Chapter 75 I Am Sick

The two siblings cried hard. Yang Chao cried as much as he wanted, but the boys were beaten roughly. Yang Qian cried so hard that her eyes were wet with tears. Chen Afu could not bear it any longer, so he went into the house and brought her a little chicken doll. The doll was about 20 centimeters long, with a yellow body and a red comb. Its two little feet were running one after the other, and even its little wings were standing up. She was going to sell it in the capital.

The little girl stopped crying after holding this extremely beautiful doll, and said with tears in her eyes, "This running chicken is so cute, Qian likes it. Thank you."

Chen Afu smiled and pinched her little face.

Wang also took a food box of sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice dates, a basket of fresh dates, and two baskets of fresh vegetables to the carriage.

Yang Chao got on the carriage, and stretched his head out and cried, "In the future, I will ask my father for mercy and come to your house to stay for a night."

The Chen family welcomed them.

After sending the two siblings away, the Chen family became quiet again.

Chen Ming, A Lu, and Da Bao, who were already sleepy, went to take a nap. Chen A Fu and Wang Shi salted the remaining one and a half pieces of meat and hung them in a light and ventilated place to dry. The weather has turned cooler now. If you add more salt, it can be kept for two days. So much meat will be saved for the Mid-Autumn Festival the day after tomorrow.

Chen A Fu started to make sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice dates again, which were sent to Luo Guanshi's family and his own family. Although Luo Guanshi sent Chu Hanyan to the capital, Luo Da Niang, Xiao Guanshi Luo and their two children were still in Tangyuan.

After Da Bao got up, he asked him to lead Zhui Feng to deliver a large bowl to Tangyuan, and also sent a small bag of fresh dates. The two things were put in a small backpack and asked him to carry it.

Chen A Fu did not teach the little boy how to say it. Da Bao's little mouth was as sweet as the sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice dates, and he said nice things as soon as he opened his mouth.

About two quarters of an hour later, Da Bao came back, followed by a little girl of eleven or twelve years old. Her name is Xiaoqing, and she is a maid in the house of Manager Luo. She is very smart.

She said that her sister and brother like to eat that snack very much. Her wife is very happy and said thank you. She was specially asked to send Dabao back, and also sent a big bowl of braised pork. The big bowl that Dabao took was also filled with crabapple candied fruit.

Chen Afu thanked her, poured out the braised pork, and washed and dried the super big wooden bowl. Thinking about the bowl of crabapple candied fruit that Dabao brought back, it would be bad to let Xiaoqing take an empty bowl back, right? That Mrs. Luo is really a wonderful person.

Chen Afu felt a little funny in her heart, and put all the glutinous rice dates left for her family to eat into it, barely filling a bowl.

While doing these things, she also filled a small plate of glutinous rice dates for Xiaoqing to eat. After Xiaoqing finished eating, she filled a purse of fresh dates for her, and then let her take the big bowl of osmanthus glutinous rice dates back to Manager Luo’s house.

Xiaoqing was still a child, eating and taking, smiling with curved eyebrows, thanked, and then jumped back to Tangyuan with the bowl.

Look at the big bowl of braised pork, dark red and shiny, with a lot of fat. Chen Ming smiled and said, "Send this meat to your uncle. It's autumn harvest now, they are working hard, they need to eat more fat. Also, send them half a goose, for your uncle and Agui to drink with."

Originally, he wanted to give some rare moon cakes and apples to the old lady, but he was afraid that Mrs. Hu would come to ask for them often, so he decided to wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival to send them.

In the past few days, corn and sweet potatoes have been harvested one after another. The three acres of land of Chen Ming's family were planted by Chen Ye and his son, no, it should be said that they were rented to the first wife. But Mrs. Hu always said that the first wife helped the second wife to plant.

There was a lot of meat, so Chen Afu poured a bowl out for himself, and asked Dabao to send most of the rest to the first wife. She also told him to tell the truth when he went to the first room. The goose was given by Young Master Yang, and the braised pork was given by Mrs. Luo.

That Mrs. Hu only took in but never gave out. She brought so many things to the first room, but didn't give any return gifts. She even thought that they should show filial piety.

When Dabao came back, there was actually half a bowl of lotus root stewed with meat in the big bowl. She said that Mrs. Hu was not there, and the eldest aunt and Aunt Lan filled it for him. She also said, "The eldest aunt and Aunt Lan said thank you, mother, they like those satins very much."

She took out a handkerchief and a small bellyband for a child from her bulging arms. The handkerchief was given by Chen Alan to Chen Afu, and the small bellyband was given by Mrs. Gao to Dabao.

The handkerchief and bellyband are both made of fine cloth and embroidered with flowers. They have this intention, and Chen Afu also accepted their kindness.

