strictlysupreme Chapter 134 Jade comes from stone, but stone is not jade
Chapter 134 Jade comes from stone, but stone is not jade
When Gu Qingqing returned to the village, she brought Li Xin, who was wearing new clothes, with her. The two of them pulled a cart full of grain and vegetables.
"Hey, Qingqing, are you back from town?"
The two of them went to town in the afternoon, and it was already late when they came back. The villagers who were working in her house had already dispersed in groups at this time.
"I'm back. Uncle, you've worked hard today. I bought some food and vegetables today, and I'll make meat-braised noodles for everyone tomorrow." Gu Qingqing replied with a smile.
"Aren't you just asking for trouble? I don't know how much noodles I need to roll out for so many people. In my opinion, it's easier to just eat steamed buns and porridge." The speaker was an elderly man in the village.
"Sister-in-law, we're going to have braised meat noodles tomorrow. So I have to eat less in the morning and save my stomach for more at noon." Niu Dajun, who was also walking over, heard that they were going to have braised meat noodles tomorrow, so he hurriedly expressed his opinion.
"Hahaha, as long as you're not hungry in the morning, you'll definitely be full at noon." Gu Qingqing followed Niu Dajun's words.
"I feel relieved when you say that. Come, give me the cart and I'll push it back for you." Niu Dajun took the cart from Gu Qingqing and said to the other two people who were also working at Wen Wuyan's house, "Give me a hand."
After arriving at the yard, Gu Qingqing thanked them and then they left.
At this time, Dahua and Erhua were circling around Li Xin.
"Your clothes are so beautiful." Erhua said with stars in her eyes?
Li Xin smiled somewhat awkwardly.
Dahua frowned slightly, looking at the clothes Li Xin was wearing, which looked very much like the ones her father wore before. Thinking that her mother bought them for him, she reluctantly said, "It looks good."
But at this time, the two sisters heard Li Xin say, "This dress was not chosen for me by my aunt, but by myself."
Dahua suddenly realized, and then said "Oh", "No wonder it doesn't look good."
Even Erhua, whose eyes were full of stars just now, imitated her elder sister and uttered a long tone, "Oh", "No wonder it doesn't look good."
She didn't care at all that she had said the clothes looked nice just a moment ago.
Li Xin didn't care whether it looked good or not, and explained that "wearing this way makes it easier to work."
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In the evening, after dinner, when Old Yang took Li Xin to the small bamboo house, Gu Qingqing took out the gift that the Shen family had given to the children.
"This is what Aunt Chen An gave to her three children. I took the initiative to accept it." Gu Qingqing opened the brocade boxes one by one and showed them what was inside.
Erhua was the first to scream. The little person looked at the silver bracelets, small jades and the small and delicate longevity lock engraved with the five poisons in the brocade box. "Wow, mother, these are so beautiful. Are these all given to us by Brother Chen An? That one is for me? Why did you give us things?"
Erhua started by asking three questions in a row.
Except for Sanhua who knew nothing, even Dahua, who was usually more patient, had admiration in her eyes when she saw the things in the box.
"I guess his family saw that Chen An liked to interact with us and wanted to give us something, so his aunt helped to make the decision."
"Qingqing, are these a bit valuable?" Wen Wuyan said as he looked at the things inside.
Gu Qingqing smiled at him, "It's expensive for us, but it should be okay for them. It wouldn't be good if I didn't accept it, because it would seem like we made them owe it to us on purpose. After all, it's better to let them feel at ease than to owe them something. In the future, when we are in better conditions, we can give them more gifts to show our favor."
Wen Wuyan understood instantly after hearing this, and stopped worrying about it. Instead, he looked at the three gifts.
"The Five Poisons to Repel Evil and Plague are supposed to be for Sanhua, but why are the other two a silver bracelet and a jade ruyi?"
The jade ruyi is not big, about the size of a three-flowered finger. It is tied with red strings at both ends, which looks festive.
Gu Qingqing thought about what the maid in the Shen Mansion said and repeated, "The bracelet is for Dahua. Our Dahua will be eight years old next year and can wear a small bracelet. Erhua's is this red rope jade ruyi. I asked Aunt Lan to make a few small clothes for Sanhua before. The bib is embroidered with the five poisons. Now she is wearing a silver lock with the five poisons to protect our Sanhua from evil and plague and grow up healthily."
Erhua looked at the things on the quilt and asked unhappily, "Mom, why are my sister and my younger sister's things made of silver, but mine are made of stone?"
Gu Qingqing didn't understand either. The other party gave her a gift, but she didn't dare to ask, so she looked at Wen Wuyan and gave him a look that asked him to tell her.
Wen Wuyan coughed lightly, and then continued, "Erhua, jade comes from stone, but stone is not jade. Jade is praised as auspicious and is given to pray for blessings and protection. I guess it hopes that your heart will be as pure as jade in the future. Do you understand?"
After Wen Wuyan finished speaking, he raised his hand to rub her head and asked softly.
No one knew how much Erhua understood. At this moment, she tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "I understand, Dad."
Dahua glanced at Erhua who was still hesitating and said, "If you don't like jade, I'll trade with you."
Erhua, who was still confused just now, heard that her elder sister wanted her jade, and then thought about what her father said, she put her little hand on the bracelet that belonged to her.
The little head shook like a rattle, "Sister, I like this one very much, I don't want to exchange it with you."
Dahua curled the corners of her mouth and gave her mother a smile that said 'I knew she would be like this'.
Therefore, how to help Erhua depends on her as the elder sister.
At this moment, Gu Qingqing looked at the silver bracelet and the three-flower silver lock with rare worry, thinking that if she wore them, even if they got bumped, at most they would be deformed, and it would not affect anything else.
But Erhua’s jade ruyi is a bit of a headache, as some jade things cannot withstand bumps.
Gu Qingqing saw Da Hua and Xiao Hua looking at the things in the box with envy. She thought for a moment and said, "These things are for you. Normally, I should give them to you now, but my family is building a new village these days. How about I give them to you now so you can feel them, and then I'll help you put them away tomorrow morning? How about you take them together during the New Year?"
Erhua wanted to bring the baby, but then she looked at her elder sister. She hoped that her elder sister would bring the baby too, so that she would have someone to keep her company.
She looked at Dahua who was also reluctant to leave, and before she could touch her sister, she let her sister speak.
I heard my elder sister say to my mother, "Mom, I won't take it. It will become old after one night. I want to keep it for the New Year."
Erhua heard the unexpected answer and said "Ah", trying to negotiate with her sister, "Sister, you don't want to wear it? It won't get old if you wear it overnight."
Dahua simply took a step back and made up her mind, "I want to wear it, but I want to wear new clothes and new bracelets during the Chinese New Year. Mom, please help me put it away."
After Dahua finished speaking to Erhua, she looked at Gu Qingqing with a determined look.
Gu Qingqing looked at Dahua who was quite sensible, raised her hand and rubbed her head silently, "Okay, Mom will keep it for you."
Erhua, who was standing next to her, heard her elder sister say that it would become old after being worn once, and she also wanted to wear a new one during the Chinese New Year. She raised her hand reluctantly, her eyes almost glued to Yu Ruyi, and finally followed suit, "Mom, I won't wear it either, I want to keep it until the Chinese New Year."
"Okay, then you two sisters will wear them during the New Year, and you will give Sanhua this today. This is for Sanhua's safety." Gu Qingqing said as she picked up the longevity lock engraved with the Five Poisonous Creatures from the box and put it on Sanhua.