Chapter 199: Worry about Returning Gifts
Chapter 199: Worry about Returning Gifts
Steward Shen knew that his wife's painstaking efforts were appreciated, and his face wrinkled with joy. "Madam Wen, the Madam has already asked us to deliver it, so there is no reason for us to take it back. Just accept it. Mr. Wen, can you lend a hand?"
Then he waved to the driver who was driving the cart and asked him to remove the cloth covering the cart and carry the things down.
After Gu Qingqing came forward and saw what was in the car, she felt dizzy with happiness. After the dizziness, she exclaimed in her heart, with so many favors to show for it, what could she use to repay them in the future?
At this time, Erhua and Daxin, who had followed from home, first called out "Uncle Shen", and then saw their parents/uncle and aunt going over to get something.
The two little ones also came over. Erhua came closer to see it more curiously, while Daxin went up to help.
"Wow, Uncle Shen, there is half a pig in the car. Is this all for us?" Erhua held the side of the car and turned to look at Manager Shen.
Manager Shen liked Erhua very much. He thought she was innocent and cute. When he saw Erhua asking, he smiled and nodded and replied, "Yes, I sent it to you specially. Do you like it?"
"I like it, I like it. Uncle Shen, I really like eating meat." Erhua's head was almost like a chicken pecking at rice at this time.
Erhua was only looking at half of the pig, but Daxin saw two plucked chickens and three plucked ducks, but one of them was really big.
There were also two fish that were thicker than his calves.
There were also two bamboo baskets and a basket covered with a towel on the car.
One of the bamboo baskets contained lotus roots, but he couldn't see what was in the other two.
Except for Dahua who stayed at home to take care of the children, the others helped to get things within their ability.
Wen Wuyan carried half of the pig into an empty room next to the front gate. Gu Qingqing, who was following closely behind with a bamboo basket, said to him, "Wuyan, please ask Manager Shen to sit inside first. I'll bring in the remaining things from the cart and then go get some tea."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Wen Wuyan said as he turned around to greet Manager Shen. After taking the duck and goose from his hands, he hurriedly invited him to the study in the inner courtyard.
When everything was finally taken, Erhua looked at the oranges in the basket and asked, "Mom, what is this?"
Gu Qingqing didn't answer her directly, but said to her, "Erhua, you can't eat this for now, go play first."
Erhua's thoughts were exposed, and she just laughed, "Mom, I just asked because it looked good. I don't want to eat it."
Gu Qingqing sent Erhua away and was about to go outside to call the coachman to come in for a cup of hot tea when she heard Daxin chatting with him like a little adult, "Uncle, it's cold outside. Come with me to my house to drink some hot water. It's okay to park the carriage at the door."
The driver was suddenly at a loss for what to do with the serious look on Daxin Xiaosama's face. Finally, he smiled and rubbed his hands, "No, no, go and do your own thing. I'll just wait here for a while."
"If uncle insists on not coming home, I will bring out the charcoal brazier in the house to warm it for you."
After saying that, Daxin turned around and was about to run back, but he ignored the "Hey, no need" voice behind him.
As a result, he ran two steps and looked up to see Gu Qingqing standing behind him. He hurriedly stopped and called out "Aunt."
Then he said, "Uncle won't come in, I'll go get the charcoal basin from the south study and warm it for him."
Gu Qingqing gave him an encouraging look and praised "Daxin did a good job", but she stretched out her hand to block Daxin's way. She walked up to the driver and said, "Brother, let's go home and have a cup of tea. We still have something to discuss with Manager Shen, and it won't be done in a short time. Let's go home and drink some hot water first, it won't be a problem."
After hearing what she said, the driver hesitated for a moment, then smiled and asked, "How about a cup of tea?"
"Well, have a cup of tea."
Wen Wuyan took Manager Shen to the study in the inner courtyard. Old Yang didn't come today, so she could only let Daxin take people to the study in the front courtyard.
And he asked Daxin to accompany him.
When she went to the kitchen to boil water, she saw that Dahua had already boiled the water. Gu Qingqing exclaimed in surprise, "Dahua, you're here."
Dahua turned around and said, "Mom, I just heard some noise in the house. I thought that Dad and Mom would definitely invite Uncle Shen to have tea, so I boiled some water."
Gu Qingqing rubbed her little head with a happy and satisfied look on her face, and said happily, "Well, Dahua is really a caring person for my mother. I don't know how much worry I have saved with you around."
"Mom, why did Uncle Shen come here suddenly?" Dahua didn't go over, so naturally she didn't know that they brought so many things with them, so she asked.
When she got to this point, Gu Qingqing became melancholy and sighed, "Mrs. Shen asked Uncle Shen to send us New Year gifts. Oh, there are so many gifts. I am so worried. I don't know what to say in return. I can't accept so many gifts for no reason."
Seeing her mother's worried look, Dahua's happy face also turned worried. After thinking for a while, she said, "Mom, it seems that our family only has charcoal, but there is not much charcoal left."
"Who said it wasn't? The new one hasn't been burned yet." Gu Qingqing said as she looked at Dahua's worried brows. She quickly raised her hand to smooth her frown. "I mean, listen to me. Why are you worried too? Your pretty face doesn't look good anymore. Come on! Smile for mom."
Dahua immediately smiled at her and said, "I know, mother."
The water is boiling.
Gu Qingqing brewed three cups of tea.
She asked Dahua to deliver one lamp to the front yard, and she carried the other two to the study in the inner courtyard herself.
After she arrived, she did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she sat on a chair and sorted out the thoughts she had just had on the way. Then she found a topic to ask, "Manager Shen, when you came just now, I heard you mention the farm, but what about the land and property of the Shen family outside? I wonder how you apply fertilizer there?"
Manager Shen took a sip of tea. For a moment he couldn't understand why Gu Qingqing asked that. But then he thought that it was no secret and answered what he knew.
After saying that, he looked at Gu Qingqing in confusion, "What is the reason for this, Madam Wen?"
Gu Qingqing didn't know what the Shen family had, so it was not easy to ask how they made their fortune. I have an idea to help you.
She really didn't have anything to give to the other party right now. Although the other party didn't want anything from her, she had to accept his kindness every time. Even if she was thick-skinned, she couldn't resist it!
On the way here just now, she thought of what Manager Shen had just mentioned, that the Shen family had a farm, and with a farm there were fields, and she thought of the manure water she made herself.
Although this may not be very presentable, it is still a practical thing as long as it is handled well.
These are the things she can think of that the other party might need.
Then, she told Wen Wuyan about a recipe for composting manure that she had accidentally seen in a book, and added, "My family watered the wheat in the field at the beginning of winter. We went to check it out before it snowed. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but I always feel that the wheat in my field looks stronger than those around me."
"Oh, there is such a thing? Mr. Wen, can you tell us in detail?" Manager Shen asked with great interest.
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