Poor family mother and son

Chapter 161 Unpacking Gifts

Bai Jiaxing came into the courtyard with a big bag in his hands: "Greetings to Master Hu! The little Bai Jiaxing is the housekeeper of Master Chu."

"Well, excuse me, does Chu Baihu have anything to say?" Hu Hengqiu reluctantly put away the emotion of wanting to run away.

"Yes, my lord ordered the younger one to hand over this gift to the lord." Bai Jiaxing said as he handed the package to the housekeeper.

The housekeeper took it and glanced at Hu Hengqiu's face.The master of his family squinted at the baggage, and then took another look.

So the housekeeper opened the bag with confidence.

Bai Jiaxing helped shake off the black sheepshearing cloak with red silk trim, and the trim was embroidered with gold thread, sparkling in the sun, um, low-key, luxurious, and connotative!

"My lord, my lord told me that the cloak should be confirmed by your own eyes if you are too small. Otherwise, you will have to modify it right away." Bai Jiaxing said.

That's what Chu Qing said in his letter, which made him baffled.Is there such a thing as a request from the Shangguan?

Hu Hengqiu looked at the cloak and wanted to wear it.Last year, Hong Guogong had a sheepshearing cloak, that's amazing!Let him think about it for a long time.

Hu Hengqiu put on his body pretending to be impatient.Yo, it's quite appropriate.

"Master, it's really... really... good-looking." The housekeeper didn't know how to describe it, and always felt that saying "good-looking" didn't fit his status as a master.

Hu Hengqiu tightened the sides of the cloak, it fits well, hey, is there something here?Reach out and dig out, there is a mezzanine.Inside he took out a letter.

After reading it, I found that "anyone who does not match the number of gifts"-at least I still have a jar of oil and two jars of wine.Immediately, as if he had picked up money, he grinned happily.

"Oh, this is so clear, tell me..." Hu Hengqiu flicked the letter paper with his fingers, and was about to talk to Bai Jiaxing, when he saw a few thin sheets of paper falling out of the envelope.

"The bank note!" The butler hurriedly picked it up and handed it to the master: "Look..."

A total of 500 taels of silver notes.

"Your family opened a restaurant in Jizhou, earning ten thousand taels a year?" Hu Hengqiu was surprised.

"Yes, my lord. My lord said that maybe it's because the recipes of the dishes are fresh." Bai Jiaxing replied respectfully.

Hu Hengqiu shook the banknote in his right hand, thinking: What does it mean for Chu Qing to hand the banknote into his hand?Shouldn't it be submitted to the secret investigation department?

Look at the letter on the left hand again——"I sincerely ask you to speak kindly about the annual ceremony of your subordinates. If the sage says yes, I will bother you to spread the word, so there will be a lot of money." This is the reward for promoting wool and cotton. ?

Bai Jiaxing wrote down all Hu Hengqiu's words, actions, and expressions, and must reply to Chu Qing exactly.

……

Duke Hong's Mansion.

Mrs. Hong just sent away the servant Chu Qing sent to give the New Year gift.Hong Liang came over, saw the gift list in his wife's hand, and asked with a smile, "Is this another gift delivered to your heart?"

"That's not it!" Madam Hong's chubby face was full of smiles, and the smile lines at the corners of her eyes were beautifully undulating: "Look first, if there is anything you don't understand, let's study it later."

"Don't understand? Is there anything in the gift list that you don't understand?" Hong Liang wanted to laugh when he saw his wife's expression of "making trouble".

When I was young, my husband and wife kept company, but after most of my life, the old wife still likes to play tricks, like guessing presents and opening them, just like the young ones.

Hong Liang checked the gift list carefully: he knew what "sheep shearling" was last year;Is this to dress yourself as a sheep?How do you go out with hair all over your body?

What is "poke fun"? What about "work straight"? "bar"?Sheepskin painting, um, I can understand this, the painting on sheepskin; "Bei"?shells
There is also tea, this is good, after returning to Kyoto, drinking tea has become an indispensable habit for Hong Liangbi.In the past, when I was outside, I thought the tea tasted delicious, but now my mouth is full.

