Jinyi Spring

Chapter 32 Yao Family

Aunt Wang stared at the small mound under the plum tree, then looked at the tall and slender figure, her eyes hot.

Time flies. Fifteen years have passed in a flash. The child that the elder sister saved with such kindness has grown up to be able to support his family, treat patients, and come here to burn incense and chant sutras on behalf of the elder sister...

After reciting the sutra, the two men and the dog left the green reed marsh.

The next day, Baima Village held a buffet banquet.

At noon, the Yao family came to the Feng family in an ox cart.

Four people came, including Mr. Yao, his son and two grandsons, as well as a bag of rice, a can of sesame oil and two cans of sesame paste.

Feng Chuchen and his sister came out of the house to greet them.

Feng Buji's loud voice was filled with joy, "Uncle, uncle, eldest cousin, second cousin."

Mr. Yao laughed a few times, then sighed, "Zhi Niang suffered all her life, and she had all the honors after her death, but it's a pity that she didn't enjoy them."

"Zhi Niang" refers to the eldest aunt, a title that Feng Chuchen and his sister rarely hear, and it makes them feel warm in their hearts.

It seems that I feel that my aunt is an elder and she can also be weak at times.

Mr. Yao is a man in his sixties, with white beard and hair, a slightly hunched back and bright eyes.

He looked at Feng Chuchen with admiration in his eyes, "Good boy, you have the backbone of your mother. Your mother is not afraid of hardships, and neither are you."

The eldest cousin held Feng Buji's face and said with a smile, "Oh, brother Buji has gained weight. It's rare."

Uncle Yao said, "Zhi Niang once said that once she paid off her debt, the descendants of the Feng family would have a better life. Alas, it's true."

The second cousin came over, picked up Feng Buji and threw him into the air, which stimulated Feng Buji to laugh out loud, followed by a violent coughing fit.

Uncle Yao was so angry that he slapped his son several times and scolded, "You bastard, don't let your cousin get away with it. Do you think he is as strong as you guys?"

The second cousin chuckled and put Feng Buji on the ground.

When several people entered the house, Feng Chuchen personally poured them tea, talked about the grand occasion of the day before, and showed them the imperial edict and the emperor's personal letter.

Those frightened people immediately knelt down and kowtowed, looking at him again and again with eyes full of admiration.

"This was written by His Majesty himself? What an honor."

"Some will be blown later."

"Hehe, I can't finish blowing it in my lifetime."

……

At noon, the banquet began.

There were square tables everywhere in the village, and villagers lined up to enjoy the buffet.

Several distinguished guests, including Mr. Zhao, the head of the Zhao clan, the head of the Liu clan from the neighboring village, Mr. Li from the neighboring village, and Mr. Yao, sat at the main table accompanied by Feng Buji and Feng Changfu.

Feng Chuchen privately told Feng Buji not to eat meat no matter how greedy he was.

All the Feng family members from Baima Village came, and more than a dozen Feng family members from Hekou Village also came shamelessly.

Although they are not from Baima Village, they are relatives of the Feng family and can attend the buffet.

Some villagers ridiculed them, "Hey, you have the nerve to come here, aren't you going to rob the orphan's property?"

Those people blushed and defended themselves, "Don't talk nonsense, we were forced to come here by Feng Qi to make up the numbers, I didn't steal it."

"Hehe, when Feng Qi couldn't beat his nephew, I helped him."

……

Feng Chuchen saw that there were no people from Grandpa Feng's family, so she let it go. If that family dared to come, she would definitely ask Zhao Lizheng to drive them out.

A member of the clan blushed and whispered to Feng Changfu, "Grandpa is the elder of the Feng family. Let Buji go and invite him to the banquet in person. Both sides should give him a way out so that they can get along well in the future..."

He didn't want to say it, but it was Feng Taigong's son who asked him to say it before he came.

Feng Changfu shook his head and said, "I dare not say that. You can say it if you want."

