this is okay?"

"Yes! This is a gift from the Yi family in Zhending Prefecture to Brother Jing. It is in very good condition!"

"Then take these and let Sister Xiaodie make a scarf. Mammy, please check it."

"Pattern"

on the roof,
The melted snow is still falling down.

In the warehouse yard,
All the rooms were locked again.

at the gate,
Beside the desk,
Qingcao was in front, Yunxiang and Huaxiang were behind, each standing with a tray in their hands.

“Six gold bars in a patterned box”

"Six gold bars in a patterned box, inspected!"

Nanny Cui said something, and the woman sitting behind the desk repeated it while checking.

After nodding, another woman recorded the items in the account book.

“Three Yangzhou jade-carved hairpins.”

"Three pieces of Zhending rabbit skin."

Everything taken out from the warehouse was checked and placed on the table.

Qingcao took off her cloak and said, "Mammy, please."

Aunt Cui stood aside, and the woman behind the desk came over and said, "Miss Qingcao, I'm sorry."

"This is the rule of the mansion. Madam, you are too serious."

As she spoke, the old woman touched Qingcao's body and said, "It's all right."

Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang were also smart. When they saw Qing Cao's actions, they followed suit and took off their cloaks.

after the end,
Qingcao, Yunxiang and Huaxiang carried the tray and walked towards the corridor with Sun's mother.

Down the corridor,
It's some distance away from the warehouse yard.
Mother Zhu looked at Yunxiang beside her and said, "Miss Yunxiang, do you think this warehouse is a bit of an exaggeration?"

Yun Xiang shook his head: "Mom, this warehouse is an important place, it's always right to be more meticulous and detailed!"

Upon hearing this, both mothers Dan and Zhu laughed.

Mother Zhu said, "It's good that you can think this way! In the future, your young master will have a mistress in charge. No one can predict how she will manage the household. It's always good for him to have more experience in our house!"

"So that we don't get upset when others are too harsh on us in the future."

"That's what mom said!"

Qingcao said with a smile.

Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang also nodded with emotion.

There were also drops of water falling on the side of the corridor.

The water splashed on the ground,
It flashes from time to time in the sunlight.

As they were talking, they walked into the mistress's courtyard.

"Madam, we are back."

Mother Zhu walked into the yard and shouted at the door of the hall.

The maid at the door lifted the cotton curtain from the inside.

Qingcao and the other two followed the two mothers into the main house.

After passing the outer room,

Entered the inner room.

"Meet the Madam, the First Madam, and the Second Madam."

Qingcao and the other two held the things and bowed to Sun, Xie and Hualan.

"Have you picked out everything? Come, let me take a look!"

Sun said.

"Yes, ma'am."

Qingcao said this and handed the tray in her hand to Zhu and Dan’s mothers.

Mrs. Xie looked at the three maids' red hands from the cold and said:
"You're going to warm yourself up by the fireplace, but you don't even bother to put on gloves!"

Seeing Sun smiling and shaking her head, Qingcao and the other two bowed again, walked to the heater and stretched out their hands to warm them.

To talk about it,

A maid from the Sheng family is planning a marriage, and Sun, a lady from a marquisate, shouldn't be so concerned about it.

But the girl's brother and her nephew Zhu Qinghu are close friends.

The person being discussed for marriage is also Zhu Qinghu's brother-in-law.

Moreover, there is another reason why Sun is so concerned about this, that is, the girl serves a young woman named Wei Shuyi.

On the one hand, Wei Shuyi is Sheng Changzhang's biological mother, and Changzhang's birthday is the same as the old lady's biological son Sheng Zhen.

Although the old lady knew very well that her biological son had passed away long ago, she did not care too much about it.

But Sun received kindness from the old lady when she was young, and because she loved the old lady, she wanted to do more for her.

On the other hand, the Sheng family sent gifts to the two daughters of the Sun family when they got married. When Sun counted these things, she naturally knew that Wei Shuyi had done his best.

