Pastoral little master

Chapter 130 Gifts
Mrs. Xu got up early to prepare breakfast as usual.

When she was dressed neatly, tied up her apron and walked towards the kitchen, there was a faint fragrance wafting from her nose.

Who made breakfast so early today, she thought as she walked.

When Mrs. Xu approached the kitchen and was about to reach out to push the wooden door of the kitchen, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

"Mother, good morning!" A clear and sweet call came from inside, followed by a silver bell-like laughter.

She was startled, and instinctively took a few steps back, looking behind the door, the corners of her lips curled up involuntarily.

I saw Qiduo and the three sisters standing in the kitchen together, looking at Mrs. Xu with a smile.

"What are you three doing? Why did you get up so early and quietly, and you shocked me a lot." Xu smiled softly and took two steps forward.

The three Qiduo sisters looked at each other with a smile.

Under the signal of Qiduo's eyes, Liuju walked out, stepped forward and hugged Xu's arm affectionately, and said softly, "Mother, let's go back to the house first, let's go."

"I still have to make breakfast..." Xu said.

But Liuju didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and had already pushed Mrs. Xu back to the main room.

Inside the house, Tan Dejin and Liu Lang also got up, and they also smiled cheerfully when they saw Mrs. Xu.

"What's the matter with all of you, why are you laughing so stupidly?" Xu felt that her husband and children were a little weird, and she didn't know what they wanted to do, so she asked with a puzzled look on her face.

As soon as she finished speaking, Erxia and Qiduo entered the room one after the other.

Erxia held a blue-rimmed flower bowl in her hand, and Qiduo held an exquisite wooden box in her hand, and they walked to Xu's side with smiles on their faces.

"Mother, happy birthday!" After Qiduo coughed softly, Erxia, Liuju, and Liulang looked at Xu Shi together and shouted in unison.

Under Xu's astonished eyes, Liuju pushed her to sit on the stool.

"Mother, longevity noodles." Erxia placed the blue-rimmed flower bowl in front of Xu. It was a bowl of longevity noodles with two fried golden poached eggs on it. And rich onion.

Qiduo put the wooden box in front of Mrs. Xu, and gently opened the lid. Inside was a silver lock with the word "Ping An" engraved on it.

"Mother, this is made after the silver lock piece you used back then. Although it wasn't the one given to you by your grandmother back then, it is given to you by our four siblings and father now. Its meaning is the same as the one given to you by your grandmother." Same, I wish you a safe and happy life, always happy, happy birthday!" Qiduo said softly.

Yesterday, when she was thinking about what gift to buy for Mrs. Xu, Qiduo asked her father what she would like more on weekdays, but there was none.

If you want to give a gift, it's better if Mrs. Xu likes it.

Later, my father talked about this piece of silver lock, Xu Shi has always been very precious, because it was also left to Xu Shi by Qiduo's grandmother, but it was a pity that Erxia became ill that year.

Six years have passed, and it is impossible to redeem that piece of silver lock. Qiduo can only rely on Tan Dejin's memory, and ask the master of the silverware shop to remake a piece according to the style at that time. To comfort Xu's miss of grandma.

Xu looked at the smiling faces of her husband and daughters, and at the delicious longevity noodles in front of her, as well as this extraordinary piece of silver lock, her eyes became moist.

Taking out the silver lock piece, she stroked it lightly, as if seeing the gentle and kind face of her mother back then.

This is the first time since she married Tan Dejin that she celebrated her birthday in such a formal way, with longevity noodles and gifts.

You didn't separate your family before, and you lived with Mrs. Zhao, who would celebrate your birthday for you.

Every time it was her birthday, Tan Dejin could only sigh and remind her that today was her birthday, and then there would be nothing else.When the children are older, remind them that today is her birthday, and there will be a few more people.

It has been 13 years, and she has long been used to having only language but no other birthdays.

Unexpectedly, on this year's birthday, she ate the longevity noodles cooked by her daughters and received such a precious gift. How could she not be moved, the children have really grown up and become sensible.

Of course, she understands that it is all due to Qi Duo's work to be able to have today.

If it wasn't for Qiduo's proposal to split the family, if it wasn't for Qiduo's thinking of ways to earn money, even if the family was separated, they could only live a miserable life, eating the last meal and still worrying about the next meal.

"Good boy, thank you, mother..." Mrs. Xu looked at Qiduo and their four siblings and said, but in the middle of the sentence, tears burst out of her eyes uncontrollably.

Tan Dejin was also very emotional. Every time Mrs. Xu celebrated her birthday, how much he wished to serve his wife a bowl of longevity noodles, or peel a boiled egg.

It's a pity that these simplest wishes have never been realized.

Not to mention that Mrs. Zhao has a prejudice against Mrs. Xu, it is impossible to celebrate her birthday, even Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Wu, after entering the Tan family, did not celebrate their birthdays.

"Mother, thanking us, that would hurt us. These are what we should do. You and dad have worked hard for these years, and you have broken your heart for us. Now it's time for us to pay back.

Mom, hurry up and eat longevity noodles, otherwise it won't taste good if it gets cold. " Erxia said softly, shaking Xu's arm with a gentle smile on her face.

"That's right, mother, what Eldest Sister said is quite right, today is your birthday, so be happy." Qi Duo also said.

"Mother, I'm really ashamed to say that these ideas are all thought up by Duo. We are not as careful as her. We will definitely change it next time." Liuju told the truth very honestly.