The man looked at the greasy, fat meat on the table and said that he was afraid the meat could not be eaten.

After the banquet, the Yao family members went home.

Feng Chuchen gave them some cloth and two cubes of brown sugar. The brother and sister sent them to the village entrance and watched the ox cart go away.

As soon as I got home, Feng Changfu's wife came.

She whispered that some clan members wanted Feng Buji to invite Feng Taigong to a banquet, but her husband refused.

Feng Chuchen looked at Zhou.

Both of them were smart people, and they were the only members of the tribe she wanted to win over.

Feng Chuchen sneered, "It's a good thing he didn't say it. If he had, I would have chased him away as well. Thank you, auntie. I know that you and Uncle Fu are the only ones in this clan who don't have those bad intentions. I will remember your kindness."

The next day, the news of Mr. Feng's illness spread throughout the neighborhood.

Almost everyone scolded him for being stupid, greedy, evil, and unable to see the situation clearly.

It was obviously a great thing for the Feng family, but they took themselves out of it. If he didn't push those two orphans away, he would be the most respected person in the family, and he would naturally get a lot of benefits.

That morning, Feng Chuchen wrapped the six hundred silver coins in two cotton-padded jackets, wrapped them in cloth and tied them to her and Shaoyao respectively. Then he got on the ox cart heading into the city at the entrance of the village early in the morning.

Her excuse was that her brother had finished his medicine, so she was going to Dechuntang to buy some medicine and send some mountain products to Doctor Fang.

The car only drove towards the capital city after there were ten people on it.

There were not only people from Baima Village on the bus, but also people from Hekou Village.

Villagers usually walked to Beijing, and only those with wealthy families or heavy belongings would take a car.

When we stopped at the west gate, the driver, Mr. Qin, said, "Shen Shichu is here and we will return to the village on time. We will not wait for you if you are late."

Feng Chuchen and Shaoyao went to Beifu Street, went to a bank and exchanged six hundred taels of silver for six silver notes, and then went to a pawnshop.

There are only two houses for sale in Beianfang.

One is a two-story house, which is large and in a good location, and it costs seven hundred taels. There is no need to buy such a good house.

Four hundred and twenty taels each, but the place was too close to the city gate and was the noisiest place in Bei'anfang, so Feng Chuchen didn't fancy it.

Buying a house is a big deal, so I'll have to wait and see.

Feng Chuchen went to Xiangyuzhai and bought two pairs of blue and white porcelain vases, spending six taels of silver.

Tomorrow, ask Feng Buji to deliver them to Mr. Zhao’s family and Mr. Zhao’s family respectively to thank them for their help.

Especially Mr. Zhao, she didn't want to owe them a favor.

At the end of August and the beginning of September, the tenants paid their rent to the Feng family one after another.

After paying taxes and selling part of the property, the remaining rent was enough to support them for several months.

Feng Chuchen felt deeply that there was no need to worry as long as there was food at home.

Feng Buji's health improved a little. He stopped eating Ganoderma lucidum and insisted on drinking goat milk every day.

On the fourth day of September, Zhao Lizheng and Feng Changfu came to the Feng family with a blueprint.

They have already hired someone to design the archway, and the next step is to get people to buy materials and start construction.

The main structure of the memorial archway is two pillars, one room and three floors. It takes more time and effort than building a house in the countryside. Construction will be suspended during the coldest winter season, and it will probably be completed in March next year.

So, even if you buy a house in the city, you can't move in until after March.

During this period, Aunt Wang went to three more families to deliver babies.

Bring Pinellia ternata twice and Paeonia lactiflora once.

Two infants were successfully delivered, but one died.

Even if the baby dies, the midwife's money still has to be paid.

After taking the large sum of money handed over by Aunt Wang, Feng Chuchen sighed secretly.

There was nothing Feng Chuchen could do about the dead baby, because the umbilical cord was severely wrapped around the neck and he must have been strangled to death in the belly.

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