Sun and her two daughters-in-law looked at the items on the tray, nodded and said, "You have chosen a good selection."

"Thank you for the compliment, madam."

Cuichan, who was standing behind Hualan and holding Xu Xingzhong, looked at Hualan and nodded.

During breakfast, knowing that Xu Zaijing also wanted to give a gift, the master and servant agreed to give more things.

Now it seems that what we expected was correct.

"grass."

"Madam!" Qingcao, who was sitting beside the fireplace, put down his hands and stood solemnly by the side.

"When you go to the Sheng family later, bring our thoughts with you."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Sun looked at Qingcao's expression and asked, "Why, is there anything else?"

"Madam, I don't want the monthly allowance next month. I'll replace it with cotton wool and bring some to Sister Xiaodie."

Hearing this, Sun nodded: "Okay, I agree."

"Thank you, madam!"

Jiying Lane

Moriya
The bright sunshine in the morning made the house very bright.

The snow dripping from the eaves wet a lot of the yard.
Zhuang Xuejiu was reading a book behind the desk in the room.
Several Lans were also busy with their own things.

outside the house,

Xu Zaijing was walking in the yard with his classmates.
While talking, he occasionally moved his waist and hips and stretched his arms.

At this time,

Qingyun walked into the yard.

Looking at the people who were doing the activities, he bowed and saluted, then said to Xu Zaijing: "Sir, I am coming."

"Where are Qingcao and the others?"

"I went to the backyard."

"it is good."

After saying that, Qingyun left the yard.

Xu Zaijing looked at Zaizhang's worried eyes and said, "Brother, don't worry! Your sister-in-law is at home to help you!"

Hearing this,

Zai Zhang raised an eyebrow: “That’s right!”

Seeing Zai Zhang's proud look,
Several young men beside him, such as Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, who had not yet arranged a marriage, looked at each other.

"Second brother, is this marriage really that good?"

Chang Feng, who was beside Gu Tingye, asked softly.

Gu Tingye glared: "I'm not married yet, how would I know?"

"laugh."

Xu Zaijing sneered in front.

"Wulang, what do you mean?" Gu Tingye asked.

Xu Zaijing didn't say anything. He first looked Gu Tingye up and down, then turned sideways to glance at Qiu Niang who was following behind the crowd, and finally looked at Gu Tingye.

An expression that said, 'You want me to say it? '

Gu Tingye understood and coughed quickly: "I heard it, Brother Jing, you don't mean anything!"

"Hehe." Wei Ruixuan

in the hall,
Wang Ruofu was sitting behind the desk, flipping through a book.

Mother Liu placed a bowl of nourishing tea on the table.
He then took a small spoon from the tray held by the maid and put it into the bowl.

"Madam, don't look at the account book yet, drink some soup."

Wang Ruofu nodded.

Just after taking a few sips, the maid Caihuan walked to the door and whispered, "Madam, the three maids accompanying Xu's brother Jing are coming from Shou'an Hall."

Wang Ruofu stopped the spoon in her hand as she was about to scoop soup: "Why are you here again?"

"They came to give gifts because of Sister Xiaodie's matter. They had all gone to Jin'an Zhai to ask Miss Wei for advice on embroidery skills before."

Caihuan replied at the door.

The small spoon in Wang Ruofu's hand continued to move: "Just tell them I know, and ask them to go directly to Jin'an Zhai."

"Yes!"

Madam Liu at the side whispered, "Madam, knowing that Wulang's maid is here to give gifts, our son-in-law and eldest daughter must also give gifts."

"Why don't I go take a look. We'll know what was sent, and if there's anything wrong, we can fix it. Qiu Jiang from our hospital can also do it."

Wang Ruofu was stunned and nodded, "Yes, yes! Hualan has been very good to Wei before! And I heard from my sister that the fifth son of the Xu family is often given gifts. Our eldest brother-in-law is an honest child. It would be bad if he was outdone."

