RPAGF Chapter 268: Meeting Gift
Chapter 268: Meeting Gift
After chatting with Qin Ruo, Lord Shen asked in detail about the situation of the brothers Qin Ziyan and Qin Zimu.
Old Lord Shen praised the two brothers continuously, and Old Lady Qin was grinning from ear to ear.
"It is a great blessing for me to have grandchildren like you. Dalang got the first place in the examination and will surely achieve something with more efforts in the future. Erlang is very smart and invented a rice hulling machine, which is a blessing for the people of Dasheng. Not to mention Ruoer, who successfully grew new grain, which is a great merit. Seeing you today is the happiest thing for me since I returned to Beijing."
"Ling'er, bring up all the gifts." Old Marquis Shen turned around and instructed Shen Junling. Old Marquis Shen had personally prepared the gifts for the Qin family early this morning.
Regardless of whether Qin Ruo and her siblings are willing to accept them today, this gift should be given.
It was a pleasant surprise that Qin Ruo and her siblings recognized Shen Ruyi and even accepted the Shen father and son.
The Shen family really owes too much to the Qin siblings.
After all, the behavior of Old Madam Shen and her eldest son Shen Junxing is really hard to describe.
The brothers Shen Junling and Shen Junye came this time, and they also prepared a gift for the Qin family.
In fact, when Shen Junling met Qin Ruo in the teahouse yesterday, he brought a gift.
It was just that the timing was not right, and Qin Ruo deliberately kept a distance from him and Shen Ruyi. The atmosphere was not so harmonious, and even if he took it out, Qin Ruo would not accept it.
Shen Junling responded and hurried out of the house, bringing back a large exquisite wooden box from the carriage.
Inside were the father and his two sons, who had prepared gifts for their visit, including jade accessories, jewelry, writing brushes, inkstones, and so on.
Among the gifts prepared by Old Marquis Shen, he also gave Qin Ruo and her two siblings a silver note worth five hundred taels each.
What was prepared for Old Lady Qin were some precious medicinal supplements.
Shen Junling and Shen Junye also presented the gifts they had prepared, which was quite appropriate.
But without exception, there are silver bills in them.
"Thank you, grandfather, and two uncles. We'll accept the gifts, but not the silver." Qin Ruo accepted the gifts and returned the banknotes.
Qin Zimu also insisted and did not accept the banknote.
"Thank you, Grandfather, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle. I appreciate the banknote. Ziyan has some savings, so I really can't use this money." Qin Ziyan stood up.
Qin Ziyan is indeed not short of money now.
On weekdays when the academy was not busy, he would go to Qin Ruo's shop to help with some chores. When it came to money, Qin Ruo would never treat anyone unfairly.
"Yes, old general, you don't have to be polite. The Qin family doesn't have to worry about food and clothing now. Ruo'er is capable of making my wife enjoy the good life as well. It's not like before, when we had to worry about the next meal after eating the previous one..."
"Hey. Look at me, I'm getting old and confused again. Why do you keep talking about the past?" Old Mrs. Qin stepped forward with a smile on her face and asked Lord Shen and his son to take the silver back.
Lord Shen and his two sons naturally knew that the Qin family had no shortage of food and clothing.
Just by looking at the batch of medicinal materials that Qin Ruo sent to the border, one can tell how financially strong Qin Ruo is now.
Not to mention, there are so many industries.
Compared to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, which looks glamorous on the outside, Qin Ruo's wealth far exceeds theirs.
"My dear relatives, please stop calling me old general. Ruyi and Huaizheng are husband and wife, so we should call them relatives. Calling them old general would be inappropriate."
Old Mrs. Qin smiled and agreed immediately.
Old Lord Shen seriously corrected the way Old Lady Qin addressed him, then turned around and said lovingly to Qin Ruo and her siblings, "As for the silver, it's yours. Grandfather hasn't given you any New Year's money over the years, so just think of it as a little token of his appreciation, and don't refuse it."
Lord Shen and his sons all had the same attitude. Even Shen Ruyi asked her siblings to accept the banknotes.
Seeing that they couldn't refuse, Qin Ruo and her siblings had no choice but to accept it.
Old Lord Shen said that he was a rough man, but he was also very meticulous and even attended to Qin Tiao Tiao's gift.
Today, when the Shen and Qin families met, Qin Ruo felt that the timing was not right, so she did not bring him along. Instead, she sent Qin Tiaotiao to Old Madam Xie's residence to accompany her.
Shen Junye sat next to him and didn't say much, but there was always a gentle smile on his face.
His many years of experience in the battlefields had made him a serious person. Before coming here, he had been scolded several times by the old Marquis Shen.
Don't look so stern and don't scare the children of Ruyi's family. Now Shen Junye's face is a little stiff when he smiles.
His eyes were always on Qin Ruo. When he heard his third brother talking about what happened on the night of the palace banquet, his attention was all on the incident when Qin Ruo knocked Old Madam Shen's walking stick away.
In fact, he really wanted to fight with Qin Ruo and test her skills.
Shen Junye is different from Shen Junxing. In his eyes, women's learning of music, chess, poetry, calligraphy and painting can only be regarded as a pastime in the boudoir.
The local people at the border are tough, and most of the women have some skills.
In the past, foreign tribes often came to harass from time to time in order to steal resources, so it was a good thing for women to have some self-protection ability.
Even his wife and children, who had lived with him at the border for many years, had learned martial arts with him and even fought against foreign enemies together with him.
Therefore, he was very fond of this niece who not only knew farming and business, but also knew medicine and had good physical skills.
It was just their first meeting and they had just gotten to know each other, so it was not appropriate for him to suggest something like two moves to Qin Ruo.
"Second uncle, do you have anything to say to me?" Qin Ruo noticed that Shen Junye seemed to be hesitant to speak, so she took the initiative to ask.
"Ruo'er, excuse me. Second uncle heard that you are also a martial artist, so he was wondering if he could exchange a few moves with you." Shen Junye's eyes suddenly lit up, and what he was thinking came out of his mouth.
As soon as Shen Junye said this, Lord Shen became unhappy.
"Ye'er, what are you comparing? Do you think our Ruo'er is as thick-skinned and rough-fleshed as you? Look at this Ruo'er, she is so delicate and tender. If you are not careful and hurt her, can you bear the consequences?"
"Father, I was not thoughtful enough. Ruo'er, I was just saying it casually, don't take it to heart." Shen Junye admitted his mistake with a good attitude and explained to Qin Ruo.
He had heard that his third brother and Ruyi, when they met their niece yesterday, still addressed her as Miss Shen and Mr. Shen.
Oh, forget it. There is still a long way to go before we can compete.
Just now, Qin Ruo called herself uncle alone, and the smile on Shen Junye's face became even more intense.
Shen Junling smiled without saying anything. He was Si Heng's subordinate and was familiar with Cang Jiu.
Although I have never seen Qin Ruo's skills with my own eyes, I have heard about them.
What the father should worry about is not his granddaughter, but his second son.
"Grandfather, it's okay. If my second uncle wants to fight with me, that's fine. But I'm afraid it won't work today. You two really don't take your health seriously..." Qin Ruo smiled and shook her head.
From the moment she entered the room, she could tell at a glance that Old Marquis Shen and his son Shen Junye were not in good health.