Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 406 Nephews and Nieces
Qu Shaoyang brought his wife and children back to the Chen family, and now the whole family was together.

Doctor Chen and his wife hugged their two grandchildren, asking about their health and showing great concern for them, while Chen Xiuyun held her nine-month-old nephew tightly in her arms.

"Come here, nephew, this is the longevity lock that your aunt prepared specially for you."

Chen Xiuyun took out the gift she had prepared in advance. It was a gold lock weighing more than six taels, with "Long life" engraved on one side and "Peace and happiness" on the other.

When Chen Xiuyun gave birth to her second child, Shen Lizhen gave her a gold lock weighing three taels and six cents, so this time, Chen Xiuyun gave her nephew a gold lock weighing six taels.

"Oh, sister, look at you, the child is still young, why are you giving him such a valuable thing?"

When Shen Lizhen saw it, she hurriedly took off the gold lock.

"Sister-in-law, this is my nephew. I was not able to see him when he was born, and I was delayed by something during his one-month birth so I didn't come back.

This is my first time as an aunt meeting my nephew, so I deserve whatever I give. Please don’t argue with me, this is for the child.”

Chen Xiuyun quickly stopped Shen Lizhen and said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, we're all family, why be so formal?" Li tried to smooth things over with a smile.

"Xiuyun, how is Lan Xin? I heard that Lan Xin's delivery was quite dangerous.

Is he well now? What about the child? How is the child?" Li deliberately changed the subject.

Meng Lanxin was a concubine, so she didn't need to report the good news to the Chen family when she gave birth to a child.

However, Chen Xiuyun and Meng Lanxin got along very well, and Doctor Chen and Mrs. Li were also very concerned about Meng Lanxin's situation.

So after Meng Lanxin gave birth, Chen Xiuyun specially sent someone to Kuandian to deliver a letter.

"Lan Xin is fine. She has been in confinement for two months and is getting plump and white.

Not to mention the child, who weighed 7.9 jin when he was born, and was almost 10 jin before he even left the confinement period.

That kid spends all day eating and sleeping, and he's pretty easy to coax.

Now, it weighs about 13 kilograms. My mother-in-law said it’s quite heavy to hold.”

Youqing was a child that Chen Xiuyun delivered herself, and she took care of him for some time. Chen Xiuyun had feelings for the child and loved him very much.

"That's good, that's good, as long as Lan Xin and her child are safe, that's better than anything else.

Treat them well, mother and son, they will be the companions of Gensuo and Genyou from now on." Li nodded after hearing this.

No matter how many children the Qu family has, and no matter who conceived them, they all have to call Chen Xiuyun mother, and that is enough.

The mother and daughter, and the aunt and sister-in-law were chatting happily here, and Qu Shaoyang was also chatting enthusiastically with his father-in-law and two uncles over there.

“Shao Yang, I think you should build a dock over at Maoer Mountain.

Now all the checkpoints along the Yalu River have been blown up, and the river surface is calm and suitable for navigation.

This water transportation can carry more cargo and is convenient, which is much better than land transportation.

You have to take this matter seriously and seize the opportunity to make use of it.

There are a lot of good things in Maoer Mountain and other places, but the road here is too bad, and it is too difficult to transport things out."

Chen Yunzhe mentioned the sailing on the Yalu River and reminded Qu Shaoyang to seize the opportunity.

"Well, brother, I'm thinking about this. I hired a lot of people to build ships this year, and I plan to transport a batch of soybeans to Andong to test the waters.

If feasible, the next step will be to focus on developing shipping on the Yalu River.

I will need your help to get me some good boats from Dagu or somewhere else."

Qu Shaoyang didn't give it up for nothing, he had thought about these things a long time ago.

"You can think of the best. Don't worry about the ship. I'll ask someone to find out for you later.

By the way, the equipment you asked for also includes a gold mining ship, which is expected to arrive next month. The gold mining ship was ordered from a foreign company in the United States. I heard that there are gold mines everywhere there, and they have been using gold mining ships for a long time.

I really envy these foreigners, everything they have is more advanced than us.

You said that our Qing Dynasty is also a great country, why do we want everything but have nothing? "As they chatted, Chen Yunzhe couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother, these are not something we can worry about.

There are so many capable people in the court, and they can't think of a solution. What else can we do?"

Qu Shaoyang shook his head and sighed.

The Qing Dynasty has been rotten from the root, and now it is rotten to the bone. It is nothing more than a giant beast that is struggling to survive.

It's good enough to live a few more years, what else can I do?
Qu Shaoyang had no hope for this court. He worked hard to climb up only for himself and his family.

Of course, I can't say this openly, especially in front of Chen Yunzhe, and I can't talk nonsense.

Chen Yunzhe was going to take the imperial examination, and if he said the wrong thing or did the wrong thing, his future would be ruined.

So no matter how much Qu Shaoyang knew about future major events, he couldn't mention a single word.

After everyone chatted for a while, Chen Xiuyun mentioned that she wanted to go see her second sister-in-law and little niece.

Since He Qingzhu was still in confinement, it was not convenient for Qu Shaoyang to go and visit her. Gen Suogen also couldn't go because they had two children, for fear that they might hurt the babies.

So Li took Chen Xiuyun to the yard next door to visit He Qingzhu and her daughter who were still in confinement after giving birth.

It has been more than twenty days since He Qingzhu gave birth to her child, and she will soon be out of confinement.

She was in good health, gave birth easily, and took good care of herself during the confinement period, so her complexion is very good.

"Oh, is it my sister who is back? Come on, take a seat. You must have come all the way here. You must have had a hard time on the way."

He Qingzhu had just finished feeding her daughter and was playing with her when she saw her mother-in-law and sister-in-law coming in. She hurriedly asked Chen Xiuyun to sit down.

"It's OK. The weather has been good recently, so I haven't suffered much. Second sister-in-law, congratulations on the birth of your daughter."

Chen Xiuyun put a pile of gift boxes on the table, then came closer to take a look at the baby.

"Oh, this baby is so handsome, sister-in-law. The child looks more like you than my brother."

When Chen Xiuyun saw the little girl lying on the kang, she picked her up quickly out of curiosity.

"This child has really nice hair, a small nose and a small mouth, but his eyes are not small.

Look at this little face, so rosy and chubby, so pretty.

No wonder my second brother showed off how pretty his daughter was as soon as he saw Shaoyang.

If this happened to our family with a daughter, Shao Yang would want to spread the news to the entire Dongbiandao."

Looking at her cute little niece, who was as soft as a pink ball in her arms, Chen Xiuyun really wanted to take her home and raise her.

"Here, this is the gift that your aunt prepared for you. I hope my little niece grows up safely and becomes more and more beautiful."

As Chen Xiuyun spoke, she took out a pair of gold bracelets and put them directly on the child's wrists.

"Sister-in-law, this is what I gave to my child, you must not refuse it."

Chen Xiuyun knew what He Qingzhu was going to say, so she took the initiative and directly blocked He Qingzhu's mouth.

He Qingzhu was stunned. She didn't expect Chen Xiuyun to say that. "Look, what can I say? The child is still young."

He Qingzhu is not good at speaking, unlike Shen Lizhen who is eloquent. After hearing what Chen Xiuyun said, she didn't know what to say.

(End of this chapter)