Qiduo wrinkled her nose.

Liu Lang came over, leaned into Xu's arms, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes for her, and said in a waxy voice, "Mother, when I grow up, I will also be filial to my mother. Eat noodles quickly, or you will be cold." gone."

Mrs. Xu stretched out her hand to embrace the four children together, bent her eyes and said, "Mother is very happy now, not because of food and gifts, but because of your filial piety, which makes mother happy, and having sensible children like you Mother is the happiest person in the world.

Come, let's eat longevity noodles together, shall we? "

"Okay." Qiduo responded loudly, "But, mother, you can eat this bowl, there is still some in the pot, let's fill it up again, and we all eat together."

"Sure, let's share the eggs." Mrs. Xu said, pointing to the poached eggs in the bowl.

"Pfft, mother, don't worry, everyone has a share of eggs." Qi Duo smiled, and her heart was also surrounded by warm happiness.

Only then did Tan Dejin have a chance to interject, "Mingxiu, you can eat the children's hearts while it's hot."

Mrs. Xu nodded, with tears in her eyes, took a bite of the noodles with her chopsticks.

Qiduo smiled, and went out of the house with Erxia and Liuju, and went to the kitchen to serve noodles for everyone.

Tan Dejin called Tan Debao, and the whole family sat around the table, eating delicious poached eggs and green onion noodles, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces.

Thick warmth circulates in the room.

After breakfast, Qiduo expressed her intention to take the whole family to the county town for a morning.

This was an idea that he had long since made money, but because he had been busy all the time, and the marriage of the Lin family had not been resolved at that time, so he was not in that mood.

Now that everything is over and the weather is fine, I just took the opportunity of Xu's birthday to go out for a good time with the family, and buy some big bamboo baskets to put lotus root in when I come back.

I have to go to the bank to exchange some copper coins and come back, so that I can pay others' wages, and it's not just for fun.

The whole family she mentioned naturally included Tan Debao.

But Tan Debao waved his hand, "Qiduo, I won't go. The recruitment notice was posted. Someone should come to ask questions later. It's okay if there is no one at home. You and your family will go to the county to have fun. The pier It's very lively, there are many big boats, let your father take you to have a look."

"Oh, look at the big boat." Liu Lang clapped his hands happily.

"Let the people on the big boat take you away then, haha." Tan Debao rubbed Liu Lang's hair, teasing him with a smile.

"Fourth Uncle is bad." Liu Lang pouted.

Everyone laughed. Amidst the laughter, Qiduo said to Tan Debao, "Fourth Uncle, if you don't go, we won't go either. Let's put another word on the gate so that anyone who is interested can come over in the afternoon."

"Yes, fourth child, if you don't go, then what are we going to do?" Tan Dejin said after him.

Xu and Erxia also agree with Qiduo's opinion.

Seeing this, Tan Debao had no choice but to nod in agreement, then turned and went back to the house to change into new clothes.

When he came out, Qiduo and the others laughed when they saw him.

He even blushed from laughing.

Qiduo also wrote a notice on red paper and pasted it on the gate of her own courtyard, so as to save those who came to ask for something to do in vain.

After everything was ready, Qiduo and Mrs. Xu took their silver respectively, closed the doors and windows, locked the gate, and the family got on the bullock cart and went to the county.

"By the way, father, fourth uncle, who has a dog? Our family should have two nursing homes." Qi Duo thought of this when she saw a few dogs having fun in the village.

"Well, it should be raised." Tan Dejin nodded.

Tan Debao stared and wondered who had a paparazzi that could be brought back. After a while, he said, "There is a family in Guangming Village who has a bitch who gave birth to puppies. That dog is very fierce. The puppies she gave birth to will be great in the future. No way." If not, we'll catch two when we come back in the afternoon."

"I just don't know him, would you be willing to give it?" Qiduo asked worriedly.

"A lot of people don't want puppies, they throw them around, and they will give them to them," Tan Debao said.

"Well, then we can buy a box of snacks and bring them to others, and we can't ask others for nothing." Qiduo said with a wave of her little hand.

Mrs. Xu followed behind to say hello, and the matter was settled in this way.

The bullock cart drove into the county town, and the bustling scene made Liu Lang feel that his eyes were not enough.

The smell of food wafting from the roadside shop made him even more greedy.

It was also the first time for Erxia to come to the county, and she felt that everything was so fresh, the corners of her lips were raised, and the smile on her face flowed quietly.

"Liulang, what do you want to eat, I'll buy it for you." Qiduo asked Liulang with a smile.

Looking at the still round belly, Liu Lang shook his head, "I'm not hungry yet."

He really regretted seeing the delicious noodles in the morning and filling his stomach too much.

"Okay, let's buy it after you're hungry." Qiduo smiled, and then suggested, "Mother, why don't we let Dad park the ox cart here, and let's go shopping along the street as a family."

"That's good too." Mrs. Xu nodded in agreement.

Tan Dejin parked the ox cart, Qiduo and Liuju led Liulang in the front, followed by Xu Shi and Erxia, followed by Tan Dejin and Tan Debao, everyone was beaming.

Here, Qiduo's family was shopping happily, while Tan Damei brought Yang, Sandao, Sanlang and Qilang into the county, as well as Zhao.

Wu Xing looked after Da Lang at home and couldn't come, so her mouth almost turned crooked.

(End of this chapter)