Mrs. Gao and Alan are both good. If it weren't for Mrs. Hu, their relationship with the second room would definitely be better.

Afterwards, Chen Ming asked Wang to cut two large bowls of Rouge Goose and pack two bags of crabapple preserves, and asked Dabao to send them to the five elders and the third grandfather of the clan respectively. The festival is coming soon, and it can be regarded as a gift from their family.

Chen Afu was secretly happy. His father was quite smart and knew how to get along well with the elders of the clan.

Rouge Goose was big, and there was still a bowl left. With braised pork, lotus root stewed meat, and some leftover vegetables and soup from lunch, it was another hearty dinner.

While eating, looking at so many delicious dishes, Chen Ming said regretfully, "If I wasn't afraid that my sister-in-law would come to ruin my mood, I could also invite my mother and eldest brother to drink with so many delicious dishes."

In the evening, Dabao and A Lu were happy with mooncakes and apples again. These things were things they had never eaten before.

Wang smiled and said, "After eating so many delicious foods, you still want to eat more, and you are not afraid of bursting your stomach."

Having said that, he still took out two mooncakes and broke them apart, and the five people and two birds shared a small piece. Chen Ahfu tasted it and found it was stuffed with five nuts and quite fragrant. Then he washed another apple, cut it in half, and gave each family a small bite.

Zhuifeng was not interested in these and was still gnawing on the goose bones on the ground.

After eating, Ah Lu and Dabao counted on their fingers that they had eaten at least ten delicious foods today, and they sighed that this was really a good life like a god!

A-Lu didn't get up at breakfast the next day. Chen A-fu went into the house to ask him, and it turned out that his legs hurt badly.

He must have played crazy with some kids yesterday and moved his legs.

After A-Lu came back, Chen A-fu asked Jin Yanzi for a small piece of Yan Agarwood bark, and put it in when he boiled medicine for A-Lu. When pouring the medicine residue, he picked up the small piece of bark and boiled it with the medicine next time. A-Lu's legs recovered very well and he rarely cried out in pain.

Chen A-fu didn't let him get off the kang, and Wang brought him meals.

After dinner, Wang went to the county town to deliver embroidery work, and she didn't need to buy anything anymore, because she had food for the festival.

Chen A-fu went to the stream outside the village to wash the family's clothes. When he returned to the yard and hung them up, he saw a well-dressed little boy wandering outside the fence, tiptoeing to look inside from time to time.

The little boy was about four years old, white and plump, wearing a brown satin long coat that went below his knees and moon-white pants. He looked like a young master from a wealthy family. Although he looked unfamiliar, he felt familiar.

Chen Afu walked over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

The little boy was not afraid of strangers, and said to her, "I'm looking for Chen Dabao. Is this his home? I heard that his yard is surrounded by a fence."

Chen Afu called Chen Dabao, who was writing in the house, out loud. When Chen Dabao saw the little boy, he ran over and greeted him, "Cheng Ge'er, why are you here?"

Chen Afu knew that the little boy was Luo Mingcheng, the grandson of Luo Guanshi. Cheng Ge'er was four years old, a few months younger than Dabao.

Even if Luo Guanshi's family was a servant, their children were precious. Unlike Chen Dabao and Xiao Shitou, the country kids who were wild everywhere, why did he come to his home alone? To get here from Tangyuan, you have to cross a large rice field.

Chen Afu hurried out and led Luo Mingcheng into the yard, squatted down and asked, "I am Dabao's mother. What do you want to see Dabao for?"

Luo Mingcheng twisted his fat finger and said, "I like to eat the sweet dates from your family. But my grandma asked my father to send all those sweet dates to the master in the city, and I only ate a few." The little mouth curled up, looking very aggrieved, and said, "My girl is not very well, even my mother went to the provincial capital to take care of her.

Chen Afu thought that he was like Yang Chao and his sister, thinking about his own Qiqi and Huihui, but it turned out that he was thinking about his own food. And what happened to that little girl Yan'er? Poor child, I hope she can be safe.

She stood up and said, "Okay, I'll make it for Cheng Ge'er right away."

Dabao, who was standing aside, heard that Chu Hanyan was not very well, and became worried, saying, "Mom, sister Yan'er is sick again."

Chen Afu comforted him, "There is a good doctor in the city who will cure her illness. "And asked him to take Zhuifeng to Tangyuan to tell Aunt Luo that Cheng Ge'er was at his house and asked them not to worry.

Chen Afu went to the kitchen to soak the dates first, then took Cheng Ge'er to the new yard and asked Qiqi and Huihui to play with him.

Thank you, ah ah ah ah goddess, Jane and Rose, Hera x-on:Qianlin, and the purse that I don't miss.