Mother Liu's face froze, and she didn't say the words 'all the children in the Xu family are born of legitimate parents'.

"Then I will go first."

"go Go."

At the entrance of Weiruixuan,
Mother Liu came out with her maid and smiled at Qingcao and the other two who were carrying or holding wooden gift boxes of different styles: "Three girls, the lady sent me to accompany you three. Please."

"Thank you, Mama Liu."

"Miss Qingcao, what are you talking about! Qiujiang, help carry the things."

Hearing this, Qingcao looked at the little maid who reached out her hand and said with a smile: "Sister, no need!"

Qingcao added: "Mother Liu, you are too polite. We are all used to working in the Marquis' Mansion!"

Seeing Qingcao and Yun thinking about them, Mother Liu flicked her handkerchief and said with a smile, "Forget it then."

Walk through the corridor and through the door,

After walking for a while, they arrived at the gate of the courtyard with a plaque reading "Jin'an Zhai".

Mother Liu smiled and walked to the door: "Little girl! Someone is here to see you!"

in the yard,
A girl poked her head out: "Mother Liu?"

"Miss Xiaodie, Miss Qingcao from the Houfu is here."

As Mother Liu spoke, she turned sideways to reveal Qingcao and others behind her.

"Sister Xiaodie."

Qingcao and Yun wanted to shout together.

At this time, Wei Shuyi also lifted the curtain and walked out of the main house.

"Hello, little girl!"

Mother Liu bowed.

Wei Shuyi smiled and returned the greeting, then looked at Qingcao and the others who were carrying wooden gift boxes: "Come on, come in!"

Entered the house,

Qingcao placed the gift box on the table beside her.

After everyone sat down,

Qingcao smiled at Mama Liu and said to Wei Shuyi, "My dear, when we came here, the lady of the Marquis' Mansion specifically told you to take a look at these things."

Wei Shuyi glanced at Xiaodie and said a little embarrassedly: "I am a country boy, I have never seen any good things. The things sent by the Marquis' Mansion must be good."

Qingcao smiled and stood up, holding up two gift boxes: "Little lady, these are from our wife and the two ladies."

As he spoke, he opened two three-layer wooden boxes.

In the two wooden boxes were placed three sets of head jewelry, one gold and two silver.

"The gold one was given by Madam, and the two sets of silver ones are from the two eldest ladies. The second eldest lady said that Miss Xiaodie is from her mother's family, and she specially put a hundred strings of silver notes underneath."

Hearing Qingcao's words, Mother Liu withdrew her gaze from the exquisite jewelry and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, Qingcao seemed a little embarrassed and said, "This is a token of our three intentions."

As Qingcao spoke, he took the long wooden box from Huaxiang and opened it, revealing the rabbit skin and cloth inside.

Wei Shuyi looked at the things in the gift box and said with a smile, "That's great! Xiaodie!"

Xiaodie stood aside and bowed deeply before saying, "Thank you, Madam and the two ladies! Thank you, my three sisters."

Qingcao, Yunxiang and Huaxiang smiled and returned the gift. Qingcao added, "There is still some cotton wool in the carriage. Someone will deliver it to me later. It is a token of my appreciation."

"Back in Yangzhou, if Sister Xiaodie hadn't taken off her cotton-padded jacket to wrap me up, I don't know how much suffering I would have endured!"

Xiaodie glanced at Wei Shuyi and said, "Qingcao, anyone who saw you at that time would have protected you."

Qingcao smiled and shook her head. It was so early, and who else would come out except Wei Xiaoniang's courtyard?

Madam Liu, who was standing by, took the opportunity to speak up: "Young lady, Miss Xiaodie will get married in a few days, and the eldest lady was afraid that you would have no one around you, so she sent Qiu Jiang over. Come, come here."

The maid who had been following her came over and bowed: "Your servant Qiu Jiang, meet the young lady and the sisters."