The couple, both over 100 years old, ordered people to bring all the gifts into the main room, open the boxes next to each other, and finally sat in the pile of gifts to show off to each other:

"Ma'am, look at this! This is the 'Gongzhi', and the Sauter Knife! Look, this blade can shave beards!" Hong Liang held up the 'Gongzhi', rolled up his sleeves and shaved his arms , a few hairs floating on the blade.

"Oh, that's great, there are precious stones on the scabbard and handle of the scabbard!" Women's eyes are usually not on the blade.

"Look at me, isn't it pretty?" Mrs. Hong suddenly raised her hand and gestured towards her face, Hong Liang almost cut her wrist with the knife she didn't take back, "Ma'am! You scared me to death!"

Seeing Mrs. Hong's blue face and a big mask with fangs, it was really scary.It's a pity that the mask is too small to completely cover Mrs. Hong's double chin.

"Here, it's 'Ba', which is probably for our grandchildren." Madam Hong put down the mask while talking, and then picked up "Poke Le": "Ah! This is so beautiful, it's a shepherd boy holding a lamb! Look, there are still these dyed wools, you can do the same!" Mrs. Hong couldn't put it down.

"It's a kid's thing, don't give it away in private. Later, the children will cry and tease you!" Hong Liang hastily warned.The old wife is old, but still has such a childlike heart.But I just like her that way.

"Ma'am, this is incense, probably from Voss, it smells good, try it." Hong Liang handed over the incense block called 'Bei' and a bag of dried leaves.

"That's an incense stick, and this bag should be tea!" Mrs. Hong ordered someone to brew tea and infuse it with incense.

The couple finally sipped the "wild hemp tea" amidst the lingering aroma.The taste is not very good, a bit bitter, and seems a bit salty, but sweet.

"Chu Qing said, I need to drink more of this tea, it's good for my health." Madam Hong said while sipping tea with a smile.

Hong Liang said: Since it is for you and it is good for your health, then you should drink it well, I am not used to this taste!Still the "work straight" suits my heart.

Chu Qing's New Year gifts for the two couples were mainly Worcester products, and among them, Hesot knife and Tu Huerte wooden products were the most favorites for Hong Liang.

Madam Hong didn't care much about the gorgeous clothes and jewelry, but she liked the little things for the children the most.Taking advantage of the fact that the children at home are not around, hurry up and enjoy yourself first.

"The Qingwadae opened on the [-]th of the first lunar month, who do you bring to support it?" Mrs. Hong asked.

"Do you still need to ask? Tell me, I will invite whomever wife you invite!" Hong Liang said simply.

"It's not too bad!" Mrs. Hong was very satisfied.

……

Royal study.

Hu Hengqiu didn't delay for a moment, and sent the gift directly to the palace.The emperor took the gift list and looked at it: "Is this still a New Year's gift for me? It's intentional."

"That must be done!" Hu Hengqiu pointed to the gift list and asked, "Your Majesty, can you open your eyes?" This meant asking the Emperor to unpack the box in person.

The emperor was full of civil and military affairs, and he was just such a courtier who could suit his own wishes. Naturally, he would not lose face, so Eunuch Li asked someone to bring the boxes in one by one.

After the lid of the box was opened, there were piles of brocade bundles in different colors.The black jacquard brocade furoshiki on the top is opened, and inside is a black sheepshearing cape with golden tiger fur trim, with a round golden beeswax on the neckline, which is dignified and magnificent;
Then open a blue furoshiki, inside is a peacock blue shearling cloak with black mink fur trim, luxurious and graceful, and on the left chest is a flying Suzaku spelled out with the top feathers of wine red Suzaku.

The third furoshiki was opened, and inside was a Jin Cuihui fur cloak trimmed with snow fox trimmings, which was incomparably magnificent.

At first glance, these three items were given to the emperor, empress and queen mother respectively.

(End of this chapter)