Mother Liu smiled and said, "Qiu Jiang's parents and brothers all work at the manor in the mansion. We know him well and he is a loyal and honest man."

Wei Shuyi looked at Qiu Jiang and said, "He doesn't look much older than Ming'er."

"Qiu Jiang is the same age as the Fifth Girl."

Wei Shuyi understood: "Please ask Madam Liu to thank the Madam for my concern!"

Mother Liu smiled and nodded.

"Then you will stay with Xiaodie in two days."

"Yes, little girl."

finished,

The room was silent.

Mother Liu was also tactful. She stood up and said, "My dear girls, I will take my leave now."

As they spoke, everyone stood up and escorted Mother Liu out of Jin'anzhai.

Qiu Jiang also followed him out.

On the way back to Weiruixuan, Qiu Jiang whispered, "Mother Liu, does Miss Wei agree that I can go there?"

Mother Liu nodded.

"Mother Liu, the gifts from the Marquis' Mansion are really different. The head ornaments and jewelry look really nice."

"Yes! But this is also what Brother Xiaodie risked his life for." Mother Liu said.

Qiu Jiang nodded behind him, seemingly wondering if he could use his brother from the farm to exchange for a set of headgear. When they were almost at Weiruixuan, the little maid shook her head.

Entering Wei Rui Xuan,
Qiu Jiang stood in the house as usual.
When I heard Madam Liu in the inner room smiling and praising the eldest girl with the lady,
Caihuan came over.

The two of them whispered to each other, and as Qiu Jiang whispered about the jewelry styles, her eyes were filled with envy.

Anzhai today,
After sending Liu's mother back,
"My dear, Brother Maki seems to be very obedient in front of the old lady."

Qingcao said.

Wei Shuyi smiled and said, "He gets along well with the old lady."

Seeing Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang's expressions, Wei Shuyi asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

Qingcao looked at the way the two sisters looked at her, smiled and nodded.

So, Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang couldn't wait to pull Xiao Die to the table and reopened the last long wooden box.

After the rabbit skin and cloth were moved away, nine wooden boxes were revealed underneath.

"My dear, Sister Xiaodie, this is a gift from us and the young master."

Xiaodie was stunned: "What is this?"

Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang opened the first and last wooden boxes: "The first six are gold bars with floral patterns, and the last three are the jade hairpins we picked for Sister Xiao Die."

"This is too expensive!"

Xiaodie shook her head and looked at Wei Shuyi helplessly.

Wei Shuyi said: "Take it. If you don't take it, you will probably send it to the Ni family."

At the same time, Wei Shuyi also sighed in her heart. She was preparing a dowry for Xiaodie, but the things she had accumulated were not as valuable as one of the nine wooden boxes.

Two days later,
October is halfway through.
Afternoon
Sheng family,

Wang Ruofu, who was taking a nap, supported Liu's mother's arm and sat up from the bed, frowning and saying, "Why is there someone going to Jin'an Zhai again!"

"Madam, Madam Ni is also here to discuss Miss Xiaodie's dowry. After all, he is your brother."

Wang Ruofu nodded.

After getting up and saying a few words, he invited Madam Ni to go to Jin'an Zhai.

In the present Anzhai,

Wei Shuyi pushed the silver in Ni Qiqiu's hand away and said with a smile, "Madam, Xiaodie really doesn't lack dowry. The Marquis's Mansion has sent quite a bit! Several adults have also sent some."

The adults here are also the comrades who broke through the encirclement with Zhu Qinghu.

Ni Qiqiu nodded: "I know! But life in Bianjing is not easy, and their family is also in trouble, so they let me buy some, as a token of my appreciation! They will also use it in the future."

Wei Shuyi looked at Ni Qiqiu's appearance, then looked at Xiaodie, and said with a helpless smile: "Come and take a look!"

Having said that, he led the person into the inner room.

Ni Qi Qiu looked at the things in seven or eight gift boxes of different sizes and smiled helplessly.

(End of this chapter)